1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: We have some news to share, and the biggest news 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: of the weekend, or the biggest name over the weekend 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: that seems to be leaving WWE is Bobby Lashley, Big bad, 4 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: Beautiful of the Almighty Bobby Lashley and now your mate 5 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: event Introducing. The hosts are Wrestling Win Freddy, Jeff Die 6 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 1: and for Ready Frience tunor. Welcome back, everybody. Welcome to 7 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: a brand new episode of Wrestling with Freddy. Our friend 8 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: Jeff Didye is stuck at thirty eight thousand feet eating 9 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: some honey roasted peanuts and sipping on some water, and 10 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: we wish him well, We wish him a safe flight, 11 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: and we curse you Airlines. We curse you in the 12 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: name of Andre the Giant. But to all of you 13 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: who aren't flying and are listening in Happy Wednesday to 14 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: you or whatever day you listen to this podcast. Thank 15 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: you for being a part of this show each and 16 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: every single week. Thank you for creating unsanctioned Thursdays. And 17 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: thank you for the reviews and the comments that you 18 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: guys have been leaving. I've been having fun reading them, 19 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: even the mean and nasty ones. We haven't done news 20 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: in a long time. We have some news to share, 21 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: and the biggest news of the weekend or the biggest 22 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: name over the weekends that seems to be leaving WWE 23 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: is Bobby Lashley, Big bad, beautiful of the Almighty Bobby Lashley. 24 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people saw this coming. I 25 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: think a lot of people felt the hurt business motto 26 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: kind of went over to the bloodline. And without booking 27 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: and without story, you're not going to have talent that's happy. 28 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: And if you're not getting the stories you want and 29 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: you're not getting to work the matches you want, when 30 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: your contracts up, you bounce or on the flip side. 31 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: If the companies not feeling you anymore, or if they're 32 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: not seeing the value that maybe other people see, then 33 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: that's their reasoning. I don't know the insights to it. 34 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: I'm friends with MVP. I've been for a real, real 35 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: long time since I worked there. He's been a guest 36 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: on the show. You guys can go way back to 37 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: season one, I mean way back. We've been out four 38 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: years now, and you guys can listen to how we 39 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: met because he didn't like me when we first met, 40 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: and we're pretty tight now. On the Thursday show, I 41 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 1: have a little bit of an update on my wrestling promotion, 42 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: and holy crap, if Bobby Lashley is available, Yeah, so 43 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: anyway to Mina who can deadlift like four hundred pounds. 44 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: I saw her in the gym one day when I 45 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: worked there back in the day, and she was outlifting 46 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: a couple of the smaller guys and they were just 47 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 1: sitting there like laughing their asses off, like, dude, she's 48 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: so much stronger than you are. Shut up. She's stronger 49 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 1: than you too, and they were giving her big love. 50 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: I love Tomina. She was always really nice to me. 51 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: They hadn't been using her in a long time, but 52 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: that family is big and beautiful and they look out 53 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: for and take care of one another. So to me, 54 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: it's going to be all right. But our best wish 55 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: is to everybody. I don't know if it's official, but 56 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,399 Speaker 1: it's it seemed like people are done. I haven't talked 57 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: to MVPs, so I don't know. I stay out of 58 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: people's business for the most part. I just can't stop 59 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: thinking about if Bobby Lastly is available, that's so insane 60 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: to me. We're gonna get into Monday night raw. Sorry, 61 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: I'm like trip an hour right now. The company can't 62 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: somehow book Bobby Lastly anyway, Ria Ripley, they can book. 63 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: And I mean when they get it right, they get 64 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: it really, really right. See, you guys get love, you 65 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: get honest criticism, and you get honest love. They have 66 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: done damn near everything perfect with Rhea Ripley, and Ria 67 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: Ripley has taken advantage of every single moment. At the 68 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: end of the day, only one person can get you over, 69 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: and that is you. The company can give you the opportunity, 70 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: the creative can give you the stories. The other wrestler 71 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: can make you look great. But at the end of 72 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: the day, it's on you, the wrestler, to execute. It's 73 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: our job to help and assist, but we never get over. 74 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: As writers. Our job is to just help you get over. 75 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: The wrestler has to execute. And I challenge each and 76 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: every one of you to name a time when Ria 77 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: Ripley has not executed. You can't. That's why you all 78 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: love her just as much as I do. I'm not 79 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: acting like I'm the first or the biggest. I know 80 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: everybody loves Ria Ripley. But she's back. We've missed her. 81 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: I don't think she's going to work for a little while, 82 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 1: because I think she's still rehabited. But to have her 83 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: on the microphone and as a part of the show 84 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: again was just a shot in the arm, not just 85 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: for the ww roster, but for the fans to get 86 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: to see their mommy Rio Ripley once again chasing Livemorgan 87 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,359 Speaker 1: out of the ring, ready to kick ass. But she 88 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: started with a promo and the crowd went friggin crazy. 89 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: And here's here's the question. If Becky Lynch was the 90 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: best female promo. Let me back up. If Becky Lynch 91 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: was arguably the best promo in the NBA, you could 92 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 1: argue some of them were a little John Cena ish. 93 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: There's an analytic that says people watch only one episode 94 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: a month, and so you kind of have to like 95 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: reestablish who you are at least once a month. Basically, 96 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: if Becky Lynch is the best female promo or was, 97 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: where's Rhea Ripley? Because I think she's already surpassed that 98 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: level of promo. It doesn't come off as brand conscious 99 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: as a scene of promo would be. Hers seem to 100 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: come and I'm sure she's rehearsed this. I'm sure it's 101 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: a part of the character, but she's just good enough 102 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: to do this. Hers have a bit more vulnerability attached 103 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: to him, more than John, more than cm punk. Cmpunk 104 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: is a very protective promo, right the world is against 105 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: the world is against him, or the world's all for him. 106 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 1: But there's very little room for a gray area in 107 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: a cmpunk promo. He either wants to fight you or 108 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: he has your back for life, no gray area. Vulnerability 109 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: is where the grayness comes in. And Rea Ripley's ability 110 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 1: to be strong and vulnerable at the same time, I 111 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: think is the key to every single one of her promos, 112 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: whether it's just establishing, Hey, I'm fighting this person, or 113 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: if it's hey, this is the reason why I am 114 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 1: going to fight you. Either way, man, she gives an 115 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: incredibly honest, unrehearsed, completely human promo and I think she's 116 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 1: just wonderful at it. And everybody's gotten to watch this 117 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 1: girl from NXT who was like, sorry for the long 118 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: pause there. It's just a trip to think about how 119 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 1: long she's been doing this to the first big moment, 120 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: the WrestleMania Los Angeles moment where she had the Charlotte 121 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: Flair match, to the passing of the torch so to 122 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:52,239 Speaker 1: speak from Becky to her while Becky takes time off. 123 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: But it's like now, when Becky comes back, or when 124 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: anyone else comes in, there's a clear number one, and 125 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: that number one is Ria. She can wrestle, she can talk, 126 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: you can love her, you can fear her. They they've 127 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: just done everything right with her, and everyone that she 128 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: touches has just shot off like a rocket ship, which 129 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: leads us to the rest of the judgment day. Dominic 130 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: Mysterio his poor dude, man, he had a rough Monday night. 131 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: He had a really rough Monday night. The next Monday 132 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: Night Raw will have already aired by the time you 133 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: guys hear this, but he had a rough night. He's 134 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: trying to recover with Rhea Ripley. He said all the 135 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: wrong things, he did all the wrong things, wrong choices. 136 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: But at the end of the night, Ria made it okay. 137 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: Ria made it okay. Not the Dominic Mystadio character. Ria 138 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: made it okay. We've got new champions in Finn and 139 00:07:55,880 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 1: j D McDonough. They got the championships, Damien Priest, So 140 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: this is the match everybody's kind of been waiting for, 141 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: the match that all of us should have expected, although 142 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: not all of us did. I think I even thought 143 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: he might, he might lose the championship to Seth. I 144 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: don't remember what my prediction was. I was probably wrong. 145 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: That's why I forgot it. But he comes out to 146 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: the ring. Guther comes out to the ring, and I 147 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: finally thought they wrote Damien in a powerful way, and 148 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: they did it. I don't think I could have done 149 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: it any better. But it basically went like this. So 150 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: they're out there talking their normal crap back and forth, 151 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: and then Gunther completely embraces the bad guy, the heel, 152 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: and he says, Yo, I am better than you. I'm 153 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: superior to you. I'm the best. I've been told I 154 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: was the best since I was a young kid. I 155 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: was raised by a stable household. I had the best mentors, 156 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: the best coaches. They told me I was the best 157 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: until I was your trash. You didn't come from the 158 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: family I came from. You didn't come from the mentors 159 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 1: I come from. You had to do everything yourself. That 160 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: doesn't make a man great. It makes a man hard, 161 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: it makes a man tough. But greatness can only be 162 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: sculpted by greatness. And that's why I'm better than you, 163 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: and Damien Priest sits there and takes all that, and 164 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: I'm like, no, dude, you cannot take that. You either 165 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: have to punch him in the face or you have 166 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: to have the responsive responses. Well, it doesn't punch him 167 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 1: in the face. He comes back and he says, yeah, man, 168 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: you were told you're the best. You did have every 169 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: single opportunity handed to you, and I didn't. And it 170 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: did make me tough, and it did make me hard. 171 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: But you know what your lifestyle turned you into. You 172 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: know what, all those mentors and all these people telling 173 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: you how great you are and you never failing and 174 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 1: always succeeding, you have no heart. You don't have the 175 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: guts at the end of the day where you draw 176 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: the line, that line that you won't cross. I haven't 177 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: even gotten fucking started yet. I came up with nothing, 178 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: with no one, and I'll be damned if the most 179 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: privileged dude on the roster who proudly states it is 180 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: going to take away what I died for nearly. I 181 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: loved it, but I just thought Damien finally looked strong 182 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: and like a champion that I want to root for 183 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: instead of a champion that makes mistakes. Like Seth Rollins, 184 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: I got a lot to prove. Screw that man, You're 185 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: the champ. They got to prove it. They got to 186 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: prove it to you everything you've gone through, your journey, 187 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: and you got something to prove to that man. You 188 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: don't need to do that. You don't need to give 189 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:44,719 Speaker 1: them that information. You don't need to give them that 190 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:48,439 Speaker 1: ammunition to use against you. You got to protect that. 191 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: And this was the first time I felt like he 192 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 1: didn't take a single bullet. He was just so tough 193 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: that the bullets didn't hurt. But either way, whether he 194 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: Matrix did or juggernauted it, he was the man in 195 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: this promo. He looked great. Gunter looked great too, But 196 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: I was just excited to see how well they did 197 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: with Damien. The reason this story's working, the reason no 198 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: one's going, Oh, why isn't Seth Rollins in the Heavyweight 199 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: Championship picture, Why isn't Drew McIntyre and why isn't my 200 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: guy cm punk And what's wrong? Freddy tell us they've 201 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: been given a great story. Whether it means more to 202 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: you than the World Championship story, whether it means less, 203 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: or whether you like them both. The same. They've given 204 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: you another story. And the story started with and hear 205 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 1: me out on this with Seth Rollinson CM Punk, not 206 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: Drew McIntyre with Seth Rollinson CM punk, because remember when 207 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: Sam Punk came back, it was Seth Rollins sitting outside 208 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 1: the ring going after you, you son of a bee, 209 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: don't you. I don't know why I'm I'm not cursing now. 210 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:02,839 Speaker 1: I was cursing earlier, but you know what I mean. 211 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,079 Speaker 1: And everyone goes, ooh, it's gonna be so sexy. It's 212 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: gonna be Seth versus cmpunk. Oh, I can't wait. I 213 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: can't wait to see this. And then the incident happens 214 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: in the Royal Rumble where Sampunk gets injured and Drew says, 215 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: I prayed for this moment. I hate you. I prayed 216 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: to God that bad things would happen to you, and 217 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: I've never prayed that on anyone. I've never wished that 218 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: on anyone. That's how much I hate you. And we 219 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: love this story. But Punk's hurt and they have to 220 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: ride around it. They have to keep you interested in cmpunk, 221 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: so they bring him back even though he can't work yet, 222 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: and they let him work his magic on the microphone 223 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: and then he takes this blind beating that we can't 224 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: see behind a garage wall so that he's not actually 225 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: having to take any bumps. And the dude's body can heal. 226 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: He's close to my age. It takes a while to heal. 227 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: I promised Jesus, I heard my back. It took like 228 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: a month in my thirties, it took like three days 229 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: in my twenties, it took like six minutes. Before that, 230 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: it didn't get hurt. But they've protected cmpunk, They've protected 231 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 1: seth Rollins and giving him motivation to fight, and they've 232 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: protected Damien Priest and Gnther's story by giving those three 233 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: men something to do other than be focused on the 234 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 1: World Championship and not have them look like second rate dudes. 235 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: At the same time, those are all top guys. They 236 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 1: should only be worried about the world title picture unless 237 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: they have a good storyline. They used to do this 238 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: back in the day. Top guys wouldn't even be fighting 239 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:34,679 Speaker 1: for the belt. They would be in storylines where they 240 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 1: hated one another. But yeah, I think they're doing a 241 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: lovely job with it. You don't have to let a 242 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: cook because it's in our face. Every single week, they're 243 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: showing you new layers and new elements to the story 244 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: each and every single week. Sometimes it's solely focused on Drew, 245 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 1: like it was this week where they're like, look, you 246 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: can come back to work. I'm telling you, I'm inviting 247 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: you back to work. No suspension that's gone, no more 248 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: penalties to be paid, no more or fines to be paid. 249 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:06,199 Speaker 1: All you have to do is apologize to this ref 250 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: right here and this ref right here, because you assaulted them, Drew, 251 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: And instead of them calling the police and having you 252 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: arrested on multiple counts of assault, which is what it is, 253 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: all you have to do in front of these people 254 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: is take accountability. Now, this is a tragic mistake on 255 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: Adam Pearce. He should have had him do this in private. 256 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 1: Then Drew would have been like, the Drew McIntire character 257 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: would have been like, look, man, I'm sorry, I apologize. Okay, Adam, 258 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: I said my apologies. We can do this in the ring, 259 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: you and I. You can welcome me back and I'll 260 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: promise in front of everyone to do better. The Drew 261 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: McEntire character would have gone for that, but Adam Pierce said, no, dude, 262 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: you're going to do it in public. Not only are 263 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: you going to apologize, you're going to emasculate and humiliate yourself. 264 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: You're going to tell that to the single most alpha 265 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: personality character wise on the roster. In real life, Drew's 266 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: a super nice guy. I don't think he's like this burder. 267 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: I knew back that he was like one of the 268 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: nicest dudes ever. But the character's not having that. Man, 269 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: he's not gonna shame himself. He's not gonna embarrass himself. 270 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: If you're gonna embarrass Drew McIntyre, you have to be 271 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: at the level of Cee. I'm punk. He's not gonna 272 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: let anyone do it to him, and he's certainly not 273 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: gonna self humiliate. No way, no day. So God, anyway, 274 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: you know what happens next. He beats shit out of 275 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: pull the referees again. He says fuck you and he 276 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: leaves the ring, and it was so good because you 277 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: know from Jump Street man like, he's not doing that. 278 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: Real drewid had never even put his hands on a rep. 279 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: He's like, legit, one of the nicest guys I met 280 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: when I worked there. Bron Breaker is a sociopath. I 281 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: love bron breaker. They have him just killing everybody whenever 282 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: he wants, for whatever reason he sees fit, and apparently 283 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: he's making enough money that he can afford the fines 284 00:15:57,720 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: that Adam Pierce keeps hitting him with. I don't know 285 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 1: how you can control of this man, this monster, this beast. 286 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: He can't be controlled. He's super pissed at Sammy, he's 287 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: super pissed at Ilia dragonof and he beats the crap 288 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 1: out of one of them or both of them each week. 289 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: But I still think they're doing a really good job 290 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: with him. I just I think I'm not laughing because 291 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: it's bad. I'm laughing because it's just funny how insane 292 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: he is. We get a wrap up row with some 293 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: Wyat six and it's still growing on me. They gave 294 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: Eric Rowan, or have given Eric Rowan some time on camera. 295 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: Some people are wanting them to wrestle already, but I 296 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: really like this reintroduction to the characters, and we're getting 297 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: introduced to them through vulnerability and sympathy, which are sometimes 298 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: difficult emotions for men to express. A lot of us, 299 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: me included, I've learned to evolved since are raised that 300 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: men are basically allowed two emotions, anger and lust. Right, 301 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: those are the only ones we're willing to show, and 302 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: we hide a lot of other ones, all right, like 303 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: don't cry, you know, don't cry in front of other guys. 304 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 1: They'll think you're weak. Don't cry in front of your woman, 305 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:09,719 Speaker 1: she won't respect you, like all that kind of stuff. 306 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: We're not seeing that with these macho, big, huge, badass men. 307 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 1: It's I think a good balance is where we need 308 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:23,880 Speaker 1: to be. But they're showing a good balance in their 309 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 1: controlled emotion and the release of emotions based on how 310 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 1: they talk about their treatment, their love for Ray, and 311 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: their love and admiration for Bo, who's brought them back together. 312 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:41,920 Speaker 1: And we've seen Eric Rowan, now the biggest scariest dude 313 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:46,439 Speaker 1: there is nasty looking dude, and he cried. He cried. 314 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: He was being honest with this, He was being truthful 315 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 1: with his feelings and it came out naturally. He's not 316 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:55,640 Speaker 1: some Academy Award winning actor. That was real shit, and 317 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: he should be commended for it. It helps us care 318 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: for this character. They ain't gonna be healed. I'll tell 319 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 1: you that. That's how you earn sympathy is through tears. 320 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 1: Even a hardened man sees another man crying, He's like, 321 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: oh god, damn brother, come on, man, keep it together. 322 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: That's why it hits so hard. When Champagne broke down 323 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 1: and dead Man walking, they get hit dudes hard, those 324 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: kind of moments. So Chad Gable this week comes out 325 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:28,439 Speaker 1: and he says, you, Bo, I know that your uncle. Howdy, 326 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: I'm shedding a spotlight on you, as if none of 327 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: us knew. Come on, Chad Gable and he calls Bo out, 328 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:37,919 Speaker 1: and Bow comes out and he gets attacked by the 329 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 1: Creed brothers and they start whipping his ass, and Chad 330 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 1: starts whipping his ass and Bo Dallas starts laughing. He's 331 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,479 Speaker 1: getting whooped so bad. He starts laughing. That makes him 332 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 1: beat him even more, and they slam him into the 333 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: corner and they kick him in his head and kick 334 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:52,639 Speaker 1: him in his chest, kick him in his arms and 335 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 1: legs aha a. He starts laughing again. Even when they 336 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: think they've broken him, he starts not getting back up, 337 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,239 Speaker 1: but he starts going crazy and giggling again, and it's 338 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,159 Speaker 1: driving him crazy, and so they go to beat his 339 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: ass again. They have to break this man's will, and 340 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: all of a sudden the lights go out. Then the 341 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 1: smoke starts coming in the ring and here comes the 342 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: wy At six, even though it's not six of them, 343 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 1: the Wi Fi and all the back guys run Creed 344 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 1: Brothers in Chad Gable. They don't they don't have the guts, 345 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: they don't have what it takes to face a man 346 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: that can cry on camera. And Eric Rowan and the 347 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: others who I'm sure we'll all get to know soon. 348 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:38,479 Speaker 1: And because of this sort of slow motion storytelling that 349 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: they've done. And I say slow motion because remember when 350 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: it was just like scan things that you had to 351 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,239 Speaker 1: hold your phone up to the screen and get a 352 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:48,160 Speaker 1: code and translate the code and wait for Sam Roberts 353 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 1: to explain to you what it means. I couldn't do it, 354 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: so that's why I didn't. I don't even know how 355 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: to scan the menu. I have to have the paper one. Sorry, guys. 356 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: It's been such slow motion storytelling that now we're getting 357 00:19:59,880 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: the reason why they came together, and we're getting the 358 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: question answered as to who these people are, which is 359 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: why I think there'll be a video on everybody and 360 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: everyone can kind of express their feelings. I don't know 361 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 1: how authentic it can be with the ones who didn't 362 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 1: know Bray. So they're gonna have to have a different 363 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 1: point of view, right, They're gonna have to be like, Yo, 364 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:19,880 Speaker 1: we weren't thought of, We weren't we weren't cared for. 365 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 1: We were out casts, you know, we were thrown away 366 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: or we're soon going to be thrown away, and this 367 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: man helped us avoid that fate. You know, maybe it's 368 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: more that direction or something way better. I like the 369 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,919 Speaker 1: way commentary helps sell it, even when it's goofy. That's okay. 370 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: The Pat McAfee stuff is goofy, but he's goofy and 371 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 1: he's committed to goofy and it works. It all works, 372 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:42,719 Speaker 1: so that I think they're doing a good job. It's 373 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: the end of Monday in Irai, you guys. When we 374 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 1: move on to SmackDown or Solo Sokoa or as Jeff 375 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: Dy used to call him, Sequoia, he's not here. It's 376 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: talk a little trash. Solo's the friggin' man, and whoever 377 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: is writing for them and helping them come up with 378 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: this is doing a great job. Well, you're either the 379 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: man or the woman whichever I want to use writ 380 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: in it. You all are doing great, from the original 381 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,360 Speaker 1: conception of it to bringing Solo in, to bringing these 382 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: other cats in, from Jacob and Tongaloa and Toma. I 383 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: always mess their names up, Toma, Tonga and Tongaloa. They're 384 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: just doing a great job. It's so cool because Solo's 385 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:29,400 Speaker 1: playing like this young mob boss like John Gotti. Right, 386 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 1: he doesn't care what the old traditions were. He's in 387 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: charge because he feels he's the best suited man to 388 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: be in charge, that he knows what's best. This is 389 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: how Roman felt when Roman sort of made him put 390 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:54,439 Speaker 1: himself in position to be made the tribal chief. I 391 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,879 Speaker 1: don't know if Solo the character has earned it, but 392 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: he's taken it so that there will be the conflict 393 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,479 Speaker 1: when Roman comes back and Solo has already said, like, yo, 394 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:05,959 Speaker 1: he's acknowledging me, or that's a rap. You've seen what 395 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 1: I've done to these other cats that tried to step up, 396 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 1: like each one of them gets smashed through a friggin table, 397 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: So please disagree with me. But the way they shoot 398 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 1: him looks cool. You can't always see his face as 399 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: much as I want. But if that's intentional, then party hunt. 400 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: But it's written well, and his execution. He's come so far, 401 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: so fast, from not letting him speak at all, to 402 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 1: giving him one line, to giving him two lines in 403 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 1: a backstage segment, to now him just doing full promos 404 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,199 Speaker 1: or full backstage segments where nobody's speaking except hit. I 405 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:39,439 Speaker 1: don't think people are talking about how quick he's grown 406 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 1: enough and how great a job he's doing. His storyline 407 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: has led us to SummerSlam because Cody Rhodes ain't having it. 408 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: His character doesn't care if he's out numbered, he doesn't 409 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 1: care if he's gonna get his ass beat. He does 410 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: what he believes is right and what universally is morally right. 411 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,919 Speaker 1: He's all might from my hero Academia. He does it 412 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: with a smile. He's gotten Randy almost killed, and I 413 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 1: like what they're doing with this. He has Kevin Owens 414 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 1: this week, and now he has to watch Kevin Owens 415 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: get killed. Jacob Fatu, by the way, as a stud, 416 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,880 Speaker 1: went out there and just beat up everybody again. They 417 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: call him the Samoan werewolf. I like that. I used 418 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 1: to call John Moxley the were wolf, but this dude's 419 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: like twice the size of John Moxley. He's freaking humongous, 420 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 1: So I might have to stick stick it just to 421 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: just to this one, because you can't have two were 422 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: wolves and professional wrestling. But he went and killed everybody. 423 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 1: Toma Tonga, he took some whooping, and Tongaloa took some whooping, 424 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,400 Speaker 1: and then they came back and they killed everybody too. 425 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: You know. The commander in chief, the head of the table, 426 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: which is weird to say, solo Sokoa, and they make 427 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 1: Cody Rhodes watch it. They make him watch and so 428 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: motivation wise, they're letting the entire locker room know, if 429 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:57,360 Speaker 1: you stand with this guy, it's gonna happen to you 430 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,679 Speaker 1: like it did. Randy. It's gonna happen you like it 431 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: did Heaven. It's gonna happen to you like it did. Paul. 432 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: It's gonna happen you like it's gonna happen to Cody, 433 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: anybody that stands with this guy. So they want to 434 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 1: isolate him, so he has no help at SummerSlam and 435 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:12,679 Speaker 1: he is all alone. But that's what Cody wants to be, 436 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: right Like that's It's like a kid that grows up 437 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: in the streets is hard to scare in a fight 438 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: in the streets, right, they're like, yo, this is where 439 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: I'm from. And Cody likes being the underdog. He likes 440 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:28,119 Speaker 1: having the cards stacked against him. That was his entire 441 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,479 Speaker 1: story in losing the first time at WrestleMania and then 442 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:34,920 Speaker 1: eventually coming back and gaining the title. It was being 443 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: the underdog, being in the thorns, being you know, not 444 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: that he's from the streets or anything like that, but 445 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 1: you understand the comparison I'm trying to make. If you 446 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: don't not apologize, he's comfortable in discomfort. And that's what 447 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: jiu jitsu guys would say. And so I don't know 448 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 1: if they're making the right move story wise. I'm not 449 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: talking about their writing. I think the writing's great. I 450 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 1: don't think the characters are making the right choice speak. 451 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: That's where he thrives. However, this could be a situation 452 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: where a title does change hands because the numbers are 453 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:12,199 Speaker 1: just too frigging great. The thing is, Solo's been in 454 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 1: the company for such a short amount of time, can 455 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 1: you really do that? Does he have that much of 456 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 1: a household name where people would be like, yo, we 457 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: gotta watch and make sure he loses. And Cody's got 458 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 1: to get his belt back. I think more of the 459 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: onus is on Cody in that scenario, so more than 460 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 1: likely Cody will win at Summer Slam. I think when 461 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:31,199 Speaker 1: we do predictions, that's the direction I'm going to go. 462 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: But yeah, man, they're just doing a great job. Each 463 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: show Raw and SmackDown has an A storyline. Each show 464 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: has a B storyline that doesn't always hit, but the 465 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:46,399 Speaker 1: A storylines are hitting. They even have C storylines on 466 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: these shows. Remember ross three hours they have to, but 467 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 1: they'll squeeze a third storyline in there on SmackDown two. 468 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: So they're really trying to give as much opportunity as 469 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 1: they can to the wrestlers they believe in, and give 470 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: everyone an opportunity to get themselves over aew. They're not 471 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:19,119 Speaker 1: telling too many stories yet, but I'm hoping they're about 472 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: to start. They gave us some Mariah May. They gave 473 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 1: us the reason why why did I turn on her? 474 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: I'm surprised y'all didn't see me turning on her sooner. 475 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:29,360 Speaker 1: It's basically what her response is. So that story that's 476 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 1: page one, Basically the shoe shot in the bloody face 477 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: was the cover of the book. That's what made us 478 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: buy the book right page one is the reason why 479 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: your protagonist or antagonist is in this story. And then 480 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: hopefully when we watch Dynamite tonight, we start to get 481 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 1: more of the story from the other characters perspective as well. 482 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:49,120 Speaker 1: So I think that's where they're gonna go, if they're 483 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: gonna give us some long term storytelling, because that match 484 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:55,360 Speaker 1: should be at Wembley with Tony Storm and the Londoner 485 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:58,880 Speaker 1: Mariah May. I was shocked by this, but they gave 486 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: I didn't think this match would have a finish. It 487 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:05,600 Speaker 1: was MJF versus will Ospray, the International Champion, and instead 488 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 1: of ending the story with an iron Man match, we 489 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: basically got an iron Man match, a fifty eight fifty 490 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 1: nine minute match and like fifty eight seconds with MJF 491 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: winning the title, which I was completely surprised by, and 492 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:28,000 Speaker 1: him basically saying his whole new premise being you can 493 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:30,399 Speaker 1: thank me later. I'm going to bring this company back. 494 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:32,879 Speaker 1: I know what the ratings were when I wasn't here, 495 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 1: and now I have to build it back from where 496 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: it was all over again, you assholes. All right, fine, 497 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,679 Speaker 1: I'll do it and you'll thank me later. That's going 498 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: to be his character's perspective, and now Will's going to 499 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 1: have to climb the mountain, which would be a challenge, 500 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: but he's the man that wants a challenge, so he'll 501 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: come after it hardcore. And so their story began with 502 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:54,200 Speaker 1: a car crash. Basically their story began with an explosion. 503 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:56,000 Speaker 1: Their match was the cover of the book, and we 504 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: would yah or the poster of the movie. We go, yo, 505 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: what the hell? These fools just went for an hour 506 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 1: and Max is getting oxygen at the end of the 507 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: freaking match. Had you done that, you would have won. 508 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 1: But you're not the man I am, so you couldn't 509 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:10,879 Speaker 1: do it, and that's why I have the belt. You don't. 510 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:13,680 Speaker 1: So that's where his character's coming from. And their story 511 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 1: should move forward to Wembley as well, which is their 512 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,200 Speaker 1: all in show. They're a huge show. That'll be eighty 513 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:21,920 Speaker 1: to eighty eight thousand, probably somewhere in that number. We'll 514 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:25,159 Speaker 1: have Mariah May versus Tony Storm, another England boy, I 515 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: think he's from Essex, and that's Will Ospray versus MJF. 516 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: So those are just those two matches. If they had 517 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: no more matches, they said, we have two matches these two. 518 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 1: I would already buy the pay per view regardless of 519 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 1: the story, and a lot of times AW focuses more 520 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 1: on the match than the story, which hardcore wrestling fans 521 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 1: I'm sure are like, yeah, I prefer that, but mainstream 522 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: wrestling fans I think need a reason why. So I 523 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: hope they give them a story. But I will say, 524 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 1: no matter what, I'm buying that pay per view if 525 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: those are two of the main events, and they should be. 526 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: We saw Britt Baker progress the Mercedes Monday storyline as 527 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 1: she snuck into the crowd war a sting mask, took 528 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: it off, and put some beatdowns on Mercedes before security came. 529 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: She didn't beat up the entire security team this time 530 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: like last week, which was better. And we'll get to 531 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: see them at Wimbley too. So now that's your third. 532 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: I hope they don't give away that match. There's no 533 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: way they would, but that will now be a third 534 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: almost main event worthy type match if you want to 535 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 1: look at it that way. People freaking love doctor Britt Baker, 536 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: by the way, I do too, but people are so 537 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 1: stoked that she's back. Other than that, we got blood 538 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: and guts tonight. If you're listening to the show today 539 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, if night you've already seen this, we'll see 540 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: how that goes. The AAW versus the Elite storyline is 541 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 1: not my favorite storyline in wrestling, so don't give it 542 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 1: much time. But the match should be really cool because 543 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 1: the people in her are awesome wrestlers, especially with but 544 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: we get a little rematch for Hangman and Swerves. We'll 545 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: get more in AAW as they give us more to 546 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: talk about. We got a listener review, and this one's 547 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: coming from Jaya j twenty eighteen. I'm gonna call you Jog. 548 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:05,480 Speaker 1: How do you like that? Jog? And thank you for 549 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: the five stars? And Jodge says, I did not realize 550 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: how involved he is with wrestling. He is talented. Oh, 551 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:14,320 Speaker 1: this is super nice. He is talented in so many ways. 552 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 1: His vocals and passion make for a great listen. The 553 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: vocals are my worst quality. Yeah, I hate the sound 554 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 1: of my voice so much, but I'm glad that Jodge 555 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 1: likes it, and I hope you do too. Stay tuned 556 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 1: for un Sanctioned Thursdays. We're going to get into sort 557 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: of the process of developing an episode of wrestling at 558 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:33,680 Speaker 1: least from what I knew when I was there. I'll 559 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:35,880 Speaker 1: give you guys a little update on my own promotion 560 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: and how I'm doing with that. And I'm closer to 561 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,320 Speaker 1: success than failure right now. That's the only hint you 562 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 1: get until next week. I'm friddy, Prince Junior, I'm half 563 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 1: jeff I. Thank you guys. I'm out of here peace. 564 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 1: This has been a production of Iheart'smichael Tour podcast Network. 565 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, 566 00:30:55,680 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 1: or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. No