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Carmelo Hayes Joins to Talk Going at It With Bobby Lashley on Social Media, His Match With Cody Rhodes, Drake-Kendrick Beef, and More

David and Kaz are joined by the SmackDown first-round draft pick Carmelo Hayes, who discusses the NXT brand, Trick Williams, and much more

By David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide
WWE


COLD OPEN QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If you had to pick one WWE wrestler to be in the rotation for the Knicks, who would it be?

David and Kaz are joined by the SmackDown first-round draft pick Carmelo Hayes, who discusses the following:

  • Elevating the NXT brand (6:48)
  • Responding to Bobby Lashley on social media (10:55)
  • Challenging Cody Rhodes on his first night on the SmackDown roster (13:24)
  • His thoughts on the Drake-Kendrick beef (21:04)
  • What it means for him seeing Trick Williams win the NXT title (25:00)
  • Shawn Michaels’s influence (31:30)

Then David and Kaz close out the show with the following:

  • King and Queen of the Ring tournament with a few predictions (46:26)
  • NXT highlights (63:53)
  • Mogul Embassy betraying Swerve Strickland on AEW Dynamite (70:38)
  • WWE Raw staying on USA through the end of 2024 (76:40)
  • Kofi Kingston says he wants to wrestle Barack Obama (84:42)

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Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide
Guest: Carmelo Hayes
Producer: Brian H. Waters

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