1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast. You'll plate for wrestling and 2 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: exclusive interviews with some of your favorite wrestlers. 3 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 2: Found stop it, What's up you guys? 4 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 3: Welcome back into iHeartRadio's official wrestling podcast, the Battleground Podcast. 5 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 3: And of course tonight, Ay Diana, my aw Dynamite is 6 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 3: live in Omaha at the Liberty First Credit Union Arena. 7 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 2: Take it still available online at takeingmaster dot com. 8 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 3: And you know, at this point we might as well 9 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 3: just call him a co host because he's been on 10 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 3: the show so many times. He's the mastermind behind all 11 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 3: elite wrestling, the man who's redefined the wrestling landscape and 12 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 3: one of the busiest minds in the business, whether it's 13 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 3: with a w ring of honor, football, soccer, I mean, 14 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 3: the guys making major moves everywhere. Give it up for 15 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 3: the one the old Tony conjoined the show. 16 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 4: How very much, my friend. It's great to see you, Tim, 17 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 4: Thanks for having me on the show. 18 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,199 Speaker 3: Always glad to have you on the show. So let's 19 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 3: let's talk about it. Big night for aw Dynamite tonight. 20 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 3: I mean, you look at the card, it's stacked yet again. 21 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 3: Another Wednesday night Dynamite stacked card. What are you most 22 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 3: looking forward to for tonight's show here in Omaha. 23 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 4: Well, there's so many exciting things tonight on the show. 24 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,839 Speaker 4: I'm really excited for this one. It's a stacked card. 25 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 4: Last week we had a massive event coming off AW 26 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 4: Revolution that was such a great success for the company 27 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 4: after a great run of shows. Now we've got a 28 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 4: world title fight tonight on Dynamite that's pretty huge, and 29 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 4: it's a street fight, and we've got the former two 30 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 4: time TNT champion, the rated R superstar, Adam Copeland. He's 31 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 4: been so great here in AAEW and he's one of 32 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 4: the greatest wrestlers of all time. And Adam Copeland challenging 33 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 4: the world champion John Moxley for the AEW title tonight 34 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 4: on Dynamite in a street fight. I can't wait for that. 35 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 4: It's gonna be absolutely insane. And we know that the 36 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 4: winner of the street fight, mox or Cope, is gonna 37 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 4: be the world champion and they're gonna defend the title 38 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 4: at AW Dynasty versus the former champion Swarve Strickland, and 39 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 4: he won the title last year at the original AEW Dynasty. 40 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 4: This year at AW Dynasty, I gotta think, uh, it's 41 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 4: gonna be a great, great match when Swarve Strickland challenges for. 42 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: The world title. And we'll find out tonight in the 43 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: street fight on Dynamite. Who's gonna be challenging. It'll be 44 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: in Cope. 45 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's gonna be insane. 46 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 3: Over under five minutes into the match before Moxley starts 47 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 3: bleeding in a street fight. 48 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: It's hard to say. 49 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 4: I'm very excited for the street fight, but you can 50 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 4: expect a hard hitting, bloody excite. You know, who's to 51 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 4: say what's gonna happen when these guys get in the ring, 52 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 4: But I would not be surprised if blood was filled 53 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 4: in this street fight. It's going to be a great, 54 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 4: great match Moxing versus Cope in the street fight tonight. 55 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's gonna be insane for sure. 56 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 3: And of course we also want to say congrats on 57 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 3: another critically acclaimed pay per view, AW Revolution held at 58 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 3: Crypto dot Com Arena. I mean, you look at that 59 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 3: pay per view, several matches on the card getting a 60 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 3: lot of rays. As a Lakers fan, how incredible was 61 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 3: it to host an aw pay per view on their 62 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 3: home court? 63 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 4: It was incredible and to be honest, I just went 64 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 4: back to the scene of the crime. I just was 65 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 4: at the Lakers game the other night versus the Spurs 66 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 4: and went back and had so many people coming up 67 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 4: to me from the staff in the building and fans 68 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 4: saying how much they loved AW Revolution. 69 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: It was pretty cool. 70 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 4: I had a great experience at AW Revolution, and I 71 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 4: love doing the show at the Forum because that's the 72 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 4: home of the original showtime Lakers and it has a 73 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 4: great legacy and it's been a great home for AW 74 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 4: for many years in Los Angeles. And then we went 75 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 4: to Crypto dot Com Arena for the first time ever. 76 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 4: This was such a home run and it's one of 77 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 4: the best shows we've ever done. It's one of the 78 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 4: best venues we've been to. The fans were great in 79 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 4: the arena, but also it was a huge commercial success. 80 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 4: We sold over twelve thousand tickets. We had huge amount 81 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 4: of fans in the building, but we also had a 82 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 4: huge pay per view audience, one of our biggest pay 83 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 4: per view audiences we've had, and the biggest audience we've 84 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 4: had since we were at Wembley Stadium last year. For 85 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 4: all in for sure, this is one of the biggest 86 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 4: revolutions ever in terms of the live gate and in 87 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 4: terms of the pay per view, and we had a 88 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,359 Speaker 4: new partner come on. Amazon Prime is new home for 89 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 4: the AW pay per views. 90 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: That's been fantastic. They were a great partner. 91 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 4: We already have a lot of great partners on cable 92 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,799 Speaker 4: satellite streaming, but to add somebody with the scale, the scope, 93 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 4: the power of Amazon Prime that has been excellent for 94 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 4: the pay per view business. 95 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: And then for our we've been on a fantastic run of. 96 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 4: TV AW Dynamite on Wednesdays, AW Collision on Saturdays. The 97 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 4: shows have been really great and if you haven't seen 98 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,919 Speaker 4: AW before or if you haven't watched recently, now's a 99 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 4: great time to come in because last year we had 100 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 4: a lot of injuries, a lot of our top stars. 101 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: At the same time as big stars being. 102 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 4: Injured, we had people that had commitments in movies and shows, 103 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 4: and I try to honor commitments every time, and in 104 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 4: this case, we had mjf the former world champion, working 105 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 4: on Happy Gilmore two, which is going to be a 106 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 4: huge movie. He's back in AW now and he's been 107 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,679 Speaker 4: great since he came back. Just had a fantastic match 108 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 4: with Hangman Page at AW Revolution. 109 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: It's great to have MJF back. He's one of our 110 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: biggest stars. 111 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 4: Then Samoa Joe, the former World Champion of AAW he 112 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 4: was filming Twisted Metal, he was away, and we're losing 113 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 4: two former world champions, MJF and Samoa Joe, two of 114 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 4: the biggest stars in wrestling. But also it was while 115 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 4: we had these huge injuries. I was talking about Adam Copeland, 116 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 4: the two time TNT champion, his second reign ended. He 117 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 4: was never defeated for the title. He was injured. He 118 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 4: broke his leg at Double or Nothing jumping off the 119 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 4: steel cage. He still finished the match, he still won 120 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 4: the match, but he was unable to come back to 121 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 4: action for the rest of last year, so he was 122 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 4: out till the end of the year. And then Kenny Omega, 123 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 4: somebody who has been instrumental in the launch of AW 124 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 4: and every step of the way for us. He's held 125 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 4: almost every major title in the company. And then Kenny 126 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 4: Omega was out for all of twenty twenty four. He 127 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 4: didn't wrestle at all last year. And Kenny Omega was 128 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 4: in the first main event of our very first show. 129 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 4: He's one of my personal favorite wrestlers ever, and I 130 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 4: believe he was instrumental in us creating this company. And 131 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 4: now he's back, and I believe he's as great as ever. 132 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: He's he's really found his footing. He came back. 133 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 4: It was clear he was trying to work off any 134 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 4: ring rust before he stepped in and tried to challenge 135 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 4: for his first championship match in over a year. And 136 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 4: he went at Revolution challenged possibly the greatest AW International 137 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 4: champion of all time, Knuskate to Keshia, who defended the 138 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 4: title all over the world in other promotions against aw's 139 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 4: top stars, and then he defeated probably the other person 140 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 4: who I think would have a claim to be the 141 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 4: greatest International champion, Orange Cassidy, straight up in a magency 142 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 4: who would go on to fight Kenny Omega at Revolution, 143 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 4: defending the title there. And Takeshida has taken on this 144 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 4: incredibly challenging schedule. He was fighting all over the world. 145 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 4: He defended the title in Japan, Canada, Mexico and against 146 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 4: top stars in AW, great wrestlers including Ricochet and Orange 147 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 4: Cassidy and Powerhouse Tobbs and so many others along the 148 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 4: way that Casha had these great matches with and he 149 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 4: was really on a hot streak. But also he had 150 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 4: had Kenny Omega's number in the past, and Kenny Omega 151 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 4: had lost it to Cashaa before he stepped away and 152 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 4: to Casha to continue to. 153 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: Get better and better and better. 154 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 4: And there were a lot of questions, is Kenny gonna 155 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 4: be as great as he's always been? Is what's gonna 156 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 4: be this comeback for Kenny. He's been out for over 157 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,719 Speaker 4: a year and he almost died. Yeah, And a lot 158 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 4: of people thought Kenny could never return to the ring, 159 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 4: but I know he always believed that there was a 160 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 4: fighting chance, and he fought, and he fought, and he 161 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 4: came back, and now he's the International Champion and we're 162 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 4: going to find out on Dynamite who's up next, who's 163 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 4: the next challenger for that international title. 164 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,319 Speaker 1: And I'm really really. 165 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 4: Excited for it because we have a four way match 166 00:08:56,280 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 4: and you've got four great stars from different country, different backgrounds, 167 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 4: different wrestling styles. And to have four great wrestlers like 168 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 4: the former International Champion, Orange Cassidy, the new arrival, the 169 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 4: hot free agent Speedball Bailey, who has been an excellent star. 170 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:16,959 Speaker 1: We're so excited to. 171 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 4: Have him in aw, he's a top star, an international 172 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 4: star coming from. 173 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: Canada, and we're happy to have him here. 174 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 4: Mark Davis, who's been part of a top team and 175 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 4: a top international wrestler in OSSI Open, who just defeated 176 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 4: one of the top champions' top stars in our company, 177 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 4: Mark Briscoe, who's been a top tag team wrestler in 178 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 4: the past and now is a top singles wrestler. That's 179 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 4: a huge win for Mark Davis. We saw Mark brisco 180 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 4: really come in last year and grow so much as 181 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 4: a singles wrestler from the first Continental Classic to the 182 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 4: second Continental Classic. 183 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: Mark brisco had such a great run this year. 184 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 4: He ended on three straight wins and he won three 185 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 4: times as many matches as he did last year, I think, 186 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 4: and just came out so great for Mark and really 187 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 4: that's a huge win for Mark Davis. So he's red 188 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 4: hot going into this four way. And then you have 189 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 4: probably the least liked man in the whole field, one 190 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 4: of the least like men in our locker room, and 191 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 4: somebody I'm a big fan of as a wrestler, but 192 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 4: he's a very challenging personality, very hard to work with, 193 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 4: really weird guy, and that's Ricochet, and he has really 194 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 4: turned the fans off. And I think he's a great, great, 195 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 4: great wrestler, And to be honest, I like working with 196 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 4: him because I think he's such a great talent in 197 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 4: the ring. 198 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 1: I really enjoy collaborating with Ricochet. 199 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 4: But a lot of the fans have really turned on 200 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 4: him because they see what he's all about, which is Rickochet. 201 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 4: He's all about himself and he is in really top 202 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 4: fighting condition. 203 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: And I think Ricochet is a great wrestler. 204 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,199 Speaker 4: I don't think he's a great guy, but I think 205 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 4: this is a great field for this four way to 206 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 4: have four great stars like Ricochet, Mark Davis, Speedball Bailey, 207 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 4: and Orange Cassidy the former international champion, all four guys 208 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 4: fighting for a shot at Kenny Omega and the international 209 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 4: title at AW Dynasty. 210 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, and that you talk about everybody that you just mentioned, 211 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 3: and it's definitely gonna be an incredible night for AW 212 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 3: Dynamite tonight. And of course, you know, we're only what 213 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 3: three months into the new year, and like you said, 214 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 3: I mean, you got a lot of guys and girls 215 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 3: coming back from injury. You're introducing new you know, superstars 216 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 3: to the roster. Now that everything's clicking. One of the 217 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 3: things that we have noticed as fans from watching from 218 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 3: TV has been, you know, aw running in much more 219 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 3: intimate venues, which seems to have a big bump in presentation. 220 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 3: What is it about, you know, those intimate venues, not 221 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 3: the ginormous you know, fifteen twenty thousand crowds, but you 222 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 3: know the eight to ten thousand crowds that capture you know, 223 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 3: the energy of pro wrestling better than a lot of 224 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 3: a larger credit. 225 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 4: Well, I think it just just depends right on the venue. 226 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 4: And I think for the pay per views, packing it 227 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 4: in and bringing in ten twelve thousand fans sometimes more, 228 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 4: you know, even in the world's attendance record we set 229 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 4: in Wembley Stadium eighty one thousand tickets sold, over eighty 230 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 4: one thousand tickets sold for aw All in London. You know, 231 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 4: these are great venues, great events, but it's also great 232 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 4: to see wrestling presented as we've been doing it on 233 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 4: TV in recent months in some of these great theaters, 234 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 4: Amphitheaters and aw is primarily our TV has been known 235 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 4: for a lot of great wrestling, a lot of great 236 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 4: wrestlers because aew is where the best wrestle. 237 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: But the venue that's. 238 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 4: Probably most associated with aw television is Daily's Place, which 239 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 4: is an amphitheater. It's a unique viewing experience. So then 240 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 4: in recent months we visited all these great theaters across America, 241 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 4: and we've been able to find some of that same spirit, 242 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 4: some of that same excited passion and that packed house 243 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 4: in these intimate venues, like you said, Tim, where you've 244 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:16,199 Speaker 4: got Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Recently we had 245 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 4: a great experience at the Andrew Brady Theater in Cincinnati, 246 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 4: and people really clearly loved seeing that. We were just 247 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 4: at the Virgin Theater in Las Vegas, and we've gone 248 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:32,199 Speaker 4: to some really great venues across different cities. Phoenix was 249 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 4: a fantastic one, and I'm looking forward to going to 250 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 4: Boston and running the Fenway Music Hall there, and lots 251 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 4: of great venues like that. 252 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: Daily's Place will always be. 253 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 4: Number one in our hearts, I think, but lots of 254 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 4: great places across America where we get that same energy, 255 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 4: and it's like you said, it's different energy from these 256 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 4: great pay per views in these huge arenas and stadiums. 257 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 4: So I really enjoy it. I think, first and foremost, 258 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 4: the wrestling has been great. The wrestlers are doing a 259 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 4: great job, our staff, and we've been putting great shows together, 260 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:10,439 Speaker 4: especially in these recent months. I think since we launched 261 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 4: on Max in the past few months, Dynamite and Collision 262 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 4: are currently on a great run of shows. 263 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, for sure. 264 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 3: Like I said, I mean, we're just three months into 265 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 3: the new year, and we've still got several months to go, 266 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 3: and it's exciting to see what AAW is gonna do. 267 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 3: And you know, speaking of AAW, and of course the 268 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 3: roster very talented. You said, the best come to wrestle there, 269 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 3: and obviously AW creates superstars not only in the ring, 270 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 3: but also on the big screen. Queen of the Ring 271 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 3: recently released two very positive reviews and praise. With many 272 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 3: people in AW involved in the project. Did they reach 273 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 3: out out to you about being involved with the project 274 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 3: and possibly sending talent for the film or how that 275 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 3: all play out. 276 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: Yes. 277 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 4: I talked to Ash at the beginning when he was 278 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 4: working on this movie, and he asked me about casting 279 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 4: Tony Stone, and Tony Storm is the greatest actress in Hollywood, 280 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 4: so I was very supportive of it. Of course, we 281 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 4: have other people in AW involved in the project. But 282 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 4: Tony Storm is the AW Women's World Champion first and foremost. 283 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 4: She's the person I think of when I think of 284 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 4: Hollywood and when I think of pro wrestling, and it 285 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 4: fit like a glove. So I talked to Ash for 286 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 4: about an hour on the phone when he was first 287 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 4: working on the movie, before he cast Tony in the movie. 288 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 4: He reached out to me about it, and I worked 289 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 4: around the schedule. You know, Tony needed to take a 290 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 4: little time off for filming, but this was a long 291 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 4: time ago, and it all worked out just absolutely fantastic, 292 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 4: And we're very proud of Tony and her work, and 293 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 4: everybody associated with Queen of the Ring has done a 294 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 4: great job, and they've been a great sponsor for us. 295 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 4: And Tony's a great champion and a great actress. 296 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, And it was a fantastic movie. They did 297 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 2: a premiere here in Nashville. 298 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 3: And we had a lot of the cast on the 299 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 3: show to talk about the movie. And I mean, you 300 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 3: just look at it and you talk about Tony Storm 301 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 3: beating in the movie and several other people including Camille 302 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 3: and whatnot, and you look at the women's roster for 303 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 3: ae W and I would say that the roster just 304 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 3: keeps getting more bigger and bigger and bigger. And you 305 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 3: recently announced Meghan Bain being a part of that roster, 306 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 3: and a lot of people on the internet want to know, like, 307 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 3: are we ever going to see the clash, because this 308 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 3: would be the match Meghan Bain versus Camille, Like is 309 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 3: that a potential thinking happened? Is what's the status of Camille. 310 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 3: I know she's been off TV for a while, she 311 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 3: did the movie. I'm just trying to give you the 312 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 3: pencil and I'm just trying to fantasy book myself right now. 313 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 4: It's a great question, Tim. We don't know who attacked Camille, 314 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 4: and the last time we saw. 315 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: Her she was attacked. 316 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 4: We know she had to break up with Mercedes Monet 317 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 4: and their business relationship. Mercedes is flourishing since then. She's 318 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 4: done really well on her own, but Camille, we haven't 319 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 4: seen her since she was attacked, and we're not sure 320 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 4: what that was and what that was about. I do 321 00:16:57,040 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 4: think that's an interesting thought, for sure, and it's something 322 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 4: to keep an eye on. But that would be a 323 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 4: great matchup and win Camil does return to get payback 324 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 4: for that attack. 325 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: It'll be interesting to see who she goes after and 326 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: what that was. 327 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean again, the fan in my mind is 328 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,200 Speaker 3: like Money prints itself. 329 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,400 Speaker 2: Sorry, Mercedes prints itself. 330 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 3: When you think about Camille and Meghan, like those two 331 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 3: powerhouse I mean, Megan coming out just shocking the world 332 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 3: and it's. 333 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 2: Like, holy crap. 334 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 3: But yeah, I mean again. You look at the women's roster, 335 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 3: you look at the men's roster, and it goes to show. 336 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 3: Like you said, AWS, where the best come to wrestle, 337 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 3: and you put it on every week of course tonight 338 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 3: with AW Dynamite and coming up here soon we've got Dynasty, 339 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 3: which has become a marquee event with some classic matches. 340 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 3: When you're in the pay per view planning stages, what 341 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:56,239 Speaker 3: is your main focus? Obviously it's to put on a 342 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 3: great show, which we know that, but do you try 343 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 3: to top last year's event or is it just about 344 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 3: putting on the best show possible. 345 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 4: It's about putting on the best show possible. You want 346 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:08,880 Speaker 4: to look at what the event was the previous year 347 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 4: and also with the last pay per view you had, 348 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 4: and you really want to understand the expectations of the fans. 349 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 4: But the most important thing is to do the best 350 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 4: show possible and have it makes sense, and I think 351 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 4: that we had a great dynasty. 352 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: Last year. We just came off a great pay per 353 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 1: view Revolution. Look at that. 354 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 4: I mean Revolution had a huge act to follow because 355 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,479 Speaker 4: last year's Revolution was probably the best show we had 356 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,400 Speaker 4: ever done, and this year we came in and were 357 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 4: able to have a Revolution that somehow lived up, you know, 358 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 4: coming off what we had done the year before. I 359 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 4: don't know if anything for me personally will ever top 360 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,119 Speaker 4: stings retirement match. I think I would put that in 361 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 4: certainly is my number one night in the business, or 362 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 4: certainly one of my top two nights in the business. 363 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 4: I think the greatest moments for me working in wrestling, 364 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 4: other than maybe the. 365 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: Along with maybe our very first event. 366 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 4: And some of these milestones, these first time ends, we 367 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 4: did two of the greatest things I've ever been associated with, 368 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 4: and maybe number one for me I think would be 369 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 4: Sting's retirement match last year at aw Revolution. Also Brian 370 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 4: Danielson winning the World Championship at Wembley Stadium and being 371 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 4: able to celebrate it with his family and being able 372 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 4: to see his kids and his family and to see 373 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 4: Brien and Bertie and Buddy enjoy it so much. And 374 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 4: then to have Bertie come into the press conference with 375 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 4: Brian and Me with the belt, that's a real. 376 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 1: Life highlight also. 377 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 4: And to have both those moments in one year and 378 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 4: and and right before Sting made his entrance for his 379 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:36,120 Speaker 4: last match, I went up. I don't always go up 380 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 4: to this. You know, I'm sitting back in a chair 381 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 4: by the curtain before people go out, but I don't 382 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 4: always get out of the chair as they're about to 383 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 4: make their entrance and stand next to them. 384 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: And I went up and stood next to Sting right 385 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: before he went out. 386 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 4: He put his hand on my shoulder and said something 387 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 4: to me that I'll always remember and always really appreciate 388 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 4: about this, about that last match and about that last run, 389 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 4: and it's about everything that a lot to me that 390 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 4: I would put up there with my top moments. And 391 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 4: you know, Sting, Rick Flair, and Ricky Steamboat are really 392 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 4: among my biggest heroes in this business. So to have 393 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 4: the three of them in the same place at the 394 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 4: same time on the same night, and have it be 395 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 4: Sting's retirement match and be able to stand there with 396 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 4: Sting and rick Steamboat and Rick Flair, three people that 397 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 4: really all mean a lot to me personally that I 398 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,879 Speaker 4: grew up. They were three of my heroes all at 399 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 4: the same time. And then to be able to stand 400 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 4: there with them to celebrate Stings last night, that's about 401 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 4: as good as it gets. And then to have that 402 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 4: moment with Brian and Brie and Birdie and Buddy, and 403 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 4: then to have Brian bring Birdie in the belt into 404 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 4: the press conference, that's about as great as it gets. 405 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: So I really was very happy. 406 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 4: I thought we had great pay per views last year, 407 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:49,880 Speaker 4: but those are probably the greatest moments too. 408 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 3: Now, is that one of those moments, like you said, 409 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 3: you're sitting there with Rick and Ricky and Sting, is 410 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 3: that one of those moments where you're pinching yourself and 411 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 3: we're like is this real life? Like? 412 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 2: Is this a dream? Right now? Am I gonna wake up? Eventually? 413 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 4: I had to take a photo of it. I mean, 414 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 4: it was very surreal night. There's a lot of other 415 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:08,719 Speaker 4: things happening. I mean, there's great matches on that show. 416 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 4: Leading up to the final match, will Osprey and Takeshia 417 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 4: I had one. 418 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: Of the best matches we've ever seen. 419 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 4: FTR had a classic match with John Moxley and Claudio Castignoli. 420 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,719 Speaker 1: That was a great, great show and there were a 421 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: lot of great. 422 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 4: Moments on that event, and it culminated in the greatest 423 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 4: moment ever in aw Sting in Darby Allen versus the Umbucks. 424 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 1: For the World Tag Team Championship. 425 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 4: Darby and Sting ended on the Undefeated run and it 426 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 4: was a storybook moment in wrestling that none of us 427 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 4: wanted to end. 428 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 3: I think I know I didn't want it to end 429 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 3: that night. I wanted to Sting to just continue wrestling forever. So, 430 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,400 Speaker 3: of course, Tony conn is our guest on the show. 431 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 2: Aw Dynamite Tonight. 432 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 3: Tickets still available, you could grab those ticketmaster dot com 433 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,719 Speaker 3: live from the Liberty First Credit Union Arena here in Omaha. 434 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 2: Now here's the part. 435 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,479 Speaker 3: Of the show where we kind of can you know, 436 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 3: pull the curtain back and get to know Tony Moore 437 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 3: outside of wrestling. Imagine you're hopping into your car, right 438 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 3: windows down, open road stretched ahead of you. 439 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 2: What's the song that you're gonna. 440 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 3: Play first in your car that you're just gonna crank 441 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 3: up and just you know, drive to. 442 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 1: It really depends on the day in the mood I'm in. 443 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 4: You know, I love some of the songs we've used 444 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 4: in aew. 445 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: Guns n' Roses have been great collaborators. I love November 446 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: Rain and Welcome to the Jungle. 447 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 4: Those were great songs and I would certainly love to 448 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 4: listen to those. When I was in college, I lived 449 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:43,239 Speaker 4: about November rain from my parents. I lived, you know, 450 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 4: just enought that my dorm room, and then my apartment 451 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 4: which was very close to then after that to my 452 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 4: dorm on campus. The campus is like, you know, eight 453 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 4: minutes from my parents' house roughly, so it was about 454 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:56,440 Speaker 4: like it could start November rain and I would be 455 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 4: home by the time it was over to. 456 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: Visit my family. Vice versa. 457 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 4: Going from my family back to college, uh and uh say. 458 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 4: I went to high school on the same campus too, 459 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 4: so it took about November rain to get from home 460 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 4: to school and back. 461 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 3: That's the greatest thing before GPS be like, how long 462 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 3: do you think it's gonna take you to get here? 463 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 2: Well, November rain ish. 464 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, like yeah, usually started me be getting there right 465 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 4: or as they're finishing up. 466 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 1: So that's a great one. Certainly. 467 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 4: I have a few other songs that I would like 468 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,640 Speaker 4: to bring into aw that I don't. I don't want 469 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 4: to hurt my leverage in the negotiating, but that's a 470 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 4: great I. 471 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 3: Mean, I could try to poke you out of it, 472 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 3: but we don't want to hurt any leverage for wrestling 473 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 3: fans to get that big pop when we hear the song. 474 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: It's a great, great collaboration with Elton John. 475 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 2: Though. 476 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 4: I think Saturday night's all right for fighting and great 477 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 4: for Collision. That's a great wrestling theme. I think it's 478 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 4: an iconic wrestling theme now. Saturday Night Collision on TNT 479 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 4: and Max the Elton John Saturday Nights all right for fighting. 480 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 4: This week, we've got to spend Sunday. We're on Saturday 481 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,800 Speaker 4: after the NCAA Tournament. Collision is gonna be broken up 482 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 4: this weekend and we're filming that in Omaha too. It's 483 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 4: a great value because we're gonna do Dynamite Live tonight 484 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:14,880 Speaker 4: on TBS and streaming on Max Live, and then we're 485 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 4: also gonna film Collision. Collision is gonna be broken into 486 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 4: two one hour episodes and it's gonna be after NC Doualea, 487 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 4: so we get two great lead ins out of two hours. 488 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 4: So there's slam Dunk Saturday and Slam Dunk Sunday. 489 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: I gotta figure out the music. 490 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 4: I'll be honest for Slam on Sunday because this is the. 491 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: First time Delon Johnson Saturday Night all right, for fighting. 492 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,159 Speaker 4: It might not make total sense, but I might just 493 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 4: use it anyway, but I haven't decided to. I'm thinking 494 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 4: about that one. But it's gonna be a great week. 495 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:51,680 Speaker 4: I'm really excited about it. And uh, you know, there's 496 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 4: a lot Frankly, some of the Sunday songs you know, 497 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 4: aren't as hard hitting when you look at you know, 498 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 4: Sunday kind of love. 499 00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: I don't think that's gonna work. 500 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 3: Because I if we're if we're tying basketball, and you 501 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 3: can always go with the Space Jam theme song, I 502 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:07,360 Speaker 3: mean goes right. I don't know how it will correlate 503 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 3: with wrestling, but I mean maybe, I don't know. 504 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 1: We're it's an interesting one. 505 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 4: There's a lot of great themes that we you know, 506 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 4: we use round Ball Rock, which was great, uh, and 507 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 4: that's always been great for us. 508 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: So there's some interesting ones for sure we could look 509 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: to use. 510 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,400 Speaker 4: I do think, uh, it's gonna be a great week 511 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,720 Speaker 4: of wrestling for us, and and no matter what music 512 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 4: opens that, we're excited to have that ncaa lead in. 513 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 1: But I really do love a lot of the songs 514 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: we've used in the show. You know. 515 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:41,959 Speaker 4: I loved when we use Cinderella when Kenny and Hangman 516 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 4: broke up. 517 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:44,920 Speaker 1: Don't Know What You Got Till It's Gone. That was 518 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: a great music. 519 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 4: Video, and we've had a lot of great ones over 520 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 4: the years, like that. 521 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 2: When you did that one which one Pointer Sisters. 522 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:56,919 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, Pointer Sisters. I love that. But I mean 523 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: that was for the first show of the year. 524 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 4: I thought that was like a cool way for the 525 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 4: first night it was a fight for the fallen. You know, 526 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 4: there's a lot of nights where you think, okay, that's 527 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 4: not like the bloodthirsty song that you might want to 528 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 4: hear to start a wrestling show. But for that night, 529 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 4: I think it was great for a fight for the 530 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 4: fallen where you're doing a charity show and it's the 531 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 4: first night on Max. Let's get excited. So I really 532 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 4: thought that was fun. And we've got a lot of 533 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 4: great themes and great songs we try to bring into 534 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 4: the show, you know, with Elton John, I thought that 535 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 4: Saturday Night, Sorry for Fighting, Like I said, I think 536 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 4: that's a great theme for us, but it's you know, 537 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 4: also just a great song. Elton John a great artist. 538 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:41,879 Speaker 4: I really enjoyed the Rocketman movie about his life. The 539 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 4: only thing that was missing was the football what we 540 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 4: would call soccer in America but what we call football 541 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 4: in England, and there was not any of that. It's 542 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 4: a big part of his life. If you didn't know, 543 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 4: he's been the chairman of Watford, and there was no 544 00:26:58,280 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 4: Watford in the movie at all. 545 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: So I kind of surprised by that. 546 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 4: Because it's somebody who's an executive in the Premier League 547 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 4: and has had a lot of experience playing against Watford, 548 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 4: you know, with our team and working against Watford and competing, 549 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 4: and I know how big of. 550 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: A part of Watford's. 551 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 4: Legacy Elton John is, and I know how big a 552 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 4: part of Elton John's life Watford is, so I was 553 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:25,120 Speaker 4: kind of surprised there. 554 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: Was none of that in that movie. But I do 555 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 1: love that song, and I think it's a great wrestling theme. 556 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 3: Speaking of you being an executive in your hand is 557 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 3: in a lot of different organizations with wrestling and football, 558 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 3: or in America we call it soccer. And then the 559 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 3: NFL with the draft around the corner. With your experience 560 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 3: in both AW and the NFL, how do you see 561 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 3: the similarities and differences in how free agency works in 562 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,360 Speaker 3: professional wrestling versus the NFL. 563 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,920 Speaker 4: It's very different, I think because there are a lot 564 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:01,919 Speaker 4: more teams in the end, with thirty two teams, there 565 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 4: are a lot more destinations and free agencies. 566 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 1: A little more routine. 567 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 4: In pro wrestling, people commit to a wrestling organization and 568 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 4: there aren't as many different places to go, so I 569 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 4: think it feels even more impactful and important when a 570 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 4: wrestler switches organizations because it doesn't happen as often. In football, 571 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,640 Speaker 4: it's very common for players to change teams and. 572 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: There's so many teams to go to. There's a huge market. 573 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 4: In wrestling, there aren't as many wrestling organizations to go 574 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:34,640 Speaker 4: wrestle for, and if you really want to make good 575 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,880 Speaker 4: money in wrestling, there's only a couple places to work. 576 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 4: So I think AW is something that's been very important 577 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 4: in the world of wrestling because it's created a great 578 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 4: marketplace and competition. But even with AW in the market, 579 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 4: there aren't that many other places to go and earn 580 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 4: a great living in wrestling. Compared to the NFL, where 581 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 4: there's thirty two teams, there's definitely not thirty two top 582 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 4: wrestling organizations. There's only a few, and that's very different. 583 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: Yeah. 584 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 3: Absolutely, Well, Tony, I know you're a very busy man, 585 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:09,280 Speaker 3: and I don't want to take up too much your 586 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 3: time because you've got to figure out what the game 587 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 3: plan is for you know, some of the things that 588 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 3: aren't on the card just yet for tonight for. 589 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 2: Aw Dynamite Live in Omaha. 590 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 3: But Tony, it is always an honor and a privilege 591 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 3: to have you on the show, and it's always great 592 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 3: talking to you. 593 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 4: It's always great talking to you, Tim. Thanks for having 594 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 4: me on the show today, and I really am excited 595 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 4: to see you with Liam at a show soon. And 596 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 4: I hope you guys enjoyed the show on TVs tonight