Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Karen Jarrett, Ryback, MJF & More
May 31, 2023
DougMaynard.com

Let’s talk about pro wrestling. It’s the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A. Let’s go.

Triple Threat Match – NWA World Championship: Tyrus versus Ox Baker versus Crazy Luke Graham. Who wins?

Three wrestlers were more characters than actual great in-ring performers, but they all have one thing in common. They’ve made money with their looks and characters. This would be a weird match and Luke & Ox would probably just brawl in and out of the ring while Tyrus plays to the crowd and waits for his spot. Tyrus would win.

Karen Jarrett laid out referee Audrey Edwards with a guitar shot at All of Nothing. Do you think we’ll be getting Audrey versus Karen matches for the next few months?

Audrey has done everything else that there is to do in AEW so wrestle? Sure, why not. Karen isn’t a good wrestler and I seriously doubt that Audrey will be that good either, but at least it’ll be filler and probably entertain Tony Khan, who grew up as an ECW fan. Maybe they can bring in Joey Styles whenever this match happens just to scream out, “Catfight” a few times.

Ryback is teasing a return to pro wrestling again, this time to AEW. Thoughts?

Ryback sucks and no one wants to see him return to the ring so I seriously doubt that any actual return is happening. But if it does, AEW would be the perfect place for him to return. He’d be main eventing for Week 1 and be forgotten by Week 3, as he should be.

Do you think AEW will announce Punk’s return before the June 17th debut of AEW Collision?

Tony Khan is scheduled to have a special announcement for Dynamite tonight. Is the return of Punk what he’s planning on announcing? Most likely, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Who should get the first opportunity to challenge Seth Rollins
for the World Heavyweight Championship?

Based on the way that Seth and AJ laughed at Dominik Mysterio on RAW during their encounter, Dom as the first challenger is now a must-do.

Could Dom Dom be the one to defeat Seth?

I seriously doubt it, but with Mami in his corner, who knows. Anything is possible.

Who’s next for MJF?

Find a strong opponent and redeem himself from the activities of the past couple of months. Hey, I hear that CM Punk is coming back. They had a great program before and MJF is holding the title that Punk never lost so… there you go.

Alexa Bliss and Tay Melo have both announced that they’re pregnant. Thoughts?

Congratulations to both Alexa and Sammy & Tay for their impending parenthood. I’m not surprised about Tay & Sammy because it’s obvious that they go at it like rabbits and I’m very happy for them. Sammy doesn’t need Tay to get over or be at ringside so while she’ll be missed, it won’t really be a big deal. Alexa’s absence will be felt far more for WWE and I guess this shelves any plans for Alexa as being part of Bray Wyatt’s return to action. But when she comes back, it’ll be awesome. Maybe they can add a Rosemary’s Baby vibe to her character. We’ll see.

Is Ric Flair overrated?

In his prime, as a Ring General and in-ring performer, Ric Flair was arguably the best there is, was, or ever will be of his era. Since then, Ric has done everything possible to tarnish his legacy. During his prime, Ric was the best. Now, he’s a warped version of his character and just sad. Just damn sad.

Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler are the new WWE women’s tag team champions. Thoughts?

It’s a good way to use Ronda now to add to the tag team titles, plus add to her character. The bloom is off the rose with Ronda, but she’s still a name and adds to the WWE products with her presence. This also gives Shayna a good rub and the team that eventually beats Ronda & Shayna for the belts, if booked correctly, will get a good rub as a result. It’s interesting booking and WWE making the best of what and who they had. I like this.

And there you go. My thanks for reading. Comments, thoughts, and any questions are welcome and appreciated. And with that, let’s wrap things up. Take care and be well, my friends. Watch out for foreign objects and I’ll see you at the matches.

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