Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Dustin Rhodes, Bobby Heenan, Ricochet & More
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Doug Maynard

It’s the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A. I’m Doug and I’m your party-host and Guiding Light. Let’s roll.

Name a current NXT star with what it takes to be a top star on the main roster.

Would Joe Hendry count or is he still considered a TNA star? Roxanne Perez and All Ego Ethan Page were the first two talents in NXT that came to mind.

Dustin Rhodes’s contract status with AEW/ROH expires at the end of this month. Do you think Dustin will resign with AEW, go to WWE, or something else? Thoughts?

( can see Dustin signing a new deal with AEW given the pay scale and schedule. But I think, going forward, his main focus will be on training others at the Nightmare Factory and working on the new Rhodes Wrestling Association promotion, which seems to be a continuation of the old Turnbuckle Wrestling Promotion that was run decades ago by Dusty Rhodes. So regardless of what he decides to do, Dustin has a lot on his plate going forward.

Would you like to see WWE Raw General Manager Adam Pearce and Smackdown General Manager Nick Aldis in a match against each other?

It has to happen eventually. I hope so anyhow. Two former NWA World Champions and rivals with a history. It’d be a great match.

What are your early predictions for the 2025 Royal Rumble winners?

Let’s go with Bron Breakker for the men’s Rumble and Chelsea Green for the Women’s event.

On a scale from 1-5, how many stars do you give the Triple H era, so far?

On a scale of 1-5, I’d give it a solid 4.25. It’s not perfect, but it’s damn good.

Do you like Pete Dunne and Sheamus fighting or teaming up?

So long as they get match time and TV time, I don’t care either way. I’d like to see a regular tag team though.

JBL versus Jinder Mahal. Who wins?

They match up pretty evenly in size and power. This could be a fun match. I’d go with JBL to get the victory in the end.

Today marks seven years since the passing of Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Thoughts and memories of The Brain.

A great talker and wrestling manager. Heenan had a quick wit and could take better bumps than 98% of the wrestlers he managed. One of the best commentators of all time. When Heenan was on, he was on and few could match him or even come close. A legend and a true GOAT in every sense of the word.

Do you think Ricochet is regretting leaving WWE and going to AEW yet?

Not yet, but I’m sure it’s coming. Ricochet is still new enough to have hope and believe the hype of his new deal with AEW. I’m sure that the buyer’s regret will be showing up sooner rather than later though.

Keith Lee versus Bronson Reed. Who wins?

A battle of man meat and the big guys. I remember what Lee was before the implosion as of late and he was a true beast. And Reed is on a roll and being booked as a true monster as of late. It’d be a banger of an encounter. And Lee would win.

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. Take care and be well, my friends. Watch out for foreign objects and I’ll see you at the matches.

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