1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Hey, it's Chris Jericho, the oach of the Demigod Let's Champion, 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: and you are watching the Battleground Podcast. It's the greatest 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: podcast ever, even though I've never even watched her of 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: it before. 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 2: Brown Why from the Parts Unknown Studios Into the Battle Brown. 6 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 3: Battle Crown, the Battle Round, the Battle Crowd. 7 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast, your place for all things 8 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: pro wrestling. 9 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 3: The Battle Round the Battle Crowd. 10 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: Now making their way to the microphone sective it up 11 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: for your hosts. 12 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Battle Crown. 13 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 3: What's up you guys? 14 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 4: Welcome back into iHeartRadio's official wrestling podcast, the Battleground Podcast. 15 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 4: And it is a big day on the show today 16 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 4: a e W is taking over Milwaukee and I got 17 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 4: my co host with me. 18 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 3: Eli. 19 00:00:58,320 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 5: There he is. 20 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 4: And it's kind of interesting because you've watched these shows 21 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 4: on YouTube. You kind of get a guest of like, 22 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 4: who is on our show just because of what Eli's wearing. 23 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 6: H that's a throwback. 24 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 7: Well, Okay, to be fair, I have a current shirt 25 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 7: of his, but I lost all this weight so I 26 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 7: can't I can't fit it anymore. 27 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 6: But we do have this came in my all Elite 28 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 6: create so you have. 29 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 3: Your key chain. So let's uh, let's go ahead and 30 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 3: bring our guests in. 31 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 4: I mean, the guy's got so many nicknames, but we're 32 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 4: just gonna call him the Goat. 33 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 3: Chris Jericho joins the show. My man, how are you, sir? 34 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 5: Awesome man? 35 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 3: How you guys wrestling? 36 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 5: I see it? 37 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know, just you know, I didn't want to 38 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 7: wear a you know, y two J thing, you know whatever. 39 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 4: So and I'm sitting over here and got my e 40 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 4: c W. What is this hardcore Heaven ninety six? It 41 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 4: was you and pit Bull number two for the TV 42 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 4: title on this one. 43 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: So it's like, you don't wear a Metallica's shirt to 44 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: a Metallica concert type thing, correct? 45 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 6: I think? 46 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 7: I think if you're in Metallica, you can wear whatever. 47 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 7: But if I'm going to the show that I don't. 48 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 5: Yeah, just a heavy metal fashion faux. 49 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 6: Pas shot to say. 50 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: So. 51 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 4: Of course aw has taken over Milwaukee tonight, and I 52 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 4: want to jump into this. I mean, when you consider, 53 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 4: you know, where you spend a large part of your career, 54 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 4: which is which one is crazier to you? Becoming the 55 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 4: i w GP Intercontinental Champion or becoming the Ring of 56 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 4: Honor World Champion. 57 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: Well, none of them are really crazy because they all 58 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: fit the storyline of what we were doing at the time, right, 59 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: And that's and that's the way champions should work. When 60 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: when you get a title, it should mean something and 61 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: it should kind of lead to the next step of 62 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 1: whatever story that you're telling. So in both those cases, 63 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: it was the perfect timing to be you know, the 64 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: igb GP champion they mentioned and the r H champion, 65 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: and I think with both of them we were able 66 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: to draw some some good money and that's what that's 67 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: what wrestling is all about. So crazy, I don't think 68 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: either one of them were crazy. Was it the right 69 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: move for what we were doing time? 70 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 6: Absolutely, Yeah, that's fair enough. 71 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 7: Yeah, So the sidetracking a little bit. Obviously, Tony announced 72 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 7: a massive show last week, Aw's WUT in London, all 73 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 7: in August twenty seven. Wimbley, obviously from your music background 74 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 7: that has is a hollowed grounds, so to speak. 75 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 6: What are you looking. 76 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 7: Forward most to this show from, you know, personally for 77 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 7: Jericho yourself. 78 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: Well, I think from from a personal standpoint obviously went 79 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 1: Wembley's one of the most famous arenas or stadiums ever 80 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: what My favorite gig of all time took place at 81 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: Wembley Stadium, which is Queen at Live Aid, and my 82 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: favorite show of all time, which is the Freddie Mercury 83 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: Tribute in nineteen ninety two also took place there, which 84 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: was an amazing, amazing celebration. So I just to be 85 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: there will be cool on both accounts. From a business standpoint, 86 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: I think it's it was a great move. It's a 87 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: big time move for Tony Kahn to book when there's 88 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: been a couple of times over the years, you know, 89 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: the first time in Toronto, or you should have booked 90 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: a stadium, our first time in. 91 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 5: La you should have booked a stadium. 92 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: Well this time our first time in the UK, you 93 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: should have booked the stadium and we do. 94 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 5: And of course the people that say you. 95 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: Should have book the stadum like you're crazy, it's too big, 96 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: and it's like to me, I think we could have 97 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: done the O two, which is a great arena. We 98 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: could have done Craven Cottage, which is the venue that 99 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: Tony owns, I believe, with the Fulham Football Club which 100 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: he owns for sure, which him and Shod his dad own. 101 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: I think going to Wembley is really like, oh yeah, 102 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: hold my beer, check this shit out, you know. And 103 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be massive, and I think 104 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: it has the potential to sell even more than what 105 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: the pundits are expecting because I think it's going to 106 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: be more than just a wrestling event. I think it's 107 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: going to be a cultural event. And the fact is, 108 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 1: you know, when something becomes cool, that's when people want 109 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: to go. Like, for example, the Metallica that shows this 110 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: summer in the stadiums. I think people will go because 111 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: it's a stadium. Let's go check it out. Man, Do 112 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: you like what child? I think they're cool, But let 113 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: me get I want to be a part of this 114 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: whole event, like the super Bowl or something along those lines. 115 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: Let me just go, and I think we're gonna get 116 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 1: that reaction. Not to mention the fact that we have 117 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: such a huge television presence in the UK and a 118 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: huge fan base there, so it wouldn't surprise me. I'm 119 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: not guaranteeing it or predicting it, but it wouldn't surprise 120 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: me if we ended up with sixty seventy thousand people 121 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 1: in that joint And see. 122 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 4: You think about that, because not very many of the 123 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 4: big companies go overseas. I mean recently you've seen it 124 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 4: kind of here there sporadically, maybe like every so off 125 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 4: and maybe like a quarter or so. But I mean 126 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 4: when I saw that announcement, me and Eli were talking 127 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 4: about it's like, they're probably not gonna have any trouble 128 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 4: packing that arena as much as people go on Twitter 129 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 4: and it's like, oh aw, can't you know pack out Wimbley. 130 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 3: They're gonna be able to pack out Wimbley. 131 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 4: I mean, you guys have been putting on great matches 132 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 4: every week, and you know, speaking of great matches that 133 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 4: we're talking about Dynamite tonight, coming to us live from Milwaukee, 134 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 4: you found yourself in a little bit of a challenge 135 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 4: with a formidable opponent, limitless Keith Lee. I mean, what 136 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 4: is your mindset going into this bout and what are 137 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 4: your keys to success to victory in this one? Over? 138 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 3: Keith Lee? 139 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: Well, I mean, I think the idea is every week 140 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 1: we want to do something kind of special on Dynamite 141 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: and for my stories, and what I like to do 142 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: is is put together matches that people didn't expect that 143 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: they would see, matches that they want to see. 144 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 5: That they didn't think they even did. 145 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,679 Speaker 1: Beforehand, you know what I mean, Like whatever the saying 146 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: is like, I didn't realize I wanted to see it 147 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: until I heard about it, and when I was looking 148 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: at this kind of program that we're doing, this really 149 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: appealed to me. Jericho versus Keith Lee. There's a connection 150 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: there with Adam Cole. We've never been in the ring 151 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: together before, so there's a storyline standpoint that works. And 152 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: I just think it'll be a great match between two 153 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,599 Speaker 1: guys that nobody ever really expected to see in the 154 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: same ring together. So it's one of those ones where 155 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: I thought this would be a great match. It'll be 156 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: have a lot of buzz, which it does. I mean, 157 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: I've never done this much press. Why I do press 158 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: all the time, but I've ever had people ask me 159 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: about the about the specific specific match. 160 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 5: Keith Lee Keithley Keith Lee on Twitter. I'm seeing it 161 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 5: on Instagram, So it's going to be great. I'm excited. Obviously, 162 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 5: he's he's a giant. 163 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: He's also super agile, he's a great performer, and I 164 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: think we're going to have a great match together. So 165 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: I'm excited about it. And uh, I think tonight is 166 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: going to be a big night for Dynamite, a big 167 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: knight for Milwaukee, right. 168 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 6: And I think it's not only you know, different styles. 169 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 6: You know, obviously he's kind of more. 170 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 7: Of the powerhouse, but you are both very good talkers, 171 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 7: but in a kind of a different way. 172 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 2: You know. 173 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 7: Uh, he almost reminds me a little bit of your 174 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 7: character when you're kind of going the bockwinkle, you know, 175 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 7: the very smart and the very you know, what's the 176 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 7: you know, he doesn't really raise his bways very often. 177 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 5: He's just right. 178 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 6: So I think you guys talking vernon. 179 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 7: I think if you guys can get that, that's gonna 180 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 7: be special as well. So let's let's move over to 181 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 7: the groups of Jericho. You've been associated with two groups 182 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 7: in aw Intercircle and Jas. Excuse me, what do you 183 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 7: look for when you're aligning yourself with a group of talent, 184 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 7: you know, because obviously the Jericho brand, you know, no, 185 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 7: not every slash is gonna be associated with you. Then 186 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 7: what are the what do you think of the biggest 187 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 7: differences between those two, the Inner Circle and the j 188 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 7: as well? 189 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: I think the I mean it's interesting because I think 190 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: when the Inner Circle is first formed, it had almost 191 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: like a Guns n' Roses vibe to me, Yeah, in 192 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 1: that you had five guys that had completely different looks. Yeah, 193 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: when you put them together, they it looked cohesive and cool. 194 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: I mean the first the first group picture we took, 195 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: I was like, that looks really cool. Like there's five 196 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: different guys, but everyone fits, and it was much more 197 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: of a of a wild pack of dogs. I think 198 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: with with the inner Circle, I think the Jerich Appreciation 199 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: Society is much more finesse. I think I think the 200 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: Jerich Appreciation Society is much more character and also too 201 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: to me, if if if the Inner Circles Guns and Roses, 202 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: the jas is the Rolling Stones, I mean, we've got 203 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: chicks in the band now, and we've got you know, an. 204 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:31,839 Speaker 5: Extra guitar player, so to speak. 205 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: With the six guys, and I like the fact that 206 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: it's not the business model of just five because that 207 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: was my original vision. Then Tony wanted to add some 208 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: more people. Now there's eight of us, but it's almost 209 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: like the Wu Tang clan. It could be two of 210 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: us together, they could be five of us together, they 211 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,719 Speaker 1: could be three of us together. It kind of interchanges, 212 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: and I think it's a little bit more of vaudevillian Vegas. 213 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 1: You know, we can wear the matching outfits, and we 214 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: always had matching stuff in the inner Circle. 215 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 5: That was like that was based on the on the 216 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 5: movie The Warriors. 217 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, in that there was all the street gangs that 218 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: all kind of look similar, but they'd the same best 219 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: or whatever. This is much more of like I said, 220 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: like a like a boy band or or a Vegas review. 221 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: And that's cool too. So I like them both. I 222 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 1: think both of them were far bigger than anybody expected. 223 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 1: I think they both created stars, you know. I mean 224 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,839 Speaker 1: Sammy Guevara became a star in both. If you look 225 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: how big Santana and artists were, how good Artista has 226 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 1: done since, Jake's been a standard, and you know, Danny 227 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: Garcia has blown through the roof. I think An has 228 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: done great. You know, I never even heard of two 229 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: point zero before. Who all of these guys and now, 230 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 1: you know, super entertaining. I think Daddy Magic is one 231 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: of the breakout characters in aw with so much potential. 232 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: So it's it's just been the idea, of course, is 233 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: to build stars and to tell great stories. 234 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 5: I think we've been able to do done a great 235 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 5: job with both. 236 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, and I don't assume that the the influx of 237 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,719 Speaker 4: bucket hats in fashion has gone up since because of 238 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 4: Jake Aeger has been that. 239 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: I just knew that was gonna work. I just knew 240 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,719 Speaker 1: the bucket hat was gonna work. And we freaking that 241 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: went on the cruise and Jake sold like two thousand 242 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:13,839 Speaker 1: dollars worth of bucket hats, like three hundred the damn things. 243 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 1: Everybody's wearing them in the crowd and stuff. So it's yeah, 244 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 1: it's become a thing, which I knew it would. 245 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 5: I knew it was. 246 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's always good to say that. 247 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 7: Different personality from people too, you know, kind of he 248 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 7: was the cult, you know, the chiller and then your 249 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 7: right hand man and now you know the catchphrase is 250 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 7: just everywhere. 251 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 5: It's all, yeah, that's it. 252 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 4: Well, you know, part of the show is we always 253 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 4: like to just kind of read around, and we're not 254 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 4: one of the you know, people that go online and 255 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 4: talk about news and whatnot. 256 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 3: We just kind of read it. We're fans, we're marks 257 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 3: on this show. 258 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 4: And of course you see a lot of this stuff 259 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 4: happening and all the online blogs. But what would you 260 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 4: say is the biggest misconception about the locker room in AW. 261 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't really know if there's a misconception. 262 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, you know, there's always ups and 263 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: downs in any company that you have, but I think, 264 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: I think I'm not going to say any misconceptions. But 265 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: I think the AW locker room is a great place 266 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: to be, and I think we got a lot of 267 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 1: great people, and I think, you know, everyone's got a 268 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: great attitude, and we've been we've been doing a great 269 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: job over the last year. 270 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 5: Of building our brand and building our locker room. 271 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: And I think most i'd say ninety nine percent of 272 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: our locker room doesn't want to go anywhere else and 273 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 1: wouldn't go anywhere else. 274 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 5: So of course you always gonna have. 275 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,319 Speaker 1: Some guys that want to go other places, and I'm 276 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: sure that might may or may not happen. But for 277 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: the most part, I mean, I think, I think the 278 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:37,199 Speaker 1: only only bad thing, if it is a bad thing, 279 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: is we only have three hours of TV a week 280 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: with such a huge talented roster. So that's something that 281 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: that hopefully we can work on. But there's nothing wrong 282 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 1: with having a talented roster. We just need to get 283 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: more reps for some people. What we're doing with the 284 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: with the House rules. I think there's some other news 285 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: upcoming soon with with more opportunities that we have to 286 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: put a spotlight on more people, so you know, I mean, 287 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:03,200 Speaker 1: that's the way it goes. 288 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 5: I mean when I. 289 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: First started too, before I became Chris Jericho, there was 290 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: some weeks while I wasn't on TV. Their WCW was 291 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: like that, WWF was like that. Ww was like that, 292 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: and it just the way it goes sometimes. Obviously, when 293 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: you become a top star that draws ratings, you need 294 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 1: to be on every week, and that's what everyone strives 295 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: to be and I think the people that are destined 296 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: to do that will do that, you know, the next 297 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 1: generation of top stars. That's kind of how the business works. 298 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: It's like a football team. There's always your top guys, 299 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: there's your middle guys. There's your guys that play one 300 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: or two plays a game. There's your rookies that are 301 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: trying to get on the squad. But all that matters 302 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: is if everybody does their part, you have a winning 303 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: team that wins the super Bowl. And that's kind of 304 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: like what AW is and that's what any wrestling roster 305 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: is you want to do your part to put on 306 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: the best performance you can so that the team wins. 307 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 5: That's all that matters. 308 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 7: Right, So if if Jericho is the quarterback, then Eddie 309 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 7: Kingston's the kicker, is that is that what we're going to. 310 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 5: Eddie Kinks is more of like the defense. 311 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: It's event that makes the big tackles but then gets 312 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: a penalty flag thrown like six. 313 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 5: Out of ten times. 314 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, and arguing it's so good, but you get Eddie 315 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: stop hitting the guy after the whistle. 316 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 6: Yeah, that makes sense. 317 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 7: So you know, not to overlook this because you know 318 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 7: the big wimbley show. But you know we have Forbidden 319 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 7: Door coming right around the corner as well, aw New Japan. 320 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 7: There looks like heading into this year there's gonna be 321 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 7: a lot less injuries and travel issues compared to last year. 322 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 7: What do you hope to see in this year's event 323 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 7: compared to last year? 324 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, once the end, excuse me, there's 325 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: so many huge matches that potentially are here on the 326 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: table for Wembley, for Forbidden Door, for you know, the 327 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: our next pay view double nothing. So so to me, 328 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: it's like it's it's a wealth of riches. You know, 329 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: we're we're excited. I mean even you know, I don't 330 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 1: know what Tony Khan has planned, and I know some 331 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: ideas that I have, and I think there's big matches 332 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: all the way till September, October, November already and here 333 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: we are in April. 334 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 5: And that's and that's that's what you want in wrestling, 335 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 5: you know. 336 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of momentum right now for 337 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: AW with with all the stuff we've we've discussed. I mean, 338 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: I think Dynamite ratings are going back up. Rampage was 339 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: huge last week. There's a lot of great buzz with 340 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: Jay White showing up, Adam Cole is back Wembley Stadium, 341 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: you know, and and that, and there's there's more to come. 342 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 5: You know, there's a lot of positive things. 343 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 1: And it makes me laugh because it's like Fozzy's song, 344 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: I still burn. Every time they think we're down, we 345 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: get up again. And that's like, you cannot stop AW. 346 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 5: As much as some. 347 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: Detractors and critics want to, it's not gonna happen. We've 348 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: got too much talent, too much passion. We've got a 349 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: great boss who's got a lot of money and a 350 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: lot of great contacts with their television UH station, with 351 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 1: our network. So I think there's gonna be a great, 352 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: great couple of years for a w as we continue 353 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: this role. We've only been doing this for for not 354 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: even four years now. When you think about that, what 355 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: company ever has put on a show at Wembley Stadium 356 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: after four years of existence? I think at that point 357 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: in time will almost be at four years, nobody, nobody's 358 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: ever done that. 359 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 5: And I'd almost go as far as to say. 360 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 6: I think that's what people I think that's what people 361 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 6: kind of forget sometimes forget. Yeah, we're still in infancy. 362 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 7: I mean there have been some incredible angles, matches moments, 363 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 7: but I mean we haven't even hit half a decade yet. 364 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 6: I mean, it's just crazy and that. 365 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 5: And that's the thing. 366 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: You're right when you think about that, and and and 367 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: you know obviously online critics and tribalism and all that stuff. 368 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: And I don't mind criticism or I don't mind hearing 369 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: this and another thing about ABA whatever, But do we 370 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 1: still we still are working on our infrastructure, Like we 371 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: started on live TV in front of millions of people 372 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: in Washington's DC, in front of a sold out crowd 373 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: of fifteen thousand people whatever that is at the Wizards 374 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: play and it's like, dude, we were thrown right into it. 375 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 5: You know. 376 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 1: We had I think I think Cody and I and 377 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: Jim Ross, Dustin Rose were the only guys on that 378 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,160 Speaker 1: squad who had done live TV, you know, and here 379 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 1: everybody's getting thrown into live TV where you have to 380 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 1: get cues and if you don't finish on time, then 381 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: the show cuts off. And it's like everyone just responded 382 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: in kind. That goes to the infrastructure too. We're still 383 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: hiring people or it's like, oh my gosh, we didn't 384 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,439 Speaker 1: have one of those, Like we need one of those. 385 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 5: So we're starting to figure it out. 386 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: And when we start growing on the on the infrastructure 387 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 1: and and continue to grow in the talent, and I dude, 388 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: it's it's it's becoming like hard to stop us. And 389 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: it's really exciting for me, which is why I came 390 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:49,959 Speaker 1: to AW in the first place. I could have stayed 391 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: in w W for the rest of my career and 392 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: had a comfortable job, but I don't want to be comfortable. 393 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: I want to take a chance and I want to 394 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:59,080 Speaker 1: change history. And that's why I came to AW. That's 395 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: why like Tony arted it, and why Kenny came in 396 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 1: the bus, and you know all the guys, that's why 397 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 1: Jay White, I mean, what a great example of. 398 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 5: Us still having momentum. 399 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: Hottest free agent in the world, silver platter for w B. 400 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 1: I mean, the guy's six foot four, he's internationally, he's 401 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: got the accent with chicks love, he's a great worker, 402 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: he's a great heel, he's a great babyface, and he 403 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 1: chose AW. If that doesn't tell you something that what's 404 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 1: going on with us, I don't know what will. So 405 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: just to continue to build that momentum is very exciting 406 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,640 Speaker 1: of a prospect for me for sure. 407 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 4: And you talk about everybody wanting to be a part 408 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 4: of the I mean, I don't want to say that 409 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 4: it's the cool kids club, but AW is the place 410 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 4: where all the cool kids are going. And you know, 411 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 4: you think about that, and it's like one that was 412 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 4: kind of out there as we were reading online and 413 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 4: everything out was it was FTR and of course what 414 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 4: was gonna happen with them? And then we find out, hey, 415 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 4: they re signed with AW. They just regained the AW 416 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 4: tag tiles. 417 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 3: I mean, what is your thoughts on that. 418 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 1: Well, I don't think there was ever any doubt in 419 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: ftr's mind that they weren't coming back here, you know. 420 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: I mean, they're very passionate guys, right, so obviously, you know, 421 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: a lot of guys want it all, and they want 422 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 1: it all right now, and it takes time to want 423 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: it to get it all. But it's okay to want 424 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: it all. I don't think, you know, I'm not speaking 425 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 1: for Dacks or cash, but I don't think there was 426 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: ever any doubt they were going to leave, you know. 427 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,439 Speaker 1: I mean the last time they were in w that 428 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: those guys wanted to dress up is you know, fluorescent. 429 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 5: Rapper guys like. 430 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, the worse, you know, the worst, like you know, 431 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 1: grand Master Flash combined with Flave of Flave combined with 432 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: like you know, Manudo or something. Yeah, and you know, 433 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:36,959 Speaker 1: and also too, it's like one of those things now 434 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 1: that that Vince is back in the fold, you know, 435 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: suddenly the grasses and green. 436 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 5: I love Vince. 437 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: I'd worked for Vince any time, but you know, I 438 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: don't know if I'll ever work for him again. But 439 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: the thing is is like a lot of guys that 440 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 1: were maybe thinking about going back now that the Vince 441 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: was the guy that fired them in the first place, 442 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 1: they might not want to go back now neither way. 443 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: I think that FDR knows that age W is the 444 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: best place for them to be as characters, as professionals, 445 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: as wrestlers. So I'm glad to see that it's official 446 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: that they've signed. I'm glad that they're the champions. They 447 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: earned it. I don't like that you deserve it. Nobody 448 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: deserves anything, but they earned it and they're great performers 449 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: and a. 450 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 5: Big part of AW. So I'm glad that they are 451 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 5: with us. 452 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: I'm glad they resigned, and deep down inside, I don't 453 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: think it was ever really much of a doubt that 454 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: they wouldn't, but if even if there was, they're with 455 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,400 Speaker 1: us again now. And much like j White, like I said, 456 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: it's another feather and aw's cap. If we've got some 457 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: huge names here that had the option to go elsewhere, 458 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 1: that chowse not to and that's good for us, right. 459 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 7: So, I mean, in the in the world of sports entertainment, 460 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 7: you've you've done everything. You probably don't have the same 461 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 7: goals per se, But I mean, are there any goals 462 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 7: left that you you know, you're wanting to check off 463 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 7: or is it more like you said, you just want 464 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,439 Speaker 7: to create history, you just want to push it forward, 465 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:58,360 Speaker 7: and you just want to change the industry. 466 00:20:58,720 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean that's I mean the goal. 467 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: I mean, what goals could you have at this point 468 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 1: in time as far as like championships or whatever. Obviously 469 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: I want to be the world champion and AW. If 470 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: I didn't want that, I shouldn't be here. But as 471 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:11,919 Speaker 1: far as goals go, I think it just continue to 472 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: build a w H, continue to build Fozzy. 473 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 5: And you know when you see the upward momentum. 474 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: Of both of those, that's my goal is to continue 475 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: to build and grow and not be stagnant. And that 476 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 1: goes with with with all the projects that I work on, 477 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: whether it's the crews of the podcast Talk to Jericho 478 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: or you know, the acting roles I've been I've been 479 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 1: really busy with with with movies this year too. I'm 480 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: doing my third one right now since December, so I 481 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 1: mean that's going good too. So just to continue to create, 482 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: continue to be involved with really cool projects that that 483 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: fans of my work will will dig, and to continue 484 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:50,439 Speaker 1: to build. 485 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 5: You know, AW is my company. I really feel like 486 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 5: it's my company. 487 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: I've been there since day one, and there's no reason 488 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 1: for me to ever leave. I love Tony Kahn, I 489 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 1: love working with him. You know, obviously, I can't wrestle forever. 490 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: Right now, I'm still wrestling at the highest of levels. 491 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: I can have the best match on the card on 492 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 1: any given night. Not every night, but on any given 493 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: night I can. And as long as I can still 494 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: do that, there's no reason to stop. Beyond that, there's 495 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,440 Speaker 1: a lot of creat creative creativity that I'm involved in, 496 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:24,920 Speaker 1: you know, advising, you know that sort of a thing, 497 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 1: you know, answering a lot of questions and helping a 498 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: lot of the young guys. So there's really no reason 499 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 1: for me to go anywhere else in there what I 500 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,479 Speaker 1: really want to at this point. 501 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 4: For sure, And of course we don't want to take 502 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 4: up too much of your time. We know that you're 503 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 4: a busy man. I mean, you're a rock star, a wrestler, 504 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 4: a movie actor. What else are we going to put philanthropists? 505 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 4: You're now on TikTok, I am. 506 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 6: Matt Singer, I mean what else? 507 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 5: I mean? 508 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 7: Geez, yeah, Oh you're in Terrifier too. 509 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 6: Congrats on that. In my old my old podcast. I 510 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,639 Speaker 6: got to interview Art from the when he after the 511 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 6: first one came out. 512 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's cool. 513 00:22:58,560 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 6: Franchise is just incredible. 514 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:00,879 Speaker 5: It just blew up. 515 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 1: Man, that that that movie blew up huge, which was great. 516 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: I'm happy for David and Gaming and the guys. 517 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 3: It just going. 518 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 7: You know, they put a week, put a weekend out, millions, 519 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 7: put another week in. 520 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: What happened was somebody puked in the theater and it 521 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:17,679 Speaker 1: was like, that's puking of all time, and they went 522 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: to the seventies and do not enter this film or 523 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 1: you will vomit. This film vomited deuces. So that was 524 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,919 Speaker 1: a huge, a huge hit. It was great for me. 525 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I was in a hit movie and so 526 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: hopefully I'll get you know, my cock ripped off by 527 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 1: Art in Party three or something. 528 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 3: That's great. That's great. 529 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 4: Well, we don't want to take up too much of 530 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 4: your time, but it is an honor to have you 531 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 4: on the show, and we look forward to seeing your 532 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 4: match tonight with you and Keith Lee aw Dynamite taken 533 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 4: over Milwaukee tonight. 534 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 5: Yeah, man, I'm excited. 535 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 1: Milwaukee's always a blast and like I said, to put 536 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: on a match. 537 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 5: With somebody that I've never been in the ring before 538 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,199 Speaker 5: is a pretty rare thing. So I'm super excited about it, 539 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 5: and uh, I'm looking forward to it. Man, it's gonna 540 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 5: be a great night. 541 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 2: We hope you enjoyed today's episode of the Battleground Podcast. 542 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 2: Make sure you give it five stars and a nice review. 543 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 2: To stay up to date with the show, follow them 544 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 2: at Battleground Podcast on Instagram.