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Speaker 2: But it is time to get this thing started, my

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Speaker 2: stro if you will take it away?

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Speaker 3: Why from the parts Unknown Studios into the Dumble, Battle Crown.

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Speaker 1: Battle, the battle Bound, the battle Crowd.

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Speaker 4: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast, your place for all things

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Speaker 4: pro wrestling, the Battle Road, the battle Crowd now making

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Speaker 1: Ex gum it up for your hosts.

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Speaker 4: Welcome to the Battle Crown.

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Speaker 1: What's up you guys?

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Speaker 2: Welcome back into iHeartRadio's official wrestling podcast, the Battleground Podcast,

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Speaker 2: And this week is a special episode for us because

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Speaker 2: while they're there was a lot of headlines making the

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Speaker 2: news and impact wrestling, and we were very excited when

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Speaker 2: we saw this because we like to call this guy friend.

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Speaker 2: I don't know if he calls us a friend, but

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Speaker 4: I think you can.

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Speaker 3: I think I think we're in the friend zone and

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Speaker 3: I think we've reached that point in our lives.

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Speaker 4: Have we have we? I think I was, Hey, I was,

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Speaker 4: I was, I was.

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Speaker 3: and I was listening to you on the radio.

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Speaker 1: Well, how about that you should have said something. I

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Speaker 3: Well, that would have that would have been irresponsible with

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Speaker 3: You know, to be honest, you played mostly you mostly

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Speaker 2: So I try to do more music, lesson chit chatting

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Speaker 2: What did your first tenure with Impact teach you and

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Speaker 3: When I was here before, I work my way up

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Speaker 2: And I mean, like I said you earlier on, you

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Speaker 3: So well, a lot of it ties in with what

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I want to get in there with him. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: And the great thing about Impact.

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Speaker 3: You're welcome and when the time comes, you will know

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Speaker 1: That that's exactly for sure for sure.

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Speaker 2: Well, Nick, again, I don't want to take up too

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Speaker 3: I better see that impact title in the background of

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Speaker 2: I actually have one, actually, but my kid has it.

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Speaker 2: Yes, because if I put it up here now, it'll

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Speaker 4: Now, all right. You're also thanks Tim.

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