WEBVTT 1 00:00:41.359 --> 00:00:46.880 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, making her wait till the mic 2 00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:49.759 they started dimming the lights. You started feeling all right 3 00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:53.159 from Birmingham home with the teddy lungs and the room 4 00:00:53.200 --> 00:00:55.880 and studdings and more. Once you discovered the pall rather 5 00:00:55.920 --> 00:00:59.320 than lovers Whitney Houston and Roman Reigns all of the lovers, 6 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:02.200 and Mickey Chacks and Mark Jay following the lovers that 7 00:01:02.320 --> 00:01:05.640 Sasha Banks, you're number day Silk signing your page. Allow 8 00:01:05.760 --> 00:01:08.319 me to say, look, I just found to bless weed 9 00:01:08.439 --> 00:01:10.920 escape every one of us. I was kind of laxed. 10 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:13.239 I just made it up the trouble blood walking by 11 00:01:13.319 --> 00:01:15.359 the faith because I know it's right in front of us. 12 00:01:15.599 --> 00:01:17.920 I ain't with the Hey, you gotta focus on what's great, 13 00:01:18.040 --> 00:01:21.000 ladies and gentlemen. Steph Hardy is on the air. Had 14 00:01:21.040 --> 00:01:22.879 to drop a couple of bars just to make you 15 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:26.560 all aware. So sit bad, relax, enjoy the show. You 16 00:01:26.719 --> 00:01:28.959 know why, go by Joe Well the wrestle. 17 00:01:37.799 --> 00:01:38.000 Yeah. 18 00:01:57.640 --> 00:02:01.120 Hey, y'all, welcome to a new episode of The Hearty 19 00:02:01.159 --> 00:02:04.640 Wrestling Podcast with your girl, Stephanie Hardy. Of course, if 20 00:02:04.680 --> 00:02:08.639 this isn't your first time listening to the show, thank 21 00:02:08.680 --> 00:02:11.719 you so much for continuing on this wrestling journey with me. 22 00:02:12.240 --> 00:02:14.280 And of course, if this is your first time listening 23 00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:17.080 to the show, welcome and thank you for joining and 24 00:02:17.199 --> 00:02:21.840 catching the vibes. Of course, this is your favorite, chill, 25 00:02:21.960 --> 00:02:26.599 positive and passionate wrestling show, and you know we're growing 26 00:02:26.759 --> 00:02:29.960 and we're doing amazing things. So thank you for joining 27 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:32.360 me live if you are on here live on this 28 00:02:32.520 --> 00:02:35.000 Saturday night, And of course if you're listening to this later, 29 00:02:35.439 --> 00:02:37.879 thank you for listening to it later as you're working, 30 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:41.400 as you're doing things, you know, getting your days started, 31 00:02:41.560 --> 00:02:44.360 or even just moving about in life. Just thank you 32 00:02:44.479 --> 00:02:50.599 so much for making room for me, well, making room 33 00:02:50.719 --> 00:02:53.360 in your life for me to be there, and you know, 34 00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:56.280 give you everything that's going on in my wrestling world 35 00:02:56.319 --> 00:02:59.719 from my perspective. So I'm just so happy to be 36 00:02:59.759 --> 00:03:01.919 able to do this show, and I just want to 37 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:04.080 be grateful for that and just start off with that. 38 00:03:05.400 --> 00:03:10.759 Today is a somber day in the wrestling community as 39 00:03:10.919 --> 00:03:15.120 we commemorate the one year University of the passing of 40 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:18.800 Bray Wyatt. He was such a creative force and it 41 00:03:18.879 --> 00:03:20.840 does not feel like it's been a year since he's 42 00:03:20.879 --> 00:03:24.960 been gone, but it and it also just doesn't feel fair. 43 00:03:25.560 --> 00:03:28.000 But at the same time, we still remember and hold 44 00:03:28.080 --> 00:03:30.280 all the memories close that we have of him, and 45 00:03:30.879 --> 00:03:36.280 keep his family lifted, his fiance Jojo, his children, and 46 00:03:36.360 --> 00:03:41.560 his entire family lifted as we try to navigate life 47 00:03:41.680 --> 00:03:45.159 without this amazing figure in wrestling, you know, in our lives. 48 00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:48.479 But of course the memory of him still lives as 49 00:03:48.599 --> 00:03:52.080 we see the evolution of the Wyatt six taking place, 50 00:03:52.199 --> 00:03:57.719 and it's just a really amazing salve to such a 51 00:03:58.400 --> 00:04:01.319 big blow. But I did want to just come on 52 00:04:01.439 --> 00:04:04.039 here and say something and just say that I always 53 00:04:04.080 --> 00:04:06.560 loved bray Waite and I always wanted the world for him, 54 00:04:06.719 --> 00:04:08.919 and it still just doesn't feel right that he's gone. 55 00:04:09.560 --> 00:04:12.479 But in the meantime, he'll always be remembered and loved 56 00:04:12.560 --> 00:04:15.960 by loved in this space and in the wrestling community 57 00:04:16.040 --> 00:04:18.079 as a whole. So I just wanted to at least 58 00:04:18.120 --> 00:04:22.040 start the show with that. But of course, if you 59 00:04:22.199 --> 00:04:24.360 are in the comments, you know, light up the chat 60 00:04:24.800 --> 00:04:29.199 and talk about anything that or speak out on whatever 61 00:04:29.279 --> 00:04:31.160 it is that you want to hear about when it 62 00:04:31.279 --> 00:04:35.680 comes to wrestling, and just you know, as the subjects 63 00:04:35.800 --> 00:04:38.160 keep coming up, you just continue to make your voices 64 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:40.560 heard and you might wind up, you know, on the screen. 65 00:04:41.240 --> 00:04:44.480 So yeah, thank you all for watching on Facebook, on YouTube, 66 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:47.079 on Twitter, on all the things. Thank you guys so 67 00:04:47.319 --> 00:04:51.120 so much for watching. So of course we have got 68 00:04:51.199 --> 00:04:58.959 to start off with sorry, technical difficulties with news and 69 00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:02.439 gossip ish and there's a lot happening in the world 70 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:06.000 of professional wrestling. It's been a pretty chill week when 71 00:05:06.040 --> 00:05:08.120 it comes to the news in wrestling, but at the 72 00:05:08.199 --> 00:05:12.519 same time, lots of substantial things did take place and happen, 73 00:05:13.040 --> 00:05:15.319 so of course we got to get into all of 74 00:05:15.439 --> 00:05:20.279 the things. So Ricochet, or at least maybe the man 75 00:05:20.399 --> 00:05:22.879 formally known as Ricochet, maybe we'll still call him that. 76 00:05:22.959 --> 00:05:28.079 I don't know, has been reported as signing a multi 77 00:05:28.240 --> 00:05:34.319 year deal with ae W, and it was reported by 78 00:05:34.399 --> 00:05:36.720 Fightful Select that this seems to be, you know, a 79 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:41.680 really legit thing. So he will be going forth with 80 00:05:41.839 --> 00:05:45.079 his the rest of his wrestling career at ae W, 81 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:48.600 and it was very much highly speculated that he would 82 00:05:48.680 --> 00:05:52.519 be moving forward with this move due to the fact 83 00:05:52.560 --> 00:05:56.560 that this that the level of wrestling in AW is 84 00:05:56.639 --> 00:05:58.720 something that he is more used to as opposed to 85 00:05:59.360 --> 00:06:01.920 being in WA not really making it to the very 86 00:06:02.000 --> 00:06:05.600 top like he wanted to. So yeah, he is definitely 87 00:06:05.720 --> 00:06:09.920 expected to join ae W and he quietly signed a 88 00:06:09.959 --> 00:06:13.680 deal with the promotion and with the help of an agent, 89 00:06:13.839 --> 00:06:18.439 it is absolutely official. So with some with AW having 90 00:06:18.560 --> 00:06:21.279 so many actually not even so many events, with them 91 00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:25.160 having all in happening tomorrow and then having all out 92 00:06:25.319 --> 00:06:29.959 happen another like in another week, there's so much you know, 93 00:06:30.079 --> 00:06:32.959 speculation as to where he could possibly pop up, because 94 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:37.199 as I will get into in this show, they will 95 00:06:37.319 --> 00:06:40.879 AW will be having a casino gauntlet match which has 96 00:06:40.959 --> 00:06:43.720 a number of participants in it, but they have not 97 00:06:43.920 --> 00:06:46.759 announced any other people who could be in it, and 98 00:06:46.879 --> 00:06:49.959 it could be a surprise type of thing, so Ricochet 99 00:06:50.079 --> 00:06:52.680 could pop up. You just never know. But we do 100 00:06:52.920 --> 00:06:56.639 send happy thoughts and happy trails to Ricochet as he 101 00:06:56.759 --> 00:07:00.959 starts this new chapter in his career. We're gonna miss 102 00:07:01.040 --> 00:07:03.439 him on the WW side of things, but it's gonna 103 00:07:03.439 --> 00:07:05.920 be cool to see what type of matches he participates 104 00:07:06.000 --> 00:07:09.839 in INNAW because of course he has that viral moment, 105 00:07:10.439 --> 00:07:13.000 that viral match with will Ospray, and they could run 106 00:07:13.079 --> 00:07:15.240 that back, and then there's a level of new talent 107 00:07:15.319 --> 00:07:17.399 that's there that he could fight with as well. So 108 00:07:17.560 --> 00:07:20.079 big ups to Ricochet for making this move for himself. 109 00:07:20.120 --> 00:07:23.920 I'm really excited to see what could happen with him there. 110 00:07:25.279 --> 00:07:28.000 Also in News and Gossip BSh, which really isn't news 111 00:07:28.079 --> 00:07:31.040 per se, but it's important for me, is the fact 112 00:07:31.079 --> 00:07:33.480 that this week I was able to talk to Joe 113 00:07:33.560 --> 00:07:37.000 Hendry on the phone on Busted Open Radio with Dave 114 00:07:37.079 --> 00:07:40.439 Legreca and Tommy Dreamer. Now what's so funny about this 115 00:07:40.680 --> 00:07:42.879 is is that this morning, well not this morning, but 116 00:07:43.240 --> 00:07:46.519 a few mornings ago, I was just ambling around on 117 00:07:46.600 --> 00:07:50.399 Twitter on my phone, I wasn't driving, and I saw 118 00:07:50.519 --> 00:07:53.360 the number four Busted Open Radio on a serious XEM 119 00:07:53.399 --> 00:07:54.920 and it said, you know you can call in and 120 00:07:55.000 --> 00:07:59.160 talk to Joe. And I was just like, hmm, let 121 00:07:59.240 --> 00:08:01.120 me see if I can call in and just get in, 122 00:08:01.279 --> 00:08:03.480 because of course, when you call in on the radio, 123 00:08:03.639 --> 00:08:06.680 it's not entirely guaranteed that you're gonna get in. But 124 00:08:06.839 --> 00:08:09.319 of course I called in and then the phone starts 125 00:08:09.439 --> 00:08:11.079 ringing and I'm like, oh my god, I'm about to 126 00:08:11.079 --> 00:08:16.800 talk to Joe Hendry. And the person answered the phone first. 127 00:08:16.839 --> 00:08:18.560 The person who was over the phone to answered the 128 00:08:18.600 --> 00:08:21.279 phone first. I told him my name, and then of 129 00:08:21.360 --> 00:08:23.800 course I finally got in and was able to listen 130 00:08:23.839 --> 00:08:26.079 in a little bit before I was able to talk 131 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:29.399 to Joe Hendry, and Dave Logreca, who's like an OG 132 00:08:29.720 --> 00:08:32.440 in wrestling media, you know, asked me, why do you 133 00:08:32.600 --> 00:08:35.720 believe in Joe Hendry? And I said, because his theme 134 00:08:35.840 --> 00:08:39.480 song just elictened so much joy. And I talked about 135 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:41.960 how I found him on TikTok and how, you know, 136 00:08:42.120 --> 00:08:44.480 I kind of just watched, you know, more of TNA 137 00:08:44.600 --> 00:08:48.519 to see what he's about, especially with the NXTNA thing 138 00:08:48.639 --> 00:08:52.720 going on, and I'm just really excited, you know, whenever 139 00:08:52.799 --> 00:08:55.639 his song comes on, because it has the crowd participation 140 00:08:56.240 --> 00:08:59.639 component of it with everybody waving their hands and singing along, 141 00:08:59.720 --> 00:09:01.879 and that's it's just my type of thing. So I 142 00:09:02.080 --> 00:09:04.120 was able to say that to him, and he sounded 143 00:09:04.240 --> 00:09:07.919 really excited about that. So I'm really happy to have 144 00:09:08.000 --> 00:09:10.440 gotten to talk to Joe Hendry, even if it was 145 00:09:10.519 --> 00:09:12.559 only for a few minutes. And maybe one day in 146 00:09:12.639 --> 00:09:15.039 the future I'll get to interview him, but at least 147 00:09:15.039 --> 00:09:16.960 I was able to talk to him over the phone 148 00:09:17.080 --> 00:09:20.759 on a Wednesday morning, the Wednesday after he won his 149 00:09:20.919 --> 00:09:25.039 opportunity to face ethan page for the NXT title at 150 00:09:25.200 --> 00:09:28.000 NX No Mercy. So that was just really cool and 151 00:09:28.039 --> 00:09:29.879 I just wanted to share that little bit of a tippit, 152 00:09:29.919 --> 00:09:31.960 even though I know it's not particularly on the news 153 00:09:32.039 --> 00:09:34.440 and gossipish side of things, I just wanted to talk 154 00:09:34.440 --> 00:09:36.600 about that because that was just really cool. So yeah, 155 00:09:36.639 --> 00:09:41.279 I'm really excited about that. Also in news and gossip ish, 156 00:09:41.720 --> 00:09:46.240 we have the report that aj Mendez's autobiography Crazy Is 157 00:09:46.320 --> 00:09:49.799 My Superpower is being developed into either a TV show 158 00:09:50.360 --> 00:09:53.960 or documentary for A and E. So for those who 159 00:09:54.360 --> 00:09:57.440 might need a little reminder and a refresher course, aj 160 00:09:57.679 --> 00:10:03.200 Mendez was a WWE d A Slash superstar who held 161 00:10:03.279 --> 00:10:05.879 the record for being one of the longest reigning Davis 162 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:09.120 Champions and she was known as aj Lee back ind 163 00:10:09.120 --> 00:10:12.360 of the Day, and she went on to retire from 164 00:10:12.559 --> 00:10:17.559 WWE and she got married to CM Punk, so there, 165 00:10:17.639 --> 00:10:19.519 of course are a thing and they're an amazing couple, 166 00:10:19.879 --> 00:10:22.799 and CM Punk has alluded to her multiple times since 167 00:10:22.840 --> 00:10:27.639 he's returned to WWE, and a lot of people have 168 00:10:27.759 --> 00:10:30.039 been wondering whether or not she could come back if she, 169 00:10:30.600 --> 00:10:32.399 you know, wants to, but a lot of people don't 170 00:10:32.440 --> 00:10:35.320 realize that she really has like another career as a 171 00:10:35.480 --> 00:10:38.519 writer and as a producer of different things and comic 172 00:10:38.600 --> 00:10:42.679 books and such. And now it's being speculated that her tea, 173 00:10:42.840 --> 00:10:45.960 that her autobiography, Crazy at My Superpower, is going to 174 00:10:46.039 --> 00:10:51.240 be a TV show. So it was announced in twenty 175 00:10:51.480 --> 00:10:54.679 seventeen that you know, there was a show announcement. But 176 00:10:54.759 --> 00:10:58.240 then in an interview on the Comic on the Comic 177 00:10:58.360 --> 00:11:02.039 On regarding her comics status, she mentioned that the series 178 00:11:02.159 --> 00:11:04.080 was still in development, but that it was going to 179 00:11:04.159 --> 00:11:06.799 be airing on A and E whenever it eventually makes 180 00:11:06.840 --> 00:11:12.080 it to television, and she talked about how writing the 181 00:11:12.159 --> 00:11:14.840 book was always going to be a challenge because she's 182 00:11:15.039 --> 00:11:17.879 very guarded about her personal life, and how opening up 183 00:11:19.360 --> 00:11:21.639 was important even if it ended up being able to 184 00:11:21.759 --> 00:11:25.240 help someone, and she said, quote, it was an interesting 185 00:11:25.279 --> 00:11:28.000 struggle at first because I am the most private person 186 00:11:28.120 --> 00:11:31.960 in the world. I share nothing. I'm a brick wall. 187 00:11:32.399 --> 00:11:34.360 When you do have a lot, when you do have 188 00:11:34.440 --> 00:11:36.759 a lot of people listen to you, the things you 189 00:11:36.879 --> 00:11:39.879 say matter. There is value in that and you have 190 00:11:40.039 --> 00:11:43.080 to be considerate. I was willing to share this life 191 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:46.960 lesson I learned embracing my mental health struggles. That's a 192 00:11:47.039 --> 00:11:48.879 piece of me I'm willing to share with the world 193 00:11:48.919 --> 00:11:51.919 if it can help other people. My book is very 194 00:11:52.039 --> 00:11:56.240 much about growing up in poverty, growing up homeless, and 195 00:11:56.320 --> 00:11:59.320 not understanding the mental illness that was getting in my 196 00:11:59.480 --> 00:12:03.519 body and within my family. So in this book, she 197 00:12:04.000 --> 00:12:07.679 was very open about her struggles with bipolar disorder and 198 00:12:07.799 --> 00:12:09.879 how she went on to find out that that's something 199 00:12:09.960 --> 00:12:12.960 that in a sense runs in her family. And she 200 00:12:13.320 --> 00:12:15.279 talked about all the ways in which she was able 201 00:12:15.360 --> 00:12:18.320 to combat that and overcome it so that she could 202 00:12:18.320 --> 00:12:21.399 be able to pursue her wrestling career and you know, 203 00:12:21.840 --> 00:12:24.399 just reached a level of success that she has. And 204 00:12:24.519 --> 00:12:27.080 it is such an amazing book. I read it when 205 00:12:27.120 --> 00:12:30.039 it first came out years ago, so I definitely recommend 206 00:12:30.039 --> 00:12:32.600 it if you haven't read it already. But yeah, like, 207 00:12:33.000 --> 00:12:34.799 it's a really good book, and I can't wait to 208 00:12:34.879 --> 00:12:36.879 see how, you know, it would come to life on 209 00:12:37.080 --> 00:12:40.279 television because there's a story there that definitely needs to 210 00:12:40.320 --> 00:12:43.440 be told and it needs to be uplifted. And then 211 00:12:43.480 --> 00:12:45.919 there's a level of storytelling within that that I'm not 212 00:12:46.039 --> 00:12:49.639 sure could just be kept like in say a one 213 00:12:49.840 --> 00:12:52.960 hour or even a one hour movie or something like that. Like, 214 00:12:53.360 --> 00:12:55.600 if it's in a series, it could easy, it could 215 00:12:55.639 --> 00:12:59.720 be easily digestible, and there's so much content that could 216 00:12:59.720 --> 00:13:02.639 be made from it. So I'm really excited about the 217 00:13:02.679 --> 00:13:05.600 fact that this could be a TV show. So big 218 00:13:05.720 --> 00:13:08.480 up to aj Mendez slash aj Lee and I can't 219 00:13:08.519 --> 00:13:11.799 wait to see how Crazy is My Superpower comes to 220 00:13:11.919 --> 00:13:17.799 be as a television series. Moving on to other parts 221 00:13:17.840 --> 00:13:20.679 of news and gossip ish, we found out this week 222 00:13:20.759 --> 00:13:27.799 the Triple H the c Wow, the CCO of WWE 223 00:13:28.679 --> 00:13:33.240 watches Twitter slash x It's really funny. Mike Johnson, a 224 00:13:33.279 --> 00:13:36.519 PW insider, wrote that he's been told that there are 225 00:13:36.639 --> 00:13:40.320 times where he's scrolling through Twitter from the gorilla position 226 00:13:40.559 --> 00:13:43.840 at the broadcast of Raw and SmackDown and NXC and 227 00:13:43.960 --> 00:13:46.919 paying very close attention to what the audience is doing 228 00:13:47.039 --> 00:13:50.679 and reacting to as the show is going on the air. 229 00:13:51.399 --> 00:13:53.600 And of course a lot of people you know said 230 00:13:53.679 --> 00:13:55.720 that this is a very smart move for him, and 231 00:13:55.840 --> 00:13:59.840 that even though he may have his creative plans in place, 232 00:14:00.279 --> 00:14:03.159 he's willing to gather reactions and opinions from fans across 233 00:14:03.200 --> 00:14:06.200 social media in an attempt to find out instantly what 234 00:14:06.399 --> 00:14:10.480 works and what does not. And I really do appreciate this, 235 00:14:10.759 --> 00:14:13.879 even though it low ki scares me a bit because 236 00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:16.240 there are times where I have live tweeted as well 237 00:14:16.279 --> 00:14:18.759 over the past few years and figured out, you know, 238 00:14:18.919 --> 00:14:21.440 what type of power that you know holds when you 239 00:14:21.600 --> 00:14:24.399 are a fan that's willing to speak out about the 240 00:14:24.519 --> 00:14:27.399 things and react to the things as you're watching it 241 00:14:27.519 --> 00:14:31.000 as you're live tweeting. So the idea that Triple H 242 00:14:31.679 --> 00:14:34.320 might be scrolling through on us and seeing things that 243 00:14:34.399 --> 00:14:37.840 we're saying is just really insane to think about. But 244 00:14:38.000 --> 00:14:40.159 it also lets you know that he really is, you know, 245 00:14:40.320 --> 00:14:42.559 keeping his finger on the pulse of what's relevant and 246 00:14:42.639 --> 00:14:46.519 what's going on and what's current. And I actually appreciate that. 247 00:14:46.679 --> 00:14:51.759 I actually like that in a leader where creatively he's seeing, 248 00:14:52.320 --> 00:14:54.480 you know, the things that people are saying about things 249 00:14:54.559 --> 00:14:57.600 and finding ways to sort of incorporate that. And we're 250 00:14:57.639 --> 00:15:03.000 seeing that more as WW continues to evolve as a product. 251 00:15:03.120 --> 00:15:07.200 So I'm really excited to know that Triple H is 252 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:11.279 somewhere looking at us, you know, and wonder and seeing 253 00:15:11.399 --> 00:15:14.720 what we're saying in the ether and probably putting it 254 00:15:14.840 --> 00:15:18.039 into the show. But this was very fascinating and also 255 00:15:18.159 --> 00:15:21.639 kind of scary in a sense to you know, know about. 256 00:15:21.720 --> 00:15:24.519 But hey, big ups the Triple H for keeping his 257 00:15:24.679 --> 00:15:29.039 finger on the pulse of what's relevant. Also a news 258 00:15:29.080 --> 00:15:33.240 and gossip ish, we have Kenny Omega and an update 259 00:15:33.320 --> 00:15:39.679 on his injury. It was said by Dave Meltzer, who 260 00:15:39.720 --> 00:15:42.120 we do have to take with a grain of salt, 261 00:15:42.840 --> 00:15:47.360 that he is still in recovery from a number of 262 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:50.600 surgeries that he had been having and dealing with, but 263 00:15:50.720 --> 00:15:55.279 that he could be returning to aw television soon. So hopefully, 264 00:15:55.360 --> 00:15:58.399 you know, Kenny Omega is healing up and that he 265 00:15:58.519 --> 00:16:01.039 can perform on a level of which you know that 266 00:16:01.240 --> 00:16:04.960 we that he can perform on, but then that we're 267 00:16:05.120 --> 00:16:08.159 also entertained from. I hope that he's, you know, doing 268 00:16:08.279 --> 00:16:11.039 all right. He has been missing from television for a 269 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:14.600 minute now, and I'm hoping that maybe somehow this weekend 270 00:16:14.759 --> 00:16:17.720 or even within the next week, we can see him return. 271 00:16:17.799 --> 00:16:20.759 But if not, as long as he's taking his time 272 00:16:21.320 --> 00:16:24.679 to heal up, that's really all that truly matters, Because, 273 00:16:24.720 --> 00:16:27.480 of course, these wrestlers are human beings, and we have 274 00:16:27.600 --> 00:16:30.480 to remember that they deserve time to rest and get 275 00:16:30.519 --> 00:16:34.120 themselves situated before they could come on television and apart. 276 00:16:34.240 --> 00:16:37.200 Me wonders if he did return to AW, would he 277 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:40.159 be a part of the elite as they continue to 278 00:16:40.159 --> 00:16:44.080 wreak havoc as being in charge of AW or would 279 00:16:44.080 --> 00:16:47.480 he buckegainst the system? No pun intended. Who knows, but 280 00:16:47.600 --> 00:16:50.360 as long as he, you know, is healthy, that's all 281 00:16:50.559 --> 00:16:58.039 that matters. So big ups to Kenny Omega. Also in 282 00:16:58.159 --> 00:17:01.840 News and Gossip Fish, we have former TNA president Scott 283 00:17:02.000 --> 00:17:03.960 the Moore speaking out a little bit more on what 284 00:17:04.119 --> 00:17:07.960 happened with his departure from TNA. He had an interview 285 00:17:08.000 --> 00:17:11.160 with Chris van Vliet on his show Insight. Shout out 286 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:13.000 to him because I've actually met him a few times. 287 00:17:13.119 --> 00:17:17.440 He was really nice, he mentioned in the interview, and 288 00:17:17.559 --> 00:17:20.920 he was quoted as saying we saw things differently as 289 00:17:21.000 --> 00:17:23.720 far as how we wanted to proceed. So I think 290 00:17:23.799 --> 00:17:27.359 partially they just wanted their guys in charge. And I mean, 291 00:17:27.519 --> 00:17:29.519 I had a good seven years with those guys. But 292 00:17:29.680 --> 00:17:32.640 I'm not an anthem guy. I don't sit in that 293 00:17:32.759 --> 00:17:36.240 Toronto office. I have my thoughts and you could say 294 00:17:36.319 --> 00:17:39.039 it's my ego. I just don't think it was the 295 00:17:39.119 --> 00:17:42.119 right move, and I don't begrudge them. They're doing their thing. 296 00:17:42.240 --> 00:17:44.640 They're still going and they're going to run that company. 297 00:17:45.079 --> 00:17:47.680 I always say that everything is bigger than one person, 298 00:17:47.920 --> 00:17:52.599 even me. If I'm gone tomorrow, things will still go on. 299 00:17:53.200 --> 00:17:56.160 And he also spoke about the return of TNA Wrestling 300 00:17:56.160 --> 00:17:58.000 as a brand, because of course, for a few years 301 00:17:58.039 --> 00:18:01.319 it was called Impact Wrestling, but now it's TNA again, 302 00:18:01.759 --> 00:18:05.119 and he seemed like he was extremely excited to return 303 00:18:05.279 --> 00:18:09.119 to its roots on television because you know, I just 304 00:18:09.200 --> 00:18:11.640 remember that promo he cut where he said, if you 305 00:18:11.759 --> 00:18:16.359 have something you love, you don't let it die. You 306 00:18:16.640 --> 00:18:18.519 just you know, you might have to stay away from 307 00:18:18.559 --> 00:18:20.640 it a little bit, but eventually you have to come back. 308 00:18:21.119 --> 00:18:24.359 And he seemed very thrilled that Impact went back to 309 00:18:24.440 --> 00:18:27.759 being called TNA. It was just really cool for me, 310 00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:30.839 and that was a really amazing moment in wrestling, and 311 00:18:30.960 --> 00:18:32.920 it did kind of shock me because Scott de Moore 312 00:18:33.000 --> 00:18:35.720 seemed like he was very passionate about the TNA brand 313 00:18:36.200 --> 00:18:38.319 and restoring it, you know, to a level of its 314 00:18:38.400 --> 00:18:41.799 former glory, but sadly things didn't work out that way. 315 00:18:41.920 --> 00:18:44.400 And he was like, oh, but I am happy to 316 00:18:44.519 --> 00:18:47.680 hear that he is still rooting for the success of TNA, 317 00:18:47.839 --> 00:18:50.799 even if it doesn't involve him, because a lot of people, 318 00:18:50.880 --> 00:18:54.000 you know, could have been petty about that situation and said, oh, well, 319 00:18:54.119 --> 00:18:56.319 it'll be nothing without me, blah blah blah blah blah. 320 00:18:56.599 --> 00:18:58.799 But that's just not how life works. And I'm glad 321 00:18:58.880 --> 00:19:03.440 that he is looking at it from afar and still 322 00:19:03.519 --> 00:19:05.960 wishing it the very best. So big ups of Scott 323 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:08.319 the Moore. He is a respected member of the wrestling 324 00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:11.200 community and I'm hoping, of course that down the line 325 00:19:11.279 --> 00:19:14.079 we will see him in wrestling again. I do believe 326 00:19:14.119 --> 00:19:17.599 he is, you know, running another promotion, so you know, 327 00:19:17.759 --> 00:19:20.240 he's doing fine, and I just can't wait to see 328 00:19:20.400 --> 00:19:25.400 more of what he does in wrestling as a whole. Now, 329 00:19:25.720 --> 00:19:29.599 something fascinating that has been happening in wrestling is that 330 00:19:29.720 --> 00:19:32.400 a lot of wrestling fans have been speculating about the 331 00:19:32.519 --> 00:19:36.720 status of the absolute Ricky Starks in aaw because he 332 00:19:36.880 --> 00:19:39.720 has not been on aw TV in a number of 333 00:19:39.839 --> 00:19:42.279 months and a lot of people were wondering, is he injured, 334 00:19:42.440 --> 00:19:45.440 is there another project going on, or is he sitting 335 00:19:45.480 --> 00:19:49.240 out his contract until he is ready to leave? Well, 336 00:19:49.559 --> 00:19:53.680 on the media call for all in aw President CEO, 337 00:19:54.240 --> 00:19:57.880 you know, creator Booker, all the things. Tony Kahan mentioned 338 00:19:58.160 --> 00:20:05.920 that and confirmed that Tony is still under contract with AAW. So, yeah, 339 00:20:06.079 --> 00:20:09.240 it's official, the CEO said it. So it's still very 340 00:20:09.319 --> 00:20:13.039 much true Ricky is still with AAW. Now, of course, 341 00:20:13.079 --> 00:20:15.000 there were a number of fans who were okay with 342 00:20:15.119 --> 00:20:17.039 this news. There were a number of fans who weren't 343 00:20:17.079 --> 00:20:19.000 okay with this news because they're kind of waiting for 344 00:20:19.119 --> 00:20:21.599 him to leave at this point, because they believe that 345 00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:25.039 his worth and his talents are being wasted because he's 346 00:20:25.079 --> 00:20:27.720 not on television right now. They feel like he could 347 00:20:27.720 --> 00:20:31.359 be active somewhere else. He would be better utilized in 348 00:20:31.599 --> 00:20:35.240 WWE or even in TNA or anywhere else at this point. 349 00:20:35.920 --> 00:20:39.960 But you really, it's hard to know. It's hard to 350 00:20:40.480 --> 00:20:43.359 you know, put together because at the end of the day, 351 00:20:43.720 --> 00:20:45.759 you know, this is Ricky's decision and he has to 352 00:20:45.880 --> 00:20:48.359 live with it. But I will say this, the first 353 00:20:48.440 --> 00:20:51.440 time I saw Ricky Starks wrestle and I heard him speak, 354 00:20:51.599 --> 00:20:54.480 I was just enthralled and I wanted the world for him, 355 00:20:54.599 --> 00:20:57.519 especially when he was in that world title picture with MJF. 356 00:20:58.079 --> 00:21:00.960 I wanted him to win so bad that winter is coming. 357 00:21:01.359 --> 00:21:04.400 But he did it. But he really had an amazing showing. 358 00:21:04.880 --> 00:21:07.480 So hopefully at some point, you know, as he stays 359 00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:09.920 in T not in T and A, I'm sorry, as 360 00:21:09.960 --> 00:21:13.400 he stays in AW, hopefully he'll be able to blaze 361 00:21:13.440 --> 00:21:18.319 another trail as he continues to succeed, and maybe, you know, 362 00:21:18.480 --> 00:21:20.640 he'll work his way back up to the top pretty soon. 363 00:21:21.160 --> 00:21:24.279 But if not, you know, it is his decision. So yeah, 364 00:21:24.680 --> 00:21:27.960 just wishing good vibes to Ricky Starks and all things 365 00:21:28.519 --> 00:21:32.160 and that hopefully maybe one day he'll play another multiversal gimbit, 366 00:21:32.720 --> 00:21:37.400 but that's another story for another day. Love to Ricky 367 00:21:37.440 --> 00:21:44.519 Starks always. Also in pretty disturbing and sad TNA news, 368 00:21:45.240 --> 00:21:51.759 former TNA champion Rich Swan was arrested on Juni eighth 369 00:21:51.880 --> 00:21:54.920 with an inn all Toamont Springs, Florida, in charge with 370 00:21:55.039 --> 00:21:59.119 disorderly public intoxication causing a disturbance and a miss, which 371 00:21:59.160 --> 00:22:02.319 is a misdemeanor fence and it's being reported that he 372 00:22:02.440 --> 00:22:06.039 is entering a substance abuse rehab program, which was told 373 00:22:06.079 --> 00:22:09.680 by Post Wrestling on Wednesday, and the company first learned 374 00:22:09.720 --> 00:22:12.200 of his arrest when we contacted when they contacted them 375 00:22:12.720 --> 00:22:17.440 on Monday for comment. And this made me sad to 376 00:22:17.519 --> 00:22:21.359 see because the first time I saw rich Swan was 377 00:22:21.480 --> 00:22:26.079 when he was in the cruiserweight division in WWE that 378 00:22:26.160 --> 00:22:28.680 they recently had that of course, is no longer a thing, 379 00:22:29.440 --> 00:22:32.119 and he was always the guy that was dancing around 380 00:22:32.160 --> 00:22:34.720 with the theme song and says can you handle it? 381 00:22:34.920 --> 00:22:37.160 Can you handle this? Can you handle this? And I 382 00:22:37.240 --> 00:22:40.440 thought he was cool. And then I met him after 383 00:22:40.559 --> 00:22:42.839 a SmackDown show here in Birmingham and he was so 384 00:22:43.000 --> 00:22:46.359 sweet and he actually signed my Raw Women's title and 385 00:22:46.440 --> 00:22:48.279 he was just really nice and I just really loved 386 00:22:48.359 --> 00:22:50.680 him in the ring. So of course things didn't work 387 00:22:50.680 --> 00:22:52.880 out with WWE. He left, and then he wound up 388 00:22:52.920 --> 00:22:55.480 signing with TNA and then he became a champion and 389 00:22:55.559 --> 00:22:57.799 that was really cool and I was happy about that. 390 00:22:58.240 --> 00:23:01.359 But he has had his struggles before and this seems 391 00:23:01.359 --> 00:23:03.160 to be, you know, another bump in the road with that. 392 00:23:03.359 --> 00:23:07.240 So hopefully at some point he will be you know, 393 00:23:07.960 --> 00:23:11.839 off the struggle bus and able to you know, get 394 00:23:11.920 --> 00:23:14.279 back to what really and truly, what truly matters is 395 00:23:14.359 --> 00:23:17.799 number one his health and number two his career. So 396 00:23:18.319 --> 00:23:20.759 big ups to Riches, well, not big upsir rich One. 397 00:23:21.240 --> 00:23:24.400 I hope that you continue to heal and get better 398 00:23:24.519 --> 00:23:27.920 from all of your crazy circumstances, and then you'll be 399 00:23:28.000 --> 00:23:31.200 back on television where you belong because you're super talented 400 00:23:31.279 --> 00:23:34.079 and you deserve all the good things. So yeah, we 401 00:23:34.200 --> 00:23:37.240