AJ Lee Is Back in WWE! Plus, We Have a Date for John Cena’s Last Match.

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The Ringer

Sports, Wrestling

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: On any given day in Chicago, who gets the biggest pop—Michael Jordan, Mike Singletary, CM Punk, or AJ Lee (0:30)?David and Kaz kick off the show with a huge announcement for next week’s episode of 'The Masked Man Show' (4:11). Then, we get another hot take from Kaz, and he says there is ONE thing AEW could do to get back in the fight with WWE (8:34). Later, they discuss the following: John Cena’s last match (16:11) Looking back on John Cena’s heel turn (25:39) AJ Lee's return to WWE (29:54) What match are you most excited for at WrestlePoolza (51:31)? Most exciting matches for AEW Out (55:27) Be sure to check out our videos on BlueSky, TikTok, Instagram Threads, and X. Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A wise man once said in this world, nothing can be certain except death taxes and your boy Johnny Bananas.
0:07.2	Welcome to the brand new Death Taxes and Bananas channel where we'll be recapping season 41 of the challenge every week with all your favorite cast members.
0:15.6	I'm going to dive deep into the drama, get every side of every story, and tell stories about behind the scenes on set
0:22.8	antics.
0:23.8	So, follow Death Taxes and Bananas on Spotify, where you can watch every episode or subscribe
0:29.4	to YouTube.com at Death Taxes Bananas on YouTube.
0:35.8	Gold open question of the week, Kaz.
0:38.4	What's up,
0:38.9	Shoes?
0:40.0	What's up,
0:40.5	man?
0:41.1	Who,
0:42.2	on any given day
0:45.2	in Chicago,
0:46.8	Illinois,
0:47.9	where 10,000
0:49.7	sports fans are gathered.
0:53.0	Who gets the biggest pop? Michael jordan mike singletary c m punk or a j lee
1:02.3	damn uh i'm still gonna go with michael jordan but, but Chicago loves them to AJ Lee.
1:14.1	She's not even from Chicago.
1:16.9	She lives in Chicago.
1:18.4	So like, here's my thing, right?
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