1 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, Are you ready? It's about to hit 2 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: the fan. 3 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 2: Welcome to Unsanctioned Thursdays in Wrestling with Fredy. 4 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Unsanctioned Thursdays. The show created 5 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: for you, created actually by you as well, So thank 6 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: you and let's start the show. Jeff I, how are you, sir? 7 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: It's Thursday, it's unsanctioned. How are you feeling today, sir? 8 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 3: I'm feeling good, but a little torn. 9 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 2: The passing of Terry Funk and the passing of Bray 10 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 2: Wyatt has been with the heavy on everybody. So besides that, 11 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 2: I'm feeling really good. 12 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: We will get in to the losses that the wrestling 13 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: community has experienced, but first we do want to talk 14 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: a little bit more ae W. They just broke the 15 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: record in London, England, Wembley Stadium eighty over eighty thousand 16 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 1: people bought tickets, over ninety thousand people in attendance. It's 17 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: just insane numbers. And they do this weird thing where 18 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: they do all out like right after it. It's in Chicago, Illinois, 19 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 1: and the card announced so far. We have a TNT 20 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: Championship match with Lucasaurus with Christian versus Darby Allen, and 21 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: this story they've been trying to develop for a little 22 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: while now as well as they can. Anytime Christians involved 23 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: in a promo, it's going to be a good thing. 24 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: And Darby Allen, who I don't think is great on 25 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: the mic, is great in the ring and people love 26 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: him the way they love Jeff Hardy and WWE back 27 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: in the day. Any thoughts on this match or not yet? 28 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 2: No thoughts. 29 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 3: I think it'll be good. 30 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 2: I think I actually don't mind Darby on the mic. 31 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: I don't think that's his strong suit, but I don't 32 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 2: think it's bad necessarily. Yeah. 33 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 3: Well, I'm more interested to see what Christian still has 34 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 3: than anything else. 35 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: But I love Lucrosurristians a man, dude. 36 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 3: There's a little bit of an age difference between all 37 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 3: these spellers. It'll be interesting. Yeah, man, I'm excited for 38 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 3: for sure. 39 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: Also on the card just announced, we have Powerhouse Hobbes, 40 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: who I like a lot. Will Hobbs versus Miro, who 41 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: I love to death. This matchup if you're not familiar 42 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: with it. The call out sort of started on their 43 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: Saturday night show, The Aw's Collision show with Hobbs talking 44 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: about how he's had some losses in his career and 45 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: it's time to turn things around. And the next chapter 46 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: in the Book of Hobbes he was carrying this bible 47 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: is redemption and the only redemption out there is the 48 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,399 Speaker 1: Redeemer and that's Miro. And he's called Miro out and 49 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: they've had some beef back and forth, some ambush tactics, 50 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,399 Speaker 1: and now they're going to wrestle Jeff. These are two 51 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: humongous dudes, as big Ee from WW would say, meaty 52 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: men slapping meat. I know you're ready for this match. 53 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: I love both these guys. So Miro was really popular 54 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 2: as Russive for a time. There was a time when 55 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 2: he was just so over and do to b Miro 56 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 2: when he was wors had a huge pop when he 57 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: or a huge moment when he was over me. Is 58 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 2: no one like popular or no one more popular for 59 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 2: like people love it really and I loved him, I 60 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 2: still have, and then it just felt like he kind 61 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 2: of disappeared from relevance in wrestling, which bothered me. So 62 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 2: I'm super happy that Miro is going over so. 63 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 3: Well in AW. I'm a big fan the power House Hobbs. 64 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 2: I don't know much about but he's a giant, and 65 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 2: you know that I like giants and I like cool, 66 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 2: strong dudes, and so I'm excited for his match for 67 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 2: all the obvious chef dye reasons. 68 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, Hobbs is hella buff I'm only I'm only hip 69 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: to him because I fell in love with Ricky Starks 70 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: and that was like his running mate back back in 71 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: the day. So that's how I got hip to Hobbs. 72 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: And then he's just sort of been slowly developing with 73 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: the small opportunities being given, but he hasn't fumbled the ball, 74 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: so yeah, so we got that match coming up. Then 75 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: we have the women's TBS Championship match, Chris Statlander, the 76 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: vanquisher of Jade Cargill versus Ruby. Soho I love Ruby. 77 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: I haven't loved the Chris stat Lander run yet. Granted, 78 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: they haven't given her a reason to fight any of 79 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: these girls. She's just been fighting, so it's not her fault. 80 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: But it's hard to get excited for a match when 81 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: there's not a story for it when you're forty seven 82 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: years old. 83 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 2: I guess yeah, I don't. 84 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 3: Say it's a funny way to put it. 85 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: And finally, and this is just what they've announced so far. 86 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: You guys, Kenny Omega versus Kanaskey at Takashita. They are 87 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: really pushing this Japanese kid, and he looks better every 88 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: single frigging match. He is strong, fast, big, good looking dude, 89 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: and they are pushing him hard. These guys over the 90 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 1: roster must love him because they're taking really good care 91 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: of this guy. He's getting big wins, big pins. I 92 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: think he might actually win this match versus Kenny Omega, 93 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: or maybe this will be the first time he takes 94 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: a loss and still look good doing it. But I 95 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: think they're trying to build him as a as a 96 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: legit heel with Don Kallis in his back pocket, and 97 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: I think they're actually doing an okay job again limited opportunity, 98 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: but he hasn't fumbled and he looks like a killer 99 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: out there. 100 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 2: Man. 101 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: Everybody sells huge for him. 102 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 2: I don't know why we've seen such less of Kenny 103 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: Omega since we started becoming Big ae AAW guys, you know, 104 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 2: because our podcast has always been very like WWE Heavy 105 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 2: for obvious reasons. But Aw's the new dog. They're the 106 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 2: new kid in town. So once we started watching AW, 107 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 2: all I ever heard. But when I wasn't watching AW. 108 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 3: Was Kenny Omega. That's Kenny Omega. That Kenny Omega. And 109 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: now that I'm watching AW, I don't see a lot 110 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 3: of Kenny Omega. And so I'm hoping there's some sort 111 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 3: of reason for that, and I'm hoping that it changes 112 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 3: and we start seeing like a lot of or maybe 113 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 3: I'm just crazy. Maybe people are hearing that they watch 114 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 3: ADOW all the time. 115 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 2: They don't agree, but I don't feel like we get 116 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 2: as much Kenny Omega as we it's all the MJF shows. 117 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: I think Kenny was winning so much that when he 118 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: went away, he went away for like a year because 119 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 1: he had a lot of injuries that just needed to 120 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: heal up. That when he came back, I think he's 121 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: more about putting other people over this time around, and 122 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: getting small wins here and there, so he's not looking 123 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: like a weak character. But he's really been focused hard 124 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: on making other people look good, and so maybe that's it. 125 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: Maybe he's just more of a veteran pro than you 126 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: and I even realize. Jeff. Let's take a sadder turn. 127 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: There were two losses. Terry Funk who lived a long life, 128 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: and Wyndham Rotunda known as Bray Wyatt, who lived a 129 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: short life. I only met Terry once and he was 130 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: an absolute prize of a man and made me laugh 131 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: a lot in the twenty minutes that we hung out 132 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: backstage at a Monday night raw. But Wyndam I knew, 133 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: and this one was out of the blue. Another wrestler 134 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: texted me and Bray's father, Mike, had texted them and 135 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 1: they said, hey, Bray just passed, and my wife was 136 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: on like a conference call and she saw my whole 137 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: face like change colors, and she was like, hey, hold 138 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: on a second. She goes like okay, and I told her, 139 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: you know, I'll be all right. I just have to 140 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: I gotta go think. And I went outside with my 141 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: dogs and was just like, I couldn't even believe it 142 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: because he's so young, and I don't want to talk 143 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: about like cause of death or anything, because even if 144 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: it's public, that shit's still private to me. But god, 145 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: damn man, just such a creative young man. I had 146 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: planned a lot of my wrestling promotion around him before 147 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: he re signed with WWE, and he and I had 148 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: been in discussions for that just a real special human 149 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: being from what I knew of him, and we weren't 150 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: close friends, but we were working acquaintances and I know 151 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: respected one another. There was a movie I was thinking 152 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: about doing that had a role in it for him 153 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,239 Speaker 1: that he liked a lot, playing the role of a Carney. 154 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, man, he'll be missed. He was the last 155 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: attraction wrestler in the business with the Undertaker being gone, 156 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: and there's nobody that can fill that void. Unfortunately. Those 157 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: are my brief thoughts on Brad. Jeff if you want 158 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: to takeover, I've. 159 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 2: Said on this podcast a million times, the best actor 160 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 2: that wrestling has ever had. When it comes down to it, 161 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 2: wrestling is theater and wrestling is acting, and Wrestle Lane 162 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 2: is storytelling as much as it is wrestling as much 163 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 2: as it is the physical part. And Bray had everything 164 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 2: like a classic five tool player. But I think when 165 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 2: it comes to storytelling and acting, there's no one. 166 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 3: There's no one better. 167 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 2: I always give him Kevin Owens and as of late 168 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 2: MJF credit for just being like the best storytellers in 169 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 2: the ring and the most realistic acting as far as 170 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:35,719 Speaker 2: it's just so cold, and I was obviously I was 171 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:37,079 Speaker 2: a friends with them anything, but I got to meet 172 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 2: him a few times, went to ally, would organize together, 173 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 2: he would come to the comedy store. 174 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: Ah, that's so cool. 175 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 2: I remember every moment I've ever spent with because it 176 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 2: wasn't much, but like, I'm such a super fan of him, 177 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 2: and he was such a cool guy. And so there 178 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 2: are special people like that in the world where you 179 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 2: remember every second that you spent with them because they're 180 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 2: just such memorable and cool people. Like I said, we 181 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 2: weren't friends or anything, but it sucks for wrestling, and 182 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 2: you guys are wrestling fans who probably never met him, 183 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 2: and it just sucks for everybody involved that the world 184 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 2: that we live in, the wrestling world we live in, 185 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 2: has lost such an awesome you know. 186 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 3: It's the way the world felt when Kobe died. 187 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 2: This kind of was my Kobe, you know, like it 188 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 2: was like it it's kind of hard to believe, even 189 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 2: if you never met him or know him or whatever. 190 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,719 Speaker 2: It just doesn't seem fair that at thirty six we 191 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 2: could lose a guy that it's just so cool and special, 192 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,319 Speaker 2: and it's very hard to I don't think I don't 193 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 2: think most people have even even dealt with it like 194 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 2: most people are still like it's still hard to believe 195 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 2: that a guy with a family, he's young's young family. 196 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 2: So anyways, from two Big Wrestling fans of Breywhii, we 197 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 2: love you, buddy, and it's it's a terrible and said thing. 198 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: It seems unfair, but who knows. We love you well, 199 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: said sir Bakersfield, California. If you're sad about braywyattwo and 200 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: you need some laughs, go see Jeff Die this weekend. 201 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: Come hang out. Can I have a drink and have 202 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: a laugh. I'll be there this weekend. You guys, thank 203 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: you so much for listening to the show each week. 204 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 1: The bonus content only exists because you guys asked for 205 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 1: it and when we gave it to you, guys showed 206 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: up and showed hoped and we appreciate y'all the way 207 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: that montes Ford and Angelo Dawkins appreciate Bobby Lashly coming 208 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: into their life. Thanks for tuning in, and we'll see 209 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 1: you guys next Wednesday on half of My Awesome co 210 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 1: host Jeff I'm Freddie Prince Junior. And this was on 211 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 1: sanctioned Thursdays. This has been a production of Iheart'smichael Tour 212 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: podcast network. For more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the iHeartRadio app, 213 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 1: Apple podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.