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<v Speaker 1>Hey, this is Brian Alvarez and this is today's edition

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<v Speaker 1>of the Wrestling Observer Daily podcast on the eight Side Network.

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<v Speaker 2>By from San Francisco. I'm a sports byline broadcasting network.

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<v Speaker 2>You are listening to Wrestling Observer Live with your hosts,

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<v Speaker 2>Brian Alvarez and Mike Semper vv.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you ready? Are you ready?

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<v Speaker 2>Let's get it off.

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<v Speaker 1>How's it going, everybody? Brian Alvarez here on Wrestling Observer Live.

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<v Speaker 1>We are here every day Monday through Friday, New Pacific

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<v Speaker 1>And it is Wednesday here in the show. You know

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<v Speaker 1>that means wacky Wednesday. We've got a lot going on.

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<v Speaker 1>We got Observer Live speaking of wacky in two hours,

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<v Speaker 1>two Pacific, five Eastern into the after Dark Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>doing news and open lines and feedback and all sorts

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<v Speaker 1>of stuff and after dark today. So I'll tell you

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<v Speaker 1>about that later, but today here on the show we

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<v Speaker 1>got NXT from last night to talk about, which I

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<v Speaker 1>thought was a very good show, certainly a very newsworthy show.

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<v Speaker 1>We know Ricky Starks's actual name, so we'll tell you

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<v Speaker 1>about that, and we got all of the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the news from the show as well, including some big

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<v Speaker 1>NXT versus TNA matches we have got coming up. We've

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<v Speaker 1>also got the location and the date for a W

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<v Speaker 1>Double or Nothing this year. Perhaps some of you were

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<v Speaker 1>listening to this going well, of course we know where

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<v Speaker 1>it's at. No, you don't. They moved it. It is

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<v Speaker 1>not in Las Vegas this year. AW Double or Nothing

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<v Speaker 1>has moved. We'll tell you about that, plus the rest

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<v Speaker 1>have got more on Ricky start to the long interview

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<v Speaker 1>about leaving AW and coming to NXT. We got the

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<v Speaker 2>You are listening to Wrestling Observer Live with Brian Alvarez

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<v Speaker 2>and Mike SIMPERVV on the Sports Byline Broadcasting Network.

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<v Speaker 1>Can the show Brian Albarez here, Wrestling Observer Live, Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Simper VV also Wrestling Observa coming. Yeah, if you saw

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<v Speaker 1>that big graphic right there. Wrestle Media Weekend is coming

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<v Speaker 1>and we got a lot of events there, including a

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<v Speaker 1>Q and A and meet and greet with Dave and

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<v Speaker 1>I noon Pacific on Friday at the Lovely Palms Hotel

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<v Speaker 1>and Casino and you can hang out, ask some questions.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll do a live Q and A which will be

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<v Speaker 1>live only for those of you that attend. It will

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<v Speaker 1>not air on video or audio or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's an exclusive event that'll be Friday at noon at

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<v Speaker 1>the Palms, meet and greet and live Q and A,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we've got a Texas Day Brazil lunch noon

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday. We have got to watch Along's Friday or

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday and Sunday night at the Sweet We've got a

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<v Speaker 1>Sweet Party after WrestleMania and UH and a brunch at

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<v Speaker 1>the Wicked Spoon. So if you'd like to go to

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<v Speaker 3>Brian, Can I ask you a question?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure? Well question it all.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Let's just say Lenny bought tickets. Would he still

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<v Speaker 3>be banned?

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<v Speaker 1>No, he's only banned from the chat. Okay, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>I would get along great with Lenny in real life,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's not allowed. I've blocked him from my chat.

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<v Speaker 1>The rest you can listen to.

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<v Speaker 3>Him, but I blocked him and the chat to you.

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<v Speaker 3>He won't.

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<v Speaker 1>He everyon gets a question, then you got to go

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<v Speaker 1>back to the line. It's fine. He can come out

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<v Speaker 1>one question the Q and I don't care. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>care about asking questions. It's when you say completely preposterous

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<v Speaker 1>things and are heavily biased and cannot see it. I

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<v Speaker 1>just can't take it.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>One other thing before we get to the news. After

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<v Speaker 1>Dark Radio is at two Pacific, five Eastern, and a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks ago, somebody asked about the Maltby Cemetery,

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<v Speaker 1>which is near where I live, where there is allegedly

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen steps down to Hell. So I told this story

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<v Speaker 1>and on the show today we don't have a guest,

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<v Speaker 1>so we'll be taking feedback. So I want to know

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<v Speaker 1>about weird stuff in your town. So everybody's got some

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<v Speaker 1>weird story in their town, so I would like you

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<v Speaker 1>to send those to me. And it doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>be anything paranormal. Like my mother, for example, went to

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<v Speaker 1>high school with the Green River murderer. Yes, she went

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<v Speaker 1>to high school with him. So whatever some unusual weird

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<v Speaker 1>thing in your next the woods, I want you to

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<v Speaker 1>tell me about it. Just send it to me Brian

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<v Speaker 1>at after darkradioshow dot com. That is Brian at after

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<v Speaker 1>Dark radioshow dot com, or he can send it to

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<v Speaker 1>my normal email, but put after dark in the subject line.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care how you get him to me, but

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<v Speaker 1>email me some stories and give you, guys two hours

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<v Speaker 1>plenty of time, and we'll read some of them on

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<v Speaker 1>the air and maybe we'll do some phone calls about

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<v Speaker 1>about that as well. Plus all of the weird news

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<v Speaker 1>of the last week. So that's coming up at two

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<v Speaker 1>Pacific five Eastern on Sports Byline as well as YouTube

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<v Speaker 1>and Twitch and everywhere else you watch these shows live.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's coming up now. Aw Double or Nothing twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five has been announced and it is not in

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<v Speaker 1>Las Vegas almost certainly because WrestleMania is taking place in

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<v Speaker 1>Las Vegas in April. So the the new location for

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<v Speaker 1>Double or Nothing twenty twenty five will be the Desert

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<v Speaker 1>Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, and that will be as noted

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<v Speaker 1>May twenty fifth. So if you want to go to

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<v Speaker 1>Double or Nothing this year, it'll be in Glendale, Arizona,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think they had a Did they have a

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<v Speaker 1>WrestleMania somewhere around that area?

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<v Speaker 3>They had it at the area there was that Cardinals

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<v Speaker 3>football stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>Which I enjoyed that Wrestlemanian Arizona. I don't think it'll

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<v Speaker 1>ever go there again, but it was fun to go

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<v Speaker 1>there that one year.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, were you in Phoenix? Was everything based in Phoenix?

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<v Speaker 3>For that wrussele Maania?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't remember. I just know I really liked Arizona.

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<v Speaker 3>Glendell is I think a little outside of Phoenix, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's where the old hockey team I believe was playing

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<v Speaker 3>before they moved to Salt Lake City. So I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>I Hey, look, if you want to go on vacation,

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<v Speaker 3>going to Arizona isn't the worst thing in the world.

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<v Speaker 3>When it comes to the web and all that so.

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<v Speaker 1>So they're there. Building is right across the street from

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<v Speaker 1>where they ran WrestleMania twenty six.

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<v Speaker 3>There you go, so there you go.

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<v Speaker 1>I like that place. I don't know how it is now.

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<v Speaker 1>That was, you know what, fourteen years ago. Fifteen years ago.

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<v Speaker 3>Plus a lot easier travel for you.

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<v Speaker 1>I had to to Vegas. No, Vegas is much easier.

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<v Speaker 3>No, but I mean as far as coming to the

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<v Speaker 3>East coast or something like that too.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, of course it's never easy to travel longer distances.

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<v Speaker 1>But they're they're they're in an easier flight than the

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<v Speaker 1>Vegas I know.

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<v Speaker 3>But I like Russellmania pained Brian travel story.

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<v Speaker 1>No I'm not. I'm not going back to New York,

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<v Speaker 1>New Jersey. Not happening. The Meadowlands and then the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the schedule has revolution March ninth in la the

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<v Speaker 1>Crypto dot Com Arena. The Dynasty Show will be April

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<v Speaker 1>sixth in Philadelphia. We've got double or nothing as noted

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<v Speaker 1>in Glendale.

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<v Speaker 3>Building in Felly.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to try and pronounce it the Lately

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<v Speaker 1>Chorus or whatever center all in is it the Globe

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<v Speaker 1>Life Field, I can pronounce that one. Arlington, Texas, July twelfth,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think we're going to. I'm actually not sure

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<v Speaker 1>I think And Forbidden Door is August twenty fourth in London,

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<v Speaker 1>venue to be announced. Not going to that one, but

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<v Speaker 1>I will probably go to the Seattle Show when they

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<v Speaker 1>announce it. So, uh, Friday Night SmackDown lowest number of

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<v Speaker 1>the year one point three eight four million viewers on

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<v Speaker 1>the USA network did do a point four to two,

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<v Speaker 1>which was second on all of cable, and the show

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<v Speaker 1>went head to head with the NBA All Star Celebrity Game,

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<v Speaker 1>which featured Bailey, So that should count as a wrestling rating, right,

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<v Speaker 1>Sure that did one point two million viewers in a

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<v Speaker 1>point four to three and eighteen to forty nine, so

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<v Speaker 1>that that gobbled up about j ten to forty nine viewers,

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<v Speaker 1>and I guess we'll find out soon. Should be like

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<v Speaker 1>any time, how that that Collision Show did? That Collision

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<v Speaker 1>Show should do the best collision number of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>It's got an enormous lead in. It was promoted for

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<v Speaker 1>a long time as Grand Slam Australia. It opened with

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<v Speaker 1>a banger, which I thought it should have and so

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<v Speaker 1>I guess we'll we'll see soon.

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<v Speaker 3>The question is much like that college football game that

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<v Speaker 3>preceded it. Yes, we'll have a number, and it should

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<v Speaker 3>be one of their highest, but what will it finish

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<v Speaker 3>with by the time all is said and done, how

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<v Speaker 3>many people last the year?

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, It'll fall off a lot. But the

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<v Speaker 1>last time they had a giant lead in like this,

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<v Speaker 1>there is there is this idea that people who don't

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<v Speaker 1>like aw taut which is, well, you know that first quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>you get like people watching for a minute and then

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<v Speaker 1>they turn off the show. But that first minute. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's actually not what happened the last time they had

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<v Speaker 1>a gigantic lead in from an NBA game, I believe.

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<v Speaker 7>It was.

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<v Speaker 3>It was football, when it was college football.

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<v Speaker 1>Whatever it was. They kept those viewers for forty five minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>It was forty five minutes before the decline started. So

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<v Speaker 1>it was not a situation of you know, one minute,

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<v Speaker 1>five minute and then they all left. No, they stayed

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<v Speaker 1>around for a good forty five minutes.

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<v Speaker 3>So I guess the difference will be in this case,

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<v Speaker 3>it came on a lot later on the East coast,

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<v Speaker 3>whereas that one was about the time the show usually started.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, I think it started on time at eight o'clock.

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<v Speaker 3>In this case, what time did it actually.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, actually it says here apparently the Collision Show did

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred and two thousand viewers and a point two

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<v Speaker 1>to one, so they doubled what they normally do, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's the average over two hours. So that first that

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<v Speaker 1>first quarter, half hour, forty five minutes. I mean, we

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<v Speaker 1>may have been up in the in the sevens. So

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<v Speaker 1>it'll be interesting to see what those quarters are. That's

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<v Speaker 1>five five hundred and two that and a point to

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<v Speaker 1>one over two hours. So given that, they probably had

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<v Speaker 1>a very big lead in and declined, and they probably

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<v Speaker 1>ended close to where they normally would end, which would

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<v Speaker 1>be you know, I don't know, three hundred thousand and

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<v Speaker 1>a point one zero. They probably did a gigantic first

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<v Speaker 1>few quarters, so we'll find out soon enough.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, they started with the right match, I think that's

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<v Speaker 3>for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know, the whole show is good, but that's

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<v Speaker 1>definitely the match I would open with. Yeah, and they

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<v Speaker 1>didn't do a lot of remember actually know what it

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<v Speaker 1>was last time? I remember this now, first quarter top

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<v Speaker 1>to million, yep. So I'll talk about it after the break.

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<v Speaker 1>Because they did something last time that I was I

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<v Speaker 1>was just aghast, and to their credit, they learned from

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<v Speaker 1>and didn't do it this time. Back in a moment

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<v Speaker 1>Observer lives, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of see.

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<v Speaker 3>The range, but they call me.

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<v Speaker 2>You were listening to Wrestling Observer Live with Brian Alvarez

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<v Speaker 2>and Mike semperviv on the Sports Byline Broadcasting Network.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, you know what what's up?

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<v Speaker 1>Let me teach you all everything, actually mostly Lenny everything.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, It's okay to be wrong, Lenny. It's okay

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<v Speaker 1>to be wrong. So I was wrong before we went

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<v Speaker 1>to commercial because what I said was the last time

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<v Speaker 1>they had a giant lead in they did something and

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<v Speaker 1>I was aghast, and thank god they didn't learn from

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<v Speaker 1>it and do it again. That's what I said. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, I was wrong because now they think

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<v Speaker 1>about it. I was aghast at what they did. But then,

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<v Speaker 1>like I later saw the quarters and it didn't make

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<v Speaker 1>any difference whatsoever. And for all I know, maybe it

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<v Speaker 1>helped because the first the first three quorders did like

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<v Speaker 1>great numbers. They opened the last show when they had

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<v Speaker 1>that giant lead in Okay. It was NBA or whatever, NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever it was, they had this giant lead in Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I thought, Okay, like these people are coming

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<v Speaker 1>off this show. You're starting like throw will Ospray and

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<v Speaker 1>Kenny o'meg or whoever in the ring and just do

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<v Speaker 1>a banger. Remember this argument? Yes, And I'm like, what

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<v Speaker 1>are they gonna start with? Like they gotta start hot,

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<v Speaker 1>like don't even do ring it or just start with

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<v Speaker 1>the Matt Jordy in progress. They opened up I think

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<v Speaker 1>it was in the Hammerstein Ballroom and they opened up

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<v Speaker 1>the show and it was Tony Shavani's standing in the

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<v Speaker 1>ring with Big Boom AJ and his kid the Riz

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<v Speaker 1>whatever his name is, and like they're just standing there.

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<v Speaker 1>Tony goes, we're here with Big Boom AJ and the

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<v Speaker 1>Riz and AJ goes boom and they all stood there.

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<v Speaker 1>Tony goes, we got a big show for you tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>don't we Aj? And he goes.

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<v Speaker 6>Boom.

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<v Speaker 1>Tony goes, yes, we do here in this beautiful and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, bro, what are we doing? Get the show

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<v Speaker 1>on the road. And it kept going and it was

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<v Speaker 1>like Tony would say something, this bloke would say boom,

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<v Speaker 1>and then his kid would say boom, and then he'd

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<v Speaker 1>say something. I was like, dude, people are turning off

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<v Speaker 1>this show in troupes. What's going on? Well, Anyway, as

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<v Speaker 1>it turns out that never happened. I guess people were

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<v Speaker 1>really into Tony Shiavanni Big Boom AJ and Noel Riz

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<v Speaker 1>standing in the ring and saying boom for like ninth

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<v Speaker 1>straight minutes. I don't know, dude, But the point, my

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<v Speaker 1>point is this, it didn't hurt like it didn't. People

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<v Speaker 1>didn't turn off the show, so I was wrong. But

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<v Speaker 1>I do think it was better that this time they

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<v Speaker 1>opened hot, and as Dave noted, that first quarter over

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<v Speaker 1>a million, which, by the way, I think i'd have

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<v Speaker 1>to go back. I think that might be better than

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<v Speaker 1>when they had the Rizzler in the ring. So maybe

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<v Speaker 1>maybe I was right after all. But the point is

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<v Speaker 1>the first court did over a million, and so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>get ready everyone listen, let's all get our fingers on

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<v Speaker 1>the keyboard to get mad.

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<v Speaker 3>If we add in Max, yes.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they had well over they had well over

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<v Speaker 1>a million for that first quarter. Mike, did they have

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<v Speaker 1>zero people watching on Max? I didn't even give a number.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I know it.

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<v Speaker 1>I know they didn't have zero because I watched it

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<v Speaker 1>on Max, as did most of the people in the

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<v Speaker 1>chat add most of the people on So anyway, whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>the number is. And you know why people are so

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<v Speaker 1>stupid because I bring this fact up and then they're like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>the show did two million because of the Max viewer

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<v Speaker 1>strong right, Brian, No, I never said they did two million.

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<v Speaker 3>It's how you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I never said you had a million.

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<v Speaker 3>Brought the people the eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>I said that probably is. I said, like everything else streaming,

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<v Speaker 1>they probably did twenty to thirty percent extra. Hey, if

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<v Speaker 1>you are, they probably did.

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<v Speaker 3>If you would have just come out and said, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>guess what they're going to do some eyeballs on Max.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't know what those numbers are. Well, I have

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<v Speaker 3>to see what kind of inflated PR releases we get,

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<v Speaker 3>just like WWE Netflix are doing. But no, you have

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<v Speaker 3>to come up here and say from day one, guess

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<v Speaker 3>what they did the same exact amount of people they've

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<v Speaker 3>been doing on TV, but now they got never can't

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<v Speaker 3>prove that they you're telling me nobody.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, it's how you brought the argument. Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not doing the same on TV. They're eighteen to

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<v Speaker 1>forty nine is down and their viewership is down because

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people are now watching on Max. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you know what's funny about it is I

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<v Speaker 1>was saying, you know what, it seems like everybody says

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<v Speaker 1>they're watching on Max and not TBS, and ever's like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>that's not true. Just me and all my friends, but

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<v Speaker 1>nobody else. And then and then it's like, if they

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<v Speaker 1>were doing well, if they were doing well, hey, I

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<v Speaker 1>gotta mute you.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>If they were doing well, they said, well, we would

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<v Speaker 1>have heard something from Max, and we haven't. If they

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<v Speaker 1>were doing something well, we would have heard something. So

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<v Speaker 1>then like a few days later, we hear from Max.

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<v Speaker 1>It's one of the most watched live programs on And

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<v Speaker 1>now it's like, well that doesn't count. Okay, whatever, the

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<v Speaker 1>show's doing well on Max. You can get angry if

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<v Speaker 1>you want, or you could send an email to Brian

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<v Speaker 1>at after Dark radioshow dot com with what weird thing

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<v Speaker 1>is happening in your town Brian at after Dark radioshow

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<v Speaker 1>dot com or Brian at Restlingobserver dot com after darkness,

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<v Speaker 1>subject line and you know what not Johnny Jeter is

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<v Speaker 1>where on the chat he goes, I'm so sick of

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<v Speaker 1>ratings talk. Listen. All I do is I briefly go

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<v Speaker 1>over numbers, and you guys got to start the fight.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh the Max thing? No, Brian, we go there you go.

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<v Speaker 1>You started it this time, you started people? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>started it? All I said was they also had a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people watching on Max and then you had

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<v Speaker 1>to bring up a million and this guy, oh it's

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<v Speaker 1>two million.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm pointing out you. Hey, I'm ready to move on.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to shut up about it? Or if we

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<v Speaker 1>keep talking?

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<v Speaker 3>It's how you bring the argument to people.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to know the biggest news on NXC last night.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to know the biggest news on NXC last night?

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<v Speaker 3>What's that?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm I'm I'm I'm thinking, not now that this

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<v Speaker 1>guy is begging me to move on. Don't beg me

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<v Speaker 1>to move on. It's my show here, not Johnny Jeter

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<v Speaker 1>is where I'll decide when I move on. Not you

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<v Speaker 1>Now I've decided to move on. The biggest story, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>The biggest story on NXT last night was what What's that?

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<v Speaker 1>I can't even believe it? What Ricky Stark signed the

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<v Speaker 1>wrong contract?

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<v Speaker 3>Who not? Wait, Ricky?

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<v Speaker 1>Who can you believe he did that?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh?

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<v Speaker 3>My god?

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<v Speaker 1>Good thing that have that? You're Rayah, what's the what's

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<v Speaker 1>what's his name? Out there's contract, and he'd have been

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<v Speaker 1>stuck with that name for the rest of his life.

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<v Speaker 1>So now apparently he's Ricky Saints, not Ricky Saint, No,

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<v Speaker 1>Ricky Saints.

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<v Speaker 3>New Orleans Saints. Yes, that's where he's from.

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<v Speaker 1>If he really wanted to be different, he would have

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<v Speaker 1>put an apostrophe in there, just for the heck of it.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's wrestling on the show next week. And he

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<v Speaker 1>also did an interview about a w Letny log off.

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<v Speaker 1>Now he was unbusted open and he was asked about

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<v Speaker 1>his name, and he says, it's as close a you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to get to Starks.

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<v Speaker 3>I like it.

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<v Speaker 1>I know a lot of people are going to be well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to take time. I respect they care so deeply.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll rebel against the name change. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a product of New Orleans want to pay respect

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<v Speaker 1>to that as well. I think this is the best

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<v Speaker 1>of both worlds and means a lot to me. He

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<v Speaker 1>was then asked about uh the speculation that his appearance

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<v Speaker 1>at the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania while under aw contract.

0:24:08.200 --> 0:24:09.880
<v Speaker 1>I think he was helping Cody bring his stuff into

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<v Speaker 1>the building.

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<v Speaker 3>Leaked security footage.

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<v Speaker 1>If Tony was upset with that, and he says, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know the specifics. Some people you asked the internet

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<v Speaker 1>it was because you were at the rumble. Will screw you,

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<v Speaker 1>He says, the footage got leaked from me being at

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<v Speaker 1>the Rumble. I wasn't backstage. I left after the first match.

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<v Speaker 1>Some could say, well, you weren't mating the sweep. They

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<v Speaker 1>got you on camera cheering. Screw you. You're an idiot

0:24:29.840 --> 0:24:32.680
<v Speaker 1>with no friends and no passion in life. If you think, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>remember when remember when Britt Baker was in the crowd

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<v Speaker 1>of that NXT show and like the camera guy didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know she was Britt Baker and she just got a

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<v Speaker 1>picture of her in the Adam Cole match. She never

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<v Speaker 1>got heat for that. So anyway, says, uh, I can

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<v Speaker 1>What I can say for myself is when I got

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<v Speaker 1>hurt in March, that was it. I never came back,

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<v Speaker 1>and even then.

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<v Speaker 3>I wasn't hurt.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a precaution thing where I got scared as

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<v Speaker 1>I had a stinger. Then I was fine after that,

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<v Speaker 1>no dice, no communication, no nothing. That's okay because I

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<v Speaker 1>ended up here. It's fine. Everything worked out. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how explicitly where it went wrong. I can't point

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<v Speaker 1>to one thing. I can say it was a storm

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<v Speaker 1>of things. Probably did I use something that may have

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<v Speaker 1>tipped them off? Sure, asking for my release whenever you

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<v Speaker 1>know this past whatever could have been it. But never

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<v Speaker 1>once was I not willing to do something. Never once

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<v Speaker 1>was I sabotaging anything. I will say this, there are

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<v Speaker 1>some people who stuck their nose in my creative business

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<v Speaker 1>that shouldn't have happened veterans, and that's it. I'll leave

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<v Speaker 1>it at that. They got a problem with me, they

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<v Speaker 1>got my number, text me about it. I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>what it is. If you don't work for their creative

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<v Speaker 1>then something had to get the boot. That's how I

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<v Speaker 1>see it. But I'm not trying to be negative in

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<v Speaker 1>my thought process. If you want to step on me

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<v Speaker 1>to go get ahead in your illustrious career. Everyone has

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<v Speaker 1>an illustrious career. Everyone should have an illustrious career. That's

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<v Speaker 1>perfectly fine. But at the same time, I'm not wet

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<v Speaker 1>behind my ears. And that's what he said.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you text them, well, no, it was funny.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you talk about. I never said anything negative

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<v Speaker 1>about Ricky Starks. Dude, I was buying Ricky Starks back

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<v Speaker 1>at NWA Power. Remember that show. Oh yeah, I like

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<v Speaker 1>that show.

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<v Speaker 3>They look if you look at some of the people

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<v Speaker 3>that they gave a spotlight to that a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>people like people liked Elight Knight or La n Eli Drake,

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<v Speaker 3>people liked Eddie Kingston, people liked Ricky Starks, and they

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<v Speaker 3>gave them the spotlight to actually go forward with.

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<v Speaker 1>And by the way, I think there was like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>everyone on the internet was saying these guys had to

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<v Speaker 1>signed NDAs. Maybe they did, but that didn't sell like

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that signed an NDA right now.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure not everybody's got to sign an NDA. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't thinking Ricky Starks's case, it's really that serious. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>it was not serious when he came to him hanging

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<v Speaker 3>out with his friend Cody. I don't think that's a

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<v Speaker 3>big surprise or anything like that. And I'm sure that

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<v Speaker 3>they got the point that he was not trying to

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<v Speaker 3>be there anymore when he asked for his release. I

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<v Speaker 3>can absolutely see that. But I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>things probably have gotten blown out of proportion. But it

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<v Speaker 3>is going to be interesting to see if any more

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<v Speaker 3>comes out on who he is talking about because I'm

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<v Speaker 3>sure people are going to take that and run with it.

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<v Speaker 3>Was it Chris Jericho? Was it Adam Copeland? Wasn't this

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<v Speaker 3>person or that person?

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<v Speaker 1>So by Ricky Saints this person says, by.

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<v Speaker 3>The way, but yes, by by him saying that, it

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<v Speaker 3>did open that door. But I guess we'll have to

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<v Speaker 3>see and really for him moving forward, as we'll get

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<v Speaker 3>to everything was laid out nicely for him last night.

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<v Speaker 1>We do have to figure out what's going on with

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<v Speaker 1>his DeFi World title because he won it and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if he can go back because DeFi works

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<v Speaker 1>with a W and I don't think he was under

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<v Speaker 1>NXTWWE contract when he won the title, because I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think they would have given it to him if he was.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even know if he could have work there

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<v Speaker 1>if he was.

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<v Speaker 3>Well. Starks can, but Saints can't.

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<v Speaker 1>In the show, Brian Albert is here Wrestling Observer Alive

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<v Speaker 1>except for BB, also of Wrestling Observer dot Com. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about this NXT show, all right, I'm missing

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<v Speaker 1>something good there? No, should I not bother? Okay, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>the NXT show. We'll do a full review with Vinnie

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<v Speaker 1>coming up on Thursday. But you know what I want

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about, actually talked about it the other day.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's uh, it's true. And no, I was one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred percent right about Corey Graves. But you'll you'll all

0:31:47.520 --> 0:31:51.560
<v Speaker 1>see soon enough. So anyway, it's a self fulfilling prophecy

0:31:51.600 --> 0:31:53.440
<v Speaker 1>and wrestling. We've actually talked about this on and off

0:31:53.480 --> 0:31:59.000
<v Speaker 1>for years now, and uh, and man, this NXT show

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<v Speaker 1>was a shining exam so this show Tuesday was almost

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<v Speaker 1>a women's show. The show opened up with well, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean there was a there was a segment with uh,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get to in a minute, but like, the first

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<v Speaker 1>match was a women's match, the second match was a

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<v Speaker 1>women's match. Then they did an angle to set up

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<v Speaker 1>a women's match, which was the main event of the show.

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<v Speaker 1>And it was like, probably, I don't know, half the

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<v Speaker 1>show was segments involving women full fifty percent, and from

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<v Speaker 1>the moment they opened, they talked about it all night long,

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<v Speaker 1>and they pushed it really hard as the show was

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<v Speaker 1>going off the air. This is a company that has

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<v Speaker 1>the best women's division in the world. That's what they said,

0:32:50.160 --> 0:32:53.520
<v Speaker 1>the best women's division in the world. Now we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be honest. Actually, you know what, I would say that

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<v Speaker 1>that's true. If if we go by what exactly they said,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the best women's division in the world, this

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<v Speaker 1>would indicate by the words division, that there's a division

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<v Speaker 1>between the men and the women, So that would include

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Stardom and Marygold and this would be just

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<v Speaker 1>promotions that have men's divisions and women's divisions. Okay, I

0:33:21.480 --> 0:33:25.480
<v Speaker 1>mean they're pushing hard. This is the best women's division

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<v Speaker 1>in the world. And if you look at the depth

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<v Speaker 1>of talent, like right now, I mean you could argue that,

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<v Speaker 1>but here's the most important thing. Okay, here's the most

0:33:36.480 --> 0:33:41.200
<v Speaker 1>important thing. Fact of the matter is they treat the

0:33:41.320 --> 0:33:46.080
<v Speaker 1>women exactly like they treat the men. The women may

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<v Speaker 1>invented the pl the women may invented this TV show.

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<v Speaker 1>The women had fifty percent of the segments on the

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<v Speaker 1>entire show, and they have pushed that the women are

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<v Speaker 1>as important as the men, and that it is the

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<v Speaker 1>best women's division on earth. And you know what, the

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<v Speaker 1>fans buy it, and they react to the women's stars

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<v Speaker 1>like they react to the men's stars. They react to

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<v Speaker 1>the women's matches like they react to the men's matches.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you look at the quarter hours, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>often the highest rated thing on the show is a

0:34:20.880 --> 0:34:28.480
<v Speaker 1>segment involving women. Now, let's compare that to AW. And

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<v Speaker 1>this is not a new criticism. This is a criticism

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<v Speaker 1>that has gone back years and years and years to

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<v Speaker 1>the point where a guy nearly won the prediction contest

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<v Speaker 1>by predicting there would be two women's matches on an

0:34:41.080 --> 0:34:47.279
<v Speaker 1>AW show. Okay, the AW women, with the exception of

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<v Speaker 1>brit Tony Storm, Mercedes and Mariah May, which by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>is four over the last five years. Okay, with the

0:34:59.560 --> 0:35:04.080
<v Speaker 1>exception of them, the women's I mean it's always been

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<v Speaker 1>an afterthought. I mean, you can love Chris stat Lander

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<v Speaker 1>and you can love whoever, but it has always been

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<v Speaker 1>treated as an afterthought. Okay, And really, really, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>forget all those women. I mean, even Mercedes is not

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<v Speaker 1>headlining shows. I mean, we got Tony Storm and Mariah

0:35:25.719 --> 0:35:29.440
<v Speaker 1>May headlining a show. So you know, Mariah May and

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<v Speaker 1>Tony is the best women's program that they've ever had.

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<v Speaker 1>They gave it more attention than any other women's program

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<v Speaker 1>in history and for a longer period of time. But

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<v Speaker 1>with the exception of that, I mean, are we is

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<v Speaker 1>Letty gonna argue that the women are not an afterthought

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<v Speaker 1>in aaw and as a result, you know, you can

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<v Speaker 1>look at the quarter hours of Dynamite, the women are

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be the top rated thing on the show.

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<v Speaker 1>Even even the big return of Tony Storm member which

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<v Speaker 1>he made her big return and did that angle with Mariah,

0:36:07.680 --> 0:36:13.400
<v Speaker 1>That segment lost viewers. The return of Tony Storm to

0:36:13.520 --> 0:36:16.480
<v Speaker 1>feud with Mariah May. Everybody's arguing about how it was

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<v Speaker 1>fine for her to have her first match back on

0:36:18.400 --> 0:36:21.480
<v Speaker 1>Rampage or whatever. It was fine, dude, That segment with

0:36:21.640 --> 0:36:24.719
<v Speaker 1>Tony Storm her return of the ring on Rampage did

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<v Speaker 1>a normal number. I'm not talking about the show as

0:36:28.640 --> 0:36:31.520
<v Speaker 1>a whole, like the show as a hole. That Rampage

0:36:31.560 --> 0:36:33.880
<v Speaker 1>did better than usual, but it did better than usual

0:36:34.280 --> 0:36:37.520
<v Speaker 1>because the opening segment was the Woo Woo guy who

0:36:37.800 --> 0:36:41.520
<v Speaker 1>did like a great opening segment. But Tony's segment was

0:36:41.680 --> 0:36:45.120
<v Speaker 1>just like a segment on the show. So it's a

0:36:45.320 --> 0:36:51.400
<v Speaker 1>self fulfilling prophecy. Tony clearly has the idea that the

0:36:51.440 --> 0:36:53.080
<v Speaker 1>women are not going to do as well as the men.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'll do some stuff with them if somebody

0:36:56.440 --> 0:36:59.160
<v Speaker 1>like Marian Tony really get over like, I'll give them segments.

0:36:59.680 --> 0:37:02.080
<v Speaker 1>But in generally you can see that his impression is

0:37:03.040 --> 0:37:06.360
<v Speaker 1>they're just not gonna do what the guys do, and

0:37:06.560 --> 0:37:10.600
<v Speaker 1>so in fact they don't because that's how they're promoted

0:37:10.680 --> 0:37:14.160
<v Speaker 1>on the show. Whereas WWE is decided we are going

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<v Speaker 1>to push this idea that we have the best women's

0:37:16.360 --> 0:37:19.800
<v Speaker 1>division on Earth. They push it that way, they feature

0:37:19.880 --> 0:37:22.680
<v Speaker 1>them that way, they put them in prominent positions. They

0:37:22.760 --> 0:37:24.319
<v Speaker 1>put them in the top of the hour, they put

0:37:24.360 --> 0:37:26.640
<v Speaker 1>them in the main events, and you know what they've done.

0:37:27.440 --> 0:37:30.279
<v Speaker 1>They have created, in the eyes of their fans, the

0:37:30.440 --> 0:37:33.719
<v Speaker 1>best women's division in the world, and the women do

0:37:33.920 --> 0:37:36.520
<v Speaker 1>as well or better than the men. So there's a

0:37:36.600 --> 0:37:38.759
<v Speaker 1>lesson here. It's not like it's a new lesson. I

0:37:38.800 --> 0:37:42.280
<v Speaker 1>mean it's basic promotion. If you promote something is important,

0:37:43.280 --> 0:37:46.520
<v Speaker 1>like people will learn that it's important, and if you don't,

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<v Speaker 1>they won't.

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<v Speaker 2>So that was a show.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's not in one to one comparison because NXD

0:37:53.200 --> 0:37:56.120
<v Speaker 3>is wweas third branded is there to develop people and

0:37:56.160 --> 0:37:59.920
<v Speaker 3>all that sort of stuff. But really it goes back

0:38:00.160 --> 0:38:04.200
<v Speaker 3>to aw and developing talent and making people believe in

0:38:04.320 --> 0:38:08.319
<v Speaker 3>certain people and making people stand out. And NXT's been

0:38:08.360 --> 0:38:11.360
<v Speaker 3>able to do that. Yes, you have Julia and Stephanie

0:38:11.440 --> 0:38:15.480
<v Speaker 3>Vacker and Roxanne Perez Win in there already very seasoned

0:38:15.680 --> 0:38:19.040
<v Speaker 3>despite her age. But then you've seen the Fallon Henley's

0:38:19.080 --> 0:38:21.440
<v Speaker 3>of the world come along. Then you've seen the Tiffany

0:38:21.480 --> 0:38:24.400
<v Speaker 3>Strattons of the world come along. We've seen other people

0:38:24.600 --> 0:38:27.000
<v Speaker 3>kind of go through. Now we've seen lash legend improve

0:38:27.080 --> 0:38:31.240
<v Speaker 3>and these people have improved over time, because they've invested

0:38:31.400 --> 0:38:35.040
<v Speaker 3>in them. We made fun of Jasmine Nicks when she started.

0:38:35.160 --> 0:38:37.799
<v Speaker 3>Now she actually fits in quite well with Jacy Jane

0:38:37.840 --> 0:38:39.640
<v Speaker 3>and Fallen Henley, And if Henley goes up to the

0:38:39.719 --> 0:38:41.800
<v Speaker 3>main roster, it's going to open up more doors. And

0:38:42.360 --> 0:38:45.680
<v Speaker 3>things are not perfect there. They're not great. All of

0:38:45.760 --> 0:38:48.160
<v Speaker 3>the stories don't click and all of that sort of stuff.

0:38:48.320 --> 0:38:51.759
<v Speaker 3>But like you mentioned, you know, when you do have

0:38:51.920 --> 0:38:55.759
<v Speaker 3>stars and look on the NXT roster, that's the one

0:38:55.840 --> 0:38:58.960
<v Speaker 3>thing they've been able to do too, is when you

0:38:59.120 --> 0:39:01.560
<v Speaker 3>do have a star that's bigger on the women's side

0:39:01.600 --> 0:39:03.800
<v Speaker 3>than the men's side. I mean, other than Opa Femmi

0:39:03.880 --> 0:39:08.200
<v Speaker 3>and Trek Williams, who's really over in comparison to Julia,

0:39:08.360 --> 0:39:12.279
<v Speaker 3>Stephanie and Roxanne, Like nobody is close to that. So

0:39:13.000 --> 0:39:15.360
<v Speaker 3>you know, for them to be in the main event position,

0:39:16.040 --> 0:39:17.440
<v Speaker 3>that's what it actually should be.

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<v Speaker 1>And somebody asked, yeah, well what about Ron SmackDown. Well,

0:39:22.800 --> 0:39:27.319
<v Speaker 1>on SmackDown this week, Ripley's one of.

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<v Speaker 3>The biggest stars in the world.

0:39:28.600 --> 0:39:32.000
<v Speaker 1>Over the last two years, the Piper Niven Bianca Bellair

0:39:32.200 --> 0:39:35.480
<v Speaker 1>quarter was the highest rated quarter on the show. So

0:39:35.840 --> 0:39:41.120
<v Speaker 1>that was just this week and then let's see you.

0:39:41.120 --> 0:39:43.040
<v Speaker 3>Don't even have to rio. Ripley's want have been one

0:39:43.040 --> 0:39:44.520
<v Speaker 3>of the biggest women's wrestlings.

0:39:44.520 --> 0:39:46.200
<v Speaker 1>Well, she's a big star, but that doesn't mean that

0:39:46.239 --> 0:39:48.480
<v Speaker 1>she's always going to do like good numbers.

0:39:48.600 --> 0:39:51.040
<v Speaker 3>But she does. But yeah, but as far as you know,

0:39:51.160 --> 0:39:54.000
<v Speaker 3>the argument of how you position and place somebody, how

0:39:54.040 --> 0:39:56.120
<v Speaker 3>you go with the flow if somebody is getting over

0:39:56.239 --> 0:39:58.279
<v Speaker 3>to that sort of degree, and how you play with it,

0:39:58.360 --> 0:40:01.000
<v Speaker 3>I mean, my god, I mean, look how over she is?

0:40:01.719 --> 0:40:07.200
<v Speaker 1>Stupid God, broken images anything else anyway? Well, all right,

0:40:07.239 --> 0:40:09.680
<v Speaker 1>so the show opened up with actually it was a

0:40:09.760 --> 0:40:12.680
<v Speaker 1>great segment. Oba Femi comes down to the ring for

0:40:12.719 --> 0:40:17.480
<v Speaker 1>a promo, but the lights quickly go out and out

0:40:17.560 --> 0:40:23.640
<v Speaker 1>comes the TNA X Division champion Moose. Moose and the

0:40:23.719 --> 0:40:28.360
<v Speaker 1>place when nuts. They had like a fifteen to twenty

0:40:28.480 --> 0:40:31.600
<v Speaker 1>second chant that they had to edit. It's just silence

0:40:31.680 --> 0:40:35.719
<v Speaker 1>for like twenty straight seconds, and then Moose says, hate

0:40:35.760 --> 0:40:38.160
<v Speaker 1>to burst your bubble. I'm the one guy you can't

0:40:38.280 --> 0:40:41.480
<v Speaker 1>rule over. And they have not announced a date yet,

0:40:42.120 --> 0:40:46.439
<v Speaker 1>but this match is gonna happen, and next week we're

0:40:46.440 --> 0:40:50.800
<v Speaker 1>gonna get Moose in action in Cincinnati against Brian Pillman

0:40:50.920 --> 0:40:55.000
<v Speaker 1>Junior for the X Division title, so that should be exciting.

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<v Speaker 3>Have we seen that at any point over the years.

0:40:57.440 --> 0:40:59.560
<v Speaker 1>I don't know, But all I know is all they

0:40:59.600 --> 0:41:01.439
<v Speaker 1>had to do was look at each other and tease

0:41:01.480 --> 0:41:03.840
<v Speaker 1>a match, and this place was going wild. We didn't

0:41:03.840 --> 0:41:07.080
<v Speaker 1>need a brawl, we didn't need like anything. It was

0:41:07.640 --> 0:41:09.279
<v Speaker 1>simple and it was perfect and.

0:41:09.360 --> 0:41:11.520
<v Speaker 3>We will not need the Heritage Cup on the line.

0:41:12.520 --> 0:41:13.000
<v Speaker 3>It won't be.

0:41:13.120 --> 0:41:17.840
<v Speaker 1>Stupid Ariage Cup. Then we had I'm not going to

0:41:17.880 --> 0:41:20.480
<v Speaker 1>go over every single segment. I know people get mad,

0:41:20.560 --> 0:41:22.720
<v Speaker 1>but that's what Thursday's for, and we have five minutes.

0:41:23.160 --> 0:41:26.520
<v Speaker 1>We had Carmen, Kolani and Jada in a three way

0:41:26.760 --> 0:41:29.920
<v Speaker 1>number one contenders match for the North American title, and hey,

0:41:30.440 --> 0:41:33.600
<v Speaker 1>you know, we've talked about it like there's good and bad.

0:41:33.880 --> 0:41:36.560
<v Speaker 1>The good thing is the fans went nuts for this match.

0:41:36.719 --> 0:41:39.759
<v Speaker 1>They saw him as three stars fighting. The negative is

0:41:39.880 --> 0:41:43.320
<v Speaker 1>that it is a developmental match and as a result,

0:41:43.440 --> 0:41:48.040
<v Speaker 1>it was just a completely choreographed three way There's like

0:41:48.200 --> 0:41:50.239
<v Speaker 1>no life to it. It's just i'll do a spot,

0:41:50.320 --> 0:41:51.880
<v Speaker 1>you do a spot. I'll do a spot. You do

0:41:51.960 --> 0:41:53.960
<v Speaker 1>a spot, you do a counter. I'll do a spot.

0:41:54.719 --> 0:41:59.320
<v Speaker 1>And then at the end, which was funny. Actually, Jada

0:41:59.400 --> 0:42:04.480
<v Speaker 1>Parker does sit down spot in the corner on Uklanie

0:42:05.080 --> 0:42:07.239
<v Speaker 1>and then she does her high step gimmick and then

0:42:07.280 --> 0:42:10.640
<v Speaker 1>she's high stepping. Carmen sneaks in and pins Klannie and

0:42:10.760 --> 0:42:15.000
<v Speaker 1>wins and Chetah. Parker is very angry and even Booker's

0:42:15.080 --> 0:42:20.080
<v Speaker 1>like she got she distracted herself. Booker, I don't know, man,

0:42:21.920 --> 0:42:24.920
<v Speaker 1>I don't know tonight he had some moments, but you

0:42:25.000 --> 0:42:26.960
<v Speaker 1>know what, he was also good. He was good in

0:42:27.040 --> 0:42:31.040
<v Speaker 1>a lot of spots and on a weekly basis, I

0:42:31.120 --> 0:42:34.920
<v Speaker 1>get way more, way more irritated by Vic Joseph than

0:42:34.960 --> 0:42:38.240
<v Speaker 1>I do. Booker t and this night was no exception.

0:42:38.800 --> 0:42:41.880
<v Speaker 1>And then they had the most hilarious moment ever. So

0:42:45.520 --> 0:42:51.640
<v Speaker 1>there's a brawl afterwards. Jade and Colonie start brawling and uh,

0:42:52.320 --> 0:42:58.239
<v Speaker 1>this is an outcome, j C, Jasmine and Fallon and

0:42:58.360 --> 0:43:03.120
<v Speaker 1>they start beating up Klon and Ashanti. The Adonis is

0:43:03.160 --> 0:43:06.880
<v Speaker 1>there and he goes hell, hell, and they go to commercial.

0:43:07.520 --> 0:43:11.359
<v Speaker 1>They beat on her for four minutes during that commercial break.

0:43:12.760 --> 0:43:17.320
<v Speaker 1>And then after they've beaten on her for four minutes

0:43:17.760 --> 0:43:23.480
<v Speaker 1>during the commercial break, in run the babyfaces Jordan and

0:43:23.800 --> 0:43:27.480
<v Speaker 1>Uh and Julia or Stephanie or whoever, and Vic Joson

0:43:27.560 --> 0:43:30.960
<v Speaker 1>goes right in the nick of time. I'm like, dude,

0:43:31.040 --> 0:43:34.759
<v Speaker 1>they've been beating her for four minutes. That's right in

0:43:34.840 --> 0:43:35.600
<v Speaker 1>the nick of time.

0:43:35.920 --> 0:43:40.120
<v Speaker 3>Stephanie's intro and music like Ava, Why are you letting

0:43:41.080 --> 0:43:42.400
<v Speaker 3>get beaten like dying.

0:43:43.880 --> 0:43:44.160
<v Speaker 7>Dying?

0:43:44.640 --> 0:43:47.040
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, good job, Ashanti. He can't even I know you

0:43:47.080 --> 0:43:49.600
<v Speaker 1>can't hit the other women like but dude, pick her

0:43:49.680 --> 0:43:55.359
<v Speaker 1>up and take her to the back, dude. He Then

0:43:55.400 --> 0:43:59.560
<v Speaker 1>we have Soul and Tzaria versus Jakara and lash which

0:44:00.000 --> 0:44:01.960
<v Speaker 1>I don't know what I was expecting, but it was

0:44:02.040 --> 0:44:05.400
<v Speaker 1>far better than whatever I was expecting. My only negative,

0:44:05.400 --> 0:44:08.719
<v Speaker 1>which I've said a thousand times, and you know the

0:44:08.760 --> 0:44:11.759
<v Speaker 1>answer I got today was it doesn't matter anymore, which

0:44:11.800 --> 0:44:16.080
<v Speaker 1>I guess is probably right. But why is Carmen Why

0:44:16.200 --> 0:44:19.920
<v Speaker 1>is Soul Ruka straightening her hair? Okay, here's the thing.

0:44:21.000 --> 0:44:24.680
<v Speaker 1>Her regular hair is distinctive, number one, and in this

0:44:24.840 --> 0:44:27.520
<v Speaker 1>business you want to be distinctive, you want to stand out.

0:44:28.160 --> 0:44:32.400
<v Speaker 1>And number two, her normal hair is surfer hair, and

0:44:32.520 --> 0:44:36.239
<v Speaker 1>she's got a surfer gimmick. But now she straightened it.

0:44:36.719 --> 0:44:38.359
<v Speaker 1>And I swear to God, if you watch this match

0:44:38.560 --> 0:44:41.479
<v Speaker 1>and she looks exactly like Charlotte. She's in there looking

0:44:41.560 --> 0:44:47.640
<v Speaker 1>like Charlotte. You know we don't need two Charlotte's back

0:44:47.680 --> 0:44:48.200
<v Speaker 1>in the moment.

0:44:48.080 --> 0:45:09.080
<v Speaker 2>With more Deserverlive. You are listening to Wrestling Observer Live

0:45:09.239 --> 0:45:12.920
<v Speaker 2>with Brian Alvarez and Mike semperviv on the Sports Byline

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<v Speaker 2>Broadcasting Network.

0:45:16.120 --> 0:45:16.279
<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

0:45:16.320 --> 0:45:17.719
<v Speaker 1>I don't have the time to finishing at the XT

0:45:17.880 --> 0:45:22.480
<v Speaker 1>report today, but uh we do have Ethan Paige and

0:45:22.640 --> 0:45:27.160
<v Speaker 1>Wes Lee versus Ricky Saints and Javon Evans next week.

0:45:27.480 --> 0:45:34.279
<v Speaker 1>I love that match the Hardys Hardy's. The Hardys will

0:45:34.320 --> 0:45:41.480
<v Speaker 1>be on NXT and they will be facing uh uh

0:45:41.960 --> 0:45:45.879
<v Speaker 1>no Corter, catch crew, those ten boys and yes, yes,

0:45:45.960 --> 0:45:47.719
<v Speaker 1>if that's you texting me right now, stop it. I'm

0:45:47.719 --> 0:45:48.719
<v Speaker 1>trying to wrap this show up.

0:45:48.880 --> 0:45:49.640
<v Speaker 3>No, not you.

0:45:50.080 --> 0:45:54.640
<v Speaker 1>And Fatal Influence Julian Jordan and Stephanie was the main event,

0:45:55.400 --> 0:45:59.160
<v Speaker 1>which ended with the baby Faces winning Jordan's finished Made

0:45:59.160 --> 0:46:02.200
<v Speaker 1>in Japan which is the zame As Penta and then

0:46:02.239 --> 0:46:05.960
<v Speaker 1>all three women celebrated, but you could see that they

0:46:06.040 --> 0:46:10.360
<v Speaker 1>were staring each other down and by the way throughout

0:46:10.400 --> 0:46:12.759
<v Speaker 1>the show, the new group the debuted the pay per

0:46:12.840 --> 0:46:15.320
<v Speaker 1>view beating people up. They were beating people up throughout

0:46:15.320 --> 0:46:17.640
<v Speaker 1>the show, and of course that had to be the

0:46:17.680 --> 0:46:19.920
<v Speaker 1>Koudi gras on the show. The show ends with more

0:46:20.000 --> 0:46:22.960
<v Speaker 1>geeks beaten up and Ava goes in and she doesn't

0:46:23.040 --> 0:46:26.920
<v Speaker 1>know what happened. Of course you don't. It was the

0:46:27.000 --> 0:46:28.919
<v Speaker 1>mystery geeks. It's been happening in the whole show.

0:46:30.760 --> 0:46:34.320
<v Speaker 3>I gotta be honest, very clean spray painting on the

0:46:34.440 --> 0:46:35.720
<v Speaker 3>wall for somebody in a hurry.

0:46:35.880 --> 0:46:37.040
<v Speaker 1>Oh you also, you know what else?

0:46:37.160 --> 0:46:37.640
<v Speaker 3>You know what else?

0:46:37.719 --> 0:46:41.840
<v Speaker 1>Vick was driving me nuts about God, this whole show. Okay,

0:46:42.480 --> 0:46:45.000
<v Speaker 1>it was like there was no card, Like throughout the show,

0:46:45.080 --> 0:46:47.680
<v Speaker 1>the wrestlers are just coming out and making matches for later,

0:46:47.960 --> 0:46:50.360
<v Speaker 1>like the main event was made on the fly and like,

0:46:50.840 --> 0:46:54.239
<v Speaker 1>and Vick's like, busy night for Ava.

0:46:55.719 --> 0:46:56.279
<v Speaker 3>Like, no, it's not.

0:46:56.320 --> 0:46:58.640
<v Speaker 1>It's the opposite. She doesn't have to do anything. Everyone

0:46:58.640 --> 0:47:00.640
<v Speaker 1>else is booking the matches. She did'n have a card.

0:47:00.840 --> 0:47:02.600
<v Speaker 1>What do you mean it's a busy night for Ava.

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<v Speaker 1>Ca Hey, send me your after Dark stuff to Pacific

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