May 2024

1h 46m

Mike Rotunda Joins to Celebrate Bray Wya...

About this episode

David and Kazeem are joined by WWE Hall of Famer Mike Rotunda. He comes on to celebrate the legacy of his son, the late Windham Rotunda a.k.a. Bray Wyatt, who would have been 37 today. They discuss many things about said legend, including:

Windham’s love of horror films (5:00)
The first time Windham won the WWE title (17:47)
Windham getting in trouble with Pat Patterson as a child (34:0r0)

They close out the show with official predictions for AEW Double or Nothing (45:54) and WWE King and Queen of the Ring (1:29:1r0)

Be sure to check out our videos on the Ringer Wrestling TikTok account @RingerWrestling, Instagram Threads, and X.

Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide

Guest: Mike Rotunda

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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