John Cena vs. Gunther Set for Saturday Night’s Main Event. Plus, NXT Deadline Recap.

The Ringer Wrestling Show

The Ringer

Sports, Wrestling

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who is your favorite “old guy” wrestler (0:41)?David and Kaz kick off the show recapping NXT Deadline and comparing the current NXT men’s roster to the 2003 NBA draft (5:06). They also discuss the following: The Men’s and Women’s Iron Survivor Match (14:00) Gunther wins the Last Time Is Now tournament and will face John Cena (22:53) Breaking news regarding the Rock (25:15) Expected cameos for John Cena’s last match (31:15) Red Velvet defeats Mercedes Moné for the Ring of Honor Women’s TV Title (55:23) David proposes a new NXT championship title (58:10) Who is John Cena’s best rivalry (1:02:00)? Be sure to check out our videos on BlueSky, TikTok, Instagram Threads, and X.Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem FamuyideProducer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:35.1	Cold open questions of the week, Kaz.
1:37.5	What up, shoes?
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