1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen. 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 2: It's a Battle Brown, Battle Brown, Battle Brown podcast. 3 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: What's up you guys? 4 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 3: Welcome back into the show, and I gotta tell you. 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 3: Man super excited. 6 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: For a guest on our show today. 7 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 3: Some will call him him, some say that he is 8 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 3: a guy that never misses. Give it up for the one, 9 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 3: the only, Carmelo Hayes, mellow man, It's good to have 10 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 3: you on the show. 11 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: Man, how are you? 12 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 2: What's up? 13 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: Bra? 14 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 2: Most people would say, I don't miss it. Most people 15 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 2: would call me him. Not some people. 16 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: Everybody, We're not gonna even say that. 17 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 3: Not some not most everybody says that mellow miss never misses. 18 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 3: I gotta ask you real quick, how's the wedding planning going. 19 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 3: I know it's stressful, as somebody that has been in 20 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 3: this situation before. 21 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 2: It's going good. Connie's handling a lot of it. She's 22 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 2: on top of it, and I'm giving my two cents. 23 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: When when warranted, a lot of people thought that we 24 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 2: already got married. I guess that was like the big thing. 25 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 2: The wedding is in October. Everybody or engagement photos and 26 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: I'm super excited and we're havoy there really. 27 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 3: And it'll be here before you know it and heads 28 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 3: up if you need a DJ. By the way, I 29 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 3: do that outside of this radio and podcasting thing. 30 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: So if you're in a DJs right, yeah, I got 31 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,119 Speaker 1: you man. If you need one, we'll set it up now. 32 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 3: I do want to talk about this real quick because 33 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 3: back in the NXTO days, you unified championships as nobody 34 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 3: had ever touched at the same time, did you feel 35 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 3: that you had to do more than everyone else just 36 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 3: to get noticed. 37 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 2: I always feel like that. I still feel like that. 38 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 2: I didn't think the championships really made a difference or not, 39 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 2: but I do remember winning them in HBK being like, hey, like, 40 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 2: you're winning both of these titles, Like you know, you 41 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 2: don't have to step up and really prove to a 42 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: lot of people that probably don't think that you deserve 43 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 2: it why you're winning both of these titles. So, I mean, 44 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 2: I always have that chip on my shoulder of having 45 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 2: to prove and do more than what's expected. 46 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: I guess yeah, absolutely. 47 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,279 Speaker 3: And what was that moment like for you when Sean 48 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 3: came to you and said, hey, we're giving you both titles, 49 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 3: Because obviously that shows that they have a lot of faith. 50 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 2: In you Yeah, I think it was that. I think 51 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 2: it was, you know at the time if I actually 52 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:15,239 Speaker 2: haven't talked about it in a lot of time, so 53 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 2: I'm almost having to remember. At the time, it was 54 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 2: kind of we were overlapping, you know, the Black and 55 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 2: Gold era, and we were just putting that like final stamp, 56 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 2: I hate the like nailing the coffin two point zero, 57 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 2: I mean to Black and Gold. But it felt like 58 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: it was kind of like, hey, we're starting something new. 59 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 2: We're getting almost rid of that Cruiserweight championship and you 60 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 2: know you're going to carry that North American championship. Because 61 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: we never really talked about it. I was the thing, 62 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 2: you know, I won the title and it was kind 63 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 2: of just that was it, you know, the Cruiserweight title. 64 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 2: But but Sean and I had a bunch of talks 65 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 2: like that, and you know, he mentioned to me a 66 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 2: lot of times like hey, we're running with you, Like hey, 67 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 2: like I need you to do your part, you know, 68 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 2: I need you to do and I need you to 69 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 2: be my guy. You know, same with. 70 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: Braun right assolutely. 71 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 3: And the one thing that everybody talks about is from 72 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 3: that NXT era as the mellow Don't miss which was 73 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 3: must see TV every week. 74 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:12,279 Speaker 1: At what point did you realize that crowd was yours? 75 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 2: Mm? That crowd is wishy washy even still to this day. 76 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 2: Like that crowd, they're never yours, They're they're who's hot 77 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 2: in the moment. And I knew that, and I understood that, 78 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 2: and it was one of those things where, you know, 79 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,239 Speaker 2: I even did a promo with Trick where it's like 80 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 2: they love you on the rise, and then when it's 81 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: the next guy cerin, they'll switch on you. And that's 82 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 2: the truth. Man. That crowd, you know, they'll make it, 83 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 2: but they'll also break you. 84 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. 85 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 3: Absolutely, Uh Friday Night SmackDown for it worth Dickie's Arena 86 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 3: April twenty fourth. You can still get those tickets ticketmaster 87 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 3: dot com, WWE dot com. And speaking of SmackDown, being 88 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 3: drafted as high as you were is a massive deal. 89 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 3: That was the call up that everybody had been talking about. 90 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 3: Did the main roster feel like everything you imagine or 91 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 3: did it humble you? 92 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 2: I didn't need to be humbled, And that was the 93 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: thing I think a lot of people probably think, you know, 94 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 2: I went up with a big head or whatever. I 95 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 2: didn't need to be humbled. I knew what the job was. 96 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 2: I understood the assignment. You know, I ran you know, 97 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 2: the play that was put in front of me, and 98 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 2: that's what I did in NXT and no different and 99 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 2: on the main roster, I just think the machine is 100 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 2: just a lot bigger. 101 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, what was that one adjustment for you from going 102 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 3: from NXT to that main roster? 103 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 2: It was a lot of adjustments, but you know, I 104 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 2: think it had a lot to do with just a 105 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 2: learning curve and just like the enormity of what the 106 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 2: main roster is compared to you know, mom and pop 107 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 2: of NXT in a way where you know, it's a 108 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 2: little bit more low key and you know, they have 109 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 2: a little bit more control on you as far as 110 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: you know, you're you're more clued in on things and 111 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 2: you kind of have a better idea of what is 112 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 2: what and then main roster is kind of like every 113 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 2: man for themselves if that makes sense. 114 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, No, absolutely for sure. 115 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 3: And something really cool happened for you, Uh you won 116 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 3: the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which is an 117 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 3: awesome feat. You put that right there on your career 118 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 3: stats for a kid that grew up watching w W, 119 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 3: What did that actually that. 120 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: Moment mean for you when you won the Battle Royal. 121 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 2: Mm, I mean I was always Championship Gold oriented. I 122 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 2: didn't grow up saying I wanted to win the Battle Royal. 123 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 2: But it was cool, man. I mean it did feel 124 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 2: like it was a little bit of like a reward 125 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 2: for my hard work. But like I said, I was 126 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 2: championship oriented regardless, So it wasn't good enough, you know. 127 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 2: I wasn't just like, yeah, I won the battle, but like, no, 128 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: it was you know, I want to be the I 129 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: want to be a freaking champ. You know what I mean. 130 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 2: This is cool, but like, where's my title? 131 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 3: Uh? 132 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 2: You know what I mean. I'm looking for I'm looking 133 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 2: for the I'm looking for the gold, you know. But 134 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 2: it was a cool moment, and the crowd reaction was 135 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 2: really really cool to hear like that. So many people 136 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 2: were excited. I was finally getting some some momentum. 137 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely for sure. And you mentioned title. I gotta say, Uh, 138 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: your US title. 139 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 3: Reign had some of the best open challenges that we've 140 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 3: seen on SmackDown in years. 141 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: Uh. 142 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 3: Was there a name that you wanted to see walk 143 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 3: through that curtain that didn't. 144 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 2: Hmmm? Yeah? Wow? Uh yeah, I mean, yeah, there was 145 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 2: definitely names like you know, I wish a lot of Raw. 146 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: I wish I could have worked with a lot of 147 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 2: people from Raw, you know. I wish I could have 148 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 2: worked with like Kofi. I wish there was There's there's 149 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 2: a bunch of matches that you know, I mean there's 150 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 2: guys high up that obviously, Yeah, but you know, uh, 151 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 2: Kofe was one of them. Raimsterea was another one of them. 152 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 2: I think that was on the table at one point. Yeah, 153 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 2: guys like that. I mean there's a there's a ton 154 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 2: of guys. 155 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 3: You know. 156 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 2: I went out there every week, different styles, different companies, 157 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 2: different opponent levels, all you know, all over the place, 158 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 2: and I had to adjust and that was a great 159 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,279 Speaker 2: learning experience for me, like that whole process and know that, uh, 160 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 2: I don't know, I'm many weeks it was, but I 161 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 2: think it was. Somebody said it was like three months. 162 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 2: You know, it was like eight defenses or something like that. So, 163 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 2: you know, I learned a lot from that, from the 164 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 2: Open Challenge, and I feel like I got so much 165 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 2: better being a part of that. 166 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 3: Man, I really wish we would have got that Mellow 167 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 3: and Ray Mysterio match that would have been definitely a 168 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 3: match of the Irri candidate for sure. Now, I do 169 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 3: want to talk about this because you mentioned it earlier 170 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 3: for a little bit, and of course after what took 171 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 3: place at Smacked Down. 172 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: You lose your titles. 173 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,679 Speaker 3: Of course, everybody on the internet has their own thoughts 174 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 3: of why and when and all this other stuff. 175 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: What do you want to address to those people. 176 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 3: Talking about these rumors of why you lost the drop 177 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 3: the title and anything else. 178 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 2: Well, what rumors are they saying? 179 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 3: The rumors were that you lost it because you were 180 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 3: having a wedding, and there's other things here and there. 181 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 3: I want to give you the opportunity to have the 182 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 3: floor and tell the people on the internet. 183 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 2: This probably is not the platform for that, you know. 184 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 2: I mean, we got smacked on off Friday. I think 185 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 2: that'll be a more appropriate platform to kind of, you know, 186 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 2: address what is going on. I mean, you know, I'm 187 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 2: heartbroken that I'm not champion anymore. That was something that 188 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 2: I took a lot of pride in. You know, we'll 189 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 2: see what's on the table for WrestleMania, But as far 190 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 2: as that goes, I think, you know, smack Now is 191 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 2: probably the appropriate platform for that. 192 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: So you better tune in this Friday Night SmackDown because 193 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: we'll hear all of it. 194 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 3: So don't believe everything you read on the internet. Is 195 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 3: what we're telling you right now. 196 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 2: Please don't believe everything you read on the internet. Bro, 197 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 2: Please don't believe. 198 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 3: And that's what's wild is because nobody when you see 199 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 3: those things on the internet. And that's why we're giving 200 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 3: you the op the platform here. People always like to 201 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 3: assume things. Everything is this, everything is that, and until 202 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 3: it comes from actually mellow, don't believe everything you read 203 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 3: on the internet. 204 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 2: And I try not to get too deep into where 205 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 2: I like have to feel like I need to clear 206 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:54,839 Speaker 2: it up or anything like that, like if it starts 207 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 2: taking off, I don't like to have to do that 208 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 2: just because, but I see how can really quickly, you know, 209 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 2: transform into a truth if people don't, if you don't 210 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 2: put us up to it. Like the honeymoon thing, I 211 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 2: was like really surprised by that. I was like, really, 212 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 2: people think I'm losing my title and to go on honey. 213 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 3: Like like out of all the things they say, that's 214 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:17,959 Speaker 3: why it's love. 215 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 2: I love my girl. I love my girl. But like 216 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 2: she she would, she would understand right absolutely. 217 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 3: Now, what is it Because it's a really cool thing 218 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 3: that you're both in the same industry. 219 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: So what is that like? 220 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 3: Being able to both do what you love while doing 221 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 3: it with someone you love? 222 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 2: Uh, it's I think it's a cheat code. I mean 223 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 2: a sense of like, uh, you know, you got somebody 224 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 2: that understands kind of the ups and the downs of 225 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,719 Speaker 2: the business. You know, you got somebody that the ends 226 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 2: and the outs. You know what I mean. There's you know, 227 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 2: there's a lot that people don't understand about what we 228 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 2: do that you know they'll never understand. You know, they 229 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 2: think that we're just characters that go on TV. But 230 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 2: you know we put in so much work and and 231 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:04,319 Speaker 2: mental and emotional time and effort into everything that we do. 232 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 2: And you know what I mean, this this game is 233 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 2: it's ruthless, and you know what I mean, it takes 234 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 2: a toll on you. And having somebody that understands that, 235 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 2: or having somebody that I guess you know, can sympathize 236 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 2: with the ups and the downs, like even in my sense, 237 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 2: you know, there's nothing that she's going to go through 238 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 2: or is going through that I haven't experienced. So I'm 239 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 2: able to be there for her, you know, to explain 240 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 2: to her this is why, this is how, this is where, 241 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 2: this is what you should do, and vice versa. You know, 242 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:30,959 Speaker 2: in times I need to lean on her. It's good 243 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 2: for that. And like I said, just just understanding kind 244 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 2: of the days, like the hustles and the bustle of 245 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 2: the ins and the outs of this business. 246 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely for sure. 247 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 3: Now what we've I've I've loved is I've loved this 248 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 3: this chemistry that you and Trick had from NXT to 249 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 3: now you know you're together. 250 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: You weren't together, but. 251 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 3: It's got to be a cool moment for you for 252 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 3: somebody like Trick to praise you saying that you carried 253 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 3: the US title great, that you deserve your mania moment 254 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 3: and he believes you're still going to get it after 255 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 3: everything between you and Trick. Hearing him say words like that, 256 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 3: what does that do for you? 257 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 2: I mean, he's not wrong. I mean I don't know, 258 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 2: it's not wrong. I mean I don't know what then 259 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 2: do anything for me? Yeah, you know what I'm saying. 260 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 2: I think we'll see what happens, you know. 261 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 1: Right, absolutely for sure. 262 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 3: Well, I know that our time is coming up here 263 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:24,199 Speaker 3: to end this thing. I know WW SmackDown Come into 264 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 3: Dallas Fort Worth. Grab those tickets ticketmaster dot Com. April 265 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 3: twenty fourth. As we get close to the end of 266 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 3: the show, we always like to have some fun with 267 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 3: our guests. If you could have any song outside of 268 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 3: what your current theme song is, it could be any 269 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 3: mainstream song, it could be any song. Who would you 270 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 3: want to have as your WrestleMania theme song? 271 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:46,439 Speaker 1: If you could pick any song. 272 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 2: Or artist, probably J Cole, probably Middle Child. If you 273 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 2: don't know it, look at it, you probably know your 274 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 2: radio guy middle Child J Cole. 275 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: Oh dude, that oof. Can we let's put it out 276 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: of the universe. 277 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 2: When Melow gets making a list checking it twice. 278 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: Let's let's do it. 279 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 3: I mean, I know Jay Cole's been traveling the country 280 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 3: and it's Honda Civic doing this new album thing. So 281 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 3: maybe there, you know, once we find out what happens 282 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 3: at SmackDown, maybe Jay Cole makes a stop in Vegas. 283 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 1: And uh maybe thats what happens. I don't know, we'll 284 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: see what happened. We're throwing it out in the universe. 285 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 3: Uh, Mello, really do appreciate you spending your time hanging 286 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 3: out with US. I know you're a busy man with 287 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 3: with wedding planning and uh getting that US title back 288 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:35,959 Speaker 3: because we're putting out the universe. Because we were all 289 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 3: ticked off when it happened, including my nine year old kid. 290 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: He was not happy. Uh so he turned the TV off. 291 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 1: I'll tell you that much. Appreciate you coming on the 292 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:45,839 Speaker 1: show man. 293 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 3: Anything you want to say to the fans watching or 294 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 3: listening to this real quick before we let you go. 295 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, fort Worth, Texas. We're super excited about coming back 296 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 2: to the Dicky's Arena. It's going to be a great 297 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 2: show right out the I think it's a first show 298 00:12:56,840 --> 00:13:00,319 Speaker 2: at the WrestleMania right mm hm, the WrestleMania. We'll catch 299 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,560 Speaker 2: that Wrestle India fallout while we can't wait to be there. 300 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 2: Always a great time in Texas, especially that Fort Worth area, 301 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 2: so we're looking forward to it. May