WEBVTT - Latest Wrestlemania Lineups/Bron Breakker v Robert Roode 0:00:00.320 --> 0:00:02.840 Hey, this is Brian Alvarez and this is today's edition 0:00:02.880 --> 0:00:06.640 of the Wrestling Observer Daily podcast on the eight Side Network. 0:00:08.560 --> 0:00:13.800 Let's get it all. How's going everybody? Brian Alvarez here 0:00:13.840 --> 0:00:17.079 on Wrestling Observer Live. We are here every day Money 0:00:17.120 --> 0:00:20.520 through Friday, New Pacific, three sterns Sunday, three Pacific, sixth Eastern. 0:00:20.960 --> 0:00:23.360 It is Tuesday on this program, and you know that 0:00:23.440 --> 0:00:29.040 means we have news coming out of Monday night. Raw. 0:00:29.800 --> 0:00:33.280 WrestleMania is now two weeks away, and we're gonna go 0:00:33.360 --> 0:00:36.360 over the lineup for the WrestleMania show as of last night. 0:00:36.800 --> 0:00:38.919 And for those of you keeping track, because how could 0:00:38.960 --> 0:00:43.240 you not seth Rawlins still does not have a path 0:00:44.200 --> 0:00:49.400 to WrestleMania, although they didn't exactly do the idea that 0:00:49.400 --> 0:00:52.040 I came up with yesterday, but they basically did the 0:00:52.040 --> 0:00:53.319 angle at the end of the show where he still 0:00:53.320 --> 0:00:56.520 couldn't get a path through WrestleMania, and he said that 0:00:56.800 --> 0:00:59.800 he Raw will not go on the air next week, 0:01:00.280 --> 0:01:05.200 will not take place until he has a path to 0:01:05.280 --> 0:01:09.600 wrestle Menia. So whatever they're doing, presumably Cody Rhodes, but 0:01:10.480 --> 0:01:14.120 nothing's official till it's official. Whatever they're doing It appears 0:01:14.120 --> 0:01:17.959 to be the tease for the very first segment of 0:01:18.120 --> 0:01:21.080 Raw next week, so we can talk about that here today, 0:01:21.160 --> 0:01:26.039 the entire Raw show. We have got d J, which 0:01:26.080 --> 0:01:29.520 is different from a kid a kid. He'll be performing 0:01:29.520 --> 0:01:31.640 in WrestleMania. With the line up for both nights. Thus far, 0:01:31.720 --> 0:01:34.720 we got the expected match for Omas, a pre show 0:01:34.840 --> 0:01:38.120 for WrestleMania airing on the w w E network, Braun 0:01:38.560 --> 0:01:44.240 Breaker versus Robert Rude tonight. Robert Rude was defeated in 0:01:44.240 --> 0:01:46.640 the middle of the ring clean last night, and we 0:01:46.640 --> 0:01:49.800 should still care. Apparently, we got SmackDown ratings, we got 0:01:50.000 --> 0:01:54.200 rampage ratings. We have the full Raw report from last 0:01:54.280 --> 0:01:58.280 night and much much more. If you'd like to Texas 0:01:58.280 --> 0:02:00.280 here today join the show. Four to five even eight 0:02:00.400 --> 0:02:03.200 zero seven six is the phone number. That is four 0:02:03.240 --> 0:02:06.080 to five seven eight zero seven five six six. Brian 0:02:06.160 --> 0:02:10.240 and Wrestling Observer dot Com and Brian Elber is on Twitter. 0:02:10.840 --> 0:02:13.800 No Mike Semper viv here today. He's gonna be back tomorrow. 0:02:13.960 --> 0:02:16.760 Say about that in a moment, So stand by Wrestling 0:02:16.760 --> 0:02:44.320 Obserper Live. Indeed you are Wrestling Observer Live right. Elber 0:02:44.440 --> 0:02:50.040 is here. No Mike Semper viv here today, So I 0:02:50.040 --> 0:02:52.320 don't know what the hell happened, but Mike was doing 0:02:52.400 --> 0:02:55.600 something and he banged up his knee and one of 0:02:55.600 --> 0:02:58.320 his knees has swollen to about twice the size of 0:02:58.320 --> 0:03:00.799 the other knee, and so he's on the way to 0:03:00.919 --> 0:03:04.440 his knee checked out. So hopefully it's all right. Wishouldn't 0:03:04.440 --> 0:03:08.160 the best to him. We'll get details later on, but 0:03:08.560 --> 0:03:12.040 that is the story about why Cmber of ev Is 0:03:12.040 --> 0:03:13.720 is not here today. It was not because he did 0:03:13.760 --> 0:03:17.079 not want to watch Raw last night, and I'm sure 0:03:17.080 --> 0:03:18.600 he's very happy will not be here for the Raw 0:03:18.639 --> 0:03:22.280 Report today, But you guys, you will get to the 0:03:22.400 --> 0:03:25.040 Raw Report here later on. But we have a lot 0:03:25.080 --> 0:03:26.760 of news coming out of the Raw show, so we're 0:03:26.760 --> 0:03:29.400 gonna start with that first. But also like to mention 0:03:29.480 --> 0:03:34.160 that two o'clock pm Pacific, five Eastern today we normally 0:03:34.200 --> 0:03:39.280 do our live Lance Storm Show, and we are going 0:03:39.360 --> 0:03:42.400 to do that today live two pm five Eastern, and 0:03:42.680 --> 0:03:46.760 this will be on all video platforms all right, all 0:03:46.920 --> 0:03:49.920 video platforms can watch the show. That means if you're 0:03:49.960 --> 0:03:52.520 on YouTube or Twitch, you can watch the land Storm 0:03:52.520 --> 0:03:56.080 Show because it will be our live Q and A 0:03:56.320 --> 0:04:01.240 Lance says, ask me anything. Okay, So if you're a 0:04:01.400 --> 0:04:05.680 Twitch homie, a Twitch subscriber, you will be able to 0:04:05.960 --> 0:04:09.360 put your questions into the little chat box right there 0:04:09.880 --> 0:04:12.760 and we will ask a Lance and uh whatever you 0:04:12.800 --> 0:04:15.680 want to ask him. Now's your chance to Pacific five 0:04:15.720 --> 0:04:19.960 Eastern today live, Twitch dot tv as well as video 0:04:20.000 --> 0:04:22.760 dot f W online dot com. So get those questions 0:04:22.800 --> 0:04:26.680 about MGF ready, because I want to ask him. It's 0:04:26.680 --> 0:04:31.719 coming up later a d J, which is different from 0:04:31.760 --> 0:04:34.640 a kid. It's set to perform for the live crowd 0:04:34.640 --> 0:04:39.640 of both Knights of WrestleMania thirty eight Valentino. Con. These 0:04:39.720 --> 0:04:43.680 cons are taken over. We'll welcome fans with the hottest 0:04:43.760 --> 0:04:46.640 hits and music, it says, as they arrive at a 0:04:46.680 --> 0:04:49.520 T and T Stadium for each night of WrestleMania thirty eight, 0:04:49.600 --> 0:04:54.359 April swond and April Third. Words cannot express how hyped 0:04:54.400 --> 0:04:58.600 I am to be playing WrestleMania, Con said, utilizing words. 0:04:59.080 --> 0:05:01.560 It's a super Bowl sports entertainment. I've been a lifelong 0:05:01.600 --> 0:05:03.520 fan of w w E, and to be a part 0:05:03.560 --> 0:05:05.839 of such a massive two night event is a true honor. 0:05:06.440 --> 0:05:09.720 I cannot wait to play at a T and T stadium, 0:05:09.760 --> 0:05:14.360 see you all in Dallas. Words cannot express how hyped 0:05:14.400 --> 0:05:18.240 I am for this show. So he's gonna be playing 0:05:18.279 --> 0:05:21.040 some music. It looks like the lineup for the show 0:05:21.160 --> 0:05:23.599 thus far, these are the official matches. There's more to come. 0:05:24.880 --> 0:05:27.800 We have Charlotte Flair versus ron Da Rousey for the 0:05:27.839 --> 0:05:33.159 SmackDown Women's title. Don't care they have done nothing. I 0:05:33.200 --> 0:05:35.040 mean they've done a lot, but I don't care about 0:05:35.040 --> 0:05:37.160 this match. Like whatever they've been doing in the build 0:05:37.200 --> 0:05:40.800 and whatever, I mean, it just to me is like 0:05:41.480 --> 0:05:43.000 it comes off as two people that don't want to 0:05:43.000 --> 0:05:46.280 be there. So I'm not saying they don't, but I'm 0:05:46.320 --> 0:05:48.520 saying that, like whoever is doing the coaching for ron 0:05:48.560 --> 0:05:51.839 Da Rousing and Charlotte Flair, I'm not feeling this one. 0:05:52.320 --> 0:05:55.600 Becky Lynch and Bianca bell Air, I'm feeling this one 0:05:55.640 --> 0:05:57.440 to a degree. I think Bianca is gonna get a 0:05:57.440 --> 0:06:00.080 big win at WrestleMania, celebrate with the championship. Everybody is 0:06:00.120 --> 0:06:02.440 gonna be happy. So I'm looking forward to that. But bro, 0:06:02.520 --> 0:06:05.560 if I see one more interview from Becky Lynch talking 0:06:05.560 --> 0:06:12.880 about how it's because of you fans, We're moving into 0:06:13.839 --> 0:06:17.400 Run to Rousing and Charlotte Territory of stuff. I'm just 0:06:17.440 --> 0:06:21.520 absolutely sick of seeing. We have the Ko Show with 0:06:21.560 --> 0:06:24.919 Stone Cold Steve Boston. Last night on Raw, Kevin Owens 0:06:25.520 --> 0:06:28.719 played at the role of Steve Austin. Clearly this guy 0:06:28.760 --> 0:06:30.359 was a big Steve Boston van since he needs a 0:06:30.360 --> 0:06:33.360 great job. And uh, I think it's gonna be fun. 0:06:33.600 --> 0:06:35.920 And I still like, I don't know if they're gonna 0:06:35.960 --> 0:06:38.480 do it. And my, my my, if you were like 0:06:38.560 --> 0:06:40.640 to put a gun into my head, which don't, But 0:06:40.720 --> 0:06:42.800 if you were and you said, is this going to 0:06:42.880 --> 0:06:47.719 lead to a match on Sunday, my gut would say no. 0:06:49.640 --> 0:06:52.880 Do I think it's impossible. I do not think it's impossible. 0:06:53.240 --> 0:06:55.400 And I think it would be quite the deal if 0:06:55.440 --> 0:06:59.400 they if they ran the Angle on Saturday to shoot 0:06:59.480 --> 0:07:02.280 the Angle or Sunday, although that sure would make people 0:07:02.279 --> 0:07:04.880 who bought tickets for Saturday pretty angry if they weren't 0:07:04.880 --> 0:07:06.520 going on Sunday. But I don't think there's a lot 0:07:06.520 --> 0:07:09.520 of people that aren't going on Sunday. We have Ray 0:07:09.600 --> 0:07:14.720 and Dominic versus the MSS and Logan Paul, which I 0:07:14.760 --> 0:07:17.120 don't know. I'm sure it'll be all right. Drew mc 0:07:17.160 --> 0:07:18.960 attire and Happy Corbin. I think it's gonna be a 0:07:19.000 --> 0:07:22.440 good match. I know people hate Corbin, but he's actually 0:07:22.440 --> 0:07:25.440 a pretty good worker and Drew. You know, you don't 0:07:25.480 --> 0:07:27.520 have a bad match with Drew mc attire, So I 0:07:27.560 --> 0:07:29.360 think people are gonna be surprised at the quality of 0:07:29.360 --> 0:07:32.440 that one. We've got the us O's against Shinsky, Nakamura 0:07:32.600 --> 0:07:36.760 and Rick Boogs. I don't know if Boogs and Nakamara 0:07:36.760 --> 0:07:39.880 gon me the two that beat the USOS after all 0:07:39.920 --> 0:07:41.920 of this time, but I'd be happy to see it. 0:07:42.440 --> 0:07:44.560 I guess his Usas are probably gonna win. I think 0:07:44.600 --> 0:07:47.400 the match is gonna be fun. People are super into Boogs. 0:07:47.720 --> 0:07:49.880 Boogs out there in front of you know, sixty thou 0:07:50.120 --> 0:07:52.800 people curling blokes and pressing him over his head. I 0:07:52.880 --> 0:07:57.920 think people will get into that night too, which is Sunday. 0:07:58.040 --> 0:08:01.880 We've got the Unification match Brock Lesner versus Roman Reigns. 0:08:02.240 --> 0:08:04.800 All of their angles I've enjoyed. I can't say that 0:08:04.840 --> 0:08:07.120 any of their angles when they're done with them, I'm 0:08:07.120 --> 0:08:09.560 like more excited for the match. I just like watching, 0:08:09.720 --> 0:08:12.640 you know, Brock break stuff, and they've done a lot 0:08:12.680 --> 0:08:15.000 of that, so I think the match is gonna be good. 0:08:15.120 --> 0:08:17.200 I think it's gonna be a very very good match actually, 0:08:17.760 --> 0:08:22.840 and I have no idea who's gonna win. And you know, honestly, 0:08:22.880 --> 0:08:25.560 it probably doesn't matter because I don't know it's gonna 0:08:25.560 --> 0:08:27.480 be immediately, but eventually we're gonna be going back to 0:08:27.480 --> 0:08:32.480 having two belts again. So Pat mcaviee versus Austin theory. 0:08:32.960 --> 0:08:34.920 I think they've done a good job building this matchup. 0:08:34.960 --> 0:08:39.760 Think Pat McAfee is great. Still no no Vince McMahon involvement, 0:08:40.440 --> 0:08:42.800 but at least adds of a while ago, Uh, there 0:08:42.840 --> 0:08:45.840 was gonna be some Vince McMahon involvement in this match. 0:08:46.200 --> 0:08:48.520 Maybe we need a track ticket sales and if they're 0:08:48.559 --> 0:08:50.880 still not, you know, through the roof, then we make 0:08:50.880 --> 0:08:54.920 our Vince mcman announcement. Sammy's a and versus Gjohnny Knoxville 0:08:55.000 --> 0:08:58.760 anything goes I mean it's Johnny Knoxville and anything goes match, 0:08:58.760 --> 0:09:01.400 We're gonna do some really stupid hopefully doesn't kill himself. 0:09:01.880 --> 0:09:05.800 And that's not even I'm not joking. Like sky Brain hemorrhage. 0:09:05.960 --> 0:09:08.160 You see him falling off that bowl, Well here he 0:09:08.240 --> 0:09:10.600 is doing anything goes match with Sammy Zaane at WrestleMania 0:09:10.600 --> 0:09:13.160 for the seventy thousand people, So we should all say 0:09:13.160 --> 0:09:16.320 a prayer. Aj Styles and Edge. I think the match 0:09:16.360 --> 0:09:18.960 will be good provided it's like, you know, eighteen minutes. 0:09:19.080 --> 0:09:22.320 If it's forty minutes, I ain't gonna be happy. Not 0:09:22.440 --> 0:09:24.480 a fan at all of the build. It's just not 0:09:24.559 --> 0:09:26.760 doing it for me. Edge was so much better as 0:09:26.760 --> 0:09:30.360 a baby face. I mean this heel Edge stuff droning 0:09:30.400 --> 0:09:33.480 on and on and not into it. Then we've got 0:09:33.520 --> 0:09:37.720 to the Tag Team Championship match, Zelena and Carmela against 0:09:37.720 --> 0:09:41.640 Sasha and Naomi against Rhea and Live against Nattie and Shana. 0:09:42.000 --> 0:09:44.240 You know how they do these builds, like everybody involved 0:09:44.360 --> 0:09:46.880 to lose a whole bunch of matches, like they're all losers. 0:09:47.200 --> 0:09:48.880 And then we go to the paper VW see you 0:09:48.920 --> 0:09:52.520 know who's the which, which ones are the least losers? 0:09:52.600 --> 0:09:57.719 Whatever that term would be the the would the term 0:09:57.800 --> 0:10:01.840 be the most over achieving losers? Is that what it is? 0:10:02.760 --> 0:10:05.240 So anyway, they've been doing this storyline that's leaning. Carmela 0:10:05.280 --> 0:10:07.280 can't get along. They gotta fight last night, and then 0:10:08.400 --> 0:10:11.679 it was a swerve and then we got r K 0:10:11.920 --> 0:10:16.280 Bro defending against the Street Profits and alph Academy in 0:10:16.360 --> 0:10:18.800 a triple threat match, which I'm sure is gonna be 0:10:18.840 --> 0:10:21.960 a great match, So you can look forward to that. 0:10:22.440 --> 0:10:26.400 Bobby Lashly versus Omas expected to take place at Manby 0:10:26.480 --> 0:10:31.640 a thirty eight Fightful Select reported Lashly and Omas was planned. 0:10:32.240 --> 0:10:35.320 Dave Meltzer noted it will depend on if Lashly is 0:10:35.360 --> 0:10:38.640 cleared in time. Omas is doing the thing where he's 0:10:38.640 --> 0:10:40.480 asking for a singles match, said Dave, He's going to 0:10:40.520 --> 0:10:42.920 have a singles match against somebody, but right now the 0:10:42.920 --> 0:10:45.280 guy is Lashly on the list, it could end up 0:10:45.280 --> 0:10:49.520 being somebody else. If Lashly is not cleared. Apparently, that 0:10:49.520 --> 0:10:53.000 would say that Lashly is not undergoing shoulder surgery, because 0:10:53.040 --> 0:10:56.840 if he was undergoing surgery or had surgery, he would 0:10:56.840 --> 0:10:59.360 not be at wrestle me. So I don't know. I 0:10:59.360 --> 0:11:01.560 don't know what the the status is of Lashly, but 0:11:01.960 --> 0:11:05.360 I do know that I was a wrestler and I 0:11:05.480 --> 0:11:09.440 once suffered a separated two separated shoulders one here, one here, 0:11:10.160 --> 0:11:16.000 And when I watched the Royal Rumble that match with 0:11:16.080 --> 0:11:19.680 brock bro I thought, for sure, as he's taken those bumps, 0:11:19.679 --> 0:11:22.520 this dude's gonna separate his shoulder. So I don't know 0:11:22.559 --> 0:11:25.200 if that was the exact injury that he suffered, but 0:11:25.280 --> 0:11:28.720 I do know that when I separated my shoulders, I 0:11:28.720 --> 0:11:32.080 I could not even bench press the bar, which is 0:11:32.200 --> 0:11:34.800 forty five pounds. I must talking about the tag team 0:11:34.800 --> 0:11:37.880 of Sicoro and Shamus. I'm talking the metal for I 0:11:37.920 --> 0:11:39.760 couldn't even I couldn't even lift that thing. That's how 0:11:39.800 --> 0:11:42.319 bad my shoulders were. But I did not need surgery. 0:11:43.000 --> 0:11:47.720 And so uh, if he separated his shoulder and he's 0:11:47.800 --> 0:11:52.200 really not done anything since January and this will be April, 0:11:52.679 --> 0:11:57.240 it's possible that he will be okay to return in 0:11:57.280 --> 0:11:59.480 time for the Royal Rumble. It depends on what grade 0:11:59.480 --> 0:12:03.480 of shoulder separation he has or had, so we'll see 0:12:03.520 --> 0:12:06.720 what happens. We'll find out soon and we'll talk about 0:12:06.760 --> 0:12:32.319 Cody after the break. Stick Around Observer Live back in 0:12:32.360 --> 0:12:35.800 the show. Bright Elber is here Wrestling Observer Live. Mike 0:12:36.080 --> 0:12:40.800 Simper VV not joining us here today when you can 0:12:40.880 --> 0:12:44.960 join us for seven five six six is the phone number, 0:12:45.800 --> 0:12:50.080 and don't forget in about hour and a half, myself 0:12:50.080 --> 0:12:53.600 and land Storm live Q and a video dot f 0:12:53.800 --> 0:12:58.319 W online, dot com, Twitch, dot tv, slash f four 0:12:58.760 --> 0:13:04.840 W video whatever whatever you want to ask him, ask 0:13:04.960 --> 0:13:07.319 me anything, he says, one of those A m A 0:13:07.600 --> 0:13:12.400 s ask lance whatever you want. I can't guarantee you'll 0:13:12.400 --> 0:13:15.599 ask every question because if they're preponderously stupid, I'm not 0:13:15.640 --> 0:13:18.640 gonna ask it. But anyway, and also, don't forget my 0:13:18.720 --> 0:13:21.680 cameo f four W online. It's not it's fun to 0:13:21.679 --> 0:13:24.360 plug cameo and simp he's not here because he has 0:13:24.440 --> 0:13:28.520 to start asking a bunch of silly questions. I need 0:13:28.559 --> 0:13:30.480 to know as I'm on cameo f W online and 0:13:30.520 --> 0:13:33.240 it's worth the money. You know I should do is 0:13:33.280 --> 0:13:35.520 I should just go through and read all my on 0:13:35.679 --> 0:13:38.400 my five star reviews. Wouldn't that make for great radio? 0:13:39.559 --> 0:13:42.480 I could do that, you know. Let's see what I 0:13:42.520 --> 0:13:47.360 got here? Mhm. I want to say thank you so 0:13:47.480 --> 0:13:51.320 much the cameo awesome. Words can't describe how on key 0:13:51.400 --> 0:13:54.439 you was. That's how you know that I ain't write it. 0:13:54.920 --> 0:13:56.760 Other people should take some notes on how to do 0:13:56.880 --> 0:14:00.880 cameos from you. I highly recommend you. Thank you well, 0:14:00.920 --> 0:14:06.040 You're welcome, Jason. There's more where that came from everybody. 0:14:07.559 --> 0:14:09.800 Thank you, Brian. This is exactly what I needed Frankly, 0:14:09.880 --> 0:14:14.920 this deserves as many stars as the Mocks versus Danielson match. Huh, 0:14:15.320 --> 0:14:17.960 how about this one? Brian is absolutely fantastic. Might low 0:14:18.080 --> 0:14:19.800 Ki be the best? Not? It's not. Low Ki, by 0:14:19.800 --> 0:14:22.880 the way, be the best rustling cameos out there? Delivered fast, 0:14:22.960 --> 0:14:25.720 over delivered on the request. Could easily be charging way 0:14:25.800 --> 0:14:27.640 way more than he is. Thanks a lot, Brian, you're 0:14:27.680 --> 0:14:30.560 the man. Where's Mike to tell me? I made these up? 0:14:32.400 --> 0:14:35.360 Come on, all right, let's get to the news. So 0:14:35.480 --> 0:14:38.760 last night on Raw they've been doing this storyline. Have 0:14:38.800 --> 0:14:41.280 you been paying attention? I know some of you haven't 0:14:41.280 --> 0:14:47.000 because you don't watch this show. But seth Rawlins, seth 0:14:47.400 --> 0:14:51.600 Rawlins can't get a match at WrestleMania. Should I just 0:14:51.640 --> 0:14:56.160 do the Raw report? I'm gonna save it. Let's just 0:14:56.200 --> 0:14:57.880 get to the point on Cody. We'll do the Raw 0:14:57.920 --> 0:15:01.720 report in the next segment. So he can't get a 0:15:01.760 --> 0:15:05.360 path to wrestle Medium and so, long story short, they 0:15:05.400 --> 0:15:09.640 do segment early where he has asked about not having 0:15:09.680 --> 0:15:14.760 a path to WrestleMania and uh and as he's uh 0:15:15.280 --> 0:15:17.680 talking about this, you hear the crowd and they're chanting 0:15:17.800 --> 0:15:23.560 Cody's name. W w et is not mute the chance 0:15:24.160 --> 0:15:29.400 for Cody. Okay, So then later he comes out and 0:15:29.480 --> 0:15:33.680 he's in the ring and he's trying to steal aj 0:15:33.840 --> 0:15:36.800 styles match from him, the match with Edge. Everyone seems 0:15:36.800 --> 0:15:38.480 to want to face Edge. I guess they want to 0:15:38.480 --> 0:15:41.200 put in time at Mania. So you know, obviously a 0:15:41.280 --> 0:15:44.120 J is not down with this, and there's another chance 0:15:44.520 --> 0:15:51.040 for Cody. And interestingly enough, seth rawlins and acknowledges it 0:15:52.000 --> 0:15:57.400 and he says, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, rumors. I 0:15:57.440 --> 0:15:59.160 never get the exact line that he used, but it 0:15:59.200 --> 0:16:01.920 was it was a little weird that he kind of, 0:16:02.040 --> 0:16:04.320 you know, in his interview, was like acknowledging that they 0:16:04.320 --> 0:16:06.320 were chanting that, and he was kind of blowing it off. 0:16:06.680 --> 0:16:10.360 So if you hear stuff today, like you know, people 0:16:10.400 --> 0:16:13.840 thinking that this Cody thing is is not gonna happen. Well, 0:16:15.520 --> 0:16:19.720 so anyway, that's what happened. Then they do the match 0:16:19.960 --> 0:16:23.480 in the main event. Yeah, rumors are fun, but they 0:16:23.520 --> 0:16:27.200 don't create great moments. That's what That's how he acknowledged 0:16:27.240 --> 0:16:33.160 these chants. So don't get me wrong, it was weird. Okay, Now, 0:16:33.200 --> 0:16:35.440 do I think that we're still gonna get Cody and 0:16:35.440 --> 0:16:39.600 Seth and wrestle men it. Yes, yes, I do. Do 0:16:39.720 --> 0:16:43.840 I think it's possible that there's you know, some wrench 0:16:43.920 --> 0:16:47.440 got thrown in the gears. It's possible. But do I 0:16:47.480 --> 0:16:50.480 still think that it's seven Cody? Yes, So they do 0:16:50.520 --> 0:16:54.680 the main event and uh, he loses, and he gets 0:16:54.720 --> 0:16:58.760 really mad. He pulls the hard deal research throwing things 0:16:58.800 --> 0:17:01.760 and Channing add words, it was actually exactly like after 0:17:01.840 --> 0:17:04.800 Brett hard last that cage match to Sin like six 0:17:04.880 --> 0:17:07.359 or seven or whatever it was. And he starts getting 0:17:07.359 --> 0:17:09.520 all angry and everything like that, and the fans start 0:17:09.640 --> 0:17:13.600 chanting for Cody again, and Seth Rawlins grabs the mic 0:17:14.840 --> 0:17:19.560 and this was not exactly what I said should be 0:17:19.600 --> 0:17:24.960 done yesterday, but it's pretty it's pretty damn close. He said, 0:17:26.080 --> 0:17:32.000 I deserve my WrestleMania moment, and Raw is not taking 0:17:32.080 --> 0:17:36.639 place next week until I get it. So he's telling 0:17:36.680 --> 0:17:40.320 you that if you tune into Raw next week, you're 0:17:40.440 --> 0:17:44.399 going to find out what Seth is doing at WrestleMania, 0:17:44.600 --> 0:17:46.960 and it's going to be in the opening segment of 0:17:47.000 --> 0:17:50.480 the show, and they aren't telling you exactly what it is. 0:17:50.840 --> 0:17:52.760 This is virtually exactly what I said that they should 0:17:52.760 --> 0:17:54.879 do yesterday now that they've worked themselves into this corner. 0:17:55.600 --> 0:18:00.240 So whatever whatever they're doing as of yesterday, you know 0:18:00.280 --> 0:18:03.840 how this company works. As of yesterday, whatever they're doing, 0:18:04.280 --> 0:18:08.520 it's opening up Monday Night Raw next week. So if 0:18:08.560 --> 0:18:12.440 that is the debut of Cody, it's opening up Raw 0:18:13.240 --> 0:18:16.520 next week, which if you look at the hourly ratings 0:18:16.520 --> 0:18:17.919 for Raw, I mean that is the best time to 0:18:17.960 --> 0:18:19.160 do it is at the open of the show because 0:18:19.160 --> 0:18:21.960 everyone's turned off the show by the end, and you 0:18:21.960 --> 0:18:25.280 know they it's gonna it's gonna get as biggest numbers 0:18:25.280 --> 0:18:27.840 opening up the show. So do I think it's Cody? Yes? 0:18:28.080 --> 0:18:32.119 Is it possible it's not? Yes? Do I think it is? Yes? 0:18:32.520 --> 0:18:38.880 Can we make that clear? Yes? All right? So next 0:18:38.920 --> 0:18:40.680 week on Raw. This is also the lineup for the 0:18:40.720 --> 0:18:43.119 show because they did announce a bunch of stuff. Brock 0:18:43.320 --> 0:18:48.080 Lesner and Roman Reigns are gonna be on Raw because 0:18:48.119 --> 0:18:51.120 it's the one time oh eight that was Survivor series. 0:18:51.200 --> 0:18:54.280 But anyway, they're gonna be on Raw because this this 0:18:54.359 --> 0:18:57.800 month's excuses. It's many a season because every month there's 0:18:57.800 --> 0:19:00.320 another excuse for why people go brand to brand. Even 0:19:00.359 --> 0:19:02.600 though we still have reindext Nation. But anyway, they're gonna 0:19:02.600 --> 0:19:07.120 be on the show next week, and uh, what else 0:19:07.119 --> 0:19:10.240 do we have? Where do my raw lineup go? There? 0:19:10.280 --> 0:19:15.600 It is the miss will face Ray, Mysterio. Queens Selena Carmela, 0:19:15.880 --> 0:19:19.920 Shana Basler and Natty will face Sasha Banks, Naomi, Ria 0:19:20.000 --> 0:19:23.840 Ripley and Live Morrigan. The Street Profits will be facing 0:19:23.880 --> 0:19:30.080 Alpha Academy because in every single one of these multi 0:19:30.200 --> 0:19:33.240 person matches, the only thing that they know how to 0:19:33.280 --> 0:19:39.119 book going back years is let's take turns beating everybody 0:19:39.560 --> 0:19:43.160 leading to the match. I don't know. I mean by 0:19:43.160 --> 0:19:44.800 the time they're done, I don't care about the matches 0:19:44.840 --> 0:19:47.480 at all. You know, maybe maybe those stand up for 0:19:47.640 --> 0:19:49.520 w W E blokes or they just can't wait to 0:19:49.560 --> 0:19:52.160 see it's a bunch of losers wrestling, so they're like, oh, 0:19:52.200 --> 0:19:58.600 this one's right up my alley. SmackDown two point one 0:19:58.880 --> 0:20:01.680 seven million were the second lowest audience for the show 0:20:01.760 --> 0:20:05.120 so far in eighteen forty nine eight point five eight, 0:20:05.160 --> 0:20:09.160 which was up one ties the show's third highest rating 0:20:09.160 --> 0:20:17.840 of twenty two for the Walnut Brains Rampage thousand viewers 0:20:18.520 --> 0:20:22.800 down twenty four point three lowest audience in the history 0:20:22.840 --> 0:20:26.960 of the show point one three and eighteen to forty 0:20:27.000 --> 0:20:34.120 nine down forty nine lower than the lowest of all 0:20:34.160 --> 0:20:39.879 time for rampage. Shall I go on or would you 0:20:39.920 --> 0:20:44.399 all like to just freak out? Unnecessarily thinks some of you. 0:20:44.600 --> 0:20:46.880 Here's how we're gonna do it. Spoiler alert. I'm gonna 0:20:46.920 --> 0:20:48.560 tell you why the number is so low. If you 0:20:48.560 --> 0:20:51.200 don't want this to be spoiled, go to the YouTube 0:20:51.240 --> 0:20:56.520 chat watch something else. So the show aired after the 0:20:56.640 --> 0:21:00.399 n C Double A men's basketball tournament and did not 0:21:00.520 --> 0:21:06.600 air until I believe eleven forty five PM, so a 0:21:06.640 --> 0:21:11.200 bunch of people tuned in saw basketball and I didn't 0:21:11.200 --> 0:21:14.520 watch the show. So you should throw this number out. 0:21:15.760 --> 0:21:18.320 It's like you used to throw those Westminster Dog Show 0:21:18.440 --> 0:21:22.080 numbers out. Can you imagine Twitter in the nineties when 0:21:22.200 --> 0:21:25.120 Raw and Nitro were going head to head and Raw 0:21:25.240 --> 0:21:28.400 was preempted for the Westminster Dog Show and then Nitro one? 0:21:28.760 --> 0:21:31.520 Can you mentioned Twitter? All of the w CW geeks 0:21:31.520 --> 0:21:34.640 throwing parties. You know, Raw was in the mud because 0:21:34.640 --> 0:21:36.520 they were preempted for a dog show when that had 0:21:36.560 --> 0:21:38.800 been fun. Thank god there was no Twitter back then. 0:21:40.400 --> 0:21:44.320 And of course we had the Undertaker interview. He believes 0:21:44.320 --> 0:21:48.480 that today's product lacks quote a level of grit. I 0:21:48.480 --> 0:21:51.120 think things have changed, and I can't just say it's 0:21:51.200 --> 0:21:53.240 changed in wrestling. I think in all sports it's a 0:21:53.280 --> 0:21:56.160 different generation. Call it evolution if you want. I don't 0:21:56.160 --> 0:21:58.520 think guys are leading the same lifestyles that guys in 0:21:58.560 --> 0:22:03.000 the past did. He said, today's wrestlers are under constant surveillance, 0:22:03.080 --> 0:22:06.800 surveillance which prevents them from doing neither same things previous 0:22:06.880 --> 0:22:10.880 generations did. Yeah, they're under surveillance from themselves and their 0:22:10.920 --> 0:22:14.280 selfies that they put on Instagram and Twitter. Oh, you're 0:22:14.320 --> 0:22:18.040 being spied on, he says. I didn't have to worry 0:22:18.040 --> 0:22:21.119 about that because there weren't cell phones. He said. When 0:22:21.160 --> 0:22:22.879 I came up the left you have used you have 0:22:22.920 --> 0:22:25.280 to say, uh, polaroid Cameron, point at yourself and go 0:22:25.400 --> 0:22:28.520 like that back in back in my day, and you 0:22:28.520 --> 0:22:32.119 have to shake the thing. When I came up, the 0:22:32.119 --> 0:22:34.320 locker room was a lot different. It was pretty crusty. 0:22:34.560 --> 0:22:37.399 You drove everywhere, right you have no one drives today 0:22:37.720 --> 0:22:42.439 from town to town wrestling. You didn't fly very often, 0:22:42.480 --> 0:22:44.240 so there were a few guys that had knives in 0:22:44.240 --> 0:22:46.399 their bags. Guns in their bags. It was a different 0:22:46.400 --> 0:22:49.240 group of men, not saying one's better one not saying 0:22:49.240 --> 0:22:51.560 one's better or one's worse. I think it's better when 0:22:51.600 --> 0:22:54.080 you don't have guns and knives in the locker room 0:22:54.119 --> 0:22:56.360 and a bunch of krusty guys weren't afraid to use them. 0:22:56.640 --> 0:22:59.080 I think that's actually better now than it was back 0:22:59.119 --> 0:23:02.000 in the old days. He said. The changes have led 0:23:02.040 --> 0:23:05.760 to a lack of grit. He says brock Listener is 0:23:05.800 --> 0:23:08.639 an example of someone who still has that grit. When 0:23:08.720 --> 0:23:11.560 you watch Brock Russell, you're interested because you know he's 0:23:11.560 --> 0:23:15.280 got this background. Not only is an amateur wrestler, professional wrestler, 0:23:15.600 --> 0:23:17.679 mixed martial artists. He does a new a bunch of 0:23:17.720 --> 0:23:21.000 crazy moves. Brock Man handles your ass. You get in 0:23:21.040 --> 0:23:23.240 there and you get thrown around and you get smashed. 0:23:23.280 --> 0:23:24.679 Roman has a little bit of that in him as 0:23:24.720 --> 0:23:27.000 well when he wants to. Randy Ortan has that in 0:23:27.080 --> 0:23:30.880 him as well. Younger w w E wrestlers, they are 0:23:30.960 --> 0:23:35.480 influenced more by superheroes and comic books, so you know 0:23:35.560 --> 0:23:38.960 he misses those days when guys had those amateur backgrounds, 0:23:38.960 --> 0:23:45.560 amateur wrestling, mixed martial arts in the case of the 0:23:45.640 --> 0:23:51.240 Undertaker Basketball back in a moment with the raw reports 0:23:51.240 --> 0:24:10.920 of her life back on the show, Bryan Elvarez here 0:24:11.000 --> 0:24:15.440 Wrestling Observer Live. Lots to get into here today, don't 0:24:15.480 --> 0:24:19.119 forget coming up in an hour and twenty minutes myself 0:24:19.119 --> 0:24:22.639 and land Storm. 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