1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Here we are time for another episode. Okay, I'm gonna 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: not try to sing anymore, but welcome to the Battleground 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: Podcast at this time for a new episode. And we 4 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys being along with us for this awesome 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: journey that we have. 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 2: And I will tell you, normally we put out an 7 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 2: episode on Mondays, but we kind of wanted to take 8 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: the weekend office Halloween, kind of want to just regroup, 9 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 2: reassess some stuff. 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That where you can find 30 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 2: me on Twitter. But without further ado, We're gonna talk 31 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 2: to Ricky Starks. We're gonna kind of pick his brain. 32 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 2: We've also got some fan questions and we asked the 33 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 2: burning question about Chicken and well, yeah, Ricky Starks pretty 34 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 2: much owns ELI in the interview. So anyways, sit back, 35 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: relax and enjoy. And here is our episode with Ricky Starks. 36 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 3: Double Battle Brown. 37 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 4: Live from the Parts Unknown Studios. This is the Battleground Podcast. 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It is 48 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 2: time for another episode of the video version of the 49 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 2: Battleground Podcast, and it just so happens going down tomorrow 50 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: night on pay per view. I'm talking about aw full Gear, which, 51 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 2: by the way, you can get it on all major 52 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 2: cable and satellite providers b are Live, and of course 53 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 2: international fans only Fight TV, which you can actually win 54 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 2: a code to watch aw full Gear. I got it 55 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 2: for you on the Twitter. I don't know why I 56 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 2: said the Twitter, but Battle on Air follow me our 57 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:30,399 Speaker 2: friends a fight TV hooked us up with a code 58 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 2: for international fans. But without further ado, let's bring my 59 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 2: tag team partner in, Eli. There he is. 60 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 6: You sound like my grandmother when you're like the Twitter. Facebook. 61 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 2: I know, I'm like thirty one and I'm like the Twitter. 62 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 2: But anyways, today we have a special guest on the show, 63 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 2: and I'm kind of baffled by this of what's happening 64 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 2: so aw full Gear Saturday. So let's bring our guests 65 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 2: in Ricky Starks. 66 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 3: Oh, hello, there he is. 67 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 2: So let's just go ahead and address the elephant in 68 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 2: the room. I'm looking through everything that's happening at full gear. 69 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 2: Ricky Starks and Brian Cage, you're not on the lineup, Yeah, I. 70 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 3: Know, tell me about it. It doesn't make sense, man, 71 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 3: it does not make sense to me, and I can't 72 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 3: wrap my brain around it of what why we're left off. 73 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 3: There's a lot of money you're leaving on the table 74 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 3: in my opinion. 75 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 6: Right, I mean, you two made probably the biggest splashes 76 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 6: come into the company this year, and then exactly to 77 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 6: not be on a Marquee pay per views like kind 78 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 6: of strange. 79 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 3: Right, Yeah. For your record, by the way, yeah, perfect record, 80 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 3: honestly one of the best records in ae W. Even 81 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 3: then Cage has a better record. You know, he never 82 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 3: really he never lost. 83 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, he never. 84 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 3: Lost, so technically he should be contending for the title 85 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 3: right now. And I think I'm just as baffled as 86 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 3: you guys are. 87 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,799 Speaker 6: Yeah, well, we're keeping our fingers crossed that you guys 88 00:04:58,080 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 6: show up somehow. 89 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: And I was on the media call with Cody and 90 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 2: he referred to you as the King of Dark for 91 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 2: aw Dark on Tuesday Nights, and it's just like, Okay, 92 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 2: if he's the King of Dark, why isn't the King 93 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 2: on you know, full gear. Why isn't Team TAZ there. 94 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 2: You've got Brian Cage as the FTW champion. Yeah, but 95 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 2: where's Ricky Starks and Brian Cage and Team TAZ? 96 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 3: Makes no sense, Make no sense at all. But I'll 97 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 3: tell you this, just like we promised on Dynamite this 98 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 3: past Wednesday, our presence will be felt one way or another, 99 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 3: point blank period. 100 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 6: Nice. I like that statement. 101 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 2: So let's kind of start. We talked about this at 102 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 2: the beginning of the year. You've had a huge twenty twenty. 103 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 2: You started the year competing in the NWA TV title tournament, 104 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 2: meeting Eddie Kingston, who is going up against John Moxley 105 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 2: for the title Saturday Night, Matt Cross, Timstorm, and finally 106 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 2: Trevor Murdoch to win the title. What was it like 107 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 2: being a part of that tournament and being the first 108 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 2: to hold this legendary title again. 109 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 3: Man, it was really insane actually, because that Hard Times 110 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 3: pay per view, I actually had to wrestle three times, 111 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 3: and then leading up to that, obviously had to go 112 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 3: through Eddie Kingston to even get into the semifinals. It's 113 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 3: just a man, It's so bizarre when you really think 114 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 3: about it, because not only was I the first champion 115 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 3: of this generation, the first world television champion. But if 116 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 3: you really go six degrees of separation, I'm now working 117 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 3: in a company that the men, the legends actually held 118 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 3: that title. Where I'm talking about Tully, I'm talking about 119 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 3: arn I'm talking about you know, even the great Dusty 120 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 3: road Tail that title as well. So that lineage was 121 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 3: very important to me to be a part of because 122 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 3: I understood and I still appreciate the significance of it, 123 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 3: you know what I'm saying, And that is a very 124 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 3: hard and rare thing to share that type of you know, 125 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 3: prestige with the men that have come before me. And 126 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,479 Speaker 3: that's just dude, that's that's that's not even hitting the 127 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 3: surface of the people who have held this title. So 128 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 3: it was actually very very crazy, insane to me to 129 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 3: think that's how I started off twenty twenty and to 130 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 3: think how the following months there, you know, thereafter happened. 131 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:22,679 Speaker 3: I couldn't have predicted this, even in my wildest dreams. 132 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 6: Never, yeah, you do you hang that victory over Eddie 133 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 6: backstage at aw Now? 134 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 3: Oh you know, I honestly I hang the match. I 135 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 3: had an indie match against him at inspired and I 136 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 3: hang that over his head more than anything. 137 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 6: We interviewed Tracy Williams last week from Ring of Honor 138 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 6: and I thought the last live show that we had 139 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 6: seen before the pandemic was a Ring of Honor show. 140 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 6: But as actually you were on the show. It was 141 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 6: outside of Clarksville, Tennessee, and you fought MVP. MVP, Yeah, 142 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 6: that was that was a killer matt That was probably 143 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 6: the match of the year. I'm not I'm not saying 144 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 6: that because you were Match of the Knight. Excuse me, 145 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 6: years not over. Yeah, it was that was a killer, 146 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 6: killer match. What was that experience? Like, I mean, had 147 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 6: you had you fought him before, like on the Nindi 148 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 6: match or anything. 149 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 3: I've never I never wrestled MVP before that, so obviously 150 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 3: going into that match, I didn't know what to expect. 151 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 3: And if I remember correctly, that's the match where he 152 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 3: doesn't really say it, but he kind of announces his 153 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 3: retirement after. 154 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 6: Yeah, yeah, that's I think that was The surprising thing 155 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 6: is like he kind of did a speech afterwards and says, 156 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 6: you know, my days are numbered. But then he's kind 157 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 6: of had this really kind of crescendo, you know, WW 158 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 6: Now but. 159 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was. 160 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 6: It was cool to see you go over on him. Obviously, 161 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:45,439 Speaker 6: he's yeah, work speaks for himself. He's incredible. 162 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 3: It ended up being crazy for him as well because 163 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 3: after that match, he had all intentions to go ahead 164 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 3: and bow out a wrestling right then. Obviously that I 165 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 3: think the the rumble happened, uh and then it kind 166 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 3: of just snowed from there. So I don't know, I 167 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 3: feel like the parallels are there. The universe definitely works 168 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 3: in a certain way. But yeah, that was a great time. 169 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 3: I actually enjoyed wrestling in Tennessee. That was a fun show. 170 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 3: And in fact, I don't know if you remember, but 171 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 3: Reba of ae w Claim to Fame and BRIT's Right 172 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 3: Woman she was on that show as well. 173 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 6: Yeah sure, and the Panda Yeah yeah, yeah, Yeah, that 174 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 6: was That was a fun night. It was a little 175 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 6: bit of a draft for me, but I made it 176 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 6: to it so worth it. 177 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 7: Yeah. 178 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 6: So going back to twenty twenty, so you you kind 179 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:39,319 Speaker 6: of made a splash in Junior challenged Cody for the 180 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 6: T and T Championship. After that show, Tony Kahn announced 181 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 6: you'd officially signed with AW. Can you kind of give 182 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 6: us a little bit of how you got the ball rolling. 183 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 6: We know that the Cody match was an open challenge, 184 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 6: but like, you know, were there discussions about you signing 185 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 6: full time before that or was it the performance of 186 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 6: the match, like Okay, we got to sign this guy, 187 00:09:57,880 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 6: Like how you know, how'd you get into the company? 188 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 3: Bas So, here's here's the thing. A lot of people 189 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 3: think that I was signed a previous going to that match. 190 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 3: I wasn't. And I know people want to have wanted 191 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 3: to believe in organic things really happen in wrestling still, 192 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 3: and I would like to tell you that is absolutely 193 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 3: case for the situation. Basically, what happened was I saw 194 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 3: that Cody announced that he was going to do an 195 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 3: open challenge on Wednesday for Dynamite. Right that following day, Thursday, 196 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 3: I was in the gym and I couldn't get this 197 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 3: idea out of my head of oh, that's how I debut, 198 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 3: that's how that's that's the next step for me. And 199 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 3: it just was a repeating thing. And then I want 200 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 3: to say that following Sunday, I got a random text 201 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 3: message from Cody asking like if I was still in 202 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 3: the contract or you know, basically if I was available. Essentially, 203 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 3: and if I wanted to come in and try my 204 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 3: hand at the title, and I said absolutely. So after that, 205 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 3: I want to say that aired on the following Wednesday 206 00:10:59,920 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 3: or whatever it was. It aired on Wednesday. Of course, 207 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 3: after that match, I talked to Tony and we spoke 208 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,839 Speaker 3: a bit, and he offered me a contract based off 209 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 3: of that because he was thoroughly impressed. Everyone was impressed 210 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,959 Speaker 3: by it. So it's in crazy to think in twenty 211 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 3: twenty that things like that still happened, right, But yeah, 212 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 3: there was no talks before. There was nothing to me. 213 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 3: It was just a one off thing, and I was 214 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 3: going to be done with it, go on the indies, 215 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 3: raise my rate, and then just figure out what the 216 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 3: next move was going to be because I wasn't with 217 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 3: NW anymore. 218 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 6: Right, And it's it's you know, that's kind of telling 219 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 6: because there have been challengers to Cody's title that did 220 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,199 Speaker 6: not sign, you know, they just kind did it and left. 221 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 6: So yeah, so that that definitely says a lot, you know, 222 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 6: obviously about your talent and stuff. 223 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I remember when you showed up, like in 224 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 2: our group chat, we all like marked out because it 225 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 2: was like, oh my god, Like Riggy Starks is here 226 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 2: on aew he is challenging Cody, like this is going 227 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 2: to be amazing, and you took Cody to the limit. 228 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 3: Yeah. 229 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 2: Then I was waiting and I was like, okay, if 230 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 2: he doesn't have a contract by the end of this night, some. 231 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 6: Well, the first thought we were like, holy crap, he's 232 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 6: gonna he's gonna take this belt from Cody, Like what 233 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 6: is going on? And then we were like, oh wow, 234 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 6: that's okay, he's got a sign. That's a no brainer. 235 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 2: And yeah, we saw on aw's social media and it 236 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 2: was like Ricky Starks is all elite and I was like, 237 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 2: it couldn't happen to a better person to get that deal. 238 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:32,679 Speaker 2: And we're super excited to have you on AW and 239 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 2: you can watch Ricky Starks on Tuesday night and Wednesday 240 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 2: night and possibly let's see Saturday night at a Full Gear. 241 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 3: I'm gonna say, I think you should tune in to 242 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:46,599 Speaker 3: Full Gear this Saturday for sure, and I'm gonna just 243 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 3: leave it at that. 244 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 2: Nice oh man, And you know, talking about Full Gear 245 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 2: and how you've aligned yourself. So having been there a while, 246 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 2: you're now with Taz and Brian Cage and you're with 247 00:12:56,679 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 2: Team Taz, which Taz is a phenomenal person as he is. 248 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 2: Is there anything you would have done differently in your 249 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 2: match with Cody if you could go back and have 250 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 2: it again with Taz behind you. 251 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,119 Speaker 3: I think the only thing I would have done differently 252 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 3: is not is not lose, because I admittedly I lost 253 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 3: a little bit of focus just because of Arn Arn 254 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 3: being there, and there was this I wouldn't say it 255 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 3: was intimidation, but there was like this weird feeling I 256 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 3: had with him being there and obviously getting distracted in 257 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 3: the sense of like I don't want to be disrespectful 258 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 3: to Arn, but at the same time, I'm also trying 259 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 3: to get a job, and I'm trying to win a title, 260 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 3: and I'm trying to change my life for the better 261 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 3: when it comes to the money. So I think that 262 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 3: I think I just would have been a little bit 263 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 3: more zoned in and focused if I had Taz there. 264 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,199 Speaker 3: You know what I'm saying, I wouldn't have had I 265 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 3: wouldn't have worried about that, But that's the only thing 266 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 3: I can think of. Otherwise, I think I think I 267 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 3: had it in the bag. It's just things happened that 268 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 3: I shouldn't have happened, and obviously a lot so. 269 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 6: Well, aren has that ability. I met him at all 270 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 6: in the first you know, unofficial aw thing, and I 271 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 6: got him to sign my TV title, and like I 272 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 6: couldn't even I can't even speak to him. I was like, 273 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 6: you're the freaking enforcer, Like holy shit, you know? So yeah, yeah, yeah, 274 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 6: I relate. I relate to you there, yeah, well, so 275 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 6: kind of moving on to to current stuff. You know, 276 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 6: the bad blood between you and Derby Allen's really been 277 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 6: growing last couple of weeks, even in two months. What 278 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 6: would you say is your biggest issue with Darby? And 279 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 6: then if he wins Saturday somehow do you plan on 280 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 6: challenging him for the TNT title. 281 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 3: Honestly, the biggest issue to me with Darby is the 282 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 3: fact that I don't I don't really I don't really 283 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 3: appreciate the fact nowadays where I someone like me with 284 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 3: the type of pedigree that I have, right, I would 285 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 3: have been an obvious choice for a company to really 286 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 3: rally behind and push forward, and people backstage in the 287 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 3: fans would be like, oh, this is a dude that 288 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 3: we like. Unfortunately, in today's society, I am considered the 289 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 3: odd ball I'm considered the odd one out. So obviously 290 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 3: I have a bit of an issue with that because 291 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 3: I've busted my ass to look the way that I 292 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 3: do to be as good as I am in the ring. 293 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 3: And I'm not saying that Darby isn't good in the ring. 294 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 3: Trust me, I ate my words on that before and 295 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 3: I was proven wrong. But what I'm just saying is, 296 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 3: when it comes to an appearance aspect, I should be 297 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 3: the short winner. I should be the one that should 298 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 3: be doing public relations magazines interviews. That should be me, 299 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 3: and that isn't the case right now, So I do 300 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 3: have a bit of a gripe with that. In addition 301 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 3: to that, I didn't appreciate basically having a guy jump 302 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 3: on my back with thumbtacks unsafe and it was garbage. 303 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 3: I also have issues with that. 304 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 6: Yeah, well, I mean, when you're a top tier talent, 305 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 6: it's you know, it's easy to. 306 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 3: You know. Yeah, I've been. I've been top tier talent 307 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 3: since I started in rustling. That has always been the 308 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 3: thing for me, and sadly enough, I've seen it evolve 309 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 3: to the point where now someone like me is immediately uh, 310 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 3: the outcast, and someone who's paying a ticket doesn't want 311 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 3: to really relate to me because they're jealous or you know, 312 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 3: I don't look like a typical person that you would 313 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 3: see on the streets. I get it. I look great, 314 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 3: I look I'm fine as well. And you know I 315 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 3: can't help that. Now, I'm just be straight with you. 316 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 3: I just can't help that. 317 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 2: That's just how I That's why he's an interview with us, 318 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 2: to make you know, to make it not as bad 319 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 2: with looking at us, you can everybody could just look 320 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 2: at Rickey on. 321 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 3: The interview exactly. That's it. That's all you need. 322 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 2: So Saturday Night is aw fullger. You can get it 323 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 2: live on pay per view Saturday, November ninth, all major 324 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 2: cable and satellite providers. You're gonna get it on br 325 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,679 Speaker 2: Live and of course Fight TV International fans only. You 326 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 2: can actually win a code which we're giving away on 327 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 2: Twitter Battle on air. That'shere. You can get the code 328 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 2: thanks to our friends and Fight TV. But now it's 329 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 2: kind of a fun time. We send out a thing 330 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 2: about fan questions and I actually kind of like this one. 331 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 2: So Nell's the Great wanted to know how did you 332 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 2: and Taz meet and who approached who? 333 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 3: Well, I'll tell you what. After my match I had 334 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 3: with Cody, I met Taz in the lobby and he 335 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 3: called me over and we talked a bit, and it 336 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 3: was just trying to get a better feel about my career, 337 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 3: where I was, from my background, things like that. So 338 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 3: that was really the first time we met. And I 339 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 3: think from there talking to me, Taz felt some type 340 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 3: of way and that I wasn't just some one trick 341 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 3: pony type dude. I'm in here to make money. I'm 342 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 3: not here to get make friends, make money, win titles, 343 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:58,399 Speaker 3: and move on and go on to bigger and better things. 344 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,919 Speaker 3: That period the end, That's what it was about. So 345 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 3: I think Taz understood that from the jump. I think 346 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,360 Speaker 3: you like that, and I think that's how this whole 347 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 3: relationship has blossomed into what it is currently. 348 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 6: Nice. Well, the pairing, you know, on paper kind of 349 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 6: seems strange, but it definitely jeils. I mean, you Cage 350 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 6: and Taz is just it's you know, seeing it in 351 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 6: person in the flat or on TV in the ring 352 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 6: is like whoa. That kind of works on different levels. 353 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 2: So yeah, and you know what, I'll go ahead and 354 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 2: call it that. Within a year. Ricky Starks and Brian 355 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:33,880 Speaker 2: Cage will be AW tag team champions. 356 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 6: Why not? 357 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 3: You know what, I'm not gonna I'm not gonna dispute 358 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 3: you on that. I'm not at all, But I will 359 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 3: give a clarification. We are not technically a tag team. 360 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:47,239 Speaker 3: We are a unit. So while we move individually, the 361 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 3: collective is in our thought process right and how we 362 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 3: manage things. So I'm not saying that's not that won't 363 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 3: ever happen, but for right now, I don't see that 364 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 3: being a thing because our folks is, we got Cage 365 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 3: trying to go after Moxley, we got myself trying to 366 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 3: vie for the t n T title, whoever that may 367 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 3: be at their Saturday night right, So I think we 368 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 3: are We've got our focus with individual championships. 369 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 6: That makes sense. Yeah, And then of course if a 370 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 6: fight comes along, I don't think you too will back 371 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 6: down from it. 372 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 3: So you know, if a fight or two comes along 373 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 3: and we gotta gotta throw down together, then so be it. 374 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 3: We have no problem. 375 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 6: Right. Well, a W has gotten a lot of positive 376 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 6: feedback about how they've handled running shows. Uh, you know, 377 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,479 Speaker 6: with COVID and the pandemic and everything. What has been 378 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:44,400 Speaker 6: the biggest challenge of not only running a show during 379 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 6: this time, but you know, also becoming a new employee 380 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 6: during you know, during the pandemic. 381 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 3: Well, AW has been fantastic when it comes to the 382 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 3: safety and testing, uh and I have such a peace 383 00:19:57,920 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 3: of mind with that every time I come to work. 384 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 3: I think the biggest challenge would be that, not having college, 385 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,679 Speaker 3: it's hard to debut in a place with no fans, 386 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,120 Speaker 3: and especially for someone like me who was virtually an 387 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 3: unknown right. I wasn't that known on the indies and 388 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 3: I wasn't that known to the public, so when I 389 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 3: came in, it was like, who is this? I think 390 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 3: that would been a different scenario had there been fans. 391 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 3: So for me, that was a very tough thing to 392 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:30,400 Speaker 3: get over. But we have fans now. They are socially 393 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 3: distant and they're back in their lives, so we get 394 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 3: a little bit of that back. But I can't wait 395 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 3: until we're able to have the full arenas packed out 396 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 3: so I can get back into feeling that that, you know, 397 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 3: that essence, that vibe that they bring, right. 398 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:47,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, And that was the thing is we went to 399 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 2: a AW show when I was here in Nashville, and 400 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 2: like the thing is what we thought was cool was 401 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 2: you know, during commercial breaks there was stuff going on, 402 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 2: like Justin Robbers was interacting with the fans and everything. 403 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 2: When the promo was going on, you heard it through 404 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 2: the speakers, or when they came back from commercial and 405 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 2: like there was Tony and Excalibur and Jr. You actually 406 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 2: got to hear what they were saying over the speakers. 407 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 2: And I thought that was the coolest thing in the world, 408 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 2: because we've been to other shows where they come back 409 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 2: from commercial you don't know what's going on, yeah, or 410 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 2: sit there in silence, You're just sitting there awkwardly, like 411 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 2: what's going on? But that was the cool thing in 412 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:27,480 Speaker 2: AW and I mean just watching that show. Cannot wait 413 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,880 Speaker 2: to get back to live shows and have AW back 414 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:33,919 Speaker 2: in Nashville. So a kind of another fan question is 415 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 2: I'm kind of scrolling through a lot of them. This 416 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,200 Speaker 2: is just kind of a I guess a non wrestling thing. 417 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 2: But Tanner underscore Mick Tanner wants to know what's your 418 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 2: favorite thing to order at? What a burger? 419 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 3: I actually don't eat what a burger? I? It never 420 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 3: it has never sat well with me. So usually what 421 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 3: I get, like, if it's late night and I want 422 00:21:57,600 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 3: something and I'm craving something, and what a Burger's the 423 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 3: only thing? But I'll only get the fries, the fries 424 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 3: or yeah, absolutely, the fries are good, but I can't 425 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 3: eat the burger. I can't eat it. And also too, 426 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 3: I don't think what Burger's act good? 427 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 4: Y'all? 428 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 6: Yeah? Are they? Or are the water Burgers from where 429 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 6: you're from Louisiana? Were they down there? 430 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 2: No? 431 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 3: See what we had in uh in New Orleans we 432 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 3: had Rallies. Rallies had better fries than what Burger for sure. 433 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,360 Speaker 2: But our version of rounds is Checkers. 434 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 3: Yeah there is, Yeah, essentially owned by the same people, right, 435 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 3: so uh yeah, I actually don't let what Burger and 436 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 3: I don't really care for in and out. 437 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 6: Yeah, I've had them both. And you know, when I'm 438 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 6: in Louisiana, I try to seek out raisin canes for 439 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 6: the chicken. 440 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 3: Oh what? 441 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:48,719 Speaker 4: Oh? 442 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 6: No, here we go. All right, what's your going to 443 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 6: are you gonna say? Are you gonna say Popeyes or something? 444 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 3: All right, Okay, I'm about to destroy you. Listen, listen, 445 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,160 Speaker 3: you sit up here and you you talk about eating 446 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 3: raisin canes and then you you condescedantly say oh, you're 447 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 3: gonna say Popeyes, Well, yeah, no shit, I'm gonna say 448 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:11,160 Speaker 3: Popeyes is way better. Popeyes is way better than Raisin Cans. 449 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 3: Let me ask you this, When you go to raisin Canes, 450 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 3: do you or do you not get the sauce there? 451 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 6: Yes? 452 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:19,719 Speaker 3: Okay? Can you eat raisin canes without the sauce? 453 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 6: I've never tried, but probably. 454 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 5: Not exactly, so we'd You're buying six dollars of nasty, greasy, 455 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 5: three piece chicken strips with no seasoning on it, only 456 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 5: to have people say, hey, raisin Cans is good because 457 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:35,919 Speaker 5: of the sauce. 458 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 3: I have to eat the damn chicken with the sauce. 459 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,159 Speaker 3: That makes no sense. It is a chicken place, and 460 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 3: I have to get the sauce with it to make 461 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 3: it good. Makes it makes sense. 462 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 6: That's a compelling argument. I will say the Popeyes pope 463 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 6: is mashed potatoes with gravy perfection. 464 00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 2: The face right now, the face, this is the great world. 465 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 6: I am just striking out with him. 466 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 2: Let's let's just kind of skip to uh, back to wrestling. Now. 467 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 2: Let's say that Tony comes to you and says you 468 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 2: can book any match you want. Who are some of 469 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 2: your dream competitors you would love to get in the 470 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 2: aw ring with? And could one of those possibly be 471 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 2: a you know not a well a rematch with you 472 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 2: and Ziggy? 473 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 3: Sure? Why not? I mean I've seen to be a 474 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:29,360 Speaker 3: freaking charity event over here lately, so why not help 475 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 3: the less fortunate? So are we are we referring to anybody? 476 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:38,120 Speaker 2: Anybody you want? Tony comes to you and says, look, 477 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 2: I'm going to give you a match. You picked the 478 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 2: person and we'll go and bring him in. 479 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 3: Well, I would say Taker from like ten years ago, 480 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 3: but if we're talking in presents, I definitely say Nito. 481 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:51,640 Speaker 3: I would love I would love to have a match 482 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 3: against Nato. Uh, and that is probably a possibility, who knows. 483 00:24:56,800 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 3: I think the next person would be u Adam Page. 484 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 3: I think it would be Jungle Boy for sure. Uh 485 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 3: you know what I tried by I think me and 486 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:11,679 Speaker 3: Marco would be good too. 487 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 6: Yeah, I can see that. 488 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, And those are the main ones that that I 489 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:22,160 Speaker 3: that come to mind right now. Thank somebody, I'm very 490 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 3: impressed by those those dans. You want me to stay 491 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 3: Omega or what? 492 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 6: Well? I was going to say someone mentioned you and 493 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 6: Omega would be you know, pretty pretty, you know, pretty legit. Yeah, 494 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 6: but no, I mean those are those are solid picks. Marco. 495 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 6: He's wrestled in Nashville quite a bit, so we kind 496 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 6: of claim him as a hometown guy. I think he 497 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 6: moved here, yeah, not too long ago. Him and his dog. 498 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:56,119 Speaker 6: Well I don't think it's a dog, but you know 499 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 6: what I mean. So another thing was pretty cool. You 500 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 6: were ranked in the top one hundred of the p 501 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:03,880 Speaker 6: WI five hundred this year, so that was pretty crazy. 502 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 6: Are accolades like that exciting or do you just try 503 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 6: not to focus on them and just focus at the 504 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 6: task at hand? What number was I ninety one or 505 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 6: ninety two I think? 506 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:16,840 Speaker 3: And that was my first time in the PWI, by the. 507 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:18,440 Speaker 6: Way, Oh nice, congratulations. 508 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, my very first time. Honestly. I think at at 509 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 3: a certain point they were important to me, and then 510 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 3: when I never got on it, I just stopped giving 511 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 3: a shit. So I don't know. I mean, that's sure, 512 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 3: that's cool that I was on it, but I don't 513 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 3: get paid from that, so I really don't care. 514 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,359 Speaker 6: That makes no checks from that, that's for sure. 515 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:45,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, But you know what, for debut, that's pretty cool 516 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 3: to be the top one hundred. There's guys who literally 517 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 3: go online and complain about not being in it and 518 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 3: look like the sorriest cry babies areas. So there's a 519 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:54,400 Speaker 3: positive and everything. 520 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 6: I mean, the debut in the top one hundred, that's that's. 521 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 3: Imagining my debut in top five. Huh. 522 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 6: Man. 523 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 2: Here's something that a lot of people have made some 524 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 2: comparisons about you, and we can definitely see that many 525 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:13,399 Speaker 2: comparisons made between you and The Rock. How would you 526 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,919 Speaker 2: say you two are similar and what are the major differences. 527 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 3: I'll tell you why. People say that. It's because we 528 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:25,120 Speaker 3: have a similar face structure and maybe a similar haircut, 529 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:31,520 Speaker 3: skin tone, you know, head facials. That's really what it is. 530 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 3: Because I've asked people before, I said, if I wore 531 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 3: a mask, would you think I was The Rock by 532 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,880 Speaker 3: the way I wrestled? And people like no, So uh, 533 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 3: that's where I think those similarities. And it's it's somewhat 534 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 3: funny to hear when I dress up and I dress nice, 535 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 3: people go, You're just trying to dress like The Rock, 536 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 3: And I always I don't get angry or anything about it, 537 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,640 Speaker 3: but I just find it so funny because fans wrestling 538 00:27:56,680 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 3: fans have been so conditioned to if you dress nice, 539 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:04,879 Speaker 3: you have to be the Rock. So it's like the 540 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:07,160 Speaker 3: wrestling world has definitely taken a hit when it comes 541 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 3: to fashion because that's their standard. And that was from 542 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 3: like ninety six ninety second. 543 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 6: I think I saw you interact with someone on Twitter 544 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:18,399 Speaker 6: about that. They commented about your whatever you're wearing, and 545 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 6: you said something like, yeah, because you haven't seen anyone 546 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 6: dressed like this since The Rock, you know. 547 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly. I get a lot of people who message 548 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:27,440 Speaker 3: when you say, hey, where's your fainty peg? I said, 549 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 3: you know what, you know what? I don't see people 550 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 3: saying where's Zuba? That bring back Zubas and other silliness. 551 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,679 Speaker 3: But no, I don't really care. I think it's funny 552 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 3: when people do that. I think the similarities between The 553 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 3: Rock and I. I'll be straight up with you. It 554 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 3: comes to talent. That's what it is. It comes straight 555 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 3: down to God given talent, and that's that's our that's 556 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 3: our common threat. Me and him, Me and good old 557 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 3: Dwayne maybe in his new TV show as a younger 558 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 3: version of them. 559 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 6: Who know, Oh there you go. 560 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 2: Cool. So I'm going to kind of scroll through and 561 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 2: grab two more fan questions that we stand out earlier. 562 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 2: Let's do it so at Team kick V two wants 563 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 2: to know who else should join Team Taz, And then 564 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 2: I'm going to add on to that. Is Team Tas 565 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 2: looking to add a female to the group? 566 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 3: Hum? Are we looking to add anyone? And are we 567 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 3: looking to add a female? To be honest with you, 568 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 3: We're always looking to add people because the more obviously 569 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 3: they's a limit. But the more people that we have, 570 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 3: the more money we make, and that then that comes 571 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 3: just because we're able to diversify our assets, you know 572 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:45,960 Speaker 3: what I'm saying. So I think we're always looking to 573 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 3: add people. When it comes to a female talent, I 574 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 3: actually don't know who would be equipped to do that. 575 00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:54,240 Speaker 3: Obviously you would have some people say someone who's like 576 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 3: a badass shooter would be great for Team Taz, But 577 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 3: if you look at me, it's I kind of a 578 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 3: contradiction to that. That's you know, that requirement because I 579 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 3: don't really fit that initially for Team Cast. So I 580 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 3: feel like the girl could be anyone from you know, 581 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 3: let's think here. Let's go ahead and say Penelope Ford 582 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 3: mm hmm. You can go to Anna Ja. It could 583 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 3: go to Killer Kelly, it could go to Alison k. 584 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 3: You know what I'm saying. 585 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 6: It just it was okay, we're kind of our dark 586 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 6: horse thought. 587 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 3: Really yeah, yeah, I. 588 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 6: Think because she's from Detroit, Man she doesn't take any ship. 589 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, no work with her. 590 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, either her or thunder Rosa. 591 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 3: Or thunder Rosa. And so obviously those women have very 592 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 3: legit backgrounds, the two that we just mentioned. But yeah, 593 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 3: that's a hard one. I don't know what female would 594 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 3: be best. I think that's more of I guess just 595 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:02,720 Speaker 3: trying it out and see what works. 596 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:06,720 Speaker 2: Well, I've got another fan question over here. This one's 597 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 2: from at L Psycho ninety eight, and it's like, hey, 598 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 2: I got an idea the MJF versus Starkman Jones to 599 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 2: see who's the better man? 600 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 3: Wait, read that to me one more time. 601 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 2: So they want to know they've got an idea the MJF. 602 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:26,960 Speaker 2: Okay in Jones to see who's the better man? 603 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 3: The better man? Well, I can tell you this, we 604 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 3: both lose because I don't think neither of us have 605 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 3: any friends that are currently getting married, So I don't know. Yeah, 606 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 3: I just don't think we would win either. Would just 607 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 3: be a tie because we don't have many friends that 608 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 3: are having weddings right now, right yeah, and I don't 609 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 3: know Max has friends period. 610 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 6: That's true. Yeah, so that's a great answer to that question. 611 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 3: That was thank you. 612 00:31:54,960 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 6: I know, working everyone, and keep up with you online. 613 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:03,720 Speaker 6: Are you more at on Twitter or Instagram or both 614 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:04,760 Speaker 6: or easily? 615 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 3: Here's the thing. I'm here to give inspiration for free. 616 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 3: So if you're looking for fashion tips, fashion and spo, 617 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 3: you can find me on Instagram as Starky Baby. That'll 618 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 3: probably gives you a better idea of what a real 619 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 3: star looks like. I know it's been a while since 620 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 3: a lot of people have seen that in the current 621 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 3: current realm of wrestling. But if you also want to 622 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 3: just follow me period, you can follow me on Twitter. 623 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 3: I'm at Starkman Jones and I post cool stuff. I 624 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 3: talk about other stuff like ae W, Dynamite and Dark 625 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:42,040 Speaker 3: and of course I also make fun of fans who 626 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 3: ask stupid questions. 627 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 2: Like where did you get your training from? 628 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a main that's the main one. If you 629 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:56,320 Speaker 3: do that, I have to block you. That's just that 630 00:32:56,440 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 3: was in my contract. 631 00:32:57,320 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 2: So yeah, that's in his contract. Well, Saturday Night aw 632 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:03,840 Speaker 2: full Gear is live on pay per view on all 633 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:05,960 Speaker 2: major cable and satellite providers. You can get a br 634 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 2: live Fight TV of course International fase you can get that. 635 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 2: You can win a free code. We've got a contest 636 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 2: going on battle on here that you could find me 637 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 2: on Twitter. You can get that thanks to our friends 638 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:17,520 Speaker 2: at Fight TV. But we are gonna wait and see 639 00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:20,320 Speaker 2: what happens Saturday night because once again Ricky and Brian 640 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 2: are not on the lineup, but I'm sure that they'll 641 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 2: be on the lineup. Yes, Ricky, thank you so much 642 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 2: for taking the time out and hanging out with us tonight. 643 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 2: And look at the pose. I mean, look at the pose. 644 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:34,480 Speaker 2: That's the that's the end of the video. 645 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 3: That's all I getting it for free. 646 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 6: I know, Boom, even after I insulted you with canes. 647 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 3: I'm just saying you gotta upgrade your taste, Budge bro. 648 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, what do you think about bo Jngles? Is that 649 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 6: in the conversation at all? 650 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:50,800 Speaker 3: Or I've never had Bojangles, but there's an annoying Bojangles 651 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 3: dude on Twitter? So I hate No. 652 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 6: Yeah, the he's got the belt right, the Bojangles belt 653 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:56,840 Speaker 6: or whatever. 654 00:33:56,640 --> 00:34:00,240 Speaker 2: E'sy flair has the belt, the suit and everything that's 655 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:00,840 Speaker 2: a little much. 656 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 3: Spend your money better than that, you know what I'm saying. 657 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 3: Spend your buddy. 658 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:10,240 Speaker 2: Come on, you follow Jay z on on Twitter and Instagram. 659 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:12,840 Speaker 2: He's a great guy, by the way, so I'm just 660 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:13,399 Speaker 2: throwing that out. 661 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 3: Have a barbecue with him, but addresses terribly. 662 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:21,399 Speaker 6: He needs to follow your Instagram right, yeah, he does. 663 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:25,160 Speaker 2: Well, Ricky, thank you for taking the time out and 664 00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:27,040 Speaker 2: hanging out with us tonight. And we're looking forward to 665 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 2: Saturday and we better see you on that TV screen 666 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:30,280 Speaker 2: or a little riot. 667 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 3: Well, good luck, there's gonna be a bunch happening this weekend. 668 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:39,920 Speaker 7: We hope you enjoyed today's episode of The Battleground Podcast. 669 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 7: Make sure you give it five stars and a nice review. 670 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 7: To stay up to date with the show, follow them 671 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:52,720 Speaker 7: at Battleground Podcast on Instagram.