Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
The Rock, Dominik Mysterio, Vince Russo & More
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Doug Maynard

It’s the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A. Happy (belated) Birthday to the greatest rock legend of all time, Alice Cooper. Now, let’s talk about the World’s Greatest Sport, professional wrestling. Let’s roll.

Thoughts on what Dominik Mysterio will be doing at Mania?

Most likely, wrestling a match and then hanging out with Mami and the rest of Judgment Day in the clubhouse. Maybe doing some media appearances and being there for Senor Money In The Bank when he has his Wrestlemania moment. As for who he might be wrestling, I’d love to see Dom & JD McDonagh wrestle The Awesome Truth, The Miz & R-Truth, in a featured match.

How do you feel Cody would be received if/when he goes back to AEW?

If it were to happen, I think the majority of the talent backstage would be very happy to see his return. I think Tony Khan would be ecstatic and hugging everyone in sight. And the EVPs? Well, everyone can’t be happy, right?

It feels like it’s in the card, but thoughts on Bryan Danielson taking the Continental Crown from Eddie Kingston at Revolution?

If it happens, it happens, and if it doesn’t, so be it. Honestly, I’m pretty much past the point of caring what happens in AEW with the majority of the talents and stories. Bad storylines and bad bookings will do that to a person.

Should Tony Khan bring in Vince Russo and give him six months to “turn AEW around”? Could Russo do it?

I’m not the biggest Vince Russo fan, but he would certainly be better than what AEW currently has going on. Russo has long been a proponent of crash-TV and his focus on stories and characters, both good and bad, mixed with Tony Khan’s focus on matches, character or story be damned, would make for an interesting combination. They actually would complement each other quite well and the results could be a positive and strong product for AEW. I don’t know if Russo could do it, but I’d like to see him give it a try.

How does WWE navigate its way out of this from a storyline perspective? They’ll surely u-turn, but how do they make it make sense?

This, of course, is the Rock seemingly to be taking Cody’s spot at Wrestlemania. I’m hoping that this is all a swerve and can be rectified on Thursday when they have the Wrestlemania event in Vegas where The Rock and Roman will be facing off. Here’s how. Roman signs the contract for a match against The Rock, but then the Rock points out that the date on the contract is open and they, Rock & Roman will be fighting at SummerSlam 2024. Then Rock brings out Cody, who will be wrestling Roman at Mania, but there’s a stipulation. The Rock has noticed how The Bloodline constantly interferes to save Roman, so, at Mania, there will be a guest referee for the Roman-Cody match. The guest referee will be… The Rock. And everyone is happy again.

The Rock has always been The People’s Champion. Do you think he has the self-awareness to know when he’s not wanted and do what the people want, step aside?

I think The Rock will do the right thing in the end and do what’s best for business.

When all of the investigations are over for Vince McMahon, do you think he’ll end up doing time in prison?

Vince is 78 years old and a billionaire. He might pay out some money, but he’s not going to jail. It’ll never happen.

Who would you rather be calling the shots in WWE? The Rock or Triple H?

Easy answer. He’s been learning and working his way up the ladder for years behind the scenes. Triple H, by far.

‘The Bounty Hunter’ Bryan Keith is ALL ELITE! Thoughts?

I’ve managed now to see some footage of Keith in action and learned more about him than the last time I was questioned about his status and AEW. He’s a good wrestler and good character. I’m happy for him. Congratulations.

Hook & Orange Cassidy versus R-Truth & Dominik Mysterio. Who wins?

Who do Hook & Cassidy have as their backup and support? The Best Friends? While Dom has Mami and Judgment Day. And we all know that Mami is always on top. Truth and Dom would win, and then Truth would get beaten up immediately after the match ends.

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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