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<v Speaker 1>This is WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre and you're listening to

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<v Speaker 1>the WWE podcast, the.

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<v Speaker 2>Show the one that Everybody wants me.

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<v Speaker 3>God Stand three sixteen says, what your ass is my ard,

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<v Speaker 3>you can acknowledge me.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome everybody to the WWE podcast. This is the Bash

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<v Speaker 2>in Berlin, official reaction and review show here on the

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<v Speaker 2>ww podcast. As I said, and I don't know why

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<v Speaker 2>I call it reaction, given that a review is a reaction.

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<v Speaker 2>But let's move on before I embarrass myself further. We

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot to talk about from this show. There's

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<v Speaker 2>some things that happened that, you know, I think we're

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<v Speaker 2>pretty predictable, but predictability is not a bad I think

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<v Speaker 2>generally it was a pretty damn good wrestling show. They

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<v Speaker 2>gave the stories time to breathe, and that's been Triple

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<v Speaker 2>H's approach for ple since he took the reins, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think generally it's been pretty damn good. Most of

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<v Speaker 2>his ples have overachieved, and now we kind of know

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<v Speaker 2>what we're going to get from him and his administration,

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<v Speaker 2>so to speak. As we roll towards Bad Blood, which

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<v Speaker 2>is October fifth, a month away, and lot to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about for that pl as we get closer too, as

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<v Speaker 2>we can see a lot of rivalries coming to a

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<v Speaker 2>head at that ple given that once Survivors series takes

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<v Speaker 2>place the following month, and if there's a Crown Jewel

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<v Speaker 2>that usually resets things for Rumble season believe it or not, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>so Sarviber series is of course around the corner. But

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<v Speaker 2>Bad Blood is going to wrap up. I think a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of rivalries, particularly Drew mcintoyre and Seampunk in a

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<v Speaker 2>likely rubber match, and then we have the Terror twins

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<v Speaker 2>of Damian pre Sin, Rhea Ripley versus Live Morgan and

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<v Speaker 2>Dominic Massio, but I think that one may be in

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<v Speaker 2>a singles competition. As we head towards Bad Blood with

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<v Speaker 2>likely Damian Priest versus Finn Balor, there's still some unresolved

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<v Speaker 2>tension there. I mean, Finn Balor still hasn't gotten his

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<v Speaker 2>receipt for what he did to Damian Priest at the

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<v Speaker 2>last plee, costing him the world title, so hopefully they

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<v Speaker 2>wrapped that up. But Rhea Ripley has got to get

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<v Speaker 2>her hands on Dominic and as expected, we didn't see

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<v Speaker 2>any any maneuvers, well offensive maneuvers towards any of the females,

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<v Speaker 2>while the females are able to do whatever they want

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<v Speaker 2>against the males because well reasons. So that ultimately wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>a surprise. But we look forward to the Bashit or

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<v Speaker 2>the Bad Blood event that's only a month away. But

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<v Speaker 2>we're here to talk about bashon Berlin obviously, as it

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<v Speaker 2>took place last night in Berlin. And let me just

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<v Speaker 2>say one thing about the crowd, and a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>you think I'm gonna complain about it, and I probably will.

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<v Speaker 2>It wasn't as distracting as France. And when I just

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<v Speaker 2>say distracting, that may many of you may take that

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<v Speaker 2>as a compliment, especially if you're over in Germany. Many

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<v Speaker 2>of you may take that as a compliment because you're

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<v Speaker 2>loud and and that kind of thing. And it's about

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<v Speaker 2>the number of decibels. They even have a decibel meter.

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<v Speaker 2>It's you know, it's a very fulfilling prophecy for WWE

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<v Speaker 2>who just looks at the noise level and looks at

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<v Speaker 2>that as a success. But the German crowd outside of

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<v Speaker 2>there're one chant that they kept cheering. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what it is. I don't know what they were saying.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what the hell it was. It had

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<v Speaker 2>obviously nothing to do with wrestling, which you know me,

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<v Speaker 2>it's I'm not a fan of that. I don't I

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<v Speaker 2>honestly don't know how you go to an event and

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<v Speaker 2>have the energy or the will to even chant that long,

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<v Speaker 2>even if it was something I understood and liked, which

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<v Speaker 2>is half the problem. But how does anyone go to

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<v Speaker 2>an event? Maybe this is the United States mentality? Why

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<v Speaker 2>would you want to go to an event and yell

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<v Speaker 2>that long and chant the same chant forty seven times over?

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean, what exactly is so important that you

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<v Speaker 2>need to chant the same thing over and over? What

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<v Speaker 2>was that? And honestly, the answer doesn't really matter because

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care what it was. I really don't care.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't matter to me. I mean, it could have

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<v Speaker 2>been anything from we Love Ourselves. It could have translated

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<v Speaker 2>into we love ourselves, I love me, or the sky

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<v Speaker 2>is blue, wrestling is cool. I don't care what it was.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't understand that the will to even want to

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<v Speaker 2>do that. But that could be coming from the United

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<v Speaker 2>States mentality, where I go to an event and I

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<v Speaker 2>cheer when I feel like it's necessary and that's the

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<v Speaker 2>way it is. But WWE is taking a global approach

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<v Speaker 2>here to their business growth, and I understand and appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 2>But the crowd overall, I think they paid attention to

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<v Speaker 2>the matches, unlike some previous pls and in countries overseas

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<v Speaker 2>that have been more about just the noise level. For

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<v Speaker 2>the sake of noise level, regardless of what's happening in

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<v Speaker 2>the ring, we're just gonna talk talk amongst ourselves. This

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<v Speaker 2>was a little bit more focused. The German crowd is

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<v Speaker 2>seen to be a little bit more focused on what

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<v Speaker 2>was going on in w and in the match itselves anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>So that was good. So, you know, credit to the

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<v Speaker 2>German crowd. Really mean, you guys brought the energy. I

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<v Speaker 2>honestly have no idea how you even have that sustained

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<v Speaker 2>energy that long I have, I don't understand it. But

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<v Speaker 2>no credit to you guys. Yeah, you definitely made it loud.

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<v Speaker 2>So now the other thing is for Germany. Because I

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<v Speaker 2>said my piece about the crowd, I hope you guys

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<v Speaker 2>are you know, taking a look at your wallets this morning,

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<v Speaker 2>because I bet you're a little bit a little bit lighter.

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<v Speaker 2>Your bank accounts are hurting a little bit more because

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<v Speaker 2>WWE was very proud of the fact that they were

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<v Speaker 2>able to announce that Bash in Berlin was the highest

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<v Speaker 2>grossing arena show in WWE history. In fact, don't hear

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<v Speaker 2>from me, hear from WWE during the event. Here you go,

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<v Speaker 2>the highest show.

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<v Speaker 4>Scene arena show in w WE history.

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<v Speaker 2>Anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>They're at fash in Berlin. They would write, buss love them.

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<v Speaker 2>So Michael Cole and I'll get to another thing he

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<v Speaker 2>said during the show, all right, which is just it's

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<v Speaker 2>it was something that I normally don't hear from Cole,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll get to that in a minute. With the

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<v Speaker 2>tag team match between Dom and Live versus Rhea and

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<v Speaker 2>Damian Priest, We'll get to that in a second. But

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<v Speaker 2>the crowd, though, cheered for losing their own money, for

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<v Speaker 2>shelling out the most money of any arena crowd in

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<v Speaker 2>WWE history, because they had somebody come out I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know his name and speaking German to say you basically

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<v Speaker 2>that you guys are the highest grossing out in ww history.

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<v Speaker 2>Why are they cheering for that? I understand if you're

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<v Speaker 2>talented talking about attendance records, right, that makes sense. Cool.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm part of the biggest crowd ever be here. Why

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<v Speaker 2>are you in the middle of the show? Also telling

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<v Speaker 2>the crowd that you are part of the most money

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<v Speaker 2>we've ever been able to take from fans at a

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<v Speaker 2>single arena event in our company's history. Thanks for your cash, guys.

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<v Speaker 2>This essentially what they're saying. That's just no shame. And hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been sitting on this show saying this company is

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<v Speaker 2>a for profit. They are Their first and foremost priority

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<v Speaker 2>is to make money, regardless of how people view that.

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<v Speaker 2>That is how they survive as this as an organization.

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<v Speaker 2>But the fact that they don't hide this, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this is stuff that you discuss or release in a

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<v Speaker 2>press conference or rather an earnings call, I should say,

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<v Speaker 2>an earnings call quarterly. You don't talk about it in

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<v Speaker 2>the middle of a show. I mean, no one seems

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<v Speaker 2>to care. No one's talking about it, no one is

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<v Speaker 2>making a big deal about it. I'm I personally have

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<v Speaker 2>no dog in the hunt. I didn't spend a dime

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<v Speaker 2>going there. Tickets must have been absolutely insane. If somebody

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<v Speaker 2>went to the event, I'd love to hear from you

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<v Speaker 2>over in Germany. I know we got some of you

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<v Speaker 2>out there that listen in Germany, if you went, or

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<v Speaker 2>you know someone that went, or you know how much

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<v Speaker 2>ticket prices were, let me know. I'll translate them into

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<v Speaker 2>US dollars. Okay, what the hell were they charging over there?

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<v Speaker 2>Did they charge you for the air to breathe by

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<v Speaker 2>the minute, did they charge you to go to the bathroom?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, what were they doing? That's that's a that's

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<v Speaker 2>it is an impressive feed. But from simply a greed standpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>that's an impressive feed. But if you're part of that

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<v Speaker 2>the company or part of the fans space sitting there,

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<v Speaker 2>you must be like, yay, wait, they're talking about how

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<v Speaker 2>much money they just took from us? Boo. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>of course everyone there is voluntarily there, no one was

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<v Speaker 2>forced to be there. But still not something that you

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<v Speaker 2>usually hear from a company. You'll hear that in MLB,

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<v Speaker 2>like sometimes you may hear about the stadium attendance records

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<v Speaker 2>or consistent sellouts or whatever, and the people cheer for

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<v Speaker 2>that because oh we're wow, we're a part of this.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, go go us. But at any event across

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<v Speaker 2>the world and tell me about football over in you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in the UK, which is i e. Soccer here in

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<v Speaker 2>the United States. Whatever. Tell me if they've ever announced. Hey, now,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks guys, thanks, we just made the most money we've

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<v Speaker 2>ever made from a single event. Did the Yay? I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. Okay, I'm moving on. I'm moving on to

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<v Speaker 2>promise some of us say. He spent ten minutes talking

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<v Speaker 2>about them, you know, not even the show, but talking

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<v Speaker 2>about a stupid comment made. All right, well, let's move

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<v Speaker 2>on again. I'll get to the other Cole thing in

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<v Speaker 2>a minute, which is just it sounds so ridiculous. I'll

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<v Speaker 2>let you listen to it a minute. I'll have another

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<v Speaker 2>sound bite for you. But I got to take a

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<v Speaker 2>breath between my complaints, so I don't get so many

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<v Speaker 2>one star reviews. Let's get to it, all right, Let's

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<v Speaker 2>talk about Kevin Owens Cody Rhoads. They opened the show

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<v Speaker 2>for the Undisputed Championship, and both competitors got a very

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<v Speaker 2>positive reaction. There wasn't really a ton of booing. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>there wasn't a lot of booing going on at all.

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<v Speaker 2>There was some some booing, I mean, Dominic Mysterio got

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<v Speaker 2>some booze, but generally this crowd was so amped up

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<v Speaker 2>to be there, they didn't really boo anybody. And I

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<v Speaker 2>had that feeling they wouldn't do that too much because

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<v Speaker 2>there's I mean, this is an event that's unprecedented for

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<v Speaker 2>our you know, a lot of people's lifetimes. A pl

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<v Speaker 2>coming to Germany is it's you know, what been twenty

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<v Speaker 2>years whatever. But Michael Cole also pointed out a stat

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<v Speaker 2>to his credit that it's been seven years since Kevin

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<v Speaker 2>Owens has held singles gold in the company. That's wild,

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<v Speaker 2>also alarming, And if I'm Kevin Owens, I mean, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not everything, but you've been a major player in

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<v Speaker 2>the company for how long and yet they haven't put

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<v Speaker 2>gold on you in three quarters of a decade. That's insane. However,

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Owens is in the main event here, or excuse me,

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<v Speaker 2>a main event, even though it opens the show, and

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<v Speaker 2>the second you saw it open the show for anyone

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<v Speaker 2>that even had a for those outlier fans that thought

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<v Speaker 2>they were going to be smarter than everybody else and thought, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>wait a minute, maybe there's a chance, maybe there's a

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<v Speaker 2>chance Kevin Owens could win here. The moment that you

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<v Speaker 2>saw this match open the show, you must have been like, crap, crap, right,

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<v Speaker 2>there's no chance opening the show, this match, opening the show,

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<v Speaker 2>that you're going to have a title change, but that's

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<v Speaker 2>not the story here, and most people going into this said, Okay, look,

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Owens has no chance. Unfortunately, that's been the approach

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<v Speaker 2>going into almost every Kevin Owens world title especially when

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<v Speaker 2>he faced Roman Reigns during the early parts of the

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<v Speaker 2>early years of his run. The story really was more

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<v Speaker 2>about is Kevin Owen's going to turn heels? What's up

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<v Speaker 2>with this leg is? Were we going to see the

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<v Speaker 2>old Kevin Owens? That's the story. That's what made this

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<v Speaker 2>is I hate to say a given, but with these

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<v Speaker 2>story was more about the Kevin Owens character than it

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<v Speaker 2>ever was about match quality or if there's any chance

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Owens could win. Those are totally irrelevant in this story.

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<v Speaker 2>If you were a wrestling fan for any amount of time,

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<v Speaker 2>so you got a lot of teases throughout this match,

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<v Speaker 2>just Kevin Owens gonna resort back? Is he going to

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<v Speaker 2>do the buckle or the ring apron power bomb, and

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<v Speaker 2>he almost did it to Cody. Is he gonna attack

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<v Speaker 2>the knee of Cody? And he did at once he

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<v Speaker 2>was pushed to do so he did. And you're wondering,

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<v Speaker 2>after Kevin Owens loses, okay, is he going to turn

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<v Speaker 2>a heel here stunner? What are we doing? You know?

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<v Speaker 2>And he didn't. He didn't. Same with Randy Orton, and

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<v Speaker 2>Maine event. They didn't do it, and so there's no

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<v Speaker 2>This kind of continues the trend of ples overseas that

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<v Speaker 2>That has not been the approach for a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>typically just, hey, here's five great matches, give us a

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<v Speaker 2>boatload of money. You can go enjoy it. But you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, sometimes watching pro wrestling for just great wrestling

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<v Speaker 2>I would argue sometimes that's what most of us want. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>storytelling overall is important, but sometimes you can have a

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<v Speaker 2>it's not just about the over arching story, but also

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<v Speaker 2>the Triple H regime thus far, specifically for these overseas events.

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<v Speaker 2>And now it looks like the next event is solo

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<v Speaker 2>Soca versus maybe Roman reigns versus Cody in a three way,

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<v Speaker 2>Bad Blood's going to be a bigger event in a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of ways than Bash in Berlin was, And there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot more to be told with this bloodline story,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think it's going to be obviously much bigger

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<v Speaker 2>event when if you're looking for progression and story returns,

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<v Speaker 2>big moments, that thing, that kind of stuff you're looking at.

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<v Speaker 2>Bad Bad Blood, one that I a pl that I

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<v Speaker 2>hold near and dear to my heart from nineteen ninety

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<v Speaker 2>seven has a knew many I know many of you

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<v Speaker 2>But okay, talk about Rhea Ripley dom Live priest. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>this matchup was I thought really good, but before the match,

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<v Speaker 2>I am a. You know what, I have learned to

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<v Speaker 2>like Michael Cole and actually appreciate him more than I

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<v Speaker 2>think a lot of us have. Coming off the Jim

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<v Speaker 2>didn't sound like Jim Ross. Jim Ross is to me

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<v Speaker 2>the best announcer of all times, across all generations. Gordon Solely,

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<v Speaker 2>Tony Schavani, the you know whoever, pick whoever, even Taz,

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<v Speaker 2>who I really really like as an announcer, Cole, whoever? Right,

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<v Speaker 2>I think you have Michael Cole put in an unfair

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<v Speaker 2>position coming off of a legendary run to Michael Cole.

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<v Speaker 2>And I've learned to really appreciate his work over the years,

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<v Speaker 2>and he seems like a genuinely good guy, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't don't get on him too much, all right, And

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<v Speaker 2>this is not something I don't know if I'm really

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<v Speaker 2>gonna take issue with him or what he's just really

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<v Speaker 2>told to do, right, what he's told to do is

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<v Speaker 2>what he's told to do. And Michael Cole didn't exactly

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<v Speaker 2>deliver this next segment on the show with particular fluidity

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<v Speaker 2>or as a natural delivery, shall we say, If you

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<v Speaker 2>can't tell that this next segment is being read. I

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<v Speaker 2>just I don't know what to tell you, So just

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<v Speaker 2>take a listen to this. Can you honestly say with

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<v Speaker 2>the straight face, this sounds like it's somebody actually speaking

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<v Speaker 2>to you. Does this sound like somebody how they normally

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<v Speaker 2>would talk. Just take a listen and I'll have some

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<v Speaker 2>comments on it.

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<v Speaker 4>Dominic and Blym, Well, it's judgment day for the Fruit's

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<v Speaker 4>Horn a party. They have a power purpose of pride,

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<v Speaker 4>the Slat Party of thirty. Dominic Casteia on his news

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<v Speaker 4>of the maxtermind Lit Morrigan. We'll take on the terror

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<v Speaker 4>Quinns the Punisher, Damian Prieston, real Bloody Ripley Light After

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<v Speaker 4>this break members of it don't Universe inscribing a pect

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<v Speaker 4>bringing it. Plus here's an inside look at a part

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<v Speaker 4>printing betrayal the Corroded, one of the most formidal factions

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<v Speaker 4>in the way. To bring upon this they have.

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<v Speaker 2>Now some of you probably weren't listening to this, don't care,

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<v Speaker 2>and some of you probably still don't care. You know

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<v Speaker 2>I brought it up. It's maybe one of the single

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<v Speaker 2>most read portions of a pl I've ever heard from

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<v Speaker 2>an announcer. I know they have their their sponsors. They

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<v Speaker 2>have to read the ads all other stuff. This literally

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<v Speaker 2>was him in front of a piece of paper reading

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<v Speaker 2>what is on the paper of how to promote this match.

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<v Speaker 2>And maybe he was told verbatim, you gotta read this,

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<v Speaker 2>or Cole said, screw it, I don't have time to

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<v Speaker 2>add lib let's just read what's on the paper. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna paraphrase. I'm just gonna read it word for word. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>listen to that. I mean, just I know again some

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<v Speaker 2>of you don't care. Just get on with the show here,

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<v Speaker 2>but I wanted to point it out. When I'm listening

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<v Speaker 2>to this, I go, this is horrible. How could anyone

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<v Speaker 2>even remotely get excited for the match by Cole reading this?

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<v Speaker 2>It was just how the how creative wanted the crowd

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<v Speaker 2>to perceive this, Like, I don't know, so just go

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<v Speaker 2>back and listen to it. It's horrible. I'm not I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if I'm really blaming Cole. Maybe he was

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<v Speaker 2>told to read this verbatim, but it was as dry

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<v Speaker 2>and inorganic and just red. It's like somebody doing a

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<v Speaker 2>presentation reading the PowerPoint presentation. That's what it felt like.

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<v Speaker 2>Instead of just in your own words, you pay much

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<v Speaker 2>more attention when you feel like someone's actually talking to you,

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<v Speaker 2>and instead it's just like, hey, I'm just gonna read

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<v Speaker 2>every word on the PowerPoint. I mean that's what it

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<v Speaker 2>felt like. So anyway, moving on, the match I thought

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<v Speaker 2>was as expected. It went exactly as expected, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>a compliment to this match. The story going in was

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<v Speaker 2>as hot as WWE's had, one of the hottest stories

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<v Speaker 2>they've had. Rie Ripley did her part. She got she

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<v Speaker 2>you know, was positioned several times throughout the match to

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<v Speaker 2>get the hot tag. She's the one that you want

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<v Speaker 2>to see get her hands on Dom give him some payback.

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<v Speaker 2>There were some moments when you thought liv might actually

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<v Speaker 2>get the victory here, and I think that there were

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<v Speaker 2>moments of doubt that they planted in you that we

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<v Speaker 2>were done very well. And yes, Live had a weird

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<v Speaker 2>oblivion that was I don't know what it was. Even

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Cole said, I'm not sure what the hell that was.

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<v Speaker 2>In so many words, he goes, I'm not sure what

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<v Speaker 2>that was because it was just, yeah, it was a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit of a botch. It's fine, it happens, but

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<v Speaker 2>it was one that you're you're thinking Okay, finally they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to get what's coming to them. And then here

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<v Speaker 2>comes here comes j D. McDonald, here comes Finn Balor,

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<v Speaker 2>and they got to you know, beaten down a little bit. Ultimately, though,

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<v Speaker 2>the Terror Twins get the victory with Riptide on Live Morgan,

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<v Speaker 2>ripped tied on Live Morgan, and that's not what you

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<v Speaker 2>want to see though, So you didn't get the real payoff.

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<v Speaker 2>You didn't get ripped tied on Dom, and you didn't

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<v Speaker 2>get South of Heaven on Finn. Those are the two

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<v Speaker 2>pairings that you're waiting to see, which tells you this

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<v Speaker 2>match is not over or this feud is not over.

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<v Speaker 2>And Bad Blood, even the name of the event screams

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<v Speaker 2>that this rivalry is not over. There's bad blood between

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<v Speaker 2>these all these individuals. So you're looking you can easily

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<v Speaker 2>look forward to and I am there conclusion to this

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<v Speaker 2>rivalry at Bad Blood and we'll see Ria get her

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<v Speaker 2>hands on Dom. Now to that point, Rhea did what

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<v Speaker 2>she exactly. You know, we kind of knew she was

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<v Speaker 2>gonna do, and she got to play with the big

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<v Speaker 2>boys and even had a little offense on Carlito when

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<v Speaker 2>he came out to help the judgment day with interference

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<v Speaker 2>and realiabily attack Dom a few times, of course, with

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely no offense on Dom side. I'll continue to say it.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you're tired of me saying it, but I

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<v Speaker 2>keep seeing it, and I'm not just gonna normalize it,

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<v Speaker 2>because that's I think something that I'm not. I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just not gonna do fuse to adhere to this

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<v Speaker 2>renormalization that men can just be attacked by women in

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<v Speaker 2>pro wrestling, and the men just how are supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>take it. And so that's what we continue to see,

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<v Speaker 2>which is ridiculous but real. Ripley's Mega over priest has

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<v Speaker 2>done a nice job transitioning to a babyface role. I

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<v Speaker 2>think those two work very well together. They got a

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<v Speaker 2>nice victory over the Judgment Day, and I think we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see a little bit of heat back on the Judgment

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<v Speaker 2>Day on Monday Night Raw. So all right, one last

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<v Speaker 2>thing I want to mention about Cody and Ko though

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<v Speaker 2>I forgot to say, and this really goes though for

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<v Speaker 2>one of the themes of the whole event in Bash, the

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<v Speaker 2>over use of kickouts of finishes. We need to do

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<v Speaker 2>something about this. I don't, I mean, I say we

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know who the we is. I guess the

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<v Speaker 2>we are the people that are the ones who actually

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<v Speaker 2>can make that change, which are the wrestlers themselves who

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<v Speaker 2>have a little bit of autonomy over their matches, but

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<v Speaker 2>also the agents, the ones putting the matches together, not

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<v Speaker 2>even creative, creative of the ones that just give you

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<v Speaker 2>general direction maybe how someone's going to win, but they

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<v Speaker 2>don't really do all the intricacies of the in between

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<v Speaker 2>of the actual match itself. So the agents and the

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<v Speaker 2>wrestlers themselves, I guess are the wei. But this re

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<v Speaker 2>education that pro wrestling needs to have in order to

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<v Speaker 2>have a great match, you need to have kickouts of

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<v Speaker 2>finishes and kickouts of finishes, and how many crossroads did

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<v Speaker 2>we get? I mean, and why would you want to

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<v Speaker 2>finish that is in a finish? This isn't just Ko

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<v Speaker 2>and and and Cody Rhodes, of course, they had that

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<v Speaker 2>happened several times, specifically the crossroads that just continues to

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<v Speaker 2>be an egregiously terrible finish, and not just terrible because

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<v Speaker 2>it looks bad, but also because it's constantly kicked out

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<v Speaker 2>of one never does the job. And so yeah, that

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<v Speaker 2>and the other moment that tends to rear its head

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<v Speaker 2>during these long form matches, and this happened in both

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<v Speaker 2>world title matches, the World title itself and the Unisputed Title.

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<v Speaker 2>About three quarters through the match, when both men are exhausted,

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<v Speaker 2>they've each had their hope spots, they've each had their comebacks,

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<v Speaker 2>you get this moment when they're like they've both kind

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<v Speaker 2>of had a stalemate and they're staring at each other,

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<v Speaker 2>and they'd both just restart again punching each other in

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<v Speaker 2>the head. Sammy's a and Ko used to do this

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<v Speaker 2>many many times. Orton and Gunther did this, and so

415
00:23:34.720 --> 00:23:39.480
<v Speaker 2>did Cody Roads and Kevin Owens. And I understand, it's just,

416
00:23:39.599 --> 00:23:41.880
<v Speaker 2>you know, all we're stalemate, and we've thrown everything at

417
00:23:41.920 --> 00:23:45.119
<v Speaker 2>each other and we were still both standing, and now

418
00:23:45.119 --> 00:23:47.519
<v Speaker 2>we're gonna throw these punches that have absolutely no effect

419
00:23:47.519 --> 00:23:51.519
<v Speaker 2>on each other as a visual aid to show you

420
00:23:51.640 --> 00:23:54.599
<v Speaker 2>how determined we are and how closely matched we are.

421
00:23:55.079 --> 00:23:57.920
<v Speaker 2>It's essentially what they're doing. And I understand the visual

422
00:23:57.960 --> 00:24:00.519
<v Speaker 2>and I can appreciate it to a certain level, but

423
00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:05.319
<v Speaker 2>the fact that both matches had it was noteworthy. I'll

424
00:24:05.319 --> 00:24:09.039
<v Speaker 2>just leave it at that. But I just wanted to

425
00:24:09.279 --> 00:24:11.640
<v Speaker 2>the re education to finishes. We need to do something.

426
00:24:11.640 --> 00:24:13.680
<v Speaker 2>It's getting worse. And what I mean by worse is

427
00:24:14.119 --> 00:24:17.960
<v Speaker 2>it's gonna it's taking more finishes to finish matches, even

428
00:24:18.039 --> 00:24:22.279
<v Speaker 2>protected finishes like the RKO, really protective finishes like the

429
00:24:22.400 --> 00:24:25.079
<v Speaker 2>RKO are being kicked out of now nothing and no

430
00:24:25.240 --> 00:24:28.400
<v Speaker 2>move is safe anymore. And there needs to be a

431
00:24:28.440 --> 00:24:33.200
<v Speaker 2>different way to create drama other than forty eight finishers

432
00:24:33.240 --> 00:24:37.160
<v Speaker 2>being implemented in a match, because it also takes the

433
00:24:37.240 --> 00:24:40.920
<v Speaker 2>drama out of a finish. Why because the second a

434
00:24:40.920 --> 00:24:43.279
<v Speaker 2>fan sees a finish, especially at a ple e which

435
00:24:43.279 --> 00:24:47.359
<v Speaker 2>everyone has their superpower turned on and can suddenly kick

436
00:24:47.400 --> 00:24:50.759
<v Speaker 2>out a finishes when on televised regular TV shows they

437
00:24:50.759 --> 00:24:55.000
<v Speaker 2>can't like will O' SmackDown. But again, it takes the

438
00:24:55.240 --> 00:24:57.000
<v Speaker 2>drama out of it because the fans are sitting there

439
00:24:57.039 --> 00:25:00.119
<v Speaker 2>at a pl e going, well, it's gonna take minimum

440
00:25:00.160 --> 00:25:02.400
<v Speaker 2>three finishes here, There's no way it's gonna take one

441
00:25:02.519 --> 00:25:04.440
<v Speaker 2>or two. So I mean, you see a finish, you're like,

442
00:25:04.640 --> 00:25:06.880
<v Speaker 2>all right, well, we're getting closer to the end of

443
00:25:06.880 --> 00:25:09.359
<v Speaker 2>the match. You know, it's never oh my god, that

444
00:25:09.400 --> 00:25:13.319
<v Speaker 2>could actually be it. And they're taking away what a purpose?

445
00:25:13.359 --> 00:25:15.240
<v Speaker 2>What the purpose of an actual finish is supposed to

446
00:25:15.240 --> 00:25:17.240
<v Speaker 2>mean when you see it get implemented in a match,

447
00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:21.440
<v Speaker 2>they're taking that drama away from it. You're you're thinking,

448
00:25:21.480 --> 00:25:25.160
<v Speaker 2>like three finishes is equal to one. It's the ratio

449
00:25:25.279 --> 00:25:28.119
<v Speaker 2>is now three to one. What three finishes getting hit

450
00:25:28.160 --> 00:25:32.319
<v Speaker 2>today mean is what twenty years ago, even fifteen twenty

451
00:25:32.400 --> 00:25:36.240
<v Speaker 2>years ago getting hit with one finish meant. So it's

452
00:25:36.240 --> 00:25:41.519
<v Speaker 2>been diminished by a factor of three. So I mean,

453
00:25:41.880 --> 00:25:46.480
<v Speaker 2>that's not exactly super statistical or scientific. I should say

454
00:25:46.519 --> 00:25:48.839
<v Speaker 2>I haven't done a study on it, but I would

455
00:25:48.839 --> 00:25:54.640
<v Speaker 2>say that's about right. So I just I'm not a

456
00:25:54.680 --> 00:25:57.279
<v Speaker 2>fan of the constant kickouts of finishes and the reliance

457
00:25:57.359 --> 00:25:59.599
<v Speaker 2>at the end of matches to make it dramatic by

458
00:25:59.640 --> 00:26:02.920
<v Speaker 2>hitting finishes that need to be hit multiple times that

459
00:26:03.000 --> 00:26:05.000
<v Speaker 2>fans no need to be hit multiple times. In fact,

460
00:26:05.039 --> 00:26:07.559
<v Speaker 2>I think it would be even more shocking now if

461
00:26:07.599 --> 00:26:09.839
<v Speaker 2>one finish in a match finished the damn match at

462
00:26:09.839 --> 00:26:12.160
<v Speaker 2>a big in a big moment, in a big spot,

463
00:26:12.200 --> 00:26:15.079
<v Speaker 2>on a big pl e. Do I think that's ever

464
00:26:15.119 --> 00:26:17.920
<v Speaker 2>gonna happen again? Probably not. We've moved too far away

465
00:26:17.920 --> 00:26:22.039
<v Speaker 2>from it. So I just wanted to point that out

466
00:26:22.039 --> 00:26:25.400
<v Speaker 2>maybe someone can totally disagree. Did this ultimately hurt the

467
00:26:25.440 --> 00:26:28.680
<v Speaker 2>Ko and Cody Roads match? I mean a little bit,

468
00:26:29.480 --> 00:26:35.000
<v Speaker 2>because the Roads finish is just so awful, awful looking

469
00:26:35.400 --> 00:26:39.920
<v Speaker 2>and weak. I mean what he hit six or seven times?

470
00:26:41.039 --> 00:26:43.680
<v Speaker 2>The stunner was hit twice. I think Cody Roads kicked

471
00:26:43.680 --> 00:26:48.400
<v Speaker 2>out of it twice. But I digress. So let's go

472
00:26:48.440 --> 00:26:53.599
<v Speaker 2>to the women's tag team title match Alba Fire elid

473
00:26:53.720 --> 00:26:58.079
<v Speaker 2>On versus Jay Cargill and Bianca Bellair. Now, I still

474
00:26:58.119 --> 00:27:02.200
<v Speaker 2>don't like the constant and need to have coordinated moves

475
00:27:02.359 --> 00:27:05.319
<v Speaker 2>and stuff that Jade and Bianca do. And you' all

476
00:27:05.359 --> 00:27:07.240
<v Speaker 2>know Jade is going to get the hot tag. It's

477
00:27:08.480 --> 00:27:10.920
<v Speaker 2>because they're there. She's the star that they're trying to build.

478
00:27:12.000 --> 00:27:15.119
<v Speaker 2>And yes, my constant complaints of Bianca Belair twirling her

479
00:27:15.160 --> 00:27:18.799
<v Speaker 2>hair down to the ring and skipping as continues to remain,

480
00:27:18.920 --> 00:27:22.079
<v Speaker 2>I don't, you know, reneg on that at all. I

481
00:27:22.119 --> 00:27:25.799
<v Speaker 2>double down on that. But I actually thought for Jade

482
00:27:25.880 --> 00:27:30.359
<v Speaker 2>this match was pretty good. She had some some moments

483
00:27:30.359 --> 00:27:35.680
<v Speaker 2>that were almost botches, especially specifically the finish at the

484
00:27:35.759 --> 00:27:38.640
<v Speaker 2>end of the match when they have their you know,

485
00:27:38.759 --> 00:27:44.000
<v Speaker 2>kind of triple maneuver that ends in a German suplex

486
00:27:44.160 --> 00:27:46.279
<v Speaker 2>kind of finish. I forget the name of it. I

487
00:27:46.279 --> 00:27:49.920
<v Speaker 2>apologize there was almost a botch there, but she is

488
00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:51.880
<v Speaker 2>so strong that she was able to make sure that

489
00:27:52.039 --> 00:27:55.119
<v Speaker 2>move went off without too much of a hitch, and

490
00:27:55.359 --> 00:27:58.240
<v Speaker 2>they end up winning the tag team titles, a move

491
00:27:58.279 --> 00:28:01.039
<v Speaker 2>that many fans expected, but I think it's the correct move.

492
00:28:01.839 --> 00:28:04.240
<v Speaker 2>Alba Fire and Iil the Dawn weren't exactly setting the

493
00:28:04.240 --> 00:28:09.599
<v Speaker 2>world on fire. That was lame, but there was a

494
00:28:09.680 --> 00:28:11.839
<v Speaker 2>need for a change because the bigger story I think

495
00:28:11.839 --> 00:28:15.599
<v Speaker 2>they're trying to build to is the final split with

496
00:28:15.920 --> 00:28:20.079
<v Speaker 2>Jade and Bianca, and whenever these two do split, could

497
00:28:20.079 --> 00:28:24.440
<v Speaker 2>they split quietly? They could? They could, but I think

498
00:28:24.480 --> 00:28:27.880
<v Speaker 2>it's built to have these two split and eventually feud,

499
00:28:28.839 --> 00:28:31.079
<v Speaker 2>and it could happen at WrestleMania. Maybe that's what they're eyeing.

500
00:28:31.079 --> 00:28:33.319
<v Speaker 2>Maybe they feel confident enough now between now in the

501
00:28:33.319 --> 00:28:37.559
<v Speaker 2>middle of April that they're saying, hey, there's a chance here,

502
00:28:37.920 --> 00:28:42.039
<v Speaker 2>there's a chance. And I think that we feel confident

503
00:28:42.079 --> 00:28:44.200
<v Speaker 2>now that Jade is in a position in the next

504
00:28:44.279 --> 00:28:48.119
<v Speaker 2>six months seven months that she'll be in a place

505
00:28:48.119 --> 00:28:50.039
<v Speaker 2>where she could have a one on one with Bianca,

506
00:28:50.079 --> 00:28:53.079
<v Speaker 2>who is one of the best that the company has,

507
00:28:54.240 --> 00:28:58.640
<v Speaker 2>so I think that that's something that something that they

508
00:28:58.759 --> 00:29:01.240
<v Speaker 2>they are probably eyeing in my mind, but I mean

509
00:29:01.279 --> 00:29:03.880
<v Speaker 2>I could be totally wrong, but that's how I view it.

510
00:29:04.960 --> 00:29:07.000
<v Speaker 2>So the match, though, was fine. I mean, albi faire

511
00:29:07.039 --> 00:29:10.759
<v Speaker 2>alida on now the fans, if it weren't for the

512
00:29:10.799 --> 00:29:13.640
<v Speaker 2>Berlin fans. I mean, there's not a whole lot of

513
00:29:13.759 --> 00:29:18.119
<v Speaker 2>usual reaction for the Unholy Union. They haven't really been

514
00:29:18.319 --> 00:29:21.359
<v Speaker 2>established too much and you know, in terms of depth

515
00:29:21.359 --> 00:29:23.400
<v Speaker 2>of character, so we kind of know that though they're

516
00:29:23.440 --> 00:29:26.680
<v Speaker 2>Unholy Okay, are they demonic? Do they you know, are

517
00:29:26.720 --> 00:29:31.039
<v Speaker 2>they Satanists? What are they? And you know, you get

518
00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:34.359
<v Speaker 2>the occasional quick promo from them backstage, but not a

519
00:29:34.400 --> 00:29:35.920
<v Speaker 2>lot of fans are attached to them because we don't

520
00:29:35.920 --> 00:29:39.319
<v Speaker 2>know a whole lot about them, and you know, outside

521
00:29:39.359 --> 00:29:42.680
<v Speaker 2>of we love pentagrams is essentially what they do. Then

522
00:29:42.680 --> 00:29:44.920
<v Speaker 2>I haven't said that, but every time you see there

523
00:29:44.960 --> 00:29:51.039
<v Speaker 2>any any kind of symbology, symbolism rather with them, it's pentagrams.

524
00:29:51.480 --> 00:29:54.839
<v Speaker 2>Take that for what you will. But with Jade and

525
00:29:54.920 --> 00:30:00.759
<v Speaker 2>Bianca Jada, she was smoother in this match. For me,

526
00:30:01.279 --> 00:30:05.440
<v Speaker 2>I'm looking for consistent improvement. I'm looking for a steady rise,

527
00:30:05.759 --> 00:30:09.519
<v Speaker 2>not a meteoric rise, not up and down, up and down,

528
00:30:09.559 --> 00:30:12.079
<v Speaker 2>up and down, but just kind of a steady little bump. Okay,

529
00:30:12.119 --> 00:30:13.920
<v Speaker 2>but we're still going up, a little bump, but we're

530
00:30:13.920 --> 00:30:16.960
<v Speaker 2>still going up, right, That's what I'm looking for from Jade,

531
00:30:16.960 --> 00:30:20.599
<v Speaker 2>And I think overall I've gotten it. I know there's

532
00:30:20.599 --> 00:30:23.599
<v Speaker 2>some emailers and listeners of the show that I feel differently,

533
00:30:23.640 --> 00:30:26.279
<v Speaker 2>and they look at Jade and are unimpressed and are

534
00:30:26.279 --> 00:30:31.559
<v Speaker 2>tired of their board with this, this union of Jade

535
00:30:31.559 --> 00:30:34.039
<v Speaker 2>and Bianca, and I totally get it to some degree.

536
00:30:34.079 --> 00:30:38.160
<v Speaker 2>They're very formulaic. They're very rehearsed, are they not? You know,

537
00:30:38.160 --> 00:30:42.960
<v Speaker 2>they're they're very uh you know, just they're they're two

538
00:30:43.119 --> 00:30:48.440
<v Speaker 2>in two in sync, and I think that does take

539
00:30:48.480 --> 00:30:51.000
<v Speaker 2>away from the organic feel of these two. They're they're

540
00:30:51.079 --> 00:30:54.079
<v Speaker 2>so like they are there. They're rehearsed with all of

541
00:30:54.119 --> 00:30:58.599
<v Speaker 2>their pre uh you know, the their their mannerisms and things,

542
00:30:58.640 --> 00:31:03.240
<v Speaker 2>and they're they're that is something I agree, it is.

543
00:31:04.000 --> 00:31:08.400
<v Speaker 2>It's not it's boring, it's annoying. But if they get

544
00:31:08.440 --> 00:31:13.640
<v Speaker 2>away from that and just try to base their base

545
00:31:13.759 --> 00:31:16.039
<v Speaker 2>that this team and something more real get away from

546
00:31:16.039 --> 00:31:19.759
<v Speaker 2>all the rehearse poses and things they do and sayings

547
00:31:19.799 --> 00:31:23.359
<v Speaker 2>and all this and phrases. I think that the fans

548
00:31:23.400 --> 00:31:25.920
<v Speaker 2>may organically start to come back to them. I think

549
00:31:27.359 --> 00:31:31.400
<v Speaker 2>Bianca has been in the shadows with this whole company

550
00:31:31.440 --> 00:31:33.359
<v Speaker 2>for too long now. I think Beyonca needs to come

551
00:31:33.400 --> 00:31:35.640
<v Speaker 2>back into the limelight. And I think that's going to

552
00:31:35.680 --> 00:31:38.000
<v Speaker 2>happen when these two finally split. I think you could

553
00:31:38.039 --> 00:31:41.279
<v Speaker 2>have a Bianca turn, you could have a Jade turn,

554
00:31:41.599 --> 00:31:43.480
<v Speaker 2>and I think we're looking at probably three four months

555
00:31:43.519 --> 00:31:47.319
<v Speaker 2>from now that that'll happen. But they have the women's

556
00:31:47.359 --> 00:31:50.720
<v Speaker 2>tag team titles. Fine. I mean they're the most dominant

557
00:31:50.720 --> 00:31:52.640
<v Speaker 2>team that the women's tag team division. And that's not

558
00:31:52.640 --> 00:31:56.359
<v Speaker 2>saying much that, but that's true that they've ever had.

559
00:31:57.200 --> 00:31:59.200
<v Speaker 2>There's not a team in the company right now that

560
00:31:59.279 --> 00:32:03.119
<v Speaker 2>really is has a chance on paper, all right, Drew

561
00:32:03.160 --> 00:32:09.079
<v Speaker 2>McIntyre and see them punk the Strap match, brutal, brutal,

562
00:32:09.119 --> 00:32:13.039
<v Speaker 2>and this was not I this also was not immune

563
00:32:13.079 --> 00:32:15.400
<v Speaker 2>from the insane amount of finishes. I really I think

564
00:32:15.440 --> 00:32:18.599
<v Speaker 2>the the GTS might have been used more than even

565
00:32:18.599 --> 00:32:22.519
<v Speaker 2>the Crossroads was. I think the GTS was like six

566
00:32:22.640 --> 00:32:25.920
<v Speaker 2>or seven maybe Cody roads was like four or so,

567
00:32:25.920 --> 00:32:30.079
<v Speaker 2>so the GTS was hit and drew just a crazy

568
00:32:30.079 --> 00:32:35.400
<v Speaker 2>amount of times. But this match wasn't about pinning or submitting.

569
00:32:35.440 --> 00:32:39.640
<v Speaker 2>It was just about hitting four turnbuckles. And you have

570
00:32:39.680 --> 00:32:44.160
<v Speaker 2>to really in this kind of match, no matter how

571
00:32:44.240 --> 00:32:49.440
<v Speaker 2>talented the people are in the ring, you have to

572
00:32:49.480 --> 00:32:53.880
<v Speaker 2>suspend your disbelief even deeper than just the standard match,

573
00:32:53.920 --> 00:32:58.240
<v Speaker 2>because you're supposed to believe that these ultra athletic athletes

574
00:32:59.319 --> 00:33:03.799
<v Speaker 2>aren't able to hit four corners in succession when their

575
00:33:03.839 --> 00:33:06.279
<v Speaker 2>opponent is down. I mean, if they really wanted to,

576
00:33:06.440 --> 00:33:09.839
<v Speaker 2>these these men are so athletic, they could have done

577
00:33:09.839 --> 00:33:12.039
<v Speaker 2>it in about four seconds, but we have to go

578
00:33:12.039 --> 00:33:14.319
<v Speaker 2>through the drama of well, they're just so exhausted that

579
00:33:14.359 --> 00:33:16.920
<v Speaker 2>they can't make it to the next Again, I'm not

580
00:33:16.920 --> 00:33:19.440
<v Speaker 2>trying to tear this match down. These men did an

581
00:33:19.440 --> 00:33:22.279
<v Speaker 2>awesome job. I really enjoyed this match, but it's just

582
00:33:22.480 --> 00:33:24.440
<v Speaker 2>as a pro wrestling fan, it's just another level of

583
00:33:24.440 --> 00:33:28.920
<v Speaker 2>disbelief you have to kind of, you know, inherently absorb

584
00:33:29.480 --> 00:33:32.319
<v Speaker 2>before you go into this match. There's not a lot

585
00:33:32.359 --> 00:33:34.680
<v Speaker 2>of them, I mean, strat matches are few and far between,

586
00:33:35.799 --> 00:33:38.000
<v Speaker 2>but ultimately I think they did a really good job.

587
00:33:39.240 --> 00:33:41.599
<v Speaker 2>The storytelling was good. The pacing of the match was

588
00:33:41.759 --> 00:33:45.960
<v Speaker 2>slow at times, but it was fun. You had Ceampunk

589
00:33:46.000 --> 00:33:49.559
<v Speaker 2>getting his bracelet back. There were times when you thought

590
00:33:49.599 --> 00:33:54.079
<v Speaker 2>Drew would win clay More's there were two of them,

591
00:33:54.119 --> 00:33:59.359
<v Speaker 2>three of them at most, and you had the announcers

592
00:33:59.359 --> 00:34:01.960
<v Speaker 2>telling the story of Punk is his only worst enemy.

593
00:34:02.000 --> 00:34:05.559
<v Speaker 2>That's what cost him his match last month. And that's

594
00:34:05.599 --> 00:34:07.960
<v Speaker 2>true because there were moments when Punk had the match

595
00:34:08.000 --> 00:34:10.360
<v Speaker 2>one and he decided to go back and he almost

596
00:34:10.360 --> 00:34:14.880
<v Speaker 2>cost himself again, and he you know, went to a turnbuckle,

597
00:34:15.079 --> 00:34:18.079
<v Speaker 2>hit a GTS, went to another turn buckle, hit the GTS,

598
00:34:18.079 --> 00:34:21.360
<v Speaker 2>and you know, ultimately he ends up getting the victory

599
00:34:21.400 --> 00:34:25.840
<v Speaker 2>after hitting the fourth turn buckle. And this match was brutal.

600
00:34:26.320 --> 00:34:28.920
<v Speaker 2>I mean, they worked their asses off. It's good to

601
00:34:28.920 --> 00:34:31.039
<v Speaker 2>see that Punk didn't get hurt. That's always a concern

602
00:34:31.079 --> 00:34:34.760
<v Speaker 2>every time he works. And it's the first victory he's had,

603
00:34:34.800 --> 00:34:37.559
<v Speaker 2>as Michael Cole stated, in ten and a half years

604
00:34:38.679 --> 00:34:43.639
<v Speaker 2>in WWE. That's significant, which is really mind blowing that

605
00:34:43.679 --> 00:34:47.519
<v Speaker 2>it's been since twenty fourteen that Punk has had a

606
00:34:47.599 --> 00:34:51.480
<v Speaker 2>victory in WWE. Crazy, but I appreciate those kinds of stats.

607
00:34:51.519 --> 00:34:54.960
<v Speaker 2>Stats that most people aren't thinking about, and the match

608
00:34:55.000 --> 00:34:59.000
<v Speaker 2>I think delivered, the match delivered, and one that I

609
00:34:59.000 --> 00:35:02.079
<v Speaker 2>think again is not done as each man has a

610
00:35:02.159 --> 00:35:07.400
<v Speaker 2>victory and it'll conclude inside I believe inside Hell and

611
00:35:07.400 --> 00:35:10.119
<v Speaker 2>a Cell. This is out of all the rivalries. Yes,

612
00:35:10.199 --> 00:35:13.519
<v Speaker 2>you could even say Solo and Roman, but that matchup

613
00:35:13.519 --> 00:35:15.559
<v Speaker 2>has been put on the shelf for a little while now,

614
00:35:15.760 --> 00:35:18.840
<v Speaker 2>and what's been going on longer and burning hotter is

615
00:35:18.880 --> 00:35:23.360
<v Speaker 2>Steampunk and Drew McIntyre that I think they are destined

616
00:35:23.360 --> 00:35:25.800
<v Speaker 2>for a Hell in a Cell match. That's if I

617
00:35:25.880 --> 00:35:27.239
<v Speaker 2>was to put a Hell in a Cell match at

618
00:35:27.280 --> 00:35:30.239
<v Speaker 2>Bad Blood, which I do think there should be one.

619
00:35:30.840 --> 00:35:34.280
<v Speaker 2>The Punk and Drew rivalry is worthy of the cell.

620
00:35:34.719 --> 00:35:36.840
<v Speaker 2>That's the key. So when I say there should be

621
00:35:36.880 --> 00:35:38.920
<v Speaker 2>a cell match, it's not just because it's bad Blood,

622
00:35:38.920 --> 00:35:40.840
<v Speaker 2>although there is a little bit of me thinking that

623
00:35:41.320 --> 00:35:44.960
<v Speaker 2>I assimilate bad Blood in Hell and a Cell. But

624
00:35:45.639 --> 00:35:48.719
<v Speaker 2>the more important question is is a match or a

625
00:35:48.760 --> 00:35:51.000
<v Speaker 2>program worthy of it? Not just we're going to put

626
00:35:51.000 --> 00:35:53.199
<v Speaker 2>one there and whoever happens to be the most qualified

627
00:35:53.239 --> 00:35:56.639
<v Speaker 2>gets one. To me, it's this program's deserving of one,

628
00:35:57.280 --> 00:35:59.679
<v Speaker 2>and I think that I think I hope they'll they'll

629
00:35:59.719 --> 00:36:03.719
<v Speaker 2>give the one, and yeah, it could be wrong. They

630
00:36:03.760 --> 00:36:05.320
<v Speaker 2>could go solo. If they're gonna do a Hell and

631
00:36:05.400 --> 00:36:10.480
<v Speaker 2>us hell, I guess they could do a different program.

632
00:36:10.519 --> 00:36:11.840
<v Speaker 2>But this is the one to do it for me.

633
00:36:11.960 --> 00:36:15.119
<v Speaker 2>But I give it, you know, I give this match

634
00:36:15.199 --> 00:36:17.400
<v Speaker 2>like an eight out of ten. I really enjoyed it.

635
00:36:18.639 --> 00:36:21.880
<v Speaker 2>Both men, as I said, worked really hard. Physical. That

636
00:36:21.960 --> 00:36:25.840
<v Speaker 2>leather strap must be brutal. I can't imagine the welts

637
00:36:25.840 --> 00:36:29.559
<v Speaker 2>that are on their backs and stomachs and bodies this morning.

638
00:36:30.280 --> 00:36:34.400
<v Speaker 2>It's got to be just painful as hell. But they

639
00:36:34.400 --> 00:36:36.679
<v Speaker 2>told the story. They told it well. They worked at

640
00:36:36.679 --> 00:36:39.920
<v Speaker 2>a pace that Punk can work at at his age.

641
00:36:40.119 --> 00:36:42.320
<v Speaker 2>And the bracelet. It was all a lot of it

642
00:36:42.360 --> 00:36:45.000
<v Speaker 2>was about that bracelet man. And now Punk has the

643
00:36:45.039 --> 00:36:51.920
<v Speaker 2>bracelet back, so there's that, you know. And the lights

644
00:36:51.960 --> 00:36:54.239
<v Speaker 2>I do appreciate, you know, the lights that kind of

645
00:36:54.320 --> 00:36:56.840
<v Speaker 2>are are indicative of how many in a row they've

646
00:36:56.880 --> 00:36:59.960
<v Speaker 2>gotten and what their progress is. That's I think important.

647
00:37:00.280 --> 00:37:03.320
<v Speaker 2>That was implemented. I forget the last time it was.

648
00:37:03.360 --> 00:37:07.280
<v Speaker 2>But you know, I've seen stram matches in Texas, bull

649
00:37:07.360 --> 00:37:10.960
<v Speaker 2>rope matches that they aren't implemented. And you have to

650
00:37:11.000 --> 00:37:13.639
<v Speaker 2>just kind of remember where they're at. I mean, I

651
00:37:13.639 --> 00:37:16.199
<v Speaker 2>remember watching some of the two thousands with Eddie Guerrero,

652
00:37:16.280 --> 00:37:19.239
<v Speaker 2>and you just you have to remember, oh wait, did

653
00:37:19.360 --> 00:37:21.239
<v Speaker 2>hit that turmb brokele? That turmb brokele. So the visual

654
00:37:21.280 --> 00:37:23.679
<v Speaker 2>of seeing which turnbuckles they've hit is a nice touch.

655
00:37:24.280 --> 00:37:27.159
<v Speaker 2>And each man is assigned to color. So I do

656
00:37:27.320 --> 00:37:29.320
<v Speaker 2>like that too. The visual presentation for a STRAT match

657
00:37:29.320 --> 00:37:33.159
<v Speaker 2>has been upgraded, you know, in the last several years.

658
00:37:33.159 --> 00:37:35.039
<v Speaker 2>This isn't the first one to have the lights, but

659
00:37:36.000 --> 00:37:38.679
<v Speaker 2>so I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the punk and true.

660
00:37:38.800 --> 00:37:41.159
<v Speaker 2>So there's some positivity for you for all the stuff

661
00:37:41.199 --> 00:37:43.400
<v Speaker 2>that didn't not that I took issue with all the

662
00:37:43.400 --> 00:37:45.360
<v Speaker 2>weird stuff right that no one's thinking about. And he's

663
00:37:45.440 --> 00:37:46.880
<v Speaker 2>you guys are probably like, why is he spending so

664
00:37:46.960 --> 00:37:49.320
<v Speaker 2>much time on this weird stuff? Now my brain, I

665
00:37:49.320 --> 00:37:53.039
<v Speaker 2>guess is for better or worse works differently than a

666
00:37:53.039 --> 00:37:57.400
<v Speaker 2>lot of fans. But let's get to the main event here,

667
00:37:57.920 --> 00:38:01.079
<v Speaker 2>Gunther and Randy Orton. Andy Orton comes out and gets

668
00:38:01.079 --> 00:38:03.119
<v Speaker 2>a very positive reaction. And I had said, even though

669
00:38:03.159 --> 00:38:05.920
<v Speaker 2>Randy Orton acknowledge he's going into enemy territory and figured

670
00:38:05.960 --> 00:38:09.159
<v Speaker 2>he might get booed. I didn't think he would because

671
00:38:09.159 --> 00:38:11.760
<v Speaker 2>the fans are so excited to see him. The last

672
00:38:11.760 --> 00:38:14.480
<v Speaker 2>time Randy Orton competed a ple e in Germany, I mean,

673
00:38:15.039 --> 00:38:16.920
<v Speaker 2>I don't think he ever has he ever maybe I

674
00:38:16.920 --> 00:38:20.039
<v Speaker 2>don't know, So they were just so excited to see him.

675
00:38:20.039 --> 00:38:24.159
<v Speaker 2>He's a legendary star. He's still at the top of

676
00:38:24.199 --> 00:38:27.719
<v Speaker 2>his game, which is incredible. Guntherer You knew he was

677
00:38:27.719 --> 00:38:30.000
<v Speaker 2>going to get a positive reaction because it's close to

678
00:38:30.039 --> 00:38:35.159
<v Speaker 2>his home country, and he did. Both men I think

679
00:38:35.559 --> 00:38:40.559
<v Speaker 2>got equally close to equally positive reactions. The fans were

680
00:38:40.599 --> 00:38:42.920
<v Speaker 2>just there to have a good time and cheer for

681
00:38:43.000 --> 00:38:45.880
<v Speaker 2>both men, and that's what they got. And the pacing

682
00:38:45.920 --> 00:38:49.599
<v Speaker 2>of this match was slow in the ways that Drew

683
00:38:49.639 --> 00:38:52.719
<v Speaker 2>and Punk were, but the story told was here was

684
00:38:52.760 --> 00:38:56.719
<v Speaker 2>really good. With the arm of Gunther and not being

685
00:38:56.719 --> 00:39:00.639
<v Speaker 2>able to power bomb Randy Orton, Orton eventually hit a RKO,

686
00:39:01.400 --> 00:39:04.679
<v Speaker 2>and again with that being one of the few protected finishes,

687
00:39:04.760 --> 00:39:10.400
<v Speaker 2>you're thinking, hey, maybe maybe one two kickout, so nobody

688
00:39:10.440 --> 00:39:14.800
<v Speaker 2>was immune. It is an equal opportunity kickout. Of all

689
00:39:14.800 --> 00:39:18.800
<v Speaker 2>finishes last night, no finish was safe, but it was

690
00:39:18.840 --> 00:39:23.960
<v Speaker 2>a fun finish with Gunther not using his power bomb

691
00:39:24.559 --> 00:39:29.079
<v Speaker 2>or any other any other maneuver other than a sleeper.

692
00:39:30.280 --> 00:39:35.400
<v Speaker 2>I love that stuff. It's a smart finish, a smart

693
00:39:35.400 --> 00:39:38.679
<v Speaker 2>finish on several levels. Let's go through them, gun Through

694
00:39:38.719 --> 00:39:44.920
<v Speaker 2>retaining very smart, Randy Orton winning for what another number

695
00:39:44.960 --> 00:39:47.559
<v Speaker 2>to get closer to John Cena slash Ric Flair's record.

696
00:39:48.679 --> 00:39:51.800
<v Speaker 2>So that's that should not be at the top of

697
00:39:51.840 --> 00:39:54.800
<v Speaker 2>the ww's list. Plus Gunther already won it or run

698
00:39:54.840 --> 00:39:57.719
<v Speaker 2>it recently. You're not going to have him drop the belt. Now,

699
00:39:57.800 --> 00:40:00.119
<v Speaker 2>that'd be absurd, even to a guy like Randy or

700
00:40:00.320 --> 00:40:04.960
<v Speaker 2>who is a legend in the business. And so that

701
00:40:05.039 --> 00:40:09.119
<v Speaker 2>was number one. Gun They're retaining good stuff. Number two.

702
00:40:09.920 --> 00:40:14.199
<v Speaker 2>How he won was super important here. You didn't want

703
00:40:14.519 --> 00:40:20.239
<v Speaker 2>another question mark or asterisk next to this victory that

704
00:40:20.440 --> 00:40:22.559
<v Speaker 2>Gunther collected on Randy like he did at King of

705
00:40:22.559 --> 00:40:24.880
<v Speaker 2>the Ring when shoulder the shoulders of Randy Orton were

706
00:40:24.920 --> 00:40:27.039
<v Speaker 2>clearly up and they brought it into storyline and it

707
00:40:27.159 --> 00:40:31.760
<v Speaker 2>was it was a stain on Gunther's record, and Gunther

708
00:40:31.920 --> 00:40:37.239
<v Speaker 2>won fair and square. So they redeemed guntherro And you

709
00:40:37.320 --> 00:40:39.800
<v Speaker 2>want that for gun Through. You a guy that they're

710
00:40:39.840 --> 00:40:44.119
<v Speaker 2>helping or hoping is one of the building blocks of

711
00:40:44.199 --> 00:40:48.760
<v Speaker 2>the future, and not just a future main eventor but

712
00:40:48.800 --> 00:40:50.480
<v Speaker 2>a future Hall of Famer. At this point, he already

713
00:40:50.519 --> 00:40:54.320
<v Speaker 2>is a main eventor so a next Hall of Famers,

714
00:40:54.840 --> 00:40:57.519
<v Speaker 2>the next big, big stage he could get to. That's

715
00:40:57.559 --> 00:40:59.280
<v Speaker 2>what they're hoping. And you can only do that if

716
00:40:59.320 --> 00:41:03.400
<v Speaker 2>you you got to give him real victories at some point,

717
00:41:04.119 --> 00:41:08.280
<v Speaker 2>and it was very important that Gunther win clean, and

718
00:41:08.320 --> 00:41:14.519
<v Speaker 2>he did. Number Three, The fact that you can use

719
00:41:15.880 --> 00:41:21.599
<v Speaker 2>just average quote unquote moves in a match to finish

720
00:41:21.639 --> 00:41:26.199
<v Speaker 2>a match makes total sense logically. Now, I know that

721
00:41:26.239 --> 00:41:32.400
<v Speaker 2>wrestlers have quote unquote finishers, and that finishers are assigned

722
00:41:32.519 --> 00:41:35.920
<v Speaker 2>or I guess, chosen by the wrestlers to end their match,

723
00:41:36.239 --> 00:41:37.920
<v Speaker 2>and it's exciting and you know, oh my god, this

724
00:41:37.920 --> 00:41:41.039
<v Speaker 2>could be it. But once in a while it makes

725
00:41:41.079 --> 00:41:44.119
<v Speaker 2>sense that you have a regular maneuver and the match.

726
00:41:45.719 --> 00:41:49.000
<v Speaker 2>Putting somebody in a sleeper hole in real life would

727
00:41:49.000 --> 00:41:53.599
<v Speaker 2>actually make them pass out. And Gunther has the size

728
00:41:53.679 --> 00:41:58.079
<v Speaker 2>and strength and believability to actually make Randy Orton pass out.

729
00:41:58.480 --> 00:42:00.719
<v Speaker 2>And he kept hanging on and kept hanging on and

730
00:42:00.800 --> 00:42:05.679
<v Speaker 2>kept hanging on, and Randy Orton passed out. They could

731
00:42:05.679 --> 00:42:07.719
<v Speaker 2>do this every once in a while too. It'd be

732
00:42:07.800 --> 00:42:09.920
<v Speaker 2>nice if they did this a little bit more often

733
00:42:10.880 --> 00:42:14.280
<v Speaker 2>with oh, I don't know, the effing super kick that

734
00:42:14.400 --> 00:42:18.280
<v Speaker 2>has been I guess defined down to a wrist lock.

735
00:42:18.880 --> 00:42:22.559
<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's essentially what it means now. But it's

736
00:42:22.679 --> 00:42:26.719
<v Speaker 2>nice to see when moves that aren't typically viewed as

737
00:42:26.800 --> 00:42:33.719
<v Speaker 2>finishers are used as finishers. And also number four did

738
00:42:33.760 --> 00:42:38.719
<v Speaker 2>protect Randy. Where Randy wasn't pinned, he didn't submit, he

739
00:42:38.880 --> 00:42:42.440
<v Speaker 2>just passed out. That's a classic maneuver to protect a

740
00:42:42.440 --> 00:42:45.400
<v Speaker 2>baby face. And I have no problem protecting Randy, not

741
00:42:45.519 --> 00:42:49.719
<v Speaker 2>that his character needs protecting in the sense that, oh

742
00:42:49.719 --> 00:42:52.599
<v Speaker 2>my god, his legacy. You know, I'm using all these puns.

743
00:42:52.639 --> 00:42:54.840
<v Speaker 2>I don't mean to be, but that could be it,

744
00:42:54.920 --> 00:42:57.559
<v Speaker 2>you know, or rather, Randy Orton looks like he's on

745
00:42:57.599 --> 00:43:02.119
<v Speaker 2>the decline. You know, he he just got he's doing jobs. No,

746
00:43:03.159 --> 00:43:05.960
<v Speaker 2>he didn't. He didn't get pin he didn't submit, he

747
00:43:06.079 --> 00:43:09.559
<v Speaker 2>just passed out. That's a nice out for Randy if

748
00:43:09.599 --> 00:43:12.039
<v Speaker 2>you're trying to make him a serious opponent for maybe

749
00:43:12.920 --> 00:43:18.920
<v Speaker 2>maybe Cody Rhodes, which I am really really hoping we

750
00:43:19.000 --> 00:43:24.000
<v Speaker 2>get a Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton match. Up maybe

751
00:43:24.000 --> 00:43:26.159
<v Speaker 2>as soon as Bad Blood. Could they do that in

752
00:43:26.199 --> 00:43:29.599
<v Speaker 2>four weeks? For me, this is even Rumble or Mania

753
00:43:29.719 --> 00:43:32.920
<v Speaker 2>level worthy. I would much rather see a Randy Orton

754
00:43:32.960 --> 00:43:35.159
<v Speaker 2>and Cody Rroad's main event for WrestleMania than it would

755
00:43:35.159 --> 00:43:40.800
<v Speaker 2>Cody Roads on the Rock, and simply because I don't

756
00:43:40.800 --> 00:43:42.480
<v Speaker 2>want to see Cody Roads beat the Rock because you

757
00:43:42.519 --> 00:43:46.119
<v Speaker 2>know they would. But with Randy Orton, there's a hell

758
00:43:46.119 --> 00:43:49.480
<v Speaker 2>of a story there. And if he's protected in this

759
00:43:49.639 --> 00:43:52.920
<v Speaker 2>match to where you could say, well, he never was

760
00:43:52.960 --> 00:43:57.239
<v Speaker 2>pinned or submitted. Yeah he lost, but he didn't actually

761
00:43:57.440 --> 00:44:01.039
<v Speaker 2>lose in a way that would damage him for being

762
00:44:01.079 --> 00:44:02.880
<v Speaker 2>able to say he earns it, he should get a

763
00:44:02.920 --> 00:44:06.320
<v Speaker 2>title shot. And also with Cody Roads just giving away

764
00:44:06.360 --> 00:44:09.159
<v Speaker 2>title basically begging people, he had to beg Kevin Owens

765
00:44:09.159 --> 00:44:13.480
<v Speaker 2>for a title shot, which is ridiculous. Why isn't Randy Orton,

766
00:44:14.440 --> 00:44:18.880
<v Speaker 2>you know, qualified for that? I mean there is no

767
00:44:18.960 --> 00:44:22.320
<v Speaker 2>reason he should be. So it could be a way

768
00:44:22.360 --> 00:44:24.760
<v Speaker 2>again that they were just trying to protect Randy because

769
00:44:24.800 --> 00:44:27.719
<v Speaker 2>they know he's about to turn. He's about to turn,

770
00:44:28.119 --> 00:44:31.719
<v Speaker 2>and he's gonna turn on Cody, and I would, I mean,

771
00:44:32.039 --> 00:44:35.880
<v Speaker 2>give me a heel Randy Man give me a heel, Randy,

772
00:44:35.880 --> 00:44:38.360
<v Speaker 2>and they might not do it because SmackDown is a

773
00:44:38.360 --> 00:44:41.599
<v Speaker 2>bit short on the babyface side, or rather, no, I

774
00:44:41.599 --> 00:44:45.239
<v Speaker 2>shouldn't say that with Roman back. Excuse me, Roman back.

775
00:44:45.719 --> 00:44:51.440
<v Speaker 2>Cody's there both mega babyfaces. You have Kevin Owens apparently

776
00:44:51.480 --> 00:44:56.840
<v Speaker 2>still a babyface. Randy Orton is the perfect candidate to turn.

777
00:44:58.400 --> 00:45:01.239
<v Speaker 2>He feels way more natural as a anyway. I don't

778
00:45:01.320 --> 00:45:04.239
<v Speaker 2>like when he panders to the crowd. It's weird. Last

779
00:45:04.280 --> 00:45:06.760
<v Speaker 2>week on SmackDown with him like two weeks ago and

780
00:45:06.800 --> 00:45:09.400
<v Speaker 2>SmackDown pandering to the crowd, thanking them all this stuff.

781
00:45:10.840 --> 00:45:14.400
<v Speaker 2>He should turn on Cody, give us a bad blood

782
00:45:14.400 --> 00:45:18.760
<v Speaker 2>main event. There's bad blood between them. He even hinted

783
00:45:18.800 --> 00:45:22.599
<v Speaker 2>at it about a month ago, right, remember the ww

784
00:45:23.360 --> 00:45:26.159
<v Speaker 2>underspeeded title sitting between them backstage in the locker room,

785
00:45:26.199 --> 00:45:28.000
<v Speaker 2>and there was a hint that he could eventually come

786
00:45:28.000 --> 00:45:30.119
<v Speaker 2>for him. I think it's a perfect time to strike.

787
00:45:31.639 --> 00:45:34.440
<v Speaker 2>Why not get Cody also out of the bloodline stuff.

788
00:45:35.480 --> 00:45:38.039
<v Speaker 2>I know that Solo said he's next in line, but

789
00:45:38.079 --> 00:45:40.079
<v Speaker 2>I think Roman has something to say about it. Maybe

790
00:45:40.119 --> 00:45:42.360
<v Speaker 2>the match between them will be a number one contenders,

791
00:45:42.480 --> 00:45:46.360
<v Speaker 2>or that'll just be a grudge match between Roman and

792
00:45:46.480 --> 00:45:50.039
<v Speaker 2>Solo that has to take place at Bad Blood. You know,

793
00:45:50.199 --> 00:45:52.360
<v Speaker 2>I don't even want Cody involved. Get Cody added the

794
00:45:52.360 --> 00:45:54.920
<v Speaker 2>bloodline for God's sakes. I mean, we've seen it enough.

795
00:45:55.880 --> 00:45:58.679
<v Speaker 2>But to me, I don't know, what do you guys think.

796
00:45:59.280 --> 00:46:02.599
<v Speaker 2>Do you guys want Cody and Randy? Boy, that'd be

797
00:46:02.760 --> 00:46:05.360
<v Speaker 2>to me, it's the prime opportunity. It's if you don't

798
00:46:05.360 --> 00:46:09.960
<v Speaker 2>want it for WrestleMania, now's the time because once you

799
00:46:10.000 --> 00:46:12.440
<v Speaker 2>get into WrestleMania season, which only is a few months away,

800
00:46:12.440 --> 00:46:14.760
<v Speaker 2>believe it or not, as Survivors Series starts to plant

801
00:46:14.760 --> 00:46:16.760
<v Speaker 2>the seeds and then a month or two later you're

802
00:46:16.760 --> 00:46:19.920
<v Speaker 2>into Rumble and bam you're there. So it may not

803
00:46:19.960 --> 00:46:25.159
<v Speaker 2>be a bad time for Randy and Cody roads. Also,

804
00:46:26.159 --> 00:46:32.119
<v Speaker 2>it would turn Randy into a heel, which not only

805
00:46:32.199 --> 00:46:35.239
<v Speaker 2>is it better for SmackDown in balance of heels and babyfaces,

806
00:46:35.239 --> 00:46:38.840
<v Speaker 2>they need a heel actually not a babyface, and they

807
00:46:38.920 --> 00:46:41.519
<v Speaker 2>need a good experience heel and Randy Orton can provide that.

808
00:46:42.679 --> 00:46:45.880
<v Speaker 2>But also it would set the stage for a John

809
00:46:45.920 --> 00:46:50.880
<v Speaker 2>Cena return on January first. You could have a long

810
00:46:50.960 --> 00:46:53.599
<v Speaker 2>run with Randy as a heel most of his career.

811
00:46:53.760 --> 00:46:57.679
<v Speaker 2>I believe has been as a heel. To me, the

812
00:46:58.039 --> 00:47:00.440
<v Speaker 2>most successful parts of his career has been has Ben

813
00:47:00.480 --> 00:47:03.639
<v Speaker 2>as a heel or have Ben as a heel? And

814
00:47:03.679 --> 00:47:05.920
<v Speaker 2>then you could have eventually a John Cena Randy Orton

815
00:47:06.000 --> 00:47:08.480
<v Speaker 2>matchup before John Cena hangs up his boots in December

816
00:47:08.679 --> 00:47:14.360
<v Speaker 2>of twenty twenty five. So it really I think serves

817
00:47:14.480 --> 00:47:18.239
<v Speaker 2>multiple purposes to have Randy turn. So when does that happen?

818
00:47:18.280 --> 00:47:22.320
<v Speaker 2>Is it soon as SmackDown could be? I will say

819
00:47:22.360 --> 00:47:28.079
<v Speaker 2>if Randy Orton is not injected into the title situation

820
00:47:28.159 --> 00:47:35.400
<v Speaker 2>over on SmackDown on Friday, this coming SmackDown? Is it Denver, Colorado?

821
00:47:35.440 --> 00:47:38.920
<v Speaker 2>I think it's in Denver. Then you know, maybe he

822
00:47:39.039 --> 00:47:41.800
<v Speaker 2>is going to go for Solo versus Cody versus Roman

823
00:47:41.920 --> 00:47:44.480
<v Speaker 2>or some kind of combination thereof. But Solo and Roman

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<v Speaker 2>need to battle themselves out here. They're the story that

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<v Speaker 2>you want to see. Cody, I think would be a

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<v Speaker 2>distraction even though he's the champion now. Randy Orton is not,

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully not coming back to Raw. He was on Raw

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<v Speaker 2>facing Gunther here with again no explanation of than they

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<v Speaker 2>needed a main event. But he comes back to his

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<v Speaker 2>home base and SmackDown, and I think this Friday we

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<v Speaker 2>could see could see hints of it, if not a

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<v Speaker 2>full blown tern by Randy. So all right, well, I

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<v Speaker 2>think that'll do it for me here on the show. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I do want to give a shout out to some

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<v Speaker 2>a new patron here, and we have a new patron

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<v Speaker 2>that joined us over the weekend here and over for

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<v Speaker 2>the bash in Berlin event as some of you did.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw some of you. I watch a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of the community tab there and saw some of your

840
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<v Speaker 2>chats and saw some of the Discord server. You guys

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<v Speaker 2>are a lot of fun to watch, which, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>is exclusive to patrons. If you want to join the

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<v Speaker 2>Patreon side of things, it's patreon dot com slash WWE

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<v Speaker 2>podcast we want to go AD free. You can also

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<v Speaker 2>check out Apple Podcasts and go add free there. Spotify

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<v Speaker 2>has an ad free option, but for the ad free version,

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<v Speaker 2>or rather the new patron w I'll just I don't know, Ontario, Ontario,

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<v Speaker 2>w thank you for joining us, and I don't I

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<v Speaker 2>think I already mentioned it. Yeah, I already mentioned that person.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't pronounce the name, that's how I know. So Ontario,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for joining us. Over on Patreon. I hope

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<v Speaker 2>you enjoy your AD free. I know a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>you do, because there's nothing like listen to a podcast

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have to worry about like, oh crap, here

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<v Speaker 2>comes the AD. You can feel it come and it's

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<v Speaker 2>been about nine minutes. Here it comes, and you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to worry about that. You don't have to worry

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<v Speaker 2>about that. Over a Patreon, you don't have to worry

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<v Speaker 2>about that. Over on our website WWE podcast dot com,

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<v Speaker 2>you can go ahead for you there, or you can

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<v Speaker 2>go as I said, to Apple or Spotify Great places

862
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<v Speaker 2>if you want a totally streamlined experience. So all right,

863
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<v Speaker 2>well that'll do it for this official WE podcast Bert

864
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<v Speaker 2>Bash and Berlin Review. I know I went off some

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00:49:49.719 --> 00:49:52.880
<v Speaker 2>tangents here and talked about things that's most are I'm

866
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<v Speaker 2>talking about with some little nitpicks, but overall I would

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<v Speaker 2>give the event a B B plus when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to pure wrestling. If that was your xbaation, you got

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<v Speaker 2>it and hoped those of you in Berlin didn't go

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<v Speaker 2>into debt too badly in order to you know, if

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<v Speaker 2>you finance your tickets to go to this event, you

872
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<v Speaker 2>know you may have probably overspent. But I understand it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they don't come off And I probably would

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<v Speaker 2>do the same thing too. I'm sitting here like a hypocrite,

875
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<v Speaker 2>but I probably would too. If I was starved for

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<v Speaker 2>a pl I'd go to. And the ww knew that

877
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<v Speaker 2>they knew they had pent up demand, they knew they

878
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<v Speaker 2>had a fan base that was rabid, and they knew

879
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<v Speaker 2>that they could squeeze all the money out of them

880
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<v Speaker 2>that they could. And what do you think, Oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>imagine this one last thing, but the UK rumored to

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<v Speaker 2>hold WrestleMania forty two this year obviously's in Vegas and

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<v Speaker 2>WrestleMania forty one. With the UK rumored to hold WrestleMania

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<v Speaker 2>forty two, imagine the ticket prices in the UK. Oh

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<v Speaker 2>my god, you guys might want to start a separate

886
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<v Speaker 2>savings account now, like eighteen months in advance. Just start

887
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<v Speaker 2>putting little money away now, those of you in the UK,

888
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<v Speaker 2>because you're gonna need it. You're gonna need it. And

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<v Speaker 2>there's reasons they do that. They know they can get

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<v Speaker 2>away with it, they know the fans are willing to

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<v Speaker 2>spend it. But also it's more expensive for the company

892
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<v Speaker 2>to go over there. A lot more expensive for them

893
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<v Speaker 2>to travel there, bring their all their equipment, all their supplies,

894
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<v Speaker 2>and obviously the hotels, and there's a lot more that

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<v Speaker 2>goes into the travel overseas than just you know, domestically

896
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<v Speaker 2>here in the US. But anyway, thanks so much everybody

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<v Speaker 2>for listening. I appreciate it. If you like us, give

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<v Speaker 2>us a five star rating on Apple Podcasts. I would

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate it, I really do. And go follow us on

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<v Speaker 2>x at Wrestling Underscore Audio or just search the WWE

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<v Speaker 2>podcast on Twitter or x whatever you still call it,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll be back tomorrow. I might be dropping a

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<v Speaker 2>new episode of my other podcast tomorrow. It's called The

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<v Speaker 2>War on Truth, not wrestling related. I always want to

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<v Speaker 2>have that little disclaimer. It's a not a wrestling related show.

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<v Speaker 2>It's culture and politics. You can search for that really

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<v Speaker 2>anywhere podcasts are available. My show is the one with

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<v Speaker 2>the laptop, not the other one. I like to point

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<v Speaker 2>that out because people have asked me I'm the one

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<v Speaker 2>with the laptop. I have three or four episodes that

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<v Speaker 2>I've dropped, and maybe i'll drop one tomorrow on top

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<v Speaker 2>of a nostalgia that I'll pull out of the vault

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<v Speaker 2>and drop for you guys here on the ww podcast

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<v Speaker 2>and then I'll be back Tuesday with the raw review.

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<v Speaker 2>So thanks so much everybody. I really appreciate it and

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<v Speaker 2>take care.

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<v Speaker 5>Thanks for listening to the WWE podcast. Don't forget to

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