Tossing Salt Presents:
Ultimate Wrestling Q&A
Gail Kim, Tessa Blanchard, Matt Cardona & 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.

TNA Wrestling has announced that The Beautiful People, Angelina Love and Velvet Sky, will be inducted into the TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025. Thoughts?

Love and Sky were a huge part of TNA for a long time, and this honor, induction to the TNA HOF, is very well deserved.

Gail Kim, noting her schoolgirl outfits and tiny size, says she often feels uncomfortable watching Riho wrestle in AEW. Thoughts?

Kim also clarified that the match she’s thinking of, with Riho, was many years ago. Riho dresses like a child, and it is disturbing to watch. Kim explained herself very well in her tweets, and people are getting upset over nothing.

John Cena Sr. thinks his son’s WWE heel turn was “destroyed” by the absence of “the characters involved” in the turn, aka The Rock and the rap guy. Thoughts?

Daddy Cena is 100% on this. The Rock and Travis Scott were there to make the heel turn by Cena larger than life, and then they were both MIA for the rest of the story, and it fizzled quickly as a result. The fans didn’t want to boo Cena anyhow, but if the Final Boss had been involved, they could have made it work. The Rock couldn’t be bothered, though, and everything fell apart as a result.

Jazmyn Nyx is done with WWE and will be exiting the company when her current deal expires. Thoughts?

Nyx didn’t want to sign a new deal and feels like moving on to something else for her future. It’s a shame because she had a presence and lots of potential. But if she’s not feeling it and feels that it’s time to move on, so be it.

Where is Tessa Blanchard? Is she injured, or did TNA just pull her from their shows?

Tessa is currently under a kayfabe suspension by TNA. I can’t find any record of her working any Indy’s recently, so I suppose she’s just sitting at home, waiting for TNA to bring her back.

Matt Cardona was part of the TNA invasion of NXT last night. Is this Matt’s way to get back into WWE full-time through the back door?

Matt was part of the TNA invasion and has sworn his loyalty to TNA, but Matt’s wife is part of WWE, and Matt has made his desire to return to WWE very well known over the past several years. So I’ll make a prediction here. WarGames, and NXT versus TNA. Cardona turns on his team, costs TNA the match, and joins his wife as part of WWE once more.

Remember the show WKRP in Cincinnati? Reboot the show, but using WWE superstars.

Where do I begin? Mr. Carlson? Let’s put Teddy Long in the spot. Jennifer? WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus. Bailey, Herb, and Andy? Lyra Valkyria, The Miz, and AJ Styles. Les Nesman? Let’s bring in Funaki. Venus Flytrap would be Xavier Woods, while Dr. Johnny Fever? CM Punk.

Does Mercedes Mone have heel heat or X-Pac heat?

Definitely X-Pac heat. Since moving to AEW, Mone has gotten progressively worse, and everything that was entertaining about her seems to have vanished. As Sasha Banks, she was entertaining. As Mercedes Mone, she’s just annoying.

RVD vs. Dirty Dom Mysterio? Who wins?

Dom currently holds two titles. How many belts does RVD currently hold? Exactly. Dom cheats, but Dom also wins.

Whatever happened to Dan Lambert?

Lambert surprisingly left AEW by his own choice, not wanting to be stereotyped or get stale. As near as I can tell, he’s a trainer for MMA, plus owns and manages a gym, America’s Top Team. He left AEW in 2022 and has yet to return to pro wrestling in any serious capacity since.

The Miz named who he would have on his bar fight team. He said The Usos, Umaga, and Jacob Fatu. Who would be on your bar fight team?

Miz is a smart man. Four Samoans. My bar fight team? I’m older than Miz, so my team would be Haku, Harley Race, Blackjack Mulligan, and Brock Lesnar.

Barry Windham versus The Iron Sheik. Who wins?

Barry was a natural and incredible wrestler when he was motivated. Before the injuries took their toll, Iron Sheik was a legit wrestling machine. This match, with both in their primes, would be awesome. I think The Iron Sheik would win.

Marty Jannetty claims he turned down an offer to do three wrestling-themed XXX movies. Thoughts?

With Marty, anything he says has to be taken with a grain of salt. I won’t discount this, though. After all, X-Pac, Chyna, and Tammy Sytch all did XXX movies, and let’s not even mention Mandy Rose or Matt Riddle on OnlyFans. So, maybe he’s telling the truth, and maybe he’s pulling a Marty. I guess we’ll never really know.

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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