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The Ringer

Sports, Wrestling

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: With the recent celebration of Teacher Appreciation Day, which WWE superstar participating in Crown Jewel looks the most like a teacher (0:45)? David and Kaz discuss a few highlights from the weekend and 'Raw,' including: Santos Escobar doesn’t re-sign with WWE and enters free agency (5:37) Could more wrestlers turn down WWE contracts (22:52)? Maxxine Dupri shocks the world in win over Becky Lynch (31:25) Is there tension between Roman Reigns and the Usos (47:00)? Why Je’Von Evans should be on SmackDown every week (1:12:49) AEW Dynamite: Title Tuesday preview (1:14:39) Be sure to check out our videos on BlueSky, TikTok, Instagram Threads, and X. Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up? It's Todd McShay, host of the McShay Show at the Ringer and Spotify.
0:04.6	We're building this thing up and I couldn't be more excited to be back, talking college football
0:09.6	and everything NFL draft with the most informed audience out there. That's you.
0:15.0	My co-host, Steve Mention, I will be with you three times a week throughout the football season
0:19.8	with all the latest news, analysis,
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0:33.9	scouting content you can't get anywhere else.
0:39.2	It's going to be a great season.
0:43.1	And I hope you'll be with us at the McShay show every step of the way.
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1:01.7	Cold open question of the week, Kaz.
1:02.9	What up, shoes?
1:06.2	Two days ago was Teacher Appreciation Day.
1:09.1	CM Punk is the reason why I know about this.
1:10.8	I feel like I should my mom was a teacher.
1:16.9	Kids have teachers. This is a big. It should be a bigger deal to me. But see him punk put out an Instagram post that said big love to all the teachers or big love to teachers all across
1:21.5	America fighting to keep children safe from fascism. Love Chicago teachers. There you go. I
1:26.9	completely agree. Although I don't have any personal experience with Chicago teachers. There you go. I completely agree.
1:28.1	Although I don't have any personal experience with Chicago teachers, regardless.
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