Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Val vs Cornette, AEW Referees, Zilla Fatu & More
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Doug Maynard

It’s the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A. I’m Doug. Are you ready? Let’s rock& roll.

Who’s better, all-time? Batista or Undertaker?

Batista was a solid performer and had a good run, but when you’re speaking about all-time, it’s not even close. The Undertaker.

Logan Paul. Was this the worst US title reign ever?

I seem to remember Stunning Steve Austin being forfeited the U.S. title by Rick Steamboat and then being forced to wrestle a mystery opponent, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, making his WCW debut. Austin held the title for about six minutes if that. That was the worst U.S. title reign in my opinion.

What should be the length of WWE RAW when it moves to Netflix in 2025? 2 hours? 3 hours? Somewhere in-between?

I prefer the three hours over the two-hour show, but I’d like to see a little fluctuation myself. Sometimes, the show can run 2 1/2 hours, sometimes 3 hours, and at times, maybe a little longer. Let the show dictate the time and not the time dictating the shows.

What’s one thing you want WWE to bring back?

I want 3MB back. Have Drew bring back Jinder & Heath as the only guys he can trust for backup during a feud. Play them seriously and it would make for some awesome WWE television.

Cody & Dustin Rhodes versus The Usos versus Bret & Owen Hart versus Matt & Jeff Hardy versus Nicholas & Matthew Jackson, aka The Young Bucks. Who wins?

An all-brother 5-team fight. I like it. The Usos would win.

Val Venis wants to debate Jim Cornette. Would you like to hear this? How do you think it would go?

If Val & Cornette were to debate, it would be very entertaining. I think they’d find they agree on more than they disagree, but it would grow heated very quickly. Val would use more facts, with his swerve on them. Cornette would use emotion, passion, and insults to get his point across. It would be one hell of a spectacle. I’d love to see or hear it.

Do you think WWE needs to take a long look at Zilla Fatu?

I know that he’s currently working for Booker T and Booker is pushing him hard to be signed by WWE. I agree with Booker that WWE should give Fatu a long and hard look. The dude has skills.

Eric Bischoff recently declared that if AEW offered him a job, he would pass. Thoughts?

I think Eric is doing quite well without AEW, plus if he were to go to AEW to work, he’d be walking into an enemy camp and encounter a lot of resistance from certain members of management. He doesn’t need the hassles at this point in his life.

What are your thoughts on AEW’s refereeing and the recent criticism? Do you think the company should make more long-term commitments to its officials?

The AEW referees are bad. Pushing shoulders to the mat.Refusing to count when the wrestler fails to raise their shoulders. Battles outside the ring for ten minutes with no counts. Blatant interference, but nothing was done. It’s not supposed to be so obvious. The AEW referees make the referees I’ve been seeing on the Indy shows look like Tommy Young or Charles Robinson by comparison. They need someone to come in to properly retrain these referees. They are that bad.

WWE is in negotiations with the Cook Government for a return to Perth, Australia, believed to be during the second half of 2025. Thoughts?

A big show in Australia means big money for the company, plus an increased spotlight for native Aussies like Rhea, Grayson Waller, and Bronson Reed. How can anyone object to that?

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 like Toni Storm’s affair with Stan Hansen. I’m history. Watch out for foreign objects and I’ll see you at the matches.

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