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Bran Elberz here, Wrestling Observer Live. 0:06:29.800 --> 0:06:30.640 Where's the deep voice? 0:06:30.720 --> 0:06:30.880 Man? 0:06:32.160 --> 0:06:35.880 I was waiting for that guy. Weddy apparently not here today. 0:06:36.040 --> 0:06:38.800 Maybe took the day off like I'm taking the weekend. 0:06:39.000 --> 0:06:41.840 Perhaps he's camping, or perhaps he'll be back in the 0:06:41.880 --> 0:06:45.480 next break. It is a Wrestling Observer Live here everybody, 0:06:45.800 --> 0:06:49.920 Bran Elberts and Mike SIMPERBBI and we got lots to 0:06:50.080 --> 0:06:54.960 talk about here today. EYSR will lineups for the next 0:06:55.000 --> 0:06:58.400 couple of days. SmackDown is tonight and we have got 0:06:58.920 --> 0:07:02.280 four segments announced for the show. We have got the 0:07:02.440 --> 0:07:07.200 Grayson Waller effect with Edge. We have aj Styles versus 0:07:07.279 --> 0:07:11.200 Carrion Cross. We have both of my children loudly screaming 0:07:11.280 --> 0:07:16.840 downstairs as we speak. We have Austin Theory defending against Seamus, 0:07:18.240 --> 0:07:23.360 and we have the Trial of Tribal Chief Roman Reigns 0:07:24.080 --> 0:07:28.120 as arranged by the USOS, and that's going to do 0:07:28.200 --> 0:07:31.320 a gigantic number. So I hope oozever's in charge of 0:07:31.480 --> 0:07:34.480 ratings coming up this weekend. We'll alert everybody to how 0:07:34.520 --> 0:07:36.960 that's going to do. But it's gonna do big. Probably 0:07:37.000 --> 0:07:40.080 three million viewers would be my guests. So that's the 0:07:40.240 --> 0:07:44.960 SmackDown lineup for Friday Night. They're at Madison Square Garden 0:07:46.160 --> 0:07:50.840 now Mecca they call it of Sports and Entertainment. And 0:07:50.960 --> 0:07:57.840 then we have aw Collision in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and 0:07:58.000 --> 0:08:03.080 the lineup for that show has FTR versus Juice Robinson 0:08:03.120 --> 0:08:06.840 and j White, Willow Nightingale versus Athena in an owen 0:08:06.880 --> 0:08:13.280 Hart Tournament Women's semifinal, Ricky Starks against Powerhouse Hobbes in 0:08:13.360 --> 0:08:18.840 an owen Hart Tournament semifinal, and CM Punk will be 0:08:19.080 --> 0:08:25.480 facing Samoa Joe And as we get going here, these 0:08:25.520 --> 0:08:29.680 are semifinal matches, so the finals of the Men's owen 0:08:29.760 --> 0:08:32.120 Hart Cup, it's going to be the winner of Punk 0:08:32.200 --> 0:08:38.560 and Joe against the winner of Starks and Hobbes, And uh, 0:08:38.800 --> 0:08:40.959 I guess we're gonna see which way they go here. 0:08:41.960 --> 0:08:44.480 But I got I got a lot of ideas if 0:08:44.480 --> 0:08:46.839 you had to, if you had to put a I 0:08:46.840 --> 0:08:48.560 don't know, who do you think is winning this mic? 0:08:50.240 --> 0:08:56.800 Where is this guy? No one can hear you, Mike yep, 0:08:58.679 --> 0:09:00.480 now now we can, Okay? 0:09:00.559 --> 0:09:05.240 Good? Well, if I had to put real money on it, 0:09:05.640 --> 0:09:09.160 I would probably say the favorite CM Punk, But but 0:09:10.320 --> 0:09:13.719 I would actually, if it was up to me, put 0:09:13.880 --> 0:09:18.680 Powerhouse Hobbs over Huge gigantically and it would I would 0:09:18.679 --> 0:09:21.000 have CM Punk do that. I would. I think that 0:09:21.120 --> 0:09:24.360 would be a great thing if you're ready to get 0:09:24.440 --> 0:09:27.959 Powerhouse Hobbs really amped up and started. If you're not 0:09:28.440 --> 0:09:31.079 to me, CM Punk would probably be the way to go. 0:09:31.600 --> 0:09:34.800 You see, I have I have two ideas, but they conflict, 0:09:35.440 --> 0:09:38.920 ah is the problem. Obviously. My first idea, which I've 0:09:38.920 --> 0:09:42.280 talked about, is that Samo Joe beat Cmpunk via some 0:09:42.440 --> 0:09:46.240 sort of shenanigan, and that builds up to CM Punk 0:09:46.320 --> 0:09:49.480 and Samoa Joe in Wembley in front of your seventy 0:09:49.520 --> 0:09:52.120 five thousand people, and then Punk wins that match to 0:09:52.160 --> 0:09:54.719 set up his title match against MGF in Chicago the 0:09:54.760 --> 0:09:58.199 week after That is my That is my number one scenario. 0:09:58.720 --> 0:10:00.640 And in addition to that, i'd you believe that if 0:10:00.679 --> 0:10:03.600 they do that, that they should do a thirty minute 0:10:03.640 --> 0:10:08.640 special on TBS or TNT or whatever you know, and 0:10:09.600 --> 0:10:13.600 do like a full history of CM Punkinsumojio with all 0:10:13.679 --> 0:10:15.440 of this footage they have from that Ring of Honor 0:10:15.520 --> 0:10:18.920 video library. You got it, dude, make a big thing. 0:10:19.520 --> 0:10:21.240 Make this out to be like one of the biggest 0:10:21.320 --> 0:10:24.400 matches ever in aw don't just end this feud on 0:10:24.480 --> 0:10:28.199 Saturday on collision. I beg of you. But here, see 0:10:28.240 --> 0:10:31.920 the thing is with that scenario, my other scenario does 0:10:31.960 --> 0:10:36.720 not work because my other scenario was that Powerhouse Hobbes 0:10:36.840 --> 0:10:40.640 goes to the finals and he has assisted in winning 0:10:40.679 --> 0:10:48.160 the tournament by don Kallous, and thus Powerhouse Hobbes becomes 0:10:49.080 --> 0:10:54.520 the Tank of the don Kallis family. But the issue 0:10:54.600 --> 0:10:58.280 with that is that in order for Hobbes, in order 0:10:58.280 --> 0:11:00.520 for Hobbs to win, that would require see him Punk 0:11:00.559 --> 0:11:02.800 to beat Samojo, which I don't think they should do 0:11:02.840 --> 0:11:06.839 on Saturday, and or it would require Powerhouse Hobbs beating 0:11:06.880 --> 0:11:09.800 Samoa Joe. And if you're gonna do Somemojo and see 0:11:09.840 --> 0:11:12.320 him Punk at Wembley, then Samojo should not be losing 0:11:12.360 --> 0:11:13.720 to Hobbs here in this tournament. 0:11:14.440 --> 0:11:17.760 So I guess he can put them over big time 0:11:17.840 --> 0:11:20.360 on the way to doing it. Though, Look, you don't lose. 0:11:20.480 --> 0:11:23.400 I know in your scenario you lose some off the 0:11:23.520 --> 0:11:25.760 fastball if you go in that direction. But if see 0:11:25.800 --> 0:11:28.600 Him Punk wins on Saturday, you have one to one, 0:11:29.080 --> 0:11:32.559 which then leads you into Wembley with the tie breaking scenario, 0:11:32.720 --> 0:11:35.120 the same thing we're talking about with Osprey and Omega. 0:11:36.440 --> 0:11:41.079 See the other option you have here is that Samoa 0:11:41.240 --> 0:11:46.720 Joe beats Punk and this sets up the the Wembley match. 0:11:47.320 --> 0:11:48.600 Yeah, but you could. 0:11:49.040 --> 0:11:51.840 I guess if you do that, it's hard, dude, because 0:11:51.840 --> 0:11:54.160 either then Joe either has to win the tournament or 0:11:54.240 --> 0:11:56.720 Ricky Starks has to beat Joe. And I don't think 0:11:56.720 --> 0:11:59.000 that Ricky Starks should beating Joe. If Joe is going 0:11:59.040 --> 0:12:01.320 on to Wembley to face Punk and essentially number one 0:12:01.360 --> 0:12:03.920 contenders matches, what it would be not necessarily. 0:12:04.000 --> 0:12:06.520 Look, it's how you structure the match. People believe in 0:12:06.600 --> 0:12:09.319 Ricky Starks. He's a very popular guy. Same thing with 0:12:09.440 --> 0:12:11.679 Powerhouse Hobbs. Joe would have a little more work to do, 0:12:11.760 --> 0:12:13.360 where Punk would have a little more work to do 0:12:13.440 --> 0:12:16.440 with Powerhouse Hobbs. But as long as those guys come 0:12:16.520 --> 0:12:19.000 out of that match feeling as though they're on the 0:12:19.120 --> 0:12:22.559 level of those other dudes, then it was actually worth it. 0:12:22.679 --> 0:12:25.040 And you do have the bigger name coming out of 0:12:25.120 --> 0:12:26.480 it to win the owen Hard Cup. 0:12:28.360 --> 0:12:29.160 Let's see. 0:12:31.280 --> 0:12:32.160 You know what else you can do? 0:12:32.840 --> 0:12:35.480 This is this is kind of this kind of structure, 0:12:35.480 --> 0:12:37.240 it's kind of w W E booking. But here's what 0:12:37.559 --> 0:12:38.199 here's what else you can. 0:12:38.160 --> 0:12:39.440 Do complete opposite. 0:12:39.679 --> 0:12:44.480 Joe beats Punk, Yes, Ricky Starks hold on half our, 0:12:45.440 --> 0:12:49.520 Ricky Starks beats Hobbs Samoa Joe, and Ricky Starks in 0:12:49.600 --> 0:12:55.120 the Finalmjo wins. So not only would would samo Jo 0:12:55.280 --> 0:12:58.000 have knocked Punk out of the Owen Hard Tournament with 0:12:58.480 --> 0:13:00.640 you know, Punk and ftr's gimmick being the biggest fans 0:13:00.679 --> 0:13:02.480 ever of the Hard family, not only would you have 0:13:02.559 --> 0:13:04.440 knocked him out of the tournament, he wins the tournament 0:13:05.120 --> 0:13:07.280 and then you know, not immediately because you don't want 0:13:07.280 --> 0:13:10.760 to be obvious w W E booking. But Ricky Starks 0:13:10.840 --> 0:13:14.160 eventually gets a shot at Samoa Joe for the UH 0:13:15.200 --> 0:13:17.800 television title, and he beats him and becomes a Ring 0:13:17.840 --> 0:13:19.000 of Honor Television champion. 0:13:19.080 --> 0:13:20.840 But why would Ricky Starts be the Ring of Honor 0:13:20.920 --> 0:13:23.679 television champion. He needs to be just an AW property 0:13:23.720 --> 0:13:24.720 And I know things are wrong, so. 0:13:25.200 --> 0:13:27.839 To see someone Joe's an AW property. He needs the 0:13:28.120 --> 0:13:28.679 Ring of Honor. 0:13:28.960 --> 0:13:33.480 Yeah, I know, but he is. Look now we're getting 0:13:33.520 --> 0:13:35.560 into semantics with it. But if you want to keep 0:13:35.600 --> 0:13:37.360 the roster separate and you want to keep things a 0:13:37.400 --> 0:13:40.319 little bit special, then Ricky Starks, I'm sorry, shouldn't be 0:13:40.480 --> 0:13:42.880 on ring of honor. He just shouldn't be first. 0:13:42.920 --> 0:13:44.679 As who says it's Joe versus Punk it all in, 0:13:44.840 --> 0:13:47.959 I can see all out with Punk getting that win 0:13:48.160 --> 0:13:51.520 in Chicago. Well, listen, do you watch the show on 0:13:51.679 --> 0:13:52.000 ho It. 0:13:52.000 --> 0:13:54.640 Could be the deciding match to lead into Chicago too, 0:13:54.720 --> 0:13:56.600 with Joe and Punk with something on the line. 0:13:56.679 --> 0:13:58.480 Yes, and that's what I've been saying the whole time. 0:13:58.840 --> 0:14:04.280 But my point is all Wembley is clearly I believe 0:14:04.679 --> 0:14:07.280 going to be MJF and Adam Cole. They're in the 0:14:07.360 --> 0:14:10.000 middle of the storyline right now, you know what I mean, 0:14:10.080 --> 0:14:13.079 They've got six weeks they're gonna split, and you do 0:14:13.240 --> 0:14:16.319 that first. And then so you're telling me that you 0:14:16.360 --> 0:14:21.120 would prefer that Cim punk faced Somojo in Chicago as 0:14:21.160 --> 0:14:24.440 opposed to him getting a championship match in Chicago, because 0:14:24.480 --> 0:14:26.920 one is gonna do way better than the other. Him 0:14:27.000 --> 0:14:29.640 fighting for the title against MGF, I'm afraid in Chicago 0:14:30.240 --> 0:14:33.840 is gonna be a bigger match than him and Somo 0:14:34.040 --> 0:14:37.520 Joe with nothing on the line except he's never beaten him. Surely, Yes, 0:14:38.400 --> 0:14:44.000 Now SummerSlam is also coming up August fifth, and this 0:14:44.080 --> 0:14:46.440 will be a record breaking show. It's going to be 0:14:46.560 --> 0:14:49.920 the biggest gate in the history of we That is 0:14:50.000 --> 0:14:54.520 not a WrestleMania. It is at Ford Field. And the 0:14:54.640 --> 0:14:58.600 lineup thus far with new matches added from the observer 0:14:59.480 --> 0:15:04.840 is Reins and Jay Usso, Cody Rhoades and Brock Lesner. 0:15:05.040 --> 0:15:07.480 In what is believed to be some sort of stipulation match. 0:15:08.440 --> 0:15:12.760 We have Trish Stratus and Becky Lynch. We have Oscar 0:15:13.040 --> 0:15:20.080 Charlotte and Bianca. We have Gunther versus Drew McIntyre, and 0:15:20.360 --> 0:15:24.440 we have a Ronda Rousey versus Shana Basler. Yes, Mike, yes, 0:15:24.600 --> 0:15:25.120 you get. 0:15:25.120 --> 0:15:29.800 Such a great joy slash inner turmoil over talking about 0:15:29.840 --> 0:15:30.680 that three way. 0:15:30.640 --> 0:15:32.360 For the because you know what, so much of this 0:15:32.440 --> 0:15:35.040 stuff is so well booked, but that three way is 0:15:35.160 --> 0:15:39.080 just it's ridiculous. Yes, she didn't get her rematch, Okay, 0:15:39.840 --> 0:15:43.680 I understand that she wants a rematch, but in storyline 0:15:44.480 --> 0:15:47.080 she was told you are going to get the winner 0:15:47.200 --> 0:15:50.200 of this match, but don't show up, do not interfere, 0:15:50.760 --> 0:15:54.320 don't be there. And she showed up anyway, she literally 0:15:54.480 --> 0:15:57.280 ruined the match, and in storyline, she is now being 0:15:57.360 --> 0:16:00.680 rewarded by being put into a three way for the title. 0:16:01.040 --> 0:16:04.880 That's bad booking, is what that is. Okay, that doesn't 0:16:04.920 --> 0:16:05.440 make sense. 0:16:06.640 --> 0:16:07.000 Get there? 0:16:07.520 --> 0:16:11.520 Yeah, like you know, don't have her get involved, have 0:16:11.720 --> 0:16:15.640 oscin Charlotte go to anything where there's not a decisive winner. 0:16:15.640 --> 0:16:17.960 And then Bianca, you promised me a shot, so I'm 0:16:17.960 --> 0:16:21.440 getting the three way. That's better than rewarding somebody for 0:16:21.960 --> 0:16:26.600 breaking the rules. I'm a father here, I mean, come on, 0:16:26.800 --> 0:16:31.680 this is ridiculous. Clearly a nonfather wrote that storyline. Oh, man, 0:16:31.920 --> 0:16:35.960 that's what happened there. Well, we got ratings after the break. 0:16:36.040 --> 0:16:41.400 Dynamite did excellent and NXT well it didn't. But it 0:16:41.480 --> 0:16:43.240 was the day after fourth of July and things happened. 0:16:44.040 --> 0:16:47.360 It was a fourth of July. Oh it died, but 0:16:47.520 --> 0:16:50.160 it actually you know what app after the break? 0:17:05.560 --> 0:17:09.080 You were listening to Wrestling Observer Live with Brian Alvarez 0:17:09.119 --> 0:17:12.800 and Mike Simper VV on the Sports Byline Broadcasting Network. 0:17:15.280 --> 0:17:17.760 Man, I got don't make the twitch chat worse than 0:17:17.800 --> 0:17:21.440 the old YouTube chat. Everybody, even Daggan here is on 0:17:21.560 --> 0:17:22.240 my nerves today. 0:17:22.680 --> 0:17:25.400 Oh man, I refuse to watch. 0:17:25.400 --> 0:17:29.200 A Vince McMahon book show in twenty twenty three. Well, 0:17:29.240 --> 0:17:31.440 you're not gonna because he's not booking the show. Well, 0:17:32.560 --> 0:17:34.320 he's got a couple of segments he does here and there, 0:17:34.359 --> 0:17:36.840 he's got input, but Paul is still booking the show. 0:17:37.520 --> 0:17:39.840 And uh, and that's from the people there, And it's albvious. 0:17:39.880 --> 0:17:42.120 It's also obviously you actually watch it. If you don't 0:17:42.160 --> 0:17:44.560 watch it, you can cherry pick things it sounds stupid 0:17:44.600 --> 0:17:46.320 and then say that the whole show is stupid, but 0:17:46.600 --> 0:17:49.359 it's actually not. I would say that eighty percent of 0:17:49.440 --> 0:17:52.479 it is. Uh is good. At XT this week, by 0:17:52.520 --> 0:17:56.639 the way, at XT was was a good show. And uh, 0:17:57.560 --> 0:18:01.399 another one here goes there's nothing work person ratings talk. Actually, 0:18:01.440 --> 0:18:03.080 you know, rating sock isn't bad if you don't listen 0:18:03.119 --> 0:18:05.600 to idiots, like if you listen to the guys on Twitter, 0:18:05.680 --> 0:18:09.000 they go nobody cared about eighteen and forty nine, jilaw started. 0:18:09.680 --> 0:18:11.960 Actually they were talking about eighteen to forty nine and 0:18:11.960 --> 0:18:14.800 two thousand and three, and it was wwue that was 0:18:14.800 --> 0:18:16.439 talking about. In two thousand and three, they sent out 0:18:16.440 --> 0:18:18.520 press releases about the eighteen and forty nine number that 0:18:18.600 --> 0:18:19.360 was twenty years ago. 0:18:19.600 --> 0:18:23.320 Oh yeah, how about forever since advertisers want, you know, 0:18:23.760 --> 0:18:26.719 rich people with money, especially young, to buy things. Then 0:18:26.800 --> 0:18:29.000 when they're old, they just kind of change up how 0:18:29.080 --> 0:18:31.520 they advertise to them. That's how this works. 0:18:31.640 --> 0:18:34.560 Now NXT, Now that I realized it was on the 0:18:34.560 --> 0:18:37.359 fourth of July, this was a great number, five hundred 0:18:37.359 --> 0:18:41.280 and eight thousand viewers, which was the los audience total 0:18:41.400 --> 0:18:43.080 for an episode in USA history. 0:18:43.880 --> 0:18:46.800 But uh bro, they have a cocoon around them. There 0:18:46.880 --> 0:18:49.760 is no real world thing that gets into the heads 0:18:49.800 --> 0:18:52.560 of some of these NXT viewers, especially the ones that 0:18:52.720 --> 0:18:55.040 are over fifty years old. That actually, I have no 0:18:55.160 --> 0:18:58.640 idea what the demo numbers were. Was that actually where 0:18:58.640 --> 0:18:59.359 it usually is? 0:19:00.200 --> 0:19:02.879 And XC drawing a point thirteen on the fourth of 0:19:02.960 --> 0:19:07.040 July is is actually excellent because they had shows were 0:19:07.080 --> 0:19:09.560 down in the like the point oh eight area at 0:19:09.600 --> 0:19:14.080 their worst, and a point thirteen is is very good 0:19:14.160 --> 0:19:18.080 for NXT. That's eighteen forty nine. And uh man, that 0:19:18.160 --> 0:19:22.000 point thirteen is popular because Collision did a point thirteen 0:19:22.760 --> 0:19:27.200 and Rampage to the point thirteen and U and this 0:19:27.600 --> 0:19:30.439 NXT show did a point thirteen, So point thirteen's all 0:19:30.480 --> 0:19:33.760 around this week, but that's a good number given the day. 0:19:34.359 --> 0:19:38.280 And Dynamite did very well eight hundred and fifty five 0:19:38.520 --> 0:19:42.040 thousand viewers and a point twenty nine which is up 0:19:42.200 --> 0:19:45.080 twenty one percent from a week ago and coming after 0:19:45.160 --> 0:19:48.479 the fourth of July, they were number one on all 0:19:48.560 --> 0:19:53.119 of cable, so an excellent showing from aw And for 0:19:53.200 --> 0:19:56.719 those of you that don't like this, Despicable almost did 0:19:56.720 --> 0:20:01.359 a very bad word. Yes, that Don Chris Jericho segment 0:20:02.320 --> 0:20:07.800 was the highest gaining segment on the entire show. Now 0:20:07.960 --> 0:20:09.240 he'll never shut up about it. 0:20:10.320 --> 0:20:13.280 You know what Point one three also is, it's gonna 0:20:13.280 --> 0:20:16.600 be your blood alcohol level after a couple of days 0:20:16.640 --> 0:20:18.200 of screaming kids out camping. 0:20:18.760 --> 0:20:21.560 M Dagan just did a whole big thing here. Maybe 0:20:21.600 --> 0:20:24.000 I should let him call in. He says, I don't 0:20:24.000 --> 0:20:27.680 have time to watch WWE, especially with Vince running the show. 0:20:27.760 --> 0:20:29.720 Didn't Brian just rant about that, getting mad at someone 0:20:29.800 --> 0:20:32.000 for not watching something. No, Dagan, I'm mad at you 0:20:32.240 --> 0:20:35.320 not because you're not watching WWE, but because you keep 0:20:35.400 --> 0:20:38.040 insisting that Vince is running the show and he's not 0:20:38.640 --> 0:20:41.119 and you're not even watching it to like, I mean, 0:20:41.280 --> 0:20:44.560 he's not not watch the show and tell me how 0:20:44.600 --> 0:20:46.920 the quality of the show. I'm watching it every week, 0:20:47.040 --> 0:20:48.920 and Mike is and all the people that watch it 0:20:49.119 --> 0:20:52.280 are gonna tell you something and you're insisting it's not true, 0:20:52.560 --> 0:20:55.359 but you're not watching it. He's not booking the show. 0:20:55.800 --> 0:20:58.720 There's a segment here or there that clearly has his 0:20:58.840 --> 0:21:02.040 fingerprints on it, but it is a segment here or there. 0:21:03.040 --> 0:21:06.160 The majority of the show, the vast majority of the show, 0:21:06.680 --> 0:21:10.760 is Paul booking the show. And it is miles better, 0:21:11.480 --> 0:21:14.760 miles better than it was two years ago or even 0:21:14.800 --> 0:21:17.280 a year ago. So don't argue with me about it. 0:21:17.960 --> 0:21:20.760 You don't have to watch it, but don't not watch 0:21:20.840 --> 0:21:22.560 it and then tell me about it. That's the point. 0:21:23.119 --> 0:21:26.600 I don't sit here and tell Jingle about Stardom. If 0:21:26.640 --> 0:21:28.320 I watch a show, I'll review it. If I'm not 0:21:28.320 --> 0:21:31.040 gonna see here and tight about Stardom's last month because 0:21:31.080 --> 0:21:33.360 I didn't see any of it, that would be crazy. 0:21:35.640 --> 0:21:38.160 Dagan. If you want to say that you don't want 0:21:38.200 --> 0:21:41.880 to watch a Vince McMahon influence product. 0:21:42.160 --> 0:21:44.920 I'm opening the phone lines for Dagan. If you only 0:21:45.040 --> 0:21:48.200 Dagan is allowed to call hold on a second, good talk. 0:21:48.600 --> 0:21:50.960 I am if you want to say that you don't 0:21:51.000 --> 0:21:55.720 want to watch a Vince McMahon led product because he's 0:21:55.880 --> 0:21:58.920 back with the company where is okay, but day is 0:21:59.040 --> 0:22:02.320 not booking the company day to day. He tends to 0:22:02.400 --> 0:22:05.880 screw things up by sticking things in last minute. We've 0:22:06.040 --> 0:22:09.359 heard about that since the day after russell Mania. But 0:22:10.359 --> 0:22:13.119 but he is not booking this thing. And there are 0:22:13.320 --> 0:22:16.760 fingerprints of other people all over this show. 0:22:17.119 --> 0:22:18.720 So I'm gonna see if I can do this without 0:22:18.720 --> 0:22:20.480 even listening with says, because I want people to know 0:22:20.480 --> 0:22:21.600 all these secret messages. 0:22:21.680 --> 0:22:24.359 You're right, and they will pick up on the tone 0:22:24.400 --> 0:22:26.920 gimmick too, I believe, So you gotta be careful about that. 0:22:27.640 --> 0:22:29.359 Let's see if I can do this all. 0:22:29.280 --> 0:22:33.560 Right right now. For everybody who is listening terrestrially, i'd 0:22:33.680 --> 0:22:36.520 like to thank you for listening via podcast right now. 0:22:36.600 --> 0:22:39.439 Brian is uh, oh my gosh, it worked firing up. 0:22:39.560 --> 0:22:42.600 I can't believe he's here just for only for Dagan. 0:22:42.720 --> 0:22:45.439 I only want to hear from Dagan and explain himself. 0:22:45.440 --> 0:22:47.960 I want, yeah, I want Dagan to explain himself. I 0:22:48.000 --> 0:22:49.639 want him to tell me more about this show. He 0:22:49.680 --> 0:22:50.639 doesn't watch you got it? 0:22:50.720 --> 0:22:51.040 Dagan. 0:22:51.440 --> 0:22:52.920 And then once you do that, maybe I'll let you 0:22:53.000 --> 0:22:55.160 talk about something else too, if you want to talk 0:22:55.160 --> 0:22:59.920 about uh, I don't know, well no, maybe, yeah, look 0:23:00.000 --> 0:23:02.440