1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: I'm Switchblade Jay White and this Saturday, February nineteenth, on 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: the Impact Plus app, you can see me the Bullet 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: Club leader go one on one with the leader of 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: Violent by Design and Eric Young, a so called vitre. 5 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 2: But I'm gonna show him. I'm going to show who 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 2: the real veteran is. I'm going to school Eric. I'm 7 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 2: going to show him exactly who Switchblade Jay White is. 8 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: And you can catch me on the Battleground Podcast. 9 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: Why from the Parts Unknown Studios. 10 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 3: Into the Double Battle Crown, the battle Bound. 11 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 4: The Battle Crowd. 12 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Battleground Podcast, your place for all things 13 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: pro wrestling, The Battle. 14 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 3: The Battle Round now. 15 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: Making their way to the microphones. Give it up for 16 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: your host. 17 00:00:55,800 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 3: Welcome to the Battle Crown. What's up you guys, Welcome 18 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 3: back into another episode of the Battleground Podcast. This is 19 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 3: a very special interview that we have set up because 20 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 3: there's a big thing going down this Saturday, Impact Wrestling's 21 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 3: No Surrender live on Fight at eight pm Easter and 22 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 3: I'm gonna bring in my tag team partner Eli who's 23 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 3: a part of the show. My man wrapping the brand. 24 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 3: I dig It, I dig It and uh I think 25 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 3: there's a little beef between you and our guest, Is 26 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 3: that correct? 27 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 5: I mean, it's not beef on my end. I mean, 28 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 5: I just got my heart broken on national television, so 29 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 5: there's no beef. I'm just heartless now. 30 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 3: So let's go ahead and bring in our guests. Jay 31 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 3: White joins the show. My man, Jay White, thank you 32 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 3: for coming on the show today. 33 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: Thank you. 34 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 2: Though I'm not really sure what I'm walking into of 35 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 2: the supposed supposed between me and somebody that I obviously 36 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 2: don't know. 37 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 3: Well, uh, you know what, let's let's roll the tape 38 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 3: and we'll show what happened at a recent Impact show 39 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 3: that we were at in Nashville. 40 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 4: Say Why. 41 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 2: Club while defend Never Open title against David Finley at 42 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 2: New Japan Dream he took that never Open. 43 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 4: Off of the wings of. 44 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 3: White and you can see Eli's heart completely break. 45 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 2: Well, I mean, I think he should really thank me, 46 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 2: to be honest, because I would say that's probably one 47 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 2: of the biggest moments of his live So hey, it 48 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 2: was even that or nothing. 49 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 5: I mean, I did get acknowledged, I can, you. 50 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: Know more than most can say, So that's true. 51 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: Win. 52 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, that was that was an epic moment. For us 53 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 3: on the show because he has just we've replayed that 54 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 3: numerous times around everybody in the course. 55 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: I don't think I don't think you should. 56 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 5: It was bad when like strangers tagged me on Twitter 57 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 5: like Okay, I get it, I get it. Switchblade cut 58 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 5: me up, I get it. 59 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 3: It's great. 60 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: It is the best thing. 61 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 3: Uh So, let's kind of talk about this Saturday. You 62 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 3: got a pretty big match you and Eric Young Impact 63 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 3: Wrestling No Surrender live on Fight at eight o'clock Eastern. 64 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 3: What can we expect into seeing this match with you 65 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 3: and Eric Young? 66 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 2: Well, you know it's interesting is people can say it's 67 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 2: the leader of Violent by Design versus the leader of 68 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 2: Bullet Club. 69 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: And although that you were. 70 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 2: Literally mentioning us in the same sentence, I almost take 71 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: offense to the fact that we are being mentioned, almost 72 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 2: as if we should be mentioned in the same sentence, 73 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 2: because we shouldn't be. You look at what I have 74 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 2: done in the amount of time I've been listening, and 75 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,399 Speaker 2: you look at what he has done or the lack 76 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 2: of what he has done in the amount of time 77 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 2: that he has been in there, and you really can't 78 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 2: compare the two of us. You can't compare VBD with 79 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 2: Bullet Club, you can't compare Eric Young with Jay White. 80 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 2: So simply what I'm going to do this Saturday, February 81 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 2: nineteenth on the Impact plus app as, I'm just going 82 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 2: to school the veteran and school all of my newfound 83 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 2: fans at the moment, whether they be coming from New Japan, 84 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 2: New Japan is strong on Impact or aw, I'm just gonna 85 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 2: show them who I am. 86 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: I'm going to show Eric Young who I am. 87 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 3: This is some strong words right there. 88 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, and this is definitely one of those matches where 89 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 5: we didn't really think we would ever get to see 90 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 5: that just because of the different alliances and stuff. But 91 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 5: Impact is really you know, since they're I don't you 92 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 5: call it rebirth whatever, over the last three to five years, 93 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 5: they really have been one of the talks of the 94 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 5: professional wrestling world. What excited you about coming over and 95 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 5: you know, developing a working relationship with Impact and Impact roster. 96 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: I mean it was just somewhere else to somewhere else 97 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 1: to go and play, somewhere else to go and experiment 98 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: a little bit. 99 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 2: You know, everybody knows who we are in Ujapan, they 100 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: know all about Bullet Club, but Impact on it gets 101 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 2: a taste of you now and then, and they never 102 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 2: really see myself until around was it junor July maybe 103 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,359 Speaker 2: last year, I'm not really sure exactly. So I decided 104 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 2: to grace them with my prisons once more and bring 105 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 2: a couple of friends over in Goodrilizadysney, tom On, Tonga 106 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 2: and Tandloa and figured what going to introduce them to 107 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 2: Chris bay As. 108 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: I don't believe that meant by that point. I know 109 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: Chris Bae has been getting. 110 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 2: On with the young or of the famed tongue and 111 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 2: wrestling family, Hicoleo. 112 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: I know he's been eating on with him. 113 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 2: But now he's being here with Tama, with Tea, everybody's 114 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:14,359 Speaker 2: everybody's bluing together very nicely. And hey, we're making statements everywhere, 115 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 2: whether it's New Japan or Impact, and hey, who knows, 116 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 2: maybe aw Bullet Club is finding a home away from 117 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 2: home there at Impacts for sure. 118 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 3: And we were actually you mentioned Chris bay and we 119 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 3: were actually in the building the night that I guess 120 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,679 Speaker 3: he got inducted that the shirt showed up with his bag, 121 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 3: And you know, what does Chris bring to the table 122 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 3: for Bullet Club And what do you look for in 123 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 3: new recruits. 124 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: I mean, where do you where do you? Where do 125 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: you start? And where do you end? 126 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 2: With Chris to be on us, He's got youth, he's 127 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 2: got flair. Obviously, he's got finess. Motherfucker as strong as hell. 128 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 2: I think I saw him squatting. I don't know what 129 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 2: it was. It might have been what you guys do 130 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 2: in pounds. To me, it was killers. I want to say. 131 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: He had over two hundred killos on the on the 132 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,359 Speaker 1: bar and I saw him ripping them out. 133 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 2: He's got everything going for him, so he's got everything 134 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 2: gone from that would fit into bullet club. So it 135 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 2: was kind of a no brainer for myself. Uh, and 136 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 2: it's been working out. You know, that guy is just 137 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 2: going to keep going straight to the top. 138 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: I believe this Saturday. 139 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 2: I can't remember what the exact matches, but it might 140 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 2: be a number one contenders match for the ex division title. 141 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 2: Don't quote me on that, you'll have to double check it. 142 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 2: But I believe he's involved in that and right for you. So, 143 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 2: and that's what happens when you get involved with bullet clubs, 144 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 2: that you get in new opportunities like. 145 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: That for sure. 146 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 3: And he's also got a mean shoe game too. 147 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, he does. He does have that too, is very 148 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: very stylish, Yeah for sure. 149 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, and good has got the tag team uh match 150 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 5: against the Good Brothers, So yeah, they do. Definitely they 151 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 5: definitely represented on the cards right. 152 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 3: Or or as g O D called him, the Good Sisters. 153 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: Whatever, whatever whatever name you want to you want to 154 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: give to them. You know, they did. 155 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 2: They do it all right in the time in New Japan, 156 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 2: and you know there's since elsewhere, may not have always 157 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 2: been the longest since. As I know, Tama like to 158 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 2: remind them of out, but you know, since they left 159 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 2: tom Aar and TGOD, they really just took over the 160 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 2: tag and Division seven time IDB GP Heavyweight Tag Team champions, 161 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 2: something that the Good Brothers couldn't do become. 162 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: This Saturday, Tomar and Ti going to show them that and. 163 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 2: We're all going to see the best Bullet Club tag 164 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 2: team of all time walk away from that match with 165 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 2: the Belts. 166 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 3: That's more titles to the Bullet Club Accolades right there. 167 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 5: I was going to say, now that we've talked to 168 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 5: the leader Goods like the next that's we would love 169 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 5: to pick their brains. 170 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: So a lot of people would. 171 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 4: Yeah. 172 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, So it's been kind of an interesting year obviously 173 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 5: two years obviously with all the COVID stuff. But you know, 174 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 5: you've kind of popped back up, you know with I 175 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 5: don't know what you'd call it, og bullet Club members, 176 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 5: maybe the ones that haven't been around, uh you know, 177 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 5: young Bucks and all and call. 178 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: And all that. 179 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 5: Uh, what is their status with you guys? I mean 180 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 5: now they still a bullet club? Are they adjacent? Is it, 181 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 5: you know, like you said, bullet cup for life? Are 182 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 5: they always in there? And do you think we could 183 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 5: ever see any kind of you know, maybe like splinter 184 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 5: groups kind of like the you know, NWA Wolfpack had 185 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 5: and things like that. 186 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: I'm more thinking instead of splinter groups, I'm thinking more 187 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: of one united whole. You know, you talk about their 188 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: status as such. Look, there's no personal issue between myself 189 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: and Adam Coltman. There never has been. 190 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 2: Hey, he's the one that reached out to me to 191 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 2: come over to aw and maybe give the young Bucks 192 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 2: a hand and try and reignite this spark as such, 193 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 2: or just give them a little bit of backup. And 194 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 2: on that note, there is no personal issue that I 195 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 2: know of between myself and the Young Bucks. 196 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: The only thing I. 197 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 2: Could think of is the fact that I beat Kenny 198 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 2: back in the beginning of twenty eighteen for the IDO 199 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 2: A GP United States Championship, and those two were ringside 200 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 2: for it. 201 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: That it was a match. 202 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 2: You know, I'm hoping, I'm hoping, I'm thinking, I'm assuming 203 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 2: that there's nothing personal that can him out of that 204 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 2: for the Young Bucks against myself. 205 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: Hell, I don't think Kenny has anything personal against me. 206 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 2: It was a match he lost, that was it should 207 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,679 Speaker 2: So when you talk about the status with Bullet Club, 208 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,679 Speaker 2: and I've said this, I've seen the quote. 209 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 1: Why can't they throw up the too Sweet again? 210 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 2: If the right guy is asking if they don't have 211 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 2: any grudges against me, which I guess we'll see if 212 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 2: they do, why can't they throw up that too Sweet again? 213 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: Why can't have thrown up on a w Why kind of. 214 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 2: Be thrown up on Impact on U Jupans Strong and 215 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 2: Pan as well Sall's group. 216 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 5: You make the rules, you can do whatever you want. 217 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 5: You've taken over wrestling before you can do it again. 218 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 2: So exact just need to make sure I have the 219 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 2: right pieces that will fit into place. 220 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 3: And it seems like those right pieces are starting to 221 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 3: fall into place. And again, Uh, this Saturday, you're taking 222 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 3: on Eric White Impact Wrestling Surrender. 223 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: Eric. 224 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 3: I don't know why? 225 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: Why does he Eric? Well? 226 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 3: I saw it on the ticker to Eric White's a 227 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 3: buddy of mine and he had just texted me. So 228 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 3: you're taking on Eric Young this Saturday at Impact Wrestling's 229 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 3: No Surrender live on Fight at eight pm Eastern. But 230 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 3: I want to go back again to you walking into 231 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 3: the Impact Zone. We were there that night. 232 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 1: What was it was? What was the pay per view? 233 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 3: And I'm drawing a blink on it. What were we 234 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 3: at Slammiversary? Yes, so we were at Slammer Versary. The 235 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 3: show ended, and I mean it was a hell of 236 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 3: a match between Kenny and Sammy, and the lights go 237 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 3: out and we're like, what's happening? And in that room 238 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 3: you can't see your hand in front of your face, 239 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 3: and then all of a sudden you hear the wh 240 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 3: and you come walking out. What was it that made 241 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 3: you decide to say, let me go step in the 242 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 3: Impact Zone. 243 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 2: They were just having it seemed to be somewhat of 244 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:44,319 Speaker 2: a Bullet Club reunion happening, almost as if they were 245 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 2: trying to do what I'm trying to do now, except 246 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 2: that they couldn't really get the right traction with it, 247 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 2: whereas with me at the forefront at the moment trying 248 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 2: to make it happen, maybe it will. 249 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: I just wanted to go out there and see those guys. 250 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: I hadn't seen a lot of them in a long time, 251 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, what were my intentions or how 252 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 1: would it have gone down? 253 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 2: I guess we'll never know, because you know, David Finley 254 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 2: couldn't help it, come out and try to get his 255 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:10,319 Speaker 2: hands on me leading up to our match, So I 256 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 2: guess we'll never know exactly how it would have gone 257 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 2: that not. But I guess the way it happened is 258 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 2: the way it was going to happen, because that's the 259 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 2: only way it could be sure. 260 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 5: Well, and we you know, we got some obviously pretty 261 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 5: surprising news. Bullet Club member Cody Rhodes is officially leaving 262 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 5: a w He's had you know, success in New Japan 263 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 5: and he's with Impact before. Would you like to, you know, 264 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 5: go down the road with him at some point down 265 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 5: the road. 266 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: I wouldn't. 267 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 2: I can't really speak to it either way. It's to 268 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 2: be honest, I'm not going to say no because I 269 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 2: have a reason why not. But I'm not going to 270 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 2: say yes because of a reason why to say yes. 271 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 2: I have nothing to do with Cody. And if that's 272 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 2: the case, then I guess we'll just wait to see 273 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 2: where he where he shows up and if hey, if 274 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 2: that's something he's interested, then he can reach out to me. 275 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 1: Easy enough. There you go. 276 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 3: And you know, it's a great time to be arrested 277 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 3: fan right now. I mean, there's so much great wrestling 278 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 3: on and I've talked to several people and everybody kind 279 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 3: of seems to agree that as of right now, Impact 280 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 3: has a really good product on TV and it's probably, 281 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 3: you know, one of the best that you can watch 282 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 3: each and every week. And you know, twenty twenty two 283 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 3: shaping up to be a historic year in pro wrestling. 284 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 3: What does twenty twenty two look like for Jay White? 285 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 1: Aw? 286 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,960 Speaker 2: If it's going off how the years started, then I 287 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:29,840 Speaker 2: mean it's going to be flat out who knows where 288 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 2: else I'm going to show up. 289 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 1: I think I said this to somebody else yesterday. 290 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 2: At this rate, I'm probably going to show up on 291 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 2: you know, Monday Night rora SmackDown. 292 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: Or something before anything like that happens. 293 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 2: We've got more things to take care of on the 294 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 2: likes to Impact and hey maybe on aw But you know, 295 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 2: I guess what's twenty twenty two gonna be? Like, it's 296 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 2: just more of the same at this point. But I 297 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 2: never give away too much. I played most of it 298 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 2: close to the chest. 299 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,679 Speaker 3: I like that could we potentially maybe see And I 300 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 3: know you said you play a lot of things close 301 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 3: to the chest. We've had a U the uh current 302 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 3: Impact Wrestling champion on Moose and he said he's open 303 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 3: to anything and everything. Is that something that maybe you 304 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,719 Speaker 3: have your eyes set on while you're spending some time 305 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 3: in Impact? 306 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: I mean, say, you know, it's the same breadth as 307 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: my last answer. 308 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 2: Really, I can't give away too much because then I 309 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 2: can't I can't give Moose the heads up, can I? 310 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: You know that's true. What I hold up for people 311 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:19,959 Speaker 1: when I get in that ring is the intellectual edge. 312 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 2: So if I start giving away ideas or plans or 313 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 2: possible plans, if they are even are reny, you know, 314 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 2: I kind of lose a little bit of my age. 315 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 2: Not that I think it would change the outcome, but 316 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 2: I like to like to keep the advantage on my side. 317 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 5: Definitely, for sure the champion's advantage like it. Where can 318 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 5: people keep up with you online? 319 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 2: At J White in ZI or in Z. I don't 320 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 2: know how you guys pronounced that litter zi yeah Z. 321 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 2: I don't know how you guys said over here. I'm 322 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 2: always corrected anywhere. I am as J. 323 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: White, j A y w H I t e in 324 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,319 Speaker 1: Z shot for New Zealand, Twitter. 325 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 2: Instagram all that, and you can catch me this Saturday, 326 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 2: February nineteen see on the Impact plus app No Surrender 327 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 2: versus Eric Young, and you can catch me Thursday night, 328 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 2: February seventeenth at the Vermont in Hollywood. I'm extending, you know, 329 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 2: the invitation to anybody who wants to come and show 330 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 2: up on Nutapans Strong and answer my open challenge. That's 331 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 2: Thursday night and obviously Friday night ram Page. I'll be 332 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 2: making my aw debut against one Lucky Trink the night 333 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 2: before lay Wasted Eric Young and violent design man. 334 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 3: You're just a busy man. How do you? I guess 335 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 3: what's what's the the recovery method? I mean your match 336 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 3: after match after match after match, like, do you have 337 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 3: time to recover? 338 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: Do you just keep going well. 339 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 2: I usually do, but then I end up having to 340 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 2: do you know, interviews of wrestling podcasts and things like 341 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 2: that that show up the time that I would like 342 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 2: to be using to recover. 343 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 1: So just keep that in mind each time you put 344 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 1: out one of these requests. 345 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 3: Definitely for sure, that's our cue to say thank you 346 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 3: j White for being on the show tonight, and we 347 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 3: look forward to seeing you this Saturday, you versus Eric Young, 348 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 3: Impact Wrestling's No Surrender Live on Fight eight pm Eastern. 349 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 3: It's an honor to have you on the show and 350 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 3: we look forward to seeing you this Saturday. 351 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 2: All right, then, see then, I know you didn't have 352 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 2: an impression. You can have one, I would be doing 353 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 2: this you lu like, thank you Eli. 354 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 3: Actually that's great, Jay, thank you so much for coming 355 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 3: on the show, and we look forward to seeing you susider. 356 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: All right, pous. 357 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 4: We hope you enjoyed today's episode of the Battleground Podcast. 358 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 4: Make sure you give it five stars and a nice review. 359 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 4: To stay up to date with the show, follow them 360 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 4: at Battleground Podcast on Instagram.