1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:01,200 Speaker 1: What's up, guys and girls. 2 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 2: This is the murder Hog Monster Lance Archer, and you're 3 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 2: watching the Battleground Podcast. 4 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: Tune in Sunday night, Double or Nothing. Watch me and 5 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: Mira beat the crap out of each other for the 6 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: T and T Championship and watch me become the new 7 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: T and T Champion. 8 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 2: Battle Why from the Parts Unknown Studios to. 9 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 3: The Double Battle Crown, Battle Crowd. 10 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 4: The battle Bound, Battle the Battle Crowd. 11 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast, your place for all things 12 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 2: pro wrestling. 13 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 3: The Battle Road, the Battle Round. 14 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: Now making their way to the microphones. Give it up 15 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: for your hosts. 16 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 3: Welcome to the Battle Crowd. Welcome to the Battleground Podcast. 17 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 3: My name is Battle your host and uh thank you 18 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 3: for taking the time out and listening to this today. 19 00:00:57,920 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 3: Just a heads up, if you are listening to this 20 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 3: podcast on Apple Podcasts, please do us a huge favor 21 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 3: because it helps us out tremendously. Please give us five 22 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 3: stars and leave us a nice little review in the 23 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 3: comment section because that helps us out a lot. 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You can get all the details on 40 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 3: our social media Twitter, Battleground IHR and Instagram Battleground Podcast. 41 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 3: But without further ado, let's bring in Lance Archer. What's 42 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 3: going on you guys, Welcome to another episode of the 43 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 3: Battleground Podcast. You know what this weekend is, right, Eli, 44 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 3: don't you no memorial Memorial Day? How do you not 45 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 3: know what this weekend is? 46 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: It? 47 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 3: Is a w double or nothing, and it's Sunday, May 48 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 3: thirtieth Live A trick question. I was like, it could 49 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 3: have been a trick question. It just so happens that 50 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 3: we have a special guest on the show. Last time 51 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 3: they were here was twenty nineteen. They had just won 52 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 3: the United States title over in New Japan. So, uh, 53 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 3: let's go ahead without further ado. I was gonna singh, no, 54 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna do it. Let's just go ahead and 55 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 3: bring him on. It's Lance Archer joining us on the show. Lance, 56 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 3: what's going on? Man? 57 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 5: I thought I thought he was, Yeah, Well, I don't 58 00:02:59,960 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 5: know if. 59 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 3: YouTube would have popped me with copyright or yeah, so 60 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 3: I don't want to take that risk. And then they 61 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 3: just take the entire interview down, so I coulda just 62 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 3: like everybody there. 63 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 4: It is almost it's not as intimidating as watching you 64 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 4: come out of the tunnel with either you just completely 65 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 4: closelining somebody from Hell or earlier just carrying Zuney Kiss 66 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,839 Speaker 4: out and just you know, obliterating him. 67 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 3: So, uh, Lance, You've got a big match coming up 68 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 3: on Sunday. It's it's gonna be a tough one. You 69 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 3: and Mirror for for the T and T World TV title. 70 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 3: I mean, how do you think going into this match? 71 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 3: I mean, Miro is a big dude, but you're a 72 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 3: lot bigger. 73 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm definitely a lot taller for sure. He can't 74 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 2: take away from his size. 75 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 3: So how do you how do you plan for Miro? 76 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 3: Because I mean it seems like so far right now, 77 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 3: he's unstoppable, but you're also an unstoppable guy. 78 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 2: Right, you know, it's that old cliche, the unsuppable force 79 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 2: meets the immovable object. 80 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: We'll figure out who moves and who gets stopped. 81 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 3: It's gonna be it's gonna be a it's gonna be 82 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 3: a fun match to watch because I mean, uh, both 83 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 3: big guys and uh, it's gonna be a heavy hit 84 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 3: and match, and it's gonna be one of those ones 85 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 3: that you don't know who's gonna win. But our track 86 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 3: I know, I know, Well that's that's what I was 87 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 3: gonna say. Our track record on this show is everybody 88 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 3: that comes on goes on to win a title. 89 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: So you're welcome. 90 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 3: I mean, you're you're next in line, so uh, you know, 91 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 3: kind of speaking of a w real quick you sign 92 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 3: your aw debut last March eleven, so we're past the 93 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 3: year mark, basically right at the beginning of the pandemic. 94 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 3: What has that first year been like for you? 95 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 2: It's been unprecedented, I mean, because nobody knew that this 96 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 2: was gonna happen, you know. I you know, my contract 97 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 2: would in effect early February, you know, and then I 98 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 2: did my physical debut on the the last road show 99 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 2: that AW had, and we were in Salt Lake City, Utah, 100 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 2: and you know, that was the night the NBA pulled 101 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 2: their teams off the court and the next day everything 102 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 2: shut down. So you know, nobody knew what was gonna happen. 103 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 2: Because like the week after that, we were supposed to 104 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 2: be in Rochester, New York, to sold out show which 105 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 2: that was supposed to be the original Blood and Guts, 106 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 2: which obviously didn't happen. You know, everything just changed, it 107 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 2: completely and immediately changed, you know, and I think nobody 108 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 2: knew what was gonna happen. Tony didn't know what was 109 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 2: gonna happen, the company didn't know how to happen, the 110 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 2: world didn't know what was gonna happen. And I think 111 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 2: we handled it, you know, from top to bottom as 112 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 2: smoothly and as well as anybody possibly could, you know. 113 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: I mean when everything else. 114 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 2: Shut down, we found a way to keep going in 115 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 2: some form or fashion, you know, I mean we did 116 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 2: it in the most safe way possible. 117 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: From the very beginning of this. 118 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 2: You know, Tony has taken care of tremendous care of 119 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 2: everybody that works for AW. 120 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: You know, every step of the way. 121 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 2: It was like, okay, what needs to be done, through 122 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 2: test through you know, paying attention or you know, whether 123 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 2: people should be traveling not, whatever the case was, to 124 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 2: try to protect you know, not only the people as 125 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: a whole when we were together as a group, but 126 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 2: you know, the individuals, you know, to make good decisions 127 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 2: for themselves moving forward. 128 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: You know, like I said, it was it. 129 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 2: Was a fluid process for the world, and it was 130 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 2: definitely a fluid process for AW and Wrestling. And I 131 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 2: think you know, all of us, again, from top to bottom, 132 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 2: handled it as smooth and good as it possibly ever 133 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 2: could have been handled, you know, because we really never 134 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 2: had a disruption in shows. You know, we did go 135 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 2: to Atlanta one time and have to take close to 136 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 2: you know, we could have probably stretched it out over 137 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 2: a couple of months if. 138 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: We needed to. 139 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 2: I think there was about a month where we were 140 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 2: all at home and they had enough in the can 141 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 2: to you know, make sure that there were shows, you know, 142 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 2: new shows showing up every week. But then you know, 143 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 2: we were able to get back on the road and 144 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 2: they kind of had to combine some stuff and then 145 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 2: we got back at it. You know, Jacksonville and Daily's 146 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 2: Place has become an amazing home and the environment's been 147 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 2: good from again every single person on the roster. With 148 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 2: all the amazing extra talents that have come in. You 149 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 2: have to give credit to those guys and girls you 150 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: know that are coming in. Obviously they're trying to get 151 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 2: an opportunity, they're trying to get looked at, and they're 152 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 2: trying to get a job, but part of their job 153 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 2: has been so much more than it's ever been in 154 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 2: the past, where in the past, you know, guys and 155 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 2: girls were brought in as extras and they hope to 156 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 2: get a match and they just try to you know, 157 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 2: keep their nose clean and their head down while they 158 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 2: were backstage and just do you know, their wrestling match 159 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 2: or whatever little you know, extra security job that they 160 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 2: got offered to do in the evening, and it turned 161 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: into we need you to help make this show. You know, 162 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 2: something that people can recognize. You know, even though it 163 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 2: was on a much abbreviated scale, the sound and audible 164 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 2: nature that the extras came in. I can't give enough 165 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 2: credit to them, you know, cheering for us and booing 166 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 2: us and just being a part of it in that 167 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 2: environment when we're in the ring. 168 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: You know, that was invaluable to the talent that was 169 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: in the ring. And I think. 170 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 2: Anybody that was watching at home on TV, just that 171 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 2: sound that felt real, felt like a wrestling show, even 172 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 2: though everybody understand the situation, made it part of what 173 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 2: helped AW. You just continue to grow, get better, and 174 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 2: you know, just we're skyrocketing, man, and I think we're 175 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 2: leading into the next stage, you know, when we start 176 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 2: back on the road last seventh in Miami. And those, 177 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 2: like I said, guys and girls that came in week 178 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 2: after week after week and would sit for hours by 179 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 2: the ring and cheer and scream and yell, Man, they're invaluable. 180 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: I can't go on enough about them. 181 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 2: I think that's one of the biggest aspects that helped 182 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 2: AW get through this and succeed in big ways. 183 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 3: And I think that was me and Eli had that 184 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 3: conversation when first when you started watching aw and you see, 185 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 3: like you said, the talent and the roster and the 186 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 3: superstars all around ring. I think that gave us that 187 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 3: as a wrestling fan, that sense of Okay, this isn't 188 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 3: piped in, is it just you know whatever? And you 189 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 3: have the interaction which then can also set up I'm 190 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 3: putting myself with the pencil right now, set up long 191 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 3: term storytelling with if somebody from the interact match and 192 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:03,959 Speaker 3: all that other stuff. And so that made it feel 193 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 3: normal for us, having everybody there and like having MJF 194 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 3: and Sean Spears gambling and drinking wine and it. 195 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: Just fun little stuff man. 196 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 2: And like I said, for the guys and girls that 197 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 2: were in the ring at the time, like I said, invaluable. 198 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: I mean, but the night and day difference. 199 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 2: If you had to actually work some of the early 200 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 2: dark stuff that didn't have fans, and then if you 201 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 2: were on Dynamite and we did have the fans, and 202 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 2: then now we have guys and girls that are willing 203 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:32,439 Speaker 2: and able to stay out there even for darks and elevations. 204 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: And it helps tremendously. 205 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,079 Speaker 2: I mean, I said, you can't explain how much of 206 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 2: a difference that makes when you're watching it at home 207 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:40,079 Speaker 2: and when you're in the ring performing. 208 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: It's crazy. 209 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean, aw got excellent you know coverage on 210 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 6: how they they've been handling the pandemic. A lot of 211 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 6: other companies have not handled it quite as well. Was 212 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 6: there any was there any nerves or anything like you 213 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 6: just signed this contract and then boom, everything thing stops. 214 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,839 Speaker 6: I mean, was there any kind of uncertainty or did 215 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 6: did Tony just kind of patch on the back be 216 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 6: like it's gonna be all right, We'll we'll get through it. 217 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 1: Are you talking about me personally, you're talking about the 218 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: company as a whole? 219 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 6: Well, just you, I mean you you you debuted like 220 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 6: right when it started and then they pulled the brakes, 221 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 6: you know. 222 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean yeah, I debuted and my debut match 223 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 2: was you know, Marco Stunt at uh the factory over 224 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 2: there in Atlanta, Georgia, with just a few of our 225 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 2: wrestlers around the ring, you know, again giving that little 226 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 2: audible nature to it, and it was just you know, 227 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 2: it was it was like, hey, you've got to perform. 228 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 2: Red Light's coming on, and you know, then I debuted 229 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 2: with Marco was a live show too. It's like we're live. 230 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 2: It doesn't matter what's happening in the world. We're live 231 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 2: right now. Either A you go and perform and make 232 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 2: a statement, or B you follow your face and we 233 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 2: know what we've got. And I wasn't gonna I wasn't 234 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 2: about to follow my face. So you know, I mean Tony. 235 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:54,599 Speaker 2: Like I said, there's amazing credit to Tony, everybody that 236 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 2: works for Tony that helped do these shows. 237 00:10:58,200 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: The production crew, all the. 238 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 2: People that you know, film us and make us look 239 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 2: amazing through all the different camera shots and the audio 240 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 2: and everything. I mean from again, I can't say how 241 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 2: tremendous of a job that the entire company. Again, you 242 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 2: know you're watching the wrestlers in the ring, but everybody 243 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,839 Speaker 2: that was around, all the people behind the scenes that 244 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 2: made this happen and made it possible. If I could 245 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 2: run down a list and say thank you to those people, man, 246 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 2: we'd be here all night. But I'd love to do 247 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 2: it because those people, again, behind the scenes, cameras, production crew, everybody, 248 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 2: anybody that did stuff like that. 249 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: They made it possible. Nice. 250 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 5: It's been nice. 251 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 6: It's been awesome to watch. I mean going back to 252 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 6: what we were saying earlier about the people in the crowd, 253 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 6: Jade was in the crowd before she debuted, so it 254 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 6: was kind of, you know, funny to see her and 255 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 6: then like, oh okay, so yeah, all that kind of 256 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 6: stuff was really good. So let's talk about you. You 257 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 6: got paired up with Jake to Snake, how did that 258 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 6: come about? What's it been like? 259 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 5: You know, has has he you know, given you any knowledge? 260 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 5: You know anything? I mean, what's what's that experience been like? 261 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: No, we never talk. Yeah, I'm just kidding. 262 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 2: No, Jake's been you know, Jake's been great. Jake's been great, 263 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 2: not only to me, but you know behind the scenes. Again, 264 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 2: this goes back to behind the scenes, the things that 265 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 2: people don't see and don't see recognize is what everybody 266 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 2: is doing together to move forward. 267 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: And then Jake is one of those guys. 268 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 2: The wealth of knowledge that we have from Leon Anderson's 269 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 2: de Malinkos, Jared Lenz, Billy Gunns, Dust and Rhodes. You know, 270 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:39,199 Speaker 2: I'd throw myself in that category to a small degree. 271 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 2: You know, I'm coming up on twenty one years in 272 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 2: the business, and you know, and even from the youngest 273 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,679 Speaker 2: talent that you don't have a different grasp on society 274 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 2: and life today in twenty twenty one. It's their era 275 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 2: and their ability to go, hey, you know this is 276 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 2: cool to us kids now and for us old Fogg 277 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 2: used to go, okay, cool, I like that idea, and thank. 278 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: You for giving me that thought. Night. It is so 279 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: everybody helping everybody. 280 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:03,959 Speaker 2: So Jake is one of those guys that could take 281 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 2: his wealth of knowledge that he's had throughout the entire 282 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 2: time of his career and help those guys and. 283 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: Girls and then me directly. 284 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 2: You know, I always say that it took me a while, 285 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 2: but I finally figured out who the murder HOWP Monster 286 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 2: Lance Archer should have always been in the. 287 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: Business profession wrestling, from. 288 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 2: Coming out and destroying some random cameraman to when I 289 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,839 Speaker 2: was in Japan, you know, blasting young Lions or whatever 290 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 2: the case was, and then what I needed to do 291 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 2: when I stepped in the ring. I'm obviously going to 292 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 2: be able to still learn from guys like Jake and 293 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 2: Arnin whoever is going to be willing to give me 294 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 2: some advice, But I'm pretty confident and I'm very confident 295 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 2: in the Murder HOWP Monster. When I stepped in the 296 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 2: ring where I needed the most help, and what Jake 297 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 2: helped me the most with were my promo skills. You know, 298 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,719 Speaker 2: I've been in Japan for nearly a decade and eight 299 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 2: and a half years, coming up on nine years, and 300 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 2: you know, all we ever did was postmatch promos, and 301 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 2: I was just yelling and screaming and being a character 302 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 2: and being a personality, which is what translated to the 303 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 2: Japanese people, and most of them didn't really understand what 304 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 2: I was saying, and half the time when they did 305 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 2: some kind of translation, it was almost completely wrong. 306 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,680 Speaker 1: So they just felt the energy of the Murder Hawk 307 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: Monster and they loved it. 308 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 2: Now I'm back in the States and the energy's there, 309 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 2: but now you have to be able to speak to 310 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:18,839 Speaker 2: the people as well. So when you say something, they 311 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 2: know what you're saying. So if you fumble on your 312 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 2: words and sound like an idiot, they're going to call 313 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 2: you on it. And Jake was very instrumental in kind 314 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 2: of helping me find my voice, find that voice of 315 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 2: the Murder Hawk Monster. 316 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: Lance Archer. 317 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 2: You know, I'm not trying to be Jake the Snake Roberts, 318 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 2: but his feel, his cadence. His ability to kind of 319 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 2: express something through words is something he helped me out 320 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 2: on a tremendous level while finding how the murder Hawk 321 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 2: Monster would say what I would say, how would say 322 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 2: it when I would say things of that nature. And 323 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 2: I think that for me has been where he's been 324 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 2: the most valuable is the ability to grab a microphone 325 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 2: say what I. 326 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: Need to say and make people go, Okay, now I'm listening. 327 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 3: Right, And of course PLEEPA are going to be listening 328 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 3: this Sunday, A A double or Nothing is going to 329 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 3: be live on pay per view, and if you're outside 330 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 3: of the US, so of course watch it on Fight 331 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 3: It's at eight pm eastrom And you kind of mentioned 332 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 3: doing some stuff in Japan and he took part in 333 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 3: the in a IWGP US title match against Moxley on 334 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 3: October fourteenth anniversary edition of Dynamite. Are you surprised at 335 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 3: the working relationship AW and other wrestling companies currently have, 336 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 3: because you know, back in the day when growing up 337 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 3: as wrestling fans, you didn't really see other companies working together, 338 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 3: and now you see AW and you've seen Tony Kahan 339 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 3: open this forbidden door and it's w impact New Japan. 340 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's absolutely awesome for and I think 341 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 2: that's part of what's helped. 342 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: AW grow. 343 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 2: I think it's what's made people watch from week to week. 344 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 2: And because you just don't know exactly who's going to 345 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 2: show up, You're like, Okay, what can happen this week? 346 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 2: Who's going to show up? From Impact, the Good Brothers. 347 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 2: I don't know who else could show up for an Impact? 348 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 2: Who else who could show up? You know, ken just 349 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 2: showed up from New Japan. I mean, nobody even thought 350 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 2: that that was going to happen that. I mean, there's 351 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 2: so many things that can and could happen because you 352 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 2: know Tony's willingness and the evp's willingness to allow that 353 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 2: into the company and to the possibility of us showing 354 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 2: up there in their companies as well. 355 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: And for the fans, I just think it makes it 356 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. 357 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 2: Because you do know your talents, and you do know 358 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 2: your stories, and you do know who's doing what within 359 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 2: the company that you choose to follow. 360 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: But now you're going, wait a second. 361 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 2: You know, if if you're if you're an Impact fan 362 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 2: and you don't follow aw but Kenney Omega shows up, 363 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 2: you go, wait a second, who's you know, if they 364 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 2: didn't already know who Kene Omega is for some reason, 365 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 2: they're gonna go, well, who's this guy? Where'd it come from? 366 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 2: AW Champion, I'm going to check it out. So now 367 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 2: they're watching our product with impact and vice versa. If 368 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 2: they're AW fans and the Good Brothers show up. You know, 369 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 2: the Good Brothers did kind of make a name on 370 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 2: a national television show and they you know, showed up 371 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 2: an Impact and then they showed up in AW and 372 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 2: you know, and there's a good chance they're going to 373 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 2: show up in New Japan stuff because. 374 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 1: They have a history there. I have a history with them. 375 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 2: I mean, I just think it makes it a lot 376 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:11,000 Speaker 2: of fun, you know, for the talent and for the 377 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 2: fans most importantly, you know. 378 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: And they're the ones that are the lifeblood of this business. 379 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: And you know, I. 380 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,199 Speaker 2: Think we're excited to get back to them coming up 381 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 2: in July. And I mean, you know, we've been lucky 382 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 2: enough for a little while now to have limited fans 383 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 2: on our live events. You know, when we do live 384 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 2: Dynamite shows, you know, we start out with about five 385 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 2: hundred and Daily's place in dailies holds about five thousand. 386 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: But you know, I think Jerich was probably told the 387 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: story as well. 388 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 2: You know, just getting to hear even just five hundred 389 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:43,959 Speaker 2: people sing his song felt deafening to him. And I 390 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 2: remember the first time that I got to be out there, 391 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,360 Speaker 2: you know. And then you know, the Birdie Memorial show 392 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 2: was probably one of our biggest crowds at that point, 393 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 2: and just you know, as an unfortunate, sad reason to 394 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 2: be having an event, you know, and God rest his soul, 395 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 2: because he influenced every one in. 396 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: Aw and around the world. 397 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 2: You know, there was so much outpouring of love from 398 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 2: every company and wrestler in the business, and rightfully so. 399 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 2: But just the energy level that was on that event, 400 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 2: everybody knowing what it was for, respecting what it was for, 401 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,239 Speaker 2: but making wrestling amazing again, you know. And we've had 402 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 2: a few occasions like that, you know, we've every time 403 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 2: the fans show up, you know, when we do Dynamite, 404 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 2: you know, I'm sure there's gonna be a good group 405 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 2: that show up Friday night, you know, when we do 406 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 2: a Dynamite late night Dynamite, you know, and the fact 407 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 2: that they'll be there is going to make it amazing 408 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 2: and Double or Nothing is going to be a sold 409 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 2: out show. You know, when when Miro and I lockhorns, 410 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 2: butt heads and break teeth, we're going to do it 411 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 2: in front of us sold out five thousand plus seat 412 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 2: building with people losing their minds and we're going to 413 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 2: lose our minds along with it. So, I mean, it's 414 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 2: just an amazing experience from top to bottom, beginning to end. 415 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 6: I was at a Double or Nothing twenty nineteen. I 416 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 6: guess that was the first one. That was the one 417 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 6: Cody versus Dustin and Mox. They showed up and all that, 418 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 6: So I'm I'm ready. I'm ready to get back out 419 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 6: of the pay per view. So so just yeah, this 420 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 6: one's kind of a fun question. Since since joining AW, 421 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 6: who have you made friends with backstage that maybe is 422 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:18,120 Speaker 6: the most surprising to you or maybe just us listening 423 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 6: may be like, oh, I wouldn't place them together as friends. 424 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: Nah. Uh. 425 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 2: You know, I've become extremely friendly with pretty much everyone. 426 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm. 427 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 2: Sure there's some people that probably don't think I'm as 428 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 2: cool as I think I am. But you know, I'm 429 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 2: trying to think of that. If there's anybody specific and 430 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 2: there's nobody that I can just nail down and say, 431 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 2: well that person very specifically is like my butt and 432 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 2: I hang out with you. 433 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:45,399 Speaker 1: Know, I'm I'm kind of a loner. 434 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 2: I kind of do my own thing, and I show 435 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 2: up and I I just want to laugh and have 436 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 2: a good time with the guys and girls that are 437 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 2: on our company. And again, because everybody has such a 438 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 2: good attitude, you know, there's not a lot of like 439 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 2: clicks within aw there's not a lot of a lot 440 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 2: of just people just hanging out out with each other 441 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 2: pointing at other people, looking and look at that guy, 442 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 2: look at that girl, you know, saying negative things. Everybody 443 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 2: kind of you know, hangs out with each other and 444 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 2: talks to each other. And I think that's what makes 445 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 2: it cool, is that it has more right now, especially 446 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 2: you know, and hopefully that never changes. A very good 447 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 2: family atmosphere, you know, and there's always gonna be you know, 448 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 2: spats here and there between family members and whatnot. But 449 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:23,880 Speaker 2: for the most part, like I said, everybody gets along. 450 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 2: So there's nobody that I like, you know, show up 451 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 2: on a week, you know, every week and call them 452 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 2: go hey, man, I'm in town. 453 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: You in town. Let's go eat. You know, nothing like that. 454 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 2: So I can't say any one person specifically, but I 455 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 2: like and love all the people that I work with 456 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 2: right now, and I hope they like can love me too. 457 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 6: I didn't know if like you and Rijo, like Pat 458 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 6: beers and wings every Tuesday or something, you know, just 459 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 6: something wrong. 460 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 3: I was to be like Marco's my new bff. 461 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 6: Well, but you know, but that kind of atmosphere backstage 462 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 6: that's going to go a long way, you know. I 463 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 6: mean a lot of the lot of the turmoil and 464 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 6: the poison you have when you get those clicks and 465 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:03,959 Speaker 6: all that kind of division and stuff. 466 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:08,199 Speaker 3: So yeah, So, I mean, you talk about having a 467 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 3: historical career of what twenty plus years, and you've worked 468 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 3: for many huge wrestling promotions from the Big Ones up 469 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 3: nor to Impact in New Japan. How does Tony Khan 470 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 3: differ from other bosses you've had in the past. 471 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 1: I think just his excitement for the business is something 472 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: I haven't seen before. 473 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 2: You know, there's a lot of people that I've worked 474 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 2: for at different times, and you know, I think the business, 475 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 2: unfortunately the longer people have been in it for one 476 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,119 Speaker 2: of the reason sometimes they get jaded with it. And 477 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 2: Tony just has this absolute excitement about wrestling every single time, 478 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 2: and he's got to kill much. He's got so much 479 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 2: on his plate from the Jaguars. Literally, I was checking 480 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 2: in the hotel to day and there's a couple of 481 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 2: his players here for the OTAs and you know, and 482 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 2: we were talking about that and whatnot, and. 483 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: You know, and he's got that on his plate, He's. 484 00:21:56,680 --> 00:22:00,040 Speaker 2: Got full of football club over in the UK, and 485 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 2: he's got us over here. You know, I've always had 486 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 2: an open communication with him, and I think that's invaluable. 487 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 2: You know, just that that's a hard thing because there's 488 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 2: a lot of times when you try to speak to 489 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 2: someone or have some communication with someone within the business, 490 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 2: especially if they're on a higher level, and you're trying 491 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 2: to get understandings and answers and things like that, you know, 492 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 2: you're left on read a lot. You know, they don't 493 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,160 Speaker 2: answer you, you don't get a reply, or you get 494 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 2: a reply days later, and it's usually a one word 495 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 2: answer and things like that, and it's very frustrating and disheartening. 496 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 1: And Tony has never been that way. 497 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 2: He's always been very open with his communication with me 498 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 2: and I'm sure everyone else in the company, and I 499 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 2: think that's changed it. 500 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: And you know, I'm going back to the Brodie situation. 501 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 2: You know, knowing what he did for Brodie's family makes 502 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 2: me proud to work with work for him, and even 503 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 2: if for some insane reason, you know, and I hope 504 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 2: it never happens I get let go from the company, 505 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 2: that alone has gained me a respect for him forever. 506 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 2: You know, I mean, who knows what happens in life 507 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,199 Speaker 2: in the business, we always you know, we're good with 508 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 2: people someday, we're bad with people other days. But that 509 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 2: by itself, I will never lose respect for him because 510 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 2: he chose to take care of Brodie's family in a 511 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 2: way that he absolutely did not. 512 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: Have to do. Yeah, places, don't you know? 513 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 2: And I know, U sa Banani, I think I'm sorry, 514 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 2: says our name incorrectly. You know, he's he's dealing with 515 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 2: a family issue right now with his wife and her 516 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 2: battle with leukemia and whatnot. And you know, Tony was 517 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 2: very instrumental in helping her. I think, get over here 518 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 2: and do a lot of things. And you know, recently 519 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 2: there was a gofunding that was started. So you know, 520 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 2: if your listeners can go find that and they can donate. 521 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 2: Please donate and help him. And I think Tony made 522 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 2: a huge donation. Again, things he just absolutely does not 523 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 2: have to do, and he does them. And I think 524 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 2: that's the difference, is like it just makes you proud 525 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 2: and you want to work hard for the guy who's 526 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 2: taking care of you and everyone else around you so well. 527 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 2: I mean that there's so much frustration in wrestling. There's 528 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 2: so many good days, bad days, frustrating days. You know, 529 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 2: for anybody who's aspiring to be one of the top 530 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 2: people in this business, there's always going to be questions 531 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 2: and misunderstandings and frustrations and whatnot. But when you can 532 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 2: step back and go look at the person I'm working 533 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 2: for and Tony Kahan in aw this is a damn 534 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 2: good place. And I don't want to screw that up 535 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 2: by being bitter and acting out in a silly way. 536 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:29,200 Speaker 1: I want to make him proud because I am proud 537 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: of him. 538 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 3: And that's the thing is. And we'll also tweet a 539 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 3: link out for that go fundme page. Watching the Brody 540 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 3: Tribute show and I was texting Eli as a father 541 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 3: of two kids watching that show, I've never been like 542 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:48,360 Speaker 3: emotional for a wrestling event other than when the Undertaker 543 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 3: got eaten. The streak was ruined. But you know, I 544 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 3: was sitting there watching that show with my twelve year 545 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 3: old and my four year old and like getting emotion 546 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 3: and seeing everything, and like I looked, and I'm thirty 547 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 3: two years old. I legitimately cried watching that thing. 548 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 5: And you know, I don't know how y'all got through 549 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 5: it there, yeah, in person. 550 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:14,199 Speaker 1: To me. 551 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,640 Speaker 2: Let me tell you what I think one of the 552 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 2: biggest reasons that every single person was able to. 553 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 1: Go out there. 554 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 2: I mean, obviously there's a lot of beyond respect for 555 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 2: Brodie himself, his boy Birdie Junior Negative one. You know, 556 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 2: they'd already been coming, and you know, there was there 557 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 2: was some understanding of the situation prior to it becoming 558 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 2: public behind the scenes a little bit. You know, we weren't, 559 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,919 Speaker 2: for none of our businesses to the exact situation that 560 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 2: was going on, but we knew there was a situation 561 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 2: going on, and you know, Berdie Junior had been around 562 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 2: and whatnot. He was always making a smile and everything. 563 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 2: And then when that when the unfortunate finality of the 564 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 2: situation and Bertie's passing and things like that. You know, 565 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 2: you would think that the last place that that Amanda 566 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,400 Speaker 2: and the family would want to be is around wrestling, 567 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 2: you know, And that show was thrown together. There's supposed 568 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 2: to be a whole different dynamite that day, right, and 569 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 2: Tony decided to make it a tribute show for Brody, 570 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 2: especially with all the Dark Order guys, you know, And 571 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 2: amazingly I got chosen to be a part of that. 572 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 1: Negative one. 573 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 2: Loves wrestling so much, and he was around and he 574 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 2: was always having a good time, and even that day, 575 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 2: and he's old enough to know what's going on, you 576 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 2: can't you can't help yourself but watch this kid. See 577 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 2: him loving life, enjoying what he's doing, being in the 578 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,719 Speaker 2: ring with us, you know, you know, chasing Vance around 579 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 2: ten around you know, and another Dark Order guys, and 580 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 2: you know, just just being full of life. And you 581 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 2: see Brody and his son, and that by itself for 582 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 2: me and I think a lot of people, and especially 583 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:59,919 Speaker 2: his mother because she that's I mean, strength beyond strength 584 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 2: just to be there and around that. For that, seeing him, 585 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 2: I think got every single one of us through that, yeah, 586 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 2: because he was so happy just to be around us 587 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 2: and wrestling, and he, like I said, he knows what 588 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:17,119 Speaker 2: happened with his father, but he was happy to be 589 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 2: around us. That was his happy place, and we wanted 590 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 2: to make sure he was happy so that his you know, 591 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 2: his father's legacy lived on and. 592 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: That I think that's for me. 593 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 2: It was one of the greatest things to see Birdie 594 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:31,680 Speaker 2: Junior being a happy ten year old boy. 595 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, and I mean the way they embraced him and 596 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 6: put him in the dark quorder and gave him the 597 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 6: mad I mean it. 598 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 1: Was just. 599 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,360 Speaker 3: Exactly how many kids can say that they had their 600 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:48,159 Speaker 3: own mask in a pro wrestling crate bond, right. I 601 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:51,120 Speaker 3: mean I did an unboxing video wearing that earlier, which 602 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 3: was very interesting. He got stuck in my head and 603 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:55,360 Speaker 3: I was like, yeah, this is my big heads. Don't 604 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 3: put on Luca Door mask. But it's great stuff. But uh, 605 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 3: you know Nick Alldos got a victory over you back 606 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 3: in twenty fifteen under the Global Force. 607 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,199 Speaker 5: Yeah, we didn't know about it either. Someone brought it 608 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 5: to our team, so we're kind. 609 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: Of interested in this. 610 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 3: That now that he's a long reigning NWA World's Heavyweight 611 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:21,879 Speaker 3: Champion and we've had Nick on the show before, and 612 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 3: we've asked about, you know, him coming to a w 613 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 3: Woody wrestle or anything like that, and of course the 614 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 3: working relationship with a WNWA, right, would you be open 615 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:34,600 Speaker 3: to challenging Nick Aldis for that ten pounds of gold? 616 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:36,640 Speaker 1: Absolutely, I'd be open to kicking his ass. 617 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 2: I'd be grateful to do it, and he'd enjoy, well, 618 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 2: he wouldn't enjoy me kicking his ass, but it would 619 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 2: be fun for me and the people watching. 620 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, and the Knick's great man. I'm not taking anything 621 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: away from Nick. 622 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 2: Nick has been an amazing champion for the NWA, and 623 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 2: I did fight him for Global Force and I actually 624 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 2: fought him one time in Texas, you know, for RCWS 625 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 2: company down in San Antonio, Texas. And both times, you know, 626 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 2: like the match I had with him at a Global 627 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 2: Force way back in the day, we'd never really even 628 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 2: talked to each other before, and we stepped in the 629 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:08,880 Speaker 2: ring and it was like we'd been wrestling for ten years. 630 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 2: And you know, we did it again at RCW in 631 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 2: San Antonio. And you know, I think him and I 632 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 2: his mentality about the business just worked really well together. 633 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 2: He's a big dude. I'm a big dude, and we 634 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 2: know how to work around that. And the fact that 635 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:23,960 Speaker 2: he's been there champion for so long has been an 636 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 2: amazing feat for him. So yeah, absolutely, you know, if 637 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 2: and when the opportunity came about and he wanted to 638 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 2: strap with boots and step in the ring with the 639 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:34,960 Speaker 2: murder Hawk monster for a round three, let's go, brother, 640 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 2: I'm gonna bring something different this time, and I'm taking 641 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 2: that ten pounds of gold home with me. 642 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:42,840 Speaker 6: Well, now that you've got some influence from Jake to Snake, 643 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:46,280 Speaker 6: you're more of a complete package murder Hawk, so you know, 644 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 6: not the same murder Hawk. 645 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 5: It was more of a baby murder Hawk when. 646 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 1: You know, a couple of years ago, baby hawk. 647 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 6: Now yeah baby, Okay, So we're this is a kind 648 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 6: of two part Where do you see yourself in five years. 649 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 5: And where do you think AW will be in five 650 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 5: years from now? 651 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 2: You know, for myself, you know, I hope to have 652 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 2: achieved things again that I think a lot of my 653 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 2: career has been, you know where from showing up in 654 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 2: AW and people going, oh my god, I remember him 655 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 2: from TNA and it's like I've been doing amazing things 656 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 2: for ten plus years or fifteen plus years since the 657 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 2: last time I was in TNA, like to just continue 658 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 2: for the next five years, you know, continue to surprise 659 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 2: people in ways that they never even expected to see, 660 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 2: you know, to continue to make people go, damn, Okay, 661 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:34,840 Speaker 2: we didn't know he could do that, or we didn't 662 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:36,479 Speaker 2: know that, you know he was able to do that, 663 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 2: And just keep surprising people in the best ways. And 664 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 2: you know, in the next five years, truly be one 665 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 2: of the top guys with a AW and within the 666 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 2: industry and as far as AW is concerned. Like I said, 667 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 2: if we keep doing what we're doing and the ratings 668 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 2: keep getting better, because our fans are amazing and they 669 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 2: stick with us, and they keep coming around, they keep 670 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 2: telling their friends, and more people are tuning in. You know, 671 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 2: we're moving to TBS in twenty twenty two, but we 672 00:30:58,160 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 2: have a second show coming. 673 00:30:59,200 --> 00:30:59,959 Speaker 1: Along in August. 674 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 2: If you know, if everything continues to move forward in 675 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 2: a relationship with TVs and tn T continues to be 676 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 2: so strong, and the fans just continue to support us, 677 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 2: I think in five years you could see us on 678 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 2: a whole level that you know, all of us expect 679 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 2: to be, but maybe some people didn't know it could 680 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 2: be achieved in the next five years, and I think 681 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 2: that's where it will be. It'll be one of those 682 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 2: things again for myself and for the company. I both think, 683 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 2: both of us in five years, everybody going, damn, this 684 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 2: is awesome. 685 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 6: Well, and I think a lot of times people I 686 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 6: know I'm guilty of it. I think a lot of 687 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 6: people overlook the importance of the TV deals. I mean, 688 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 6: most brand new wrestling companies do not get deals like this. No, 689 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:41,480 Speaker 6: I mean how long did it take WWE to get raw, 690 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 6: you know? I mean, I mean to get that, you know, 691 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 6: get on the Turner networks starting with tn T, start 692 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 6: expanding moving to TV. I mean, it's really unprecedented for 693 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 6: a new company, you know. So I mean it's that 694 00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 6: alone is a massive accomplishment, and I think some people 695 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 6: will kind of overlook it from time to time, which 696 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 6: shouldn't happen so right, you. 697 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 2: Know, and who knows what's going to happen with technology 698 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 2: in the next five years, you know. 699 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 1: The one thing that. 700 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:10,479 Speaker 2: This last year is done, I think is, you know, 701 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 2: even with what we're doing right now, has opened technological 702 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:17,480 Speaker 2: doors that didn't exist prior to all this may have 703 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 2: been thoughts and ideas and. 704 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 1: Whatnot, but kind of pushed it forward into a way. 705 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:23,280 Speaker 2: You know, who knows what happens in the next five 706 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 2: years with technology as far as whether TV is the mainstay, 707 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:29,320 Speaker 2: or whether it's the Internet, or there's some new technology 708 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 2: that nobody is even thinking of right now that's going 709 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 2: to be paving the way for all entertainment, including AW 710 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 2: and myself. 711 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:40,080 Speaker 3: Absolutely of course AW double or nothing. Is this Sunday. 712 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 3: Watch it on pay per view. If you're outside of 713 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:44,040 Speaker 3: the US, you can watch it on Fight. It's at 714 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 3: eight pm Eastern. So we took to social media earlier 715 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 3: today and ask them fans if they want to have 716 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:53,000 Speaker 3: some questions for you and our friends. Joefo in the 717 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:56,760 Speaker 3: Lingue wants to know will he ever come out with 718 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,440 Speaker 3: one of Jake the Snakes snakes during a match? 719 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 2: Probably not, because I'm not Jake the Snake, So Jake 720 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 2: Jake is Jake the Snake. We had the snake on 721 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:10,880 Speaker 2: one time, throw it on Brandy and I think that, 722 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:12,840 Speaker 2: you know, with the way the world works now, and 723 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 2: everybody gets a little offended somehow, some way, there may 724 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 2: not be another snake who knows. 725 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: Hopefully, hopefully that's not the case. 726 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,800 Speaker 2: Hopefully we can bring back some nostalgia of a snake 727 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 2: somewhere around the way and we'll see what happens. 728 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: I've got to find an actual mythical murder hawk so 729 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:29,040 Speaker 1: I can bring that out there, you go. 730 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 3: I was gonna say, like, if you can find like 731 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 3: a hawk to just come out or maybe like send 732 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 3: a stand there with the come. 733 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:38,880 Speaker 2: Down, but be a murder hawk. It can't just be 734 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 2: a regular hawks. So yeah, people don't understand. Murderhawks are 735 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 2: an extremely rare mythical creature that nobody even understands. 736 00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:48,080 Speaker 1: That's what it is. 737 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 3: So we have another question, and this was on Instagram 738 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 3: see underscore check forty four wants to know can you 739 00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:59,080 Speaker 3: hit Mirror with five blackout Sunday. I'll be there. 740 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, I'm just gonna boot him right in the 741 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:04,120 Speaker 2: face and hit him with five in a row and 742 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 2: win the TNT title. 743 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 1: Sounds like a plan to meet. 744 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 3: Sounds like a. 745 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,520 Speaker 5: Good five five and go home. 746 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:13,719 Speaker 1: Yep, that's you know. 747 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:17,879 Speaker 3: And uh, We'll get one more fan question, and this 748 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 3: is from Gilmour Guy and he said, with the state 749 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 3: of wrestling as it is today, do you believe that 750 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:26,480 Speaker 3: there's a main event spot and longevity in it for 751 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 3: the monsters of professional wrestling, such as yourself. 752 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, because I think the monsters of the business 753 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:37,240 Speaker 2: have changed tremendously. It's not just you know, the people 754 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 2: of the past that are obviously legends and you can't 755 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,319 Speaker 2: take anything away from them, the Andrea, the Giants and 756 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 2: things like that. You know, that's a different style of 757 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 2: monster that existed back then. 758 00:34:47,120 --> 00:34:47,400 Speaker 1: Uh. 759 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:53,360 Speaker 2: You know, today's modern monsters are much more athletic, and 760 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:55,279 Speaker 2: it's the fact that we can be as big as 761 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:57,759 Speaker 2: we are and still do things that maybe you don't 762 00:34:57,800 --> 00:34:59,799 Speaker 2: expect to see from guys like us. You know, I'm 763 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:03,400 Speaker 2: I like, I enjoyed doing my little Undertaker tribute and 764 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:05,040 Speaker 2: walk in those ropes, but then I had my own 765 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:06,680 Speaker 2: flare to it, moon sawed off of it. 766 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: You know. 767 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:10,719 Speaker 2: Not the Taker ever had to. He absolutely never had to, 768 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 2: but you know maybe the murder Hawk did. And that's 769 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 2: how the murder Hawk flies. I walk them ropes and 770 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:17,840 Speaker 2: I flip over back on somebody. It's it's it's fun, 771 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:19,360 Speaker 2: you know, and then there's a lot of people that 772 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:21,279 Speaker 2: never expected. I think the first time I did it, 773 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:24,279 Speaker 2: Tony was like he I got back to he was like, oh, 774 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,360 Speaker 2: my god, I can't believe I just watched you do that, 775 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:27,799 Speaker 2: and I was, yeah, I can do that. 776 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:29,040 Speaker 1: It's not that's not that difficult. 777 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:32,399 Speaker 6: Yeah, you're right though about like the big guys, because 778 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:34,680 Speaker 6: you know, kind of went through the nineties, you had 779 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:39,919 Speaker 6: like Yokazuna or Quake Bam Bam Vader, and that's that's 780 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:42,920 Speaker 6: even different from the eighties and and so there's always 781 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:46,160 Speaker 6: changes and it you know, it kind of evolves with 782 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:47,359 Speaker 6: the times and stuff like that. 783 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:49,239 Speaker 2: And I think that's what you're going to see when 784 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 2: you watch Mirror and I. We're two big bad sons bitches. 785 00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:53,960 Speaker 2: We're gonna go in there and we're gonna beat the 786 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:55,400 Speaker 2: crap out of each other. But we're also going to 787 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:57,759 Speaker 2: do things that you don't expect to seize. Two big 788 00:35:57,800 --> 00:35:58,600 Speaker 2: beads some bitches do. 789 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:02,319 Speaker 3: Right. Thinking of big guys, You've got a big guy 790 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:05,799 Speaker 3: now down there in Jacksonville that everybody on ESPN and 791 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:08,080 Speaker 3: NFL has been talking about, a guy by the name 792 00:36:08,080 --> 00:36:11,560 Speaker 3: of Tim Tebow. Any chance that we see Lance Archer 793 00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:13,200 Speaker 3: square off with Tim Tebow or like a. 794 00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:16,319 Speaker 1: Square down in the ring, I absolutely hope so man 795 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 1: that you know, yes, I want to beat up Tim Tebow. 796 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:23,720 Speaker 2: But I respect Tim Tebow because Tim Tebow is probably 797 00:36:23,719 --> 00:36:25,640 Speaker 2: one of the most you know, but. 798 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:26,520 Speaker 1: We all have our faults. 799 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:28,840 Speaker 2: I'm not saying he's any kind of perfect person or 800 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:31,520 Speaker 2: human being, but man, that dude, he really knows how 801 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:33,319 Speaker 2: to take care of himself. He really knows how to 802 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:35,480 Speaker 2: handle himself. And you want to talk about it, just 803 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:38,720 Speaker 2: an amazing human being. That's Tim Tebow. 804 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:39,600 Speaker 1: You know. 805 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:42,680 Speaker 2: I think that he gets a lot of grief, you know, 806 00:36:42,719 --> 00:36:45,239 Speaker 2: for his faith, And I have my faith, you know, 807 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:49,440 Speaker 2: and I respect it. And I think anybody that truly 808 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:52,440 Speaker 2: searches who he is and what he does and what 809 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:54,879 Speaker 2: he's done. You know, even if you have any kind 810 00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:59,680 Speaker 2: of trepidation to what you think of Tim Tebow, if 811 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:01,880 Speaker 2: you have she researched Tim Tebow and find out, like 812 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:04,120 Speaker 2: I said, what he has done, what he is doing, 813 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,839 Speaker 2: and what he will do, you can't have You can't 814 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:09,720 Speaker 2: help but have respect for the man. So I have nothing. 815 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:11,360 Speaker 2: I have nothing but respect for him. But I'd like 816 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:12,439 Speaker 2: to get him in the ring and kick. 817 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:12,960 Speaker 1: Him in the teeth. 818 00:37:13,239 --> 00:37:13,799 Speaker 3: Yeah. 819 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:15,520 Speaker 5: Well, it's already a big boost. 820 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:18,160 Speaker 6: They said he was his jersey's already number one in 821 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:20,840 Speaker 6: the NFL, and yeah, I mean hasn't. 822 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, I'm gonna I'm. 823 00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:23,920 Speaker 1: Gonna say this. 824 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:26,120 Speaker 2: You know, there's a lot of Tim Tebow haters as 825 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:28,200 Speaker 2: far as his Yes, he's gonna be a tight end 826 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 2: now and I hope he's successful doing that. But the man, 827 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:34,239 Speaker 2: his one starting season in the NFL, he was a 828 00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:36,840 Speaker 2: winning quarterback. He was what eight, he was eight and 829 00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:39,600 Speaker 2: six with a with a mediocre team, you know. 830 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 5: And he the Steelers when there was no chance of them. 831 00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:45,360 Speaker 2: But yeah, he he he was always giving grief for 832 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:47,680 Speaker 2: his throwing. You know that he wasn't a good quarterback 833 00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:49,520 Speaker 2: and he couldn't throw the ball, and he won his 834 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 2: one playoff game what and overtime with it like a 835 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:55,480 Speaker 2: sixty yard bomb. I mean, it's like everything that people said. 836 00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:57,040 Speaker 2: He was just a winner. So I feel that he 837 00:37:57,120 --> 00:37:58,560 Speaker 2: got kind of a short end of the stick as 838 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 2: far as all that was concerned, because he, especially at 839 00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:02,880 Speaker 2: that time, wasn't the prototypical quarterback. 840 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:04,759 Speaker 1: But he was always a winner, you know. 841 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:06,480 Speaker 2: And then he went and tried baseball and you know, 842 00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:08,759 Speaker 2: he was doing commentary and things like that. So I 843 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:11,279 Speaker 2: hope that he finds some sort of success, you know, 844 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:13,440 Speaker 2: in the NFL. I know, there's been a lot of 845 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:15,960 Speaker 2: grief that he's even back in the NFL. But I 846 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:18,680 Speaker 2: think he is such a hard worker, he's such a 847 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:22,399 Speaker 2: good human being that I think he's going to take 848 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:25,760 Speaker 2: this opportunity and he's going to give it one thousand percent, 849 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:28,239 Speaker 2: and you know, if there's any chance for him making it, 850 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:29,160 Speaker 2: he's somebody I think that. 851 00:38:29,239 --> 00:38:30,759 Speaker 3: Can absolutely sure. 852 00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:32,360 Speaker 5: Well, we won't keep you. 853 00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:34,880 Speaker 6: We know you got a big weekend ahead, planning and 854 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:37,080 Speaker 6: mentally and physically for Miro. 855 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:39,719 Speaker 5: Where can people keep up with you online? Are you 856 00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:42,080 Speaker 5: active on Twitter? Instagram? 857 00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:43,719 Speaker 1: Yeah? Right now. 858 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:46,680 Speaker 2: I keep all my socials under my real name, Lance 859 00:38:46,719 --> 00:38:50,160 Speaker 2: Hoyt so at Lance Hoyd on Twitter at Lance underscore Hot. 860 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:52,399 Speaker 2: For Instagram, those are the two main ones I use. 861 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:55,080 Speaker 2: I have a Facebook, I really don't use it anymore. 862 00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:57,600 Speaker 2: So Instagram and Twitter are the two main ones. I 863 00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:00,239 Speaker 2: have a TikTok and I don't really use that just 864 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:03,239 Speaker 2: watch them. But yeah, you know, those are the two 865 00:39:03,280 --> 00:39:05,239 Speaker 2: main ones I use. Instagram and Twitter. They can check 866 00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:06,520 Speaker 2: me out there, they can hit me up. If they 867 00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:08,560 Speaker 2: say something cool, I'll probably answer them back. They say 868 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:11,120 Speaker 2: something dumb, I'm gonna scroll right past year probably Mutcha 869 00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:13,880 Speaker 2: So yeah, check that out. And definitely, like I said, 870 00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:17,560 Speaker 2: if you've had any thoughts about what you should be 871 00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:20,200 Speaker 2: doing on Sunday night, you should be tuning in to 872 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:23,160 Speaker 2: Double or Nothing because it's the first sold out pro 873 00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:25,840 Speaker 2: wrestling show on pay per view, from top to bottom, 874 00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:29,120 Speaker 2: from the main event, you know, with Kinny Omega, Orange 875 00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:33,240 Speaker 2: Cassidy Impact to you know, the stadium stampede, Britt Baker 876 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:39,719 Speaker 2: and Shida, the Bucks and Moxley and Eddie Kingston, Me 877 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:42,719 Speaker 2: and Miro, the spectacle that is going to be me 878 00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:44,759 Speaker 2: and Mirro, the beasts that are going in for the 879 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:48,000 Speaker 2: T and T Championship, the Casino Battle role. I mean, 880 00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:49,719 Speaker 2: all this is going to happen in front of a live, 881 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:51,960 Speaker 2: sold out crowd. We're talking about that audience feel, that 882 00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:54,839 Speaker 2: real feel, that normal feel. This is going to give 883 00:39:54,880 --> 00:39:56,920 Speaker 2: you goosebumps if you're watching it at home, and if 884 00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,000 Speaker 2: you're going to be there live, it's going to make 885 00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:00,560 Speaker 2: you just lose your mind. 886 00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:01,759 Speaker 1: And we're all excited for it. 887 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:03,719 Speaker 2: So tune in and watch and watch me and Miro 888 00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:06,120 Speaker 2: kick each other's butts and watch me take home with 889 00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:06,880 Speaker 2: the T and T title. 890 00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:09,440 Speaker 3: Exciting stuff, and that's what's gonna happen because you've been 891 00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:10,960 Speaker 3: on this show. So you're gonna go on and win 892 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:14,680 Speaker 3: the title, of course, one day double or nothing. Aew. 893 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:16,839 Speaker 3: You can watch it on pay per view. You can 894 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:19,640 Speaker 3: watch it on Fight APM Eastern. Go ahead and get 895 00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:22,120 Speaker 3: that now, Lance Honor. To have you back on the 896 00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:24,719 Speaker 3: show again, we'll have to want you, guys kind of 897 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:27,160 Speaker 3: stop back through Nashville and that T ANDNT titles around 898 00:40:27,200 --> 00:40:29,080 Speaker 3: your waist. You gotta come bring to the studio. 899 00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:30,040 Speaker 1: Absolutely. 900 00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:34,520 Speaker 7: We hope you enjoyed today's episode of the Battleground Podcast. 901 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,160 Speaker 7: Make sure you give it five stars and a nice review. 902 00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:39,719 Speaker 7: To stay up to date with the show, follow them 903 00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:47,480 Speaker 7: at Battleground Podcast on Instagram.