Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
The Royal Rumble, Michelle McCool, Jacob Fatu & More
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Doug Maynard

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

The Miz & Damian Priest have moved to Smackdown. Grayson Waller & Austin Theory are being moved to RAW. Thoughts?

It’s just WWE switching things up to break the status quo and giving the talents a chance for a reboot. Waller and Theory are badly in need of a change, plus it’ll be good to get Priest away from Judgement Day. I approve.

WWE is so heavy on names and talent right now, should they expand the Royal Rumble match to forty wrestlers instead of thirty, to allow more big names to have a chance?

I think the 40-man Rumble match is reserved for Saudi Arabia and events in the Middle East. The WWE roster may be stacked, but 30 people in each Rumble match is more than enough. Leave it as it is.

Who are your 5 favorite wrestlers of all time?

It changes from time to time, but I’d go with Bobby Eaton, The Masked Superstar, Ole Anderson, Matt Cardona, and Blackjack Mulligan.

What are your thoughts on Rhea Ripley potentially competing in the Men’s Royal Rumble match?

It sounds good on paper, but I don’t like it. Rhea is great but against Drew, Seth, or Omos? It just doesn’t work right in reality. Rhea just should stick with dominating the Women’s Division and defending her championship.

Charlotte Flair is being considered for a huge WrestleMania match against Tiffany Stratton according to a new report from @Fightful Select. Do you want to see ‘The Queen’ capture the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania?

I’d like to see Charlotte compete at WrestleMania because you know that it would be a great match. But win? No, not really. I’d rather see her have a great match, put Tiffany over, and help build a new star for the future, passing the torch if you will.

We’ve had 2 editions of Saturday Night’s Main Event, in back-to-back months since its comeback. What are your feelings about it?

It’s been decent television, but not really anything special. I’ve heard SNME compared on more than one occasion as a glorified house show, and I hate to say it, but that’s a fair comparison. The shows have been good, but they haven’t been must-see in the slightest. Not at all.

Do you think Michelle McCool should enter the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble match?

Michelle is a decent wrestler, but honestly, in my opinion, she’s not anything special. She’s kind of bland and if she wasn’t married to The Undertaker, she wouldn’t get half the credit or attention that she receives. So, Michelle in the Rumble match? It makes no difference to me.

Thoughts on Jacob Fatu’s beatdown of Braun Strowman on Saturday Night’s Main Event. Too much or just right?

It may have been too much for Braun, but he’s been around long enough that all he needs to do is beat up someone and he’ll have his heat back. The match, designed to make Fatu look like an absolute monster and deadly force, worked perfectly. It may have been a little much, but mission accomplished. Hell, even Bronson Reed tweeted and approved.

The Mega-Team of Will Ospreay & Kenny Omega versus The Mega Powers, Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage. Who wins?

Ospreay and Omega are a great team with a lot of charisma and potential, but the Mega Powers had Miss Elizabeth. They may not have always gotten along, but they’re the better team. Hogan and Savage would win.

Who is the greatest heel of all time?

That is totally subjective, and I don’t think there is one correct answer. In the ’70s and ’80, I think of Ole Anderson, Roddy Piper, Abdullah the Butcher, Stan Hansen, The Shiek, and so many others. In the ’90s, The Horsemen, Terry Funk, Austin Idol, Shawn Michaels, and DX. And now, it’s people like Kevin Owens, Drew McIntyre, Dominik Mysterio, etc. So, who’s the greatest of all time? Let’s go with the wrestling promoter himself. Vincent K. McMahon.

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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