1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:06,359 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast podcast. 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 2: You'll play for all. 3 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 3: And exclusive interviews with some of your favorite wrestlers abound. 4 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: Stop seeing what's up you guys. 5 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 4: Welcome back to the I heard is official wrestling podcast. 6 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 4: It is the Battleground Podcast. It is Battle alongside my 7 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 4: tag team partner Eli and I gotta tell you, I 8 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 4: was super excited when Jeff Jarrett called in on the 9 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 4: Morning show to let me know that AEW is making 10 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 4: their return to Nashville on November twenty six for AW 11 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 4: Dynamite Thanksgiving Eve and Collision Collision Thanksgiving at Nashville's newest venue, 12 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 4: a venue where Sir Paul McCartney is playing just twenty 13 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 4: days before AW gets there, the Pinnacle, and joining us 14 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 4: on the show today is a really good friend of 15 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 4: the show. The president of a W Tony joined us, 16 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 4: and it's not you. 17 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: It's great to see you both. 18 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 3: I really always love doing these interviews with both of you, 19 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 3: and it's gonna be a great week. 20 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: We have a huge Dynamite Tomorrow night. Wednesday night. 21 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 3: Dynamite is gonna be massive this week and I'm excited 22 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 3: to talk about AW with both of you guys ahead 23 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 3: of the big Wednesday Night Dynamite show. 24 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 4: Tomorrow, absolutely, and we're very excited to talk about it 25 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 4: with you as well. And one thing I do want 26 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 4: to talk about, because I'm gonna kick things off with 27 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 4: you something that really caught the attention of fans. Uh recently, 28 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 4: you moved Taz's Hall of Fame ceremony off TV at 29 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 4: his request so the focus could stay on the AW 30 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 4: roster itself. I gotta say that's a pretty powerful move. 31 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 4: What was that conversation with Taz like and what does 32 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 4: that say about how you're running things inside of AW? 33 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: Well? 34 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 3: He shot me a text message and said, can we 35 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 3: do this off the air? And for all the reasons 36 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 3: he said later in the video we did together, he 37 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: said he wanted to really give the screen time to 38 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 3: the wrestlers today and you know, focus on them and 39 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 3: not spend the TV time on honoring his legendary career, 40 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 3: which I was excited to do, but I understood Taz's 41 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 3: perspective and we ended up having a nice ceremony. It's 42 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 3: on social media and you can watch it on our YouTube. 43 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 3: But Taz said, hey, Wednesday Night Dynamite is for the wrestlers. 44 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 3: Taz is the host of the show. He's a legend 45 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 3: in wrestling. He's a great commentator, but he said, let's 46 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:31,279 Speaker 3: keep the wrestling show about the wrestlers today and my retirement, 47 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 3: my great career, celebrating that we can talk about that 48 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 3: off the air, and that's more for the people who 49 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 3: are in the arena tonight, because that was in an 50 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 3: arena and tomorrow's show also finishing up a great three 51 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 3: week stand in an arena in Philadelphia now known as 52 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 3: the twenty three hundred Arena where Taz really broke through 53 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 3: and became a top star nationally before he eventually signed 54 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 3: and started wrestling on TV worldwide every week, and going 55 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 3: back to Philadelphia where a lot of the fans love 56 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 3: and respect Taz. There were so many of his fans 57 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 3: from the nineties back in the building. Years later, I myself, 58 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 3: as a thirteen year old kid, had gone to that 59 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 3: arena to watch Kaz wrestle. I'm wearing a big Taz 60 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 3: shirt in the videos. I was a chunky kid, so 61 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 3: the shirt then is too big for me now that 62 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 3: I was scaring when I was thirteen, But I loved 63 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 3: going back to the building. I hadn't been there since 64 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 3: I was thirteen years old and it's even more special 65 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 3: to go back for AW and to have Taz be 66 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 3: a part of our team. It's really cool. So that 67 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 3: was very selfless by Taz. I was happy to honor 68 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 3: his request, and I'm very excited about AW Wednesday Night Dynamite. 69 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 3: Tomorrow night, of course, Taz hosting the show. Is our 70 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 3: final week of this great stretch of shows we've done 71 00:03:58,480 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 3: in Philadelphia. 72 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: Coming off maybe the best one yet. 73 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 3: I thought Saturday's Collision was one of the best shows 74 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 3: of the entire year, start to finish, really a perfect 75 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 3: wrestling show top to bottom. I felt like, so it's 76 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 3: a great way to go into Wednesday Night Dynamite with 77 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 3: all this momentum, and we just had this great celebration 78 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 3: for Taz, one of our legends, and it feels like 79 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 3: we're going to have a really great show tomorrow. 80 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: The lineup is just incredible. 81 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 3: I think, just a really strong lineup of matches for 82 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 3: tomorrow Night's Wednesday Night AW Dynamite show. 83 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, coming off Collision, I thought the FTR Priest Billington 84 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 2: match was really solid. It was a very solid tag 85 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 2: team match this week. You know, speaking of keeping the 86 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 2: spotlight on the roster, you know, we're not too far 87 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 2: removed from All In Texas, huge record breaking event right 88 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 2: around the corner from Toronto. You've said the creative has 89 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 2: really been on another level since late last year. Were 90 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 2: there any specific lessons you learned coming out of All 91 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 2: In Texas that you're going to carry into All Out? 92 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 2: Maybe some logistical things or just storyline things. I mean, 93 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 2: is there anything from the big show this summer you're 94 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 2: carrying into the fall. 95 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 3: I think we had a tremendous show. I think the 96 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 3: momentum is continuing. 97 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: Certainly. 98 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 3: We had our great champions coming out of that show, 99 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 3: with Hangman Page winning the AW World Championship, with Timeless 100 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 3: Tony Storm winning the AW Women's World Championship. Both of 101 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 3: them are on fire and they're both going to have 102 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 3: top competition going into All Out. Both of them at 103 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 3: All Ends stood top the wrestling world and really had 104 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 3: these incredible, incredible matches for each of them, just a 105 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 3: perfect way to celebrate their championship reigns. I think right 106 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 3: now the roster is just so strong. We've got so 107 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 3: many great wrestlers in AW There's some really really hot 108 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 3: rivalries on. 109 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: The show right now. 110 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 3: We've been ound some big matches going into All Out. 111 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 3: That's certainly looking back at all In our rivalries that 112 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 3: have been developing for a long time. I'm in particular 113 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 3: really excited about John Moxley versus Darby Allen in a 114 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 3: coffin match, and you mentioned FTR. I'm also very excited 115 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 3: about FTR versus Adam Copland and Christian Cage looking back 116 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 3: at all In. 117 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 1: As you mentioned, these are a couple of the matches. 118 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 3: On All Out that really have been cooking and building 119 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 3: and eating up and developing, and certainly at all In 120 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 3: you could feel maybe that these matches were coming and 121 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 3: looking ord All Out. So I'm really excited for the 122 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 3: All Out pay per view. It's available on HBO Max. 123 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 3: It'll be the first time we've ever sold a pay 124 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 3: per view on HBO Max. You can also get it 125 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 3: on your cable and satellite as you probably bought wrestling 126 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 3: pay per views for years. 127 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: Your TV still has them. 128 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,919 Speaker 3: And you can get them on Amazon, Prime, YouTube, a 129 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 3: lot of great carriers. But we're especially excited right now 130 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 3: about being on HBO Max for the first time ever 131 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 3: with pay per view, and it's going to be a 132 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 3: really great show, and that is another major change going 133 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 3: into All Out as you mentioned there, and I think 134 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 3: from a wrestling perspective, things are really strong. 135 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:22,239 Speaker 1: We've been putting on great shows. 136 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 3: The show just this past weekend you mentioned FTR versus 137 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 3: Priest and Billington was a great. 138 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: Great match. I thought it was excellent. 139 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 3: I really thought everything top to bottom on that show 140 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 3: was excellent, which makes it such a strong all round episode. 141 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: Of Collision that we just did. When you have John. 142 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 3: Moxley versus Daniel Garcia, that was a tremendous match as well. 143 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 3: The eight woman tag match was fantastic with Meghan bain Tecla, 144 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 3: Julia Hart and Sky Blue taking on timeless Tony Storm, 145 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 3: the world champion, Mina, Shirrikawa, Harley and Statlander as a 146 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 3: tag team. That was a great, great match in the 147 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 3: aftermath definitely set up a very interesting situation going into 148 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 3: All Out, and of course what a man event. Mark 149 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 3: Briscoe versus Takeshia and the big twist at the end, 150 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 3: the man whose wedding I had attended just hours earlier, 151 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 3: he came down to Philadelphia. He skipped his own honeymoon 152 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 3: to cost Mark Briscoe that T and T Championship match. 153 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 3: That is truly generational hating from him. Yes, and he 154 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 3: is absolutely he fits that billing. And there is no 155 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,719 Speaker 3: love lost between Mark Briscoe and MJF. 156 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 1: That is a real rivalry, that is a very personal situation. 157 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 3: There were some wrestlers that were able to put their 158 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 3: differences aside out of respect for Max's wife, Alicia, who 159 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 3: is lovely, who is a big part of our backstage team. 160 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 3: She's a great interviewer, a great host in wrestling. Alicia, 161 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 3: Alicia too, Friedman Now and a lot of the wrestlers 162 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 3: who are fan favorites were able to put those differences 163 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 3: aside and come to the wedding. 164 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: And you know, then you had Mark Briscoe. 165 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 3: I think he's wisely took the high road and said, okay, 166 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 3: well at least is great, but I don't. 167 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: Want to be in a room with Max. 168 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 3: And at the end, Max really really came out there 169 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 3: and stabbed brisco in the back and also cost him 170 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 3: a big championship match. And I know Max felt like 171 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 3: it was a measure of revenge for him. 172 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 1: I really felt like to me, I. 173 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 3: Even if it wasn't exactly the kind of ending you'd 174 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 3: want after a great, great wrestling match with Takesha and 175 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 3: Mark Briscoe. It did make a lot of sense for 176 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,559 Speaker 3: Max to take his opening there, I have to admit, 177 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 3: and I felt like this was one of our best 178 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 3: episodes that aw Start to Finish. I thought Start to 179 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 3: Finish top to bottom segment on the show was excellent. 180 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: And I really really enjoyed it. 181 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 3: And I think that venue the fans just brings so 182 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 3: much great energy and the crew of wrestlers we have 183 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 3: on Saturday were phenomenal. And also this collision really set 184 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 3: the stage for some big, big matches tomorrow night on 185 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 3: Wednesday Night, Dynamite big matches like Timeless Tony Storm taking 186 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 3: on Sky Blue. 187 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: After that wild brawl and a couple of wild brawls. 188 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,439 Speaker 3: In recent weeks with Tony Storm and Triangle of Madness, 189 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 3: We're gonna get a Philly street fight Guy Blue versus 190 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 3: Timeless Tony Storm, and that's coming. 191 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: Up tomorrow night on Wednesday Night, Dynamite. 192 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 3: Timeless Tony Storm is one of the greatest wrestlers in 193 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 3: the world, but she better watch out in a Philly 194 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 3: street fight because Sky Blue is somebody who has set 195 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 3: a man on fire. 196 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, correct, Yeah, absolutely, Mercedes Monet just defended her title 197 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 4: against Alex Windsor or Alex Windsor Winds with Osprey's name 198 00:10:58,880 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 4: getting pulled. 199 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: Into the max. 200 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 4: It had a lot of people online talking about it. 201 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 4: Do you see stories like that as the key to 202 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 4: taking the women's division to the next level. 203 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: It's the real lives. 204 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 3: At a great level and having the best year we've 205 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 3: ever had. The wrestling is outstanding top to bottom, and 206 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,199 Speaker 3: we've got a couple of great matches featuring stars of 207 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 3: the women's division tomorrow night. 208 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: On Wednesday Night Dynamite. 209 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 3: You know, we mentioned timeless Tony Storm having that huge 210 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 3: Philly street fight with sky Blue. I'm also really really 211 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 3: excited about having Mercedes Monet the TBS champion. As you 212 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 3: mentioned Alex Windsor. They had a fantastic match on Wednesday 213 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 3: Night Dynamite, just outstanding. I really really liked the match 214 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 3: and the aftermath, of course, led to the return of 215 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 3: the original eight of you Women's World Champion Rio. 216 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 1: And when you have Rio, who is somebody that. 217 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 3: I have so much respect for her, Somebody I think 218 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 3: is just one of the top top wrestlers, Somebody that 219 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 3: I really think has the talent to be the face 220 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 3: of TBS. Somebody who's represented US as a world champion, 221 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 3: an outstanding star. She is a perfect challenger for Mercedes 222 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 3: Mone for the TVs Championship. 223 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: At All Out. 224 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 3: And also, you have really, in my opinion, some of 225 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:33,079 Speaker 3: the top top top wrestlers in the world buying for 226 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 3: Mercedes Mone Championship. And what a great team you'd have 227 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 3: with Rio and Alex Windsor teaming up against Mercedes Monet 228 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 3: and Mercedes Mone has gone and pulled a name out 229 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 3: of Rio's pass one of the great stars, somebody from 230 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 3: the early years of ADW and somebody else I'm also 231 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 3: excited to have back, and that's Emmy Soccer, Rio's teacher 232 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 3: with thirty years of experience and somebody that really may 233 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 3: have taught Rio everything she knows. 234 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: So I think that's a great, great matchup. 235 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 3: To have Mercedes teaming with Soccer versus Rio and Alex 236 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 3: Windsor in a tag match tomorrow night should be a great, 237 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 3: great match and will give us a really valuable perspective 238 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 3: going into what should be a great, great week of TV. 239 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and seeing the Queen and the CEO Tech team 240 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 2: together should be a very good sight to see in 241 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 2: the ring. So let's kind of pivot a little bit, 242 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 2: you know, staying on the focus of talent this year. 243 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 2: You know, one of your big breakaway talents this year 244 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 2: has been Harley Cameron. She is, you know, if we're 245 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,319 Speaker 2: kind of taking a page out of Anthony Bowen's book 246 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,319 Speaker 2: The five you know, five stage player, five tool player there. 247 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 2: I mean, she seems like she can do everything. What 248 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 2: is it like to have a valuable tool like that 249 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 2: on the on the team that she can wrestle, she 250 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 2: can talk, she can sing, she I mean, it seems 251 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 2: like she can literally do anything you throw at her. 252 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 4: Ben trilli Quist, by the way, Yes. 253 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 3: She's a great, great talent. Absolutely, We're really lucky to 254 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 3: have Harley Cameron in AW. She's an incredibly valuable wrestler 255 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 3: and somebody that brings a lot of different skills to AW. 256 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: You're totally totally right about that. 257 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 3: I'm really really excited about having Harley Cameron competing in 258 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 3: AW but also all the things she brings to the 259 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 3: locker room. She's one of the most respected people. She's 260 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 3: worked so hard. She hasn't been wrestling that long, and 261 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 3: it's amazing she's gotten very, very good in the ring. 262 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 3: But she has so many talents outside the ring too, 263 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 3: and it's like Harley can do almost anything. So I'm 264 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 3: a big, big fan of Harley Cameron, and I think 265 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 3: she brings a really really. 266 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: Valuable perspective to AW. 267 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 3: And also somebody that represents AW really well outside and 268 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 3: can get fans an interesting perspective on AW. Somebody that 269 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 3: might be very different than what they had imagined a 270 00:14:57,920 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 3: pro wrestler would. 271 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 2: Be, Like absolutely, another quick question. This has got a 272 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 2: lot of us nerds very very happy the announcement Bran 273 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 2: Danielson will be a permanent addition to the announcing table 274 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 2: moving forward. Well, you know what brought you to that decision? 275 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 2: Was that something you'd been planning in the background or 276 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 2: was it just kind of a natural flow and it 277 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 2: just happened, Like could you kind of bring us up 278 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 2: to speed on that decision? 279 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 3: Sure, As we were preparing for Forbidden Door, I thought 280 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 3: Brian would be fantastic on the commentary team for that show, 281 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 3: Knowing the background he has, knowing his insights into pro 282 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 3: wrestling and how prepared he is and how much research 283 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 3: he does on pro wrestling worldwide, Knowing the stars competing 284 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 3: at Forbidden Door coming from different promotions, stars from Mexico 285 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 3: and Japan and traveling from all over the world to 286 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 3: compete at that show in London. Also, I think Brian's 287 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 3: a great star and people want to see Brian Danielson 288 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 3: on television and here Brian Danielson on television, and thankfully 289 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 3: he's got very intelligent, insightful things when he does talk. 290 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 3: So I really thought Brian would be a great part 291 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 3: of the commentary team, and he did a fantastic job 292 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 3: on Forbidden Door. So I had talked to him maybe 293 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 3: after his promotional tour of Australia was complete about Brian 294 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 3: joining us on Wednesday, and it worked out perfect and 295 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 3: he'll be joining us tomorrow night on Wednesday. 296 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: Night Dynamite as a host a. 297 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 3: Commentator providing his really really valuable insights into pro wrestling. 298 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 3: I think it's great anytime we're able to bring on 299 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 3: Brian Danielson to do anything in aw but especially to 300 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 3: provide very very intelligent and cycle commentary on pro wrestling. 301 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 3: That's a great thing in aew that we have now 302 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 3: with Brian Danielson as a host on Wednesday Night Dynamite 303 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 3: starting tomorrow. 304 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 4: Absolutely, for sure, I know your time is very precious 305 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 4: because you got to get some other things, especially with 306 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 4: the NFL season going on, you got more or AW 307 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 4: stuff going on. 308 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 3: I had so much time for you, Tim, I want 309 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 3: to be here on the battle ground. 310 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 4: Well we do. We do appreciate that, Tony, But I 311 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 4: wanted to ask you from a business side. 312 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: AW has been doing something really cool lately. 313 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 4: They've been doing residencies the way bands and comedians do. 314 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 4: Can you break down the business side of how all 315 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 4: that comes together? And do you ever worry about, you know, 316 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 4: the crowds getting a little too comfortable or maybe stale 317 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 4: if you're in the same venue multiple times during a run. 318 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: Well, I think we've. 319 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:31,439 Speaker 3: Picked great cities for the residencies, cities like Chicago and 320 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:33,880 Speaker 3: Philadelphia where you never get. 321 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: Concerned about the fans quieting down. 322 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 3: Were like last year around Dallas in the Eastports Stadium 323 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 3: in Arlington. I think when you've got great markets like Dallas, 324 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 3: Fort Worth or Arlington, when you have great markets like 325 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 3: Philadelphia and Chicago, I don't worry about that as much 326 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 3: because I know there's great AW fans. I know they 327 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,640 Speaker 3: love wrestling in those cities and they're gonna keep coming 328 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:58,440 Speaker 3: out and being loud and proud. Wrestling fans, and as 329 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 3: long as we deliver great shows, I never take it 330 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 3: for granted. We always have to put on great shows 331 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 3: and great matches, great rivalries. That's what we were doing 332 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,959 Speaker 3: in AW and I think eight W is having our 333 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 3: best year yet start. 334 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: To finish, we can pull this thing off. 335 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 3: I mean we're right now in September and since January, 336 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 3: I think we're having so far the best year of 337 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 3: wrestling from January to September we've ever had, and we've 338 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 3: accomplished so many cool things this year, hit new milestones. 339 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 3: We did our biggest crowd ever here in North America 340 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 3: for all in Texas, we set the record for the 341 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 3: most wrestling fans ever at the London two Forbidden Door. 342 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 3: Now coming back and going to have a huge, huge 343 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 3: crowd and all Out in Toronto, and our weekly TV 344 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 3: shows most importantly are really good shows. And going back 345 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 3: to just this weekend, it was a great collision. It's 346 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 3: going to be a great Wednesday night Dynamite. I'm really 347 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 3: excited for it. I think it's going to be a great, 348 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 3: great show. And I also think if you look at 349 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 3: the lineup of wrestlers in AW right now and. 350 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: The quality of the shows that we're putting on. 351 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 3: I think that if we keep this pace up, this 352 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 3: will be our best year and we'll have so much 353 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:19,640 Speaker 3: to look forward to next year. And a huge part 354 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 3: of it has been these crowds supporting us week in 355 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 3: week out, whether it's in a massive arena like the 356 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 3: two in London or these residencies where we've got these 357 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 3: tight pat crowds, and it comes across with the energy 358 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 3: on TV. 359 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: I was just watching that. 360 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 3: Collision after the Jaguars win yesterday and it was a really, 361 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 3: really awesome experience to be able to sit back and 362 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 3: watch a show we had just done the night before 363 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 3: and have it feel so fresh, and have everything clicked 364 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 3: so well on the show, and have it set in 365 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:57,479 Speaker 3: motion a great show for tomorrow for Wednesday Night. 366 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 4: Dynamite absolutely well. It's always an honor or privilege to 367 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 4: have you on the show. We're glad that AW is 368 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 4: coming back to Nashville. Of course, watch a w every 369 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 4: week on TBS, t and t HBO, Max, Amazon, Prime, YouTube, 370 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 4: everywhere that you have a screen you can watch AW. 371 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 4: And you have to watch it every week because if 372 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 4: you miss something, you're gonna miss out on a lot 373 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 4: of action again honor and or privilege for having you 374 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 4: on the show. Thank you so much for taking the 375 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 4: time out and talking with us today. 376 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 1: Tony, this is great. 377 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 3: I really enjoyed being with you guys. I hopefully can 378 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 3: come back again soon. I love being on the show. 379 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 3: Am I still the record holder for the most appearances? 380 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 2: I think so. 381 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 4: Well, Jeff, I will tell you when Jeff came on 382 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 4: the other day to make the announcement that AW is 383 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 4: coming back to Nashville, he kind of took the record 384 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 4: back from you, But now you took it back from him, 385 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 4: so you're now there. 386 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 3: Okay, Well, I'll have to come on again soon so 387 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 3: I can pad my lead against. 388 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 2: You well on Nashville, right around the corner. 389 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 3: Thing, get way out of him and get a comfortable lead, 390 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:56,679 Speaker 3: if that makes sense. I want to make this like 391 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 3: a threscore game so that we can start running the clock. 392 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 2: There we go. 393 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 4: Yeah, absolutely, We'll get you in studio because I know 394 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 4: Jeff is going to try to do something else with us, 395 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 4: so we'll get you in studio. Then you'll just surpass 396 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:10,880 Speaker 4: Jeff and then you'll be fine. 397 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 3: That okay, Well, I would love to come into the studio. 398 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,360 Speaker 3: That would be another new milestone for twenty twenty five. 399 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 3: Because we've done all of these great interviews and we've 400 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 3: never done one in the studio. 401 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 1: They've all been like this, haven't they. Yeah, I believe so. 402 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 4: And the venue ten minutes from our new building on Broadway. 403 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 4: So AW coming to Nashville, Tony Connin Studio, We'll see 404 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 4: what happening. 405 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 1: It makes a lot of sense. 406 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 3: I would love to do the Battleground and it would 407 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 3: be a great, great time, especially with AW coming to Nashville, 408 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 3: for me to come into your studio. But I know 409 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 3: you have great listeners all over the country and to 410 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 3: your audience, We've got a big, big episode of Wednesday. 411 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: Night Dynamite tomorrow night. 412 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 3: You're not gonna want to miss it. It's eight pm Eastern, 413 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 3: seven pm Central. For all your Nashville listeners, it's seven 414 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 3: pm Central, but I know you have people all the country, 415 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 3: So eight pm Eastern, seven pm Central. 416 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: It's on TBS, the superstation. 417 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 3: TBS has a great tradition of pro wrestling, if I may, 418 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 3: over fifty years of pro wrestling going back on TBS, 419 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 3: and I'm very honored we continue that with AW tomorrow Night. 420 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 3: You can also stream it on HBO Max. It's going 421 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 3: to be a great Wednesday night. Dynamite tomorrow