1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast and exclusive interviews with some 2 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: of your favorite wrestlers. 3 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 2: Stop being. 4 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 3: What's up you guys, Welcome back into Iheartrady, is official 5 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 3: wrestling podcast at Battleground Podcast. 6 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 2: And man, it is an exciting. 7 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 3: Week for ae W taking over Toronto and Uh, very 8 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 3: excited about our guest today. 9 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: Me and Eli have had conversations off the air. 10 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,279 Speaker 3: It's been exciting because we've talked about wanting to get 11 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 3: these guys. 12 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 2: On and now we finally have them on the show. 13 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 3: They are just as intimidating on TV as they are 14 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 3: endure now gates of agony? 15 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: What is going on? Just don't kill us. I promise 16 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 2: we'll be good. 17 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 4: Taking a day off before the big show that on Saturday, 18 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 4: So trying to be cool. I know he's hurt a 19 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 4: little bit. 20 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 2: So I had a banger last night. Yeah. 21 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 3: Super excited to have you guys on the show. So 22 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,119 Speaker 3: I kind of want to just jump right into this 23 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 3: real quick. 24 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 5: Uh. 25 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: It was made an announcement everybody talked about on the internet. 26 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 2: You guys have re upped with ae W. 27 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 3: What sealed the deal and obviously what is the first 28 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 3: goal you want to check off under the new contracts. 29 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 5: First, Yeah, I mean what sealed the deal honestly was 30 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 5: all of us. 31 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 6: Both of us was different. So like what sealed the 32 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 6: deal for him was different than what sealed the deal. 33 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 5: For me, and I've ring you mine a while ago, 34 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 5: and then both of ourselves was different, like for what 35 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 5: we needed, like for me as a family man, as 36 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 5: the you know, data four children, as the father of 37 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 5: a type one diabetic, like I had financial needs like 38 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 5: this is my first time in this big opportunity, and 39 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 5: to take advantage of that and the financial standpoint, I 40 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 5: had to really address that. And thankfully, like our brotherhood, 41 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 5: none of that I ever stood in the way. I 42 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 5: never looked at him like, hey, you need a hurry 43 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 5: of the sign like no, whatever happens happens. And I 44 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 5: think that's why we're in the spot where now is 45 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 5: because it organically became that he knew I cared about 46 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 5: him and that I didn't force him. I never once 47 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 5: asked him about, hey, you know, sign like never, So 48 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 5: I think that's why it worked out perfectly. And to 49 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 5: captivate on the signing and everything like that, what's next? 50 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 6: Man work quest for gold? 51 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 5: You know, I mean we saw that promo that that 52 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 5: riconstration shy, and we looked at it as another opportunity 53 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:40,399 Speaker 5: for us to become undeniable and take that opportunity. And 54 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 5: we want to be champions in AW and we will 55 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 5: be champions in a death. 56 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 6: Uh. 57 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 4: I was more of I guess this decision I was 58 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 4: holding Honestly, I was holding out. I was holding out 59 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 4: to right before my contract ended, and I got a 60 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 4: phone call me and my girl hiking in the middle 61 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 4: of Seattle, like, uh, you to figure this out a 62 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 4: sap And we kind of just took this like five 63 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 4: hour hike to kind of just honestly go over what 64 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,679 Speaker 4: I want to accomplish in this business. I gotta't have kids, 65 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 4: just gotta grow from the dog. How much time et 66 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 4: equity I want to put an AW. They invested in me, 67 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 4: and I really had to kind of check my ego 68 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 4: at some point too. It's because everybody wants to be 69 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,799 Speaker 4: a world champion. I'm fairly new into the business maybe 70 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,639 Speaker 4: nine years, but I have very high goals and aspirations 71 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 4: and we both, honestly we want to be at the top. 72 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 4: I said, Hey, they invested in me, I want to 73 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,399 Speaker 4: invest in them. I actually had a couple of conversations 74 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 4: with Tony. I'm like, hey, I'm trying to be a 75 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 4: workhorse here. If y'all invest in me, I'm down to 76 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 4: he be here and be an aw guy. And honestly, 77 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 4: this is a new company and why not be these 78 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 4: guys that A can put their backs on and we 79 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 4: can be the tag teams. They're single stars of the future. 80 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 4: So I had that five hour hike and I was like, 81 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 4: you know what, I screamed at the top of the hike. 82 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 4: I said, yeah, I'm here, I'm locked in. And I 83 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 4: tried to k favorite to him for the last day 84 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 4: and somebody ruteing that geez, guys, come on. 85 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 6: Generally, I generally never brought it up. I really did. 86 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 5: I wanted what's best for him, so because I knew 87 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 5: if he did decide to that, because of all that, 88 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 5: like he's gonna be ready. 89 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 2: You heard it. 90 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 5: You heard what he just said right there, and man, 91 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,039 Speaker 5: and the huge modelers face went like when brother, like 92 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 5: let up break before you got a chance to delbi. 93 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 5: So it was just it's just great, man, We're just 94 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 5: very we're feeling very happy and blessed, and like, you know, 95 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 5: it's a double edged sword. Having the confidence we have 96 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 5: and like our expectations, because when we don't reach those things, 97 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 5: we feel like we're being treated less than we really are, 98 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,239 Speaker 5: when in reality, it's. 99 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 6: Whatever opportunity is available. It's live TV. A lot of 100 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 6: is A million, million, million, million. 101 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 5: Dollar company like that has so much responsibility in the 102 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 5: grand scheme of things. 103 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 6: You know, we're like, if you look at in the world, 104 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 6: we're just two specs in the universe. So like, if 105 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 6: you put that in perspective of wrestling business, like, yeah, 106 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 6: there's a lot of bigger things in play than what 107 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 6: we want out of this. So we understood did that, 108 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 6: but we didn't let that limit us. Right, We're looking 109 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 6: to break any limits or ever replaced on us. 110 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 5: We're more than just heaters man, you know, we're we're 111 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 5: top stars, top future stars of the company, and we're 112 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 5: taking these opportunities to showcase that. 113 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 2: Well. No killer answers. Yeah, that was very very good, 114 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 2: Thank you for that. 115 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 7: You know, when Ricochet came on the scene, there seemed 116 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 7: to be a you know, maybe a ground swell or 117 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 7: just internet buzz about him maybe joining with Heart Syndicate. 118 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 2: You know, there's all these rumors going. 119 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 7: Around and now you guys have aligned and it just 120 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 7: I don't know, on paper, it just seems incredible. 121 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 6: How I guess. 122 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 2: Let's go to the beginning. 123 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 7: I mean, how did you guys get linked up with Ricochet? 124 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 7: Was it like fifty percent organic, fifty percent pitch Like 125 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 7: it seems like you guys just look and sound and 126 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 7: jail very very well together. 127 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 6: It was it was organic. 128 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 4: You called back and look at the problems that he 129 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 4: was cutting. H would say things about certain groups and 130 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,119 Speaker 4: there was a little teasus, but there was no decision making. 131 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 4: He was on commentary versus our jet speed match. That 132 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 4: was our open audition for us. Oh yeah, hey this 133 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 4: is the spot and we're taking that spot. This is 134 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 4: a t spot. We're taking this spot. And we literally 135 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 4: went out there and performed Hey, we're your guys now, 136 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 4: and it was just like that. 137 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, man, look when we saw those problems, man, we 138 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 5: took it as like, oh, there's a there's an opportunity 139 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 5: available and like this is what we've been busting our 140 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 5: asks to get to. 141 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 2: And to be a lion with sowing as a star. 142 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 6: That rickshet is. 143 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 5: Man, we knew like this can be our breakout moment. Yeah, 144 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 5: says individuals. But us as a team and us as 145 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 5: a group man at the same time, like, we know 146 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 5: we can help Bricochet accomplish what he wants. 147 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 6: To accomplish out of this business, you know. So to 148 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 6: have it be UH in a sense where we're like 149 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 6: we're helping each other. It's not just we're not just 150 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 6: helping him, he's helping us. It goes both ways, all 151 00:06:58,160 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 6: the elevating one another. Yeah, there you go. 152 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 3: Does he also get mad that you guys have great 153 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 3: looking hair and he doesn't have any. 154 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 6: Find to turn on his. 155 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 2: You know, I used to be like Rikashet and then 156 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 2: I got a hair transplant. 157 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 3: But that's neither here nor that I'm here talked about 158 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 3: Gates in Agony. 159 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm shallow, you know. Coming off of September. 160 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 3: Remember to remember, UH featured a heavy night for the 161 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 3: tag scene for sure in a wh What did you 162 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 3: take away from that show about where Gates of Agony 163 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 3: fits into the next title cycle? 164 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 6: Mm hm. 165 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 4: At first, I honestly felt some type of way that 166 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 4: we weren't in one of these taxi mashes. I know 167 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 4: that he was gonna have a single match do double duty. 168 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 4: That part I'm trying to me in this ladder match too. 169 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, and uh, I think. 170 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 4: We still have to get our run back with the 171 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 4: ops too because m vpharsiting that we were about to 172 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 4: be the next trial champions. We're about to go into 173 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 4: our quest for gold right there. So it's only a 174 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 4: matter of time. Man, we've this question for goal since 175 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 4: the ricochet has come here. And once we get through 176 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 4: the syndicate and we beat their eyes and move on 177 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 4: to the next thing, let's tim we want his gold. 178 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 8: But that's Trio. 179 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 6: The goal has never changed. The quest for gold is 180 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 6: in the right after. Uh. 181 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 5: You know, we're the champions aw eats and we will 182 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 5: be set champions very soon. 183 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 7: Yeah, speaking of September, remember do you remember, Tela, you 184 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 7: had a banger against the Bobby last yearly last night 185 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 7: the crouch out. 186 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 2: And meats and all that stuff. Uh, you know, what's 187 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:32,719 Speaker 2: it like. 188 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 7: Being in in the ring with a powerhouse like that 189 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 7: one on one where you don't have you know, some 190 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 7: of like Bishop in the corner to kind of relieve 191 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:39,959 Speaker 7: you from time toime? 192 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 2: Like what what's that mentality? Like? 193 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 3: Man? 194 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 5: For me, it's it's easier because I'm I'm on the 195 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 5: entire time. I'm Nick Gresser from from from bell rings 196 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 5: to the very end. So for me, it's easier to 197 00:08:55,720 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 5: be more present, you know. So, uh, the challenges for 198 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 5: the conditioning aspect, yeah, it's definitely different, but that's why 199 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 5: I trade. 200 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 6: You know, I trained to be in that spot. 201 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 5: And you know, my conditioning and six man matches and 202 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 5: tag matches is great because of it, because I'm ready 203 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 5: for a singles match. So that opportunity to showcase that 204 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:22,439 Speaker 5: was like, yeah, you know, we are not just tag guys. 205 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 6: We are not just six man guys. 206 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 5: And last night, you guys just got to saw what 207 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 5: I was capable of, you know, Like I mean, you 208 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 5: guys saw the truest match against the ops. Like I 209 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 5: was a fantasy him and Shabbatago total toe, Like I 210 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 5: would love to see a singles match with him and Shabbata. 211 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 6: Him and Darren Garcia, Like just watch beat these guys. 212 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 5: Who right right down, Like, because look at him, will 213 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:47,559 Speaker 5: be him. Like we talked about technical wrestlers, He's the 214 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 5: biggest and strongest one out. It's not a little technical 215 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 5: wrestler that's bigger than him or stronger than him. Were 216 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 5: more explosive than him, Like so you know, in the 217 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 5: whole realm, of things like, yeah, we're He's the powers 218 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 5: of the technical wrestlers, So this is like, just wait 219 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 5: till he gets us another opportunity, just like I did, 220 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 5: or just like Brigochet did. We're three single stars that 221 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 5: will emerge out of this group, you know. 222 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 6: So I'm just very excited for what's to come. 223 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 7: And objectively, mister Conn, you look like you were three 224 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 7: D printed in a lab, so we don't hurt that 225 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 7: un hurt. 226 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 6: So kind of shock. 227 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 2: We have have an actually feu because it don't leave 228 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 2: you to mold I look like actual. 229 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 5: Man. 230 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 3: We should just next uh you know Tony and be like, hey, 231 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 3: uh we need that. 232 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 2: That g O A two pack like right now. 233 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 6: A sun long ever Google Saturday. We all need that 234 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 6: three pack. 235 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 2: Right right back after this weekend for sure. 236 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 3: Now, something that's really cool because when you look at it, uh, 237 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 3: with the fact of Tony owning both a e W 238 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 3: and r o H, you guys have been able to 239 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 3: keep you know, one foot in r o H while 240 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 3: pushing up the ae W card. What is the smartest 241 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 3: way to split that work that workload so each run 242 00:10:58,800 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 3: feeds the other. 243 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 8: I will say we took the other foot out of 244 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 8: our wah, and we are done with our ah nice 245 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 8: graduated from that okay was to me even with Sun 246 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 8: Dring and Wanna before AW, that was always a stepping 247 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 8: stone to the next big thing. 248 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 4: Look at that brand and where people go from there 249 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 4: to the upper echelon. That's how we looked at it. 250 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 4: We're to get our reps. We're here to we can 251 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 4: come always tag champs cool. But now we are off 252 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 4: of ring the honor. We have graduated VI a bus 253 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 4: or ass three three and a half years while were there, 254 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 4: and now we are fixtiers on dynamite collision. We are 255 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 4: all elite, we are aw superstars. 256 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 7: Yeah, killer killer, excellent answer. I want to do a 257 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 7: side question for mister con there. You currently are also 258 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 7: in possession of one of the absolutely best looking belts 259 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 7: on the planet, the Pan African World just Boria Championship Belt, 260 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 7: and as the Caucasian I still have to stay. It 261 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 7: is absolutely floors me how beautiful this belt is. Tell 262 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 7: me kind of like with the modern world and everything 263 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 7: going on, like what does that title mean for you individually? 264 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 7: Now kind of these you know trying times we're in 265 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 7: and stuff. 266 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 4: Well, honestly, email is cutting in promise this is my 267 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 4: birthright from where my father comes from, the small village 268 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 4: of bool And Cameroon. And I heard about this championship, 269 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 4: I'm like, this is this is mine, and people on 270 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 4: other podcasts it's like the stone cold belt, the broken 271 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 4: skull belt that was his, This Pan African one is mine. Well, 272 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 4: it's gonna take that from me. And I've told the 273 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 4: promoters like y'all can send me everywhere all over the 274 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 4: world and I'll go defend the championship and I will 275 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 4: retain and no one's taking that away from me. Yeah, 276 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 4: And you saw with the celebration that I had at 277 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 4: the last show with the drummers and the dance coming 278 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 4: to America with the flowers they blessed me as I 279 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 4: came to the ring. It was just way time do 280 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 4: something like that on AWT. 281 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 5: I know, man, Yeah, what's capable is mind blowing for 282 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 5: what you're gonna see. Like we know, like all these 283 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 5: seas are gonna come to fruition, so we're seeing it's 284 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 5: just a taste, man, It's just. 285 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 7: Yeah, it's it's been exciting seeing the ingredients, you know, 286 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 7: now that they're starting to be built up into it, it's. 287 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 2: Like, Okay, now we're cooking. No, that was a no 288 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 2: pun intend it. It's like. 289 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 3: You know again AW this weekend. Lots of things happening 290 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 3: for sure. And one thing that a lot of US 291 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 3: fans have noticed with you guys on TV, there's been 292 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 3: a shift lately, not just in your record, but in 293 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 3: how you're being presented. 294 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 2: You know, your promos, your entering. 295 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 3: Psychology, even you're you know, positioning on cards. 296 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 2: Let me ask you how intentional is that? 297 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 3: And do you feel that AW is pushing you more 298 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 3: into roles where you you know, are main headlining storylines 299 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 3: rather than reacting. 300 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 2: And what are your thoughts on this? 301 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 3: Because again, like you said, you guys were here at ROH, 302 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 3: you're doing this. You're kind of on TV, you're off 303 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 3: TV now. It seems like just about every week you're 304 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 3: on TV. 305 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 4: I think we have forced their hand and he his 306 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 4: touch on them before. We have been undeniable. Every time 307 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 4: we have an opportunity. We never look at it like 308 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 4: it's a day off. Even though rways match is we 309 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 4: get so serious Backstation Crow what no, Because every time 310 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 4: we go out there's an opportunity to knock out the 311 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 4: part and if we take a step back, they could 312 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 4: just pull us like that, So we have forced their 313 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 4: hand at it's not the decision that we are undeniable. 314 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:16,719 Speaker 4: Every time we go out there, we come to the 315 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 4: back and tones like holy shit, yeah, no shit, bro, 316 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 4: we've been doing this. Look at Twitter, look at the 317 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 4: online social media stuff. Oh, we've been have stocks in 318 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 4: eight g away for years. Y'all should have had Yeah. 319 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 5: And that's the thing too, is like, yeah, we're very 320 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 5: intense guys, like in the opportunities we. 321 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 6: Had called for that. 322 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 5: But man, we can talk, we can do stuff like this, 323 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 5: like we are ready to put AW on our back 324 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 5: and take it to higher, higher and higher places, man like. 325 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 5: So for us to get this opportunity every week, and 326 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 5: we definitely feel that AW has and Tony Man has 327 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 5: seen what we've done, and it feels so like fulfilling 328 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 5: in a sense. We was like, man, all that hard work, 329 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 5: all those times we didn't take ring of honor off, 330 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 5: all those times that we could have just been pouting, 331 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 5: We worked harder, we doubled down, we worked even harder, 332 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 5: and for it to be noticed and re steves and 333 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 5: we're getting these opportunities because of that, man, is a 334 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 5: huge blessing and We're very grateful and we're taking these 335 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 5: opportunities and doing it all over again. 336 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 6: Just give us or give us more, give us more, 337 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 6: and watch us leave the company. 338 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, and like you said, I mean you could have 339 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 3: set there and you could have gone on social media 340 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 3: and complain because you're doing this or you're doing this. 341 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 3: But the fact that you set there, you you know, 342 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 3: you hustled your grind. 343 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 2: Now you're at the top where you need to be. 344 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 3: The fan reaction, uh, people talking about you on social media, 345 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 3: getting on TV. That's got to show just how awesome 346 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 3: your work ethic is. And the fact that Tony is like, 347 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 3: holy shit, guys. 348 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 6: Yeah, that's the thing man. 349 00:15:55,920 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 5: Tony rewards people that work hard and showcase it on TV. 350 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 6: That's one thing that I love and respect about twenty 351 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 6: And then I love it by aw Man. This is 352 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 6: where the best wrestle the cream. As I see that, 353 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 6: the cream always rises, man, it always. 354 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 5: Does, and our hard work will not go unnoticed. So 355 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 5: I love being aw because it's very transparent. The best 356 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 5: will thrive and the week will wither away. So we're 357 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 5: very happy to be where we're at today because that's 358 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 5: very easy. Always got work hard, easy that's what we 359 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 5: end up pay us. 360 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 3: How as long as that check clears, we're good to go, 361 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 3: right Yeah, Yeah, I gotta tell you it's it's really 362 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 3: great to have you guys on the show. Really great 363 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 3: to see when you guys first got there, When me 364 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 3: and Eli were watching it, We're like. 365 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 2: Who the hell are these guys? Like what are rocket 366 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 2: to their back right now? 367 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 3: And watching you guys go from roh to where you 368 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 3: are now, it is very incredible to see that trajectory path. 369 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 2: And I'll tell you right now, we're calling it. 370 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 3: Within a year, your guys are gonna have a lot 371 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 3: of issues going through TSA because you're gonna have a 372 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 3: lot of gold with you. 373 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, there you go. 374 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 2: A couple of weeks, You're not even gonna do a month. 375 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 2: We're gonna give it a couple of weeks, two weeks. 376 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 2: We're gonna see. 377 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 3: Some gold around g o A's tied shoulders or waists, 378 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 3: however you want to wear those. 379 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 5: Belts, but you go shoulder, I think that's a stick 380 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:20,120 Speaker 5: right now. 381 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 3: So yeah, before we let you go, we always like 382 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:25,679 Speaker 3: to have a little fun at the end. If you 383 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 3: could have somebody, anybody perform you guys out as your 384 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 3: entrance theme song. 385 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 2: Who are you picking to bring you to the ring? 386 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 4: Just because I know that he likes wrestling, Denzel Curry. 387 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 4: I'm a huge fan of his. One of his music 388 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 4: videos too, he had like a wrestling ring in there. 389 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 4: I think the same thing like that. That would be 390 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 4: come Denzel Curry for sure. 391 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 2: Or hey, I mean he is in Nashville. We could 392 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 2: we could just make that that text real quick. You'd 393 00:17:58,280 --> 00:17:59,360 Speaker 2: be like, yo, So. 394 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 5: Yeah for me, man, Like I would have to go 395 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 5: with my cousin man, my cousin Cameron Drew Deasy, you know, 396 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 5: I mean four or five four some barrier rap man, 397 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 5: just my my peoples and stuff like that. It would 398 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 5: be good to like here for what I listened to 399 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 5: as a kids growing up, you know. 400 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 6: To like get a chance to like have that same 401 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:19,640 Speaker 6: energy and answers would be great. 402 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, solid well Gates Maggony Man, It's it's an honor 403 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 3: and I privilege to have you both here on the 404 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 3: show with us. Before we let you go, anything you 405 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 3: want to say to the fans watching or listening to 406 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 3: this right now. 407 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 6: Tune in Saturday. Man. And that's not a request, that's 408 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 6: a demand.