WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.760 --> 00:00:13.359 And nine, Ignition five or three two one zero Engine running. 2 00:00:23.000 --> 00:00:25.239 It's Wednesday. You know what that means. 3 00:00:25.239 --> 00:00:28.640 It's time for Ignition with the aw fat Hub podcast 4 00:00:28.719 --> 00:00:32.119 team and community. We're going to be talking about some 5 00:00:32.200 --> 00:00:37.320 aw hot topics and of course tonight we've got aw 6 00:00:37.479 --> 00:00:44.320 Dynamite from Chicago Hangman, Adam Page and John Moxley rematch 7 00:00:44.679 --> 00:00:46.960 for the AAW World Championship. 8 00:00:48.240 --> 00:00:50.359 Guys, what needs to happen here? 9 00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:54.560 I mean, what do you expect to happen tonight on 10 00:00:54.719 --> 00:00:59.520 Dynamite and maybe in the next few weeks leading up 11 00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:01.320 maybe Forbidden Door. 12 00:01:01.679 --> 00:01:02.640 What needs to happen? 13 00:01:03.719 --> 00:01:04.519 I got stuff? 14 00:01:08.319 --> 00:01:10.439 Okay, well, they'll keep us a suspense. 15 00:01:13.079 --> 00:01:13.760 To chime in. 16 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:18.120 Did you just want to George? Do you just want 17 00:01:18.120 --> 00:01:19.079 to show us your stuff? 18 00:01:22.200 --> 00:01:25.200 Yo? I was actually just fantasy booking this. 19 00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:27.640 Let go. 20 00:01:28.719 --> 00:01:32.079 Okay, here is my Here is my grand plan. Number 21 00:01:32.079 --> 00:01:35.519 one Moxley Number one. Moxley is not going to win 22 00:01:35.599 --> 00:01:39.239 this match. Anybody who is worried about Moxley winning this 23 00:01:39.359 --> 00:01:43.280 match can rest easy because that's probably not not what 24 00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:46.280 is going to happen. Also, this match is going to 25 00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:51.079 kick ass because their chemistry is amazing. Moxley was actually 26 00:01:51.159 --> 00:01:54.959 saying in an interview that how much how great it 27 00:01:55.079 --> 00:01:58.799 was working with Hangman, because, like he was saying that 28 00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:00.920 he likes to do audibles the ring a lot, and 29 00:02:01.079 --> 00:02:04.239 Hangmail was just like catching onto everyone he was spitting out. 30 00:02:05.359 --> 00:02:08.680 So yeah, good chemistry is always a plus, and this 31 00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:12.759 is going to be great to see. But I think 32 00:02:12.800 --> 00:02:17.159 this is what it's going to take for Max to 33 00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:22.599 realize that, yes, this is a worthy champion, and maybe 34 00:02:22.680 --> 00:02:27.319 the Death Riders mission is over and they can disband now. 35 00:02:28.199 --> 00:02:30.599 But that might not sit well with the Death Riders, 36 00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:34.400 especially a certain Death writer who has not been present 37 00:02:34.479 --> 00:02:38.560 for a while. I think Pac might come back and 38 00:02:39.879 --> 00:02:42.039 maybe oust Mox from his own group. 39 00:02:45.439 --> 00:02:46.039 Huh. 40 00:02:46.080 --> 00:02:50.280 Well, I have not heard any kind of updates on 41 00:02:50.479 --> 00:02:55.159 Pack and his injury status, so that may very well 42 00:02:55.199 --> 00:02:58.599 be true. Yeah, don't forget tomorrow night or tonight's match. 43 00:02:59.560 --> 00:03:04.879 Everybody he's barred from. Everybody's barred from the ring except 44 00:03:04.919 --> 00:03:11.520 for the referee. I've heard suggestions that the referee may 45 00:03:11.599 --> 00:03:17.360 not be Bryce Rebsburg or Aubrey Edwards and maybe somebody 46 00:03:17.400 --> 00:03:22.520 else mm hmmm, anybody else on this match go ahead. 47 00:03:23.479 --> 00:03:26.159 I have an idea. I think that Eddie Kingston is 48 00:03:26.199 --> 00:03:31.680 coming back for I do I think this is his moment. 49 00:03:32.199 --> 00:03:35.599 He's gonna come back and he's gonna interfere and get 50 00:03:35.639 --> 00:03:37.159 involved in the title picture. 51 00:03:38.000 --> 00:03:41.280 I think so, Nah, he can't get The only way 52 00:03:41.319 --> 00:03:43.560 he could come back and get wait a minute, the 53 00:03:43.599 --> 00:03:45.879 only way he get involved in it he is the 54 00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:49.199 surprise referee because you can't be at the ring side. 55 00:03:50.479 --> 00:03:52.039 This is gonna be one of those matches where they're 56 00:03:52.039 --> 00:03:53.199 not gonna let people out there. 57 00:03:53.840 --> 00:03:56.680 Why can't he be the referee? He can an he 58 00:03:56.719 --> 00:03:57.800 can come running out there. 59 00:03:57.840 --> 00:03:59.319 He probably be a referee. 60 00:03:59.759 --> 00:04:03.960 Does does anybody think that something may happen before the batch? 61 00:04:05.159 --> 00:04:09.479 I think it'll happen after the match. I think I 62 00:04:09.479 --> 00:04:13.199 think when Max loses, I think that the uh. I 63 00:04:13.199 --> 00:04:16.839 think the death Riders are going to I don't think 64 00:04:16.839 --> 00:04:18.360 you're gonna beat them up. I just think they're going 65 00:04:18.399 --> 00:04:20.680 to kind of shake their heads and walk away from war. 66 00:04:22.399 --> 00:04:27.480 So I was chatting with with Jess in the in 67 00:04:27.560 --> 00:04:30.240 the channel today on the Fantasy booking, and I think 68 00:04:30.519 --> 00:04:32.839 both kind of what Kelson teed up there and what 69 00:04:32.959 --> 00:04:33.879 Jess teed. 70 00:04:33.680 --> 00:04:35.920 Up there, maybe the way they. 71 00:04:35.720 --> 00:04:38.759 Run it Kelson with with your prompt there, what if 72 00:04:38.759 --> 00:04:43.480 something happens before. I think that's the exact scheming, conniving 73 00:04:43.519 --> 00:04:46.399 way that Death Writers would take advantage of this. Since 74 00:04:46.399 --> 00:04:49.160 they're barred from ringside, they try to take Hanger out 75 00:04:49.199 --> 00:04:51.680 before the match, and then he gets dragged to the 76 00:04:51.759 --> 00:04:53.680 ring by Mox or whatever. You don't even need a 77 00:04:53.680 --> 00:04:56.279 fake rough at that point. Hanger's already, you know, behind 78 00:04:56.279 --> 00:04:59.439 the eight ball. And then just to your point. 79 00:04:59.199 --> 00:05:00.439 I I you agree. 80 00:05:00.480 --> 00:05:02.199 I think Mox needs to lose this, and I think 81 00:05:02.600 --> 00:05:04.759 this needs to start kind of closure of this chapter 82 00:05:04.879 --> 00:05:08.240 of the Death Writers, or possibly the final act of 83 00:05:08.279 --> 00:05:12.600 this whole storyline, and that I do think that if 84 00:05:12.639 --> 00:05:15.079 he loses again, the death Writers need to call him out. 85 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:17.639 They followed him, they believed in him, and he's lost 86 00:05:17.680 --> 00:05:20.800 twice in a row now, and for him to say 87 00:05:20.839 --> 00:05:23.360 they're done or whatever, I think they turn on him, 88 00:05:23.480 --> 00:05:25.920 get rid of him right. Max off TV for a while. 89 00:05:26.079 --> 00:05:29.519 I think he's earned a vacation finally, And I think 90 00:05:29.519 --> 00:05:32.079 when he's off screen, you do some vignettes, and that's 91 00:05:32.079 --> 00:05:34.680 how you ease Eddie Beck into it. I was mentioning, 92 00:05:35.199 --> 00:05:36.920 you know, you have Mox at home. You can do 93 00:05:37.040 --> 00:05:39.720 vignettes of him questioning who he is am I man enough? 94 00:05:39.800 --> 00:05:42.720 You know, I let the promotion down. He feels like 95 00:05:42.879 --> 00:05:46.560 maybe Hangar still isn't worthwhile, and he's really down on 96 00:05:46.600 --> 00:05:48.839 the dumps. And Eddie's the one that knocks on the 97 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:51.319 door and says, hey, bro, we need to talk, and 98 00:05:51.360 --> 00:05:54.199 that starts. That starts that redemption tour for him, so 99 00:05:54.240 --> 00:05:56.319 he can come back and maybe he's convinced to right 100 00:05:56.399 --> 00:05:58.800 some of the wrongs he did in aaw during his 101 00:05:58.879 --> 00:06:00.879 death writer's run you can you can milk this for 102 00:06:00.920 --> 00:06:02.639 a while and have him come back as a as 103 00:06:02.680 --> 00:06:05.560 a as a good face and another good story. 104 00:06:06.399 --> 00:06:08.240 I want to say something about I want to say 105 00:06:08.240 --> 00:06:13.279 something about Eddie here because let's space facts. Okay, He's 106 00:06:13.319 --> 00:06:17.519 been out with a broken leg and uh and and 107 00:06:18.600 --> 00:06:22.439 I moniscous, right. I believe he had the wait for 108 00:06:22.519 --> 00:06:24.079 one thing to heal before he had the other thing. 109 00:06:24.120 --> 00:06:26.639 And he is not in good shape. If he he 110 00:06:26.680 --> 00:06:29.480 may very well come back as a referee. 111 00:06:29.720 --> 00:06:30.480 He is not. 112 00:06:30.720 --> 00:06:33.639 He is. I make a prediction he is never going 113 00:06:33.680 --> 00:06:36.519 to be in wrestling shape again, well so to speak, 114 00:06:36.560 --> 00:06:39.439 wrestling shape again for Eddie. 115 00:06:39.480 --> 00:06:41.120 I mean, you know, but I think he may be 116 00:06:41.279 --> 00:06:43.800 right Kelson, the injury to his need is severe enough 117 00:06:43.879 --> 00:06:47.319 that the bumping and the stuff he could do before Eddie, 118 00:06:47.399 --> 00:06:51.199 Eddie's position in the industry probably could change, could very 119 00:06:51.199 --> 00:06:54.240 well change. And that's kind of why I was suggesting, 120 00:06:54.240 --> 00:06:57.040 you know, easing him in with vignettes, because you bring 121 00:06:57.079 --> 00:07:00.000 him right out. He's cold, he hasn't taken any bump, 122 00:07:00.120 --> 00:07:02.120 he hasn't been in the ring. You can ease and 123 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:04.560 back in through storylines, which gives them more than enough 124 00:07:04.560 --> 00:07:06.319 time to recover and figure out where he's going to 125 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:08.439 fit into the new scheme of things going forward. Whether 126 00:07:08.480 --> 00:07:11.920 that's a personality kind of like m VP that occasionally 127 00:07:11.920 --> 00:07:14.439 does some some ships and giggles matches, or you know, 128 00:07:14.560 --> 00:07:16.040 is he going to be able to go and get 129 00:07:16.079 --> 00:07:17.879 back in the ring full time? That allows them that 130 00:07:17.920 --> 00:07:20.759 flexibility as well. I'm working his character back in TV. 131 00:07:21.600 --> 00:07:26.879 Just just asking my straightforward who's winning this match tomorrow 132 00:07:27.000 --> 00:07:36.560 night or tonight? Definitely? Yeah. I mean if hak Man 133 00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:39.800 doesn't win, we riot everybody with me. Let's get your 134 00:07:39.800 --> 00:07:42.519 pitchworks and your torches ready. 135 00:07:45.360 --> 00:07:47.720 I think this match is kind of signaling to the 136 00:07:47.759 --> 00:07:49.839 fans too, you know, this is going to be two 137 00:07:49.879 --> 00:07:53.360 losses in a row. I do it feels to me like, 138 00:07:53.399 --> 00:07:55.959 this is tony and creative saying, Okay, we're just letting 139 00:07:55.959 --> 00:07:57.399 everybody know we've been listening. 140 00:07:57.480 --> 00:07:58.439 This is the end of. 141 00:07:58.399 --> 00:08:01.360 That that arc for the Yeah, it's gonna be something new. 142 00:08:01.399 --> 00:08:03.920 That's that's what this feels like when you're doing this 143 00:08:04.000 --> 00:08:06.600 back to back, Especially if Hanger gets two wins in 144 00:08:06.600 --> 00:08:08.680 a row, which he needs to, Like, there's no way 145 00:08:08.720 --> 00:08:10.639 they give Mocks that win and put the belt on it. 146 00:08:10.720 --> 00:08:14.279 That would just evaporate all the good will they built up. 147 00:08:14.680 --> 00:08:19.199 Yeah. Yeah, especially that big roar that you heard it 148 00:08:19.279 --> 00:08:24.720 all in and you can't you can't squash that that 149 00:08:24.720 --> 00:08:26.240 that would be the all time That would be an 150 00:08:26.279 --> 00:08:27.240 all time dumb move. 151 00:08:27.639 --> 00:08:30.000 And they're not hot enough to take a risk like that. 152 00:08:30.040 --> 00:08:31.639 They're not. They can't, they're not hot. 153 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:33.360 Yeah. 154 00:08:33.480 --> 00:08:35.399 The only one I have with what you said, Barry 155 00:08:35.559 --> 00:08:38.120 is that you guys are forgetting about the Darby situation. 156 00:08:38.840 --> 00:08:42.240 They're not gonna they're not gonna end anything with the 157 00:08:42.240 --> 00:08:44.960 death ridsun till Darby gets his revenge. And I think 158 00:08:45.080 --> 00:08:47.080 that will be the final nail in the coffin, so 159 00:08:47.200 --> 00:08:49.159 to speak, because. 160 00:08:51.159 --> 00:08:53.120 You know is he likes to. 161 00:08:53.080 --> 00:08:55.799 Have finishes to things that get started and Darby getting 162 00:08:55.840 --> 00:08:57.960 thrown down the stairs. You gotta finish that. He's got 163 00:08:58.000 --> 00:08:58.879 to have some revenge. 164 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:02.080 Yeah, you can go a couple of different ways with that. 165 00:09:02.679 --> 00:09:05.000 When you if we're winding down the death rids, kind 166 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:06.679 of like what I was saying is they they turn 167 00:09:06.720 --> 00:09:09.080 on Mox after he loses again, and then those guys 168 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:11.240 get their come up and from Darby and others that 169 00:09:11.240 --> 00:09:13.679 they've screwed over because they're they're leaderless or whatever. 170 00:09:13.720 --> 00:09:16.000 You can. You can definitely wrap up those threads too, 171 00:09:16.039 --> 00:09:17.960 and still and still get rid of Mox and. 172 00:09:19.440 --> 00:09:24.399 I agree Forbidden Door and yeah. 173 00:09:23.240 --> 00:09:24.679 Yeah that works. 174 00:09:25.279 --> 00:09:25.600 Well. 175 00:09:25.879 --> 00:09:28.440 Look, we'll see tonight what happens, and we'll be back, 176 00:09:28.519 --> 00:09:31.440 of course after Dynamite tonight for all the talk, and 177 00:09:31.559 --> 00:09:33.320 we're certainly going to talk about it. But I want 178 00:09:33.320 --> 00:09:37.399 to move on because Mercedes Monet picked up two more belts, 179 00:09:37.399 --> 00:09:41.080 the prime Time Wrestling Belt World Championship or Women's World 180 00:09:41.159 --> 00:09:46.600 Championship and the best Ya Women's World Championship. Bestia is 181 00:09:46.679 --> 00:09:50.600 a new UH organization out of Italy, so she is 182 00:09:50.639 --> 00:09:55.759 the inaugural champion for that UH and Primetime Wrestling is 183 00:09:55.759 --> 00:09:59.519 out of Poland UH. She defeated Diana Strong and Poland 184 00:10:00.159 --> 00:10:07.519 on Sunday. She did against Sapphire read on Friday defend 185 00:10:07.639 --> 00:10:13.600 both the I'll Dispute a British Championship and the Quita 186 00:10:13.679 --> 00:10:20.559 Southside Belt successfully in Wolverhampton. So we've been a busy 187 00:10:20.600 --> 00:10:24.799 weekend in two different countries for Mercedes Monette. The question is, 188 00:10:28.240 --> 00:10:30.879 how do you guys speel about Mercedes Monet having these 189 00:10:30.919 --> 00:10:35.080 eight belts now? Yet? In the long term or short term? 190 00:10:35.320 --> 00:10:36.679 Is it a good or a bad thing? 191 00:10:39.480 --> 00:10:41.360 It's getting to be a little much. I mean at 192 00:10:41.360 --> 00:10:43.440 this point she's going to need a blinged out radio 193 00:10:43.559 --> 00:10:45.799 flyer to carry all of her titles around with her. 194 00:10:48.120 --> 00:10:52.000 Well, yes, she did put a ad out on Twitter. 195 00:10:52.039 --> 00:10:53.879 I don't know if his tongue or tungue in cheek, 196 00:10:53.960 --> 00:10:58.559 but she wanted somebody that could come follow her around 197 00:10:58.600 --> 00:11:03.639 carrying her belts and must live an Orlando So if 198 00:11:03.679 --> 00:11:08.559 you want a job for with Mercedes Monett, look her 199 00:11:08.639 --> 00:11:11.039 up on Twitter, look up that post and respond to me. 200 00:11:11.679 --> 00:11:15.480 I do live here in Orlando. I exercise regularly. I 201 00:11:15.480 --> 00:11:17.960 think I'm pretty strong. I could probably carry her belts. 202 00:11:18.000 --> 00:11:23.120 Burn There you go, we'll be seeing Berry on TV 203 00:11:23.399 --> 00:11:28.480 toting around. Uh. Just remember that you know a lot 204 00:11:28.519 --> 00:11:32.600 of gold her Well, Luther used to have that job, 205 00:11:32.639 --> 00:11:37.519 but somehow, some way, his penis got detached. So keep 206 00:11:37.559 --> 00:11:40.080 that in mind. You may not want to take that job. 207 00:11:40.639 --> 00:11:42.679 He just yanked it right off right, It just came 208 00:11:42.759 --> 00:11:43.080 right out. 209 00:11:43.480 --> 00:11:45.120 I don't know, out of frustration. 210 00:11:45.200 --> 00:11:45.679 I don't know. 211 00:11:46.080 --> 00:11:47.080 What does anybody else? 212 00:11:47.240 --> 00:11:49.879 What is it? What are more thoughts about this Mercedes 213 00:11:49.879 --> 00:11:52.039 Monet with eight belts again? 214 00:11:52.159 --> 00:11:53.919 Is it a good thing or is it a bad thing? 215 00:11:55.480 --> 00:11:56.480 I think it's a bad thing. 216 00:11:57.679 --> 00:12:00.399 You can't you you're stretching yourself way out too thin. 217 00:12:00.919 --> 00:12:03.399 You can't defend those I mean, she she barely defends 218 00:12:03.440 --> 00:12:07.919 the TBS title, and you know she's how many times 219 00:12:07.960 --> 00:12:10.840 has she defended the other titles? Like once every She's 220 00:12:10.879 --> 00:12:13.840 defending a title like once every three months. She's to me, 221 00:12:14.000 --> 00:12:18.440 it's just she's holding down those companies women's divisions because 222 00:12:18.759 --> 00:12:21.440 you have somebody that has all the belts and she's 223 00:12:21.480 --> 00:12:22.519 not giving them matches. 224 00:12:22.600 --> 00:12:24.600 So what's the point in having the belts? 225 00:12:25.440 --> 00:12:27.919 Well, one thing to point out here is that other 226 00:12:28.000 --> 00:12:31.879 than Rev. Prou there really isn't a women's division on 227 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:35.759 any of these companies. So just keep that in mind. 228 00:12:36.240 --> 00:12:39.440 I think it's great. I'm gonna disagree with something a 229 00:12:39.440 --> 00:12:42.559 little bit on this not and I'll just disagree a 230 00:12:42.559 --> 00:12:46.759 little bit. I think it's great because he's giving the 231 00:12:46.840 --> 00:12:50.679 rub to promotions lineages that would never have a name 232 00:12:50.799 --> 00:12:54.600 like this, and I think that's great. I don't think 233 00:12:54.679 --> 00:12:56.799 she needs to be worried about being spread too thin 234 00:12:56.960 --> 00:13:00.879 because these promotions aren't running monthly, they're not running a 235 00:13:00.919 --> 00:13:04.879 whole lot, and if she needs to go back, I'm 236 00:13:04.879 --> 00:13:07.320 sure they've worked out something where this is going somewhere 237 00:13:07.360 --> 00:13:09.039 and she's going to drop a belt at some weight 238 00:13:09.080 --> 00:13:11.519 back to them. But I think it's great. I don't 239 00:13:11.559 --> 00:13:14.639 think we've seen a named star wars indies like this 240 00:13:14.799 --> 00:13:18.000 and give small promotions the rub. She's clearly wanted to 241 00:13:18.000 --> 00:13:20.240 wrestle around the world in a bunch of different countries. 242 00:13:20.360 --> 00:13:22.639 My guess is she's probably got a list of countries 243 00:13:22.679 --> 00:13:24.399 she wants to perform in, and if she can give 244 00:13:24.440 --> 00:13:26.720 those promotions a rub with the belt, they'll work something out. 245 00:13:27.440 --> 00:13:30.519 I think, though, to sutten your point, it is going 246 00:13:30.559 --> 00:13:33.240 to hit a point where it becomes annoying, and I'm 247 00:13:33.559 --> 00:13:37.440 I think that actually may be what they're working towards 248 00:13:38.360 --> 00:13:43.000 and for her character. It feels like a collapse of 249 00:13:43.039 --> 00:13:45.639 everything is kind of what that next chapter needs to 250 00:13:45.679 --> 00:13:47.720 be so that we can see her hit rock bottom 251 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:52.600 after just failing to get to the mountaintop. But I 252 00:13:52.639 --> 00:13:54.600 think it's a lot of fun. It can get long 253 00:13:54.600 --> 00:13:56.840 in the tooth and too. Sun's point there is that 254 00:13:56.840 --> 00:13:59.840 that is a legitimate concern if it carries on without 255 00:14:00.039 --> 00:14:02.200 any direction that in the time being, I think it's 256 00:14:02.200 --> 00:14:03.080 I think it's pretty cool. 257 00:14:09.679 --> 00:14:17.240 Anybody else with an opinion on this before I express mine? Well, look, 258 00:14:19.080 --> 00:14:23.600 on Friday, she defended Mercedes, Monday defended against Sapphire Reid, 259 00:14:23.720 --> 00:14:27.600 a wrestler that I had never heard of before. And 260 00:14:27.639 --> 00:14:32.759 then on Sunday she won the championships, the two championships 261 00:14:33.039 --> 00:14:36.559 in a match against Diana Strong, another wrestler I had 262 00:14:36.559 --> 00:14:40.000 never heard of before, a wrestler by the way, who 263 00:14:40.639 --> 00:14:44.279 grew up idolizing Sasha Banks. And I don't know if 264 00:14:44.320 --> 00:14:48.200 you saw the video, but after the match there were 265 00:14:48.240 --> 00:14:52.759 a lot of tears from Diana Strong because she realized 266 00:14:52.799 --> 00:14:56.759 she just got to wrestle her idol and that's important. 267 00:14:57.000 --> 00:15:00.159 Let's look at it this way. Don't even think of 268 00:15:00.240 --> 00:15:05.960 the championships. This woman, Mercedes Monette is traveling around the world, 269 00:15:06.679 --> 00:15:09.039 and it'll be It would be one thing if she 270 00:15:09.159 --> 00:15:12.080 was going into these arenas wrestling a match, leaving in 271 00:15:12.120 --> 00:15:17.720 the arena and going home. She's spending all day meeting fans, 272 00:15:17.879 --> 00:15:22.440 greeting fans, talking to fans before and after the matches, 273 00:15:22.960 --> 00:15:26.200 and she's not leaving the next day. She's sticking around 274 00:15:26.240 --> 00:15:31.720 and she's doing stuff in the cities, making herself visible. 275 00:15:31.879 --> 00:15:34.840 This may mean nothing right now to any of us, 276 00:15:34.960 --> 00:15:41.159 but ten years from now, when people women start coming in, 277 00:15:41.320 --> 00:15:43.840 these twenty one year old, twenty two to twenty three 278 00:15:43.919 --> 00:15:49.360 year old women are coming into a w and they're saying, 279 00:15:50.200 --> 00:15:53.919 I'm here because Mercedes Monette made me want to be here. 280 00:15:54.519 --> 00:15:57.639 That's what's going to be the big thing. It's the 281 00:15:57.759 --> 00:16:01.360 long term that I'm looking at. You know. By the way, 282 00:16:01.440 --> 00:16:05.000 Mercedes Monet is a schedule I believe for September to 283 00:16:05.200 --> 00:16:11.240 go to Italy to defend her new Vestia Women's World Championship. Hey, look, 284 00:16:12.200 --> 00:16:15.279 she's the inaugural championship. They really don't have a division. 285 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:18.320 If you're if you want to make some make your 286 00:16:18.440 --> 00:16:22.720 shows mean something, you're like one of your first shows 287 00:16:22.759 --> 00:16:27.639 ever having Mercedes Monet in It is a pretty damn 288 00:16:27.679 --> 00:16:31.720 smart move just putting it out there. 289 00:16:32.559 --> 00:16:36.960 You know, Kelson AW is really focusing on international branding 290 00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:39.360 as well. They do really well when they go overseas. 291 00:16:40.320 --> 00:16:42.399 I wouldn't be shocked if some of this is also 292 00:16:42.480 --> 00:16:46.960 to build that that that Goodwill ambassador brand type of 293 00:16:47.000 --> 00:16:49.399 stuff for AW with a lot of these these other 294 00:16:49.440 --> 00:16:52.279 countries that if they do a show in Germany or 295 00:16:52.320 --> 00:16:55.200 they do a show in France or whatever somewhere in 296 00:16:55.200 --> 00:16:57.600 the EU, that they can travel to. It makes a 297 00:16:57.639 --> 00:16:59.399 lot of sense because it's just a train ride. Hey, 298 00:16:59.480 --> 00:17:01.639 let's go catch that AW show. So and so remember 299 00:17:01.639 --> 00:17:03.600 when they came to town and Mercedes wrestl. 300 00:17:03.320 --> 00:17:04.880 Blah blah blah blah blah. 301 00:17:04.960 --> 00:17:06.680 That stuff can matter if you're trying to build a 302 00:17:06.680 --> 00:17:07.640 brand overseas too. 303 00:17:08.200 --> 00:17:11.359 Who and again, you know you look at it. It 304 00:17:11.400 --> 00:17:16.319 was so weird. I watched the Sapphire Reid and Mercedes 305 00:17:16.319 --> 00:17:19.759 Monet match for the undisputed British World Championship at the 306 00:17:19.799 --> 00:17:24.160 Southside Queen of Southside Championship and Sapphire Reid is a 307 00:17:24.279 --> 00:17:27.920 mega heel and so Mercedes Monet went into that match. 308 00:17:28.079 --> 00:17:31.559 As the babyface said, that was kind of weird to see. 309 00:17:31.880 --> 00:17:35.559 And then you had her match on Sunday against Diana Strong, 310 00:17:36.160 --> 00:17:39.799 and Diana Strong put on a wonderful match. I mean, 311 00:17:39.920 --> 00:17:43.319 they had really good chemistry. You could tell that they 312 00:17:43.440 --> 00:17:46.519 spent some time, you know, plotting out what was going 313 00:17:46.599 --> 00:17:51.240 to happen. And already people are like praising Diana Strong, 314 00:17:51.279 --> 00:17:55.519 and I've seen a bunch of people saying that she 315 00:17:55.640 --> 00:17:59.559 needs to go right to start him, you know. I mean, 316 00:18:00.119 --> 00:18:03.960 that's big, that's a big deal, you know. So again 317 00:18:04.039 --> 00:18:10.480 that's another byproduct of these shows. I mean, I personally 318 00:18:10.519 --> 00:18:13.759 see the I've said it many times. I do not 319 00:18:14.079 --> 00:18:18.319 like people for Eddie Rusler to hold multiple belts, but 320 00:18:18.480 --> 00:18:20.839 this is a little different because these belts by and 321 00:18:20.960 --> 00:18:24.359 large are not aw belts. She's only holding the TBS 322 00:18:24.440 --> 00:18:32.319 Championship in AW and frankly, I think it's putting the 323 00:18:32.359 --> 00:18:38.400 women's division in a good place, especially, like I said, 324 00:18:38.799 --> 00:18:42.759 five ten years from now, it's going to make a difference. 325 00:18:44.200 --> 00:18:49.680 It's going to make a difference, you know, Barry speaking, 326 00:18:49.759 --> 00:18:53.799 you know, we're talking about in an international matches you 327 00:18:53.920 --> 00:18:57.720 god Forbidden Door coming up in less what is it 328 00:18:57.799 --> 00:19:02.480 less than a month now, and and the aw tag 329 00:19:02.519 --> 00:19:05.839 team tournament is going to be culminating a forbidden Door. 330 00:19:06.440 --> 00:19:13.279 There's no international teams in this tournament bracket. The only 331 00:19:13.319 --> 00:19:18.920 thing that really is kind of making any kind of 332 00:19:19.000 --> 00:19:22.799 news here is the Cracks with MGF and the other 333 00:19:22.960 --> 00:19:25.519 members of the Hurt Syndicate, who will be defending more 334 00:19:25.559 --> 00:19:28.880 than likely at Forbidden Door against the winner of this tournament. 335 00:19:31.440 --> 00:19:34.039 Where do you think this goes? Who do you think 336 00:19:34.079 --> 00:19:36.720 is going to win this tournament? Right off the top 337 00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:38.079 of your head. 338 00:19:39.480 --> 00:19:43.680 It feels like FTR because they're trying to establish them. 339 00:19:44.160 --> 00:19:48.319 But I also feel like that might be a red 340 00:19:48.359 --> 00:19:51.720 herring or a swerve to me, if you want to 341 00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:55.160 reset the Tag Division, you got to get it off 342 00:19:55.160 --> 00:19:59.599 the Hurt Syndicate because they're just they're too big, if 343 00:19:59.599 --> 00:20:03.319 that makes sense. They just because aw's athletes tend to 344 00:20:03.319 --> 00:20:06.119 be smaller. When you bring in the like the Behemoth guys, 345 00:20:06.200 --> 00:20:08.359 it's fun to see him beat people up, but when 346 00:20:08.359 --> 00:20:11.119 they're a champion, it's hard to book them to. 347 00:20:11.079 --> 00:20:12.599 Lose, right, And. 348 00:20:14.079 --> 00:20:16.559 This tournament feels like a relaunch of the Tag Division, 349 00:20:16.599 --> 00:20:18.720 like they got all the teams in there we always enjoy, 350 00:20:18.839 --> 00:20:21.160 you know, And I'm super glad they swapped in juice 351 00:20:21.200 --> 00:20:23.599 and decided to just keep going with that whatever they 352 00:20:23.599 --> 00:20:27.440 were going to do with the guns. But I don't know, 353 00:20:27.559 --> 00:20:29.880 I mean, like any of the other teams other than 354 00:20:29.880 --> 00:20:32.640 maybe the outrunners. You know, I'm cool with them getting 355 00:20:32.640 --> 00:20:34.079 a run. I would have been cool with Big Bill 356 00:20:34.119 --> 00:20:35.920 and Bran keep getting a run too. Like this, this 357 00:20:36.000 --> 00:20:38.160 tournament feels like a reset to me, and I don't 358 00:20:38.160 --> 00:20:40.160 really care who wins, just as long as they get 359 00:20:40.160 --> 00:20:42.000 it off the Hurt Syndicate one way or another. It's 360 00:20:42.039 --> 00:20:44.279 time to turn the page from them idea. 361 00:20:45.599 --> 00:20:49.200 Okay, so maybe that's the reason this split is happening 362 00:20:49.240 --> 00:20:53.960 with MJF and the Hurt Syndicate, Like they're getting over 363 00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:56.519 his selfishness. They're going to kick him through the curb 364 00:20:57.119 --> 00:21:00.440 as you know, like turning your back on him, j YEF, 365 00:21:01.279 --> 00:21:04.680 Him and his fifty megga ton abandonment issues is a 366 00:21:04.799 --> 00:21:08.920 terrible idea of and he I would, of spite will 367 00:21:09.000 --> 00:21:10.680 cost them the championships. 368 00:21:13.920 --> 00:21:16.680 That very well could be anybody else have any ideas. 369 00:21:17.519 --> 00:21:19.599 I like that a lot because I think that's the 370 00:21:19.640 --> 00:21:22.960 only way they can lose, because they're so strong that 371 00:21:23.000 --> 00:21:24.440 the Hurt syndekid. 372 00:21:25.440 --> 00:21:28.519 I'm worried about a screw job finish making the winners 373 00:21:28.559 --> 00:21:32.920 look weak. So if they but it makes sense from 374 00:21:32.920 --> 00:21:36.240 a storyline perspective for MGF to cost them. So if 375 00:21:36.279 --> 00:21:38.359 they do that, they got to do it with the 376 00:21:38.440 --> 00:21:41.599 right team who's still got a believable finisher and like 377 00:21:41.680 --> 00:21:44.559 we buy as a legit champion. So if that's the 378 00:21:44.640 --> 00:21:46.440 route they take, I feel like they're going to put 379 00:21:46.480 --> 00:21:50.160 it with FTR then because his former champs, everybody we know, 380 00:21:50.200 --> 00:21:53.079 they're believable. Even if they get some help the Shadow 381 00:21:53.079 --> 00:21:55.119 Machine is going to put I still believe the Shadow 382 00:21:55.160 --> 00:21:59.240 Machine would put Shelton or Bobby out for a three 383 00:21:59.359 --> 00:22:02.519 either way. So a screwjob finish that leads into a 384 00:22:02.519 --> 00:22:04.720 shatter machine I'm cool with that. But if it was 385 00:22:04.759 --> 00:22:07.759 somebody like I don't know, one of the smaller teams 386 00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:10.279 like I, just the screwjob finished would just make them 387 00:22:10.440 --> 00:22:12.119 the week. So if they go there ll they gotta 388 00:22:12.160 --> 00:22:13.720 be careful that and they need the winning team to 389 00:22:13.720 --> 00:22:14.599 come out looking strong. 390 00:22:15.400 --> 00:22:15.599 Yeah. 391 00:22:15.640 --> 00:22:20.240 The problem that I have with a screwjob finish involving 392 00:22:20.359 --> 00:22:24.079 MJF is that naturally then you would have Shelton, Benjamin 393 00:22:24.160 --> 00:22:27.720 and Bobby Lashley going after MJF, and that's actually gonna 394 00:22:27.759 --> 00:22:29.880 hurt MJF in the long run. He needs to be 395 00:22:30.000 --> 00:22:36.880 going after, you know, swer Strickland, Hankman, Adam Page, will Ospray. 396 00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:41.720 He needs to be serting himself back into the World 397 00:22:41.799 --> 00:22:46.400 Championship and other championships in AW He's one of the 398 00:22:46.440 --> 00:22:51.000 biggest names in AAW and I'm sorry, but having him 399 00:22:51.079 --> 00:22:55.759 languishing against Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin and a vengeance, 400 00:22:55.880 --> 00:22:59.079 I guess is the best way of putting it. Storyline 401 00:23:00.160 --> 00:23:01.680