In this edition of the Verbal Submission Podcast, we discuss Bobby Lashley becoming WWE Champion and more fallout from this past week in the promotion including the Elimination Chamber event (0:00-20:00), the fallout of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Castle Attack event including Ibushi retaining the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles over Naito, the plans to merge the belts, the importance of the NEVER Openweight title currently held by Tanahashi, Takahashi dropping the Junior Heavyweight title due to injury and ultimately won by El Desperado and big individual wins by Okada and Jay White ahead of New Japan Cup (20:00-31:00) and AEW Wrestling signing Paul “Big Show” Wight to the promotion (31:00-34:00).