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Sep 2023
56m 12s

John Cena GOAT Conversation! Plus, Is WW...

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About this episode

Ben, Khal, and Brian share their reactions to the Rock’s return on 'SmackDown' this past weekend. Then they get into the following headlines of the week:

  • John Cena being listed as “Greatest of All Time” on internal WWE roster (7:56)
  • WWE considering changes to titles and adding weight classes (18:34)
  • Kevin Nash giving possible reasons Triple H would be hesitant to re-sign LA Knight (29:02)


Later, in They Said What?!, they react to a call from The Worldwide Hotline regarding WWE hedging its bets with the Rock. (36:12)

The crew closes the show with highlights from NXT (47:45) and a preview of tonight’s AEW ‘Grand Slam’ (50:16).

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

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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