Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Ric Flair, Bayley, Total Divas & More
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Doug Maynard

Welcome to the show. It’s the only pro wrestling Q&A that matters. You have questions, and I have answers. It’s the Ultimate Wrestling Q&A. I’m Doug, your party host and Guiding Light. Are you ready? Let’s do this.

Bayley was ambushed and attacked at WrestleMania, thus causing her to be replaced by Backy Lynch as Lyra Valkyrie’s tag team partner. It was implied that Liv & Raquel attacked Bayley, but no proof. Was it Liv & Raquel, or was Bayley laid out by someone else, maybe even The Man? Thoughts?

Given how The Man turned on Lyra on RAW after they lost the titles to Liv and Raquel, the possibility of it being Becky who attacked and injured Bayley seems strong. My guess is after the Becky feud with Valkyria ends, we’ll get a feud with Becky and Bayley. That sounds good to me.

Did you see Paul Heyman on the Pat McAfee Show? Would you like to see this version of Heyman more often on WWE TV?

Heyman was fired up and in rare form on the Pat McAfee show Monday morning. I would love to see this version of Paul presented in WWE more often, and given who he is now paired with in Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker, we probably will.

Do you think the Emmys will ever recognize and honor professional wrestling?

They won’t, but they should.

Now that Cody Rhodes’ title reign has ended, how would you rate it?

Cosy’s run was steady, safe, and solid. It wasn’t overly exciting, but he had some good matches and came across well. I’d give it a 7.5 out of 10.

So, how about this? AEW brings Ric Flair on TV, and he pins Moxley with the Fingerpoke of Doom to win the AEW World Championship. And then, Moxley “beats” Flair the same night to win back his title. This would give Flair 17 World Championships. Would that generate heat and piss off WWE or what?

I would love to see something like this happen. It never will. Even Tony Khan isn’t that much of a mark, and I don’t think Flair or Moxley would go along with it, but it would get publicity, heat, and the people talking. That’s for damn sure.

Rapper Cardi B has announced that she will be a part of the first-ever two-night WWE SummerSlam as the host of the PLE. Thoughts?

So, the bathroom breaks are already being planned out for me. Great. I have no use for Cardi B, and when she’s on screen, I’ll use that time to the bathroom, fridge, or outside to smoke. I don’t even smoke, but given the choice of Cardi B. or lung cancer, I’ll take my chances with the cancer.

Do you think Joe Hendry should jump to WWE full-time when his contract expires? Or should he remain the face of TNA?

When the TNA deal ends, I expect Hendry to weigh his options, consider the long-range implications, and do what’s best for him and his family. Yes, he’s signing with WWE.

Do you think the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony should be shortened?

The event should be shorter, but the main problem that I saw was that it started at 10:00 PM, local time, and ran until 2:00 in the morning. The length of the show needs to be worked on, but the scheduling of the event is the bigger problem that needs to be fixed first.

It looks as if Randy Orton will be John Cena’s first challenger. Thoughts?

Randy versus Cena is a good choice. They’ve always had great chemistry and good matches. I don’t really see Randy winning the title from Cena, but it should make for some memorable moments and matches.

The Bella Twins recently discussed a possible reboot of Total Divas. If the show was brought back, what WWE talents would you want to participate, along with The Bellas?

Aside from the Bellas, I’d go with Naomi, Nia Jax, Maxine Dupri, Bianca Belair, and Chelsea Green.

Why do you think that Bailey was taken off of WrestleMania and Becky added? Also, do you think that when Bailey returns she will turn against Becky?

Bayley was removed to give a bigger spotlight to Becky for her return. In my opinion, Becky is considered the bigger star and WWE wanted to make sure that her return was as big as possible. And when Bayley makes her return, I have no doubts that she has plans and a beatdown in store for Becky.

And there you go. Thanks for reading. Comments, thoughts, and questions are welcome and appreciated. Reach me by e-mail at Doug28352@yahoo.com or on X at @Doug28352. 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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