1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:00,960 Speaker 1: Battle Down. 2 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 2: Why from the Parts Unknown Studios to the Double Battle Crown, Battle, 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 2: the Battle Bound. 4 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: The Battle Round. 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast, your place for all things 6 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 2: pro wrestling. The Battle Crowd, the Battle Round now making 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: their way to the microphones, give it up for your hosts. 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Battle Crown. 9 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 1: What's up you guys? Welcome back into iHeartRadio's official wrestling podcast, 10 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: the Battleground Podcast. Of course, you could find this wherever 11 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 1: you listen to podcasts, including the free iHeartRadio app, and 12 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: of course if you'd like to watch it, it's available 13 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 1: on YouTube. You just search Battleground Podcasts. And well, today 14 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: we have a special guest on the show. This is 15 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: what's his second time I think this starting up? Yeah, 16 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: the second time he's been on the show. And we're 17 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: big fans of him on the show. I mean Eli 18 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: even has him as his lock screen on his phone. 19 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: Yeah that Eddie just kind of yeah, man, what is happening? 20 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 2: And Eddie, I don't know if you knew. I actually 21 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 2: have pneumonia right now. 22 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 3: I was in the e R twenty four hours ago, 23 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 3: and so I made this talk because of how much 24 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 3: I like your body of work. 25 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: So got moun of Court like, yeah, you've got some 26 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 2: orange juice and so whatever, something that makes you feel. 27 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 2: But I don't know, there you go. 28 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: But but as you can tell, we have Eddie Kingston 29 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: on the show, and I swear we did not plan this. 30 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: I knew that Eli was going to wear an Eddie 31 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: Kingston shirt, so I was like, I need to wear 32 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: an Eddie Kingston shirt too. 33 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 2: And that was the first one I put on. 34 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: Bust out my Eddie Kingston shirt cause I got it. 35 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: I can't just let Eli have all the fun with 36 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: all the T shirts here. 37 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 2: I put that one. Make you guys with the support. 38 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: I don't know why you do, but thank you. 39 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: This is the time where we get to mark out. 40 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: We're not we're not radio guys. Now we're we're fans. 41 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: So we can mark out with Eddie Kingston on this. 42 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 2: I love I love that because I tell everybody the 43 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 2: term mark. I tell everybody that term is so pass 44 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 2: to me because the biggest marks are the guys in 45 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 2: the business we decided to make a living out of it. 46 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 2: Right well, to me, if you're going to disrespective fan, 47 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 2: don't call them a mark, call them a stand or something. Yeah, right, right, 48 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:16,679 Speaker 2: That's why I know most of the wrestlers anyway, and 49 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 2: there stands for themselves anyway. 50 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: Right, It's like, yes, we love him, can we break 51 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: the ice on here? So you know that we're not 52 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: just a typical professional radio show podcast. We just have fun. 53 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: But you know, let's let's kind of I guess jump 54 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: right into it. The Continental Classic well underway, and the 55 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: wrestling world has been buzzing about it. From a wrestling 56 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 1: fans standpoint and from you being an All Japan fan, 57 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: what is the significance of creating the modern American Triple 58 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: Crown Championship in twenty twenty three? 59 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 2: Ah, for me, it's everything because my heroes, the Four Pillars, Juna, Kiyama, 60 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 2: so on and so forth. There's so many guys who 61 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 2: have held the UH form of the Triple Crown in 62 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 2: all Japan, and so many guys that I've studied and watched, 63 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 2: and guys who I try to put other people onto, 64 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 2: and guys have nut you know what I mean and 65 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 2: got to sit down and talk to them, like Kuwata 66 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 2: and Akayama, UH and Suzuki and Kacha. There's so many anyway, 67 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 2: it just means a lot to me, especially with how 68 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 2: I feel about the old old Japan Kings World style 69 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 2: and how that style influenced me, and how that style 70 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 2: in Memphis Wrestling has really influenced my style. And when 71 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 2: I was told that we're going to do this and 72 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 2: I'm going to put my two belts into the pot, 73 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 2: let's say, I couldn't say no. It wasn't me being 74 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: confident or Khaki that, oh yeah, when it it was 75 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 2: just that I can't pass this opportunity up when it 76 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 2: was tested to me. 77 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it kind of caught a lot of 78 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 3: people off guard, Like I don't think anyone had this 79 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 3: on the kids say on their Bingo card twenty twenty three. 80 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 2: But it's been, it's been. It's been incredible. 81 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 3: I mean specifically your first two matches in the in 82 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 3: the tournament, Brodie King and Danielson, I mean insane bouts. 83 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 3: Now that there's been some time to look back on 84 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 3: those bouts, have you had time to kind of identify 85 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 3: maybe how those slipped away from you and they got 86 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 3: the wins over you? 87 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 2: And those Yeah, real real simple. Brodie just beat me up. 88 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 2: He was bigger than I am. I don't really change 89 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 2: my style I am when I am you know what 90 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't have a game plan. You punched 91 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: me in the face. Everything goes away and I'm discovered 92 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 2: a little. I'm an emotional fighter. It's just the way this. 93 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 2: You know, I've tried to be calm and cool, but 94 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 2: that's just not me in there when I fight. And 95 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 2: my old uh an old friend who I used to 96 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 2: train with and Muie Tay would say it all the time. 97 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 2: He would just be like, God, yes, that's an emotional fighter. 98 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 2: They would be like, we know someone caught me because 99 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 2: I would just walk them down until I got them 100 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 2: in the corner and just sudden lying in body shots 101 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 2: here and they were like, oh that he's mad. They 102 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 2: would just know, or they'd be like, oh, that kid 103 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 2: caught him. But Brody just beat me up. He was 104 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 2: you know, he was a better man that day. Brian. 105 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 2: He just it's hard to tell with Brian. Guys like 106 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 2: Brian and Mocks guys who I've wrestled a couple of times, 107 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 2: mostly Mocks Moore, who I'd never beaten. Kind of that 108 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 2: weighs on you, that weighs in your mind. And I 109 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 2: try to go in there and I try like I'll 110 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 2: stay calm with Brian, but let them bait you in 111 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 2: this and that. But he does every time because he 112 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 2: has you guys don't see it. He hasn't Stacey makes 113 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 2: where it's like he's better than you, or he's kind 114 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 2: of laughing at you for trying something, and you're like, 115 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 2: I'm like you remember that, I've had two more times 116 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 2: for what? And then I get annoyed and then we 117 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 2: start throwing haymakers. And Brian has got the better of 118 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 2: me every time, just like Knox has, and that does 119 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 2: play into it, but you still gotta go in there 120 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 2: and fight. It's just you know, like I said, Brody 121 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 2: just out beat me up, and Brian kind of like 122 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 2: Claudio used to do, just got under my skin. And 123 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 2: they know those Blackpool whatever in combat being ship with 124 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 2: the beat real and that jiu jitsu dumb ship even 125 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 2: though it's mocks. I gotta be like, oh, it's cool, 126 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 2: but inside I'm like this, guys, yeah, yeah, yeah, they 127 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 2: all know how to and I just think it's dumb 128 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 2: because it's Brian and Claudio, to be honest, if they 129 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 2: weren't in it, if they weren't in it, I don't 130 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,720 Speaker 2: need to be in that thing. Me and mocks are cool. 131 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 2: We got our own, you know, we go our separate ways. Well, 132 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 2: like brothers. We'll fight and then see each other on 133 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 2: Thanksgiving and Christmas and be like, oh, yeah, how's everything? 134 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 2: Like nothing had that happens, Just what we been doing 135 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 2: for over ten years. But yeah, Brian, Claudio and Youda. 136 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: Just yeah, then got punchable faces. 137 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 2: Yeah not my people, not my my people. 138 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: So you know, your your first thorns in the tournament 139 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: had to be extremely rewarding. I mean, you beat your 140 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: longtime rival Claudio. Yeah, thus far the longest match of 141 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: the tournament. How gratifying is it to defeat someone you've 142 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: had such a storied pass with, especially after kicking his 143 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: ass and dethroning him and taking away that ROH World 144 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: championship from him. 145 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 2: I felt great. I felt that I had the edge 146 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 2: in that match because of the last match. Yeah, and 147 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 2: I I know how much that that bothers somebody, a 148 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 2: competitor like Claudia. Look, I can say whatever I can 149 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 2: say about them as as human beings or whatever. That's 150 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 2: just my opinion opinions of like gassholes, everyone got one 151 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 2: and they all stink, you know what I mean. But 152 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 2: it's my opinion, people like you to Brian and Claudio 153 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 2: are the top of this business for a reason. And 154 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 2: they're great athletes, great competitive is, great fighters, great wrestlers, 155 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 2: whatever you want to call them, sorts, what's entertainer, whatever 156 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 2: you want to call it, whatever buzzword is to that day. 157 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 2: But to me and they're fighters regards, they are the 158 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 2: top of the list. But I know our seals when 159 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 2: you get in there with someone who's beat you before, 160 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 2: and it's always, like I said, in the back of 161 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 2: your mind. And I think I knew I had the 162 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 2: advantage with Claudia when he started striking back with me, 163 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,079 Speaker 2: because he usually wouldn't do that. He would hit one 164 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 2: strike in him. He knew he would try to suit 165 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 2: plex or he would try to take me down and 166 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 2: hold me down. But in this fight, it felt like 167 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 2: he wanted to be more machies, more I guess you 168 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 2: could say these. When we started slapping each other, I 169 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 2: was like, oh God, I got him, I got him 170 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 2: off his game plan. This is not him, you know. 171 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,719 Speaker 2: And then to be able to reverse what he did 172 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 2: to me is just you know, studying your opponent and 173 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 2: everything like that. I just felt more confident in there 174 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 2: because of the wind before, and I felt like that 175 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 2: was in the back of his mind as well. Yeah, well, 176 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 2: speaking of it's. 177 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: Here's a Claudia action figure. Now'm just kidding. 178 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 3: No, the next time you're somewhere, I'm gonna. 179 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 2: Get you to send that. So, yes, that title. I 180 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 2: talk about the n Japan Strong open Weight title very 181 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 2: positively because I'm trying to build off the legacy of 182 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 2: the other few champions that they've had, some trying to 183 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 2: make that championship mean something and then having the NJPW 184 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 2: name on it is a dream for me and also 185 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 2: responsibility to have good fights every time I go out there. 186 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 2: But the Ring of Hoanna World titled, a lot of 187 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 2: people don't know. When I first broke in. Ring of 188 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 2: Honor was about four or five shows deep, maybe six 189 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 2: shows deep, and that was the spot everyone wanted to 190 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 2: go to. You know, you wanted to go to places 191 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 2: like IWA Mid South and CZW on the East Coast 192 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 2: and stuff like that, because they were the ones that 193 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 2: were selling the most ready Ladies and Gentlemen DHS tapes 194 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 2: on smart Mark Video. So you wanted to go there. 195 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 2: Some more eyes were on you. Yeah, when Ring Ofvanna came. 196 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 2: They were such a different product. Not that everybody was 197 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 2: trying to be ECW. They were trying to be more 198 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 2: extreme than ECW. For example, CZW. Now you know, at 199 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 2: the time, I don't know what they do now, but 200 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 2: at the time they called it ultra violence. So they 201 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 2: were trying to take a step beyond ecw W and Ring 202 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 2: of Honor went the other way. They brung it the 203 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 2: more of the sport into it, and that's where a 204 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 2: lot of us who just broke in wanted to go. 205 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 2: And then you have my mentor Homicide who was there, 206 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 2: who was the champion, who was the world champion, low 207 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 2: Ki who was the first world champion, and Xavier rest 208 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 2: in Peace who was the second ever world champion. Then 209 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 2: you had Samoa Joe who went on that incredible, amazing run. 210 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 2: Then you add guys like Nigel McGuinness, Jerry Lynn. There's 211 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,959 Speaker 2: a who's who I could keep going, Christopher Daniels. See, 212 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 2: there's so many names that you can go through as 213 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 2: that world champion. And that's why that title means so 214 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 2: much to me because the legacy's already built into that 215 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 2: championship and now I gotta carry it. As for the 216 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 2: new Trapan Stroll Open Wing Championship is still new, and 217 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 2: I'm trying to be I guess you could say I'm 218 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 2: trying to be the Samoa Joe of that and trying 219 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 2: to add a legacy to it. So whoever does beat 220 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 2: me for it next now as the legacy already built 221 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 2: in to carry it on. But both titles mean so 222 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 2: much to me. It's it's an honor and I love 223 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 2: them pressure of it, yeah, I mean of being those 224 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 2: two chaans love it because you know, pressure makes diamonds. 225 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 2: Are of a cute thing I can say, But for real, 226 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 2: this is why we get in to the sport is 227 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 2: to be a champion. I feel like, you know, you 228 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 2: you hit a certain place in your in your career. 229 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 2: If you're not trying to be a champion, then what's 230 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 2: the point. You know. That's just my opinion. I know 231 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 2: other guys just want to go in there and beat 232 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 2: people up. I know other guys just want to go 233 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 2: out there and entertain. But the way I entertain is 234 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 2: by fighting and winning and trying to be a champion. 235 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 2: That's me for sure. 236 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: And that's the thing is like me and Eli, we 237 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: have talked about this, I mean, ever since you know, 238 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 1: following your career at the early days of NWA, back 239 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: then when we recently did it, and then all of 240 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: a sudden when you showed up at aw to challenge 241 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: Cody for that T and T title, I was like, 242 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: if Tony does not sign him after this match, somebody's 243 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:55,679 Speaker 1: about to sign him and they're gonna regret it. And 244 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: it's great that you're getting we're giving you your flowers 245 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: now that you can see this that you're the chant 246 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: because me and Eli big fans, as you can tell. 247 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: I mean, normally we don't get this blabbering on a 248 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: show when we have a guess, but big fans of yours, 249 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: and it's very much well deserved that you've got gold 250 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 1: and silver around your waist. 251 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 2: Thank you, dang. I appreciate it, man, It's just it's 252 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 2: still weird to me that people like me for me 253 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 2: doing what I love to do. So that's why I'm 254 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 2: thinking'swiggas is just I fight, I wrestle. I was gonna 255 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 2: do this with that sands or not, you know, you 256 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 2: know what I mean. So anytime I don't know, anytime 257 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,839 Speaker 2: I see anyone with a shirt or anyone I hear 258 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 2: buys an actual figure, which still trips me out. And well, 259 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 2: you know what I mean, Or if anyone calls me 260 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 2: a bum, or I has a sign that says any 261 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,319 Speaker 2: Cason sucks or any Kingston's great, that doesn't I don't care. 262 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 2: I'm just like, why do you care? I'm just out 263 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 2: there living, trying to live my dream into my best life. 264 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 2: But I asked, why do you can? But inside I'm like, 265 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 2: thank god you do. Yeah. 266 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 1: And you talked about the action figures. I mean you 267 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: look at that aw roster. Not very many have certain 268 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: stor excluses, but I saw an Eddie Kingston Walmart exclusive 269 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: Action figure the other day when I was out shopping around. 270 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: I mean, that's still gonna be cool that you have 271 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: an action figure. 272 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 2: It's not it's it's cool. It's a trip. It's crazy. 273 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 2: I never expected it, you know what I mean. And 274 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 2: when people send me pictures, like family members would be 275 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 2: like look what I found, I'm like, what is going on? Yeah? Right? 276 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 2: I mean Ortiz Ortiz has his son one time, Uh, 277 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 2: send me a video going, oh look what I got? 278 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 2: You know what I mean. It's just it's it's it's 279 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 2: a trip. I never thought it would happen, and uh, 280 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 2: it's just part of the job. That's the good like 281 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 2: the I don't want to say good part. Ah, it's 282 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 2: just an Actually, it's like frosting. It's the frosting on 283 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 2: the bin, Tike that is that is your career, you 284 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 2: know what I mean. It's that sweet frosting. Magine. Sometimes 285 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 2: just want to eat the frosting. 286 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: Right for sure? I think I think Eli, I think 287 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: you're muted, Bud, I was muted. 288 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 2: Oh there you go. 289 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: I was like to see, like glitching on ut did 290 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: he go to the matrix or something? 291 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 3: My internet connections coming in and out? So yeah, anyways, okay. 292 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 2: So is that okay right now? 293 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: Yep? 294 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 2: So okay. 295 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 3: So Danielson about the kind of a Classic mentioned he 296 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 3: wanted Kiney Omega in the tournament, but that didn't happen obviously. 297 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 3: Who are some people you wish were included in this 298 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 3: inaugural run of the tournament? 299 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 2: Nobody. I don't care. That's just that's just the god 300 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 2: on his shoot. I don't really care. I didn't care 301 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 2: if Kenny was in it or not. I don't care. 302 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 2: The reason why I don't. I don't care. This a 303 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 2: lot of deserving people, you know what I mean, not deserving. 304 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 2: There's a lot of people who earned it, and then 305 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 2: there's others you haven't yet yet and yet, So let's 306 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 2: not get too much heat. I mean, but yeah, earn it, 307 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 2: earn it didn't get in, and there's other ones who 308 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 2: felt like they earned and r and in. I don't 309 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 2: make those choices. That's above my pay grade. Yeah. Oh, 310 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 2: I don't really care who's in it because I'm in 311 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 2: it and I'm trying to win it. I'm not you 312 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 2: know what I mean. I'm kind of happy people like 313 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 2: Will Hobbs ain't in it because that's a beast. I'm 314 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 2: happy to catch it ain't in it because he beeped 315 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 2: the shit out of me last time, you know what 316 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 2: I mean. I'm still not happy with the guys that 317 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 2: are in it now because they're beating me up all 318 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 2: the time. So no, I really don't care. I'll fight 319 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 2: whoever it is across from me because again, like I 320 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 2: always tell people, and it's kind of the saying we 321 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 2: have in the locker room, not my show. It's not 322 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 2: my show. I do what my job is, you know 323 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 2: what I mean. If I'm in the twenty and I'm 324 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 2: in if I'm not, then I'm not just I do 325 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 2: my job right for sure. 326 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: And you know, we put this out there in the 327 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: universe because we know this is gonna happen. But when 328 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: you become the Triple Crown Champion, we're very about putting 329 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 1: it out there in the universe. 330 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,879 Speaker 2: I know somebody has to. I gotta win every match. Now. 331 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 2: I can't even have one little day off. 332 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: Right right, ilave it to myself. But you know, I 333 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: don't tout your back. 334 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 2: I don't like anything easier. I like to do things 335 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 2: the hard way. My mother to say that to me 336 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 2: all the time. You always kicked the hard wag. 337 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: But that makes you that the person who you are. 338 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 1: I mean, if you pick the easy way, I mean 339 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: you would just be kind of sitting there, you know, 340 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: not doing anything. 341 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:37,120 Speaker 2: But that's why I like to think. 342 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 1: But you know, once you win the Triple Crown, do 343 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 1: you plan to take the belts to other promotions to 344 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 1: defend them across the world. 345 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 2: That's the goal. But again, like I said, not my show, 346 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,679 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. I would love when I 347 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:56,479 Speaker 2: do win, there go in the universe. Yet when I 348 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 2: do win, I would like to defend h All three 349 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 2: belts together as one as a triple crown, but I 350 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 2: would also like to do it separately as well. I 351 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 2: would like to defend the Continental at just by itself, 352 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 2: or the Ring of Honor just by itself, or the 353 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 2: Strowing open Weight Championship as itself and also together. Would 354 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 2: I like to go to New Japan and do it? Yeah, 355 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,879 Speaker 2: of course, what I like if my body lets me. 356 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:24,479 Speaker 2: It's not the schedule, it's my body. If my body 357 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 2: lets me. I would love to go to certain independence 358 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 2: like the Five and aiw in Ohio and other places 359 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 2: I wish I can. I'm not I'm not trying to 360 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 2: be an asshole. I just can't remember right now. But 361 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 2: I'm very it's trying to name all the indie places. 362 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: We're getting to Christmas time. 363 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 2: It's okay, Yeah, there's another one in New York. I 364 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 2: would like to again, if my body's willing, I would 365 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 2: love to do it, you know what I mean? And 366 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 2: again when I do win, I would That's my goal 367 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 2: is to defend all three at once and also all 368 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 2: three separately. What I am only New Japan would be fun. 369 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 2: That would be fun. It would be insane. 370 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 3: Sorry, So speaking of that, W has brought in some 371 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 3: pretty big Nu Japan talent over the last couple of years. 372 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,400 Speaker 3: Jay White, Assie Open and then of course the big. 373 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 2: Oh he's in and out, he's out, he's again I heard. 374 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: Oh no, you're still muted, still muted. Oh no, I'll 375 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: finish it. 376 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:41,640 Speaker 2: So, uh talking about I know the feeling. I did 377 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 2: it on Comrade podcast with Shavanni. I'm trying to show 378 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 2: him Juna Kiama Versu Kobashi June of ninety eight, and 379 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,120 Speaker 2: I kept going in and out to the point where 380 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 2: I'm talking. We schedule it so I actually have a 381 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 2: good one. I get it. I get it. 382 00:19:56,240 --> 00:20:00,679 Speaker 1: Uh, technology sometimes it's good, sometimes it I don't trust it. 383 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 2: That's real kind that is ready to hold on? Is 384 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,360 Speaker 2: he there? Is he there? 385 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: Way? 386 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:18,159 Speaker 2: Yeah? I went away. It goes in and out, it 387 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 2: goes in and out. 388 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: Well, we'll get the technology is a pain in the 389 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: ascid at the time. But I'll kind of he'll jump 390 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: back on, but I'll kind of finish that question up. 391 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: So A W's brought in some some big names from 392 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 1: New Japan. J White, Ozzie opened recently. Will Ospray have 393 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: all side with the company. What do these big international 394 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: signings say about ae W as a brand and pro 395 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 1: wrestling as a whole. 396 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 2: Just it just means that we're in the game. Man. 397 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 2: And when when the boys and the girl, when I 398 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:52,119 Speaker 2: say the boys, also mean the females as well, because 399 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 2: that's what they are. They're also wrestlers. They were also 400 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 2: of the boys. When the boys wanted to come to 401 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:00,919 Speaker 2: a W that could eat some buzz. Yeah, I mean, 402 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 2: when when free agents want to come to a W 403 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 2: and improve the product, that that helps us build the buzz, 404 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 2: and that helps us show that we're not just some 405 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 2: riggy dent place, you know what I mean. Yeah, when 406 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 2: when international I guess you could call them stars. I 407 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 2: guess I could be politically correct international stars or whatever, 408 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 2: come come here. You know what I mean. It helps 409 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 2: the product. And that's like I said, that's what I'm about. 410 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 2: I treat a W as if they're the Yankees or 411 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 2: the Giant or the New York Giants or the Knicks, 412 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 2: like this is my team, So of course I want 413 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 2: the top free agents right from here. So when that happens, 414 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 2: I'm happy for the team, you know what I mean, 415 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 2: until they pissed me off, which a lot of them do. 416 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 2: Constantly and then that's it. Then I gotta fight. The 417 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 2: more they tell Tony they'll never fight me, I've heard 418 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 2: that before. I'm not gonna say who. I'm not gonna 419 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:54,640 Speaker 2: say who. 420 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 1: Come on, you know you want to say Who's so. 421 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 2: They know who they are, they know who they I 422 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,640 Speaker 2: They're probably watching this. They know who they are. 423 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: That's all that matters. And we're not one of those 424 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: shows that you know, we don't try to poke the 425 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: bear at all. Eli said he had to jump off 426 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 1: something wrong with his internet. But you know this Saturday, 427 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:18,159 Speaker 1: you got a big fight against for you this Saturday 428 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: on Collision Andrade in a Continental Classic match. I mean, 429 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,400 Speaker 1: he's had an impressive run so far in the tournament. 430 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 1: What is your mindset going into the bout and what 431 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: do you have to do to secure the victory. 432 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 2: I got hitting with the backfist a lot, and probably 433 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 2: hitting with the Northern Lights bomb. Hopefully that works so 434 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 2: I don't have to do the power bomb, but you know, 435 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 2: knowing the quantum bomb as I call it, But not 436 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 2: with Andrade. He's so good in the ring, it's scary. Yeah, 437 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 2: how smooth he is and how violent he can be. 438 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:55,439 Speaker 2: I've been doing nothing but watching tape on him and 439 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 2: trying to see where can I spot a weakness And 440 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:00,919 Speaker 2: it's hard to see. I'm gonna tell you what I 441 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 2: did see, but it's it's very hard to see a 442 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:08,360 Speaker 2: weakness in that guy's game. But there always is, man, 443 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:13,479 Speaker 2: because when you I'm known for pushing people to a 444 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 2: certain limit. And I like that because when they think 445 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 2: they're gonna push me to a limit and they realize that, oh, 446 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 2: I'm still going, even if I'm tired and my jaws 447 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 2: dislocated or like the one time I over the bone 448 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 2: got crushed, I'm still in there and I'm still fighting. 449 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 2: And so you knocked me out or keep me down 450 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 2: for at least three seconds. I think that's what surprises people. 451 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 2: I remember Brian saying that as well in the press conference. 452 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 2: He said, when you think Eddie Kicks is tired and done, 453 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 2: he just pops up and I do I come with 454 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 2: that right hand real quick, you know what I mean. 455 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 2: I'm trying to get one. I may not be able 456 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 2: to shrink things together, but I'm trying to get that 457 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 2: one punching, you know, right something. But uh, I think 458 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 2: that's what Androdi asked to worry about. Me about it 459 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 2: is that I'm gonna push it. Whether I see a 460 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 2: weakness or not, I'm gonna keep pushing it. And also 461 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 2: I gotta make things up in my head to be 462 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 2: mad at and drodden because I can't fight. I can 463 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 2: fight people who I respect, I have before, you know 464 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 2: what I mean. But I like to fight people when 465 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 2: I make things up in my head and make it 466 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 2: personal for myself. So I already got that in my 467 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 2: head already, Like he's probably never done any Yeah, he's 468 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 2: never done anything to me wrong or to anybody that 469 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 2: I know of, You know what I mean. But I'll 470 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,400 Speaker 2: just make things up in my head so I can 471 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 2: get ready. 472 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: You get in the back and be like, why'd you 473 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: hit me so hard? Just don't worry about It's okay, No, man, things. 474 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 2: Have com frond to win for sure. For sure. 475 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 1: Now the most important question is, as you can tell 476 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:51,880 Speaker 1: big belt guys here on the show, have you seen 477 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: the new belt or are you kind of superstitious where 478 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 1: you're like, don't show me, like when people don't touch 479 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 1: the Stanley Cup. 480 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:02,879 Speaker 2: No, I would. I would probably if if Tony Kahan say, hey, 481 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 2: who wants to see the belt? I would probably be 482 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,159 Speaker 2: the first one, like, now get out of here. I 483 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,119 Speaker 2: don't want to see that. I don't even like touching 484 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 2: the belt that I didn't win, you know what I mean? 485 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 3: In the ring. 486 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 2: I remember one time I beat up Miro and I 487 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 2: went to pick up the TNT belt and I was like, Nope, 488 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 2: I don't want to touch it, until I went that's 489 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 2: just the thing with me, you know, I cork it 490 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 2: in all ready for this, for this sentence that I 491 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 2: thought I would never say. I cork in all before 492 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 2: my matural Kenton for the strong open Weight Championship. Rocky 493 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 2: Romero went to go hand me the belt because kent 494 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 2: a lifted in the ring, and I said, Rocky, get 495 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 2: that shit away from me. I didn't win it, get 496 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 2: it away from me. He was Me and Rocky bust 497 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:46,720 Speaker 2: each other's chop. So he was like, oh, I knew 498 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:49,360 Speaker 2: he were going to do that. I was like, son 499 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 2: of a bitch, but no, I haven't seen the belt. 500 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:54,959 Speaker 2: I don't think anyone has really, you know what I mean. 501 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 2: Tony Khan likes to keep things as they say, uh 502 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 2: surprised or kfeade, whatever you want to say, you know 503 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 2: what I mean. He likes to do that you know. 504 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 2: So I kind of like that. I kind of like 505 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 2: not knowing how it looks, because the bottom line is 506 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 2: it's still a championship. Whether it's pretty or not, it's 507 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 2: still a championship. And I know the ring of World 508 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 2: Championship looks beautiful. And I know that strong open weight 509 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 2: that New Japan's strong open Weight Championship squads. That's all 510 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 2: I need to know. 511 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 1: So just give you another bat, give you another belt 512 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:28,920 Speaker 1: so you can have more weight to carry on with 513 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: you when you have to get on a fly so yet. 514 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 2: And then yeah, yeah, nah, I don't check any bags, man, 515 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 2: I won't do it. I went to Japan for a 516 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 2: month and I went out with two bags to carry on. 517 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,399 Speaker 2: I don't I don't play that. Let me put it 518 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 2: under the plate and hope he gets there. I've had 519 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 2: too many experiences where you have bags lost and then 520 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 2: you're like, well, I don't have clothes for a couple 521 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,119 Speaker 2: of days or whatever, and what's the address where you're staying? 522 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 2: My man, we're going to different hotels all over the place. Yeah, 523 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 2: I don't know the ad dress b but so no, 524 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,360 Speaker 2: I carried it on and it's a little annoying when 525 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:07,159 Speaker 2: you get stopped by security, and I really know the 526 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 2: questions they're gonna ask, and I'm just like yep, like 527 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,159 Speaker 2: Cold Cogan, yep, blah blah blah, yep, yep, Yeah, I 528 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:13,480 Speaker 2: gotta go. I gotta go. 529 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:17,920 Speaker 1: You should always just make up some random excuse next 530 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 1: time they ask you. That'd be like, are you do 531 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: you wrestle? No? I just watch it on TV? 532 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:26,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, one guy goes, only you're a fan, huh, 533 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:27,840 Speaker 2: he goes. We had a lot of fans the of it. 534 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 2: I guess something was going on like like well star 535 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 2: cast gimmick but it wasn't a star cast but something 536 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 2: like that. Yeah. They were just like, oh, you're another 537 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:39,920 Speaker 2: fan that loves Da Da And I was like, yep, 538 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 2: have a good day, Yep, I gotta go by I'm 539 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 2: not Southwest. I'm gonna get bit quick. Well. 540 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 1: I know that being the champion all, you got a 541 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: very busy schedule and I just want to say thank 542 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: you for taking the time out with us to talk 543 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: with us today. And uh, one last thing before I 544 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,239 Speaker 1: let you go. Are you axed that the Yankees got 545 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,360 Speaker 1: Wan Soto? And will they win a World Series this year? 546 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 2: Here's my thing. I'm excited. But also I'm one of 547 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:09,959 Speaker 2: those hard ass Yankee fans. But I'm like, all right now, 548 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:13,479 Speaker 2: no excuse, no excuse. If they don't even make them 549 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 2: playoffs this year, we do need a start and a 550 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 2: bullpen on. But if they don't make if they don't 551 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 2: make the playoffs, I'm gonna be the first one in 552 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 2: front of Yankee Stadium, right off the four train that 553 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:28,639 Speaker 2: I used to always take back in the day, right 554 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 2: off the fore train, I'll be the first one screaming 555 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 2: fire everybody, fire, everybody, like George would. George would have 556 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 2: fired everybody already by now. But that's the thing. You 557 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 2: pick up someone as good as one Soto, you have 558 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 2: to win now, yes, no, and then people get back. Oh, 559 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 2: Yankee fans are this and that year? We are? Yeah, yeah, 560 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 2: we all because you know, I grew I was born 561 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 2: in the eighties, so I remember and raised in the nineties. 562 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 2: But I remember the Yankees sucking for years before they 563 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 2: won in night and now I'm used to them winning. Yeah, 564 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 2: so come on, come on, but we need. 565 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,360 Speaker 1: To see some rings up there. I'm a Braves fan, 566 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:10,239 Speaker 1: so I was hoping that we were gonna get showed. Hey, 567 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 1: But as soon as the Dodger stepped in, I was like, no, 568 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: there's no way. 569 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 2: Oh I knew. I knew the fact if I have 570 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 2: a couple of friends who were Dodgers fans and really 571 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 2: into baseball, and they were just like, well, he's gonna 572 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 2: come to the Dodgers. He wants to stay out and 573 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 2: now in California. I was like, yeah, well yeah that things. 574 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: That and the fact they showed him an old video 575 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: that they had Kobe record to get him to come 576 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: to the Rogers. 577 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 2: I'm like, how do you say no to coach? Come on? 578 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 2: You can't so come on. Uh, they would have done this, 579 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 2: but done that for Mickey if they had Mickey Man, Hey, 580 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 2: I want Mickey Mantel, Juan Soda come play? Yeah, out 581 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:46,720 Speaker 2: of know where? Years ago? How do you think even 582 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 2: know my name? One? Is not it a I or whatever? 583 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 2: We got it? 584 00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: Well, uh, you know, Eddie, I don't want again. It's 585 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:55,600 Speaker 1: an honor to have you on the show. We're looking 586 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 1: forward to getting you back on once you get that 587 00:29:57,680 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 1: that Triple Crown title. 588 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 2: And I just was you see him. You won't see 589 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 2: him in the background. They'll probably be in a bag 590 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 2: just laying man. I'm like I'll pick. 591 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: You're by the front door when you pick up, when 592 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 1: you leave, Yeah, when the uber driver comes and drops 593 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: off to food. When the uber eats, there's the belt 594 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 1: right and I'm going, oh high, No, well, any again, 595 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: it's not a heavy on the show. We're looking forward 596 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: to seeing you get that triple Crown title. And I 597 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: have best the luck for everything with you, and thanks 598 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:26,200 Speaker 1: for coming on today. 599 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 2: Man, no, man, thank you guys so much. Like everyone 600 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 2: says a lot, you're busy here this and that. Man, 601 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:33,960 Speaker 2: I'd rather be busy than not. This means I'm doing 602 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 2: I get the way I look at it is. When 603 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 2: I'm getting asked to do interviews, or when I'm in 604 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 2: the ring wrestling every week or every couple of weeks, 605 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 2: it means I'm doing good at my job. You know 606 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 2: what I mean. So thank you guys. If they don't 607 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 2: ask for an anyview with me, I go, well, I 608 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 2: guess I'm not as old as everyone says I am. 609 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 1: Well you can ask uh, you can ask our friends 610 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: over there at aw You're usually the name that we 611 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: always ask for when we ask for somebody, So I 612 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 1: always thank you guys. 613 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 2: I want to thank you guys, like again, like ortezing 614 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:10,800 Speaker 2: my girl like to bust my balls. If I get 615 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,960 Speaker 2: recognized at the airport or something, they'd be like, oh, 616 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 2: and I'm like, what do you mean It's one person? 617 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 2: But like yeah, but that's there, And I'm like, it's 618 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:23,719 Speaker 2: one person. I like to think maybe because I'm too humble. 619 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 2: I don't know. I don't even think I'm not humble. 620 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:28,720 Speaker 2: But I have a vision in my mind of what 621 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 2: over is m and that's guys like Terry Funk. That's 622 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 2: guys like the Rock and Roll Express. That's guys like 623 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 2: Steve Austin. That's guys like Hogan and Nash and you 624 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 2: know Attitude R or the nineties Ever. To me, that's over. 625 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:47,239 Speaker 2: So when I start not being able to walk through 626 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,160 Speaker 2: an airport and I gotta get a private jed or 627 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:52,160 Speaker 2: whatever it is, then I'll tell you with no with 628 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 2: no humility, then I'll tell you I'm over. But until then, 629 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 2: I'm not over. That's all. 630 00:31:57,840 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: Well, you're over in our book, so and and and 631 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:03,440 Speaker 1: I can give you a lot of people's social media 632 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: that shows that you're over as well in all of 633 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 1: our books. 634 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:07,400 Speaker 2: If you notice, we're all uncomfortable. 635 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: I'm getting out of you're saying, well, I'm telling you 636 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 1: we're fans and it so that you're getting your flowers now, 637 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 1: and we need to see more titles with Eddie Kinkson's 638 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: name on him. 639 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 2: And I just want thank you. And if me winning 640 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:24,920 Speaker 2: a championship means more people watch pro wrestling, especially a 641 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 2: w especially I'm knocking the front of course a w DAN. Yeah, 642 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,400 Speaker 2: I'm all about it. I just wanna I want pro 643 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 2: wrestling because I watched this thing. I'll give a shout out. 644 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:38,480 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, I'm talking a lot. I just want to 645 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:40,960 Speaker 2: give a I'm drinking this energy drink at six thirty 646 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 2: because I gotta go to work out, so I'm already 647 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 2: wired up. You're yeah, I'm gonna put over this YouTube 648 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 2: channel called Wrestling Bios. They do a thing called Relive 649 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 2: in the war. He started doing it during the pandemic 650 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 2: to basically entertain all of us. Yeah, and I see 651 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 2: the numbers that WCW and WWF at the time did 652 00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 2: like three point something, four point this, five point this. 653 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 2: You know that's what I want, So of course I 654 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:14,040 Speaker 2: want that for aw first. You know what I mean, 655 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 2: everybody can eat, but my company gotta eat first, you know. 656 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, but you get first DIBs at the line. 657 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 2: Yeah. I just want pro wrestling to get back to that. 658 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 2: So I hope everyone enjoys AW and New Japan and 659 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:32,280 Speaker 2: WWE and the independent. I just want pro wrestling to 660 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 2: be back to where it was, whether there was eight 661 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:38,120 Speaker 2: million people or something watching. So thank you to everybody 662 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 2: who does watch. Thank you for everyone who hates on 663 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 2: it but still watches, because you're still watching them. You 664 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 2: see what I'm saying, You're still watching. I want to 665 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 2: thank everybody for that. We hope you enjoyed today's episode 666 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:50,680 Speaker 2: of the Battleground Podcast. 667 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:53,320 Speaker 1: Make sure you give it five stars and a nice review. 668 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 2: To stay up to date with the show, follow them 669 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,080 Speaker 2: at Battleground Podcast on Instagram.