1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the battle Ground Podcast. This 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: is a podcast all about professional wrestling. Joined Battle and 3 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: Eli as a breakdown what's going on in the world 4 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: of professional wrestling with special guests including some of your 5 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: favorite wrestling superstars. You never know who's gonna stop by 6 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: now making their way to the microphones. 7 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 2: Give it up for. 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: The greatest podcast team in the world. 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 2: Battle and Eli. All right, so we're back. It is 10 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 2: another episode of the weekly show that we like to 11 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 2: call the Battleground Podcast. I'm your host Battle along with 12 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 2: my dope tag team partner. 13 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 3: This is Eli. 14 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 2: Yo. We're back in the studio. We're not doing this 15 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 2: from our house, which is an exciting time because well 16 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 2: you don't hear baby Liam in the background running around 17 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 2: half the time. 18 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, so you have a solid, solid connection. 19 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,040 Speaker 2: We do. So let's just kind of jump into But 20 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 2: this is a big week for wrestling. A w comes 21 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 2: on TV this week. SmackDown moves to Fox. Uh I 22 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 2: think Impact starts what Tuesday night? 23 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 3: Maybe yeah, they know the date on that, but they're starting. 24 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 2: On to so yeah, so a lot of things are 25 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 2: going on. WW announced who the new ring side announcers 26 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 2: are for Raw and SmackDown and an X well n 27 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 2: x T was still the same people, but there's like 28 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 2: Jerry the King Lawlers back on Monday Night Raw with 29 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 2: a guy that called two O five Live and a 30 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:33,479 Speaker 2: lot of people are like, who are these two guys? 31 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 2: Kind of thing, And then of course Friday Night SmackDown 32 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 2: you've got Renee, Corey Graves and Michael Cole, which also 33 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 2: announced that, uh why did I just forget her name? Renee? Yeah? Uh, 34 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 2: she's having a show on Fox as well. So that's 35 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 2: it's It's a fun time for wrestling, no doubt about that. 36 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: But the one thing I kind of want to talk 37 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 2: about is so Raw announcing that Hogan and Flair being 38 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 2: on the show tonight. 39 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 3: Yep, that's the rumor. 40 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 2: It's one of those things is like, Okay, are we 41 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 2: trying to boost ratings? What are we doing? We only 42 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 2: bring these people back? Why bring back Hogan? Why bring 43 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 2: Black back Flair? Why? Uh? 44 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it's for ratings. I mean they they've 45 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 3: been criticized a lot in the past about they're not 46 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 3: making any stars anymore. And you know when we had 47 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 3: Kevin Nash in here, and then we went to that 48 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 3: event and talked to him in Scott Hall. I mean 49 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 3: they were saying the same thing that you know, they're 50 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 3: not really making these superstars anymore, and uh, you know 51 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,839 Speaker 3: seen as probably the last you know, megastar that they'll 52 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 3: ever produce. And so because of that, when this, you know, 53 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 3: when changes happen or lull and ratings, they've got to 54 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 3: bring in the old guys. So they're bringing back the 55 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 3: two oldest. 56 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 2: Guys, the two oldest guys. Okay, let me just kind 57 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 2: of spit ball this because I'm gonna kind of tie 58 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 2: it all into one thing, because we're all announcing Hogan 59 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 2: and Flair are gonna be at Raw SmackDown's getting Hogan 60 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 2: and Stone Cold. Here's my thing. This is the go 61 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 2: home week for Hell in a Cell. Right. We've been 62 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 2: leading up to seth Rawlins showing fear about Bray whyatt 63 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 2: or not? Yeah, Bray whitt I don't know why. I 64 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 2: was thinking something else. Seth's been showing fair we got 65 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 2: against Bray, which Seth By is a great actor, showing 66 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: the screaming fear in the ring. But the fact that 67 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 2: Bray Whittt took Alps braun Stroman Braun actually tried to 68 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 2: fight Bray Seth still stayed in the ring, but then 69 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: Braun got the mandible claw again. Here's what I'm thinking. Okay, 70 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 2: we've announced Hogan and Flair being on Monday night, we 71 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 2: announced Hogan and Stone Cold being on Monday night. I'm saying, 72 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 2: on Monday night, the fiene is gonna attack Rick Flair 73 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 2: because he's clear for bumps. He's gonna give him the 74 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 2: manibal call claw. So that gives you a little bit 75 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 2: of hope, saying, oh, Bray Whitt attacked the legend, Let's 76 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 2: get on Seth's good side. Okay, I'm thinking, Or he 77 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 2: attacks Hogan on Friday night, so he attacks two legends, 78 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: he becomes even more of a scary guy, even more 79 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 2: of a heel, and then it's the sin Home for 80 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: Friday or Sunday night for Helena Sell And then that 81 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 2: gets people back on Seth's good side because he's been 82 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 2: taking out legends left and right. 83 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I can I can see that. I think 84 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 3: that if he does, if he attackts Hogan, I think 85 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 3: Hogan still has a bad taste. A lot of people 86 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 3: still have a bad taste in their mouth about him, 87 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 3: so that might backfire. But I wouldn't be surprised if 88 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 3: that's exactly what they do. 89 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 2: I mean, if I was the guy back there calling 90 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 2: the shots, I would say, Okay, bray Wyatt, we've built 91 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 2: this character up to be whatever. So Monday night, Hogan 92 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 2: and Flair in the ring, blah blah blah blah blah, 93 00:04:55,360 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 2: something happens and Flair takes a man will call. Then 94 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 2: Friday night, Hogan's like doing this. I'm a real American 95 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 2: blah blah blah. I'm gonna be supporting seth throwings because 96 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 2: the fiend attacked my good buddy Rick Flair. Boom, those 97 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 2: lights flicker on and there's you know, Hogan laying there 98 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 2: with the mandible claw. 99 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, and the Mannible claw is really lame, so I mean, 100 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 3: anybody could take that bump. 101 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 2: So yeah, and he just has to lay there, really, 102 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 2: he just has to kind of squat down to the mat. 103 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 2: The lights cut off, he's there with the mandal claw. 104 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 2: Call today. That's it. The end sends you home to 105 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: hell and a cell. But the thing that I kind 106 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 2: of am trying to still wrap my head around is, 107 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 2: so you know, last week, Bray Whitatt came out attack sethrons. 108 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 2: Blah blah blah Or attacked Braun and then the show 109 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 2: closed with Seth like in fear. But after the show 110 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 2: closed and it was done off TV, Seth attacked Bray 111 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 2: and gave him a curb stomp, like why send home 112 00:05:55,760 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 2: people thousands, hundreds of thousands of people watching on TV? 113 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 2: Why send them home with that image? But you care 114 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 2: about the fifteen to twenty thousand people in the arena 115 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 2: to let them go home happy with Seth kurb stopping Bray. Yeah. 116 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I have a bad feeling that, you know, I 117 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 3: have a bad feeling that that Rollins is going to 118 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 3: beat him in the cage. And I don't know. I 119 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 3: mean like it's kind of one of those where they 120 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 3: don't get this kind of like buzz and this kind 121 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 3: of notoriety very often, so if they have it, they 122 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 3: need to act on it. And it's obvious, you know. 123 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 3: I can't remember which raw it was. It was either 124 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 3: last week or the week before, but I mean I 125 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 3: was watching it and Rollins was doing his little thing, 126 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 3: and like people were kind of like booing him. They're 127 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 3: kind of like indifferent, you know, And I think it's 128 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 3: like I think he's peaked, you know, I think it's 129 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 3: starting to wear off, so he either knows to turn 130 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 3: heel or just let him drop the belt to to Bray. 131 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 3: And you know, if they let him win clean, this 132 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 3: whole six or seven months they've done with Bray just 133 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 3: goes down the tube. I mean, yeah, it's for nothing really, 134 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 3: So so I'm hoping at the absolute worst case scenario, 135 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 3: somehow Braun gets involved and that's the reason Bray. 136 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: Loses and kind of rebuilds that stable maybe or maybe 137 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 2: just setting up a Bron versus Bray. 138 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 3: Or even a three way at Survivor series or something. 139 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 2: That I wouldn't put it past it go old school, 140 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 2: have Bron come out and rip the cage open kind 141 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 2: of thing with his bare hands. Yeah, so as retaliation 142 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 2: for the mandible claw. 143 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I don't know. I'm I'm really I just 144 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 3: I just don't have a lot of I don't have 145 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 3: a lot of faith that they're going to do the 146 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 3: right thing with this this feud. So we'll see. 147 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 2: I don't think so either. And it's it's gonna be 148 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 2: interesting to see because as you can tell, Fox is 149 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 2: wanting the a list of stars on their brand. I 150 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 2: mean there's reports that they want Bray, they want Ronda, 151 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 2: they want Becky, they're getting Brock, which we'll talk about 152 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 2: that here in a second. And Fox now has the 153 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 2: A team commentators Renee, Corey Graves, and Michael Cole. And 154 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 2: then of course Fox is like, we love Renee so much, 155 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 2: we're giving her a Tuesday night show, so you like, 156 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 2: legitimately have wrestling Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, don't have anything on 157 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 2: Thursday and then Friday. 158 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it WWE buckles for just about anything. 159 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 3: So if they're getting paid money, they'll I mean, they'll 160 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 3: figure out a way to bring back HBK. I mean, 161 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,839 Speaker 3: you know whatever. So Fox is like, here's the money, 162 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 3: this is what we want. I mean, I wouldn't be 163 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 3: surprised if they start kind of dictating what happens on 164 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 3: the show. 165 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 2: And then the other thing you think about, though, is like, 166 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 2: so when ww announced that Brocks or not Brock, Paul 167 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 2: Hayman's covering Raw, Eric Bischoff's covering SmackDown, will they go 168 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 2: back in and be like, Eh, Okay, this is a 169 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 2: mistake because we're putting Brock on Friday nights. Let's flip flop. Eric, 170 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 2: you take over Raw, you know, Paul Hayman, you take 171 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 2: over SmackDown. Since he's gonna be there, why would he, 172 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 2: you know, be behind the scenes Monday night, fly across 173 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 2: the country and do Friday Night with Brock unless they 174 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 2: finally say, you know what, Rock, We're gonna at least 175 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 2: let you attempt to talk on the mic by yourself, 176 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:38,599 Speaker 2: which I don't think that's gonna happen. 177 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 3: But yeah, and it's kind of one of those things. 178 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 3: I mean, he doesn't have to be by brockside every time. 179 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 3: I mean, if he just comes out and attack somebody, like, 180 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:47,559 Speaker 3: you know, he doesn't have to be there for that. 181 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 3: But we're also talking about ww logic, so like, just 182 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,839 Speaker 3: because that's what most people would do, that doesn't mean 183 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 3: they will. They probably would keep him on Raw and 184 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 3: fly him out just because, you know. 185 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 2: So they're not hurting for money. 186 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 1: No. 187 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 3: So the other thing, I mean, they announced, or it 188 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 3: was at least rumored, that Brock was going to be 189 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 3: on the Fox Show like right after right after WrestleMania, 190 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 3: So I think that was in motion before Haymon went 191 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 3: to Raw, right, So I'm sure they have some kind 192 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 3: of plan for it. Either he just flies out when 193 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 3: he needs to be there, or he's just and It 194 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,959 Speaker 3: could be one of those things where you know, Paul 195 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 3: just he works Raw on Monday and then he's on 196 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 3: air on Friday with Fox, and that's it. He works 197 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 3: two days a week. You know, that could be that 198 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 3: could be his schedule. So it's not a bad living. 199 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 2: Just No, we have a couple of commas in your 200 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 2: bank account and fly back and forth. No, not at all. 201 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 2: One thing that we kind of do want to talk about, though, 202 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 2: is with SmackDown going to Fox, They've already announced like 203 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 2: the big big match and it's going to be brock 204 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 2: Lesnar versus Kofe Kingston for the title. Now, we've all 205 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 2: seen this play out when it comes to something like 206 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 2: that new network, New Time. I'm ninety nine point nine 207 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 2: percent sure brock Lessner is going to win the title 208 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 2: Friday night. I would be shocked if he loses it 209 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 2: clean and fair with Kofe. 210 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 3: Well, the fact that he's lost clean to Seth twice, 211 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 3: I think you know the whole thing with you know 212 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,559 Speaker 3: this this goes back to the old days. But I mean, 213 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 3: if you had the world title, you we paid the 214 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 3: most money. Yeah, I mean that's just that's the way 215 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 3: the businesses always ran. So you know, even going back 216 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 3: to when Brock and Goldberg did their thing, you know, 217 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 3: Brock was like, I'll do anything you want to do, 218 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 3: but I want to win the belt from him at WrestleMania. 219 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 3: So they're like cool. So they did the first squatch match, 220 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 3: and then they had the Thing of Roy Rumble, and 221 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 3: then Goldberg beat Kevin Owens, and then Brock beat Goldberg 222 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 3: and he had the belt for a year over year 223 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 3: whatever it was. So you know, I wouldn't be surprised 224 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 3: if Brock was like, I'll lose to Seth twice this year, 225 00:11:58,480 --> 00:11:59,959 Speaker 3: I don't care. But when I go to smack Down, 226 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 3: I'm getting. 227 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 2: The belt, right because he's got a little bit more 228 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 2: leadway right. 229 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 3: And I don't remember the last time I saw the 230 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 3: world title change hands on like a raw or SmackDown. 231 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 3: I mean, you used to see it all the time 232 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 3: in the Attitude era, you know, and that was part 233 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 3: of the reason you had to tune in because you're like, 234 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 3: oh shit, titles tonight. 235 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, like who's gonna go? And then that's what I 236 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 2: want to see and we all know it's gonna happen. 237 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 2: Is like we know that Brock's gonna win. I mean, 238 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 2: we're all thinking fan logic. I mean, I would be 239 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 2: shocked if he doesn't win, But it's Fox. Brock is 240 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 2: known on Fox for UFC. But it's one of those things. 241 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 2: It's like, to the UFC fan, how do they know 242 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 2: brock Lesner, it's UFC. They might know him for WWE 243 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 2: because he was WWE or WF before brock Lesner was UFC. 244 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:57,079 Speaker 2: And I think with him going to Fox, Fox is thinking, Okay, 245 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 2: let's get average MMA fan who knows of Brock and 246 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 2: let's bring him to you know, Fox SmackDown, which would 247 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 2: then just spitballing this, putting it out there in the universe. 248 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 2: Daniel Cormier is going to be retiring soon. He has 249 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 2: a relationship with Fox. An FS one do we eventually 250 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 2: see the match Brock and Daniel Cormier. I don't see 251 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 2: Daniel Cormier ever coming to WWF, but I never thought 252 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 2: Ronda Rowsey would. 253 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 3: Yeah. Well, and you know Kane Flaskaz, he's wrestling in 254 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 3: Mexico right now, and everything I see online is they're like, 255 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 3: I can't believe he's to this level and he's had 256 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 3: like four matches. 257 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, and he headlined up Madison Square Garden. 258 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I think the MMA guy and that's 259 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 3: you know, we're gonna talk about Matt Riddle a little 260 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 3: bit later, and you know, I think they with that 261 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 3: kind of foundation, I think transitioning to wrestling's actually pretty 262 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 3: makes sense, you know. And the way that they have 263 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 3: things lined up. Now, you know, Daniel's probably maybe is 264 00:13:57,840 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 3: he forty yet he's late. 265 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 2: Thirty yeah, mid thirties, early forties, give or take. Ye. 266 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 3: I mean, he could come to WWE and wrestle for 267 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 3: five years and make bank and be said. You know, 268 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:11,680 Speaker 3: but I think that's the only way that we have 269 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 3: him against Brock. Obviously, Brock's never going to go back 270 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 3: to UFC, so so I wouldn't be surprised. I mean, 271 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 3: they definitely want the big names, you know, and I 272 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 3: think it's not only just because they're greedy, but also, 273 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 3: you know, they want the ratings to be there. They're 274 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 3: already going to be kind of pressed because it's on 275 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 3: a Friday night, you know. Yeah, so so yeah, I mean, 276 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 3: I I'd be very shocked if Brock does not beat 277 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 3: Kofe for the title. But it could be a swerve, 278 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 3: or it could be The thing I was thinking about 279 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 3: is that maybe either you know, Xavier and big Ee 280 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 3: you're out and big Eie you know, either turns on 281 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 3: Kofe and then I'm totally okay with that. Yeah, and 282 00:14:55,760 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 3: you finally see that dissolution, or you it's an accident 283 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 3: and you know it's one of those where you know, 284 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 3: he accidentally he whatever he covid gets disqualified and Brock wins, 285 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 3: but Kofe keeps the belt and then he loses it 286 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 3: on a pay per view, you know, something like that. Yeah, 287 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 3: so so there's a you know, there's a couple of possibilities. 288 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 3: But again, I don't remember the last time I saw 289 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 3: the world title change hands on, you know, one of 290 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 3: the free shows. 291 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 2: With the exception of the twenty four to seven title, 292 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 2: which I knew Kamelo was gonna win it. 293 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 3: Eventually, you did call it. 294 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 2: I did call it. So you can go back and 295 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 2: listen to the previous episodes, which, by the way, we 296 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 2: are on social media. I forgot to say that at 297 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 2: the beginning Battleground podcast on Instagram, Battleground IHR on Twitter, 298 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 2: and yeah we're on Facebook. Just search Battleground. But somebody 299 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 2: else who's getting a title shot who we have kind 300 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 2: of been going back and forth with of getting on 301 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 2: the show, Matt Riddle finally getting a shot at the 302 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 2: NXT title, which happens to be the same night AEW 303 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 2: drops their TV show. 304 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 3: Yeah they, I mean, they can say whatever they want 305 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 3: to say, but I mean they're they're they're playing dirty. 306 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 2: You know, it's it's the Windays Wednesday Night Wars. I 307 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 2: mean the fact that Jericho has already taken shots at 308 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 2: NXT and talking about Walter, how crappy you have a 309 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 2: wrestling name that is it's a Wednesday Night War. I 310 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 2: don't care what people say. This is exciting. This makes 311 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 2: me feel like a kid again during the Attitude era 312 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 2: when I would flip back and forth between T and 313 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 2: T and US A, TNN whatever RAW was on at 314 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 2: the time. 315 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 3: Well, and they, I mean, so far, they've announced Street 316 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 3: Profits versus Undisputed Error for the tag titles. 317 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 2: Which we know Street Profits aren't gonna win because they're 318 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 2: going to Raw. 319 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, Bassler versus Candice Larray for the title for women's title. Doubt, 320 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 3: she'll drop it, doubt. And then Adam Cole versus Matt 321 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 3: Riddle for the title. 322 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 2: And I highly doubt that Adam Cole is gonna drop it, 323 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 2: especially with the entire Undisputed era all having belts. 324 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I could see Bazsler dropping it, just because she's 325 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 3: been rumored to be going up for months now. 326 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, they haven't really been doing much with her. It's 327 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 2: just kind of been squash matches, and. 328 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 3: I mean there's nothing else for her to do. I mean, 329 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 3: I think I think moving her up and you know, 330 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 3: eventually putting her because when Rodna comes back, the whole 331 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 3: line her with her and having the new Four horse 332 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 3: Women against the original and then just working her with 333 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 3: Becky and you know, all the people on the main roster. 334 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 3: I mean, there's really not much more she can do. 335 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 2: Sonya Deville, That's what I'm calling right now, that match 336 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 2: to people. 337 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 3: So I could see that they really haven't done a 338 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 3: lot with Candace since she went to NXT. To me, 339 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 3: it just seems like she was just you know, ringside 340 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 3: with Gargano and she hasn't really worked a lot of matches. 341 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 3: So so that out of those three, I think I 342 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 3: could see the women's title changing. But somebody commented, I 343 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 3: mean that's almost like a takeover card and they it's 344 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 3: on a Wednesday night, you know, So so yeah, you know, 345 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 3: it's you know, I think AW said all the right 346 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 3: things and they're not really treating us as a war 347 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 3: and competition and blah blah blah. But WW is. 348 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, w you can definitely watch WWE, and it's like 349 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 2: Jericho knows what's going on because he's lived the Monday 350 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 2: Night Wars and so he's just kind of stirring the 351 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,920 Speaker 2: pot taking shots at NXT. Of course, Kenny Omega coming 352 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:27,479 Speaker 2: under fire here recently about taking shots at NXT and 353 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 2: how they're just you know, dark match rosters and they 354 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 2: would be you know, opening up for him. And I 355 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 2: mean Kenny Omega was on NXT for a little bit 356 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 2: and he left, but w took full advantage of that 357 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 2: character and was like the Omega blah blah blah, and 358 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 2: they shared some old interview or whatever. But it's it 359 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 2: is a Wednesday Night War. We're just gonna go ahead 360 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 2: and say it, like there's no avoiding the question. You know, 361 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 2: they're going to be looking at each other figuring out 362 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 2: what they're going to do. There's a reason why NXT 363 00:18:57,040 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 2: has put up all the titles, yeah, up on line 364 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 2: for that night. The only title match you have for well, 365 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 2: you have two. I think on AW you've got the 366 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 2: championship men and women's division, because you'll crown a new 367 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 2: women's champion that night. 368 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't. I don't think the tag tournament will 369 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 3: be resolved that. 370 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 2: No, it starts that, it starts that night, So I don't. 371 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 2: I think Vince knows this is a war. 372 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 3: Yeah. Well, and it's interesting that he they decided to 373 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 3: do NXT on Wednesday because arguably they have been the 374 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 3: best productw has had for four or five years. 375 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 2: Right, And you look an NXT fans and AW fans 376 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 2: are kind of the same because it's us. It's the older, 377 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 2: older demographic, the twenty five thirty four to twenty five fifty, 378 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 2: the guys that like wrestling, not the Monday night raw 379 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 2: drama promos whatever. It's like legitimate wrestling. And that's what's 380 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:55,239 Speaker 2: exciting about AAW is like Cody said, there hasn't been 381 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 2: anything for them to show yet. Yeah, and he said 382 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:01,719 Speaker 2: that we still haven't announced the entire the fact that 383 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 2: he's got Jim Ross, Dean Malenko, possibly aren't Anderson Shavanni. 384 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 2: I mean, they're doing all the right things, and what 385 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 2: I want to see is next week. I want to 386 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 2: pull the ratings and see, you know, because it's going 387 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 2: to be available online. I want to see who watched what, 388 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 2: because if you know, the pay per view for AW 389 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:30,679 Speaker 2: was announced, it was going to be Cody versus Jericho. 390 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 2: So a lot of people are like, well, why would 391 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 2: I tune in to aw's first Night of Dynamite if 392 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 2: you've already announced that Jericho is going to win the 393 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 2: title or keep the title and Cody's going to be 394 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 2: facing him. And then Cody on the show said, you know, 395 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 2: this is we're old school wrestling, like it's subject to change. 396 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 2: I could lose to Sammy Gavera on Wednesday Night and 397 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 2: he be the number one contender, or Jericho could lose 398 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 2: to I don't know who he's fighting. Maybe I don't 399 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 2: think it's Adam Page. That wasn't a rematch thing. 400 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 3: I don't know if I've seen who he's fighting on 401 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:09,880 Speaker 3: the first show. I know they just announced Hangman and Park. 402 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I mean it's I'm excited for Wednesday Night 403 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:19,360 Speaker 2: and it gets people talking more like us. For example, 404 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 2: it gets us talking more about NXT because before it 405 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 2: was just kind of like, oh, NXT taped Wednesday Night, 406 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:30,119 Speaker 2: but now it's NXT's Live against AEW, which means people 407 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 2: like us and other podcasts, including you know, the guys 408 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 2: that Serious, Busted Open and all of them, we're gonna 409 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:38,360 Speaker 2: be talking about NXT more. We're gonna be talking about 410 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:40,640 Speaker 2: aw Moore. Are we gonna be talking about ronin SmackDown? 411 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 2: Probably not, well, unless something stupid happens. 412 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 3: It's like you were talking about sometimes I don't remember basically, 413 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 3: you know, like with Impact, you know, there's so much 414 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 3: content out right now, it's sometimes easy to skip that 415 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 3: because it's like it's taped. I can just google the results, right, 416 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 3: And it's like, you know, there's sometimes where I've you know, say, 417 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:10,719 Speaker 3: I there's been there's been weekends where where we you know, 418 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 3: do a show Monday, we do a show Friday, there's 419 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 3: a wrestling show Friday night. There's a wrestling show Saturday night. 420 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 3: There's rushing the show Sunday night. Then you have Raw, 421 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 3: then you have as of now SmackDown, then you have 422 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:25,360 Speaker 3: an XT and a I mean that's just a lot. Yeah, 423 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,159 Speaker 3: And so there's just times where I'm like, dude, I 424 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 3: cannot hunt down last week's Impact episode. I can't download 425 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,439 Speaker 3: this app, I can't sign up for this, I'm just 426 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 3: gonna google the results, you know, And so there's just 427 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 3: there's just a different gravity to it when it's a 428 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 3: live show, as opposed as it can. And and I'll 429 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 3: be honest with you, that's why I haven't watched NXT 430 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 3: every single week because I know a month before it happens, 431 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 3: they'll were, you know, the results will get leaked and. 432 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 2: I can be like, Okay, I don't have to watch tonight. 433 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 3: I got a lot of work with traveling I've got 434 00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 3: coming up. I'm just gonna look at the results and 435 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 3: catch up next month. 436 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 2: All right. And you know, it's there's pretty much wrestling 437 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: on every night. And I was scrolling through Twitter right 438 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 2: now and even Page had tweeted out I guess a 439 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 2: calendar of wrestling during the week. So it's Monday night 440 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 2: is RAW, Tuesday night is Impact, Wednesday night is NXT, 441 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 2: and AW Thursday night is Uncharted Territory on IWTV Smackdowns 442 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 2: on Friday Saturday. You've got Women of Wrestling and New 443 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 2: Japan Pro Wrestling. 444 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:29,919 Speaker 3: And MLW shows up there sometimes too, right, So I 445 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 3: don't know when their show airs. I catch it on 446 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 3: the Fight app, but they do something weekly and then 447 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 3: you have NWA doing their show coming Up Impacts on Tuesday. 448 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 3: Like you said, I mean, there's just a lot of 449 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 3: that's not even including the next step down like Tried 450 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 3: and True or GCW or you know, some of these 451 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 3: is what we call big indies that also do stuff 452 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 3: that you could look up and find and hunt down. 453 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 3: And yeah, it's just you know, it's kind of it's 454 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 3: kind of one of those where you know, be careful 455 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,120 Speaker 3: what you wish for, and you know, as a kid, 456 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 3: you probably like, I wish I could watch wrestle every 457 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 3: single day, and now it's here, and you're like, oh god, 458 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 3: I don't know how I'm gonna juggle all this, you know. 459 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 3: So you know, so it's definitely one of those I'd 460 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 3: rather have too much than not enough, I guess. But 461 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,479 Speaker 3: it's it's just just gonna be a lot, you know. 462 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 2: Yeah. And the exciting thing though, is, like we've said 463 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 2: numerous time, it is an exciting time to be a 464 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 2: wrestling fan. And this past Friday we had Camill on 465 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 2: the show who talked about Tried and True and she 466 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 2: talked about NWA, and of course NWA had a press 467 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 2: conference early this morning at nine am talking about the 468 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 2: TV tapings and everything, which, by the way, you could 469 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 2: check out on their Twitter. You just got to make sure, 470 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 2: like Camille said, you got to follow NWA Wrestling, I 471 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 2: believe is what the Twitter handle is. Let me just 472 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:49,919 Speaker 2: double check and make sure I'm not telling you the 473 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,399 Speaker 2: wrong thing. Yeah, it's NWA is that's it. It's not 474 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 2: NWA the Rap Group. Just follow NWA on Twitter. They 475 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 2: did have a press conference which we were invited to, 476 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 2: but obviously it was uh, we couldn't make it to Atlanta. 477 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 2: They did it today. 478 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 3: Don't want to provide the private jet or we would 479 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 3: have been there. 480 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, we we didn't have the gas money for 481 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 2: the jet this week. So anyways, NBA making some big 482 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 2: announcements and then you know, it's it's it's great. This 483 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 2: is a fun week for wrestling. It's the new of everything. 484 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 3: And piggybacking off of all this, you know they announced 485 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 3: last week, I guess John Morrison has resigned with the WWE, and. 486 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:32,159 Speaker 2: N next to you calling it now? 487 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, honestly, that would actually probably be a 488 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 3: good spot for him, just because you know, he does 489 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 3: more of that kind of high flying, that luchador based stuff, 490 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 3: and he was one of those guys that, you know, 491 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 3: I knew who he was and I saw some stuff 492 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 3: with him, but it was never like, you know, it 493 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 3: was never like Ultimate Warrior, like, oh my god, this 494 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 3: guy's incredible. 495 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:56,920 Speaker 2: What right he was? He was the one doing the 496 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 2: KOFE tricks before KOFE the Rumble. 497 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 3: And but when I got back into wrestling, one of 498 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 3: the first things I was watching was Luke Underground and 499 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 3: he you know, he was there champion for a long time, 500 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 3: and I mean he was I was I was like, 501 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,200 Speaker 3: I don't remember a lot of this stuff from ww 502 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 3: This is incredible. And then obviously he's had some good 503 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 3: feuds with Impact over the last year, two years whatever, 504 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:20,920 Speaker 3: so I think he's still got a lot in the tank. 505 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 3: And but it's just kind of you know, I think 506 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 3: we talked off air with Camille last week about uh, 507 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,880 Speaker 3: you know, Marty's contracts up with Ring of Honor soon, 508 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,360 Speaker 3: Matt Tavin's contract with Ring of Honors up soon. He's 509 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 3: the world champion right now. Shane Taylor, I think is 510 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 3: their TV type champ. He's leaving. They bought his contract out. 511 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 3: There's rumors about Impact buying Ring of Honor. You know, 512 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,640 Speaker 3: there's just so much stuff going on right now. It's 513 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 3: just hard to keep up. Is it really is hard 514 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 3: to keep up with some of the stuff. 515 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:54,199 Speaker 2: You know, as a lot of people know, Morrison actually 516 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 2: has a wife and she is her name is she 517 00:26:56,560 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 2: go by Valkyrie? I think that's her. It's yeah, yeah, 518 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:04,399 Speaker 2: she's amazing, Like I've seen her. 519 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 3: She was on Luke Underground and she's an Impact now. 520 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 2: Yeah she I think she's the women's champion in Impact. 521 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 2: Maybe she might have dropped it by now, but I 522 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 2: what I want to see though, is like, will now 523 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 2: that more because he's gonna go as John Morrison back 524 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:21,160 Speaker 2: in w Will they set up a thing and bring 525 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,919 Speaker 2: his wife in? And if I'm writing creative, I already 526 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 2: know how it's gonna be. I'm gonna have the Miz 527 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 2: and Maurice versus those two people or Morse. 528 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 3: Seth than Becky, right, yeah, I wouldn't. The only thing 529 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:39,159 Speaker 3: that stinks is just that, like with Luke Underground, I 530 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:42,119 Speaker 3: mean when they did inter gender matches, like you know, 531 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 3: if Becky's in the ring and she tags in Morrison 532 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 3: like he fights Becky, like they don't swap wrong? Right 533 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,040 Speaker 3: with WWE, with the corporate they you know, they have 534 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 3: to switch out. So that was one of the crazy 535 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:56,919 Speaker 3: things with Luke Underground just seeing like his wife fighting 536 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 3: like Willie Mack, Yeah, what the crap is this? You know, 537 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 3: and like and hanging with them too, like, So, I mean, 538 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:06,160 Speaker 3: she would be a good sign obviously. I mean she's 539 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 3: an incredible athlete. I mean, the Impact Women's division is 540 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 3: one of the strongest on the planner right now. They're 541 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 3: they're awesome. So so yeah, so we'll see. 542 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 2: Man, it is an exciting time for being a wrestling fan, 543 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 2: Like it's the greatest time in the world. It makes 544 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 2: you kind of feel like you're a kid again going 545 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 2: back sitting there watching RAW and w CW, flipping back 546 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 2: and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And you know, 547 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:35,439 Speaker 2: we uh do on Mondays a weekly challenge, but we're 548 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 2: gonna leave it as a surprise today for you to 549 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 2: find out who the weekly challenge is. So in order 550 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 2: for you to figure out the weekly challenge and you 551 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 2: chime in on who you would think would win, you're 552 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 2: gonna have to follow us on Instagram, which is Battleground 553 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:50,479 Speaker 2: Podcast on Instagram. We're not gonna tell you who it is, 554 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 2: but it's a good one. 555 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 3: We got something bruin. 556 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 2: It's it's big guys. That's all I'm gonna tell you. 557 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 2: Or it could be uh, female wrestlers, women, it could 558 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 2: it could be something. You just have to follow us 559 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 2: on Instagram. It's called Battleground Podcast on Instagram. Uh, definitely 560 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 2: make sure you check out past episodes. We've had Cody 561 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 2: Rhodes on, We've had Jim Ross mcfoley, Eric Bischoff. Yeah, 562 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 2: Camille is our latest episode. She is the first woman 563 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 2: women's wrestler that's been on the show, and. 564 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 3: We're gonna have some women's world champion. 565 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 2: And she still scared me even sitting five feet in 566 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 2: front of me. She is just like her shirt unapproachable. 567 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 2: Now I'm just kidding. She was. She was the nicest 568 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 2: person in the world. I know, I'm pulling bait the 569 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 2: curtain and breaking k fob right now, but it happens. 570 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 2: It happens. But yeah, so it's it's been fun. So 571 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 2: we're uh, you know, kind of watch along fun week 572 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 2: for wrestling and let us know what you think of 573 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 2: the podcast. Make sure you give it five stars, leave 574 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 2: it a little nice review, and I guess I don't know, 575 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 2: is there anything else that's it. 576 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's on the next show. We'll have some feedback 577 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 3: on the Wednesday night Wars. 578 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 2: Yes, that will be the next show and it'll drop 579 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 2: on Friday at ten am. And we could have a guest. 580 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna tell you who, because every time I 581 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:11,200 Speaker 2: tell you a guest, it never falls through. So just 582 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 2: be listening for Friday. Make sure you just subscribe and 583 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 2: then you'll see who's on the show Friday. 584 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 3: He's a piece. 585 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 2: That's it. We'll talk to you guys later. We hope 586 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 2: you enjoyed this week's episode of Battleground. Make sure you 587 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,160 Speaker 2: give it five stars and leave a nice review. If 588 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 2: you want to stay up today, follow them at Battleground 589 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 2: podcast on Instagram.