1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast. 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 2: I'm your host battle and on today's show, we have 3 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 2: a very special show. We're kicking off the decade with 4 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:10,719 Speaker 2: going back in time. Yes, we are going back to 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 2: the very first episode of the Battleground Podcast. 6 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: I mean you might have. 7 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 2: Missed it, but back when we first started this two 8 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 2: years ago, our very first guest on the show was 9 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 2: Adam Page and at the time he was in Ring 10 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 2: of Honor and at the time he was the six 11 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 2: man tag team champion along with the Young Bucks. So 12 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 2: what we did is we had Ring of Honor come 13 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: in town. They had Adam Page dot by he brought 14 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 2: the belt, which is absolutely stunning by the way, and 15 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: well here's that interview with Adam Page. So that means 16 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 2: the podcast starts in well three two one. 17 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 3: Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to the battle Ground Podcast. This 18 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 3: is a podcast all about professional wrestling, joined Battle and 19 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 3: Eli as a breakdown what's going on in the world 20 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 3: of professional wrestling with special guests including some of your 21 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 3: favorite wrestling superstars. You never know who's gonna stop by 22 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 3: now making their way to the microphone. Give it up 23 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 3: for the greatest podcast team in the world. 24 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: Battle and Eli. 25 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 2: This is the very first episode of Battleground and without 26 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 2: further ado, the first ever guest on Battleground is Adam Page. 27 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 2: Now you know Adam Page from Ring of Honor. He 28 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 2: is in the Bullet Club. He is part of the 29 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 2: six man tag team champions. Adam Page, How you doing 30 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 2: buddy here? 31 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 4: I am man, I'm doing good. I'm loving being in Nashville. 32 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 4: It's fantastic. I'm excited about the event, excited about I'm 33 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 4: just excited about being in national. To be honest with you, 34 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 4: I love Nashville. 35 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: How long you said you flew? You got in last night? Correct? 36 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: So you completely missed all this nasty snow that we had? 37 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 5: Oh right, Yeah, I. 38 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 4: Had snow at home, man, I guess I ran away 39 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 4: from it. You guys don't have half as much here. Yeah, yeah, 40 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 4: I guess I miss that. 41 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 5: Thank god. 42 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 4: There's a little bit hanging around though, so not a 43 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 4: big fan of snow, so I'm glad to miss it. 44 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: Ring of Honor is tomorrow night, Municipal Auditorium, six o'clock. 45 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: Tickets still available. Let's talk about this. 46 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: What can somebody expect from a Ring of Honor show 47 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: compared to the other I guess dark side wrestling side, right. 48 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 4: Yeah, Ring of Honor is really different. You know, it's 49 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 4: gonna be NonStop action, bell to bell. You know, we 50 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 4: kick off at six o'clock. You're gonna get match after 51 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 4: match after match. Somebody might talk for thirty seconds and 52 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 4: we're right back to it, and it's I think the 53 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 4: best wrestling in the world are none So that's what 54 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 4: you're gonna get when you come out. 55 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 2: And for those of you don't know, Adam is part 56 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 2: of the six man tag team champions. 57 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: Got the belt in here? 58 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 2: How let's talk about that because in other wrestling of 59 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 2: things promotions, you don't see a six man tag champion. 60 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 2: It's only tag team. How does that come about? Like 61 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 2: the six man tag right? 62 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 4: Well, you know those multiman tags are really big in 63 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 4: New Japan, and I think that's had a lot of 64 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 4: influence here in Ring of Honor. 65 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 5: And we have such a such a good depth of 66 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 5: a roster, you know what I mean. 67 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 4: I think there needed to be something else for people 68 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 4: to contend for. Who weren't you know, in TV title 69 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 4: contention immediately or weren't you know, going for the world 70 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 4: title or tag titles immediately? And this is it you know, 71 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 4: and the six man wrestling has been really big here 72 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 4: in Ring of hoanor the past couple of years, myself 73 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 4: and the Young Bucks collectively known as the Hungbucks, we've 74 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 4: been killing it as a six man team, you know 75 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 4: what I mean. 76 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 5: And it's it's exciting. 77 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 4: It's different because instead of you know, two or four guys, 78 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 4: there's six guys all at once, you know, so it's 79 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 4: a lot going on. It's a lot more exciting, you know, 80 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 4: a lot more action, I think, and to have you know, 81 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 4: championships to chase after as a trio is great. 82 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: Going back to what you said earlier about Japan wrestling, 83 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 2: what is the I guess because you've wrestled over there, 84 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: what is it the different culture between Japan wrestling and 85 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 2: wrestling in America? Like I know, watching New Japan and everything, 86 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 2: it's completely different. So for those that don't know, what's 87 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 2: the culture like between you know, Japan wrestling in the 88 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 2: United States wrestling. 89 00:03:58,240 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 5: Right, it's a little bit different. 90 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 4: They're a little bit more maybe quiet in Japan, you 91 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 4: know what I mean, a little bit more respectful there. 92 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 5: They watch it as a spectacle. 93 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 4: Kind of like you'd watch a movie almost you know, 94 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 4: you don't yell and holler and scream during a movie 95 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 4: a lot of the times. And they will get into 96 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 4: it in Japan, but it's not quite as rowdy as 97 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 4: it is here in America, you know. And uh, I 98 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 4: guess they don't have that history of what is essentially 99 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 4: our attitude era, you know what I mean. They don't 100 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 4: have that there, I guess, so they're a little bit 101 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 4: more quiet, whereas here, you know, people are just yelling 102 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 4: and screaming. They're long their lungs out the whole time. 103 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 4: And it's great. I love, I love both vibes. You know, 104 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 4: both are good. 105 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 2: Uh. 106 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 4: You know, when you're in Japan and you're you're wrestling, 107 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 4: and sometimes it can feel kind of quiet. It's not 108 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 4: that they're not into it. It's actually maybe they're more 109 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 4: into it. You know, they're they're watching what you're doing. 110 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 4: And here in America, no matter what you do, if 111 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 4: the crowd's going nuts, you know, it's it's great feeling 112 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 4: either way. 113 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: Honestly, Adam Paige is my guest right now. 114 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 2: A Ring of honor tomorrow night at the Municipal Auditorium 115 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 2: at six o'clock. Tickets still available. Let's talk about the 116 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 2: Bullet Club. How did that all come about? Of you 117 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 2: joining the huge stable that is like world. 118 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 4: Renown now, right man? That uh, that changed my career. 119 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 4: It changed my life. 120 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 5: Honestly. 121 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 4: I was a high school teacher up until the time 122 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 4: I joined Bullet Club. 123 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 5: You know, I was. 124 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 4: I was teaching Monday through Friday. Sometimes I get sick 125 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 4: on Friday to go wrestle, you know, and that's kind 126 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 4: of what I was doing. And you know, I guess 127 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 4: there were talks and it was decided, you know, between 128 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 4: the guys that I was, you know, the next day 129 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 4: they wanted to join Bullet Club and I was. 130 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 5: I was all in. 131 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 4: So equipment teaching job, I started going to Japan, joined 132 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 4: Bullet Club, and it's been the biggest thing in my life. 133 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 4: It's been career changing for me. 134 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: What is it like when. 135 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 2: You're sitting there watching the other guys and you sit 136 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 2: there and watch on TV and there's just Bullet Club 137 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 2: t shirts all. 138 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: Throughout the arena. 139 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 4: That is so flattering. It's amazing, you know, how how 140 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 4: popular bullet Bullet Club's become, you know, and and it's 141 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 4: something that's not necessarily driven by a machine. It's been 142 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 4: driven by the the guys that have been part of 143 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 4: Bullet Club this whole time. You know, it's been nearly 144 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 4: five years now, and people are such fans of those people, 145 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 4: fans of you know, the young Bucks, of Kenny, of 146 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 4: you know a j and uh you know Fenn before. 147 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 4: You know, that's what's created this with you know, without 148 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:17,239 Speaker 4: a machine behind it. And that's great. And when you see, 149 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 4: you know, just to see of Bullet Club shirts, you 150 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 4: know at the competition's crowds, uh, that says something I think. 151 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 2: And it's just it's crazy because it's like you turn 152 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 2: it on and boom right there within the first three roads, it's. 153 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: Bullet Club, book cub, Bullet Club, bloow cup everywhere. 154 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 2: And I guarantee you that that gets you guys excited 155 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 2: and kind of likes to stick it to the man 156 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 2: after the whole cease and assist thing. 157 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, it is a little bit of a yeah, sticking 158 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 4: it to the man, you know. And and I think 159 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 4: fans catch on to that. They know, you know, some 160 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 4: of these things like when you have such a big 161 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 4: corporation like that and they come after guys, you know, 162 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,479 Speaker 4: like us who are just guys trying to make a 163 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 4: living and change wrestling for the better, you know, listen 164 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 4: to what fans want and respond to that. And when 165 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 4: you know that that big corporation comes for guys who 166 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 4: were you know, just doing that and trying to provide 167 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 4: for their families too. I think that says a lot 168 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 4: to people, you know, about the climate and wrestling, and 169 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 4: I appreciate people who will take our side on some things. 170 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: What was that? What was going through your mind? 171 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 2: If if we could talk about it when you got 172 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 2: that cease and assist, because I mean, anybody could. 173 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: Say too sweet, and then all of a sudden you 174 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 1: get this. 175 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 5: Poof Yeah, it was nuts. 176 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 2: You know. 177 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 4: We had just done what was our invasion of raw 178 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 4: or whatever, and we're just shooting, you know, little scenes 179 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 4: for the the YouTube show being the Elite. It wasn't 180 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 4: anything crazy. We didn't do anything illegal, We didn't do anything, 181 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 4: you know, anything too crazy. It was just for this 182 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 4: little YouTube show. And it's it's all it's all tongue 183 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 4: in cheek, you know what I mean. So we were 184 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 4: on a high, you know what I mean, a lifetime high. 185 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 4: It's a strange feeling when you do something like that 186 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 4: and you're you're on that high and then the next morning, Uh, 187 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 4: Matt and Nick texts the group the email that they 188 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 4: had gotten, and you know, you go from your life's 189 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 4: biggest high to one of your biggest lows, you know 190 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 4: what I mean. But I think it's important to take 191 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 4: that and turn it around, you know what I mean. 192 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 4: You've you get delta hand. You just do the best 193 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 4: you can with it. And I think I think we've 194 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 4: done that. 195 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: And you know, you go back to talking about the 196 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: YouTube series. How fun is that? Like, I've sat there 197 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: and watched this and it's the greatest thing in the world. 198 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: How fun is it to shoot those those series every week? 199 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 4: It's so fun, man, It's it's my favorite part of wrestling. 200 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 4: I love wrestling, I love performing, but god, just hanging 201 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 4: out with your friends and making a stupid little YouTube 202 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 4: show is fantastic, man. 203 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 5: And it's so fun. 204 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 4: It's so collaborative. I'm I'm so happy with the way 205 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 4: that you know, they've reached out to me and not 206 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 4: just let me be in this show, but let me 207 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 4: be a part of it, you know what I mean. 208 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 4: We all just text all the time, talk all the time. 209 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 4: You know, we hang out all weekend together, coming up 210 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 4: with little ideas for little skits, little things that we 211 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 4: can do, and it's incredible to just have that creative 212 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 4: freedom of you know, hey, we have an idea, let's 213 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 4: do it nice. 214 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: Adam Paige is my guest right now. 215 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 2: Ring of Honors at Missuaudatorium tomorrow night, six o'clock. 216 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 1: Tickets still available. Where did you get the nickname the 217 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: Hangman from? 218 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 4: You know, well, when I was joining Bullet Club, I 219 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 4: was joining and also Adam Cole's joining, and they knew 220 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 4: that both of us were gonna be working in Japan 221 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,199 Speaker 4: a lot. And me and Adam Cole, you know, we're 222 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 4: not twins, certainly not, but maybe to a Japanese audience, 223 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 4: we look a little bit alike. And we had the 224 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 4: same first name, four letter last name. So I wanted 225 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 4: to do a little something different, you know, to differentiate 226 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 4: myself a bit. So it kind of picked up from 227 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 4: Luke Gallows, you know, his whole character, his whole look 228 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 4: is vibe. And decided to go with that, and I 229 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,199 Speaker 4: thought Hangman would be a cool name. And it's a 230 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 4: cool sounding name that you know, even though Ring of 231 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 4: Honor doesn't announce me as Hangman when I come to 232 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 4: the ring anymore. That's so people know me as you know, 233 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 4: it's it's transcended what I intended it to be. 234 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 2: I guess awesome, Adam Paige my guest right now in studio, 235 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:56,079 Speaker 2: let's talk about the merchandise. 236 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: How awesome is it? 237 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 2: You walk into Hot Topic and boom right there, Bullet 238 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 2: Club shirts everywhere. 239 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 4: It's that's insane, man. I went to my local Hot Topic, 240 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 4: you know, right before Christmas, all the Black Friday stuff 241 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 4: and right outside, you know, they have these little decorations, 242 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 4: you know, showing off the different brands and T shirts 243 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 4: and stuff they sell. It's Star Wars and ac DC 244 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 4: and Harry Potter and Bullet Club. And to know that 245 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 4: that's me, that's me, you know what I mean, Like 246 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:27,079 Speaker 4: beside Darth Vader. That's wild. It's insane, and it's really 247 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 4: crazy to know that it's you know, we don't have 248 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 4: a multimillion dollar, billion dollar corporation behind it. It's just 249 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 4: a bunch of dudes hanging out having fun, you know 250 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 4: what I mean. And that's what's created that amount of success, 251 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:40,839 Speaker 4: and that's that's been incredible. 252 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 2: Adam Page is hanging out, like I said, Ring of 253 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 2: Honor Tomorrow night minis Balatworm six o'clock. Now, let me 254 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 2: ask this for my personal gain. How can I get 255 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 2: into the Bullet Club? 256 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 5: How can you get in? Uh? 257 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 4: You know, there's a series of rigorous tests we have 258 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 4: to put you through. 259 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 2: Okay, feats of strength, Okay, got strong, got it, gotta 260 00:10:59,880 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 2: be got it? 261 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 5: You got Hey, if. 262 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 4: We're gonna put there on the YouTube show, you know, 263 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 4: you've got to be a good actor. 264 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: I think I can do that. 265 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 4: You know, there's a lot of things you have to 266 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 4: have going for you. 267 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm gonna work on my acting, but then eventually 268 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 2: I can join the Bullet Club. 269 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:14,320 Speaker 5: Correct, I'll put a word in. 270 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I'm talking about Adam Page, my guest on 271 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 2: Battleground today. Man, thank you so much for taking time 272 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 2: out and hanging out with us today. 273 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 4: No, absolutely, man, It's the pleasure has been mine. Shows 274 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 4: tomorrow night Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, six o'clock. I'm doing 275 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 4: a meet and greet at four thirty. I'll be there 276 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 4: along with the Young Bucks. I believe maybe Cody is 277 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 4: also on the meet and greet. Some other of the 278 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 4: Bullet Club. We've got, you know, other Ring of Honor 279 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 4: stars on the meet and greet. As well that starts 280 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 4: at four thirty. Come on in, shake our hands, take 281 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 4: a picture where us getting eight by ten. We love 282 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 4: meeting fans and we'll probably be doing that well on 283 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 4: past the six pm bell time. 284 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 2: Nice one final question and this is this is kind 285 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 2: of one that I would like to know. What is 286 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 2: on your wrestling bucket list? What is the one thing 287 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,199 Speaker 2: that's there that you haven't accomplished yet that you want. 288 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 4: You know, I'd love to do something in Madison Square 289 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 4: Garden just for the history of the building. That's one 290 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 4: place that I've i've never been, I've never wrestled in. 291 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,559 Speaker 4: And it's kind of weird to think about that because 292 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 4: a lot of the the bucket list kinds of things, 293 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 4: I'm realizing, oh, I've done them. I've I've wrestled in Hammerstein, 294 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 4: I've wrestled in the Tokyo Dome, and that's weird to 295 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 4: me to realize, you know, to kind of realize that 296 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 4: all that's happened in the past couple of years. But 297 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 4: you know, maybe Madison Square Garden and this All In 298 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 4: show is that we're planning for September first. It's the 299 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 4: Bullet Club show run by US, financed by us. That's 300 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 4: something I never thought i'd be interested in, but it's 301 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 4: something that's shaping up to be maybe the biggest thing 302 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 4: in wrestling this year, maybe this decade. 303 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: I'm looking excited for that one September first, you. 304 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 4: Say September first, I don't know where, Maybe I do. 305 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 4: I don't know. 306 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: We can't follow Adam on Twitter, follow. 307 00:12:57,520 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 4: Me on Twitter, watch being the Elite on YouTube, and 308 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 4: maybe we'll give you some little nudgets, little winks here 309 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 4: and then. 310 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 2: Maybe once again, Adam, thank you so much for taking 311 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:08,839 Speaker 2: the time out and hanging out lit An absolutely man, 312 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. 313 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 4: We hope you enjoyed this week's episode of Battleground. 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