Liv Morgan, the Greatest Royal Rumble Winner, Joins the Show.

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🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 95 minutes

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Can a 48-year-old Brock Lesnar win in a real fight against Oba Femi (0:30)? David and Kaz kick off the discussion about which wrestler would host the best Super Bowl party (4:10). Then they discuss the following: Brody King defeating MJF to earn a shot at the AEW title (11:40) Will Ospreay is on his way back (14:05) Stephanie Vaquer retains Women’s World Title (24:53) Roman Reigns chooses CM Punk for his WrestleMania opponent (30:25) Building a WrestleMania card with majority of women’s matches (40:54) Then, Liv Morgan joins after her Royal Rumble victory and discusses the following: Breaking down backstage after winning the Rumble (1:03:31) Her attempt to help Raquel Rodriguez win the Women’s World Title on 'WWE Raw' (1:08:05) Wearing the Swarovski Jordan 1s in her Royal Rumble win (1:12:38) Waiting to pick her WrestleMania opponent (126:00) Be sure to check out our videos on⁠ BlueSky⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠,⁠ Instagram Threads⁠, and⁠ X⁠. Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide, and Brian H. Waters Guest: Liv Morgan Producer: Brian H. Waters Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz 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.
0:37.2	Cold up and question of the week, Kaz.
0:39.8	What's up, shoes?
0:42.4	I am taking this question straight up
0:44.7	from a Reddit user named Pineapple Distinct 998.
0:48.1	Sorry, Pineapple Distinct 998.
0:51.6	Thank you, Pineapple Distinct 998.
0:54.1	I saw this and I thought of you.
0:55.7	Can a 48-year-old Brock Lesner win in a real fight against Obafemi?
1:02.7	Yes.
1:04.1	Yes, he can.
1:06.2	Yes, he can.
1:07.6	I mean, a lot of other athletic activities I probably take over on at this point, just because of youth.
1:15.1	But never, and I mean ever, downplay old man strength.
1:23.7	He was born with old man strength, man.
1:26.0	All right, right.
1:27.1	Brock Lesnar with old man strength is a scary proposition.
1:30.2	Now, is it going to be a long fight?
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