WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.799 --> 00:00:14.000 This is ww Superstar Drew McIntire and you're listening to the WWE podcast show, 2 00:00:15.320 --> 00:00:26.960 the one that everybody wants met three sixteen and says, I just rust your 3 00:00:27.039 --> 00:00:33.840 ass is my You're gonna acknowledge me? Hey, what's going on? Guys? 4 00:00:33.880 --> 00:00:39.640 And welcome back to WWE Retcho on the WWE Podcast on this Friday, 5 00:00:40.240 --> 00:00:44.399 May nineteenth, one week away, eight days to be exact. From the 6 00:00:44.439 --> 00:00:48.280 Crown Jeweler, I always say Crown jew when they're Saudi Arabia. The Night 7 00:00:48.359 --> 00:00:53.840 of Champions main event is it is going to prove to be a very very 8 00:00:53.880 --> 00:00:57.280 good one. I am excited to see what they have in store for us 9 00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:03.399 as we're gonna get into World Heavyweight Champion, the first World heavyweight champion since 10 00:01:03.479 --> 00:01:08.120 two thirteen, almost ten years since we've had a World heavyweight champion. And 11 00:01:08.159 --> 00:01:12.359 you know, last week I came on here, I talked about the importance 12 00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:19.799 and the lineage of that World Heavyweight Championship, and I think that tonight were 13 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:23.920 today, depending when you're listening to this, where you go back and listen 14 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:30.200 or not listen, but yeah, I guess listen and review the time when 15 00:01:30.239 --> 00:01:36.719 the World Heavyweight Championship was at its peak. And it also is relevant because 16 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:40.439 the draft just took place, and that's why we are going to be reviewing 17 00:01:40.959 --> 00:01:46.719 the two thousand and four WWE draft that took place on March twenty second, 18 00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:51.480 two thousand and four. Now, at this point, you were two years 19 00:01:51.519 --> 00:01:56.799 into the brand split. They had introduced the brand extension in March of two 20 00:01:56.799 --> 00:02:00.920 thousand and two, two thousand and four, just post Strestlemania twenty and there 21 00:02:00.959 --> 00:02:06.319 were a lot of dominoes to fall to kind of set the landscape for you. 22 00:02:06.519 --> 00:02:09.639 On the raw side, it was highlighted by Triple H along with Evolution, 23 00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:15.240 Sean Michaels, and a newly crowned World Heavyweight Champion in Chris Benwa. 24 00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:21.280 You also had the likes of RVUD, Chris Jericho, Christian booker T Kane, 25 00:02:22.039 --> 00:02:27.039 and a pretty good crop of talent. Over there. On the SmackDown 26 00:02:27.120 --> 00:02:30.919 side, you had the WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero, you had the Apa curd 27 00:02:31.000 --> 00:02:37.599 Angle, the Big Show, the Undertaker, and so on and so forth. 28 00:02:38.639 --> 00:02:42.360 So this was very significant because this was the first time that they were 29 00:02:42.400 --> 00:02:46.000 going to be shifting the rosters around since they brought in the brand extension. 30 00:02:46.360 --> 00:02:51.719 They had not once done a trade like this, and the two years leading 31 00:02:51.800 --> 00:02:54.159 up to this night, so that's two years that you had stars. You 32 00:02:54.199 --> 00:03:00.120 had given stars the chance to establish themselves on their respective brands. So for 33 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:06.000 Raw GM Eric Bischoff, SmackDown GM, Paul Hayman, it was really going 34 00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:09.360 to be a night that really shook the foundation of both of their brands, 35 00:03:09.439 --> 00:03:16.560 respectively, and it really kind of drove home the identity that both brands had 36 00:03:16.639 --> 00:03:23.479 because they had the exact same superstars for pretty much twenty four months. So 37 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:29.840 it was a very very interesting night in this regard what would happen, what 38 00:03:29.919 --> 00:03:32.919 was going to go on. We had never seen anything like this in WWE, 39 00:03:34.280 --> 00:03:37.800 and that's why when it was time for SmackDown to make their first selection, 40 00:03:38.439 --> 00:04:04.319 it felt all that more significant. Down, I'm just play back down 41 00:04:05.319 --> 00:04:16.040 PAULA had show thinking of the Timstone found right, he said, gentlemen, 42 00:04:16.680 --> 00:04:27.360 my name is Paul Hayman. Don't your irratheran opinion? And all right, 43 00:04:27.639 --> 00:04:33.399 I'm a general manager of the premium brand in World Wrestling at the payment Paul 44 00:04:33.800 --> 00:04:51.439 Haymens SmackDown that before I could give decision a personal note that you don't mind 45 00:04:51.639 --> 00:04:59.319 opinion Paula, you really attract the classy audience. Terry, what is it? 46 00:04:59.519 --> 00:05:10.839 Tell me? I had Sundays SmackDown. I was physically assaulting. Sorry, 47 00:05:10.879 --> 00:05:14.240 before we get a further how awesome is Paul Hayman Like, this is 48 00:05:14.399 --> 00:05:17.839 nineteen years ago and he just has not missed a beat on the mic and 49 00:05:17.959 --> 00:05:21.399 him a SmackDown General Manager. He comes out at a deck brace to the 50 00:05:21.399 --> 00:05:26.639 whole shebang. He really played this role well, you know, he's awesome 51 00:05:26.680 --> 00:05:30.319 as the special counsel to Roman Reigns, but he really did a good job 52 00:05:30.360 --> 00:05:34.040 as the SmackDown GM during this era. But let's get through it. As 53 00:05:34.160 --> 00:05:42.879 we get to SmackDown's first selection. I won't deal with the undertaker in my 54 00:05:42.959 --> 00:05:51.879 own personal word. Now, why is it tis? It is time for 55 00:05:53.160 --> 00:06:13.319 Paul Haymon SmackDown to procure It's very superstar ah way from Monday Night wrong the 56 00:06:13.480 --> 00:06:25.680 joy of the face of Ham and he's loving this one. Mister Bishoff. 57 00:06:26.560 --> 00:06:34.040 I'm so terribly sorry, but Paul haman Snackdown has to make the announcement that 58 00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:46.920 one of the three mere groups on raw has been broken off. You don't 59 00:06:46.959 --> 00:06:56.720 think us who knows lady said gentlemen, Paul Halet snacked down here by welcomes 60 00:06:58.079 --> 00:07:16.639 Renee to so Renee dupri of La Resistance. I don't know if you guys 61 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:21.800 remembered them. They were a faction group of three with Sylvan Groannier and Robert 62 00:07:21.879 --> 00:07:28.879 Conway aka Robert Conway that were originally from France and then they got rebranded from 63 00:07:28.959 --> 00:07:31.839 Quebec, which was especially funny to me as someone who has been born and 64 00:07:31.920 --> 00:07:36.680 raised in continued to live in Quebec and he goes to SmackDown, and at 65 00:07:36.680 --> 00:07:44.439 this time, Renee Duprix really was oh sorry about that, but he really 66 00:07:44.560 --> 00:07:48.279 was viewed as one of the future big pieces here in WWE. He had 67 00:07:48.279 --> 00:07:53.399 a great physique, he had a great look, and La Resistance would continue 68 00:07:53.399 --> 00:07:58.800 on with Conway and Grannier and Dupree would get a run on SmackDown, somewhat 69 00:07:58.800 --> 00:08:01.079 of a forgettable run. He one the tag team titles with I believe his 70 00:08:01.160 --> 00:08:05.199 name was Kenzo Suzuki, if you guys can remember that name. But I 71 00:08:05.240 --> 00:08:11.319 believe Renee dupre even has a podcast now. So a guy who was forgettable 72 00:08:11.439 --> 00:08:16.360 a lot, but am at this point in time he really was a big 73 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:20.240 piece going forward, or at least they thought so, So they break up 74 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:24.959 a member of Row's tag team, and now it's time for Eric Bischoff to 75 00:08:24.040 --> 00:08:39.600 do the same for SmackDown. This very well happened they couldn't happen here tonight, 76 00:08:41.960 --> 00:08:46.600 and now here's a gentlemen here to make the first PI is general manager 77 00:08:46.840 --> 00:08:54.919 Eric Quia. I was just curious, you know, if you're so convinced 78 00:08:54.919 --> 00:09:01.279 the SmackDown is a superior bring, have you asked yourself lately? Mister McMahon, 79 00:09:01.600 --> 00:09:28.919 chose Raw here tonight to hold this lottery gonna be Anthony's they are look 80 00:09:28.919 --> 00:09:35.320 of the Drowking. That's what it is. Lottery was a style. Well, 81 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:41.720 Paul, I've got great news for you. You're no longer going to 82 00:09:41.799 --> 00:09:46.480 have to deal with the issues and whether or not to call him the world's 83 00:09:46.639 --> 00:09:56.000 greatest tag team or the self proclean greatest tag team because Eric Bishop and Raw 84 00:09:56.240 --> 00:10:05.039 have the only definition for them now that is ancient history. Raw, if 85 00:10:05.279 --> 00:10:13.360 please should us the acquisition. I'm a fine young Charis Maniapley, who happens 86 00:10:13.360 --> 00:10:31.879 to be at all American the same Minnesota woke up. I've ever seen my 87 00:10:31.960 --> 00:10:37.759 thre years in this day. So again, think about how long ago. 88 00:10:37.759 --> 00:10:41.440 We are now Shelton Benjamin viewed as a real up and comer here, and 89 00:10:41.559 --> 00:10:46.120 to be honest, he really had a good run on Raw. You know, 90 00:10:46.120 --> 00:10:48.320 he wins Theater Connell Championship. He was one of the shining stars in 91 00:10:48.360 --> 00:10:52.480 the first ever Money in the Bank Ladder match. It really was a big 92 00:10:52.519 --> 00:10:56.279 selection. So you have a young up incomer going to SmackDown and Reneado pre 93 00:10:56.480 --> 00:11:01.519 a young up incomer coming to Raw and Shelton Benjam and ways that you should 94 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:05.519 really utilize the draft to really try and find those breakout stars and kind of 95 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:11.960 break up tag teams. Maybe one of the criticisms of this draft being that 96 00:11:13.000 --> 00:11:16.720 they didn't utilize that enough. They didn't break up enough tag teams. A 97 00:11:16.720 --> 00:11:20.240 lot of groups were drafted together. So the next pick for SmackDown it's Mark 98 00:11:20.360 --> 00:11:28.399 Jindrak. The following pick for Raw is Nidia. Very inconsequential selections to say 99 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:33.480 the least. So now you get to round three, and round three is 100 00:11:33.559 --> 00:11:41.759 when things really really get shaken up, especially for Eric Bischoff and Monday Night 101 00:11:41.840 --> 00:12:22.120 Raw. Where is it once again? Time three? H wow? Yo 102 00:12:22.559 --> 00:12:41.639 yo yo yo yo. Before we go any further, so weird to see 103 00:12:41.720 --> 00:12:48.240 johncy to come out cheered beyond belief doctor thuganomics first time as a US champion 104 00:12:48.279 --> 00:12:54.120 he had just wanted at WrestleMania twenty Absolutely so cool to see CNN. I 105 00:12:54.200 --> 00:12:56.039 know, like I've never been the biggest fan of Johncy and I know a 106 00:12:56.120 --> 00:13:01.960 lot of you probably haven't warned as well, But you really get to appreciate 107 00:13:01.039 --> 00:13:05.600 what he meant for this business when you look up, look back on it 108 00:13:05.639 --> 00:13:09.759 and see what he did for everyone. And having him interrupt Paul Haymen before 109 00:13:09.919 --> 00:13:13.759 Paul Hayman makes a massive selection is a really cool throwback to say the least. 110 00:13:18.799 --> 00:13:22.840 Oh and if you drap me, save your T shirts, I ain't 111 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:37.960 kissing your butts when the d baby, so you can choke on these nuts. 112 00:13:54.639 --> 00:14:05.159 You general manage, but I'm making this next thick. I'm giving you 113 00:14:05.240 --> 00:14:16.360 one ball, but you still got no You're serious, hopefully seas. Think 114 00:14:16.399 --> 00:14:22.320 about how squeaky clean John Cita is now and has been for the last ten 115 00:14:22.480 --> 00:14:26.080 years, and think about that probo he just got as he makes this election 116 00:14:26.120 --> 00:14:30.159 for Paul Hayman. Just so crazy to see the difference in characters. But 117 00:14:30.480 --> 00:14:39.320 let's get to Hayman's selection finally, yes, just legal one. No, 118 00:14:39.360 --> 00:14:43.679 it's a real pit. That's your pit. Stick with it. You got 119 00:14:43.679 --> 00:14:54.200 no choice right now. That's George, you owe it, take it. 120 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:03.000 I'll look you. I'm an injured man because I love at an injured man. 121 00:15:05.000 --> 00:15:16.759 Well, I would do to yours something that you ain't you? Who 122 00:15:16.879 --> 00:15:22.279 is you sure you want me to read this out out? Yes? I 123 00:15:22.480 --> 00:15:28.440 want you to read it out love? Would you leave? Well, mister 124 00:15:28.639 --> 00:15:39.440 Vinshaff, since you insisted that I picked this pay ladies and gentlemen paul him 125 00:15:39.519 --> 00:16:03.039 and smacked down its direc gleas to welcome. True he sho so a huge, 126 00:16:03.240 --> 00:16:07.320 huge selection. Triple H going to SmackDown. Now. I don't know 127 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:14.279 if this was like, if this was intentionally done to swerve everyone, or 128 00:16:14.480 --> 00:16:18.639 what exactly happened, But Triple H never even made it to SmackDown. In 129 00:16:18.679 --> 00:16:22.120 the end, he was traded back to Raw after the draft, so I 130 00:16:22.159 --> 00:16:25.320 don't know if they just regretted the decision and went back, or if it 131 00:16:25.360 --> 00:16:29.000 was always meant to just kind of shock everyone. But in the moment, 132 00:16:29.159 --> 00:16:33.639 people were absolutely floored because he had been a staple Monday night. Raw had 133 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:37.639 just lost the world Heavyweight Championship, the leader of the most dominant faction in 134 00:16:37.720 --> 00:16:42.240 evolution was just really really shocking at that time. But like I said, 135 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:49.919 he was eventually traded back to Monday Night Raw, and I guess I really 136 00:16:49.960 --> 00:16:52.799 don't know what their plan was here, I have to be honest, but 137 00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:57.720 Triple H would actually main event this Monday Night Raw in a WWE Championship match 138 00:16:57.759 --> 00:17:02.679 against Eddie Guerrero that we get to a bit later on. So Raw's next 139 00:17:02.679 --> 00:17:07.000 pick is Rhino got that god sequential. SmackDown gets Rob Van Dam who was 140 00:17:07.079 --> 00:17:12.240 then the World Tag Team Champions with Booker T. Tijeri goes to Monday Night 141 00:17:12.319 --> 00:17:17.799 Raw. Teddy Long goes to SmackDown, and he's important too because he would 142 00:17:17.839 --> 00:17:23.039 become a long time GM of SmackDown. And then Raw gets Edge Edge, 143 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:27.079 who had not been seen in in ring competition for about fourteen months at this 144 00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:33.160 point, so that was a massive, massive get for Monday Night Raw, 145 00:17:33.160 --> 00:17:40.960 and then SmackDown gets Spiked Dudley rather inconsequential, and then there were some backroom 146 00:17:41.000 --> 00:17:44.440 deals before you get to the final selection of Monday Night raws. SmackDown would 147 00:17:44.440 --> 00:17:48.680 get the Dudley Boys, Booker T. Rico and Miss Jackie and Raw would 148 00:17:48.720 --> 00:17:53.720 get a train chuck Palumbo and get back triple age, like I had mentioned 149 00:17:53.759 --> 00:17:59.720 earlier. So we get to Monday night, Raw's last pick, and this 150 00:17:59.759 --> 00:18:06.160 will was not only a shocking draft pick, but what happens two sequences right 151 00:18:06.359 --> 00:18:15.400 after following this election made it arguably even more crazy of a segment. I 152 00:18:17.519 --> 00:18:29.160 can't believe this what I disremire everyone. That means everyone intelligible for the girl 153 00:18:30.079 --> 00:19:00.279 say it all right, get another way. Oh my god, wait in 154 00:19:00.279 --> 00:19:03.400 the row locker room. Now, it's just so hampless ball. I mean, 155 00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:07.160 this is gonna work out great, because, as it turns out, 156 00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:10.359 I could really use the alp. In fact, I've got some Look, 157 00:19:10.720 --> 00:19:14.119 I've got some udry that I need to get taking care of. I got 158 00:19:14.119 --> 00:19:18.680 a cards they wash. I mean, I know a lot of things that 159 00:19:18.799 --> 00:19:21.039 I need to take care of. The pot. I can't think of anybody 160 00:19:21.079 --> 00:19:30.319 better than you. You know I I built dc W and both you would 161 00:19:30.400 --> 00:19:34.039 vince something like that, and they stepped out with this today. Paul halet 162 00:19:34.160 --> 00:19:41.160 snooped down and and I could do the same for wrong mister Bishop, except 163 00:19:42.119 --> 00:19:48.119 I'm willing to appear before these animals. That you call a Monday Night raw 164 00:19:48.160 --> 00:20:02.640 audience, and most of all are I would never sell my soul to a 165 00:20:02.960 --> 00:20:07.920 piece of slime like you. So let me spell this out for you. 166 00:20:08.279 --> 00:20:18.920 So they're even every bishaw can understand this very bitchaf strow you stray well, 167 00:20:18.960 --> 00:20:29.279 then goodbye, goodbye. I want to make one thing very clear, then 168 00:20:29.319 --> 00:20:34.200 you be honestly each and every one of you people. I've been able to 169 00:20:34.279 --> 00:20:42.839 withstand too general managers. I've even stood up to so cold Sea watch, 170 00:20:42.880 --> 00:20:48.559 and I want to make it clear to every one of the parents. I'm 171 00:20:48.559 --> 00:20:53.200 both watching anybody that I might acquire in the train ery. Bishop, this 172 00:20:53.319 --> 00:21:00.640 is bad then, a damn big way. Why why because I've been a 173 00:21:00.839 --> 00:21:53.559 turdain wine y'all? Why that? So a returning Edge is she comes to 174 00:21:53.599 --> 00:22:00.599 the ring and spears Eric Bischoff after Paul Hayman quits. So Paul Hayman's no 175 00:22:00.680 --> 00:22:06.119 longer the GM of smacked Out, he quits his WWE job, Kabe Edge 176 00:22:06.119 --> 00:22:10.480 comes back, spears Eric Bijoff. And one thing is that the WWE network 177 00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:15.000 often changes Pete Guys theme songs, like at this point, Edge was using 178 00:22:15.039 --> 00:22:18.880 the Rob Zombie never Gonna Stop Me theme, and when he actually came out, 179 00:22:18.920 --> 00:22:22.839 the pop was massive, but I guess they don't have the rights to 180 00:22:22.960 --> 00:22:26.960 use it on the network, so they dubbed it over with his original theme 181 00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:33.200 from Erica Eric edging Christian and therefore the return and the pop really doesn't seem 182 00:22:33.240 --> 00:22:37.640 loud, but if you go get the actual footage, it was deafening. 183 00:22:37.359 --> 00:22:42.640 So Paul Hayman no longer the GM on SmackDown Edge, returning to Raw or 184 00:22:42.839 --> 00:22:48.160 debuting on Raw in a massive, massive way, and then all of the 185 00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:52.720 sudden, you have a huge main event that nobody would have ever thought in 186 00:22:52.880 --> 00:23:00.039 Eddie Guerrero versus Triple H for the WWE Championship, as Triple H for this 187 00:23:00.279 --> 00:23:06.200 for a moment was part of the SmackDown roster, and just as in classic 188 00:23:06.240 --> 00:23:11.519 Triple H fashion, at this time Evolution really tried to get involved. But 189 00:23:11.559 --> 00:23:14.319 when they tried to get involved, they were now dealing with a brand new 190 00:23:14.359 --> 00:23:22.599 crop of superstars they never dealt before in the SmackDown roster. His hat trick 191 00:23:22.839 --> 00:23:45.960 take a round to the three legals here, this is sorry down here, 192 00:23:48.960 --> 00:24:07.279 still up the teams, turn it up to lakes, steal the w W 193 00:24:07.519 --> 00:24:15.319 Championship. Yes, they ain't set up, set up the stem to stand 194 00:24:15.920 --> 00:24:22.319 the dog turning away, blake to the like what see like you say the 195 00:24:22.400 --> 00:24:33.680 time you turn goes, play ten music, play ten music goes and the 196 00:24:33.759 --> 00:24:41.960 recreating see likes, but the ses not it's not that triple age. I 197 00:24:42.119 --> 00:24:52.400 can't lay that. And they ground on the top the Timmaker play and asked, 198 00:24:53.000 --> 00:25:04.680 that's pret ship write down. Then we're just gonna slip down the line 199 00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:12.160 day sitting right it already by get bucking ass, look the hen it's wrong 200 00:25:12.920 --> 00:25:19.359 about the bold stock down. We got the grooms, bro walks, slip 201 00:25:19.400 --> 00:25:26.680 down long rooms or supper poreality, tend them on everybody. Everybody back down. 202 00:25:26.880 --> 00:25:30.119 That's greadyy that comes to lit a step down, calling out in the 203 00:25:30.240 --> 00:25:36.200 locker room, tell us fucking little to the tenness bodies in the when the 204 00:25:36.359 --> 00:25:40.000 rals working on a tim of the middle already and he gonna make somebody makes 205 00:25:40.400 --> 00:25:45.599 the sitings on the right, please men us get the rules here o wrong 206 00:25:48.039 --> 00:25:56.720 slip down they call rock damn then hit back then down round here comes came 207 00:25:57.480 --> 00:26:03.880 and look at the bit shows me I can't bitch show was the show. 208 00:26:03.119 --> 00:26:08.359 Simon took over the topic shop because when I'm here in the sub bit roll 209 00:26:08.440 --> 00:26:14.240 I the company, when I spent to the trine, but that he was 210 00:26:14.599 --> 00:26:33.240 blazing round after as lot that comes more my sound come and the camera the 211 00:26:34.400 --> 00:26:42.960 share and it rained it down out of mind at the character and when I'm 212 00:26:44.079 --> 00:26:51.440 down and it was there in the try. My god, I can't give 213 00:26:51.519 --> 00:26:57.480 my life, but the bar mine a right line spake down. Can I 214 00:26:57.680 --> 00:27:07.000 get home? Now? So Raw goes off the air with a massive SmackDown 215 00:27:07.200 --> 00:27:11.720 versus Raw brawl led by Steve Austin at the end, who was the then 216 00:27:11.920 --> 00:27:15.920 sheriff of Monday Night Raw. And you know, we always talk about how 217 00:27:15.000 --> 00:27:19.839 like the Raw versus SmackDown stuff is overblown current day in WWE, but this 218 00:27:21.160 --> 00:27:26.839 was a moment in time where it really felt special because you never saw them 219 00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:32.039 cross pass. Ever, this was the first draft in two years, the 220 00:27:32.119 --> 00:27:37.880 first draft in the existence of the brand split, so this really felt important. 221 00:27:37.920 --> 00:27:41.160 Now, there wasn't any monumental shifts. Obviously, Triple H goes to 222 00:27:41.240 --> 00:27:44.599 SmackDown for a brief second but then gets traded back to Raw. You have 223 00:27:44.680 --> 00:27:48.480 the Dudley Boys changing brands, Booker T and RVD Shelton, Benjamin were needed 224 00:27:48.519 --> 00:27:56.440 pre nothing major, right, like no monumental trades, but still making some 225 00:27:56.599 --> 00:28:00.799 trades did feel important. You got a breakout start in some Copti and Shelton 226 00:28:00.880 --> 00:28:04.920 Benjamin, you got a breakout start in some capacity in Renee Duprie. You 227 00:28:06.000 --> 00:28:10.400 know, you still gain a lot from separating the brands. And I really 228 00:28:10.480 --> 00:28:14.799 hope WWE is going to stick to their own rules here moving forward. And 229 00:28:15.079 --> 00:28:19.359 this was a looking back. It just shows that when you really do it 230 00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:23.799 here to your own rules, it could mean a ton in the grand scheme 231 00:28:23.880 --> 00:28:26.119 of things. And I hope that they really do this here. And you 232 00:28:26.200 --> 00:28:29.200 know what, you don't have to do it every year. You could do 233 00:28:29.279 --> 00:28:32.240 it every two years. I think three would maybe be a bit long, 234 00:28:32.359 --> 00:28:33.720 but like you know, they just did it this year a year and a 235 00:28:33.799 --> 00:28:38.039 half. That's not too bad now. Albeit they were breaking their own rules 236 00:28:38.359 --> 00:28:41.240 a lot of the time, so maybe that's why they were able to wait 237 00:28:41.359 --> 00:28:47.480 so long. But I really do think there's a major benefit to this adhering 238 00:28:47.519 --> 00:28:49.119 to your own rules, and this is a case in point of it. 239 00:28:49.720 --> 00:28:52.799 Away, guys, that's all I got for you today. I hope you 240 00:28:52.920 --> 00:28:56.519 enjoyed the two thousand and four WWE Draft as always, you can get me 241 00:28:56.599 --> 00:28:59.319 on Twitter at a to mark of twenty five. You could get Matt on 242 00:28:59.400 --> 00:29:03.880 Twitter Wrestling Underscore Audio, where you can email him each and every week for 243 00:29:03.000 --> 00:29:07.720 the WWE podcast mail Bag. Anyway, guys, I hope you have a 244 00:29:07.839 --> 00:29:11.119 great weekend. I'll be back on Monday with Matt and I'll talk to you 245 00:29:11.440 --> 00:29:18.039 next week. Thanks for listening to the WWE Podcast. Don't forget to subscribe 246 00:29:18.079 --> 00:29:22.519 on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss a show, or head to 247 00:29:22.759 --> 00:29:26.880 WWE podcast dot com and for all of these shows ad free, head over 248 00:29:27.000 --> 00:29:34.279 to Patreon dot com slash WWE podcast. Until then, we'll see you next time.