1 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, Are you ready? It's about to hit 2 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: the fan. Welcome to Unsanctioned Thursdays in Wrestling with Friday. 3 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to a brand new episode of 4 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: on Sanctioned Thursdays. 5 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 2: Structure eath that we had a death and destruction. 6 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 1: We didn't. That's what the band I hired the that's 7 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: their take on the show. Man. I think you a 8 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: lot of money on that. Ladies and gentlemen. It is 9 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: the new year coming up, and so we're gonna have 10 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: some no stradamis New Year's philosophies and prognostications because we're 11 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: the ultimate prognosticators. I hope that word means what I 12 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,959 Speaker 1: think it means. Moving on, this is a crazy year 13 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: for wrestling, you guys, WWE and AEW. We're going to 14 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about both. This is our shorter one, 15 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: so we can't jump into it as much as we 16 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: want to, but we will jump into it right away. 17 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: Here we go strying with WWE. Here's the headline, breaking 18 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: the attendance record. Well what does that mean? Well, the 19 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: WWE is gonna try to break the all in attendance 20 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 1: record that was set by AEW in twenty twenty three. 21 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: Can they succeed? WWE will find a city and they 22 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 1: will outsell that that AW record and if they don't, 23 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: oh my god, like that'll break the wrestling Internet. It 24 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: could complete them. Oh my god, they took on the 25 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: chap and there they're no tramp didn't loans Like, people 26 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: will go crazy, But I think WWE can probably pull 27 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: it off. What about you? 28 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 2: I also think so WWE seems like it's shifting in popularity. 29 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 2: I feel like it's coming back, and maybe this is 30 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: this happens kind of every single time Vince gets out 31 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: of Creative It feels like, I don't think that that's 32 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 2: a coincidence. This is the third or the second or 33 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 2: the third time that when Vince is gone, all these 34 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: exciting things start happening over at WW and everybody may 35 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 2: There was a time in this past year where I 36 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 2: was like, why would anyone even want to be at 37 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: WWE right now? 38 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: Like AWS, There's so many times people have felt that way. 39 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, then it's like it's so good over there. What 40 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 2: they're doing is great. They're definitely growing to the new 41 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 2: kid on the block. And in these past like a 42 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 2: couple of months, I'm now in my own brain going, 43 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: why wouldn't anyone want to be at AW if you 44 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 2: could be at like that Survivor series when Ciampunk came out. 45 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 2: That pop that he got must have been so confirming 46 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: for him, like, oh yeah, WWE is still bigger. It's 47 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 2: still like this this this. 48 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: GiB they sell out more for sure. 49 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 2: It just seems like WWE will have kind of not 50 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 2: the monopoly, but like they they they kind of have 51 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 2: the little edge on them being around longer. They it 52 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: seems like they have deeper pockets. I know Tony Kahann 53 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 2: is a billionaire, but how deep We don't know how 54 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: to measure how deep billionaires reach into their pockets. You know, 55 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 2: we don't know what they're spending or what they what 56 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 2: they're willing to spend, et cetera. Long story short. All 57 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 2: that being said, I think WWE will definitely break all 58 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 2: the attendance records for at least the next you know, 59 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 2: near future. 60 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: And then AW could have a shot at breaking that 61 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: record again with their following all in that's going to 62 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: be back in England again, so this could go back 63 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: and forth for a while. And these these pay per views, 64 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: as as I like to call him can definitely do it. 65 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: You mentioned CM punk. As far as prognostications go, I 66 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: think the safe bet. As everybody sees cmpunk going up 67 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: against Seth Rollins, this is definitely good for business if 68 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: CM punk can stay healthy. I will say this though, 69 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: so much of the Seth Rollins character. Not so much, 70 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: but a decent portion of the Seth Rollins character was 71 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: built up on these interviews he did outside of wrestling 72 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: for hardcore fans, and he told him he was glad 73 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: he's gone stay away. I don't ever want to see 74 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: your face again. And it felt so real and legitimate. 75 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: Now after Survivors series, it felt a little less real because, 76 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: like you said, it was Michael Cole holding him back, 77 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: Which did I feel like Seth could break the grip 78 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: of Michael Cole. No, no offense, Michael. You know I 79 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: love you, but just a professional wrestler might be a 80 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: little stronger than you, just a smidge, so to me, 81 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: it kind of dampens that a bit. However, Triple H 82 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: has been able to make some seriously long term storylines work, 83 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: and he's been able to interlace them with other storylines 84 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: and do all kinds of really fun magic that I 85 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: think wrestling fans have been enjoying and is one of 86 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,799 Speaker 1: the reasons why you're excited about WWE again is because 87 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: these stories feel a little more organic. So I think 88 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:00,560 Speaker 1: it's good for business. My fears that he can't stay 89 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: healthy to finish the story, which would be a damn shame. 90 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: But what do you think, dude? 91 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 2: I have been asking myself since the return of CM Punk. 92 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:13,679 Speaker 1: Do I really care. 93 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 2: About him in the ring? Do I really want to 94 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 2: watch him wrestle? Or am I more excited about the 95 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:28,119 Speaker 2: drama of the back stage stuff? Is he gonna fight anyone? 96 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 2: Is he gonna threaten anyone? Who's he pissing off? Ooh, 97 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,239 Speaker 2: so and so stormed out? So and so gave middle 98 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 2: fingers and is upset? Oh they're really mad. Oh they're 99 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 2: not really mad. Oh maybe so and so is not mad. 100 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 2: So it's like I'm almost more into CM Punk for 101 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 2: all this backstage gossip crap. I'm the one going ooh, 102 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 2: seem punk is back? Is everyone mad or happy? And 103 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,239 Speaker 2: so I am to blame for it? But I don't 104 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 2: think that it's any match in the ring that I'm 105 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 2: gonna really be jacked up, or I think that I will. 106 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 2: I am predicting for myself that I think I'll pretty 107 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:17,119 Speaker 2: quickly not care pretty soon about CMU being in WB. 108 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: I'll close it as far as the WW side of 109 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: this goes on this, I don't know how much backstage 110 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: stuff you're going to see because it's a corporate world 111 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: there now and that's not going to fly. There may 112 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: be a lack of television time because he'll take up 113 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: a lot just based on people compelled to watch him. 114 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: But I hear you, man. You also, I think it's 115 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 1: fair to say that you try to focus or give 116 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: focus to the new generation and see what they've got, 117 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: and that takes away time from the new generation with 118 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: those long promos and things like that, jumping over to 119 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: aew new arrivals. People think Sasha Banks may be one 120 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: to go over there, but we could prognosticate on that. 121 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: I'd like to focus a bit more on Will Osprey, 122 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: who will be starting very very soon, and I think 123 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: February or March is when he's going to debut, and 124 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: after he has his first match against whoever, I don't 125 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: care who it is, he's going to win. He is 126 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: going to be the front runner to finally dethrone the 127 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: ae W world's greatest champion that they've ever had, mister 128 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: Maxwell Jacob Friedman. I don't know if Max wins that match. 129 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: I think will Osprey is going to get a rocket 130 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: ship strap to him, and I think it is going 131 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: to be propelled to the world championship. And I don't 132 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: see him taking many losses on that journey. His promo 133 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: work was supreme, supreme. Even when he gets mad at 134 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: the crowd, they can't get mad. Back when he was like, 135 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: I'm coming, but you have to give me time, and 136 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: they were like, boo, we don't want to give you 137 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: time joined now. And he's like, Hi, you listen to me. 138 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: I'll be here what I'll get here, And the crowd's like, oh, sorry, sorry, 139 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: we'll It was oh sick. You had total control of 140 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: a hot crowd because his energy is hot, right, like 141 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: he burns bright. So I'm really excited to see what 142 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: they do with this guy. My prognostication is straight to 143 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: the top for will Osprey. I think that's not a 144 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: hot take. He's the freaking man. I was just late 145 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: to the party. Everyone else is already on that ship. 146 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,239 Speaker 1: I'm just on the dock, Like, throw me a room. 147 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: I don't want to miss the match. Unfortunately, they were 148 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: kind enough to toss me one. What about you, dude, 149 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: do you want to talk Ausprey or do you want 150 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: to talk Mercedes mon eight? 151 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,079 Speaker 2: I think will Ospray is definitely Here's here's my predictions. 152 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 2: In No stradamis Fashion. I think MJF is going to 153 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 2: go to WWE. You will see Matt Riddle in a 154 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 2: e W. I predicted that it's going to happen. 155 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 1: Yes, I think you're right. 156 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:54,319 Speaker 2: Where does Sasha Banks gonna Where's where do you think 157 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 2: she lands? It's not ae W. She's gonna come to 158 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 2: w WE. She's gonna come right back. That's what. That's what. 159 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 2: That's my prediction for sure. It's sad that we'll see 160 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 2: m JF and w B, but it's time that big, 161 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 2: that next big step for him, that next big stage 162 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 2: he's done. Here's the thing. You say, well, why, or 163 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 2: you might say why is any loyal to ae W? 164 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 2: You know, blah blah blah. It's dude, he's done everything 165 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 2: you can do there and it's gonna it's gonna be 166 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 2: like O Tawny in MLB. Dude, they're gonna throw a 167 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 2: heap of money at at MJF. And then he's gonna go, 168 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 2: all right, I'll just see what I can do over here. 169 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 2: And if if all fails in WB, if like for 170 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 2: whatever reason, they can't make the the Golden Child of 171 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 2: MJF work, he'll just go back to anywhere else he wants. 172 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 2: That's what the best to do. We just go, okay, 173 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 2: well I'll go back there and they'll say, well you 174 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 2: left us, and he'll say yeah, and they'll go all right, 175 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 2: got come on back. 176 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: I mean they're not. 177 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 2: There's no there's no When you're as good and as 178 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:59,079 Speaker 2: famous and as over as MJF is, you don't gotta 179 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,439 Speaker 2: worry about what's gonna happen if it doesn't go as hoped. 180 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, you have our prognostications. We thank you 181 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: for your time, We thank you for the energy that 182 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 1: helped motivate this seance of thoughts and feelings. But we 183 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: hope all our dreams come true. I hope the MJF 184 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: one does not come true, and I hope he stays 185 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 1: in a so I hope you're wrong, mister noster Damas. 186 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: But we thank you, guys, and don't forget to tune 187 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: in every single week. Happy New Year to everyone, Take 188 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: care peace. This has been a production of Iheart'smichael Toura 189 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: podcast Network. For more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the iHeartRadio app, 190 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.