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The Ringer Wrestling Show

Great LaVar Ball of Fire With Tony Schiavone (Ep. 66)

The Ringer Wrestling Show

The Ringer

Sports, Wrestling

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2017

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer’s David Shoemaker and Bleacher Report's Dave Schilling are joined by “The Silverlake Heartthrob” Steve Kazee to discuss LaVar Ball's appearance on “Raw” (04:45), Samoa Joe choking out Brock Lesnar (14:15), Finn Balor and the Hardys (20:00), Braun throwing Roman at an ambulance (20:45), the gauntlet match (24:30), the “Money In The Bank” rematch (28:30), and the return of the “Punjabi Prison Match” (35:00). Then, Tony Schiavone of “What Happened When” joins the show to discuss the most surprising moment during his announcing days in WCW (40:00), the value of the world title today (44:30), how podcasting has changed his life (48:00), what he learned working under Bruce Prichard (57:00), whether the NWA/WCW gets enough respect on the WWE Network (01:06:00), and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey guys, before we get started, I just want to let you know that we interviewed Tony Shavani.

0:05.8

Dave Schilling and I sat down, talked to Tony Shavani for about 30, 40 minutes,

0:10.0

and it's at the end of this episode.

0:12.0

So stick around and enjoy the show, humanoids.

0:14.5

What's up guys? This is your girl, a w be superstar, the legit boss, Sasha Banks.

0:20.3

Hey, this is W. W. W. Superstar, Braun Stromo.

0:24.0

My name is Kevin Owens.

0:26.0

I'm uh, I'm uh, since again that tomorrow.

0:28.0

I'm a J. Stiles, the phenomenal one, if you will, and you're listening to the Mask Man Show.

0:33.0

And you are listening to the Mask Man Show.

0:35.0

And you're listening to the Mask Man Show.

0:38.0

Yes! Yes! Yes!

0:40.0

Yes! Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes.

0:43.0

Yes, yes.

0:45.0

And, I'm a...

0:46.0

Welcome to the Mask Man Show.

0:51.0

I'm sitting here in the lavish office of the godfather Bill Simmons with Dave Schilling and the Silver Lake heart-throbs.

0:59.0

Steve Kasey, how you doing man? I'm good man, how are you? Dave?

1:02.0

I've been in here one other time and I didn't notice that

1:04.9

Bill has the the single of the LA Rams anthem Rammit yeah which is

1:11.0

maybe the greatest sports anthem of all time.

1:13.6

Back at Grantland, there was a point where we were talking about doing a, like rounding up all of the

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