Ep. 43: The Failure of 'Fastlane,' 'Raw,' and 'SmackDown'

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Ep. 43: The Failure of 'Fastlane,' 'Raw,' and 'SmackDown'

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Mar 9, 2017

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The Ringer's David Shoemaker, Bleacher Report's Dave Schilling, and "Hollywood" Dan St. Germain team up to reluctantly break down 'Fastlane' (01:00), the end of Kevin Owens's championship reign (13:20), Goldberg headlining 'WrestleMania' (17:00), Braun Strowman and the Undertaker (25:40), Jack Gallagher's headbutts (34:00), and AJ Styles's loss to Randy Orton (37:00). Then they wrap up by answering some of your Twitter questions (40:20).

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Mar 9, 2017

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