Was the One-Year Anniversary of ‘WWE Raw’ on Netflix Too “Strange”?

COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What is your pro wrestling New Year’s resolution?

Ben and Brian fill in for David and Kaz and kick off the show by discussing the one-year anniversary of WWE Raw on Netflix, which had a Stranger Things theme. They talk about the following:

-Brian’s experience in the arena vs. Ben’s experience watching on Netflix (3:00)
-How WWE incorporated Stranger Things (8:23)
-CM Punk retains the world title against Bron Breakker (13:56)
-Is the Vision lackluster without Seth Rollins (20:09)?
-Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky win the women’s tag team titles (25:45)
-Becky Lynch beats Maxxine Dupri for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship (33:34)
-Fans are upset that Chris Jericho did not appear on WWE Raw (40:29)

Then they recap a few things we missed over the break, including:

-Trick Williams and Matt Cardona debuting on SmackDown (50:00)
-Drew McIntyre challenging Cody Rhodes to a Three Stages of Hell match (54:39)
-MJF becoming AEW world champion and Willow Nightingale winning two titles, including dethroning Mercedes Moné (58:21)

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Hosts: Ben Cruz and Brian H. Waters
Producer: Brian H. Waters
Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz