Jan 2023

1h 7m

The Masked Man Show | Would You Buy WWE ...

The Ringer

About this episode

David kicks off this week’s show by asking Kaz whether he would rather purchase the WWE or the New York Knicks (0:30).

This week, they discuss the following:

Vince McMahon returns to the WWE board of directors (8:35)
'WrestleMania' breaks the all-time gate record (27:27)
Chris Jericho shows up at PWG (35:00)
Speedball Mike Bailey continues to make a name for himself (38:18)
'SmackDown' recap (46:29)
Who Saraya’s surprise partner on AEW will be this week (56:00)

Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide

Producers: Brian H. Waters and Ben Cruz

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