Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
The Steiners, Becky Lynch, Jimmy Wang Yang & 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.

Both men Sting is being sued by his former bandmates over lost royalties. Thoughts?

This is actually the musician, Sting, and his band, The Police. Maybe he left them a message in the bottle, or maybe they had better put on the red light. Hopefully, they’ll get this worked out.

Are you a fan of the Steiner Brothers?

I’m mixed on the Steiners. They’re two tough men and a great tag team, but I liked them better as singles wrestlers rather than a tag team. My tag team taste was always more towards The Midnight Express rather than the two bullies from Michigan.

Orange Cassidy has allegedly been cleared for an in-ring return. Are you excited about the Freshly Squeezed return of Cassidy to AEW?

Just another clown for the circus. I liked Orange when he first came to AEW because he was special and unique, but even the best steak spoils when it’s left sitting out too long. The gimmick and character have long gotten stale, and even the time away due to injury won’t fix that.

Who is the first person that comes to mind when you see the United States Championship?

When I see the United States Championship, I think either Jimmy Snuka or Sgt. Slaughter. That was the first title Snuka held as a heel in Crockett under the guidance of Gene Anderson, and it really made him as a singles star in the NWA. And Slaughter, during the NWA run, was so believable and such a badass, so much better than the watered-down version he portrayed in WWE.

Mr. Iguana versus Baron Von Raschke. Who wins?

Mr. Iguana has La Yesca, but the Baron has the claw. The claw wins. And that is all the people need to know.

Jimmy Garvin w/ Precious versus Austin Theory. Who wins?

Both men are very talented and are the bad guys that the fans love to hate. This would be a good match and so much fun. Austin and Garvin are pretty evenly matched, but Garvin had the one special extra, aka Precious. She causes the distraction, and Jimmy gets the win. But it’s not his fault.

Should WWE make a public apology to the Osbourne family? Was Becky Lynch’s promo fair game or a step too far?

Ozzy was a WWE Hall of Famer, and Sharon has made so many outrageous comments that I doubt either of them would have minded the comment. It’s all daughter, Kelly Osbourne, who is understandably oversensitive right now about anything Ozzy-related. Maybe a quiet, in-person apology is due, but I see nothing wrong with the remark. It’s a heel using a heel comment to rag on a town and the fans, nothing more.

Jimmy Wang Yang is releasing an autobiography. Thoughts?

Jimmy Wang Yang was never a big star, but he was there for so much, in WCW, WWE, and Japan, that the stories he has to tell would be amazing. If I can find the book once it’s released, I’ll be reading it.

Do you agree with Mark Henry? Was Syko Stu at fault for provoking Raja Jackson?

Stu was at fault in the initial meeting and the working moment with Raja, but apologies were made, and they were accepted. It was squashed and forgiven, and that should have been the end of any problems. Everything after that, especially the cowardly attack in the ring, is all on Raja, a grown man with obvious anger issues and mental problems. The attack was unprovoked and criminal, and it’s all Jackson.

Recast Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but using wrestlers in all the major roles.

For the roles of Buffy, Xander, and Willow, we’ll go with Tiffany Stratton, Austin Theory, and Alba Fyre. Giles would be played by Adam Pearce, while Spike and Angel would be played by Cody Rhodes and Finn Balor. Anya, Tara, Faith, and Oz would be played by Chelsea Green, Lyra Valkyria, Stephanie Vaquer, and Tozawa. Dawn would be played by Zelina Vega.

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; that is all people need to know. I’ll see you at the matches.

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