Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Carlito, MJF, John Cena & More
October 8, 2023
DougMaynard.com

One more and I’m finally caught up. Send me your wrestling-themed questions. It’s the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A. Let’s do this.

WWE is allegedly thinking about adding a new member to Bobby Lashley’s faction. Who do you think the new member will be?

Jade Cargill is a possibility, but Oddessy Jones is the name most often being mentioned. He was moved from NXT to the main roster a couple of months ago but seems to have vanished since. I’d personally like to see Cedric Alexander back in the mix, but I’m not sure what his current status is at the moment. And where is MVP? Is he aligned with Lashley, Omos, or someone working in catering? Inquiring minds want to know.

Now that Carlito is back in the WWE and part of the LWO, what do you think will be next for the former U.S. Champion?

I’m expecting to see Carlito eventually take over the LWO for himself and kick Rey Jr. to the curb. I’ve always felt that Carlito is a much better heel than Babyface, and the same can be said for the majority of the talent currently in the LWO. I’m expecting to see the LWO, led by Carlito & Zelina Vega, establish themselves as a top-heel faction.

Ricky Starks & Big Bill pretty much squashed FTR to win the tag team titles on AEW Collision. What the hell? Thoughts?

That was my thought too, but then I read from a reliable source, aka “Not Meltzer or Sapp”, that Cash Wheeler has a legit rib injury and may be out of action for a while. If that’s the case, it makes sense to have them drop the titles. I like Starks and Big Bill as a team, although I hate that name that the former Big Cass is using, but he’s looking better in the ring than he has in a long time. Hopefully, once Cash is cleared to compete, we’ll see FTR quickly reclaim their titles. At least it wasn’t a loss to the Bucks.

Sherri Martel & Luna Vachon versus Asuka & Charlotte Flair. Who wins?

Would this one be fun or what? Talk about chaos as four of the most unique ladies in the business collide. It would be a spectacle for sure. As for the victory, I think the edge goes to Asuka and Charlotte so they’d win the match. They would know they’d been in a fight though.

If you were to create a faction, Horseman Style, of women wrestlers, who would be the members of your team?

For the J.J. Dillon/manager role, I’d bring in two ladies. How about Baby Doll & Natalya? And for my team of dangerous ladies, using current wrestlers, how about Charlotte Flair, Ronda Rousey, Shayna Baszler, and Carmella?

Is MJF getting stale?

MJF is only as good as he’s allowed to be and a great deal of that has to do with the people that he’s surrounded by. The dumb comedy skits, the lackluster matches, and the repetitive promos and monologues, they’re a reflection of the inferior talent he’s been working with and trying to carry as of late. So state? Yes, that’s a nice way of saying it.

Pat McAfee took some verbal shots at Corey Graves at WWE Fastlane. Does this mean we’ll finally get to see Graves versus McAfee in a match and feud?

Corey has been physically cleared to wrestle for almost a year now but doesn’t seem to be interested in getting into the ring. If he does, McAfee would be a great place to start as their roles make them natural rivals. But does McAfee have the time necessary to properly train for and build to a match these days? I wouldn’t think so. If both men are able and want to do it, a feud between those two men would be a nice piece of side business apart from the normal show and would make for a fun match. I’d like to see it.

LA Knight versus Diamond Dallas Page. Who wins?

Look back twenty-five years ago and DDP was basically the original LA Knight, with the same kind of support, build, etc. This would be a good match. Both are similar in style, moves, build, etc. So does Knight feel the bang or does DDP get put down, yeah! My money is on the master of positivity. DDP wins. Yeah!

Hulk Hogan recently said that the long-awaited biopic of his life, starring Chris Hemsworth, that was in the works with Netflix, seems to be off. Thoughts?

I hate to hear this because like him or not, Hogan has had one hell of a life and it would make for a great documentary or film. And Hemsworth is the perfect person to play the role. Let’s hope that someone at Netflix or Disney or somewhere like that gets their crap together and this movie eventually gets made. I want to see it, brother.

So, the Greatest of All Time, John Cena versus the Best In The World, CM Punk, is one of the main events at Wrestlemania 40. Yes or no?

That sounds good to me. Book it, Triple H.

And there you go. My thanks for reading. Comments, thoughts, and any questions are welcome and appreciated. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe. 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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