WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.800 --> 00:00:06.679 It's time for your weekly fis of wrestling Nostilgia. When we look at wrestling's 2 00:00:06.719 --> 00:00:14.480 past eras from the Attitude era through the Reality era, I'd like to think 3 00:00:15.519 --> 00:00:19.679 that maybe this company will be better after Vince McMahon's dead, but the fact 4 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:24.480 is it's it's gonna get taken over by his idiotic daughter and his dupest son 5 00:00:24.519 --> 00:00:30.679 in law and the rest of his stupid family. Here's a dad here on 6 00:00:30.839 --> 00:00:45.479 the WWE podcast. Welcome to the WWE Podcast. Today's Monday, July eighth, 7 00:00:45.560 --> 00:00:51.240 twenty nineteen, and I'm excited about today because it's one of my favorite 8 00:00:51.280 --> 00:00:57.399 memories as a wrestling fan, and that is Cain versus the Undertaker WrestleMania fourteen. 9 00:00:57.399 --> 00:01:00.640 They're very first encounter, so a lot of thoughts on that, and 10 00:01:02.200 --> 00:01:04.400 it's time to get nostalgic. So I will do that in just a moment. 11 00:01:04.799 --> 00:01:07.280 But I just want to let you guys know. I know that normally 12 00:01:07.280 --> 00:01:11.680 my shows are done on Sunday. With the holiday weekend, and I was 13 00:01:11.719 --> 00:01:15.280 traveling, just a lot of different things going on. I wasn't able to 14 00:01:15.319 --> 00:01:18.760 do Sunday, but I just moved it to Monday. So that's what I'm 15 00:01:18.760 --> 00:01:22.519 doing today and you have me now the next three days straight. So Tuesday 16 00:01:22.680 --> 00:01:26.719 tomorrow will be the Rob Review, Wednesday SmackDown, and then Thursday I will 17 00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:32.280 be back with my co host for the week in Anthony DeMarco. So full 18 00:01:32.319 --> 00:01:38.159 week of wrestling ahead of you to get you ready for Extreme Rules six days 19 00:01:38.159 --> 00:01:42.480 away, and so that should be very a very interesting show and a lot 20 00:01:42.519 --> 00:01:49.599 of levels of where and how much influenced Paul Hayman and Eric Bischoff, you 21 00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:53.680 know, kind of show their their their fingerprints on the show. Maybe they 22 00:01:53.680 --> 00:01:56.799 don't, maybe it's more reserved, maybe it's more of the same. We 23 00:01:56.840 --> 00:02:02.120 will have to take a wait and see approach and we'll be reviewing and previewing 24 00:02:02.519 --> 00:02:07.439 the pay per view as we come closer to it and giving predictions as always 25 00:02:07.240 --> 00:02:10.560 on the Thursday show with my co host, we'll be running down the entire 26 00:02:10.759 --> 00:02:15.759 card for Extreme Rules. So it's going to be a fun week of wrestling. 27 00:02:16.039 --> 00:02:20.280 Midsummer. It is boy, it's hot, and I don't know why 28 00:02:20.319 --> 00:02:23.719 you guys are living, but it is. It's toasty up here in upstate 29 00:02:23.759 --> 00:02:28.719 New York. Very toasty. But I'm not complaining because before you know it, 30 00:02:28.759 --> 00:02:30.039 the leaves will be turning in a month and a half, two months, 31 00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:36.280 and we going the other way. So all right, now, as 32 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:40.120 I get into this, I want you guys to take yourself in the wayback 33 00:02:40.159 --> 00:02:47.479 machine and take yourself back to when Cain first debuted in and we all remember, 34 00:02:47.560 --> 00:02:52.439 and I did an entire show on the Hell and a Cell pay per 35 00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:57.520 view. Well it's actually called Bad Blood. In October of nineteen ninety seven, 36 00:02:58.280 --> 00:03:02.960 Caine debuted, ripped the door off of the Cell and it genuinely scared 37 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:06.599 me. I mean, I remember I was I think I was twelve years 38 00:03:06.599 --> 00:03:12.280 old, right, And Kane ripped the door off, ends up tombstoning the 39 00:03:12.439 --> 00:03:16.319 Undertaker, allows Sean Michaels to crawl out of a pool of his own blood 40 00:03:16.800 --> 00:03:23.479 to cover the Undertaker for the three count, and for weeks and weeks and 41 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:30.439 weeks, Undertaker would not fight back against his brother. It was one of 42 00:03:30.520 --> 00:03:38.319 the best storylines ever written in WWE. And the reason for that it just 43 00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:42.919 made you feel emotional. You know, a lot of us have brothers and 44 00:03:43.080 --> 00:03:50.159 or sisters. We can relate to not wanting to retaliate against a sibling that 45 00:03:50.240 --> 00:03:53.759 does may not be physical harm, but it could be a verbal altercation. 46 00:03:53.840 --> 00:03:59.680 You're just trying to keep the peace. And Undertaker took the high road in 47 00:03:59.759 --> 00:04:08.360 this program as the face and tried to not fight back against Kane, and 48 00:04:08.800 --> 00:04:14.800 Undertaker would continually get beat down by Undertaker, continually beat down by Caine, 49 00:04:14.840 --> 00:04:19.240 and there was a moment on Raw where Undertaker, instead of just covering up 50 00:04:19.279 --> 00:04:23.639 and letting Cain go to town on him, there was a moment I remember 51 00:04:23.959 --> 00:04:30.480 very vividly where he finally just he stopped Kane after he was about he you 52 00:04:30.519 --> 00:04:34.160 know, came was about to punch him again, and Undertaker blocked it. 53 00:04:34.240 --> 00:04:39.519 And then the crowd went crazy thinking, oh, Undertaker's finally going to fight 54 00:04:39.600 --> 00:04:44.439 back, and then what happened was he just continued to get beat down by 55 00:04:44.480 --> 00:04:50.319 Caine. But it just told the story so well. After the Royal Rumble 56 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:57.720 that year, so October he debuted Royal Rumble is when Undertaker was put in 57 00:04:57.759 --> 00:05:02.879 a casket and then set on by Kin after Cain allegedly had just said, 58 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:05.680 Okay, you know, I'm going to form an alliance with you. They 59 00:05:05.720 --> 00:05:10.800 extended hands and I remember JR. Saying, Ah, what a moment. 60 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:16.800 And so there was a full alliance there and then Kane turns his back on 61 00:05:16.959 --> 00:05:25.560 Undertaker again at Royal Rumble and ends up getting put in the casket and then 62 00:05:25.600 --> 00:05:28.480 set on fire, and we don't see Undertaker for weeks and weeks and weeks 63 00:05:29.480 --> 00:05:36.079 leading up to WrestleMania fourteen, and when Undertaker finally returned to face the Undertaker 64 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:40.720 and tell when Ida finally returned to face Kane and tell Cain, hey, 65 00:05:41.839 --> 00:05:46.439 I'm done with this. I'm gonna whoop your ass. That was a hell 66 00:05:46.480 --> 00:05:48.519 of a return. So instead of me just telling you about it, why 67 00:05:48.560 --> 00:05:50.720 don't you guys just listen to a little bit of it. I'd like you 68 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:56.680 to get immersed in the actual audio. Take yourself back and if you haven't 69 00:05:56.680 --> 00:06:00.839 seen this program again, anytime I do wrestling the Styles, it's for your 70 00:06:00.839 --> 00:06:04.160 benefit to listen to it because it will make you a fan all over again. 71 00:06:04.480 --> 00:06:10.360 So here's a little bit of audio from when Undertaker returned after getting the 72 00:06:10.399 --> 00:06:15.519 casket set on fire from a double cross again from Kine an Undertaker had had 73 00:06:15.639 --> 00:06:27.759 enough, So take a listen. That's tough. Is it couldn't big him? 74 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:59.839 Is it him? It will lead you into a turtle, damn base 75 00:07:02.839 --> 00:07:15.079 King. You disappointed me? Is that the best effort that you could put 76 00:07:15.160 --> 00:07:25.600 together at the Royal Rungold. Did you think that could destroy me? Don't 77 00:07:25.680 --> 00:07:40.160 you know that you cannot destroy that that does not wish to perish? And 78 00:07:40.399 --> 00:07:46.800 you paul the audacity to come out here week after week. It is a 79 00:07:46.920 --> 00:07:56.360 claim responsibility for my disappearance. The fact of the matter is on those times 80 00:07:58.120 --> 00:08:03.920 while return to the world of dark this it's of my own accord. It's 81 00:08:03.959 --> 00:08:09.319 a time for spiritual ealing. It's a time for the truth, and I 82 00:08:09.480 --> 00:08:16.839 know the truth. And this trip what I was doing was soothing the souls 83 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:26.600 of my parents because I had to explain to them why I would have to 84 00:08:26.680 --> 00:08:37.080 do the one thing I promised never to do. Okay, you no staying. 85 00:08:39.279 --> 00:08:46.600 I'm standing next to the real thing. Oh what's it gonna do? 86 00:08:46.679 --> 00:08:58.360 Now? Get and that attacker you lost through the bars of hell to face 87 00:08:58.480 --> 00:09:01.559 who came. And when you look in through the eyes of your older brother, 88 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:07.759 you will understand why I am the most feared entity in the World Wrestling 89 00:09:07.879 --> 00:09:16.879 Federation. You will understand why I am the reaper of wayward souls, and 90 00:09:16.960 --> 00:09:26.559 you will understand why I am the Lord of darkness. All right, So 91 00:09:26.600 --> 00:09:28.759 in that moment. You guys are a little bit long, I know, 92 00:09:28.840 --> 00:09:35.240 but worth hearing every word because it told such an amazing story. Paul Bearer, 93 00:09:35.399 --> 00:09:37.679 who is one of my favorite managers of all times. I know that 94 00:09:37.720 --> 00:09:39.559 he's in the Hall of Fame, but I really believe is one of the 95 00:09:39.600 --> 00:09:50.519 most underrated just amazingly talented mouthpieces for Cain and for Undertaker. Although Undertaker didn't 96 00:09:50.639 --> 00:09:54.080 really need a mouthpiece, he was a great addition to the character. And 97 00:09:54.519 --> 00:09:58.120 there were times where Paul Behar would flip back and forth, but this is 98 00:09:58.159 --> 00:10:01.759 the first time that he had turned against the un Undertaker and sided with Cain. 99 00:10:01.919 --> 00:10:05.279 And for week after week after week, Paul Bearer was coming out there 100 00:10:07.240 --> 00:10:13.039 and saying, you know that he's responsible for the Undertaker's disappearance. Undertaker's gone. 101 00:10:13.759 --> 00:10:18.080 Basically, they've killed him again. Remember this is the Attitude era, 102 00:10:18.240 --> 00:10:24.279 so there's really no limits. But it was just af week after week. 103 00:10:24.360 --> 00:10:28.279 You were tired of hearing Paul Barr, you were tired of seeing Cain come 104 00:10:28.320 --> 00:10:35.200 out and basically glowed about the fact that he destroyed his brother. And then 105 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:37.399 we all knew who Undertaker was coming back. It was just a matter of 106 00:10:37.440 --> 00:10:41.879 when, and this happened on March second, two thousand, or excuse me, 107 00:10:41.919 --> 00:10:48.879 March second, nineteen ninety eight is when this particular raw had aired, 108 00:10:48.919 --> 00:10:54.679 and then WrestleMania was just to believe three weeks later after that, and so 109 00:10:56.159 --> 00:11:01.919 they timed it perfectly to reach the peak of this rivalry at WrestleMania. An 110 00:11:01.960 --> 00:11:09.200 amazing story. There's a family tie there, believable spack story, believable characters, 111 00:11:09.799 --> 00:11:15.240 Undertaker standing there, walking through the fire that Caine put up on the 112 00:11:15.279 --> 00:11:20.200 stage. Just so much symbolism I guess is the right word, and so 113 00:11:20.320 --> 00:11:26.639 much emotion in that storyline, and it was just awesome to see. And 114 00:11:26.679 --> 00:11:31.279 then so that's the build to the match, and then we get to the 115 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:35.080 actual match, which took place on March twenty ninth, nineteen ninety eight, 116 00:11:35.559 --> 00:11:43.879 in Boston. And that was before remember this is before WWE went stadium happy 117 00:11:43.919 --> 00:11:50.559 with their WrestleManias, which I believe happened starting at WrestleMania twenty one, twenty 118 00:11:50.600 --> 00:11:54.679 two something like that, I think somewhere around there. And if you also 119 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:58.600 recall him a side note, this is also the WrestleMania where Stone Cold Steve 120 00:11:58.639 --> 00:12:03.320 Boston won his first w W Championship against Shawn Michaels, so maybe I'll review 121 00:12:03.360 --> 00:12:07.519 that sometime too, but also extremely significant, probably the biggest note of the 122 00:12:07.559 --> 00:12:11.240 show. However, this story building into this match is one of the most 123 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:13.440 one of the best built stories. For some of the reasons. I just 124 00:12:13.480 --> 00:12:20.000 gave you brother versus brother, the backstory of Cain blaming the Undertaker for his 125 00:12:20.120 --> 00:12:24.559 parents death, Paul Hayman or excuse me, Paul Bearer, who ended up 126 00:12:24.759 --> 00:12:30.360 flipping from the Undertaker for the very first time to Cain, and so the 127 00:12:30.480 --> 00:12:35.240 build the anticipation was damn near perfect. Now, was this a five star 128 00:12:35.320 --> 00:12:39.679 classic? No, I don't think it was. I don't think it was, 129 00:12:41.480 --> 00:12:48.200 certainly not by today's standards of seven to twenty splashes and who can do 130 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:50.799 the most flips in the air and all that kind of stuff, which is 131 00:12:50.919 --> 00:12:54.399 really cool to see. But when you tell a hell of a backstory and 132 00:12:54.440 --> 00:13:01.279 the creative is right the match itself almost it doesn't matter as much if it 133 00:13:01.399 --> 00:13:07.120 ends up not being the classic that it could have been. And this is 134 00:13:07.159 --> 00:13:11.000 a perfect example. These two are both huge men, both of them in 135 00:13:11.039 --> 00:13:16.320 their prime. So this was a very slow and methodical at times match, 136 00:13:16.120 --> 00:13:22.960 but it was meant to be that way for the pacing to allow the audience 137 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:30.840 to absorb what was going on and take in the moves instead of just what's 138 00:13:30.879 --> 00:13:31.799 next, what's next? Show me the coolest move, show me the next 139 00:13:31.799 --> 00:13:33.639 cool move. What's the next cool move? What's the next cool move? 140 00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:39.399 It's okay, this makes sense. They start out punching each other, kicking 141 00:13:39.399 --> 00:13:43.879 each other. It gradually builds to power move versus power move, and then 142 00:13:43.919 --> 00:13:48.519 you get to the finish, right, that's the typical pacing of a match, 143 00:13:48.759 --> 00:13:54.799 but they did it in a way that was it gave you time to 144 00:13:54.919 --> 00:13:58.919 understand what was going on and feel what the wrestlers were feeling at the time. 145 00:14:00.759 --> 00:14:03.679 And with the commentary from Jim Ross, that never hurts. Jim Ross 146 00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:07.879 can make you, you know, as the old saying goes in one of 147 00:14:07.919 --> 00:14:11.159 his sayings, actually I'm stealing it would bring a tear to a glass eye. 148 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:16.159 Sometimes sometimes he can make you feel And Jim Ross just knows how to 149 00:14:16.159 --> 00:14:20.240 make and sell almost anything. So having him on commentary certainly certainly helped. 150 00:14:20.799 --> 00:14:24.000 And I mean Jerry the King Waler too. I mean, I'm not going 151 00:14:24.039 --> 00:14:28.000 to discredit him, but Jim Ross is really the one steering the ship here, 152 00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:33.639 and so let me give you guys a little bit of audio from the 153 00:14:33.679 --> 00:14:35.840 finish of the match, and then I'll fill in the holes. I'm not 154 00:14:35.879 --> 00:14:39.320 gonna let you guys sit for a fifteen minute audio clip, but I want 155 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:45.279 to give you the finish of the match and then fill in the blanks of 156 00:14:45.320 --> 00:14:48.480 what you didn't hear. I'm gonna right up. I'm telling you it's amazing. 157 00:14:50.200 --> 00:15:01.159 Look at the Undertaker's shot would be the third too, Yeah? And 158 00:15:01.360 --> 00:15:05.720 will this be enough? My god? What would it take him is done? 159 00:15:05.679 --> 00:15:18.200 Yes? So Undertaker comes out victorious. I don't think any surprise there. 160 00:15:18.200 --> 00:15:20.399 I mean, if you have watched anything in the Attitude era, that's 161 00:15:20.480 --> 00:15:24.600 not a surprise. I don't think I'm spoiling anything. What twenty one years 162 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:30.240 later, But that match, when you look at how it was laid out, 163 00:15:30.440 --> 00:15:35.799 was so well laid out because Undertaker or excuse me, Kine was a 164 00:15:35.919 --> 00:15:41.519 complete monster. The best part of his career was the beginning of his career 165 00:15:41.200 --> 00:15:50.000 and having him having Kane be built as this complete crazy monster that is, 166 00:15:50.039 --> 00:15:54.279 he just takes finishers and kicks out. He takes chair shots and they don't 167 00:15:54.279 --> 00:15:58.279 affect him. He has beaten what eight man on. It was like a, 168 00:15:58.399 --> 00:16:03.639 I don't know, He's done some crazy handicap matches and Kane has squashed 169 00:16:03.679 --> 00:16:07.799 them all. I remember him involved with the Headbangers. Just just so many 170 00:16:07.799 --> 00:16:15.799 different men that were demolished by Cain when he first debuted, and so having 171 00:16:15.600 --> 00:16:22.919 Undertaker be able to take down Caine was huge to reestablish that Undertaker is still 172 00:16:22.000 --> 00:16:26.159 the big dog in the yard. Again, that phrase meant a lot, 173 00:16:26.840 --> 00:16:30.279 was something much different in nineteen ninety eight than it does in twenty nineteen. 174 00:16:30.000 --> 00:16:37.320 But Cain kicked out of not one but two Tombstones and it took three to 175 00:16:37.360 --> 00:16:41.639 put him down, and even then he almost kicked out. That's a big 176 00:16:41.679 --> 00:16:49.159 deal because back in the nineties, kicking out of finishers was not very common, 177 00:16:49.360 --> 00:16:57.960 particularly the Tombstone. That was a case closed money finish that just you 178 00:16:59.039 --> 00:17:06.039 knew an Undertaker hit it was game over. It was a very protected finish, 179 00:17:06.359 --> 00:17:10.640 and so having Kane kick out of not one but two of them, 180 00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:18.079 even though Kane lost the match, really gave a great rub to Kane and 181 00:17:18.279 --> 00:17:21.440 didn't damage him at all. I don't believe he almost kicked out of three. 182 00:17:21.799 --> 00:17:23.839 So I mean, when you look at it Kane. I mean on 183 00:17:23.920 --> 00:17:26.680 the third one, it was one two and the referee counted three, but 184 00:17:27.240 --> 00:17:32.400 Kane got his shoulder up at three and you know, three and a quarter. 185 00:17:32.640 --> 00:17:36.960 So it was just so well laid out, and the kickouts of the 186 00:17:37.000 --> 00:17:40.359 tombstones were not even like real true kickouts. It was almost like a body 187 00:17:40.400 --> 00:17:42.599 twitch. I mean, go watch, you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. 188 00:17:44.039 --> 00:17:47.400 An Undertaker accidentally it looked like dropped him on his head for the first 189 00:17:47.440 --> 00:17:56.400 tombstone. It looked yikes, I mean yikes. But it was just such 190 00:17:56.480 --> 00:18:02.640 a good match, and clearly the the fans were waiting for Stone Cold Sea 191 00:18:02.680 --> 00:18:07.200 Boston. I mean, he was the up and coming biggest star and still 192 00:18:07.359 --> 00:18:11.160 is the biggest star ever in professional wrestling history. I don't care what brand, 193 00:18:11.279 --> 00:18:15.720 year, or era you're looking at or company, stone Cold Sea Boston 194 00:18:15.759 --> 00:18:21.519 was the biggest ever in terms of draw in terms of money, in terms 195 00:18:21.519 --> 00:18:25.200 of T shirts sold, in terms of pay per view buys, in terms 196 00:18:25.200 --> 00:18:27.680 of house attendance, pay per view attendants, payper I mean, like you 197 00:18:27.799 --> 00:18:32.200 name it. He burned the hottest, He managed to burn the longest be 198 00:18:32.279 --> 00:18:33.960 he burn the hottest, and so the crowd that night was looking for Stone 199 00:18:33.960 --> 00:18:40.079 Cold, who was the main event, and it was just it was very 200 00:18:40.160 --> 00:18:44.319 uncommon to see finishers being kicked out, which is why it was so awesome. 201 00:18:44.359 --> 00:18:47.920 I mean, when you look at it, stone Cold won the WA 202 00:18:48.039 --> 00:18:55.000 Championship with one stone Cold stunner on Seawn Michaels, think about that. Think 203 00:18:55.039 --> 00:19:00.319 about that in the main event of WrestleMania, stone Cold one with a single 204 00:19:00.359 --> 00:19:07.519 stunner. So it's just times have changed, and I would love for WWE 205 00:19:07.559 --> 00:19:15.960 to kind of go backwards in terms of the what finishers should be, and 206 00:19:17.119 --> 00:19:21.880 they're exactly what they sound like they should be. The finish of a match. 207 00:19:22.480 --> 00:19:29.480 Today you don't only you don't only have wrestlers kicking out of multiple finishers 208 00:19:29.839 --> 00:19:34.519 on probably house shows as well, but TV pay per views for sure. 209 00:19:36.000 --> 00:19:41.759 It's just it's very uncommon to see one finishing maneuver and a match. And 210 00:19:42.200 --> 00:19:48.680 what it does is it doesn't it does a disservice to the maneuver itself. 211 00:19:49.119 --> 00:19:56.440 It adds predictability rather than unpredictability, uh, and it waters down the word 212 00:19:56.559 --> 00:20:03.960 finisher. And furthermore, you you have guys who are using finishers that are 213 00:20:04.119 --> 00:20:10.400 now just using it as common maneuvers meaning what I like. Think about this. 214 00:20:10.480 --> 00:20:14.880 The DDT used to be a finishing maneuver. It's now just a common 215 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:19.160 move that no one ever ever gets pinned with. Other than John Moxley, 216 00:20:19.200 --> 00:20:25.640 who was uses dirty Deeds and Andrade who has the hammer lock DDT, you 217 00:20:25.720 --> 00:20:27.599 have guys using DDT's left and right. Even Randy Yorton, who has made 218 00:20:27.640 --> 00:20:32.200 it just a signature move that has never ever won a match with, uses 219 00:20:32.240 --> 00:20:36.119 the DDT. Jake the Snake Roberts use the DDT as a finish, and 220 00:20:36.200 --> 00:20:40.319 it's rightfully should be a finish. Think about what you're doing. You're driving 221 00:20:40.319 --> 00:20:45.640 a man's skull straight into the mat, spiking his skull into the mat that 222 00:20:45.759 --> 00:20:49.759 is made of very thin layer of foam and mostly plywood. Think about that. 223 00:20:49.920 --> 00:20:53.480 Just think about it. So I see why it should have been a 224 00:20:53.519 --> 00:20:59.880 finish, but it's just been defined down to a common maneuver. Furthermore, 225 00:21:00.680 --> 00:21:07.240 superkick, probably the most violated finishing maneuver by Sean Michaels, who made it 226 00:21:07.240 --> 00:21:14.559 the most famous, is now being used by one out of every one out 227 00:21:14.559 --> 00:21:19.079 of every two wrestlers in a match. This, I mean. The usos 228 00:21:19.119 --> 00:21:26.279 are probably an exhibit a Dolf Ziegler, although he does occasionally get a pin 229 00:21:26.359 --> 00:21:33.839 off of it, is also a huge violator of it. Seth Rollins, 230 00:21:34.519 --> 00:21:38.839 Finn Balor. I mean, the list goes on. Everyone uses the superkick, 231 00:21:40.920 --> 00:21:47.839 and it very rarely ever ends a match. That's a damn shame because 232 00:21:48.279 --> 00:21:52.480 it's not as if they are even presenting it in a way that's different from 233 00:21:52.519 --> 00:21:56.599 sweets to music other than stomping in the corner, tuning up the band. 234 00:21:57.759 --> 00:22:03.720 The maneuver, the physics of it are the exact same as Sean Michaels so 235 00:22:06.119 --> 00:22:10.799 in that rightfully too should be a finish. You are hitting a knockout shot. 236 00:22:11.160 --> 00:22:17.160 Underneath the chin is a known placed on the human body that can cause 237 00:22:17.240 --> 00:22:22.039 unconsciousness if hit in the right location under the chin. So when you have 238 00:22:22.559 --> 00:22:26.880 multiple stars using it and it's just used as a just kind of a transition 239 00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:30.799 move or oh what a kick, I mean, but you know it's never 240 00:22:30.799 --> 00:22:33.880 gonna end the match, even though some of them are planted very nicely, 241 00:22:34.119 --> 00:22:37.559 they're very well done. You look at it and go, oh, he's 242 00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:41.960 knocked out, he's done, and it's just transitioned into Okay, I'm gonna 243 00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:45.920 beat up on you. But oh I hit my kick now I'm gonna beat 244 00:22:45.960 --> 00:22:48.960 up on you. I mean, that's what it feels like now. And 245 00:22:48.200 --> 00:22:57.799 I would like for people to people stars wrestlers to go back to using moves 246 00:22:57.799 --> 00:23:06.039 that makes sense as finishing maneuvers and leave known finishers in the past as finishers 247 00:23:06.079 --> 00:23:11.279 and not as common maneuvers. So it's superkick is probably again the most violated. 248 00:23:11.640 --> 00:23:17.519 Even the choke slam now is being used by Baron Corbin and has he 249 00:23:17.559 --> 00:23:22.200 ever gotten a pinoff of it? Nope? Nope. I mean so, 250 00:23:23.160 --> 00:23:29.400 I guess my point is, if finishers are finishers, let them be exactly 251 00:23:29.440 --> 00:23:34.240 that. Let them be finishing maneuvers. I don't want to see a finishing 252 00:23:34.240 --> 00:23:38.319 maneuver done to a star and go, yeah, that's okay, well he 253 00:23:38.400 --> 00:23:41.720 hit the finish, but he's gonna kick out like. I don't want to 254 00:23:41.759 --> 00:23:47.759 feel like that. I don't want to feel like the finish. I mean, 255 00:23:47.799 --> 00:23:51.359 why don't they just call it the semi finish, because that's ultimately what 256 00:23:51.440 --> 00:23:56.079 it is. Or that may be finishing maneuver, it's not a finish if 257 00:23:56.519 --> 00:24:03.759 you have stars kicking out left and right. I understand. Signature moves are 258 00:24:03.759 --> 00:24:08.160 different, like Shawn Michael's elbow off the top very rarely, if maybe ever 259 00:24:08.640 --> 00:24:18.599 ended up winning a match, but the Sweet Chin music did. And today 260 00:24:18.720 --> 00:24:23.680 it's just it doesn't create any drama for me when I see somebody kick out 261 00:24:23.680 --> 00:24:30.079 of a finish, and that's a shame because that is such a it's such 262 00:24:30.119 --> 00:24:36.759 a huge way, major way to be able to get people's reactions and get 263 00:24:36.799 --> 00:24:41.359 people going, oh my god, I can't believe he kicked out and I 264 00:24:41.359 --> 00:24:47.559 don't feel that way, and I want to. I want to feel that 265 00:24:47.640 --> 00:24:52.519 way, and I just don't. But I'm sure that's not gonna go away. 266 00:24:53.880 --> 00:24:56.400 If it were a perfect world, I would only have guys kick out 267 00:24:56.400 --> 00:25:02.960 of finishing maneuvers at major pay per views, and it wouldn't be you know, 268 00:25:03.039 --> 00:25:06.720 six or seven. I mean, look at how many times and by 269 00:25:06.759 --> 00:25:11.359 all means it was an amazing match. But John Cena's AA on AJ styles 270 00:25:11.400 --> 00:25:14.440 how many times at SummerSlam. I believe it was two three years ago when 271 00:25:14.440 --> 00:25:17.680 they had I mean it was it was just a great match with those two 272 00:25:18.519 --> 00:25:22.200 amazing I hope they have a program again, and I think there's a possibility 273 00:25:22.240 --> 00:25:26.640 considering that AJ just turn heel now. But think about how many times people 274 00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:30.759 kicked out of the AA. It almost became a running joke. Johnson had 275 00:25:30.559 --> 00:25:34.480 had a better chance at this At that point, it really really even now 276 00:25:34.960 --> 00:25:40.440 of you know, hitting a clothesline and getting a pin versus hitting his AA 277 00:25:41.039 --> 00:25:45.200 formerly the f you than getting I mean just but my point with the AJ 278 00:25:45.319 --> 00:25:52.960 Styles match was that how many finishing maneuvers did John Cena hit before AJ Styles 279 00:25:55.400 --> 00:26:00.640 eventually won? I mean, AJ kicked out of an AA off the second 280 00:26:00.720 --> 00:26:03.720 rope, which admittedly actually made me go, oh my god. You know, 281 00:26:03.759 --> 00:26:07.519 anytime John Cena has hit a finishing maneuver his AA off the second rope, 282 00:26:07.559 --> 00:26:11.839 it usually puts the guy down. I know, I'm going back to 283 00:26:11.880 --> 00:26:15.440 SummerSlam now, but I just in general would like to see the business move 284 00:26:15.519 --> 00:26:26.160 towards a more realistic type of physical just reactions from stars and believability in terms 285 00:26:26.200 --> 00:26:30.640 of okay, hey, I mean, even if you look at the basics, 286 00:26:30.680 --> 00:26:34.759 why are closed fists legal? Nobody ever uses open fists anymore, and 287 00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:41.960 neither does the referee enforce it. You don't see referees going around saying hey, 288 00:26:41.000 --> 00:26:45.480 open your fist, no closed fists, no closed fists. It doesn't 289 00:26:45.519 --> 00:26:51.200 happen. Everybody's got a closed fist, and if that were true, don't 290 00:26:51.200 --> 00:26:53.720 you think there'd be a lot more blood, bruising and broken bones. I 291 00:26:53.720 --> 00:27:00.279 mean, that's just a basic but everyone does it. Everyone has a closed 292 00:27:00.319 --> 00:27:07.240 fist. And I understand that this is professional wrestling, but I don't want 293 00:27:07.240 --> 00:27:12.440 to be reminded on a minute by minute basis of what I'm seeing is nonsensical 294 00:27:12.960 --> 00:27:19.319 and is clearly not real. Just take a step back from the finishers and 295 00:27:19.440 --> 00:27:23.839 let them be finishers, and it'll be You can re educate the audience. 296 00:27:23.839 --> 00:27:27.160 It's not too late. It's never too late to go back on that, 297 00:27:27.200 --> 00:27:32.519 because you could just have okay, guys, listen in a staff meeting, 298 00:27:32.559 --> 00:27:37.519 production meeting. From here on out, I don't know, for however many 299 00:27:37.640 --> 00:27:40.960 months, weeks, even, I don't know. How are you however you 300 00:27:41.000 --> 00:27:42.680 wanted to do it, in the timeframe you wanted to do it, you 301 00:27:42.720 --> 00:27:48.519 could say nobody kicks out of it, finish or escapes a submission maneuver. 302 00:27:49.119 --> 00:27:52.839 You could do that. You could do that and re educate the audience. 303 00:27:52.920 --> 00:27:56.160 I would do it for a long period of time so that fans get acclimated 304 00:27:56.160 --> 00:28:00.200 to oh wow, okay, finishers are putting people, and they're putting them 305 00:28:00.240 --> 00:28:06.920 down quickly and decisively, and nobody's kicking out great now when it happens, 306 00:28:06.920 --> 00:28:08.839 guess what you think. Guess what the fans do, go, oh my 307 00:28:08.920 --> 00:28:17.319 god. But it's gonna take time. It's gonna take repetition, and it's 308 00:28:17.359 --> 00:28:22.559 gonna take stars and creative to commit to that that. Hey, okay, 309 00:28:22.599 --> 00:28:26.720 we're not doing that. We're not gonna rely on kickouts of finishers as drama 310 00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:33.519 every single time. So just a little bit of a mini side note on 311 00:28:33.559 --> 00:28:34.920 that. But overall, guys, I know, I'm trying to focus back 312 00:28:34.920 --> 00:28:41.119 to Undertaker and Kane and they went on to have many more matches. I 313 00:28:41.160 --> 00:28:45.680 was even there at the WrestleMania twenty in Madison Square Garden when Undertaker returned as 314 00:28:45.720 --> 00:28:51.279 the dead Man after being the American badass for years and years, and he 315 00:28:51.359 --> 00:28:56.000 returned to face Kane and people going crazy because he finally grew his hair back 316 00:28:56.039 --> 00:29:00.880 out and they were clamoring for the dead Man. I was too, and 317 00:29:00.920 --> 00:29:07.960 it ended up being Undertaker victorious once again, and that was fine with me. 318 00:29:08.720 --> 00:29:11.640 I you know, I didn't think it was as special as their first 319 00:29:11.680 --> 00:29:17.880 one. But Paul Bearer was there, which made it really cool. And 320 00:29:18.519 --> 00:29:22.319 just anytime these two are in the ring together, there's a chemistry there. 321 00:29:23.079 --> 00:29:26.400 I mean, even as the Brothers of Destruction. After they you know, 322 00:29:26.640 --> 00:29:33.359 they had their alliance and they were just dominant as the brothers Brothers of Destruction. 323 00:29:33.440 --> 00:29:38.559 They were even perfect opponents for the two man Power Trip when Stone Cold 324 00:29:38.559 --> 00:29:44.440 turned heel and aligned himself with Triple H. Cain and the Undertaker were there 325 00:29:45.079 --> 00:29:52.759 to foil the plans of those two evil sobs, and so they were successful 326 00:29:52.799 --> 00:29:56.960 together. They were successful apart when they did the tribute to Paul Bearer. 327 00:29:57.640 --> 00:30:03.160 That was pretty emotional. When I believe it was in twenty thirteen when Paul 328 00:30:03.200 --> 00:30:07.440 Bearer passed away and Caine was I don't know, he was in a match. 329 00:30:07.440 --> 00:30:11.400 An Undertaker came out and helped him to his feet, and then they 330 00:30:11.440 --> 00:30:15.960 stood on the top of the stage and were just put their hands up in 331 00:30:15.960 --> 00:30:19.720 the air as kind of an old tribute to Paul Bear in the career that 332 00:30:19.759 --> 00:30:23.160 he had. And there's just so much, I mean, I probably could 333 00:30:23.200 --> 00:30:29.039 do an entire show just on Paul Bearer, who was such a brilliant, 334 00:30:29.799 --> 00:30:37.920 brilliant promo guy. He was easily dislikable and was a perfect fit in addition 335 00:30:38.119 --> 00:30:44.599 to Undertaker and Kin in their whole storyline. And so I was a big, 336 00:30:44.599 --> 00:30:49.240 big fan of Paul Behar. But again, this was about the match 337 00:30:49.319 --> 00:30:53.680 at WrestleMania fourteen, and what did you guys think. I'm giving you guys 338 00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:59.279 my opinion, but were you around during that time? Do you remember the 339 00:30:59.319 --> 00:31:03.160 WrestleMania team match with Canaan Undertaker for the very first time? Let me know 340 00:31:03.279 --> 00:31:10.000 your thoughts at the WWE podcast on Twitter and also on wwepodcast dot com, 341 00:31:10.000 --> 00:31:15.680 which just so you guys know, you can put comments in the every post 342 00:31:15.680 --> 00:31:18.440 that I put up, and so check that out. You're more than welcome 343 00:31:18.480 --> 00:31:22.680 to do that. I of course moderate the comments because anybody could put anything 344 00:31:22.759 --> 00:31:29.440 up so but by all means like I'm encouraging discussion on the comments board of 345 00:31:29.519 --> 00:31:33.519 every post that I put up, So feel free to comment as you will. 346 00:31:33.960 --> 00:31:37.880 All right, So, as we move on the line down the line 347 00:31:37.880 --> 00:31:41.000 here, I have a couple of news items and I want to discuss, 348 00:31:41.559 --> 00:31:45.880 and that is Randy Orton, who has been off TV since June early June. 349 00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:52.599 He's been out due to a neck injury and he's out just basically mending 350 00:31:52.599 --> 00:31:59.200 that injury. So I'm assuming that it's probably not anything too serious, but 351 00:31:59.279 --> 00:32:01.880 anything to any time you're dealing with the neck, it's serious by default. 352 00:32:01.920 --> 00:32:08.720 But I expect Randy Orton back, probably in the very near future. Again. 353 00:32:08.759 --> 00:32:15.000 I picked him as the Alistair Black opponent at the Extreme Rules pay per 354 00:32:15.039 --> 00:32:16.720 view, which is when we will find out. There are rumors and there's 355 00:32:16.720 --> 00:32:22.559 a news links all over of who Alistair Black's opponent could be. I really 356 00:32:22.599 --> 00:32:24.759 don't want to click on it because I want to be surprised. You know, 357 00:32:24.839 --> 00:32:28.079 it's easy to click on a spoiler. I don't want to do that. 358 00:32:29.319 --> 00:32:35.160 But my thoughts are that it's Randy Orton who is coming to pick a 359 00:32:35.200 --> 00:32:37.960 fight with Alistair Black, who I believe is being cast as a heel as 360 00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:44.440 he should be. So that is one of the news items coming out this 361 00:32:44.519 --> 00:32:47.039 week, and Raw is actually going to be going on the air in just 362 00:32:47.079 --> 00:32:53.039 a few minutes as I record this, So hopefully you guys are are watching 363 00:32:53.079 --> 00:32:58.759 the show and you know you are maybe keeping me in the background. Another 364 00:32:58.920 --> 00:33:05.079 item that was coming through the line tonight is Raymisterio is appearing on Monday Night. 365 00:33:05.640 --> 00:33:12.200 The WW is advertising Raymisterio as a return and what does he do? 366 00:33:13.279 --> 00:33:16.960 You know, what do you do with Samojo who is in a program with 367 00:33:17.039 --> 00:33:23.880 Kovie Kingston. But Ray Asterio's returning and inexplicably gave away his United States Championship, 368 00:33:24.319 --> 00:33:30.000 just handed it to Smojo Because I'm I mean, I just, I 369 00:33:30.079 --> 00:33:37.000 honestly don't even know how to explain that. Were you directed by management, 370 00:33:37.599 --> 00:33:43.160 I could see a heel manager or a heel general manager forcing the babyface to 371 00:33:43.319 --> 00:33:46.960 give the championship to the heel, thereby the heel never earning anything, making 372 00:33:47.000 --> 00:33:52.079 you dislike them maybe more. But it looked like it was presented as Raymisterio 373 00:33:53.480 --> 00:33:59.960 just on a whim or on his own accord, giving Samojo that you know, 374 00:34:00.039 --> 00:34:08.719 United States Championship. Just what after Simojo has berated and gone after his 375 00:34:08.760 --> 00:34:14.280 family and in his kid. I mean, I I don't know. I'm 376 00:34:14.320 --> 00:34:15.679 just before I get myself in a tizzy and going around, I'm just gonna 377 00:34:15.679 --> 00:34:21.679 stop there. But Raymisterio is coming back. He is advertised to return. 378 00:34:22.119 --> 00:34:27.480 I don't know who he will be returning against again, you think Somemojo. 379 00:34:27.599 --> 00:34:30.159 But with Somemojo in a major program, I don't think that's going to be 380 00:34:30.199 --> 00:34:34.079 the case. So it's always good to see Mysterio back in the ring. 381 00:34:34.199 --> 00:34:36.920 He looks like again he hasn't lost the steps since he came back, which 382 00:34:36.960 --> 00:34:42.760 is absolutely mind blowing, so credit to him. Another item that they're advertising 383 00:34:42.760 --> 00:34:45.679 for Mondaet Raw is that Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre will be in action against 384 00:34:45.760 --> 00:34:52.480 Roman reigns and a partner of Shane's choosing. So you can imagine who that 385 00:34:52.559 --> 00:34:59.719 partner is probably going to be. Could it be Elias? I mean, 386 00:35:00.079 --> 00:35:02.920 it's probably somebody that Roman doesn't get along with very well. I'm going to 387 00:35:04.039 --> 00:35:08.239 guess that it's not Seth Rollins, right. So that is something that is 388 00:35:09.199 --> 00:35:15.440 on the table for Mondon eight Raw and will likely either close the show or 389 00:35:15.519 --> 00:35:21.719 will be in a semi main event spot on Monday Night Raw as we build 390 00:35:21.719 --> 00:35:27.760 the heat for Roman against Drew and Shane McMahon against the Undertaker. I know 391 00:35:27.800 --> 00:35:30.679 that they're inn a tag team, but that seems to be the pairing off 392 00:35:30.639 --> 00:35:37.960 of the individuals. So does Undertaker make an unannounced, unadvertised appearance. Maybe 393 00:35:37.079 --> 00:35:40.039 I like that. I like when they do that. I don't always need 394 00:35:40.079 --> 00:35:45.000 an advertised a full advertisement and rundown of who's going to be on the show. 395 00:35:45.039 --> 00:35:49.559 I like to be surprised. So do we get the gong? I'm 396 00:35:49.599 --> 00:35:53.840 thinking Shane is Since Shane is choosing Roman's opponent, it's not going to farewell 397 00:35:53.920 --> 00:36:00.280 for Roman, and Roman could get beat up again, maybe in a very 398 00:36:00.280 --> 00:36:04.920 precarious position which will allow the Gong to go off. Maybe Undertaker doesn't actually 399 00:36:04.960 --> 00:36:07.880 appear, but the Gong goes off more mind games. Maybe he you know, 400 00:36:07.920 --> 00:36:10.440 has lightning strike the posts of the ring. I don't know, Maybe 401 00:36:10.440 --> 00:36:16.199 some hocus pocus happens, but I think Undertaker's appearance could be very well warranted 402 00:36:16.199 --> 00:36:22.880 here. Given that the match is this Sunday, I would expect the Undertaker 403 00:36:22.920 --> 00:36:27.760 would be there in some form or fashion to build this match, and and 404 00:36:28.480 --> 00:36:30.679 that'll be cool. It's always good to see Undertaker, regardless of how what 405 00:36:30.760 --> 00:36:34.519 your opinion of him may be. And I believe, you know, I 406 00:36:34.559 --> 00:36:38.519 think the majority of the opinion out there is Undertaker please retire, you know, 407 00:36:39.000 --> 00:36:40.800 And I'm you know, I'm on that boat. I want to I 408 00:36:40.840 --> 00:36:44.719 want to see him go out on his own terms, not just kind of 409 00:36:44.760 --> 00:36:47.280 hang on for the sake of hanging on to get to that round thirty number 410 00:36:47.280 --> 00:36:52.079 of hanging in WW. But I believe he will get to the thirty number. 411 00:36:52.239 --> 00:36:55.280 But I am taking the Undertaker's presences and appearances at a premium and I'm 412 00:36:55.360 --> 00:36:59.039 enjoying them. Even though I know that he's not the man that he was. 413 00:36:59.840 --> 00:37:06.159 I've accepted that, but I am also appreciative of him being able to 414 00:37:06.320 --> 00:37:10.960 be there and WW bringing him on screen as part of a storyline. And 415 00:37:12.719 --> 00:37:15.320 I'm just taking in and soaking in the moments that Undertaker's there because it's not 416 00:37:15.360 --> 00:37:21.400 going to be lasting much longer. So that is that's my thought on the 417 00:37:21.480 --> 00:37:24.800 Undertaker and the pylon that people seem to be doing of just how terrible he 418 00:37:24.880 --> 00:37:30.440 is nowadays, we need to appreciate the legend that is the Undertaker in whatever 419 00:37:30.559 --> 00:37:36.199 form that he's in right now, because these are very fleeting days. These 420 00:37:36.239 --> 00:37:42.199 are fleeting days of the Undertaker being in a wrestling ring. Additionally, on 421 00:37:42.280 --> 00:37:46.079 Monday Night Raw, we get to look forward to the awkwardness of Becky and 422 00:37:46.159 --> 00:37:51.559 Seth. Now I'm sure that some of you may disagree with me. That's 423 00:37:51.599 --> 00:37:54.199 fine. I think these two need to get the hell away from each other. 424 00:37:54.239 --> 00:38:00.639 On camera. I alluded this to this with my co host last week, 425 00:38:00.320 --> 00:38:06.039 and we said in tandem that these two need to get the hell away 426 00:38:06.039 --> 00:38:10.639 from each other asap. After this tag team match for Winner take All is 427 00:38:10.840 --> 00:38:17.000 gone and Seth and Becky retain their respective championships, it is time for them 428 00:38:17.079 --> 00:38:23.039 to pretend that they do not exist on WWE television because it not only is 429 00:38:23.039 --> 00:38:27.920 it awkward, and it's destroying Becky's character with all of her trying to be 430 00:38:28.079 --> 00:38:32.440 cute and weird whims and just stuff that don't I don't know if they know 431 00:38:32.519 --> 00:38:37.320 if they should bring it on camera or if creative is coming up for cute 432 00:38:37.320 --> 00:38:40.719 things for them to say or do, or just show their humility and humanity 433 00:38:40.800 --> 00:38:45.599 and humanize them as they're just like every other couple, aren't They just so 434 00:38:45.719 --> 00:38:47.840 cute together, Look how cool they are, and they just get each other. 435 00:38:50.039 --> 00:38:55.239 It's very overdone, and I think that it's just time. Hopefully, 436 00:38:57.519 --> 00:39:02.760 pray cross your fingers that after this Sunday, we never have to see these 437 00:39:02.800 --> 00:39:09.079 two interact in any kind of awkward position again. Now, am I saying 438 00:39:09.119 --> 00:39:13.840 that they'll they will do this? No, They'll probably continue to off and 439 00:39:13.880 --> 00:39:19.159 on bring these two together to again, Oh they're so relatable, aren't they 440 00:39:19.199 --> 00:39:22.880 so cute? Oh that's such a cute couple. That's not what I'm thinking. 441 00:39:22.480 --> 00:39:27.800 And furthermore, I don't want to think that for these two. I 442 00:39:27.840 --> 00:39:30.519 don't want to think, Ah, what a cute couple. They're so cute 443 00:39:30.519 --> 00:39:32.079 together. They you know, they have situate chemistry. Aren't they just great 444 00:39:32.119 --> 00:39:37.119 together? No? No, no, I'm not watching The Young and the 445 00:39:37.159 --> 00:39:42.760 Restless. I'm watching Monday Night Raw and Tuesday Night SmackDown Live. That's the 446 00:39:42.800 --> 00:39:45.480 shows that I'm watching. And when I watch wrestling, I want to see 447 00:39:45.639 --> 00:39:51.159 wrestling, and when I get this other side show stuff. Even if that's 448 00:39:51.199 --> 00:39:54.679 the goal and they accomplish the goal, if they had great on screen chemistry, 449 00:39:55.760 --> 00:40:00.199 that still detracts from what they have accomplished in what they are. I 450 00:40:00.239 --> 00:40:08.119 really believe that it's very difficult to separate the relationship and the professional I understand 451 00:40:08.159 --> 00:40:14.199 that, but right now these two are on separate journeys and we need to 452 00:40:14.320 --> 00:40:20.400 keep it that way. So again, this is wrestling. I don't need 453 00:40:20.440 --> 00:40:24.360 the sideshow stuff. So also, it's going to be interesting to see how 454 00:40:24.400 --> 00:40:31.000 they follow up with aj styles freshly turned heel with the Club and how that 455 00:40:31.159 --> 00:40:36.519 manifests itself into AJ's explanation, how he treats the audience. It's going to 456 00:40:36.519 --> 00:40:39.880 be fun to hear again all of that. And who is going to oppose 457 00:40:39.960 --> 00:40:45.800 them? Right? What team of babyfaces is going to stand up to these 458 00:40:45.840 --> 00:40:51.960 three? That is the question. So it's going to be an interesting week 459 00:40:52.000 --> 00:40:55.400 of Raw, interesting week of SmackDown, and should be an excellent Extreme Rules. 460 00:40:55.480 --> 00:41:01.199 I'm gonna say, I'm very optimistic about it because they're new executive directors 461 00:41:01.280 --> 00:41:06.639 underneath the creative helms for both shows. Not that everything's gonna change over night, 462 00:41:06.679 --> 00:41:09.440 but we'll see gradual steps and that's what I'm looking for. And also 463 00:41:09.679 --> 00:41:15.039 the seeds for Summer Slam are now being planted, so that we need to 464 00:41:15.079 --> 00:41:17.320 look for that. I mean, they were probably planned weeks ago, months 465 00:41:17.360 --> 00:41:22.400 ago. But we will see the Summer Slam card come into full focus after 466 00:41:23.039 --> 00:41:27.119 the pay per view Monday Night Raw next week. So a week from now 467 00:41:27.119 --> 00:41:30.400 we should see the full Summer Slam card, at least in a major, 468 00:41:30.880 --> 00:41:36.119 major match way. The big matches who that's going to be come into play, 469 00:41:36.679 --> 00:41:39.960 because clearly Baron Corbyn and Lacy Evans are moving on as they should different 470 00:41:40.400 --> 00:41:46.639 avenues and different opponents and should Seth and Becky and so whoever they get involved 471 00:41:46.679 --> 00:41:51.400 with on Monday Night is going to be a big telltale sign as to who 472 00:41:51.519 --> 00:41:53.119 they will be facing at Summer Slam. And really that goes for the rest 473 00:41:53.119 --> 00:41:57.440 of the roster, that really does. So I'm gonna be interested to see 474 00:41:57.440 --> 00:42:01.119 it. Does our Truth get his championship back? Maybe? So that's also 475 00:42:01.199 --> 00:42:06.679 true. What about Bronze Strowman, what's next for him? Who knows? 476 00:42:07.079 --> 00:42:12.239 Is Bronze Stroman going to be speaking about what happened last week? The follow 477 00:42:12.320 --> 00:42:15.599 up to that got me very interested. I know I saw Bobby Lashley's take, 478 00:42:15.119 --> 00:42:20.000 but I'm looking for what Braunz Stroman has to say and how they're going 479 00:42:20.039 --> 00:42:23.679 to follow that up. In what they say, I'm assuming that it's going 480 00:42:23.719 --> 00:42:28.239 to lead to a match at Extreme Rules. Even though they said that Braunz 481 00:42:28.280 --> 00:42:34.679 Stroman has multiple fractures or a spleen that's I don't know, ruptured spleen, 482 00:42:34.760 --> 00:42:37.000 whatever they said, I still believe that bron Stroman will make it to Extreme 483 00:42:37.079 --> 00:42:40.840 Rules to follow up on this match with Bobby Lashley. So it's an interesting 484 00:42:40.880 --> 00:42:45.320 week and WW has me interested as I said last Monday Night Row was the 485 00:42:45.360 --> 00:42:47.440 best role I've seen in probably over a year, so let's see if they 486 00:42:47.480 --> 00:42:51.440 can continue that. But all right, well guys, that's all I have 487 00:42:51.480 --> 00:42:52.960 for today. I hope you enjoyed the wrestling nostalgia and a little bit of 488 00:42:53.000 --> 00:42:55.679 a preview for Raw. Even by the time you listen to this role is 489 00:42:55.719 --> 00:42:59.599 probably over. That's cool, but I just want to give my thoughts in 490 00:42:59.639 --> 00:43:02.639 real time, So thank you so much for joining me again. Tomorrow I'll 491 00:43:02.639 --> 00:43:06.960 be back with the Monday Night Raw review, Tuesday night will be that, 492 00:43:07.039 --> 00:43:08.800 Wednesday night will be Smacked Down Live review, and then Thursday as a co 493 00:43:08.880 --> 00:43:14.800 host with Anthony DeMarco and will be covering everything in ww this week and including 494 00:43:15.199 --> 00:43:21.519 the full preview and prediction show for Extreme Rules this Sunday, July fourteenth, 495 00:43:21.599 --> 00:43:27.639 So big packed week of wrestling audio for you, and I hope you enjoy 496 00:43:27.679 --> 00:43:29.599 it. Until then, I'll talk to you next time.