1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: I think Lynch has ten years of stories, so it's 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: strange that she's a free agent. It's very strange. I'll 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: say this, Tony Kahn is going to make a huge 4 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: offerer or whatever he offered Mercedes money, it's gonna be 5 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: double that. 6 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 2: Now, your main event introducing the hosts are Wrestling Win Freddy, 7 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: Jeff Died, and Fready Prince tunor. 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: Welcome back, everybody. It's a brand new episode of Wrestling 9 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: with Freddy. I'm alone today. Mister Jeff dies on assignment 10 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: and I already miss him. You're gonna miss funny jokes 11 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: because I'm not gonna say anything funny this entire damn episode, 12 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: So welcome back. I hope everyone had a RESTful weekend. 13 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: I went and saw Furiosa with the family, My son 14 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: Doug it, the rest the rest of us. You know, 15 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: there were decent parts, but we didn't love it the 16 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: way he did. Can't give it the love that we 17 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: gave the Fall Guy. I hope you guys see it 18 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 1: because the movie didn't do as well as as I 19 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: thought it would. But it's really funny and there's cool stuff, 20 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,199 Speaker 1: so check out Fall Guy. Anyway. I hope you all 21 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: had a wonderful weekend, whatever you did, and we thank 22 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: you for supporting this show. Now I'm going to talk 23 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: about everything that's going on in wrestling today because again 24 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: there's not going to be any jokes and we have 25 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,039 Speaker 1: a lot to get to. So oh also, stay tuned 26 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: onun Sanctioned Thursday. We are going to get to the 27 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: predictions that we made for King of the Ring and 28 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: Double or Nothing, all that good stuff. We didn't do 29 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: it last week because I was out of town. I 30 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: was in Las Vegas where Double or Nothing was but 31 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: I couldn't go, and we gave you the Matt Cardona episode. 32 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: We love Matt, always respect to Matt, and get healthy soon. 33 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: My brother he did our Unsanctioned Thursday as well, so 34 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: we thank you for doing both episodes, and we thank 35 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: you guys for tuning in. Now let's start the damn show. 36 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: Contract negotiations is is what's in the wrestling news. We 37 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: finally have some actual wrestling news instead of just storylines. 38 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: A Dove's is celebrating their fifth year anniversary and with that, 39 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: there's a lot of contracts they have that are ending. 40 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: Everybody saw the World Stronk's man Mark Henry step Away 41 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: He didn't body slam anyone on the way out, but 42 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: left the company Ethan Page, who we showed a little 43 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: love to a few months ago. All ego Ethan Page 44 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: I think was his name, and he debuted an NXT 45 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 1: and he looked great. Think they can do good things 46 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: with him over there, so that was good. Jeff Hardy's 47 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: contract is said to expire. I don't know if AW 48 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: is going to give him any love. Will Ospray's been 49 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: trying to recruit Ricochet on X or Twitter or whatever 50 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: you guys call it on social media. They sending him 51 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: tons of love. This is what football players do to 52 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 1: not get busted by saying, oh, you're interfering with a 53 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: contract negotiation. They go, no, I'm just sending love. That's 54 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: what Will Osprey's doing, and that's pretty awesome. It makes 55 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: it feel very real. I think it actually is in 56 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: this case. Also, MJF came back and no surprise to 57 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: anyone on this podcast, has re signed with a Dubs 58 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: and has no intention of going anywhere. I think he 59 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: really enjoys building a company as opposed to being a 60 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: cog in the wheel, which isn't an insult to WWE, 61 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: but WWE is bigger than any wrestler they have, and 62 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: I don't think AW is. Yeah. Also, Chad Gable, his 63 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: contract is coming up and they just gave him a 64 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: storyline which makes me think they plan on resigning him. 65 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: And they're saying, look, look, we can give you storylines. 66 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: Look you just have to be able to pull them 67 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: off and execute. So he's getting an opportunity, so hopefully 68 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: that motivates him to stay there. I think WW is 69 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: the right place for him. I don't know how he would. 70 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: I like his character and I don't think that character 71 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: would work in AEW and I think it works really 72 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: well in WWE. Also the big one, Becky Lynch, the 73 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: last Kicker. This is crazy to me that her contract 74 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: is up and she's a free agent. I'll say this, 75 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: she's not She's not going anywhere. But well, I said 76 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: this about Edge too, or Adam Copeland. I was like, Oh, 77 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: he's a WW guy for life, He's not going anywhere, 78 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: and he bounced. But I just can't. She's so much 79 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 1: younger than Copeland was. Sorry, old man. I think she 80 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: has so many years left where I think Adam Copeland 81 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: knows he has a couple of years that he wants 82 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: to get in there and then he'll be done for 83 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: good a couple more. You know, great stories. I think 84 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: Lynch has ten years of stories. So it's strange that 85 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 1: she's a free agent. It's very strange. I'll say this, 86 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 1: Tony Kahn is going to make a huge offer to her. 87 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: Whatever he offered Mercedes money, it's going to be double that. 88 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be able to get her on mine, man. 89 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: I mean, I'll tell you what. I'd give her fifty 90 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: percent of my show. I'd be a fifty to fifty 91 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 1: partner with her if she came and did my promotion. 92 00:04:55,000 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: If you're out there listening, girl, call me. But yeah, man, 93 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: I just can't see her going anywhere. But wwe I 94 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:09,559 Speaker 1: think she's she made herself there. They helped make her. 95 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: She kind of built her own opportunities as opposed to 96 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: opportunities like she was made when her nose got busted 97 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: up and she handled it like the man, She handled 98 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: it like a stud, and the crowd fell in love 99 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: with her in that moment, and she blew up after that, 100 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 1: like you never saw her cut a promo as good 101 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: as she did after that nosebreak, as you did before, 102 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: like it just something clicked and she was just ready 103 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: for the moment when it came. That's what other people 104 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 1: call that luck. My godfather, the Bob Wall said, luck 105 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: is being prepared for opportunities, and she was prepared and 106 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: just took over women's wrestling. Basically, it was crazy and 107 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: it happened so fast like a rocket ship. And every 108 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: time she gets hurt, which isn't often, when she comes back, 109 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,679 Speaker 1: it's like nothing slowed down. The rocket ship is still 110 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: in full effect. So at that level, I mean, some 111 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: people have walked away, right like Jim Brown back in 112 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 1: the old football days for our older listeners just walked away. 113 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: Barry Sanders just walked away. They for sure had years left. 114 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: But I just can't I can't see her doing it. 115 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: I think she wants to be see, you know, like 116 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: be a mom and be a wife and see what 117 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: that feels like and be there for the early moments 118 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: in her child's life. And then you know, once you 119 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: have confidence in that, and you know, okay, my baby 120 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 1: isn't going to just die if I walk out of 121 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: the room. At least for most artists, you start hungering 122 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: to do your art again because that's what you were 123 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 1: put on Earth. To do right is follow your purpose, 124 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 1: and she has a clear purpose, and it's in the 125 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: entertainment industry and it's as a professional wrestler. So I 126 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: think that it'll come calling. I think that voice will 127 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: come calling, and I think she'll listen to it because 128 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: it's her voice. It's not someone else saying I think 129 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: I get back in the ring. Sure, she seems to 130 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: follow her own voice. I didn't read her book, but 131 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: I've read excerpts from it that have been posted online, 132 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: and she definitely knows who she is and isn't someone 133 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: who has dreams. She has plans. That's why she's ready 134 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: for opportunities when they come. So we love you, Becky Lynch. 135 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: And I wasn't even really joking when I said, you know, 136 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: hit me up. But I know you're going back to WW. 137 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: You're gonna kick ass there. Anyway. I get told from 138 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: time to time that I don't talk enough WWE, and 139 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:32,559 Speaker 1: we're not going to start today. No, I'm just kidding. 140 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: We're going to talk WWE, and we're gonna talk Gunther 141 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: and I want to talk about the opening segment because 142 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: when he came out, I was so First of all, 143 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: I'm not a fan of the crown. I was so 144 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: glad that he was just carrying it and not wearing it. 145 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: I think it's just maybe it's because I'm so anti monarchy, 146 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: like I don't respect the royal family, Like you didn't 147 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: earn any of that that was given. I don't respect that. 148 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: So I don't bow down to any crown to no man. 149 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: Gunther's the man, and Ludwig's super cool with it. Man 150 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: Like he's a great he's not a valet, he's a wrestler. 151 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: But the way he introduces him, and he's so arrogant, 152 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: and he's got this asshole look on his face. Not 153 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: that you look like an asshole, it's this air of 154 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: like he looks down his nose at people instead of 155 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: like up through the furrowed brow. Those are the kind 156 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: of protagonists we like. The antagonists always look down their nose. 157 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: That's like old cinema stuff. So he comes out and 158 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: he's talking and doing his thing on the mic, and 159 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: Priest comes out like a frigging bullet. I mean, it 160 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: wasn't an interruption. He came out and the music hit 161 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: and you would have thought that JD McDonough and Finn 162 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: Balor were rocking the guitars live and Damian Priest was 163 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: coming out to start screaming. Look, I mean, he just 164 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 1: I've never seen someone walk that fast without running, if 165 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: that makes sense. He moved with purpose and stormed right 166 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: into the ring, and then the promo didn't quite match 167 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: the walk at first because he was he was very 168 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: dismissive of Gunther, and I thought Priest would have been, 169 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: or at least the Priest's character would have been more 170 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: in his face about it, not taking offense, not defensive, 171 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: but but just more in his face, like what are 172 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,959 Speaker 1: you gonna do? What now? Talk? You know what I 173 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: mean something like that. But instead, and this stays in 174 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: true to his character. So maybe I'm I'm off on this. 175 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: He's been a little more smooth and cool with his dialogue, 176 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: like it's not a scripted for him. It feels like 177 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: it's just more his voice. And so this came out 178 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:53,439 Speaker 1: in that regard or in that in that way. And 179 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: then the segment gets introduced by everyone's favorite wrestler who's 180 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: on social media and actually talks to people, Drew McIntyre, 181 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: and he storms out and the crowd is hot for 182 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: Drew McIntyre because they're hot for cmpunk as well, and 183 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: they just want to scream it at him because they 184 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: think it bugs him, and he just plays. He plays 185 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: with him now when they when they do it, he 186 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: just plays with him and he comes out and now 187 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: it's a three way. And these promos are always tricky 188 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: at this point, right because you don't know who the 189 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: focus is on, and it can't be on all three 190 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 1: people at once because you're not going to have a 191 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 1: problem with three people at the same time because that's confusing, 192 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: and so it loses some steam. But he Drew's good 193 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: enough on the mic that he's able to, you know, 194 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: carry this promo on and then it all goes to 195 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: hell as it's gonna as it's always, as it always does, 196 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: and the story is going to continue, and basically the 197 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: story is this, Damian Priest is fighting Drew McIntyre at 198 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: Clash of the Castle in Scotland. I'm telling you this 199 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: right now, Damian Priest is winning that match. You can 200 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: put that on the prediction sheet. One. They're not just 201 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,079 Speaker 1: gonna one shot him and then done. He's got to 202 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: have at least one win for it to feel like 203 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: a more legitimate championship. When Gnther wrestles him, and Gunther 204 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: will beat Damian Priest. That's my second prediction. Also to WW, 205 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: here is such dix about this. They love making you 206 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: lose in your hometown. They love it more than a 207 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: little kid loves a birthday or a trip to Disneyland. 208 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: If they can find a way to make you lose 209 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: in your hometown, your ass is losing. I used to 210 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: see it with ceampunk all the time. Man, it just 211 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 1: be like here it comes like everybody. I didn't because 212 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: I didn't work with punk, but you'd see this really 213 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: cool story written for punk and it just all get 214 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: killed because then oh it goes to Chicago. Well let's 215 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: delay the story because it can't lose and then look 216 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: like shit like it just this philosophy of having to 217 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 1: lose in your hometown just debted so many stories in 218 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,079 Speaker 1: WW when I worked there. But Drew is gonna lose 219 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: in his hometown and he's gonna be pissed and that's 220 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 1: gonna be sort of his narrative, right is That's what 221 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,959 Speaker 1: people can play with them in promos. It gives you something, 222 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: it gives him motivation. I had it during COVID and 223 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: then I had it for three seconds, and then I 224 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: had it for another three seconds, and you know, people 225 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: are saying, I can't hold on to it. I can't. 226 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 1: I'm never going to be a real champion. Gives his 227 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: character a lot of motivation, so I actually think it's cool. 228 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: Not everybody has to win and be dominant, right. So 229 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,320 Speaker 1: that's the first story. The second story, and this is 230 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: the one that I think is almost more interesting because 231 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: I don't know if everyone can pull it off. I 232 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: want them to. I want all wrestlers to succeed, but 233 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 1: can they find a story? And is goonth ready for 234 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: that story for him to take the title off of 235 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: Damien Priest, because that seems to be the direction that 236 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: this is going in. And I predict Gunther will take 237 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: it at SummerSlam off of Damien Priest. That's twice I've 238 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: said it, so you know it's true. I just don't 239 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: know what the story's going to be outside of I'm 240 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: the best wrestler and I'm going to prove it, which 241 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:55,839 Speaker 1: is fine because you know the matches are going to 242 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: be money, so that's fine. I just wrestling grows when 243 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: the stories can exist outside of wrestling, right when podcasters 244 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 1: like me are talking about it or when people are 245 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: pulling clips and putting it on social media, because can 246 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: you believe what wrestler X just said to wrestler Why, yeah, 247 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: and then he slapped the taste out of his mouth. 248 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: That's what helps wrestling grow. So I always want good 249 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: stories attached to it, just so you guys know why. 250 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: But yeah, So anyway, I'm curious as to that. I 251 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: really like Gunthrough, I like Damian Priest too, and I 252 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: like drmacintyre, but somebody has to win and be champ, 253 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: and I think they're going to give it to Guntherro. 254 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: I think he's ready. I hope he's ready. His wrestling 255 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: is so awesome and fun to watch, and if you 256 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: don't watch aw his style is very sort of AEWI ish, 257 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: not the choreography itself, but as far as the hard 258 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: hitting or the stiffness, or at least it looks like 259 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,839 Speaker 1: it's real stiffy. He might hit like a feather, but 260 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: it looks like he can take it and it looks 261 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: like he can dish it out. And that's a lot 262 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: of what they do over there at AEW And I 263 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:58,319 Speaker 1: try to celebrate all wrestling here now, staying in the WWE. 264 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: The other main story is on the women's side is 265 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,719 Speaker 1: Live Morgan and her revenge tour, which I don't think 266 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: we have to say every time she has a promo. 267 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: I don't think she has to remind us it's a 268 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: revenge tour. I think like every other episode or once 269 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 1: every three is enough, and then allow her to some 270 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: more creative dialogue so because she can act a bit, 271 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: to let her try and you know, get this character 272 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 1: over even more. You don't have to say the same thing. 273 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: You don't have to say your catchphrase every single week 274 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: unless it's like at the end of a promo, right 275 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 1: hers aren't. It's always like, you know, somewhere flowing in there. 276 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: I know it's revenge and she's playing it really well. 277 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: So let her be more colorful as far as like 278 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: how she's going to take piece by piece, you know, 279 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: everything from Ria. Let her remind us of why it's 280 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: a revenge tour or how she's going to do it, 281 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: not just the words, but anyway. More importantly, she had 282 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: a match against the man Becky Lynch in what could 283 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: be her final match with the company what in a 284 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: steel cage for the Women's World Championship, and they go 285 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: out there and they wrestle, and if you're following this story, 286 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: Dominic Mysterio and her have had some dealings in the 287 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: in the darkness, we'll say nothing, nothing, no sexy time. Anyway, 288 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: he goes out there and we don't know really who 289 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: he's trying to help. Is he trying to help Becky 290 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: and and screw over Live because Live did what she 291 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: did to Rhea? Is he helping is he helping Live out? 292 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: We don't know, but it seems like he's wanting to 293 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: help out Becky. JD and Finn come out there to 294 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: try and stop him, and here comes Bronze Strouman. Bron Strouman, 295 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: if you don't know who he is, is the largest 296 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: human being in the world, and he runs really fast 297 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: and for a professional wrestling and he's chasing this guy 298 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: JD McDonough who's got this really big head and when 299 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: he runs, man, it's it's really funny. But yeah, so 300 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: he's chasing him down and he's gonna kill him. He's 301 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: mad at him, and he smashes into dom and the 302 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: cage smashes into Becky and oh my head and she 303 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: falls down and lives like, yo, what all right? This 304 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: opportunity boom and she retains the championship and she's walking 305 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: out and she's looking at Dominic Mysterio like what did 306 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: you do? And he's looking at her like I don't 307 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: know what I did, and she's like all right, and 308 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: there's this awkward moment and then it cuts to black 309 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: and you're like, Okay, that's kind of awkward. Well, what 310 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: you found out after is that after the cameras went off, 311 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: she smooched him. She planted a big old smooch. And 312 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: what happens is the camera guy basically lets them know 313 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: when the camera's off, and he goes, okay, now we're dark, 314 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: and then she goes and does the smooks. That's why 315 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: the timing was so perfect and beautiful because the crew 316 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: there is no freaking joke and they know what they're doing. 317 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: And I think I even know the cameraman who probably 318 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: did it, and that guy was that good when I 319 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: worked there, and that was fifteen twenty years ago. Probably anyway, 320 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 1: everybody was talking about on social media again, something outside 321 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: of the ring that brings other eyeballs to it, like, oh, 322 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 1: what's going on? Even if they just think lives hot 323 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: or they just think Dom's hot and they go, you 324 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: know what I mean, Like, there's no secret why women 325 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: went to go see Magic Mike. They weren't like, I 326 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 1: wonder if this would be as good as Dances with 327 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: Wolves script wise, Oh, they would to see sexy dudes. 328 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: So as long as you get him in there, it 329 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: doesn't matter why you got him in you just got him. 330 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: And that's why these types of moments, and they've been 331 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: much more prevalent since Vince left, have really I think 332 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 1: helped the brand and will help continue the brand to crow. 333 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 1: But anyway, I got a ton of people excited about that. 334 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: Now we can hopefully get into a promo where she 335 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 1: does start talking about how she's going to take away 336 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: everything riahead piece by piece. Maybe she's gonna be the 337 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: reason that Damian Priest loses his title because she gets 338 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:34,719 Speaker 1: in between the judgment day and screws them all up 339 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 1: and gets in their heads and now they're all screwy 340 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 1: and they make him lose his title and ha ha, 341 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you know, Schoonther gets to win 342 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: at Summer Sin. I don't know, but those are the 343 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:46,199 Speaker 1: two main stories that are going on. Now we're going 344 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: to move to SmackDown, and I'm not going to spend 345 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: as much time on this because I think everybody knew 346 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:54,679 Speaker 1: what was happening, and the main story was aj Styles retirement. 347 00:17:55,560 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: Now maybe you thought it was legit it, but every 348 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:05,200 Speaker 1: one of my friends that watches wrestling, and myself included, 349 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 1: was like, nah, man, you don't get that shredded and 350 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: that Jack to retire, Like, that's just not That's not 351 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 1: gonna happen. Man. I know I know that I would. 352 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 1: I'm not working out to quit acting. I'm back in 353 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 1: the gym because I'm going back to the movies. So 354 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: to me right away, I'm like, man, Ella Knight's like, hey, 355 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 1: the rumors are true. I just want to say respect. Yeah, 356 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 1: and I'm like, nah, dude, nah, I like La Knight 357 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: would say, I went na nah And I didn't believe it, 358 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: but if you did. He came out and he sees 359 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: Cody Rhodes Mark Henry did this years ago. My producer said, 360 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: never trust a wrestler in a pastel suit, which made me, 361 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: which made me laugh when I was going through the 362 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 1: show's notes. But he goes out there with the with 363 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: the good brothers. I knew Luke Gallows as Festus when 364 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 1: I worked there that they came in as Festus and 365 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:04,120 Speaker 1: and something they called themselves Biscuits or their theme music 366 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: when Biscuits engraving. I was there when he changed to 367 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:09,920 Speaker 1: Luke Gallows and became part of the Straight Edge Society. 368 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: My buddy wrote that that whole group, that faction. So anyway, 369 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 1: they go out there with him, and now I'm like, yo, 370 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 1: he's got a backup, like he likes going. It's going down. 371 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 1: And then Cody comes out and he's such a good guy. Right, 372 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: he's he's Captain America. I know John Cena was Captain America. 373 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: He's more like Cody's more like the guy from All 374 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: Might from my hero Academia, the Japanese anime. You can 375 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,239 Speaker 1: watch it dubbed if you want, but subtitles cooler. But 376 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: that's who he is. He even comes out in the 377 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: jacket that looks just like the wardrobe from All Might. 378 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: So I think Cody's an anime fan, but that's who 379 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 1: he is, so always a good guy, always has the 380 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 1: smile on his face, the good man. He comes out 381 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: there and he just gets duped and suckered. And AJ 382 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: wasn't going to retire and he's not going to the 383 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 1: back of the damn line. Nick Altis, you could suck 384 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 1: it too. He beats his shit out of Cody Rhoads. 385 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: The Good Brothers are just standing the other end. They're like, Noah, Security, 386 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: y'all they doing shit. You guys are just gonna stand there. 387 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 1: We're gonna beat your ass too, and they just obey, 388 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: like nobody. There's like four on two, but they're like, nah, man, 389 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: that's one fool. Gallows is huge. So anyway, nobody messed 390 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 1: with him, and Cody got his ass whipped. And so 391 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 1: now Cody's finally gonna have a story a guy who's 392 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 1: not gonna wait in line, who's on a clock because 393 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 1: he's older, flirting with retirement, even though in jest, you know, 394 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: the man's been thinking about it, and he's gonna have 395 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 1: one more good goddamn run, and he's not gonna let 396 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 1: Cody Rhodes, the son of Dusty Rhads And You're never 397 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 1: gonna be as good as your daddy. And I'm better 398 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:39,159 Speaker 1: than your daddy ever was because I'm aj Styles. So 399 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna beat your ass and take your title, and 400 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: then I'm gonna retire Champ. So you won't even get 401 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 1: a chance to take the title back. For me, you 402 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 1: have to fight in some stupid tournament in order to 403 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: pull it off. That's what aj styles story should be, 404 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: could be, maybe will be. And it gives us a 405 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 1: reason to give a damn about Cody again. For so far, 406 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: he's just been wrestling dudes and the matches have been awesome, 407 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: but the reason why has and being great, and this 408 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: is an opportunity for them to finally kind of have 409 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: a great story for not great, but at least good 410 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: story for Cody to go in there with. We can 411 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:14,400 Speaker 1: talk bloodline if you guys want. I'll say this, it's 412 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: smart that they're moving slowly with Solo Soka. I don't 413 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,440 Speaker 1: think he can handle a full on Roman Reign style 414 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: promo yet, and I think they know that, and so 415 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: I think they're handling him well. Him and Paul Hayman 416 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 1: have a really good rapport with one another, really good chemistry. 417 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: I think Paul Hayman could probably have good chemistry with 418 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: a brick wall and somehow get the brick wall over. 419 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,239 Speaker 1: But I like what Solo is doing. But it's good 420 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: they're moving slow. I don't think there's anything wrong with 421 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 1: the bloodline storyline right now. I think it's good to 422 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: meet these new characters, even if they're characters that are 423 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:49,679 Speaker 1: going to get killed off. Think of some of your 424 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: favorite TV shows. As soon as you think a guy's 425 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: a series regular, sometimes they get whacked. Just watch an 426 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:59,640 Speaker 1: episode of twenty four. Happen all the time. Na Anyway, Yeah, 427 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:00,920 Speaker 1: so I think think they're doing good with that, but 428 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna move on to aw We finally got to 429 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: see Mercedes Money the CEO your CEO, my CEO, defend 430 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 1: her title against sky Blue, although not a story match, 431 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,640 Speaker 1: it was just here, you attack me, so we're gonna fight. 432 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:33,640 Speaker 1: It was nice to see her get through a match 433 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: look healthy and healthy, not get hurt. Okay, now maybe 434 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: we can get something that needs something in the very 435 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,159 Speaker 1: near future. I don't know if they're going to do 436 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 1: that with her, because they're not doing that with Swerve Strickland. 437 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: They're making him wrestle every week, which I don't think 438 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: lessens the title, but it's it just feels like there's 439 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: no story planned until after we get through Forbidden Door, 440 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,200 Speaker 1: which which is fine, but I don't know if he 441 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: had to wrestle every week, if that was gonna be 442 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:04,679 Speaker 1: the case. He's the champ, you know what I mean, 443 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: Like he can go out there and talk. His promo's 444 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 1: not a ten, but it's at least a seven, and 445 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: he can get the crowd behind him and nan Os 446 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 1: money out there no matter what. So I don't know 447 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: if he had to wrestle every single week, I don't 448 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: know if he has to wrestle Roderick Strong. He's gonna 449 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:22,199 Speaker 1: tonight when you guys listen to this on Wednesday night, 450 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: of course he's gonna win. We know he's gonna win. 451 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: They're not gonna go in there and have Roderick Strong, 452 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 1: the world champ who just lost to Will Osprey, the 453 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: international champion. That doesn't make sense. So we know that 454 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:36,880 Speaker 1: Swarp's gonna win. So I'm not I'm not sure man's. 455 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: It's frustrating because if you listen to this show, you 456 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,400 Speaker 1: know we're both all three of us are big fans, 457 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 1: and our producer included are all big fans of Swerve Strickland. 458 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 1: So we want everything every week, give us everything everywhere. 459 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 1: I want a great story, a great match, and a 460 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: great opponent that can't happen, but it can happen more 461 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: than it has so far. We could have got a 462 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: little something in there. It's okay that we didn't. You 463 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 1: got some OA Joe busy with hook now and trying 464 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: to develop that character and give him some storyline, and 465 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: I appreciate that, so it's okay. Now. The bad news 466 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: Adam Copeland broke his goddamn leg. He jumped off a cage. 467 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: We're going to actually have him and Christian on the 468 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 1: podcast in the near future, I believe, and I'm going 469 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: to question his judgment completely. I'll be honest with you. 470 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,160 Speaker 1: I texted him before the match and when I found 471 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:32,120 Speaker 1: out it was a barbed wire steel cage, and said, 472 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 1: you couldn't book yourself in a pillow fight. Nobody's ever 473 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,399 Speaker 1: gotten hurt in a pillow fight. I could have jinxed it. 474 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,360 Speaker 1: But I will say this, if he would have done 475 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: the pillow fight or the swimming pool match that I 476 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:43,920 Speaker 1: tried to book, I don't know anybody that got hurt 477 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 1: in a swimming pool wrestling match ever, then he would 478 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: still be the champ today. Unfortunately, he jumped off a 479 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: cage and landed on something hard and his leg broke, 480 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: and he is out of commission and cannot be the 481 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: champ and they worked it into a story and I 482 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: liked the story they told the Elite came out they 483 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: were victorious. Boo, but yeah, because that means they have 484 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: a story plan and it's with Kenney omegot so that's cool. 485 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: They came out and they they said basically what I said, 486 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 1: Adam Copeland has broken his leg and he cannot be 487 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: the TNT Champion. We are stripping him of the title 488 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:22,119 Speaker 1: because that's within our responsibilities as executive vice presidents of 489 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: ae W. But don't worry. We have a plan. We're 490 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 1: going to give the belt. The crowd's so pissed. We're 491 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:33,200 Speaker 1: good and they should be. We're going to give the belt. 492 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: And while I'm watching this, or before I even saw 493 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:38,200 Speaker 1: the segment, I texted some of my wrestling friends and 494 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:40,479 Speaker 1: was like, man, they should just make me the TNT champion. 495 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: Well they did, just not me. They gave it to 496 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: another famous person's son, Luke Perry's so Jack Perry, and 497 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: just handed him the belt. And Jack Perry, if you 498 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,400 Speaker 1: don't know, his character, is a scumbag piece of shit 499 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: right now and he hates everybody. He hates his boss. 500 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:58,240 Speaker 1: He feels like a scapegoat. That's what they're calling him 501 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: as his like catchphrase nick name, and screw everybody. I'm rich, 502 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: i'm young, I'm athletic, I'm the man, and you can 503 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: kiss my ass if you don't agree with all those things. 504 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 1: That's who his character is right now. And so they 505 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: give this piece of shit the belt and the crowd's 506 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:17,400 Speaker 1: booing like crazy. All of a sudden, another executive comes 507 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:19,640 Speaker 1: out and man, they just fired I think it was Christopher. 508 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: Christopher Daniels comes out, almost said Chris Angel, he's a magician. 509 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: Christopher Daniels comes out, and they had just fired this guy, 510 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,399 Speaker 1: but Tony re hired him, and he explained, tried to 511 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: explain that that's not going to happen, and there's going 512 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:35,440 Speaker 1: to be a tournament in order to decide who the 513 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: TNT champion is going to be in Jack, you're more 514 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,680 Speaker 1: than welcome to be in that tournament, but good luck, 515 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: you son of a bitch. And then he FTR came 516 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 1: out and they had his back, and everybody's pissed off. 517 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,159 Speaker 1: But now we know that there's a tournament that's going 518 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: to go down for the TNT championship. Now I still 519 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 1: think Jack Perry wins the tournament. I think he would 520 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 1: be an awesome asshole in type champion that and then 521 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,640 Speaker 1: they could have more gold in the Elite, which makes 522 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: them look more powerful. You can help build a baby 523 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:04,399 Speaker 1: face trying to take Jack Perry down and get that 524 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: title while Edge is hurt or sorry, while Adam Copeland's hurt. 525 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: Although I think when Adam comes back he'll move on 526 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: to a different story completely than from that one. But yeah, 527 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 1: I think they've got a lot of directions they can go. 528 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: And Jack Perry's looked good since he came back, better 529 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:20,399 Speaker 1: on the mic, better in his backstage segments. The Elite 530 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 1: seemed to be really good at helping other people get over. 531 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: In segments when it's just the two of them, I 532 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,760 Speaker 1: think they're trying to get one another over so much 533 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: that sometimes he can lose the heartbeat. But when there's 534 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: other people there, they do a good job of like 535 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,359 Speaker 1: talking them up but then giving them an opportunity to 536 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: speak and letting them get an opportunity to get themselves over. 537 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 1: I've noticed that over the last few episodes. So yeah, 538 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: so that was aew. We know that Mjf's back, not 539 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: sure what they're gonna do with him. I mean, Adam 540 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 1: Cole is unfinished business unless a kick to the nuts 541 00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: sealed the deal, but I don't think so. I think 542 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 1: he wants to get more payback on that son of 543 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: a bitch. You could see him. I mean, no matter what, 544 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 1: it's gonna be Adam Cole or one of the titles. 545 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: I think those are the only things that make sense 546 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: for MJF is get his gold back and I don't 547 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 1: see him going with Swerve yet, although that would be sick. 548 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: Or get him with Ospray and make that title friggin 549 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 1: mean something. I don't think those two dudes have ever wrestled. 550 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: That would be sick. But I think Adam Cole has 551 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: to be first. I don't think any other titles are 552 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:35,680 Speaker 1: at the level that MJF said, not that the International is. 553 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 1: But he can make that mean something big time, and 554 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 1: he could have a great story for him and Swerve too. 555 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: But other than that, Adam Cole for him, that's my guess. 556 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 1: What about you, Jeff? Oh, that's ready, he's not here. 557 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 1: We appreciate you guys, Thank you. We have no listener 558 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: reviews this week, but how I do ask every week 559 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: whether it's well Jeff only wants the good stuff. But 560 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: even if it's criticism, I take it. I heard you 561 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 1: guys and saying, hey more WWE. Well you got it today, Baby, 562 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: you got it. Todate WWE for life, although I say 563 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 1: that about AW two and I'm starting to like other wrestling. Sorry, 564 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 1: but yeah, thank you for tuning in. Leave us reviews. 565 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 1: Those are always awesome. Our bosses like to see that, 566 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 1: and I might even read it on the air in 567 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 1: a sick accent. Well not a good one, but a 568 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 1: sick one for sure. Tune in Thursday or whenever you 569 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: like to listen to Unsanctioned Thursdays. We're going to get 570 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 1: into all our predictions and it's time for Freddy to 571 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 1: talk some trash. Baby, you know what I'm saying. Thanks 572 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 1: for listening, you guys. I'll see you next week. Pheos. 573 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:45,280 Speaker 1: This has been a production of Iheart'smichael Toura podcast Network. 574 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, 575 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.