Robbie from London, Ontario
Hey guys, a quick one here. Who are both of your personal favorite wrestlers of all time? And who in your opinion is the best wrestler of all time. For me its Sting and Kurt Angle. Thanks!
Anthony from Melbourne
I just wanted to get your opinion on how the Elite have been treating their run in’s on the Indy shows lately. I’m all for some of the tongue and cheek comedy they do on BTE, specifically breaking the fourth wall at times but don’t know if I like how it translates to the in ring product.
I haven’t really seen this get called out but when they do a run-in for the save, they go around hi-fiving every fan and doing their entrance like its before a match, pose in ring and all, while the heels just stand there waiting around looking like chumps. Admittedly I don’t listen to Cornette’s podcast and enjoy hearing his views but don’t agree with many of them but I imagine the amount of expletives he would bestow upon these guys for this would be warranted.
On a broader issue, BTE’s relationship with AEWs story-lines could become problematic if they start to integrate the two once TV has started, unlike Nightmare Family specials. They feel more like a documentary style but they have recently integrated some story-line stuff into it which has been well done.
Lucas from Milwaukee
Hey guys, in your opinion, which one of these aquisitions has had the biggest long term impact on the UFC? Strikeforce, WEC, or Pride FC.
Jeremy in Texas
Not sure if you guys know much about this, but with the recent injury and major surgery to Tommaso Ciampa, how much of that procedure and rehab comes out of his pocket? In general, if wrestlers/superstars are “independent contractors,” are they able to get some sort of health insurance so when they have these major injuries, it won’t cost them an arm and a leg, for lack of a better term.
Mahmood from Bahrain
Hey Guys two questions:
First, are you guys familiar with Simon Millar from Whatculture, Brandon Stroud from Uproxx, the Lapsed Fan podcast or the Tights and Fights podcast? These are just some of the other wrestling media personalities that I follow and was just wondering if you were ever wondering of having them on one of your shows?
Second, what would you say are the top three Wrestlemania main events? Bottom 2? In modern day pro wrestling (not just the world of the wwe) how important is a mania main event to a pro wrestler especially with the rise in prestige of an NJPW or possibility of a competitor in an AEW
The White Album is also great
Hey guys. I did a quick google search and couldn’t find anything about this topic. I was wondering if AEW or Khan have said anything about implementing any sort of Wellness Policy, PED testing or other form of drug testing. I assume doing so is pretty uncommon or unheard of for most promotions, but I’m curious about your guys’ opinion on if it would be a good idea for AEW to look at something like that or would it be more harm than good.
Thanks guys. Love everything you do
John, how disappointed will you be if Max EVER has a cavity?
What ever happened to Sawyer Fulton leaving NXT? Unexplained removal from SAnitY and quietly left TNA; in a good position joining oVe in Impact.
Hey guys,
Two part question.
With announcements like the Women’s Wrestling Summit, WXW, and the SMASH &Progress show running Toronto over Summerslam weekend, looks like Toronto is going to get a bunch of indy shows that week.
What do you think is the saturation point in Toronto or even the GTA for shows over Summerslam weekend?
What show gimmick, wrestler, or even promotion that we haven’t seen yet over a Mania or other big WWE show weekend do you think would do really well in Toronto over Summerslam weekend?
Thanks!
Branavan From Ajax:
What are the most aggravating instances of WWE depushing or not taking advantage of a wrestler’s popularity with fans that you can remember?
Alex from Maple
Do you guys suscribe to marvel unlimited? I’ve recently gotten it on my IPad and highly recommend it.
Also do you guys plan to attend Summerslam/takeover this year given it’s at the Scotiabank arena in Toronto?
Hi I was wondering why people think it’s ok for someone like Meltzer to talk about how he doesn’t believe Roman’s oral chemo story on his podcast and it’s fine but when wwe says the word leukemia people call it tasteless, shouldn’t everyone get held to the same standard
Ari from montreal
This might be super random but i keep forgetting to ask this question here it is. During Montreal Canadian home games, when the Habs get a powerplay they play wwe superstar music. They have played finn balors song, kevin owens and even did seth rollins burn it down. Do u guys know why this might be the reason?
Can I do a weekly podcast with John where we review each episode of Dallas, possibly while half drunk?
Imran from Huddersfield
Where do you feel Wrestling’s current standing within the mainstream media is currently? With The Rock, John Cena and Batista all crossing over to be mainstream actors/stars, and with Rhonda Rousey being in the WWE, and other wrestlers constantly seeming to crop up on ESPN and other talk shows, I feel like wrestling is more over within the mainstream then it has been since the late 90’s.
And if you do think that Wrestling is more over then it has been for a while, why are TV ratings still so low?
If you guys aren’t super into the Mexican scene, feel free to skip this one.
With WWE, ROH, and AEW (rightly) trying to make women prominent pieces of their promotions, they have all acquired joshi talent, and WWE in particular has acquired female British and Australian talent, but none of them seem to have obvious interest in luchadoras; why not? Is the talent just not there? Is the style too different?
I guess the larger question is, why has female talent from across both ponds been integrated into many facets of the American scene while luchadoras have not? Pentagon and Fenix opened the door for the new gen of Mexican talent, and now you can see all kinds of male luchadors anywhere, yet the only luchadora who has seemed to cross over is Taya, and even then, she’s an English-speaking Canadian. Impact seems to be the only place you can see luchadoras, and even then it’s rare, but people like Keyra and Faby Apache looked fine enough on those shows interacting with American talent. Just wondering, if there is such a rush to acquire female talent, why the bigger promotions are not looking into this seemingly untapped resource?
David from Israel
Kind of an off topic question but I’m thinking about buzzing my hair, John how much has buzzing your hair made your life easier? And does it get rough being with short hair during the cold days in Canada?
And for Wai, How do you keep your hair looking so fresh after wearing a hat? Whenever I wear a hat my hair ends up looking like shit.
Thanks guys!
As journalists, how do you guys feel about the Wilson-Raybould leaked tapes to the media?
As podcasters, how do you guys feel about JWR just releasing all this free audio content with no real plan of revenue generation?
Rory from Pennsylvania
Hey John and Wai. Love the podcast. I really enjoy when you guys discuss non-wrestling related topics but of course love the wrestling-related content too. I am curious if you guys would have any interest in reviewing music albums, either nominated by the listeners or albums you both think were either classics or duds or you both had mixed feelings on? Keep up the great work.