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Whether it's on YouTube, Spotify, 18 00:01:15.640 --> 00:01:19.560 Amazon, Apple, podcasts, you name it, they're there, so check 19 00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:26.159 them out. The Metal Pit podcast. Right now, this is WWE Superstar 20 00:01:26.239 --> 00:01:38.719 Drew McIntyre and you're listening to the WWE podcast, the show the one that 21 00:01:38.840 --> 00:01:52.599 everybody wants me God sixteen. So just rough your ass this mony you can 22 00:01:52.680 --> 00:01:59.159 acknowledge me. Welcome to the WWE Podcast, everybody. It is Saturday, 23 00:01:59.239 --> 00:02:02.560 Yes, it's a Saturday, April thirteenth, twenty twenty four. Here comes 24 00:02:02.560 --> 00:02:07.159 Mailbag Part two. I didn't want to attach it to tomorrow night's show because 25 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:09.719 it's just too damn along of a show right, so here it is Part 26 00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:14.000 two. We also have for those of you who are on the SmackDown side 27 00:02:14.039 --> 00:02:17.400 of things, the SmackDown Tier that is on Patreon. We have the exclusive 28 00:02:17.800 --> 00:02:22.800 after Dark show coming to you at some point today, So if you want 29 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:25.960 to join us on the SmackDown side of things, do that on Patreon. 30 00:02:27.039 --> 00:02:30.240 But speaking of Patreon, always given shout outs. Here, let's give a 31 00:02:30.240 --> 00:02:36.479 shout out to let's see the out of the Fast Laying podcast. They just 32 00:02:36.599 --> 00:02:40.120 joined. I'm Chris just joined us on the Monday night Raw level, So 33 00:02:40.159 --> 00:02:45.759 thank you so much, Chris and let's see here we have Wait, we 34 00:02:45.800 --> 00:02:49.000 had a couple of people to cancel. How dare you all right? So 35 00:02:49.199 --> 00:02:54.439 we had also Drew. I think I gave Shiloh Andrew Black also shout outs. 36 00:02:54.439 --> 00:02:58.280 But if I didn't, there you go. So thank you to all 37 00:02:58.319 --> 00:03:01.840 of you for winning us here. And don't you dare downgrade your membership and 38 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:07.000 or cancel or I will publicly shame you on here. Okay, that's just 39 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:09.759 kind of who I am, all right, of course I'm joking. Let's 40 00:03:09.800 --> 00:03:13.680 get to the rest of the mail bag, and I'd encourage you. If 41 00:03:13.680 --> 00:03:17.000 you want shoutouts and priority in the mail bag, well that's how you get 42 00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:21.759 to Patreon or join us on Apple Podcasts too. That does give you everything 43 00:03:21.800 --> 00:03:27.879 ad free. Okay, more to the Let's get to the mail bag here. 44 00:03:27.919 --> 00:03:30.000 I think did I get to DJ. I don't think I got to 45 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:34.879 DJ Kuzma. Let's get to his email here, and he says he's back 46 00:03:34.919 --> 00:03:38.039 at it again. I got four words for you. Wrestling is cool again. 47 00:03:38.360 --> 00:03:42.960 It was a fun weekend for wrestling fans. This was our early Christmas 48 00:03:42.960 --> 00:03:46.479 in Super Bowl all in one. I can't believe that WrestleMania has just come 49 00:03:46.520 --> 00:03:50.520 and went so quickly, and now we wait for WrestleMania forty one next year 50 00:03:50.560 --> 00:03:53.439 in a city to be announced. I think it was Wasn't wasn't Minneapolis, 51 00:03:54.759 --> 00:03:59.319 Let me google it. It does look like, at least okay, Minneapolis 52 00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:03.800 is among the finalists to host WrestleMania twenty five. Not confirmed, but it 53 00:04:03.879 --> 00:04:08.840 looks like it's leaning towards Minneapolis, Minnesota. Let's all hope that it's a 54 00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:13.000 They're not doing some kind of outdoor arena. I wouldn't imagine in April in 55 00:04:13.039 --> 00:04:15.439 Minneapolis, Minnesota, where it can snow into May, that they have an 56 00:04:15.439 --> 00:04:18.639 open air arena that it's covered, which I actually like. I don't actually 57 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:24.319 don't like the stadiums because the sound escapes right the weather can play a factor 58 00:04:24.319 --> 00:04:28.199 which deters the crowd from what we heard this year in Philadelphia. So Minneapolis 59 00:04:28.279 --> 00:04:31.079 does look like it's the place that it could be. Not confirmed, but 60 00:04:31.199 --> 00:04:35.680 leaning that way, which also makes you think, to Minneapolis, what does 61 00:04:35.680 --> 00:04:41.519 that mean? Well, isn't that brock Lesner in Minneapolis, Minnesota? Hey, 62 00:04:41.720 --> 00:04:44.879 if Brock returns, what a hell of a way to give him a 63 00:04:44.920 --> 00:04:47.639 send off match, or at least a prominent match in Minneapolis, Minnesota for 64 00:04:47.720 --> 00:04:51.600 next year's WrestleMania, And so it looks like also before I get to the 65 00:04:51.600 --> 00:04:58.480 mailbag and finish DJ's email, we could be having already a set main event 66 00:04:58.680 --> 00:05:03.360 for next year's WrestleMania that's reported to be Cody Roads versus The Rock. Now, 67 00:05:03.399 --> 00:05:06.439 The Rock did allude before he left for a few months, probably coming 68 00:05:06.480 --> 00:05:11.319 back around SummerSlam, but he did allude to the fact that our story is 69 00:05:11.439 --> 00:05:15.800 just beginning, so you would think maybe it's Rock and Cody. I don't 70 00:05:15.839 --> 00:05:18.279 really want that. I do love this Rock character, So why don't Rock 71 00:05:18.319 --> 00:05:23.279 going I don't want Rock going back to his typical Dwayne Johnson version of the 72 00:05:23.319 --> 00:05:26.600 babyface Rock. This is a This is a character that I don't think anyone 73 00:05:26.639 --> 00:05:31.279 expected to be this awesome. But I mean, if we have to wait 74 00:05:31.360 --> 00:05:36.199 till WrestleMania forty two, for WrestleMania or for Rock versus Roman reigns, which 75 00:05:36.240 --> 00:05:40.959 it seems to be according to Dave Meltzer, take that for what you will. 76 00:05:41.839 --> 00:05:46.240 That the plans are for WrestleMania in twenty twenty six. Twenty twenty six 77 00:05:46.319 --> 00:05:50.319 is two years away, but still the plans are tentative for Rock versus Roman 78 00:05:50.399 --> 00:05:56.480 at that point, which is insane, but maybe they do it. It 79 00:05:56.560 --> 00:06:00.000 just stinks, And I put this out on X Even if you're a Cody 80 00:06:00.079 --> 00:06:03.079 Roads fan or Cody Rhads hater, wherever you fall in the spectrum of the 81 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:10.639 Cody Roads debacle, aren't you kind of annoyed that you already know what the 82 00:06:10.680 --> 00:06:13.560 main event has been every single time, every single year he's been back. 83 00:06:14.399 --> 00:06:15.639 Yeah, he's only been back for a couple of years. But we knew 84 00:06:15.639 --> 00:06:19.319 what the WrestleMania thirty eight surprise opponent was for seth Rollins, and then we 85 00:06:19.360 --> 00:06:25.079 knew it was Cody Rhods. We then knew it was gonna be Cody Roads 86 00:06:25.120 --> 00:06:28.639 versus Roman Reigns for WrestleMania thirty nine. We knew forever that it was gonna 87 00:06:28.639 --> 00:06:32.199 be Cody Roads and Roman Reigns Part two at WrestleMania forty. Now the fans 88 00:06:32.240 --> 00:06:35.360 willed that to happen, but it still happened, And now we already know 89 00:06:35.399 --> 00:06:40.519 what WrestleMania forty one is. If it holds true, lots can happen. 90 00:06:41.160 --> 00:06:45.079 But it's kind of like, can we ever go into a WrestleMania season and 91 00:06:45.360 --> 00:06:50.399 not at least have a lock of who he's already ready to face. Wouldn't 92 00:06:50.399 --> 00:06:54.800 that make it much more fun? I mean, I don't know. Again, 93 00:06:55.040 --> 00:06:59.680 this is tentative, but so far he's been three or we have been 94 00:06:59.720 --> 00:07:02.560 three for three on what we know Cody Rose and who he's gonna face before 95 00:07:02.680 --> 00:07:06.240 it even happens. So let's move into the email guys. We still got 96 00:07:06.279 --> 00:07:09.560 a whole lot, and I'll try to get to voicemails. I can't promise 97 00:07:09.560 --> 00:07:13.040 anything. You know that this mail bag is getting overwhelming, and that's not 98 00:07:13.079 --> 00:07:16.600 a complaint. We hit number twelve on the wrestling charts in the United States. 99 00:07:16.759 --> 00:07:20.399 Number twelve. We beat out Jr's podcast. We nearly got into the 100 00:07:20.399 --> 00:07:26.480 top ten. We beat Chris Jericho's podcast, a bunch of other wrestlers podcasts. 101 00:07:26.480 --> 00:07:29.839 We even got close to Austin's podcast for a short time, and so 102 00:07:29.879 --> 00:07:32.240 it's pretty pretty awesome. And we even hit I think, out of the 103 00:07:32.439 --> 00:07:38.000 entire sports category in the United States at one point we were one hundred and 104 00:07:38.079 --> 00:07:42.199 twenty one hundred and twenty five, and in Canada we were like number thirteen 105 00:07:42.319 --> 00:07:46.240 or something. So that's awesome, you know that think thank you everybody for 106 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:47.639 supporting the show. Hating the show. Even if you hate us, I 107 00:07:47.639 --> 00:07:51.240 really I could care less because your hate is fueling the success of the show. 108 00:07:51.360 --> 00:07:56.199 So thank you for that. But let's get into the rest of DJ's 109 00:07:56.240 --> 00:08:00.279 email here and where are we here? Because I already lost my life spot. 110 00:08:00.439 --> 00:08:05.399 There we are, okay? So he said that the biggest moment that 111 00:08:05.480 --> 00:08:09.040 stood out to me over WrestleMania weekend is that Sammy Zain becoming the new Icy 112 00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:13.079 Champion. I originally predicted Gunther was going to retain and Sammy did not stand 113 00:08:13.079 --> 00:08:16.680 a chance against those brutal and devastating chops from Guntherro But to my surprise, 114 00:08:16.720 --> 00:08:20.680 Sammy won. It's moments like these that make we really and truly love wrestling. 115 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:24.560 The creative did a good job building up this match, especially with the 116 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:28.879 involvement of Chad Gable coaching Sammy and getting him ready for the fight of his 117 00:08:28.920 --> 00:08:31.600 life. It was like watching Rocky three when Apollo was coaching and getting Rocky 118 00:08:31.639 --> 00:08:37.360 ready for his biggest fight at the time against Mister T. Interesting question to 119 00:08:37.399 --> 00:08:41.039 ask, do you still want Chad Gable to become Icy Champ or is everyone 120 00:08:41.200 --> 00:08:43.919 signing with Sammy remaining champion? Plus, by the way, next week we 121 00:08:45.000 --> 00:08:48.240 got a big time icy title match against these two guys that should be a 122 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:52.039 really good main event. DJ COO's most signing off heavy good weekend, and 123 00:08:52.039 --> 00:08:58.919 see yall in the discord chat for SmackDown. The idea that Sammy Zain won 124 00:08:58.960 --> 00:09:03.039 the title, I don't think as one that fans hate. They just seem 125 00:09:03.120 --> 00:09:07.720 to gravitate towards Chad and WWE, to their credit and to samy' Zain's credit, 126 00:09:07.759 --> 00:09:11.120 did as good of a job as you could imagine they would do given 127 00:09:11.120 --> 00:09:16.200 the fans disappointment going into the match, and bringing Sammy's wife in was an 128 00:09:16.200 --> 00:09:22.240 emotional tie that I think helped things along. Chad Gable coaching him was fun 129 00:09:22.279 --> 00:09:26.240 to watch the videos and build into the match. I think helped set the 130 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:31.039 stage for a Sammy Zaane victory. And we have been told that WrestleMania forty 131 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:35.120 over and over is the start of a new era, and the more I 132 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:39.799 think about that, the more that it really kind of put writing on the 133 00:09:39.879 --> 00:09:43.159 wall that we were going to get new champions, and a lot of new 134 00:09:43.240 --> 00:09:46.639 champions. The only one I believe that retained was Rae Ripley. Again, 135 00:09:46.679 --> 00:09:50.200 I have no issue with any of the other changes, I agree with it. 136 00:09:50.240 --> 00:09:52.879 Actually almost every single one, if not all, of the booking. 137 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:58.159 All of the booking I think was done perfectly at WrestleMania. The execution wasn't 138 00:09:58.159 --> 00:10:01.720 always there like Jimmy and Jay, but overall I really enjoyed it. And 139 00:10:03.000 --> 00:10:05.440 so we have the dawning of a new era. But you can't have the 140 00:10:05.480 --> 00:10:09.399 dawning of a new era if you keep the champions the same and the faces 141 00:10:09.440 --> 00:10:11.759 of the belts the same, and the faces of the show is the same. 142 00:10:11.399 --> 00:10:15.080 It's kind of like telling you one speaking out of both sides of your 143 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:16.600 mouth. That's what I was going for, right, You're saying one thing 144 00:10:16.639 --> 00:10:22.279 but then showing us another. So it almost was impossible for Triple H to 145 00:10:22.440 --> 00:10:26.559 keep the belts, especially the two top ones, the World title and the 146 00:10:26.679 --> 00:10:31.360 Undisputed Championship, the NWWN Disputed Championship on Roman reigns. You just couldn't do 147 00:10:31.440 --> 00:10:35.559 it. You can't if you tell us that, that's a declarative statement that 148 00:10:35.639 --> 00:10:39.039 you just can't not show us and just tell us. So the same thing 149 00:10:39.039 --> 00:10:46.120 with the IC title. Now, that's also one that it has impressed and 150 00:10:46.320 --> 00:10:52.759 been a focal point of Mondainett Raw for over a year and credit to gun 151 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:58.039 through credit to Creative on that. And now we have a new Intercontinental champion 152 00:10:58.080 --> 00:11:01.600 that I think is going to of us well. And I think that these 153 00:11:01.639 --> 00:11:07.480 title changes are not going to be changed again until after Summer Slim. I 154 00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:09.519 don't even know if any of these belts are going to change hands at SummerSlam. 155 00:11:09.559 --> 00:11:13.360 I'm talking any of them, the tag titles, the women's title from 156 00:11:13.399 --> 00:11:18.200 Bailey beating EO, the especially the any of the world titles. I mean, 157 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:20.960 the only one that maybe has a chance is actually maybe the world title 158 00:11:22.240 --> 00:11:26.279 where you could have Drew win there because you want him going into Scotland as 159 00:11:26.399 --> 00:11:31.399 champion. You know there's a chance there. So outside of that, guys, 160 00:11:31.440 --> 00:11:37.159 I don't think we're gonna see until the fall and until Survivor series time, 161 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:39.639 I don't think we're gonna see a ton of change as to who's holding 162 00:11:39.639 --> 00:11:43.519 the belt. You usher in a new era at the biggest WrestleMania of all 163 00:11:43.559 --> 00:11:48.919 time that we were told, and you're gonna you're gonna keep these decisions intact 164 00:11:48.960 --> 00:11:52.919 for a little while. So thank you, DJ, thank you so much. 165 00:11:54.000 --> 00:11:58.639 And as far as defans still want Chad to become an Icy champion or 166 00:11:58.679 --> 00:12:01.759 is everyone sticking with Sammy. I think it's going to depend if they're trying 167 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:05.799 to turn Sammy or rather turn Chad heel, or if they're just gonna keep 168 00:12:05.840 --> 00:12:09.720 baby Face baby face, which has worked. But here's the thing. If 169 00:12:09.759 --> 00:12:13.559 they keep it baby Face babyface and they don't try to turn Chad, defans 170 00:12:13.600 --> 00:12:18.879 I think will organically side with Chad. Chad has a more interesting story he 171 00:12:18.960 --> 00:12:22.159 has. I don't think he's won a title at WrestleMania or even had a 172 00:12:22.200 --> 00:12:24.919 one on one at WrestleMania. Has he? And then Sammy won last year's 173 00:12:24.919 --> 00:12:28.519 WrestleMania main event, won the tag titles with Kevin Owens, wins this year's 174 00:12:30.320 --> 00:12:33.759 match against Gunther, wins a singles title in the Icy title, arguably the 175 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:39.279 second biggest title in the company. And so yeah, this is gonna be 176 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:43.919 interesting. Depends how they move forward with Chad. What do they see him 177 00:12:43.960 --> 00:12:46.919 being? They see him being this smarmy heel turning on Sammy like a This 178 00:12:46.960 --> 00:12:50.759 week is going to be a very telling week because if Sammy lose or wins, 179 00:12:50.799 --> 00:12:54.399 which I think he will, how will Chad deal with the loss? 180 00:12:56.000 --> 00:12:58.360 Does he hit a low blow? Does he get frustrated to hit him in 181 00:12:58.360 --> 00:13:01.840 the head with the belt. I think it's very possible because you're not gonna 182 00:13:01.879 --> 00:13:05.279 have Sammy lose the belt after holding it for a week and a half. 183 00:13:05.679 --> 00:13:09.679 There's not a chance. But the one thing you said Ring's true. DJ, 184 00:13:09.200 --> 00:13:13.879 these two are going to have, I think easily match of the night. 185 00:13:13.559 --> 00:13:18.000 All right, let's go to Grant, a new Patreon member. He 186 00:13:18.080 --> 00:13:22.159 says, Hey man, my name is Grant Frye. I'm from twenty five 187 00:13:22.159 --> 00:13:26.399 from North Carolina. My first mail bag. Welcome. I've been listening to 188 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:28.840 your show since I got back into WWA a year ago, and boy, 189 00:13:28.840 --> 00:13:31.600 what a great time to get back into the product. Went to my first 190 00:13:31.639 --> 00:13:35.759 SmackDown in probably sixteen years, going to Raw in May. Not a big 191 00:13:35.799 --> 00:13:39.559 fan of aw but I did at tend Revolution to see Stings last match since 192 00:13:39.600 --> 00:13:43.960 it was fifteen minutes from my house. Turned out to be a great show. 193 00:13:43.080 --> 00:13:46.919 However, that's not what I'm talking about here, Early, what you're 194 00:13:46.919 --> 00:13:50.879 here to talk about. I'm not presenting an in depth analysis out WrestleMania. 195 00:13:50.919 --> 00:13:54.039 I'm simply here to aggravate Cody cry Baby Jibbroni's and add what you said to 196 00:13:54.240 --> 00:13:58.480 the raw review. Oh, this is gonna be fun. Cody is an 197 00:13:58.519 --> 00:14:03.200 amazing performer in the ring, possibly the best in the company. He deserves 198 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:07.960 his title run, but he's an awful performer when he's doing his soap opera 199 00:14:07.080 --> 00:14:11.240 fake crying. I've seen better acting on the Hallmark Channel. If you're gonna 200 00:14:11.279 --> 00:14:15.320 bor us with this every time you're on TV, at least make it look 201 00:14:15.399 --> 00:14:18.279 like real emotion. The entering celebration after the win and the tribute video triple 202 00:14:18.279 --> 00:14:22.679 ahe did for him. Maybe want to vomit. I seriously want to turn 203 00:14:22.720 --> 00:14:26.519 the channel like any time Cody is speaking, which is not a good thing 204 00:14:26.559 --> 00:14:28.879 when you're champion. But I know we're in the minority on that opinion. 205 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:35.639 It was laughable through this whole road to WrestleMania when Cody kept saying he was 206 00:14:35.799 --> 00:14:39.559 owning the Rock in all of their promos because he said Rocky had LDS. 207 00:14:39.720 --> 00:14:43.639 I had my peers in high school used to say that you said that, 208 00:14:43.960 --> 00:14:48.480 I'm sorry I messed that lineup. I think my peers in high school used 209 00:14:48.480 --> 00:14:50.559 to use that same line. I think they're just scared to admit that a 210 00:14:50.559 --> 00:14:54.279 fifty one year old Rock is more entertaining than mister nice guy boy bend bleach 211 00:14:54.360 --> 00:14:58.919 hair the Cody Roads. I'm eager to see how long this character can hold 212 00:15:00.159 --> 00:15:03.600 up for Cody until he begins getting booed out of the building like he did 213 00:15:03.600 --> 00:15:07.720 in aew Thank you for allowing me to spill as I've become disengaged in any 214 00:15:07.720 --> 00:15:11.519 debates on this topic on x or threads due to the lack of intelligence on 215 00:15:11.559 --> 00:15:16.039 these apps. Instead of a proper debate, people chose to name call or 216 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:18.840 bring your mama jokes back like it's two thousand and eight. I haven't had 217 00:15:18.879 --> 00:15:22.600 the time. I don't have the time for the immaturity. I mean, 218 00:15:22.759 --> 00:15:26.759 dude, you are hitting the nail on the head, that's the thing, 219 00:15:26.080 --> 00:15:31.360 right. Nobody wants to debate anymore, whether it's wrestling, whether it's sports 220 00:15:31.399 --> 00:15:35.159 in general, whether it's you know, god forbid politics, right, anything, 221 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:43.120 people so quickly resort to just name calling or making wild accusations with zero 222 00:15:43.240 --> 00:15:46.879 evidence, zero Right, you know you've already want a debate when no one 223 00:15:46.919 --> 00:15:50.159 can come back at you intellectually and they just label you with a name, 224 00:15:52.039 --> 00:15:58.200 right hater, Just enjoy the product, don't take it so seriously. All 225 00:15:58.240 --> 00:16:04.120 that is is a reflection of them themselves, of their just weak intellectual ability 226 00:16:04.120 --> 00:16:08.320 to debate you. That's all. It's their own insecurity knowing that they have 227 00:16:08.440 --> 00:16:12.840 no they don't have enough intelligence or the skill to debate you on the topic. 228 00:16:14.480 --> 00:16:17.759 And I'm all for it. You know. The thing is, too 229 00:16:18.480 --> 00:16:22.480 in the debate, you'll never convince that person to join your side most likely, 230 00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:26.919 and vice versa. You know, the idea is to just have them 231 00:16:27.000 --> 00:16:30.639 see something through a different lens. Sometimes people go into debates with the idea 232 00:16:30.679 --> 00:16:33.559 that, well, if I just present this fact, this fact, this 233 00:16:33.639 --> 00:16:37.080 fact, they're going to join my side and see the light. No, 234 00:16:37.559 --> 00:16:40.279 more often than not that's not the case. But here's the thing. A 235 00:16:40.360 --> 00:16:48.919 battle of ideas is healthy, and an intellectual, respectful battle of ideas is 236 00:16:48.960 --> 00:16:53.000 that it lost art today. It has become and broken down quickly, almost 237 00:16:53.120 --> 00:17:00.919 instantaneously. When you see a dissenting opinion, it breaks down into elementary insults. 238 00:17:02.320 --> 00:17:06.319 And I hear what you're saying. Man, I've caught so much hate 239 00:17:06.440 --> 00:17:10.319 on X for Cody. But here's the thing from me that I don't know 240 00:17:10.359 --> 00:17:15.160 if this is a character flaw or a character attribute, but for me, 241 00:17:15.240 --> 00:17:19.200 when I see that, I triple down and instead of cowering. And I'm 242 00:17:19.240 --> 00:17:22.680 not saying you are grant. I'm saying some people do. I triple down 243 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:26.400 and say things that I know will piss them off even further. Right, 244 00:17:26.440 --> 00:17:30.000 So, the more that you tell me you don't like my opinion and you 245 00:17:30.440 --> 00:17:36.720 just all amount automatically resort to fifth grade insults, I will do everything to 246 00:17:36.920 --> 00:17:41.319 now push your buttons even further and send you down into a spiral. And 247 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:47.039 it will also make me. It encourages me to even further share my opinions. 248 00:17:47.599 --> 00:17:49.799 It's almost like a fuel. I don't know how to explain it. 249 00:17:51.400 --> 00:17:55.599 I just feed off of people getting angry with me. And I also, 250 00:17:55.720 --> 00:17:59.759 I want to be very clear about this. I don't say things that I 251 00:17:59.759 --> 00:18:04.200 don't believe. I don't just say things to press people's buttons that I don't 252 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:08.279 personally believe. That's the key is, like I never ever put out anything 253 00:18:08.279 --> 00:18:11.119 that I go, ah, well, I don't really mean this. I'm 254 00:18:11.160 --> 00:18:15.200 just trying to be I'm just trying to be controversial. No, like some 255 00:18:15.240 --> 00:18:21.000 people have already gotten angry at me for making for them again thinking I'm making 256 00:18:21.000 --> 00:18:23.480 fun of Cody's lisp. I'm not making fun of it. I don't have 257 00:18:23.519 --> 00:18:27.359 to make this any clear. Yeah, and again I've I went into detail 258 00:18:27.400 --> 00:18:32.319 as to how and why I didn't make fun of it. I just pointed 259 00:18:32.359 --> 00:18:37.000 it out that it's a distraction, and yet somehow still it's so you know, 260 00:18:37.079 --> 00:18:38.920 it's low hanging fruit. No, it's it's on camera all the time. 261 00:18:38.960 --> 00:18:41.519 Every time he says any any word with the letter S in it, 262 00:18:41.559 --> 00:18:45.279 I'm going to get the lisp in my face. It's distracting, that's all. 263 00:18:45.640 --> 00:18:48.519 I guess. People don't want to hear that or just no matter even 264 00:18:48.640 --> 00:18:53.559 just observing it and just noticing it and just very matter of fact stating it's 265 00:18:53.559 --> 00:18:59.319 a distraction is somehow making fun of it. I don't really care. I 266 00:18:59.359 --> 00:19:00.680 mean, I'm making fun of it and then have at it. I don't 267 00:19:00.680 --> 00:19:04.720 care, you know whatever. I just I don't care. And I think, 268 00:19:04.880 --> 00:19:08.960 Grant, I think if you just realize that those people that are out 269 00:19:10.000 --> 00:19:15.920 there that are you know, automatically named calling, you know that they're they're 270 00:19:17.000 --> 00:19:23.480 exposing their room temperature IQ instantly. So okay, a quick note. You 271 00:19:23.519 --> 00:19:27.759 may have covered this on Raw, but I my guess is the rockhanded Cody 272 00:19:27.839 --> 00:19:32.799 a lighter he used that caused the fire on Cody's bus, can't wait for 273 00:19:32.839 --> 00:19:36.359 the few this promo and the twenty five promos of Cody crying about a new 274 00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:38.680 story in the process, I saw the videos of these quote men on social 275 00:19:38.720 --> 00:19:44.039 media crying as Cody was on Randy and Sammy's shoulders like I was watching a 276 00:19:44.079 --> 00:19:48.759 high school musical. All say is that they're truly a perfect match for each 277 00:19:48.799 --> 00:19:51.759 other. Let me know if this is too long, it's sorry for sorry 278 00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:55.079 if it is, Thanks for all the entertainment and discussions each week, and 279 00:19:55.119 --> 00:19:56.960 I can't wait to see all the perks of being a Patreon member checking out 280 00:19:56.960 --> 00:20:00.640 the after dark shows. Yeah, after Dark's coming, after Dark coming tonight. 281 00:20:00.440 --> 00:20:04.839 And yeah, so the fake crying. By the way, it's not 282 00:20:04.880 --> 00:20:07.880 too long. I think it's just like I wouldn't go any longer. But 283 00:20:08.759 --> 00:20:12.359 you know this is okay now, Yeah, the fake crying. I don't 284 00:20:12.359 --> 00:20:17.200 care who it is, whether it's Cody or anybody. Don't fake cry either 285 00:20:17.240 --> 00:20:22.559 commit or you don't, because fake crying is very obvious. When you don't 286 00:20:22.559 --> 00:20:27.920 have tears, you're not crying. End of his discussion. Man, woman, 287 00:20:29.119 --> 00:20:30.559 I don't care if it was stone cold Steve Austin, which he never 288 00:20:30.559 --> 00:20:33.240 would. I don't care. If it's The Rock, I don't care. 289 00:20:33.240 --> 00:20:34.079 If it's Cody Roads, I don't care. If it's Roman Reigns, I 290 00:20:34.079 --> 00:20:41.319 don't care. Don't pretend to cry if you can't actually cry. He can't 291 00:20:41.319 --> 00:20:45.000 cry, and command don't do it. And I don't know about you, 292 00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:47.880 guys, if you're a Cody fan, are you not getting tired of Dusty 293 00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:52.920 Rhodes being implemented in his story? We constantly hear about Cody wanting to be 294 00:20:52.160 --> 00:20:56.079 uh blaze his own trail, and he's on his own path and distancing himself, 295 00:20:56.200 --> 00:21:00.279 you know, all these things, and yet every single time we turn 296 00:21:00.839 --> 00:21:04.119 the word Dusty and my dad and my mommy and I'm crying and here's my 297 00:21:04.319 --> 00:21:11.240 Like, it's very weird that you say you want Dusty to be separated from 298 00:21:11.240 --> 00:21:15.039 your career then also at the same time mention him in every single promo and 299 00:21:15.240 --> 00:21:19.720 cry over him every single time that you have a moment that you cannot have 300 00:21:19.799 --> 00:21:26.079 it both ways. Okay, thank you, Grant. All right, Hey, 301 00:21:26.160 --> 00:21:30.839 let's go, we got another patron. We got bad fish. He 302 00:21:30.880 --> 00:21:33.640 says, Hey, mad badfish. It's been a while. Hope you all 303 00:21:33.680 --> 00:21:36.440 had a great Wrestleman any weekend and are ready for the days ahead. I 304 00:21:36.480 --> 00:21:38.240 know I am, since I'm aware there are probably gonna be a lot of 305 00:21:38.240 --> 00:21:41.400 WrestleMania it takes on this show. I'll go in another direction and talk about 306 00:21:41.400 --> 00:21:45.559 Backlash. Chad Gable has been absolutely killing it and I have a prediction he 307 00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:49.359 slated for a match with Sammy next week. Guntherer comes back and is upset 308 00:21:49.400 --> 00:21:53.160 that Gable is getting a title shot before Gunther could invoke his rematch clause, 309 00:21:53.519 --> 00:21:56.599 thus leading to a triple thread at Backlash and possibly Match of the Year. 310 00:21:56.640 --> 00:22:00.839 Guntherer doesn't have to win. One last thing I wanted to say it here. 311 00:22:00.920 --> 00:22:03.640 Roman Rains pulled off the Crossroads better than Cody Ever has just saying good, 312 00:22:03.920 --> 00:22:07.720 Oh, that's so funny he actually did. I'm glad you mentioned I 313 00:22:07.720 --> 00:22:11.039 forgot that Roman reigns at the Crossroads. But if you're going to execute it, 314 00:22:11.200 --> 00:22:15.480 Roman Rains executed it better than Cody Roads probably ever has. I hate 315 00:22:15.519 --> 00:22:19.640 the move just generally. I think it's just I know it's a twisty, 316 00:22:19.680 --> 00:22:25.720 turney move that it's so twisting, it goes so quickly that oh wow, 317 00:22:25.759 --> 00:22:29.119 it looks devastating. No, it doesn't. No, it doesn't. It's 318 00:22:29.119 --> 00:22:32.920 clearly the Cody Roads taking the bump, not his opponent. Even if in 319 00:22:32.960 --> 00:22:34.839 pro wrestling, you know, imaginary land, it doesn't look good. But 320 00:22:36.200 --> 00:22:40.240 anyway, Chad Gable has been killing it. You know, the more I'm 321 00:22:40.240 --> 00:22:42.359 thinking about it, I absolutely could see Gunther getting involved in this match. 322 00:22:42.440 --> 00:22:47.799 If Chad doesn't turn on Sammy on Monday night, we could have easily Gunther 323 00:22:48.640 --> 00:22:51.960 ruining the match. No, you know, no, there's probably a non 324 00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:56.400 winner or no contest, right, and then that leads to a triple threat 325 00:22:56.440 --> 00:23:02.920 where Sammy pins Chad to retain, Chad loses it and then turns at backlash. 326 00:23:03.079 --> 00:23:06.359 That's a really actually I like that better than Chad turning on Monday night. 327 00:23:07.119 --> 00:23:11.279 Gunther gets involved, triple threat easily could be candidate for Match of the 328 00:23:11.359 --> 00:23:15.960 Year. And then you have a Chad turn. I like that. Good 329 00:23:15.039 --> 00:23:21.079 stuff. Thanks bad Fish, all right. Another patron, Darren Darren, 330 00:23:21.119 --> 00:23:23.160 says, hey, ww podcast family, So I time the entrances of the 331 00:23:23.200 --> 00:23:29.720 tag team match from when Cody's music hit to when Roman's music ended sixteen minutes 332 00:23:30.000 --> 00:23:33.039 fifty seconds, and just for comparison, all six teams in the ladder match 333 00:23:33.079 --> 00:23:37.200 combined for five minutes and fifty two seconds. Now, I'll just give some 334 00:23:37.319 --> 00:23:42.279 quick thoughts of course, okay before you move on. I think I said 335 00:23:42.279 --> 00:23:47.839 them over under on. That's fifteen minutes. That's wild. That's longer than 336 00:23:48.279 --> 00:23:53.200 some of the matches on the card. It's just I mean, that's like 337 00:23:55.279 --> 00:24:00.000 ten times the amount of Now I've been say ten, maybe six or seven 338 00:24:00.319 --> 00:24:03.519 times a lot of the women's matches on Raw, and sometimes they get two 339 00:24:03.559 --> 00:24:10.400 minutes. This is nearly seventeen. It's just insane. Okay, you thought 340 00:24:10.400 --> 00:24:14.079 it was a good WrestleMania, even with how bad Jimmy Jay was and Stone 341 00:24:14.160 --> 00:24:17.599 Cold would have made it better. I still come away very pleased. Roman 342 00:24:17.680 --> 00:24:21.400 choosing to hit Seth with the chair instead of Cody was brilliant. Also, 343 00:24:21.440 --> 00:24:23.039 I heard a little bit of let's go Cody, Cody sucks chance, so 344 00:24:23.079 --> 00:24:29.039 it'll'd be interesting to see if and win those get louder. It was definitely 345 00:24:29.200 --> 00:24:32.880 a disappointment for Austin not being there, and it's still to me doesn't sit 346 00:24:32.960 --> 00:24:36.359 right. I'm still disappointing he wasn't there. I think he would have been 347 00:24:36.440 --> 00:24:40.000 the perfect addition to the finish of that match, hitting a starter on the 348 00:24:40.079 --> 00:24:42.920 Rock in Philadelphia where they have history from twenty five years ago, all of 349 00:24:42.960 --> 00:24:47.240 the I mean everything, Yes, the gong and people still went crazy. 350 00:24:48.200 --> 00:24:51.240 But as I said, in the moment, it felt like Taker was a 351 00:24:51.279 --> 00:24:53.759 replacement, and it turns out he was. From all the outlets that are 352 00:24:53.759 --> 00:24:59.759 reporting what happened was it was money. They couldn't come to a financial agreement. 353 00:24:59.759 --> 00:25:03.400 Now, if that's true, which I'll take at face value for the 354 00:25:03.400 --> 00:25:10.519 moment, that sucks. The fact that money held this moment up sucks. 355 00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:14.920 Now. You could get angry at Steve and say, you know it's not 356 00:25:15.079 --> 00:25:18.039 just about the money. You know he doesn't need the money. Well, 357 00:25:18.079 --> 00:25:21.480 if you're stone cold right, you understand the magnitude of the moment. You 358 00:25:21.559 --> 00:25:23.759 also don't need the money. If he needed it, he would have taken 359 00:25:23.799 --> 00:25:29.559 whatever they offered. He's doing very well financially, and you also understand that, 360 00:25:29.680 --> 00:25:32.880 as he said many times, he's not a guy that comes around very 361 00:25:32.880 --> 00:25:38.000 often. He's arguably the hottest wrestler that has ever lived. Not the longest, 362 00:25:38.480 --> 00:25:42.319 not the most title reins, not the longest title reiin he didn't break 363 00:25:42.359 --> 00:25:48.440 any records with tidle reigns of any kind, but he burned the hottest, 364 00:25:48.880 --> 00:25:52.359 Hotter than Hogan, hotter than Andre, hotter than Ultimate Warrior, hotter than 365 00:25:52.440 --> 00:25:55.160 Rock, Yes, hotter than Rock, hotter than Taker, hotter than Triple 366 00:25:55.240 --> 00:25:59.160 h, hotter than Caine, no pun intended, hotter than Sena ever was 367 00:25:59.559 --> 00:26:03.119 hotter than Roman ever was. And I'm not saying all of them combined, 368 00:26:03.240 --> 00:26:07.720 of course not. I'm saying for a singular star to be as hot as 369 00:26:07.960 --> 00:26:11.200 Austin was does not exist, and I don't know if they ever will. 370 00:26:11.880 --> 00:26:18.880 Putting that all aside, Austin knows his value and he probably felt not putting 371 00:26:18.920 --> 00:26:22.240 words in his mouth, But I am going to venture to guess he felt 372 00:26:22.279 --> 00:26:26.039 disrespected by the offer that was presented to him, and that what was presented 373 00:26:26.079 --> 00:26:30.720 to him didn't reflect what he felt his character should receive for the moment that 374 00:26:30.759 --> 00:26:36.359 they would get out of him. So can you really blame the man? 375 00:26:36.759 --> 00:26:41.079 He probably wanted to do it. I mean, wrestling's in his blood, 376 00:26:41.599 --> 00:26:45.400 but for what they were offering him from a financial standpoint, I don't know 377 00:26:45.440 --> 00:26:48.839 the numbers, we all probably never will. He didn't feel that that number 378 00:26:49.559 --> 00:26:56.319 was respectful enough and worth him doing the moment that they wanted him to do, 379 00:26:56.880 --> 00:27:00.599 which sucks for all of us. We all got screwed with that moment. 380 00:27:00.720 --> 00:27:07.640 Sure Taker, for a lot of you was a okay replacement for me. 381 00:27:07.359 --> 00:27:11.039 I don't hate Taker, I like I'm a big fan of the Undertakers, 382 00:27:11.039 --> 00:27:14.440 but it didn't fit nearly as well as Austin's glass crashing would have. 383 00:27:14.519 --> 00:27:18.279 My God, I've been soothing myself with watching YouTube videos of Austin's like random 384 00:27:18.319 --> 00:27:22.880 returns over the years, just to make myself feel better. But anyway, 385 00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:26.680 as far as the Cody Rhodes chance go, let's go Cody. Cody sucks. 386 00:27:26.720 --> 00:27:32.000 We've seen that with the scene of character much more so. I think 387 00:27:32.039 --> 00:27:37.839 if those chants start to happen and they become more prominent, wwe may take 388 00:27:37.880 --> 00:27:41.119 notice, but they'll also say to themselves, hey, guys, we live 389 00:27:41.200 --> 00:27:45.079 through this with John Cena for a decade and it turns out just fine, 390 00:27:45.400 --> 00:27:48.599 so don't worry about it. I think the only thing that would turn Cody 391 00:27:48.640 --> 00:27:52.599 heel at this point is if the fans suddenly decide overwhelmingly, like seventy five 392 00:27:52.640 --> 00:27:57.319 percent or higher, we don't like this guy anymore and we're gonna boo him. 393 00:27:57.640 --> 00:28:03.799 That's what to me would be the only way that the WWE would respond 394 00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:08.279 if they get again the Cody Roads Let's go Cody Cody sucks could be something 395 00:28:08.319 --> 00:28:11.200 that evolves over the next year or two. But I don't see Cody Roads 396 00:28:11.200 --> 00:28:18.319 turning heel anytime soon. They have decided to get behind Cody Rhoads as a 397 00:28:18.440 --> 00:28:22.839 company, and they have a formula that has generally worked. So I think 398 00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:27.000 we'll see a Cody Roads heel turn at some point in his career, but 399 00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:30.480 I don't think it's anywhere and we're not anywhere near it right now, unfortunately. 400 00:28:32.799 --> 00:28:37.200 Thanks Daron, good stuff, good questions. Where are we? I 401 00:28:37.559 --> 00:28:41.920 know we have I know we have other Where are we? My gosh, 402 00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:44.720 we have so many. We have so many. I know some of you 403 00:28:44.839 --> 00:28:48.279 may be actually patrons. Oh, here we go, Thomas Franco, I 404 00:28:48.319 --> 00:28:52.279 got another another patron. Here we've got Thomas, and he says, Wow, 405 00:28:52.319 --> 00:28:56.319 this was one of the best wrestled manias I've ever watched. I know 406 00:28:56.359 --> 00:29:00.720 you aren't a fan of the Cody Rhads character, but that the match and 407 00:29:00.759 --> 00:29:03.519 closing sevent was cool to watch. I agree, it was cool. Yeah, 408 00:29:03.519 --> 00:29:06.319 that was cool. Not how I would have done it, but cool 409 00:29:06.599 --> 00:29:08.799 for someone like me who had to put in tons of work to grow a 410 00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:12.480 successful coaching business and become a good athlete a reason to really resonate with the 411 00:29:12.519 --> 00:29:18.119 Cody character. He was once let go by WWE and had to reinvent himself, 412 00:29:18.119 --> 00:29:21.079 So massive props to the guy. I totally see the reasoning as to 413 00:29:21.119 --> 00:29:25.720 why someone don't like the character and sappiness. It's definitely a lot he easily. 414 00:29:25.759 --> 00:29:27.519 Yeah. See, that's I agree with everything you said, Thomas, 415 00:29:27.799 --> 00:29:32.559 even as a Cody Roads babyface hater. As we want. I guess label 416 00:29:32.599 --> 00:29:37.240 me, I don't care, label me whatever, but I respect the hell 417 00:29:37.240 --> 00:29:41.519 out of his work ethic. Everyone seems to love him backstage, and but 418 00:29:41.559 --> 00:29:47.720 it's just this is easily the most emotionally fragile feminine champion we've ever had. 419 00:29:48.559 --> 00:29:51.039 I know, people keep saying, oh, he's just why do you keep 420 00:29:51.279 --> 00:29:55.319 harping on the feminine thing? Because he's a man not a woman. Maybe, 421 00:29:56.039 --> 00:29:57.599 but I don't know. I'm just throwing stuff out the wall here, 422 00:29:57.680 --> 00:30:02.319 right, But for real, he's a man, and to me, a 423 00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:03.640 man should act like a man and a woman should act like a woman. 424 00:30:03.799 --> 00:30:10.799 There's no downside to either one as far as meaning like If you are a 425 00:30:10.799 --> 00:30:14.359 woman that acts like a woman with more feminine traits, that's cool. That's 426 00:30:14.400 --> 00:30:17.119 good to me. That's what it should be. It's not always what it 427 00:30:17.160 --> 00:30:18.519 is. If you're a masculine woman, that's not bad. It's just in 428 00:30:18.559 --> 00:30:25.119 the context of pro wrestling. In the pro wrestling world is where I have 429 00:30:25.160 --> 00:30:27.480 an issue with it, not in like real life. Right, Not every 430 00:30:27.519 --> 00:30:32.119 man is a manly man. Not every woman is a feminine woman doing her 431 00:30:32.119 --> 00:30:36.319 hair and all that. I understand that it's just wrestling. It's the pro 432 00:30:36.519 --> 00:30:41.400 wrestling world. This is what I'm speaking to, Okay, not the outside 433 00:30:41.440 --> 00:30:45.960 world. But for me as a champion, he's easily the most feminine man 434 00:30:45.960 --> 00:30:49.240 we've ever seen, and I've labeled out why and it just doesn't resonate with 435 00:30:49.279 --> 00:30:53.519 me. In his sappiness, he's constantly crying, always talking about his daddy, 436 00:30:53.640 --> 00:30:59.200 I just hate it. It's it's it's not a champion that I can 437 00:30:59.319 --> 00:31:00.960 get behind. But I also respect the hell out of his work ethic. 438 00:31:02.519 --> 00:31:03.720 Okay, As to Roman, what I think he'll be doing next, I 439 00:31:03.759 --> 00:31:07.920 see him coming back to start a program with Seth where we'll get one to 440 00:31:07.920 --> 00:31:11.480 two matches around SummerSlam, maybe having one at SummerSlam and one at Bash in 441 00:31:11.519 --> 00:31:15.119 Berlin. It gives Romans something to do and can give WWE more time to 442 00:31:15.119 --> 00:31:21.000 add layers to the Rock in Roman story before they clash at next year's WrestleMania. 443 00:31:21.319 --> 00:31:25.160 Either way, WWE would have three hot programs leading into the summer. 444 00:31:25.640 --> 00:31:30.599 Punk, Drew, Roman Seth, Cody Rock. Now I would actually prefer 445 00:31:30.680 --> 00:31:34.960 Cody Rock to happen at SummerSlam. I don't want Cody Rock at WrestleMania. 446 00:31:36.079 --> 00:31:40.000 It should be Roman Rock. Please? Can we get Roman Rock at WrestleMania 447 00:31:40.000 --> 00:31:42.640 forty one? For the love of god, I don't want Cody and Rock 448 00:31:42.720 --> 00:31:45.799 needs to happen one on one absolutely, but SummerSlam seems to be the place 449 00:31:45.839 --> 00:31:49.200 for it in my mind. And it would also line up with when apparently 450 00:31:49.319 --> 00:31:53.160 Rock has slated to return, which is mid to late summer. So when 451 00:31:53.160 --> 00:31:57.200 you're talking, maybe like late July is one we'll start talking to or seeing 452 00:31:57.400 --> 00:32:01.160 Dwayne again. Yeah, all right. To respond to your question to the 453 00:32:01.160 --> 00:32:05.440 listeners on the Raw Review, my top five picks for Raw and SmackDown in 454 00:32:05.440 --> 00:32:12.079 this year's draft. On SmackDown, you have the people the following five being 455 00:32:12.160 --> 00:32:20.279 drafted. Roman Seth Bailey, Sammy Priest. Okay, I like that. 456 00:32:20.279 --> 00:32:23.599 That also would split Priest from the judgment day though, so we'd have to 457 00:32:23.599 --> 00:32:28.799 think about that, but I generally like that. Onraw you have Cody Rhea, 458 00:32:29.480 --> 00:32:35.119 Punk McIntyre and Logan Paul. So really on Raw you wouldn't change much 459 00:32:35.640 --> 00:32:39.359 other than Logan Paul coming over. Okay. Lastly, I'll be attending Raw 460 00:32:39.720 --> 00:32:43.319 Live next week in Montreal in April fifteenth, and would love to do a 461 00:32:43.359 --> 00:32:45.680 review show on Tuesday for an in person perspective. It's been a while since 462 00:32:45.680 --> 00:32:47.720 I've been a co host and I'm totally gamed to be back. So let 463 00:32:47.759 --> 00:32:51.519 me know if I can, and then the message message you on Patreon. 464 00:32:51.640 --> 00:32:53.799 Thanks all from me, love the podcast, keep being yourself. Thanks Tommy, 465 00:32:53.839 --> 00:32:59.240 Well, thanks Thomas, appreciate it. You know that sounds like a 466 00:32:59.240 --> 00:33:02.039 plan. I don't think I have anyone slated for next week, So if 467 00:33:02.079 --> 00:33:08.440 you want to do the podcast, let's do it next Tuesday night. I'd 468 00:33:08.480 --> 00:33:14.279 say like nine thirty Eastern time, but we'll we'll have a little chit chat 469 00:33:14.319 --> 00:33:16.559 on Patreon. Just message me, because you know me, I'll forget. 470 00:33:17.599 --> 00:33:22.640 I'll forget about it about five minutes, so just send me a message, 471 00:33:22.119 --> 00:33:27.160 okay, and we'll get the details ironed out for next Tuesday, which is 472 00:33:27.400 --> 00:33:31.319 my god, only a few days. Okay, all right, thank you, 473 00:33:31.359 --> 00:33:37.240 Thomas. Let's go to I think the rest are not patrons, but 474 00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:42.960 but but I know I have some in house patrons who messaged me recently, 475 00:33:43.319 --> 00:33:45.480 I think, So let's find out there because I know there's a couple of 476 00:33:45.480 --> 00:33:47.599 ways to getting hold of me. By the way, guys, you can 477 00:33:47.599 --> 00:33:54.960 do the internal messaging system or the actual email at mailbag at WWE podcast dot 478 00:33:55.000 --> 00:33:59.519 com. Okay, we do have another patron though. This is Andy Mackie, 479 00:34:00.079 --> 00:34:04.400 and he said he hopes this one gets through. Well. Luckily for 480 00:34:04.440 --> 00:34:09.039 you, I did a second one. Okay, this is your first WrestleMania 481 00:34:09.079 --> 00:34:15.960 that you've watched since WrestleMania twenty you've watched live. Wow, So twenty years 482 00:34:15.159 --> 00:34:19.519 from two thousand and four is the last time you watched the WrestleMania live. 483 00:34:19.880 --> 00:34:23.119 That's wild, Andy, But all in all, you love the show and 484 00:34:23.159 --> 00:34:27.559 how we got Cody's finish. But was as gutted as you and Anthony was 485 00:34:27.599 --> 00:34:30.920 about being Undertaker in that moment. At the time I heard the gong, 486 00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:34.599 I was freaking out as I always did when we heard it in the last. 487 00:34:35.280 --> 00:34:38.119 We heard it in the last, but almost instantly I felt it no 488 00:34:38.239 --> 00:34:42.639 Austin and I was as we all were. I know you were too, 489 00:34:42.800 --> 00:34:45.559 the biggest Austin fan and with the rock and the history, that would have 490 00:34:45.639 --> 00:34:47.079 been perfect. And to be honest, it took me a few days to 491 00:34:47.079 --> 00:34:50.719 get over it, but it is what it is. They couldn't get it 492 00:34:50.760 --> 00:34:54.639 done. Apart from that detail, absolutely adore the main event, the jur 493 00:34:54.840 --> 00:34:59.719 Rollins match. I absolutely was over the moon with the finish and again like 494 00:34:59.760 --> 00:35:02.840 the situation, with the way it finished, I felt awful as I do 495 00:35:04.039 --> 00:35:07.800 so do you wanted Drew to have his night, great moment for priest, 496 00:35:07.880 --> 00:35:12.559 great pop for him, but I suppose keeping with the Drew current character, 497 00:35:12.679 --> 00:35:15.119 it is keeping with it. I just hope he gets back up in his 498 00:35:15.199 --> 00:35:20.280 hometown in Glasgow in June. That would be phenomenal. Sorry, I've tried 499 00:35:20.280 --> 00:35:22.639 to keep my email down at the last two were quite long and I know 500 00:35:22.679 --> 00:35:25.920 you were absolutely mental at the moment. Congratulations of getting in the top fifteen 501 00:35:27.639 --> 00:35:30.599 as I've only been a listener since January, but as well deserved. They 502 00:35:30.679 --> 00:35:34.440 take care well. Thank you so much. Andy appreciate it, and we 503 00:35:34.480 --> 00:35:37.440 will continue to hopefully rise. Now. I know in the last few days 504 00:35:37.480 --> 00:35:40.239 we've dropped into the top twenties. It's fine, you know, like we're 505 00:35:40.320 --> 00:35:44.239 riding the wave of WrestleMania, but the idea is to continue to go up 506 00:35:44.280 --> 00:35:46.599 slowly. It's not an easy feat. You know. Here's the thing. 507 00:35:47.280 --> 00:35:51.400 We're now getting into playing with the big boys. As I've said, right 508 00:35:51.440 --> 00:35:55.280 like, we're getting into territory. That's like Jim Ross, right, and 509 00:35:55.280 --> 00:36:00.760 we're getting into territory with established wrestlers. Like let me look right now, 510 00:36:00.840 --> 00:36:04.440 I'll tell you right now, who is as I speak, in the top 511 00:36:05.320 --> 00:36:07.880 ten? All right, right now we're number nineteen. We've dropped a little 512 00:36:07.920 --> 00:36:13.440 bit. Number one is busted open. I don't know why they're number one. 513 00:36:13.599 --> 00:36:16.400 Okay, you know, Logreca has some of the worst takes I've ever 514 00:36:16.400 --> 00:36:21.760 heard in my life. I mean, the guy, I don't want to 515 00:36:21.760 --> 00:36:24.599 say he's a clown. I don't know him enough, but Logreca has got 516 00:36:24.639 --> 00:36:31.480 some really horrible takes, just horrible, and he's he is the He has 517 00:36:31.519 --> 00:36:36.280 a Cody crime baby, no doubt about it. The Rock even torched him 518 00:36:36.320 --> 00:36:38.880 with wearing his Pink Bathrobe, you know. Anyway, the rest of them, 519 00:36:38.880 --> 00:36:44.679 we have Undertaker's Podcast, then Jim Cornett, then we have Bischoff, 520 00:36:44.960 --> 00:36:47.719 Chris Van Vliet, Stone, Cold Steve Austin, Dark Side of the Ring, 521 00:36:49.000 --> 00:36:54.480 Bruce Pritchard Jr. Going in Raw Talk is Jericho, Kevin Nash, 522 00:36:55.000 --> 00:37:00.079 Sean Ross Sap. I mean we have the I mean then it's ay. 523 00:37:00.360 --> 00:37:04.519 So right now, I mean, you talk about playing with the big boys, 524 00:37:04.519 --> 00:37:07.440 We're here cracking that top ten is no easy feet. We haven't been 525 00:37:07.440 --> 00:37:10.559 there yet, but boy, we're coming close. But now we're talking about 526 00:37:10.639 --> 00:37:15.519 right Cornett, we're talking about Busted Open, We're talking about Bruce Pritchet, 527 00:37:15.639 --> 00:37:22.800 We're talking about you know Jr. So we're we are getting close to my 528 00:37:22.880 --> 00:37:27.440 friends. It's just it's difficult. It's not easy to do, and it's 529 00:37:27.440 --> 00:37:31.119 not easy to maintain. Even more so, all right, let's go to 530 00:37:34.400 --> 00:37:37.360 another This is I believe a non patron. But again, if you are 531 00:37:37.400 --> 00:37:39.360 a patron, and I don't see it in the subject, I don't know 532 00:37:39.360 --> 00:37:44.000 you're a patron. So but nonetheless, Whatt's continue with the emails and we'll 533 00:37:44.000 --> 00:37:46.079 see if we can get to some voicemails. If we can't. Perhaps we 534 00:37:46.119 --> 00:37:50.800 put the voicemails on the weekend review show Sunday Night, Tomorrow Night. My 535 00:37:50.880 --> 00:37:55.760 God. All right, let's talk to our next person. This is Milan. 536 00:37:57.079 --> 00:38:00.039 Milan says, I was at Rawn Monday. They crashed the Rock. 537 00:38:00.400 --> 00:38:05.280 It was full of Philly on it was full Philly on display. Yeah, 538 00:38:05.320 --> 00:38:07.440 he got a little pop in the beginning, but there were a lot of 539 00:38:07.639 --> 00:38:10.480 f you chants. Even the Rock looked a bit shocked. I also wonder 540 00:38:10.480 --> 00:38:14.199 if you still think they'll do Rock Roman. I feel like they've missed the 541 00:38:14.199 --> 00:38:15.840 boat on that match, and the new super match everyone wants to see is 542 00:38:15.880 --> 00:38:20.280 Cody versus the Rock. The Rock even said you had it and you threw 543 00:38:20.320 --> 00:38:23.800 it away referring to Rock Roman. But The Rock's age and his acting career, 544 00:38:24.320 --> 00:38:27.960 I wouldn't think he has a lot of matches left in him. My 545 00:38:28.039 --> 00:38:31.559 prediction is Rock beats Cody at the Rumble. Roman wins the Rumble and challenges 546 00:38:31.559 --> 00:38:36.280 The Rock for the title at WrestleMania forty one, but that's probably far fetched. 547 00:38:36.639 --> 00:38:38.000 I do get a vibe though, that when Roman does return, he 548 00:38:38.039 --> 00:38:44.039 will return as a babyface, especially since Triple Ah comments about his next story. 549 00:38:45.440 --> 00:38:51.199 Roman reigns. Being a babyface is something they should absolutely explore and they 550 00:38:51.239 --> 00:38:59.199 will. I have kind of reservations about turning Roman babyface. Now Roman returning 551 00:38:59.239 --> 00:39:04.920 without a belt, if it's done in a way that gives fans time to 552 00:39:04.960 --> 00:39:10.239 miss him, he will automatically get cheered upon his return, especially depending on 553 00:39:10.280 --> 00:39:14.960 what the situation is when he returns. Is he coming back to save someone, 554 00:39:15.639 --> 00:39:19.519 is he coming back as a surprise guest on a talk show. I 555 00:39:19.519 --> 00:39:23.599 mean, who knows, But it depends on the situation, and it depends 556 00:39:23.599 --> 00:39:29.199 how much time or given to more in the loss of Roman reigns and the 557 00:39:29.239 --> 00:39:31.599 absence of Roman reigns. Now, him being gone is something we've all just 558 00:39:31.679 --> 00:39:36.079 kind of gotten used to. Even as champion, he was there once every 559 00:39:36.119 --> 00:39:39.360 three months, So it'll kind of feel like the typical Roman return. He's 560 00:39:39.400 --> 00:39:43.039 back for a week, two week stops, and then he's gone for another 561 00:39:43.079 --> 00:39:45.280 three months. Right, but this time he doesn't have the belt hostage. 562 00:39:45.320 --> 00:39:50.039 He's not holding anything hostage that we value, so when we see him will 563 00:39:50.039 --> 00:39:52.440 actually might be glad to see him, and instead it won't be a reminder 564 00:39:52.480 --> 00:39:57.039 of, oh man, he's got that's right, he's champion. He's you 565 00:39:57.079 --> 00:39:59.519 know, he's holding the belt. I guess he's not competing it this year. 566 00:39:59.599 --> 00:40:05.440 This pl we'll just jump to the next ple and add sixty eighty ninety 567 00:40:05.519 --> 00:40:07.760 days to his reign. And every time we see him, it's a reminder 568 00:40:07.760 --> 00:40:09.920 that he's not there. Instead of seeing him and going, oh, I'm 569 00:40:09.960 --> 00:40:13.599 so glad he's here, we see him and go, oh man, this 570 00:40:13.679 --> 00:40:16.679 dude's never here. See the difference. So I think you're right. The 571 00:40:16.760 --> 00:40:22.199 fans could react very positively to him upon his return. But do they want 572 00:40:22.199 --> 00:40:24.039 to do that yet or do they feel like there's more in the heel character 573 00:40:24.199 --> 00:40:31.039 left to me? I still want Rock Roman as traditional Rock Roman as we 574 00:40:31.039 --> 00:40:35.760 were supposed to get this time around with Rock babyface hel Roman. But I 575 00:40:35.800 --> 00:40:38.760 don't want Rock to change anything about himself. He could still be easily a 576 00:40:38.800 --> 00:40:43.679 babyface with what he's got, all right, And then yeah, I mean 577 00:40:43.760 --> 00:40:45.679 Cody and Rock. As far as Rock beating Cody at the Rumble and then 578 00:40:45.760 --> 00:40:50.320 Roman winning the Rumble, I don't think Roman's going anywhere near the championship for 579 00:40:50.320 --> 00:40:52.320 a long time. It's going to be not until, like you said, 580 00:40:52.800 --> 00:40:57.840 maybe after next year's WrestleMania. We started talking about Roman winning another having another 581 00:40:57.960 --> 00:41:02.719 rain, We'll say I also really hope Drew beats Priest that clashed at the 582 00:41:02.760 --> 00:41:06.880 Castle. If you think you have a huge babyface in Cody, you have 583 00:41:07.000 --> 00:41:10.519 to have a massive heel as the other champion, and Drew fits that role 584 00:41:10.599 --> 00:41:15.079 perfectly. Don't get me wrong, I think Priests would make a good champion, 585 00:41:15.119 --> 00:41:17.920 but I'm not sure that he's that despised heel that Roman was, and 586 00:41:17.960 --> 00:41:22.639 I think they need that on Raw if Cody's going to be the SmackDown champion. 587 00:41:23.400 --> 00:41:27.360 If you're a heavy metal fan, then you should check out the Metal 588 00:41:27.440 --> 00:41:30.400 Pit podcast. 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Again, 603 00:42:35.079 --> 00:42:39.639 it's available anywhere that you get your podcasts, whether it's on YouTube, Spotify, 604 00:42:39.840 --> 00:42:44.800 Amazon, Apple Podcasts, you name it, they're there. So check 605 00:42:44.840 --> 00:42:49.880 them out The Metal Pit Podcast right now. Yeah. Look, if Cody 606 00:42:51.000 --> 00:42:58.960 is going to be champion, Damien or rather, we have Drew Mcatyre on 607 00:42:59.000 --> 00:43:01.400 the other side, who as as talented as there is, and I still 608 00:43:01.440 --> 00:43:06.239 don't think we've seen the best of Drew yet. That balance is nice. 609 00:43:06.280 --> 00:43:08.920 You usually don't want two heel champions or two baby face champions. You do 610 00:43:09.000 --> 00:43:14.440 want a balance. So Priest would make a good champion, but I would 611 00:43:14.440 --> 00:43:17.239 agree with Drew that he's a transitional champion. Now, to me, a 612 00:43:17.239 --> 00:43:21.880 transitional champion holds the belt for three months or less, and we could be 613 00:43:21.920 --> 00:43:27.320 looking at that with Priest. So again, I'm cool. I'm interested to 614 00:43:27.320 --> 00:43:30.840 see what a Priest run looks like. But this is about Drew to me, 615 00:43:31.719 --> 00:43:37.039 and then of course it's about Punk. So when Punk returns to action, 616 00:43:37.119 --> 00:43:42.480 he's gonna chase Drew, whether he has the belt or not. But 617 00:43:43.679 --> 00:43:47.679 all right, thank you, Milan. Let's oh boy. Still, I 618 00:43:47.679 --> 00:43:51.039 don't know if we're gonna get all these emails. This is just it's just 619 00:43:51.079 --> 00:43:53.960 wild, guys. I appreciate all of your passion. But let's talk to 620 00:43:54.000 --> 00:43:59.159 Attorney tut and he says, WrestleMania forty. He's checking in, and WrestleMania 621 00:43:59.199 --> 00:44:01.719 forty was really good, and I'm glad my son's got to experience an exciting, 622 00:44:01.760 --> 00:44:07.079 surprise filled, good feeling event that are like that. Those are the 623 00:44:07.199 --> 00:44:09.960 kinds of shows they'll remember for a long time. Fully agree with you on 624 00:44:09.960 --> 00:44:14.039 the nauseating matter in which they handled Cody winning the title, but I have 625 00:44:14.079 --> 00:44:16.880 an even larger criticism with him and the ending. Now. I've told my 626 00:44:17.119 --> 00:44:21.519 sons ages six, nine, and ten that wrestling is scripted, but I 627 00:44:21.559 --> 00:44:25.480 feel like WWE makes zero effort to suspend viewers belief anymore. Why in the 628 00:44:25.519 --> 00:44:30.079 world is Cody calling out the chief content Officer, i e. The guy 629 00:44:30.079 --> 00:44:35.000 who gets to decide he gets to win, and Bruce Richard, another random 630 00:44:35.000 --> 00:44:38.280 exec who makes decisions. That whole part came off as a big Hey, 631 00:44:38.320 --> 00:44:43.760 thanks for choosing me as the new champ. Embrace do it backstage. Let 632 00:44:43.840 --> 00:44:47.320 us pretend for a second you earn the title. Triple h should not be 633 00:44:47.400 --> 00:44:52.639 hugging one wrestler and blatantly celebrating his victory over another wrestler as part of the 634 00:44:52.639 --> 00:44:57.039 show. I found it absurd and beyond breaking the fourth wall. No one 635 00:44:57.079 --> 00:45:00.679 can possibly feel like Cody Rhodes bested Roman in a wrestling competition when he's hugging 636 00:45:00.719 --> 00:45:05.800 and celebrating with the booker at the end. Not to mention, WWE advertise 637 00:45:05.880 --> 00:45:09.960 an upcoming documentary which basically showcases that they decided to change their plans and that 638 00:45:10.079 --> 00:45:15.599 Cody won the title this year because the fans were complaining. I know everyone 639 00:45:15.679 --> 00:45:19.280 realizes, except for maybe their younger fans, that it's scripted, but Cody 640 00:45:19.280 --> 00:45:22.519 seems to have zero regard for upholding the illusion more so than any wrestler, 641 00:45:22.519 --> 00:45:25.360 and it tends to ruin the magic of it a bit for me. Sincerely, 642 00:45:25.400 --> 00:45:32.239 Attorney Tutt Tut, you are very astute in your points. You have 643 00:45:34.280 --> 00:45:38.079 brought to to light something that all of us, including myself have, I 644 00:45:38.079 --> 00:45:45.760 don't know if accepted is the word, but overlooked and just I guess accepted 645 00:45:45.880 --> 00:45:52.199 unconsciously that we see Tripah out there. And again that is weird, right, 646 00:45:52.519 --> 00:46:00.119 I mean, imagine imagine this happening. Events were still in charge, 647 00:46:00.280 --> 00:46:05.719 and it just wouldn't happen. You wouldn't have somebody come out at the end, 648 00:46:05.760 --> 00:46:08.079 and like imagine Stone call Steve Boonston winning the belt and he's like, 649 00:46:08.119 --> 00:46:12.360 oh, he's a crying and he's like, I just want somebody to come 650 00:46:12.440 --> 00:46:14.360 out here. I know they don't want it to be about them, but 651 00:46:14.719 --> 00:46:19.360 Vince gets your ass out here and they all hug and embrace. Now Triple 652 00:46:19.519 --> 00:46:22.719 H. If he were here, you know what he'd say to you. 653 00:46:23.079 --> 00:46:27.480 He would say, well, I think Cody absolutely earned the earned the victory. 654 00:46:27.599 --> 00:46:31.159 He earned the title right because he looks at it as it's not, 655 00:46:31.719 --> 00:46:37.360 of course who's decided who is who. He decides to win, the fans 656 00:46:37.400 --> 00:46:42.639 decide who is going to win, and the of course internally they have management, 657 00:46:42.920 --> 00:46:49.719 making the decisions on interphs himself, looking at who is you know, 658 00:46:49.880 --> 00:46:52.679 who they feel is right for the company, how hard they're working, what 659 00:46:52.719 --> 00:47:00.360 others think of him? Is he actually shown qualities of leadership so to them 660 00:47:00.400 --> 00:47:04.840 with the work ethic and how well he's liked and how he handles himself and 661 00:47:04.880 --> 00:47:13.159 conducts himself. That's how they would verify or validate justify Cody quote unquote earning 662 00:47:13.239 --> 00:47:17.199 it. While we know that Cody didn't actually win it through a true competition 663 00:47:17.880 --> 00:47:23.760 WWE. Appointing Cody based on the qualities that I've mentioned is how he's earned 664 00:47:23.800 --> 00:47:29.519 it. So Triple H would probably tell you that, right, but I 665 00:47:29.519 --> 00:47:31.880 would agree. Having the guy who just made the decision for you to win 666 00:47:32.000 --> 00:47:37.199 come out, it's like, thanks for attending the show. Let's all take 667 00:47:37.199 --> 00:47:39.920 a bow. How the curtain get pulled? Right, Let's all take a 668 00:47:39.960 --> 00:47:45.480 bow. Did we execute our plan? Well, guys, here comes the 669 00:47:45.480 --> 00:47:51.079 guy that wrote the whole show. Did we like it? Let me give 670 00:47:51.199 --> 00:47:53.480 you know again. It feels you talk about it's like the fifth wall, 671 00:47:53.519 --> 00:47:57.639 if there was such a thing as a fifth wall. It's like smashing that. 672 00:47:59.360 --> 00:48:02.840 I actually the documentary doesn't bother me as much because it's not on the 673 00:48:02.840 --> 00:48:07.360 show itself. It's something you have to go seek out. And all those 674 00:48:07.400 --> 00:48:13.440 documentaries have exposed the business many times over. This is a different level because 675 00:48:13.440 --> 00:48:17.599 it's talking about actually the creative process behind a decision that just happened. But 676 00:48:19.480 --> 00:48:24.360 having the guy who just wrote the show or approved of the creative come out 677 00:48:24.960 --> 00:48:30.800 and hug you it is a little much, But you're right. The suspending 678 00:48:30.840 --> 00:48:34.840 of belief has been a problem for so long, but fans don't seem to 679 00:48:35.199 --> 00:48:37.840 be bothered by it. See, we can make all these logical points that 680 00:48:37.880 --> 00:48:43.480 we want, but fans continue to cheer as if they want to believe and 681 00:48:43.559 --> 00:48:50.039 just put that aside and understand and have I guess here's the thing. Fans 682 00:48:50.079 --> 00:48:55.880 have over the years developed a callous of sorts between understanding this is a work 683 00:48:55.920 --> 00:48:59.719 but also being able to get into the product even though they know it's a 684 00:48:59.760 --> 00:49:05.000 work and are constantly reminded that it's a work. They have learned. Fans 685 00:49:05.000 --> 00:49:10.280 have learned over the years to compartmentalize both of these worlds, and the fans 686 00:49:10.320 --> 00:49:14.480 have been okay with it, and the product has never been hotter. So 687 00:49:14.599 --> 00:49:17.639 even though this is happening, How is it that this is happening yet at 688 00:49:17.639 --> 00:49:22.000 the same time the product has never been hotter? How is that? You 689 00:49:22.039 --> 00:49:27.760 know, I totally understand what you're saying. This is something that's a uneprecedented, 690 00:49:28.639 --> 00:49:30.880 but fans all seem to give a damn. So I'm glad your sons 691 00:49:30.880 --> 00:49:36.639 are enjoying it though. That's that's the most important part, right, Thank 692 00:49:36.679 --> 00:49:39.280 you, mister attorney. If I ever need some legal advice, I'll give 693 00:49:39.320 --> 00:49:45.039 you a shout. All right, a couple more because we still can't get 694 00:49:45.039 --> 00:49:51.639 to all of them. We're trying, all right, let's talk to Sage. 695 00:49:51.880 --> 00:49:54.519 Sage says a few predictions for Summer and beyond. Roman gets drafted to 696 00:49:54.679 --> 00:49:59.960 Raw along with Seth, signaling a new direction for him. After they both 697 00:50:00.119 --> 00:50:04.400 take a couple of months off, they return and finally finish their story at 698 00:50:04.440 --> 00:50:08.039 SummerSlam, with the two possibly reuniting as brothers after the match. Hmmm, 699 00:50:09.559 --> 00:50:14.800 Roman and Seth need to be on the same show. I would absolutely concur 700 00:50:14.920 --> 00:50:20.880 with you. Roman and Seth. Still they have these like little moments of 701 00:50:20.960 --> 00:50:25.440 interaction they have like a match that is a cross brand promotional match, like 702 00:50:25.440 --> 00:50:30.199 at the Rumbule in twenty twenty two. Then they have this little interaction for 703 00:50:30.599 --> 00:50:37.119 a hot minute at WrestleMania forty and then they just they just move on, 704 00:50:37.400 --> 00:50:39.920 and it's like, why have they not done a full fledged program with these 705 00:50:39.920 --> 00:50:45.360 two and getting them on the same brand will do that? I think I 706 00:50:45.559 --> 00:50:50.960 would agree. Number two. Drew beats Priest had clashed at the Castle, 707 00:50:51.039 --> 00:50:54.159 then beats Punk at SummerSlam in the title match, Night wins Royal Rumble next 708 00:50:54.239 --> 00:50:59.079 year and beats Drew at WrestleMania. Ooh, okay, so we're talking about 709 00:50:59.079 --> 00:51:04.119 the world title now Knight should go to Raw, Knight should be a candidate 710 00:51:04.199 --> 00:51:06.840 to win. Actually, that's a hell of a question. Who do you 711 00:51:06.880 --> 00:51:14.480 guys think is slated to win next year's twenty twenty five Royal Rumble? Does 712 00:51:14.519 --> 00:51:17.559 Cody go do a three peet? Is it Roman? Is it Brock? 713 00:51:19.719 --> 00:51:24.199 Is it The Rock? Is it La Knight? Is it c I'm Punk? 714 00:51:25.519 --> 00:51:28.599 That's a hell hell of a question. I know it's a long ways 715 00:51:28.639 --> 00:51:31.840 off, but it's fun to already think about. Number three. Tiffany Stratton 716 00:51:31.880 --> 00:51:37.199 and Chad Gable win money in the bank. Gable uses it too quickly and 717 00:51:37.639 --> 00:51:43.039 to finally win his icy title. Sammy while Tiffany holds it like Priest did 718 00:51:43.039 --> 00:51:46.760 for a long time, eventually losing it to Bailey. Tiffany I don't think 719 00:51:47.440 --> 00:51:51.800 is gonna win or cash in right away. As a heel. You'd like 720 00:51:51.840 --> 00:51:54.760 to sometimes string it out, and Bailey has just got it started with her 721 00:51:54.800 --> 00:51:59.400 run. So yeah, I wo'd agree that like Bailey, even if it's 722 00:51:59.400 --> 00:52:02.360 cashed in. You know, I don't think that, depending on the situation, 723 00:52:02.440 --> 00:52:08.880 that Tiffany should beat Bailey. I need Bailey's title reign to breathe so, 724 00:52:09.280 --> 00:52:15.599 but Tiffany absolutely is a fun candidate. Chad Gable fun candidate, and 725 00:52:15.599 --> 00:52:22.119 you know Gable cashing in on as an IC title instead of like the the 726 00:52:22.159 --> 00:52:24.079 world title. Those a little suspect to me, like why wouldn't Gable go 727 00:52:24.119 --> 00:52:29.440 after the top belt instead of the IC? But these are all very, 728 00:52:29.760 --> 00:52:32.440 very fun. I mean that would be actually a fun homework assignment for everybody. 729 00:52:32.440 --> 00:52:37.719 I'm now assigning homework to you. Everybody listening with the sound of I've 730 00:52:37.719 --> 00:52:40.519 always here's some homework for you. Give me your boldest predictions between now and 731 00:52:40.559 --> 00:52:49.280 WrestleMania forty one. Okay, let's do it. Okay, it's talkt to 732 00:52:49.400 --> 00:52:53.800 Jason he says, it's Jason from Oregon. WrestleMania forty was epic. It 733 00:52:53.840 --> 00:52:58.920 was my first Mania since WrestleMania twenty five. Our whole family was glued to 734 00:52:58.960 --> 00:53:01.599 the TV for two nights and our biggest pop in the house was the Undertaker, 735 00:53:01.639 --> 00:53:06.760 Bell Toll and Cody Winning. Kids went nuts. So did your kids 736 00:53:06.760 --> 00:53:07.679 actually know? I mean, I don't know how old your kids are? 737 00:53:08.880 --> 00:53:13.639 Your kids actually know who the Undertaker is? I mean, if you're my 738 00:53:13.719 --> 00:53:16.800 age, depending on when you had kids, that's impressive if they know who 739 00:53:16.800 --> 00:53:22.639 the Undertaker is. But here's the theme I'm knowing also seeing Jason is people, 740 00:53:23.159 --> 00:53:27.119 even just in my email box, coming back to wrestling after so many 741 00:53:27.199 --> 00:53:29.480 years, which is why the ratings are up and why wrestling has never been 742 00:53:29.559 --> 00:53:31.840 hotter. You have people who have stopped watching for ten, fifteen years or 743 00:53:31.880 --> 00:53:37.320 longer, all of a sudden they're back. Okay, here's some early predictions 744 00:53:37.360 --> 00:53:40.519 for the card at WrestleMania forty one. Okay, wow, asking you shall 745 00:53:40.559 --> 00:53:44.880 receive right. I didn't set up the emails this way, as I just 746 00:53:45.000 --> 00:53:49.760 asked you guys for WrestleMania forty one through wrestle Many forty one predictions but here 747 00:53:49.800 --> 00:53:52.239 you go. Here's your card for WrestleMania forty one. My god, you 748 00:53:52.280 --> 00:53:57.559 know what you should do, Jason. You should mark this down like print 749 00:53:57.559 --> 00:54:02.039 out this email, save it and and by March of next year before wressel 750 00:54:02.039 --> 00:54:07.000 mayty forty one. It'd be fun to compare what you thought was happening in 751 00:54:07.039 --> 00:54:10.480 April of twenty four to what March of twenty five is setting up for. 752 00:54:10.840 --> 00:54:16.119 Is that'd be fun? Okay? You have Logan Paul for the US title 753 00:54:16.199 --> 00:54:22.239 versus l A Knight. Okay, ICEE title, Chad Gable versus bron Breaker 754 00:54:22.800 --> 00:54:28.519 tag team titles, so I'm assuming you mean Raw Awesome Truth versus Dom and 755 00:54:28.599 --> 00:54:32.840 j D, the Women's Championships, Charlotte versus Bailey Ooh, Women's World title 756 00:54:32.920 --> 00:54:37.760 Ria versus Bianca, Yes, please, Men's World title Guns versus Orton, 757 00:54:38.719 --> 00:54:45.119 and the Universal Title or undisputed title Cody versus Punk Ooh, Cody versus Punk 758 00:54:45.719 --> 00:54:51.280 Wow. All right. Other matches include Jade versus Tiffany, Finn versus Priest, 759 00:54:51.400 --> 00:54:57.519 and Roman versus The Rock. This please, Jason, please please please 760 00:54:57.719 --> 00:55:00.800 save this email. I want to see what this looks like. And you 761 00:55:00.840 --> 00:55:05.119 know, however, many months ten to eleven months. I like it, 762 00:55:05.119 --> 00:55:07.280 though, dude and jew, if that card was tomorrow, sign me up. 763 00:55:09.119 --> 00:55:12.400 All right, But again, here's the thing with predicting out that far. 764 00:55:12.679 --> 00:55:17.559 There are so many unknown variables that it's impossible to see coming. An 765 00:55:17.599 --> 00:55:22.920 injury, change of plans, fans don't support the person that you want them 766 00:55:22.960 --> 00:55:24.840 to, or cheer the person that they weren't supposed to cheer. All these 767 00:55:24.880 --> 00:55:28.400 things, right, just stuff that comes out of the blue. I mean, 768 00:55:28.440 --> 00:55:30.519 hell, they had the WrestleMania main events set and the fans changed it 769 00:55:30.599 --> 00:55:36.880 last second. All right, let's get to bow, he says. Okay, 770 00:55:37.000 --> 00:55:39.199 I thought WrestleMania was pretty good, but the ending of the Road's Rains 771 00:55:39.239 --> 00:55:44.079 match was lame. Wow, okay, this is the first. It was 772 00:55:44.119 --> 00:55:46.199 fine when the Undertaker made an appearance as well as seen it, but the 773 00:55:46.239 --> 00:55:51.480 shield was a goofy intro for Seth to be laid out by the Rock two 774 00:55:51.559 --> 00:55:58.719 seconds later. I thought Dean Ambrose was coming back. And after the match, 775 00:56:00.559 --> 00:56:02.599 let's see here I go after the match, I go to the bathroom 776 00:56:02.599 --> 00:56:07.280 and when I come back, I see Cody hugging the camera man Michael Cole 777 00:56:07.400 --> 00:56:12.280 was crying. It was so embarrassing for Randy Ordon to be holding him up 778 00:56:12.280 --> 00:56:15.920 on his shoulders. Randy Ord's my favorite of all time, and now I'll 779 00:56:15.960 --> 00:56:19.800 never look at him the same. I didn't have beef with Cody for a 780 00:56:19.840 --> 00:56:23.079 bit. That was that ending was so weak and it made me despise that 781 00:56:23.239 --> 00:56:28.800 stupid song. Anyway, Sorry for ranting. My favorite match was the tag 782 00:56:28.880 --> 00:56:31.679 Ladder match, just because of how hectic it was. The Triple Threat with 783 00:56:31.719 --> 00:56:37.239 the Final Testament was really good. Also, keep your head on tight and 784 00:56:37.239 --> 00:56:39.559 have a good night. Oh yeah, that's that's the goal here. And 785 00:56:39.559 --> 00:56:45.239 if my head becomes loose, well I may go. I may go to 786 00:56:45.280 --> 00:56:47.719 the may go to the hospital. See what's going on. But yeah, 787 00:56:47.920 --> 00:56:53.760 look it is it's it's just a it's a it's Soft's the best adjective if 788 00:56:53.760 --> 00:57:00.840 I could use. It's soft and feminine. Nothing wrong inherently with those things, 789 00:57:01.000 --> 00:57:06.840 just not in the context of a finale of the biggest main event of 790 00:57:06.880 --> 00:57:12.639 the biggest WrestleMania. And it becomes one big love fest with everyone crying and 791 00:57:12.719 --> 00:57:17.440 sobbing and hugging and embracing and putting people up on their shoulders. It becomes 792 00:57:17.480 --> 00:57:24.000 too soft, too lovable, too just damn mushy. And that's the problem 793 00:57:24.039 --> 00:57:29.920 that we have with the ending and with just Cody's babyface character as a whole. 794 00:57:30.920 --> 00:57:35.679 It's very soft and feminine. Some people like that. I do not, 795 00:57:36.800 --> 00:57:39.719 so all right, well that let's see here. I don't know if 796 00:57:39.719 --> 00:57:42.760 I have a shorter email, I may get to it here. Let's talk 797 00:57:42.800 --> 00:57:45.599 to this is Ricky really short one. He says, Hey, mat I 798 00:57:45.599 --> 00:57:47.559 don't know about you, but I couldn't stop laughing when I heard Samantha Irvin 799 00:57:47.639 --> 00:57:52.360 scream here is your winner. Main Event jay Uso after his match in the 800 00:57:52.400 --> 00:57:57.320 bathroom break slot at WrestleMania, really set him up for failure with that nickname. 801 00:57:57.760 --> 00:58:00.559 Would love to hear your thoughts. Yeah, I mean, hey, 802 00:58:01.199 --> 00:58:07.440 the thing is with Jay he has been a main event up until this match, 803 00:58:07.480 --> 00:58:09.519 which did hurt a little bit. He's so talented. He'll get back 804 00:58:09.559 --> 00:58:14.679 on track. But it is funny like main event jay Uso. Yet it 805 00:58:14.840 --> 00:58:19.320 was a god awful match with his brother, so I'm not worried about it 806 00:58:19.360 --> 00:58:22.920 in the long scope of his career. His body of work speaks for itself. 807 00:58:23.280 --> 00:58:28.760 But it wasn't the greatest look when you come out of a horrific match 808 00:58:28.800 --> 00:58:31.320 with your brother that honestly didn't I didn't want to see it at all. 809 00:58:31.400 --> 00:58:34.159 I thought it would be better than it was, but it was just a 810 00:58:34.199 --> 00:58:38.119 bad match. And you have main event jay Uso. And that's also the 811 00:58:38.719 --> 00:58:42.519 risk you have with a name like that, is people could easily make fun 812 00:58:42.559 --> 00:58:45.119 of it when you're not the main event because your name is the main event, 813 00:58:45.199 --> 00:58:47.199 yet you're not in it, so easily kind of low hanging fruit. 814 00:58:47.199 --> 00:58:52.079 But that's the risk you take on when you have a name like that. 815 00:58:52.039 --> 00:58:54.119 All right, well that's going to do it for me tonight, guys. 816 00:58:54.480 --> 00:58:59.599 You know there are other emails I didn't get too. We had piles and 817 00:58:59.639 --> 00:59:02.119 piles of emails, plus my daughter's yelling for me you can probably hear in 818 00:59:02.159 --> 00:59:07.320 the background. But that'll do it for to me. This evening, I 819 00:59:07.400 --> 00:59:10.320 will be trying to get to voicemails and maybe emails on the backside of tomorrow 820 00:59:10.400 --> 00:59:14.039 night's show. But I also don't want tomorrow show to be two hours. 821 00:59:14.079 --> 00:59:16.079 I just don't have the time for it, so I will try. If 822 00:59:16.079 --> 00:59:20.559 you didn't hear email still on this show and you didn't get your voicemail, 823 00:59:20.559 --> 00:59:22.880 I got to zero voicemails. I will try to do those tomorrow night in 824 00:59:22.960 --> 00:59:27.000 the Week in Review show, so that'll do it for me. Thank you 825 00:59:27.000 --> 00:59:30.920 everybody for listening. Consider going to Patreon dot com slash WWE podcast if you 826 00:59:30.960 --> 00:59:34.440 want your email read guaranteed on these mailbag shows. Patreons we way to go 827 00:59:34.519 --> 00:59:37.960 on top of shout outs and everything AD free and the After Dark Show which 828 00:59:37.000 --> 00:59:40.039 is coming to you later today. I'd encourage you to go there. 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