Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
The Rock, Bob Backlund, Drew McIntyre & 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.

Corey Graves will be the lead announcer for the English version of AAA TripleMania XXXIII. Thoughts?

This makes perfect sense. Corey did an excellent job at World’s Collide. Good choice by WWE.

Drew McIntyre says people in the USA don’t have a sense of humor and get offended easily. Is Drew right?

The USA is highly populated with entitled, easily offended clowns with huge sticks up their butts. Drew is 100% correct.

If Rocky Johnson’s kid, Dwayne, had started in WCW instead of WWE, would The Rock ever have existed and become a big star?

Look at what WCW did to David Flair, Eric Watts, Prince Iaukea, Dustin Rhodes, Kendall Windham, Bobby Duncum Jr., Brad, Scott, and Steve Armstrong, Chavo Guerrero, Hector Garza, Mike Awesome, Horace Hogan, etc. Would Dwayne have fared any better? I doubt it.

Bob Backlund once said that he didn’t feel Hulk Hogan did a good job of representing the WWE, and despite Hogan’s popularity, he would have fired him thirty years ago. Thoughts?

I think Bob may be a little jealous of Hogan and speaking out of personal spite rather than using common sense. But then again, it’s never easy to be complimentary to the person who replaced you, right? I get why Backlund feels as he does, but I don’t agree.

Should wrestling legends separate their real lives from their on-screen personas, or is “living the gimmick” part of what makes them great?

Look at what living the gimmick has done for Ric Flair? There needs to be a line between a character and reality. Anything different will lead to problems for the wrestler, their families, and everyone around them. Again, look at Flair. Wooooo.

Reboot the television show, Bonanza, using WWE superstars.

For the father, Ben Cartwright, I’d cast Nick Aldis in the role. As for the sons, Adam would be played by Roman Reigns, Hoss would be played by Bronson Reed, and Little Joe would be portrayed by Joe Hendry. The cook, Hop Sing, would be played by Akira Tozawa.

Sheamus versus Greg Valentine. Who wins?

Talk about a banger, and this would qualify. These two men would beat the hell out of each other and enjoy every moment. Tough call here, but I think Sheamus would get the win.

What has happened to Jack Perry? Orange Cassidy? Luchasaurus?

Perry is sitting at home and not being used. Cassidy had surgery and isn’t medically cleared to return yet. And Luchasaurus has been ill and isn’t cleared to return to AEW yet.

Karrion Kross and Scarlett have been moved to the alumni section of the WWE website. Thoughts?

So, it looks as if the contracts have expired and they’re gone from the WWE… unless they’re not. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

Rank these four, from best to worst, on mic skills only. Ric Flair, The Rock, Shawn Michaels, and Steve Austin.

From best to worst, I’d go Ric Flair, Steve Austin, The Rock, and then HBK.

Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll versus Solo Sikoa w/ the MFTs. Who wins?

Solo is tough and has his gang, but Tully is sneakier, plus he has Baby Doll. And where you find one Horseman, the rest aren’t far away. This would be a classic encounter, and Tully would take a beating. But in the end, he’d outsmart Solo and steal a win.

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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