Dave and Johnny previewed WWE Crown Jewel 2022 including Roman Reigns v. Logan Paul and Brock Lesnar v. Bobby Lashley.
Dave and Johnny discussed Colt Cabana and Jeff Jarrett appearing on AEW Dynamite, Gunther’s win over Rey Mysterio on Smackdown and Alexa Bliss and Asuka becoming new WWE women’s tag team champions.
All this and much more pro wrestling on this episode.
Saudi Arabia delivered. The WWE Night of Champions results gave us a new WWE Champion in Sami Zayn, who beat Cody Rhodes and Gunther clean in the triple threat main event to finally reach the top after years of chasing it. Oba Femi shocked everyone by winning King of the Ring with a clean victory over Jey Uso and no Bloodline interference, opening the door to Oba Femi versus Roman Reigns at SummerSlam. Iyo Sky captured Queen of the Ring and immediately challenged Liv Morgan, Seth Rollins won a bloody steel cage rubber match over Bron Breakker, Tiffany Stratton retained over Jade Cargill with help from Charlotte Flair, and Trick Williams held his title. We grade every match, break down the messy Sami heel booking, and map the road to SummerSlam.
Two shows, one wild weekend. Our WWE Night of Champions predictions cover the King of the Ring final, a possible Sami Zayn title shock, and a Bloodline turning heel in plain sight — then AEW Forbidden Door delivers a 12-man cage and the Kenny Omega vs. Zack Sabre Jr. dream match.
There’s a moment every longtime fan reaches when they look at the thing they love and ask if they still recognize it. After the UFC White House card, that moment has arrived. The fights delivered — Gaethje upset Topuria, Gane stopped Pereira — but the political pageantry, the post-fight comments from fighters like Josh Hokit, and the sense that the brand has swallowed the fighters left a taste that’s hard to wash out. We trace the lost era of respect embodied by Georges St-Pierre, Lyoto Machida, and Demian Maia, the Conor McGregor effect that rewired the culture, the risk of going “mainstream, mainstream,” and what the future of MMA coverage looks like on the Ringside Report Network as the weekly show retools.
Both King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring finals are locked for WWE Night of Champions 2026: Oba Femi vs. Jey Uso and Liv Morgan vs. Iyo Sky, plus a Cody-Gunther-Sami triple threat. But every meaningful thread keeps bending back toward Roman Reigns and the OTC. We break it all down.
