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Speaker 1: Battle Brown Why from the Parts Unknown Studios into the

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Speaker 1: Double Battle Crown.

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Speaker 2: The Battle Round, Battle, the Battle Crowd. Welcome to the

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Speaker 2: Battleground Podcast, your place for all things the pro wrest Lady,

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Speaker 2: the Battle Rowd, the Battle Rowd now making their way

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Speaker 2: to the microphones, give it up for your hosts.

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Speaker 3: Welcome to the Battle Crown.

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Speaker 1: Welcome everyone to the Battlegals podcast. The Lady part of

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Speaker 1: the Battleground Podcast where we discuss all things women's pro

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Speaker 1: wrestling and joining me today. You know her from the

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Speaker 1: podcast Rest Friends and YouTube channel of the same name.

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Speaker 1: Say hello to my favorite rest friend Aridian.

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Speaker 3: Hey girl, Hey queen, how are you?

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Speaker 1: I am good, How are you? What is happening in Chicago?

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Speaker 3: Oh girl, it is starting to get warm and I'm

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Speaker 3: still ready for summer? Already met made it ready to go?

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Speaker 1: Whoa, we' vevaxed? We ready? Which speaking of my husband

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Speaker 1: and I went to our first like restaurant experience over

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Speaker 1: the weekend and it was very intimidating. But after a

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Speaker 1: draft beer, which I haven't had over a year, I

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Speaker 1: was good.

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Speaker 3: I bet a beer can make anything feel better.

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Speaker 1: Oh yes, It's like, oh yeah, this is great, this

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Speaker 1: is fine. And then today I went to back to

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Speaker 1: my yoga studio. So now I'm like balanced as well.

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Speaker 1: So things are coming together.

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Speaker 3: Things are starting to get back to a little bit

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Speaker 3: of how they were, and it's just nice to see.

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Speaker 1: Yes, Yes, and I can't wait for whenever the day

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Speaker 1: comes that we can go to wrestling events live event. Yes,

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Speaker 1: I'm so.

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Speaker 3: I'm almost booking the flight to Tennessee right.

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Speaker 1: Now, right, Yes, exactly, and I yes, I want you

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Speaker 1: and Low to come over for dinner as well to

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Speaker 1: cook for us.

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Speaker 3: Lena, Yes, we drool over all of your Instagram posts.

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Speaker 1: When I look back at him, I do.

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Speaker 1: Which, speaking of Low, we can't forget about Low. She

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Speaker 1: couldn't be here today, but Low from Wrestling Wine Down

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Speaker 1: shout out to her. We miss her, but she is

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Speaker 1: here in spirit.

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Speaker 3: We are Yeah, she's here like literally literally.

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Speaker 1: Yes, I feel her presence as we speak. Yes. So

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Speaker 1: first things first, I wanted to do a little bit

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Speaker 1: of housekeeping. We've got a contest going on on Twitter

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Speaker 1: at Fight TV and reply to the tweet with the

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Speaker 1: match you want to see the most, So just head

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Speaker 1: Under Siege is Saturday night and there's some really good

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Speaker 1: matches happening.

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Speaker 3: Uh.

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Speaker 1: The main event I believe is Kenny Omega and the

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Speaker 1: Good Brothers versus Eddie Edwards and Finn Juice. You've got that,

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Speaker 1: and then you've got a six way title eliminator. They're

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Speaker 1: gonna find the number one contender to go against Kenny

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Speaker 1: Omega for the title, so that should be fun. Also,

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Speaker 1: over there and check it out. So today Iery and

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Speaker 1: I are going to discuss the women's matches at Backlash,

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Speaker 1: which is this Sunday. Wwe only on Peacock and this

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Speaker 3: It caught me off guard because I mean, we're just

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Speaker 3: WrestleMania backlash. I guess it makes a little bit more

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Speaker 1: It's very weird. It's like, is this a sequel? You know?

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Speaker 3: I am so entertained anytime they're both in the ring

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Speaker 3: and these past fights that they've been having on Sin SmackDown,

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Speaker 3: I'm just for it. Like I wish I was able

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Speaker 1: Oh yeah, me too. You know, for a long time,

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Speaker 1: But like when over the Over on Friday Night, when

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Speaker 3: because Yanka just works so well with everyone and Bailey

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Speaker 3: gonna have to go back to Sasha at some right. Yes,

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Speaker 3: not an actual rematch like for WrestleMania Backlash.

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Speaker 1: Right. Yeah, and the fact that Bailey held the title

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Speaker 1: set Bailey up in a better position for a stronger

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Speaker 1: storyline getting back in the ring and ditch all the

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Speaker 1: ding dong stuff. You know you don't like. I liked

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Speaker 1: Yes, Yes, looking forward to that. And here's kind of

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Speaker 1: I know there's only a couple so far of women's

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Speaker 1: matches on Sunday, And here's my segue between the SmackDown

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Speaker 1: and the raw segments. According to Ringside News, Becky Lynch

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Speaker 3: Would freak out. Okay, like, I'm actually we are recording

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Speaker 3: this right now. I'm wearing a Becky Lynch shirt.

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Speaker 1: Yes, I just oh yes, but the vibes out there,

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Speaker 3: but coming soon to a town near you Summer Slam.

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Speaker 1: Maybe it's true.

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Speaker 3: It's rumored that WWE is going to start maybe traveling

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Speaker 3: now that aw has released their statement saying that they're

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Speaker 3: a bigger draw than Becky Lynch?

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Speaker 1: That is true. I'm so ready for her to come back. Also,

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Speaker 1: seth Rawn's a little Instagram for her for Mother's Day.

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Speaker 1: Oh so sweet? How sweet? I need more baby photos

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Speaker 1: with Becky.

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Speaker 3: She commented, like I love you and I'm like, oh.

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Speaker 1: My god, oh the drip drip from us because I'm crying.

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Speaker 3: We hear the puns today.

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Speaker 1: I know the puns are strong with us right now.

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Speaker 1: So we've got a triple threat match for the Raw

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Speaker 1: women's title is Charlotte Osca and Ria Ripley. So Charlotte

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Speaker 3: Charlotte right now is a very strong heel. So I'm wondering,

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Speaker 3: the top, yes of the division. But her getting added

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Speaker 3: She didn't earn it, she didn't deserve it. And I'm like, girl,

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Speaker 3: you know how you got your WrestleMania match. You just

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Speaker 1: For one, like right exactly, I wondered, here, Yeah, it's

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Speaker 3: I felt that I could never be able to take

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Speaker 1: No oh not thinking. Oh no, me too. I don't

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Speaker 3: No, I'd be so dramatic to it. Yeah yeah, no,

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Speaker 1: Yes, which, speaking of, during the throwback SmackDown, they showed

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Speaker 1: I can't remember what year it was when the rain collapsed.

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Speaker 1: Oh it was brock Lesner and big show. Oh I

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Speaker 1: would have been that ref because the ref was like

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Speaker 1: trying to sell it so hard, like.

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Speaker 3: Oh my god, this is the biggest thing that's ever happened.

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Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, so funny. But I'm looking forward to

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Speaker 1: this match. You know, we've got Oscar. She lost the

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Speaker 1: title to Rhea and then obviously Charlotte took Rho's NXT title,

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Speaker 1: you know, a couple of years. I guess that was

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Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, So we'll see. I agree with Becky possibly

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Speaker 1: coming back at Summer Slam. That would probably be a

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Speaker 1: things up, you know, or maybe a little get of

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Speaker 1: spice right now, right spice exactly. And I'm wondering. I

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Speaker 1: was like, maybe we'll see Alexa and Lily will do

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Speaker 3: I would like that too. That's a friend.

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Speaker 1: Yes, yeah, because they need to. They need to mix

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Speaker 1: up the Alexa and Lily thing. Although it is funny

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Speaker 1: seeing Lily in the back round of different photos and scenes.

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Speaker 3: She just cracks me up. Like this storyline right now

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Speaker 3: has just gone off the rails. I don't even know

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Speaker 3: what to expect.

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Speaker 1: Exactly, and that that kind of makes it more fun,

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Speaker 1: you know. And I did see I think it was

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Speaker 1: Bleacher Report was predicting that Charlotte is gonna win this match.

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Speaker 1: I don't know. I want, I want Rhea to retain,

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Speaker 1: but I don't know who do you see winning this one?

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Speaker 3: That would be so sad if we all lost her

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Speaker 3: over again, like from last day. Uhh. I think Rhea

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Speaker 1: I saw that.

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Speaker 3: I was like it. It was feeling like a like a

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Speaker 1: Yes, Oh my gosh, that's one of those things you know,

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Speaker 3: Yes, and it was during Monday night. Rye wasn't even

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Speaker 1: I know, and I know, you know a lot of

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Speaker 1: Yes it does. It's like what y'all doing over there.

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Speaker 3: I'm here for Sonya going back to me.

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Speaker 1: Too, Me too. I'm as fire and desire to be

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Speaker 3: So well together. I'm not buying these backstage segments of

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Speaker 1: I'm just oh no, especially when you know Demandy's Donuts

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Speaker 1: I want to see the friendly side of them those promos. Yes,

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Speaker 1: And speaking of tag teams, Naya and Shana will defend

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Speaker 3: Honestly I do this week though I don't think so.

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Speaker 3: because I do think they deserve the.

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Speaker 1: Titles absolutely, And I wonder if after that match on Friday,

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Speaker 1: Oh no, never mind. Yeah, I would love to see

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Speaker 3: They're so good, I know.

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Speaker 1: So let's see. I've got a little bit of news

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Speaker 1: into live touring, which is so exciting, and then Double

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Speaker 1: or Nothing is May thirtieth, so we'll see Sheida versus

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Speaker 1: Doctor Britt Baker, and I think we're gonna have a

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Speaker 3: Oh, I am praying. I'm gonna light all my Candle Like,

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Speaker 3: I don't know, I'm gonna have to buy some rolls,

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Speaker 3: courts or something.

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Speaker 4: I don't know, Yes, but I'm sure like that has

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Speaker 4: to do something exactly and I'm gonna just put all

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Speaker 4: my positive vibes out there into Britt Baker as the

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Speaker 4: eight W Women's Champion d MD.

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Speaker 2: I'm in it.

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Speaker 1: Oh so exciting. And also Fight TV will be airing

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Speaker 1: a Hanna Kumora memorial episode and I believe that's May

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Speaker 1: days to celebrate her life because it's been one year

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Speaker 1: watch that? Yeah for sure, And that's all I have

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Speaker 1: right now, Iridian, What are you looking forward to this week?

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Speaker 1: It can be wrestling or anything goodness.

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Speaker 3: On NXT, we saw new Women's tag team Champion, Yes,

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Speaker 3: and Candice Larray and Indie Heartwell are now reigning supreme

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Speaker 3: and I'm ready for Exeter Loomis to propose that Indy

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Speaker 3: has a title so to an engagements, Yes, for sure.

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Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to a EW this week after Blood

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Speaker 1: and Guts last week because.

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Speaker 3: Oh how crazy was that?

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Speaker 1: Wow? That was wild? And I know a lot of

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Speaker 1: people were freaking out about the Inn and Jericho, and

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Speaker 3: I could I struggle if I trip walking up the stairs. Okay,

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Speaker 3: Eric has thrown off like fifty fifty floor exactly.

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Speaker 1: Oh God, like you could have thrown me in a

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Speaker 1: foam pit and I would have like scared to death. Yeah, exactly. Yes,

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Speaker 1: that was wild and needless to say. I just why

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Speaker 1: am I having a brain fart here? Santana Ortiz were

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Speaker 1: I told my mom. I was like, I've got to

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Speaker 3: Now, Yes, I'm just obligated to do it.

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Speaker 1: Now, I know I just have to. Well, fabulous. That's

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Speaker 1: a short and sweet little episode there for us, But

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Speaker 1: wwe backlashes this Sunday. So at us on Twitter or

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