AEW Dynasty Recap and Discounted WrestleMania Tickets. Plus, ​​Paul Walter Hauser and Shawn Michaels Join the Show.

April 13
2h 15m

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Cold Open Question of the Week: Who on the WrestleMania card could you beat in a fight (0:05)?


David and Kaz kick off the show discussing AEW Dynasty:

MJF retains the AEW World title (5:35)

Jon Moxley defeats Will Ospreay (17:19)

Liv Morgan releases a music video (26:51)

Kevin Knight wins the TNT title (39:26)

Chris Jericho’s WrestleMania résumé (55:50)


Then, Ben and Brian join in and discuss the current build of WrestleMania and the fact that WWE is offering 25 percent off ticket prices (58:40).


Then, they welcome Shawn Michaels to the show ahead of the premiere of his brand-new documentary, and they discuss the following (1:23:12):

Was Carmelo Anthony the inspiration for naming Carmelo Hayes? (1:2401)

What makes this documentary different? (1:25:22)

The moment when in-ring work and promo work clicked (1:31:50)

Has there ever been an NXT star you wanted to keep? (1:37:16)

Keeping up with Bret Hart’s comments (1:40:20)

Will there be another Mr. WrestleMania? (1:44:56)

Who is Mrs. WrestleMania? (1:47:52)


Later, they welcome Paul Walter Hauser ahead of his matches in Las Vegas during WrestleMania weekend (1:49:30):

Paul rates our YouTube backgrounds (1:51:43)

The New Day and Big E finishing their story (1:52:23)

How movie and TV acting compares to wrestling acting (1:54:54)

Where to find his upcoming matches (2:02:34)


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Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide, Ben Cruz, and Brian H. Waters

Guests: Shawn Michaels and Paul Walter Hauser

Producer: Brian H. Waters


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