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Shoemaker Plays Catch-Up With Everything He Missed in Pro Wrestling

Shoemaker Plays Catch-Up With Everything He Missed in Pro Wrestling

The Ringer Wrestling Show

January 8, 20261h 18m

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Show Notes

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: For $600, would you rather have a bad Ric Flair cameo or nosebleed seats at the Elimination Chamber (1:00)?

Shoes is back, and he is joined by Ben and Brian. He has a few more cold open questions, including:

  • A bad Ric Flair cameo or an immaculate AI ’80s Ric Flair promo (3:32)?

  • Bigger loss: EC3 leaving NWA or Brock Lesnar retiring from wrestling events (6:19)?

  • Who is the wrestling Trae Young (7:38)?

Then they discuss the following:

  • Bron Breakker’s path to the main event of WrestleMania (14:37)

  • Oba Femi vacating the NXT title (21:53)

  • Trick Williams and Matt Cardona join 'SmackDown,' Je’Von Evans joins 'Raw,' and Jordynne Grace is still deciding (27:34)

  • Ricky Saints is now the guy in NXT (34:43)

  • Andrade and Jake Doyle debut in AEW (36:00)

  • Jon Moxley’s babyface turn (42:05)

  • MJF’s reign as AEW World Champion (45:12)

  • CM Punk’s comments about fans complaining (53:23)

  • Why Damian Priest is too cool to be a babyface (59:19)

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Hosts: David Shoemaker, Ben Cruz, and Brian H. Waters

Producer: Brian H. Waters

Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz


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