KOTR 338 - The 2023 KOTR Draft featuring Kyle from The Apron Bump Podcast

·1 hr 17 min·5 clips

Triple H unveils a brand new WWE world title, and Kyle joins for a fantasy draft ahead of the real WWE draft.

The episode opens with a teaser about the upcoming WWE draft and a new world title introduced by Triple H. Host King Ricky Rozay introduces guest Kyle from The Apron Bump Podcast. They start with the 'first guest game,' where Kyle shares how he became a wrestling fan at age four after watching Small Soldiers and then stumbling upon WrestleMania 15. Kyle names Samoa Joe and Jeff Hardy as his favorite wrestlers and selects Austin vs. Rock at WrestleMania 17 as the match he'd show a non-fan. The hosts then shift to breaking news: a lawsuit filed by former WWE writer Brittany Abrahams alleging racial discrimination, including a pitch linking wrestler Mansoor to 9/11. They analyze the case's merits and context. Next, they discuss the new world heavyweight championship belt, its design, and its impact on the brand split and Cody Rhodes' storyline. The main segment is a fantasy draft where Ricky is GM for NXT, Willy for SmackDown, and Kyle for Raw. Each has 12 picks to build rosters, with champions like Roman Reigns and Bianca Belair already assigned to brands. Key picks include Brock Lesnar to NXT, Roman Reigns to SmackDown, Cody Rhodes as Raw's world champion, and humorous selections like Quincy Elliott and Maximum Male Models. The draft concludes with roster summaries, and Kyle plugs his podcast before the hosts sign off.

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The fantasy draft works best as a test of whether WWE can make two brands feel equally important.

Kings of the Rings Podcast turns the 2023 KOTR Draft into a focused argument about what a WWE brand split needs to accomplish. With Kyle joining King Ricky Rose, the episode weighs whether separate world champions can each feel like the top figure on their own show when Raw and…

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