Leave Tribalism to the Wrestlers! Plus, Fixing John Cena’s Heel Turn.

The Ringer Wrestling Show

The Ringer

Wrestling, Sports

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who had a better blade job, Jon Moxley or Josh Hart (0:30)? Tribalism in wrestling can be a good thing (8:06)? Where does Samoa Joe rank among the all-time greats (16:37)? Kaz's hot take about Toni Storm’s character (31:00) Why is John Cena’s heel turn not hitting right (38:22)? What will happen when Cody Rhodes returns (53:28)? MJF officially joins the Hurt Syndicate (56:20) Catch all our video content 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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