WEBVTT - RAW Preview and 4 Day Event Recap 0:00:00.360 --> 0:00:02.840 Hey, this is Brian Alvarez and this is today's edition 0:00:02.880 --> 0:00:07.120 of the Wrestling Observer Daily podcast on the eight Side Network. 0:00:12.560 --> 0:00:16.520 Live from San Francisco. I'm a Sports Byline Broadcasting Network. 0:00:16.720 --> 0:00:19.919 You are listening to Wrestling Observer Live with your hosts, 0:00:19.960 --> 0:00:22.239 Brian Alvarez and Mike SEMPERVV. 0:00:23.440 --> 0:00:25.200 When you ready? Are you ready? 0:00:25.800 --> 0:00:26.400 Let's get it on. 0:00:28.280 --> 0:00:32.000 Let's get it Mike SEMPERVV and Filthy Tom Lawler here 0:00:32.040 --> 0:00:35.280 with you for the next hour talking about professional wrestling, 0:00:35.320 --> 0:00:38.199 which is something we do every single day here on 0:00:38.280 --> 0:00:43.120 the Sports Byline Broadcasting Network. 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We could 0:08:14.200 --> 0:08:16.520 start by talking about pro wrestling, and I think we 0:08:16.560 --> 0:08:19.880 should begin by talking about pro wrestling, and we can't 0:08:19.880 --> 0:08:21.960 spend too much time on it. But as far as 0:08:22.000 --> 0:08:25.040 I'm concerned, if two people are throwing down on a 0:08:25.080 --> 0:08:28.760 canvas matt in any form, and they are grappling in 0:08:28.800 --> 0:08:32.640 any way, and they're getting paid, it is professional wrestling, 0:08:32.960 --> 0:08:34.880 especially if they add a whole lot of bells and 0:08:34.880 --> 0:08:35.679 whistles to it. 0:08:35.760 --> 0:08:37.600 And when it comes to. 0:08:37.559 --> 0:08:41.040 The Abu Dhabi Kombat Club shows, you're telling me they 0:08:41.080 --> 0:08:44.880 don't do this, while there's another man named Craig Jones 0:08:45.040 --> 0:08:48.960 which actually brings out to money in the bank briefcases. 0:08:49.720 --> 0:08:52.280 Is this going to be the new Pancras? Is this 0:08:52.360 --> 0:08:54.600 going to be the new Pride? Is this going to 0:08:54.600 --> 0:08:57.600 be the new thing that now threatens professional wrestling? 0:08:58.080 --> 0:08:58.880 Tell me about this. 0:09:00.920 --> 0:09:04.160 I don't think we're at the level where professional grappling 0:09:04.840 --> 0:09:10.080 is going to overtake professional wrestling in any world. However, 0:09:10.720 --> 0:09:12.839 this past weekend, and I'll only take a few minutes 0:09:12.880 --> 0:09:16.520 to mention this because there were such high stakes involved, 0:09:16.880 --> 0:09:23.080 and as a fan and historian of professional wrestling, I 0:09:23.120 --> 0:09:26.960 think that this was a professional wrestling tournament put on 0:09:27.000 --> 0:09:30.520 by Craig Jones. There was certainly a professional wrestling match 0:09:30.840 --> 0:09:35.240 when Craig Jones took on Gabby Garcia and carried her 0:09:36.160 --> 0:09:41.920 for a little bit, well, he pulled guard. She was 0:09:41.920 --> 0:09:45.760 on top for a good portion, but Nikki Rod and 0:09:45.920 --> 0:09:49.000 cad Rutolo both walked away with one million dollars from 0:09:49.080 --> 0:09:52.920 those money in the bank briefcases that you mentioned. This 0:09:53.200 --> 0:09:54.600 was a new. 0:09:54.559 --> 0:09:57.720 Levels a million bucks. 0:09:57.679 --> 0:10:01.400 Yeah each. It was two day competition. It was a 0:10:01.440 --> 0:10:08.720 new level for production and pageantry and trash talk for 0:10:08.920 --> 0:10:13.000 the world of professional grappling. As this Craig Jones Invitational 0:10:13.040 --> 0:10:16.720 went head to head with the traditional world Championships, I 0:10:16.760 --> 0:10:19.040 guess you could say in submission wrestling that is the 0:10:19.240 --> 0:10:22.200 Abu Dhabi Kombat Club, which has been around for I 0:10:22.200 --> 0:10:27.680 believe about maybe thirty almost thirty years. There's been a 0:10:27.760 --> 0:10:32.520 who's who. Virtually everybody has competed in these from Brazilian 0:10:32.600 --> 0:10:38.200 jiu jitsu competitors to judo stars to UFC champions. Many 0:10:38.240 --> 0:10:41.280 of them had varying success along the way. Tito Ortiz, 0:10:42.320 --> 0:10:45.840 a former medallist which not a lot of people know about. 0:10:46.200 --> 0:10:49.520 The great Marcelo Garcia, one of the all time best competitors, 0:10:49.679 --> 0:10:53.520 Roger Gracie. The list goes on and on, but those 0:10:53.559 --> 0:10:57.120 competitions went on this weekend as well, where the best 0:10:57.160 --> 0:11:01.720 grappler in the world up until this point, Gordon Ryan, 0:11:01.800 --> 0:11:05.800 defended his Absolute Championship. He also defeated his longtime rival 0:11:06.200 --> 0:11:11.560 Felipe Payana, and he was called out by the winner 0:11:12.080 --> 0:11:16.520 of the Craig Jones Invitational, Nicki Rodriguez, Gordon Ryan's former 0:11:16.960 --> 0:11:22.640 training partner, Nicky. Nicki rod said, let's go banned for 0:11:22.800 --> 0:11:26.720 band one million. I will put up my briefcase my 0:11:26.840 --> 0:11:30.560 one million dollars right now and betted against one million 0:11:30.600 --> 0:11:33.760 dollars from you, Gordon. So I don't know if that's 0:11:33.760 --> 0:11:39.240 gonna happen, but a hallmark weekend for grappling, and as 0:11:39.280 --> 0:11:43.640 I mentioned, really really these were, especially the Craig Jones 0:11:43.679 --> 0:11:47.920 Invitational was a professional wrestling tournament that was put on. 0:11:48.440 --> 0:11:50.960 I'm gonna start a rumor here that that's why John 0:11:51.000 --> 0:11:53.680 Moxley is out right now, is because he is getting 0:11:53.679 --> 0:11:56.520 ready for this. He won his jiu jitsu deal that 0:11:56.600 --> 0:11:59.080 he had there in Ohio or wherever it was. He's 0:11:59.120 --> 0:12:01.960 training to come back as a member of the Craig 0:12:02.080 --> 0:12:04.840 Jones Invitational. Hey, which, by the way, actually let me 0:12:04.840 --> 0:12:06.880 tell you this, ask you this for real, because there 0:12:06.920 --> 0:12:11.480 are obviously we used to talk about, well if MMA 0:12:11.559 --> 0:12:14.200 was around, when pro wrestling was you know, faltering, you know, 0:12:14.360 --> 0:12:16.520 we used to ask guys, what would you do? And 0:12:16.559 --> 0:12:18.400 so we know there's a lot of guys involved in 0:12:18.440 --> 0:12:21.160 pro wrestling who do things to different degrees. 0:12:21.280 --> 0:12:24.880 Now they say a lot of guys say they would. 0:12:25.120 --> 0:12:27.360 Well, you've been in these locker rooms and you've seen 0:12:27.400 --> 0:12:29.800 guys and I'm not asking you to throw shade at anybody. 0:12:29.920 --> 0:12:32.640 If you want to, that would be great because you 0:12:32.679 --> 0:12:34.920 know it would be something they could put up on YouTube. 0:12:34.920 --> 0:12:37.120 But to you, who are some of the people that 0:12:37.160 --> 0:12:39.440 you've seen in these locker rooms who, in some form 0:12:39.559 --> 0:12:42.280 or another are really great at what they do, whether 0:12:42.320 --> 0:12:45.360 it be grappling or kickboxing or whatever. Who would filthy 0:12:45.480 --> 0:12:47.520 not want to mess with or want on his side 0:12:47.520 --> 0:12:47.920 in the fight? 0:12:49.000 --> 0:12:51.480 Well, I mean it's all the obvious people that you 0:12:51.480 --> 0:12:55.160 could think about. There's not very Yeah, well I'm talking 0:12:55.160 --> 0:12:59.160 about modern day, modern day times. There's guys like you know, 0:12:59.320 --> 0:13:03.240 Mike speed Bailey, who kicks about as hard as any 0:13:03.360 --> 0:13:08.320 man possibly could, Harry Smith, that is definitely a man 0:13:08.920 --> 0:13:11.480 I want on my side during a fight, even though 0:13:11.520 --> 0:13:15.559 I hate his absolute guts. Hoys Isaacs another tough competitor. 0:13:15.960 --> 0:13:19.440 If we're gonna consider Josh Barnett an active pro wrestler, 0:13:19.880 --> 0:13:23.160 then he would have to probably be number one on 0:13:23.240 --> 0:13:25.880 the list. But I can't really think of many people 0:13:25.880 --> 0:13:29.040 out there who are, you know, packing legitimate skills that 0:13:29.080 --> 0:13:32.160 aren't bragging about it, especially in today's day and age. 0:13:33.120 --> 0:13:36.520 Well, we will transition from that to Florida, where a 0:13:36.559 --> 0:13:40.600 lot of actual fighters live FLA Arena. I'm sure somebody's 0:13:40.640 --> 0:13:42.800 gonna be in the crowd tonight in for Lauderdale, Monday 0:13:42.840 --> 0:13:46.280 Night Raw Live USA Network. We've got four matches and 0:13:46.320 --> 0:13:50.400 two segments announced so far. Women's tag team champions Isla 0:13:50.480 --> 0:13:52.600 Don and Alba Fire defend their title in a three 0:13:52.600 --> 0:13:55.920 way match against EO Sky and Kyrie Saan and a 0:13:56.000 --> 0:13:59.679 legitimate badass SHANEA. Basler and Zoe Stark in a six 0:13:59.800 --> 0:14:02.840 man tag team match, Kofe Kingston, Xavier Woods and Odyssey 0:14:02.920 --> 0:14:06.880 Jones against Carrion Cross and the authors of Payne Shamous 0:14:06.920 --> 0:14:07.800 against Pete Dunn. 0:14:08.000 --> 0:14:08.880 That ought to be fun. 0:14:09.240 --> 0:14:14.440 Maxine Dupree against Ivy Nile in what probably won't be 0:14:14.520 --> 0:14:17.200 as fun, and CM punk has got a message for 0:14:17.320 --> 0:14:21.360 Drew McIntyre. Also, Randy Orton will be appearing. Last week, 0:14:21.400 --> 0:14:24.440 he left gunther Lang with an RKO. Something tells me 0:14:24.560 --> 0:14:29.200 that some revenge will have to be had tonight, Filthy. 0:14:30.720 --> 0:14:34.440 Let's just say with what you got there, CM Punk 0:14:34.520 --> 0:14:38.360 Drew MacIntyre got a long way to go before Bad Blood, 0:14:38.400 --> 0:14:40.720 which I would assume this match is going to be 0:14:40.800 --> 0:14:46.360 taking place at but the Indian Strap Match, the strap Match, 0:14:46.400 --> 0:14:48.920 I guess it will just be between CM punk and 0:14:49.000 --> 0:14:49.920 Drew McIntyre. 0:14:50.320 --> 0:14:51.200 Any thoughts on that? 0:14:51.960 --> 0:14:54.840 Yeah? Is it not now the Gladiator strap Match or 0:14:54.880 --> 0:14:56.360 I'm sorry the Guardian. 0:14:56.600 --> 0:15:00.840 So yes, it's the the Guardians strat Match. 0:15:00.920 --> 0:15:04.560 Yes, I blew my own joke, which is quite common here. 0:15:04.600 --> 0:15:08.800 Hopefully they don't blow this angle after getting rid of 0:15:08.840 --> 0:15:15.080 the bracelet seemingly so, that was the hottest program up 0:15:15.160 --> 0:15:17.800 until Summer Slam, so hopefully that was a good pivot 0:15:17.840 --> 0:15:19.680 away after they get it back, hopefully get it back 0:15:19.720 --> 0:15:21.320 on track. You know they will. 0:15:21.360 --> 0:15:23.200 I think they will just because of their you know, 0:15:23.320 --> 0:15:27.360 ability to speak everybody into believing everything that's been taking 0:15:27.480 --> 0:15:31.520 place and I thought it was a good thing to 0:15:31.600 --> 0:15:35.120 do at the time. Obviously, in hindsight it probably shouldn't 0:15:35.160 --> 0:15:39.320 have played so much into the Summer Slam match itself. 0:15:39.360 --> 0:15:42.280 But as far as like, you know, having something that 0:15:42.360 --> 0:15:45.200 Drew could really get under CM Punk's skin with and 0:15:45.280 --> 0:15:48.360 something we know in real life would be one of 0:15:48.400 --> 0:15:51.720 the few things that really gets under this guy's skin. 0:15:51.840 --> 0:15:55.320 Is anybody going after his woman and going after his dog. 0:15:55.600 --> 0:15:57.760 I thought it was a good thing, but thankfully they 0:15:57.800 --> 0:16:00.640 have now pivoted away from that and God and through it. 0:16:01.040 --> 0:16:03.520 We still got smacked down to get through from Friday, 0:16:03.560 --> 0:16:08.120 as well as Collision and Rampage. And yes, Zach Saber 0:16:08.200 --> 0:16:11.960 Junior has won the g One. He's got his first 0:16:12.440 --> 0:16:15.800 opponent or wanted to be the first opponent for Tessie 0:16:15.800 --> 0:16:18.480 and Nato, but Nato will be depending against somebody else. 0:16:18.720 --> 0:16:20.680 We'll get into that when we get back from break 0:16:20.920 --> 0:16:22.120 Wrestling Observer Live. 0:16:33.760 --> 0:16:37.239 You were listening to Wrestling Observer Live with Brian Albarez 0:16:37.280 --> 0:16:40.920 and Mike semperviv on the Sports Byline Broadcasting Network. 0:16:42.320 --> 0:16:44.520 Back on the show, Mike semper vv Filthy Town. While 0:16:44.520 --> 0:16:46.240 they're here with you, I'd love to talk about what 0:16:46.280 --> 0:16:48.040 we were talking about during the break, because now I 0:16:48.080 --> 0:16:50.560 need to explain something filthy and I'm gonna have to 0:16:50.600 --> 0:16:53.600 wait until next break. I need to apologize. I believe 0:16:53.640 --> 0:16:57.160 I said WWE bad Blood is where cmpunk and Drew 0:16:57.240 --> 0:17:01.040 McIntyre would be strapping each other. But the reason I 0:17:01.080 --> 0:17:03.600 have bad Blood on the brain and not Bash in 0:17:03.680 --> 0:17:06.440 Berlin where that match is actually going to be taking places, 0:17:06.520 --> 0:17:10.240 because it was pointed out to me that on Saturday, 0:17:10.480 --> 0:17:13.639 October fifth, that's when Bad Blood is going to be 0:17:13.640 --> 0:17:17.600 taking place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, and 0:17:18.119 --> 0:17:23.000 they're listing a start time of five thirty pm, So 0:17:23.640 --> 0:17:27.200 not that that's probably going to really affect a whole 0:17:27.200 --> 0:17:29.000 lot of people out there, but is going to be 0:17:29.040 --> 0:17:32.320 starting at five thirty pm. That is what's listed on 0:17:32.480 --> 0:17:39.359 WWE dot com, assumedly because there are two Major League 0:17:39.400 --> 0:17:44.439 Baseball League Division Series Game ones which are planned for 0:17:44.560 --> 0:17:48.520 that day. The University of Georgia is playing Auburn at 0:17:48.520 --> 0:17:51.720 home that day at a time still to be announced. 0:17:51.720 --> 0:17:54.879 It will probably be in all likelihood at seven or 0:17:54.960 --> 0:17:57.920 seven thirty in Athens, and some one. 0:17:57.800 --> 0:18:01.200 Of those things filthy. It just it was kind of funny. 0:18:01.359 --> 0:18:03.719 It's doubtful that the Braves are going to go on 0:18:03.760 --> 0:18:07.280 a run and actually be that team that's at home 0:18:07.320 --> 0:18:09.159 in the league Division series. I don't even know if 0:18:09.160 --> 0:18:12.240 that's possible to happen with the way things shake out, 0:18:12.480 --> 0:18:15.600 but it's kind of amazing that it's like, you know, 0:18:16.240 --> 0:18:19.080 AW has been in some tough spots, but this is 0:18:19.119 --> 0:18:21.800 going to be as tough of a spot as WWE 0:18:21.920 --> 0:18:22.760 actually is. 0:18:22.680 --> 0:18:26.040 In really, you know at all. 0:18:26.280 --> 0:18:29.119 You know, ever, as far as this year goes, as 0:18:29.119 --> 0:18:31.240 far as the last couple of years ago, they actually 0:18:31.280 --> 0:18:34.280 are gonna have real competition from sports, which is probably 0:18:34.280 --> 0:18:37.240 gonna squeeze them that day. And by the way, UFC 0:18:37.320 --> 0:18:39.760 three to zero, what would it be? Three oh seven? 0:18:41.000 --> 0:18:45.040 I don't even know who can tell whatever number they're 0:18:45.080 --> 0:18:45.560 up to now. 0:18:45.920 --> 0:18:48.640 I watched the virtually the entire card this past week, 0:18:48.680 --> 0:18:50.360 and I couldn't tell you what number that was. Three 0:18:50.400 --> 0:18:52.959 toho five maybe. 0:18:53.560 --> 0:18:57.639 Not a clue, not a clue. But about DDP I was. 0:18:57.760 --> 0:18:58.960 It was a fantastic fight. 0:19:00.119 --> 0:19:02.920 So there you go, everybody, if you need to adjust 0:19:02.960 --> 0:19:07.119 your schedules, adjust him accordingly. I have a feeling collision, 0:19:07.400 --> 0:19:10.399 Just don't air collision that day. That's probably going to 0:19:10.440 --> 0:19:12.159 be the best for them too. With the rest of 0:19:12.200 --> 0:19:17.160 college football also taking place. Or rewinded back to Friday 0:19:17.960 --> 0:19:22.440 for SmackDown in Orlando and the show. The biggest thing 0:19:22.480 --> 0:19:25.920 from the show was the end, which was Solo Soca 0:19:26.000 --> 0:19:29.119 demanding to be acknowledged and the crowd started chanting OTC, 0:19:29.440 --> 0:19:32.240 so they have gotten that one over. He said he 0:19:32.280 --> 0:19:34.880 doesn't care if the fans acknowledge him. Only one man 0:19:34.920 --> 0:19:38.080 does and that's Roman Reigns, who made his way to 0:19:38.119 --> 0:19:41.359 the ring. They started exchanging punches once again. Solo gets 0:19:41.359 --> 0:19:44.040 beat up. Roman hit a Superman punch and then got 0:19:44.080 --> 0:19:47.159 jumped by Tamatanga. They both beat on Roman until he 0:19:47.200 --> 0:19:49.840 turned the tables, hit another Superman punch and his spear 0:19:50.200 --> 0:19:54.560 on Solo. The crowd chanted OTC again. Roman then spotted 0:19:54.600 --> 0:19:57.920 his ulafalla. He picked it up, seemed to orgasm once 0:19:57.960 --> 0:20:01.320 he did put it on, the crowd chanting. His music played, 0:20:01.560 --> 0:20:04.920 and then he got murked by Jacob Fatu, wearing a 0:20:05.000 --> 0:20:06.600 leg brace his walking boot. 0:20:06.880 --> 0:20:09.680 Fatu killed him for a while and then they all 0:20:09.720 --> 0:20:12.040 power bombed him through the announcer's table, and the show 0:20:12.119 --> 0:20:16.439 closed with Solo, Tama and Fatu all posing over Rains's body. 0:20:17.000 --> 0:20:19.119 The other notable things from the show of the Street 0:20:19.160 --> 0:20:22.240 Profits became the number one contenders to the Bloodlines tag 0:20:22.280 --> 0:20:26.200 team title by defeating Gargano and Shampa Meetchen is going 0:20:26.200 --> 0:20:28.840 to get the next shot at women's champion Naya Jacks. 0:20:29.160 --> 0:20:32.879 That came after she ruined Nia's championship celebration when she 0:20:32.960 --> 0:20:35.760 hit the ring with a kendo's stick and destroyed pretty 0:20:35.760 --> 0:20:40.639 deadly Tiffany Stratton and Nya herself. Before that happened, Nia 0:20:40.720 --> 0:20:43.200 was trying to get Tiffany Stratton to bow down to her, 0:20:43.359 --> 0:20:47.359 so we may be getting Tiffany Stratton babyface sooner rather 0:20:47.400 --> 0:20:50.680 than later. La Knight also cut a promo warning Santhos 0:20:50.800 --> 0:20:54.160 Escobari's going to quote knock his turo in the dirt 0:20:54.400 --> 0:20:57.439 end quote next week when they meet for the United 0:20:57.440 --> 0:21:01.639 States title, and Carmelo Hayes finally got a win against 0:21:01.720 --> 0:21:04.800 Androde when he sat down on a sunset flip attempt 0:21:04.800 --> 0:21:06.919 and got the pin. After the match to two brawled 0:21:07.000 --> 0:21:09.800 until the referees broke them up, and Dorotte now leads 0:21:09.800 --> 0:21:15.000 their unofficial Best of Whatever series two to one. Yeah, well, 0:21:15.040 --> 0:21:18.399 you satisfied, dare Tom with what you heard about SmackDown. 0:21:20.359 --> 0:21:24.760 Yeah, there's a few things I think Mishin over the 0:21:24.800 --> 0:21:27.840 past month or so, they've done a great job getting 0:21:27.920 --> 0:21:31.800 her over and seemingly the only thing that changed in 0:21:31.840 --> 0:21:36.000 her act is adding in this kendo stick. So the fans, 0:21:37.520 --> 0:21:42.600 if nothing else is true, they always love not only 0:21:42.800 --> 0:21:47.040 a good table, but a good kendo stick or Singapore cane, 0:21:47.400 --> 0:21:49.719 and Mishin has done a great job, so I'm very 0:21:49.760 --> 0:21:52.760 happy to see her use more prominently and getting this 0:21:52.920 --> 0:21:56.920 next title shot at Naya Jacks. As we talked about 0:21:56.960 --> 0:22:01.760 on Friday, for those long time listeners of ours, Carmelo, 0:22:01.880 --> 0:22:05.359 Hayes and Andrade have been lighting it up on SmackDown 0:22:05.359 --> 0:22:12.200 when given the chance. This past Friday no different. Based 0:22:12.240 --> 0:22:17.440 on what I saw and Roman Reigns comes out, I'd 0:22:17.440 --> 0:22:19.520 like to say I was a couple of weeks ago 0:22:19.560 --> 0:22:22.000 I was wrong. I didn't think there'd be much movement 0:22:22.040 --> 0:22:23.920 in the way of Roman Reigns. I thought maybe he'd 0:22:23.920 --> 0:22:26.439 come out and there would be no interaction, or at 0:22:26.480 --> 0:22:29.359 least no physical interaction between him and the rest of 0:22:29.400 --> 0:22:32.719 the Bloodline. But we got a fight right off the bat, 0:22:32.960 --> 0:22:37.399 and this week we could escalated even more as Roman 0:22:37.440 --> 0:22:46.520 Reigns got beat up, he showed vulnerability three against one. 0:22:46.560 --> 0:22:49.960 He got taken out to end the show. So this 0:22:50.040 --> 0:22:54.760 isn't like the old days of Hulk Hogan and the 0:22:54.800 --> 0:22:58.359 Warrior just running a rough shot beating everybody, stone cold, 0:22:58.440 --> 0:23:02.440 beating people up to and the show Roman Reigns got 0:23:02.520 --> 0:23:08.199 laid out. And I guarantee, I guarantee this crowd we 0:23:08.320 --> 0:23:11.320