1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Welcome in everybody to betting pros. It's time to play 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: short bets. A is b Joep Joe Pie's a pia 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: with my boy the con Man, Tyler Connyam. He is 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: back and he's now a two time, two time dad. 5 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: He's kind of on leave, but he's coming here to 6 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,959 Speaker 1: hang out and talk wrestling with us anyway, because you 7 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: need the escapism, especially when you have multiple kids. Anybody 8 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 1: who has multiple kids knows that. And what better escapism 9 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: than the annual big event the Royal Rumble. In a 10 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: lot of ways, I gotta tell you, Tyler, I enjoyed 11 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: the Rumble more than I enjoyed WrestleMania. WrestleMania the two nights, 12 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: it's very bloated, it's a lot. It's fun, but it's 13 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: equal parts exhausting. Last year's WrestleMania was a bit of 14 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: a letdown. I think we'd all agree, but of course, 15 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: coming off with forty, it had to be that. Now 16 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: we kind of a reset. It feels like for the 17 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: last year or so, WWE's kind of been spinning its wheels. 18 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: We ended up with the entire twenty twenty five year 19 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: being about Johnsena's retirement. He said, at the beginning he 20 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: was gonna ruin wrestling. I should have believed him, because 21 00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: he did, and eventually now he is retired. He is on. 22 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 1: We have Gunter possibly retiring aj Styles on this night 23 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: as well. We'll see how that goes. Some fun stuff 24 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: at Saturday night's main event. I don't know if he 25 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: caught that or not, but it was a fun match 26 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: with him and Shinzke hearkening back to the days of 27 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: New Japan. I actually enjoyed that they would let them 28 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: go long on that one. But this is about projecting, 29 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: This is about looking to the future, and we're gonna 30 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: give our picks today. So Tyler, you know, just the 31 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: state of WWE right now, it does feel like it's 32 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 1: time for some new blood. You've seen some NXT call ups, 33 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: You've seen the other John Evans, the Oba femes, You've 34 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: seen a lot of this stuff. Does it feel like 35 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: they're ready to kind of turn the page here on 36 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: some of this older stuff and kind of let this 37 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: new crop get after it. 38 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 2: It does, and I hope they really follow through on that, 39 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 2: because of course the Royal Rumbles to kickoff to the 40 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: Road to WrestleMania and some of the odds we see 41 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: at the Royal Rumbull are a little bit of the 42 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 2: old guard a little bit, and I'm hoping that I 43 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: can trust in Triple H. He did a great job 44 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: in NXT of pushing new stars. There's a big opportunity 45 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: this year, as you mentioned, a good transition year with John. 46 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 2: I'm Seena out of the picture, aj Styles potentially out 47 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 2: of the picture. They can do some fun new stuff 48 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: here and inject some new life into this and they 49 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 2: really hope that they do. 50 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 3: Please let them do this. 51 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: Please. New life is good. But locations do matter. So 52 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: let's talk about here. Because I am not happy about 53 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: WrestleMania being in Saudi Arabia in two years time. I'm 54 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: not happy about the World Rumble being in Saudi Arabia. 55 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: Also because of the time of it. Saturday afternoon is 56 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: not the time where I want to watch the World Rumble. 57 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: And I know I'm gonna get spoilers because I'm going 58 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: to be traveling that day we have our Fantasy Pros 59 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: Betting Pros meetings. I'm gonna be on a plane, I'm 60 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: gonna get off the plane, I'm gonna turn my phone 61 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: on and I'm gonna see the answers to the things 62 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,839 Speaker 1: I don't want to see inevitably, so that's a little 63 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: frustrating to me, and I get and if it was 64 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: in England, I might feel better about it because of 65 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: such great fans. I love them, and that's not I'm 66 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: knock on the Saudi Arabian fans and I'm knocking on 67 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: any of that stuff. I think it's amazing that there's 68 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: an opportunity there to, you know, continue to grow the 69 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: brand and all that stuff. But there's some other issues 70 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: around the two that I just can't get past. Sometimes 71 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: it's very frustrating. But here we are, and it begs 72 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: the question too, because it is where it is. Is 73 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: that the place you pull the trigger on the new Star? 74 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: Is that the place where you do that? Or do 75 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: you give them the big established Roman Reigns type picks. 76 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: Let's look at what we have here, because honestly, you know, 77 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: Brown Breaker, Roman Rains, those are two guys at the 78 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: very top. There's an interesting case to be made for 79 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: sammy'sz Ain too. We could look at that as well. 80 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: You look at the odds you're getting plus one seventy 81 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: five on Roman Rains. He's the number one guy, right now, 82 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: which I understand because you get an opportunity here to 83 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: have the big star in the big spot here with 84 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: the big show. In Saudi Arabia where they love the 85 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: big stars. I mean they they paid to watch a 86 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: tag team match between Shawn Michael's Triple H, the Undertaker 87 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: and Kane. They paid for that. It was the most 88 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: you know what, It's still fun every now and then 89 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: to go back and watch that one. I don't know 90 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: what's what's worst slash best match or the Goldberg Undertaker match? 91 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 3: That's all your Yeah, that's that's a tough call. 92 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't think what was it, Triple H, 93 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 2: Taurus peck in that the tag team or Shawn Michaels 94 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 2: fell on his head, hair off, his hair fell off, 95 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 2: Undertaker fell on his head. And it's a good point 96 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 2: that you mentioned being in Saudi who's making the ultimate call. 97 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,839 Speaker 2: We've heard, you know, they wanted a WrestleMania and then 98 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 2: WWE offered, well, what about a Wrestmania themed event? They said, no, no, 99 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 2: we want a WrestleMania. And I've heard like they want 100 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 2: Yokozuna at WrestleMania and like Randy Savage and all these 101 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 2: things that are just completely impossible. 102 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: So I'm pretty sure they're not available. 103 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 3: I don't think they're available. 104 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: So yeah, it does beg the question do we just see, Hey, 105 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 2: we want to see Roman Reigns, and we're paying you 106 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 2: a whole lot of money to see who we want 107 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 2: to see win and then you figure it out from there, 108 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 2: and that's watching. I don't know if you've watched WWE 109 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 2: on reel on Netflix, but you kind of see where 110 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 2: they will just fly by the seat of their pants 111 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: a little bit and say, we're just going to make 112 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 2: this call, like turning John Cena heel and we we 113 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 2: wanted to pop the crowd in Toronto an elimination chamber 114 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 2: and we'll figure out the rest later. So do you 115 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 2: worry that that's something that they do here or does 116 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,239 Speaker 2: you know logic prevail and say Roman Rains probably doesn't 117 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 2: need to main event yet another WrestleMania. 118 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: You know what, though, let's talk about that because you 119 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: know that's what Roman Reigns is paid to do, and 120 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: they are still paying him. And I want to set 121 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: the stage here a little bit because the top five 122 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: guys here, maybe you could do a little process of elimination. 123 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: You got Cody Rhoads a plus nine hundred, you got 124 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: gun thir plus eight fifty right working away from five 125 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: to one, you got Sammy's e and a plus five 126 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: to fifty Brown Breaker two to one, Roman Reigns a 127 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 1: plus one seventy five. I don't think we go for 128 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 1: the Cody Rhoads number three. I don't think we do that. 129 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: It doesn't feel that way. It feels like there's a 130 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: lot of other things we could do with Cody that 131 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: are working. I actually thought the Jacob fot two stuff 132 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: was great. That was so well booked. Jacob fot two 133 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: whoever booked that match or whatever. It ended up becoming 134 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: that brawl old school Memphis style, like they're out there 135 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 1: in the crowd, But it wasn't corny. It was actually good. 136 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: They were beating up security guys. It felt much more 137 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: like like the first you saw Unita back in the 138 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: day from Japan wrestling in Memphis and they were doing 139 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: the big brawl all over the place into the crowd 140 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: and that was like one of the first times anyone 141 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: ever did that and people are calling the cops. It 142 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: was crazy. It was good. It was more like that 143 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 1: than it was like the Silly Goo. Yeah, which I loved, 144 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: So we got stuff to do with Cody. We also 145 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: have to set the stage. Who the champs are right, 146 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: champs right now or Drew McIntire and Cempunk. Now, one 147 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: thing I will say Elimination Chamber in February is where 148 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: in Chicago. So I feel like Punk's mo O is 149 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 1: to put new talent over to me, that would be 150 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: bron Breaker to me, if you're gonna have a moment, 151 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: you want to have a moment in Chicago. There for 152 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: Cmpunk with bron Breaker and that would be Chicago, which 153 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: means to me, I think Roman Reins is actually my pick. 154 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: And again this is just kind of my projection the 155 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: things they want to do Roman Reigns versus Drew mcatire, 156 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: that would be different if that's the route we're going. 157 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 1: If it was Roman Rain seem Punk, I think it's 158 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,159 Speaker 1: obviously a little different, and you did get a little 159 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 1: taste of that last year. I don't know if they want 160 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: to repeat that. So because of where Elimination Chamber is, 161 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: and because I think that's where you want the Sampunk's 162 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: storyline to grow from, that's kind of where I feel 163 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: like we're going to end up. So Therefore, I don't 164 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: think we pull the trigger on the new guy. I 165 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: think it's actually going to be Roman Reigns and kind 166 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: of giving the people what they want. What's your take 167 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: on the men's rumble? 168 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, at all good points, and I fear that you're 169 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 2: probably right. I mean, I don't want to say I'm 170 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 2: a Roman Reigns hater. It's just sort of he had 171 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 2: this five year run as the champion. It's sort of 172 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 2: like a repeat of the brock Lessner thing or the 173 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 2: repeat of the hul Cogan thing back in the day, 174 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 2: where they just keep going back to the thing that worked. 175 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 2: And it probably makes sense. And you're probably right. Obviously 176 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 2: bron Breaker and Seahampunk are on a crash course. At 177 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 2: some point, doing something in Chicago does make sense. So 178 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 2: do you have bron Breaker win the belt in Chicago? 179 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 2: Do you anoint him at WrestleMania ww's. It's sort of 180 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 2: this weird stage of they like that. You know, we 181 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 2: saw Cody Rhodes first comes back. He loses the first 182 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 2: WrestleMania because it will mean more down the road, and 183 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 2: that's a big Bruce Pritchard thing. He loves to have 184 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 2: that first big match be a loss, and then you 185 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 2: build it from there and you do it down the road. 186 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 2: So I would love to see bron Breaker win. I 187 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 2: think this is the perfect time to pull the trigger 188 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 2: and give him that royal rumble win kind of reminiscent 189 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 2: of Stone Cold Steve Austin in ninety seven where he 190 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 2: was just right there on the cusp, and this will 191 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 2: really strap a rocket to his back. But they just 192 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 2: seem to play it a lot safer than they used 193 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 2: to back in the nineties. And I think Roman reigns 194 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 2: he's been gone for a while, he comes back, he 195 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 2: gets the big victory. It sets up to stage for WrestleMania. 196 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 2: But to me, it's just such a boring, obvious finish 197 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 2: that I wish that it would just be bron Breaker 198 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 2: and then then let's see what we can do from there. 199 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 2: You could have him face Punk in Chicago, and maybe 200 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 2: you run it back again at Mania with a different stipulation. 201 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,719 Speaker 1: See I wouldn't have him face I think what I'm 202 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 1: pointing at is you have the opportunity there for Breaker 203 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: to win Elimination Chamber and then Punk it like Punk 204 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: probably has a defense because it's in Chicago, and then 205 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: you have that obvious moment where you play the two 206 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: of them, and you know Bron's gonna get exceptional heat 207 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: there in Chicago. You know who the babyface is gonna be. 208 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: You know Punk wants to put the kids over. So 209 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: I feel like that all kind of aligns for me. 210 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: The thing we're not talking about, and I don't think 211 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: there's gonna be a long shot. There's no Jay Uso 212 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: this year. I think they did that. They toyed with that. 213 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: They realize that just because you have a good entrance 214 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: doesn't mean you're gonna have a great match, doesn't mean 215 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: you're gonna be a champion, right, So I think again 216 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: small t think that they learned their lesson with that. 217 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: But there is a guy here who is a little 218 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: bit again not a long shot, but certainly in there. 219 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: Sammy's ain a plus five point fifty where the crowd 220 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: seems to love him there. It's been quite that turnaround 221 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: from the guy who wouldn't go there twelve a sudden. 222 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: The guy has been really embraced by the region. I 223 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: think that would get a very good reception. And then, obviously, 224 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: if you are going to finally have that underdog story 225 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: where you're going to finally give Sammy's Ain a title shot. 226 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: Sammy's Ain verse Drew McIntyre. I think that will be 227 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: a very good match. I think that's a match a 228 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: lot of people get involved with and be excited about. 229 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: It might be one of those double main event nights, 230 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: one where you get Cody Randy Orton, let's say, or 231 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: Cody versus somebody else with no belt involved, because Cody 232 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: doesn't need to have a belt to have a main 233 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 1: event match. And then the number two main event is 234 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: Drew McIntyre samyse and with samyse Ain winning and getting 235 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: his finally big wrestle media moment, Sammy's Ain's a lot 236 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: like mcfoldley for me, everybody loves them, everybody wants me 237 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: to have that run, and I don't think it's going 238 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: to be outside the box. And I don't think Sammy's 239 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: Ain is outside the box. But to me, Roman is 240 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: my favorite pick that I say, okay, this is the 241 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: easy money. But to me, the one that's a little 242 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 1: outside thinking is Sammy's Ain for that reason, What are 243 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: your thoughts on Sammy's Ain or do you have somebody 244 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: really that we haven't even touched on that could be 245 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 1: somebody who could win. 246 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I think both of the next two things 247 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 2: I'm going to say have to do with what happens 248 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 2: earlier in the night, because Sammy's Ain is challenging Drew 249 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,719 Speaker 2: McIntyre for the title, right, So what happens there. Does 250 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 2: sammys Ain lose that match with Drew McIntyre, come to 251 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 2: the Royal, gets that big you know, the comeback and 252 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 2: he gets. 253 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 3: Goes over there? 254 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 2: Does sam he's Ain win the title against Drew McIntyre 255 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 2: and he gets gets that big pop there and then 256 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 2: he's not in the Royal rumble at all. 257 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 3: Like there's a couple of things they can do. 258 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 2: When you said Mick Foley, it made me think of 259 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 2: how little Vince McMahon and by extension, Triple Ah trusted 260 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 2: Mick Foley and they sort of just put the title 261 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 2: on him almost by default, and they didn't really trust 262 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 2: him to have one of those long runs. And I 263 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 2: think that's something similar with Sammy's Ain, where it's sort 264 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:32,719 Speaker 2: of like he's a good hand, we like him, we 265 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 2: can put him in any situation. Are we going to 266 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 2: put the belt on him and let him have a 267 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 2: six month run as the champion? I don't know. I 268 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 2: don't know if they like him quite that much. He's 269 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 2: a lovable guy. He's always going to be your babyface. 270 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 2: But is it enough to win the Royal Rumble go 271 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 2: on to WrestleMania for one of the main two main 272 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 2: events that I don't know, but I think a name 273 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 2: that could be a possibility is gunther And now this 274 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 2: relates to what happens with AJ Styles earlier in the 275 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 2: night as well. AJ Style, I think has kind of 276 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,199 Speaker 2: quietly gone on this same retirement to wur that John Seedad. 277 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 2: He's just not talking about it. He's wrestled Finn Balor, 278 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 2: He's wrestled John Cena last night on Raw, he wrestled 279 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 2: Seampunk for the World Championships. So he's been talking about 280 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 2: I want to, you know, kind of do these greatest 281 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,319 Speaker 2: hits things similar to Seedadd. He's already been doing that, 282 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 2: and I think that's kind of gone under the radar 283 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 2: a little bit. I would not be surprised at all 284 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 2: if AJ Styles loses at the Royal Rumble and his 285 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 2: career is done, in which case, gunthr is probably not 286 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 2: going to win the Royal Rumble. But if they, you know, 287 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 2: want to pull one of those things and Styles has 288 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 2: a few more months left or whatever he wants to 289 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 2: retire at media. Maybe Guntherer loses that match to aj 290 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 2: Styles and he comes back at the Royal Rumble and 291 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 2: just decimates everybody and gets that win. 292 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: Maybe. Look, I'm a big Gunther fan. You know that. 293 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: He's one of my guys. Always has been, back to 294 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 1: the Walter days and the independent scene in Europe. Always 295 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: been a big fan of his. Like I would love 296 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: to see an Obafemi like rocket Ship, it's not gonna happen. 297 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 2: He gets the most elimination, So that's my bet. 298 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: And I was gonna say, okay, let's talk most eliminations. 299 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: I think Obafem he's definitely that guy that I hear 300 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: Mark two. So we're in agreement. So if you're looking 301 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: for things like specials like most eliminations, that would be 302 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 1: the one. If you're looking for an iron man, that's 303 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: an interesting one to talk about too. I will say this, 304 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: you know the La Night thing, I'm not buying any 305 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: of that either, Like we're suppressing the La Night stuff 306 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: so we can get him to come back and have that. 307 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: I just don't see that. But to me, it's Roman 308 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 1: reigns at sam's Ain and I think the arc of 309 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: Sammy's Ain losing in the open to Drew McIntyre and 310 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: then winning the Royal Rumble would be a fascinating full 311 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: circle kind of moment there where you go, oh my god, 312 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna have this rematch and then you've got a 313 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: lot of heat in this program where it's like I 314 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 1: already beat you, but you want now you get this 315 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: other chance, Like this is like that classic underdog as 316 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: you said, make them wait for its story. Right, you 317 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: lost the first time, you're just doing it instead of 318 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: in a year's time, you're doing it in this, you know, 319 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 1: a couple months or four month span, which I think 320 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: is probably more palatable for WWE with Sammy's Ain at 321 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: the top of the car. But I don't necessarily mean 322 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: it will be the main event just because it's the 323 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: championship match. More it could be a women It could 324 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: be a women's match as well. Yeah, let's not role 325 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: out that possibility. Also, speaking of the women, let's talk 326 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: about the favorites for this one. Bianca bell Air at 327 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: the top for the Women's Royal Rumble plus one seventy 328 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 1: five You got Live Morgan plus two twenty five. Then 329 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: you've got a big drop off here, Tiffany Stratton plus 330 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: eight hundred, rear Ripley nine hundred, Rock San Perez eighteen hundred. 331 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: You've got the aj Lee potentially in there. You've got 332 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: a lot of people believe you're gonna get a returning page. 333 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 1: I would love Chelsea Green to win it. I would 334 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: love Chelsea Green to just win something because I just 335 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: really enjoy Chelsea Green stick. I just think she's she's 336 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: earned it to me, the opportunity, and I think she 337 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: would have a great comedy Heel Championship run that would 338 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: be actually more like a I don't know, a heel 339 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: run that everybody would really just kind of love her 340 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: and she would be a fan favorite in it, and 341 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 1: it would be very tricky to book, but I think 342 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: she could do it. There's a lot of great young 343 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: stars here, right you have the rox Amperez's, you have 344 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: the Lyra Valkyries. You have a lot of this talent too, 345 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: you know is really coming on lately, and obviously right 346 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: now is Champs. You have Sephanie Vacuor and you have 347 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: on the other side Jade Cargill. So obviously understand why 348 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: Bianca Bell Air is at the top, but does that 349 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: make her the top pick for you to win the 350 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: Rumble this year? 351 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 2: No, And I think Bianca bel Air, first of all, 352 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 2: she doesn't need to win the Royal Rumble. She's been 353 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 2: off for nine months with an injury, so to come 354 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 2: back instantly win the Royal Rumble it WWE does. With 355 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 2: the women, there are much fewer surprises in the women's division. 356 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 2: I find they have their established stars and they run 357 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 2: with them and sometimes they'll pull a rabbit out of 358 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 2: the hat. So I think for that reason, Bianca bell 359 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 2: Air is there because you set up the Jade Cargo 360 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 2: match at WrestleMania, you know, wipe your hands and go 361 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 2: there we go. I think Live Morgan is probably the 362 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 2: way she's been positioned lately. You had last night on 363 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 2: ross Sea and Punk is talking to Finn Balor saying 364 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 2: you need to leave the Judgment Day if you want 365 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 2: a title shot. Maybe the Judgment Day starts turning into 366 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 2: more of a female faction with liv Morgan at the 367 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 2: head of that. I'm glad you mentioned Chelsea Green would 368 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 2: be like if wrestling was real and I was betting 369 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 2: twenty five to one on Chelsea Green. It's such a 370 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 2: no brainer because what she's and you think you see too. 371 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 2: She's at every single promotional event. She was just at 372 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 2: the Leaf's game when they were in Toronto, at the 373 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 2: Canadians game where in the Montreal they send her. 374 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: To sleep drinks. She loves this love, she loves it. 375 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 2: Man, so as the US champ, great, what else is 376 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 2: you know, what are you going to do with her 377 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 2: from here? She can go too. That's the other thing, like, 378 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 2: yeah she's a comedy wrestler. 379 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: But she's been able. She's great. 380 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 3: Yeah she's great. 381 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: So that will take risks, she'll take bums, she's great. 382 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 2: That to me would be if you want to pull 383 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 2: a surprise. Chelsea Green is the perfect handed. I don't 384 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 2: think aj Lee's you know, she's on a full time contract, 385 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 2: but not really. Don't think she's there enough for it 386 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 2: to make sense. Ria Ripley, it's kind of the same 387 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 2: situation to me as Bianca, as she just doesn't need 388 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 2: the win, especially in that women's division. I think ausome 389 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 2: guy is probably gonna do something with Becky Lynch at 390 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 2: WrestleMania there too. So to me, bel Air just coming 391 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 2: back off injury, I think it's almost too obvious of 392 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 2: the pick where I like Live Morgan. I think she's 393 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 2: finally poised at that position, get a big rumble win, 394 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 2: go to WrestleMania. 395 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 3: This this just seems. 396 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 2: Like to me, like if not now never for her, 397 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 2: So I would I would bet her if I was 398 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:21,679 Speaker 2: gonna bet that. 399 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 1: Well, let's talk about that, because you know, part of 400 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: the rumble is projecting main events for WrestleMania, right That's 401 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: exactly what we're doing here. So I think everybody's pushing 402 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: for the Bianca Bellair Jade Car Gill and if she 403 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: can't go, then you have the Jordan Grace backup plan, 404 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 1: like just in case the injury really you know, is troublesome. 405 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 1: But that doesn't feel like that's the place we're going. 406 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:42,919 Speaker 1: But Stephanie Vekorr, right now, do you think she becomes 407 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 1: the champion at WrestleMania that we're gonna be challenging for 408 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: if it is a Live Morgan winner, or do you 409 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: kind of flip things around at some point you have 410 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: Stephanie Vicker drop the title to somebody else between now 411 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 1: and WrestleMania, and you have Live Morgan Orr. There's another 412 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: option too, where the Chelsea Green option, which is again 413 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: what we're rooting for in a fun way here in 414 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 1: our hearts and then our minds two different things. It 415 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 1: is difficult to project. I don't is Live Morgan's deephanely 416 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: occur the Women's Championship in in your mind? Is that 417 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: the match at WrestleMania? That one I'm not sure of? 418 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I was when I was looking at the 419 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 2: champions earlier today to do the same thing, to peace 420 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 2: out sort of who goes where? And that's the one 421 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 2: I look at and go like, I just don't. I 422 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 2: don't know, like is she in that spot to hold 423 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 2: that spot? 424 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 3: You know? 425 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,919 Speaker 2: At WrestleMania. If Live Morgan wins and nothing changes on 426 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 2: the championship side, I feel like that's the obvious one 427 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,880 Speaker 2: because you can, like you said, pair bel Air and 428 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 2: or Jordan Grace with Cargil. You could even do a 429 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 2: three way match to kind of protect protect Jade Cargill 430 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 2: a little bit. Chelsea Green winning means you could do anything. 431 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 2: You could have her go after the intercontinental title of 432 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 2: Becky Lynch, You could ever go after an NXT title 433 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 2: if you wanted to. It almost gives you a get 434 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 2: out of jail free card if you don't want a 435 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,639 Speaker 2: women's match in the main event because Chelsea Green doesn't 436 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 2: need to be there. She should be, but she doesn't 437 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 2: necessarily have to be. So if liv Morgan wins, does 438 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 2: she challenge Jade Cargill? Know that's me doesn't make sense. 439 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:10,199 Speaker 2: She probably challenges Stephanie vakuor if she's still the champion 440 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 2: at that point. But we got a long time between 441 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 2: now and WrestleMania, and I don't know if she's going 442 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 2: to be the champion up until that point. Maybe we 443 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 2: see La Valkyrie do something there too, but that's that's 444 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 2: the question mark to me. 445 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 1: Well, and of course they're big main event wrestlers rear 446 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: Ripley too, so that is always the interesting part too, 447 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: is like, well, if you're looking for the establishment star, right, 448 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: if you go with Sammy's Ain or a bron Breaker, 449 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:36,879 Speaker 1: then maybe it is a real Ripley at the end 450 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: of the day. And the fact that you're getting what 451 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 1: you're getting right now in real Ripley at nine to 452 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: one is kind of stunning to me, to be honest 453 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: with you, Like, I think you know, just because she's 454 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: in this situation with Eel right now doesn't mean that 455 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 1: that's necessarily forever, and I think I think most fans 456 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,199 Speaker 1: would agree. The highlight of last year's WrestleMania was that 457 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: three way match that you had with the women. I 458 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 1: mean it ended on such a strong note. I say, 459 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 1: began in such a strong note. There was like this 460 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: weird peak where you had the night one main event 461 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: in the three way match, and then you had the 462 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 1: next match and everything was trending up and they all 463 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: just kind of fell apart at the end. It was 464 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: this very weird slow build and then the fall apart 465 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 1: at the very end. I could hear that Fiend song 466 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,880 Speaker 1: in my head right now just playing and watching Walk 467 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 1: to the Ring over and over. But it is fascinating 468 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 1: because they could again give us that little swerve where 469 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,680 Speaker 1: they give us instead of the big men's obvious thing, 470 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,120 Speaker 1: they give us the big women's obvious thing, which would 471 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: be Rhea Ripley. You're getting a very strong number on 472 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: that one. Is there a case for Rhea Ripley? Because again, 473 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: when you're booking out this far and you're booking a 474 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:43,439 Speaker 1: WrestleMania and you're doing it in Vegas again, you want 475 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: to put on the biggest show you can. Ria Ripley, 476 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: I think is still your biggest star for sure. 477 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 3: I mean, you can always make a case for Riha 478 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:51,480 Speaker 3: Ripley to win anything at any time. 479 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 2: I mean, as you said, she's sort of the Roman 480 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:57,479 Speaker 2: Reigns of the women's division. She is invincible and almost 481 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 2: for that reason is why you of course have this 482 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 2: the history already between Rhea Ripley and Live Morgan from 483 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 2: the whole dominic mysterio angle. So I do see that match. 484 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 2: How they get there, I don't know. You could have 485 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,360 Speaker 2: a Live win. Think she's challenging thekor and then ree 486 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 2: Ripley gets the title and then it ends up being 487 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 2: this crash course where she was afraid of Rhea Ripley 488 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 2: and now all of a sudden she has to face her. 489 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 2: So I think you have that built in the question. 490 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: That's an interesting three way. Stephanie to live and. 491 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 3: Loves the three ways and the doorways for the women. 492 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 1: They love the trios. Everybody gets a big moment wrestle 493 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 1: Mania everybody gets and trios matches are hard to do, 494 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: to be honest, and really hard to book. It's rare. 495 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,439 Speaker 1: They come off very well. It was odd that they 496 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: had two on one weekend that were actually the best 497 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 1: two matches of the weekend, so I think you might 498 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:46,360 Speaker 1: be onto something there. I think the Rea Ripley one's 499 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: kind of interesting, so live Morgan Ria Ripley. Those are 500 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 1: our two favorite bets there. I think collectively, I think 501 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: we're both fading Bianca for now. I think Chicago Elimination 502 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 1: Chamber better moment for her again. Looking ahead shy Town 503 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: Bianca bel Air. That just feels right to me. It 504 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:03,479 Speaker 1: just feels like that's where the pop's gonna be. That's 505 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: where the moment is, and have a little bit more 506 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,239 Speaker 1: desperation and build that a little bit more, have some 507 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: more time to build that tension back up between the 508 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: two of them. I think that works. Speaking of building 509 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: up things, we've built up an incredible base here on 510 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 1: our discord bettingpros dot Com slash chat. It's free, it's fun, 511 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 1: and you can go there and get expert picks for NFL, 512 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball's around the corner, NHL's going right now, NBA, 513 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: you got March Madness coming up. All of it's there live, 514 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 1: betting player props everything. Matt Praultz there doing amas so 515 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: check it out right now. Bettingpros dot Com slash chat 516 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:35,959 Speaker 1: again on our discord. It's free and of course if 517 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:38,480 Speaker 1: you have premium access to get access to more channels 518 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 1: as well. Tyler always great to talk wrestling with you. 519 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: I'm sad that aj Styles is on a retirement tour. 520 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,399 Speaker 1: I don't like this. Maybe he goes to TNA and 521 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: has a little run on the new network AMC thing. 522 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: Maybe that's where he wants to finish out, you know, 523 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: from the heart. Maybe that would kind of be a 524 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: fun thing to see. But whatever it is, we'll be 525 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 1: watching it. How are you gonna avoid spoilers, that's the question, 526 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 1: or you're just gonna watch it live? 527 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 2: As you mentioned New Dads. So I'm at home, We're 528 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 2: not going anywhere on Saturday. So Saturday two pm is 529 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 2: actually kind of a nice time that the Royal Rumble 530 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 2: drinking games are a thing of the past for me. 531 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:15,879 Speaker 2: So Saturday at two pm, as best I can, I 532 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 2: will be I will be watching live. And I have 533 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 2: to ask do we see Chris Jericho in Saudi? And 534 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 2: do we see Will Hobbs aka Royce? Is it Royce Keys? 535 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 2: Are those the two Royce Keys? 536 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: I don't. I think you get Royce Keys and NXT first, 537 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: I do think so I think you get I do. 538 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna give him a little NXT polish. 539 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: I think the same route of look. I'd love to 540 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 1: see Ethan Page. You know, I'm a big fan of 541 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,120 Speaker 1: Wan's see more Ethan Page. You saw what they did 542 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 1: to Ricky Stark's aka not Ricky Stark anymore now Ricky sayts. 543 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: But I do like that they have started to push 544 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: some of the new Town from n X almost so 545 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: much that you're like, oh my god, what's going to 546 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: be left at NXT. They need to replenish it. But 547 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:00,199 Speaker 1: I think it's good. I think this year of on 548 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: Sina I think took its toll, and it sort of 549 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: took the wind out of the sales of an organization 550 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: that was like, I mean, I don't think after WrestleMania 551 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 1: forty the business has ever been hotter save the Attitude era, right, 552 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: that's probably the hottest it's been Monday Night War's Attitude 553 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:18,199 Speaker 1: era and probably the original like we're talking about going 554 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: back to the early days of WrestleMania into WrestleMania three 555 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 1: and then probably WrestleMania forty would be like the third 556 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: I would think. 557 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 2: And I hope they learned their lesson not to trust 558 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 2: the part timers quite so much, or the people like 559 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,639 Speaker 2: Travis Scott who they put so many eggs in the 560 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 2: rock and Travis scott basket just for them to say, Nope, 561 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,360 Speaker 2: not doing it. And John Cena will talk his way 562 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,199 Speaker 2: around it every single time and tell you what you 563 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 2: did get out of it. But I think I hope 564 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:45,679 Speaker 2: that they learned their lesson of let's go with the 565 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 2: people who were here all the time. But yeah, interesting 566 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 2: one on Jericho. I saw that his Fozzy tour was 567 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 2: announced and he's got no Monday dates, but he's got 568 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:55,399 Speaker 2: lots of Wednesday night dates. 569 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 4: So. 570 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:00,199 Speaker 1: Interesting. Yeah, I do think we see Chris Jericho and 571 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,879 Speaker 1: that'll be a fun pop for the Saudi Arabia crowd 572 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:06,159 Speaker 1: for sure. And I also imagine we'll get one or 573 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: two other fun little wrinkles in there too, because that's 574 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,880 Speaker 1: what the rumble's all about. Fascinating to also watch how 575 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: the ESPN reaction is too, because again they didn't necessarily, 576 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 1: you know, pay for this deal, thinking they weren't getting 577 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: a primetime event. It's two o'clock in the afternoon. The 578 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 1: consumption of that's going to be really interesting to see 579 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 1: because with everything breaking and news breaking. You know, by 580 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: the time you get out of soccer with Junior or 581 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 1: my case, flag football with my daughter or whatever is 582 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: going on, you kind of know already what's going on. 583 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: You kind of know the results. Does that kind of 584 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,120 Speaker 1: take away a little bit from the audience there? 585 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 2: That ESPN deal in Canada, So what's on Netflix for us? 586 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 2: So I forgot that it's on ESPN there, which, yeah, 587 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 2: that's going to be interesting because they and it's on ESPN. 588 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: And if you pay for ESPN like I do with Exfinity, 589 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 1: you still don't have access to it, which is ridiculous, 590 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: Like you make me pay for twice. I don't think so, 591 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: I don't think. So that's when those three little letters 592 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: VPN coming. Get everything on Netflix. That's what you do. 593 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: So that'll do it for us. We'll be back obviously, 594 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: We've got Elimination Chamber coming up in a few weeks 595 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: not far away, so we'll see when the dust settles 596 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: from Rumble what it looks like, and of course WrestleMania 597 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:19,919 Speaker 1: as well. Tyler's great talk to you. Great to see you, 598 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: I'm sure for you, it's nice to talk to someone 599 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,880 Speaker 1: who is not under the age of five and then 600 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: that's a good time points for you, so good times 601 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,200 Speaker 1: all around. Thanks for joining us. Make sure you subscribe 602 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 1: to the feed here, the podcast, and of course to 603 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: the YouTube channel on Betting Pros. 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