1 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: Now you're made events. Introducing the hosts are Wrestling, Win Pready, 2 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: Jeff died hand of Pready, Rich junior, ladies and gentlemen. 3 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: Welcome to the inaugural twenty twenty three WWF I Wards. 4 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: That's how I was for wrestling. Sorry about that trumpet, 5 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: Sorry for everyone's ears. Jeff Die my awesome co host 6 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 1: this evening at these prestigious awards, Sir, are you excited 7 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: to host your first award show? Very old hat for you, 8 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: very excited. Have you been thinking about your answers? Are 9 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 1: you do you you mean my prestigious awards? Yeah, I've 10 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: been thinking about them. Answers Well, I mean answer they 11 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: would just be like a just be like a podcast 12 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: to a holes talking about wrestling. This is this is 13 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: a prestigious awards. It's a big deal. It's a big deal. 14 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: If they could if people could see the trophies that 15 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: were all sitting next to us that we're handing out, 16 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: they would be impressed. 17 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: They're gonna be a ship. 18 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what the weight. It's that weight. We 19 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: don't do digital trophies. 20 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 3: People drawing the wrestlers though, so they're on weights, they're 21 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 3: on dumbbells. 22 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's right, that's right, So bring them with them 23 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 1: everywhere they go and just constantly work out. This is 24 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: the first time we've ever done awards. It is the 25 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: inaugural twenty twenty three WWF Awards. Don't get mad at us, 26 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: panda bear people. We love you guys too. My dog 27 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: looks like a panda bear. All right, sir, ladies, first 28 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: on wrestling with friends, because it's lady's night, ladies' night, 29 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: and we're gonna go. And I already know you're I 30 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: already know who won for you, and I already know 31 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: who won for me. It's gonna be the same person. 32 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: But the female Wrestler of the Year. This woman will 33 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: embody strength, power, promo skills, an uncanny ability to win 34 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: even when the chips are stacked against them. Sometimes they 35 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: don't even allow the chips to get stacked. It is 36 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: the best female wrestler of the year. Mister Jeff died 37 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: want me to. 38 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 3: Do the honors. 39 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 2: It is, as everyone knows. 40 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 3: By Unanum's decision, it is the first ever everyone agrees 41 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 3: the do drop. 42 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: I'm just kidding, of course. I mean, I like I 43 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: like Piper, but she's not even do drop. I got 44 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: love for for Piper and Nevin Boston around Chelsea and 45 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: smashing everybody. But it is Rhea Ripley. We uh fawn 46 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: over her constantly on this show. She is the women's champ, and, 47 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: as Jeff says, will be the women's champ for a 48 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: very very long time to come. There's speculation of maybe 49 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: a little WrestleMania with her and Becky Lynch. I think 50 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: she even wins that match. That's how, that's how it's 51 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: over and and she is. It's not she didn't have 52 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: a mo like Becky with the bloody nose and standing 53 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: in the crowd that made her. It's been a slow, 54 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: long development of a story that was written for her. 55 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: There was no accidental stuff that happened like a busted notes. 56 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: It was all scripted, acted, executed. And then she has 57 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: to be a solid wrestler in the ring or the 58 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 1: crowd's gonna call bs right away. And she is all 59 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: those things and a bag of chips. Real Ripley the 60 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 1: very first winner of the WWF inaugural Awesomeness Awards. Congratulations, 61 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: She's not here to make speech. She did give me 62 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: a little note that said thank you very much guys 63 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: rule and then some like really nice stuff. But I 64 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: don't want to brag about how great we are, so 65 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,839 Speaker 1: we'll leave it to that next up. And this isn't 66 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: the Academy Awards where they make you wait to the 67 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: end to see best Female and best Male. We give 68 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: it to you right away because that's what you want. 69 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: The Male Wrestler of the Year, Sir, for. 70 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 3: The JEFFI Winner honorable mention is Seth Rawlins. He has 71 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 3: really taken his career up a notch this year. Whether 72 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 3: you love him or hate him, whether you fake hate 73 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 3: him because he's a heel or whatever, but like if 74 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 3: you actually just don't like Seth Orleans, you've got to 75 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 3: give the dude credit that he's had an incredible He's 76 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 3: really leveled up. I feel like in the last year 77 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 3: big shoutouts him. But for me, if we're talking about 78 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 3: leveling up, we're talking about who's cool, we're talking about 79 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 3: who's great. My jeff Award for Male Wrestler of the 80 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 3: Year is l A Night. Yeah, that's my pick because 81 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 3: he's he's also leveled up. He's been great. He went 82 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 3: from what I would say in twenty twenty, what twenty 83 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 3: twenty two like a guy some people talked about to 84 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 3: a guy that ever bro he was. 85 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: A manager for male models and a like he wasn't 86 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: even a wrestler. He went from not even being from 87 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: being awesome on NXT to being just It wasn't his fault, 88 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: but strapped with a horrible gimmick where he didn't even 89 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: get to wrestle to wrestling Roman Reigns in Saudi Arabia 90 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: for the World Championship. It's so, I'm not going to 91 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: argue with you. I'm not going to say you're wrong, 92 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: but I will say you're part right because your honorable 93 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: mention is my Wrestler of the Year. Mister Seth Rollins. Listen, 94 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: you listen to me right now, Seth Rollins. I don't 95 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 1: care how how weird you dress and how crazy it is. 96 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 1: It makes no difference to me. Dude, you're sick on 97 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: the mic, and you're awesome in the ring, and your 98 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: character knows it, says it, and people can't even get 99 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: mad because everything you say is true. You're awesome. I 100 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: think you're great. The inflatable shoulder pads were way over 101 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: the line and pissed me off, but it doesn't matter. 102 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: Because you're that damn good wrestler of the year. First 103 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: one of the year for me, Seth Freakin' Rollins. You've 104 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 1: got l who I'll have later in the show. Thank 105 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: you very much. I think that's an awesome choice, sir. 106 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 3: That's a good Yeah. Seth Rawlins has had an incredible year. 107 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:10,919 Speaker 3: I mean they're literally putting him on the face of 108 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 3: everything too. Yeah, the WB truck drives by, it's the 109 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 3: face of Seth Rawlins. Even the rumors about cmpunk coming 110 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 3: to WW all the thumbnails would be like some Seth 111 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 3: Rollins would find him find his ways someme in there, 112 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 3: like is he coming over there for this? It's almost 113 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 3: like they could like kind of sniff out that feud. 114 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 3: But that's fascinating. 115 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: They're also bringing the two dollars bill back into currency, 116 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: and the face is Seth freaking r I did. That's 117 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: how damn good he was this year. 118 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 2: Hot news, hot take. 119 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: We break. That's that's a breaking news, bro. All right. 120 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: This next one was the easiest one or the hardest 121 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: one for me. Tag Team of the Year, sir. This 122 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: is this is tough because tag team wrestling doesn't get 123 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: a pre i'mary focus in WWE by any stretch of 124 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:07,679 Speaker 1: the imagination, and AEW does give it a lot of attention, 125 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: but over the span of three separate shows, which is 126 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: very difficult to consume all three per week. So it's 127 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: hard for a tag team to get over unless they 128 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: were already over that said, woo, do you got well 129 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: on a drum roll? Or are you good on the drummer? 130 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 3: I like the drum roll, but I will say the 131 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 3: it's kind of like you said, it's tough. Tag teams 132 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 3: are tough. When I picture tag team, I think. 133 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 2: The Legion of Doom. I think of the Road Warriors. 134 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 3: I think of Jimmy and Jay Lusso, I think of 135 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 3: the Young Bucks. I think that's what I think of 136 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 3: with a tag team, whereas the wrestling websites consider a 137 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 3: tag team even stables. So once I thought of that, 138 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 3: then I was like, well, then I'm going to change 139 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 3: my pick a little bit because it hasn't been a 140 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 3: big two versus two tag team kind of thing, so 141 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 3: I'm going to pick seems like cheating a little bit 142 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 3: the Judgment Day. I mean, who's had a better year 143 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 3: than the Judgment Day? Finn Balor Damian Priest, we Ra 144 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 3: Dominique Mysterio rising that he was almost my Wrestler of 145 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 3: the Year also and that I mean the Judgment Day 146 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 3: have had. 147 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: A huge, huge, huge, huge, and they're the current tag 148 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: team champs with Prieston Balor. So I respect that. I 149 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: respect that my pick will stay in the traditional sense 150 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: and it will reject the dirt sheet philosophy, and you 151 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: have to just be an existing team of two. This 152 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: is not a trios Team of the Year. There is 153 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: no trios category because I don't love trios wrestling. But 154 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,319 Speaker 1: maybe if you guys demand it next year, you'll get one. 155 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: That's right, We're coming back next year. What also my 156 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: tag team of the Year. And again this was really 157 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 1: hard for me because not everyone gets the love and 158 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 1: I wanted to pick Stark, some big Bill, but they 159 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: just haven't been a team long enough. So I'm gonna 160 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 1: go with the one that's been around longer, and I'm 161 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: going with FTR. One of them cuts the pretty decent promo. 162 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 1: I won't say which one because I don't want to 163 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: like bag on it on anybody, but their energy and 164 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: their vibe on all their promos always comes across. They 165 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: were able to get themselves over in multiple companies. They 166 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: were solid, solid champions and wrestled all the time, and 167 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: even when they do their singles work and split up, 168 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,719 Speaker 1: they still can give a really good match. So this 169 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: was the hardest one for me this on this entire list. 170 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: FDR Tag Team of the Year, Jeff went with Judgment Days, 171 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: Damien Priest and Finn Balor. Who do you guys agree with? 172 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 1: Who was right? Next? Is the faction the Stable of 173 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: the Year, sir, So I think I know who yours 174 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: is because you already loved them and we already have 175 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: two of three of their members as award winners already. 176 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 1: So your faction of the Year, mister Jeff. 177 00:09:56,520 --> 00:10:00,040 Speaker 3: Dy is I'm gonna say the Bloodline because who had. 178 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: You're switching from Judgment the. 179 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 3: Judgment Day I gave Tag Team, so I you know, yeah, 180 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 3: but that just. 181 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:06,839 Speaker 1: That improves their greatness, that's all. 182 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm gonna say. I'm gonna say the Bloodline. I mean, 183 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 3: what was better story in maybe all of the last 184 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 3: ten years than the Bloodline storytelling? Anything with Paul Hayman. 185 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 3: I support anything that's going to give the new Sammy 186 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 3: Zay a big push. I mean, they made him larger 187 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 3: than life They've really done a great thing with the bloodline. 188 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 3: I was even at one point on this podcast and 189 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 3: you could find it and quote me that I was like, man, 190 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 3: they should win like an Emmy for this. Like the 191 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 3: storytelling was was that good? Like it was so so 192 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 3: fun to watch. 193 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: I can't prove this, but I'm giving this show credit 194 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 1: for coining the term cinema with professional wrestling. I'm saying 195 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,719 Speaker 1: that we said it first. Whether we did or not 196 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 1: we did, I'm saying we did. My Faction of the 197 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: Year is your tag Team of the Year, which is 198 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: the Judgment Day. The Judgment Day, have the Women's World 199 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,199 Speaker 1: champion in Rihea Ripley, the tag team champions. I think 200 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: Dominic still has the North American Champampionship for NXT and 201 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: Damien Priest has money in the bank and he is 202 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: not gonna miss when he finally cashes it in. It's 203 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: not going to be one of those oh and he 204 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: didn't get it. Damian Priest is really really solid and 205 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: he's going to be the world champion against Seth Rollins 206 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: or maybe there's something crazy against Roman Reigns. I couldn't 207 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: see that happening, and there's no story to lead to it, 208 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: but he's going to be the one that dethroned Seth eventually, 209 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 1: even if it's after someone else just dethroned him, then 210 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: that person's gonna get pinned by Damian Priest, and Priest 211 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 1: is going to be the new ones. So that's my 212 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: Faction of the Year. And Finn Balor, by the way, 213 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 1: mike skills from when he started to where he is 214 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: now are way better and they do not pump in 215 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:44,839 Speaker 1: those booze on Dominic Mysterios. So every single person in 216 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: that faction is awesome and we love you guys. So 217 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: those are winners for Faction of the Year. Next up, sir, 218 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: the rookies. Listen up, rookie. We're gonna duct tape you 219 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: to a ring post and haze you all day, but 220 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: at the end of it, you get to be Rookie 221 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: Wrestler of the Year on WWF. Jeff, who is your 222 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: rookie wrestler of that? I'm being serious, who's your rookie 223 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: Wrestler of the year, Sir? 224 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 3: I should have checked with you and the producer to 225 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 3: make sure he counts as a rookie. 226 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 2: That's the hard part. 227 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: This is the loosest of the of the rules because 228 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: it's some of them are veterans that are just new 229 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,199 Speaker 1: to TV. Some have only been on TV a little while. 230 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: Like you could go from anyone to Julia Hart to 231 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,559 Speaker 1: l a night if you wanted to. Technically, he's you 232 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: know what I mean. So this is loose and I 233 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: give you as much latitude as you need. My good man. 234 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,959 Speaker 3: It's kind of like in Last Comic Standing when they're like, 235 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,440 Speaker 3: who's this new young comic of the guy's been doing 236 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 3: it for eleven years, but it's the first time, he said, 237 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 3: like a TV break or anything. It's exactly like my 238 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 3: rookie wrestler of the Year. And like I said, it's 239 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 3: probably been a little longer than a year, but Dominique Mysterio, 240 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 3: he's won my heart as far as like, I hate 241 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 3: it this guy so much. And there was a weird 242 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 3: part of I'm never gonna be a wrestler and that 243 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 3: was never in the cards. But yet when he started, 244 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 3: I was kind of like jealous a little like, oh, 245 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 3: they're letting this guy wrestle just because his dad's a wrestler, 246 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 3: he gets to be a wrestler. The guy's clearly never 247 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 3: even worked out. Look at his outfit. He's terrible on 248 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 3: the mic, he's got the face of a child. He's 249 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 3: not even remember this, He's not even wearing a mask. 250 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 3: I was like, wear a Luca mask for God's sake. 251 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 3: Your dad is Ray Mysterio, because this is insane. But 252 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 3: it took a few months and a lot of like 253 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 3: great storytelling and a lot of like selling on his part, 254 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 3: Like he just did so stinking good. Then when I 255 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 3: see Dominique Mysterious, I'm like, I love this guy. He's 256 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,319 Speaker 3: perfect for wrestling. He's I don't know, I just really 257 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 3: like everything he's done and the fact that he could 258 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 3: win me over. I'm usually pretty committed to the wrestlers 259 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,320 Speaker 3: I do and don't like. Dominique is my guy. He 260 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 3: could still use some muscles, let's be honest. But other 261 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 3: than that, I'd like to say I'm a little more jacked. 262 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: Dominic mystereo is doing things that I don't even think 263 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: the company thought he could do. And let me tell 264 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: you something, and I lived this when you were a 265 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: child of legacy. Yes doors are open for you, but 266 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: it is a hard, hard path to walk. Like what 267 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: you just said about Dominic were things that I had 268 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: to deal with where he said, why can't you just 269 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: wear a lucha mask? Your father's Ray Mysterio. Every audition was, 270 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: why can't you just do sitcoms? Why do you want 271 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: to do movies? Your dad did sitcoms. I'm like, yo, 272 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to be that. I'm I want to 273 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: be my own man. It's hard when there's a junior 274 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: attached to it, because you're just a statue built to 275 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: honor that which walked before you. So let me try this. 276 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 1: I really think I got something. And Dominic was able 277 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: to do that. And as this will sound weird because 278 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: a door was open for him, but Dominic Mysterio is 279 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: a self made man. He made this happen and granted 280 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: the storyline and all that is the foundation that it 281 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: stands on, but it's his execution and it was his 282 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: ability to make this as believable as you can in 283 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: wrestling and get that type of reaction in that short 284 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: time period. And did it help his Dad's Ray Mystereo, 285 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: of course it helped. Did it help that he's getting 286 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: tons of TV time? Of course it helped. But all 287 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 1: those things you said about him are true. The fact 288 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: that he earned your respect dead on and that's why 289 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: he is also my Rookie of the Year, Dominic, Misterio. 290 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: This was tough because you could even call Santos a 291 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: rookie if you wanted sit because he hasn't been on 292 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: that long. But he's not, and I couldn't do that. 293 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: He's a straight veteran. It's just a g and he 294 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: would trump everybody. So Rookie Dominic mysterious, unanimous across the board, 295 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: even the Russian judge cave. I'm a perfect head, all right. 296 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: Break Through Wrestler of the Year, Jeff, This is someone 297 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: who's made a huge tremendous impact in the game. In 298 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's shocking because they're brand news. Sometimes they've been 299 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: around a long time and they're getting another shot, like 300 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: like Dolph Ziggler back in the day when he was 301 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: wrestling for his career against the miz and everybody got 302 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: behind him again. So it can be from a veteran, 303 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: it can be from someone new, could be a rocket 304 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: ship strap to somebody. Who is your breakthrough Wrestler of 305 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: the year. 306 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 3: My breakthrough Wrestler of the Year is going to a gentleman. 307 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 3: We've heard this story a number of times in wrestling. 308 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 3: Vince likes you to be strong, he likes you to 309 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 3: be big, he likes you to reinvent yourself. A lot 310 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 3: of times, well, I can't tell you how many wrestlers 311 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 3: have been laid off and now they get like maybe 312 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 3: like a second chance, right, Like Triple H is famous 313 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 3: for like letting a guy go and then you know, 314 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 3: hiring him back, and you're like, why did you even 315 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 3: let him go? Like wrestling has been very fickle, especially 316 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 3: in the last four or five years, of like layoffs 317 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 3: and then rehires and then wrestler's going to different places. 318 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 3: It's a very unpredictable job, it appears in these last 319 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 3: five years, and so some guys in the in the past, 320 00:16:57,880 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 3: what they'll do is they'll go away and then they're 321 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 3: so motivated by the disappointment of being released or fired 322 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 3: or maybe even the fear has been put in their. 323 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 2: Heart of like am I gonna wrestle again professionally? 324 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: Like? 325 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 3: Am I going to be ever you know on TV? 326 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 3: Resting again? Is that my only chance I'll ever get? 327 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 3: And they come back jacked like gender mahaal And they 328 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,199 Speaker 3: come back in a way where you go, oh, this 329 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 3: guy's been doing something while he was gone. And I 330 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 3: respect that. I like that every single time I see 331 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 3: it. It makes me happy. So my my winner of this 332 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 3: award is a young man named Walter Hahn aka Gunther. 333 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 3: I think Gunther has had that choice an awesome year. 334 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 3: I would have not cared about him in years prior, 335 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 3: and now he's a main main event guy who's getting 336 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 3: all the right looks, he's getting all the right storytelling. 337 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 2: I think that. 338 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:50,400 Speaker 3: I think he's just He's worked hard, started a family, 339 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 3: got jacked, and I just I just like this guy, 340 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 3: and I think he's had a great year and I'm 341 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 3: happy for him, and I think he's my break breakout guy. 342 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 1: I love that choice. Guther's awesome, and I think he's 343 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 1: earned his respect on a slow roll and wasn't handed 344 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: anything even though he was pushed. It was his work 345 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: in the ring that really got people excited about him 346 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: because he has such a strong, believable style. So I 347 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: love that choice. My breakthrough Wrestler of the Year is 348 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,160 Speaker 1: pretty obvious because he wasn't my male Wrestler of the Year. 349 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 1: And for all the same reasons that I loved your choice. 350 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: This was a guy who was strapped with the worst 351 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: gimmick of the year. We don't have that award, but 352 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 1: if we did. Being called Max Dupree of the Male 353 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: Model Agency was definitely the worst gimmick of the year, 354 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 1: and he still committed to it with the same level 355 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: of commitment that he showed an NXT as La Night. 356 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: And when he got his opportunity to have La Night 357 00:18:57,040 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: be sort of reborn from the Lazarus pit because that 358 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: character was dead as far as as far as previous 359 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 1: management was concerned. He came back and he didn't just 360 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: run with it. He ran up and down the field 361 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: and scored like nineteen touchdowns on offense and defense. It 362 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 1: was a phenomenal performance. He got all the way to 363 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 1: the top and had it not been for Jimmy usso, 364 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:25,640 Speaker 1: he would be the world champion, y'all, or the Universal 365 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:28,400 Speaker 1: Champion as they call it in the whole universe. Even 366 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: Mars would fear him. So l A. Knight is my 367 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: breakthrough Wrestler of the Year, Jeff. 368 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 3: He had a great And you know what it's crazy 369 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 3: is I should have switched mine, Seth. 370 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:38,919 Speaker 2: You know I should have. 371 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:39,400 Speaker 1: You didn't. 372 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 3: Your awards are better than mine. I'm that's good. I 373 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 3: was just so excited to give to put l A. 374 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 3: Knight over on the podcast that I couldn't wait. I 375 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 3: gave him wrestler. 376 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: See, he's the man. You could give him best female, 377 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: best best whatever. Dude, He's awesome. 378 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 2: La La night and never was like Jeff's not even watching. 379 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:09,640 Speaker 1: All right, dude. The best promo artist of the year. 380 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: I think this is the easiest one, super super simple. 381 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: I say mine right away. It's MJF, Maxwel Jacob Friedman. 382 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:19,479 Speaker 1: If you haven't seen a promo of his, please watch one, 383 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: even if you don't like wrestling. It's pretty crazy. Sometimes 384 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: it'll break your heart, sometimes it'll offend you. Sometimes you'll laugh, 385 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: sometimes you'll go what the fuck? But no matter what 386 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 1: he does, he commits completely to it, and they're awesome. 387 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: I don't even think there's a second place in this one. 388 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: You could if you love to see I'm Punk promo 389 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: on Monday Night Raw, maybe you throw that in there, 390 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: but I didn't. I didn't think that one was as 391 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: authentic as some of his other ones have been in 392 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 1: the past. So yeah, man, for me, it's MJF. 393 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 3: What about you, sir, It's twenty twenty three, you know, 394 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 3: I'm like these annoying baseball writers that you think that 395 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,159 Speaker 3: there's an obvious answer like oh, Keng Gravy Jr. 396 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame. 397 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 3: And then I'm that annoying writer who's. 398 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 2: Like, here's my take because I want to be different 399 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 2: and get more attention. 400 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:02,919 Speaker 1: Guess what. 401 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 3: MJF is clearly your winner. Obviously, the guy's a stud. 402 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 3: He's the best on the mic maybe that's ever been. 403 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:12,159 Speaker 3: And I know people go, what about Stone Cold? What 404 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 3: about the rock? Like MJF is young, incredible, funny, his 405 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 3: wrestling sensibilities are so good. He is easily the best 406 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 3: wrestler that's ever been on the mic, but in typical 407 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 3: try to be clever guy way like Jeff die Is. 408 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:31,679 Speaker 3: It's twenty twenty three and my winner has one best 409 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:35,119 Speaker 3: promo artist of the year fifteen years in a row. 410 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 3: It's Paul Hammon. Nobody ever will be Paul Hamon on 411 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:44,440 Speaker 3: that microphone. MJF is good, but he ain't Paul Haman yet. 412 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:46,919 Speaker 3: Paul Hayman don't need to wrestle. He don't need to 413 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,199 Speaker 3: look good. He don't need to even dress well. He 414 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 3: doesn't even need to have a chin, He doesn't need 415 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 3: to have hair on the top of his head. He 416 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 3: is the best person that's ever grabbed a microphone in wrestling. 417 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,879 Speaker 3: He'll make your most boring, giant, muscular wrestler that can't 418 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 3: talk on the microphone look like an absolute star. So 419 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 3: for fifteen years in a row, I award the Promo 420 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 3: Artist of the Year to Paul E. 421 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 1: Hayman. 422 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:22,120 Speaker 2: He said he doesn't need it, don't need it. He's 423 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 2: proving it. 424 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: Dude. Hey, sorry, do you ever hear that? 425 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 2: That's pretty that's kind of mean. 426 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: Actually you said it in a positive week, don't all? 427 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 2: All right? 428 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 1: The match for Feud of the Year, mister Jeff, this 429 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,680 Speaker 1: is a singular moment. It could be from a Monday 430 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: Night Raw like Shelton Benjamin versus Sean Michaels back in 431 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 1: the day. Watch it on YouTube. That match is sick 432 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:55,880 Speaker 1: and would probably still be my match of the year today. 433 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 1: It could be a feud that lasted over, you know, 434 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: two three months, or maybe two or three years, the 435 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 1: long term story and telling these days, this doesn't need 436 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: a chin. What is what is your matter? 437 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 2: Few of the year, my feud of the year. 438 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 3: This is a tough This is a tough one because 439 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,640 Speaker 3: you know these wrestling you know they're all the kind 440 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,880 Speaker 3: of thing you get kind of the same stories over 441 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 3: and over and over. My instinct when I first heard 442 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 3: this was to say the MJF John Moxley because I 443 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 3: just liked that for whatever reason. 444 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 2: That's the first one that popped in my head. 445 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 3: But I'm gonna say the MJF versus Adam Cole. That's 446 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 3: what I that's it was so fun the way they 447 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,879 Speaker 3: did it, if it was, it was I started with hatred, 448 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 3: then becoming friends, then the the when is the friend 449 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 3: gonna cross the other friend? And then I don't know, 450 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,679 Speaker 3: I just really liked that the most, So that was 451 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 3: my selfish pick. 452 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: It's it's hard for me to go against that because 453 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 1: the match they had, which was the thirty minute time limit, 454 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:07,360 Speaker 1: which sort of started the feud physically, where Adam Cole 455 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: would have had him if he just had like one 456 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: more second on the clock, and he had that moment 457 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: where he's staring at him there he's on his knees 458 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: and I think they're both on their knees and he's like, 459 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: give me five more minutes and Mjf's like, and it 460 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: sort of started this rivalry which turned into the Brocacos 461 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: for Life It's really hard to disagree with that. And 462 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: the match that they had was awesome when they actually 463 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: wrestled at the pay per view, which is gonna be 464 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: coming up for me again here in a moment. So yeah, man, 465 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:45,639 Speaker 1: I'll agree with you on this one as well. Although 466 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 1: I will say this, there were a lot of contenders. 467 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:54,360 Speaker 1: There were a lot of just singular matches that were 468 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 1: worthy of being up there. But yeah, I'm gonna go 469 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,640 Speaker 1: with Adam Cole and MJF as well. Nice congratulations, gentlemen. 470 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 1: Match and Few of the Year, not match slash Few 471 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: to the Year. Match and Few of the Year. That 472 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: was awesome and they got to wrestle in front of 473 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 1: eighty two thousand people, which is just so sick heck, 474 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,879 Speaker 1: which leads me to our final category of the evening. 475 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:19,160 Speaker 1: Straighten my bow tie. There you go, sit the champagne. 476 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: The best pay per view event of the year, sir, 477 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 1: whether it be WWEAW or some random one that you 478 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: watched online, what is your best pay per view or 479 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: premium live event of the year. 480 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 3: Here's my pay per view of the year. It was 481 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 3: tough because my instinct always goes to the same pay 482 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 3: per review. As I've said, my entire life, the Survivors Series, 483 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,880 Speaker 3: the Royal Rumbles, the WrestleMania that we went to together 484 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 3: to watch, which was very fun. It's like I love 485 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 3: all of them all the time, every single year, with 486 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:54,440 Speaker 3: occasion not occasion, I'm usually like a snobby wrestling fan 487 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,439 Speaker 3: criticizing what I would have changed with my friends, But 488 00:25:57,560 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 3: we enjoy every pay per view nonetheless. They're always fun, 489 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:04,879 Speaker 3: they're always great. But I think this year All In 490 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:09,199 Speaker 3: in London with Chris Jericho and Will Osprey was as 491 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 3: the main event, but there was a million matches that 492 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 3: were just absolutely incredible, and I remember, like from beginning 493 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:18,120 Speaker 3: to end going this was an incredible pay per view. 494 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 3: And I also, usually, for whatever reason, maybe it's the 495 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 3: patriot in my heart, I don't really like when the 496 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 3: pay per views aren't in America, And maybe it's because 497 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 3: the time difference or for whatever reason, I'm. 498 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 2: Like, well, why did they go to Ireland or what 499 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 2: you know? 500 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:33,679 Speaker 3: Now I have to watch it a yeah, it's like 501 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 3: another Saudi pay per view at ten am. 502 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 2: It's insane. 503 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,959 Speaker 3: No, I loved everything about this match, and I think 504 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 3: it gave Osprey a bigger pop just by it. It 505 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 3: was just so so so good. And to watch a 506 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 3: legend like Chris Jericho, who has done all of my 507 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 3: favorite things in wrestling, including starting a whole nother wrestling division, 508 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 3: having my favorite show, you know, Dark Side of the Rings. 509 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,400 Speaker 3: He was great in WCW's great in WB. To watch 510 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 3: a legend put over will Ospray in the finish, just 511 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 3: the whole thing was so so, so so good. It 512 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 3: was my favorite pay per view that I've not only 513 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 3: seen a long time, but definitely of twenty twenty three. 514 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 1: I couldn't agree more. This is my pick as well. 515 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 1: That promo that he cut on Chris Jericho a couple 516 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: weeks before the pay per view where he's like, this 517 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 1: much is changing my whole life. Bro, you don't understand 518 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: I have a jot Like he was just cutting so 519 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,880 Speaker 1: much real stuff, sitting and I was not that educated 520 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: on will Ospray at me neither, And I'm sitting there 521 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:35,119 Speaker 1: going like, yo, where has Tom Hardy been? Like what 522 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: the hell? This guy's a straight stud, Like in the 523 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: way that men man crush on Tom Marty because he's 524 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: a freaking stud. They just like and they like him 525 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: in interviews, they like him in movies, even if they 526 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: don't see his movies. They say that they saw it 527 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:52,239 Speaker 1: like that was Will. He had all that energy and 528 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 1: that match you knew mint the world to him. It 529 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,920 Speaker 1: was the first pay per view or premium live event 530 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: whatever they call him now where I was having anxiety 531 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:03,479 Speaker 1: that I wasn't going to be able to watch it. 532 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 1: I was legit like texting with our producer Alex, like, dude, 533 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: how did this bleacher report thing? How does it work 534 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 1: on my Xbox? What the hell? Like? I didn't want 535 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 1: to miss a single minute of it. And I even 536 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: got to see the Ring of Honor match before where 537 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: Adam and and Max wrestled together before they wrestled against 538 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 1: each other later that night, which was another wonderful story. 539 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: So that was my pay per view of end of 540 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:27,960 Speaker 1: the year as well. Jeff Any closing thoughts to the 541 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 1: viewers at home, the viewers because this is like the 542 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 1: Academy Awards, you know, Yeah, to all of you guys. 543 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 3: We love that we get to share wrestling with you 544 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 3: each week. Wrestling is so fun. I've spent twice this 545 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 3: week I've had to explain to someone that they asked 546 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 3: me about podcasts, like a podcast with Freddie Prince Junior 547 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 3: but we talk about wrestling once a week, and then 548 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 3: you get the normal like wrestling, like you watch it, 549 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 3: you know, and then I get to explain to them 550 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 3: how awesome it is. And each time I explain it, 551 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 3: I'm like, yeah, I used to do it in a 552 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 3: way where I was like, you know, you don't if 553 00:28:57,640 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 3: you don't get it, you don't get it, like I've 554 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 3: been watching it, and now I do it with like pride. 555 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 3: I'm like, no, wrestling is so good. You're missing out 556 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 3: on so much if you're not watching wrestling. The stories 557 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,959 Speaker 3: are good. I've never really had much shame about wrestling, 558 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 3: but now even when I'm talking to a hot girl 559 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 3: after a comedy show, I'm going, no, wrestling rules, Freddie 560 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 3: Prince Junior rules, and I'm happy to talk about it 561 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 3: every single week. 562 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 1: So I love wrestling. I second that emotion. Ladies and gentlemen, 563 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 1: don't forget unsanctioned Thursdays coming up tomorrow, the show that 564 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 1: you created, it is for you. We love doing it 565 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: for you. On behalf of mister Jeff d I'm Freddy 566 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 1: Prince Junior saying good night of everybody and thank you 567 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: for watching Slash listening to the WWFI Waltz. This has 568 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 1: been a production of Iheart'smichael Toura podcast Network. For more 569 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or 570 00:29:53,080 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 1: wherever you listen to your favorite shows.