1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to the battle Ground podcast. 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 2: You play for all things for a. 3 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 3: Wrestling and exclusive interviews with some of your favorite wrestlers. 4 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: Found podcast Stop It. 5 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 2: What's up you guys? 6 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: Welcome back into iHeartRadio's official wrestling podcast, the Battleground Podcast. 7 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: It is battle from ninety five to seven QMF, Louisville's 8 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: rock station, and tonight is a big nights. We got 9 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 1: it going down and rub Arena, ae W Dynamite and 10 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: of course also Rampage following right after that. 11 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 2: Tickets available ticketmaster dot com. 12 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: And on the show today, we got the real life 13 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: Spider Man joining us on the show. Frichet Joyce. How 14 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 1: are you, sir? 15 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 3: I'm awesome, Thank you guys so much. 16 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 2: And we are excited to have you on the show. 17 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: And I first things first, let's just talk about it 18 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: because I keep going back to it. Big question out 19 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,119 Speaker 1: of the way, what was it like walking into Wimbley Stadium? 20 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: And I know you've answered this question a million times 21 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: as the biggest free agent in wrestling. I will go 22 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: back and watch that entrance of you just soaking it 23 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: all in, that big smile on your face. 24 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 4: Those moments don't happen very often. 25 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, I don't. I guess, I mean, I 26 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 5: guess what you said is I don't see it that well. 27 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 5: I don't see that's the biggest free agent that I 28 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 5: don't see it that way. But I appreciate that, But 29 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 5: I mean, it was awesome. Being able to debut in 30 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 5: such a historic arena was obviously awesome and my. 31 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 3: Debut, but it was also my debut in that arena. 32 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 5: It was my first time in that actual arena as well, 33 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 5: So that's cool to mark such an historic arena off 34 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 5: the stadium or whatever you want to call it, off 35 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 5: of the bucket list. And then on top of that, 36 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 5: to be able to debut in front of all the 37 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 5: fans who weren't expecting. 38 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,639 Speaker 3: Who knows, but it was just awesome. 39 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 5: It was awesome feeling again, as soon as you walk 40 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 5: with the curtain, you're in, you're in, you know, you're 41 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 5: in your sport mode. 42 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 3: Basically you're ready to go. 43 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. 44 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: And I think that was one of those things is like, 45 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: as wrestling fans, we kind of all knew that you 46 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: that was gonna be the show that we were going 47 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: to see Ricochet. 48 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 3: Now where we were going. 49 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: To see him, we didn't know, and then just to 50 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: see you know, Ricochet fly across the led wall, you 51 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: come out with your hood down, like and I go 52 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: back to it because I was watching it earlier again, 53 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: just I saw the pure happiness and joy in your 54 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: face just stepping out there, and you. 55 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 2: Hear people chanting your name, everybody yell and cheered to. 56 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: A massive pop. I think you had a much bigger 57 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: pop than Jeff Jarrett did. 58 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 4: We're just saying a lot. 59 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 3: No, and that's saying a lot. He's a legend. 60 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 5: No, yeah, it's it's it's awesome, man. It's awesome to 61 00:02:55,800 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 5: be able to experience that. And I think honestly, just 62 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 5: being able to perform, being able to just yeah, being 63 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 5: able to perform as awesome to me. So to see 64 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 5: people excited about that is great. 65 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, this is kind of an ingest, you know, so 66 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 4: you don't have to give a full answer anything, but uh, 67 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 4: have you and Moxley had a chance to discuss how 68 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 4: you two were written off TV from your previous company yet? 69 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 3: Actly? No, we never, that's never though, but yeah, yeah, 70 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:31,239 Speaker 3: it's just yeah. 71 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 4: Anyways, so it seems like everyone is really eager for 72 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 4: Rikoshet and Ospray. Obviously that's always a dream match for 73 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 4: a lot of us. I know you've touched on it 74 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 4: a little bit since you've left previously and you're in AW. 75 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 4: Now you know, what was your relationship with him while 76 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 4: you were signed to the big conglomerate and he was 77 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 4: on the INDs and then you know he went out 78 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 4: to AW and you know, have you guys, I don't 79 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 4: want to. 80 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 3: Say any contact. 81 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't to say. 82 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 4: Like jealous of him or anything, but like, was there 83 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 4: any you? Was there any like maybe he was jealous 84 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 4: that you've made it there or was it you jealous 85 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 4: of him? 86 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 3: Headlined? I don't think. 87 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 5: I don't think anybody is jealous of anybody in the 88 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 5: wrestling business. 89 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 2: Really. 90 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 5: I mean, I'm sure there are, but again, my core, 91 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 5: my people, my circle, the people that I'm around, nobody 92 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 5: like nobody is jealous of anybody. And again I'm sure 93 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 5: there are egos and there are people. I'm sure of it. 94 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, But as far. 95 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 5: As we go, I mean, again, we've been in contact 96 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 5: basically the whole time. A lot of the guys over 97 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 5: over here at AW we've we've been in contact the 98 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:44,119 Speaker 5: whole time. We never changed, so that kind of helped 99 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 5: also make the transition a little easier because we've always 100 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 5: been in contact with that kind of help too. 101 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 3: But yeah, me and Will, we've always been there. 102 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 5: We've always you know, whether it's competed or just talked whatever, 103 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 5: but we've always been there for each other. And now 104 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 5: we just get to express it, you know, on you know, 105 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 5: we get to finally express it, you know, to the matches. 106 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 6: I would say, yeah, and once once that happens, because 107 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 6: we know inevitably it's going to happen, the entire wrestling 108 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 6: community is going to rejoice for this match once we 109 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 6: get Ospray and Ricochet again. 110 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 2: You know. 111 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: The thing about AW is we've had these conversations with 112 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: a lot of people of them coming over to AW 113 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 1: of the possibility of dream Matches being able to work 114 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: outside of the company. 115 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 2: We're so called dream matches. 116 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: Ever a consideration in your decision coming to AW, because 117 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: you know, you've got a lot of people there that 118 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 1: you know that you've had matches with. But there's even 119 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: more chances to have those dream matches. 120 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 5: I guess in a way, yeah, but not necessarily like 121 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 5: the dream matches. It well, the biggest decision was the 122 00:05:54,800 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 5: biggest decision was I felt like AW was gonna, you know, 123 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 5: ignite that flame that that was there, that's been there, 124 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 5: but it's kind of dwindled down inside of me. 125 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 3: But I feel like AW. 126 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 5: Will ignite that, you know, will be the gasoline to 127 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 5: throw on the fire to really you know, ignite that spark. 128 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 5: And but and that that has a lot to do 129 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 5: with the talent that are there, because I know what 130 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 5: we are going to be capable of producing, and uh, 131 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 5: but not necessarily specifically dream matches that I was thinking of, 132 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 5: you know, and like I was, I was saying, since uh, 133 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 5: since I've got to AW, it seems like there's a 134 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 5: line for people who want to fight me, you know, 135 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 5: whether that's Don calp and Kyle Fletcher or Osprey was 136 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,119 Speaker 5: about to come out and say something, but then Pat 137 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,280 Speaker 5: came out and decided he was going to say something, 138 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,679 Speaker 5: and so it seems like everybody else has got something 139 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 5: to say already. So it seems like I got to 140 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 5: start with that line first and then I can deal 141 00:06:58,360 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 5: with everything else. 142 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 2: You know. 143 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: I got I gotta think as as again a wrestling fan, 144 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: I think the one match that I am I am 145 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: craving for, and I don't know if I need to 146 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: like d M, Tony or whatever. 147 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 2: I need to see Ricochet and Hologram go at it. 148 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 4: On a Oh there you go. 149 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 3: I've seen some rulings on that. 150 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 2: I mean. 151 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: Just I'm also here and get goosebumps about thinking about 152 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: that match. Is just how high flying, how like fast 153 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: paced that would be, and how awesome it'll be. 154 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,679 Speaker 3: He's definitely somebody that's on the list as well. Absolutely, Yeah. 155 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 4: My dream is now, we just got spoiled to this event, 156 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 4: so we won't have it again in Nashville for a while. 157 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 4: But blood and Guts I think a two high flying 158 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 4: teams like based in that, Like you're still gonna get 159 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 4: violent stuff like that, but I'd like to see with 160 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 4: like what like you know, top flight could do in 161 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 4: a blood and Guts match or you. 162 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think. 163 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know so, I think there's a lot of 164 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 4: potential there. We could dream book with you all day 165 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 4: if you want to do so. But you know so, 166 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 4: haven't haven't just performed on Wimbley you said it checked 167 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 4: it off your list. A W has also had their 168 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 4: stars performing in the Tokyo Dome and Arena Mexico to 169 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 4: other just legendary arenas. Uh, putting you on the spot. 170 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 4: Do you have an all time favorite wrestling arena you 171 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 4: have performed in and now that wimbley. 172 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 5: Yes, honestly, my all time favorite is probably Cordakin Hall 173 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 5: mm hmmm, uh, Kodak and I just had a lot 174 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 5: of memories there. I've had a lot of great matches. Uh, 175 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 5: the energy that is just always there every time. That 176 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 5: one probably is. 177 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 3: My favorite, solid choice. But one I've never one I 178 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 3: never did was the Hammerstein Ballroom, So that one always 179 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 3: seems exciting too. 180 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 2: There you go, that'd be a that'd be a solid 181 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 2: one for sure. 182 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 5: Yeah. 183 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 1: So of course, today, where as we're sitting here getting 184 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: prepared for this interview, we get some big announcements about 185 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: Ricochet and uh just got word that you're. 186 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 2: Going to be doing an event in a Sokka uh 187 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 2: for Gleat on October six. 188 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: Are there any promotions that have gotten maybe your attention 189 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: since your last run on the Indies that you are 190 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: really really wanting to work with now that you have 191 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: that capability to do it. 192 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 5: I mean yeah, I mean there's there's there's there's a 193 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 5: there's tons now I mean not tons, but there's a 194 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 5: lot out there that I've been watching obviously, you got 195 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 5: your GCWS, you got even in UA was making a 196 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 5: comeback there for a second. There's a lot of companies 197 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 5: out there, and really it's it's it's more about just 198 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 5: which one this really makes me want to feel something, And. 199 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 3: I don't know, all of them are good and all 200 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 3: of them are options. 201 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 5: That's the thing. So now it's just for me. It's 202 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 5: deciding when and where and how and what and why 203 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 5: more than than anything because it's been so long. So 204 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 5: now I just got to get back into that the 205 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 5: swing of those things, deciding where and and because I've 206 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 5: also found out that I love being at my house. 207 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:10,959 Speaker 5: M Yeah, even for me to leave my house because 208 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 5: I got my family, my dogs, my games, my everything 209 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 5: that I love it, I literally don't want to leave 210 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 5: my house. So but now to leave my house, it's 211 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 5: going to take a lot to get me to leave 212 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 5: my house. 213 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:24,079 Speaker 3: So something like this being able to tag team with my. 214 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 5: Former you know, partner Shima since literally so that that's 215 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 5: something that really, you know, gets me excited. And so 216 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 5: if something really makes me feel something like that and 217 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 5: gets me excited, I'll do it, Yeah, for sure. 218 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 4: Nice and kind of piggybacking off that I This will 219 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 4: probably replace a question we're gonna ask Zach Saber Junior 220 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 4: won the g One this year, do you have any 221 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 4: interest in competing in that prestigious tournament? 222 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 3: Yeah? 223 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:54,959 Speaker 4: Absolutely, that would be a big out of the house 224 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 4: requirement for sure. 225 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 3: But yeah, yeah absolutely. 226 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 5: I mean I already won the best the Super Junior, 227 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 5: so I feel like now I should upgrade my my 228 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 5: goals to the g One for sure. And actually, obviously 229 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 5: there's still a lot of things in New Japan that 230 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 5: I didn't get to accomplish that I still plan on 231 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 5: accomplishing big time. 232 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:19,319 Speaker 3: Yeah. Absolutely. 233 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 1: So you know, here's some fun stuff because we always 234 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: like to kind of throw weave in and out of 235 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 1: the interviews and ask fun questions, and sometimes we turn 236 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: to chat GPT to ask our guests a question. Sometimes 237 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: we have to kind of smack it around because it's 238 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: always like, how did you get your start in wrestling? 239 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: So we have to refresh it because anybody can see 240 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: how you got your start in wrestling. But the chat 241 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: GPT has one that's going to make you really think today, 242 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 1: all you had if you had to wrestle a super 243 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: villain from any comic book universe, but the match takes 244 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: place in a ball pit. 245 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:56,239 Speaker 2: Who are you picking? And why. 246 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 3: Ball super villains? Oh no, so. 247 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 5: I guess super villain. Let me think, because everyone's pretty capable. 248 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 5: M but if I had to fight somebody in a ballpit, 249 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 5: I guess it depends on how big the ball pit 250 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 5: is as well. 251 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and it's the size of a normal wrestler. 252 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 3: Perfect. 253 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 5: Uh, I would say, Oh, man, I can't really say 254 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 5: him either, but. 255 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 3: I'm trying to think, maybe, like. 256 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 5: You got to pick someone like Alex Luthor or something 257 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 5: who's more smart than they are physically gifted. 258 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 3: So I was trying to think. 259 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 5: I was gonna say, like Norman Osborne, but obviously you 260 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 5: can't say him because he's actually the Green Goblin. Yeah 261 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 5: so yeah, maybe so one like a like a Lex Luthor, 262 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 5: even though Lex Luthor's jacked and he's he's fairly capable 263 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 5: of handling him himself. 264 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 3: But most most super villains have some sort of power, so. 265 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 4: Right, thinking, I was thinking Juggernaut at first, maybe the 266 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 4: ball slow him down. No, you got to get his 267 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 4: mask off, so you're. 268 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Juggernaut. 269 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,439 Speaker 2: Maybe Magneto since there's no magnets in there. 270 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 4: Now, see, that's what I was thinking, now if they 271 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 4: were metal, I. 272 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: Don't know why. 273 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 3: In the middle of a field. 274 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, we get to make the rules. 275 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean yeah, I guess yeah, maybe Magneto. 276 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 5: I'm still go a Lex Luthor over Magneto, just in 277 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 5: case he's gonna pull like I don't know, remember. 278 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 3: Seeing the movie. You remember the movie when he pulled 279 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 3: it out of his body. So yes, yeah, so I'm 280 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:56,679 Speaker 3: gonna I'm still gonna go on one. And I'm sure 281 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 3: there's probably somebody even easier I'm not thinking of. Yeah, 282 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 3: yeah for sure. 283 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 2: Well, I know that we don't have much too much. 284 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: We don't have much time left in this interview because 285 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 1: I know you're a busy man being, you know, the 286 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: biggest free agent signing with aw that. 287 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 2: You know. We have a lot of things to talk about. 288 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 2: But the last thing that. 289 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: I do have a question for because we go back 290 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: and me and Eli had this conversation before. 291 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 2: We go back way. 292 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: Back, and I think Eli got back into wrestling around 293 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: the time of Luca Underground. Is there any potential, and 294 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: we asked this to Swerve a long time ago, if 295 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: he would don the kill shot mac Mask, Is there 296 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: any potential that maybe we might see a Prince Puma 297 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: mask somewhere. 298 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 5: I mean, people will keep asking, but that's like they 299 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 5: own that character. Guys, they own all of that. That's 300 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 5: not all our stuff to even. I mean, so I 301 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 5: guess if they wanted to contact Luca and try to 302 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 5: get the rights to use the thing and do the 303 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 5: I guess maybe, but all their stuff, that's all their stuff. 304 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: Cause see, I didn't know if it's one of those 305 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: things like you would just want to just kind of 306 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: incorporate it as the end of a match and then 307 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: just get rid of it. 308 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 5: Definitely plan on, definitely already planned some throwbacks and stuff 309 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 5: for sure. That that's always going to be tied in 310 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 5: there for sure, But as far as like the actual 311 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 5: stuff goes like they own all that. 312 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 3: So yeah, mostly. 313 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean it got you to this place. We'll 314 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 4: leave it at that. That was a stepping stone and now. 315 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 5: You're absolutely it was a great, a great moment of time, 316 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 5: and I think what we were doing was awesome, and like, well, 317 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 5: that's that's. 318 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 3: The thing they were They were trying to make it different. 319 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 5: They were trying to be a TV drama about a 320 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 5: wrestling company and not just another wrestling company. 321 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 3: On television, so they. 322 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 5: Were trying to really be like a television show about 323 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 5: a wrestling company. So that was a really cool aspect 324 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 5: and I think it really did help. 325 00:15:58,280 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 3: Wrestling become cool again. 326 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 5: Well so, yeah, I was really happy with everything that 327 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 5: all the guys were doing. You know, the Brian Cages, 328 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 5: the Luja Brothers, Johnny Mundoz, you know, everybody was really 329 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 5: putting in work. 330 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 3: Yea. 331 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, And it was one of those where like, hopefully 332 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 4: there's more positive than negative, but it was just it 333 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 4: was one of the shows where literally every week I 334 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 4: was seeing something I'd never seen before. 335 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, it was like I from my experiences and my 336 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 5: whole experience was awesome. They were great, They were so nice, 337 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 5: and like you said, everybody was, especially the group of 338 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 5: guys we had and girls, like everybody was really leveling 339 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 5: up and taking it to the next level. It was 340 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 5: and again I said before, so when I stopped doing 341 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 5: the Lucha Underground again, it was something different. It was 342 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 5: trying to be an alternative. It was trying to, you know, 343 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 5: do something new with wrestling. So if AW had been 344 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 5: around at that time, I'm positive that's the direction I 345 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 5: would win in, you know what I mean. 346 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 3: Because again like it was. 347 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,120 Speaker 5: All these guys and girls over there that are over 348 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 5: at aw right now are the people that I've had 349 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 5: like the most fun times in my career with. So 350 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 5: it's cool to now be around them again and you know, 351 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:18,120 Speaker 5: get all those feelings back. 352 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:20,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, for sure. 353 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: Well, I know that you're a busy man, and we 354 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: don't want to take up too much your time because 355 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: you got to get ready for aw Dynamite tonight there 356 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: at rap Arena, which, by the way, you can still 357 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: grab tickets ticketmaster dot com. 358 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 2: But before we let you go. 359 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: Is there anything you want to say to the listeners 360 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: right now that are watching or listening to this. 361 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 5: I mean, I always got something to say. You can 362 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 5: catch me at King Ricochet on Instagram and Twitter. Go 363 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 5: follow along for this new journey that we're about to 364 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 5: go on. It's gonna be awesome, and get ready for 365 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 5: a wild ride. It's gonna be it's gonna be fun.