WEBVTT - Raw Report/WWE Updates/Ratings 0:00:00.280 --> 0:00:02.840 Hey, this is Brian Alvarez and this is today's edition 0:00:02.840 --> 0:00:09.920 of the Wrestling Observer Daily podcast on the eight Side Network. Ready, Ready, 0:00:10.600 --> 0:00:17.200 let's get it all. How's it going, everybody? Brian Alvarez 0:00:17.360 --> 0:00:20.480 here on Wrestling Observer Live. We are here every day 0:00:20.560 --> 0:00:23.640 Monday through Friday, New Pacific three Eastern Sunday three Pacific, 0:00:23.640 --> 0:00:27.920 sixth Eastern. Well, it's Tuesday here on this program, and 0:00:27.960 --> 0:00:29.840 you know that means we got raw to talk about 0:00:30.000 --> 0:00:33.880 from Monday night. And uh, incredibly, I'm here on video. 0:00:35.640 --> 0:00:41.280 If you guys had any idea how we barely make 0:00:41.320 --> 0:00:43.680 it on the air every single time we do this show. 0:00:44.320 --> 0:00:49.599 But anyway, here I am beautiful Cannon Beach, Oregon, celebrating Tuesday. 0:00:49.600 --> 0:00:52.479 Here the Raw Report is noted, and a lot of 0:00:52.520 --> 0:00:55.880 other news as well. I wasn't here yesterday. I presume 0:00:55.920 --> 0:00:58.680 Mike talked about everything, but if not, we got plenty 0:00:58.760 --> 0:01:00.720 to talk about, not the least of which is the 0:01:02.040 --> 0:01:05.039 Let's order the Raw Show. Bruce Pritcher, now the interim 0:01:05.120 --> 0:01:08.959 head of Talent Relations for w w E. John Lord 0:01:09.040 --> 0:01:14.440 Nissan administrative leave, which we figured would happen as a 0:01:14.480 --> 0:01:18.160 result of the situation with Vince McMahon, the w w 0:01:18.240 --> 0:01:22.360 E board, et cetera. We've got SmackDown ratings, We've got 0:01:22.480 --> 0:01:25.880 rampage ratings. I will not talk for thirty minutes about 0:01:26.360 --> 0:01:29.720 rampage ratings, but we will discuss that here today. We've 0:01:29.760 --> 0:01:33.800 got Forbidden Door. We got some new matches. Uh, not 0:01:33.840 --> 0:01:36.039 necessarily a new match, but a new participant. What are 0:01:36.040 --> 0:01:38.440 the matches we already know about? And uh, one of 0:01:38.440 --> 0:01:41.319 the matches that we were expecting, I don't think it's 0:01:41.319 --> 0:01:43.800 going to happen, so we'll tell you about that. We 0:01:43.880 --> 0:01:48.400 have also got the return of Kushido. We've got notes 0:01:48.440 --> 0:01:52.160 from w w E main event, and and plenty more. 0:01:52.280 --> 0:01:55.280 Today we'll take your feedback if you'd like to contact us. 0:01:55.280 --> 0:01:57.760 Four to five seven eight zero seven five six six 0:01:57.880 --> 0:02:00.400 is the phone number. That is four to five seven 0:02:00.480 --> 0:02:03.960 eight zero seven five six six, Brian at Wrestling Observer 0:02:04.040 --> 0:02:07.760 dot com, at Brian Albarez on Twitter, and yes, everybody 0:02:08.960 --> 0:02:12.440 F four W online on cameo. Have you gotten your cameo? 0:02:13.400 --> 0:02:16.040 I'm doing them from the shores of the Pacific Ocean 0:02:16.080 --> 0:02:19.960 this week. Quite a deal for just thirty dollars, so 0:02:20.040 --> 0:02:21.480 check it out. I'll be back in up with simper 0:02:21.560 --> 0:02:40.280 Viv and Moore Wrestling Observer Live, bagging the show. Brian 0:02:40.320 --> 0:02:43.760 Albert is here Wrestling Observer Live. Mike simper Viv also 0:02:43.880 --> 0:02:51.280 Wrestling Observer dot Com. How to go yesterday? Need I asked, 0:02:51.760 --> 0:02:59.120 it went just fine? Actually what disaster? No disasters? Was perfect? Yeah? Absolutely. 0:02:59.240 --> 0:03:02.840 Producer Dom was playing some some cookout music because of 0:03:02.880 --> 0:03:06.840 the long weekend. It was a fantastic time that we had. 0:03:07.000 --> 0:03:10.040 He played cookout music. What is that like? There were 0:03:10.080 --> 0:03:13.120 scizzling steaks in the background. You actually surprised you played 0:03:13.120 --> 0:03:15.920 the gap bands outstanding? You know something you would hear 0:03:15.960 --> 0:03:19.360 a picnic in the summertime. I guess not in picnics 0:03:19.400 --> 0:03:23.040 with you, because those I guess what are those like? 0:03:23.680 --> 0:03:25.920 You just sit there and yell at everybody for like 0:03:26.040 --> 0:03:29.280 not pulling out the tablecloth correctly to lay on the ground, 0:03:30.080 --> 0:03:32.880 yell at them for forgetting your your steak. They didn't 0:03:32.919 --> 0:03:37.280 pack your steak. Jesus. I like how you took the 0:03:37.360 --> 0:03:40.040 day off. You had no idea. You didn't even tell 0:03:40.080 --> 0:03:42.040 anybody you were taking the day off to skip to 0:03:42.080 --> 0:03:45.040 the beach where people can now give you money for cameos. 0:03:45.600 --> 0:03:47.600 Bro on Friday, I told you you had the show 0:03:47.640 --> 0:03:49.880 by yourself on Monday. I literally the last summer to 0:03:49.920 --> 0:03:52.320 the show. I told you Monday was all yours. What 0:03:52.400 --> 0:03:56.480 did it matter? I was just well, I I came here, 0:03:56.640 --> 0:04:02.400 I did cameos. I worked hard here unquote vacation all 0:04:02.600 --> 0:04:07.080 for you, the lovely listeners of Wrestling Observer Live. And 0:04:07.120 --> 0:04:11.360 I have news for you today. Listeners. If you if 0:04:11.400 --> 0:04:13.400 you didn't miss if you didn't listen to Observer Radio 0:04:13.480 --> 0:04:16.839 last night, or you didn't make it through thirty minutes 0:04:16.880 --> 0:04:21.560 on rampage, I pointed out. So. Bruce Pritchard has been 0:04:21.640 --> 0:04:24.240 named interim head of Talent Relations of w w E, 0:04:24.640 --> 0:04:28.240 as John Lorinitis has been placed on administrative leave. P 0:04:28.480 --> 0:04:31.080 w Inside reported w w E should a memo to talent, 0:04:31.240 --> 0:04:33.200 which is funny actually because you know who usually issues 0:04:33.200 --> 0:04:36.840 those members to talent, John Laura Nitis. I don't think 0:04:36.880 --> 0:04:39.480 that he signed this one. Uh, they should have a 0:04:39.520 --> 0:04:41.840 memo to talent. Pritchard is a new head of Talent 0:04:41.920 --> 0:04:45.800 Relations going forward quote pending the conclusion of w w 0:04:45.880 --> 0:04:50.679 e's Board of Directors internal investigation. Laurnitis has been placed 0:04:50.720 --> 0:04:56.440 on administrative leave. The memo additionally promises Pritchard would provide 0:04:56.480 --> 0:05:00.360 a quote seamless transition. I wonder what Pritchard would say 0:05:00.360 --> 0:05:03.719 if you asked him about that. Laurens was not backstage 0:05:03.800 --> 0:05:07.440 at RAW. They're him and Vince under investigation by the 0:05:07.480 --> 0:05:10.760 board over a three million dollar hush money agreement by 0:05:10.760 --> 0:05:13.920 a former employee allegedally had a sexual relationship with both men. 0:05:14.360 --> 0:05:17.200 Make a man voluntarily stepped down as CEO and chairman. 0:05:17.200 --> 0:05:20.560 I'm sure it was voluntary. While the investigation takes place, 0:05:20.560 --> 0:05:25.360 Stephanie has been named interim CEO and chair woman, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. 0:05:25.680 --> 0:05:27.640 So the point I made last night, which I can't 0:05:27.640 --> 0:05:30.960 help but repeat here on the show, and I hate 0:05:31.000 --> 0:05:36.000 repeating my material, but it it ties into uh ties 0:05:36.080 --> 0:05:42.840 into SmackDown actually, where we had Summer Slam coming up, 0:05:43.240 --> 0:05:47.080 and Summer Slam was supposed to be Roman Reigns versus 0:05:47.200 --> 0:05:49.600 Randy Orton, by the way, who has been there for 0:05:49.600 --> 0:05:52.719 twenty something years. We just celebrated his twentieth year. He 0:05:52.760 --> 0:05:56.400 was gonna headline Summer Slam for the title. So U 0:05:56.960 --> 0:06:01.120 it's gonna be Randy Orton versus Roman rains. Randy Orton 0:06:01.160 --> 0:06:05.159 needs back surgery and so as a result, they did 0:06:05.200 --> 0:06:07.960 this uh Matt Riddle match on SmackDown, which we can 0:06:08.000 --> 0:06:11.960 talk about later, and uh in Roman reigns one, Riddle 0:06:12.000 --> 0:06:14.320 can now not get another shot as long as Roman 0:06:14.320 --> 0:06:19.359 reigns as champion. And since Randy Orton is out, well, 0:06:19.440 --> 0:06:24.039 who do we have to replace Randy Orton in a 0:06:24.160 --> 0:06:29.839 match with Roman reigns at SummerSlam? Well, what preparations have 0:06:29.920 --> 0:06:32.560 we done? Who do we have already? Well, there's Drew McIntyre, 0:06:32.680 --> 0:06:35.000 but he's already going to be at the Castle show, 0:06:35.279 --> 0:06:39.280 the Clash at the Castle or whatever. So with him, 0:06:39.400 --> 0:06:44.640 let's see we got uh uh god, damn, we gotta 0:06:44.680 --> 0:06:50.200 go back to brock Lessner. Brock Lesner versus Roman reigns 0:06:50.240 --> 0:06:54.120 for the seventh time on a major w w E 0:06:54.240 --> 0:07:00.120 pay per view because we have nobody ready. Well, all 0:07:00.200 --> 0:07:02.960 this reminds me of when Vince McMahon stepped down as 0:07:03.120 --> 0:07:06.680 chairman and CEO. Well, who do we have to replace 0:07:06.839 --> 0:07:10.520 Vince McMahon. Who do we got ready to step in 0:07:10.560 --> 0:07:14.840 as chairman and CEO? Something were to happen to Vince McMahon. Uh, 0:07:14.920 --> 0:07:18.800 let's see, not Triple A g's out of the picture. Um, 0:07:18.880 --> 0:07:22.120 you know what, let's go with Stephanie, who we just 0:07:23.040 --> 0:07:29.240 buried in a nationally published article. Uh, that's a great person. 0:07:29.400 --> 0:07:31.360 We got a lot of we really prepared for the 0:07:31.880 --> 0:07:34.960 you know, world beyond Vince. Let's bring back Stephanie. Now 0:07:35.080 --> 0:07:38.280 John Lornitis has to step away. Who do we have 0:07:38.480 --> 0:07:42.800 to step in as the head of talent relations. Well, yeah, 0:07:42.840 --> 0:07:46.480 we fired that Corono guy, and uh yeah, you know what, 0:07:47.240 --> 0:07:53.040 Bruce Pritchard is now the head of talent relations. This 0:07:53.080 --> 0:07:57.920 company has zero ability to prepare for the future. They 0:07:58.040 --> 0:08:02.120 got nobody ready for anything. They got nobody ready for 0:08:02.200 --> 0:08:04.480 Lord Nitis to replace him. They got nobody ready to 0:08:04.520 --> 0:08:07.480 replace Vincent Man. They got nobody ready to replace Roman Reigns. 0:08:07.840 --> 0:08:11.800 They got nothing except to go back to this same old, 0:08:11.880 --> 0:08:14.200 same old. So anyway, that to me is a takeaway 0:08:14.200 --> 0:08:17.160 from this Bruce Bruce Pritcher story. They just got nobody. 0:08:17.400 --> 0:08:23.880 They got nobody for any position. It's incredible. If anybody 0:08:23.960 --> 0:08:26.400 was listening to you right now, there was a stockholder, 0:08:26.840 --> 0:08:29.120 you know, that would that would sound like a forward 0:08:29.160 --> 0:08:32.439 looking thing that they would have problems. Except anybody that's 0:08:32.440 --> 0:08:36.440 a stockholder at least of major value and holds a 0:08:36.520 --> 0:08:40.120 major amount of stock. They seemingly don't care about any 0:08:40.120 --> 0:08:43.360 of that, Brian. And here's the thing with Vince. You 0:08:43.480 --> 0:08:47.280 can't actually replace him right now. Stephanie has right now 0:08:47.320 --> 0:08:49.920 because that's what he wants, the same way he wants 0:08:50.600 --> 0:08:54.400 Bruce Pritcher to assume Johnny Ace's role in the interim 0:08:54.440 --> 0:08:57.400 because he's comfortable with those people. But we have seen 0:08:57.440 --> 0:09:00.160 where Nick con and there are legitimate people on that 0:09:00.280 --> 0:09:04.800 board who have run legitimate industries that you know, in theory, 0:09:04.880 --> 0:09:08.280 can take over the corporate reins of that company. So 0:09:08.800 --> 0:09:11.680 you're right, you know that they don't have people stacked, 0:09:11.679 --> 0:09:15.600 but in theory, there's the shake up there there there 0:09:15.640 --> 0:09:23.319 could be people in those positions. Those are corporate field positions. Creatively, creatively, 0:09:23.440 --> 0:09:27.440 that's a little bit of a different story. No Charlotte now, 0:09:27.480 --> 0:09:33.839 no Cody, no Sasha, no Randy Orton. You have nobody else. 0:09:34.080 --> 0:09:37.240 You go back to either who it's either Lashly or 0:09:37.280 --> 0:09:40.080 it's McIntyre. Those two guys are tied up right now, 0:09:40.800 --> 0:09:43.520 or it's brock Lesner. And as soon as the news 0:09:43.559 --> 0:09:46.360 came out about Randy Orton, it was just a matter 0:09:46.400 --> 0:09:48.920 of time, and they went and pulled that trigger on Friday, 0:09:49.360 --> 0:09:52.760 and that whole show worked for Vince, you know, with 0:09:52.840 --> 0:09:55.320 him starting it off and then ultimately they getting the 0:09:55.400 --> 0:09:57.000 number that it did at the end and getting the 0:09:57.040 --> 0:10:00.360 retention that it did. Roman reigns as a star. Brock 0:10:00.440 --> 0:10:02.560 Lessner is about the only other star that you have. 0:10:02.840 --> 0:10:05.280 Let's see if they can ride that number and ride 0:10:05.280 --> 0:10:08.160 any excitement they can out of that. But for a 0:10:08.200 --> 0:10:11.880 lot of people, it is it's better than a lot 0:10:11.880 --> 0:10:15.120 of other options. But man, you've seen this thing so 0:10:15.160 --> 0:10:18.199 many times, how exactly are you going to make this No, 0:10:20.920 --> 0:10:22.560 you know, maybe it'd be a good time to work 0:10:22.600 --> 0:10:25.240 on Groom and somebody to take over creative because man, 0:10:25.280 --> 0:10:28.880 if something actually happened to Vince, like we replaced Vince 0:10:28.960 --> 0:10:32.679 with a with a figurehead chairman and CEO, which, by 0:10:32.720 --> 0:10:35.360 the way, somebody asked me, remember when they had that 0:10:36.120 --> 0:10:38.079 hold on Remember when they had iron Man Match with 0:10:38.160 --> 0:10:40.920 the women and uh, you know, instead of calling it 0:10:41.080 --> 0:10:44.400 a a iron Woman match, they called it the Women's 0:10:44.480 --> 0:10:47.559 Iron Man Match. Is she the chair woman or is 0:10:47.600 --> 0:10:50.160 she the women's chairman? I think that we need to 0:10:50.200 --> 0:10:53.079 get that clear. But anyway, so she is now in 0:10:53.120 --> 0:10:58.840 this this figurehead position, a figurehead position as the chair 0:10:59.040 --> 0:11:02.960 the women's chairman, and CEO of this company. But Vince 0:11:03.040 --> 0:11:05.199 is still doing all of his Vince stuff. So like 0:11:05.320 --> 0:11:08.000 if something happened, if Vince went to the moon, who 0:11:08.200 --> 0:11:13.520 is Jeff Jarrett, uh Bruce Pritchard. Are we gonna bring 0:11:13.559 --> 0:11:17.080 back Eric Bischoff? Is Paul Hayman gonna get a chance 0:11:17.160 --> 0:11:19.599 without Vince screwing everything up for him? Like who do 0:11:19.760 --> 0:11:23.240 we have is something went down tomorrow? It depends on 0:11:23.400 --> 0:11:27.640 who lobby's best to whose ear because if there is 0:11:27.679 --> 0:11:31.400 a shakeup like that, obviously Kevin Donne, Bruce Pritchard, that 0:11:31.600 --> 0:11:33.880 old guard is going to want to have some say 0:11:34.360 --> 0:11:37.120 how strong is Triple H in any allegiances he has? 0:11:37.240 --> 0:11:41.160 Shawn Michael's who's with him? Adam Pierce? Is he related 0:11:41.240 --> 0:11:43.400 with someone? Because he could be a good booker or 0:11:43.520 --> 0:11:47.120 working as an assistant a JJ Dillon to somebody's Dusty, 0:11:47.640 --> 0:11:49.440 you know what I mean, as an assistant? So where 0:11:49.480 --> 0:11:52.440 does he lie? There are people that can take the throne. 0:11:52.760 --> 0:11:54.880 It's just going to be a matter of who's in charge, 0:11:54.960 --> 0:11:58.400 because if it's Stephanie, she may tend to rely maybe 0:11:58.440 --> 0:12:00.559 on the old Guard, but probably lee at her on 0:12:00.679 --> 0:12:04.240 her husband and whoever's actually you know, affiliated with him. 0:12:04.760 --> 0:12:08.920 That's who maybe who gets those those roles back in 0:12:08.960 --> 0:12:36.160 the moment, everybody Observer Live. That's a v for victory, everybody, 0:12:36.240 --> 0:12:38.200 the victory of all of those who got a cameo 0:12:38.640 --> 0:12:42.160 and a four W online film this week on the 0:12:42.320 --> 0:12:45.400 shores of the beautiful Pacific Ocean. Don't miss out, everybody. 0:12:46.800 --> 0:12:50.520 I got more news for you. Let's make it quick. 0:12:51.080 --> 0:12:54.880 SmackDown two point two nine million viewers on Fox point 0:12:55.000 --> 0:12:59.439 five seven eighty nine showed it a huge number, and 0:12:59.720 --> 0:13:03.719 as noted on the show last night, the Vince appearance 0:13:03.960 --> 0:13:06.200 did a two point five million viewers, which is very, 0:13:06.320 --> 0:13:09.600 very large, which you would expect given like every news 0:13:09.679 --> 0:13:11.920 show promoted that you would be on SmackDown, so I 0:13:11.960 --> 0:13:15.160 got a lot of free publicity. But the main event 0:13:15.480 --> 0:13:19.960 with Riddle and Randy orton two point eight million viewers, 0:13:20.080 --> 0:13:24.880 which is sky high. And then if you watched Raw, 0:13:25.720 --> 0:13:27.720 you saw the follow up to Riddle doing that sky 0:13:27.800 --> 0:13:31.520 high number, Rampage on Friday in its normal time slot 0:13:32.000 --> 0:13:35.880 three hundred and thirty one thousand viewers and a point 0:13:36.120 --> 0:13:42.640 one oh an appalling horrible number. And uh, I think 0:13:42.720 --> 0:13:45.640 the the one minute version of the thirty minute version 0:13:46.000 --> 0:13:49.520 to me is let's see what happens Wednesday and Friday, 0:13:50.200 --> 0:13:53.240 and actually the following Wednesday and Friday as well, because 0:13:53.559 --> 0:13:56.160 based on Game four of the Stanley Cup playoffs, I 0:13:56.200 --> 0:13:58.199 don't think this Wednesday show is going to do very well. 0:13:58.760 --> 0:14:02.400 And uh, I would not freak out yet, but I 0:14:02.440 --> 0:14:05.599 also wouldn't freak out too much. Now I guess that 0:14:05.600 --> 0:14:08.280 means I wouldn't freak out yet, right, But that's a 0:14:08.400 --> 0:14:16.840 horrible number, dude, that's a horrible number. Jesus Christ. Yes, well, 0:14:16.880 --> 0:14:18.680 we got a delay, Mike, and so if I don't 0:14:18.760 --> 0:14:21.880 hear anything, I'm gonna get talking. Why don't you re 0:14:22.160 --> 0:14:25.000 disconnect and reconnect and see if the thing goes away? 0:14:29.400 --> 0:14:34.160 Disconnect and reconnect. We'll see if it's not my fault, 0:14:34.840 --> 0:14:37.480 not my fault. You here, here him disconnect. He just 0:14:37.600 --> 0:14:42.600 disappeared into the ether. Al right. Well while he's uh, 0:14:42.760 --> 0:14:48.880 well he's reconnecting here. Let's talk about Forbidden Door. So 0:14:49.120 --> 0:14:51.120 this is not a spoiler because the match he took place, 0:14:51.760 --> 0:14:54.920 but if she has been added to the four way 0:14:55.360 --> 0:14:57.880 for the a w All Atlantic title, so it'll be 0:14:58.000 --> 0:15:01.120 Mirror versus Pock versus a She and then the winner 0:15:01.200 --> 0:15:04.040 of Malachi Black and Penta, and I'm not saying it's 0:15:04.080 --> 0:15:07.280 a spoiler, but the word is that Penta is not 0:15:07.360 --> 0:15:09.760 allowed to work this show, So that would indicate that 0:15:09.840 --> 0:15:12.840 Malachi Black is gonna be the fourth person in that 0:15:13.160 --> 0:15:16.440 uh in that All Atlantic Championship match. We have Moxy 0:15:16.560 --> 0:15:19.520 versus ton Ashi for the interim title. J White will 0:15:19.640 --> 0:15:21.960 be defending the title. It was announced today as if 0:15:21.960 --> 0:15:24.240 we didn't know that already, but we don't know against 0:15:24.280 --> 0:15:27.360 who it is to be determined, and that would be 0:15:27.640 --> 0:15:30.360 on Dynamite Tomorrow we'll find out who that's going to be. 0:15:30.800 --> 0:15:33.880 Thunder Roose versus Tony Storm for the Women's title, will 0:15:33.960 --> 0:15:39.120 Ospray versus Orange Cassidy for the United States title, the 0:15:39.520 --> 0:15:42.600 i w g P United States Title. We've got Winner 0:15:42.680 --> 0:15:45.400 Take All for the Ring of Honor tag team titles 0:15:45.520 --> 0:15:48.560 and the i w g P Tag Team titles. Fdr 0:15:48.640 --> 0:15:52.200 versus The Great o'con and Jeff Cobb versus Rapongi Vice 0:15:52.840 --> 0:15:57.520 and Chris Jericho Minor Suzuki Sammy Gavara will face Eddie Kingston, 0:15:57.560 --> 0:16:00.240 Wheeler Utah and showed Amino. And the only other thing 0:16:00.280 --> 0:16:03.480 I want to say before we test Mike's delay is 0:16:03.560 --> 0:16:07.080 tomorrow on the show. They have announced that Brian Danielson 0:16:07.200 --> 0:16:09.560 is going to be there and he is going to 0:16:10.600 --> 0:16:14.400 address Forbidden Door and he is going to address Blood 0:16:14.440 --> 0:16:18.600 and Guts. And Brian Danielson has not been seen since 0:16:18.880 --> 0:16:22.280 the Double or Nothing pay per view where he suffered 0:16:22.320 --> 0:16:27.920 an injury in the uh anarchy in the arena. Make 0:16:27.920 --> 0:16:30.000 sure I get that right, And he's not been seen 0:16:30.080 --> 0:16:33.520 since we had read. We had initially been told one 0:16:33.600 --> 0:16:36.800 to two weeks and then it was longer than that. 0:16:37.680 --> 0:16:40.920 And nobody will say what the injury is, but uh, 0:16:41.880 --> 0:16:44.640 you know, I think we all know what it probably is, 0:16:45.640 --> 0:16:47.840 but it's not confirmed. But what I can tell you 0:16:48.280 --> 0:16:52.240 is that even though they were talking about Brian Danielson 0:16:52.360 --> 0:16:56.000 versus Zack Saber Jr. On Rampage, which was taped last Wednesday, 0:16:56.280 --> 0:16:57.880 and even though he was announced for the show this 0:16:58.000 --> 0:17:01.720 coming Wednesday, the impression that I was given as of 0:17:01.880 --> 0:17:05.959 today is that he is not cleared and he might 0:17:06.080 --> 0:17:10.399 not be cleared for a while. And so they he 0:17:10.480 --> 0:17:13.639 could show up tomorrow and they announced the match and 0:17:13.680 --> 0:17:16.600 he does it with Zach Saber Jr. But at this point, 0:17:16.680 --> 0:17:19.080 I'm thinking that the match is not going to take place, 0:17:19.560 --> 0:17:24.919 and I'm also thinking that he may not he may 0:17:25.000 --> 0:17:27.680 not be doing Blood and Guts, but that is not confirmed. 0:17:28.520 --> 0:17:30.320 So I guess we'll find out more when he does 0:17:30.440 --> 0:17:32.240 his promo. I think one way the other. We're gonna 0:17:32.280 --> 0:17:35.000 know tomorrow when he does his promo. Thought, so any 0:17:35.000 --> 0:17:38.080 of this, Mike, how's that delay? I don't know that 0:17:38.200 --> 0:17:40.359 delay is. But I know this is not going to 0:17:40.480 --> 0:17:43.760 be good news for you. This is very bad news 0:17:43.920 --> 0:17:47.359 for you. You with your family out there on vacation. 0:17:48.160 --> 0:17:51.000 You ever see the movie Cape Fear, Brian? You ever 0:17:51.080 --> 0:17:54.600 see that movie? Actually have it? But I know of it. 0:17:54.840 --> 0:17:59.159 Tortures that man on on vacation and Zach Saber Jr. 0:18:00.240 --> 0:18:02.680 Not doing anything right now, I'm gonna want to come 0:18:02.720 --> 0:18:05.440 to this country. And he may be on a plane 0:18:05.520 --> 0:18:07.920 right now, Brian. And if he finds out that Brian 0:18:08.040 --> 0:18:10.720 Danielson is unavailable for the beating and the stretching that 0:18:10.800 --> 0:18:13.160 he wants to lay out while he is in America, 0:18:13.240 --> 0:18:15.760 he may want something else to do. And who better 0:18:16.240 --> 0:18:18.440 than maybe pay a visit to the guy they called 0:18:18.480 --> 0:18:21.440 him Chicken Chest over all of those years, I would 0:18:21.480 --> 0:18:25.560 be uh, I would be aware, Brian Albarez. I would 0:18:25.560 --> 0:18:28.600 stay aware. Well, you know Mike. You know Mike. Uh. 0:18:28.880 --> 0:18:31.560 First off, I have not referred to him as Chicken 0:18:31.640 --> 0:18:35.360 chest in quite a while because he took my advice 0:18:35.840 --> 0:18:39.239 and uh it did some push ups. But I am 0:18:39.320 --> 0:18:42.480 not going to be I will not be in the 0:18:42.680 --> 0:18:44.639 area for that pay per view. But do you know 0:18:44.760 --> 0:18:49.200 who will be across the street from the Forbidden Door 0:18:49.560 --> 0:18:54.600 pay per view? Our own Filthy Tom Lawler, former New 0:18:54.680 --> 0:18:57.720 Japan Strong open weight champion, competing into the g One 0:18:57.840 --> 0:19:00.600 this year. And I can't think of a better match 0:19:01.080 --> 0:19:06.360 than Zach Saber Jr. Versus Filthy Tom Lawler Unforbidden Door. 0:19:06.440 --> 0:19:08.720 A much better match, I might add, than myself and 0:19:08.840 --> 0:19:12.359 Zach Saber Jr. I like that. I would like that. 0:19:12.960 --> 0:19:15.600 I like that much more than the weather when you 0:19:15.640 --> 0:19:19.040 were kicking around, which was of course Filthy against Dr Luther, 0:19:19.680 --> 0:19:21.600 which I still don't know how that really is going 0:19:21.640 --> 0:19:23.600 to be something that people care about. But you know 0:19:24.040 --> 0:19:25.880 we are going to get up. There's ever a match, 0:19:26.240 --> 0:19:27.919 If there's ever a match I want where I can 0:19:27.960 --> 0:19:30.760 get my revenge, it will be against Dr Luther. Well, 0:19:30.800 --> 0:19:33.480 how about against Tori Yano. We're gonna gonna get to 0:19:33.520 --> 0:19:36.040 see Filthy against Look at all of these dream matches 0:19:36.119 --> 0:19:39.359 that Filthy can knock out during this g one. In 0:19:39.560 --> 0:19:43.760 one hand, kazooch go Ocatta, the greatest professional wrestler all time, 0:19:43.840 --> 0:19:47.080 all anybody's life right now except for your Roman Reins fan, 0:19:47.640 --> 0:19:50.440 it's kazooch go Okata. And then on this other hand, 0:19:51.240 --> 0:19:54.440 Tori Yano. I mean, two fantasies come true if you're 0:19:54.440 --> 0:19:57.480 Filthy Tom, and he is going to spend his entire 0:19:57.560 --> 0:20:01.720 paycheck on nothing, but I'd never die merchandise. He's gonna 0:20:01.760 --> 0:20:04.040 come home looking like General Lisa Mo Takada. It's gonna 0:20:04.040 --> 0:20:09.240 be fantastic. Yeah, yeah, if you want to know, I 0:20:09.359 --> 0:20:11.440 asked Filthy Tom. The first thing I asked him, in 0:20:11.520 --> 0:20:12.920 fact on the show after he did a bunch of 0:20:13.040 --> 0:20:17.680 lude intros, was which match he was more excited to 0:20:17.880 --> 0:20:21.000 have the match with Okada or the match with Yano. 0:20:21.560 --> 0:20:24.399 And so if you want the answer, Filthy for Daily 0:20:24.520 --> 0:20:27.320 which went up today? And uh, by the way, there 0:20:27.320 --> 0:20:33.000 will be no land Storm show today because of travel issues. 0:20:33.080 --> 0:20:35.959 Lance will be up at ten thirty Pacific one thirty 0:20:36.040 --> 0:20:39.920 Eastern on Wednesday, So that's when you can get all 0:20:39.960 --> 0:20:44.800 of all of the Lance, all of the Lance thoughts. 0:20:44.960 --> 0:20:48.200 By the way. Also after this show today We're Live pal, 0:20:48.600 --> 0:20:51.240 you know it's gonna be alive on We're Live pal Me, 0:20:52.000 --> 0:20:56.679 who really? Me? Is there gonna be a delay? There 0:20:56.720 --> 0:20:58.240 is gonna be a delay. So will you talk about 0:20:58.280 --> 0:20:59.680 something right now so I can try and fix this 0:20:59.760 --> 0:21:01.760 to lay? Why don't you talk about your thoughts on 0:21:01.840 --> 0:21:05.720 Forbidden Door? I'll be right back. I love it, I 0:21:05.920 --> 0:21:09.200 love it anyway, I guess my thoughts on Forbidden Door. 0:21:09.359 --> 0:21:13.080 I haven't seen today's match between Clark Connors and uh 0:21:13.200 --> 0:21:15.720 Tomi or Ashii, which has now put a she in 0:21:15.840 --> 0:21:19.560 the All Atlantic four way that's going to be taking place. 0:21:19.680 --> 0:21:21.879 But that's gonna be a great match. And I know 0:21:22.080 --> 0:21:25.320 yesterday I lamented the mad lack of singles matches and 0:21:25.440 --> 0:21:27.800 I was curious as the what singles matches are going 0:21:27.840 --> 0:21:29.560 to be on this show? But that four away with 0:21:29.720 --> 0:21:33.760 pack involved is probably going to be pretty awesome. Uh 0:21:34.920 --> 0:21:40.560 Okada not being on the show, obviously pointing yes, what 0:21:40.640 --> 0:21:46.520 about testing the delay? Testing the delay? Yeah? How is it? Yeah? 0:21:47.000 --> 0:21:50.639 Is there not cast test? Test? What can you hear me? 0:21:51.000 --> 0:21:52.920 I can hear you? When I say one, you say too? 0:21:53.080 --> 0:21:55.479 When I say one, you say to get ready? All right? 0:21:55.880 --> 0:22:01.520 One two. That's still a long time. Well, who cares? 0:22:01.840 --> 0:22:05.280 Keep going, keep talking? How are you trying to fix 0:22:05.359 --> 0:22:07.240 this on the air right now? Exactly like you're just 0:22:07.400 --> 0:22:14.520 like mash Just reconnect together, okay, reconnected? God? You know 0:22:14.600 --> 0:22:16.680 we got a whole raw review that we're supposed to 0:22:16.680 --> 0:22:19.040 be getting to here. Are we going to be doing that? Or? Well? Good? 0:22:19.040 --> 0:22:21.040 You won't say anything during the raw review? That will 0:22:21.040 --> 0:22:23.080 make life a lot easier for me. Can I just 0:22:23.200 --> 0:22:25.240 tap out all together and just go get something to 0:22:25.320 --> 0:22:27.760 eat or drink? Now you know that? Can I ever do? 0:22:27.880 --> 0:22:30.480 I'm gonna I'm gonna reconnect everything after this break, so 0:22:30.600 --> 0:22:33.040 we'll solve that problem here in a moment. But hey, 0:22:33.119 --> 0:22:36.280 cause is back everybody. That's exciting she to return to 0:22:36.520 --> 0:22:41.960 New Japan. Yeah, he confronted uh. He confronted uh tai Jishimori, 0:22:42.480 --> 0:22:44.840 So that should be an exciting match because she didn't Taijishi. 0:22:45.880 --> 0:22:48.000 Maybe you can see that. Do you have a rosin 0:22:48.080 --> 0:22:51.800 bag actually like sitting next to you or do you 0:22:51.880 --> 0:22:53.840 have like some sort of like is there an actual 0:22:53.920 --> 0:22:57.159 Brian Alvarez kung fu grip that you actually have? I 0:22:57.240 --> 0:23:01.160 see you didn't point out how nice room looks now 0:23:01.359 --> 0:23:04.280 that we've totally remodeled it and it no longer looks 0:23:04.320 --> 0:23:08.520 like some you know cabin I've been relegated to. It 0:23:08.600 --> 0:23:10.960 looks beautiful. Actually, it looks exactly like a cabin you've 0:23:10.960 --> 0:23:13.720 been relegated to, like somewhere where, you know. Look at 0:23:13.760 --> 0:23:16.360 all those like worked books, like you've actually read any 0:23:16.440 --> 0:23:20.840 of those. You're just like hiding money. It's my father 0:23:20.880 --> 0:23:24.119 in law's books. But seriously, now that you're just working 0:23:24.160 --> 0:23:26.560 the grip, like, I mean, are you worried are you 0:23:26.680 --> 0:23:28.560 going back and forth here? You're worried about having like 0:23:28.680 --> 0:23:31.280 one huge arm by the time like the week is 0:23:31.359 --> 0:23:34.040 over here? Like what do you like, I know how 0:23:34.160 --> 0:23:36.359 Dave does it because he's a maniac, but like, how 0:23:36.440 --> 0:23:38.520 do you David Tom both do it? How do you 0:23:38.600 --> 0:23:42.320 adjust that he's a maniac too. Okay, get out of here. 0:23:42.359 --> 0:23:43.800 We're gonna do raw after the break. We'll get the 0:23:43.840 --> 0:23:45.159 show back on the road. Back in the moment it 0:23:45.280 --> 0:24:11.000 is ever live. Well, we're back here on the show, 0:24:11.560 --> 0:24:13.560 and thank goodness, we just have to do the raw 0:24:13.680 --> 0:24:17.760 report or Mike doesn't have to say a lot because 0:24:18.160 --> 0:24:21.800 for some reason, my internet is uh bottom of the barrel, 0:24:21.920 --> 0:24:24.119 right now. We usually get a thousand up and a 0:24:24.240 --> 0:24:28.400 thousand down, and right now it's twelve up and one down, 0:24:29.040 --> 0:24:31.840 twelve down and one up. And of course when I 0:24:32.119 --> 0:24:36.760 send everything, yeah, I send it with the upload obviously, 0:24:36.960 --> 0:24:40.879 so uh, one up is probably the reason for this 0:24:41.040 --> 0:24:42.840