WEBVTT - Francine reviews Mike Awesome vs. Taz - April 13, 2000

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<v Speaker 1>A day that, back in the the era was happening.

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<v Speaker 1>Was unheard of to see a WWF superstar battle, a

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<v Speaker 1>w CW superstar for ECW's Championship show, an ECW show,

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<v Speaker 1>It's Mike Awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>First test, and wasn't it a house show?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, which was beyond comprehension, Like we blew everybody's minds

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<v Speaker 3>that night, Like the fans in attendance went ape shit.

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<v Speaker 2>When this happened.

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<v Speaker 3>I remember, uh from being in the back. I remember

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<v Speaker 3>a tremendous amount of heat on Mike Awesome, the boys,

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<v Speaker 3>like everybody was mad at him. And I always got

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<v Speaker 3>along with Mike, Like I know a lot of people

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<v Speaker 3>didn't like him, some did, some didn't whatever. I hung

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<v Speaker 3>out with Mike outside of work too, him and his wife,

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<v Speaker 3>and he was always a complete gentleman, very very nice

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<v Speaker 3>guy to me. But I do remember like this night

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<v Speaker 3>he waited in the car, like I remember him being

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<v Speaker 3>outside right and not coming in, and like Taz was

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<v Speaker 3>in there, and like I don't remember seeing Mike.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they took Mike in just when his music

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<v Speaker 2>was playing.

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<v Speaker 3>I could be wrong about that, but they don't remember

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<v Speaker 3>him being in the back because I just remember there

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<v Speaker 3>was this buzz like there was so much heat. Right

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<v Speaker 3>he when he left, he left with the belt, correct?

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<v Speaker 1>Correct? There he shows up on Nitro out of the

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<v Speaker 1>he comes out of the crowd. He beats up Kevin Nash.

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<v Speaker 1>So right off the bat, he's putting a big spot

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<v Speaker 1>in WCW because he's already because they say he's the

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<v Speaker 1>ECW champion. What's he doing here?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, yeah, so there was heat.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't remember, like I wasn't preppy to the fact

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<v Speaker 3>if Paul knew, you know, he was doing that. Like,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know the backstory. I just remember that night.

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<v Speaker 3>Jeff Jones like was kind of like, was Jeff there?

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<v Speaker 1>I want to say, yeah, well he was with Mike,

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<v Speaker 1>so yeah, right.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, So Jeff I think was like running to the car,

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<v Speaker 3>trying to because he wouldn't come in the back because

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<v Speaker 3>he I think he I don't know if Mike thought

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<v Speaker 3>that he had heat or if he had legit heat

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<v Speaker 3>for taking the bell and the boys were pissed at him.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. But all I know is when those

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<v Speaker 2>two came out.

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<v Speaker 3>The place went nuts because, like you said, we have

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<v Speaker 3>a WWF guy the WCW and you're at an ECW house.

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<v Speaker 2>You're at a house show.

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<v Speaker 1>So I just can't remember. I don't believe Taz will announced.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I don't. I think it was a surprise.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, I believe Taz is as a surprise. So Taz

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<v Speaker 1>leave's technically in September of previous year. He debuts for

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<v Speaker 1>the w W in January. After all, the big hula

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<v Speaker 1>that dated build him up. So when Taz is now

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<v Speaker 1>coming in in April, this is a much much tanner

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<v Speaker 1>and much more orange colored Taz in his WF shirt

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<v Speaker 1>coming out to this ECW show is now a WWF superstar.

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<v Speaker 1>So you not only do you have this awkward situation

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<v Speaker 1>with Mike Austen, but now you've got this guy left

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<v Speaker 1>in a very emotional way, is now back to reclaim

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<v Speaker 1>the belt. So what do you remember about Taz being

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<v Speaker 1>at this this show?

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<v Speaker 3>Just I think he was like doing us the favor

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<v Speaker 3>of coming in and uh, you know, but where's Tommy Dreamer?

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<v Speaker 1>Get I come? Uh, Spike Dudley can't roll up Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Assam and have the belt for a night, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like because we.

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<v Speaker 2>Wanted to drop the crowd.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, it was one of those things I think, like

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<v Speaker 3>picture this, like, you know, the big deal this week

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<v Speaker 3>was sting coming back to aw ai w's working with impact,

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<v Speaker 3>Like things are going crazy. Everybody's ganging up on Vince,

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<v Speaker 3>which I think is brilliant. I love I love the joining.

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<v Speaker 3>If this were you know, uh what year was it, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't even know, nineteen, This was two thousand, Okay, so

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<v Speaker 2>the year two thousand.

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<v Speaker 3>If we had Twitter, this would have been like the

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<v Speaker 3>news story.

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<v Speaker 1>Of oh ECW would have been trending.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Like it would have been.

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<v Speaker 3>A big, big deal having somebody that was already in

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<v Speaker 3>the company do it.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the big deal to that?

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<v Speaker 1>Like?

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<v Speaker 3>Who cares if no offense? But who cares if one

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<v Speaker 3>of our guys who are already with us in the

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<v Speaker 3>locker room rolls up my gossom and takes this.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but you know you send out Chili Willy to

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<v Speaker 1>roll him up. And then this guy who's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>on WCWTV just lost to Chili Willie for the world title.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that's the kind of logic I would use.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't don't underestimate Chili Willly.

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<v Speaker 1>I just saw he was on the card. That's why

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<v Speaker 1>I love Chili Willy.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got some balls. All of like tough.

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<v Speaker 1>But I mean, I don't know what anybody who's that

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<v Speaker 1>big and can move and dance like him can do

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<v Speaker 1>whatever the hell he wants.

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<v Speaker 3>To do what he wants. He's a tough mother trucker.

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<v Speaker 3>But no, I just feel like, you know, it was

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<v Speaker 3>a pop, It was a surprise. We'd like to surprise people.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a house show. It got people talking. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think it would have had as much impact

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<v Speaker 3>if if we just used some rando, as you call.

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<v Speaker 2>It, the word you always use love rando.

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<v Speaker 3>I think having Taz there was a great move. Nobody

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<v Speaker 3>expected it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, April thirteen, two thousand, Indianapolis, Indiana. So not necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>you know, ECW home territory. So it's really you guys

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<v Speaker 1>are just on the you're you're literally just taking the

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<v Speaker 1>belt off of him. The footage ends up being played

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<v Speaker 1>on I think smeckdown because this ends up leading to

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<v Speaker 1>ECW World Champion Taz facing WWF champion Triple h H

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<v Speaker 1>squashs him, you know, five minutes to include a run

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<v Speaker 1>in by a still ECW Tommy Dreamer. Also, so a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of cross pollination going on at this point, you

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<v Speaker 1>know where a year later, everybody would be gone except

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<v Speaker 1>for WWF. But this one moment April two thousand, every.

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<v Speaker 2>World together collide.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll pick up.

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<v Speaker 2>And I haven't seen this since that night, so it's

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<v Speaker 2>been there.

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<v Speaker 1>We go. So this is actually the WWE website, uh

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<v Speaker 1>footage of it, so it's a little bit better quality

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<v Speaker 1>than what is on Like yeah, okay, ye, so this

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<v Speaker 1>is where they just announced that Tazz is WWF music hits,

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<v Speaker 1>not a ECW music is WWF music hits. And like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, he's a little tanner, his shirt is very

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<v Speaker 1>orangey and look at the crowd.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going crazy.

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<v Speaker 3>This was a great surprise, right yeah, gone, We never

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<v Speaker 3>think we're gonna see him again, and here he comes

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<v Speaker 3>on a house show.

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<v Speaker 2>Mind you.

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<v Speaker 3>That's why I loved Healse shows. You never knew what

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<v Speaker 3>was going to happen. Belts could change, people can leave,

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<v Speaker 3>come back.

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<v Speaker 2>It's great.

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<v Speaker 1>And look at the places going nuts. I mean it's

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<v Speaker 1>a smaller it's a smaller place. You know, you could

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<v Speaker 1>feel every bit of that. I'm sure. Now do you

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<v Speaker 1>remember watching this on a monitor in the back or

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<v Speaker 1>you just kind of.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't even know. If we had a monitor, we

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<v Speaker 3>might have been all watching it through the curtains. House shows,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't I don't know if we had monitors at

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<v Speaker 3>the house shows, I can't remember, but we were definitely

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<v Speaker 3>all watching through the curtain for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>And they go right, they go right to the outside.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is a brawl.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, But you know, you got to respect Mike too,

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<v Speaker 3>because he did the right thing here.

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<v Speaker 2>He came back and he dropped He dropped it clean,

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<v Speaker 2>and he left.

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<v Speaker 3>So say what you want about him leaving, but at

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<v Speaker 3>least you know he came back and did what he

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<v Speaker 3>was supposed to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, what do you think about kind of the after

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<v Speaker 1>effects some people felt towards Mike, aussays, if you remember

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<v Speaker 1>just As kills him on commentary during One night Stand,

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<v Speaker 1>call him a Judas and calling him this and really

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<v Speaker 1>derogatory stuff, kind of like carrying that, you know, almost

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<v Speaker 1>six years later, still.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I think it's the way he went about it.

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<v Speaker 3>If he would have, you know, stayed, dropped the belt

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<v Speaker 3>and then left, he wouldn't have had all that heat

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<v Speaker 3>on him because he would have went out the right way. Again,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't blame anyone for leaving for a better future,

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<v Speaker 3>for more money to take care of their family. But

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<v Speaker 3>it's the way that you leave. And I think that's

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<v Speaker 3>why people were bitter at Mike.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, okay, for the way that he left.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, do you think Taz talked a little trash in

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<v Speaker 1>his ear? Right there? His head was moving a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, move, I'm out of here. Yeah, he leaves.

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<v Speaker 3>We didn't even see him after this, so you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and and that's that, and and the place popped.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a very small building, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's that's Jeff Jones calling right there, Jeff Jones calling.

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff Jones is calling to say, hey, listen, this is

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<v Speaker 1>what happened. I would love to know. I've never heard

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<v Speaker 1>that from Jeff Jones's side of what he's You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I had to go through that night because he used

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<v Speaker 1>to come back to you guys, right.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, Mike didn't take him to.

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<v Speaker 2>But then he didn't take.

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<v Speaker 1>But didn't look like so Mike Awesome. You know, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>he went for the guaranteed money. He went for the

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<v Speaker 1>big contract. Blah blah blah. They take him, They turn

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<v Speaker 1>him too, that seventies guy, Mike Awesome. They turned him.

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<v Speaker 1>It was Mike Awesome, the fat chick. Thriller. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>Kim driving around in the Partridge Family bus, which I

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<v Speaker 1>did ask Shane about, and Shane did go check out

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<v Speaker 1>the Partridge Family bus, of course he did. Oh you

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<v Speaker 1>know you never saw that. Oh my god, Oh my god.

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<v Speaker 1>I hold that up now. That is that is unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 1>When he was that Sandies guy. Yeah, he had tie

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<v Speaker 1>he had tie ins right with seventies culture. And I

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<v Speaker 1>believe that has to be Russo era because obviously Russo

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<v Speaker 1>is a little more cut into the ure characters, right

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<v Speaker 1>he wore, Yeah, actually, there's nothing, no goodge. I'll pull

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<v Speaker 1>up a picture, but he Oh my gosh, this is

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<v Speaker 1>you see this picture. That's the full Where is this

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<v Speaker 1>ship here?

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<v Speaker 2>It is.

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<v Speaker 1>There? It is you see that. Look at that picture.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's seventies guy, Mike Austin, the full blown What

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<v Speaker 1>do you call that polyester?

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<v Speaker 2>I guess right, that's a leisure suit.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a seventies leisure suit. Look I I like I said,

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<v Speaker 3>I liked Mike a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>There's the fact, Chick Thriller, I can't say that anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's it's unfortunate.

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<v Speaker 3>He had his demons and I'll never forget Sean Stasy

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<v Speaker 3>act telling me he saw him. Uh, because you know,

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<v Speaker 3>he hung himself, so he saw he saw him through

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<v Speaker 3>the window.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh he Sean Stasy is the one that found the body.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm pretty sure Sean and he called somebody. I'm trying

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<v Speaker 3>to remember the way the story went or what or

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<v Speaker 3>somebody saw him through the window. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 3>it was Sean, but they saw that he hung himself.

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<v Speaker 3>So very sad.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it says right here on Wikipedia says February seventeen,

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and seven a group of his friends found him

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<v Speaker 1>dead after he'd hung himself inside his Teppa home. He

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<v Speaker 1>was only forty two.

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<v Speaker 2>Forty two, married, he had children.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, Uh, he was cousin of Hulk Hogan's nephew Michael Blea,

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<v Speaker 1>who known his first Hogan. No relation to Bill Alfonso

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<v Speaker 1>after all. No, that doesn't say if he had.

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<v Speaker 2>Thought he had children. Maybe I'm wrong, but married his

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<v Speaker 2>high school sweetheart.

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<v Speaker 1>I oh, they had two children, two kids.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm pretty sure he had kids, so Hazy and Chrissa.

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<v Speaker 3>She was a very sweet girl. It did just a

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<v Speaker 3>heartbreaking story. But again I think it. You know, it

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't that he left, It was the way that he

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<v Speaker 3>left that got him all the heat.

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<v Speaker 2>So unfortunate.

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<v Speaker 1>And this ties into why this is on my mind

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<v Speaker 1>is because, like you mentioned, Taz in aw Is, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>got it, He's got a team Taz. And how about

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<v Speaker 1>this too. They've referenced Taz and his son, and I

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<v Speaker 1>guess his son is training to get into the business.

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<v Speaker 1>And in the storyline, it's that his son is learning

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<v Speaker 1>to train at Cody Rhodes's school, not learning from his father,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's where the conflict arose between the Roads camp

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<v Speaker 1>and Taz Camp.

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<v Speaker 2>So they're taking a page from Cobra Kai.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, a little bit, that's what they're doing right there.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, see, I don't watch it, so I didn't know

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<v Speaker 3>the backstory, but that sounds a lot like Cobra Kai

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<v Speaker 3>to me.

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<v Speaker 2>But hey, use it, go for it makes sense.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, just from you know the Taz character

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<v Speaker 1>and what he was in the nineties, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously we got to see him be a little more

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<v Speaker 1>comedic and show his personality. You would think that, like

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<v Speaker 1>the nineties, Taz wouldn't want his kid even becoming arrest.

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<v Speaker 3>All I know is, when you know, when I first

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<v Speaker 3>joined Twitter, Taz was one of the first people to

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<v Speaker 3>reach out to me and asked me to be on

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<v Speaker 3>his podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Or his radio show show.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah yeah, and we you know, we talked a little

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<v Speaker 3>bit about the locker room and he pretty much kind

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<v Speaker 3>of apologized and said.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not that person anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow, you know, and I and I just said, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>I always got along with you.

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<v Speaker 2>He goes, oh, I was a dick, and he said,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm not that person anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>And I said, well, it's good that you could admit

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<v Speaker 3>that you've you've grown, you know, and he goes, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>he goes, I don't take it that seriously anymore and

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<v Speaker 3>just making light of it.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, also saying.

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<v Speaker 3>He basically said he lived a gimmick, you know, and

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<v Speaker 3>he now really eyes that there's more life than just

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<v Speaker 3>the gimmick.

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<v Speaker 2>Brother. Yeah, you know, it was refreshing. It was nice.

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<v Speaker 3>And but I I never had a problem with Taz,

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<v Speaker 3>so I always pretty much got along with him.

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<v Speaker 2>And except for that one time when Shane and I

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<v Speaker 2>came to the rig and he told me, don't stand

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<v Speaker 2>near me because my heels.

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<v Speaker 3>I was like six five and heels because don't stand neary.

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<v Speaker 2>I stood right behind him, and you can see, Like

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<v Speaker 2>my head was he can't.

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<v Speaker 1>He carried himself. Well, you would have thought he was

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<v Speaker 1>the way he walked around, but then you see him

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<v Speaker 1>next to the Atlas guy's walking down the aisle. You're like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, maybe he needs the boots, you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>he shouldn't wrestle in his street clothes.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen, if you believe it, they'll believe it. I said

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<v Speaker 3>it in the you know, to Baby Doll earlier. If

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<v Speaker 3>you believe it, everybody will believe it. He he was

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<v Speaker 3>perfect with his character.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was a task fan and.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't wear and if I wore orange, Oh, brother,

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<v Speaker 3>I would hear it.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Love that. That's so cool. Is awesome, big big tak fans,

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<v Speaker 1>so great.

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<v Speaker 2>We're very happy for his success in a W, so

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<v Speaker 2>I hope it continues.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, we will be coming to a W soon. Francine

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<v Speaker 1>and I. We're gonna be a hot mixed gender tag team.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, it's gonna be You're gonna yeah, it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be the experience and the you know, the the young

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<v Speaker 1>up start myself, you know, on my.

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<v Speaker 2>Way, I thought I was the young help start.

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<v Speaker 1>No, no, you're gonna teach me everything. You know you

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<v Speaker 1>know all the dirty tricks.

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<v Speaker 2>Got you got you look for that soon people.

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<v Speaker 1>Well we're coming to come on Tony CON's and E

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<v Speaker 1>c W. Mark you can tell him I'm Hackmeyer's son.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well we'll say goodbye for this week. Another

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<v Speaker 1>E c W moment to discuss. Uh another day we'll

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<v Speaker 1>we'll find something cool and uh we will catch you

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<v Speaker 1>next week. So for the Queen of Extreme Francine, this

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<v Speaker 1>is the chat, sir, and we'll catch you on the

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