WEBVTT - The Frederation Speaks, Ask Us Anything!

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<v Speaker 1>So it's it's trickier to get to know the bad

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<v Speaker 1>guys because they don't want you to get to know them.

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<v Speaker 1>They just want power and money and fame and influence.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I get that from them that they're a

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<v Speaker 1>part of the actual decision making process in reality and

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<v Speaker 1>in story. But they've probably been given the most motive

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<v Speaker 1>as far as tag team's there. And I for me

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<v Speaker 1>and what I came up with on wrestling and my

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<v Speaker 1>what I like in entertainment is the reason why. And

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<v Speaker 1>so I just need a little bit more of that.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope that answers.

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<v Speaker 2>And Jeff, like I said, I talked about Jeff was here,

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<v Speaker 2>you would say the Outrunners with their eighties.

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<v Speaker 1>He loves the Outrunners.

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<v Speaker 2>And now you're made even introducing the hosts are wrestling

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<v Speaker 2>win for.

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<v Speaker 1>Ready, Jef Died and of Ready friends soun what's up? Everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Wrestling with Freddie Wrestling with friends this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Definitely with friends, because we're reaching out to all of

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<v Speaker 1>you to ask questions that you have throughout the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Any questions you have, as inappropriate as they may be,

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<v Speaker 1>they will be answered psych but I will be taking

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<v Speaker 1>questions from all of you. Our producer Alex who's awesome

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<v Speaker 1>and rules and loves wrestling. He's not just producing for

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<v Speaker 1>the cash. Ah, he loves wrestling as much as we do.

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<v Speaker 1>He's going to be reading the questions and or playing

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<v Speaker 1>the voicemails. Jeff is on assignment, which means he's at

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<v Speaker 1>fifty thousand feet in the air, flying somewhere from doing

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<v Speaker 1>a comedy club somewhere and making people laugh, making some

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<v Speaker 1>people cry if you're sensitive. But anyway, here we go.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start the show, all right, Alex, I will allow

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<v Speaker 1>how many questions today? I will allow up to forty

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<v Speaker 1>questions today, knowing that we won't get past three because

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<v Speaker 1>I talk a lot. All right.

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<v Speaker 2>This first one comes from reebs Loves Roads and Wrestling

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<v Speaker 2>on Instagram. In your new wrestling venture, will you be

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<v Speaker 2>able to give your opinion on getting and bringing in

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<v Speaker 2>new talent?

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<v Speaker 1>One hundred percent? Yes. I you know. I'll never throw

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<v Speaker 1>anyone under a bus. I don't like doing bad business,

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<v Speaker 1>even if someone does bad business on me. I just don't.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe that's not true, but I think it is. But

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<v Speaker 1>I'll definitely talk about the process of trying to get

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<v Speaker 1>people that I'm passionate about. If something unique happened. As

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<v Speaker 1>far as how I got them excited and they're comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>with me sharing the story, then yeah, I'll share everybody's story,

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<v Speaker 1>but you always have to be make sure that you

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<v Speaker 1>know everybody involved is comfortable with that. I've told stories

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<v Speaker 1>that make people laugh and heard from actors later on

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<v Speaker 1>that were like, man, I wish you wouldn't have told

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<v Speaker 1>that story, like it was kind of embarrassing, and I'm like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so sorry. I thought it made you sound cool.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you beat that guy's ass. And he's like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but I got kids now, and you know I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want them knowing that part of me. I'm like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>that's my bad. So as long as the wrestlers were

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<v Speaker 1>cool with me sharing the story of how I got

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<v Speaker 1>them or didn't, then yeah, I would share everything, but

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<v Speaker 1>both parties have to be cool with it.

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<v Speaker 2>Reebs, what are your thoughts on former WWE superstar Teagan Knox.

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<v Speaker 2>I think she's super talented, untapped resource that hasn't been

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<v Speaker 2>given a chance to shine. My husband and I love

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<v Speaker 2>the podcast and listen in every week. First of all,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you to you and your hubs. And I liked

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<v Speaker 2>Teagan a lot. I thought she had this cool kind

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<v Speaker 2>of nineties like rom Com look to her, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I mean, Like like the Rachel Lee Cooks and

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<v Speaker 2>the Julia styles of the world. I thought she had

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<v Speaker 2>a great look to her. I think the problem that

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<v Speaker 2>she had in WWE was injury, and I think she

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<v Speaker 2>was getting hurt more often than they could trust her

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<v Speaker 2>body to give her the push that a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>us wanted to see for her. I loved the voice.

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<v Speaker 2>I think she was from Wales. I love that accent.

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<v Speaker 1>My wife worked with this dude from Wales, and when

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<v Speaker 1>they speak Welsh, it's like the craziest, crazier than Dutch.

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<v Speaker 1>Y'all got the craziest language in the world out there

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<v Speaker 1>in Wales. I thought she was super cool and she

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<v Speaker 1>had the shiniest wizard I think was her finisher, and

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<v Speaker 1>I like that too. It always looked good. So I

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<v Speaker 1>was a Ticker Knox fan. I just think that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when your body betrays you, there's freaking nothing you can do,

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of these wrestlers want to get back

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<v Speaker 1>so quickly that maybe they're trying to come back too soon,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they hurt something else or they reinjured something

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<v Speaker 1>that wasn't all the way quite healed. Yeah, injuries friggin

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<v Speaker 1>suck and hers definitely did this.

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<v Speaker 2>Next one's coming in from the Potato Pope on ig

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<v Speaker 2>Potato pulp. With Freddy's love of Japan, I'm surprised he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't watch your Japan Pro Wrestling. How did we get

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<v Speaker 2>him to talk? How do we talk him into watching

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<v Speaker 2>Wrestle Kingdom and Russell Dynasty this year?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so you might not have to talk me into

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<v Speaker 1>it because I might have watched a couple episodes over

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple weeks. When I was in Australia and

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<v Speaker 1>having my downtime, I could not find WWE or AW

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<v Speaker 1>on any of their channels out there. I started going

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<v Speaker 1>on YouTube and I went on a deep dive on

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<v Speaker 1>NJPW New Japan Pro Wrestling, and I watched a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of their matches. Man, because I'm not the lead of

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<v Speaker 1>this movie, so I had some downtime, and like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>I couldn't find any others. So I've been watching. I

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<v Speaker 1>already liked the style. You nailed me on my All

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<v Speaker 1>Things Japan. Yeah, maybe I will. It's not as hard

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<v Speaker 1>as it was a year ago for me to find

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<v Speaker 1>wrestling pay per views. Even though I'm old, I'm learning

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<v Speaker 1>how to navigate the internet. I'm learning what Google's all about.

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<v Speaker 1>I've even ordered a couple things off Bleacher Report. What

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<v Speaker 1>that's right? And I didn't screw it up once. I

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<v Speaker 1>ordered some Uber Eats. I just downloaded that app. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>never have ubered before until I was in Australia. I

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<v Speaker 1>downloaded the app and I didn't screw it up once.

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<v Speaker 1>Not only did I get some to come to my

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<v Speaker 1>house and pick me up, and I didn't make him wait.

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<v Speaker 1>I was standing outside because I'm good good rider. Is

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<v Speaker 1>that what you call a good passenger? A good Uberer?

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<v Speaker 1>And they I saw that at Uber Eats on the app.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't even have to download it. I just pushed

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<v Speaker 1>that on the right and boom. I ordered Japanese food

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<v Speaker 1>to my and it was Japanese food. I swear to God.

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<v Speaker 1>I ordered Japanese food to my house and the miso

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<v Speaker 1>soup came hot. I gave a twenty percent tip. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>in Australia you can only do fifteen, but on Uber

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<v Speaker 1>you can do up to twenty. So I gave him

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<v Speaker 1>a twenty percent tip because the soup was hot. So yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I love Japan. No, it won't be hard to get

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<v Speaker 1>me to watch, and maybe we'll even get to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about him on the podcast next season.

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<v Speaker 2>I really appreciate that question. That was I hope you're

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<v Speaker 2>a writer. Should I say your driver gave you five stars?

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<v Speaker 2>Because you know you get you get stars as well?

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<v Speaker 2>So oh shit, you get stars. Oh I'm so glad

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<v Speaker 2>I was on time Fred sucked a one star passenger

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<v Speaker 2>eats and Uber if the guy was cool, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it wasn't. This one comes from Peter Peter surs

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<v Speaker 2>on Ig. He's a I followed him. He's a comedian.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to get into wrestling as a backstage interviewer

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<v Speaker 2>or pre post show commentator. Would love to know how

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<v Speaker 2>I can get involved in your new promotion or any promotion.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd love this podcast. Okay, dude.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, WWE has like an open door policy

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<v Speaker 1>on taking the resumes and things like that reels. If

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<v Speaker 1>you have a reel, I would submit that right away

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<v Speaker 1>to WWE. AW kind of already has that spot filled,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like with RJ, but WWE does not. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't have anyone that's funny. They have a couple guys

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<v Speaker 1>that have tried to be funny on the pre shows,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're not so I you know, there could be

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity for you there, but I would present a

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<v Speaker 1>reel of your work. If that gets you a meeting,

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<v Speaker 1>then you can talk about your passion and knowledge of wrestling,

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<v Speaker 1>and then those two things combined perhaps could get you

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity. As far as mine goes, mine has switched

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<v Speaker 1>so many times. There used to not be a spot

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<v Speaker 1>for that kind of a person. And if I ever

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<v Speaker 1>get my shit off the ground in the new way

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<v Speaker 1>we're trying to do it, there certainly will be room

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<v Speaker 1>for that type of a position. So just keep listening

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<v Speaker 1>and reach out. If you ever hear me, pull this,

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<v Speaker 1>pull this this damn dream off. Until then, keep grinding,

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<v Speaker 1>and I hope to see on WWE. Dude, i'd aw

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<v Speaker 1>do I feel like already has that spot filled.

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<v Speaker 2>Next one's coming in from four eighty three Tom Tom

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<v Speaker 2>for eighty three on IG that's Big Tom?

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<v Speaker 1>Sorry, Big Tom.

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<v Speaker 2>Who is your favorite WWE tag team of all time?

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<v Speaker 1>That's pretty I might have to give you two. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I might have to give you two because it's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to rate the new ones and say they're as great

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<v Speaker 1>as the old ones because their careers aren't done and

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<v Speaker 1>over yet they're still building them. So as a as

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<v Speaker 1>a kid, it was probably the Heart Foundation because I

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<v Speaker 1>was a big Brett Brett hart nerd. And then when

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<v Speaker 1>I worked at WWE, it was certainly the Hardy Boys,

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<v Speaker 1>and now, man, now it's tough, it would probably still

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<v Speaker 1>be the Heart Foundation. I mean, the New Day is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty awesome, but again it's hard because they're they're in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of their journey, like they have another ten

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<v Speaker 1>years before they should be compared to any other tag

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<v Speaker 1>teams out there, and they already have a decade in

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<v Speaker 1>the business. So those would be the three that I

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<v Speaker 1>would give you. I'd give you Heart Foundation, Hardy Man

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<v Speaker 1>that leaves out Edge and Christian that leaves out the

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<v Speaker 1>Dudley Boys. That leaves I mean, I even like the

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<v Speaker 1>Italian Stallions back in the day, was that Paul Romo

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<v Speaker 1>and and something Powers Jim Powers Maybe I don't even remember,

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<v Speaker 1>but man's that's tough. I would say those three though,

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<v Speaker 1>New Day, Hardy Boys, hard Foundation and that sucks to

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<v Speaker 1>leave out Edgen, Christian and the Dudley Boys. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a crappy fan for doing so. There you go.

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<v Speaker 2>You have any from the New Regime from AW and

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<v Speaker 2>WW that you like that you're following right now?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I like what the New Day does story wise.

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<v Speaker 1>As far as AW, they focus more on tag teams.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's more difficult to get into the wrestler's characters

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<v Speaker 1>in AEW because they focus more on giving a superior

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<v Speaker 1>match than WWE. But in doing so they've sacrificed the

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<v Speaker 1>story and the getting to know you phase of a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of these wrestlers careers. Like if you weren't hip

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<v Speaker 1>to them in the indies, then too bad. So sad

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<v Speaker 1>you don't get to know their story, And that to

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<v Speaker 1>me is like shit, how much more wrestling do I

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<v Speaker 1>have to watch to keep up with these cats? Like

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<v Speaker 1>tell me who you are? It's not hard to do.

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<v Speaker 1>They just aren't focused on it. They do it a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit like they gave us a little bit with

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<v Speaker 1>the Acclaimed Once Daddy asked was in the in the mix?

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<v Speaker 1>You started to get to know their personality a little more,

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<v Speaker 1>and then eventually they're their win and run with the titles.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh private party. They haven't given us much to get

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<v Speaker 1>to know them a little bit lately with the MVP

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<v Speaker 1>stuff and then wanting to do it without him. That

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<v Speaker 1>gave us a small sense of their motivation, but I'd

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<v Speaker 1>like to see more of that. So it's hard. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>I like the Luta Bros. But they're not there anymore

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<v Speaker 1>FTR again, Like, I know who they are, but I

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<v Speaker 1>don't ever get a chance to know why they're wrestling

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<v Speaker 1>the guys they're wrestling, So it's hard to get a

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<v Speaker 1>sense of of what motivates both men other than we

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<v Speaker 1>want gold, which is cool. It just that can't be

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<v Speaker 1>the story every time. And the young young bucks, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's tricky with them because they've been given the most,

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<v Speaker 1>so I understand them the most. But they're bad guys.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not supposed to like them, and I don't so

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<v Speaker 1>for the right reason. So it's it's trickier to get

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<v Speaker 1>to know the bad guys because they don't want you

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<v Speaker 1>to get to know them. They just want power and

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<v Speaker 1>money and fame and influence, and so I get that

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<v Speaker 1>from them. They're a part of the actual decision making

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<v Speaker 1>process in reality and in story, but they've probably been

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<v Speaker 1>given the most motive as far as tag teams there

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<v Speaker 1>and I for me and what I came up with

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<v Speaker 1>on wrestling, and what I like in entertainment is the

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<v Speaker 1>reason why. And so I just need a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more of that. I hope that answers.

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<v Speaker 2>And if Jeff, like I said, I talked about Jeff

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<v Speaker 2>was here, he would say the Outrunners with their eighties

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<v Speaker 2>the act.

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<v Speaker 1>He loves the Outrunners. Their handshake is money, man. They

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<v Speaker 1>did the New Day handshake. I love that, the Arnold

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<v Speaker 1>Schwartzenegger Carl Weather's Predator handshake. That shit's money. When you

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<v Speaker 1>got biceps, that's the best handshake to get. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I got to give a Jeff is fifty feet plug

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<v Speaker 2>because even love he loves those guys. This one, This

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<v Speaker 2>one's coming in from Jim Balcony ninety six on Instagram.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's a tough guy. Name.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think about the C two the AW

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<v Speaker 2>Continental Classics so far?

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<v Speaker 1>I like the Continental Classic. I like the philosophy behind it.

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<v Speaker 1>I like that there's no outside interference allowed. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>certain level of respect and decorum that comes with that,

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<v Speaker 1>unless you're Kyle Fletcher and your cheat to win. So

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<v Speaker 1>I like the format of it. I don't want them

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<v Speaker 1>to rely on tournaments to give the best matches I'd

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<v Speaker 1>love to see again. I'm beating a dead horse here.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to see story behind it. But it is

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<v Speaker 1>nice to get to see these sort of dream scenario

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<v Speaker 1>matches so quickly grouped together. Does that make sense? Like

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<v Speaker 1>you get you'll get like two three weeks, these insane

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<v Speaker 1>matches without a story because you don't need it because

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<v Speaker 1>they're forced to wrestle in like a kumite. Right, So

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<v Speaker 1>it's much more like watching a you know, an action

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<v Speaker 1>movie as opposed to a Liam Neeson action movie, right,

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<v Speaker 1>which is more character driven, like you took my daughter.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm taking everything from you, motherfuckers. That's more WWE. There's

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<v Speaker 1>this more Jackie Chan movie, which is like, Yo, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>fighting forty dudes and I'm gonna freaking win and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna show you how I'm gonna win because I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be creative with it, and that's more the aw style.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like, nice.

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<v Speaker 2>This one's coming in from CG Camp seventy nine. What

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<v Speaker 2>do you Freddy think about inducting matches into the WWE

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<v Speaker 2>Hall of Fame? Similar to how the UFC has the

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<v Speaker 2>Fight Wing and he gives he gives some examples like

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<v Speaker 2>Savageteamboat from so Many three, Austin bread Wrestme thirteen, stuff

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<v Speaker 2>like that, just to change the format a little.

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<v Speaker 1>That's pretty cool and I could definitely see that happening.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's a great idea. I could definitely see

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<v Speaker 1>the WWE opening a wing for the greatest matches of

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<v Speaker 1>all time. I could see them doing that. They're going

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<v Speaker 1>to run out of ideas. I mean, they induct too

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<v Speaker 1>many people every year. The induction process is not as

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<v Speaker 1>legitimate as you would think. I mean they were when

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<v Speaker 1>I worked there. They were asking the writer's room to

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<v Speaker 1>come up with who's going to go? I'm like, why

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<v Speaker 1>are we qualified to make these nominations and doing all this?

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<v Speaker 1>Like shouldn't there be a board of decision makers with

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<v Speaker 1>like all these old school people on it. But no,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe they've changed it. But when I worked there, the

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<v Speaker 1>selection process was bullshit. But I think that's a wonderful idea.

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<v Speaker 1>The UFC does do that. I think the is it

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<v Speaker 1>the Hollywood Museum of Movies whatever it's called in Beverly Hills,

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<v Speaker 1>They have like some of the greatest scenes of all

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<v Speaker 1>time that you can go and rewatch. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's a I think that's a great idea, and I'll

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<v Speaker 1>bet you you see that in the near future, and

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<v Speaker 1>when you do, you can take credit for it. You

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<v Speaker 1>can be like see I said on a podcast and

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<v Speaker 1>some asshole at WW heard Freddy's podcast from some other

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<v Speaker 1>asshole and they got the idea for it and stole

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<v Speaker 1>my idea. You're damn right, they stole your idea. It

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<v Speaker 1>was good. It was a good idea. You're not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get paid for it, Jack, you got screwed on that,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was a good idea.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of residuals to this podcast and to people

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<v Speaker 2>who listen.

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<v Speaker 1>He just mentioned.

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<v Speaker 2>He has a side quest, what are the odds of

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<v Speaker 2>you going to Pittsburgh to do a comic con?

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<v Speaker 1>Love the show? That was pretty scary as well. Pittsburgh's

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<v Speaker 1>a direct flight, so the odds are good. If I

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<v Speaker 1>have to take two flights, the odds are zero. And

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<v Speaker 1>I only do like two maybe three a year. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think I'm doing any this year. I'm working too

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<v Speaker 1>much and trying to get too much shit going, and

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<v Speaker 1>then I have to cancel. Nothing's worse than I feel

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<v Speaker 1>so shitty when I cancel the convention and people say,

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<v Speaker 1>like it's no big deal, like people do it all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. But I get it. I understand that people

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<v Speaker 1>are buying plane tickets, people are paying for hotel rooms,

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<v Speaker 1>and sometimes it's just to see one person, even though

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<v Speaker 1>they know there's going to be fifty people there. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>it's just to see Hayden Christiansen because you connected to

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<v Speaker 1>that dude so much. Sometimes it's just to see Jeff

0:17:11.320 --> 0:17:14.080
<v Speaker 1>goldbloomus you love Jeff Goldblum. Sometimes it's just because you

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<v Speaker 1>want to see me. And when I cancel, you're out.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how many hundreds of dollars on your

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<v Speaker 1>plane ticket, I don't know how much the convention costs you.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how much your food cost you while

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<v Speaker 1>you were out there. You got to freaking eat. What

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<v Speaker 1>are you going to starve? And then you're just out

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<v Speaker 1>all that money And that makes me feel like shit,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not able to reimburse you know you guys

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<v Speaker 1>to even though I feel bad like that's that's just

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<v Speaker 1>not going to happen and be too many of you

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<v Speaker 1>and my ass would be bankrupt. So yeah, man, I

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<v Speaker 1>really don't like committing to them unless I know for

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<v Speaker 1>a fact I can be there and this year is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be hard, so I don't think I'm gonna do

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<v Speaker 1>any of this year. But I like Pittsburgh. I saw

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<v Speaker 1>a great Kurt Angle match in Pittsburgh. Son of a

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<v Speaker 1>Bitch lost to Stone Cold, but whatever, he should he

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<v Speaker 1>should have won that match anyway. But yeah, I would

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<v Speaker 1>totally to come there and do a convention there. I

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<v Speaker 1>just don't have plans for it in the immediate future,

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<v Speaker 1>but you never know, my bro Very cool.

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<v Speaker 2>This one's coming in from Ac Brooker on IG. Two

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<v Speaker 2>great names in a row. I hope those are your

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<v Speaker 2>real names. Huge fan of the pod guys. Top three

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<v Speaker 2>on Spotify wrapped. Wow, that's pretty cool. That was pretty

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<v Speaker 2>scary in my top five.

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<v Speaker 1>Very good. Hey, shout out. That was pretty scary.

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<v Speaker 2>My question is, now that we're nearing the end of

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty four, what has been your most memorable moment

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<v Speaker 2>of wrestling this year?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh man, that's that's a tough one. We watch, you know,

0:18:46.320 --> 0:18:49.680
<v Speaker 1>eight hours of wrestling a week. That's not including the

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<v Speaker 1>pay per views and premium live events, so there's a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot a lot going on, and I want to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure I get the year right.

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<v Speaker 2>Even they also say, do you have any iconic storylines

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<v Speaker 2>or moments that had you really pumped, fired up, or

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<v Speaker 2>jumping out of your seat to go with that question.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there was a moment between MJF and will

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<v Speaker 1>Ospray that I thought was overlooked by almost everybody that

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<v Speaker 1>was so smart when will Ospray says, you're jealous that

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<v Speaker 1>these people cheer for me, and Max responded with they

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<v Speaker 1>used to cheer for me before you showed up. And

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<v Speaker 1>I thought, for a heel to be that vulnerable and

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<v Speaker 1>petty at the same time was so smart. I wanted

0:19:37.320 --> 0:19:39.920
<v Speaker 1>that storyline to last a lot longer than it did,

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<v Speaker 1>and it definitely could have. And I hope these two

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<v Speaker 1>meet up again next year for something and have some

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<v Speaker 1>reason to fight, because that storyline was not long enough

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<v Speaker 1>for what those two can do on the microphone. But

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<v Speaker 1>the signing of will Ospray and his debut in aew

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<v Speaker 1>just with his song and his entrants alone, I was

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<v Speaker 1>really excited because I wasn't as hip to him as

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of you were. I was just getting hip

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<v Speaker 1>to him as he was getting signed and starting to

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<v Speaker 1>watch stuff on Instagram and saw him do the flip

0:20:10.680 --> 0:20:12.680
<v Speaker 1>where they did the edit with the super Saiyan hair

0:20:12.720 --> 0:20:15.080
<v Speaker 1>when he lands like that. Was my introduction to will

0:20:15.119 --> 0:20:17.800
<v Speaker 1>Osprey was he was a super Saiyan, so I got

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<v Speaker 1>really excited for that. I thought he did great. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought when Triple H kind of shit on him and

0:20:23.400 --> 0:20:26.000
<v Speaker 1>Ousprey took the opportunity to shit back, I thought that

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<v Speaker 1>was really smart. Most of the time, I don't agree

0:20:28.440 --> 0:20:30.439
<v Speaker 1>with that, but the way he handled it was with

0:20:30.560 --> 0:20:34.800
<v Speaker 1>such I don't know is dignity the right word grace.

0:20:36.119 --> 0:20:38.439
<v Speaker 1>He's a gruff, gruff guy, so I don't know how

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<v Speaker 1>often we applied dignity and grace to a tough guy.

0:20:42.480 --> 0:20:44.520
<v Speaker 1>But that's how he handled it. He shipped on him

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<v Speaker 1>a little. He's like, hey man, he done some shady

0:20:46.960 --> 0:20:49.320
<v Speaker 1>stuff too, my brother, so just don't forget about that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not hating on you. It's just you hit me once,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna hit you once back. And he gave as

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<v Speaker 1>he got, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've liked what he's brought to the table and

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<v Speaker 1>what he's brought to the game so far, and I

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<v Speaker 1>wish him and aw a lot of success because I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to see these these guys and girls go anywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>He did it with a lot of bruughness. I want

0:21:07.840 --> 0:21:10.520
<v Speaker 2>to say, a lot of it, a lot of the problem.

0:21:10.720 --> 0:21:13.080
<v Speaker 2>Brooker also mentions I didn't want this to go on.

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<v Speaker 2>Read that I know you're no longer in Australia, but

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned that if you know, if you're still in Australia,

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<v Speaker 2>are you doing any meeting greets from a fellow Aussie fan.

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<v Speaker 1>No, meet and greets in Australia, man, I was just

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<v Speaker 1>there to work, no conventions or anything like that. My

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<v Speaker 1>friend was directing the movie. She also co wrote the movie.

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<v Speaker 1>I was out there to kick ass for her, do

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<v Speaker 1>my thing we got. We don't finish the movie until February.

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<v Speaker 1>We shoot a little more in Los Angeles, so I

0:21:39.119 --> 0:21:41.960
<v Speaker 1>have some time to kill in between. Yeah, no meet

0:21:41.960 --> 0:21:44.880
<v Speaker 1>and greets. Out there just out there trying to kick

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<v Speaker 1>as much ass as I possibly can and bring the

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<v Speaker 1>best performance possible at camera.

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<v Speaker 2>And this question that Snacks goes along with that, what

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<v Speaker 2>was the what is the process of getting such an

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<v Speaker 2>iconic franchise like I know what should did last summer

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<v Speaker 2>back in theaters.

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<v Speaker 1>Again, Dude, I passed the first time they brought it

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<v Speaker 1>to me. I didn't want to do it. I passed

0:22:08.880 --> 0:22:10.639
<v Speaker 1>when they brought the news She's all that to me

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<v Speaker 1>because originally She's all that script was super inorganic for

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<v Speaker 1>me and Rachel to be in it. I was just like,

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<v Speaker 1>you're just forcing us into these roles and it's not

0:22:19.480 --> 0:22:21.960
<v Speaker 1>even the characters we played in the first one. You're

0:22:22.000 --> 0:22:24.840
<v Speaker 1>like acting like they didn't exist, and they're the reason

0:22:24.880 --> 0:22:27.800
<v Speaker 1>people liked the movie. They related to the characters, and

0:22:27.840 --> 0:22:29.320
<v Speaker 1>they're like, well, we think it'd be cool for you

0:22:29.359 --> 0:22:31.480
<v Speaker 1>to be the principle, and I was like, yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 1>not happening. Miramax just totally screwed this whole that whole

0:22:35.920 --> 0:22:38.400
<v Speaker 1>thing up from my perspective, like it just felt forced

0:22:38.400 --> 0:22:40.600
<v Speaker 1>and weak, and I think matt ended up playing the

0:22:40.680 --> 0:22:43.080
<v Speaker 1>role that they that they offered me, but I just

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<v Speaker 1>didn't respond to what they were trying to do in

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<v Speaker 1>any way, shape or form. And I assumed it would

0:22:48.000 --> 0:22:49.840
<v Speaker 1>be the same with I Know what you did last summer,

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<v Speaker 1>and so when they first brought it to me, I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, pass, No, don't even want to read it.

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<v Speaker 1>Didn't have the best experience, you know in the first place,

0:22:58.400 --> 0:23:01.280
<v Speaker 1>don't need to revisit it. I think this stuff can

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<v Speaker 1>be really lame, and it's going to be forced and inorganic,

0:23:03.720 --> 0:23:06.479
<v Speaker 1>and shitty didn't even give it a chance. And then

0:23:06.520 --> 0:23:09.000
<v Speaker 1>a few months later my wife said, Hey, our friend

0:23:09.160 --> 0:23:12.399
<v Speaker 1>jen Is has taken over. She's going to direct the

0:23:12.400 --> 0:23:15.120
<v Speaker 1>movie and co write it. And I was like, oh,

0:23:15.160 --> 0:23:17.680
<v Speaker 1>that's interesting. She was like, yeah, she wants to talk

0:23:17.680 --> 0:23:21.040
<v Speaker 1>to you, and I was like, oh no, And so

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<v Speaker 1>she I take the meeting and we sit and talk

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<v Speaker 1>and she starts pitching the Ray and the Julie characters

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<v Speaker 1>and it's not like forced or inorganic at all. It's

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<v Speaker 1>very natural and where they are in their lives now

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<v Speaker 1>at this point, and how they're going to help shape

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<v Speaker 1>this story. And these new characters that are the focal

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<v Speaker 1>point of the movie, these these new young people. And

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<v Speaker 1>she approached the characters with such care and respect that

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<v Speaker 1>it was a very not a very easy yes, but

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<v Speaker 1>much easier to say yes than I thought it would be,

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<v Speaker 1>because the characters were protected and and they weren't, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they weren't the leads of the movie, which is fine,

0:24:02.520 --> 0:24:05.280
<v Speaker 1>I don't care about that, but they were still important.

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<v Speaker 1>It wasn't just hey, let's get all the equity that

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<v Speaker 1>Freddy built up in the nineties and get a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to market it and get older people to come see

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<v Speaker 1>a horror movie too, not just young people like that's

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<v Speaker 1>what she's all. That felt like when they offered it,

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<v Speaker 1>and this felt the opposite. So it became much easier

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<v Speaker 1>to come in and jump in. That might not answer

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<v Speaker 1>your question exactly the way you phrased it, but I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if I can answer it any better because

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<v Speaker 1>I don't. You know, the only other film I've done

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<v Speaker 1>that was sort of like a franchise was Scooby, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know I wouldn't. I wouldn't do that again. It's

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<v Speaker 1>organically it just wouldn't. It just wouldn't work. And I

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<v Speaker 1>don't love Warner Brothers. I'll just leave it at that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure their feeling as mutual, or at least it

0:24:51.359 --> 0:24:53.720
<v Speaker 1>was back then. It's probably all new people now. Actually no,

0:24:53.800 --> 0:24:57.320
<v Speaker 1>there's still somebody there that probably doesn't like me. But yeah,

0:24:57.359 --> 0:25:03.320
<v Speaker 1>so this felt natural and nothing felt forced. So it

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<v Speaker 1>was an easy yes. Whereas you know in the past,

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<v Speaker 1>when these things have happened, or the way I project

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<v Speaker 1>things will happen in the future on other projects, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a very easy no.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you need to get permission to use the name

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<v Speaker 2>of the film. Are there a lot of steps into that,

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<v Speaker 2>like into you know, bringing a film back up from

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<v Speaker 2>the dead.

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<v Speaker 1>Basically, no, I mean it's it's still the same person

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<v Speaker 1>that owned the rights is still involved with this one.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's no there's no process at all. That only

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<v Speaker 1>exists when you're originally getting the rights from Judy Bloom

0:25:36.000 --> 0:25:38.639
<v Speaker 1>herself back in the nineties when we first got it,

0:25:39.400 --> 0:25:42.600
<v Speaker 1>and that only got that only was was purchased and approved.

0:25:42.640 --> 0:25:45.639
<v Speaker 1>Because this is successive Scream. Without Scream, there is no

0:25:45.720 --> 0:25:47.040
<v Speaker 1>I Know what you did last summer. A lot of

0:25:47.080 --> 0:25:48.760
<v Speaker 1>people confuse them and think, I Know what you did

0:25:48.880 --> 0:25:51.680
<v Speaker 1>came out first. We wouldn't have been greenlit if Screen

0:25:51.720 --> 0:25:54.879
<v Speaker 1>didn't make a bazillion dollars. Kevin Williamson, who wrote Scream,

0:25:55.040 --> 0:25:57.399
<v Speaker 1>adapted I Know What You Did Last Summer from the

0:25:57.400 --> 0:26:00.000
<v Speaker 1>book to the movie. The movie's much different than the book.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's much better than the book. There's not

0:26:03.240 --> 0:26:05.719
<v Speaker 1>a lot of action in the book. But yeah, there

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<v Speaker 1>is no I Know what You did without Scream. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of how horror works, you know. It goes

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<v Speaker 1>on these ten year runs where one movie opens the

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<v Speaker 1>door for a bunch of movies, and then they kind

0:26:15.520 --> 0:26:18.399
<v Speaker 1>of water down the movie that got them all the

0:26:18.440 --> 0:26:21.360
<v Speaker 1>opportunity until they're no longer valuable, and then the business

0:26:21.440 --> 0:26:23.439
<v Speaker 1>gives up on them the second half of that decade,

0:26:23.560 --> 0:26:25.919
<v Speaker 1>and then a new movie comes out, made by a

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<v Speaker 1>new director or sometimes an old school director with a

0:26:28.680 --> 0:26:30.960
<v Speaker 1>new lease on life and finds a new idea, and

0:26:30.960 --> 0:26:33.879
<v Speaker 1>they're trying to outdo what the other directors have done before.

0:26:33.920 --> 0:26:36.480
<v Speaker 1>And that's why it evolves so much more quickly than

0:26:36.520 --> 0:26:40.000
<v Speaker 1>every other type of movie, because these directors are constantly like, well, crap,

0:26:40.160 --> 0:26:42.439
<v Speaker 1>I can't do this because people have already yelled and screamed.

0:26:42.440 --> 0:26:44.480
<v Speaker 1>They're not going to see the same scare twice since

0:26:44.640 --> 0:26:46.119
<v Speaker 1>I got to find a new way to scare people.

0:26:46.880 --> 0:26:48.800
<v Speaker 1>That's why James Wand turned I Know You Did Last

0:26:48.800 --> 0:26:51.720
<v Speaker 1>Summer into a comedy and nobody screams anymore. They laugh

0:26:52.080 --> 0:26:56.119
<v Speaker 1>at it because you know, he's making these morality horror

0:26:56.119 --> 0:26:58.200
<v Speaker 1>films right where it's like, if you want to escape,

0:26:58.240 --> 0:27:01.119
<v Speaker 1>can you chew off your own ankle like a wolf? Like?

0:27:01.400 --> 0:27:03.720
<v Speaker 1>You know? It just it just changed the way we

0:27:03.760 --> 0:27:06.239
<v Speaker 1>looked at horror, which was really really cool. I love

0:27:06.320 --> 0:27:08.200
<v Speaker 1>James on I'm not shitting on him, but fuck that guy.

0:27:08.560 --> 0:27:12.480
<v Speaker 1>So yeah, man, So as far as like being a

0:27:12.520 --> 0:27:16.960
<v Speaker 1>part of a franchise, you have to approach it with respect, right,

0:27:17.280 --> 0:27:20.840
<v Speaker 1>But I think most actors are approaching their roles with respect.

0:27:21.000 --> 0:27:24.840
<v Speaker 1>Most actors and most directors aren't going to go, well,

0:27:24.880 --> 0:27:27.000
<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna make this so much better than the original.

0:27:27.119 --> 0:27:29.240
<v Speaker 1>You know, you go in there with respect and love

0:27:29.280 --> 0:27:31.800
<v Speaker 1>for the original, and in doing so you have a

0:27:31.880 --> 0:27:34.600
<v Speaker 1>chance to maybe have it better received or maybe not.

0:27:35.080 --> 0:27:37.080
<v Speaker 1>But if you go in there and I know, I've

0:27:37.080 --> 0:27:40.600
<v Speaker 1>seen some actors and some directors say, oh, I didn't

0:27:40.600 --> 0:27:42.760
<v Speaker 1>even watch the source material or I didn't even read

0:27:42.800 --> 0:27:46.400
<v Speaker 1>the book, And it's just like, if you think that's

0:27:46.400 --> 0:27:49.120
<v Speaker 1>making you sound cool, you're wrong, Like it just makes

0:27:49.119 --> 0:27:52.760
<v Speaker 1>you sound ill prepared and lazy, Like why wouldn't you

0:27:52.920 --> 0:27:54.280
<v Speaker 1>want to have as much as well? I want to

0:27:54.320 --> 0:27:56.760
<v Speaker 1>go in fresh. You're gonna have your own ideas based

0:27:56.760 --> 0:27:59.159
<v Speaker 1>on how you were raised, and you receive information like

0:27:59.200 --> 0:28:02.439
<v Speaker 1>it's your perform no matter what. But it's intelligent to

0:28:02.600 --> 0:28:06.240
<v Speaker 1>show respect to the material that you were offered because

0:28:06.600 --> 0:28:09.720
<v Speaker 1>usually it's something that people plan on being super successful

0:28:09.760 --> 0:28:13.080
<v Speaker 1>because it's an intellectual property. It's an idea that someone

0:28:13.119 --> 0:28:15.280
<v Speaker 1>had that was successful and that a studio believes they

0:28:15.320 --> 0:28:17.520
<v Speaker 1>can make money on, so maybe give it a view.

0:28:17.800 --> 0:28:19.719
<v Speaker 1>I read the book for I Note you did last summer,

0:28:19.840 --> 0:28:22.200
<v Speaker 1>and I watched the cartoons for Scooby Doo, and I

0:28:22.240 --> 0:28:24.920
<v Speaker 1>would approach any sort of franchise thing the same way.

0:28:24.960 --> 0:28:27.480
<v Speaker 1>So I think that's the best way to approach the franchise.

0:28:27.520 --> 0:28:30.400
<v Speaker 1>If that should answer your question completely. Yeah, that was good.

0:28:30.600 --> 0:28:32.600
<v Speaker 1>This last one is not really a question. It comes

0:28:32.640 --> 0:28:36.600
<v Speaker 1>from Matt Teals nineteen ninety five. Man.

0:28:36.600 --> 0:28:38.560
<v Speaker 2>I really wanted to say thank you, and it was

0:28:38.680 --> 0:28:42.040
<v Speaker 2>lovely to meet you in Australia. I'm a huge fan

0:28:42.080 --> 0:28:45.320
<v Speaker 2>of the podcast. They met you in Australia Seals nineteen

0:28:45.360 --> 0:28:45.760
<v Speaker 2>ninety five.

0:28:46.720 --> 0:28:49.160
<v Speaker 1>Dude, why didn't you say where we met? Matt? I

0:28:49.200 --> 0:28:52.719
<v Speaker 1>met a handful of people in Australia that said they

0:28:52.720 --> 0:28:55.000
<v Speaker 1>were fans of the podcast, and it was tripping me out.

0:28:55.280 --> 0:28:57.120
<v Speaker 1>We were getting so much love in Australia. I had

0:28:57.120 --> 0:28:59.000
<v Speaker 1>like four people come up to me and be like, hey,

0:28:59.040 --> 0:29:07.240
<v Speaker 1>I like the podcast. One guy said fuck Jeff for

0:29:07.280 --> 0:29:09.400
<v Speaker 1>real some Australia. I was like, fuck that Jeff guy,

0:29:09.440 --> 0:29:11.360
<v Speaker 1>But you're all right. Man, I thought i'd hate you.

0:29:11.800 --> 0:29:14.080
<v Speaker 1>I was like, well, I appreciate that you don't hate me.

0:29:14.160 --> 0:29:16.160
<v Speaker 1>But Jeff's all right, dude, He's like, I'm sure he's fine.

0:29:16.160 --> 0:29:18.880
<v Speaker 1>I'm sure he's fine. But if that guy so he

0:29:18.920 --> 0:29:21.600
<v Speaker 1>got mad at Jeff for something, But yeah, man, thanks

0:29:21.600 --> 0:29:24.080
<v Speaker 1>for the shout out, thanks for the love. I appreciate it.

0:29:24.160 --> 0:29:26.240
<v Speaker 1>Australia is one of my favorite places in the world.

0:29:26.520 --> 0:29:28.880
<v Speaker 1>We shot the first Scooby Doo there and I lived

0:29:28.880 --> 0:29:31.920
<v Speaker 1>there for five months. We were there, I didn't get

0:29:31.960 --> 0:29:34.560
<v Speaker 1>to bring my dog because you guys have crazy quarantine laws.

0:29:34.880 --> 0:29:37.280
<v Speaker 1>Your dog has to be quarantined for six months, or

0:29:37.280 --> 0:29:39.680
<v Speaker 1>at least back then they did. I'm like, man, I'm

0:29:39.680 --> 0:29:43.360
<v Speaker 1>only out here for five I can't do that. So

0:29:43.400 --> 0:29:45.240
<v Speaker 1>I didn't get to see my boy Tyson. He was

0:29:45.280 --> 0:29:47.520
<v Speaker 1>this one hundred and twenty pound akita. He was such

0:29:47.520 --> 0:29:49.080
<v Speaker 1>a stud and he was all muscle. You're like, one

0:29:49.120 --> 0:29:51.320
<v Speaker 1>hundred twenty pounds. Was he fat? No, he wasn't fat.

0:29:51.320 --> 0:29:54.240
<v Speaker 1>He was spelt baby. And I missed him so much.

0:29:54.280 --> 0:29:57.040
<v Speaker 1>But we were in the Gold Coast, which is like,

0:29:57.120 --> 0:30:00.920
<v Speaker 1>if you like gambling or golf, it's amazing. But if

0:30:00.920 --> 0:30:03.920
<v Speaker 1>you don't it's not that cool. And I was in

0:30:03.960 --> 0:30:06.560
<v Speaker 1>my twenties and not into either of those things because

0:30:06.600 --> 0:30:09.120
<v Speaker 1>I'm not in my sixties. And so I would cruise

0:30:09.160 --> 0:30:12.479
<v Speaker 1>down to Sydney every single weekend and that was my city,

0:30:12.520 --> 0:30:15.760
<v Speaker 1>that was my vibe, those were my people. I snuck

0:30:15.880 --> 0:30:18.760
<v Speaker 1>up north to the hilaria called Noosa and served some

0:30:18.840 --> 0:30:21.520
<v Speaker 1>nice slow rollers. But when I was there, not this trip,

0:30:21.520 --> 0:30:23.520
<v Speaker 1>I didn't have time. But on the first Scooby because

0:30:23.600 --> 0:30:25.479
<v Speaker 1>you know, a lot of scenes were just Shaggy and Scooby,

0:30:25.480 --> 0:30:26.680
<v Speaker 1>I didn't have to be in those scenes, so I

0:30:26.760 --> 0:30:29.400
<v Speaker 1>had days off. But yeah, I love it out there.

0:30:29.720 --> 0:30:32.600
<v Speaker 1>It's such a beautiful country. The food's good, the people

0:30:32.600 --> 0:30:36.600
<v Speaker 1>are good, the weather's good. The driving's crazy. But the

0:30:36.680 --> 0:30:38.640
<v Speaker 1>driving in La is way worse, So I don't know

0:30:38.840 --> 0:30:41.960
<v Speaker 1>I'm bitching about that. Holy shit, I almost died right

0:30:42.280 --> 0:30:45.240
<v Speaker 1>when I got off the plane leaving the airport, like

0:30:45.280 --> 0:30:47.800
<v Speaker 1>three different times, almost in three car accidents. It's just

0:30:47.840 --> 0:30:50.960
<v Speaker 1>people at La sucker driving so bad. But yeah, shout

0:30:50.960 --> 0:30:53.479
<v Speaker 1>out to Australia. I love you guys. You've turned out

0:30:53.480 --> 0:30:56.000
<v Speaker 1>some pretty awesome wrestlers over the years. Not talking about

0:30:56.080 --> 0:30:59.760
<v Speaker 1>Nathan Jones, talking about Kyle Fletcher, Baby Kyle Fletcher. Nathan

0:30:59.840 --> 0:31:01.640
<v Speaker 1>Joe was awesome in Ongbach though I don't know if

0:31:01.640 --> 0:31:03.640
<v Speaker 1>you guys have seen Bach. It's this movie with this

0:31:03.680 --> 0:31:06.320
<v Speaker 1>guy named Tony Jai or Tony ja He does like

0:31:06.400 --> 0:31:08.360
<v Speaker 1>muy Thai in his movies. He's like the Jackie Chann

0:31:08.400 --> 0:31:10.480
<v Speaker 1>of Thailand. And he did this movie where these people

0:31:10.480 --> 0:31:12.760
<v Speaker 1>were stealing his elephants and like selling him to Zeus

0:31:12.880 --> 0:31:15.680
<v Speaker 1>and he's like, yo, fuck Zoo's fuck you and Nathan

0:31:15.720 --> 0:31:17.719
<v Speaker 1>Jones is like, no, fuck you and he beats him up.

0:31:17.800 --> 0:31:19.080
<v Speaker 1>And then at the end of the movie he comes

0:31:19.080 --> 0:31:21.400
<v Speaker 1>back and he beats Nathan Jones. Is huge at Nathan

0:31:21.440 --> 0:31:23.760
<v Speaker 1>Jones is like six ' eight, like three hundred and

0:31:23.760 --> 0:31:26.640
<v Speaker 1>five pounds of just pure muscle against Tony Jai, who's

0:31:26.680 --> 0:31:29.240
<v Speaker 1>like a buck fifty five little muay Thai guy, maybe

0:31:29.280 --> 0:31:31.560
<v Speaker 1>like five four or five five. And he has to

0:31:31.640 --> 0:31:34.200
<v Speaker 1>like just do everything muy Thai can do to beat

0:31:34.240 --> 0:31:36.840
<v Speaker 1>your ass, and he does and he beats up Nathan Jones.

0:31:36.840 --> 0:31:40.200
<v Speaker 1>So you lost, Nathan Jones. Suck it, Kyle Fletcher for life.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the end of our episode, y'all. Thanks for listening.

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