Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Eddie Kingston, SaudiMania, Ronda Rousey & 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, guiding light, and the man with the best mullet since Billy Ray. Are you ready? Let’s do this.

Eddie Kingston recently revealed that when he had recent surgeries for a hernia and then knee surgery, his insurance refused to cover them, and Tony Khan stepped in and paid the bills. Thoughts?

We all know that Tony is a nice guy. Maybe I’m wrong, but didn’t the knee injury happen during an AEW show? Tony and AEW would be responsible for that bill anyhow. But whatever. Tony is a nice guy and has money. Yay for Tony Khan.

I keep seeing The Undertaker backstage at AAA and giving advice, but what the hell does he know about lucha libre?

Considering that The Undertaker began his wrestling career in Texas and currently lives in Texas, he probably knows far more about the Mexican style of wrestling than most would suspect. And after thirty years, he knows WWE and what they want and expect from their talent. He’s helping the AAA talent adapt to the WWE standards, and should be appreciated for that.

With all of her recent gripes against WWE, there are rumors that Ronda Rousey may end up in AEW. Would you like to see Rousey become All Elite? Thoughts?

She’d make good money and get to play with her friends. Sure, sign her up. It would be entertaining, for a little while anyhow.

Allegedly, WWE is preventing TNA talent from working with Scott D’Amore’s Maple Leaf Wrestling, since MLW allows AEW wrestlers on their shows. Thoughts?

WWE, TNA, and MLW have all denied this allegation. The original report came from Meltzer, over something Moose allegedly said, so it has to be taken with a grain of salt at best.

Athena will allegedly be taking some time off in AEW/ROH. So, will she drop the belt first, do an injury angle, or what?

It doesn’t matter what AEW or ROH does with Athena or her title. If they hadn’t announced that she was taking time off, no one would have noticed that she was even missing. I expect we’ll see an injury angle, so she’ll have someone to feud with once she returns.

Can KnokX Pro recover its credibility after the Raja Jackson incident, or is the damage too deep to fix?

That remains to be seen, but I will say this. I wouldn’t attend a KnokXS Pro event now, even if it were in my hometown and free. I think they’re done.

Saudi Arabia allegedly wants The Rock to headline WrestleMania 43. Thoughts?

I think that ship has sailed, especially given The Rock’s huge weight loss and simply due to his getting older. But money talks, so maybe we’ll end up with The Rock versus Shawn Michaels as the main event of WrestleMania 43? We’ll just have to watch and see what happens.

If the Saudi’s are getting WrestleMania, should AEW run a huge event in the U.S. that weekend, to attract the disgruntled American fans?

This actually makes sense. Run a big show, and give all of the independents that usually piggyback off of Mania an alternative. Give the fans who WWE is slapping in the face an alternative. WWE is handing AEW a great opportunity, and AEW should take full advantage of that.

According to Shotzi Blackheart, people aren’t giving Ronda Rousey enough credit for her time in WWE. Thoughts?

Ronda is getting the credit she deserves. It’s her mouth and comments after the fact that are drawing the negative vibes and attention.

How much do you think WrestleMania is worth to Saudi Arabia? Do you believe that they should have gone to London first?

Allegedly, WWE will make something like 250 million dollars by holding WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia. Looking at that amount, I can almost understand why WWE is screwing over their American fans in favor of the almighty dollar. It’s still wrong and messed up. And yes, London should be getting WrestleMania first.

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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