WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:03.480 We have reached the end of the week. It is Friday night and that 2 00:00:03.600 --> 00:00:08.240 means it is another SmackDown here on the Solo Monster Sounds off channel. It 3 00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:13.640 is Friday, April nineteen twenty and twenty four, one day before four to 4 00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:18.640 twenty. Sure a lot of you people will be celebrating tonight though we're talking 5 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:27.359 about WWE SmackDown. We have the Bloodline story continuing tonight Solo Socoa Tomatonga on 6 00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:31.359 the show with Paul Hayman. Still no Roman reigns. I don't expect to 7 00:00:31.399 --> 00:00:35.320 see him for a while, but we had a few more developments in that 8 00:00:35.439 --> 00:00:41.079 story where Kevin Owens has now been roped into this Bloodline story. We also 9 00:00:41.359 --> 00:00:47.479 know who will be challenging Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship coming up in France 10 00:00:48.079 --> 00:00:52.039 at Backlash next month. Cody has a challenger and it's actually somebody that he's 11 00:00:52.079 --> 00:00:55.679 never set foot in the ring with before, so we're getting the first time 12 00:00:55.719 --> 00:01:02.240 ever match at Backlash. We had a number one contenders tonight between aj Styles 13 00:01:02.679 --> 00:01:07.200 and La Knight, a WrestleMania rematch between those two that was not the main 14 00:01:07.239 --> 00:01:11.280 event on this show, though the main event up tonight show was for the 15 00:01:11.319 --> 00:01:15.239 Women's Championship, with Bailey in her first title defense, putting the title on 16 00:01:15.319 --> 00:01:19.959 the line against her good friend Naomi. We do not have a new Women's 17 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:23.840 champion, although it looks like we may be in for a triple threat match 18 00:01:23.920 --> 00:01:29.120 at Backlash based on the finish of tonight's main event. Because if you thought 19 00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:33.959 that Tiffany Stratton was out of the picture just by losing to Naomi last week, 20 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:37.760 Tiffitty Stratton was right there. She was the final person that we saw 21 00:01:37.840 --> 00:01:42.000 at the end of SmackDown tonight, and I have a feeling that we may 22 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:46.560 be headed for a triple threat match of Backlash. We also learned via commercial 23 00:01:47.439 --> 00:01:52.760 a commercial break how WWE is going to crann a new Women's World Champion on 24 00:01:52.840 --> 00:01:56.120 Raw this coming Monday night. If you missed it, Rhea Ripley showed up 25 00:01:56.120 --> 00:01:59.959 at the beginning of the show on Monday night. She vacated the Women's World 26 00:02:00.120 --> 00:02:05.200 title due to injury. Unfortunately, they did not mention how the new champion 27 00:02:05.280 --> 00:02:07.280 was going to be determined. All they said was that this coming Monday, 28 00:02:07.599 --> 00:02:12.520 a new champion would be crowned. In the commercial they showed tonight, they 29 00:02:12.599 --> 00:02:15.840 mentioned Battle Royale. I figured that's what it was going to be. I 30 00:02:15.879 --> 00:02:21.599 mean, look, you're doing a one night whether it's a match or a 31 00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:23.759 tournament or whatever. You know, they're crowning a champion in one night. 32 00:02:24.599 --> 00:02:28.039 And even though you got three hours to fill, you could have a one 33 00:02:28.120 --> 00:02:31.520 night tournament if you wanted to Battle Royal. They loved doing Battle Royals every 34 00:02:31.520 --> 00:02:35.879 now and then. I'm not totally surprised by that. I think that bodes 35 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:39.400 well for Live Morgan, Live Morgan or Naya Jacks. But that is how 36 00:02:39.439 --> 00:02:44.000 we will get a new women's world champion coming up on Monday night. We 37 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:47.120 also, speaking of titles, I am going to show you what the new 38 00:02:47.360 --> 00:02:52.520 SmackDown Tag Team titles looked like. We had brand new belts unveiled on Raw 39 00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:59.080 Monday Night, the new World tag Team titles, which followed a very familiar 40 00:02:59.120 --> 00:03:01.800 pattern if you are familiar with the other titles on the Raw brand. So 41 00:03:01.879 --> 00:03:07.080 I came into tonight figuring, man, I could keep my eyes closed and 42 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:09.319 picture what these new belts are going to look like. And I am very 43 00:03:09.319 --> 00:03:14.479 happy to say that I was wrong. We have new belts and they look 44 00:03:14.639 --> 00:03:19.280 damn good. Why did it take this long Why couldn't we have belts like 45 00:03:19.360 --> 00:03:23.840 this for the last five years, ten years? Why did it take this 46 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:27.479 long. I'm going to show you what those belts look like. But before 47 00:03:27.520 --> 00:03:30.680 we even get into anything that actually happened on SmackDown tonight, we have breaking 48 00:03:30.800 --> 00:03:38.960 news and this actually broke during the show tonight. A former WWE champion is 49 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:44.800 gone from the company. And he's not the only one. There are actually 50 00:03:44.879 --> 00:03:49.199 three people that we know of, at least so far, who are gone 51 00:03:49.319 --> 00:03:53.439 from WWE. But we'll start with the former WWE champion. Did I rope 52 00:03:53.439 --> 00:04:00.560 you in with that one? The former WWE champion that was released, although 53 00:04:00.599 --> 00:04:03.960 based on what he tweeted, he claims he quit. But the former champion 54 00:04:03.960 --> 00:04:10.439 who was no longer with the company as of tonight, Gender Mahal Gender, 55 00:04:10.479 --> 00:04:16.240 has been hindered by WWE. He is gone. Zion Lee gone, and 56 00:04:16.399 --> 00:04:20.279 Zion Quinn. It's a bad night to be somebody in WWE that has an 57 00:04:20.519 --> 00:04:24.920 X at the beginning of their name. It's a good thing Sean Waltman doesn't 58 00:04:24.920 --> 00:04:29.240 work there anymore. Zion Quinn. I know some of you may be thinking, 59 00:04:29.279 --> 00:04:34.800 who what, What's that? Zion Quinn was from NXT Zion Quinn is 60 00:04:34.839 --> 00:04:39.560 someone they made a free agent in case they wanted to use them on the 61 00:04:39.600 --> 00:04:45.480 main roster. Zion Quinn is no longer in WWE. Yeah, Gender Mahaal 62 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:49.680 twelve years in total with WWE. This is not the first time that Gender 63 00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:54.560 has been released by the company. There was a gap there of about probably 64 00:04:54.560 --> 00:04:57.360 a couple of years where he was gone from the company before they brought him 65 00:04:57.399 --> 00:05:00.600 back. But in total, it was about twelve years from the day he 66 00:05:00.720 --> 00:05:05.879 entered developmental until today in his release, and that's a pretty long period of 67 00:05:05.920 --> 00:05:12.519 time. And in that time he did win championships, right and then he 68 00:05:12.600 --> 00:05:16.959 win the United States Championship at one point. But he also became WWE Champion 69 00:05:17.279 --> 00:05:21.040 back in twenty seventeen. He beat Randy Orton, had a six month reign 70 00:05:21.120 --> 00:05:27.439 as the champion before aj Styles beat him right before Survivor Series where it would 71 00:05:27.480 --> 00:05:31.120 have been Gender Mahal one on one against brock Lesner, because back then it 72 00:05:31.240 --> 00:05:36.839 was champion against champion raw versus SmackDown at Survivor Series. That was what they 73 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:42.879 did back then, And it was like a week before, maybe not even 74 00:05:42.920 --> 00:05:46.480 a week it might have been less than a week before Survivor Series. They 75 00:05:46.519 --> 00:05:49.120 got that fucking title off him real quick, and they put that belt on 76 00:05:49.199 --> 00:05:53.879 AJ Styles and we ended up getting a great match at Survivor Series that year 77 00:05:53.920 --> 00:05:58.839 with AJ and Brock. I love that match. But this is a man 78 00:05:58.879 --> 00:06:02.360 who got six months as the WWE champion, and it came at the expense 79 00:06:02.759 --> 00:06:09.439 of Shinsky Nakimore. I I really believe that Shinsky Nakimora was really more than 80 00:06:09.480 --> 00:06:13.560 anything else. He was a victim of bad timing because it just so happened 81 00:06:13.600 --> 00:06:19.600 that when he came into WWE at that time, got called up whatever gender 82 00:06:19.680 --> 00:06:23.800 was the champion. They were pushing him. Vince McMahon he had a thing 83 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:27.399 for Gender at that time. He's my guy. We're gonna put him with 84 00:06:27.439 --> 00:06:30.079 shinsk that way, we'll try to get some good matches out of it. 85 00:06:30.800 --> 00:06:33.920 And Shinsky Nakimore he had to work with Gender Bahal lose to Gender Bahall. 86 00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:40.680 He never did get that WWE title, but that was his big really his 87 00:06:40.759 --> 00:06:46.040 peak in the company, and then of course disappeared in recent years, but 88 00:06:46.079 --> 00:06:48.519 then reappeared at the beginning of the year. Had a segment on Raw with 89 00:06:48.560 --> 00:06:51.759 the Rock. I think it was the very first Raw of the year right 90 00:06:51.839 --> 00:06:56.920 day one got laid out by the Rock and there was a whole, big 91 00:06:56.959 --> 00:07:03.160 controversy. Tony Kahan on social media tweeting about it, tweeting about gender, 92 00:07:04.120 --> 00:07:09.519 Hook got involved. It was a whole thing. Now, Gender on Twitter 93 00:07:10.240 --> 00:07:14.319 said I quit. This is what he said in his tweet, said I 94 00:07:14.399 --> 00:07:19.000 quit Maharaja out and he put an emoji at the end of that with a 95 00:07:19.079 --> 00:07:23.720 money bag. If you look at his Twitter bio, it says free agent 96 00:07:23.959 --> 00:07:29.120 ninety days, So you can begin to countdown right now, it'll be ninety 97 00:07:29.199 --> 00:07:33.639 days before Tony Kahn scoops up Gender to bring him in to do the job 98 00:07:33.759 --> 00:07:40.240 for hook Mark my words, not much else to say about it. You 99 00:07:40.279 --> 00:07:42.680 know, Gender, Gender is gonna do fine. I'll tell you something. 100 00:07:42.720 --> 00:07:46.480 You know, you can talk about gender and the gender is hindered and all 101 00:07:46.519 --> 00:07:50.399 this other stuff. Gender Bahl was not going anywhere in WWE. He just 102 00:07:50.560 --> 00:07:54.600 wasn't you know. He had that run he got he could always say he 103 00:07:54.639 --> 00:07:58.480 was WWE Champion, but at this stage in the game, he wasn't going 104 00:07:58.519 --> 00:08:01.160 anywhere in this company. Gender is going to hit the independen scene. And 105 00:08:01.240 --> 00:08:05.000 I actually think and in part because he was such a familiar face for so 106 00:08:05.160 --> 00:08:09.879 long, and he is a former world champion gender I think is going to 107 00:08:09.920 --> 00:08:13.439 do well for himself on the independen scene. So when he puts free Agent 108 00:08:13.560 --> 00:08:18.040 ninety days with a little fire emoji in his bio, I think he's going 109 00:08:18.120 --> 00:08:20.879 to do well on the NBC. They sure as hell weren't doing anything with 110 00:08:20.959 --> 00:08:24.079 him in WWE. So it's one of those things where whether he quit or 111 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:31.000 whether he was fired, whatever it was, it's for the best because again, 112 00:08:31.040 --> 00:08:33.720 I think he's going to be able to go out there now and I 113 00:08:33.720 --> 00:08:35.279 think he'll be able to call his own shots. He'll be able to book 114 00:08:35.320 --> 00:08:39.559 his own shots. He'll probably do very well, and at least he'll be 115 00:08:39.639 --> 00:08:45.120 active. In WWE. He wasn't active, you know, he just kind 116 00:08:45.159 --> 00:08:48.399 of wasting away. Some people are happy to do that and collect the paycheck. 117 00:08:48.440 --> 00:08:50.200 Other people want to get out there, right, They want to work, 118 00:08:52.159 --> 00:08:56.559 They want to be doing something. Obviously, WWE was not doing anything 119 00:08:56.600 --> 00:08:58.320 with him. You know, he was managing Indue Share. When was the 120 00:08:58.360 --> 00:09:03.399 last time we saw and do share on TV? Right once recently, It's 121 00:09:03.399 --> 00:09:11.080 not like they're doing anything with them either. A Zaia Lee was also released 122 00:09:11.159 --> 00:09:16.080 by the company she posted a message. I'll read that message to you now. 123 00:09:18.120 --> 00:09:20.960 Unlike Jinder who said I quit Maharaja out, she was a little more 124 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:24.679 diplomatic here. In her response, she said, it has been over seven 125 00:09:24.799 --> 00:09:31.320 years since I joined WWE and as the first female Chinese superstar, And it's 126 00:09:31.360 --> 00:09:33.480 true, you know, when they first signed her, they made a very 127 00:09:33.519 --> 00:09:39.679 big deal about the fact that she was the first Chinese born I believe WWE 128 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:46.039 star And yeah, they've been trying to break into all kinds of international markets 129 00:09:46.039 --> 00:09:48.639 over the years, so they had high hopes for her and then ended up 130 00:09:48.679 --> 00:09:52.840 not doing anything really with her. But she said, I feel incredibly proud. 131 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:56.840 I am sincerely grateful to WWE and Triple H for welcoming me into this 132 00:09:56.879 --> 00:10:01.039 big family. During this valuable time, I have not only grown tremendously, 133 00:10:01.120 --> 00:10:07.799 but also learned countless invaluable experiences. Thank you for your trust and the opportunities 134 00:10:07.840 --> 00:10:11.919 you've given me to break barriers and set an example. Special thank you to 135 00:10:11.960 --> 00:10:15.960 all the coaches, colleagues and staff who have helped me along the way. 136 00:10:16.879 --> 00:10:20.759 Your support and assistants have made me feel at home in a foreign land. 137 00:10:20.120 --> 00:10:26.039 I also want to thank all of the WWE fans, and then she goes 138 00:10:26.080 --> 00:10:28.679 on to say, this journey has been wonderful. I sincerely thank everybody who 139 00:10:28.720 --> 00:10:31.600 has been a part of it. This is not the end, but a 140 00:10:31.639 --> 00:10:39.240 new beginning. Let's embrace more exciting moments together. What a positive, uplifting 141 00:10:39.279 --> 00:10:43.480 message there from Zilee. So she's keeping a positive attitude about it. That's 142 00:10:43.519 --> 00:10:48.799 good to see. Seven years. Yeah, I didn't feel like seven years. 143 00:10:50.000 --> 00:10:52.720 It didn't feel like seven years because again, they didn't really do anything 144 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:54.399 with her. I remember when they first called her up to the main roster, 145 00:10:56.960 --> 00:11:01.039 and those vignettes that they put together for her, almost comic book like 146 00:11:01.120 --> 00:11:05.799 vignettes, were very well done. I mean as far as introducing a new 147 00:11:05.879 --> 00:11:09.279 character, I thought they pretty much hit the nail on the head and I 148 00:11:09.320 --> 00:11:11.720 was intrigued to see where it would go. And again, it's like so 149 00:11:11.759 --> 00:11:16.559 many people who get pushed initially and then they're not or they introduce them and 150 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:20.360 they have one appearance and then they kind of disappear, you know, case 151 00:11:20.399 --> 00:11:24.960 in point Cameron Grimes on SmackDown. But they didn't follow up on it. 152 00:11:26.559 --> 00:11:28.679 She was the protector. She was the protector for a few weeks, and 153 00:11:28.679 --> 00:11:33.639 then one day they shot a backstage segment with her where she said I am 154 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:37.679 no longer the protector. So she's the protector for about a month and then 155 00:11:37.720 --> 00:11:43.000 she wasn't and then you barely saw her and that didn't change under Triple AH. 156 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:45.240 You can't all put that at the feet of Vince McMahon and say, 157 00:11:45.320 --> 00:11:48.320 well, Vince McMahon didn't know what to do with Zio Lee. He didn't, 158 00:11:48.799 --> 00:11:52.519 but neither did Triple H. So if you're a Zia Lee fan and 159 00:11:52.559 --> 00:11:54.919 you're upset that she's gone, you got to hold his feet to the fire 160 00:11:56.000 --> 00:11:58.720 on that as well, because he could have done something with her and he 161 00:11:58.759 --> 00:12:03.080 opted not to. A Zion Quinn because I know there's gonna be a lot 162 00:12:03.080 --> 00:12:07.559 of people who don't watch NXT or never saw Zion Quinn. They don't know 163 00:12:07.600 --> 00:12:11.080 what he looks like. I mean, looks wise. He had a good 164 00:12:11.159 --> 00:12:16.159 look to him, but that's pretty much where it ended. I watched him 165 00:12:16.200 --> 00:12:20.200 at NXT when he first showed up. I was never overly impressed as far 166 00:12:20.240 --> 00:12:24.960 as okay, this guy's on the fast track. I don't know how much 167 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:28.159 experience he had before they brought him into NXT. If he was pretty much, 168 00:12:28.240 --> 00:12:31.559 you know, fresh out of another sport. I think he may have 169 00:12:31.559 --> 00:12:35.360 been a rugby player, unless I'm confusing him with someone else. I think 170 00:12:35.360 --> 00:12:39.519 he came from a totally different sports background. But he signed with them in 171 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:45.799 twenty eighteen and he debuted in twenty twenty. He was involved in it, 172 00:12:45.840 --> 00:12:52.120 maybe a handful of stories in NXT, nothing really major. And then I 173 00:12:52.159 --> 00:12:54.879 think, what was it? Was it a year ago in the draft he 174 00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:58.080 was designated a free agent. Maybe it was the year before, but he 175 00:12:58.159 --> 00:13:05.039 was designated of free agent, kind of like von Wagner who was designated a 176 00:13:05.039 --> 00:13:09.440 free agent. And I don't think we've seen him once on the main roster 177 00:13:09.559 --> 00:13:13.000 since he's still there though him and Robert Stone are still worked for now working 178 00:13:13.000 --> 00:13:18.120 for WWE. But they designated Zion Quinn a free agent with the idea that 179 00:13:18.159 --> 00:13:20.799 they can use him on the main roster or whenever they want to. You 180 00:13:20.840 --> 00:13:24.679 know what they did with Zion Quinn. They used him twice. They threw 181 00:13:24.759 --> 00:13:28.039 him in a Battle Royal. It might have been for a shot at the 182 00:13:28.080 --> 00:13:33.639 Intercontinental title, but it was like a random Battle Royal where he just he 183 00:13:33.759 --> 00:13:37.279 was just in there. Wasn't even like he got an entrance or an introduction 184 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:41.120 or anything. That was almost a year ago. The last time we saw 185 00:13:41.200 --> 00:13:45.679 him was about a month and a half ago on SmackDown, and he was 186 00:13:45.840 --> 00:13:50.360 job bait for bron Breaker. So clearly they didn't have any plans for him, 187 00:13:50.639 --> 00:13:52.879 And I don't know if that has to do with the fact that he 188 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:58.639 just wasn't progressing, you know, with the rate that they wanted. Yeah, 189 00:13:58.679 --> 00:14:01.879 they've They've said before when they've bring people into the PC now they do 190 00:14:01.919 --> 00:14:05.840 these evaluations after a set period of time. If they don't see improvement in 191 00:14:05.879 --> 00:14:09.159 you after six months, they get rid of you. So with him, 192 00:14:09.240 --> 00:14:11.879 I don't know if it was a performance issue. I don't know if it 193 00:14:11.960 --> 00:14:16.679 was something that he requested himself. I mean, I'm sure those details will 194 00:14:16.679 --> 00:14:20.519 come out in the days to come, but I'm not going to sit here 195 00:14:20.519 --> 00:14:24.440 and pretend like this guy was doing big things. He was on the fast 196 00:14:24.519 --> 00:14:28.679 track to know some big things here in WWE. How could they do this? 197 00:14:28.960 --> 00:14:33.600 Now? This sounds about right. So anyway, those are the three 198 00:14:33.679 --> 00:14:37.399 names that we know of. It's always sad to hear about people losing their 199 00:14:37.480 --> 00:14:41.080 jobs. I just can't sit here and tell you I'm surprised by any of 200 00:14:41.120 --> 00:14:46.679 these three. I'm not not in the slightest but those are the names we 201 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:50.080 know of so far. Hopefully there's no more, but if there are, 202 00:14:50.159 --> 00:14:54.399 we we'll probably hear about them very soon. This is your Friday Night SmackDown 203 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:58.000 review. As I said, it is April nineteen, twenty and twenty four. 204 00:14:58.039 --> 00:15:05.039 I am the Solomons. SmackDown Tonight opened with a WrestleMania rematch here. 205 00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:07.240 I thought this was going to be the main event tonight. It turned out 206 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:11.399 to be the opening match to crown a number one contender for Cody Rhodes and 207 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:16.279 his WWE Undisputed Championship, which I'm happy to see that they are referring to 208 00:15:16.320 --> 00:15:22.159 it on the website as Undisputed WWE Champion, so it is not listed is 209 00:15:22.279 --> 00:15:28.240 undisputed Universal WWE Champion. I don't know if the universal lineage is officially done 210 00:15:28.919 --> 00:15:33.159 or not. It should be just kill it off and be done with it. 211 00:15:35.120 --> 00:15:39.559 The WWE title lineage is really the only one that matters here, but 212 00:15:39.600 --> 00:15:43.679 the winner of this match would get a shot at that title and Cody in 213 00:15:43.759 --> 00:15:48.320 France at Backlash. This was a WrestleMania rematch between these two. La Night 214 00:15:48.360 --> 00:15:52.919 One. The first match Knight had control early on dumped Aj outside the ring, 215 00:15:52.960 --> 00:15:58.840 where Knight slammed him headfirst, over and over and over again into the 216 00:16:00.000 --> 00:16:04.639 announced desk. The two found their way back inside and Night dropped AJ right 217 00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:10.399 back outside and then followed that with a low drop kick through the ropes that 218 00:16:10.480 --> 00:16:15.399 sent AJ crashing into the announced desk. After a break, both men had 219 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:18.720 the same idea. Each tried for a running crossbody block. They collided in 220 00:16:18.840 --> 00:16:23.399 mid air and we got a double down. A little while later, AJ 221 00:16:23.600 --> 00:16:29.720 was on the ropes. Knight did his leaping vertical jump, almost missed it, 222 00:16:29.759 --> 00:16:33.320 but he balanced himself and then took Aj down with a superplex. Only 223 00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:37.960 got a two count out of it. Aj regained the upper hand he hit 224 00:16:38.039 --> 00:16:41.320 his moon salt. I love this move. Hits a moon salt off the 225 00:16:41.360 --> 00:16:48.639 middle rope into a slot drop or a scorpion. I love how I referred 226 00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:52.200 to it as the slop drop before a scorpion death drop. That's how you 227 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:56.440 could tell what I was a fan of back in the nineties. I was 228 00:16:56.480 --> 00:17:02.159 stuck in ninety five watching Henry O God on television every week, So when 229 00:17:02.200 --> 00:17:04.559 I see that move, the first thing I think of is slop drop. 230 00:17:06.680 --> 00:17:10.599 But anyway, He hit a moonsaw off the middle rope, grabbed La Knight 231 00:17:10.640 --> 00:17:14.640 in position. He immediately took him down for the reverse DDT, only for 232 00:17:14.720 --> 00:17:18.920 a two count. AJ set up for a Styles clash. Knight ran him 233 00:17:18.920 --> 00:17:23.720 though into the corner and AJ countered with a pla kick. Styles found himself 234 00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:29.319 on the apron, setting up for a phenomenal forearm, but Knight caught him 235 00:17:29.400 --> 00:17:33.559 hit a power slam in an elbow before teasing the BFT. Night went for 236 00:17:33.680 --> 00:17:37.480 it, but AJ wiggled out. Styles ended up back on the apron and 237 00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:41.160 he poked him in the eye. Referee didn't see it was very subtle. 238 00:17:41.759 --> 00:17:45.839 Stuck his thumb right in his eye that blinded La Knight, who turned around. 239 00:17:45.880 --> 00:17:49.519 He was holding his eye when he turned back around, though, He 240 00:17:49.599 --> 00:17:56.279 got caught with a phenomenal forearm and AJ Styles pins La Night. We got 241 00:17:56.279 --> 00:18:00.319 a bit of fifty to fifty booking here on this show. Goes Over gets 242 00:18:00.319 --> 00:18:07.279 his first WrestleMania win. AJ gets the win back tonight. Unfortunately for La 243 00:18:07.400 --> 00:18:11.839 Knight, this match the stakes were a lot higher than they were at WrestleMania. 244 00:18:11.960 --> 00:18:15.519 WrestleMania was just a grudge match. This was a number one Contenders match. 245 00:18:15.599 --> 00:18:21.000 So when it counted, AJ Styles gets the win. He is now 246 00:18:21.079 --> 00:18:25.079 going to wrestle Cody Rhodes. At Backlash, they had a good match. 247 00:18:25.519 --> 00:18:27.880 I thought this was a good opener. They had a good match of WrestleMania 248 00:18:27.960 --> 00:18:32.160 two. I think that, well, I don't mean WrestleMania two. I 249 00:18:32.279 --> 00:18:36.839 mean also at Wrestleman they're not that fucking old. But they had a good 250 00:18:36.880 --> 00:18:41.279 match of WrestleMania as well. I thought that the Mania match was a little 251 00:18:41.279 --> 00:18:44.799 bit better, but this was also a good match. You know, I 252 00:18:44.880 --> 00:18:48.480 knew coming into this, I knew it wasn't going to be a clean win 253 00:18:48.519 --> 00:18:55.000 for AJ. I figured they would protect La Night in some way. AJ's 254 00:18:55.039 --> 00:18:57.279 the heels, so you just figure there's going to be some fuckery going on 255 00:18:57.440 --> 00:19:00.200 here. And that was where the thumb to the I came into play. 256 00:19:02.000 --> 00:19:03.880 Well, when you look at those two triple threat matches that they did last 257 00:19:03.920 --> 00:19:07.839 week, you look at the six names that were in there, it was 258 00:19:07.920 --> 00:19:11.079 just obvious to me that Aj Styles was going to go all the way. 259 00:19:11.160 --> 00:19:12.839 It was going to be AJ and La Knight. AJ was going to get 260 00:19:12.839 --> 00:19:18.400 the win this time because he is a great first challenger for Cody Rhodes. 261 00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:22.839 Now I look at La Knight. Then I say, well, all right, 262 00:19:22.960 --> 00:19:26.000 he wonted Mania, but he lost here, so he's not going to 263 00:19:26.039 --> 00:19:30.119 be challenging for the title. So what are they going to do with La 264 00:19:30.240 --> 00:19:33.519 Knight? Well, we have a draft coming up in a week. On 265 00:19:33.599 --> 00:19:36.920 the one hand, I think about the draft and I say, well, 266 00:19:37.519 --> 00:19:41.119 Cody is the Babyface champion on SmackDown. Now, we don't know where Cody's 267 00:19:41.160 --> 00:19:45.119 going to land. It is always possible that Cody could be drafted to Raw 268 00:19:45.319 --> 00:19:49.160 and the titles swap. Well, let's assume that Cody is going to stay 269 00:19:49.200 --> 00:19:55.680 on SmackDown. LA Knight really should not be on the same brand with Babyface 270 00:19:55.759 --> 00:20:00.759 Cody Rose as the champion because that doesn't bode well for his chances of possibly 271 00:20:00.839 --> 00:20:03.759 becoming champion. He stands a better chance in that case if he goes to 272 00:20:03.880 --> 00:20:08.720 Raw. Where Right now we have Damian Priest as the heel World Heavyweight Champion, 273 00:20:10.559 --> 00:20:12.519 And I'm not saying that he's absolutely going to be champion. I actually 274 00:20:12.559 --> 00:20:15.799 think it's probably not going to happen that he's going to hold the top title 275 00:20:15.880 --> 00:20:19.599 on either brand, but he's got a better shot at it if he goes 276 00:20:19.640 --> 00:20:23.960 to Raw, should the titles stay where they are? But then I also 277 00:20:25.079 --> 00:20:26.240 feel like, well, if I don't think he's going to win the world 278 00:20:26.319 --> 00:20:30.000 title, which I don't think he is, I still think that US title 279 00:20:30.559 --> 00:20:33.240 is the way to go with him. And right now, the US title 280 00:20:33.319 --> 00:20:37.359 is on SmackDown. Right now, the US title is on Logan Paul, 281 00:20:37.119 --> 00:20:41.079 and I still would like to see Logan Paul in La Night matched up, 282 00:20:41.240 --> 00:20:45.119 and I still think that could be the Summer Slam match. So I don't 283 00:20:45.160 --> 00:20:48.480 know what they would do with him in the meantime because we have several months 284 00:20:48.599 --> 00:20:52.319 before SummerSlam. But I still feel like that's the match. I think that's 285 00:20:52.400 --> 00:20:59.000 the program for him. That's his best path forward is the US title, 286 00:20:59.000 --> 00:21:03.319 which is a title he can actually win. I just don't see him being 287 00:21:03.359 --> 00:21:07.799 in the world title mix right now on either brand. But as far as 288 00:21:07.240 --> 00:21:11.400 Cody and AJ, I like the match. It's the first time ever match, 289 00:21:12.359 --> 00:21:15.000 first time we're ever seeing these two in the ring together, two Georgia 290 00:21:15.039 --> 00:21:18.839 boys going one on one. Obviously they have history, both men more members 291 00:21:18.880 --> 00:21:22.920 of Bullet Club at different times. They're going to have a contract signing on 292 00:21:23.000 --> 00:21:26.200 the show next week. It'd be very interesting to see if they mentioned that, 293 00:21:27.079 --> 00:21:30.880 whether they mentioned Bullet Club by name or not. And we've had the 294 00:21:30.920 --> 00:21:34.599 announcers mentioned Bullet Club, but just drawing on how you and I, we 295 00:21:36.000 --> 00:21:40.039 kind of came up a similar way. You and I have similar pads to 296 00:21:40.839 --> 00:21:45.400 WWE. But AJ is right back in the same position that he was in 297 00:21:45.519 --> 00:21:49.400 eight years ago, the same year he debuted in this company where he lost 298 00:21:49.440 --> 00:21:55.359 at WrestleMania and then went on to wrestle for the WWE Championship and he gave 299 00:21:55.480 --> 00:21:57.519 Roman Reigns two kick ass matches. I think he's going to do the exact 300 00:21:57.559 --> 00:22:02.440 same thing here for Cody. I think we probably get more than one match 301 00:22:02.519 --> 00:22:04.160 out of it, and maybe the same exact thing he went back to back 302 00:22:04.200 --> 00:22:08.279 with Roman Reigns. It was like payback and whatever. The other pay per 303 00:22:08.400 --> 00:22:12.759 view was back to back WWE title matches that were excellent. We may get 304 00:22:12.759 --> 00:22:15.759 the same thing here with Cody and AJ. I could see them doing it 305 00:22:15.839 --> 00:22:21.680 again potentially at the King of the Ring King and Queen of the Ring just 306 00:22:21.759 --> 00:22:27.079 coming up in Saudi Arabia next month. Memorial Day Weekend, they aired highlights 307 00:22:27.880 --> 00:22:34.319 of the Bloodline segment from last week's show, which featured the debut of Toma 308 00:22:34.440 --> 00:22:40.559 Tonga, and it also featured not only Tama but Solo beating the hell out 309 00:22:40.599 --> 00:22:42.799 of Jimmy Usso and kicking him out of the groove. Jimmy got whacked, 310 00:22:44.920 --> 00:22:48.359 basically is what happened. Very appropriate seeing is how Solo is out here tonight 311 00:22:48.480 --> 00:22:53.960 dressed like a mob boss. So we come back live and we have a 312 00:22:55.039 --> 00:23:03.599 shot of the parking lot outside. Suv pulls up and out walks Solo Soca 313 00:23:03.720 --> 00:23:07.960 and Solo's Socoa is dressed. He was dressed like he was going to the 314 00:23:08.039 --> 00:23:12.839 Hall of Fame ceremony. He comes out of the suv head to toe in 315 00:23:14.000 --> 00:23:17.200 black, dressed to the nines. He's got the goal chain around his neck. 316 00:23:18.400 --> 00:23:22.599 Paul Hayman is standing there waiting for him, and he tells Solo nice 317 00:23:22.680 --> 00:23:27.359 threads, and then we the camera pans back a little bit and we see 318 00:23:27.839 --> 00:23:37.079 standing behind Hayman is Tama ton Solo tells Hayman to meet the newest member of 319 00:23:37.240 --> 00:23:45.359 the bloodline, my mft, and he gave Tama. Solo did a big 320 00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:51.559 hug. I have been racking my brain trying to figure out what the hell 321 00:23:51.680 --> 00:23:57.400 this means. The only thing I could come up with was they're never gonna 322 00:23:57.400 --> 00:24:02.079 say this on TV. I'm sure it's not what it means, but motherfucking 323 00:24:02.160 --> 00:24:07.279 Tonguan. He's my motherfucking Tonguan. Because I don't know what the hell an 324 00:24:07.359 --> 00:24:11.640 MFT is. I know what an NFT is, I don't know what an 325 00:24:11.839 --> 00:24:15.880 MFT is, and there are people in the chat earlier makeing all kinds of 326 00:24:15.920 --> 00:24:21.039 suggestions about what it means, and a lot of people have said it means 327 00:24:21.160 --> 00:24:29.119 my family tree. It doesn't make any sense because he said my MFT my 328 00:24:29.400 --> 00:24:32.960 my family tree. It doesn't make any sense. So I'm sure one of 329 00:24:33.000 --> 00:24:36.519 these weeks will find out what it is. But I have no idea and 330 00:24:36.640 --> 00:24:40.440 feel free in the chat list out the suggestions of what you think MFT stands 331 00:24:40.480 --> 00:24:44.119 for, and maybe we'll go with the best one. No fucking idea what 332 00:24:44.160 --> 00:24:48.960 he's talking about. So Solo asks him, and is Kevin Owens here? 333 00:24:48.839 --> 00:24:52.839 Haymon said he's most likely in the locker room. The show has already started, 334 00:24:53.880 --> 00:25:00.599 and Solo told Paul to take me to him. It was out here, 335 00:25:00.720 --> 00:25:03.839 Like I said, this guy is dressed like a mafia boss. I 336 00:25:03.960 --> 00:25:10.920 mean he walks out of that suv looking like the tribal chief, even though 337 00:25:10.960 --> 00:25:14.960 he's probably the Rocks tribal chief. So he may well be the tribal chief, 338 00:25:15.079 --> 00:25:18.240 just not for Roman raids. He's the tribal chief for someone else. 339 00:25:19.400 --> 00:25:22.880 Of course, it may take a while before we find out for sure, 340 00:25:22.519 --> 00:25:26.680 but this is something that this Solo Socoa character has needed for a while. 341 00:25:27.160 --> 00:25:30.759 Yeah, he's been standing in the background, silent and looking at his thumb. 342 00:25:30.960 --> 00:25:33.240 Okay, great, you know, but that gets old there for a 343 00:25:33.279 --> 00:25:37.559 while. At some point you have to evolve the character. He has to 344 00:25:37.640 --> 00:25:41.240 start speaking more, start coming out of his shell, showing more personality, 345 00:25:41.640 --> 00:25:44.240 and that's what we're starting to see here. So it's cool. It's cool 346 00:25:44.279 --> 00:25:48.319 to see them finally letting him be a little more dynamic in his character the 347 00:25:48.359 --> 00:25:52.039 way he was in NXTA now when he was just a street fighter. We 348 00:25:52.160 --> 00:25:56.559 got to see that side of Solo Socoa. Now we're starting to see some 349 00:25:56.680 --> 00:26:02.079 of that nxt Solo come out a little bit more. After a break, 350 00:26:02.640 --> 00:26:07.079 they showed the Pittsburgh Steelers sitting in the crowd. Give you one guess where 351 00:26:07.160 --> 00:26:14.160 SmackDown was tonight. They were enjoying themselves, and then it was to the 352 00:26:14.319 --> 00:26:22.160 ring and the SmackDown General manager Nick Aldis, who introduced Triple H. Paulovek 353 00:26:23.359 --> 00:26:27.079 showed up on Raw. Actually he's been showing up a lot lately. He 354 00:26:27.279 --> 00:26:32.880 was a WrestleMania, he was on Raw, he was on SmackDown tonight. 355 00:26:33.319 --> 00:26:37.359 I'm surprised he didn't show up at NXT on Tuesday to let you know, 356 00:26:40.119 --> 00:26:42.440 to impress upon you that it is the Paulovec era. He comes down to 357 00:26:42.519 --> 00:26:47.160 the ring and he's whatever little kid he sees. He make sure he goes 358 00:26:47.200 --> 00:26:49.680 over to the little kid and shakes their hand or gives him a high five, 359 00:26:49.880 --> 00:26:56.519 or says something to him, all wholesome. This is called cultivating an 360 00:26:56.519 --> 00:27:03.240 image here. So we had a championship presentation ceremony on Raw. No surprise 361 00:27:03.359 --> 00:27:07.440 that we would get a championship presentation ceremony here on SmackDown. You knew it 362 00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:12.039 was coming. So as Triple H was coming to the ring, we had 363 00:27:12.079 --> 00:27:17.519 another glitch. We've had a few of these on WWE programming over the last 364 00:27:17.559 --> 00:27:21.079 few weeks. As far as this QR code is concerned, if you follow 365 00:27:21.160 --> 00:27:26.039 the QR code, it opens a photo of a black, hooded figure. 366 00:27:26.839 --> 00:27:30.880 It's basically someone you're not meant to see the person's face like an illustration, 367 00:27:32.039 --> 00:27:36.359 like a painting. It looked like almost so it's like a black, shadowy, 368 00:27:36.599 --> 00:27:41.759 hooded figure. You see a blue sky with clouds behind this person, 369 00:27:41.920 --> 00:27:48.000 and it reveals the message I'm nobody when you zoom in on the head. 370 00:27:51.000 --> 00:27:56.440 When you click it, it switches to another photo showing black crows and people 371 00:27:56.519 --> 00:28:03.559 from what looks like ancient Greek times, with a video that flashes the message 372 00:28:03.799 --> 00:28:10.039 I set them free out of the MIRI clay opened their eyes while you did 373 00:28:10.200 --> 00:28:15.799 nothing, and then the message cuts abruptly. I learned a long time ago 374 00:28:15.880 --> 00:28:22.039 with the bray Wyatt stuff to not even bother to try to figure out what 375 00:28:22.240 --> 00:28:26.039 a lot of these messages mean. I'm sure people will be hard at work 376 00:28:26.559 --> 00:28:29.920 try to figure out what it means. I know what it means. It 377 00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:33.759 means that Uncle Howdy is on the way. Uncle Howdy and Alexa Bliss are 378 00:28:33.839 --> 00:28:37.920 on the way, possibly as soon as raw this Monday in Alexi's hometown. 379 00:28:40.160 --> 00:28:45.599 That's what it means. Beyond that, I'll leave that to the experts to 380 00:28:45.680 --> 00:28:48.519 figure it out. Have we come up with an answer, by the way, 381 00:28:48.599 --> 00:28:55.000 for mft I wasn't paying attention to the jet. You'll let me know, 382 00:28:56.759 --> 00:28:59.799 so. Triple H said that on the heels of I want to make 383 00:28:59.799 --> 00:29:03.079 sure I do this right, because my god, he was hyping this WrestleMania 384 00:29:03.200 --> 00:29:07.640 up like you wouldn't believe. He said, on the heels of the biggest, 385 00:29:07.720 --> 00:29:12.599 most stupendous, most incredible, earth shattering, ecstasy inducing WrestleMania. I 386 00:29:12.680 --> 00:29:18.279 don't care how attractive your wife or your girlfriend may be, or your mistress, 387 00:29:18.319 --> 00:29:22.200 your gumah, whatever whoever it may be. She may be the most 388 00:29:22.279 --> 00:29:30.160 voluptuous, unbelievably attractive woman in the world, you still will not get the 389 00:29:30.240 --> 00:29:33.920 same state of ecstasy that you will have by watching what was the greatest WrestleMania 390 00:29:34.240 --> 00:29:38.920 of all time. There, did I do a justice? I don't think 391 00:29:38.920 --> 00:29:45.799 he used enough superlatives to describe this year as WrestleMania. He welcomed everybody to 392 00:29:45.839 --> 00:29:51.160 SmackDown, and then he complimented Nick Alls and Adam Pierce for leading their respective 393 00:29:51.200 --> 00:29:56.119 brands, said they're doing a good job all this then introduced the new SmackDown 394 00:29:56.519 --> 00:30:02.839 tag team champions, aust Theory and Grayson Waller. It came to the ring, 395 00:30:03.039 --> 00:30:08.200 Triple H congratulated them on becoming tag Team Champions and said from now on 396 00:30:10.200 --> 00:30:15.920 they will be known as the WWE Tag Team Champions. No surprise there. 397 00:30:15.960 --> 00:30:18.880 It's the same way it was years ago when they had the World Tag Team 398 00:30:18.960 --> 00:30:23.960 titles on Raw, they had the WWE Tag Team titles on SmackDown. It's 399 00:30:25.039 --> 00:30:30.759 no different now. But then they unveiled the new titles, and I actually 400 00:30:30.759 --> 00:30:33.160 have a couple of images here to show you in case you missed it, 401 00:30:33.279 --> 00:30:38.079 but these are the new SmackDown Tag Team titles. Take a look at those. 402 00:30:40.079 --> 00:30:45.759 Aren't those beautiful? Aren't those two beautiful belts? It's nice to be 403 00:30:45.839 --> 00:30:49.119 able to say that here in WWE for a change, two beautiful belt, 404 00:30:49.200 --> 00:30:53.359 two belts that actually looked like wrestling championships that you would want to fight for. 405 00:30:55.000 --> 00:30:59.680 And I love the homage to the classic tag team titles from the eighties 406 00:31:00.759 --> 00:31:03.839 and the SmackDown Tag titles from two thousand and two, which in and of 407 00:31:03.920 --> 00:31:11.160 themselves were an homage to the classic belt from the eighties. You see this 408 00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:14.960 is more like it. And actually there's an even better image here because of 409 00:31:15.039 --> 00:31:18.759 course, it only took a few minutes to get them up on WWE. 410 00:31:18.839 --> 00:31:22.720 Shot for five hundred bucks, but that's a better shot at what the belt 411 00:31:22.759 --> 00:31:25.880 looks like. It did a good job. You know, I could quibble, 412 00:31:25.960 --> 00:31:29.039 and just I hate to even do this because again, I think it's 413 00:31:29.079 --> 00:31:34.880 a really nice belt. I just wish and I again my only thing that 414 00:31:34.960 --> 00:31:40.960 I would change or add to it. I wish the globe had some blue 415 00:31:41.000 --> 00:31:44.400 in it, especially with the belts being on SmackDown. I think that would 416 00:31:44.440 --> 00:31:48.119 make sense. But that's my only quibble. Otherwise, I think the belt 417 00:31:48.160 --> 00:31:53.480 looks gorgeous. I think they nailed it. Happy to be wrong because I 418 00:31:53.559 --> 00:31:56.079 said, you know, on Monday night, I said, look, we're 419 00:31:56.119 --> 00:32:00.119 going to get a version of the Undisputed title and the women title. You 420 00:32:00.200 --> 00:32:05.400 know, because they love their they love their brand consistency. That's why the 421 00:32:05.480 --> 00:32:09.359 tag belts and the Women's World Belt and the World Heavyweight title on Raw they 422 00:32:09.400 --> 00:32:13.319 all have that big gold look. They all have that same basic look, 423 00:32:13.440 --> 00:32:17.359 right, that's like brand synergy. They want that consistency across all the championships, 424 00:32:17.400 --> 00:32:23.400 which I think is unnecessary because realistically, the only belt that matters is 425 00:32:23.440 --> 00:32:29.839 your top title. So I understand them wanting Cody Rhodes to walk around with 426 00:32:29.960 --> 00:32:34.480 the giant logo belt because that's what people see. Right when the Super Bowl 427 00:32:34.599 --> 00:32:37.559 winners go out there on parade, they have the belt with the big logo 428 00:32:37.720 --> 00:32:40.119 on it, and the team that wins the Stanley Cup is hoisting the cup 429 00:32:40.240 --> 00:32:44.039 up and they have their parade. There's the big logo belt, the baseball 430 00:32:44.119 --> 00:32:50.599 belts. I get it. It doesn't really matter though, if the Intercontinental 431 00:32:50.680 --> 00:32:53.559 title, which at least looks different, doesn't look the same as the other 432 00:32:53.640 --> 00:32:57.279 belts on the brand. That's what I like about though. That's what I 433 00:32:57.440 --> 00:33:00.759 like about the US title and the Intercontinental title. But this, right here, 434 00:33:01.160 --> 00:33:04.440 this they nailed it. So I was happy to be wrong. So 435 00:33:04.559 --> 00:33:07.319 I thought it was just going to be another version of the Undisputed Belt. 436 00:33:07.920 --> 00:33:13.119 So Triple H offered them a handshake, and they blew him off, and 437 00:33:13.240 --> 00:33:19.440 instead, Waller in theory decided to shake each other's hands and mock Triple H. 438 00:33:20.480 --> 00:33:22.519 All. This got hot when he saw this, and he said that 439 00:33:22.599 --> 00:33:28.200 if they disrespect Triple H like that again, he would make them disappear for 440 00:33:28.359 --> 00:33:35.039 good. This guy thinks he's Tony DiAngelo here. He then said the fatal 441 00:33:35.119 --> 00:33:38.720 four way to decide the next challenger for the tag team titles was happening right 442 00:33:38.799 --> 00:33:44.680 now, and if they wanted to focus on comedy, their titles would disappear 443 00:33:45.599 --> 00:33:50.839 very soon. Now. Before that match, we went backstage. We had 444 00:33:50.880 --> 00:33:55.039 a segment with Naomi who was interviewed by Caleb Braxton, and she said that 445 00:33:55.119 --> 00:34:00.400 she would make the most of her opportunity against Bailey tonight, it would not 446 00:34:00.519 --> 00:34:04.960 let friendship derail her chances. She reminded us that it's been over two years 447 00:34:05.640 --> 00:34:12.239 since she had a singles title match here in WWE, so she says she 448 00:34:12.280 --> 00:34:15.360 would bring the same energy that she did last week when she beat Tiffany Stratton 449 00:34:15.440 --> 00:34:19.840 tonight when she gets in the ring with Bailey, she looks forward to walking 450 00:34:19.880 --> 00:34:25.599 into the draft next week as the new WWE Women's Champion. And then we 451 00:34:25.679 --> 00:34:29.880 had a fatal four way. We had the Street Profits, We had the 452 00:34:29.960 --> 00:34:37.760 new Catch Republic, Angel and Humberto representing Legato del Fantasma and Aop representing the 453 00:34:37.920 --> 00:34:44.880 Final Testament. Tyler Bait tried to lift Razar, but he couldn't ultimately, 454 00:34:45.800 --> 00:34:50.199 so this was one of the cool spots of the match. Tried to get 455 00:34:50.239 --> 00:34:53.800 him up and it took almost everybody else in the ring helping him lift this 456 00:34:54.039 --> 00:34:59.320 man. But then they let go and he had Razar on his shoulders and 457 00:34:59.480 --> 00:35:04.440 he started to do an airplane spin with him, but then almost immediately got 458 00:35:04.480 --> 00:35:07.199 booted in the face and then dropped him. But the fans were into it 459 00:35:07.280 --> 00:35:08.760 though. When he had him up on his shoulders and he was about to 460 00:35:08.800 --> 00:35:13.519 give this guy an airplane spin, the fans were with him on that Angel 461 00:35:14.440 --> 00:35:19.519 dropped kick bait who was on Humberto's shoulders at one point, got a good 462 00:35:19.599 --> 00:35:22.320 near fall out of that. Baiton done, They came back and worked dueling 463 00:35:22.440 --> 00:35:28.760 ankle locks on Legato until they kicked their way out. Aop was dominating. 464 00:35:29.480 --> 00:35:32.239 Set the new Catch Republic up for their finish, but Baiton Dunn countered out 465 00:35:32.280 --> 00:35:37.519 of it. All four teams started brawling. Humberto ran it, Angelo Dawkins. 466 00:35:37.639 --> 00:35:45.360 Dawkins, though shoulder blocked Umberto halfway across the ring, and Montese four 467 00:35:45.440 --> 00:35:49.559 tagged in landed a blockbuster on Humberto, who was on Dawkin's shoulders, got 468 00:35:49.559 --> 00:35:52.760 the doomsday blockbuster, got a good near fall out of it, though Pete 469 00:35:52.840 --> 00:36:00.320 Dunn broke up the pen attempt done pulled off Dawkins glove because Angelo Dawkins i 470 00:36:00.400 --> 00:36:05.320 guess he's Michael Jackson or something. He's got like the glove on his hand, 471 00:36:06.039 --> 00:36:08.760 so he pulled the glove off and he bent the fingers. Bait tagged 472 00:36:08.800 --> 00:36:13.079 into the match. There was a three man dive to the floor from Bait, 473 00:36:13.280 --> 00:36:16.719 Dunn and montese Ford who went over the post. We've seen him do 474 00:36:16.800 --> 00:36:21.400 that before. He took out. Might have been Akeem Actually no, it 475 00:36:21.480 --> 00:36:22.719 might have been Razarre. I think it might have been razarred that he took 476 00:36:22.760 --> 00:36:30.440 out. But Humberto and Angel they isolated Tyler Bait and they hit their finish. 477 00:36:30.800 --> 00:36:36.800 Humberto dove onto Pete Dunn on the floor. Angel then attempted a pin 478 00:36:36.920 --> 00:36:40.360 after he hit a springboard moon salt. Montes Ford, though, broke it 479 00:36:40.480 --> 00:36:45.360 up with a frog splash. Ford and Dawkins hit their revelation finished on Angel 480 00:36:45.440 --> 00:36:51.840 and they pinned him to become number one contenders to the tag team titles. 481 00:36:52.440 --> 00:36:53.920 I thought it was a fun match. There were some cool spots in here. 482 00:36:55.000 --> 00:36:59.559 One criticism of this, You know you do a match like this with 483 00:37:00.599 --> 00:37:02.679 because these men had to tag in and out, and when you do a 484 00:37:02.760 --> 00:37:07.639 match like this with tags, unless it's an elimination match, very dumb. 485 00:37:07.719 --> 00:37:12.800 Very very dumb. This should have just been a tornado match with no tags, 486 00:37:13.840 --> 00:37:15.679 but you know, Done and Bait. Their offense is getting over. 487 00:37:16.519 --> 00:37:20.199 The people are into it when they're hitting those moves. They're fun to watch, 488 00:37:20.320 --> 00:37:24.039 especially Tyler Bait. It's fun to watch. But given that Grayson Waller 489 00:37:24.079 --> 00:37:28.199 and Austin Theory are the champions right here. You knew coming into this that 490 00:37:28.280 --> 00:37:30.920 it was either going to be the Street Profits or the New Catch Republic that 491 00:37:31.119 --> 00:37:36.199 was going to be the likely match of Backlash and New Catch Republic. They 492 00:37:36.199 --> 00:37:38.599 already had their shot at the Judgment Day, they had their their one on 493 00:37:38.760 --> 00:37:45.000 one tag match at Elimination Chamber, so it made sense that the Street Profits 494 00:37:45.039 --> 00:37:47.719 would go over here and now they're going to get the next shot. Today's 495 00:37:47.760 --> 00:37:52.400 episode is sponsored by Betterhelp. You know. Coming out of WrestleMania Weekend, 496 00:37:52.800 --> 00:37:57.760 I can say that my social battery is basically running on empty right now. 497 00:37:58.159 --> 00:38:00.760 This time of year for me is usually my busy is. 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Make sure you take advantage of it. 523 00:39:38.239 --> 00:39:44.639 Betterhelp dot com slash solo Monster. Bailey was interviewed in the back by 524 00:39:44.679 --> 00:39:49.199 Byron Sachston, and she said that she appreciates being the champion right now, 525 00:39:49.320 --> 00:39:55.159 especially since she's the only women champion in WWE OH singles. She kind of 526 00:39:55.239 --> 00:40:00.559 neglected the women's tag team titles. I can't say that I I blame her, 527 00:40:00.719 --> 00:40:05.960 but yeah, she is currently the only single women's champion in WWE. 528 00:40:07.320 --> 00:40:10.400 Has nothing to do with her relationship status. It's just that, one on 529 00:40:10.559 --> 00:40:15.159 one, there is no women's World champion for a few more days on Raw. 530 00:40:15.639 --> 00:40:19.199 She said that the draft might change things next week, but her being 531 00:40:19.320 --> 00:40:23.519 champion is not going to change anytime soon now Elsewhere in the back, Paul 532 00:40:23.599 --> 00:40:29.320 Haman apologized to Solo's sokoa for not being able to find Kevin Owens, but 533 00:40:29.760 --> 00:40:31.320 he promised him that he would find him. Right He's got to be here 534 00:40:31.440 --> 00:40:37.400 somewhere, and he promised him that he would find him. Solo walked straight 535 00:40:37.440 --> 00:40:40.079 ahead, never said a word. He just walked straight ahead into the gorilla 536 00:40:40.159 --> 00:40:45.079 position and then stopped, and Paul followed him, and Hayman promised him that 537 00:40:45.440 --> 00:40:51.320 I'm not trying to piss you off, but respectfully. He told Solo that 538 00:40:51.880 --> 00:40:55.920 he's making decisions that are not his to be made yet. He said one 539 00:40:57.039 --> 00:41:00.840 day they will be, but not now, not here. These are decisions 540 00:41:00.920 --> 00:41:07.519 that can only be made by one man. And Solo cut him off and 541 00:41:07.719 --> 00:41:13.400 asked him, are you done yet? Are you? And Hayman asked Solo 542 00:41:13.519 --> 00:41:20.360 if his MFT is coming with him. Solo smirked, flashed his taped up 543 00:41:21.000 --> 00:41:24.000 thumb, and then they hit his music and he and Hayman behind him. 544 00:41:24.039 --> 00:41:30.159 They walked out to the ring. They got into the ring, they stood 545 00:41:30.199 --> 00:41:35.199 in the ring, and then they went to commercial. So I guess they 546 00:41:35.280 --> 00:41:39.840 stood there for about five minutes until they finally came back. When they came 547 00:41:39.920 --> 00:41:44.320 back, Paul Hayman said, he doesn't know if there is a list of 548 00:41:44.360 --> 00:41:50.679 the most brilliant backstage politicians in WWE, But if there was such a list, 549 00:41:51.199 --> 00:41:52.119 you could have just stopped right there. I can tell you right now 550 00:41:52.119 --> 00:41:57.639 who's at the top of that list. Brother, It's number one, and 551 00:41:57.719 --> 00:42:00.119 then everybody else is a distant number two. You could put Triple h on 552 00:42:00.199 --> 00:42:04.719 there. You could put Sean Michael's on there, you can put anybody you 553 00:42:04.800 --> 00:42:08.840 want to on there. It's brother, and then everybody else behind him. 554 00:42:09.239 --> 00:42:13.599 If there was a Hall of Fame induction for the biggest politician in the history 555 00:42:13.639 --> 00:42:19.719 of the business across multiple companies, Hulk Cogan would be a multi time Hall 556 00:42:19.800 --> 00:42:22.159 of I guess he is a multi time Hall of Famer, right, isn't 557 00:42:22.199 --> 00:42:25.079 he a two time Hall of Famer? I believe they put him in twice. 558 00:42:25.119 --> 00:42:30.239 I could be wrong. I thought they did. But anyway, Hayman, 559 00:42:30.480 --> 00:42:34.599 he was insinuating that he would be near the top of that list. 560 00:42:36.239 --> 00:42:40.079 So allow him to explain to us the backstage politics going on right now within 561 00:42:40.239 --> 00:42:45.280 the bloodline. He says, the premier act in all of WWA in the 562 00:42:45.400 --> 00:42:53.239 history of WWA. Now the fans started a loud we want Roman chant, 563 00:42:55.239 --> 00:43:00.320 or the production truck did, and then the fans caught onto it. And 564 00:43:00.360 --> 00:43:04.599 the only reason I say that because people were chanting, we want Roman. 565 00:43:05.440 --> 00:43:08.679 But it was almost a little too convenient because it had to happen to lead 566 00:43:08.760 --> 00:43:15.119 into the next part of this segment, so I wouldn't be surprised if they 567 00:43:15.920 --> 00:43:20.039 chewed it up, piped it in. Didn't take much for the fans to 568 00:43:20.159 --> 00:43:28.239 follow suit, and now they're chanting we want Roman, so Hayman. After 569 00:43:28.320 --> 00:43:31.159 it finally died down, he assured us that as the wise man for your 570 00:43:31.360 --> 00:43:37.840 tribal and then Solo angrily snatched the microphone out of his hand before he could 571 00:43:37.880 --> 00:43:45.400 finish. Solo started taking some steps forward. He's looking into the camera and 572 00:43:45.559 --> 00:43:50.639 he starts talking, but he kept getting booed like he was a dominic mysterio 573 00:43:50.760 --> 00:43:58.360 out there. Finally, he said he had last week he had to lose 574 00:43:58.480 --> 00:44:05.920 a brother in order for him to find a new one, his mft Tama 575 00:44:06.440 --> 00:44:10.360 Tanga. And at that point he looked to the stage and we saw Kevin 576 00:44:10.440 --> 00:44:15.440 Owens. He got thrown out. He's stumbling around on the floor and he 577 00:44:15.599 --> 00:44:21.960 is bleeding, and then we see Tomatonga. He comes sauntering out from the 578 00:44:22.079 --> 00:44:24.840 back. Obviously not real blood because why the fuck are you gonna why you 579 00:44:25.039 --> 00:44:30.199 fuck are you gonna blade in the back? Right kind of stupid. Plus 580 00:44:30.239 --> 00:44:35.039 you could tell it was It was actually quite comical because he comes out there 581 00:44:35.519 --> 00:44:38.880 and you could tell when they do these things because it is so dark red. 582 00:44:39.639 --> 00:44:45.039 The blood is so dark, and it was like covering the entire left 583 00:44:45.079 --> 00:44:47.639 side of his face, and there was a point like on his skull, 584 00:44:47.760 --> 00:44:52.599 like the side top portion of his head. It looked like he had been 585 00:44:52.639 --> 00:44:55.199 shot in the head and had a hole blown through his skull. So I 586 00:44:55.199 --> 00:45:01.679 don't know what Tomatonga did to this guy, but getting blood here on WA 587 00:45:01.880 --> 00:45:06.559 real or not. You know, we're getting blood here on WWE television, 588 00:45:06.599 --> 00:45:09.000 And that's fine when it's used selectively, I have no problem with that, 589 00:45:09.159 --> 00:45:15.159 like for an angle like this, so owens he stumbled all the way down 590 00:45:15.360 --> 00:45:22.480 to the base of the aisleway and finally he collapsed there. Referees came out 591 00:45:22.519 --> 00:45:27.800 to tend to him. Tama walked to the ring, got inside, and 592 00:45:28.280 --> 00:45:31.519 inside the ring, he threw up the finger salute, as did Solo and 593 00:45:31.719 --> 00:45:36.480 Hayman. But then Kevin Owens came back because they were trying to take him 594 00:45:36.480 --> 00:45:39.840 to the back. He comes back down and tries to fight both of them. 595 00:45:39.920 --> 00:45:43.480 He got double team though in the end he put it. He put 596 00:45:43.559 --> 00:45:45.039 up a fight. They got him in the ring. He put up a 597 00:45:45.119 --> 00:45:51.159 fight until Solo spiked him in the throat and then Toma pounced on him. 598 00:45:51.960 --> 00:45:55.599 Tama went outside to go grab a chair. He brings the chair back inside. 599 00:45:55.679 --> 00:45:58.559 Now, Nick, all this is in the ring. Not only are 600 00:45:58.559 --> 00:46:00.039 all the referees in the ring, but all this is in the ring. 601 00:46:01.320 --> 00:46:07.079 Still recovering. I guess from his torn his torn biceps tendon, right, 602 00:46:07.159 --> 00:46:08.599 it was a bicep that he tore. He had surgery for it a few 603 00:46:08.599 --> 00:46:13.440 weeks ago. So he's not wrestling, so he doesn't have to miss any 604 00:46:13.719 --> 00:46:15.719 time at all on TV. And he's not even in a cast anymore. 605 00:46:15.880 --> 00:46:22.000 So he must be doing well. I guess he's convalescing well. Moxley disagrees 606 00:46:22.039 --> 00:46:24.719 with me about the blood. I'm sure, mom, I'm sure Moxley does. 607 00:46:25.599 --> 00:46:29.559 I'm sure he does. You know when Moxley wakes up tomorrow morning. 608 00:46:29.599 --> 00:46:31.079 In the morning, the birds are gonna be chirping. The sun is gonna 609 00:46:31.079 --> 00:46:34.599 be shining. He's gonna wake up. He's gonna be a fucking pool of 610 00:46:34.639 --> 00:46:37.480 blood in his bed. That's all this guy does. He bleeds all day, 611 00:46:37.599 --> 00:46:43.320 morning, noon, and night. Probably it looks like a crime scene 612 00:46:43.360 --> 00:46:47.960 in that man's bedroom. I'm sure he would disagree with me. So all 613 00:46:49.039 --> 00:46:52.519 this is in the ring and he's warning Tama, don't do it, don't 614 00:46:52.639 --> 00:46:58.039 use that chair. So Solo takes the chair away from him, calls off 615 00:46:58.119 --> 00:47:01.400 the dogs. They left the ring, they walked up to the stage. 616 00:47:02.239 --> 00:47:07.559 Toma threw the finger up first, then Solo. It's like the little things 617 00:47:07.599 --> 00:47:12.320 here. Solo turns to look and make sure Paul Hayman is going to do 618 00:47:12.400 --> 00:47:15.719 the same, and Paul quickly puts the finger up, and then Solo puts 619 00:47:15.760 --> 00:47:19.920 the finger up as well. Hayman is out there looking just as scared as 620 00:47:19.960 --> 00:47:23.480 he did last week. I am still trying to figure out this MFT stuff. 621 00:47:23.599 --> 00:47:29.039 But again, Solo is he's killing it right now. It's only been 622 00:47:29.079 --> 00:47:32.000 a week, it's been two shows so far, but Solo is killing it 623 00:47:32.119 --> 00:47:35.960 right now. It's a nice change with him in the driver's seat, even 624 00:47:36.000 --> 00:47:40.559 if he's not really the one driving the car ultimately, and credit to them. 625 00:47:40.599 --> 00:47:44.039 I think it's only been two episodes so far, but they've done a 626 00:47:44.079 --> 00:47:49.719 good job already of establishing Solo Sokova and Tomatonga more importantly, who just debuted 627 00:47:50.440 --> 00:47:53.519 as two of the biggest players on the entire show. We haven't even heard 628 00:47:53.599 --> 00:47:59.000 Tomatonga say more than a few words, you know. The only thing we 629 00:47:59.119 --> 00:48:04.559 have heard Tomatonga to say was backstage outside the trainer's room where Jimmy was last 630 00:48:04.599 --> 00:48:07.920 week, when he walked up to Hayman and said, by orders of the 631 00:48:07.000 --> 00:48:12.159 tribal chief, and that's it. He hasn't come out and cut a promo 632 00:48:12.320 --> 00:48:16.239 yet or anything like that, and already he feels just he's part of the 633 00:48:16.280 --> 00:48:21.440 bloodline, you know, it's like he's been there for forever. So they're 634 00:48:21.480 --> 00:48:27.079 doing a good job with that so far. And even if I'm right on 635 00:48:27.239 --> 00:48:34.880 what I said before and they did pipe in the loud, we want roman 636 00:48:34.960 --> 00:48:38.039 chant, you know, even if that is what they what they did, 637 00:48:39.079 --> 00:48:47.000 you know, it's I would liken it to someone who accidentally or otherwise starts 638 00:48:47.039 --> 00:48:52.599 a wildfire, right and it could be as simple as someone putting a cigarette 639 00:48:52.000 --> 00:48:54.679 right all of a sudden before you know it, acres and acres are a 640 00:48:54.760 --> 00:48:59.760 blaze, right. All it takes is that little spark and so here, 641 00:49:00.000 --> 00:49:02.639 Even if they did that, it didn't take much to get the people in 642 00:49:02.719 --> 00:49:07.239 the building here in Pittsburgh tonight to start chanting for Roman rains. That does 643 00:49:07.320 --> 00:49:12.599 not surprise me at all, because I always thought when we got to this 644 00:49:12.719 --> 00:49:15.519 point that Roman finally did lose the title, that was the beginning of the 645 00:49:16.000 --> 00:49:21.119 Mega Baby faster and this is only the beginning of it. We're not going 646 00:49:21.159 --> 00:49:23.559 to see Roman for a while. He's filming movies. He's pictures of him 647 00:49:23.639 --> 00:49:28.719 on the set of movies and stuff. We may not see him until deep 648 00:49:28.760 --> 00:49:32.119 into the summer, closer to summer slim. We're at summer slim. But 649 00:49:32.280 --> 00:49:37.760 already the people are chanting for Roman rings. They are embracing Roman rains. 650 00:49:37.840 --> 00:49:43.840 They want to see Roman rains. And it's only been two weeks since WrestleMania. 651 00:49:43.960 --> 00:49:46.239 So imagine if they continue to let it build and let it simmer, 652 00:49:46.760 --> 00:49:51.360 what the reaction will be that first time we see him back on TV, 653 00:49:51.599 --> 00:49:54.159 or if he runs out, you know, to interfere in a pay per 654 00:49:54.239 --> 00:49:58.199 view match. If what say, Rock came back for a match with Cody 655 00:49:58.239 --> 00:50:01.800 at SummerSlam as opposed to wrestle Manya next year. Maybe Roman shows up. 656 00:50:02.519 --> 00:50:07.159 Whenever it is. People are going to go nuts for this guy. You 657 00:50:07.239 --> 00:50:12.079 know, he is going to be Superman to these fans. You know, 658 00:50:12.280 --> 00:50:15.119 ultimately when he comes back, and he'll be as over as he has never 659 00:50:15.199 --> 00:50:19.639 been. He'll be more over than he was when they pushed him as a 660 00:50:19.679 --> 00:50:22.440 baby face the first time. He'll be more over than he was as the 661 00:50:22.519 --> 00:50:25.119 tribal chief the last three and a half years. And then we will get 662 00:50:25.159 --> 00:50:29.840 the eventual reunion with the USOS, and that'll be a whole other chapter of 663 00:50:29.880 --> 00:50:37.800 the story that unfolds Jacob fatsu I still am of the opinion that we could 664 00:50:37.920 --> 00:50:43.639 very well see Jacob Fatu debut of Backlash to cost Jay Usso his World Heavyweight 665 00:50:43.719 --> 00:50:47.960 title match against Damian Priest, just because even though he's he's removed from the 666 00:50:49.000 --> 00:50:53.000 bloodline, Jay is if we are eventually going to get the reunion with him 667 00:50:53.000 --> 00:50:58.199 and Jimmy, which we will, and the reunion with the USOS and Roman, 668 00:50:58.280 --> 00:51:01.400 which we will, he he has to be reintroduced into this story at 669 00:51:01.480 --> 00:51:06.360 some point. Maybe it's too soon, but That's why I could easily see 670 00:51:06.400 --> 00:51:10.480 it's a big opportunity for him, and I could see the bloodline factoring into 671 00:51:10.519 --> 00:51:14.360 that in some way. But then I see what they did tonight here on 672 00:51:14.440 --> 00:51:17.400 SmackDown, and what might be more realistic is if Kevin Owens is involved in 673 00:51:17.480 --> 00:51:22.960 this, Kevin Owens is going to need some help, and so who would 674 00:51:22.960 --> 00:51:27.599 be the most logical person for Kevin Owens to go to. I guess it 675 00:51:27.639 --> 00:51:30.199 would be Sammy's ain, but it's not going to be him. Randy Orton, 676 00:51:30.719 --> 00:51:36.159 who we have not seen since Wressel made. I could see Kevin Owens 677 00:51:36.199 --> 00:51:39.159 and Randy Orton coming together for a match, maybe a backlash against Solo, 678 00:51:39.280 --> 00:51:45.599 Socoa and Tomatonga, and maybe that's where we find the next newest member of 679 00:51:45.719 --> 00:51:51.360 the bloodline, which would be Jacob Fatu, and he helps Solo and tom 680 00:51:51.440 --> 00:51:53.480 Awin. Now we have an all new bloodline. We have Solo, we 681 00:51:53.559 --> 00:51:58.199 have tom Oh, we have Fatu, and then the story goes on from 682 00:51:58.280 --> 00:52:02.119 there. That seems a little more realistic to me. I think Orton and 683 00:52:02.280 --> 00:52:07.480 Owens's partners makes sense against these two, So we'll see. But again, 684 00:52:07.639 --> 00:52:09.920 I am enjoying the story so far. You know they're taking it in a 685 00:52:09.960 --> 00:52:14.800 different direction, which they had to do, and I'm all in. I'm 686 00:52:14.800 --> 00:52:15.559 all in on it. I want to see where they go with it. 687 00:52:15.639 --> 00:52:21.360 They have my interest, they have my attention. Now. After a break, 688 00:52:22.039 --> 00:52:29.280 Paul Hayman was shown walking backstage and Nick all This grabbed him and pulled 689 00:52:29.320 --> 00:52:35.280 him out into the parking lot to show him Toma Tonga's rental car had crashed 690 00:52:35.360 --> 00:52:43.280 into Kevin Owens rental car. Uh oh, I guess that rental car company's 691 00:52:43.320 --> 00:52:47.519 not going to rent to wrestlers anymore. So all This wanted to know what 692 00:52:47.679 --> 00:52:52.599 this was all about, and Hayman obviously had no idea. He looked as 693 00:52:52.679 --> 00:52:57.679 surprised as anybody, and all This told him he said, look, I'm 694 00:52:57.719 --> 00:53:02.079 not going to accept this savage behavior. And he said Hayman needs to make 695 00:53:02.119 --> 00:53:07.480 the bloodline aware of that as well. The draft is next week, he 696 00:53:07.559 --> 00:53:09.480 says, all the top brass are going to be there, and I mean 697 00:53:09.599 --> 00:53:15.159 the top brass. Said they've got their eyes on things, and he reminded 698 00:53:15.239 --> 00:53:21.920 Hayman that losing was not the only thing that had consequences, because remember what 699 00:53:22.000 --> 00:53:27.079 Hayman said last week, Losing has consequences. That's why they lost their locker 700 00:53:27.159 --> 00:53:30.760 room. And then Solo would say to Hayman, you said losing has consequences, 701 00:53:30.840 --> 00:53:32.760 right, And then that's when they kicked Jimmy out of the group. 702 00:53:35.280 --> 00:53:39.480 So Nick all, this is laying down the hammer here and we'll see what 703 00:53:39.559 --> 00:53:44.039 happens now, because next Friday is night one of the draft, and then 704 00:53:44.119 --> 00:53:49.039 that carries over into raw the following Monday, that's night too. In the 705 00:53:49.119 --> 00:53:54.159 arena, Carlito made his entrance with Zelina Vega for his match with Santos Escobar, 706 00:53:54.239 --> 00:54:00.159 who was out with Electro Lopez. They aired an interview with Legato El 707 00:54:00.239 --> 00:54:07.039 Phantasma from earlier in the day. Santo said that if he had attacked Dragonly, 708 00:54:07.119 --> 00:54:09.039 if he was the one who attacked Dragonly, he said that he would 709 00:54:09.039 --> 00:54:15.519 take credit for it. Carlito had control early. He dropped kicked Escobar to 710 00:54:15.599 --> 00:54:20.079 the outside, followed that up with a drop kick that sent Santos onto the 711 00:54:20.079 --> 00:54:25.400 announced desk. Carlito then hit a springboard splash onto Escobar outside and then he 712 00:54:25.800 --> 00:54:30.719 hoisted Zelina up on his shoulders and they posed and that took us into the 713 00:54:30.559 --> 00:54:36.960 commercial break. Oh that's four, okay, that makes four bre modes so 714 00:54:37.119 --> 00:54:42.039 far finished the story. I know its four. I got one finger left 715 00:54:42.079 --> 00:54:45.440 here. We got at least one more to go. After the break, 716 00:54:45.599 --> 00:54:50.559 Escobar had control landed a hurricroana from the second rope for a two count. 717 00:54:51.000 --> 00:54:54.360 Carlito fired up. He hit a series of clothes lines and a running knee 718 00:54:54.400 --> 00:54:59.880 lift. Then he went to the top, but Electro Lopez distracted the referee 719 00:55:00.039 --> 00:55:06.880 until Selina Vega got involved. Vega jumped off the apron and tried for a 720 00:55:07.360 --> 00:55:13.119 rana to take her down, but Lopez held her and then the idea was 721 00:55:13.199 --> 00:55:15.400 she's going to swing her into the barricade, and that's what she did, 722 00:55:15.599 --> 00:55:22.400 except not really. She didn't really make contact, so that didn't really work. 723 00:55:22.639 --> 00:55:27.280 So while the referee was over breaking up the women, Carlito was kind 724 00:55:27.320 --> 00:55:30.280 of in the ropes. I think he was climbing back into the ring and 725 00:55:30.480 --> 00:55:34.079 Escobar kicked the rope and low blowed him and then hit the phantom driver for 726 00:55:34.159 --> 00:55:37.519 the wind. Not really much of a match. Carlito was out there. 727 00:55:37.920 --> 00:55:43.320 He looked like he was moving in slow motion, and he's looked that way 728 00:55:43.360 --> 00:55:47.519 in a few matches since he came back. We'll see if they keep all 729 00:55:47.559 --> 00:55:52.599 the factions together. I think generally they do. They've even moved factions in 730 00:55:52.679 --> 00:55:54.800 the draft before. I don't know. That doesn't mean it's going to work 731 00:55:54.840 --> 00:55:59.679 the same way this year. We'll see if they break up any of these 732 00:55:59.719 --> 00:56:07.800 groups, but whether they split Carlito away from the LWO via the draft or 733 00:56:08.079 --> 00:56:10.800 they shoot the angle, which is what I think they will do with him 734 00:56:10.880 --> 00:56:15.320 going heel, he's going to be the one revealed as the person who attacked 735 00:56:15.360 --> 00:56:20.119 Dragonly. I mean, it's the story that makes the most sense. Carlito 736 00:56:20.239 --> 00:56:24.400 is not doing anything right now. He's not doing anything right now, so 737 00:56:24.719 --> 00:56:29.679 the more interesting story would be they've added another new member in Dragon Lee, 738 00:56:29.800 --> 00:56:34.840 who we have not seen since he was attacked backstage before WrestleMania that took him 739 00:56:34.880 --> 00:56:38.119 out of WrestleMania. If you remember, we don't need all these people in 740 00:56:38.159 --> 00:56:43.679 the LWO. Now. The LWO is actually down a member. So the 741 00:56:43.840 --> 00:56:49.000 LWO is supposed to be Raymistereo, Dragonle, Carlitos, Alina Vega, Joaquin 742 00:56:49.079 --> 00:56:53.159 Wilde, and Cruise del Toro. I don't know exactly what the injury is, 743 00:56:53.559 --> 00:57:00.519 but Del Toro just underwent surgery on his arm, so Cruise del Toro 744 00:57:00.800 --> 00:57:02.880 is going to be gone for a very long time, so he They're already 745 00:57:04.000 --> 00:57:07.159 down one member in the LWO. But I just don't think Carlito needs to 746 00:57:07.199 --> 00:57:10.400 stay in the group if they've added Dragon Lee, so I think the heel 747 00:57:10.480 --> 00:57:17.360 turn is inevitable at this point. Kayla Braxton was up in a luxury box 748 00:57:17.559 --> 00:57:23.000 with the members of Damage Control. Dakota Kai said that eos Sky will eventually 749 00:57:23.039 --> 00:57:27.880 get her title back and that they were there to watch two people they don't 750 00:57:28.000 --> 00:57:32.719 like tear into each other in the main event tonight, and she reminded everybody 751 00:57:32.800 --> 00:57:37.679 that the Kabuki Warriors were still the women's tag team champions, And just like 752 00:57:37.800 --> 00:57:43.079 that, Jade Cargill's music hits and in the adjacent luxury box, right next 753 00:57:43.119 --> 00:57:46.519 to theirs, there's Jade and there's Bianca bell Air. So everybody's got a 754 00:57:46.559 --> 00:57:50.000 seat for the main event coming up. But before we get to the main 755 00:57:50.039 --> 00:57:54.679 event, we had Cody Rhodes. Now, the Raw Crew is currently on 756 00:57:54.840 --> 00:57:59.519 tour in the UK. They had a show at the Two in London tonight. 757 00:58:00.360 --> 00:58:01.840 I don't know if that's when they shot this or they just wanted it 758 00:58:01.920 --> 00:58:05.440 to look that way, but they showed Cody Rhoades. It looked like he 759 00:58:05.519 --> 00:58:08.679 had just wrestled the match at the belt around his waist. He was backstage 760 00:58:09.960 --> 00:58:14.880 and so they were going to get comments from him about finding out that AJ 761 00:58:15.079 --> 00:58:20.880 Styles is his opponent at Backlash. So this was Cody's response. He said 762 00:58:20.880 --> 00:58:24.719 he was in undiscovered country now that he has gotten the big belt from the 763 00:58:24.760 --> 00:58:30.840 big place. He commented on AJ winning tonight and said that it's going to 764 00:58:30.880 --> 00:58:34.559 be two Georgia boys going at it in France for the first time ever. 765 00:58:35.159 --> 00:58:39.039 Said that AJ rarely misses and neither does he, and that was it. 766 00:58:39.639 --> 00:58:43.360 Next week they're going to have a contract signing. I'm sure that'll be more 767 00:58:44.639 --> 00:58:47.119 Hopefully that'll be a little more engaging here than what we got from Cody in 768 00:58:47.159 --> 00:58:51.559 this promo, but they're saving that for next week. So the main event 769 00:58:51.719 --> 00:58:57.159 was Bailey's first title defense since winning the WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania. She 770 00:58:57.280 --> 00:59:02.239 put her title on the line here against her good friend Naomi. Really cool 771 00:59:02.599 --> 00:59:06.480 the way they shot the intros for this, and they always do the in 772 00:59:06.639 --> 00:59:10.599 ring intros for title matches, but here like they had this like zoomed in 773 00:59:10.800 --> 00:59:15.480 shot of Mike Rome and then they would cut over to the challenger and then 774 00:59:15.480 --> 00:59:19.280 they cut over to the champion. But just the way they shot it I 775 00:59:19.360 --> 00:59:22.199 thought was very cool. It reminded me of like a boxing fight, you 776 00:59:22.280 --> 00:59:27.559 know, the way they did it. Naomi went for a quick pin attempt 777 00:59:27.880 --> 00:59:32.000 and got a one count. Both women exchanged some offense early on. Bailey 778 00:59:32.079 --> 00:59:37.159 hit a pair of armsdrag takedowns, then she ran the ropes until Naomi caught 779 00:59:37.199 --> 00:59:42.360 her with a kick and then an inside cradle for a one count. Both 780 00:59:42.400 --> 00:59:47.119 women exchanged pin attempts until they hit a double crossbody block to slow things down. 781 00:59:47.400 --> 00:59:52.559 You know, we already had a double running cross body block in the 782 00:59:52.679 --> 00:59:54.159 opening match on this show. I don't think we need to be seeing that 783 00:59:54.280 --> 01:00:00.480 spot twice on the same show, Naomi hit a rear view for a two 784 01:00:00.599 --> 01:00:04.960 count. She went up top hit a cross body for another two. She 785 01:00:05.119 --> 01:00:07.320 came Bailey. Bailey, though, caught her with a belly to back suplex 786 01:00:07.400 --> 01:00:10.119 and then went to the top. She tried for an elbow drop, but 787 01:00:10.239 --> 01:00:15.320 Naomi got the knees up. Naomi went to the apron hit a facebuster, 788 01:00:15.760 --> 01:00:19.920 then she went for a split legged moon salt, but Bailey got her legs 789 01:00:20.000 --> 01:00:22.159 up to counter, Bailey went back up to the top. This time she 790 01:00:22.280 --> 01:00:25.920 hit the elbow drop for a earfall. After that, she tried to set 791 01:00:27.000 --> 01:00:30.239 up for a rose plant, but Naomi countered and worked a submission hold until 792 01:00:30.320 --> 01:00:36.239 Bailey was able to turn that into a pin attempt. So the two women 793 01:00:36.360 --> 01:00:39.079 stood at this point and they're basically like, come on, let's go, 794 01:00:39.440 --> 01:00:43.239 you know, give me your best show. Its like a New Japan exchange. 795 01:00:43.280 --> 01:00:46.320 They had here of elbows back and forth. Naomi hit a step up 796 01:00:46.400 --> 01:00:52.239 knee that sent Bailey to the floor. Naomi then hit a springboard splash on 797 01:00:52.440 --> 01:00:55.800 Bailey at ringside. Bailey came back though with a Bailey to belly onto the 798 01:00:55.960 --> 01:01:04.719 top of the announced table. Then out of nowhere, Tiffany Stratton appears and 799 01:01:05.000 --> 01:01:10.920 she first attacked Bailey and then she went after Naomi, and that I guess 800 01:01:12.000 --> 01:01:15.119 that rendered this match and no contest. We never did get an announcement, 801 01:01:15.039 --> 01:01:20.280 so I'm not quite sure what happened there. But Stratton got them both in 802 01:01:20.360 --> 01:01:23.440 the ring, line them up flat right next to each other, and then 803 01:01:24.039 --> 01:01:30.360 hit her prettiest moon salt ever onto both women, and then she posed on 804 01:01:30.519 --> 01:01:35.639 the middle rope to close out the show. The match itself, I thought 805 01:01:35.880 --> 01:01:40.840 was it was decent, a little too tentative, I thought in some spots. 806 01:01:43.000 --> 01:01:45.079 But now it looks like we may be headed for a triple threat match 807 01:01:45.159 --> 01:01:49.000 a backlash. You know, we got no winner here in this match, 808 01:01:49.119 --> 01:01:52.880 so it's not like one woman lost, why would she get another shot? 809 01:01:52.039 --> 01:01:55.000 Right? They went to again what I assume is a no contest here. 810 01:01:55.039 --> 01:02:01.239 We had no winner. Tiffany's getting herself involved, and so unless the draft 811 01:02:01.400 --> 01:02:06.440 is going to render this all moot, if they're going to end up in 812 01:02:06.519 --> 01:02:09.800 different places, which is certainly possible. Although WWE usually with the draft, 813 01:02:09.880 --> 01:02:15.840 they do explain that it doesn't officially take effect for a while, so I 814 01:02:15.960 --> 01:02:20.920 do wonder when the draft will take effect. My guess would be after Backlash. 815 01:02:21.159 --> 01:02:24.760 They'll probably say after Backlash then it goes into effect. But I think 816 01:02:24.800 --> 01:02:29.079 we're going to get a triple thread on that show. Overall, I enjoyed 817 01:02:29.119 --> 01:02:31.559 the show. I like last week's show a little bit better, but I 818 01:02:31.800 --> 01:02:38.639 thought tonight's show was still enjoyable. I like the bloodline segment and the matches. 819 01:02:39.079 --> 01:02:42.639 I wouldn't say there were any great matches on this show, but the 820 01:02:42.679 --> 01:02:45.960 opener was good I thought the main event was decent. The tag match was 821 01:02:46.000 --> 01:02:50.039 good, so you know, we had some good action here. We had 822 01:02:50.119 --> 01:02:54.960 some progression with the Bloodline stuff with Kevin Owens now being involved, and so 823 01:02:55.079 --> 01:02:59.280 we'll see, we'll see where that goes. As far as Jacob thought too, 824 01:02:59.360 --> 01:03:02.159 and when we might see him on TV, what did you think of 825 01:03:02.239 --> 01:03:07.920 SmackDown? Seventy seven point eight percent thumbs up? That's what you thought of 826 01:03:07.960 --> 01:03:13.559 SmackDown fourteen and a half percent thumbs in the middle and just shy of eight 827 01:03:13.679 --> 01:03:16.320 percent thumbs down for tonight's show. You could always vote in these polls on 828 01:03:16.679 --> 01:03:22.280 x at Sola. Monster is the place to go. That is where you 829 01:03:22.480 --> 01:03:31.440 can vote. In addition to all of these bre modes here, we're a 830 01:03:31.519 --> 01:03:35.880 bunch of other questions and messages that you guys sent in, So let's go 831 01:03:36.000 --> 01:03:39.079 through them all here, and I thank you very much for the support. 832 01:03:39.159 --> 01:03:46.239 As always, it is very much appreciated. Bre Mode or otherwise. Let's 833 01:03:46.280 --> 01:03:52.440 start out here with the early ones, which are not in the sidebar. 834 01:03:52.920 --> 01:03:55.920 They get their own special section here because they came in early. Ye know, 835 01:03:55.960 --> 01:04:00.079 I mentioned fire Panda dropped some bombs before we went on drop a couple 836 01:04:00.159 --> 01:04:08.199 of them. Fire Panda, Thank you. Fire Panda says Judgment Day can 837 01:04:08.679 --> 01:04:14.639 still evolution. Priest have Balor get more and more jealous that Priest is champion 838 01:04:15.039 --> 01:04:20.000 cause Balor uh Or because Balor cannot win the belt, and then after Priest's 839 01:04:20.079 --> 01:04:24.760 first defense, they hold a celebration and that is where the turn happens. 840 01:04:26.159 --> 01:04:30.079 This also gives a reason for Ria Ripley to turn baby face because Damian Priest 841 01:04:30.199 --> 01:04:34.960 is her best friend, and you can turn dom face. I don't know. 842 01:04:35.039 --> 01:04:39.559 It seems a little too soon for that, and play it as he 843 01:04:39.719 --> 01:04:42.800 has to choose a side, and that's when we get the big reunion of 844 01:04:42.920 --> 01:04:48.440 Dom and Mommy Absolute Cinema. It's not a bad idea. It's not a 845 01:04:48.519 --> 01:04:54.639 bad idea at all. I still feel like it's probably a little too soon 846 01:04:54.719 --> 01:04:58.639 to turn dom face, but the way you explained it there where he has 847 01:04:58.719 --> 01:05:02.000 to make a choice, and because of the connection to Rhea, everybody loves 848 01:05:02.079 --> 01:05:06.400 Rhea, it probably wouldn't be that hard, honestly for them to turn Dominic 849 01:05:06.519 --> 01:05:12.800 babyface. I just don't know now is the time to be doing that. 850 01:05:15.079 --> 01:05:17.840 Jake Low with the four ninety nine, I don't like Corey Graves as the 851 01:05:18.000 --> 01:05:21.840 lead play by play on Smack Them. The lead play by play should call 852 01:05:21.880 --> 01:05:26.760 out the heels when they cheat, not suck up to them. Bring back 853 01:05:26.880 --> 01:05:31.320 Jr. No, No, Jr. Does not need to be doing full 854 01:05:31.360 --> 01:05:36.679 time weekly commentariat. Tony Kahn has the right idea with Jim Ross. He's 855 01:05:36.719 --> 01:05:41.000 got Jim Ross doing pay per views and not even the full pay per views 856 01:05:41.079 --> 01:05:44.760 like the main event or the key matches on those pay per views. That's 857 01:05:44.840 --> 01:05:47.800 exactly the role for Jim Ross right now. We do not need him on 858 01:05:47.920 --> 01:05:56.000 smack Dona Yasu save a WWE career, Alex Riley or Tyler Brees. Tyler 859 01:05:56.079 --> 01:06:02.119 Brees love that early Tyler Breese gimmick in n X thing main roster Not so 860 01:06:02.280 --> 01:06:13.719 much, Lakers, Pat says Russo swerve Jimmy re rejoins the Bloodline Holiday one 861 01:06:13.880 --> 01:06:17.679 ninety seven. I'm thinking Rhodes is drafted to Raw with the WWE title and 862 01:06:17.800 --> 01:06:21.760 Priest goes to spack Down with the World Heavyweight title. They're not marketing Cody 863 01:06:21.920 --> 01:06:30.440 much on SmackDown. This means all WWE and World Champions swap brands. Well, 864 01:06:30.679 --> 01:06:33.280 I was gonna say, if if you think that Cody is going to 865 01:06:33.400 --> 01:06:39.639 end up on Raw, then all of the champions have to swap because you 866 01:06:39.760 --> 01:06:43.079 have all the belts on Raw look the same. You can't have them on 867 01:06:43.199 --> 01:06:45.440 different brands. That doesn't make any sense. So if they're going to do 868 01:06:45.559 --> 01:06:49.719 that, then yes, all the champions would have to swap. I'm not 869 01:06:49.840 --> 01:06:57.760 sure that's what they're gonna do. The comedic genius. Why did Cody cut 870 01:06:57.760 --> 01:07:02.039 a promo in a closet? That's what they have there at the O two. 871 01:07:02.960 --> 01:07:05.119 Hey, you never saw a New Japan show when they go to the 872 01:07:05.199 --> 01:07:10.079 back and they have the backdrop and they're doing an interview or cutting a promo. 873 01:07:10.840 --> 01:07:15.519 It's the same thing. Prince Vegeta, how would you feel about Logan 874 01:07:15.639 --> 01:07:18.000 Paul being the one to take the belt from Cody. It'll be months down 875 01:07:18.039 --> 01:07:21.920 the road, but imagine the heat that that would get. No, that's 876 01:07:21.960 --> 01:07:28.960 why he won the US time. No, he is not the one to 877 01:07:29.000 --> 01:07:33.239 beat Cody Roads. The real CS says both Gender Mahal and a Zia Lee 878 01:07:33.360 --> 01:07:38.599 have been released by WWEE not surprised we have not seen them on TV in 879 01:07:38.760 --> 01:07:42.679 months. Yeah, talked about that. At the very beginning of tonight's Street 880 01:07:43.719 --> 01:07:46.960 d H sires with the four ninety nine, assuming they do three way at 881 01:07:47.039 --> 01:07:53.239 Backlash, I would belt Tiffany and have her lose next month. Nothing wrong 882 01:07:53.440 --> 01:08:00.519 with hoeing the title for a bit? Is that what it's called here? 883 01:08:00.599 --> 01:08:03.760 I thought it was called hot potato ing, but apparently it's called hoeing the 884 01:08:03.880 --> 01:08:10.079 title. Well, I would not hoe the title with Tiffany by giving it 885 01:08:10.159 --> 01:08:15.280 to her for a month. I don't really I honestly, I think you 886 01:08:15.400 --> 01:08:17.279 do her no favors by doing that, and I think it would be you'd 887 01:08:17.319 --> 01:08:21.720 be better off just having her win Queen of the Ring or money in the 888 01:08:21.760 --> 01:08:27.880 bank. She's my early money in the bank. Briefcase pick for this year. 889 01:08:30.520 --> 01:08:36.319 Ragnarok says, Happy Friday, brother. What is your opinion of NXT's 890 01:08:36.359 --> 01:08:45.039 resident imbaku in Oba Femi seems to have it all and could be a future 891 01:08:45.159 --> 01:08:49.439 world heavyweight champion. I just mentioned Obaei on the podcast last weekend, and 892 01:08:49.760 --> 01:08:54.840 again I'm not following NXT as much week to week as I used to, 893 01:08:56.680 --> 01:09:01.119 but what I've seen of him, I thought he probably had the best match 894 01:09:01.319 --> 01:09:06.439 when it came to the NXT Stand and Deliver show. That triple threat match 895 01:09:06.560 --> 01:09:12.439 was really good, so I could see where the company would be very high 896 01:09:12.520 --> 01:09:15.319 on him. I think they probably are. I think they have good reason 897 01:09:15.359 --> 01:09:19.960 to be so. I'm impressed so far. You know, keep him down 898 01:09:20.000 --> 01:09:24.319 there for a while, let him keep having matches and learning and getting better 899 01:09:24.399 --> 01:09:27.880 and improving. I mean, that's what NXT is for. I don't see 900 01:09:27.920 --> 01:09:30.239 any need to, you know, rush him up or anything like that. 901 01:09:30.359 --> 01:09:33.439 But they definitely have something in him for sure. You know, I could 902 01:09:33.439 --> 01:09:43.760 see why they would be hot on the guy. Anderson Blitz sad to see 903 01:09:43.880 --> 01:09:46.880 Zilee gone, as I was a fan of her with gender, the fact 904 01:09:46.920 --> 01:09:51.079 that his last two moments on TV was with the rock and Seth Rollins. 905 01:09:53.079 --> 01:10:03.399 What a way to go out all Elee Adam thoughts on Zelena Vega being released. 906 01:10:04.399 --> 01:10:11.439 Zelena Vega was not released, Yes, and then a few super chats 907 01:10:11.520 --> 01:10:15.680 later, he says, retracting the Zelena Vega superchat, I am a moron. 908 01:10:16.039 --> 01:10:18.279 You just gotta be careful where you get your news from. Men. 909 01:10:18.319 --> 01:10:20.880 That's why I see if you tune into the beginning of the stream here I 910 01:10:20.960 --> 01:10:27.960 had you covered. Just just leave it to me. Watch the streams, 911 01:10:28.039 --> 01:10:30.319 listen to the podcast. I'll make sure I can get you all up to 912 01:10:30.399 --> 01:10:39.079 speed with the accurate names. You know you can trust me. Devin from 913 01:10:39.159 --> 01:10:44.520 New Jersey two thousand, last ever question before I turned twenty four tomorrow. 914 01:10:45.279 --> 01:10:49.119 If Solo found out there was a conflict resolution class being taught by Phil Brooks, 915 01:10:49.960 --> 01:10:56.359 would he go? I would I go? I wouldn't go. I 916 01:10:56.359 --> 01:11:00.520 wouldn't go. I think that would be good for him, the one who 917 01:11:00.600 --> 01:11:05.359 needs conflict resolution. I'm not the one who gets into conflicts. I'm good. 918 01:11:08.199 --> 01:11:11.079 Maybe I'll teach the class if he If maybe he wants to attend, 919 01:11:11.119 --> 01:11:21.520 that's fine. El Massey fifteen bucks, El Masse Man, oh man, 920 01:11:21.640 --> 01:11:26.880 are we gonna have JD and Solo Monster call a gender match when he goes 921 01:11:26.960 --> 01:11:31.600 the hg Ots family. Let's make it happen. I said it earlier. 922 01:11:31.880 --> 01:11:34.720 I said it earlier that I think Gender is going to do very well for 923 01:11:34.840 --> 01:11:41.760 himself on the independent scene. I've actually interviewed Gender once before on the red 924 01:11:41.880 --> 01:11:45.039 carpet at a WWE two K event when he was champion. When he was 925 01:11:45.079 --> 01:11:48.319 the WWE champion, so that must have been two K seventeen. I guess 926 01:11:49.600 --> 01:11:54.680 I talked to the guy. It may be happening again soon. You never 927 01:11:54.800 --> 01:12:00.520 know, you never know. Could very well happen. It could very well 928 01:12:00.560 --> 01:12:05.680 happen. I could be calling my first general homematch soon. Man Alex with 929 01:12:05.880 --> 01:12:10.920 the five Bucks Brothers solo. If you are booking backlash, are you putting 930 01:12:10.960 --> 01:12:14.640 the bloodline in the main event or finishing the show with Cody versus AJ? 931 01:12:14.920 --> 01:12:17.960 What will triple h do? I think you finished with Cody and ag Yeah? 932 01:12:20.319 --> 01:12:27.199 Markwan nineteen seventy six, Zieleee released. Who will protect catering? That's 933 01:12:27.199 --> 01:12:30.760 a good question. It's going to be a run on the cookies now. 934 01:12:30.920 --> 01:12:34.319 I don't know who is going to protect catering. That's a great question. 935 01:12:35.279 --> 01:12:41.520 That's a very good question. I don't know. Face Bears, thank you 936 01:12:41.600 --> 01:12:48.760 for the two bucks. Damn It Dan with the fifty dollars goon thar bomb 937 01:12:48.960 --> 01:12:55.720 from damn It Dan. Oh, you love to see it, Yoe whowee, 938 01:12:55.960 --> 01:13:00.239 that one's for you. Dan if Rick Flair was the Man of the 939 01:13:00.399 --> 01:13:04.600 eighties, Brett Hart was the Man of the nineties, Kurt Angle was the 940 01:13:04.720 --> 01:13:09.039 man of the two well, I mean, in fairness, I think you 941 01:13:09.159 --> 01:13:14.079 probably would have to say Steve Austin was the Man of the nineties and Kurt 942 01:13:14.119 --> 01:13:15.760 Angle was the Man of the two thousands. Who is the Man of the 943 01:13:15.880 --> 01:13:20.000 twenty tens? And who do you think could be the Man of the twenty 944 01:13:20.119 --> 01:13:27.520 twenties? Also, do you have a favorite black and white movie? I 945 01:13:27.600 --> 01:13:33.600 do. I do Abbot and Costello, Hold That Ghost. I mean I 946 01:13:33.960 --> 01:13:43.600 like almost all the Abbot and Costello movies, but meet Frankenstein, Naughty Nineties, 947 01:13:44.079 --> 01:13:48.479 Hold that Ghost, fuck Privates. But I would say Hold that Ghost 948 01:13:48.600 --> 01:13:54.039 is probably mine. As far as the Man of the twenty tens, I 949 01:13:54.079 --> 01:13:58.680 mean, I guess we're talking WWE specifically here. I guess we would have 950 01:13:58.800 --> 01:14:02.600 to be what else will we be talking about? Aw didn't even start up 951 01:14:02.680 --> 01:14:09.840 until twenty nineteen. Yeah, I mean I feel like it would. It 952 01:14:09.840 --> 01:14:15.800 would kind of have to be someone like Sena or Punk. I can't say 953 01:14:15.880 --> 01:14:18.399 Punk, though, I can't say Punk because Punk missed the majority of that 954 01:14:18.560 --> 01:14:23.880 decade, you know, he sat out for seven years. So I would 955 01:14:23.960 --> 01:14:28.800 probably go John Cena. I think John Cena would probably be the one I 956 01:14:28.840 --> 01:14:32.439 would go with on that. As far as the Man of the twenty twenties, 957 01:14:33.520 --> 01:14:38.159 I guess we are almost halfway through, and I would say Roman reigns. 958 01:14:40.479 --> 01:14:43.239 How could it not be Roman Champion for three and a half years? 959 01:14:43.319 --> 01:14:45.640 Right, and he's going to come back. He's going to be a massive 960 01:14:45.680 --> 01:14:49.279 babyface. I know he's part time, but to me, Roman would be 961 01:14:49.319 --> 01:14:57.800 the face of this decade so far. Christian Ray. Seth really thugged it 962 01:14:57.840 --> 01:15:00.760 out for WrestleMania, No wonder, he looked like death at the end. 963 01:15:00.000 --> 01:15:03.319 What's next for him? Punk versus Seth at Mania forty one? Finally, 964 01:15:04.239 --> 01:15:06.720 I hope they do Punk and Seth. I mean they were teasing it and 965 01:15:06.800 --> 01:15:12.960 I think the potential for that to be great is definitely there, so I 966 01:15:13.039 --> 01:15:15.800 hope they get back to that. Yeah, rollins. For those who don't 967 01:15:15.800 --> 01:15:17.920 know, Becky Lynch spilled the beam. She was on TV in Ireland doing 968 01:15:17.960 --> 01:15:21.800 an interview and she said that Seth just had surgery for I think it was 969 01:15:21.920 --> 01:15:27.520 the torn meniscus that he had in his knee going into WrestleMania, so he 970 01:15:27.600 --> 01:15:30.600 finally had surgery on it. So we won't be seeing him for a little 971 01:15:30.640 --> 01:15:33.239 while. I mean it shouldn't be that long, maybe, I don't know, 972 01:15:33.359 --> 01:15:43.800 maybe a couple months. Depth to Dust says favorite Shawn Michael's match in 973 01:15:43.960 --> 01:15:49.520 the nineties. You just kind of lay that one on me, huh. 974 01:15:49.760 --> 01:15:59.600 Favorite Shawn Michael's match of the nineties. Me personally, I would probably go 975 01:15:59.680 --> 01:16:02.439 with the Hell in a Cell match against Undertaker a bad Blood. You can't 976 01:16:02.439 --> 01:16:06.800 go wrong with that. You can't go wrong with the latter match of WrestleMania 977 01:16:06.800 --> 01:16:12.800 A ten. Some people might even say the Mind Games match with Mankind. 978 01:16:14.039 --> 01:16:16.920 I like the No Holes Bard match with Diesel, that first title defense coming 979 01:16:16.960 --> 01:16:20.399 out of WrestleMania at twelve. But for me, it's got to be Hell 980 01:16:20.439 --> 01:16:28.520 in a Cell against the Undertaker. We have got Prince Vegeta. You remember 981 01:16:28.600 --> 01:16:33.560 all the Kizarni vignettes in two thousand and eight, says that they played them 982 01:16:33.600 --> 01:16:38.800 for months, had one win over MVP, and then he was released. 983 01:16:41.239 --> 01:16:44.520 I barely remember the Kazarni stuff. I mean, I know he was there 984 01:16:44.560 --> 01:16:46.920 and then he was gone. I don't remember. If you asked me to 985 01:16:47.800 --> 01:16:53.000 describe the vignettes to you, I couldn't do it. Like the shan o'hairwans, 986 01:16:54.239 --> 01:16:58.039 those I remember those stood out, you know, But I'm not telling 987 01:16:58.079 --> 01:17:01.960 you something you don't already know, right, Those those were memorable segments they 988 01:17:02.000 --> 01:17:06.079 did. The Kazarni stuff, I barely have any memory of it, dumb. 989 01:17:06.640 --> 01:17:13.720 I couldn't even tell you Rodamus Prime besides Joe versus Swerve. What is 990 01:17:13.800 --> 01:17:16.960 the other match that you are looking forward to on Sunday. It's a little 991 01:17:17.000 --> 01:17:26.119 match called Brian Danielson against Will Osper. That would be it Rodamus That would 992 01:17:26.159 --> 01:17:30.640 be the easy answer. Holiday one ninety seven. What are your predictions for 993 01:17:30.760 --> 01:17:32.920 the Draft? Where do you think the major stars will go? I predict 994 01:17:32.960 --> 01:17:36.880 several big SmackDown stars going to Row. Yeah, I'll talk about the draft 995 01:17:36.920 --> 01:17:40.399 on the podcast. I can't. I'm not going to get into it all 996 01:17:40.439 --> 01:17:45.279 here, but I'll give some predictions and thoughts on the draft, probably on 997 01:17:45.680 --> 01:17:49.640 Sunday show, so make sure you tune in. Greg. Thank you for 998 01:17:49.720 --> 01:17:57.079 the twenty five dollars pre mode that comes from Greg. Joseph Stewart. Could 999 01:17:57.119 --> 01:18:01.960 Live Morgan end up being in bo Dallas Uncle Howdie's stables, since both Bow 1000 01:18:02.199 --> 01:18:09.520 and Live are a couple in real life. I don't see it, but 1001 01:18:09.720 --> 01:18:14.920 I can't rule it out, especially if she's gonna be doing a gimmick possibly 1002 01:18:14.960 --> 01:18:18.359 where she's kind of going a little a little batty. I don't see it. 1003 01:18:19.840 --> 01:18:23.880 Anything's possible. If Alexa Bliss is in there, there's no need for 1004 01:18:23.960 --> 01:18:27.399 Live More gonna be in there, though, why would Alexa and Live be 1005 01:18:27.520 --> 01:18:30.680 in the same fact, they almost cancel each other out. Two tiny blonde 1006 01:18:30.680 --> 01:18:33.760 women, right, two tiny blonde women, you're gonna put them in. 1007 01:18:33.920 --> 01:18:36.920 Basically, they're gonna be playing the same role in the faction. I don't 1008 01:18:36.960 --> 01:18:40.880 see the point in that. I don't think they need to be in the 1009 01:18:40.920 --> 01:18:45.800 same group, so I wouldn't do it. Bass Beer is thank you for 1010 01:18:45.840 --> 01:18:53.279 the twenty five and the two plans for Earth Day. I'm gonna be I'm 1011 01:18:53.319 --> 01:18:56.800 gonna be working here on Earth on Earth Day, That's what I'll be doing. 1012 01:18:58.039 --> 01:19:02.960 I'll be working as I do every day, Alex says, with Cody 1013 01:19:03.039 --> 01:19:08.199 teasing a winged Eagle return in Triple H presenting new title designs for both the 1014 01:19:08.560 --> 01:19:12.680 tag titles. Do you see a new design for the WWE title in the 1015 01:19:12.760 --> 01:19:15.880 near future? I would love it. Sadly, I don't. I don't 1016 01:19:15.880 --> 01:19:23.039 see it. They have. You know, you make a great point, 1017 01:19:23.079 --> 01:19:26.279 he says, you can never have enough tiny blonde women. I'm not hey, 1018 01:19:26.600 --> 01:19:29.359 I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. I'm just saying having him 1019 01:19:29.399 --> 01:19:36.199 in the same faction, I don't think it's necessary, mister Ozone. They 1020 01:19:36.319 --> 01:19:43.880 forgot to release Deaf Rebel too. Bring back Jim Johnston or CFOs or someone 1021 01:19:43.920 --> 01:19:46.680 who knows what good wrestling music is. Yes, they should have released Deaf 1022 01:19:46.720 --> 01:19:55.039 Rebel. Jim Johnston is available right now. I don't know why Triple H 1023 01:19:55.119 --> 01:19:58.720 doesn't pick up the phone and call him. Seriously, the man was a 1024 01:19:58.800 --> 01:20:02.319 wizard. The way he would work just fantastic of what he does. He 1025 01:20:02.479 --> 01:20:05.680 just he got it, you know. He would try to get a feel 1026 01:20:05.760 --> 01:20:10.239 for the character. And the guy just knew what he was doing. Man, 1027 01:20:10.319 --> 01:20:14.039 I mean he was. He was fantastic at it for so many years. 1028 01:20:15.760 --> 01:20:20.399 I wish they would bring him back, but they're not going to Kevin 1029 01:20:20.560 --> 01:20:32.800 Dun's Beaver now aew fans want gender thicker, thicker, fickle people. Thank 1030 01:20:32.880 --> 01:20:41.359 you, Kevin duns Beaver. This journey called life. Cameraman failed at zooming 1031 01:20:41.439 --> 01:20:44.800 in on Ko's bloody face. Now, he didn't fail, he was just 1032 01:20:45.159 --> 01:20:49.119 I'm sure he was told not to. Jerome Eugenio. Do you see Finn 1033 01:20:49.199 --> 01:20:56.840 Balor having a match with Cody during his title reign Balor and Cody, I 1034 01:20:56.920 --> 01:21:01.279 don't know. I don't think so. Bass Beers the w logo is not 1035 01:21:01.359 --> 01:21:05.319 big enough on those belts. Just kidding. That's what I like about it. 1036 01:21:06.079 --> 01:21:11.680 They're tiny, They're like almost microscopic compared to the undisputed title. That's 1037 01:21:11.680 --> 01:21:17.479 what makes it so good. DH with a pair of super chats here. 1038 01:21:17.560 --> 01:21:23.680 Have you checked Have you checked out Javon Evans from NXT. I saw the 1039 01:21:24.239 --> 01:21:27.560 match he had with Iliya Dragonov. That's the only thing of his I've seen 1040 01:21:27.600 --> 01:21:32.439 so far, And you know, he looked impressive enough. I mean, 1041 01:21:32.479 --> 01:21:38.720 I can't say that it was anything that blew me away, but I did 1042 01:21:38.800 --> 01:21:43.920 see that match. DH says Live should go after Dom out of pettiness. 1043 01:21:45.720 --> 01:21:50.760 That would be kind of funny. Actually, Joe B I was at the 1044 01:21:50.800 --> 01:21:57.079 show tonight. The best part was starting an AOPP chance and then my section 1045 01:21:57.199 --> 01:22:00.520 and I complaining about twenty eighteen raw. Sounds like a bunch of sound off 1046 01:22:00.600 --> 01:22:08.399 fins in that section, but it sounds like to me, d H sires. 1047 01:22:08.439 --> 01:22:12.520 With WWE being very high on Julia, would you fast track her to 1048 01:22:12.600 --> 01:22:15.800 the main roster by the end of the year and give her the undefeated run 1049 01:22:15.960 --> 01:22:21.319 like OSCA and belt her in twenty twenty five. She's only going to be 1050 01:22:21.399 --> 01:22:26.640 first starting with NXT. I think in July or August. So I would 1051 01:22:26.720 --> 01:22:30.560 not rush her to the main roster right away, but I could see her 1052 01:22:30.680 --> 01:22:32.680 being up on the main roster. Yeah. I would have her in the 1053 01:22:32.760 --> 01:22:38.279 Royal Rumble for sure, the Women's Royal Rumble next year, for sure. 1054 01:22:41.000 --> 01:22:45.279 The Real csays, does wwe have to get blood approved from the network. 1055 01:22:45.319 --> 01:22:48.800 I've been wondering this since the Cody beat down a few weeks ago. I 1056 01:22:48.880 --> 01:22:54.720 don't think so. I think that if they had to, they would just 1057 01:22:54.760 --> 01:23:00.319 shoot around it in some way. I don't know, but I don't know 1058 01:23:00.399 --> 01:23:05.239 that they necessarily need approval every time they want to do it. There may 1059 01:23:05.319 --> 01:23:09.840 be certain parameters for whether or not they zoom in or or not. Again, 1060 01:23:09.840 --> 01:23:14.000 they didn't zoom in on Kevin Owens tonight, probably by design. I 1061 01:23:14.039 --> 01:23:16.159 don't know that they had to tell Fox that they were going to be blood 1062 01:23:16.199 --> 01:23:25.199 on the show. The Juliet with the twenty five dollars Bremode, says. 1063 01:23:25.479 --> 01:23:29.399 Becky confirmed in an interview that Seth had surgery on his knee on Tuesday. 1064 01:23:30.319 --> 01:23:34.680 Given he mentioned or the timeline mentioned for the surgery, latest we see him 1065 01:23:34.720 --> 01:23:39.520 as after summer slept. I don't know what the typical recovery time is for 1066 01:23:39.880 --> 01:23:43.640 a torn meniscus, or if it's partially torn. I thought his was partially 1067 01:23:43.760 --> 01:23:46.000 torn. So I don't know. I don't want to say, oh, 1068 01:23:46.079 --> 01:23:48.359 it's going to be six months, it's going to be two months, it's 1069 01:23:48.399 --> 01:23:51.640 going to be three months for sure. I don't know. I don't know 1070 01:23:51.720 --> 01:23:56.159 the nature of the tear. I wouldn't expect it to keep him out for 1071 01:23:56.239 --> 01:23:59.720 six months or anything like that, but it'll be a little while before we 1072 01:23:59.760 --> 01:24:00.840 see him, and you know what, good let him take all the time 1073 01:24:00.880 --> 01:24:03.359 he needs. You know, the guy was busting his ass. He called 1074 01:24:03.439 --> 01:24:10.680 himself the workhorse champion for almost a year. Obviously worked hurd at WrestleMania. 1075 01:24:10.760 --> 01:24:15.479 Now we know the guy deserves some time off. There's no need to rush 1076 01:24:15.560 --> 01:24:19.600 him back to make him a free agent, as I'm sure they'll do with 1077 01:24:19.720 --> 01:24:25.079 Roman, you know, pending whatever happens in the draft. So that way, 1078 01:24:25.159 --> 01:24:27.479 when he's ready to come back, he can be on whatever brand they 1079 01:24:27.520 --> 01:24:30.920 want him to be on. He'll be a free agent. M Miles, 1080 01:24:30.960 --> 01:24:33.000 thank you for the twenty five dollars. Very nice of you. I appreciate 1081 01:24:33.119 --> 01:24:40.159 that Kentucky dried chicken without flavor. Tomatonga went gorilla tactics on Kevin Owens tonight. 1082 01:24:41.319 --> 01:24:46.039 Yes he did. Also says, I noticed Tiffany Stratton's outfit change tonight. 1083 01:24:46.600 --> 01:24:56.159 Damn standards and practices. Off is the direction you can fuck? You 1084 01:24:56.239 --> 01:25:01.079 know, there's a super chapter. Deh says, have you seen the deaf 1085 01:25:01.159 --> 01:25:08.520 Rebel memes? I have? I have? I want to laugh at them, 1086 01:25:08.920 --> 01:25:12.560 but at the same time, I just wish the music situation in this 1087 01:25:12.640 --> 01:25:16.920 company was better. Richie says, so this will be the third time that 1088 01:25:17.079 --> 01:25:24.439 somebody turns on raymustereo. Wow, it's just so easy. It's just so 1089 01:25:24.600 --> 01:25:29.479 easy to do it. Prince Vegeta finally saw Ironclaw, good four star movie. 1090 01:25:29.600 --> 01:25:31.800 What the fuck was with that flair casting? And that was the question 1091 01:25:31.960 --> 01:25:36.079 that everybody was asking themselves when they walked out of the movie theater. It 1092 01:25:36.239 --> 01:25:42.760 was really the only blemish on an otherwise very good film. I don't know 1093 01:25:42.800 --> 01:25:47.720 what they were thinking with that casting. I really don't. Barry Mka says, 1094 01:25:47.840 --> 01:25:51.359 how did you like the old Summer Slam Big Green s logo they used 1095 01:25:51.359 --> 01:25:55.479 from two thousand to two thousand and eight. I really wish they would bring 1096 01:25:55.560 --> 01:26:00.279 it back. I did not like it, So I am glad they got 1097 01:26:00.359 --> 01:26:06.359 rid of it, Kentucky Dried Chicken says, making a bold prediction, Becky 1098 01:26:06.439 --> 01:26:11.439 Lynch will land a huge role for a movie franchise in twenty twenty five. 1099 01:26:16.079 --> 01:26:20.119 All right, well, Ufman says, torn meniscus recovery is six to nine 1100 01:26:20.199 --> 01:26:26.479 months. Again, I think it depends on how badly torn it was, 1101 01:26:26.600 --> 01:26:30.399 though, But okay, six to nine months, so maybe it may be 1102 01:26:30.520 --> 01:26:35.239 a while yet before we see seven. Barry says, just saw the new 1103 01:26:35.359 --> 01:26:39.920 titles. It looks great up close, but it's hard to tell what it 1104 01:26:40.000 --> 01:26:43.279 looks like from a distance. I felt the same about the big gold title. 1105 01:26:46.840 --> 01:26:51.199 Kentucky Dried Chicken says, Add X Men ninety seven to your watch list. 1106 01:26:51.279 --> 01:26:57.560 The show is fire. I saw some people saying that the show should 1107 01:26:57.600 --> 01:27:00.960 win some awards. Apparently it's it's Is it that good? Anybody who has 1108 01:27:01.000 --> 01:27:08.199 seen X Men ninety seven? Is it really that good? And Kung Fu 1109 01:27:08.319 --> 01:27:11.680 Joseph? People will get mad at me. I'm sorry for Bray's passing, 1110 01:27:11.760 --> 01:27:15.159 but I was never a fan of the Fiend, the Funhouse, the Puppets, 1111 01:27:15.319 --> 01:27:20.359 so seeing how Do You Return makes me grown Well. It's all in 1112 01:27:20.439 --> 01:27:27.079 the execution, It's all in how they're going to present it once he returns 1113 01:27:27.159 --> 01:27:30.159 to TV. Look, I wasn't a fan of a lot of of that 1114 01:27:30.239 --> 01:27:33.520 stuff either. With that second run back, you know, some of the 1115 01:27:33.640 --> 01:27:38.039 some of the presentation, I liked, the new music, I liked some 1116 01:27:38.199 --> 01:27:42.840 of it also made me grown, And that's fine. You know, you 1117 01:27:42.960 --> 01:27:45.359 don't have to apologize for saying that. That's that's your opinion. People were 1118 01:27:45.359 --> 01:27:50.079 saying it at the time. I like the fact that they're resurrecting this stuff, 1119 01:27:50.720 --> 01:27:56.439 you know, effectively in tribute to Bray. But the jury is out 1120 01:27:56.800 --> 01:27:59.560 on, you know, how effective it's going to be and how how good 1121 01:27:59.600 --> 01:28:02.279 it's going to be. I want to give it a chance to see and 1122 01:28:02.399 --> 01:28:05.880 see who's going to be a part of this group. Maybe I'll like it, 1123 01:28:05.960 --> 01:28:10.920 maybe I won't. You know, it's not a reflection on Bray Wyat 1124 01:28:11.079 --> 01:28:15.399 the person. You know, obviously, what happened there is tragic and terrible, 1125 01:28:15.720 --> 01:28:18.600 but these are characters on a television show, and so we'll see if 1126 01:28:18.600 --> 01:28:25.880 the characters are good or if the character suck. Time will tell all the 1127 01:28:25.920 --> 01:28:28.920 stuff that Bray did not. Everybody was going to be into that. I 1128 01:28:29.000 --> 01:28:31.119 mean, it's almost like an acquired taste. I mean, you're either into 1129 01:28:31.199 --> 01:28:35.000 that kind of stuff where or not. But I don't think you need to 1130 01:28:35.039 --> 01:28:42.119 apologize for that anyway. The goal tonight for be the booker was four hundred 1131 01:28:42.279 --> 01:28:45.159 likes. We are currently sitting at five hundred and twenty two. Man, 1132 01:28:45.239 --> 01:28:49.640 you guys killed it. Thank you for that again if you missed it earlier. 1133 01:28:49.680 --> 01:28:56.600 Here's a look at the brand new WWE tag team titles on SmackDown. 1134 01:28:58.920 --> 01:29:02.960 That's a badass belt right there. Got that old school feel to it. 1135 01:29:04.039 --> 01:29:10.880 I like it. Anyway, let's go ahead and be the booker, ladies 1136 01:29:10.960 --> 01:29:17.159 or gentlemen. It is now time to be the booker. Hey, and 1137 01:29:17.279 --> 01:29:24.840 don't forget, don't forget how effective that White Rabbit stuff was. White Rabbit 1138 01:29:24.920 --> 01:29:30.359 Stuff was super over when Brave first came back, they were doing all that 1139 01:29:30.479 --> 01:29:33.960 stuff, so it's not a surprise that they would want to go back to 1140 01:29:34.079 --> 01:29:43.560 it. Very effective. Anyway, it is time to be the booker. 1141 01:29:44.800 --> 01:29:47.760 And what we will do, as we always do here, is we kick 1142 01:29:47.840 --> 01:29:54.600 things off with a tag team match. Close out the week. We had 1143 01:29:54.640 --> 01:29:58.960 a straight I don't even know what you would call it. We had a 1144 01:30:00.039 --> 01:30:03.600 great fail, I guess you would say. On Wednesday night, I guess, 1145 01:30:03.680 --> 01:30:13.119 so we had three buzzers instead of three bells. Hopefully we can change 1146 01:30:13.159 --> 01:30:16.079 that tonight, I hope. Well, this is a good way to start 1147 01:30:16.880 --> 01:30:23.520 kick things off here with the Briscoes, Jay and Mark. That is how 1148 01:30:23.560 --> 01:30:26.119 you kick things off here and be the booker. That's what I like to 1149 01:30:26.199 --> 01:30:32.159 see. Jay and Mark brisco are going to be stepping into the ring with 1150 01:30:33.279 --> 01:30:43.680 Rob Van Dam and Hook. About that RVD and Hook. We need a 1151 01:30:43.840 --> 01:30:50.159 name for this team. What should they call themselves? I'd rather see RVD 1152 01:30:50.239 --> 01:30:57.600 and Hook than Chris Jericho and Hook, I'll tell you that much. That 1153 01:30:57.880 --> 01:31:02.000 gets an easy bell from me. All right, women's be the booker. 1154 01:31:03.880 --> 01:31:09.279 Kick things off here with Tony Storm. There you go, not timeless, 1155 01:31:09.399 --> 01:31:17.119 but I like me some Tony Storm, reigning aw Women's World Champion, Timeless 1156 01:31:17.279 --> 01:31:30.479 Tony Storm. And then we got May Young. You know what I'm giving 1157 01:31:30.560 --> 01:31:34.119 that the fucking bell? You know why it fits so well if it was 1158 01:31:34.279 --> 01:31:39.720 timeless Tony Storm. But it fits so well. You got timeless Tony Storm 1159 01:31:39.840 --> 01:31:45.600 going out there at these sprums calling out Wendy Richter like it's nineteen eighty five. 1160 01:31:45.479 --> 01:31:50.960 I actually think timeless Tony Storm and May Young is the perfect match. 1161 01:31:53.640 --> 01:31:57.720 I like it. I'm calling an audible here, and I'm giving it the 1162 01:31:57.800 --> 01:32:02.840 bell because I just think it works so well. And if you don't like 1163 01:32:02.920 --> 01:32:06.840 it, tough shit. It's my show. I booked the card. You 1164 01:32:06.960 --> 01:32:15.079 don't have to watch. That's right. That's right, Tony Storm and may 1165 01:32:15.159 --> 01:32:19.199 Young tell me you wouldn't be morbidly curious to see how that match would turn 1166 01:32:19.279 --> 01:32:24.640 out? All right, here we go. Keith Lee is kicking us off 1167 01:32:24.680 --> 01:32:28.640 here and be the booker port Keith Lee. I would have hoped that by 1168 01:32:28.720 --> 01:32:33.640 now he'd be in a much better position that he's in, but unfortunately his 1169 01:32:33.800 --> 01:32:44.000 health has dictated otherwise. Keith Lee in the main event, one on one 1170 01:32:47.680 --> 01:33:00.960 with the Fiend bray Wyatt. Ah Ah, I give it, I give 1171 01:33:01.000 --> 01:33:12.319 it the bell, but it's an unenthusiastic bell. Unenthusiastic bell because it's the 1172 01:33:12.439 --> 01:33:17.800 Fiend, and so he's got a wrestle like the Fiend. See if it 1173 01:33:17.920 --> 01:33:24.319 was just bray Wyatt, I'd be a little more enthusiastic about it. The 1174 01:33:24.520 --> 01:33:29.680 Fiend. That could go either way. That could go either way. Really 1175 01:33:29.840 --> 01:33:35.079 it really it really depends, but I'll give it the bell. So we 1176 01:33:35.159 --> 01:33:44.279 had a nice recovery here tonight. Very nice recovery from that disaster that we 1177 01:33:44.439 --> 01:33:50.560 had on Wednesday. Bliss Fan is loving this. Ray is not happy. 1178 01:33:51.399 --> 01:33:56.640 Ray would have given that a buzzer. I think bliss Fan would like to 1179 01:33:56.720 --> 01:34:00.720 have a word with you, Ray, Although in a fight between the two 1180 01:34:00.800 --> 01:34:03.279 of you, I'm going with Ray. I'm not gonna fuck with her. 1181 01:34:06.199 --> 01:34:12.039 Adam Casper says, happy four twenty to everybody on the East Coast. Yes, 1182 01:34:13.880 --> 01:34:20.760 happy four to twenty everybody, for those of you who celebrate Jay Glow. 1183 01:34:21.640 --> 01:34:25.479 I looked Jay Glow. I didn't see anything, so it probably didn't 1184 01:34:25.479 --> 01:34:32.960 come through bass beers with a pair of super chats. And this one here 1185 01:34:33.039 --> 01:34:40.399 says May Young the stunt granny. May Young would kill the stunt granny. 1186 01:34:40.840 --> 01:34:44.439 She is not the stunt granny. She killed the stunt granny. That's what 1187 01:34:44.560 --> 01:34:49.640 she did. Juanal Compo, after hearing what Kenny Olivier said about brawl Out 1188 01:34:49.720 --> 01:34:55.239 and his relationship with Punk, he seems like the most level headed one from 1189 01:34:55.359 --> 01:35:02.359 the Lollipop guil. Kenny has always been very laid back. I'm not surprised 1190 01:35:02.399 --> 01:35:06.600 at all that he would be the one member of the elite who said that 1191 01:35:06.680 --> 01:35:11.119 he would have no issue working with Punk. I thought that was always known 1192 01:35:12.079 --> 01:35:15.960 that the two of them had spoken. I don't know if it was in 1193 01:35:15.079 --> 01:35:19.600 person or via text. I think it was via text at some point after 1194 01:35:19.760 --> 01:35:24.479 brawl out. I thought that was already known. But Yeah, that doesn't 1195 01:35:24.479 --> 01:35:28.319 surprise me at all. Kenny. Kenny doesn't strike me as the kind of 1196 01:35:28.319 --> 01:35:32.680 guy that's going to hold a grudge or play politics, you know, or 1197 01:35:32.680 --> 01:35:38.199 anything like that. He doesn't strike me as being an asshole, so I'm 1198 01:35:38.239 --> 01:35:44.359 not really surprised by that. Kenny just wants to do business. He wants 1199 01:35:44.439 --> 01:35:51.399 to put on the best matches that he can anyway. This weekend, we 1200 01:35:51.520 --> 01:35:57.640 have episode eight fifty eight of the podcast coming up on Sunday, and we 1201 01:35:57.800 --> 01:36:06.560 also on Sunday getting two shows because AW Dynasty is on Sunday Night with Swerve 1202 01:36:06.640 --> 01:36:15.319 Strickland trying to win the AW World Heavyweight Championship from Samoa, Joe will Ospray 1203 01:36:15.359 --> 01:36:19.720 and Brian Danielson for the first time ever. The Young Bucks FTR Ladder match. 1204 01:36:20.880 --> 01:36:26.920 Probably going to get the return of Jack Perry as well, would be 1205 01:36:27.039 --> 01:36:30.319 my guess. But when the show is over, you come back here. 1206 01:36:30.399 --> 01:36:33.680 I'll be live for the review late on Sunday night. So you get more 1207 01:36:33.800 --> 01:36:40.159 Solemn Monster this weekend. Aren't you happy that you get more Solemnnster this weekend? 1208 01:36:40.920 --> 01:36:45.399 Hey, Cameron Spencer, the messages keep popping up, the messages keep 1209 01:36:45.479 --> 01:36:49.119 coming in. Here, Cameron says Live is winning on Monday. It disappeared 1210 01:36:49.880 --> 01:36:59.159 Live is winning on Monday. Naya will be moved to SmackDown lead with solo 1211 01:36:59.439 --> 01:37:04.000 until Homan returns and be a key Bloodline member going forward. You're talking Naya 1212 01:37:04.159 --> 01:37:06.840 Jacks as a member of the Bloodline going forward. I mean, look, 1213 01:37:06.840 --> 01:37:09.960 if there was going to be a female member of the blood Line, I 1214 01:37:10.000 --> 01:37:16.680 guess it would be her. Bace Beerra says four to twenty Taker uses weed 1215 01:37:16.880 --> 01:37:23.159 smoke in his entrance. There is a four to twenty Taker super chat. 1216 01:37:23.239 --> 01:37:30.000 By the way, Kentucky Dry Chicken says Billy the puppet from Saw has offered 1217 01:37:30.079 --> 01:37:38.239 you three options. One hundred million dollars to fight brock Lesnar, fifty thousand 1218 01:37:38.319 --> 01:37:45.560 dollars to take ten gunther chops, and five thousand dollars for a Rakishi stinkface. 1219 01:37:48.680 --> 01:37:54.199 Why would anybody take five thousand dollars for Rakishi stinkface when you can take 1220 01:37:55.199 --> 01:38:00.840 what is that ten times the amount for ten chops? You know, your 1221 01:38:00.920 --> 01:38:08.880 skin grows back. Your skin is very resilient. It regenerates. So if 1222 01:38:08.920 --> 01:38:12.399 he chops the flesh off my chest, eventually it'll grow. It might be 1223 01:38:12.479 --> 01:38:17.720 scarred up, but eventually it'll grow back. So I think I would probably 1224 01:38:18.239 --> 01:38:24.199 I'd probably take the fifty grand and take my chances with the gunther chops is 1225 01:38:24.239 --> 01:38:31.840 what I would do. May's the Great celebrates thirty four months of membership. 1226 01:38:31.880 --> 01:38:39.760 How about that with gender scent packing. Never forget that John Cena almost got 1227 01:38:39.840 --> 01:38:45.479 his neck by Knakamora to get a match with him. Thank you missing a 1228 01:38:45.560 --> 01:38:49.279 word there, brother, I'll fill it in for you because I remember that 1229 01:38:49.439 --> 01:38:54.840 match. He almost got his neck broken to get a match with him. 1230 01:38:54.840 --> 01:38:59.720 That's right. That was a very scary moment on SmackDown Ritchie with the ten 1231 01:38:59.800 --> 01:39:02.760 dollar super chat. Richie, thank you. If you had done a podcast 1232 01:39:02.840 --> 01:39:08.680 in two thousand and you did WCWU Nitro and pay per views in two thousand, 1233 01:39:09.199 --> 01:39:12.640 how pissed off would you be every night? I don't know if it 1234 01:39:12.680 --> 01:39:15.239 would even be anger. I just feel like it would be laughter. It 1235 01:39:15.279 --> 01:39:19.239 would just be comedy at that point. If you remember some of the stuff 1236 01:39:19.279 --> 01:39:23.479 that happened in WCW back then. I think it would be more comedy than 1237 01:39:23.520 --> 01:39:29.520 anything else. And Adam Casper can't wait for the WWE Draft next Friday and 1238 01:39:29.640 --> 01:39:38.079 the NBA and NHL playoffs tomorrow. Yeah, a lot of sports, a 1239 01:39:38.119 --> 01:39:43.520 lot of sports stuff coming up. I saw they had Olympic wrestling or amateur 1240 01:39:43.560 --> 01:39:47.399 wrestling on USA Network earlier. I don't know what that was. But you 1241 01:39:47.520 --> 01:39:51.600 got plenty of sports to keep yourself occupied, and you got plenty of me 1242 01:39:51.960 --> 01:39:56.680 this weekend. So thank you guys for all the streams this week. It 1243 01:39:56.800 --> 01:39:59.880 was a good week for the channel. Again, subscribe. We're trying to 1244 01:40:00.039 --> 01:40:04.199 climb towards eighty k. Hopefully we can do that very soon. And I 1245 01:40:04.279 --> 01:40:09.199 will be back with you on Sunday for eight fifty eight and then Sunday night 1246 01:40:09.359 --> 01:40:16.840 for the AEW Dynasty review. Hey Daddy Ball dropping a five saying be a 1247 01:40:16.920 --> 01:40:25.199 good night shout out to yours truly, thank you brother, Good night to 1248 01:40:25.279 --> 01:40:29.560 you as well. Be well, stay safe, and for all of you 1249 01:40:29.680 --> 01:40:33.920 who are celebrating four twenty, you might enjoy the little easter egg here in 1250 01:40:34.000 --> 01:40:38.439 the outro. See if you spot it, I'll see you guys back here 1251 01:40:38.560 --> 01:40:45.520 live on Monday night for the Raw review, but Dynasty first on Sunday night. 1252 01:40:45.039 --> 01:40:45.640 Take care, guys,