Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Shinsuke Nakamura, The Grand Wizard, Bayley & More
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Doug Maynard

I’m Doug and this is the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A. Let’s do this.

Is visiting the grave of a wrestler you didn’t personally know normal or cringe?

There is nothing wrong with paying respects to a wrestler or person who you admire and respect, regardless of whether you personally knew them or not. It’s just called being a fan or admirer.

Should WWE un-ban the piledriver? Every other wrestling company has.

WWE should leave the rules as they are and only allow the use of the piledriver with permission. They’re trying to establish the piledriver as a dangerous move. Allowing every wrestler on the roster to start dropping piledrivers on each other with no control destroys the effectiveness of the move. Keep it “banned”.

What are your thoughts on Harley Cameron?

How does this woman have a job? Except for her tits, I don’t see anything positive about this woman. She’s not a good wrestler and only fair as a talker. Let her be a valet or manager if needed, but as a wrestler, let’s be honest. She’s not very good.

What are your thoughts on Ernie Roth, aka The Grand Wizard?

One of the three wise men of the WWF, Roth was a very good manager. He spent many years managing The Sheik and then moved to the WWWF where The Grand Wizard was born. A talented manager with a unique outlook on things, Wiz was one of the best of his era. I don’t know if his gimmick would have worked anywhere else, but for New York and the WWWF, he was a great fit.

LA Knight is doing an open challenge on Smackdown each week to defend his United States Championship. Who would you like to see step up and challenge Knight?

Shinsuke Nakamura will be good. TNA/NXT Joe Hendry would be fun to see. And hell, how about All-Ego Ethan Page? Any of these men would make for a fun time and good rivalry with Knight.

Shinsuke Nakamura is back on Smackdown and after LA Knight. Thoughts?

He’s been gone too long and it’s good to see Shinsuke back in the ring for WWE. LA Knight and Shinsuke should be able to have a good program and rivalry. I’m glad to see him back.

Did you watch the Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul fight? Thoughts?

I didn’t watch the fight but have gone back to watch the highlights and video of the fight. It was a worked fiasco and rather hard to watch. I’m glad Tyson got a great payday, but watching Tyson holding back was not a good time.

Vince Russo recently said that if AEW wanted to talk, he’d listen. He claims he could turn things around for AEW. Thoughts?

As much criticism as we all have for Vince Russo, he would be a huge step up from what AEW currently is doing. Make that call, Tony. Have that conversation. It never hurts to talk.

The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin, Terry Gordy) versus The Bloodline (Jimmy & Jey Uso, Sami Zayn). Who wins?

With these particular talents involved, my money would be on The Freebirds. After all, they do live on Badstreet, USA.

There are rumors that Bayley isn’t getting a push with the WWE Women’s Championship because of her friendship with Mercedes Mone’. Thoughts?

Bayley just ended a run as the Women’s Champion when she dropped the title to Nia Jax and has been prominently featured on television. There are talents in WWE who are MARRIED to other wrestlers in TNA. They’re not being punished and neither is Bayley. WWE doesn’t care who a person is friends with so long as it doesn’t affect their work and responsibilities to WWE. These rumors are just dumb and not true.

And there you go. My thanks for reading. Comments, thoughts, and any questions are welcome and appreciated. Share, like, 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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