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)

• 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)

Then they recap a few things we missed over the break, including:
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Hosts: Ben Cruz and Brian H. Waters
Producer: Brian H. Waters
Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz

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