1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the battle Ground Podcast. This 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:10,120 Speaker 1: is a podcast all about professional wrestling. Join Battle and 3 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: Eli as a breakdown what's going on in the world 4 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: of professional wrestling with special guests, including some of your 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: favorite wrestling superstars. You never know who's gonna stop by 6 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: now making their way. 7 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 2: To the microphone. 8 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 3: Give it up for the. 9 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: Greatest podcast team in the world, Battle and Eli. 10 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 3: You know we can't get the license to play that 11 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 3: song welcome back in the show, but we're gonna go 12 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 3: ahead and say welcome back to the Battleground Podcast. 13 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 2: Yeo. 14 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 3: We took the last couple of weeks off just to 15 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 3: kind of recoup and regenerate and celebrate Christmas and New 16 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 3: Year's but we're back. Twenty twenty. The Battleground Podcast, which 17 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 3: is a weekly professional wrestling podcast, is back. I am 18 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 3: your host Battle along with my co host Eli Boom. 19 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 3: We're gonna eventually get this to where we figure this 20 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 3: out and we're gonna be on the same page because 21 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 3: sometimes I always like to just say Eli, and then 22 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 3: sometimes it's like the awkward pause, and then you know, 23 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 3: it's just the funton of the show beginnings. Right man, 24 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 3: We've got a lot of stuff to get to because 25 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 3: I mean, we took two weeks off and I was like, 26 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 3: when we took it off, it's like, nothing BIG's gonna 27 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 3: happen in the next two weeks. It's the end of 28 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 3: the year. Wrestling is just gonna kind of put it 29 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 3: in cruise control. But boy were we wrong. 30 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 2: Well one of them put it on cruise control. Yeah, 31 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 2: you know who that is. 32 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 3: So yeah, so we've got a lot of stuff to 33 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 3: kind of catch up on during this episode. We also 34 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 3: got something really cool that we're gonna talk about. And 35 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 3: now go ahead and start off with this. So Saturday, 36 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 3: February first here in Nashville going on at the Loews 37 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 3: Vanderbilt Hotel, the National Humane is putting on their Unleashed 38 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 3: event And if you follow me on Instagram, which is 39 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 3: Battle on Air every Thursday, the National Humaine Associate or 40 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 3: Humane Association comes to the radio station and they bring 41 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 3: a dog and we try to get an adopted. And 42 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 3: I you know, I'm a big advocate for the National 43 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 3: Humane Association. And this year they have a special host 44 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 3: for the Unlease event and that is a WWE superstar, 45 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 3: Shamus is going to be hosting the event. So that's 46 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 3: gonna be kind of a fun little event right there. So, uh, 47 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 3: dinner with your dogs. Oh and by the way, I'll 48 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 3: be there as one of the I don't know why 49 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 3: they say that I'm a celebrity dog walker, but I 50 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 3: get to walk a dog down the catwalk. 51 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 2: I mean, you're pretty famous. 52 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm not famous at all. I just do a 53 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,119 Speaker 3: little radio show and we have the podcast. But yeah, 54 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 3: So Seamus is going to be there hosting the event. 55 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 3: It's the tenth Annuel Unleash Dinner with your Dog, presented 56 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 3: by a pedigree, So you get to eat dinner with 57 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 3: your dog. It's a really cool event. Which, by the way, 58 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 3: if you want to grab tickets you can. We'll put 59 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 3: a link in the description. Also, we're going to be 60 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 3: raising money, so I've got to try to beat out 61 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 3: the other celebrity dog walkers. I got to raise like 62 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 3: a thousand dollars, which if everybody just donates a dollar, 63 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 3: it should be very easy to hit. So I'll put 64 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 3: a link for that in the description as well. So, yes, 65 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 3: we want to see you there at Unleashes going down 66 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 3: on February first in Nashville at the Lowes Benderbult Hotel. 67 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 3: So there is the big announcement that we were talking 68 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 3: about that I kind of flubbed on Twitter because I 69 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 3: don't know how to spell it happens. It does happen. 70 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 3: But yeah, so let's let's kind of jump into it. 71 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 3: Over the weekend big things happening. New Japan had Wrestle 72 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 3: Kingdom going on, which we had two former guests of 73 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 3: the show wrestling each other, Lance Archer and John Moxley, 74 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 3: which I was very surprised at the outcome of that match. 75 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 2: By the way, I wasn't just because Moxley's just I 76 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 2: don't I mean, I would have to google it, which 77 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: I could right now in two seconds, but I'm not 78 00:03:55,880 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 2: going to. But I don't remember Moxley losing since he 79 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 2: left WW. Like, I don't think he's I think he's 80 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: undefeated in New Japan. I don't remember you know, some 81 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: something reporting back that he'd lost on the Indies. I 82 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 2: don't think he's lost in aw There might have been 83 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 2: a time limit drawer or something or something weird like that. 84 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 2: But like, I think he's just he's kind of like 85 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 2: Superman right now, Like he he hasn't lost and as 86 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 2: cool as uh, Lance was, like, he just doesn't seem 87 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,679 Speaker 2: like the big name for that belt. And I don't 88 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 2: mean that as a slight. I just mean, you know, 89 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 2: Kenny Omega, Cody Moxley, like big you know, some big 90 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 2: guys have had it. So it just to me felt 91 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 2: like if if Moxley was coming back to kind of 92 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 2: be like I'm getting the title, I'd never lost, you know, 93 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 2: like it would be strange to bring him back just 94 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 2: to be like, Okay, well now you've lost, you know, 95 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 2: like right, I don't know, but it sounds like Moxley's 96 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 2: he wants to do both, Like he wants to wrestle 97 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 2: on New Japan and he wants to wrestle on a 98 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 2: w So he's leaving that door opening. So but it 99 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 2: was a good match though it was like a Texas 100 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 2: death match or something, and h yeah, there's some some 101 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 2: cool spots in. 102 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 3: It, which you know, it's we've kind of talked about 103 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 3: this before and we've seen the reports of like AEW 104 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 3: not working with New Japan. But you kind of made 105 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 3: a valid point when we were texting the other day 106 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 3: that maybe when AW said we're not doing anything with them, 107 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 3: that could just be throwing people off their scent, because 108 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:39,160 Speaker 3: I mean what. Moxley wrestled over there and Jericho wrestled 109 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 3: there and brought the AW title, and like you you know, 110 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 3: they acknowledged the title. But I mean, granted, granted Moxley 111 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 3: and Jericho were both wrestling in there before ae W, 112 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 3: but I mean, who knows, We'll see. 113 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's it's it's a gray area just because you know, 114 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 2: the well pretty much the elite, but it was the 115 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 2: Bullet Club at the time. But the Bucks, Cody Kenny, 116 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 2: even Hangman Page, you know, they well, the Bucks and 117 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 2: Kenny specifically here in the last few weeks have really 118 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 2: kind of I wouldn't say threw New Japan under the 119 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 2: bus or anything, but they've definitely kind of like pulled 120 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 2: the curtain back, and basically they said that they AW 121 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 2: is a result of New Japan. They basically felt insulted 122 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 2: by the deals they were offered, Like they they were like, 123 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 2: you know, I could go work at Buckle and make 124 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 2: more money than that, you know what I mean. Like 125 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 2: it was such a when you consider how popular they 126 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 2: were and how many eyes were on the product because 127 00:06:54,960 --> 00:07:00,039 Speaker 2: of those guys, and obviously the merch sales. They just 128 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 2: it was just a disrespect thing. You know, they just 129 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 2: felt like, we're bringing you all this attention and money 130 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 2: and YadA YadA YadA, and this is the deal you 131 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 2: offer us. So and with with you know, those three 132 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 2: guys being vps of AW. You know, I know, I 133 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 2: know Jericho kind of has a you know, he kind 134 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 2: of has a free pass compared to a lot of 135 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 2: the other guys. He can kind of go and say 136 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 2: and do whatever he wants. But you know, I don't 137 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 2: think you know him. Him gunning for this relationship doesn't 138 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 2: mean the elder gunning for it, I guess, is long 139 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 2: story short. So so I don't know. I think it 140 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 2: helps New Japan break into America, and I think it 141 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 2: helps AW, you know, add some credibility. I think New 142 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 2: Japan is, you know, in terms of size, I think 143 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 2: they're probably the number two wrestling company on the planet 144 00:07:56,600 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 2: behind WW as far as you know, performing. It's an 145 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 2: acclaim and stuff like that. A lot of people say 146 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 2: it's the best on the planet right now. So so 147 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 2: I definitely think it could be a win win, But 148 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 2: you know, you look at New Japan and Impact, they're 149 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 2: kind of having some weird stuff going on right now too, 150 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 2: So so yeah, I don't know. We'll see. 151 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, And like we were texting last night, it's like, 152 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 3: I'm excited to see what twenty twenty is going to 153 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 3: do for the year of wrestling, because I mean, it 154 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 3: doesn't seem like aw slowing down anytime soon. You've got 155 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 3: New Japan launching their American based company, which is going 156 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 3: to be here in Nashville. I believe it's this month, 157 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 3: next month, this month. 158 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's the twenty six. It is the 159 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 2: twenty six because it's my mom's birthday. 160 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 3: I mentioned it, and it's yeah, there it is. It's 161 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 3: over there at War Memorials where it's going to do 162 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 3: where NXT does their house shows. Let's see what else 163 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 3: is coming to Nashville. Ring of Honors coming to Nashville 164 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:02,359 Speaker 3: next month. They're going to be at Minicula Audatorium. 165 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that is a fact that you just said. 166 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know. Wwe didn't announce when they were 167 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 3: here that they were coming back anytime soon. 168 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. 169 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 3: I know. Our friends at Tried and True announce that 170 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 3: they've got a big show coming up in February, which 171 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 3: is super exciting. Of course, they haven't announced who's gonna 172 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 3: be there yet, but me and you have kind of 173 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 3: like gone back and forth and done some like investigative 174 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 3: work of who we think might show up, especially because 175 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 3: they're at a new venue, a new part of town, 176 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:39,439 Speaker 3: and we always love everything that the tried and true 177 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 3: guys put on. So big couple of months for wrestling 178 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 3: and Nashville, there's that's going on. But yeah, so Wrestle 179 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 3: Kingdom fourteen if for those people like myself, at first 180 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 3: I didn't understand, you know, two nights of wrestling, and 181 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 3: then I you know, finally realized, oh, cra, this is 182 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,319 Speaker 3: like their WrestleMania. It's got to split up in two 183 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 3: nights because it's a huge, packed crowd and a huge card. 184 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I think I think this is the first 185 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 2: year they did it two nights. I want to say 186 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 2: this is actually the first year, I think in three 187 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 2: years that I had. I didn't stay up to watch 188 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 2: it because it comes on at three am our time, 189 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 2: because it's in Japan obviously, and I excuse me, I 190 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 2: actually got striped throat this week and just you know, 191 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 2: wipes me out, and it's you know, it's been a 192 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 2: struggle to get back on a regular sleep schedule, and 193 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 2: you know, sleeping without medicines and stuff, and so I 194 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 2: was just like, man, if I stay up that late 195 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:51,079 Speaker 2: one night, it's just gonna throw this off even further, 196 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 2: you know. So so I was the responsible adult and 197 00:10:55,600 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 2: I went to sleep instead. And but uh, but yeah, 198 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,599 Speaker 2: I think if I don't know, there's a lot to do. 199 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:07,319 Speaker 2: I mean, do you want to just hit the high. 200 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 3: Points or yeah, let's just hit the high points. 201 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 2: Okay, so if you if you go back, I mean 202 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 2: like I'm skipping one, two, three, four, five matches. So 203 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 2: there was a lot of stuff that happened. I mean, 204 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 2: there's some Bullet Club stuff. There's some stuff involving like 205 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 2: Zach Saber Junior, Juice and Thunderlager. Evil was in one 206 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 2: of the tag matches. I mean, there's some big names 207 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 2: there and there there's just a lot of stuff. So 208 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:39,199 Speaker 2: we'll skip a to the the iw GP tag titles 209 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 2: was Gorilla's of Destiny, which if you've kept up on 210 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 2: Twitter the last few weeks you'll you'll know one of 211 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 2: the members of that in his disdain for in Zoe 212 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 2: Moore and yeah, Fit Finley's son David Finley, and Juice 213 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 2: Robinson and Finland Robinson actually got the got the got 214 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 2: the win and they're the new i w GP tagged champs. 215 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 2: The US belt was Moxley Archer in a Texas death match, 216 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,839 Speaker 2: which we just talked about. Moxley won. He is again 217 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 2: the iw GP US Champion, which I really like that belt. 218 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 2: I don't know if you're a fan of it or. 219 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 3: Not, it is a beautiful belt. I saw a guy 220 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,959 Speaker 3: on Facebook marketplace on it for like one hundred and 221 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 3: fifty bucks. 222 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 2: Yeah that's uh. I mean they're not on the list, 223 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 2: but at some point I would like to get some 224 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 2: i w GP belts. 225 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:44,959 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, most definitely. But yeah, so so all the 226 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 3: other stuff was pretty cool. Then Moxley had to defend 227 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 3: that belt again against Juice Robinson for Night Too Too, 228 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 3: which he beat Juice Robinson Night Too. There was some 229 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 3: other good stuff. Let's see, Okata got beat which was 230 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 3: a shocker for some people. 231 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 2: Yeah let me uh, I'll finish Night one real quick. 232 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 2: So Okay Ospray dropped the junior heavyweight title, which I 233 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 2: think has shocked a lot of people. He was named 234 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 2: uh specifically by Jericho. Jericho said after this weekend he's 235 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 2: done all that he wanted to do in New Japan, 236 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 2: but he would love to wrestle either Ospray or Koda Bushie. 237 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 2: So you know, that's pretty pretty pretty decent when you 238 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 2: get name dropped by Jericho. So and then the Intercontinental 239 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 2: Championship was Nato against Jay White. J White was the 240 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 2: champion at the time. Nato won, and then you had 241 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 2: uh Okata versus Cooda Bushie, which Codo bush was in 242 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 2: the uh the Golden Lovers with Kinney Omega, he was 243 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 2: in the he was in the first i think Cruiserweight 244 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 2: Championship tournament on n XT, so a lot of people 245 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:09,839 Speaker 2: thought he was signing, but he just he just came 246 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 2: over to do the tournament. He wasn't really signing with 247 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 2: him or anything. So so Akada beat Coda Bushi and 248 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 2: basically whoever won the j White Nato match and whoever 249 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 2: won the Okada Aboushie match they were going to fight 250 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 2: in Night two and it was going to be a 251 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 2: double champ and that's that's what you were getting to. 252 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 3: So spoiler alert sorry about that. 253 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 2: But I mean, I mean we can go ahead and 254 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 2: talk about it though. I mean, yeah, Katta lost to Nato, 255 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 2: so Nato is now a the two belt champion, and 256 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 2: I was kind of explaining it, or I was kind 257 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 2: of telling you about it. It's it almost to me 258 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 2: reminds me that's almost like a seth Rollins versus Roman 259 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 2: Reigns and not in you know, not in talent obviously, 260 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 2: but like as far as their stature in the in 261 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 2: the company goes. So I mean you could even go 262 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 2: back to you know, it's almost the Hogan versus Warrior, 263 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 2: you know, like you had the Icy Champ and the 264 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 2: World Champ and they went at it, and I mean 265 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 2: they're both It's a coin flip, you know, like who 266 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 2: gets the two belts? You know, so I think I 267 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 2: would have put my money on Okada, but you know, 268 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 2: I mean it's not a bad second choice. So so 269 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 2: that was the main event when the when the show 270 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 2: was over, Kenta came out. He was Hideo Tommy in 271 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 2: n XT and he was there for a few years 272 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 2: and didn't really didn't really get to the point where 273 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 2: he wanted to get. He had some injuries and you know, 274 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 2: he'd take a step forward and take two step back 275 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 2: and all that. And but he went back to New 276 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 2: Japan last year after his release and was there a 277 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 2: couple little bit, you know, a month or two and 278 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 2: instantly aligned with the Bullet Club and he attacked He 279 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 2: attacked Nato after the show and was holding both belts 280 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 2: and sitting on him, and I forgot to mention, well, Okay, 281 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 2: so Moxley and Juice Robinson fallham night to Moxley won again. Uh, 282 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 2: Suzuki came out and attacked him after that match. And 283 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 2: if you if you googles Suzuki, s u z U 284 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 2: k I and then like New Japan, you'll you'll show 285 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 2: you a picture. He's a lunatic, like he's he's a 286 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 2: he's a wild, wild human. And I think him and 287 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 2: Moxley would have a just an insane match if they 288 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 2: ever lined it up. But that's what it looks like 289 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 2: they're doing. They're kind of planning the seed for that. 290 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 3: So yeah, and I just googled the photo for anybody 291 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 3: who's wanting to figure this out. Yeah, he is absolutely 292 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 3: chick crazy looking. So there's that the cool thing. And 293 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,440 Speaker 3: I was scrolling through, you know, Jericho wrestled last night 294 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 3: and Jericho paid uh a little tribute to Eddie Guerrero 295 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 3: and hit a frog splash last night. 296 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, I saw that actually while we were While you 297 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 2: were you had to hop off for a second. Yeah, 298 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 2: that was that was pretty wild. The I thought that 299 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 2: was a I thought that was a pretty evenly matched 300 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 2: card or match, evenly matched match, that sounds verir evenly 301 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 2: matched contest. They and talking about the where am I 302 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 2: at here? Nope, that's this one there? It is, okay. 303 00:17:56,080 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 2: So yeah, so Jericho Tanahashi, I mean they've they've both 304 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:06,680 Speaker 2: been just like these top guys since the late nineties, 305 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 2: you know, and tana Hashi that he's called the A's 306 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 2: and he has incredible hair. I mean, if you were, 307 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 2: you know, doing a top ten list of like best 308 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 2: hair on the planet, you'd probably have you know, nine 309 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 2: female and then he would be the one, you know, 310 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 2: the one male of the list. He just has incredible 311 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 2: locks and he's always doing these crazy hairstyles and stuff. 312 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 2: So so this one was pretty, uh i'd say, pretty 313 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 2: well anticipated. And like you said, you know, he did 314 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 2: bring out the ABUT title, they did acknowledge it on TV, 315 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 2: so there definitely was a chance of some you know, 316 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 2: kind of cross promotion or something, but like as of now, 317 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 2: I don't think they're gonna line things up. 318 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 3: And it, you know, and looking at Jericho's Instagram, I'm like, 319 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 3: one of the photos that he posted is like hashtag 320 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 3: lace Champion closed the Forbidden Door tonight dot dot or 321 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 3: did I question mark and then hit all Elite Wrestling 322 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 3: and New Japan's instagram and he's there holding the belt, 323 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:23,159 Speaker 3: the aw belt high with his hand raised. So that 324 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 3: should be interesting, an interesting story to watch as the 325 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:33,640 Speaker 3: year goes on. And yeah, so it was, it was good. 326 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 3: The thing, the thing that I'm kind of looking at was, 327 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 3: you know, it was Liger's go home show, like retiring 328 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 3: don after this weekend, and you know, the matches that 329 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 3: he was in both nights got beat. 330 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:54,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, he lost both, which you know, we've talked about it, 331 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:59,679 Speaker 2: and you know, Kurt Angle did this at WrestleMania for 332 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 2: Baron Corbyn. But I mean the quote unquote tradition is 333 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:12,120 Speaker 2: I mean, when you're retiring, you go, you go out 334 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:15,919 Speaker 2: on your back and you put over the other, you know, 335 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 2: the younger talent or whatever. And so yeah, so he 336 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 2: he kept that tradition and he now granted that he 337 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 2: was in tag matches, so he wasn't it wasn't like 338 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 2: a solo match or anything like that. But still his 339 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 2: team's both teams lost both both nights. So but I 340 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 2: mean you've had tributes from everybody, from wrestlers and you know, 341 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:46,719 Speaker 2: Kevin Owens and you know everybody to to Arby's. You know, 342 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 2: Arby's did a funny little ad tribute thing to him 343 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 2: as well. So but yeah, I remember I remember watching 344 00:20:56,280 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 2: him in w c W and the Late Night for 345 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 2: a cruiseweight division. And I just told you the other 346 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 2: day I went back and was watching him against It 347 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 2: was Brian Danielson and Ring of Honor, but Daniel Brian 348 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 2: in Ring of Honor. This is about two thousand and five, 349 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 2: I think, and it was just as good as you 350 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 2: would think it would be. And so it's pretty wild man. 351 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 2: It's you know you I was gonna say, you've got 352 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 2: people like him and Great mooda you know that have 353 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 2: been around a really long time. But I think, I 354 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 2: mean Great mood is still going, so oh yeah, he's 355 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 2: still going. Yeah. So but yeah, I mean we skipped 356 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 2: a lot of the card. I mean there you'll you'll 357 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:48,880 Speaker 2: have to google it. A lot, a lot a lot 358 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 2: of wrestling happened over this weekend in New Japan. 359 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 3: So and if we talked about it, this podcast would 360 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 3: probably be like three hours long. 361 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, and neither one of us got to watch 362 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 2: it live just because it it aired so early in 363 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 2: the morning, so we just kind of watched the highlights. 364 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 2: So we just kind of wanted to hit the high 365 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 2: points of the show and not go over every single detail, 366 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 2: just because if we broke down too three hour shows, 367 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 2: it would be a very long podcast. 368 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 3: So yes, very very long, which you know, we can 369 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 3: talk about how long this this one segment lasted in WWE, 370 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 3: which we've all been very crucial over, which is a 371 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 3: good transition now that we talk about long stuff. Right 372 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:35,200 Speaker 3: ending out the decade for Monday Night Raw, the very 373 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:39,120 Speaker 3: last thing that every WWE fan saw was the horrible, 374 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 3: got awful Lashly Lana wedding. Now, if you go to 375 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 3: our Instagram, which you could follow us Battleground Podcast, the 376 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 3: way the decade started off was Sean Michaels and Bret 377 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 3: the hit Man Heart in the middle of the Rings 378 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 3: shaking hands and apologizing for the Montreal screw job, which 379 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 3: would happened never never never never, I mean, and that 380 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 3: was in my period. 381 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 2: Of not not watch. 382 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 3: Actually, I I remember watching that live and getting goosebumps 383 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 3: and getting emotional. 384 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:16,120 Speaker 2: I want to say I was on tour at that point. Actually, 385 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 2: I think I was on tour somewhere and we turned 386 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 2: it on, and you know, I had I hadn't watched 387 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 2: in a while, and I think the guys in my 388 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 2: there was like one other guy in my band that 389 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 2: was kind of you know, like he at least knew 390 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 2: who I was talking about, and I was like, hey, 391 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 2: Brett Hart's gonna be overroad and or whatever. So I 392 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 2: think I did watch that one live, but that was 393 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:37,359 Speaker 2: the first one I had watched in you know, ten years, 394 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:42,399 Speaker 2: ten or twelve years, whatever it was. But yeah, so 395 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 2: beginning of the decade, you know, end of the decade, 396 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 2: an event, you never thought what happened. To the end 397 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 2: of the decade with an event, you never thought what happened. 398 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 3: So yeah, it was. Yeah, so it was. It was 399 00:23:56,520 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 3: a weird night. I kind of watched some of the wedding. 400 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 3: I knew that the big cake was gonna happen, and 401 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 3: I knew I was like, okay, Ruster, sit in there, 402 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 3: Like you don't put a big cake in the middle 403 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 3: of the ring if we're just not gonna be in there. 404 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 3: The one thing I wasn't expecting was the live Morgan thing. 405 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 3: They had been hyping it up all, you know, for weeks, 406 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 3: and then she comes out and she's like, I love you, Lana, 407 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 3: and they go this lesbian angle. 408 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:30,480 Speaker 2: I mean, as soon as it hit and I text 409 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:32,639 Speaker 2: you and I was like, I can't tell if this 410 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:34,479 Speaker 2: is Live Morgan or not. I was like, it looks 411 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:36,440 Speaker 2: a lot like her, and I was like, man, if 412 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 2: it's not her, I don't know how they got two 413 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 2: girls that looked the same, like, you know, right, that 414 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 2: was weird. But I was like, she's she's not She's 415 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 2: going to have to Lana. She's not gonna do anything 416 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 2: with Bobby Lashley, and you know, he was like, I've 417 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 2: never seen this person. I don't know who this is. 418 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:59,479 Speaker 2: You know, this cra happened. Yeah it was, I mean somebody, 419 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 2: actually it might have been. Lana said something about on Twitter, 420 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 2: you know, it's the highest rated segment in weeks, and YadA, YadA, YadA, 421 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:10,719 Speaker 2: and I'm like, well, yeah, but if I'm driving by 422 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 2: a train wreck, I mean I'm gonna stop and look 423 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 2: at it, you know what I mean, Like, yeah, that 424 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 2: doesn't mean anything, so uh and then she said something about, 425 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 2: you know, don't presuppose someone's sexual orientation, and that's true. 426 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:29,400 Speaker 2: I mean, maybe she's I don't know, maybe she's bisexual 427 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:33,120 Speaker 2: and she never disclosed it, and it's nobody's business obviously, 428 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:37,239 Speaker 2: but you know, maybe maybe. I mean, you know, we 429 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 2: don't know what's going on. Just because she's married to 430 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:42,959 Speaker 2: a man doesn't mean she's completely straight, you know, so, 431 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:48,920 Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean, obviously the first thought was Sonya 432 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 2: Deville and Mandy Rose had kind of pitched some kind 433 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 2: of angle like that's similar to that over the last 434 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,159 Speaker 2: year year and a half and they wouldn't do it. 435 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,879 Speaker 2: And then boom, they do it with with Lana and 436 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 2: Lived Morgan and evidently Vince ate it up. He loved 437 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 2: everything about it. He thinks Lana is a superstar now. 438 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 2: He thinks it elevated not only Lana but Lashly and Russo. 439 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 2: He thinks throwing Live Morgan in the mix, he just 440 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 2: thinks this is a gold mine. And I'm like, I 441 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 2: just don't understand how tone death you have to be. 442 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 3: And they spent fifth They went fifteen minutes overall for this. 443 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:40,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, they've done some incredible things, and you know, 444 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 2: we've had to cut it short because, like Nashville Star 445 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 2: was coming on or whatever, you know, and then, you know, 446 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 2: arguably one of the worst things I've ever seen. They 447 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 2: give it a full fifteen minutes over, you know, and 448 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 2: so unfortunately there you're going to see a lot of 449 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 2: this going into WrestleMania. So I hope you yeah, I 450 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 2: hope you like it because this is this is what 451 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:06,919 Speaker 2: we're getting. 452 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,719 Speaker 3: And you know, I kind of shared this on our Instagram, 453 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 3: but uh, there is an Instagram account, the Wrestle Daily, 454 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 3: which posts really cool stuff, which you should give them 455 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 3: a follow. They posted a video of how the Live 456 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 3: Morgan angle should have happened, and I remember I said 457 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 3: it to you and it was kind of like, you know, 458 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 3: they had been hyping this whole lift Morgan up could 459 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 3: be part of Bray Why they introduced that little baby 460 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 3: doll to MS's daughter and everybody was like, oh, that's 461 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 3: got to be Live Morgan. And like, watching this video 462 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 3: that they posted like got me thinking this would have 463 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 3: been awesome if they did it this way. But I 464 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 3: did a little bit more digging and we kind of 465 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 3: talked about this and maybe our listeners maybe slid or something. 466 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 3: But I really think that if they want to do 467 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 3: this kind of a good way and still kind of 468 00:27:55,440 --> 00:28:00,919 Speaker 3: like not put Live in the Emma category where they 469 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:02,400 Speaker 3: hyped her up and then brought her back and then 470 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 3: just kind of, you know, look where Emma left kind 471 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:09,199 Speaker 3: of thing. The thing I noticed with liv was like 472 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 3: she came out and it was like half a suit 473 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 3: half not a suit jacket, and then her nails were 474 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 3: painted two different colors. So I'm sitting here thinking, Okay, 475 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:28,640 Speaker 3: you know, maybe she's gonna have a split personality. Yeah, maybe, 476 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 3: you know, it's like a two faced kind of thing, 477 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 3: like a bray Wat and the Fiend kind of thing. 478 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 3: So maybe there's still hope. 479 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. I mean it kind of comes down to just 480 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 2: like a couple of things like one, I don't think 481 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 2: Brad needs anybody, you know, like he was he had 482 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 2: the Wyatt family pretty much the whole time he's been 483 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 2: in WW until the Fiend, you know. Two, you know, 484 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 2: I don't think Live Morgan's really got a chance to 485 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,240 Speaker 2: stand on her own. She started, she was in NXT. 486 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 2: Unfortunately she did it and Zoe Moore, we won't hold 487 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 2: that against her. And then you know, she came up 488 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 2: and she was in the riot squad, and so she's 489 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 2: never really done anything, you know, and then you know, 490 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 2: my my worry is if they go that route, that's 491 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 2: somehow Bray's gonna be involved in this crap, you know, 492 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:35,280 Speaker 2: and I don't want him around this at all, you know. 493 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 3: No. 494 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 2: Speaking of which, why is it taking so long for 495 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,960 Speaker 2: them to release release a fiend toy? 496 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 3: They got a Funko pop coming out. It's an Amazon exclusive. 497 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 3: I pre ordered it. 498 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 2: I mean, like this is he he he. It's been 499 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:55,040 Speaker 2: like six or seven months now, like what is the deal? 500 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 2: And they and it's kind of like the baby Yoda thing, 501 00:29:57,080 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 2: like they didn't have it for Christmas and it's. 502 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 3: That's not even expected to be out until like Easter 503 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 3: from what I've read on. 504 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 2: So that's irritating, but you know, it is what it is. 505 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 2: So I don't know, man, it's just it takes. It's 506 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 2: just it's almost like they're doing like they're trying to say, 507 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 2: like what's the dumbest crap we can do and still 508 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 2: have a crowd, you know, like how bad can we 509 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 2: make this and still yeah, be relevant? So I don't know. 510 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 2: I mean, you go back and look and you look 511 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 2: at you know, we were talking about and I can't 512 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 2: remember if this was before we started recording or not. 513 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 2: But New Japan is arguably the number two wrestling promotion 514 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 2: on the planet right now most definitely as far as 515 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:57,800 Speaker 2: you know, actual performance and that kind of stuff, they're 516 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 2: arguably number one. But anyways, NXT is the third ww brand. 517 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 2: They kill Ron smack Down every week. I mean it's 518 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 2: not even close. You know, a lot of times people 519 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 2: would say, you know, with NXT, it's so good because 520 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 2: they only wrestled, you know, five times a month compared 521 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 2: to Ron SmackDown. That's doing it three to five times 522 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 2: a week, and you know, I get that. But now 523 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 2: they're on weekly TV and they're still touring and stuff, 524 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 2: so they're that didn't hurt the production, you know, value 525 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 2: of the of the shows or anything. Aw has been 526 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 2: killing it this past Wednesday, it was an awesome show. 527 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 2: Uh n w A still killing it. Their latest episode 528 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 2: SOE dropped on New Year's Day and they're setting up 529 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 2: the next pay per view and the TV Television Championship Tournament. 530 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 2: There was a lot of teas so I mean, like, 531 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 2: I mean, even Impact is in a way better spot 532 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:08,120 Speaker 2: than it was two years ago. 533 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 3: I mean, they're there, You're running tons of commercials about 534 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 3: the upcoming Sammy Callahan Tessa match that I've noticed. 535 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 2: I mean, if you look at that, the card for 536 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:23,240 Speaker 2: that pay per view is freaking stacked. I mean, like 537 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:27,520 Speaker 2: I haven't seen I haven't seen like a w W 538 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 2: pay per view that stacked in forever, you know, And 539 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:40,440 Speaker 2: so I don't know, it's almost like so there's definitely 540 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:45,240 Speaker 2: a line in the sand between the sports entertainment and 541 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 2: then pro wrestling. And I think if you want sports entertainment, 542 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 2: you're gonna go to WW. That's raw, that's smacked down. 543 00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 2: They're doing. You know, in the last year, you've had 544 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 2: stuff like some Ojo going after aj Styles's wife, and 545 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 2: you've had you know, obviously the Bobby Lashley and Lana 546 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 2: Crab and you've you know, all this these soap opera elements, 547 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 2: you know, and but then you have more of the 548 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 2: true sport of it, and you obviously have New Japan 549 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:27,719 Speaker 2: and NXT, NXT uk AW and n w A, you know, 550 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 2: just tons, there's tons of stuff out there impact MLW, GCW. 551 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 3: I mean, if you've got WOW Women of Wrestling. 552 00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, there there are alternatives out there. So 553 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, this isn't ten or fifteen years 554 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:47,120 Speaker 2: ago where WWE bought everything and it was before the 555 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 2: internet exploded, so you pretty much had to watch it 556 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 2: on Monday, Thursday nights whatever it was. I mean, there 557 00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 2: are alternatives now, you know, there are other promotions and 558 00:33:56,960 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 2: there are other things that you can watch. So but yeah, 559 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:03,680 Speaker 2: your your eyeballs are your vote, So if you don't 560 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:07,720 Speaker 2: watch Raw and SmackDown, they'll eventually have to change it, 561 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 2: you know, mm hmm. 562 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:13,279 Speaker 3: Yeah, and uh, you know, this kind of gives us 563 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:15,480 Speaker 3: a good point to kind of come to the end 564 00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:19,680 Speaker 3: of the show. And speaking of changes, we have added 565 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:20,799 Speaker 3: more merch. 566 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:22,560 Speaker 2: Yep. 567 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:27,080 Speaker 3: There wasn't any really anti climatic, you know, kind of 568 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:29,399 Speaker 3: thing to say, but yeah, we've gotten new T shirts, 569 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:35,280 Speaker 3: which is very exciting. They are us as Funko Pop figures. 570 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:41,359 Speaker 2: Yep, which is pretty red. So uh yeah, there's one. 571 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,360 Speaker 2: There's one of us like in the box, so it 572 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 2: would be like if you saw us on the shelf, 573 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:50,400 Speaker 2: and then there's one of just the the pops individually 574 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:51,719 Speaker 2: with their names underneath them. 575 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:54,680 Speaker 3: So yeah, so definitely go get those. They're a Territory 576 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 3: Wrestling tease. Those are the official merchandise provider of the 577 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:03,400 Speaker 3: Battleground Podcast. So definitely go check those out by those 578 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:08,359 Speaker 3: show your support, show your love. And yeah, so we've 579 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:11,160 Speaker 3: got some exciting stuff planned for twenty twenty. We're already 580 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:14,520 Speaker 3: working on a really really big guest right now. I'm 581 00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 3: not going to say much of anything about it, but 582 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:18,759 Speaker 3: Eli knows about the big guest, and he kind of 583 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:25,479 Speaker 3: freaked out when I told him, like, the big big guest, 584 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:26,839 Speaker 3: the big big guest. 585 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:31,879 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, yeah, that one. Yeah, and then the other 586 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 2: one you've been working on too, that one. 587 00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:38,480 Speaker 3: Yes, we're working on another one. That's I'm in talks 588 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:40,720 Speaker 3: going back and forth to the email who has actually 589 00:35:40,719 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 3: been in some controversy here lately on the social media's 590 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:47,759 Speaker 3: it's not Jim Cornette by the way, No it's not 591 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:50,320 Speaker 3: Jim Cornette, but it has something to do with Jim Cornett. 592 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,920 Speaker 3: So we're working on that as well. But yeah, that 593 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,239 Speaker 3: kind of this kind of sums up the show. We're 594 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:58,759 Speaker 3: just kind of saying we're back and twenty twenty and 595 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:02,200 Speaker 3: we're ready to roll and wrestle. Kingdom is in the books. 596 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:06,840 Speaker 3: The first raw of the New decade is well, we 597 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:09,319 Speaker 3: recorded this on Sunday, but the episode drops Monday, so 598 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 3: I could say tomorrow Slash tonight, which will be interesting. 599 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:15,719 Speaker 3: That the ussos are back, which I don't understand why 600 00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 3: they cut their hair. It throws me off seeing them 601 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:21,719 Speaker 3: with their haircut. And we are now on the road 602 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:23,840 Speaker 3: to WrestleMania Roll Rumble's coming up, so you'll see a 603 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:25,760 Speaker 3: lot of stuff happening in the next couple of weeks, 604 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:30,160 Speaker 3: which of course we will criticize and praise and give 605 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:33,480 Speaker 3: our honest opinion about everything in WWE. In w a 606 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 3: Ring of honor, AW and it's an exciting year and 607 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:43,160 Speaker 3: we are super pumped to see what's gonna happen. 608 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,839 Speaker 2: And yeah, yeah, some of the some of the things 609 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:51,080 Speaker 2: we're keep an eye out on is the contracts. So 610 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:55,879 Speaker 2: Matt Hardy's contracts up soon. Luke Harper's already gone, He's 611 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:59,640 Speaker 2: already changed his handle name on social so I mean 612 00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:04,200 Speaker 2: he could be on AW as soon as Wednesday. The 613 00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:07,279 Speaker 2: Revival have not re signed their deals and they're not 614 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:10,720 Speaker 2: going to and so now until they're out of the company, 615 00:37:10,719 --> 00:37:14,920 Speaker 2: they're gonna be doing this comedy crap, so kind of 616 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:17,640 Speaker 2: the crap that they were doing with the USO's last year. 617 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:24,920 Speaker 2: And then one of them, I think of Scott Dawson, 618 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:27,280 Speaker 2: but he like tripped on the way out to the ring, 619 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:30,880 Speaker 2: and everyone thought that was like an accident. That's no, 620 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:33,439 Speaker 2: that's part of what Vince is doing. So basically they 621 00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:36,839 Speaker 2: run talent into the ground so that way, if they leave, 622 00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:43,480 Speaker 2: they're not worth as much money. So like you know, uh, yeah, 623 00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:45,879 Speaker 2: so it's a crooked tactic anyway. 624 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 3: But we all know that the Revival has a lot 625 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:51,359 Speaker 3: of money. If which, yeah, we'll finally get to see 626 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:52,759 Speaker 3: them and the Young Bucks go at it. 627 00:37:53,239 --> 00:38:00,759 Speaker 2: Oh and Ray Mysterios contracts up before us Mania, so 628 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:05,279 Speaker 2: there's a rumor he may bounce and you know, kind 629 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:10,879 Speaker 2: of finished his career with aw so so I don't know, man, 630 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:13,120 Speaker 2: there's a lot of stuff on it. Marty still doesn't 631 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:16,560 Speaker 2: really signed anything yet. He's still working with Ring of Honor. 632 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 2: Obviously he's got the nw A thing coming up. So yeah, 633 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:27,920 Speaker 2: a lot of Yeah, the Pro Wrestling. 634 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:31,760 Speaker 3: Land twenty twenty is gonna be the year of contracts 635 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:37,960 Speaker 3: and the Year of shock and awe. Yeah, that's what 636 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:41,799 Speaker 3: that's what we're gonna call it. Yeah, but yeah, so 637 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:44,839 Speaker 3: that's that's gonna wrap up the show. It's been fun 638 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,920 Speaker 3: getting back into the swing of things, even though we've 639 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,799 Speaker 3: been off for two weeks. We're, uh, we're getting back 640 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:54,240 Speaker 3: into it. So we're gonna have some more uh stuff, 641 00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:59,480 Speaker 3: big things, big contests, big guests, twenty it's a new 642 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:02,359 Speaker 3: decade's so we're gonna have fun. 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