Punk-Cody Face-Off Reactions and Drafting Our Picks to Win the 2025 Royal Rumble

Ben, Khal, Brian, and David kick off the show by discussing Roman Reigns’s ‘WWE 2K25’ cover reveal and each share their favorite pro wrestling video games (1:00). Then, they get into some of the highlights from ‘Raw,’ including:

• CM Punk and Cody Rhodes’s epic promo to close the show (10:51)
• The best use of WWE’s big-name stars at WrestleMania (20:25:)
• Debating who wins a world title first: Logan Paul or Jey Uso (35:24)

Then, in Nostalgia Freakz, they revisit the 2013 Royal Rumble, when the Rock ended CM Punk’s 434-day WWE title reign (43:15).

Later, in ‘They Said What?!’ they react to a question on whether or not Jey Uso’s “YEET Movement” compares to Daniel Bryan’s “YES Movement”(56:07).

Then, to close the show: It’s draft time! They each draft a man, a woman, and a wild-card pick for this Saturday’s Royal Rumble winner, using snake draft rules (66:34).

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Hosts: Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and Brian H. Waters
Guest: David Shoemaker
Producer: Brian H. Waters