1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: Battle Why from the parts unknown studios use into the 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: Battle Brown. 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 2: Battle, the Battle Round, Battle, the Battle Crowd. 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast, your place for all things 5 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: pro Wrestlady. 6 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 2: The Battle Road, the Battle Round. Now making their way 7 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: to the microphones. Give it up for your hosts. 8 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 3: Welcome to the Battle Crown. What's going on you guys? 9 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 3: Welcome into the Battleground Podcast. 10 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 2: It's battle and real. 11 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 3: Quick before we get into anything, Please, if you're listening 12 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 3: to this on Apple, please leave us a nice little 13 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 3: review five stars. 14 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 2: That would be awesome. 15 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 3: If you're listening to Spotify, same thing, five stars, a 16 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 3: nice review. If you're listening on the iHeart Radio app, 17 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 3: give us a thumbs up. Subscribe and tell all your 18 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 3: friends and tell us what you think using that talkback 19 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 3: mic next to the play button. You see it right 20 00:00:58,640 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 3: there on the iHeart Radio app. 21 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 2: It's you can tell us that. 22 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 3: But real quick, Hey, please follow us Instagram at Battleground Podcast. 23 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 3: That's where we're at on Twitter at Battleground IHR. 24 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 2: But today is a big episode. 25 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 3: I feel as if we've kind of peaked when it 26 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 3: comes to guests. After today's episode. Without further ado, I'm 27 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 3: gonna give it to you right now. Aw CEO GM 28 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 3: and head of Creative Tony Kahan joins the show. 29 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,559 Speaker 1: Thank you for having me on to talk about aw 30 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,199 Speaker 1: We have a show tonight. That's good. I'm really excited about. 31 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,479 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a great show. It's on TNT Friday Night. 32 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: Rampage the first ever Royal Rampage tonight on TNT at 33 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: ten pm Eastern, nine pm Central, ten pm on the 34 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: West Coast, and it's gonna be a great show tonight 35 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: on TNT. The Royal Rampage is something nobody's ever seen before. 36 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: It's a two ring Battle Royal. There's gonna be people 37 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: entering ten in each ring, twenty total, one winner in 38 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: each ring, and they're gonna fight it out. The winner 39 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: is gonna get the first idle shot at the aw 40 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: Interim World Champion John Moxley, who just went through hell 41 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: in that blood and Guts match. 42 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, you sit there and watch about it. We watched 43 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 3: it on Wednesday in my co host Eli. We were 44 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 3: texting back and forth the entire time and when we 45 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 3: saw that that graphic show up on the screen and 46 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 3: it's like, okay, two rings Battle Royal they're going through 47 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 3: and then at the end of it, you come down 48 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 3: to your two and then it's kind of that's how 49 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 3: it all determines who is going to be it. 50 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, tonight on Rampage, we'll see who's going to get 51 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: the first shot at mox and at the Interim World Championship, 52 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 1: and whoever comes out of that match is going to 53 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: be standing right there to fight the world champion, CM Punk, 54 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: who's been out with injury. We can't wait till Sampunk 55 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: comes back. I think it's going to be sooner rather 56 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: than later, and we'll have a unification match to determine 57 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 1: an undisputed champion. So the Interim World Championship, it's a 58 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 1: very hot situation and there's going to be twenty wrestlers 59 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: fighting tonight on TNT, coming out one at a time. 60 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: The entrances, it's it's gonna be very unique. The Royal 61 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: Rampage Yeah on TNT. 62 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 2: And we're super excited to see it. 63 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 3: Of course, Rampage on TNT tonight ten pm Easter and 64 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 3: if you're in ours time zone in Nashville. 65 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 2: Area, it's gonna be nine o'clock Central time. 66 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 3: Can you I guess tell us who your dark horse 67 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 3: pick is to come out on top of this this 68 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 3: royal rampage. 69 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: Well, there's a lot, there's so many great we say Horse. 70 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: I think he's not the dark horse, probably the favorite horse. 71 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: You got to mention the Hangman, right who rides a horse. 72 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: The Hangman Page, the former world champion, is in this 73 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: match and any match he's and you gotta like the 74 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: Hangman's chances. But some of the other huge stars in 75 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: AW Darby Allen, the former TNT champion on TNT tonight, 76 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: one of the most exciting young wrestlers in the world. 77 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: Him and Sting are coming off that big win against 78 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: the Bullet Club with the Young Bucks this week. Sting 79 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: looking as good as you has on pay per view 80 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: this past week. Darby with Sting tonight on TNT, got 81 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: to be considered a favorite, a former tn T champion 82 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: also dark horse picks. There's a lot to choose from. 83 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: I think Team TAZ are really hot wrestlers right now, 84 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: and some underrated stars in AW Ricky Starks, Will Hobbs. 85 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: I think in addition to that, you know, if you 86 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: look at some underrated stars who could come through and 87 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: have a good chance in this match, you have to 88 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 1: definitely look at Platinum Max Caster, who's a rising star 89 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: in aw Also for me, when I look at the 90 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: great stars, definitely you can never count out Dustin Rhodes 91 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: then Natural He's in the match tonight. Matt Hardy, a 92 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: legend of pro wrestling, Orange Cassidy with great win on Dynamite. 93 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: He's had a few matches this week. He's he's beat 94 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: up and he's gonna go after this title shot tonight. 95 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:04,799 Speaker 1: Brody King from the House of Black, Keith Lee, Swerves, Strickland, 96 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: so many great stars, so you can't go wrong with 97 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: this twenty man Royal Rampage tonight at ten eastern ninth 98 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: Central on TNTT. 99 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 4: Let's dive into Blood and Guts a little bit. You know, 100 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 4: we just came off of that this past Wednesday in Detroit. 101 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 4: The main event was Jericho Appreciation Society taken on Blackpool 102 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 4: Comeback Club. Very bloody match, very brutal as we've come 103 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 4: to expect from this match now in your eyes, you know, 104 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 4: I think automatically people kind of compared this to war Games, 105 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 4: you know, that classic match from you know. 106 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 2: N waw CW Days. 107 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 4: How do you think that Blood and Guts differs from Wargames? 108 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 4: Why was Detroit the perfect city to host this event 109 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 4: this year. And what did you think of this year's 110 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 4: edition of Blood and Guts. 111 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: Well, it was a great match. There are some differences. 112 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: There's no coin toss in in Blood and Guts. It's 113 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: typically done either through a match or through this contract 114 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: that we agree to how we end up with the 115 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: man advantage. We also have two doors, so you don't 116 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: have the two teams having to stand anywhere near each other. 117 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 1: You can completely separate these two teams that want to 118 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: rip each other's heads off in the Blood and Guts match, 119 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: So the cage is designed differently. And also this year 120 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: it was six on six, so there were more wrestlers 121 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: involved in this year's Blood and Guts in you know, 122 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: going straight up against each other than there have been 123 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: previously in any Wargames match. And the Blood and Guts 124 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: match we had was just tremendous. It was one of 125 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: the best matches we've ever had on TV and AW 126 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: and it was a huge success being the number one 127 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: show on cable. In that match in particular, there were 128 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: over one point one million viewers watching throughout on average 129 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: throughout the match, and it really peaked with a huge 130 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: audience at the end for an exciting conclusion, and some 131 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: of the top stars in wrestling they made their way 132 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: to the top of the cage and it got absolutely 133 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:07,799 Speaker 1: crazy by at that point. 134 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 4: What I want to congratulate you guys specifically for that, 135 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 4: because I mean, the main event took up like almost 136 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 4: the bulk of the that hour, you know, and I 137 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 4: mean to kind of keep the audience's attention for that long, 138 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 4: I mean, we're bombarded with social media and all the 139 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 4: other stuff. I mean that it's almost kind of like 140 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 4: an exclamation point on the end of the sentence, just 141 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,559 Speaker 4: because I mean, that was a very long main event 142 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 4: and it's really hard to keep especially you know how 143 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 4: some of the wrestling fans can be fickle, really hard 144 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 4: to keep their attention for that long. So I think 145 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 4: that's just a testament to not only the production but 146 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 4: also the teams involved. I mean, it was a very 147 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 4: compelling story. 148 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: Thank you for saying that, Tim. It was a great 149 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: hour of television. The match actually was the entire second 150 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: hour of the show, and it definitely held the audience 151 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: interest in was the peak of the number one show 152 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: on cable on Wednesday, and we continue to get these 153 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: great ratings thanks to the support of the fans that 154 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: watch AW on TBS on Wednesday nights for Dynamite and 155 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: watch us on TNT on Friday nights for Rampage, and 156 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: tonight's one of the biggest episodes of Rampage we've ever done, 157 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: the Royal Rampage probably one of the biggest episodes we've 158 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: done since CM punk came back to pro wrestling on 159 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: the first Dance in the in the beginning of Rampage. 160 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, and it's again, it's testament. You look at it. 161 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 3: You had a million people watching on Wednesday night and 162 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 3: of course Rampage on T and T tonight. Tim pm 163 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:39,959 Speaker 3: eishon on the phone with us right now. Tony Kahan, 164 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 3: aw CEO GM and head of Creative, I want to 165 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,839 Speaker 3: go back to I guess one of the many to 166 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 3: take a word from cmpunk. One of the many big 167 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 3: pipe Bomb news is that you dropped of Forbidden Door. 168 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 3: Like we all were ecstatic about that when you made 169 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:55,679 Speaker 3: that announcement. 170 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 2: The Super Show pay per view that just. 171 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 3: Happened in Chicago had the wrestling world everybody talking about it. 172 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 2: As you got closer to that event. Was the mounting. 173 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 3: Injuries like a concern or did you have backup plans 174 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 3: for everything? 175 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 1: We had backup plans that we were able to execute, 176 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: and Forbidden Door was a huge success. AW versus New 177 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: Japan Pro Wrestling, and AW had some great matches with 178 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: top stars from overseas, and we have such a deep 179 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: roster here and with great stars and all elite wrestling, 180 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: and we were very fortunate. People had said, you have 181 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: so many wrestlers, and it really paid off because it's 182 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: a brutal sport and there's injuries and guys injure each 183 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: other in these fights and women injure each other in 184 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: these fights, and we have a great roster of stars 185 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: that we were able to We were able to really 186 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: weather the storm and have a great event. And thanks 187 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: to wrestling fans around the world, you know, they've supported 188 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: us and they wanted to still see this pay per 189 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: view even if some of the top stars were injured. 190 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: We have so many stars AW, you really can't fit 191 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 1: them all on one pay per view, frankly, and that's 192 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,319 Speaker 1: why it paid off having such a strong roster. And 193 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: never more so did the depth of AW show off 194 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,679 Speaker 1: and the great matches we put on Sunday and then 195 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: they came back, had an amazing Wednesday Night Dynamite one 196 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: of our best results we've ever had in terms of 197 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: building a new franchise, Blood and Guts year over year again, 198 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: second year in a row, it's come in at number 199 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: one show on cable and satellite and building a really 200 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: strong franchise for Dynamite on Wednesday nights and even in 201 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: what they call the dog days of summer in the 202 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: TV business, where you know, it's people are going out 203 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: and doing things on Wednesday nights and especially on Friday nights. 204 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: It's events like Blood and Guts this past Wednesday and 205 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 1: now tonight on TNT the Royal Rampage that can really 206 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: attract an audience. So it's been a big week for us, 207 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: and you know it's thanks to you, Tim, and great 208 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: people and the media and people all over the world 209 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: that are wrestling fans that give us a chance to 210 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: come and promote the show. Here with you, it's just 211 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: a great opportunity and wrestling fans sticking together. You know, 212 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:18,239 Speaker 1: it's never shown more than you giving me the opportunity 213 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: today then to talk about the show that you enjoyed, 214 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 1: and you've been so kind to give me this opportunity 215 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: to promote tonight's show with Rampage on TNT, so thank 216 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: you of course. 217 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 3: And you know, we've had these conversations with AW when 218 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 3: we've talked about setting up the interviews, and it's always 219 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 3: been the number one on our list has always been 220 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 3: Tony Kahn, and it's like, it's very hard to get 221 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 3: Tony and they every time they hey, Tony's got multiple 222 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 3: hats in the business, he's got this, he's got this 223 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 3: going on. 224 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 2: And I was like, look, we're eventually going to have 225 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 2: Tony Kah on the show. 226 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 3: And then once we have Tony Kahn on the show, 227 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 3: then there we've peaked. 228 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 2: We've hit our peak. 229 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,959 Speaker 1: Well, we haven't even started a peak. I want to 230 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 1: come back and I'd love to keep coming back on 231 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: your show. And I really appreciate you having me because 232 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: I can tell what a huge wrestling fan you are 233 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: and the fact you watch Dynamite on TBS on Wednesday 234 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: and you enjoyed it that much and you articulated those 235 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 1: thoughts to me. I could just tell what a big 236 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: fan and how much you love wrestling, and I would 237 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 1: love to come on your show anytime and talk about 238 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:19,079 Speaker 1: AW now. And so we haven't even started to peak. 239 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: I mean, this is just the beginning of a beautiful friendship, 240 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: as they say in Casablanca and here on your show. 241 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 1: So thank you for letting me talk about aw and tonight. 242 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 1: I hope you get a chance to watch on TNT 243 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: the Royal Rampage. I guess nine Central time where you 244 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: are there in Nashville, ten for me out on the 245 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: East Coast right now, and ten out on Pacific time too. 246 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,080 Speaker 1: And if you get a chance, I'd love to hear 247 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: what you think of the Royal Rampage tonight on TNT. 248 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 2: Definitely, for sure, very exciting. 249 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: It is great. 250 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 4: I've got a wrestling belt question if you got time. 251 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 4: We saw the debut of the aw Atlin Championship at 252 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 4: Forbidden Door, with the inaugural CHAMPI being. 253 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 2: The bastard Pack. 254 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 4: Excuse me, what do you hope to accomplish with this 255 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,719 Speaker 4: championship and what does it mean for a guy like 256 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 4: PC to Pack to be like the first guy to 257 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 4: carry that championship. 258 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: Well, I think it can be one of the most 259 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: prestigious international championships in pro wrestling. And I thought, in 260 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: the spirit of Forbidden Door being held here in the 261 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: United States and competing with a lot of the great 262 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: countries overseas. It would make sense, especially with a lot 263 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 1: of the international wrestlers in AW, to create a championship 264 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: to be defended overseas. It's called the All Atlantic Championship, 265 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 1: and I think a lot of the defenses will take 266 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: place on either side of the Atlantic, but wrestlers, wrestlers 267 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: will come from all over the world to challenge for 268 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: the All Atlantic title. And the champion Pack is from 269 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: England himself. He's hugely popular in England and a lot 270 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: of people don't know aw's grown in popularity all over Europe, 271 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: particularly in England. We're the number one wrestling company on 272 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: TV by far. Every week we have the top two 273 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: TV shows with Dynamite and Rampage on ITV, and with 274 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: our big reach over there, we've really grown a great 275 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: audience and grown our ratings. And we had Dynamite on 276 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: for years and now we have Rampage on two and 277 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: they're both doing great. And Pack of course is one 278 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: of the most popular wrestlers in England and it's great 279 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: to have a hometown star who can go there and 280 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: defend the title. And even though AW were touring America 281 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: every week, I believe pac can defend the title overseas 282 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: and here in America and hopefully have some great matches, 283 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: and as long as he's the champion, and then we'll 284 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: have other great champions eventually whenever that happens here in 285 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: America or from overseas that can defend the title all 286 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: over the world. 287 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 3: Definitely for sure, and that's going to be exciting because 288 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 3: we recently just had thunder Rose on right before Battle 289 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 3: of the Belts too, and she talked about how she 290 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 3: wanted to defend that women's championship around the world. And 291 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 3: I feel as if with your champions in AAW, they're 292 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 3: going to be fighting champions. 293 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 2: From what everybody that we've talked to the tell the 294 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 2: title in AW. 295 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: I think so too, and Forbidden Doors showed we're not 296 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: afraid to take on anybody. AW is the best wrestling 297 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: company in the world, and we're going to continue to 298 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: be the best wrestling company in the world. Hopefully tonight, 299 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: everybody's going to get a chance to see why the 300 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: Royal Rampage tonight on TNT should be a great match. 301 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 1: And you know, I'm glad you enjoyed Wednesday Night Dynamite 302 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: this week. We've bet we're on a great run of shows, 303 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: I think, and despite what you said, there's been wrestlers 304 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: injured from the hard hitting fights. But the fact is 305 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: we have such a deep roster. We continued and flourished 306 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: and gotten even stronger as the summer's gone on. And 307 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 1: to be number one again two weeks in a row 308 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: and grow the audience again this week, it's pretty cool. 309 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: And I'm just glad you enjoyed the blood and guts. 310 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 4: Man. 311 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: I've heard a lot of positive feedback from people all 312 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: over the world, and every time I hear it, you know, 313 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: people have different thoughts when a match, especially goes that long, 314 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: goes an hour, a lot of story, a lot of 315 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: things happening, and I can tell you enjoyed it and 316 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: picked up on it, and it's just cool to hear that, man, 317 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: And I. 318 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 3: Could tell you like the wrestling fandom and me has 319 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 3: rubbed off. I've got two kids, and my five year 320 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 3: old has now become a big fan of wrestling, and 321 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 3: he sat there and watched the entire show Wins the 322 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 3: night with me, and he was channing ae w ae 323 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 3: w the entire time. 324 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 2: Why we're sitting there on the couch watching it. 325 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 3: And then also he came upstairs into my office and 326 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 3: I've got a bunch of the AW toys and I've 327 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 3: got some of the that I've got the AW Championship 328 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 3: toy belt that they first put out, and he comes 329 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 3: downstairs and he ripped it out of the box and 330 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 3: he's carrying around the AW title now around the house. 331 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 2: And I was like, Ah, that was a collectable. 332 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 3: But as long as he's happy and he's enjoying it, 333 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 3: and that's the thing, is like knowing that you've got 334 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 3: a five year old that is enjoying your product is 335 00:16:58,400 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 3: an amazing thing. 336 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 2: And he's an AW fan for life. 337 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 1: Thank you, Tim. That is one of the coolest things 338 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to hear this week, for sure, And I 339 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: really appreciate that you and your son bonded over AW 340 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 1: on TBS. Hopefully you get a chance to watch it 341 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: with him tonight on T and T. It's on a 342 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: little bit later tonight, but I think he'll really enjoy 343 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 1: the Royal Rampage on Rampage too. 344 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 2: Definitely for sure. 345 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 3: And it's a Friday night, so it's he'll be fine 346 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 3: to stay up a little bit later and we can 347 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 3: just be like, Hey, it's okay to stay up. I 348 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 3: know I don't want to take up too much your time. 349 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 3: I know you're a very busy man, So I do 350 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 3: want to ask the question. Everybody kind of asks you this, 351 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 3: and we all know we've had FTR on the show. 352 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 3: They want gold, they want more gold. They just got 353 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 3: more gold. Could we ever see maybe them going after 354 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 3: the Impact titles, the NWA World Tag titles? I mean, 355 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 3: is that something that could be potentially done. I know 356 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 3: you've worked with both companies in the past. 357 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: Well, I'm not sure. I've worked with a lot of 358 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 1: companies all over the world. Right now, FDR, I have 359 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: so many contracts obligations defending championships from multiple companies all 360 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: over the world. They are now the Ring of Honor 361 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:12,639 Speaker 1: World Tag Team Champions, the IWGP World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, 362 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: and the Triple A Lucha Libre Tag Team Champions. So 363 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: with Ring of Honor here in the US and all 364 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: over the world now and New Japan operating internationally, and 365 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: with Triple A Lucha Libre also international, primarily out of Mexico, 366 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 1: they have a lot of contractual obligations. But one thing 367 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: that they always do and you can always count on, 368 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 1: is Wednesday nights on TBS Friday nights on tnt FTR. 369 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: Every week we try and get them out there wrestling 370 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 1: because they are to the best wrestlers in the world 371 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 1: individually and as a tag team. They showed it again 372 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 1: on the pay per view this past week when they 373 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 1: won that winner take All match, and now they're carrying 374 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 1: three tag team championships from three different promotions outside awis 375 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: pretty wild. Former AW tag team champions and one of 376 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 1: the best tag teams and two of the best wrestlers 377 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: in the world. 378 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 2: FDR definitely for sure. 379 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 4: They had a killer match with Dan Housen Wednesday night 380 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 4: as well, So yeah, well I've got a we can 381 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 4: do one more quick one and then you know, we'll 382 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 4: let you get going. Let you've got a million things 383 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 4: on your plate every single day. So recently kind of 384 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 4: a cool thing, almost kind of like passing the olive 385 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 4: branch around. 386 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 2: We've seen. 387 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:35,880 Speaker 4: Former talent appear in companies for tribute videos. A lot 388 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 4: of AW talent recently did that. What's the advantage of 389 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 4: doing that between companies? Is it just is it mainly 390 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 4: just for the fans or is it just keeping your 391 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 4: relationship open with the other companies. 392 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 1: Well, it's a great question, Tim. I think when people 393 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: ask for a reasonable favor, I'm a good samaritan. There's 394 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:57,199 Speaker 1: no reason why you can't help people out, and in 395 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,880 Speaker 1: this case, that's just trying to be a good samaritan, 396 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:01,959 Speaker 1: do the right thing to help out if you think 397 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: it's a good cause. In this case, John Cena's twentieth 398 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: anniversary show, I think that's great, sounded like a classy show, 399 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: and WWE reached out to me personally and asked me 400 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 1: if we would send in videos from some of the 401 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 1: top stars. They asked me for videos from Chris Jericho, 402 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: Paul White, Brian Danielson, and Mark Henry, and I think 403 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: ended up seeing I'm not sure Mark Henry didn't make 404 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: the air, but I'm sure they had a lot of 405 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: great videos, and I understood why they'd want him. He's 406 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: a great star we see every night on Rampage on Fridays, 407 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,639 Speaker 1: and we're gonna get him tonight on TNT ahead of 408 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: the main event, as we always do. But they did 409 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:44,640 Speaker 1: show Paul White and Brian Danielson and Chris Jericho, and 410 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 1: I thought those were great wrestlers to ask for and 411 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 1: I had no problem with it, and I also left 412 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: it up to those wrestlers if they wanted to do it. 413 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: I sent them to our head of HR and she 414 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: told him that they'd asked about this and if they 415 00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 1: wanted to do the videos, it was fine with us. 416 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 1: But it's up to them, and they sent them in 417 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: and that's how it happened. And you know, I think 418 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,400 Speaker 1: it based on what it was. Johnsen is twentieth anniversary. 419 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:12,360 Speaker 1: Even though WWE and AW are competitive, it's a good 420 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: time to be in the wrestling business and be one 421 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: of these two big national television companies. You know, they 422 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: had the number one show on cable and satellite on Monday. 423 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: We had the number one show on cable and satellite 424 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. So the wrestling business is doing really well 425 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 1: right now. And AW is a very big part of 426 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 1: the conversation. And we have a big show on tonight 427 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 1: on TNT for Friday Night Rampage. So there's a lot 428 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:39,400 Speaker 1: of things happening in wrestling, and there's no reason why 429 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:42,160 Speaker 1: we can't all just be decent people at the same time. 430 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 2: For sure. 431 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 3: And you say there's a lot of things on wrestling, 432 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 3: and I want to talk about it again. The Royal 433 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 3: Rampage tonight, there's gonna be all a lot of things 434 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 3: going on, trying to focus on. 435 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 2: Who's going over the or rail and this, that and 436 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 2: the other. 437 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 3: There's gonna be a lot so again tonight Rampage T 438 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 3: and T ten pm Eastern the Royal Rampage on the 439 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:01,439 Speaker 3: phone with us right now, Tony Khan aw CEO GM 440 00:22:01,640 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 3: and head of Creative. 441 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,400 Speaker 2: So one thing side note from wrestling. 442 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 3: Are we gonna be able to hang out when the 443 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 3: Jacksonville Jaguars rolling to Nissan Staium this year? 444 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: Well, I hope, so, Andy ask you this. You're a 445 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:17,880 Speaker 1: big Titans fan, I'm guessing I am a. 446 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 2: Big Titans fan, Yes, sir, season ticket holder, and everything. 447 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: Well sounds good. I see lots of Titans fans, and 448 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: a lot of the Titans fans are aw fans, so 449 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:29,360 Speaker 1: they're all a okay with me. But as the Jaguars 450 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: owner and the chief football strategy officer, I really am 451 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:35,959 Speaker 1: with Jaguars through and through. So as long as you 452 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: can be nice to me while I'm in Nashville, I'd 453 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:38,919 Speaker 1: love to visit you while I'm man. 454 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 3: Yes, I am one of the nice people. I have 455 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 3: really hope. I have high hopes for Trevor Lawrence. 456 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,880 Speaker 1: So yeah, thank you very much. Trevor is awesome. He's 457 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: a great person off the field and a great leader 458 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 1: on the field. With Doug Peterson as the head coach 459 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: of the Jaguars, former Super Bowl champion as a head 460 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: coach and also as a player, he's a backup quarterback 461 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,400 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champion, the huge part of the preparation and 462 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: there with the Green Bay Packers when Brett Favre and 463 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 1: the Packers won the Super Bowl and the head coach obviously, 464 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 1: you know, less than five years ago when they won 465 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl in the twenty seventeen eighteen season in 466 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles. Doug's a great coach and I think he 467 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: is a great, great mentor for Trevor, great leader for 468 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 1: the organization. So a lot of awesome things happening with 469 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 1: the Jaguars now in the offseason, and I'm excited to 470 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 1: come to all the great cities we visit. A lot 471 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: of them are the same cities where AW comes, including Nashville, 472 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: and so I'd love to see you there and talk 473 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: about AW and football too. 474 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, we can definitely do that well, Tony. I don't 475 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:42,479 Speaker 3: want to take up too much your time. It's an 476 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,119 Speaker 3: honor to have you on the show. Thank you so 477 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:44,919 Speaker 3: much for everything. 478 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,360 Speaker 1: Thank you Tim, And seriously, I'd love to come on anytime. 479 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,760 Speaker 1: You know, you were buddies now and you can have 480 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: me on anytime you want. 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