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Apr 2025
55m 5s

The Rock’s NJPW Shirt, WrestleMania Hype...

The Ringer
About this episode

WrestleMania week is here! David and Kaz kick things off discussing the possible fallout of events if John Cena successfully dethrones Cody Rhodes this Sunday. Then, they get into the frenzy caused by The Rock during his Rubik’s Cube social media video while wearing a New Japan Pro Wrestling shirt.


The guys close the show hitting a plethora of topics, including the current hype level for WrestleMania 41, a potential Jey Uso-Gunther double turn and the possibilities for Randy Orton’s opponent this weekend.


Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide


Producer: Ben Cruz

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