Wednesday Worldwide | Is MJF the Second Coming of CM Punk? Plus, Nadine Smith on the Agendas Behind Wrestling Documentaries.

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The Ringer

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🗓️ 1 March 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Ben, Khal, and Brian H. are here to break down a few midweek headlines, including: Chris Jericho’s interest in a WWE return (04:35) Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley being the favorites to main event Night 1 of 'WrestleMania' (11:55) D-Von Dudley calling MJF the second coming of CM Punk (16:35) Later, they react to Stat Guy Greg’s tweet saying Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks should start their WWE careers in NXT (25:50). Then, they are joined by Nadine Smith, who discusses her debut piece on the Ringer dot com, "Chronicling Kayfabe: How Pro Wrestling Documentaries (Attempt to) Separate Fact From Fiction" (52:41). They close the show with highlights from ‘NXT' and a preview of tonight’s AEW go-home ‘Dynamite’ (56:19). Hosts: Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and Brian H. Waters Guest: Nadine Smith Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Kevin O'Connor. I've got some big news for you. The mismatch is hosting its
0:04.5	first ever live show in Los Angeles at the L-Rate Theater. On March 6th, me and Chris Vernon
0:11.6	are going to be there. I'm fired up about it. At the L-Rate Theater, there's been performers
0:15.6	like Bob Dylan and Kendrick Lamar and raging against the machine in Likki Lee. I'm fired up
0:21.3	to be on that stage with my guy, Chris Vernon. We've been together since 2016 doing NBA podcasts
0:27.6	and now we're going to get to meet a lot of you who have listened to our show for so many years.
0:31.8	We'll do a Q&A at the end. We might have some special guests, but we're definitely going to be
0:35.8	talking basketball. It's going to be a lot of fun. I'm excited about it. Tickets are going fast
0:40.7	though, so be sure to head to the L-Rate dot com to get your tickets now. Doors are going to open
0:45.6	at 7 p.m. and the show is going to be starting right at 8 o'clock. Let's go, baby.
0:50.1	Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new champion. I'm better than you and you know it.
1:00.1	D-M-D. And knowledge, me. I'm hurt and I'm old and I'm tired and I work with children.
1:09.6	Well, ping-dong, hello. Embrace the vision. And we want the smoke.
1:18.4	Lately, he just hasn't been very oocy. What's up, everybody? Welcome to another episode of Wednesday
1:27.4	Worldwide. Worldwide? A proud member of the faction known as the ringer wrestling show.
1:34.6	My name is Ben Cruz and I'm a producer here at the ringer. And with me, as always,
1:41.6	are my tag team partners, senior editor at the ringer.com, Cal Davenport. And of course,
1:49.8	the super producer here at the ringer, Mr. Brian H. Waters. Guys, happy first day of March.
1:58.0	What a freaking time to be a wrestling fan. I mean, we have an AEW pay-per-view this weekend
2:04.4	in revolution. WrestleMania 39 is officially one month away. This is our time.
2:10.7	This is our time. This is our time. And it's incredible to be a wrestling fan right now. How are
2:15.2	you guys doing? I'm great. You know, to say in March comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb.
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