Punk-Cody Face-Off Reactions and Drafting Our Picks to Win the 2025 Royal Rumble | Ringer Wrestling Worldwide

The Ringer Wrestling Show

The Ringer

Wrestling, Sports

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Ben, Khal, Brian, and David kick off the show by discussing Roman Reigns’s 'WWE 2K25' cover reveal and each share their favorite pro wrestling video games (1:00). Then they get into some of the highlights from 'Raw,' including: CM Punk and Cody Rhodes’s epic promo to close the show (10:51) The best use of WWE’s big-name stars at WrestleMania (20:25:) Debating who wins a world title first: Logan Paul or Jey Uso (35:24) Then, in Nostalgia Freakz, they revisit the 2013 Royal Rumble, when the Rock ended CM Punk’s 434-day WWE title reign (43:15). Later, in ‘They Said What?!’ they react to a question on whether or not Jey Uso’s “YEET Movement” compares to Daniel Bryan’s “YES Movement”(56:07). Then, to close the show: It’s draft time! They each draft a man, a woman, and a wild-card pick for this Saturday’s Royal Rumble winner, using snake draft rules (66:34). For an opportunity to have your hot take featured on ‘They Said What?!,’ leave a voicemail at (202) 417-8160 or drop your ‘Am I the Heel?’ situations at [email protected]. Be sure to check out our videos on the Ringer TikTok account @RingerWrestling, Instagram Threads, and X. Hosts: Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and Brian H. Waters Guest: David Shoemaker Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	What's up everybody? Chris Vernon here and welcome to a new season of the NBA and the mismatch.
0:06.6	And huge welcome as well to my new co-host, Dave Jacoby.
0:10.3	I can't wait to link with you twice a week every Tuesday and Friday right here on the
0:15.7	mismatch to break down everything that's happening in the league.
0:18.6	Who's playing well, who we loved, who we loathed, trade rumors, team dysfunction.
0:24.0	We've got you covered right here.
0:25.3	So follow us, subscribe, and hit us with those five-star ratings on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast.
0:31.0	And also don't forget to follow us on social media.
0:33.5	That's at Ringer NBA.
0:35.0	And check out the full mismatch episodes with the two handsomest podcasters in the history of podcasting right in the Ringer NBA YouTube channel.
0:45.3	What kind of weekend are you in the mood for? Well, with Disney Plus, anything is possible. Whether that be two days of twists and turns with only murders in the building,
0:55.9	drama and fine dining with the bear, or a journey back to feudal Japan with Shogun.
1:02.0	January weekends just got better with Disney Plus.
1:05.4	Tap the banner to learn more.
1:07.0	18 plus subscription required.
1:08.8	Learn more at Disneyplus.com.
1:12.0	Pro wrestling is cool once again.
1:15.5	You guys were chanting, this is awesome.
1:19.6	Yeah.
1:20.3	Yeat.
1:20.9	I don't like that.
1:22.1	No.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Ringer, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Ringer and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.