The NBA Center Revolution, March Madness Picks, and the WWE’s Gambling Idea With Kevin O’Connor, Tate Frazier, and Brian Gewirtz

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.5 • 29.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 112 minutes

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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Kevin O'Connor to discuss the Nuggets' struggles, who can win the West, the return of the NBA center position, NBA draft prospects, and more (1:44). Then, Bill talks with Tate Frazier about his five favorite March Madness bets, tournament narratives, best characters, and more (37:16). Finally, Bill is joined by former head writer of WWE Brian Gewirtz to discuss the idea of gambling on pro wrestling; keeping secrets within the company; the insanity of the "Hardcore Era"; theories behind Vince McMahon's return; Brian's new book, 'There's Just One Problem ... : True Tales From the Former, One-Time, 7th Most Powerful Person in WWE'; and more (1:13:09). Host: Bill Simmons Guests: Kevin O’Connor, Tate Frazier, and Brian Gewirtz Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up NBA March madness wrestling.
0:07.0	We're also by the by the ringer podcast that we're put up a new re watchables.
0:07.0	We did bad boys not to want to pull Smith where did that one that's in the archives from
0:14.1	2020 now we did bad boys from 1983 Sean Penn's breakout movie of phenomenal movie was
0:18.2	the 40 year anniversary of this month.
0:24.4	This is still my favorite Sean Penn movie I explained why we broke all of it down with
0:27.2	my friend Chris Ryan.
0:31.6	So look out for that one coming up on this podcast Kevin O'Connor and I are going to talk
0:33.0	about the improbable re rise of the center in the NBA.
0:37.6	What is happening and also what is happening in the MVP race Jesus, Yoke it's in the
0:43.4	nuggets falling apart and then Tade Frazier who hosts one shiny podcast for us.
0:47.6	He's going to give us five March madness bets to hang our hats on.
0:53.0	And then last but not least, Brandker with who used to work for WWE forever and went to
0:57.2	go work for the rock.
1:03.8	He is a producer young rock a show that my son loves very much, but he also wrote a book
1:06.8	about his time in WWE and we're going to talk about this whole gambling thing with WWE
1:12.7	and everything that's going on with them heading into WrestleMania.
1:17.4	So that's last.
1:19.6	So next first are friends from ProJep.
1:20.8	Alright we're taping this it is a little past seven o'clock Pacific time.
1:44.0	We just watched the nuggets lose yet again.
1:47.8	This time to Toronto who did whatever they wanted they almost had 50 points in the first
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