Episode Notes — Maxxed Out (Nov 25, 2025)

This week on Maxxed Out, we’re rolling straight into Thanksgiving week and the final stretch toward Survivor Series: WarGames 2025. Joe and Jose are joined by returning friend of the show Anthony D. Vaughn for a packed breakdown of WWE SmackDown, Raw, and the Road to WarGames.

We dive into:

• Ilja Dragunov’s rise as U.S. Champion and why he might be WWE’s next breakout workhorse
• The women’s division booking struggles, Asian champions discourse, and why open challenges would fix a lot
• The John Cena: The Last Time Is Now Tournament — the wins, the misses, and the emotional weight of Cena’s final run
• Carmelo Hayes’ near-moment, Gunther’s dominance, and concerns around Triple H’s booking patterns
• Faction tension across WWE: MFTs, The Wyat Six, The Vision, plus the WarGames implications
• SmackDown’s upcoming classic Survivor Series elimination match
• The women’s WarGames lineup, internal betrayals brewing, and who might steal the show
• Dom Mysterio’s rise as a generational heel and why he may become one of WWE’s all-time greats
• AEW notes including Penta’s injury update and Samoa Joe’s big championship moment

We wrap with predictions for Survivor Series: WarGames on November 29 and tease an upcoming full John Cena career episode with Anthony.

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