1 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: Why from the Parts Unknown Studios into the Double Battle Crowd, 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: the battle Bound, the Battle Crowd. Welcome to the Battleground Podcast, 3 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: your place for all things pro wrestling. 4 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 2: The Battle Road, the Battle Brown. 5 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: Now making their way to the microphones, give it up 6 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: for your hosts. 7 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 3: Welcome to the Battle Crown. 8 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, what's up you guys. 9 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 3: Welcome into iHeartRadio's official wrestling podcast. I'm battle for one 10 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 3: oh five nine the Rocket Course along with my tag 11 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,959 Speaker 3: team partner Eli and uh, you know, it's not very 12 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 3: often that I don't know what to say in an intro, 13 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 3: Like I always rush things or I know what I'm 14 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 3: gonna say. But today I try not to be a fan. 15 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 3: I have to be a journalist. But today we have 16 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 3: the man, the myth, the legend. WWE Hall of Famer 17 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 3: Sean Michael joins the show. 18 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 2: Sean, how are you, sir? 19 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 4: I'm doing great. Thank you all very much for having me, 20 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 4: and obviously thank you for helping us out with Vengeance 21 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 4: Day the Sunday. 22 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 3: Absolutely, and of course Vengeance Day is coming to Clarksville 23 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 3: for the first time ever at that brand new F 24 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 3: and M Bank Arena, So. 25 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: Let's like kind of jump right into it. 26 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 3: Vengeance Day less than you know, a week away after 27 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 3: this weekend's historic Royal Rumble. What is the excitement level 28 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 3: for the NXC crew heading into this highly anticipated pl 29 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:32,199 Speaker 3: e up. 30 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 4: A little bit there, I hope you can hear me, 31 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 4: but yeah, look, obviously everybody here is very excited, as 32 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 4: you say, coming off the Rumble where NXD had some 33 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 4: pretty good representation going out there at a pretty big impact, 34 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 4: which obviously we are are thrilled about. But clearly, as 35 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 4: you guys know, you know, anytime we get the opportunity 36 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 4: to get out of the state of Florida, get out 37 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 4: on the road, especially with a premium live event, the 38 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 4: young mine here at are extremely excited and ready and 39 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 4: ripward to go to say the leaks, this is an 40 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 4: opportunity for us and our young superstars to you know, 41 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 4: as they say, get out and show up and show out, 42 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 4: and they're obviously looking forward to it coming the Sunday, 43 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 4: you know, at Vengeance Day. 44 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 3: Absolutely, and of course you can still grab tickets to 45 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 3: that show. 46 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 2: All you have to do is go to ww dot com. 47 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 3: Tickets starting at twenty dollars, so it's family fun for everybody. 48 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, and also at ticketmaster dot com and also say 49 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 4: this one of the things we wanted to do, and 50 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 4: just look, I guess this is one of those plugs 51 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 4: I would like to get in, you know, because we 52 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 4: know what Clarksville has been through lately, you know, so 53 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 4: from a tornado relief standpoint, we're partnering with Red Redcross 54 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 4: and Y Pack and again I'm just asking fans to 55 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 4: take an opportunity with their tickets to make a donation there. 56 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 4: And obviously if you come to the building and you 57 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 4: make a donation there, we're going to take a few 58 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 4: folks back for a meet and greet with some NXC superstars. 59 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 4: So just doing a little something to see where we 60 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 4: can we can help out with some of the hardships 61 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 4: they've had down in Clarksville as of late. 62 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 2: Absolutely, that's awesome. 63 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 3: Again, ticketmaster dot com, w W dot com, grab those 64 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 3: tickets today. 65 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 4: Yeah. 66 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 5: So, you know, one of the big matches where everyone's 67 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 5: kind of excited for is the finals of the Dusty 68 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 5: Rhodes Tag Team Classic, you know, kind of the you 69 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 5: may call it unorthodox team of bron Breaker and Baron Corbin. 70 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 5: A lot of people are buzzing about them. You know, 71 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 5: some people are comparing them to the inaugural winners of 72 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 5: the Classic Simo Jo and Finn Balor. What do you 73 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 5: see in this team and what has this pairing meant 74 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 5: for both of these superstars? 75 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 4: Look, I think, first to get I think it's been 76 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 4: a lot to both of them. I don't think anybody 77 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 4: you know, it's one of those times where I don't know, 78 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 4: you mix oil and water and I don't know, we 79 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 4: didn't know. I don't think anybody knew that it was 80 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 4: going to be as good. And I think there, I say, 81 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 4: as entertaining as it was going to be. And look, 82 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 4: it's they are two very opposites, I guess on one hand, 83 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 4: but they do have some commonality there. So I think 84 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 4: they're aside from being incredibly impressive, you know, I mean, 85 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 4: I mean and just you know, I'm very talented, I 86 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 4: think everybody is kind of blown away by the dynamic 87 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 4: of their personalities with one another and the way they 88 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 4: work off of each other. I think there's a I 89 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 4: don't know, it's one of those things every now and 90 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 4: then when you run across people that you just had 91 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 4: a natural chemistry with and and you don't know. That's 92 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 4: something that Hunter and I had a long time ago. Yeah, 93 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 4: we knew it from day one, and I think for Baron, 94 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 4: Corbin and Braun Breaker again, I think it was something 95 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 4: that amazed them, especially you know, you got Baron, who's 96 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 4: obviously a veteran, been around a long time, coming back 97 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 4: into NXT with a bunch of people that this is 98 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:55,359 Speaker 4: not my generation, but they thicker that is, I don't know, 99 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 4: kind of buses humping away. That's kind of amusing and 100 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 4: challenges Zim and so again, I think it's been very enjoyable, 101 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 4: amusing and entertaining for a lot of us, as well 102 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,679 Speaker 4: as obviously being an incredibly talented and tremendous team. 103 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely for sure. 104 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 3: And of course you're gonna be able to see that 105 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 3: match and many more matches this Sunday Vengeance Day in 106 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 3: clarksvill ticketmaster dot com. Grab those tickets starting at twenty bucks. 107 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 3: And you know, you look at this card for Vengeance 108 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 3: Day and it's it's stacked from top to bottom. And 109 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 3: another match that a lot of people are excited to 110 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:36,799 Speaker 3: see is the NXT Women's Championship, which former champ Roxane Perez, 111 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 3: who's a friend of the show, is challenging the current champion. 112 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 2: Lyra Valkyrie. 113 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 3: What are some of like the key factories for Valkyrie 114 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 3: to retain her title and one of the most important 115 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 3: factors for Roxanne to dethrone the champ and become one 116 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 3: of only two other women to be a two time 117 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:55,679 Speaker 3: NXT Women's Champion. 118 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, well so look, I think Larra Valkyria. I think 119 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 4: she's I think she's been an impressive champion. I think 120 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 4: it's somebody who I think came in from the u K. 121 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 4: Sort of it's sort of like a slow burned with 122 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 4: with with Lyra, I think, and over time people began 123 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 4: to really appreciate her ability, her skill, and I think 124 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 4: obviously her running across Uh. You know, Becky Lynch was 125 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 4: hues for her and her career. And I can say, 126 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:27,280 Speaker 4: look someone that when you come in and you uh, 127 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 4: you know, you have a time where you're trying to 128 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 4: come into your own, but you're also sort of dealing 129 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 4: with people that you looked up to. It's a it's 130 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 4: a it's a different dynamic than what you what you're 131 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 4: used to. You have a you have a respect and 132 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 4: you also you get whether it be fan boy or 133 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 4: fan girling, you know, you know, you have this admiration 134 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 4: that you had when you were younger for these people, 135 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 4: but now you believe it's your time. And I think 136 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 4: it's been a great growth, uh, you know process to 137 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 4: watch and Lyra as she's gone through that with Becky 138 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 4: and now coming into Rome as a champion. And on 139 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 4: the other side you've got Roxanne Perez, someone who again 140 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 4: two very young women who are very talented and have 141 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 4: had great success at a very young age. And how 142 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 4: do you deal with that? And and also Roxanne having 143 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 4: to deal with so many ups and downs in a 144 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 4: young career. I think that's what I think, when everything 145 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 4: is said and done, one of the things that I 146 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 4: really enjoyed fascinates me about NXTS. You're talking about incredibly 147 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 4: young people. I mean maybe an average age of twenty 148 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 4: four years old sometimes and again so many the ups 149 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 4: and downs that the winds and the losses, uh, you know, 150 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 4: the heartbreaks and the victories that they have to deal with, 151 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 4: the longiness and I'll manage that on a national level, 152 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 4: at a global level, very early on in their careers. 153 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 4: It's a great deal of pressure, uh, you know, to 154 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 4: be under as you're as you're going out there, and 155 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 4: that's something that Roxanne has faced a great deal of 156 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 4: here in the last year. You can see it coming 157 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 4: out every Tuesday night on the USA Network on our show. 158 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 4: You know Roxanne, She's starting to show a different side 159 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 4: of herself aside, is getting a little less patient, not 160 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 4: so much the girl the sweet girl next door. So again, 161 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 4: for me, that's what I'm excited about Sunday at Vengeance 162 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 4: Day to watch these two. One. Yeah, she's a champion, 163 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 4: but she really feels like she's got something to prove 164 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 4: and somebody else very young but never lost her championship. 165 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 4: She's been a champion here at NXT at twenty years old, 166 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 4: she's never lost it, and now she's got a chance 167 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 4: to regain it. So this is one that I think 168 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 4: is going to boil up and be a you know, 169 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 4: be something to make sure you keep an eye on, 170 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 4: because I think it's gonna be something big come Sunday. 171 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. 172 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, And it's kind of it's kind of strange to 173 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 5: think about how young some of these superstars are, you 174 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 5: know what I mean, Like Roxanne winning the title twenty 175 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 5: you're like what and obviously living up to the name 176 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 5: of the Prodigy. So that kind of jumps into the 177 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,719 Speaker 5: next question. So another match a lot of people are 178 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 5: looking forward to is the rematch for the NXT North 179 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 5: American Championship Dragon ly or versus. I guess we could 180 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 5: call him a phenom Oba Feme. You Knowemy appears to 181 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 5: have all the tools it takes to have a long 182 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 5: career as a w W studter star. Kind of piggyback 183 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 5: off where you were just discussing what are the challenges 184 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 5: of guiding the career of someone who's so young and 185 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 5: has so much natural power and abilities in the machine 186 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 5: known as the WWE. 187 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:28,839 Speaker 4: Sure, well, look, I'll tell you one of the things 188 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 4: that I think that people can see now that has 189 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 4: been a proven success as the NIL program and obviously, 190 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 4: you know, reaching out to these young men and women 191 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 4: on a college level. And Oba is a guy that has, 192 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 4: you know, one not just his background, but he's had 193 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 4: a great deal of success in his youth and in 194 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 4: his college jets, which strangely enough has kind of prepared 195 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 4: him for this. It's amazing, incredibly well spoken and well 196 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 4: mannered and just I don't know, he's so much more 197 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 4: experienced than his age. Uh you would think lends itself 198 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 4: to but he's a very I don't know, as we 199 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 4: all say, he's a very complete young man and and 200 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 4: I think everybody sees the promise in him as not 201 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 4: just an NXC superstar, but a future ww superstar. You 202 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 4: can just see it by the way he carries himself. 203 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 4: And I have to again, you know, he would obviously 204 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 4: know better than me, but I have to attribute that 205 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 4: a lot of times to again, some of the success 206 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 4: that they had in college and at the collegiate level 207 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 4: that has kind of prepared them. And look, a lot 208 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 4: of these you know, young men and women, they have 209 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 4: been you know, successes at a very young age, and 210 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 4: people have been sort of courting them and coming after them, 211 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 4: uh since they were young, you know, and so in 212 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 4: high school. And so I think that better prepares them 213 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:49,599 Speaker 4: for a world uh you know get like NXC and 214 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 4: the WWE. But I think the future is incredibly bright 215 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 4: for him. But obviously, you know, he's got the you know, 216 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 4: the former North American Champion Dragon Lee from Smack SmackDown 217 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 4: wanting his title back. So I think that'll be something 218 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 4: again that'll be very exciting to watch this Sunday Vengeance state. 219 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 4: But I will say I can't lie when I say 220 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 4: that I get Obafemi has got all those tools that 221 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 4: I think everybody can easily look at him and go like, 222 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 4: oh yeah, I see him being on the main roster someday, 223 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 4: easily being a part of a wrestleman and not too 224 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 4: far down the line. 225 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 3: Right, And you talk about people that you could see 226 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 3: down the line in a WrestleMania being on the main roster. 227 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 3: Somebody that's, you know, in the last six to eight 228 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 3: months stepped out of. 229 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 2: The shadow of Carmelo. 230 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 3: Hayes, You've got Trick out there, Trick Williams, who is 231 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 3: going against Eli or Isla Dragonoff excuse me, for the 232 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 3: NXT Championship. 233 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 2: How awesome is to see. 234 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 3: Somebody like Trick kind of you know, step out of 235 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 3: the shadows of Carmelo, And what do you think this 236 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 3: match is going to do for him? 237 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 2: Let's say if he wins and beats dragon Off. 238 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 4: Sure, well, look I think you can argue what it's 239 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 4: already done for him or something. I think everybody sees 240 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 4: that a palpable every Tuesday night on USA. You see 241 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,839 Speaker 4: it when he comes out. But look that I can 242 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 4: when everything is said and done. The reason I do 243 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 4: this job is is again for somebody like you know, 244 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,680 Speaker 4: for both for Trick and Melon so on two different levels, 245 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 4: one to come from our collegiate standpoint and then the 246 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 4: other to come from again a very smaller and shorter 247 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 4: independent RN. But both of them step out and become 248 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 4: these two incredibly talented young men and again form this 249 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 4: this duo that is easily one of the hottest thing 250 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 4: that NX has ever seen. But then you watch Trick 251 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 4: again somebody that you know, I can remember him coming 252 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 4: up to me and saying, I don't know any way 253 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 4: to tell you this, and I want the ball, you 254 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 4: know again, you know, let give me my opportunity. And 255 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 4: then to watch him do that, and to get to 256 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 4: be a part of it, I don't know again to 257 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 4: I don't know, to help guide and nurture along the way, 258 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 4: has just been a sheer joy, uh you know, for me, 259 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 4: for you know, to the both of them. But again 260 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 4: I think what makes Tricks obviously also so special is 261 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,319 Speaker 4: that you see him where he started from as being 262 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:12,680 Speaker 4: you know, Carmelo whoever one could see had that talent, 263 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 4: had that ability, had that gift. But then you watch 264 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 4: Trick to step out of the you know, sort of 265 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 4: the shadow of Carmelo Hayes and begin to you know 266 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 4: again start something that's almost I don't know, like a 267 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,319 Speaker 4: ground swell that we haven't seen before. And again it's 268 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 4: when it happens from the very beginning, it's ever organic, 269 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 4: and you watch it just get bigger and bigger, and 270 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,199 Speaker 4: even shades of it getting bigger and bigger. When you 271 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 4: see him run out on SmackDown and listen to the 272 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 4: whole arena chanting, whoop that trick. You know, that's you 273 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 4: know again, then it's something you know, I don't know, 274 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 4: even bigger than I think he imagined. So it really is. 275 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 4: It's the reason we do this, which is again allowing 276 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 4: these young men and women to be able to go 277 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 4: out there and have those moments that we remember having 278 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 4: again that was so special and formidable to us as 279 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 4: we grew, not just in our lives but in our careers. 280 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 4: And to be able to watch him to and to 281 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 4: do that and to get to be a part of it, 282 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 4: I can't tell you what a joy it was to 283 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 4: sit there in the back of the room as you know, 284 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 4: as they sort of having these royal rumble meetings, and 285 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 4: I'm watching all these you know, young men and women 286 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 4: that have come through our NXT doors here and certainly 287 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 4: for me to have a real I don't know relationship 288 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 4: and hands on sort of peace of their careers. It's 289 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 4: just it really is. It's you know, it's hard to 290 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 4: think that, I don't know, you have something better than 291 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 4: the time you were in the ring, your ring days. 292 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 4: You feel like it's all over. But I'll tell you what, 293 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 4: this other side has just been so incredibly rewarding. And 294 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 4: obviously look looking forward to you know, you know, Sunday, 295 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 4: February fourth, here at Vengeance Day for again these young 296 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 4: men and women to come up here and you know, 297 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 4: come to Tennessee, Tennessee and show you all what it's like. 298 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 3: Absolutely again, you still grab tickets ticketmaster dot com get 299 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 3: those tickets immediately starting at twenty bucks. And you talk 300 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 3: about being able to shape that roster on the NXT, 301 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,560 Speaker 3: the younger generation coming up, and you know, after the Rumble, 302 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 3: a lot of people were pretty pumped about it. Bron 303 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 3: Breaker gave kind of a little short interview and indicated 304 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 3: that the main roster was his home. Now should we 305 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 3: consider that an official call up for the former NXT champion. 306 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 4: Well, look, he may, you know, he may feel like 307 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 4: that's his home, but he's still got work here in 308 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 4: NXC to do, whether he likes it or not. So look, 309 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 4: I'll tell you, I'll tell you this much. Look, I'm 310 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 4: always I'm always uh, you know, that's strange enough. That's 311 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 4: our job, right, our job is to lose talent. But 312 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 4: I got to you, he's one that you know, I'm gonna, 313 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 4: I'm gonna, you know, have trouble letting him go. So look, 314 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 4: I can assure you that there is more left for 315 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 4: broad Breaker here in NXT, one way or another. And 316 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 4: so he's a he's an incredibly talented, very gifted young man. 317 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 4: As far as I'm concerned, he's young and as we say, 318 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 4: full of pison vinegar. So he can if you want to, 319 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 4: if he wants to double time, and he can certainly 320 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 4: do it. But I'm not letting go that easy. Yeah, 321 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 4: make that sure. 322 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 2: Well, Sean, I know you're a busy man. You got 323 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 2: to make the. 324 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 3: Rounds today and go all over the place talking to media, 325 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 3: and we just want to say thank you once again 326 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 3: for taking the time out. It is an honor to 327 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 3: have you on the show. As you can tell, I'm 328 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 3: a big mark. I've got two of your funk co 329 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 3: signed behind me. Hopefully we can meet up Sunday and 330 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 3: I can say hi in person instead of buying these 331 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 3: through other people, so that. 332 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 4: Would be wonderful and against serously. Yeah, you guys are 333 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 4: welcome anytime, and as always, thank you all so much 334 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 4: for helping us out on these We really appreciate it. 335 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 3: Well, Sean, it is an honor to have you on 336 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 3: the show with us today and again Vengeance Day this 337 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 3: Sunday and Clarksville. Grab your tickets now F and M 338 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 3: Bank Arena, ticketmaster dot Com starting at twenty dollars. I'm 339 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 3: not going to be one of those guys and say, 340 00:16:57,920 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 3: well I got two words for you, because I know 341 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 3: that you probably getting that a lot, but I will 342 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 3: say I do have two words for you Vengeance Day 343 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:06,120 Speaker 3: well Sunday, So that's three words. 344 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 2: I'm sorryly messed up. Sean. 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