CM Punk Drills a Deep Cut With Roman Reigns. Plus, Drew McIntyre Talks His Title Defense Against Cody Rhodes.

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🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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CM Punk Drills a Deep Cut With Roman Reigns OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre: Who is going to win (0:40)? David and Kaz kick off the show by discussing AEW Dynamite, which opened with an incredible match between MJF and Kevin Knight (3:40). Then they recap WWE 'Raw' with the following: Penta defeats Dominik Mysterio to win the Intercontinental Championship (20:49) CM Punk brings up Roman Reigns’s father in his promo (25:22) Wearing lucha masks is a part of everyday fashion (58:30) Hot take: David says that Demolition was better than Road Warriors (1:00:00) Later, Drew McIntyre speaks with David, Ben, and Brian ahead of his match with Cody Rhodes on SmackDown, a showdown that he is urging Nick Aldis to cancel. He also discusses the following: Thoughts on CM Punk and Roman Reigns's promo battle (1:05:32) Opponent preferences for WrestleMania (1:06:27) Working with Cody Rhodes in 2010 versus 2026 (124) His postretirement diet (1:15:00) Hosts: David Shoemaker, Ben Cruz, and Brian H. Waters Guest: Drew McIntyre 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. So, follow Death Taxes and Bananas on Spotify, where you can watch every episode
0:28.3	or subscribe to YouTube.com at Death Taxes Bananas on YouTube.
0:37.1	Cold open question of the week, Kaz.
0:39.5	What up, shoes?
0:41.0	I'm just going to get right to it.
0:42.9	Cody Rhodes versus Drew McIntyre tomorrow night on Smackdown.
0:46.3	Who's going to win?
0:49.3	To avoid getting on the bad side of Cody Rhodes once again on a podcast, I'm just
0:53.2	going to go ahead and pick Cody to win this one.
0:57.7	Drew's been a great champ.
0:59.2	And I think there was a small part of me that would love to see him
1:01.9	not just going to WrestleMania's champion, but leave as champion.
1:06.4	But I'm sorry, champ.
1:07.9	Like, yeah, yeah, I need that.
1:10.6	I need that. I need that story.
1:13.0	I need them stairs to pay off.
1:15.7	Randy and Cody is the title match to happen, bro.
1:19.4	So, well, you lost the title on TV.
1:22.5	It's only fair that you wouldn't have title back on TV.
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