Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Celebrity Wrestling, CM Punk, The Horsemen & More
June 22, 2023
DougMaynard.com

It’s the best damn Q&A ever. It’s the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A. Let’s do this.

Which celebrity turned wrestler do you think is more deserving of a title run? Logan Paul or Bad Bunny?

I can’t see putting a title on either man because when would they have the time to commit to a full schedule and defend the title? If I had to pick one though, I think Logan Paul makes more sense. Bunny was impressive, but that was only one match with a lot of smoke & mirrors. Paul has wrestled several singles matches already and would do better, I believe, in a longer, singles wrestling program.

An All-Horseman Battle Royal with every member of the Four Horsemen. Who wins?

So the participants would be Ole Anderson, Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Barry Windham, Sid Vicious, Sting, Brian Pillman, Chris Benoit, Paul Roma, Steve “Mongo” McMichael, Jeff Jarrett, Curt Hennig, and Dean Malenko. And the winner? I’d go with Double-A, Arn Anderson.

Eric Bischoff recently said that AEW isn’t big enough for a third show. Agree or disagree?

Common sense says that Eric is correct, but if AEW can pull it off and get paid for having a third show, I can’t blame them for trying. They have a large enough roster to fill three shows, but the question is will the ratings be strong enough to support three shows? We’ll have to wait and see on that.

Name an AEW wrestling star who is tailor-made for the WWE but is in AEW and a WWE star that is made for AEW but is stuck in WWE!

Wardlow would be excellent in the WWE, while Ricochet would do much better in AEW. So would Mustafa Ali for that matter.

With Wardlow losing the TNT title this weekend, which current AEW champion do you think loses their title next and who dethrones them?

AEW has so many champions and titles, I can’t even keep track of who is and isn’t wearing gold right now. But I think Claudio and his ROH Championship will probably end up with Eddie Kingston before all is said and done so we’ll go with that.

Will CM Punk win the Trios title, TNT, International Championship, or the World Heavyweight Championship?

While I would love to see Punk and FTR go for the Trios Championship, I don’t see Punk wasting his time with any secondary championships. With that in mind, either the AEW Championship or the ROH Championship should be his goals and most likely targets.

If you could make a “not so popular” or “underrated” wrestler a star in your wrestling company, who would it be?

Current Impact wrestling star Angels, aka Alan Angels, would be heavily pushed and featured if I had the resources and company to use him. Also, Heath Miller, aka Heath Ledger and Dirty Dango would get strong pushes as well.

Should CM Punk be kept exclusive to Collision so fans who are tired of him can still enjoy Dynamite in peace?

If Tony Khan is smart, he’ll use Punk on both shows as needed to build and promote his company and draw an audience. And if you don’t want to see Punk, take a bathroom break or change the channel. The ratings and stats already show that you’re in the minority and more fans want to see Punk than The Elite or Adam Page. Go sit on a toilet and enjoy your “peace” while wrestling fans enjoy watching Punk do his thing. You won’t be missed.

Thoughts on Punk taking shots at The Elite? Do you feel that he got the green light from backstage or went off script? Do you agree with him adding fuel to the fire?

The Elite have taken shots at Punk several times so you’re saying that Punk isn’t allowed to respond in kind? That’s very hypocritical of you. But from all reports, Punk cleared his comments before going on TV and taking his shot. And yes, I agree. The situation with Punk & The Elite was on everyone’s mind when he first went out there after nearly a year away and if he hadn’t said anything, the fans would have been let down and disappointed. And what’s wrong with stroking the fire a little bit? If the Bucks ever man up and decide to be professional adults, there’s a lot of money to be made for AEW with an Elite versus Punk program. Punk is laying a few more seeds and hoping that the Counterfeit Bucks will grow a set and be professional for a change. It probably won’t happen, but one can hope.

Do you think CM Punk & FTR v The Elite (Bucks & Hangman) will be the first AEW All-In Wembley match booked?

It may happen at some point, but the children aren’t ready to grow up and be adults yet so I doubt we’ll see it at the Wembley event. One can hope though, but it’s not likely.

If you had control of WWE, who would the top 5 wrestlers of the company be?

Roman, Cody, Seth, Owens, and Balor. And for the women, it would be Rhea, Asuka, Rousey, Charlotte, and Bayley.

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

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