Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
War Games, Ricky Starks, Naomi & More
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Doug Maynard

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

Who’s the first person you think of when you hear someone say War Games?

Two names actually popped into my head. One would be Dusty Rhodes, who created and came up with the original War Games concept. The other was Arn Anderson, the man who had the misfortune of starting War Games for his team in every single War Games match he ever competed in.

What would be your reaction if it was revealed that Brandi Rhodes was the person who attacked and laid out Jade Cargill?

That would be from out of nowhere, but it would be funny too just for one reason. Remember what Brandi told Jade when they were in AEW together? “Who told you tonight was open mic night bitch?” For that moment alone, I’d love to see Brandi revealed as the mystery attacker.

The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Tugboat, The Big Bossman, and Hacksaw Jim Duggan) versus The Shield (Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins) and Samoa Joe. Who wins?

The Shield and a Friend versus Hulk Hogan’s Survivor Series team from 1990. Would this one even be a match? Hogan would refuse to lose and someone else would do the job, but it’s a pretty lopsided match. Tugboat would eat a few moves from The Shield and then fall victim to Samoa Joe and the Muscle Buster for the pin. The Shield and Joe win.

According to the Wrestling Observer, during the Full Gear closing angle, it wasn’t a stuntman behind the wheel for the car crash, but Darby Allin himself was driving the car. Thoughts?

Does Darby have a suicide wish? So many things could have gone wrong, but Darby does what he wants, regardless of the dangers involved. It’s a stupid spot that no one will remember except for the wrong reasons, but AEW allows it. I just don’t get it.

Do you think Nia Jax’s accusations of Naomi being the one to attack Jade Cargill hold any weight, or is Naomi being unfairly targeted?

Although the thought of Naomi turning heel is an interesting one, this is just Nia being a heel and doing heel things, accusing Naomi of something that she probably had a hand doing in some manner. It’s just pushing the story and trying to get people talking. Nothing more.

Should Ricky Starks make a return to AEW programming, or is it time for him to blaze a new trail?

I could see Ricky coming back to AEW television as the potential savior to challenge Moxley. That would be cool. It wouldn’t make much sense from a storyline perspective, but when does that matter? I think it’s time for AEW to cut Starks loose and let him do whatever he wants. He’s getting paid but not being used. That makes no sense.

Battle of the Bands: Bad Bunny versus Kevin Federline versus Jelly Roll versus The KISS Demon. Special referee: Jimmy Hart. Who wins?

What an odd match this would be. Jelly Roll is easily the biggest man in the match, but the extent of his in-ring experience was a chokeslam to Austin Theory. So we know he’s not winning. Kevin Federline, best known for being Britney Spear’s ex, does have a pinfall victory over John Cena to his credit. But in that match, Umaga did all the work. So Kevin isn’t winning either. That leaves Bad Bunny versus The KISS Demon. Where I come from, Demons > Bunnies. So Dale Toreberg, aka The KISS Demon would win.

Of these men, none of who ever held the WWE Championship, do you believe would have made the best champion? Rick Rude, Ted DiBiase, Jake Roberts, Curt Hennig, Roddy Piper, or King Kong Bundy?

Piper didn’t need it. I can’t picture Bundy, Rude, or Jake as the WWE Champion. Curt Hennig was a former AWA World Champion, but he never really hit the mark in WWE to be the top guy. So that leaves Ted DiBiase. The Million Dollar Man as the WWE Champion? That would work well for me.

If Hulk Hogan hadn’t joined the WWE, who could have been Vince McMahon’s top star and the face of the company instead?

No Hulk Hogan would have thrown a huge damper on Vince McMahon’s plans for expansion. He wanted the belt off of Bob Backlund, but who would be the next big babyface if not Hogan? Maybe Roddy Piper as a babyface? Rick Steamboat is a possibility, as maybe Superstar Billy Graham. Thinking back on the timeline, there aren’t many babyfaces that could bring to the table what Hogan did. Junkyard Dog perhaps? I’m just speculating here, but honestly, if Hogan wasn’t available, I have no idea.

And there you go. Thanks for reading. Comments, thoughts, and any questions are welcome and appreciated. Use the comment box here at the site or contact me at Doug28352@yahoo.com. 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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