1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:00,600 Speaker 1: What up? 2 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:01,080 Speaker 2: What up? 3 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Y'all? Listening and watching Battle Crown podcast. Uh, check it out. 4 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: This should be a dope one. 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 2: And not watching you ever thought about that? 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: They probably are maybe never know that. That's why. But 7 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: this is why I said listening and talking and watch. 8 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 2: It and watching it. 9 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: I don't know anyways, you're right follow You can follow 10 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: me at Santana Underscore Proud at Twitter and Instagram. 11 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 2: Oh and you can follow me at Ortiz Underscore Powerful. 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: You see what we did. They're proud and powerful. You 13 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 2: see where are I think they? I think they get it. 14 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 2: You have to make sure sometimes you never know. It 15 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 2: might go over some people's head. But hey, tune in 16 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 2: to watch Blood and Guts because it's gonna be insane 17 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 2: and we're bound to do something crazy and stupid. But 18 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: guess what, We're gonna make sure that people are talking 19 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: about this match till years from now. 20 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: And my name is Santana and I like to fight. 21 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 2: And my name is Ortiz, and I don't know what 22 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 2: I like to do why? From the Parts Unknown Studios, 23 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 2: into the battle. 24 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 3: Crowd, Battle the battle Bound, the battle Crowd. 25 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast, your place for all things 26 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 2: pro wrestling the Battle. 27 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: The Battle crowd. 28 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 2: Now making their way to the microphone sex give it 29 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 2: up for your hosts. 30 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 4: Welcome to the Battle Brown. 31 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 5: And here we go. 32 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 4: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast. I've lost count. I think 33 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 4: we're almost close to a hundred. 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But let me go ahead and 53 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 4: we add in Eli, and we add in Lena to 54 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 4: the show real quick, Lena, Eli, how's everybody doing? 55 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 2: Doing good? 56 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 6: Excited to be here? 57 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 3: I just lost my light. 58 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 5: Oh no, it's dramatic effots. 59 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 4: We'll bring Eli back to the stream here in just 60 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 4: a second once we get here. But let's go ahead 61 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 4: and bring in our guest who's going to be involved 62 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 4: in this match, Blood and Guts. Santana and Ortiz join 63 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 4: us from AE. W what's going on, guys, and we 64 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,399 Speaker 4: are super stoked to have you guys on the show. 65 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 4: When I had reached out and I was like, Hey, 66 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 4: can we have somebody to talk to on about blooding Guts? 67 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 4: And they were like, how about Santana Ortis And I 68 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 4: was like, yes, let's go ahead and get them on here. 69 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 4: And now we're gonna get Eli back into the mix now. 70 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 4: So here we go, and you know, let's kind of 71 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 4: talk about this is kind of an interesting thing, full 72 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 4: circle moment. We're almost two years at the anniversary of 73 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 4: you guys showing up at All Out and making your 74 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 4: presence known against the Luca Brothers and the Young Bucks, 75 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 4: which served as your official arrival in AW Like. 76 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 5: When I watched that, I was like holy crap. 77 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 4: Like I'm getting goosebumps right now thinking of that moment 78 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 4: of you guys ripping the masks off and you're just 79 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 4: sitting right there. The question I have for you is, like, 80 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 4: what has the two years been like personally and professionally 81 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 4: since joining Aw. 82 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:05,559 Speaker 2: You want to go first, buddy, you can go. Uh. Personally, 83 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 2: it's it's it's been a wild ride. H Recently, I 84 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 2: I kind of had an epiphany where I felt like, 85 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: in a way, I was a little bit of a 86 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 2: in a slump personally because I felt like I was 87 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 2: in such a a routine that I needed to break it. 88 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 2: I feel like I was getting too complacent because when 89 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 2: we were coming up, man, we were broke, you know 90 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 2: what I mean, And now we're very fortunate to be 91 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 2: living comfortably, and I kind of I got too comfortable, 92 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 2: and uh, it just something happened to me mentally where 93 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 2: I was just like, I need to get hungry again. 94 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 2: I need to get back at it. And and that's 95 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 2: where I'm at now. And professionally it's been so fulfilling, 96 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 2: like it's insane. The people we get to work with, 97 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: the things that we've gotten to do. 98 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 7: Uh. 99 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 2: Stadium Stampede, the parking lot match, other things that first match, 100 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 2: uh with with at the first dynamite Maine, inventing the 101 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 2: first dynamite ever with Jericho, first time we were in 102 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 2: the ring with him. I mean, it's so fulfilling. But uh, 103 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 2: not to get too philosophical, but I feel like people 104 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 2: when you see that, they're like kind of doing it all, 105 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 2: living their dream doing this. You would expect that person 106 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 2: to be the happiest person in the world. But sometimes 107 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 2: you get in a rut and I feel like, really, 108 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 2: the last couple of months, I've I've been I found 109 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 2: new purpose in life, and uh, it's awesome. And it 110 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 2: has to do a lot with being in aw that 111 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 2: I'm afforded the opportunities that that I have. 112 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 3: And that's a big turning point for a lot of people, 113 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 3: you know, Like I think that's kind of what separates 114 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 3: the men from the boys really, when you can kind 115 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 3: of analyze yourself and be like, I'm just going through 116 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 3: the motions. You know, I got to do something, and 117 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 3: so I mean like that's yeah, I should turn the 118 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 3: corner and go in a big direction. 119 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, yeah, man. And it's it's always been our 120 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 2: philosophy to never rest on our laurels and and uh 121 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 2: to not become complacent, and yeah, I just kind of 122 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 2: had that U WTF moment. I was just like, man, 123 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,679 Speaker 2: what's going on, Let's let let's get it together. And uh, 124 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 2: luckily my partner is uh stupp by me and deals 125 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 2: with my ship. 126 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: So yeah, uh for me personally, it's been a roller 127 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: coaster ride. Man. I've I've experienced a lot, not just 128 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: professionally there, but personally in my life since we've signed there. 129 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: You know, I lost my dad and my stepdad and 130 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 1: just went through a lot of things personally that uh, 131 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: you know, really did a did a number on me mentally, 132 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. But thankfully, uh, you know, 133 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: we did have this to keep us going, and we 134 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: did have that motivation of being dads and being family 135 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: men that we knew, you know, we got to pull 136 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: it together because we have families that depend on us, 137 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, thankfully we were we were able 138 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: to continue doing that. But yeah, man, it's it's been 139 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: a huge learning experience. Just like anything new you know, 140 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: you go through in life, You're always gonna start learning 141 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: new things and learning new situations and how to deal 142 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: with them. And I think that's been like the name 143 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: of the game, you know, for me so far, and 144 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,679 Speaker 1: uh yeah, it's it's it's been a great experience. I 145 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: I always try to take away, you know, big things 146 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: from from every experience that I go through life. And 147 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: you know, this is this is a huge one for 148 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: me professionally. It's been amazing. I Uh, you know, we're 149 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: always hungry for more, you know what I mean. And 150 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: that's that's the attitude that's always gotten us to where 151 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: we're at. Is that where we always constantly stay hungry, 152 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: and we're always uh we always try to keep each 153 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: other motivated. Of course, you know, we we may go 154 00:07:55,760 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: through things personally and and maybe uh mentally fall off track, 155 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: but it's always we always have the same goal and 156 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: the same purpose, and that's to to be the absolute 157 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: best and whatever we do, you know. And and that's 158 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: no different even today, you know what I mean. Like 159 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: we're still those those guys. 160 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 5: So for sure. 161 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 4: And you know, when when you guys shut up at 162 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 4: a w like when you when you left Impact, there 163 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,119 Speaker 4: was all the rumors going around on the internet, where 164 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 4: where where are they going to end up? 165 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 5: Are they going to end up at this company at 166 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 5: this company, did you. 167 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 4: Know that it was going to be a W or 168 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:32,079 Speaker 4: was there like maybe other offers out there, or did 169 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 4: you know for sure we're going to a W. Uh. 170 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: We we had numerous offers from different places, you know, 171 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: and and we took a lot of things into consideration, 172 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: and Whiche's and I sat down and we you know, 173 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: we weighed everything out, the pros and cons of from 174 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 1: every opportunity that that was being presented to us. But 175 00:08:55,600 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: one of as far as as decision, the decision making 176 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: and aw for us are, like our major major decision 177 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: and reasoning behind our decision was that we wanted to 178 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: continue being dads and being family men and supporting our 179 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: fans and and actually being there. And both of our 180 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,959 Speaker 1: kids at the time were young well actually orties. He 181 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: was just right, like the baby was just just born 182 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: and my daughter was still young. And at the time, 183 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: you know, before the pandemic and stuff like you know, 184 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: how the schedule is, it's is not a game, you 185 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: know what I mean, as as should as you know. 186 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: But one of the main things was that we wanted 187 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: to be home more and be family men and at 188 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: the same time living our dream and uh, you know, 189 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: supporting our fans doing so sure. 190 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, to touch on that, it was an insane time 191 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 2: to be wanted by everybody. It was just very very 192 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 2: surreal for us because you know, we're just two punk 193 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 2: cakes from New York, as my partners said a bunch 194 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 2: of times. And you know, you can say something a 195 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 2: million times and wishing to existence, but when then it 196 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 2: actually happens, it's like whoa right, and it's really awesome. 197 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, And like you said, I mean, being the hottest 198 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:25,439 Speaker 4: free agents, everybody wants you, and clearly you made the 199 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 4: right decision with AW. 200 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 2: I believe so very much. Yeah. 201 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 6: Well, AW is so lucky to have you, guys. And 202 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 6: since y'all started there, you've had several standout moments. Ortiz 203 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 6: mentioned the parking lot fight with best friends, which is 204 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 6: my personal favorite. So what have been y'all's favorite so far? 205 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 2: For me? 206 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: That was I think the parking lot brawl and also 207 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: stadium stampede were like huge highlights. And like you mentioned earlier, 208 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: like the first moment we stepped in front of an 209 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: Holy Wrestling camera, you know what I mean? Like that, 210 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: that moment honestly is gonna be with me for the 211 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: rest of my life. You know the fact that we 212 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: were like grinding for you know, two three years just 213 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:16,559 Speaker 1: all over the world, you know, just trying to get 214 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 1: our name as big as we could, and stepping in 215 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: front of that crowd and unmasking and having that reaction 216 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: was just the biggest validation of of like the hard 217 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: work that we put into, you know, building ourselves. But yeah, 218 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,559 Speaker 1: like crazy, he. 219 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 2: Made me think of a funny story, which is why 220 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 2: I smiled. Like leading up to that moment, we we 221 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 2: just kept telling each other we're gonna take off the 222 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 2: mask and we're just not gonna get it. Crickets, crickets, 223 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 2: and we really thought that, like so many we like 224 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 2: so that day we was snuck backstage. We literally was 225 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 2: like in a room. They just put us in a room. 226 00:11:57,559 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 2: We didn't say hello to anybody, and you know, we 227 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 2: knew a lot of people in the locker room from 228 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 2: our time in the Indies and Impact and stuff. So 229 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 2: so the whole time we're by ourselves. So we're by 230 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 2: ourselves and all we have is like we don't have 231 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 2: really we had no cell phone service. It was like 232 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 2: we're sitting in this room. We hear the reaction outside 233 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 2: of like all the show going on. We don't. We're 234 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 2: trying to like get on our phones to find out 235 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 2: what's going on on the show. We have no idea 236 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 2: what's going. 237 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 5: And didn't even have you like a closed feat. 238 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 2: No. We were in the locker room with a SCU 239 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:35,199 Speaker 2: and we just rarely saw them. The only people that 240 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 2: knew we were there were SCU and whatever security guard 241 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,079 Speaker 2: have brought us in. I forgot which outlass security guard 242 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 2: was with us, and that was it. We just ran 243 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 2: in with putty on and just ran because they didn't 244 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 2: want anything to read. So when we finally were going through, 245 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 2: we're like underneath the stage and we're looking at each 246 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 2: other and they were like and we were like, man, 247 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 2: we're not going to get no reaction. Watch and then 248 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 2: we go out. And then when we get that initial reaction, Man, 249 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 2: the best drug in the world. It's it was insane 250 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,319 Speaker 2: thinking about it now, I'm getting goosebumps. 251 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 4: And it's it's kind of it's cool to go back 252 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 4: and watch that moment of like is it them? 253 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 5: Is it not them? 254 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 4: And the moment you pull that mask off and y'all 255 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 4: are just there on the ropes and like everybody losing 256 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 4: their mind and like I said earlier talking about it. 257 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 4: Right now, the hair is standing up on my arms 258 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 4: just thinking about that moment, and I know that's one 259 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 4: of those those moments that when you hang the boots up, 260 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,319 Speaker 4: that's gonna be one of those top ten moments. 261 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, for sure. 262 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 3: So this is kind of pulling the curtain back a 263 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 3: little bit. There's been a lot of talk of the 264 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 3: Forbidden Door over the last couple of months, specifically the 265 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 3: relationship with Impact in aw and now you know Kenny 266 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 3: Omega is the Impact World Champion. When did you guys 267 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 3: find out that that was actually happening, And I mean, 268 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 3: what were your initial thoughts? 269 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 2: Initial thoughts is I think it's also I love when 270 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 2: wrestling like old school WWF in the nineties, they would 271 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,599 Speaker 2: have all these guys like that's the first time I 272 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 2: ever got introduced to Tako Minchoku and Mi Pro is 273 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 2: one of my favorite wrestling of all time I still 274 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 2: watch today. 275 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I saw like I think he was like in 276 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: the ninety two Rumble or something. 277 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 2: Like Grayske all the loutra doors that they were bringing. 278 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 2: They were just bringing all this talent from everywhere, and 279 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 2: I always thought that was awesome, like always and now 280 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 2: that in uh In a way, uh AW is doing 281 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 2: the same thing working with Impact now, working with New Japan, 282 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 2: and then who who knows who else they'll they'll work 283 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 2: with in the future. But I think that's always cool. 284 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 2: Eugena Gottam like, what, Yeah, it's awesome that it's always 285 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 2: always good. 286 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: It's just always good for the business in general, you 287 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: know what I mean. I think, uh at the end 288 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: of the day, we're here to please the wrestling fans 289 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: and the wrestling fans, the ones that are winning right now, 290 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: you know, Like I think this is one of the 291 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: best times to be into wrestling, and like just with 292 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: everything going on and it's it's definitely a. 293 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 2: Fun time for sure. 294 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 4: And like, are you is there like a fanboy moment 295 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 4: that you guys had when like somebody showed up, whether 296 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 4: it be like Sting or like what was your mind 297 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 4: like when that happened when Sting showed up? Because I mean, 298 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 4: all of us are fans on a Sting as you 299 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 4: can tell. I've got the bat up there from when 300 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 4: he was inducted into the TNA Hall of. 301 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 2: Fame, So oh, that's pretty awesome. 302 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 4: What was that moment like backstage? Because I know a 303 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 4: lot of people said it was very quiet. 304 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I will tell you my personal experience. I 305 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 2: was literally talking to uh Sammy Sammy Guvara and we 306 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 2: were just I don't know, we were be asking about 307 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 2: his vlog or something I can't remember, and then all 308 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 2: of a sudden, I guess my back was turned and 309 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 2: someone like kind of squealed and made us out. I 310 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 2: gotta look back and they were like, yo, did you 311 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 2: see Sting? And I'm like what because no one knew 312 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 2: he was there, Like no one knew backstage. Basically, it 313 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 2: was kind of similar to our debut. They try to 314 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 2: keep everything tight on the wraps because they don't want 315 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 2: anything being out to the to the sheets or anything. 316 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 2: So uh yeah. So me and like Sammy fanboyd like. 317 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: Crawl to Gorilla. 318 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 2: We were like, oh my god, Actually I felt like 319 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 2: we were in high school. It was a it was 320 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 2: a really cool moment. And to see a bunch of 321 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 2: grown people act like ten year olds, it was cool. 322 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 5: It was aweso right yeah, oh man. 323 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 4: So recently we chatted with the Briscos from Ring of Honor, 324 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 4: who said, in regards to working with other promotions the 325 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 4: team that they would love to face that they never 326 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 4: had before was FTR. Who are some of the teams 327 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 4: that you have never faced, but you would love the 328 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 4: opportunity to go at it off the top for sure. 329 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 2: MotorCity machine Guns they have eluded us. Unfortunately they came 330 00:16:56,440 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 2: into the company after we left, which I'm still like 331 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 2: right now. But as you mentioned earlier, with the forbidden 332 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 2: door open, yep, I mean hopefully it could happen one day, 333 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 2: but definitely Motor City machine Guns would probably be at 334 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 2: the top of our list. Ye. 335 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, they came back, and I mean they can still 336 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 3: go to man. 337 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,640 Speaker 1: Yeah. 338 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 6: Well, there have been discussions since the last the launch 339 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 6: of ae W about a proposed six man tag team 340 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 6: championship And do you see that as something beneficial to 341 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 6: ae W? And if so, who would you pick as 342 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 6: your other partner? 343 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 2: Who will we pick as our other partner? I mean Sammy, 344 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 2: That's really what I mean. We have plenty of options 345 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 2: with the Inner Circle, you know. Yeah, but you've done 346 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 2: a few trio matches with Sammy and Jericho, even with Jake, 347 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,880 Speaker 2: We've we've we've done triple teams. Any any other member 348 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 2: of the Inner Circle would fit perfectly because they add 349 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,400 Speaker 2: their own element to it, you know what I mean, 350 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 2: Jake being more of the the powerhouse to brute, like 351 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 2: someone you don't want to f with, and then Sammy 352 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 2: is just insane, will do about anything. Like they have 353 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 2: to talk Sammy down from doing the craziness that he 354 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 2: wants to do. I think Sammy wouldn't be standing today 355 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 2: if they would have greenlit some of the things he 356 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 2: wanted to do in Stadium Stampede. He's he's a individual, 357 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 2: and to him. 358 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 4: I mean we we had Ricky Starks on the show 359 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 4: not too long ago, and we were sitting there and 360 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 4: all of a sudden, here comes Sammy just waltzing into 361 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:35,120 Speaker 4: the interview. 362 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 2: But to answer your question about it being beneficial, for sure, 363 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 2: I mean there's so many people on the roster, and 364 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 2: I think having a belt like that, or a title 365 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 2: or a tournament, whatever they did decide to do, it 366 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 2: would be beneficial to get some spotlight on guys that 367 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 2: haven't had the opportunities to showcase really what they can do. 368 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 2: I mean, if you keep up with Elevation or Dark, 369 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 2: you'll see and in small parts of what somebod these 370 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 2: people can do. But man, all we need is more time, 371 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 2: because if people have more time, you could really truly 372 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 2: see how talented our roster is. And I think implementing 373 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 2: that would would be awesome and beneficial towards the workers. Yeah. 374 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, it would just be another way to tell stories, 375 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 3: you know, yeah exactly, especially if it was something like 376 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 3: you know, you two you know somehow got paired up 377 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 3: like MJF and then y'all won the six man time 378 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 3: and then it's you know, you kind of have that contention, 379 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 3: you know. 380 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 5: And all that. 381 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 3: So yeah, okay, cool. So that bleeds into the next question. 382 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,119 Speaker 3: So after some ups and downs, especially over the last 383 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 3: you know, six to eight months, bringing in MJF ward 384 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 3: Low and then you know the fallout from all that, 385 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 3: what is the current status of the Inner Circle? Do 386 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:59,120 Speaker 3: you think you guys are stronger than ever? There's still 387 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 3: some wounds need to be healed, Like where where were 388 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 3: you guys think you're at right now? 389 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: I definitely think we're stronger than ever because, like we 390 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 1: we said it before, like we were onto Max's game 391 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: since day one, you know what I mean, we just 392 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: wanted to let him, let him be a child and 393 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 1: play his little game, you know what I mean. Uh, 394 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,719 Speaker 1: you when you when you have a veteran like Jericho. 395 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: Jericho knew the same thing. He was just allowing Max 396 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: to dig himself even into an even deeper hole. And 397 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: uh yeah, he may have surprised us a bit with 398 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: with having this whole uh uh game plan of having 399 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 1: a fashion But when you when you're standing across from 400 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 1: from us in the Inner Circle, I mean. 401 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:52,119 Speaker 5: It's it's gonna be brutal. 402 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 4: Because I remember, and I had sent this tweet out 403 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 4: when that big brawl had happened backstage, and I was like, 404 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,120 Speaker 4: if this isn't the blood and Guts. 405 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 5: Match, I don't know what's happening. 406 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 4: And like I remember, like Sammy liked and I think 407 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 4: maybe you two guys liked it, and a couple other people, 408 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,159 Speaker 4: and then all of a sudden, it was like Blood 409 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 4: and Guts, Inner Circle Pinnacle, and I was like, that's it. 410 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 5: This is gonna be the match. I think that this 411 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 5: will this. 412 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 4: Will be you know, we're only what five months into 413 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 4: the year. This will be match of the year. I 414 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 4: guarantee it. I will call that right now on this show, 415 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 4: that that will be match of the year. I appreciate it, 416 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 4: and Dave Meltzer will throw six stars at this matchestead 417 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 4: of five and you know, speaking of Blood and Guts, 418 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 4: which is Wednesday night on T and T, which you 419 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 4: can watch it at eight seven Central. How is this 420 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 4: match different from any battle you faced in your career, 421 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 4: because it seems like this match particularly has become incredibly personal. 422 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 2: Uh. Yeah, I mean we've just us too personally, have 423 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:03,920 Speaker 2: been in a bunch of matches that have been as 424 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 2: violent as this is setting up to be very personal 425 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 2: and very personal. Yes, but you know, in each man individually, 426 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:16,200 Speaker 2: like you know, Jericho's had wars, Sammy, like I stated earlier, 427 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 2: is just a maniac, and and Jank has had legitimate 428 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 2: wars and a and the octagon or an MMA cage. 429 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:28,479 Speaker 2: I would say this is probably as a team, this 430 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 2: is our first cage match, you know what I mean, 431 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,679 Speaker 2: they'll they'll actually be metal on the side, so that 432 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:37,360 Speaker 2: adds a whole new element to it. But our our 433 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 2: past uh has really prepared us for this. But it'll 434 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,879 Speaker 2: be it'll be different, and it'll be a different challenge 435 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 2: because we have a cage to our disposal, and also 436 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 2: just how our brains work. We're gonna want to do 437 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 2: some innovative stuff or we're gonna want to try to 438 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 2: do some you know, find an innovative, innovative way to 439 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 2: to uh almost kill our opponents. 440 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:02,880 Speaker 5: It can still be aired on cable TV. 441 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, I want to get arrested. 442 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 3: You know, the inside. But it's also a weapon. I mean, 443 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 3: you're surrounded by a huge weapon. 444 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 4: You know. 445 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 6: Well tonight on YouTube. Uh, this episode we're doing right 446 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 6: now will be released tomorrow. But tonight is the Road 447 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 6: to Blood and Guts. So can y'all tell us a 448 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 6: little bit about that? 449 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: Well, definitely check that out. It's a I got. I 450 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 1: got to see a little a little teaser of it 451 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 1: like the other day, and and it's it's looking really good. 452 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: There's some some really like. The great thing about a 453 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: WS is its ability to tell stories. And that's uh, 454 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 1: if if you paid attention to this whole story, Aline, 455 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: it's that's exactly. We're just telling a crazy story. But this, 456 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: this Road two is definitely special. And the way they 457 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 1: hyped it up and built up the match and it's 458 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna be cool. I can't wait for everyone to 459 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:02,400 Speaker 1: see it. 460 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 2: I personally always love the Road twos because I'm a 461 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 2: huge boxing fan, and I love the twenty four sevens 462 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 2: and kind of like the behind the scenes of people 463 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 2: training and stuff like that, and our road twos kind 464 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 2: of remind me of that, Like with the with the 465 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,400 Speaker 2: narrator and the way there's certain clips that they use. 466 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 2: I love how they put everything together and it just 467 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 2: adds a different element and it kind of tells a 468 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 2: deeper story, and I just I love them and I 469 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 2: can't wait to watch it after this. I'm actually gonna 470 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 2: sit down and watch it because, like Santana, I've only 471 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 2: seen a little snippet. 472 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:35,920 Speaker 4: But yeah, speaking of boxing, hoo, do you have Mayweather or. 473 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 2: Paul Mayweather all day? 474 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 5: Man? 475 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 2: Question? 476 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 4: I actually ended up buying the Paul and ask Green fight, 477 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 4: and I was like, what am I watching? 478 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 5: Like this is a train wreck. 479 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm jealous of Mayorweather for the first time, not 480 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 3: because of his money and scale, but because he's gonna 481 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 3: knock that kid out. 482 00:24:57,400 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 5: That's very del. 483 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: If I had the ability to make the money that 484 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 1: they make as easy as they make it, bro. 485 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 5: Man, no joke, we would change professions, right exactly. 486 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 3: I mean, I can't blame those Paul kids for doing that. 487 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 3: That's smart, right, I Mean, you know, if you're in 488 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 3: a halfway decent attraction kind of fight. I mean that's 489 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 3: millions bucks, you know, and like like you said, one night, 490 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,399 Speaker 3: you know what six eight months training one fight? I 491 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 3: mean I can't. 492 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 4: I mean I think I saw like ask askering was 493 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 4: like getting paid seven hundred thousand dollars and he took 494 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 4: that one little punch and yeah, and it showed him 495 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 4: back stage just chilling like I didn't even hurt him. 496 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 4: I would have been this way, sign me, I'll I'll 497 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 4: take a punch real quick. 498 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, and he got a I think he got a 499 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 2: buys for whatever the pay per view in the house 500 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 2: was too, so I think it was like seven hundred 501 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 2: grand flat and on top of that all the other 502 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 2: money that he got back in. So that's why he 503 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 2: had that smile. He's like for sure, he walked. 504 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 5: Out like he was like, I just got to check 505 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 5: any worried about this. 506 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, that'd be the time. 507 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 5: Why. 508 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, Well, to the surprise of a lot of people watching, 509 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 3: you guys have not held the aw World tag team titles, 510 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 3: which is surprising. I you know, in the blur, I 511 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 3: kind of I kind of see you guys with the belts, 512 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:19,919 Speaker 3: but obviously that hasn't happened yet, is that you know, 513 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 3: in the back of your minds, is that still the 514 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 3: ultimate goal for you guys in AW. 515 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:27,680 Speaker 2: Always there there's nothing more important than gold the championships, 516 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 2: and that's why we do it. And the goal just 517 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:32,959 Speaker 2: signifies that you're the best at what you do. The 518 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 2: tag team goals signifies you're the best tag team. The 519 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 2: heavyweight champion signifies you're the best heavyweight, you know what 520 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 2: I mean, the woman's champion, et cetera. As it goes 521 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:44,359 Speaker 2: down the line. And yeah, that's always the goal, is 522 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 2: to be the best, and that's always been our goal 523 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 2: since day one. So yeah, for sure, that's always in 524 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 2: the back of our mind and that that will forever 525 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 2: be our focus for sure. 526 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: And like like I said earlier, if there's anything AW 527 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:01,640 Speaker 1: is good at its storytelling, and uh, you know, everything 528 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 1: has its purpose, everything has a story. 529 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:08,639 Speaker 3: So yeah, yeah, I think you know, I think starting 530 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:14,399 Speaker 3: out the very first pay per view having Dustin versus Cody, 531 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:20,880 Speaker 3: you know, that story was just yeah, I was, well, 532 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 3: i'll tell you off camera. 533 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 5: But it's a good story. Is a good story. 534 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, but yeah, I mean that I think that's part 535 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 3: of the appeal, is that, like AW kind of draws 536 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 3: kind of the maybe the athletics of the indies, but 537 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:38,880 Speaker 3: then like the storytelling of like the corporate like wuff yeah, 538 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:41,119 Speaker 3: you know, and so they're they're kind of right in 539 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 3: the middle, so they can kind of bridge that gap 540 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 3: because I mean, I've got friends that grew up just 541 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 3: watching like the Attitude era, and they've never they couldn't 542 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 3: name one indie guy they you know, they wouldn't even 543 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 3: know if y'all are indie guys or not. But they 544 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 3: love a w because it's like all these fresh faces. 545 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 3: But then it's this kind of the same traditional storylines 546 00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:58,199 Speaker 3: some of them are you know. 547 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,440 Speaker 4: Of course, aw Blood and Guts is live Wednesday night, 548 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:05,919 Speaker 4: eight seventh Central on T and T. 549 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 5: It's gonna be one hell of a match. 550 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 4: But you know, something really cool and this has got 551 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 4: to be a cool moment for you guys of having 552 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 4: your own action figures. And I talked to a friend 553 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 4: of mine, Ray Scelario, and he said, it's got to 554 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 4: be really cool for the Latin community seeing or tease 555 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,120 Speaker 4: with the flip flop. And then also my son who 556 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 4: is finally kind of figuring out his family heritage background 557 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,400 Speaker 4: and he's Puerto Rican and seeing Santana with the flag 558 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,639 Speaker 4: and you know, was that something you always wanted to 559 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:36,440 Speaker 4: have with your figure or how did that all come 560 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 4: in about? 561 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, if I'm not mistaken, I'm like, we're 562 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: probably the first figures in wrestling history to actually have 563 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: Puerto Rican representation, you know. So it's definitely something very 564 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 1: important to us and something that we were like, yes, 565 00:28:56,760 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: we I think it's you know, we what we represent 566 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 1: and and and what we do for our people. Man 567 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: like that, Like that was like icing on the cake, 568 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: you know, and having our own action figures on top 569 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 1: of that. Like I've I've told the story before, lestling 570 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: figures is what sparked this whole, this whole thing for me. 571 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: My grandparents you know, were the first one to introduce 572 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 1: me to to having figures and stuff like that, and 573 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: I mean, forget it, my entire childhood was that's what. 574 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: That's what it was about. So to finally for my 575 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 1: life to come full circle and finally be able to 576 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 1: hold an open uh An action figure of me, it's 577 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 1: it's insane, it's surreal, that's crazy. 578 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 2: Yeah. Unfortunately for us, uh Jazz Wears or whoever was 579 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 2: the the middleman in between the two they they were 580 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 2: they were very uh uh forthcoming with with what they 581 00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 2: wanted and and they acts us a bunch of questions. 582 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 2: They were like what do you one on your figure? 583 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 2: Like what do you want to get across? And then 584 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 2: you know, Sincena was like, I definitely need a Puerto 585 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 2: Rican flag and uh and then he even suggested it. 586 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 2: He was like, you know, my partner should have the 587 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 2: chalk law and. 588 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 5: I was just like, yeah, really awesome. 589 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 2: We were very fortunate that they communicated with us and 590 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 2: we were able to have some say in our figures 591 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 2: rather than just it just pops up and whatever. And 592 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 2: I think they did a great job. They went above 593 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 2: and beyond with us because we basically have two figures 594 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:29,800 Speaker 2: in one because we have interchangeable ahead different hands, you 595 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 2: know what I mean. It's really cool. Yeah. 596 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 4: And that's the thing is, like I have been to 597 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 4: Walmart and targets because I see everybody posting about your 598 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 4: figure and I have been everywhere trying to find your 599 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 4: guys and stuff completely sold out and I've. 600 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 2: Never even seen them. 601 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 3: I mean, I think battles send me a picture of them. 602 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 4: But I mean, and I've got a four year old 603 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 4: who doesn't understand what my toys are. And I had 604 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 4: the entire Series one and I came upstairs the other 605 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 4: day and all the boxes were just ripped open and 606 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 4: then all of this lay in there. 607 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 5: So I was just, man, it was the most heartbreaking thing. 608 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 4: The only thing I have left is a Cody figure 609 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 4: which is sitting up top of that. 610 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:08,600 Speaker 1: Uh. 611 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:11,600 Speaker 4: But definitely have to get my hands on your guys' 612 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 4: Action figures. And once we start touring again and you 613 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 4: guys come through Nashville, definitely have to get you guys 614 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 4: to sign those. 615 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 2: But for sure, hell yeah. 616 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:22,520 Speaker 4: Where can people keep up with you online? And I 617 00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 4: know Santana you just got a new clothing line dropping right, Yeah? 618 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, man, it's it's been cool. The last the last 619 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: few days have been really interesting and humbling, so it's 620 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: been it's been cool. It's always been a passion project 621 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: for me. I've always been into clothing and graphic te's 622 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 1: and and stuff like that. So, uh, I guess I 623 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: savvy myself, pretty creative and stuff like that. So yeah, 624 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 1: it was like, let's try it out, let's let's see 625 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:53,600 Speaker 1: what's up. And it's it's been great and just all 626 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: the ideas that I have flowing and it's I'm excited. 627 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 1: I'm excited for for the future. 628 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 4: It's going to be dope exciting stuff or teaz you 629 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 4: got anything on the horizon for anybody? 630 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 2: No, As I stated earlier, man, I'm I'm I made 631 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 2: certain small goals for myself and maybe eventually I will 632 00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:20,760 Speaker 2: get there. But I learned that I can't put a 633 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 2: lot of my plate at once because then I'll just 634 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 2: procrastinate i won't get it done. So right now I'm 635 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 2: just really focusing on just fixing my injuries, getting into 636 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:35,320 Speaker 2: top tier shape, and becoming a better Spanish speaker. So 637 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 2: I'm like due lingering it up in Spanish. 638 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:42,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, I I will tell you kind of going 639 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 4: back to the question about you guys not having the 640 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 4: tag team titles, you are in good hands because we 641 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 4: had Scu on the on the show, they became tag 642 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:50,880 Speaker 4: team titles. 643 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:53,120 Speaker 5: We had the Young Bucks on the show, they became 644 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 5: Tag Team. 645 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:58,240 Speaker 4: Champions FTR they became Tag Team Champions. So I mean, 646 00:32:58,320 --> 00:33:01,680 Speaker 4: if history repeats it's self, you guys are next in 647 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:03,240 Speaker 4: line to get those tag team titles. 648 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: If now, if we don't, we got beef. 649 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 4: We've only had one instance where that happened, and it 650 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 4: was when Finn Juice came on and they had the 651 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 4: IWGP titles and then they lost them two nights later 652 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 4: after they came on our show, but that doesn't count. 653 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, well they are the tag champs right now, so 654 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 3: that works too. Here you go. 655 00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 5: But of course a E W. 656 00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:28,880 Speaker 4: Blood and Guts is Wednesday night, eight seven Central on 657 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 4: TNT Santana and Ort is going to be in the 658 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 4: big main event. 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