The Jets in Despair, a Wide-Open AFC East, and the Big UFC-WWE Merger With Sean Fennessey, Ben Solak, and Nick Khan

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 124 minutes

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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Sean Fennessey to discuss Aaron Rodgers's season-ending injury a mere four snaps into the Jets season, the Jets' inexplicable win in their game against the Bills, what the Jets will do now, and more (1:47). Then Bill talks with Ben Solak about the new landscape in the AFC East after NFL Week 1, including the Dolphins as the new favorites, the Bills' rocky Week 1, the Jets' fast drop, and the sleeper Patriots (33:00). Finally, Bill is joined by the CEO of WWE, Nick Khan, to discuss WWE and UFC's official merger into the TKO Group, the state of boxing, what is next for ESPN, possible mega media mergers, and more (1:08:42). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Sean Fennessey, Benjamin Solak, and Nick Khan Producer: Kyle Crichton The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming, please checkout theringer.com/RG to find out more or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up, how is the Jetsis that are already over?
0:05.2	Plus Nikon, next.
0:09.2	We're also brought to you by the Ringer podcast network
0:11.3	where I put up a new rewatchables on Monday night.
0:13.9	It is an all time one for us.
0:15.4	We did black cat, me and Chris Ryan,
0:17.8	Michael Mann movie running out of Michael Mann movies.
0:20.0	We don't care.
0:20.9	We love this movie.
0:21.9	We're probably in the minority.
0:24.2	I also went on the big picture with Sean Fantasy.
0:26.7	They did a Denzel Washington movie draft
0:28.7	and I was on there with Sean and Amanda Davids
0:30.8	and Chris Ryan and Van Lathen.
0:34.1	That was really fun.
0:35.3	I got over competitive.
0:36.8	I'm sorry, I apologize to everybody in the room.
0:39.8	Coming up on this podcast, well, the Jets,
0:45.8	that happened.
0:47.1	We're going to talk about what happens now
0:48.9	at the AFC East with Benjamin Solak.
0:51.4	We're going to bring in our guys, Sean Fantasy,
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