Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Zeus, 2 Cold Scorpio, Cody Rhodes & More
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Doug Maynard

It’s the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A. I’m Doug. Let’s roll.

Who would you say is the most underrated wrestler to lace a pair of boots?

This one is all about opinion, and too many wrestlers could be justified as answers to specify any one wrestler. But I’ll give it a shot. Brad Armstrong. Why this guy wasn’t a top guy for WCW, I’ll never know.

2 Cold Scorpio was arrested for stabbing a man. He’s claiming self-defense. Thoughts?

I saw this mentioned online and if the outline of events transpired as they’re described in the news article, I think Scorpio might have a problem with that defense. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.

Triple H says that RAW will be uncensored on Netflix. Thoughts?

I doubt it’ll be any more graphic than what we currently hear on RAW and Smackdown except for crowd chants. I think WWE will still keep the potty-mouths off of television except for that rare occasion when a good burst of profanity is necessary.

Favorite five wrestling managers of all time?

My favorites? Jim Cornette, Sir Oliver Humperdink, Gary Hart, Paul Heyman, and Woman.

Nick Bockwinkel & Terry Funk versus Harley Race & Lou Thesz. Who wins?

The biggest winners would be the fans. This would be a clinic of classic old-school legends. Picking a winner is next to impossible, but I’ll go with Race & Thesz.

Thoughts on Tiny Lister, aka Zeus?

I wasn’t impressed with Lister’s wrestling skills. He had a great look, but the actual work in the ring was lacking. Ok, it sucked! But I loved Lister in his role as Devo in the movie, Fridays, and other Hollywood features. He sucked as a wrestler, but as an actor and cool dude, I’ll forever be a fan.

So R-Truth thinks Liv is Carmella. Does this give Carmella an opening and reason to come back and kick Liv’s ass?

It’s just a funny moment, but it does plant a seed for when Carmella returns if she and Liv do end up working against each other. It’s the little things that matter and having Liv being mistaken for Carmella is as good a reason to have them feud as anything.

How many members should a successful faction have?

I would say the best factions have five members. A top singles star, a mid-card singles star, a tag team, and a manager. But the number of members doesn’t matter so much as who the members are. Change that to six because I’d add a top female star to the mix as well. So the magic number is 6 for most, subject to change.

Cody Rhodes revealed that he suffered some broken ribs last week in the attack by Jacob Fatu, yet he continues to wrestle, working against Shinsuke Nakamura at the live event and in a six-man tag match at the upcoming PLE. Why does WWE risk serious injury to their champion and allow him to keep wrestling?

I think that Cody is working the safe opponents, working multi-man events to limit in-ring activities, and being as safe as possible while still maintaining a strong television presence. Yes, it’s risky, but Cody is the man right now and they want to keep him in the spotlight as much as possible. I’m also assuming that the injuries are not as serious as they seem. Cody is a professional and if he is unable to perform, I’m sure that WWE will pull him and send him home. They haven’t done that so he must be fine.

Why isn’t Braun part of the Wyatt Sicks?

The Wyatt Sicks doesn’t need him and Braun is doing his own thing with the Judgment Day. If the situation changes and WWE needs to place Braun with the Wyatt group, I’m sure they’ll do it. Or maybe we’ll see a feud between the old school versus the new group. Right now, he’s just not part of the Wyatt plans. They don’t need him and he doesn’t need them.

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, I’m wrapping 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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