Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast

WWE: Roman Reigns' absence diminishes Money in the Bank | Jeff Hardy's DUI arrest

Episode Summary

Roman Reigns' extended absence from WWE and its premium live events looks to continue with Money in the Bank despite a surprise championship defense upcoming on SmackDown. Host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini dive into Reigns' disappearance, why WWE booking is suffering and how his storyline has done a complete 180 in quality. The guys open the show with coverage of Jeff Hardy's third DUI arrest in four-plus years and AEW's response. Other topics include the Money in the Bank build starting with a thud, women's storylines across SmackDown and Raw, and GUNTHER's first main roster title.

Episode Notes

Roman Reigns' extended absence from WWE and its premium live events looks to continue with Money in the Bank despite a surprise championship defense upcoming on SmackDown. Host Adam Silverstein and co-host Chris Vannini open The Main Event [25:30] by diving into Reigns' unexplained disappearance, why WWE booking is suffering massively, whether Reigns will overcome a Money in the Bank cash-in and if how his storyline has done a complete 180 in quality. The guys wrap with a Cody Rhodes injury update [49:25] and look at why the first four Money in the Bank qualifying matches have started the show's build with a thud [56:25]. "The Silver King" and "Vintage" then move into The Good, The Bad and The Ugly [1:12:25] where topics include Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch and Asuka, Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley, GUNTHER winning the intercontinental title and an infuriating edition of Raw. Adam and Chris kick off the show with coverage of Jeff Hardy's third DUI arrest in four-plus years [3:00] and a discussion about how AEW should respond. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.