Ben, Khal, Brian, and David kick off the show by discussing the return of the War Raiders on Monday Night Raw (3:12).
Then, in the "Nostalgia Freakz Moment of the Week," they go back to revisit the first Buried Alive match between the Undertaker and Mankind (11:34).
After the break, they go to the Ringer Wrestling Worldwide Hotline for "They Said What?!" and react to hot takes from you, the people, regarding a weird thing going on with Liv and Dom that could lead to a Dom babyface run and figuring out the Rock’s messaging at Bad Blood (39:08).
Then, they welcome NXT North American champion Tony D’Angelo, who discusses the following:
What winning the NXT North American title meant to him (58:00)
His inspiration for using the “spinebuster” (68:45)
NXT adapting to the move to The CW network (71:00)
His favorite Rocky film (78:45)
For an opportunity to have your hot take featured on They Said What?!, leave a voicemail at (202) 417-8160 or send an email to
RingerWrestling@gmail.com.
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Hosts: Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and Brian H. Waters
Guests: Tony D’Angelo and David Shoemaker
Producer: Brian H. Waters
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