Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Ric Flair, Bianca Belair, The Acclaimed & 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.

Do you agree with Ric Flair that Shawn Michaels is the greatest wrestler of all time?

Wasn’t it like three weeks ago that Ric said Charlotte was the greatest of all time, and she was followed closely by Randy Orton? And now, it’s HBK. I guess it depends on the time of the day and which bottle Ric is sipping from, on who the best is. But he’s entitled to his opinions. And while HBK is one of the best, he’s not THE best. I’d put The Masked Superstar, Bobby Eaton, and surprisingly, Ric Flair, all ahead of HBK.

Do you think WWE’s ticket strategy is fair game—or are loyal fans being priced out?

The average fan can’t afford a WWE event these days. And someone like me, on a fixed income, is definitely being priced out. The prices are too damn high!

Are you ready to see Bianca Belair return to the ring once she’s fully healed?

Once she’s medically cleared, it’ll be good to see Bianca back in the ring. The lady has skills.

Is it time for The Acclaimed to get back on the same page?

They’re better as a team than as singles wrestlers. I think that’s the whole point of this story with Jerry Lynn. Yes, they should be back as a team and scissoring that tag team gold again.

A Tables ‘n’ Tacks match. Is this the right direction for MJF and Mark Briscoe, or does AEW risk going too far?

It’s a BS match that will draw some attention, allow MJF and Briscoe to risk injury, and be forgotten about three days later. What would Cornette say? Oh yeah, lazy booking.

Maria Kanellis versus Christy Hemme. Who wins?

Could Maria stay healthy enough and quit popping out babies long enough to have a match? Maria was actually fair in the ring and was trying to improve during her first run in WWE. Hemme was never great in the ring, but she was passable at times, and proved with TNA that she has a good mind for wrestling. This match, though, would be bad. Very bad. We’re talking Alicia Fox versus Melina, bad. A big thumbs up to whoever gets that reference. I wouldn’t want to see this match, and thank goodness it never happened. And the winner? Maria Kanellis, due to Mike Bennett and some outside interference.

Should Dominik versus Rey Mysterio headline an AAA event in Mexico?

It would be huge, make money, and given their interactions at Worlds Collide, I would say yes. Anytime we can get Dom and his deadbeat Dad in the ring together, you know it’s going to be good.

Mads Krule Krugger defeated Matt Riddle to win the MLW World Title at MLW Fightland. Do you think MLW is through with Matt Riddle, too?

Krugger cashed in a contract similar to Money in the Bank to change the defense by Riddle against Dijak to a triple-threat, and then pinned Riddle. I’m speculating, but given all the bad publicity and controversy Riddle has stirred up over the past few weeks, I can easily see MLW wanting to take their belt off of Riddle and letting him step back out of the spotlight for a while. Or maybe, after 245 days of Riddle as the champ, MLW was just ready for a change. The timing seems suspicious to me.

Big Bill has called out Eddie Kingston for a match at AEW All In, from Toronto. Are you excited for Kingston’s return to the ring after being out for over a year?

Kingston is coming back to fight Big Bill. That’s not very exciting to me, especially since it’ll be buried among 14 other matches at AEW All Out and will be forgotten about within a matter of days. Kingston stands out among the AEW roster, but that’s more for his promos than anything else. In the ring, he’s nothing special, and this match won’t be anything special either.

Will Andrade be the first wrestler to go from AEW to WWE, back to AEW?

Technically, he started in WWE first, but yeah, I think he will be the first one to escape AEW and then return after tasting freedom. We don’t know if he will be returning to AEW, but either AEW or CMLL seems the most likely option.

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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