Who Is the Greatest Wrestler of Our Time? Plus, Kyle Fletcher Talks Critiques and Challenging for the AEW World Title.

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4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 117 minutes

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David and Kaz kick off the show by discussing the criteria for the GOOTs (greatest wrestlers of our time) and an official Masked Man list of wrestlers, and they determine whether they will qualify for the tournament (3:03). Then they discuss the following headlines: WrestleMania will be in Saudi Arabia in 2027 (6:06) Carmelo and Trick Williams reunite on NXT (27:30) The AJ Styles promo on WWE ‘Raw’ (31:50) Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch are doing their best work together (38:00) Is LA Knight up next (42:27)? AJ Lee’s first promo since WWE return (48:24). Daniel Garcia’s heel turn (59:22) Then they go over a list of 134 people and decide whether they fall above or below the Steiner line (1:03:01). Last, AEW TNT champion Kyle Fletcher joins the show and discusses the following: His approach to having the best match on the card every week (1:30:47) His character changes after the comparisons to other legends (1:37:43) His wardrobe and collection of pink suits (1:38:47) Becoming TNT champion (1:41:08) Response to a critique from Stevie Richards (1:44:22) Challenging Adam Page for the AEW world title (1:52:23) Be sure to check out our videos on BlueSky, TikTok, Instagram Threads, and X. Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide Guest: Kyle Fletcher Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A wise man once said in this world, nothing can be certain except death taxes and your boy Johnny Bananas.
0:07.2	Welcome to the brand new Death Taxes and Bananas channel where we'll be recapping season 41 of the challenge every week with all your favorite cast members.
0:15.6	I'm going to dive deep into the drama, get every side of every story, and tell stories about behind the scenes on set
0:22.8	antics. So, follow Death Taxes and Bananas on Spotify, where you can watch every episode
0:28.3	or subscribe to YouTube.com at Death Taxes Bananas on YouTube.
0:35.9	Cold open question of the week, Kaz.
0:38.0	What up, shoes?
0:39.1	What's up, man?
0:40.1	Later on this show, we have a one-on-one or two-on-one, I guess,
0:42.9	handicap match interview.
0:43.8	Hey, yo.
0:44.6	Mm-hmm.
0:46.0	With the proto star, Kyle Fletcher.
0:49.6	He's a young man, is he 26?
0:51.3	26.
0:51.7	26.
0:52.8	Yeah.
0:53.7	Of all the people in the just general young wrestler demographic, is there anybody?
0:58.0	This is the question.
0:59.0	Anybody whose stock you would buy over Kyle Fletcher?
1:03.0	There's only one.
1:04.0	Male or female?
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