WEBVTT 1 00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:11.839 Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, making her wait till the mic 2 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:14.720 they started dimming the lights. You started feeling all right 3 00:00:14.919 --> 00:00:18.120 from Birmingham home with the teddy lungs and the room 4 00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:21.480 and studies more. Once you discovered or rather the lovers, 5 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:24.359 Whitney Houston and Roman Reigns all of the lovers, and 6 00:00:24.480 --> 00:00:27.280 Mickey James and Mark j all of the lovers. It's 7 00:00:27.359 --> 00:00:30.600 Asa Banks, You're number day silk signing your page. Allow 8 00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:33.799 me to say, look, I just trying to bless sweet escape. 9 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:35.920 Every one of the buzz I was kind of laxed. 10 00:00:35.960 --> 00:00:38.240 I just made it up the struggle blood walking by 11 00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:40.320 the face because I know it's right in front of us. 12 00:00:40.560 --> 00:00:42.880 I ain't with the hay. You gotta focus someone's grass, 13 00:00:43.000 --> 00:00:45.679 Ladies and gentlemen, and steph Hardy is on the air. 14 00:00:45.799 --> 00:00:47.759 Had to drop a couple of bars just to make 15 00:00:47.799 --> 00:00:51.320 you all aware. So sit back, relax, enjoy the show. 16 00:00:51.479 --> 00:00:54.320 You know why go by Joe Well the wrestle. 17 00:00:55.000 --> 00:01:31.040 You jeez, hey, y'all, I've made press too many buttons. Y'all. 18 00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:35.920 Welcome to a new episode of The Hardy Wrestling Podcast 19 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:39.640 Extra with your Girl Stephanie Hardy, hosting creator of this 20 00:01:39.719 --> 00:01:44.640 fabulous platform, writer for Daily DDT and color commentator book 21 00:01:44.719 --> 00:01:48.200 Your Girl All twenty twenty five. But I am not 22 00:01:48.359 --> 00:01:53.159 alone on this special episode of HWP Extra. I am 23 00:01:53.239 --> 00:01:57.000 here with a fellow sister of mine in wrestling media. 24 00:01:57.120 --> 00:02:00.400 She is the hosting creator of a Wrestling Gal please 25 00:02:00.439 --> 00:02:03.560 listen to that show you have not already, And she's 26 00:02:03.640 --> 00:02:07.439 a writer for Russell Zone and Wressell Inc. As well 27 00:02:07.480 --> 00:02:11.520 as Instinct Culture with Denis Salcedo. And she is just 28 00:02:11.599 --> 00:02:14.280 a really great friend who I have had the pleasure 29 00:02:14.719 --> 00:02:18.039 of watching grow over these past couple of years. It's 30 00:02:18.199 --> 00:02:21.159 Ella j what's up? Ella Hello? 31 00:02:21.319 --> 00:02:23.719 I think we go back five years now, Steph, like 32 00:02:23.759 --> 00:02:26.759 I think it was. I think it was twenty twenty, So, yeah, 33 00:02:26.800 --> 00:02:29.039 I am. It's been a hot minute since we The 34 00:02:29.120 --> 00:02:32.000 last time I saw you was Survivor Series Weekend in 35 00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:34.879 twenty twenty three, so it's been like fourteen months. It's 36 00:02:34.879 --> 00:02:37.599 been a hot minute. But I'm so happy to see 37 00:02:37.599 --> 00:02:40.319 your beautiful face again and talk about my favorite pay 38 00:02:40.360 --> 00:02:43.159 per view of course, or premium live event as they 39 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:43.719 call it now. 40 00:02:44.400 --> 00:02:47.199 Yeah, we go way back, and I am just so happy, 41 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:49.879 you know, to have met you. There are so many 42 00:02:49.879 --> 00:02:53.000 people I'm so thrilled to admit, and you're definitely one 43 00:02:53.000 --> 00:02:55.960 of them. We have Astrad in the comments on YouTube. 44 00:02:56.319 --> 00:02:59.039 Hey Astra, thank you so much for watching, and of 45 00:02:59.080 --> 00:03:01.280 course think all of you guys for watching live. If 46 00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:04.080 you're watching right now on any one of the platforms, 47 00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:07.199 and of course if you're watching on x Slash, Twitter 48 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:10.800 or anywhere else, just share, retweeting all the things. And 49 00:03:10.879 --> 00:03:12.639 of course you will be able to listen to this 50 00:03:12.800 --> 00:03:16.479 later as the audio will be posted everywhere. The Hardy 51 00:03:16.520 --> 00:03:20.800 Wrestling Podcast is so as Ella did just allude to, 52 00:03:20.919 --> 00:03:24.599 we are here to talk about the Royal Rumble, which 53 00:03:24.639 --> 00:03:27.280 is such a huge pay per view that is coming up, 54 00:03:27.439 --> 00:03:30.840 Oh my god next week. I cannot believe it. It's 55 00:03:30.919 --> 00:03:33.080 one of the big four pay per views that started 56 00:03:33.120 --> 00:03:36.479 in nineteen eighty eight, before the both of us were 57 00:03:36.560 --> 00:03:40.560 both born. But either way, it's a very significant pay 58 00:03:40.599 --> 00:03:43.120 per view that starts the year off right in terms 59 00:03:43.159 --> 00:03:47.560 of WWE and the road to WrestleMania, and of course 60 00:03:47.599 --> 00:03:52.159 if you're new to the WWE world or the wrestling world, 61 00:03:52.240 --> 00:03:55.960 the Royal Rumble is this amazing match where it's a 62 00:03:55.960 --> 00:03:58.280 battle we're out where you have to throw a number 63 00:03:58.319 --> 00:04:00.879 of people off of the top rope in order to 64 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:06.080 solidify yourself to win a championship opportunity at WrestleMania for 65 00:04:06.199 --> 00:04:09.199 the championship of your choice. And of course it's had 66 00:04:09.280 --> 00:04:13.919 different iterations throughout the years and different formations in terms 67 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:16.560 of people and who they chose to go after in 68 00:04:16.680 --> 00:04:19.439 terms of world titles. But yeah, that's a little bit 69 00:04:19.480 --> 00:04:22.959 of the history of it. So, Ella, you did mention 70 00:04:23.160 --> 00:04:26.199 that this is your favorite pay per view, So why 71 00:04:26.199 --> 00:04:28.360 don't you tell us a little bit about why it's 72 00:04:28.360 --> 00:04:31.160 your favorite and what is your favorite thing about it 73 00:04:31.240 --> 00:04:34.319 that just, you know, just makes you feel at home 74 00:04:34.360 --> 00:04:34.680 with it. 75 00:04:35.079 --> 00:04:38.519 I think for firstly sentimental reasons, because so I started 76 00:04:38.519 --> 00:04:42.439 watching wrestling in the summer of nine, I only watched SmackDown, 77 00:04:42.519 --> 00:04:44.680 didn't really know that raw was a thing or like 78 00:04:45.319 --> 00:04:47.399 premium live events or pay per view. So the twenty 79 00:04:47.439 --> 00:04:50.639 ten Royal Rumble was the first pay perview ever watched, 80 00:04:50.680 --> 00:04:53.560 like period for wrestling, and that's when Edge came back. 81 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:56.199 There is this huge surprise and like what is this match? 82 00:04:56.399 --> 00:05:00.319 So it's sentimental reasons, but also like the surprises, it's 83 00:05:00.360 --> 00:05:03.439 so fun to fantasy book this because it's genuinely a 84 00:05:03.439 --> 00:05:06.720 lot of wrestling nowadays, I feel like is very predictable. 85 00:05:07.879 --> 00:05:10.720 The Royal Rumble is typically not like you can't predict 86 00:05:10.800 --> 00:05:13.319 every single layer, like who's gonna come in at what number? 87 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:16.160 You could have legends, you could have NXT people, you 88 00:05:16.199 --> 00:05:19.600 could have Hall of Famers, you could have free agents 89 00:05:19.639 --> 00:05:22.959 showing up, you could have people from other promotions showing up. 90 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:25.399 It is one of the few things in wrestling that 91 00:05:25.480 --> 00:05:30.360 I think is truly like unpredictable. Even if the winner 92 00:05:30.439 --> 00:05:33.079 might seem a little bit predictable, there's so many surprises 93 00:05:33.120 --> 00:05:34.800 and like who's gonna come out at number one and two? 94 00:05:34.879 --> 00:05:37.800 Who's gonna have the most eliminations? Is our truth going 95 00:05:37.800 --> 00:05:39.879 to accidentally enter the women's Royal Rumble? 96 00:05:39.920 --> 00:05:40.160 Again? 97 00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:42.480 Is it is a woman going to enter the men's 98 00:05:42.519 --> 00:05:46.959 like Nya Jacks. You know, there's so many unpredictable, unexpected 99 00:05:47.000 --> 00:05:49.040 elements that like, how can you not love it? It's 100 00:05:49.079 --> 00:05:51.680 one of the few things I feel like is truly 101 00:05:52.319 --> 00:05:55.680 unpredictable and unexpected. And it's just so fun to like 102 00:05:56.079 --> 00:05:58.199 make bets who's gonna come in at number one and two? 103 00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:01.319 You can fantasy book all these things. So I think 104 00:06:01.360 --> 00:06:04.079 just the excitement of it and the unpredictability of it 105 00:06:04.160 --> 00:06:04.639 as well. 106 00:06:05.600 --> 00:06:09.319 Yeah, absolutely, it is very exciting and over the years 107 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:12.639 it's giving us such amazing moments to look back on. 108 00:06:13.399 --> 00:06:16.360 And it also and I feel like in more recent years, 109 00:06:16.360 --> 00:06:19.240 it also sort of paid a picture as to who 110 00:06:19.319 --> 00:06:23.839 is going to be on top as the year continues 111 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:27.639 to progress, and that's something that I definitely enjoy about 112 00:06:27.639 --> 00:06:30.839 it as well. But also for me it's very sentimental 113 00:06:30.879 --> 00:06:32.959 as well. When I saw you talking about it online, 114 00:06:32.959 --> 00:06:35.040 I was just like, you know, she's the perfect person 115 00:06:35.079 --> 00:06:37.319 to talk to you about this because for me, and 116 00:06:37.360 --> 00:06:41.439 I've discussed this on HWP before, the Royal Rumble is 117 00:06:41.439 --> 00:06:44.680 sentimental for me because on the very first episode of 118 00:06:44.720 --> 00:06:48.439 the Hearty Wrestling Podcast, I talked about the Royal Rumble 119 00:06:48.480 --> 00:06:52.800 twenty twenty and everything that happened afterwards during that whole week, 120 00:06:52.839 --> 00:06:56.800 which set the precedent for the formation of HWP as 121 00:06:56.839 --> 00:06:59.279 you know it with the news and with the recaps 122 00:06:59.279 --> 00:07:03.839 and everything else. So the idea that you know, it's 123 00:07:03.839 --> 00:07:06.720 beginning to mean so much more even now is just 124 00:07:06.839 --> 00:07:10.680 very emotional for me because twenty twenty was a pretty 125 00:07:10.879 --> 00:07:14.720 astounding year in terms of wrestling, and then even though 126 00:07:14.759 --> 00:07:16.959 at that time we had no clue all the changes 127 00:07:17.199 --> 00:07:20.160 going to happen, but either way, it was just really 128 00:07:20.480 --> 00:07:23.600 amazing to see, you know, how everything played out. But 129 00:07:23.639 --> 00:07:26.519 we'll talk about that later. Because you did share with 130 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:31.600 me some of your favorite Royal Rumble moments, and of course, 131 00:07:31.160 --> 00:07:34.839 since this is HWP and I start with the women first, 132 00:07:35.319 --> 00:07:38.600 we have to talk about the Women's Roald Rumble of 133 00:07:38.639 --> 00:07:42.199 twenty eighteen because you mentioned that that was one of 134 00:07:42.240 --> 00:07:46.519 your favorites, and this is, of course the first women's 135 00:07:46.519 --> 00:07:50.040 World Rumble to ever happen in WWE history, so it 136 00:07:50.160 --> 00:07:53.759 means a whole lot to women's wrestling history and the 137 00:07:53.800 --> 00:07:57.680 fandom of it, and just to talk about some moments 138 00:07:57.680 --> 00:08:02.639 from it in some highlights, Sasha Mercedes Money but known 139 00:08:02.680 --> 00:08:05.160 as Slasha Banks at the time was the number one 140 00:08:05.439 --> 00:08:08.680 entrant and number two was Becky Lynch, who we now 141 00:08:08.720 --> 00:08:11.600 know is the man. And it's really amazing to see 142 00:08:11.600 --> 00:08:16.000 these two started off, considering they had such a heated 143 00:08:16.120 --> 00:08:19.079 rivalry in NXT and they had a little bit of 144 00:08:19.120 --> 00:08:22.439 a rivalry on the main roster, but anytime these two 145 00:08:22.519 --> 00:08:25.480 come together, they just make magic, and I just loved 146 00:08:25.480 --> 00:08:28.519 watching them in this match. So Ella is everything you 147 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:32.480 want to put into this seeing as this is one 148 00:08:32.480 --> 00:08:33.159 of your favorites. 149 00:08:33.559 --> 00:08:36.679 Yeah, this I still think is also the best women's 150 00:08:36.759 --> 00:08:39.879 rail rumble like ever. Still, maybe twenty twenty five will 151 00:08:39.879 --> 00:08:42.039 show up and show up, but to me this nothing 152 00:08:42.080 --> 00:08:46.679 has beaten it thus far. Sasha Banks also set the 153 00:08:46.720 --> 00:08:49.360 record at the time. It's since been taken over by Bailey, 154 00:08:50.039 --> 00:08:52.559 but fifty four minutes. I think it was she went 155 00:08:52.759 --> 00:08:56.360 the gauntlet, she made it to the final four. I 156 00:08:56.480 --> 00:09:00.320 believe she eliminated Trish stratas like that was a based 157 00:09:00.320 --> 00:09:03.320 off that a lot of people were wanting, so we 158 00:09:03.399 --> 00:09:05.799 had that in there. We also had the moments between 159 00:09:05.840 --> 00:09:10.480 Nicky James and Tris Stratus, which was also so much fun. 160 00:09:10.519 --> 00:09:13.320 You had the return of the Bela Twins. I think 161 00:09:13.320 --> 00:09:17.759 this was where Nicki eliminated Bree as well, so that 162 00:09:17.840 --> 00:09:20.799 there was a lot of twists and turns, and we 163 00:09:20.879 --> 00:09:23.000 had a lot of legends in their Leada coming out 164 00:09:23.000 --> 00:09:26.120 at number five, the first legend to ever enter the 165 00:09:26.200 --> 00:09:29.159 Royal Room the Women's Rumble. Like you said, Tris Stratus 166 00:09:29.159 --> 00:09:32.600 and Sasha Banks, we had like Michelle McCool in there. 167 00:09:32.720 --> 00:09:36.879 She eliminated five people at the time, it was the record. Yeah, 168 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:39.919 Nicki and Osca. That was a great final too. A 169 00:09:39.960 --> 00:09:43.039 part of me was like rooting for Nicki. I'm like girl. 170 00:09:43.120 --> 00:09:45.200 But then also at this time, Oscar still had her 171 00:09:45.240 --> 00:09:48.879 on defeated streak, so it made sense why she won. 172 00:09:48.960 --> 00:09:51.159 But again, like just so many moments in the first 173 00:09:51.240 --> 00:09:54.240 one of bringing together the present and the past with 174 00:09:54.399 --> 00:09:57.919 legends like like Nicki at this time wasn't as active 175 00:09:57.960 --> 00:10:03.080 in WWE. Going to other against someone like Osca was 176 00:10:03.120 --> 00:10:04.720 such a great final too. 177 00:10:05.840 --> 00:10:09.360 Yeah, it really was. I remember watching this. I was 178 00:10:09.399 --> 00:10:12.320 on my way home from work and just watching it 179 00:10:12.360 --> 00:10:14.879 on my phone, but just feeling all the emotions from 180 00:10:14.960 --> 00:10:17.440 the build up to it, and how you know, when 181 00:10:17.559 --> 00:10:20.720 how excited I was when Stephanie McMahon, who was on 182 00:10:20.840 --> 00:10:25.639 commentary for this match, made the announcement that it was happening. 183 00:10:25.720 --> 00:10:28.759 I just could not believe, how, you know, how much 184 00:10:28.840 --> 00:10:31.039 history was just in this match. It felt like a 185 00:10:31.080 --> 00:10:35.039 deep love letter to women's wrestling at that time, and 186 00:10:35.200 --> 00:10:38.039 just the idea of Osca winning. I was just so 187 00:10:38.240 --> 00:10:42.279 thrilled for her because in NXC she was just the boss. Yeah, 188 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:45.039 not like the Rock, but of course you know, in 189 00:10:45.080 --> 00:10:47.600 her way as the Empress of Tomorrow, she was it 190 00:10:48.240 --> 00:10:51.759 so for her to go on and win after lasting 191 00:10:51.840 --> 00:10:54.240 so very long against so many women who could have 192 00:10:54.360 --> 00:10:57.600 very well wonted, it was just insane. Then, of course 193 00:10:57.639 --> 00:11:00.000 you have the standoff that she had with Charlotte Flay, 194 00:11:00.159 --> 00:11:03.200 who was the SmackDown Women's champion at the time, and 195 00:11:03.360 --> 00:11:06.399 Alexa Bliss, who was the Raw Women's champion. Then you 196 00:11:06.519 --> 00:11:11.200 had the debut of Miss Ronda Rowsey. Like it was 197 00:11:11.320 --> 00:11:15.519 just all just a huge collection of superpowers in this 198 00:11:15.639 --> 00:11:19.840 one night. But it was still just an amazing moment 199 00:11:20.039 --> 00:11:20.519 for sure. 200 00:11:21.720 --> 00:11:26.039 I agree. I feel like Ron I still have a 201 00:11:26.039 --> 00:11:28.120 little bit of a gripe with I feel like Ronda 202 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:30.399 coming like, I get it, you know, she's joining At 203 00:11:30.440 --> 00:11:32.240 the time, it was huge, but I feel like a 204 00:11:32.279 --> 00:11:36.159 little bit overshadowed Oscar's moment, Like this is a historic moment, 205 00:11:36.240 --> 00:11:38.480 you know, the first ever women's rumbel. Oscar's the first 206 00:11:38.519 --> 00:11:41.600 ever winner. Who's she gonna face Alexa or Charlotte? Three 207 00:11:41.639 --> 00:11:44.200 superpowers in the ring right there. I get what they 208 00:11:44.240 --> 00:11:46.519 wanted to do with Ronda. You know, she was coming 209 00:11:46.559 --> 00:11:50.039 in like she's gonna uplift the women's division at the time. 210 00:11:50.320 --> 00:11:52.200 I feel like it took a little bit away from 211 00:11:52.200 --> 00:11:57.039 Oscar's moment, but I understand it. I feel like Ronda 212 00:11:57.039 --> 00:12:00.639 could have showed up maybe at the raw after or something. 213 00:12:00.639 --> 00:12:03.120 I feel like that maybe would have been more effective. Personally, 214 00:12:04.840 --> 00:12:06.919 I'm not mad at it, but I'm still a little 215 00:12:06.960 --> 00:12:10.240 bit like could have done it a little bit differently. 216 00:12:11.559 --> 00:12:14.080 But a historic first and still to me, the best 217 00:12:14.080 --> 00:12:15.480 women's rumble yet. 218 00:12:15.960 --> 00:12:20.200 So yeah, absolutely, I definitely agree with you there looking 219 00:12:20.279 --> 00:12:22.279 back at it. You know, in the moment, I was 220 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:26.039 excited because I knew because I had been following Ronda 221 00:12:26.120 --> 00:12:29.200 Rousi in her UFC career, so to see her and 222 00:12:29.320 --> 00:12:32.279 well to watch all her interviews where she talked about wrestling, 223 00:12:32.279 --> 00:12:34.559 and then boom, here she is in our world. It 224 00:12:34.600 --> 00:12:36.720 was just like, uh, snap, here she is. But you know, 225 00:12:36.840 --> 00:12:39.279 in the moment, when you think about it, I feel 226 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:43.279 that that moment did kind of overshadow Osca being the 227 00:12:43.320 --> 00:12:47.360 first woman to win like that deserved, you know, the 228 00:12:47.399 --> 00:12:50.320 praise and the adulation that it should have had, you know, 229 00:12:50.639 --> 00:12:55.639 and it was just really weird to see that moment 230 00:12:55.720 --> 00:12:58.039 sort of be overshadowed by Ronda Rousi, who was just 231 00:12:58.120 --> 00:13:00.279 the baddest woman on the planet at that time. So 232 00:13:00.679 --> 00:13:02.840 you know, all eyes were going to be on her 233 00:13:02.919 --> 00:13:05.600 at that point, so yeah, that was a little bit 234 00:13:05.919 --> 00:13:07.919 you know, weird that maybe they should have put it 235 00:13:07.960 --> 00:13:11.960 somewhere else. But either way, I am very thrilled that 236 00:13:11.960 --> 00:13:15.120 that was one of your favorite ones, and I do, 237 00:13:15.200 --> 00:13:17.279 you know, agreed to a degree that it could that 238 00:13:17.360 --> 00:13:20.399 it could have been one of the best ones. But 239 00:13:20.519 --> 00:13:22.919 of course we do have other ones to discuss, because 240 00:13:22.960 --> 00:13:25.559 you did say that there is another one that you loved, 241 00:13:25.600 --> 00:13:27.399 which was the twenty twenty. 242 00:13:27.120 --> 00:13:29.480 Three I was there alive for this one. 243 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:31.559 Oh my god, you're so lucky. 244 00:13:32.559 --> 00:13:37.759 Yeah, besides the botch at the end where they played 245 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:41.600 Naya Jackson's music before the counter like was even done, 246 00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:43.840 they started playing her music at like the count of five, 247 00:13:44.039 --> 00:13:45.320 like you know, down ten to one. 248 00:13:46.159 --> 00:13:50.279 Besides them prematurely playing her music, I must say, like 249 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:52.960 the twenty twenty three Rumble, you have number one and 250 00:13:53.080 --> 00:13:57.279 two going the whole entire way, Osca coming. I think 251 00:13:57.279 --> 00:13:59.720 this was a return for Osca to her going all 252 00:13:59.720 --> 00:14:03.720 the way to the final three. This was a really 253 00:14:03.759 --> 00:14:06.200 fun one to see live, and this was my first 254 00:14:06.200 --> 00:14:08.279 attending the Royal Rumble live ever, so it was a 255 00:14:08.279 --> 00:14:12.919 different perspective and I've gone back and watched it, I 256 00:14:12.919 --> 00:14:15.559 feel like it's also sentimental to me, but also like 257 00:14:15.879 --> 00:14:18.360 the first time, I think Ria Ripley was the first 258 00:14:18.360 --> 00:14:21.799 woman to go the entire way number one, you know, 259 00:14:22.120 --> 00:14:26.080 and then Live Morgan obviously going to all the way 260 00:14:26.120 --> 00:14:29.679 as well, and also like you saw the rivalries in there, 261 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:33.799 so that, Yeah, twenty twenty three is very sentimental to 262 00:14:33.840 --> 00:14:36.840 me as well. And then obviously you know, it's another 263 00:14:36.960 --> 00:14:40.399 layer in their history between Live and Ria as well. 264 00:14:41.279 --> 00:14:44.600 Yeah, it's really nuts, Like when I looked up the 265 00:14:44.639 --> 00:14:47.320 information in terms of my research to see that these 266 00:14:47.399 --> 00:14:52.159 were number one and number two in twenty twenty three, 267 00:14:52.320 --> 00:14:54.720 only for them to go on in their history to 268 00:14:54.799 --> 00:14:57.519 beef with each other for the entire for the entirety 269 00:14:57.519 --> 00:15:00.559 almost of last year. Yeah, it was just really funny, 270 00:15:00.600 --> 00:15:03.320 you know, and now it's ended. But at the same time, 271 00:15:03.519 --> 00:15:06.120 I just love That's just one of my favorite parts 272 00:15:06.159 --> 00:15:10.600 of the Rubble is that sometimes it feeds into longer 273 00:15:10.679 --> 00:15:13.799 storylines in terms of rivalries that could very well happen. 274 00:15:13.919 --> 00:15:16.639 So to see that come full circle in that way 275 00:15:16.840 --> 00:15:21.320 was just really interesting for me. And then you have Roxanne. 276 00:15:21.480 --> 00:15:24.720 Her debut, Yeah, yeah, you have. 277 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:28.720 You know, NXT stars who make their debut on the 278 00:15:28.720 --> 00:15:31.360 main roster. In this match, you have Roxanne, who was 279 00:15:31.519 --> 00:15:34.159 NX champion in her first reign at the time, and 280 00:15:34.200 --> 00:15:36.480 you had Indy Hartwell do that as well. It was 281 00:15:36.519 --> 00:15:39.600 just like wow, like it. I love it when they 282 00:15:39.679 --> 00:15:43.399 incorporate people from NXC in that match. And then you 283 00:15:43.480 --> 00:15:48.320 had the debut of Chelsea Green her return to WWE. 284 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:51.200 I was so excited for her because I just loved her, 285 00:15:51.320 --> 00:15:54.000 you know, so much and still do. And then she 286 00:15:54.159 --> 00:15:57.720 had she broke the record for the quickest time in 287 00:15:57.759 --> 00:16:01.440 the match and she was eliminated in five seconds and 288 00:16:01.559 --> 00:16:04.480 to see her have this moment and see her be 289 00:16:04.519 --> 00:16:07.120 as dramatic and crying about it, which sort of fed 290 00:16:07.159 --> 00:16:12.159 into her Karen like behavior on Raw and to lead 291 00:16:12.360 --> 00:16:14.799 to where she is now as the first ever women's 292 00:16:14.879 --> 00:16:20.159 United States Champion. It's just so she'll always be famous 293 00:16:20.200 --> 00:16:22.799 because she's just so funny and she just makes the 294 00:16:22.919 --> 00:16:25.440 most of her screen time. But I wanted her to 295 00:16:25.480 --> 00:16:28.200 go to distance because I was just like, go goo no, 296 00:16:28.399 --> 00:16:29.840 And then she gets eliminated and. 297 00:16:29.840 --> 00:16:33.039 I'm like, no, we got to see luckily last year, 298 00:16:33.080 --> 00:16:35.759 I think she lasted like seventeen minutes so we got 299 00:16:35.799 --> 00:16:39.360 to see a lot more last year, her and Piper 300 00:16:39.440 --> 00:16:42.320 saving her from being eliminated last year. I hope that 301 00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:44.879 she's an iron woman this year. I think it like 302 00:16:44.960 --> 00:16:47.000 if she because you know, you don't have to be 303 00:16:47.000 --> 00:16:48.759 in the ring the whole time. I could see her 304 00:16:48.799 --> 00:16:52.639 absolutely like pulling a Santino and like leaving the ring 305 00:16:52.720 --> 00:16:55.279 for a while and then people think somebody else is one, 306 00:16:55.399 --> 00:16:57.799 but then Chelsea comes in at the last minute then 307 00:16:57.879 --> 00:17:00.840 almost wins, So like I would love to see that. 308 00:17:00.840 --> 00:17:03.159 That's that would be a Chelsea thing to absolutely do 309 00:17:03.320 --> 00:17:07.359 with this year's But yeah, this was a really you know, 310 00:17:07.400 --> 00:17:11.079 if she wasn't going to go the distance, she is 311 00:17:11.160 --> 00:17:13.359 happy that, she said a record is still a record. 312 00:17:13.359 --> 00:17:15.599 As she said this, I feel like was a great 313 00:17:15.599 --> 00:17:17.680 way to get her back and very on par for 314 00:17:17.720 --> 00:17:20.559 her character. But I hope she goes a distance this year. 315 00:17:21.720 --> 00:17:24.960 Yeah. Ella, This actually leads me to asking a question 316 00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:28.480 of you do you believe that current champions should be 317 00:17:28.559 --> 00:17:31.920 in the row rumble? Hmmm, because I know that could 318 00:17:31.920 --> 00:17:33.720 be very divisive for certain fans. 319 00:17:34.079 --> 00:17:37.880 Charlotte entered the twenty twenty two Women's Rumble. It's possible 320 00:17:39.400 --> 00:17:41.400 right now, though, I don't think so. I feel like 321 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:45.200 the women's roster is so expansive, like and you have 322 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:48.400 NXT people coming in, you have TNA people who could 323 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:52.000 potentially coming in the rumble, So just for numbers wise, 324 00:17:52.319 --> 00:17:54.680 I don't think that they should be taking up like 325 00:17:54.759 --> 00:17:58.160 one or two spots in the rumble because the problem 326 00:17:58.240 --> 00:17:59.960 used to be is that we didn't have enough women 327 00:18:00.079 --> 00:18:02.400 so they would have to call back like Legends and stuff. 328 00:18:02.559 --> 00:18:04.759 We don't have that problem anymore with them in between 329 00:18:04.799 --> 00:18:09.559 the main roster and NXT people, Legends potentially TNA. So no, 330 00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:12.319 I don't think so, because now it's a good thing 331 00:18:12.359 --> 00:18:15.400 to say there's a limited number of spots for the women, 332 00:18:16.400 --> 00:18:19.960 So I know, I don't think so unless it's like NXT, 333 00:18:20.440 --> 00:18:24.519 unless it's Julia. But main roster, well, okay, so do 334 00:18:24.599 --> 00:18:28.720 we count like because Chelsea's technically a champion right now, 335 00:18:28.759 --> 00:18:31.279 so is Lyra. I think it'd be fine if they 336 00:18:31.279 --> 00:18:33.400 were to enter, because then they can go potentially go 337 00:18:33.480 --> 00:18:36.960 after a world title. But if we're talking Ria Ripley 338 00:18:36.960 --> 00:18:39.720 and Tiffany Stratton, the no the world champs that the 339 00:18:39.759 --> 00:18:43.039 winner would be going after the no, Julia, fine, you 340 00:18:43.039 --> 00:18:45.119 know she could. I don't think she would win, she 341 00:18:45.160 --> 00:18:47.279 would get a big pop. But if it's like a 342 00:18:47.400 --> 00:18:51.039 Chelsea or a Lyra, sure, because they could theoretically go 343 00:18:51.160 --> 00:18:52.200 after the world title. 344 00:18:53.160 --> 00:18:55.279 Yeah, but then you also think about the fact that 345 00:18:55.359 --> 00:18:59.079 if Julia were to enter, you know, that would be funny. 346 00:18:59.119 --> 00:19:01.680 But then that would be fun in a good way. 347 00:19:01.880 --> 00:19:05.039 But at the same time, whoever wins the World Rumble 348 00:19:05.119 --> 00:19:07.359 match could very well choose to go after her, just 349 00:19:07.440 --> 00:19:12.079 like Charlotte did in twenty twenty when she went after Rio. Yeah. 350 00:19:12.759 --> 00:19:16.880 So yeah, it would just be really interesting if that happened. 351 00:19:16.920 --> 00:19:18.440 But I know that I just had to ask you 352 00:19:18.480 --> 00:19:21.440 that because there are some I know there are some 353 00:19:21.480 --> 00:19:24.640 people in the wrestling fandom who feel that champions either 354 00:19:24.720 --> 00:19:28.000 should sit it out because they because the champions are 355 00:19:28.039 --> 00:19:31.279 the goal, or you have certain fans who wouldn't mind it. 356 00:19:31.319 --> 00:19:33.480 So I just had to ask you, Thatt, like, hmmm. 357 00:19:33.640 --> 00:19:37.880 Yeah, I think Ria and Tiffany should sit out because 358 00:19:37.880 --> 00:19:41.039 they're like the world champions, I'm the main roster. But 359 00:19:41.079 --> 00:19:44.359 if it's like a Chelsea or a Lyra, no, because 360 00:19:44.359 --> 00:19:46.720 they can still go after a bigger prize if they 361 00:19:46.799 --> 00:19:48.119 theoretically win, you know. 362 00:19:48.839 --> 00:19:49.319 Mm hmm. 363 00:19:49.960 --> 00:19:52.359 And just to talk more about you know, the winner 364 00:19:52.400 --> 00:19:56.160 you had Ria, who want this one this year? In 365 00:19:56.200 --> 00:19:59.440 twenty twenty three, and she went on to face off 366 00:19:59.480 --> 00:20:04.200 against Charlarlette Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship, which then 367 00:20:04.279 --> 00:20:07.079 turned into the Women's World Championship that she held for 368 00:20:07.119 --> 00:20:10.000 a long time. And I'm very grateful and very blessed 369 00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:12.519 I got to witness that match at Russellmington. 370 00:20:13.160 --> 00:20:14.240 I'm jealous. 371 00:20:14.640 --> 00:20:18.440 That match left me breathless, Like they're so like. That match, 372 00:20:18.480 --> 00:20:20.920 I feel like is really what women's wrestling is all about. 373 00:20:21.000 --> 00:20:24.319 Because to see those women go as hard as they did, 374 00:20:24.480 --> 00:20:26.400 knowing for well that they probably could have been in 375 00:20:26.440 --> 00:20:30.240 the main event for Nfeline was just unbelievable. And to 376 00:20:30.279 --> 00:20:33.240 see Ria get her lick back after you know, losing 377 00:20:33.279 --> 00:20:36.519 the NXT Women's title to Charlotte in twenty twenty which 378 00:20:36.599 --> 00:20:41.559 is such an amazing journey. I loved it so And yeah, 379 00:20:41.680 --> 00:20:45.240 Ria just you know, was just really on fire at 380 00:20:45.240 --> 00:20:48.480 this time and she still is at this point. So yeah, 381 00:20:48.680 --> 00:20:51.200 nothing is ever going to slow this woman down ever. 382 00:20:51.680 --> 00:20:56.079 She's eradicator, Mommy's back on top now. Yes, we love 383 00:20:56.119 --> 00:20:59.960 her so so much. So yeah, and just another moment 384 00:21:00.160 --> 00:21:02.640 just for me. I just had to mention Selena, yeah, 385 00:21:03.400 --> 00:21:07.759 being in this match dressed as Jury from Street Fighter, 386 00:21:07.880 --> 00:21:10.799 and she was also a commentator on the Street Fighter 387 00:21:10.839 --> 00:21:13.319 game as well, So this was really cool. And I'm 388 00:21:13.319 --> 00:21:15.920 just still holding out hope that one day, you know, 389 00:21:16.039 --> 00:21:18.480 she will be a champion this year. So we're just 390 00:21:18.799 --> 00:21:21.440 hanging on, hanging on, hanging on. But yeah, this was 391 00:21:21.480 --> 00:21:24.200 a really cool moment to see her do the Jury 392 00:21:24.359 --> 00:21:27.559 kick onto Ziolee, even though I know that's not her 393 00:21:27.680 --> 00:21:31.799 name now, no disrespect, but yeah, this was really amazing. 394 00:21:32.359 --> 00:21:35.480 Royal Rumble, I liked it a lot. So yeah, you 395 00:21:35.559 --> 00:21:39.039 also mentioned that in terms of the men, that the 396 00:21:39.119 --> 00:21:42.200 Royal Rumble two thousand and eight was one of your favorites, 397 00:21:42.200 --> 00:21:44.759 and this one took place in New York City at 398 00:21:44.799 --> 00:21:47.480 Madison Square Garden. And this was just a very funny 399 00:21:47.480 --> 00:21:50.480 poster because you have all the men fighting each other 400 00:21:50.559 --> 00:21:56.200 in the subway, which seems like pretty on par behavior 401 00:21:57.000 --> 00:22:00.599