John Cena’s Heel Turn Is Picking Up Steam. Plus, Evaluating Today’s Tag Team Wrestling Scene. | The Masked Man Show

ShowIn a special bonus episode of The Masked Man Show, David and Kaz welcome MJF to the show. He discusses his role in 'Happy Gilmore 2', why the Hurt Syndicate has been so successful, the current state of the AEW locker room, and more. Catch all our video content on ⁠Bluesky⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Instagram Threads⁠, and ⁠X⁠. Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem FamuyideGuest: Maxwell Jacob FriedmanProducer: Brian H. WatersAdditional Production Support: Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David and Kaz are set to discuss a huge week of wrestling that includes four shows (5:40).They discuss how these cards will look this weekend: WWE Evolution (20:25) WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event (32:00) WWE Evolution vs. the Beyonce concert (41:29) AEW All In (49:41) Catch all our video content on ⁠Bluesky⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Instagram Threads⁠, and ⁠X⁠.Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem FamuyideProducer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Roman Reigns celebrated the birth of his sixth child. How many children of Bloodline members will be pro wrestlers in the next 30 years (0:30)? Then, they discuss the following: Wrestling fan behavior (15:58) CM Punk’s change of heart (25:08) Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley to face off in a Texas Deathmatch (37:45) Cody Rhodes joins the cast of ‘Street Fighter’ (41:04) Ospreay & Swerve raise the stakes vs. Young Bucks (45:03) The latest on Britt Baker (56:34)  Finn Balor and JD McDonagh win the World Tag Team Titles (65:30) Catch all our video content on ⁠Bluesky⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Instagram Threads⁠, and ⁠X⁠. Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Where does “boo your momma” rank in terms of best comebacks to angry fans? David and Kaz kick off the week by discussing Night of Champions (05:44), including: (06:16) Solo Sikoa’s title win (09:09) The debut of Tala Tonga (12:25) John Cena versus everyone (31:30) Kaz’s fantasy booking (33:32) Jade Cargill versus Asuka (42:06) Sami Zayn versus Karrion Kross (53:23) Grayson Waller’s tweet (56:15) Cody Rhodes versus Randy Orton (1:01:43) Early predictions (1:06:44) Rhea Ripley versus Raquel Rodriguez (1:09:10) 'Raw' (1:13:29) Weird wrestling notes (1:17:27) Thanks for listening Catch all our video content on⁠⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram Threads⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠ ⁠X⁠⁠⁠. Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide Producers: Ashleigh Smith and Brian Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who’s the greatest French professional wrestler of all time (00:38)? David and Kaz kick off the week by discussing Night of Champions before Brian Waters and Ben Cruz close the show with an interview with Gunther (1:09:31). They also discuss the following: John Cena vs. CM Punk (5:50) Jade Cargill vs. Asuka (18:50) Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes (29:13) Karrion Kross vs. Sami Zayn (37:47) Jacob Fatu vs. Solo Sikoa (38:32) Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez (52:40) Catch all our video content on⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Instagram Threads⁠⁠, and⁠ ⁠X⁠⁠. Hosts: David Shoemaker, Kazeem Famuyide, Brian H. Waters and Ben CruzGuests: GuntherProducers: Kyle Williams and Brian Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Over the weekend at Fanatics Fest, who had the worse WWE entrance: Tom Brady or James Harden (0:30)? Ben and Brian are filling in for David and Kaz today and kick off the show recapping WWE’s big weekend at Fanatics Fest and talk through some of their favorite moments (6:51). Then, they get into the following: John Cena’s ‘Pipe Bomb’ sequel (14:50) Jacob Fatu’s babyface run (28:59) Is Solo better on the mic than Jimmy and Jey (36:58)? If Mercedes Mone wins the AEW Women’s title at All In, does it actually hurt the title itself (52:18)? WWE ‘Raw’ preview (59:470) Catch all our video content on ⁠Bluesky⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Instagram Threads⁠, and ⁠X⁠. Hosts: Ben Cruz and Brian H. Waters Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If Hulk Hogan had passed away because of some routine surgery, how would he describe how he went on to the afterlife (0:36)?David and Kaz kick off the week by previewing Jey Uso vs. Cody Rhodes in the King of the Ring tournament on next week’s 'Raw' (9:50). Then they discuss the following: Bilingual Hangman (24:50) The false reports that WWE is potentially for sale (31:08) Blake Monroe's NXT contract (40:26) Liv Morgan's dislocated shoulder (50:40) Hulk Hogan's death hoax (1:00:45) Ethan Page and Ricky Saints are potentially joining Seth Rollins’s faction (1:03:46) MJF gets heat in Mexico (1:1045) CMLL women’s champion Mercedes Moné (1:16:00) Catch all our video content on⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠Instagram Threads⁠⁠, and⁠ ⁠X⁠⁠.Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem FamuyideProducer: Kyle Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: In kayfabe, who is the worst father: Paul Bearer, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, or Stu Hart (0:30)? David and Kaz kick off the week by discussing the reports about Triple H’s decision to make Gunther vs. Goldberg a world title match (3:35). Then they also discuss the following: Whether or not the John Cena heel turn is turning the corner (20:05) Who the one to dethrone Cena should be (32:55) King and Queen of the Ring Tournaments shape up (42:38) Tag team wrestling at the top of the card (52:24) Catch all our video content on ⁠Bluesky⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Instagram Threads⁠, and ⁠X⁠. Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who should be the mainstream artist to produce Seth Rollins’s new theme music (0:27)? Then they discuss the following: Jey Uso’s 51-day world title reign ends on 'Raw' (11:36) Gunther’s second title reign is set up to be better than the first (20:24) King of the Ring tournament update (28:18) Queen of the Ring tournament update (36:45) Could Ron Killings win the WWE Championship (44:00)? Swerve-Ospreay kicks off AEW Dynamite with a banger (52:04) AEW introduces the Unified Championship (58:06) Catch all our video content on ⁠Bluesky⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Instagram Threads⁠, and ⁠X⁠. Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who is more over, Ron Killings or Mr. Iguana? David and Kaz start the show with one of the wildest stories in pro wrestling, as Ron Killings, a.k.a. R-Truth, is BACK in WWE (2:53). Then they discuss the following: Naomi becomes Ms. Money in the Bank (35:00) Seth Rollins becomes a two-time Money in the Bank winner (46:24) Preview for Jey Uso vs. Gunther on 'Raw' (62:40) Becky Lynch becomes the Women’s Intercontinental Champion (68:33) Catch all our video content on ⁠Bluesky⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Instagram Threads⁠, and ⁠X⁠. Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices