WEBVTT - Is it Time for Rey to Pass the Torch? Penta Should be It!

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<v Speaker 1>Now your main event, introducing hosts Wrestling within Parready Jef

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<v Speaker 1>Died and Farready Friends tunor What's up?

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody? Welcome to a brand new episode of Wrestling with Friends.

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<v Speaker 2>Not a lot happened in the world of wrestling this week,

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<v Speaker 2>but you're still gonna get two episodes because we'll break

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<v Speaker 2>it down for you on today's app and then the

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<v Speaker 2>Thursday episode we will do our predictions for Le Royal Rumblai.

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<v Speaker 2>My favorite pay per view of all of them, with

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<v Speaker 2>me as always is Jeff di on location in New

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<v Speaker 2>York City. How are you sure? What the hell are

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<v Speaker 2>you doing out there? Feeling good?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm here doing comedy shows and I was just in Baltimore,

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<v Speaker 3>which was great technically tumonium, and then I've got a

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<v Speaker 3>gig in Miami, so just taking the two days and

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<v Speaker 3>doing shows in New York City while I'm in.

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<v Speaker 2>So at least you get to warm up at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of your trip, because you're probably freezing your little

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<v Speaker 2>nuts off, aren't you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Baltimore's called New York is freezing. I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>what Miami's like. In January, we'll see and then I

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<v Speaker 3>go to Portland with it. It's gorgeous. That's how it is. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>well I hope well good, and then Portland will be

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<v Speaker 3>cold again.

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<v Speaker 2>the damn show. The penta Era continues. His entrance. I

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<v Speaker 2>think it was different. Do they add fire to it? Like?

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<v Speaker 2>Was the entrance even better than it was last week?

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<v Speaker 2>It looked better to me. I thought it was. He's

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<v Speaker 2>got more style than anybody in WWE, like just his walk,

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<v Speaker 2>his presence, his I'm gonna sell. Yeah, you're doing the

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<v Speaker 2>walk right now in your car, Eddie Guerrero. Bro. It's

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<v Speaker 2>so cool. He has like an aura like that sound

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<v Speaker 2>like Charlie Murphy. You know his aura. I can see it.

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<v Speaker 2>You can literally like feel it on him. Man Like,

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<v Speaker 2>there's just something special about him. And I really think

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<v Speaker 2>that the WWE universe is like big time behind him.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be honest, I didn't know if they were even

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<v Speaker 2>gonna know his like call signs and like his chance

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<v Speaker 2>because a lot of wrestling is very tribalistic, right and

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<v Speaker 2>kind of like our country now, and it's like you

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<v Speaker 2>can only like this or this, and it's like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I kind of like both. So I really didn't know.

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<v Speaker 2>And that first one, I think it sounded like a

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<v Speaker 2>good seventy percent of the audience knew his set on Mielough.

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<v Speaker 2>But now everybody does, and it's been two freaking weeks

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<v Speaker 2>and he looked great. The match wasn't as good as

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<v Speaker 2>the Chad Gable match with he wrestled against Pete Dunn

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<v Speaker 2>don't call him, don't call him Butch, but it was

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<v Speaker 2>still a cool ass match and I just I can't

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<v Speaker 2>say enough good things about him. I love what WW

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<v Speaker 2>is doing right now with all their sort of international

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<v Speaker 2>wrestlers from Shinseki speaking in Japanese to Pentas speaking in Spanish.

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<v Speaker 2>But I really love this dude and it looks like

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<v Speaker 2>he's gonna be the one. And I it's wild that

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<v Speaker 2>AEW slept on him like this, and he was always

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<v Speaker 2>a guy that was losing matches instead of a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that was gonna get, you know, shot to the moon

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<v Speaker 2>mid card status and then see if that works, and

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<v Speaker 2>then if it works mid card, bring him up to

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<v Speaker 2>the top. But WW is doing a great job with him,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've and I've talked enough and I'm gonna give

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<v Speaker 2>it to you. No, I agree with everything you said.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, how long are these residing companies gonna sleep

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<v Speaker 3>on Luca's You know what I'm saying?

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<v Speaker 2>Like, we love the high flying, we love the stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>It's good.

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<v Speaker 3>And I want to say this as delicately because I

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<v Speaker 3>love Raymonsteriro Junior. But I feel like the passing of

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<v Speaker 3>the torch was long overdue. I feel like we still

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<v Speaker 3>get Raymisteriro all the time in matches, we get thanks.

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<v Speaker 3>I love Raymonsteriro, no disrespect. I just think you know

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<v Speaker 3>he's getting up there in age there's got to be

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<v Speaker 3>another guy, and Dominic Masterial who is a rock star

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<v Speaker 3>isn't really a Luca though, he's not like a high

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<v Speaker 3>flying flipper Luca. And so the fact that WWE is

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<v Speaker 3>making the face of the new like Lucha Era Penta,

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<v Speaker 3>I couldn't be happier. He looks cool, he's got the presence,

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<v Speaker 3>he has that it factor. He's got, like the little moves,

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<v Speaker 3>the music, that the catch phrase or what is that

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<v Speaker 3>it's not a catchphrase, whatever, that catch little thing that

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<v Speaker 3>we all get to do with. Everything he does is awesome,

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<v Speaker 3>and good on wrestling for embracing it, and good on

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<v Speaker 3>wb for noticing it and pushing it to the forefront.

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<v Speaker 2>I love Ray, So it's like it's weird. It's hard

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<v Speaker 2>to hear anyone say it's time to pass the torch,

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<v Speaker 2>right because he's the greatest luciator that ever wrestled. But

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<v Speaker 2>he is like fifty something years old. And they have

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<v Speaker 2>for sure tried with other wrestlers. They've given other wrestlers

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<v Speaker 2>opportunities to see how to see how it goes, to

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<v Speaker 2>see if they can be the next Ray, and they

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<v Speaker 2>haven't felt, for whatever reason, that they found that guy yet.

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<v Speaker 2>But man, they seem to they seem to believe in Penta.

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<v Speaker 2>They really seem to believe in Penta. And I guess

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<v Speaker 2>you I guess you're right. Man. It's it's weird for

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<v Speaker 2>me to say that. Ray was one of the first

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<v Speaker 2>dudes that I wrote for when I worked at WWE,

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<v Speaker 2>because Vince basically was like, you're you're a Mexican. You

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<v Speaker 2>speak Spanish to him? Speak Spanish to Ray, I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he speaks English, right, Like what do we do?

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<v Speaker 2>What are we doing here? But uh, but yeah, man,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I think you're right. I think you're right.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's also it's not like raymis here has got

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<v Speaker 3>to go anywhere, no, no, but he does putting someone over.

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<v Speaker 3>How many times have we had John Cena put people over?

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<v Speaker 3>People had to put John Cena over. That's how wrestling works.

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<v Speaker 3>So for for it's good that Rays. I don't want

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<v Speaker 3>Rado retire. I just want I just want. I think that,

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<v Speaker 3>like we should have a thousand Loochs, bring back you know, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>bring back all all of our Philip. I want to

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<v Speaker 3>see Laparka, bring back Laparka.

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<v Speaker 2>You love Laparty, He's your favorite. Do you have a

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<v Speaker 2>Penta mask yet No, I would love one.

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<v Speaker 3>But when people wear the Penta mask, it doesn't look

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<v Speaker 3>as cool as when Penta does it because he has

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<v Speaker 3>a fa to and I have context.

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<v Speaker 2>Now he looks, so the whole look is awesome. You

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned dominic U and it instantly made me think of

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<v Speaker 2>dominic mysterio versus Penta and how they would get there

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<v Speaker 2>one day, because I would love to watch that. Dominic's

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<v Speaker 2>so freaking awesome too. Man, I don't know. I give

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<v Speaker 2>him enough love. It's all I do is give him love.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm giving him more. And Sam Punk was on

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<v Speaker 2>the show and he did his interview in the crowd

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<v Speaker 2>this week and he free flowed it. It definitely wasn't scripted.

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<v Speaker 2>I ain't did okay with it. It wasn't his best promo,

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't his worst promo. But he is in the

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<v Speaker 2>Royal Rumble and talked about winning the Royal Rumble. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>get into our predictions on who we think will win

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<v Speaker 2>the Rumble, but I will say this because I've said

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<v Speaker 2>it before, I'm not betting against Sam Punk ever again.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I just maybe in the Royal Romo match, it'll

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<v Speaker 2>be different because there's thirty forty dudes. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>how many they are doing this year. I hope it's

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<v Speaker 2>just the thirty, but yeah, man, it's if he's in

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<v Speaker 2>a match, I guess he wins, which is so weird.

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<v Speaker 2>Party on Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to talk about the match so much. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>we can, but the thing I want to focus on

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<v Speaker 2>is how they're continuing to tell stories and develop long

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<v Speaker 2>term stories, and they do it with matches, and I

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<v Speaker 2>wish AW would do this a little more. They've done

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<v Speaker 2>it a few times, but I wish they'd do it

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<v Speaker 2>a little more. Seth Rollins and Drew mctire they have

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<v Speaker 2>this big old fight in the ring, screw you, no,

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<v Speaker 2>screw you, and they're beating each other up. And yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I sound like Michael Winslow from Police Academy when I

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<v Speaker 2>do sound effects. But they had this match and some

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<v Speaker 2>Shenanigan's gone after the match, and Drew McIntyre's like, yo,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm pissed off that I lost. I'm going to attack

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<v Speaker 2>you and uh, and he gets he gets help from Seth,

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<v Speaker 2>gets help from Sammy's Ain't and Sammy's aint comes out

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<v Speaker 2>and he could have just saved Seth and that would

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<v Speaker 2>have been it. And in aw a lot of times

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<v Speaker 2>that's how it would end. And that's cool. But they

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<v Speaker 2>need to create story constantly in WWE because they don't

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<v Speaker 2>get days off like we do. We're gonna take some

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<v Speaker 2>time off in between or in between our seasons, but

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<v Speaker 2>ww takes no days off. And so they have Drew

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<v Speaker 2>get out of the way as Sammy's about to kick

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<v Speaker 2>him in the face, and Sammy accidentally kicks Seth in

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<v Speaker 2>the face. Seth's a hot head. He doesn't take kindly

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<v Speaker 2>to this stuff. So it gives them an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>have some story and have some reasons to fight, just

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<v Speaker 2>a reason to fight, not for a big pay per

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<v Speaker 2>view match or anything like that. It could just be

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<v Speaker 2>on a Monday Night Raw. It could just be the

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<v Speaker 2>two of them fucking with each other in the Royal

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<v Speaker 2>Rumble because Seth's like, nah, hell no, I'm knocking you

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<v Speaker 2>out because you kick me in the face. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>those little things that they do, and they're getting really

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<v Speaker 2>really good at it that give them opportunities to tell

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<v Speaker 2>more stories within their three hour shows, their two hour shows,

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<v Speaker 2>and their one hour shows. I'm not watching NXT, but

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<v Speaker 2>I heard it's gotten a lot better than when I

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<v Speaker 2>used to back, so maybe I'll give it another shot.

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<v Speaker 2>But anyway, I just wanted to point on that because

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<v Speaker 2>we've constantly talked about their long term storytelling, but we

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<v Speaker 2>don't often talk about their short term storytelling because that's

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<v Speaker 2>more an aew thing. And I just really liked the

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<v Speaker 2>way they did this, and I'll stop rambling. Go ahead, sir.

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<v Speaker 3>I actually wish wrestling would evolve with these sort of things.

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<v Speaker 3>I wish wrestling was so we always talk about the storytelling, right,

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<v Speaker 3>That's what's the most important I think we should have.

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<v Speaker 3>If we haven't moved past it, we should move past

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<v Speaker 3>Sammy Zay kicking a guy kicking Seth Rawlins in the face,

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<v Speaker 3>and then Seth being like you kicked me, Like that's

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<v Speaker 3>too basic of a misunderstanding, Like you could easily clear

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<v Speaker 3>that up. I was trying to help you, dude, I

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<v Speaker 3>sidenly kicked you because he moved, Like it's so easy

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<v Speaker 3>to like explain, why don't we have a more evolved

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<v Speaker 3>way of showing a distrust between two guys. It seems

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<v Speaker 3>too basic that you would just be like, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 3>was trying.

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<v Speaker 2>To help you. That's fair, but I think he'll say

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<v Speaker 2>that and said we'll check that. Yeah, I hear you. However,

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<v Speaker 2>and look, it's art, so you're right. It's it's not

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<v Speaker 2>a scientific fact that their storytelling is good. We both

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<v Speaker 2>have opinions on it. But I just think you need

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<v Speaker 2>some of those short term storytelling devices to fill in

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of these episodes. It's not going to be

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<v Speaker 2>this big, epic bloodline story. It's just a short, quick

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<v Speaker 2>thing that gives them a reason to hate each other

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<v Speaker 2>in the Royal Rumble, or gives us a match on

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<v Speaker 2>Monday Night Raw. And everything you said is correct, and

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<v Speaker 2>I agree with everything you said, but I still feel

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<v Speaker 2>there's room for it from my side and what I

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<v Speaker 2>need from wrestling. Does that make sense? Yeah, it makes

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<v Speaker 2>total sense. All right, Well, I'm glad we're making sense.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about Let's talk about WWE. Smack Sounds. Smack

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<v Speaker 2>Sounds Sound is a wonderful show. However, this, uh, this

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<v Speaker 2>episode was not that great. Kevin Owens is great, I

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<v Speaker 2>know that much. Jimmy Usso is pretty awesome. He came

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<v Speaker 2>out there and Kevin Owens is talking all kinds of

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<v Speaker 2>shit to Matthew McConaughey, which was really fucking cool of

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Owens so much, and he gets in there, aint

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<v Speaker 2>Jimmy USO interrupts him and Kevin's like, what what what

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<v Speaker 2>are you gonna do? You know I saw him to say,

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<v Speaker 2>and Jimmy us just goes, you talk too damn much

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<v Speaker 2>and puts one on him. Man, And it was The

0:12:33.280 --> 0:12:36.960
<v Speaker 2>show opened real cool like that, but uh it didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, man, it felt like we're getting ready

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<v Speaker 2>for the Royal Rumble. We don't want to risk any injuries.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's give some guys a night off. Let's get some

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<v Speaker 2>fresh blood in there. There was good stuff that we'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk about, but all in all, that was kind of

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<v Speaker 2>the highlight. One of the other cool things was Damian

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<v Speaker 2>Priest is a part of smack sound. I almost said SmackDown,

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<v Speaker 2>but this they spell it with an s um. You

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<v Speaker 2>and I agree that the Judgment Day stuff was getting

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<v Speaker 2>kind of old and we were wanting to see it

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<v Speaker 2>evolve like the bloodline organically. Well I think they agree

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<v Speaker 2>because not only did they kind of end that, they

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<v Speaker 2>straight took him to a whole nother show, which is

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<v Speaker 2>cool that they have that draft window or transfer portal,

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<v Speaker 2>whatever they call it. They're trying to be like college football.

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<v Speaker 2>So they brought Damien Priestcott him as far from the

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<v Speaker 2>Judgment day as possible, and now he can kind of

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<v Speaker 2>not restart his career, but restart a story, find a

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<v Speaker 2>news story. And they're going to establish him to the

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<v Speaker 2>audience first because they believe that not necessarily everyone who

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<v Speaker 2>watches Raw watches SmackDown, which I always disagreed with, but

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<v Speaker 2>they said they had numbers to prove it, so what

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<v Speaker 2>the hell do I know? So he gets re debuted

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<v Speaker 2>against Carmelo, who can really really work in there and

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<v Speaker 2>really really go, and they have him lose a lot,

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<v Speaker 2>but for some reason, I don't think it damages him.

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<v Speaker 2>He's just he looks like he could in every match

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<v Speaker 2>at some point in the match. He's really really good.

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<v Speaker 2>He's from NXT and I should have known that, but

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<v Speaker 2>I don't watch it because I'm an asshole. So Damian

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<v Speaker 2>Priest is now on SmackDown. He gets an established victory.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know where you send him first, maybe after

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<v Speaker 2>Shinseka Nakamura because they could have a pretty crazy match

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<v Speaker 2>for the US title. But eventually he's got to go

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<v Speaker 2>after Cody and him and Cody had a little like, ey,

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<v Speaker 2>I do it, yeah, pretty good? I doing yeah, pretty good? Welcome, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, peace and then they sort of walked off

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<v Speaker 2>and did there I'm a badass lion and so are

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<v Speaker 2>you thing. But yeah, so those were kind of the

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<v Speaker 2>big highlights. But is there any crap that you want

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about that happened on smack Shone.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, I'm just excited to see Damian Priest reinvents himself.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm excited to see what that's going to look like.

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<v Speaker 3>I would like to see him in some different ring gear.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they that's a good idea biggest star ever.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm excited to see I don't know, just see

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<v Speaker 3>what they do with him over there.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's that's what I'm most most excited about. Dude,

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<v Speaker 2>he should get some new gear, some smack sound gear.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be cool. Yeah, dude, Damian Priest, he has

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<v Speaker 2>a cool story. I don't want to get into it

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<v Speaker 2>because I like other people to tell their story, but

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<v Speaker 2>you guys should check it out on YouTube or something

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<v Speaker 2>and hear him speak about it. Pretty cool. The life

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<v Speaker 2>changes that he went through to get to where he

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<v Speaker 2>is now. It's just something to be respected and you

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<v Speaker 2>guys should check it out. Google him all right. A

0:15:27.040 --> 0:15:31.800
<v Speaker 2>dubs this week they got into it. Will Ospray and

0:15:31.880 --> 0:15:34.480
<v Speaker 2>Kenny Omega got on the mic and it was like,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're ranking it one to ten, it was like

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<v Speaker 2>a seven, you know, like a good seven Ospray's I

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<v Speaker 2>still don't know how ww slept on Ospray. He's just perfect,

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<v Speaker 2>Like he can talk, he looks good, he can move,

0:15:50.680 --> 0:15:53.640
<v Speaker 2>he can sell, he can work, like he could do everything.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know. I know there's like mixed feelings

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<v Speaker 2>on Kenny Omega. And I wasn't hip to Kenny Omega

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<v Speaker 2>for any of this, so I he's new to me

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<v Speaker 2>still because he's been hurt for a while. I think

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<v Speaker 2>he's cool. He's pretty good on the mic, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>in good shape. He can wrestle and uh, and he

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<v Speaker 2>believes in selling too. I like, I like dudes itself.

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<v Speaker 2>I like dudes that make you look good. That that's

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<v Speaker 2>so important, and the ones that do it are selfless,

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<v Speaker 2>and those are the ones that do the best business

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<v Speaker 2>I feel. So anyway, they both got beef with the

0:16:28.200 --> 0:16:31.040
<v Speaker 2>don Kallis family and Donna's quickly becoming one of my

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<v Speaker 2>favorite managers. He just gets better and better every week.

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<v Speaker 2>Dude scarred his own head for for his art, which

0:16:37.920 --> 0:16:43.480
<v Speaker 2>is so hardcore, and he just sort of lives it. Man.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how he's pulling it off.

0:16:45.120 --> 0:16:50.120
<v Speaker 3>You know, on the Jeredo cruise with Jericho, Cruz jobbed

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<v Speaker 3>for like so many matches he didn't did. Yeah, he

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<v Speaker 3>was like he he had all these kind of different things.

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<v Speaker 2>He would just come out and lose in a match.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought it was hilarious. That's really fun. Dude wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>even managing, just being a jobber. He has been growing

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<v Speaker 2>on me for a long time, man, and he's he's

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<v Speaker 2>really really good. Dude. I can't believe he sliced his

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<v Speaker 2>head open. That's so hardcore. But anyway, they got beef, Jeff,

0:17:15.320 --> 0:17:18.440
<v Speaker 2>they got they got man beef. And it's not it's

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<v Speaker 2>not the gross kind of man beef. It's the violent

0:17:21.560 --> 0:17:26.800
<v Speaker 2>kind of man beef. And yeah, man, they made the

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<v Speaker 2>match quickly, which I still wish they would pull these

0:17:29.440 --> 0:17:33.560
<v Speaker 2>things or or make these stories longer. But I guess

0:17:33.960 --> 0:17:35.960
<v Speaker 2>they're selling tickets for a pay per view, so I

0:17:35.960 --> 0:17:39.119
<v Speaker 2>should probably shut up. About that. But they both climbed

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<v Speaker 2>up this giant pillar and basically challenged to Keshia and

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was Kyle Fletcher to a tag match

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<v Speaker 2>in Australia. I'm excited for this pay per view coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>And and then at the end of the promo, he

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<v Speaker 2>gets the line of the week. By the way, Kevin

0:17:54.119 --> 0:17:56.960
<v Speaker 2>Owens doesn't get the line of the week. It's Kevin,

0:17:57.080 --> 0:17:59.560
<v Speaker 2>It's Kenny Omega from on top. And he goes and

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<v Speaker 2>now I'm gonna get off this this this whatever scaffolding

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm afraid of hides. Yeah, they climbed back down.

0:18:08.440 --> 0:18:10.520
<v Speaker 2>I was like, yo, man, he kind of broke the

0:18:10.560 --> 0:18:12.399
<v Speaker 2>fourth wall there and a cool ways. I thought that

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<v Speaker 2>was funny. I wanted to mention that I would rather

0:18:14.680 --> 0:18:17.280
<v Speaker 2>see these dudes wrestle each other than see them in

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<v Speaker 2>a tag match. But I'm hyped to see the match

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<v Speaker 2>just the same. How did you how'd you feel about

0:18:21.440 --> 0:18:23.280
<v Speaker 2>a doves overall? We'll get into more of it as

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<v Speaker 2>we go.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, nothing notable really on my end. I like, in

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<v Speaker 3>my opinion, I watched it, I go, oh, it's good.

0:18:31.320 --> 0:18:33.800
<v Speaker 3>It felt very much like was watching a house show

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<v Speaker 3>or something, which I guess is kind of the vibe

0:18:35.800 --> 0:18:38.119
<v Speaker 3>of AWS sometimes, but it was.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, sometimes that is the vibe, and sometimes it's good

0:18:40.760 --> 0:18:44.720
<v Speaker 2>and sometimes it's not good. It it kind of depends

0:18:44.440 --> 0:18:46.480
<v Speaker 2>on the stories they have going on. Well, then I'll

0:18:46.520 --> 0:18:48.080
<v Speaker 2>hit you with some other stuff, because there was some

0:18:48.119 --> 0:18:53.080
<v Speaker 2>stuff that I liked. One Bobby Lashley looked great and

0:18:53.119 --> 0:18:56.639
<v Speaker 2>Shelton Benjamin looked great, and they dominated a match that

0:18:56.680 --> 0:18:59.760
<v Speaker 2>they should have dominated, and it was awesome for private

0:18:59.800 --> 0:19:02.680
<v Speaker 2>part to allow them to be that dominant in the match.

0:19:02.760 --> 0:19:06.080
<v Speaker 2>Usually the AW matches feel like fifty to fifty unless

0:19:06.080 --> 0:19:09.679
<v Speaker 2>it's a squash match, like everybody gets all their moves in,

0:19:09.800 --> 0:19:12.680
<v Speaker 2>everybody gets to kick out of the of the finisher,

0:19:13.280 --> 0:19:15.680
<v Speaker 2>you know, and it's it feels very fair. And even

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<v Speaker 2>it's like fifty one forty nine, this match was not that.

0:19:18.400 --> 0:19:22.000
<v Speaker 2>This was not a squash, but it was dominance and

0:19:22.080 --> 0:19:25.680
<v Speaker 2>Bobby looked like Bobby Lashley should look. And now they're

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<v Speaker 2>the tag team champions. The hurt Cindy could have gold,

0:19:28.200 --> 0:19:32.439
<v Speaker 2>which legitimizes them. Eventually they'll get they'll drop those titles

0:19:32.440 --> 0:19:35.359
<v Speaker 2>and Bobby will move on once there's room towards the

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<v Speaker 2>World Championship. I'm sure, that's the title. He's going to

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<v Speaker 2>go for first, and Shelton can do great things in

0:19:41.000 --> 0:19:43.680
<v Speaker 2>like the Continental Classic and go after the International title

0:19:43.720 --> 0:19:45.760
<v Speaker 2>and things like that. But they look good, so I

0:19:45.840 --> 0:19:48.480
<v Speaker 2>was happy about that. My man MVP was on commentary,

0:19:48.800 --> 0:19:52.720
<v Speaker 2>always killing it out there. And the one match that

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<v Speaker 2>I did want to hit on because this was like

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<v Speaker 2>the one bright spot and kind of a boring week

0:19:57.080 --> 0:20:02.360
<v Speaker 2>of wrestling, was Jamie fucking Hater versus Julia Hart. And

0:20:03.800 --> 0:20:07.000
<v Speaker 2>this was like a revenge match for Jamie Hayter because

0:20:07.040 --> 0:20:09.280
<v Speaker 2>she had lost once she got the mooda mist in

0:20:09.320 --> 0:20:13.440
<v Speaker 2>the face. Oh MyH she goes down, she gets paid one, two, three,

0:20:13.440 --> 0:20:15.639
<v Speaker 2>no mooda miss this time? What's up? You're by yourself?

0:20:15.720 --> 0:20:18.439
<v Speaker 2>Julia Hart and she took the big ass hilaria from

0:20:18.520 --> 0:20:21.720
<v Speaker 2>Jamie Hayter. But it's really good to have Julia Hart

0:20:21.720 --> 0:20:24.320
<v Speaker 2>back from injury, really good to have Jamie Hayter back

0:20:24.320 --> 0:20:28.280
<v Speaker 2>from injury. Really awesome to see women's wrestling and to

0:20:28.280 --> 0:20:30.879
<v Speaker 2>see a good entertaining match. I don't know what the

0:20:30.880 --> 0:20:33.720
<v Speaker 2>hell's happened with Britt Baker, but whatever story she had

0:20:33.840 --> 0:20:37.560
<v Speaker 2>is now gone. Maybe she's hurt again. I've known, Maybe

0:20:37.560 --> 0:20:41.160
<v Speaker 2>she's got beef. I have no idea, but uh, their

0:20:41.200 --> 0:20:44.640
<v Speaker 2>division has been lacking, Like there hasn't been a lot

0:20:44.680 --> 0:20:46.719
<v Speaker 2>of matches to see. There hasn't been a lot of

0:20:46.840 --> 0:20:50.160
<v Speaker 2>opponents to be built up for Mariah May. There haven't

0:20:50.160 --> 0:20:52.040
<v Speaker 2>been a lot of opponents to be built up for

0:20:52.680 --> 0:20:57.159
<v Speaker 2>that people really were into for for Mercedes Money. So

0:20:57.320 --> 0:21:01.679
<v Speaker 2>it's been is been tough man, And this was like

0:21:01.720 --> 0:21:04.280
<v Speaker 2>a nice kind of refreshing moment. And maybe, look, maybe

0:21:04.520 --> 0:21:06.520
<v Speaker 2>it was so everything else was so boring that this

0:21:06.600 --> 0:21:08.520
<v Speaker 2>just stood out because it wasn't. But to me, it

0:21:08.560 --> 0:21:11.200
<v Speaker 2>felt like a really good match. They worked super clean,

0:21:11.880 --> 0:21:13.480
<v Speaker 2>a lot of the moves looked real, a lot of

0:21:13.480 --> 0:21:17.240
<v Speaker 2>them probably were, and Jamie Hayter got the win and

0:21:17.240 --> 0:21:19.000
<v Speaker 2>then cut a really cool promo at the end. It

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<v Speaker 2>was like, look, you're bitch, but you're a tough bitch

0:21:21.480 --> 0:21:23.720
<v Speaker 2>and if you want to fight again, fuck yeah, and

0:21:23.760 --> 0:21:25.800
<v Speaker 2>she she said it better than that. But and then

0:21:25.840 --> 0:21:27.600
<v Speaker 2>she walked out of the ring, and I thought it

0:21:27.640 --> 0:21:29.600
<v Speaker 2>was really quiet. Even texted you guys, I was like, yo, man,

0:21:29.680 --> 0:21:31.160
<v Speaker 2>check this match out. I thought it was pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you get to see that match or not?

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<v Speaker 3>I thought, yeah, I liked Julie Harder or that's your name, right,

0:21:42.840 --> 0:21:47.919
<v Speaker 3>Juliard Julia Crazy hard Yeah, I like her. My problem

0:21:48.000 --> 0:21:53.240
<v Speaker 3>is I'm not connecting with a lot of the mic

0:21:53.359 --> 0:21:56.160
<v Speaker 3>quirk or a lot of that kind of stuff with

0:21:55.800 --> 0:21:57.760
<v Speaker 3>h with what they're doing.

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<v Speaker 2>But uh I I don't know it. They're not all

0:22:01.680 --> 0:22:02.439
<v Speaker 2>going to win a category.

0:22:02.480 --> 0:22:04.040
<v Speaker 3>I don't want to be sitting here and be a hater,

0:22:04.320 --> 0:22:06.120
<v Speaker 3>So I'm like trying to not say what.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Yeah, don't be a hater on Jamie Hayter bro

0:22:10.359 --> 0:22:12.560
<v Speaker 2>It's like hits you with that Larry a lot. I'm

0:22:12.560 --> 0:22:15.240
<v Speaker 2>pretty critical of a lot of this. You are criticae.

0:22:17.200 --> 0:22:21.560
<v Speaker 2>I know your look. I don't think there's I don't

0:22:21.600 --> 0:22:24.280
<v Speaker 2>think there's anything wrong with your criticism. I think you're

0:22:24.320 --> 0:22:26.840
<v Speaker 2>always fair. I think maybe some of our listeners get

0:22:26.880 --> 0:22:29.640
<v Speaker 2>upset because there is a lot of tribalism and that's

0:22:29.680 --> 0:22:32.359
<v Speaker 2>my guy or that's my girl. You're talking shit on

0:22:32.440 --> 0:22:34.720
<v Speaker 2>my guy and I've believed in him forever. He's entertained

0:22:34.720 --> 0:22:37.240
<v Speaker 2>me for years, and she's entertained me for years, and

0:22:37.280 --> 0:22:39.200
<v Speaker 2>now you don't like him and you're saying shit and

0:22:39.240 --> 0:22:40.760
<v Speaker 2>you have a voice, and I don't, So I get

0:22:40.800 --> 0:22:43.120
<v Speaker 2>where that comes from. But I think you've always been fair.

0:22:43.200 --> 0:22:45.200
<v Speaker 2>I disagree with a lot of what you say because

0:22:45.200 --> 0:22:47.480
<v Speaker 2>I give more latitude to him. I think, yeah, you're

0:22:47.960 --> 0:22:51.960
<v Speaker 2>very nice to the wrestlers. I'm very hard on the wrestlers. Yeah. Man,

0:22:52.240 --> 0:22:53.800
<v Speaker 2>I'll put it to you this way. If I say

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<v Speaker 2>a promos a seven, that's probably most people's five. Like,

0:22:58.560 --> 0:23:01.199
<v Speaker 2>I'm giving a couple extra points of latitude because they

0:23:01.200 --> 0:23:04.120
<v Speaker 2>don't all take acting classes. They're not all you know, actors.

0:23:04.119 --> 0:23:07.320
<v Speaker 2>Some of them just wrestle and that's okay. And should

0:23:07.320 --> 0:23:09.199
<v Speaker 2>they have a manager, Yeah, but should they get a

0:23:09.320 --> 0:23:13.920
<v Speaker 2>chance to learn and develop that and maybe something cool happens, Right,

0:23:14.040 --> 0:23:17.359
<v Speaker 2>Like when Jalen Rose was originally on ESPN doing commentary

0:23:17.400 --> 0:23:21.520
<v Speaker 2>and stuff and all that, he sucked, and over the

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<v Speaker 2>course of a year, you watched him get better from

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<v Speaker 2>week to week to week to where the point where

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<v Speaker 2>he became one of their best voices on that friggin network. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>And if he didn't get those opportunities to fail and

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<v Speaker 2>f up, he probably would have never gotten better. He

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<v Speaker 2>ended up doing like a podcast TV show with this guy,

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<v Speaker 2>and it just he really was able to be himself

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<v Speaker 2>and it just kind of helped him develop his skills,

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<v Speaker 2>and that can happen with wrestlers too. We've seen it

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<v Speaker 2>happen with wrestlers. We've seen, you know, We've seen Solo

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<v Speaker 2>Sokoa go from no speaking to cutting full on promos

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<v Speaker 2>to going back to not speaking anymore. Now he's pissed

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<v Speaker 2>at the audience. He's like, fuck you guys, I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>out there. So I try to give more latitude with that.

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<v Speaker 2>I also worked there, and I know how hard the

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<v Speaker 2>conditions are. It's not an environment that's conducive to success

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<v Speaker 2>outside of the wrestling part.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it just takes me out of the story as

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<v Speaker 3>all like like, and Kenny Omega is probably one of

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<v Speaker 3>my favorite wrestlers in the last ten years. I'm a

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<v Speaker 3>big Kenny Omega guy like him, and his last when

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<v Speaker 3>he came out gave like it did a bunch of.

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<v Speaker 2>Did big spot. It was terrible and.

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<v Speaker 3>I was literally going it made me like while I

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<v Speaker 3>was listening to it, I'm rethinking how I feel about

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<v Speaker 3>Kenny Omega, was like, this is dog shit.

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<v Speaker 2>So I am at least consistent.

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<v Speaker 3>I just want I want the stories to be good

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<v Speaker 3>and I want the mic work to be good, and

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<v Speaker 3>I want the wrestling to be gimmicky.

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<v Speaker 2>So you see, I hear you saying this, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't even get mad. It makes me wish I worked there.

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<v Speaker 2>It makes me wish like that I could help help out,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I know, I one thing I was really good at.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't like book matches very well. That's a technique

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<v Speaker 2>that takes years to develop, and I wasn't there long enough.

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<v Speaker 2>But I could write some motherfucking dialogue. And I would

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<v Speaker 2>just write all the lines that no one would ever

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<v Speaker 2>let me say in a movie because I always had

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<v Speaker 2>to play the sweet boy, so I didn't get to

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<v Speaker 2>like talk tough. I always had to take the tough

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<v Speaker 2>talk right, yeah, And so I would just write all that.

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<v Speaker 2>And I did really well for a lot of wrestlers,

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<v Speaker 2>and I screwed up with some, but I got good

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<v Speaker 2>and I got good quick. And when I hear people

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<v Speaker 2>criticize the acting part and the writing and things like that,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm always like, man, I could have written that dude

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<v Speaker 2>to promo. I could have written that guy something sick

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<v Speaker 2>that he would that he would have, you know, chewed

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<v Speaker 2>up and spit out in a good way. So I

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<v Speaker 2>hear you, dude, I want the stories to be good too.

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<v Speaker 2>I get I get pissed off if I get taken

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<v Speaker 2>out of it, and that's when my latitude mode kicks

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<v Speaker 2>in and goes, ah, not give him a break, give

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<v Speaker 2>him a break. But you're not wrong, You're not wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, you guys, stay tuned for Thursday show. That's right,

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