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Jan 2023
53m 52s

Wednesday Worldwide | Stone Cold Steve A...

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About this episode

Blame it on the Dew! Ben, Khal, and Brian H. kick off the show with a taste test of Mountain Dew Pitch Black ahead of Bray Wyatt and LA Knight’s sponsored Pitch Black match (2:40). Then they discuss the following:


  • The possibility of a Stone Cold Steve Austin match at 'WrestleMania' (5:34)
  • The petition for Bushwhacker Luke to participate in the Royal Rumble (14:50)
  • 'Raw 30' not acknowledging women’s wrestling the way it should have (17:00)
  • Undertaker potentially pivoting to only showing up as the American Badass (20:42)
  • Nick Bond joins to talk about his Ringer dot com article on Charlotte Flair (27:43)
  • Highlights from ‘NXT’ (42:18)
  • Preview of tonight’s AEW ‘Dynamite’ (46:10)

Hosts: Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and Brian H. Waters

Guest: Nick Bond

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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