WWE Adding Fuel to the AEW War. Plus, El Hijo del Vikingo Booed at Triplemanía.

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The Ringer

Sports, Wrestling

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: With reports that Chris Jericho’s contract is up in December, how would you book him in WWE in 2026 (0:36)?David and Kaz discuss the rumors that WWE is putting together a show against AEW All Out (10:16). They also discuss the following: Naomi to address the crowd on WWE 'Raw' (35:54) Konosuke Takeshita wins the G1 Climax (41:06) Omos goes viral, and El Hijo del Vikingo gets booed at Triplemanía (47:59) Will WWE bring back Alberto Del Rio after the reactions at Triplemanía (58:00)? If aliens tuned in to wrestling for the first time, what’s the first question they’d ask (1:12:17)? WWE ‘Raw’ preview (1:14:40) Be sure to check out our videos on BlueSky, TikTok, Instagram Threads, and X.Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem FamuyideProducer: 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.
0:35.3	Cold open questions of the week, Kaz.
0:39.0	What up, shoes?
0:41.4	There was a report that just dropped.
0:44.1	Just dropped. The Chris Jericho's
0:45.5	contract with AEW is up in
0:47.4	December and that he's
0:49.2	interested in a possible return
0:51.1	to WWE. Jericho
0:53.1	himself liked that Instagram post.
0:57.0	So here's my
0:57.8	question for you.
0:59.3	If you're a member of WWE creative
1:01.2	and they give you the book, how do you book
1:03.4	Jericho's return to WWE?
1:06.0	Oh my God.
1:06.9	In the year 2026.
1:08.8	This is a hard cold open question of the week.
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