WWE and TNA’s War With AEW. Plus, Dominik Mysterio’s Big Weekend at Triplemanía.

The Ringer Wrestling Show

The Ringer

Wrestling, Sports

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who from the SmackDown tag team division would you book for the main event of WrestleMania (0:36)?David and Kaz kick off the show by discussing the latest on Karrion Kross after his interview about his WWE contract status (9:00). Then they discuss the following: Dominik Mysterio, Dragon Lee, and El Grande Americano vs. El Hijo del Vikingo at Triplemanía (14:57) Dominik Mysterio’s trajectory for the WrestleMania 42 main event (26:00) Is WWE attempting to put AEW out of business (32:14)? John Cena’s last match vs. AEW (47:30) Vince McMahon appears in a Hulk Hogan documentary (51:21) 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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