1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,080 Speaker 1: What's going on you guys? 2 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 2: This is the CEO of Shane Taylor Promotions, one third 3 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 2: of the Ring of Honor World six man tag team 4 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 2: Jim Don, the Baddest of all time, Shane Taylor, and 5 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 2: you are listening to the Battlegrounds Podcast. 6 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 3: Why from the Parts Unknown Studios to. 7 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 4: The Double Battle Crown. 8 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 5: Battle, the Battle Round, the Battle Crowd. Welcome to the 9 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 5: Battleground Podcast, your place for all things pro wrestling, the 10 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 5: Battle the Battle Crowd now making their way to the microphones, 11 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 5: secure it up for your host. 12 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 4: Welcome to the Battle crownd. 13 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 3: What's up you guys. 14 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 4: Welcome back to another episode of the Battleground Podcast. 15 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 3: At your buddy. 16 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 4: Battle hanging out with you and this Saturday, there is 17 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 4: a big event going on. Of course, we are giving 18 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 4: away a code that you can watch it. Ring of 19 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 4: Honor Final Battle. This seturday eight o'clock Eastern on Fight TV. 20 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 4: And let's go in and bring in our guests today. 21 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 4: The Baddest dude on the planet. I guess that has 22 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 4: been on the show before and he is the best 23 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 4: person I've met. I would like to say he's one 24 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 4: of our favorite guests, The baddest dude around Shane Taylor, 25 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 4: my man, Shane, what's going on? 26 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: Man? Thank you for having me, appreciate it. 27 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 3: Thanks for coming back on the show. Glad to have 28 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:22,559 Speaker 3: you on here. 29 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 4: And you know, it's been a couple of months since 30 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 4: you've last been on the show, and a lot of 31 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 4: things have changed over those past couple of months, and 32 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 4: let's just kind of jump right into it. You know, 33 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 4: PWI this year five hundred, Man, you're ranked number one 34 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 4: thirty eight. Do you normally pay attention to these rankings 35 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 4: or they just kind of like, Eh, it's there. 36 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 2: I mean, it's it's always something cool to be talked 37 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 2: about amongst you know, one of the best in the world, 38 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 2: especially a group of your peers like that. I think 39 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 2: I was like sixty five last year. Somehow I was 40 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: sixty five, didn't lose a whole lot, went on to 41 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 2: become the greatest faction in the history of Bring Up, 42 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 2: but somehow dropped sixties plus spots. 43 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: I don't get it. 44 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 3: It's right, right. 45 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: I want to know the criteria. I want to know 46 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 2: who's doing it, you know what I mean? There there 47 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: needs to be a list that's put out, a public 48 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 2: list that we can all go to and be like, hey, 49 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying. I have a grievance, you 50 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 2: know what I mean? But no, it's cool, man, it's 51 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 2: a fun thing. It gets folks talking. Obviously, it's a 52 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 2: very it's all about perspective and personal preference for whoever 53 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 2: made it's a list. 54 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: So uh, the fact that my name is on there 55 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: is still pretty cool. 56 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 4: And I feel as if somehow like they should do 57 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 4: this where it's like part however PWI does their thing, 58 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 4: and also part fan being able to do their thing 59 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 4: as well. I think I feel as if they should 60 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 4: like combine those together like certain award shows. 61 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 2: Actually that's not a bad idea. And when you look 62 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 2: at like say how they pick like the NBA All 63 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 2: Star selections, right like you'll have a fan vote and 64 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: then you'll have like a player and coaches vote too, 65 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. Or even like they used 66 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 2: to do with the football rankings, right like you would 67 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 2: have like a consensus number one and then like an 68 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 2: AP coaching poll number one where they were like, well, no, 69 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: based on our experience and our knowledge, this is who 70 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: the best teams are. 71 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: You know? For that crise here that it's not a 72 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: bad idea. 73 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 4: And that's kind of I think that's how they're doing 74 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 4: the Pro Bowl right now, is you post your photo 75 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 4: of yourself and he just says one retweet equals one vote. 76 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 4: And I think that maybe p W I should take 77 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 4: in consideration maybe doing something to let the fans kind 78 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 4: of say their opinions, because once these things come out, right, 79 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 4: it's like, well, why in the hell is this person 80 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 4: here and that person's there, or why is it this 81 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 4: person there? And I think if you let the fans 82 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 4: kind of get involved in that, I think that could 83 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 4: be a little bit more of an exciting thing, especially 84 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 4: with wrestlers getting interaction with their fans and whatnot very. 85 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: Well could I mean yeah, I mean like. 86 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 2: Like you you you you might still have some arguments 87 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 2: here here and there. For example, you could be a 88 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 2: guy who's very good but just doesn't use social media 89 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 2: like that, like saying a Zach Saber junior, right, yep, 90 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 2: does Zach Saber now go down in the list because 91 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 2: he doesn't engage in social media? Like but we know 92 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 2: he's one of the very best wrestlers on the entire planet, 93 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying. So there's I feel it's 94 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: a great idea there's room for tweaking for sure. 95 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 5: Uh. 96 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 2: I mean, like me personally, I don't use it like that, 97 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 2: but I know a guy like Dan Housen, right, he'd 98 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 2: be number one, right for number one, you know what 99 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 2: I mean the most right now, that's not bro number 100 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 2: one in the world, Dan Housen, give me the whole, 101 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 2: the whole magazine. 102 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: I want it, Give me the whole cover. 103 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 4: That would be hilarious and amazing because it's like, you 104 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 4: look at the guy and he was, you know, on 105 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 4: that trajectory of going up, and he's still over with everybody, 106 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 4: and of course you're sitting here saying he should be 107 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 4: number one. 108 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 3: I think a lot of wrestling fans think that as well. 109 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 2: I mean, if you were to have a PWI fan pole, 110 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 2: I feel like he's got a very good case that 111 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 2: we could see that happening. 112 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 3: Definitely for sure. 113 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 4: And another fan pole that we would love to have is, 114 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 4: of course STP, the current ROH six man tag champs. 115 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:25,599 Speaker 4: I would make them as the top tag team. You 116 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 4: have to say it's got to be doubles, but no, 117 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 4: STP is the top tag team. It doesn't matter if 118 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 4: there's two, doesn't matter if there's three. They're the top 119 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 4: tag team in the world right now. 120 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: Man, Like I said, those lists are cool. 121 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 2: We were on the list, I believe it like forty 122 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 2: three or forty four or something like that, or maybe 123 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 2: it was forty seven. But again, I want to know 124 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 2: who's making these lists, because we have found this out. 125 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 2: We've beaten every single team that's gone in front of 126 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 2: us at some point. We are now I think seven 127 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 2: or eight nine defenses in of these Ring of Honors 128 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 2: Segas Man tag team titles, not only in ROS, but 129 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 2: outside of it as well, going on three hundred days 130 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 2: as the reigning champs, the most dominant group in the 131 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 2: history of Ring of Honor, And you're gonna tell me 132 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 2: right now in the world there's forty six other tag 133 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 2: teams better than us, stop it, you know what I mean. 134 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 3: It's wild that that's happening. 135 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 2: And like the Briscoes were like forty one, maybe forty 136 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 2: teams better than the Briscoes. I give you one thousand 137 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 2: dollars if you could legitimately tell me forty teams better 138 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 2: than the Briscos. 139 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 3: It's a tough one. 140 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 4: And this goes back to you know, it's it's kind 141 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 4: of one of those things you just don't know. 142 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 3: You want to know who makes these lists? 143 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: I want to know. 144 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 4: And a list that I want to know is are 145 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 4: there any current trios or factions that STP would love 146 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 4: to test their skills against? Because I mean, you got 147 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 4: those tag team titles. You have been tag teamschampions for 148 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 4: over three hundred days. There's nobody been able to top you. 149 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean there's a lot of trios right now 150 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 2: calling themselves the best trio in wrestling. You know, these 151 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: super clicks that are going around. And my thing is, 152 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 2: luckily for us, right, this isn't a sport of opinion. Right, 153 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 2: Luckily for us, there are things that are tangible that 154 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 2: can measure who the best are. 155 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: I don't know whether it's if we have these trophies. 156 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 2: Ah, there's these things called championships, oh that we walk around. 157 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:33,239 Speaker 3: Can you tell me about those real quick? 158 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: Right? 159 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:38,119 Speaker 2: So these championships, right, are these big shot, shining belts 160 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 2: with metal on them that signify who the best in 161 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 2: a particular division or company is. Luckily, for STP, we 162 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 2: have a set of these championships that say we are 163 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 2: the best trio in this sport. Now, other countries have theirs, 164 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 2: but no one's talking about those. When's the last time 165 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 2: you heard of the never open six man champs? 166 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: Never right name. 167 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 2: I think there's some in Mexico too. When's the last 168 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 2: time you heard about those? 169 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 3: Never heard them a couple of weeks ago. 170 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 2: It's right, right, but that wasn't the focus right when 171 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 2: you talk about trio's wrestling, when you talk about six 172 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 2: man tag team wrestling, the name on everybody's tongue right 173 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 2: now is STP. So anybody talking about they're the best, 174 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 2: unless they're standing across the ring from us, unless they 175 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 2: hold what we we have, is lying. And for me, listen, 176 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 2: you've got the EVPs there, You've got guys with stroke there. 177 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 2: If the Bucks and or Cole want to really test 178 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,599 Speaker 2: what they're saying, we're only a call away and anybody 179 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 2: else from any other company either. 180 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: That wants it with us. We have no problem punching 181 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: on the face either. 182 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 4: And you know, and this kind of is an off 183 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 4: topic thing, but it's like, you know, Ring of Honor 184 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 4: has been very well with the six man tag Team Champion, 185 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 4: And of course there's always been the rumor that AEW 186 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 4: is creating theirs. Let's pympathetically say that they create theirs. 187 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 4: STP walk through this forbidden door and say no, no, no, no, 188 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 4: no, no no no, that's just like a consolation prize. 189 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 3: This is the real deal, holy filled stuff right here. 190 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 2: I mean, here's the thing, man, When you control who 191 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 2: can come in and out of the door, you get 192 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 2: to say that, right, You get to shape your narrative 193 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 2: of history. Now, them being proud guys like I know 194 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 2: they are, they can walk around with paper championships if 195 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:36,199 Speaker 2: they want to, but I'm pretty sure they're going to 196 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 2: hear about it every single day on social media until 197 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 2: they step in the ring with us that they aren't 198 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 2: the best trio in the sport of professional wrestling. 199 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: It's STP for sure. 200 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 4: And of course they're gonna have to change their Twitter 201 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 4: bio to make sure that they're not, you know, STP's 202 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 4: not living in their head. 203 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 3: Rent free or whatever their new bio of the day is. 204 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 3: Right right now. 205 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 4: Last time we talked to you about some stuff, we 206 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 4: talked about your relationship up with Keith Lee, and of 207 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,959 Speaker 4: course there's a lot of rumors flying around about your 208 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 4: recent interactions with him there on social media. Can you 209 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 4: tell us about these talks, like, is there any potential 210 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 4: of maybe doing getting back together with Keith Lee, maybe 211 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 4: making him a part of STP, doing some indie shows, 212 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 4: you know, after Ring of Honor Final Battle this weekend. 213 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: Uh, the potential for everything is there, you know what 214 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: I mean. Uh. 215 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 2: We we've had talks about wrestling, We've had talks about life, 216 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. So our focus and his 217 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 2: focus now is on what he's gonna do currently, which 218 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: is marry his fiance. Here soon in the next few months, 219 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 2: I'll be at that. We're gonna have a good time 220 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 2: and then we'll figure out the wrestling part of it. 221 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 4: When it gets there, y'all gonna have like a beard 222 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 4: off and see he's gonna have the best beard because 223 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 4: I mean, he got that salt and pepper beer going, 224 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 4: and you've got your beard over there. 225 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 2: The whole the whole thing is damn near salt right now. 226 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:00,200 Speaker 1: For my boy. 227 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 4: I saw that photo and I was like, Zach Keith Lee, 228 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 4: or is this like somebody just playing around? 229 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 2: Noah, bro, There's there's stories that I can tell about 230 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:09,319 Speaker 2: that beard. 231 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: But I won't off the air right right right right. No. 232 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 2: But I mean we we we we both know the 233 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 2: potential that we have as individuals. We both know what 234 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 2: we have as a team, and I feel like all 235 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 2: ready with STP, I'm damn near running with an unstoppable 236 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 2: for us as it is, you add him to it, 237 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 2: good luck, you know what I mean. Luck there's anybody, 238 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 2: and for us, I mean when you have when you 239 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 2: look around and you see the scope of professional wrestling, 240 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 2: you've got all these groups, some running damn near, unopposed, unchecked. 241 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 2: It seems to me like they're looking for competition, like 242 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 2: they're looking for a challenge. They've got their army, and 243 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 2: the only way to combat that is with another one, 244 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 2: a better one for sure. 245 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,079 Speaker 4: This Saturday, big, big event going on and it's kind 246 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 4: of like a heartbreaking thing for us as wrestling fans 247 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 4: and Ring of Honor fans. It's uh Ring of Honor's 248 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 4: Final Battle this Saturday, eight o'clock Eastern on Fight which, 249 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 4: by the way, if you want to win a code, 250 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 4: we've got a code that you could win over on 251 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:14,439 Speaker 4: our Twitter. 252 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 3: At Battle on air. 253 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 4: And it seems like I asked the question of the giveaway, 254 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 4: who is your favorite Ring of Honor wrestler of all time? 255 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 4: There was several Shane Taylor tweets in there, and for 256 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 4: somebody to say, of all time right that that's gotta 257 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 4: be a good feeling for you. 258 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 5: Man. 259 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 2: The fact that anybody, you know, given the history, given 260 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 2: the legacy, the legends that have gone through those doors, 261 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 2: to mention my name in that breath is incredible, you 262 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 2: know what I mean. Everybody always talks about the Mount 263 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 2: rushmore of URH. And I feel as though if I 264 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,959 Speaker 2: could have won the Ring of Honor world title, that 265 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 2: would have been a strong case to you know what 266 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 2: I mean, to to try to work my way into 267 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 2: that conversation. But as it stands now, man, with some 268 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 2: of the names that are just being mentioned, is for 269 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 2: lack of a better word, and no pun intended a 270 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 2: real honor for sure. 271 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 4: And you know you mentioned about not being able to 272 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 4: win that ROH World Championship, and then of course we 273 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 4: get the news earlier in the year about what's going 274 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 4: on with the ROH. 275 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 3: Is that something that. 276 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 4: How did you feel when when you heard that and 277 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 4: then you realize that you still never really got to 278 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,479 Speaker 4: claim what is rightfully should be yours? 279 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: Uh? 280 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 2: Mixed emotions, right, because I'm someone who is very much 281 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 2: goal oriented and I don't like feeling that I failed 282 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:44,559 Speaker 2: at an objective. 283 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: The ring about our World Championship was my objective. 284 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,960 Speaker 2: I knew from the gate it was going to be 285 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 2: a very hard road, that there were going to be 286 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 2: many many obstacles put in front of me. That's exactly 287 00:13:57,360 --> 00:13:59,839 Speaker 2: what what happened. So that was something that I was 288 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 2: pared for. But I always thought maybe I would have 289 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 2: more time to get it done U and then now 290 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:09,079 Speaker 2: the fact that I don't, h it's bittersweet because I 291 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:13,680 Speaker 2: know what I could have done for the championship, for 292 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 2: the company, I know what it would have meant to 293 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,559 Speaker 2: so many people around the world. I would have loved 294 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 2: to have had my name up there with guys like 295 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 2: Jay Lethal, guys like Bobby Lashley and Big E and 296 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 2: Kofi Kingston and Ron Simmons and the Rock guys who 297 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 2: have been able to lead companies being black men, and 298 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 2: I wanted that. I wanted that pressure. I wanted that opportunity. 299 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 2: You know, now the goal will be to try to 300 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 2: be able to accomplish that goal elsewhere. 301 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 4: And you know, we sit here and they said that 302 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 4: they're going to pick backup at the first quarter, so 303 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 4: there's still potential that that's gonna happen for you. And 304 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 4: we're gonna put that out in the universe that you're 305 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 4: going to become the Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Champion. 306 00:14:58,120 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 4: We're gonna put it out in the universe that you're 307 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 4: gonna go on onto any other promotion to be that guy. 308 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 4: And you know, it just so happens that we have 309 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 4: a World Podcast Championship belt that nobody's won yet sitting 310 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 4: here that we just got. So maybe Shane Taylor could 311 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 4: have that because you know, on this show, everybody that 312 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 4: comes on goes on to win gold. And we were 313 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 4: sitting here and we talked to O'sha and he, you know, 314 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 4: kind of stepped in for you guys, and you know 315 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 4: when you got hurt in that pay per view, and 316 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 4: he stepped in and he rocked it. And that's that's 317 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 4: another guy that's I mean, talk about a dude that's 318 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 4: paid his dues just like you. 319 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 2: Man. It's crazy because OSHA's a little older than me, 320 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 2: but I swear we have this like big brother like 321 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 2: little brother thing like he is. We're damn near identical, 322 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 2: like in mindset and belief and motivation and the things 323 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 2: that we want out of life, the things that we 324 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 2: want for those around us. That synergy, that teamwork. Man, 325 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 2: it just makes me so happy to see all the 326 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 2: things that he's able to do and accomplish. 327 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: The no's that he's turned in. 328 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 2: The yes is the you know, we don't see it, 329 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 2: that he's turned it into camp missus, you know what 330 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 2: I mean. And it's absolutely incredible to just see him 331 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 2: go impose his will anywhere and everywhere he wants to, 332 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 2: simply because he can. 333 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: And to have him on my team, you know what 334 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: I mean. 335 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 2: You talk about if I'm the quarterback of the team, 336 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 2: you need that left tackle man to make sure you're protected, 337 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 2: you know what I mean, to make that nothing catching 338 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 2: you from. 339 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: The blind side. And that's and that's what he is 340 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: for me. Man. 341 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 2: He's that guy to make sure ain't nothing getting to 342 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 2: me that doesn't get to him first. So he's one 343 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 2: of those guys that is critical, is integral to how 344 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 2: this team runs. And his ability to step in, step 345 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 2: and step up and next man up has been showcased 346 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 2: throughout the year. And I have full confidence going into 347 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,440 Speaker 2: final battle against the Righteous that we are going to 348 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 2: walk in as six man tag team champions, and we 349 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 2: are walking out the exact same way I'm gonna put 350 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 2: that belt right right on my mantle, and we will 351 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 2: be the last, the best, and the baddest six man 352 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 2: tag team champions in the history of r OH. 353 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 4: And that's gonna be I'm getting goosebumps thinking about that, 354 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 4: because it's it's gotta be nice to know that after 355 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 4: this Saturday, like, nobody's been able to top you, and 356 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:31,880 Speaker 4: that just goes to show that there is nobody better 357 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:32,479 Speaker 4: than STP. 358 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: Man. 359 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 2: We've been saying it, you know, since since I formed 360 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 2: a group over two years ago, and as we've added 361 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 2: soldiers to the ranks, it becomes more true with each 362 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 2: edition that we are the very best, we are the baddest. 363 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 2: There is no better crew, there is no better faction. 364 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 1: There is no. 365 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 2: More complete, more versatile group in all the professional wrestling 366 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 2: and STP everybody from top to bottom can walk, it 367 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 2: can talk, it can do, it can go main of 368 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 2: venors all the way down the line. And man, there's 369 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:12,400 Speaker 2: there's and the proof is in the is out there. 370 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:13,919 Speaker 2: It is evident, Yeah for sure. 371 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 4: And of course you know you talk about your big match, 372 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 4: that's this weekend. It's STT versus the Righteous, and we've 373 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 4: had Vincent on the show before, and Vince's kind of 374 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:27,200 Speaker 4: an interesting character heading into that, Heading into that match 375 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:32,399 Speaker 4: with those interesting people, how do you prepare for them? 376 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 2: You don't prepare for them, man, You adapt while you're 377 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 2: in there. And I think that's the biggest thing that 378 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 2: Tavin didn't do when he had his feud with Vincent. 379 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 2: He's trying to figure him out and do all this stuff. 380 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 2: And what you do with guys like that is you 381 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 2: allow them to break you down mentally, right, because they're 382 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 2: already gonna come, you know, from every angle physically, right, 383 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 2: But you allow them to you exhaust yourself trying to 384 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 2: trying to figure out what they're gonna do next, right, 385 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 2: And so you're playing into their game plan. 386 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: That's not what we're gonna do with them. 387 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 2: We could give a damn about the mind games, We 388 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 2: could give a damn about the about the crazy little 389 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 2: you know, group cult thing that they've got going on 390 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 2: with the all white I still don't get that. But 391 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 2: when we line up against them, there's gonna be none 392 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 2: of that. 393 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: Man. 394 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,919 Speaker 2: We are simply lining up to fight all of them, 395 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 2: and we're gonna punch them directly in the mouth, and 396 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 2: they'll probably like it because they're weird like that, you 397 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 2: know what I mean. But that's that's what's gonna happen. 398 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 2: You are gonna you're gonna see one hell of a fight. 399 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 2: You're gonna see one hell of a brawl, and you 400 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 2: are gonna see STP once again retain the Ring of 401 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 2: Honor World Statesman Tag Team Championships. 402 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 4: And you mentioned hell of brawl, and of course you've 403 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 4: got a match as well, and it's it's it's a 404 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 4: very lengthy history between you and who you're facing Saturday 405 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 4: night at Final Battle, your crudge match with Kenny King. 406 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:02,440 Speaker 4: Tell me about what he's like as an opponent and 407 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 4: what you're inticimity, because I mean, like I said, there's 408 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 4: a lot of history between you two and this is 409 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,680 Speaker 4: for all the marbles right here on Saturday. 410 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 2: Right Kenny King, you have to give the devil as 411 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 2: due in this sort of conversation, in this sort of match. 412 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 2: If Ring of Bannor has been the most influential company 413 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 2: of the last twenty years, Kenny King may be the 414 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 2: most underrated professional wrestler on the planet over that same 415 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:33,880 Speaker 2: time span. The dude should have been a world champion 416 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 2: not only in ROH but when he was with TNA right. 417 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 2: The guy can do everything. He's got the strength, the power, 418 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 2: the speed, the agility, the intelligence. He's willing to go 419 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 2: wherever he needs to go to win. He's got the 420 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 2: killer instinct, excuse me, the killer instinct. He's got it 421 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 2: all right, and going into this fight, into this fight 422 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 2: without honor at final battle, He's has the advantage of 423 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 2: being in one of these type of matches before. It 424 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 2: was him and Ret Titus against the Briscoes. And if 425 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 2: you're able to go into a match like that against 426 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:15,159 Speaker 2: the Briscoes, you know you can do it against anybody. 427 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 2: So I do not doubt for one second what I'm 428 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 2: getting myself into. I know that December eleventh, both of 429 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 2: our careers are probably gonna be shortened after this. But 430 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:38,439 Speaker 2: Kenny King cost me that world championship, and not so 431 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:42,360 Speaker 2: much am I upset about that. I get that from 432 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 2: a business standpoint, right, He's protecting the guys that he 433 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 2: was running with. I understand that. But what he did 434 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 2: was he cost me a chance to make history. He 435 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 2: cost me a chance to help our culture. He cost 436 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 2: me a chance to inspire people. He cost me a 437 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 2: chance to come home and show my girls what what 438 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 2: Daddy had done, you know, and and be able to 439 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 2: show them and teach them that even though every obstacle 440 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 2: can be put in front of you, that you can overcome. 441 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 2: That he took that away from me, that I'm not 442 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 2: gonna forgive, and that's why he's gonna get his ass 443 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,879 Speaker 2: beat man. 444 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 1: I I tried to tell him. 445 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 2: That the person I used to be before I was 446 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 2: a father, a husband, the leader that I'm trying to 447 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 2: be now is not a nice person. 448 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: It's not uh. 449 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 2: And he's gonna be able to find that out because 450 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 2: he's never seen that side of me either. 451 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, and it's it's gonna be wild. Of course. 452 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,360 Speaker 4: Ring of Honor Final Battle this Saturday at eight o'clock 453 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 4: on Fight. 454 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:49,439 Speaker 3: You could still grab that pay per view. 455 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 4: You can also win a code from us go to 456 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 4: Twitter at Battle on air, That's where you can find that. 457 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 4: Now after after you completely demolish and just beat the 458 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 4: holy hell out of Kinney King, this sarty, what's the 459 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,120 Speaker 4: plan after that your Ring of Honor? The show's over, 460 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 4: You're getting back on a plane. What's kind of the 461 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,479 Speaker 4: remainder of this year looking like? What's uh, what's looking 462 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 4: into the future of twenty twenty two looking like for 463 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 4: Shane Taylor and Shane Taylor promotion. 464 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 1: Cool after that will be to find a lot of. 465 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:26,880 Speaker 4: Ice, definitely ice, have some salt and whatever, yeah. 466 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: And hope for the very best. Uh. 467 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 2: But me and the boys are going to go out 468 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 2: to La the next uh a few days after that, 469 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 2: uh and film a project with legend in the body 470 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 2: building world that I know it's going to be absolutely 471 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 2: incredible to to to go and break bread with him 472 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 2: and and spend time with him and his family. And 473 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:55,400 Speaker 2: then after that, man, come to the beginning of the year, 474 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 2: it's all hands on deck. We want to go to 475 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 2: at every top independent, you know, any. 476 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: Platform that's going to allow us to be us. 477 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:15,159 Speaker 2: And push the boundary, be creative, be controversial, have the 478 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 2: balls to say what needs to be said, and help 479 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,399 Speaker 2: improve this sport the way we know it can be. 480 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 2: And we're going to have one hell of a time, man, 481 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:28,640 Speaker 2: because there's so much talent out there, there's so much 482 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 2: money to be made, so many cool. 483 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: Stories to tell. 484 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 2: That We are looking forward very much to reintroducing ourselves 485 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 2: to a portion of the wrestling world that may not 486 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:41,160 Speaker 2: know who we are. 487 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 3: Yet for sure. 488 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 4: And of course again this Saturday Final Battle Ring of 489 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:47,640 Speaker 4: Honor on Fight TV. 490 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 3: It's at eight o'clock. 491 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 4: Now here's the fun part of the show, because we're 492 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 4: gonna wrap things up because I know your time is very, 493 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:57,400 Speaker 4: very important because you're a family man like myself. This 494 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 4: is your time to call out anybody and everybody your 495 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 4: shot if you want to call somebody out right now 496 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:06,719 Speaker 4: that's watching this after you demolish Kenny King, who's next 497 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 4: on Shane Taylor's hit list. 498 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,479 Speaker 2: I've made no bones about it that I see myself 499 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 2: as a world champion of any company. So as it 500 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 2: stands currently Hangman, Paige, Moose, Hammerstone, Shingo to Kagia, somebody, 501 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 2: somebody somewhere is going to lose their spot. I am 502 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 2: telling you right now for the next few weeks, enjoy 503 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:47,679 Speaker 2: the time that you have with your championship, Enjoy your 504 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,479 Speaker 2: time at the top of the ladder, and enjoy your 505 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 2: time on the throne because in a few weeks I'm 506 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 2: coming to take it off from you. 507 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 3: Ooh, that's ah. 508 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 4: I'm thinking, like I'm kind of plotting this out in 509 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 4: my head, like I've the pen and I've got the 510 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:04,160 Speaker 4: pad of paper, like trying to figure out wet match stipulations. 511 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 4: We want Shane Taylor to have and grab these so 512 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 4: that way we can have Shane Taylor did the Ultimo 513 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 4: Dragon photo. 514 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:13,880 Speaker 1: I forgot one. Oh will offspray? 515 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 2: Oh. I can't disrespect my guy like that, because, like 516 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 2: he's been saying, he is the real IWGP World Champion, 517 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 2: so I'd be disrespecting him if I didn't mention his 518 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 2: name as well. 519 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 3: That would be a good one as well. 520 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 4: Here's my money, Like, do you want any give you 521 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,159 Speaker 4: my wallet now so I can try to help build 522 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 4: these matches up. 523 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:40,120 Speaker 1: Man, it's gonna happen. It's gonna happen somewhere. It's got 524 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: to got me. 525 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 3: That's gonna be insane. 526 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 4: I'm excited hopefully we can put this out there in 527 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 4: the universe, because every time we've put stuff out in 528 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:49,880 Speaker 4: the university on the show, it's come to fruition. 529 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 3: So I believe that that's gonna happen for you, Shang. 530 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:54,919 Speaker 4: We're gonna get you some heavyweight gold around your way 531 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 4: so you can make history. 532 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 3: And of course history is being made this. 533 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 4: Saturday, Ring of Honor Final Battle eight pm Eastern on 534 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 4: Fight TV and Real Quick before we let you go, Shane, 535 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 4: is there anything you want to tell everybody else out 536 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,920 Speaker 4: there it's listening to this podcast, that's watching this podcast. 537 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 3: Where can they follow you at merge all that stuff? 538 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 2: Man, Thank you guys so much for all of support 539 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 2: for this crazy fourteen year ride that I've been on 540 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 2: so so far. Twitter and Instagram at Shane two one 541 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:26,239 Speaker 2: six Taylor all the merch links to buy stuff are 542 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 2: right in there. If you are so inclined. It's the 543 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 2: holiday season, go ahead and get you some of that 544 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 2: for you and your kids. Celebrate with the battest champion 545 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 2: that you've ever seen. Boy, and yeah, man, here come. 546 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 2: We are going to have one hell of a show. Man. 547 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 2: We want to make sure that anybody who's been supporting 548 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 2: Ring of Honor for the last twenty years, all the 549 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:53,440 Speaker 2: names that have come through the doors, that if this 550 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 2: is the last thing you see of us, we are 551 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,159 Speaker 2: going to make it something that you are going to 552 00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 2: remember for a very long time. 553 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 4: And I'm looking forward to watching that show this Saturday night. 554 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 4: Of course, on Fight you could win a code from us. 555 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 4: We were giving it away thanks to our friends at 556 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 4: Fight hooking us up with that code at Battle on air. 557 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 4: That's where you can find it, you can win it again, Shane. 558 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 4: Looking forward to seeing you get that hand raise Saturday. 559 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,879 Speaker 4: Looking forward to STP getting their hand raise and you 560 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,360 Speaker 4: walk out dominant like you walked in. 561 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 3: Ring of Honor. 562 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:21,160 Speaker 1: Shane. 563 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:22,919 Speaker 3: It's been an honor to talk with you, buddy. 564 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: Thank you brother. 565 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 6: We hope you enjoyed today's episode of the Battleground Podcast. 566 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:30,119 Speaker 6: Make sure you give it five stars and a nice review. 567 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 6: To stay up to date with the show, follow them 568 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 6: at Battleground Podcast on Instagram.