1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:00,960 Speaker 1: Battle Crown. 2 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 2: Why from the parts Unknown Studios into the Battle Crowd. 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: Battle Round, the Battle Round, the Battle Crowd. 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast, your place for all things 5 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 2: pro wrestling. 6 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 3: The Battle Road. The Battle Crowd. 7 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 2: Now making their way to the microphones, give it up 8 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 2: for your hosts. 9 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 4: Welcome to the Battle Crowd. 10 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 3: What's up you guys? 11 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 4: Welcome back into iHeartRadio's official wrestling podcast, The Battleground Podcast. 12 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:43,599 Speaker 3: Today is a very very special day. 13 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 4: I'm gonna bring in my tag team partner who we've 14 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 4: been doing the show since twenty eighteen, which it's crazy 15 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 4: to think how long we've been doing this show. But 16 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 4: today's guest is a part of a tag team that 17 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 4: has been doing this for seems like years, and we 18 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 4: have finally completed the trifecta. 19 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 3: Right. We started off with Xavier, we started off with Kofe. 20 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 3: Now we got Big E on the show. There he is. 21 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 3: Look at that? Look at that? How are you doing, sir? 22 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: I'm good, I'm good. 23 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 2: Uh salute on the Boudeos box for one tremendous job. 24 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: Uh two. I also didn't realize. I didn't realize that 25 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: I was the third. 26 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 2: I'm glad I can I'm I'm happy to bringing us home, 27 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 2: you know, being the third. 28 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 4: Member we were Xavier was the first one that we 29 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 4: had on and we had Kofee a couple of times, 30 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 4: and we've always asked, you know, hey, can we get 31 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 4: Big E on to complete the trifecta? And uh, you know, 32 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 4: timing never worked out in our favor, and now timing 33 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 4: has worked out because there's. 34 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 3: Some big things happening with Big E. 35 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 4: And the big announcement recently just made that You're now 36 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 4: going to be mceing the Michigan Panthers for the USFL. 37 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 4: How did that happen? And congratulations man? 38 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: Well, thank you, thank you so for one. Football was 39 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: my first love. 40 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 2: Obviously, you know, I have to give everything I have 41 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 2: my life that's good is because of wrestling, So obviously 42 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 2: that I'm so I can't tell you how much I 43 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: love wrestling my time in we but the first thing 44 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 2: I loved as a kid was football, so that obviously 45 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: is something near and dear to me. 46 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 1: But also just having this great relationship with Fox Sports. 47 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 2: Fox owns the USFL, and I got to do Big 48 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: newon Kickoff a couple of years ago twice and then 49 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 2: this past season and just doing things with Fox Sports. 50 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 2: They've been incredible and this partnership just honestly was. It's 51 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 2: kind of an out of the box one, but it 52 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 2: made so much sense with SummerSlam. It is going to 53 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 2: be at Ford Field on August fifth, and the Michigan 54 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 2: Panthers played all their home games at Ford Field, So 55 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 2: for the Michigan Panthers, first time playing in Detroit in 56 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 2: forty years, so being back is incredible and just me 57 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 2: being able. You know, I've been out with his neck injury, 58 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 2: but I still feel great, And it just felt like 59 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 2: it was just such a perfect opportunity to both promote 60 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 2: Fox's USFL and the Michigan Panthers in particular. Just such 61 00:02:57,639 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: a fan of the product too, watching the Panthers when 62 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 2: they're first game and seeing Brilliance Speaks as defensive Player 63 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 2: of the Week and Josh Love is Offensive Player of 64 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 2: the Week. So to see the Panthers doing really well 65 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,399 Speaker 2: too is exciting for sure. 66 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 3: And I think you've got the pipes to be that MC. 67 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 4: I mean, you do it every week when you bring 68 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 4: out the New Day and bring out yourself, so I 69 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 4: think it's gonna be okay when you get out there 70 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 4: and you do your spill and you do your yell, 71 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 4: and I think they picked a perfect person to have 72 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 4: their EMC hosting the games in Michigan. 73 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: I appreciate it, Thank you very much, man. 74 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 3: And it's exciting voice. 75 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, I was gonna say it's exciting too, you know. USFL. 76 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 6: I mean that's a I don't want to say infamous, 77 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 6: but it's almost kind of. It almost has an infamous 78 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 6: story behind, you know, the history and stuff like that. 79 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 6: So to see it bringing back and it's almost kind 80 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 6: of you know, I don't want to get into this 81 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 6: too much, but it's almost kind of mirroring what's happened 82 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 6: with the wrestling. You know, it's just giving people more opportunities. 83 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 6: You know, more things are popping up and more people 84 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 6: you know, can't do you know, NFL, XFL, you got USFL. 85 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 5: I mean, it's just more opportunities. More it means more 86 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 5: spotlight for people, I guess. 87 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 2: Yeah. 88 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: And obviously the NFL is so competitive. 89 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 2: You know that a lot of very very talented athletes 90 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 2: don't get the opportunity to stick around, but they get 91 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 2: an opportunity to show themselves off in the USFL and 92 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 2: get that big break or just an opportunity. Honestly, even 93 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 2: if you're not you know, someone who can make the 94 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: cut of the NFL, but have so much talent to 95 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 2: be able to go out there and have a great 96 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 2: career still playing pro football. You're on Fox, NBC, You're 97 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 2: getting to play, you know, on these very very big, 98 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 2: you know platforms. 99 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, you're on national TV every week. 100 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: Exactly. 101 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 6: Well, you kind of hinted, you know, obviously we're still 102 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 6: behind you and think about you with your injury. 103 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 5: Do you have anything to report? You know, you said 104 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,039 Speaker 5: you felt great, you look good, You're moving around very good. 105 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 6: I mean, there's there any kind of updates you can 106 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 6: let us know about how you're feeling. 107 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, it's just it's just a complicated fracture. 108 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 2: I broke my C one in two places, so that 109 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 2: Jefferson fracture is what it's called, just takes a little 110 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 2: bit more time to heal. 111 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: So we just did the one year scans after WrestleMania. 112 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 2: Was a little bit later because of WrestleMania, So we 113 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 2: have to say down with the doctors at some point 114 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 2: and kind of figure out what the next step is. 115 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 2: But from my perspective, like you said, I feel great, 116 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 2: I have no function issues, no pain issues. I've been 117 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: in the jam since two weeks after i broke my neck, 118 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 2: just feeling great, and I'm really grateful for all that. 119 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 2: It's just obviously, you know your your neck has to 120 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 2: be in a certain condition to deal with the rigors 121 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 2: of being in the ring on. 122 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 3: A nightly basis, right, absolutely for sure. And I can 123 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 3: tell you real quick. 124 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 4: My son, who's six, he is just now starting to 125 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 4: get involved into wrestling, and Santa brought him the big 126 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 4: Eie on the four wheeler for yes, yes, and so 127 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 4: his big thing is is right now in his little federation. 128 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,160 Speaker 3: Biggie is the all the champions. 129 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 4: He comes down on his four wheeler with all the 130 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 4: titles in his hands. And actually he had a match 131 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 4: last night where you ran over h not only Roman Range, 132 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 4: you ran over Cody and you ran over Goldberg as well, 133 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 4: to retain your titles in his wrestling match. Because that's 134 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 4: how it went down. But you have a big fan 135 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 4: of my six year old so much that he uh, 136 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 4: he decided also to I had a Toys r Us 137 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 4: Funko three pack of The New Day and it was 138 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 4: a collector's edition. 139 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 3: Keyword is was a collector's edition. 140 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 4: Because they flipped the box completely to shreds and you 141 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 4: are the last funk host standing out of that three pack. 142 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 1: Wow wow, Well rip to your collectible. But yeah, your 143 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: little one. 144 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's so excited about that. 145 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 6: We need to give him some booking power. Sounds like, 146 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 6: you know, exactly, give you the four wheeler. 147 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 5: All the belts run over, oam rain. 148 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 3: Somebody needs to. 149 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 4: I mean, yeah, we'll send the email off and see 150 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 4: if we can get it going. 151 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 3: So let's let's kind of talk about some more stuff. 152 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 4: I mean, I mean, everybody knows Biggie New Day, Kofi, 153 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 4: what was it like when you saw Xavier? Because I mean, 154 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 4: you know, not very many people uh get their flowers 155 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 4: when they deserve them, or you know, when they're still around. 156 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 4: Xavier has been the guy. You've been the guy, and 157 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 4: Kobe's been the guy. What was it like when Xavier 158 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 4: became the King of the Ring for you guys. 159 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 1: Man, I was so happy. 160 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 2: So his match with this was in Saudi, his match 161 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 2: was right before mine, so I was so grateful. I 162 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 2: was in Guerrilla at the time too, getting ready for 163 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 2: mine and to see him whin King of the Ring. 164 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 2: This man has talked about being king of the ring. 165 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 2: As long as I've known him, this is truly a 166 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 2: lifelong dream. You know, many people not saying that he 167 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 2: doesn't want to be world champion, they didn't have those 168 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 2: dreams as well, but specifically being king of the ring 169 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 2: is something that he's wanted and I've seen him like 170 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 2: he was never the guy. You know, he's always you know, 171 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 2: whether it's size or people like not knowing what to 172 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 2: do with him, but he was never in FCW on 173 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 2: the main roster. He's always a guy that had took 174 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 2: proverbally scratching claude to get in a position. And even 175 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 2: as much as we've done with the New Day, I 176 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 2: feel like he was he never really got the acclaim 177 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 2: and respect that he deserves. That man is incredible in 178 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 2: ring obviously, you know, I think people are still as 179 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 2: long as he's been wrestling on about two decades now, 180 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 2: he'll still have singles, matches, and people who watched wrestling 181 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 2: for years and years are still blown away. 182 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: But look at all he can do. 183 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 2: He doesn't have the same opportunities to show what he 184 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 2: can do, but that man is truly incredible in the ring. 185 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 2: I know he brings so much passion to everything he does. 186 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 2: I'm so excited. I hope he gets more opportunities to 187 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 2: do single stuff. You know, right now, obviously Kopins out 188 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 2: with an injury. I'm out with an injury, so that's 189 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 2: been kind of the reason why he's been given more 190 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 2: of an opportunity. But I think when you know, regardless 191 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 2: of our health, when Koche's back, when we're back, whatever, 192 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 2: I'd love to see Woods get more of those opportunities 193 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 2: in the ring to really kill it, because you know, 194 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 2: when he went King of the Ring, he came back, man, 195 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 2: and we got to embrace, and he was emotional, man, 196 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 2: just teary eyed because I know how much it meant 197 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 2: to him. 198 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: And he went out there, he had an incredible match. 199 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 2: With Ben, and just to have that opportunity, I'm so 200 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 2: proud of him. He's a guy who has never rested 201 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 2: on his laurels. He never thought like, oh he was 202 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 2: too good, he can coast. He's a guy who was 203 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 2: always fighting to be better and better and to have 204 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 2: bigger matches and to be in bigger spots. So he's 205 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 2: a guy that I'll always rooport because that passion, that 206 00:08:57,960 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 2: fire has never dwindled for it. 207 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 6: Yeah, that We're so excited that they brought it back, 208 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 6: and then you know, we agree he's very deserving of that. 209 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 3: It's just been awesome. You one spot. 210 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 6: On your resume kind of tied into the USFL You 211 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 6: guys hosted Wrestlemaniam and we've got Backlash coming up and 212 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 6: Bad Bunny will be hosting that event premium live event 213 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 6: in Puerto Rico. Do you have any advice for Bad 214 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 6: Bunny as far as hosting duty goes, and then as 215 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 6: far as the show Backlash yourself? 216 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 5: Is there anything you're looking forward to on the card. 217 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, so, man, I for one, I'm so glad that 218 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 2: we're doing more premium live events outside of the Continental. 219 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: US big time. Yeah, it's just the atmosphere has been 220 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 1: so much fun. 221 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 2: You think of the show in Wales, Lash to the Castle, 222 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 2: that energy was amazing. 223 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: Man, money, the banking London's gonna be incredible. 224 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 2: But like Puerto Rico, obviously it's an American territory, but 225 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 2: we don't run that many shows that will do some 226 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 2: live events from. 227 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: Time to time. Bad Bundy does not need my advice. 228 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 2: That man, is uh, what the you know, the top streamer, 229 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 2: top artists in the entire world in his home Puerto Rico. 230 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 1: He doesn't not need just have fun, enjoy it. 231 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 2: That was you know, it was interesting when we hosted 232 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 2: a lot of people asked if we were bummed that 233 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:16,719 Speaker 2: we didn't have a match, and that's one way to 234 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 2: look at it, but it was. And now we've had 235 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,719 Speaker 2: more talent be hosts, but at the time we did, 236 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,319 Speaker 2: it was pretty rare. I think only like a couple 237 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 2: other talent had ever hosted Active Talent. I'm not sure 238 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 2: if any other active talent had, So it was something 239 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 2: that we really enjoyed and embraced and to be able 240 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 2: to have like for us, I think the one thing 241 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,319 Speaker 2: I really remember is the Hardy's. 242 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: Return because we got to be a small part of that. 243 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 2: That moment was so incredible and something I get goosebumps 244 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 2: just thinking about that. So for Bad Money, just enjoy it, 245 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 2: enjoy the moment. I'm excited, man. I think of a 246 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 2: guy like Damian Priest, who's Puerto Rican as well, getting 247 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 2: opportunities to go out there and interact with Bad Money. 248 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 2: So Man, as far as the card is concerned, I'm 249 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 2: just excited to see Bad Bunny, see Zelena Lwol see 250 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,959 Speaker 2: the kind of love they're going to get in Puerto 251 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 2: Rico is really really good to be special because Puerto Rico, 252 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 2: also for people who don't know, has such a storied 253 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 2: history when it comes to pro wrestling, So they're going 254 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 2: to take to. 255 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 1: What we do so energetically. And Man Bad. 256 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 2: Bunny, I tip of the cap to him because he's coming. 257 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: He's worked incredibly hard his passion for this. 258 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 2: I saw he did an interview I think it was 259 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:26,079 Speaker 2: for carpool Karaoke where he said the WrestleMania match I 260 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 2: think he described as the best day of his life. 261 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 5: Yeah. He did that with Lebron too on Lebron Show 262 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 5: on HBO. 263 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 6: The barbershop thing. Yeah, yeah, yeah, same kind of thing. 264 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 6: He echoed that same cinema. Absolutely right. 265 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,439 Speaker 2: And oftentimes you have and I'm not knocking any celebrity 266 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 2: who takes a paycheck, comes in, does what they're asked, 267 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 2: that's fine, but you can tell with him it's so. 268 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: Much more than that. 269 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 2: Like he's a guy who truly loves this, Like I 270 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:52,199 Speaker 2: think pro wrestling was his first love. Grew up watching WWE, 271 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 2: So for me, that is so it's so dope and 272 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 2: amazing to see someone like him who is a massive, 273 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:02,559 Speaker 2: massive star and comes in so humbly and so energetically 274 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 2: to do. 275 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: What we do right. 276 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 6: And I think piggybacking off that, you know, he doesn't 277 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 6: need WW, And I don't mean that in a bad way. 278 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 6: I'm just saying he doesn't need WW. You know, arguably 279 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 6: Logan Paul doesn't need W. I mean, when you have 280 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 6: these massive stars that want to be involved in the brand, 281 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 6: I mean that's saying something, you know what I mean. 282 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:23,679 Speaker 6: And then, like you said, also, you know, we're kind 283 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 6: of still coming out of this COVID cloud, so I 284 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 6: just can't imagine a lot of these countries this is 285 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 6: their first event in numerous years. So it's just kind 286 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 6: of like it's almost like a super Bowl and I 287 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 6: don't know, Mania combined or something. 288 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 3: You know, Yeah, it's gonna be in sane. 289 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 4: And I remember seeing like the reports out there that 290 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 4: a lot of people in Puerto Rico, when they saw 291 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 4: that Bad Bunny was going to do it, they thought 292 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 4: it was a. 293 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:45,559 Speaker 3: Performance and they had to like say. 294 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 4: Hey, no, no, no, no, no no, no, he's not performing, 295 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 4: he's hosting. This is a wrestling show. Don't buy up 296 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 4: all the tickets. So people can't watch wrestling. Yeah, you know, 297 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 4: we don't want to take up too much of your time. Again, 298 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 4: we want to congratulate you on your new gig with 299 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 4: the USFL and you know, before it's all said and done, 300 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 4: when you hang it up, when when you know, when 301 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:04,719 Speaker 4: it comes to that time and they say, hey, this 302 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 4: is this is it, We're done. 303 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 3: You're done wrestling for good. 304 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 4: When you close that chapter of your wrestling career, when 305 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 4: you look back on everything, what's going to be the 306 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 4: most important thing that you look back on and think, Man, 307 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 4: I can't believe we did that. 308 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 1: Oh man, that's a very good question. 309 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 2: I guess when it comes to like legacy questions, I 310 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 2: always I feel like that's it's kind of out of 311 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 2: the hands of the performer. 312 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: That's up to the viewer and the audience to aside. 313 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 2: How will we remember it and how we defined But man, honestly, 314 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 2: for me, as corny and cliche as. 315 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: It may sound, what I most take away from my 316 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: career is just. 317 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 2: Being able to have the best of times with two 318 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 2: of my very closest friends. I didn't travel the world 319 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 2: with Kovie and Woods. You know, in wrestling, what we 320 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 2: do is a selfish business. You have to be selfish 321 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 2: to be on the road as much as we are, 322 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 2: to invest as much time and to be successful. 323 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: There's a love of selfishness. 324 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 2: And I cannot tell you how much, man, where next 325 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 2: year will be a decade since we started together. And 326 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 2: the fact that we have never we don't vicker. We 327 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 2: tell each other I love you in a very real way, 328 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 2: Like I just saw those guys. We shot family few 329 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 2: a couple of days ago. 330 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 1: LA had the best, amazing time. 331 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 2: But afterwards, man, it's not like, all right, you know, 332 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 2: so many tag teams I've seen they're kind of sick 333 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 2: of each other after all this time. But afterwards we 334 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 2: go back to the hotel, we have a meal, We 335 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 2: sit down and we eat together for about an hour 336 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 2: and just catch up. Then after that we go up 337 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 2: and we play video games together, just the three of us, 338 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 2: and I love for me. 339 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: That's the one thing, you know. 340 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 2: On screen, There's so many things that I'm incredibly proud of, 341 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 2: winning money in the bank, all the tag team titles, 342 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 2: being WW Champion, all these really incredible things. But so 343 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 2: much of what we do, man, we spend so much 344 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 2: time on the road away from our families, dealing with 345 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 2: you know, barely sleeping doing media. You know at five am. 346 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 2: There's so many things that are asked of you, being 347 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 2: pushed and pulled in so many directions. But the one 348 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 2: thing that I always treasure is being able to lean 349 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 2: on Kofe and Woods and our brotherhood and knowing that 350 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 2: I was always in the ring with two incredibly talented 351 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 2: guys and we always push for each other. We never 352 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 2: you know, no one tried to supplant themselves as the 353 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 2: top guy or the leader in the group. The reason 354 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 2: for our success is because we truly loved each other 355 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 2: and always love each other and always want the best 356 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 2: for the group. It was always about the family. It's 357 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 2: always about the group. It was always about each other, 358 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 2: and it's always about putting the others first. So that 359 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 2: for me is something that you know, there are people 360 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 2: who've had more success in their careers, and God bless them, 361 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 2: but I feel incredibly, incredibly blessed to have two of 362 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 2: the best partners a man could ever dream. 363 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 6: Right, and that that's going to go a lifetime. I mean, 364 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 6: when you guys both wrap, you know, hang your boots up. 365 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 6: I mean you can tell too, you can guess can 366 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 6: tell the chemistry when you're in the ring and on 367 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 6: camera and stuff like that. 368 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 5: So yeah, it's been incredible to watch. 369 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 3: It has been very incredible. 370 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 4: Well, I know you're a busy man because you got 371 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 4: to go around and make the rounds and talk about 372 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 4: how you got an another notch in your resume for 373 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 4: being an MC host. But Biggie, it's an honor to 374 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 4: have you on the show. Thank you so much for 375 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 4: taking the time out and hanging out with us today. 376 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 1: Beautiful. Thank you guys for having me. 377 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 7: We hope you enjoyed today's episode of the Battleground Podcast. 378 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 7: Make sure you give it five stars and a nice review. 379 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 7: To stay up to date with the show, follow them 380 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 7: at Battleground Podcast on Instagram.