1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast. 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 2: You'll play for all things pro. 3 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: Wrestling and exclusive interviews with some of your favorite wrestlers 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: around podcast. 5 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 2: Stop it, What's up you guys? 6 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 3: Welcome back into iHeartRadio's official wrestling podcast, The Battleground Podcast. 7 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 3: I am joined today with my tag team partner Eli 8 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 3: as always and uh we have now. 9 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 2: I guess we. 10 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 3: Have set the record and I don't think anybody's gonna 11 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 3: be able to get this record back from our friend 12 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 3: of the show. Everybody give it up. Welcome back in 13 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 3: Tony Kahn coming back on the show. Tony, How are you, sir? 14 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: I am very well, Tim, Thank you for having me on. 15 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 4: It's always great to see you and Eli, and great 16 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 4: to be here on the Battleground with you. 17 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 2: Kim Man. 18 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 3: It's always always a pleasure when we get the notification saying, hey, 19 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 3: do you got time to talk to Tony? And I 20 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 3: was like, yes, we always have time to talk to Tony, 21 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 3: Like that's not even a question that we even have 22 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 3: to answer, Like it's always going to be yes, So 23 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 3: let's kind of talk about it. 24 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 2: We're very excited about this. 25 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 3: There's a lot of things happening with aw of course, 26 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 3: we'll talk about the stacked card for aw Dynamite tonight. 27 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 2: We'll talk about that here in a second. 28 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 3: We got to talk about AEW making its debut right 29 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 3: around the corner from us in Clarksville, Tennessee, at the 30 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 3: F and M Bank Arena on January eighth. Of course, 31 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 3: tickets aw ticks dot Com. 32 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 2: That's awtix dot com. 33 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 3: And then of course this coming Monday, go ahead and 34 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 3: just roll out all your Christmas cash. Don't buy gifts 35 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 3: for the kids, buy tickets to AEW for the kids. 36 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 2: Because AEW all in Dallas tickets are on sales. Money, 37 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 2: A lot of tickets are on sale coming up. 38 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: Some huge events. 39 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 4: I'm excited to come to Clarksville check out that arena 40 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 4: for the first time. 41 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: AEW's debut there. 42 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 4: All of our great friends around Nashville, including both of you, 43 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 4: were going to be at the show. I'm really excited 44 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 4: about that. And like you said, also the AW all 45 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 4: in tickets go on sale on Monday this Monday, December ninth, 46 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 4: and tonight is a Wednesday. 47 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: We have a huge aw Dynamite tonight. 48 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 4: It's on seven pm Central, eight pm Eastern on TVs. 49 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 4: I know your show's on and markets all over the country. Tim, 50 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 4: So it's always great to come and talk about aw 51 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 4: here on the Battleground, and it's gonna be a great, 52 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 4: great show tonight on TBS. This is my favorite time 53 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 4: of the year in aw the Continental Classic, as we 54 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 4: approach World's End, going into the Christmas holiday, it's gonna 55 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 4: be a really exciting time, you know, around the holidays. 56 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 4: This year, Christmas is on a Wednesday, so we're gonna 57 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 4: have a Christmas Night Dynamite on thirty fourth Street in 58 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 4: New York, and we'll have a Christmas Collision the weekend 59 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 4: before Christmas live in New York. It's gonna be awesome, 60 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 4: and it's gonna be a great way to lead into 61 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,959 Speaker 4: World's End where we're gonna conclude the Continental Classic. It's 62 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 4: my favorite tournament and my favorite in pro wrestling, and 63 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 4: Christmas times my favorite time of the year for adew 64 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 4: In just in general. So it's great to come here 65 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 4: and talk to you guys about it today. 66 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's absolutely exciting, and I mean, you look at 67 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 3: the car that's happening tonight on Dynamite. 68 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,399 Speaker 2: You've got Shelton Benjamin and Kyle Fletcher. 69 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 3: You've got Brody King and Claudio and the Continental Classic 70 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 3: the goal to the Blue League. Like you sit here 71 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 3: and look at that, and you look at the Continental Classic, 72 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 3: and it's a fantastic concept. When you think about everything, 73 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 3: you know, we'll ospray everybody. How do you see this 74 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 3: tournament shaping aw's legacy in competitive wrestling. 75 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 4: It's a fantastic tournament. There have been many tournaments. I 76 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 4: think some of the things that set the Continental Classic 77 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 4: apart in the format are no outside interference, nobody allowed 78 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 4: at ringside. 79 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: Every match is one on one, and we have all. 80 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 4: These great wrestlers. Aew is where the best wrestle. We 81 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 4: put top stars in this tournament. 82 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: You're in year out now. 83 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 4: I think this tournament is becoming a mainstay of AW. 84 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: I'm really excited about it. 85 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 4: I think something in the format that's very cool, inspired 86 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 4: by my time in the Premier League, is three points 87 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 4: for a win, one point for a draw. It really 88 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 4: puts the emphasis people to go for the win. The 89 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 4: g one is an excellent tournament. I think two points 90 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 4: for a win, one point for a draw. My thought 91 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 4: on that is for the Continental Plastic making a win 92 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 4: three points it really incentivizes people to try to pull 93 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 4: out that win, with a win being three. 94 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: Times as valuable as a draw. 95 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 4: We just saw a great draw twenty minute match between 96 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 4: the Continental champion Kazusa Okada and the TNT champion Daniel 97 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 4: Garcia this past Saturday on TNT in Chicago in the 98 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 4: main event of AEW Collision. 99 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 1: That was absolutely fantastic match. 100 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 4: Champion versus champion, fighting to a stalemate, both taking one 101 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 4: point and they're both chasing the leaders. Now, it's gonna 102 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 4: be a great, great tournament. As you mentioned, there's big 103 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 4: matches tonight on Wednesday Night Dynamite on TBS, huge matches 104 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 4: because the leaders in the Gold League and the Blue 105 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 4: League will be determined tonight. The winner of Kyle Fletcher 106 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 4: versus Shelton Benjamin or potentially could go to a draw. 107 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: I'd be a great twenty minute match. 108 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 4: But the winner of the match, if there is a winner, 109 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 4: will be at the top of the Blue League with 110 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 4: six points, or it's possible they'll be tied with four points. 111 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: And then we've. 112 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 4: Got also Claudio Passignoli and Brody King. 113 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: Last year they were. 114 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 4: In the Blue League and they were two of the 115 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 4: top stars in the tournament. 116 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: They were both in until the final. 117 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 4: Day and this year they're in the Gold League and 118 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 4: they're gonna fight it out. They had a great match 119 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 4: last year and now they both started one to zero 120 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 4: with very impressive wins. Last Wednesday, Claudio beat Ricochet in 121 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 4: a great match, Yeah I was, and Brody beat Darby Allen, 122 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 4: his nemesis in the main event. 123 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: Fantastic match. Very excited about. 124 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 4: Having Ricochet in Darby in the tournament as well as 125 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 4: this great, great field of stars top to bottom, but 126 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 4: we also have this great opportunity to see two of 127 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 4: the hardest hitting big men, Cloudy o versus Brody. They 128 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 4: both started out with a win and they're both looking 129 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 4: to be at the top of the Gold League. And 130 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 4: that fight is tonight on TBS. And there's so much 131 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 4: to look forward to on tonight's show, including the Continental Classic. 132 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 4: That is going to be great to have those two 133 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 4: tournament matches, two matches that will determine who's in the 134 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 4: leader in the clubhouse position, as we would say for 135 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 4: golf fans, and it's really exciting time for us. Also 136 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 4: a match I've always wanted to see on Dynamite. I'm 137 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 4: so excited to have Pack versus Jay White tonight on Wednesday, 138 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 4: Night Itemite. 139 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 3: This kind of card that you've built for Tonight's Dynamite 140 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 3: should be a pay per view, not just free on 141 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 3: table for everybody. 142 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 4: It's a great event, and you know what's exciting is 143 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 4: these shows are gonna be on TBS for years to 144 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 4: come on Wednesdays and TNT for years to come on Saturdays. 145 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: And starting in January, we have. 146 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 4: The biggest opportunity in the history of AW since we 147 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 4: first launched on TNT and TVs. This is so huge 148 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 4: for us to be streaming on Max and simulcasts. We're 149 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 4: gonna keep the great homes we have on cable. We 150 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 4: get to stay on TVs every Wednesday, stay on tn 151 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 4: T every Saturday. These are staples of the cable industry 152 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 4: and staples of pro wrestling. 153 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: TBS and TNT. 154 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 4: It's great to be on the top cable channels, but 155 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 4: so much as moving towards streaming, it's important to have 156 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 4: a foothold in cable, which is still a huge platform, 157 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 4: but streaming has all the momentum. Streaming is the future, 158 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 4: and Max is the best thing class streaming platform. That's 159 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 4: where we want AW to b It's been the goal 160 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 4: for years. I've talked about it for years. It's the 161 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 4: dream come true and now for all the cord cutters 162 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 4: and the people that use MAX, it's going to be 163 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 4: great to have AW live streaming Wednesday and Saturday every 164 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 4: week at the same time we're on TVs and TNT. 165 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 4: It gives the fans multiple options to watch the show, 166 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 4: and it definitely is going to expand our audience by 167 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 4: a lot. Starting January one, the mother of all simulcasts 168 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 4: AW Wednesday Night Dynamite Fight for the Fallen, and we're 169 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 4: going to do some good there too, and hopefully raise 170 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 4: some money for all those people in North Carolina that 171 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 4: were affected by the terrible hurricane tragedy. 172 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's well. 173 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 5: You know, the kind of classic was one of our 174 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 5: favorite events last year, the inaugural champ obviously, Eddie Kingston, 175 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 5: Matt king get well soon. 176 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: You know. 177 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 5: Part of the appeal of this is that you have 178 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 5: kind of outside stories going on. One of the things 179 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 5: we saw last week was there was a moment where 180 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 5: Claudio looked like he may be kind of doing something 181 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 5: towards Darby and Brody, who he had just defeated. Brody 182 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 5: King came in and kind of acted as a shield, 183 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 5: so like you're kind of playing into the tournament as 184 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 5: well as the overarching stories as well. Overall, what would 185 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 5: you say the biggest difference between the twenty twenty four 186 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 5: edition of the tournament is compared to last year as 187 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 5: a not real edition. 188 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,079 Speaker 1: Great question, thank you, Eli. 189 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 4: It's very exciting that this year the semifinals and the 190 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 4: finals will be. 191 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: At World's End. 192 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 4: It will really give the fans something very exciting. They'll 193 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 4: have two big tournament matches at Worlds End that will 194 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 4: lead to the finals later that night. And I'm really 195 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 4: excited that we've changed the format. It's going to be 196 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 4: a little different because this year will create unique matches, 197 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 4: new matches in the semifinal because this year the Blue 198 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 4: League winner will wrestle the Gold League runner up and 199 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 4: the Gold League winner will wrestle the Blue League runner 200 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 4: up in the semifinals, so this year it will be 201 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 4: Gold versus Blue, Gold versus Blue in the semifinals. Will 202 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 4: get fresh new matchups in those block finals in the 203 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,439 Speaker 4: league finals, but really this year will determine the league 204 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 4: winners and runners up with the points tally, and then 205 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 4: it's going to be very exciting to have the semifinals 206 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 4: and the finals. 207 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: At World's In. 208 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 2: That's awesome. That's a good twist. That's awesome. Oh man. 209 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 3: It just keeps getting better and better for wrestling fans, 210 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 3: especially with everything that's happening now. Recently, you were on 211 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 3: an interview with our friend Iridian and you address, you know, 212 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 3: the criticism that people give of AW online and stating that, 213 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 3: you know, while feedback is valuable, not every perspective can 214 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 3: be changed. How does this philosophy influence your decisions about 215 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,199 Speaker 3: aw's creative direction. 216 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 1: Well, it's a great question. 217 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 4: I think that really we absolutely looked to the wrestling 218 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 4: fans and we're always looking to find ways to make 219 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 4: new fans, but doing so in a way that's respectful 220 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 4: to wrestling. 221 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: You know, just in recent weeks, we. 222 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 4: Had a great collaboration with Big boom Aj, Big Justice 223 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 4: and the Wristler, and with Big boom Aj making a 224 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,839 Speaker 4: comeback in pro wrestling, he had that excellent match versus 225 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 4: QT at the AW Full Gear pay per view show. 226 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 4: It was a huge part of the live event. It 227 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 4: helped drive buys. The pay per view was a huge success, 228 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 4: and the live event was a huge success. We had 229 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 4: over ten thousand fans at the show. It was absolutely 230 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 4: huge interest in Big Boom AJ his comeback to the 231 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 4: ring and that match AJ versus QT, and it helped 232 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 4: us introduce new fans to AW, but we did so. 233 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: With a great wrestling match. 234 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 4: All of it was great for the wrestling fans, whether 235 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 4: you're a huge wrestling that's been watching a long time 236 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 4: and knows the sport, or somebody that's new to wrestling 237 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 4: that maybe he was just familiar with AJ and Big 238 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:13,439 Speaker 4: Justice and the Rizzler. It was something that everybody could 239 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 4: enjoy and that was a great collaboration. 240 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: I thought, then you have. 241 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 4: The Continental Classic, which is absolutely my favorite thing in 242 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 4: AW and this really excellent sports based tournament and it's 243 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 4: just great wrestling, and you know you're gonna get great 244 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 4: matches week in week out across all the shows. This week, 245 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 4: everything's gonna be loaded. We have great matches coming up 246 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 4: on Dynamite, but also Friday and Saturday on Rampage and 247 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 4: Collision on TNT. 248 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a big Continental weekend on TNT. 249 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 4: Also, we're gonna have some big matches there in the 250 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 4: tournament in addition to all the huge stuff tonight on TBS. 251 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 4: So it's a really exciting time for us, and I 252 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 4: absolutely love hearing the fans feedback. There's some people you're 253 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 4: never gonna be able to convince, and that's okay, But 254 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 4: I want to try to convince those people and put 255 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 4: on good wrestling every week, fifty two weeks a year 256 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 4: in AW on TVs and T and T and try 257 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 4: to make new fans and make believers out of everyone. 258 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 4: We've accomplished some amazing things with AW. You know, I 259 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 4: said this line in the interview. You referenced that it 260 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 4: got some publicity, but it's true. We sold eighty one 261 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:25,079 Speaker 4: thousand and thirty five tickets to AW at Wembley Stadium 262 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 4: last year, and we set the world record for wrestling 263 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 4: ticket sales with eighty one thousand and thirty five tickets sold, 264 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 4: and people are so determined to try to take AW down. 265 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,680 Speaker 4: People thought that saying, hey, I think you only sold 266 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 4: seventy three thousand plus ticket like that's a bad number. 267 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 4: First of all, it was eighty one thousand, but even 268 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 4: if it had been seventy three thousand, that's a great number. Two, 269 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 4: that's more tickets than Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul sold 270 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 4: on one of the biggest events of all time. 271 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: And that would be a massive success too. 272 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 4: So how is that supposed to be some kind of 273 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 4: I don't get it, but I do think that there 274 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 4: are a lot of great wrestling fans all over the world, 275 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 4: and we built really a great thing with AW. And 276 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 4: it's really cool how many believers we have made in 277 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 4: just five years. 278 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 1: And again we're on the verge of really what. 279 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 4: I think is going to be the most special and 280 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 4: the biggest new development in AW since we first launched 281 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 4: on TNT and then TVs, which is when we launched 282 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 4: live streaming on Max simulcasting with TVs and TNT on 283 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 4: January one. 284 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 1: Mm hmm. 285 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, And you talked about what's fun is everybody's got 286 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 3: their own opinions when it comes to wrestling, But as 287 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 3: a wrestling fan, like I look at it, it's like 288 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 3: I'm I'm excited that there is wrestling on and I 289 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 3: remember when everything went down and you brought in AJ 290 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 3: and you brought in Big Justice and the wrestlers. Everybody's like, oh, 291 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 3: aw blah blah blah blah blah. But when I look 292 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 3: at this stats at ten point eight million views, the 293 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 3: Costco Guy's appearance on AW Dynamite was at the time 294 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 3: the third most viewed clip on Twitter by a pro 295 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 3: wrestling company in twenty twenty four. Obviously, you knew what 296 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 3: you're doing, and it brought a lot of eyes because 297 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 3: after you know, after that match, it was on ESPN, 298 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 3: it was on Complex, it was on TMC, it was everywhere. 299 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 4: Well, I give a ton of credit to Big Boom 300 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 4: AJ and Big Justice and the Rizzler. They are great people. 301 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 4: I gotta tell you. From the first time I started 302 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 4: to work with them, they've been very nice. 303 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: It was Qt himself who said he. 304 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 4: Wanted to get in the ring with Big Boom Aj 305 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 4: and he thought it would be a great match and 306 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 4: a great idea. He was absolutely right, and I signed 307 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 4: up for it right away. 308 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: It made total sense. 309 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 4: As soon as he pitched it to me along with 310 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 4: SAMJ in my office. I said, that's a great idea. 311 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 4: When I'll support it, and I didn't even know what 312 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 4: I was in store for. It's been so awesome. I 313 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 4: went to Fox with Big Boom AJ and Big Justice 314 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 4: and I have to say I've never walked around with 315 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 4: more famous people in my life. I've walked around with 316 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 4: a lot of people in a lot of walks of life, 317 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 4: across a lot of great sports and entertainment businesses, and 318 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 4: I have to say that I've never been stopped with 319 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:27,239 Speaker 4: people I'm walking with for them to take photos and pictures, tiktoks, videos, 320 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 4: sign autographs. 321 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: It was insane. 322 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 4: Every person in the production staff, the camera people, the writers, 323 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 4: the weather man, they all wanted to do videos and 324 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 4: take pictures with Big Justice and Big boom Aj and 325 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 4: the Rizzulary. It was so fun and they were so nice, 326 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 4: you know. When I was there, in particular with Big 327 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 4: boom Aj and Big Justice, we spent the whole day together. 328 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: And Big boom Aj and Big Justice are just such 329 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: nice people. 330 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 4: It's really nice to see a father and son that 331 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 4: work together nicely. And Big Justice is such a professional 332 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 4: young man, and Big boom Aj and Big Justice make 333 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 4: a great team. So it was really nice walking around 334 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 4: with the two of those guys, and we spent the 335 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 4: day together, and there were literally fans banging on the windows. 336 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:18,400 Speaker 1: It was like going around New York with the Beatles. 337 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: It was inane. And I have to say, there's just 338 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: such nice people. 339 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 4: They're all about positivity, and I was really glad to 340 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:29,880 Speaker 4: have them in aw And and certainly I think they 341 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 4: brought some new eyeballs. 342 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: Like you said, there's evidence of. 343 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 4: It when you look at all the views and all 344 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 4: the digital engagement with Big Boom AJ and Big Justice 345 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 4: and then The Rizzler when he came into. 346 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:45,439 Speaker 3: I feel as if The Rizzler probably had a much 347 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 3: bigger pop than MJF that night, Like when he came out, 348 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 3: that place went nuts. 349 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 1: Well they were. I don't think they're very happy with MJF. 350 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 3: I mean, I don't think anybody's really happy with MJF. 351 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 3: But but yeah, I mean, like you said, I mean AJ, 352 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,120 Speaker 3: we had him on the show right before everything. 353 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 2: Very great guy, and. 354 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 3: This is the the right people you want to see famous, 355 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 3: whereas sometimes you look at people that go viral on 356 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 3: social media, like I don't like that person. But these, 357 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 3: the whole family is is the right kind of famous 358 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 3: that that you want to see famous. And it's it's 359 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 3: great to see AJ being able to do this stuff 360 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 3: with his son. And I know that when I talked 361 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 3: to AJ, he said that, uh, this isn't a one 362 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 3: and done thing for him, that he plans to have 363 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 3: more matches and uh, you know, maybe maybe next year 364 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,360 Speaker 3: we see Big Boom AJ in the Continental Classic. 365 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: Is a very talented wrestler. He proved it. He got 366 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,959 Speaker 1: a great talent and a great match, and I'm very 367 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 1: excited to have Big boom Aj. 368 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 4: I think he could accomplish anything he puts his mind 369 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,919 Speaker 4: to from what I've seen. So great to have him 370 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 4: in AW and really excited about that too. 371 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: Yeah. 372 00:18:56,400 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 5: Absolutely, I guess just you know, a general maybe closing statement, 373 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 5: what are you looking forward to the most in twenty 374 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 5: twenty five for AEW? 375 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 4: Absolutely, Like I've said, the opportunity to keep having great 376 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 4: shows like tonight on TBS, with Wednesday Night Dynamite every 377 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 4: week and every Saturday on TNT, and then to the simulcast. 378 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: I think AW going on. 379 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 4: Max Streaming is going to be a great opportunity. It's 380 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 4: in millions of homes, and it's in a lot of 381 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 4: homes where they don't have cable anymore, and it's great 382 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 4: to be on TBS and TNT. They are absolutely staples 383 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 4: of the cable industry. Like I said earlier, there's staples 384 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 4: of the pro wrestling business. 385 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:39,439 Speaker 1: TBS and TNT. 386 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,680 Speaker 4: Those are channels you want to be on on cable. 387 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 4: But it's also really important to be streaming and we're 388 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,159 Speaker 4: going to be the first company ever. AW will be 389 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 4: the first to simulcast, to put the shows on cable 390 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 4: and streaming at the same time, and that's going to 391 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 4: be a huge thing for AW in twenty twenty five 392 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 4: and for many years to come. 393 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:02,440 Speaker 3: But yeah, so you talk about you look at everything 394 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 3: that AW has, You talk about that's where the best wrestle. 395 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 3: And you've expressed pride in aw's homegrown stars Jack Perry, Darby, 396 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 3: Sammy Gavara, Daniel Garcia. How do you balance nurturing these 397 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 3: talents while incorporating high profile signings like Adam Copeland and 398 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 3: MVP and Bobby Lashley. 399 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:26,119 Speaker 1: Well, it's a great question. 400 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:28,959 Speaker 4: I think that's what's so exciting about AW, and it's 401 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 4: a great thing about the Continental Classic is we're getting 402 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 4: to see some of the great homegrown stars of AW 403 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 4: against some of the top free agents. We have great 404 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 4: matches tonight featuring young wrestlers against top veterans. We'll have 405 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 4: two matches tonight where the winners will be at the 406 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 4: top of the standings in the Continental Classic. So huge 407 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:52,880 Speaker 4: implications on tonight's show on TBS. 408 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:54,719 Speaker 1: I'm really excited about it. 409 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 4: Some great matches outside the Continental Classic grudge matches, long 410 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 4: standing grudges that go back years, like Anna j versus 411 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:07,719 Speaker 4: Penelope Ford or even Swerve Strickland versus Max Caster, and 412 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 4: rivalries that are at the forefront of AW now like 413 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 4: Pat versus Jay White. Very excited to have that Dynamite 414 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 4: Diamond the Battle Royal, the Dynamite doesn't that's a great 415 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 4: holiday tradition. Looking forward to that, and looking forward to 416 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 4: having MJF coming back to AW after he finished his 417 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 4: filming this great movie he's working on. That'll be great 418 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:32,119 Speaker 4: for AW. And that's very soon and a lot to 419 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 4: look forward to INAW in twenty twenty five. Like I said, 420 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,640 Speaker 4: streaming on max is a huge opportunity for us. And 421 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 4: right now we are in the thick of the best 422 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 4: time of the year Tonight in AW Tonight on TBS 423 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 4: eight pm Eastern at seven pm Central for all of 424 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 4: you great fans in the Central and all your fans 425 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 4: are there around Nashville in the Battleground Zone. It's gonna 426 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 4: be a great show tonight on TBS, and it is 427 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 4: very much emblematic of what we're doing in AW where the. 428 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 3: Best wrestle, absolutely and you know I love when AW 429 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 3: and we're gonna wrap it up here in a second. 430 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 3: I love when there's always like some sort of like 431 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 3: theme with AW. I know there was the Texas Chainsaw 432 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 3: death Match, Texas Chainsaw mask or death Match and everything else. 433 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:21,400 Speaker 2: Are we ever going to get like a Time. 434 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 3: Cop themed match in AW or one? 435 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: Please? I would love to do that. I think that's 436 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:29,360 Speaker 1: that's definitely in our future. 437 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:33,119 Speaker 4: We've definitely revitalized the popularity of a classic film. 438 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 1: You know, Time is not just a cult classic. 439 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 4: It's also the biggest commercial success of John Claudebandam's career. 440 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,400 Speaker 1: It's the only one hundred million dollar movie John Claudebandam 441 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 1: ever did, and for good reason. 442 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 4: It's an excellent film, and it applies sometimes to the 443 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 4: world of pro wrestling, where most of the shows are live, 444 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 4: but sometimes you tape them and you're in two places 445 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 4: at once. It can be nice. Like this past weekend. 446 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 4: We gave the crew that Thanksgiving weekend off. We filmed 447 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 4: a great show for Saturday Thanksgiving weekend and it was 448 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:08,199 Speaker 4: a great event. Now Collision is gonna be back in 449 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 4: its normal time slot this Saturday, seven pm Central, eight 450 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 4: pm Eastern, and we're gonna have great Continental Classic matches 451 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:18,400 Speaker 4: live from Columbus, Ohio. 452 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: That's gonna be excellent. 453 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 4: The Continental Classic continues on Collision Saturday on TNT back 454 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 4: on normal time, and for the West Coast fans, we're 455 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 4: back on our normal time slot tonight. We were starting 456 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 4: early on the West Coast five pm Pacific last week, 457 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 4: but this week we're back to our normal eight pm 458 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,679 Speaker 4: Pacific time slot. I think that's really gonna help us 459 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 4: a lot. It's always hard for people to get make 460 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 4: it home by five o'clock on a Wednesday, even on 461 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 4: a holiday, and I think it's gonna be great getting 462 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 4: back in the groove tonight with more Continental Classic. It's 463 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,920 Speaker 4: the holiday season. We're almost to Christmas time. We're gonna 464 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 4: have some big Christmas shows in aw. Like I said, 465 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 4: it's all gonna build towards World's End, and the last 466 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 4: events on the way the World's End are going to 467 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 4: be Christmas Collision Live in New York of course, that 468 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 4: big Wednesday night Christmas. 469 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: Night Dynamite on thirty fourth Street. 470 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 4: And then we'll also have a great New Year's Smashed Rampage, 471 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:26,880 Speaker 4: and that'll be heading right into the World's End pay 472 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:29,479 Speaker 4: per view, and it'll be a great way to end 473 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 4: the year. Those would be great shows in New York 474 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:34,879 Speaker 4: at the Hammerstein Ballroom, which is a great venue for 475 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:37,679 Speaker 4: the wrestling fans. And we've got some more great events 476 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:39,959 Speaker 4: like the ones you guys brought up coming up on stale. 477 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,359 Speaker 1: All in the Big Stadium Show. 478 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 4: The first time anybody in America since the nineties has 479 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 4: attempted to do a stadium show in America. Any other 480 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:56,879 Speaker 4: wrestling company, any alternative wrestling company, has tried this. 481 00:24:57,359 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 1: It hasn't been tried in a long time. 482 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,639 Speaker 4: I think probably since WCW ran the Georgia doll I believe, 483 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,400 Speaker 4: and I think it's going to be a great success 484 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 4: for us. 485 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: The tickets go on sale on Monday. 486 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 4: The pre sale is open now, so you can look 487 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 4: for the code, get into the pre sale, try to 488 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 4: beat the rush on Monday and be a part of 489 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,919 Speaker 4: this presale that's open now. We've already sold over a 490 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 4: million dollars worth of tickets for All and those VIP 491 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 4: packages went greatly, and I think now we're into the 492 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 4: general tickets the pre sale, but the actual long sale 493 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 4: starts Monday, but you can beat the rush in the 494 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 4: pre sale now. 495 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: You guys mentioned we're coming to Clarksville. 496 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 4: It's always great when we come to the Nashville, Tennessee area. 497 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see both of you personally. Tim. 498 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 4: I hope you're going to bring Liam in some of 499 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:49,640 Speaker 4: his toys to the show, and I'm excited to see 500 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 4: him and catch up about what he's got going with 501 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:52,880 Speaker 4: the wrestling toys. 502 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: In his wrestling league. 503 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's all excited about that. 504 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 3: And again, we're excited that you guys are coming back 505 00:25:58,600 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 3: to this area. 506 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 2: And again, Christmas is right around the corner. 507 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:03,159 Speaker 3: And let me tell you, it is very affordable to 508 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 3: take the whole family to an AW show. So what 509 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 3: better way to celebrate Christmas than putting AW tickets in 510 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 3: the stockings or in a box, or however you want 511 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 3: to give them. 512 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 2: Grab tickets right now. 513 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 3: AW ticks dot com, that's ae w tix dot com. 514 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 2: Go grab those tickets. You'll thank us later for it. 515 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 3: Tony, it is an honor and a privileged to always 516 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 3: have you on the show, and we look forward to 517 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:25,360 Speaker 3: talking to you again very soon, sir. 518 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 4: I also look forward to seeing you guys in person 519 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 4: and talking soon. And I will see you guys tonight 520 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 4: on TVs at seven pm Central Time. Your time in 521 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 4: eight pm in Indianapolis, where the show is emanating tonight. 522 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,160 Speaker 4: It's going to be a great night tonight on TVs, 523 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 4: I promise you, and I look forward to seeing you 524 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:45,959 Speaker 4: guys there tonight