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Jan 2025
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Punk-Cody Face-Off Reactions and Draftin...

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Ben, Khal, Brian, and David kick off the show by discussing Roman Reigns’s 'WWE 2K25' cover reveal and each share their favorite pro wrestling video games (1:00). Then they get into some of the highlights from 'Raw,' including:

  • CM Punk and Cody Rhodes’s epic promo to close the show (10:51)
  • The best use of WWE’s big-name stars at WrestleMania (20:25:)
  • Debating who wins a world title first: Logan Paul or Jey Uso (35:24)

Then, in Nostalgia Freakz, they revisit the 2013 Royal Rumble, when the Rock ended CM Punk’s 434-day WWE title reign (43:15). 


Later, in ‘They Said What?!’ they react to a question on whether or not Jey Uso’s “YEET Movement” compares to Daniel Bryan’s “YES Movement”(56:07).

Then, to close the show: It’s draft time! They each draft a man, a woman, and a wild-card pick for this Saturday’s Royal Rumble winner, using snake draft rules (66:34).

For an opportunity to have your hot take featured on ‘They Said What?!,’ leave a voicemail at (202) 417-8160 or drop your ‘Am I the Heel?’ situations at ringerwrestlingshowworldwide@gmail.com.


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

Guest: David Shoemaker

Producer: Brian H. Waters


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