Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Hulk Hogan, Kazuchika Okada, CM Punk & More
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Doug Maynard

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

Hulk Hogan has made racist remarks aimed at Kamala Harris during a recent event. Hogan asked the crowd in attendance “Is Kamala a chameleon? Is she Indian?” before raising his arm and using an outdated and stereotypical greeting associated with Native Americans. Alongside this, Hogan asked the crowd if he should “body slam” and “drop the leg” on the Democratic Presidential Candidate and current Vice President. Thoughts?

How are the remarks racist when Kamala herself has claimed to be Indian when it’s politically convenient? Hogan probably shouldn’t have said anything since today’s society will jump on anything and make it an issue regardless of whether it truly is or not. I don’t much like Hogan, but this is a non-issue to me. Kamala changes with the wind to whatever suits her at the moment. We’re just not allowed to call her out on that or else it’s racist.

Better promos: Jake The Snake Roberts or Nature Boy Ric Flair?

Jake has the edge when it comes to intensity, but Ric’s promos, while repetitive, were always entertaining and never failed to deliver. I’ll go with Ric on this one.

Fatal 4-Way: Blackjack Mulligan versus Nikita Koloff versus Gunther versus Bully Ray. Who wins?

With four very distinct characters from different eras of pro wrestling, this would be an incredible match. It’s a tough call, but I think Bully Ray would find a way and come out the winner.

CM Punk has said that he wants to work with HBK in NXT at some point. Thoughts?

Punk was talking about helping out in NXT, working with HBK as a coach or trainer, and maybe, once HBK decides to finish up, running the brand. And I think he’d be excellent at this kind of job. It’s good to have career goals and when Punk is ready to quit active wrestling, he can work alongside HBK and make NXT even better if possible. I think it’s a good retirement plan for the Second City Saint.

Would you be interested in seeing Brooke Hogan return to wrestling?

Yeah. Brooke Hogan as part of AEW. She’d be champion within a week of her debut. rolls eyes No, I don’t want to see Brooke Hogan involved in wrestling ever again.

If you could sit under the learning tree of any wrestler for a six-hour car ride, who would it be?

How about Dutch Mantell driving with Jim Cornette in the passenger seat? Ole Anderson is in the back seat next to me and I can just sit and listen to the three men talk. It would be incredible.

When Charlotte Flair returns to WWE, who would you like to see her feud against upon her return?

How about The Queen versus Shayna Baszler and Sonya Deville? It’d make for some good matches, plus win or lose, help build up Baszler and Deville. Charlotte versus Chelsea Green would be fun to see as well.

Your thoughts on Kazuchika Okada’s current AEW run?

Okada was a huge star in New Japan, but since coming to AEW, he rarely wrestles and just hangs out with the Young Bucks and says the word, “Bitch”, quite often. He is capable of so much more and could do so much better. AEW is just wasting the guy and blowing this entire run thus far.

Is AEW truly where the best wrestle?

I watched clips of the match between Toni Storm and Saraya last night from AEW Dynamite. If this match, which wouldn’t even work at a high school gym in front of 25 people, is what AEW calls the best, the answer is a huge and unequivocal hell no!

AEW is running their World’s End PPV in Orlando, FL in December. WWE has decided to run a house show in Orlando on the same night. Is WWE doing this out of spite or is it just a coincidence?

It’s just a coincidence. WWE would NEVER be as spiteful or petty as to run what will be a packed house show in the same town on the same night that their competition is running a PPV event. I’m sure that WWE didn’t even realize the error and is trying to change the date. I mean, it would be so embarrassing if an untelevised house show had better attendance than a PPV event, right? I can already see Triple H saying, “Oops! My bad!”.

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 it up. I need to get out of here and go to a doctor’s appointment. Wish me luck. Watch out for foreign objects and I’ll see you at the matches.

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