1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: What is going on w universe. 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 2: This is one half of the street Province montes for 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 2: my right hand man, one hundred Grant Angelo Dawkers representing 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 2: us a spirit and I always remember to live, breath 5 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 2: and dive bout them for words, which is we want smoke. 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: And this is the Battleground Podcast. Why from the Parts 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: Unknown Studios. 8 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 3: To the Battle Brown, Battle, the Battle Round, the Battle Crowd. 9 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 3: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast, your place for all things 10 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 3: pro wrestling. The Battle Road, the Battle Round now making 11 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 3: their way to the microphones. 12 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: Give it up for your hosts. 13 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 4: Welcome to the Battle Brown. What's up you guys? Welcome 14 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 4: back into iHeartRadio's official wrestling podcast, the Battleground Podcast. It 15 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 4: is Battle and of course this Monday night, it is 16 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 4: going down at LCA Monday Night Raw returns to Detroit. 17 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 4: Of course, tickets are available at ticketmaster dot com. And uh, 18 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 4: you know, let's just go ahead and do it. Let's 19 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 4: bring in our guests. Today. Montes Ford joins this show. 20 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 4: Montes let me h, let me bow down, because look 21 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 4: at that swag, Like I just wish that I could 22 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 4: pull off something like that. 23 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: Now you can, man, you can. But I appreciate you 24 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: having me on this celestious morning. 25 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 5: Man. 26 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: How are you doing. 27 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 4: I'm doing pretty good. Uh, you know, I'm it's honored 28 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 4: to have you on the show. How are you this morning? 29 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: I'm great man. 30 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 2: You know, I'm just getting ready for this interview as 31 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 2: well as possibly church for our interview later on. 32 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: As you can see, you never know what. 33 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 2: You might have to do on mornings like this, so 34 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 2: you got to stay prepared for battle. 35 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: No pun intended, no funny thing I like that. 36 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 4: Of course, you guys are gonna be rolling through Detroit 37 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 4: at Little Caesars Arena this Monday night. You can still 38 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 4: grab tickets right now. They're available at ticketmaster dot com. 39 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 4: But I want to kind of briefly talk about something 40 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 4: that recently just and of course we're coming off for WrestleMania. 41 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 4: Can we expect the street profits to be more aggressive 42 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 4: now coming out of you know what. We don't want 43 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 4: to talk about what happened at Mania. I mean, you 44 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 4: said in interviews before Mania that y'all are more aggressive 45 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 4: because it was Mania season and it was also the 46 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 4: culmination of two years of not getting that main lost 47 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 4: at Mania. Will be more aggressive in pursuit of the titles. 48 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 2: Now, yes, I mean, you know, we had the draft 49 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 2: last year, we traded off the Raw Tag Team Championship, 50 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 2: so we actually never lost raw tag team titles. So 51 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 2: now that we're back on the flagship show, the most 52 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 2: longest running episodic television show in history, which is Monday 53 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 2: Night Raw, which is Monday Night Prophets, we're back on. 54 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: Monday Night Raw, and we have OURK. 55 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 2: Bro, which very excitingly well, is a great tag team 56 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 2: of great brotherhood, a great love and friendship that they 57 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 2: have and shared in all these moments that they share together. 58 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 2: But they also possess something that does not belong to 59 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 2: them entirely, which is a raw tag team title. So yes, 60 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 2: that frustration will rise. Yes, that frustration will rise. 61 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: Because we want that prize, which is the Raw Tag 62 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: tam title. 63 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 2: So yes, the frustration is there. Yes, we're coming up 64 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 2: the heels of a WrestleMania. Yes, we're coming up the 65 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 2: heels of two years of trying to get to WrestleMania 66 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: and now and now in pursuit of Raw tagting titles, 67 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 2: we have RK Bro that currently possesses them. So yes, 68 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: the aggression has went up because as you know, as 69 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 2: time passes and you don't have something that's retrieved and 70 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 2: comes back to you, that frustration rises. But you gotta, 71 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 2: you know, we gotta remain poised, gott to remain poised, consistent, 72 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: you know, keep your mind on the swivel and keep 73 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: everything good. But that frustration does rise. And that's what 74 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: the current mode and game plan is setting that we're 75 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 2: in right now. We're trying to get back something that 76 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 2: we never lost. And I think if that was anybody 77 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: in that same situation, you know, you're trying to get 78 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 2: back something that you never lost, you be frustrated too. 79 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: What what are you doing with that? 80 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 4: I mean, I guess we could say technically you're still 81 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 4: the raw tag team champions if we. 82 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 3: Want to go well, exactly so, you'd be frustrated too 83 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 3: if you had to go to championship contententship matches to 84 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 3: get back something that you never lost in the first place. 85 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 3: How did you got to go through all these matches 86 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 3: and these number one contentent ships to get back something 87 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 3: that you never lost in the first place. It should 88 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 3: be automatic, right. 89 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, get it so. 90 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 4: Definitely for sure, And I'll tell you we've got some 91 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 4: pretty good track record. Everybody coming on this show goes 92 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 4: on to win the title. So you coming on this show, 93 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 4: you're gonna go on to win that title because we're 94 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 4: gonna put that give luck on the Battleground podcast. You 95 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 4: know something also really cool and I love seeing this 96 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 4: and you and Bianca like just seeing your couple goals 97 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 4: af as the kids like to say that, right, You know, 98 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 4: I think this is awesome because as I scrolled through 99 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 4: social media and I saw WWE post the moments of 100 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 4: like when you were behind the curtain waiting for the 101 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 4: first time at Madia when she won, and then you 102 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 4: were there for the second time. Let me kind of 103 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 4: peel back the curtain even more that night at Manium. 104 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 4: Did she tell you, hey, I'm gonna win the title 105 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 4: tonight or were you like all of us and you 106 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 4: found out as one, two, three and then the bell ring. 107 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 2: We always like being surprised, you know what I'm saying, 108 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 2: because I feel like that's where the emotion gets, like 109 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 2: it's more genuine, you know, like just like I'm more 110 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 2: nervous for her matches than mine, so like even like 111 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 2: just not knowing and not knowing the the the actual result, 112 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 2: I knew she. 113 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: Was gonna go out there and have a banger. 114 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 2: She's gonna do her thing, but just to see one, two, 115 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 2: three and win, it just makes the reaction more genuine. 116 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 1: And like, you know, whether we lose a draw with her, 117 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: I'm always. 118 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 2: Happy and always so so proud of her. 119 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: So yeah, just I was just like everyone else. 120 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 2: I want to feel like everyone else, you know, when 121 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 2: that you know, that end result happens. 122 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: So yeah, man, you know, I just sit back and 123 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: enjoyed the show, just like y'all man. 124 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,559 Speaker 4: And like I said, you know, a couple of goals 125 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 4: right there. That's what every couple of trieves to be, 126 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 4: is what you and be have. And you could just 127 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 4: see in that video when ww posted like the love 128 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 4: that you had as soon as she walked backstage with 129 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 4: that title, and it's just like you can just see it. 130 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 4: And that's that's what all couples should strive to be, 131 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 4: is like Montes and Bianca right there, because I mean, 132 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 4: it was amazing to see that. And uh, you know 133 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 4: something else that's really amazing And I've told this to 134 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 4: numerous people when we talked about it. That frog splash 135 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 4: that you have that is probably one of the best 136 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 4: looking frog splashes. And I guess all of wrestling, and 137 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 4: I remember, I want to say, maybe it was Mania 138 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 4: a couple of years back at the Performance Center when 139 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 4: you did that, I was like, I texted my body. 140 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 4: I was like, bro, Montese is about to like frog 141 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 4: splash into this fan. He got that high up there. 142 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 4: So let me ask you this, like which I guess 143 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 4: high Flyer inspired you to do the perfect frog splash 144 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 4: because every time I've seen you hit it, it is 145 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 4: perfect every single time. 146 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 2: Wow, I appreciate that. I would definitely say rob Van Dam, 147 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 2: Andy guierrero I try to have a common nation, a 148 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 2: mixure of both of them. H Eddie went his impact 149 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 2: because when Eddie hit it, it just looked like it 150 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 2: just it just took out whatever it was in the person. 151 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: It was gone. 152 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 2: And also for Rovin Dam's height and his range, I've 153 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 2: seen him hit it from like so many different eras 154 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 2: in the ring, and. 155 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: So I just say, you know what those are like 156 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: my two favorite ones. 157 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 2: I'm gonna try to have a mixture of both of 158 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 2: them in the mix and combine it. And I said, 159 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 2: if I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna make sure it's 160 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 2: going to be the highest because they got pretty high 161 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 2: on theirs and I said, you know what, I'm gonna 162 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 2: get the highest. 163 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna make sure it's. 164 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 2: Gonna be so hot to the point they're not even 165 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 2: gonna call it a frogs flash. They're gonna literally call 166 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 2: it from the heavens. Literally jump out of the frame 167 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 2: and come down like I literally got dropped from the 168 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 2: heavens right man. 169 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 4: And it's it's just amazing because like every time I 170 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 4: see you hit that frogs blush, I'm in aw. 171 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: I'm like, how does this? Like how he's about two hits. 172 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 4: When I thought about it in the Cowboys Stadium, I 173 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 4: was like, he's gonna probably hit the drumbo tron if 174 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 4: he gets up there highing up. I'm just like, geez, yeah, 175 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 4: that frog splash is a thing of beauty. And I 176 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 4: gotta say, it is an amazing to see you do 177 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 4: that and just seeing like the high flying moves like 178 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 4: the other night when you did the Superman over the ring, 179 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 4: Like what is happening? 180 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: Like Montes is unhuman. I lose my mind all the time. Man. 181 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: You know, you guys do a lot for us. 182 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 2: You know, you take time out of your days and 183 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 2: you spend like heart earned money and dollars to come 184 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 2: see us put on the show. And that's exactly what 185 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 2: you guys want to get, especially from us. You know, 186 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 2: it's a show, and man like, the craziest part about 187 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 2: it is I'm actually afraid of heights. So that's why 188 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 2: I made it my finishing move too, because I kind 189 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 2: of treat it the same way Batman treats bats like. 190 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 2: I'm afraid of heights, so I used frog splash to 191 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 2: pretty much. 192 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: This is the end here. 193 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 4: I mean, I don't blame you. I'm afraid of heights, 194 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 4: but I'll ride roller coasters all day long. It's very weird. 195 00:08:56,400 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 4: So I'm the same way, and I'm afraid of heids 196 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 4: and I'll ride roller coaches. I'm afraid of needles, but 197 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 4: I've got tattoos everywhere. 198 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: It's weird. 199 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 4: I don't understand it. 200 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,719 Speaker 1: I don't know it's it's it's just. 201 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's weird. So let me ask you, like a 202 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:17,560 Speaker 4: what if question. What if let's say street profits go 203 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 4: their separate way, something happens. Okay, let's say you go 204 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 4: on a singles run. Who would you like to face? 205 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 4: And what is that title? Do you want to win? 206 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 2: Roman reigns he has the ultimate prize in our business 207 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 2: right now, actually has the ultimate prize is plural now 208 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 2: and right now, which is the WW Championship and the 209 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:43,719 Speaker 2: Universal Championship. And I felt like, even as a kid, man, 210 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 2: that's like one of the things I always want to 211 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 2: do is win the ultimate prize. That is the ultimate 212 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 2: prize in our business, bar none, no arguments, no debates. 213 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 2: You might want to wait, but I'm gonna say it 214 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 2: now because it's high at stake and that is Roman 215 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:03,839 Speaker 2: reigns for the un universal, undisputed w Championship. 216 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: That is the ultimate prize. That's that's it. 217 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 2: I feel like everyone as a kid, that's their dream 218 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 2: man to be wanting to be W Champion, to be 219 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 2: the head at the face of the company. 220 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: Man, I feel like that's just a goal, especially for myself. 221 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 2: I can't speak for everyone else, but I feel like 222 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 2: for myself, like that's always been ultimate goal. My mom, uh, 223 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 2: she still sends me pictures now to this day of 224 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 2: me holding up the w W Championship as a kid, 225 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 2: because it's just, you know, it's with everybody, man, even 226 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 2: with you. Man, it's the w Championship. Man, It's You've 227 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 2: seen so many historic and legends like hold that prize, man, 228 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 2: and it's like it's something man, And uh, I know 229 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 2: if it happened, if it does happen, like if me 230 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 2: and Dark Scar separate, raise whether he you know, goes 231 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 2: for the same goal as well, that supports always going 232 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 2: to be there. I feel like you can't achieve these 233 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 2: goals without that support behind you, you know what I'm saying. 234 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 2: So yeah, definitely that man, it's got everybody wants to 235 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 2: be the man you got. 236 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: I don't want to be the man for sure. 237 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 4: And you know I can see that, like you know, 238 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 4: we watch your matches and I was like, Montes has 239 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 4: superstar written all over him. He's got face of the company, 240 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 4: he's got the swagger, he's got the mic skills. I mean, 241 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 4: what's not to love about everything that Montes for can 242 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 4: give you each and every week. I mean, you got 243 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,319 Speaker 4: the kids behind you, which, by the way, my five 244 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 4: year old who's gotten into wrestling right weh. I got 245 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 4: a phone call from his teacher the other day and 246 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 4: I was like, uh, you know what's going on? She 247 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 4: was like yeah, uh, mister battle. He keeps saying we 248 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 4: want the smoke to people. You know, Like I said, wait, 249 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,679 Speaker 4: do what And she's like, yeah, we told him to 250 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 4: do something, and he's like, we want the smoke, and 251 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 4: I was like, got it, got it okay. So clearly 252 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 4: you guys have an effect on my five year old. 253 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 4: So I guess where where did it come from? Like 254 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 4: we want the smoke? Like whose idea was that to 255 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 4: come up with? Because I mean it's catchy and everybody's. 256 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 2: That's a phrase man like when you say we have 257 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 2: the smoke, that's like you you want them problems, you 258 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 2: want everything come like if somebody got some problems, like 259 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,199 Speaker 2: all right, we want that smoke. But also we use 260 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,559 Speaker 2: it in a positive tone as well. It's like especially 261 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 2: for kids, man like when they say that, we want 262 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 2: them to like go attack school, Go attack those tests, 263 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 2: Go attack those uh those job interviews, Go attack those 264 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 2: uh those in the course tests and those tasks and 265 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 2: things you have to. 266 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: Do throughout the school years so you can succeed. 267 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 2: Like any task or any challenge that comes your way, 268 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 2: you say that to give you motivation to tackle it. 269 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 2: And that's what we try to use it in a 270 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 2: positive sense to like not make people afraid of the 271 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 2: things that they have to like go and try to accomplish, 272 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,959 Speaker 2: you know, and some tasks are very very tall, very scary, 273 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 2: very strenuous. But we try to distill those four words 274 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 2: into like, especially the younger audience and the kids, to like, 275 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 2: don't be afraid. 276 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: You know, you're gonna go out there and tackle it. 277 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, And I mean he's out there repeating it, and 278 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 4: I had explained to his teacher about that, and I'm 279 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 4: just gonna be like, well, this is from the guy 280 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 4: who says. 281 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: We want the smoke. 282 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 4: Where he got it from, This is what he means 283 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 4: behind it. Here's the video proof that way. But don't 284 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 4: call me no, he's not. But yeah, man, so Montes, 285 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 4: I do want to say this, and before I kind 286 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 4: of get into this, I do want to say thank 287 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 4: you for your service, because I know you spent some 288 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 4: time in the Marines. We did have some fan questions 289 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 4: and somebody did write in how did life in the 290 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 4: Marines prepare you for? 291 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: W W A so. 292 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 2: Very grateful in my time of seven this beautiful country man, 293 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 2: and I think it prepare me on so many different 294 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 2: levels on how to attack life, from the attack to 295 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,719 Speaker 2: take an initiative to a lot of things. To stand 296 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 2: very very high on my mental aspect and to tackling 297 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 2: a lot of things, especially from the physical standpoint as well. 298 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 2: It's prepared me on so many aspects to just prepare 299 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 2: and to tackle WWE itself as a whole, and very 300 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 2: grateful my time the brotherhood we establish of learning how 301 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 2: to work with the man to your left and to 302 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:13,439 Speaker 2: the right of you, just so many aspects. I feel 303 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 2: like the Marine Corps prepared me for every single thing 304 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 2: that I had to do for the WWE, and very 305 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 2: grateful of it. 306 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 4: Man. 307 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 2: I still keep in contact with all those guys there. 308 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 2: It's like a life term, long term life brotherhood. And 309 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 2: I feel like, like I said, every single thing that 310 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 2: I went through the Marines, every mission, every task, I 311 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 2: felt like it set me up to tackle the WWE 312 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 2: and the WU. 313 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: Universe as a whole. 314 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 2: Very grateful of it, and of course serving this beautiful 315 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 2: country to USLA man for sure. 316 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 4: And again thank you for your service on that one. 317 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 4: I also want to say thank you again for coming 318 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 4: on the show today. It's not going to have you on. 319 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 4: And I know we follow each other on Twitter and 320 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 4: the motivations you pop out on Tweet every day. It's 321 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 4: great to see those, so I thank you for everything 322 00:14:58,240 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 4: that you do. It's hoed to have you on this 323 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 4: show today. 324 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: Man, No, one hundred per cent. Man, I appreciate you 325 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: taking the time to have me. 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