WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.879 --> 00:00:06.519 This is WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre and you're listening to 2 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:18.839 the WWE podcast. 3 00:00:13.439 --> 00:00:25.519 The show, the one that everybody wants me Godete sixteen. 4 00:00:25.640 --> 00:00:29.839 So just what your ass is, my arn? You're gonna 5 00:00:29.879 --> 00:00:30.559 acknowledge me? 6 00:00:34.880 --> 00:00:37.119 All right, everybody, Welcome to the ww podcast. Time to 7 00:00:37.119 --> 00:00:40.920 talk Monday Night Raw. That took place last night, and boy, 8 00:00:41.000 --> 00:00:42.280 what an event it was? 9 00:00:42.359 --> 00:00:43.320 What a I mean? 10 00:00:43.359 --> 00:00:47.439 I feel like RAW had more talking points than the 11 00:00:47.479 --> 00:00:50.960 actual pl did for Survivor series. There's there's a lot 12 00:00:51.039 --> 00:00:55.000 to talk about, big events, big return to big hill turns. 13 00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:57.719 That's right, two big hill turns. We'll talk about that 14 00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:00.159 on a segment with The New Day that I have 15 00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:03.119 been back and forth and forth and back and seeing 16 00:01:03.320 --> 00:01:06.640 every opinion under the sun about it, and I've been 17 00:01:06.640 --> 00:01:09.439 able to formulate my own opinion. I think I've landed 18 00:01:09.959 --> 00:01:12.400 on a solid perspective on that one, as I've kind 19 00:01:12.400 --> 00:01:15.200 of waffled back and forth. But I want to welcome 20 00:01:15.239 --> 00:01:17.040 you guys to the show. If you're new here, you 21 00:01:17.040 --> 00:01:18.840 can get an ad free experience. All the ads you 22 00:01:18.879 --> 00:01:21.079 hear throughout the show disappear, just like magic. If you 23 00:01:21.159 --> 00:01:24.640 head on over to Patreon dot com, Slash WWE podcast 24 00:01:24.640 --> 00:01:27.959 and get yourself an ad free everything and you can 25 00:01:28.000 --> 00:01:30.159 head it on over to Apple. 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Yes we had a punk seth 38 00:01:59.159 --> 00:02:03.799 rollins segment and New Day celebrating throughout the night looking 39 00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:10.400 like things are good, and both Kofe and Xavier turn. 40 00:02:11.120 --> 00:02:17.479 Both men turn, not just Xavier that we've been expecting 41 00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:20.960 for weeks and weeks and really months at this point, 42 00:02:21.599 --> 00:02:25.080 and it really did swerve us, most of us. I 43 00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:31.039 don't think anybody saw Kofe also being the one to 44 00:02:31.159 --> 00:02:34.840 turn with Xavier. I don't think that was really something 45 00:02:34.879 --> 00:02:36.439 that was in the cards, including myself. 46 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:37.919 I mean I didn't see it coming. 47 00:02:39.199 --> 00:02:44.520 I might have floated it as a possibility, and yeah, 48 00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:47.479 at one point I might have, but I certainly didn't 49 00:02:47.520 --> 00:02:50.879 land on it as any serious reality that could take place. 50 00:02:50.919 --> 00:02:53.240 And it did. So let's let's get into it. Let's 51 00:02:53.319 --> 00:02:54.919 let's let's get into the. 52 00:02:54.919 --> 00:02:58.719 Details here as a as a point by point, and 53 00:02:59.520 --> 00:03:05.599 we have have the New Day ceremony, balloons, championship belts, photos, bootios, 54 00:03:06.800 --> 00:03:09.719 and Pierce comes out and introduces Kofe and Xavier. They 55 00:03:09.759 --> 00:03:14.680 walked out together and the crowd was chanting New Day rocks, 56 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:18.479 and then we had Woods said getting to this point 57 00:03:18.520 --> 00:03:20.759 is more than they could have dreamed of. Woods said 58 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:23.159 they wanted to thank everyone, and Kingston said has been 59 00:03:23.199 --> 00:03:24.879 a hell of a ride. He said he never in 60 00:03:25.000 --> 00:03:29.080 his wildest dreams would have imagined everything they'd accomplish. Kingston 61 00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:31.520 said they could have couldn't have done it without the fans, 62 00:03:32.199 --> 00:03:35.479 and fans called for Big Ee. Woods said they missed 63 00:03:35.520 --> 00:03:39.400 him too, and Woods said what they were about to 64 00:03:39.479 --> 00:03:42.199 tell the fans is not their fault. Woods said they 65 00:03:42.240 --> 00:03:44.479 have nothing but love for the fans, and Kingston said 66 00:03:44.479 --> 00:03:47.560 he and Wood spoke and after what happened between them 67 00:03:47.639 --> 00:03:52.199 last week and Biggie's entrance theme interrupted, Kingston and Biggie 68 00:03:52.199 --> 00:03:55.639 walked out, while Barrett said that while Biggie has hosted 69 00:03:55.680 --> 00:03:58.439 premium live events, he hasn't appeared on Raw SmackDown in 70 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:00.479 nearly four years. 71 00:04:00.560 --> 00:04:03.800 That's crazy, It's crazy. Is it really been four years? 72 00:04:05.159 --> 00:04:05.360 No? 73 00:04:05.400 --> 00:04:08.840 Way, I mean, I have to go back. I got 74 00:04:08.840 --> 00:04:13.479 to google that when did Biggie get injured? Because when 75 00:04:13.479 --> 00:04:18.240 I heard that stat, I said to myself, well, no, no, no, 76 00:04:18.240 --> 00:04:23.519 that's wrong, that's wrong. Okay, Biggie was injured back on 77 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:27.480 March eleventh, twenty twenty two, so I was like, what 78 00:04:28.600 --> 00:04:33.240 almost three years ago? I mean two and three quarter 79 00:04:33.360 --> 00:04:36.480 years ago, so that that's a wrong stat unless I'm 80 00:04:36.480 --> 00:04:40.639 reading this wrong. But however, we let's continue on here. 81 00:04:40.680 --> 00:04:44.600 We had Biggie tell the fans he can't thank them enough. 82 00:04:45.120 --> 00:04:47.360 He said he wished he was there under the under 83 00:04:47.399 --> 00:04:51.160 different circumstances, and said that seeing Kingston and Woods bickering 84 00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:55.920 and saying some of the most hurtful things imaginable to 85 00:04:56.000 --> 00:05:00.480 one another hurt his soul, and he said they had 86 00:05:00.480 --> 00:05:03.120 each other when they started the New Day, and Kingston 87 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:06.120 was contemplating retirement and he and Woods were close to 88 00:05:06.199 --> 00:05:09.680 being fired. Biggie recalled Kingston and Woods being at the 89 00:05:09.720 --> 00:05:12.600 hospital making sure he was okay. He spoke about being 90 00:05:12.600 --> 00:05:14.920 in a neck brace when he held Kingston's child for 91 00:05:14.959 --> 00:05:20.639 the first time, and he said that what they built 92 00:05:20.759 --> 00:05:22.480 means a lot to people, and it means a hell 93 00:05:22.519 --> 00:05:24.800 of a lot to him. So until I'm medically the 94 00:05:24.959 --> 00:05:27.199 cleared to return to this ring, I'm going to remind 95 00:05:27.240 --> 00:05:29.680 the two of you exactly who we are or who 96 00:05:29.720 --> 00:05:32.920 you are. And Biggie added he would be there every 97 00:05:32.959 --> 00:05:37.959 week as their manager. That's about to change because Woods 98 00:05:37.959 --> 00:05:39.480 said he was about to speak when a new Day 99 00:05:39.560 --> 00:05:42.240 rocks Champ broke out and Or he was about to speak, 100 00:05:42.279 --> 00:05:44.680 and then he said, now you want to come back 101 00:05:45.480 --> 00:05:47.759 after you watched this fight for months, after you watched 102 00:05:47.800 --> 00:05:50.040 us argue to the edge of a cliff and the 103 00:05:50.120 --> 00:05:52.480 last thing left to do is jump. Now you want 104 00:05:52.480 --> 00:05:58.560 to come back e you left us and Kingston Or 105 00:05:58.600 --> 00:06:02.360 he said that he broke his neck, Kingston cut him off, 106 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:04.839 and probably the line of the night. I can't believe 107 00:06:04.879 --> 00:06:07.000 that Kofi Kingston had the line of the night, but 108 00:06:07.079 --> 00:06:09.600 he did, and he said, yeah, you broke your neck, 109 00:06:09.800 --> 00:06:16.040 so what And he said that Steve, Austin, Kurrent, Angle 110 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:17.759 and Edge all broke their next and came back. And 111 00:06:18.319 --> 00:06:20.720 Woods said those three didn't even have people to come 112 00:06:20.800 --> 00:06:27.240 back too. And Big Kingston said, as big and strong 113 00:06:27.279 --> 00:06:29.959 as he is, and because he never actually had surgery, 114 00:06:30.000 --> 00:06:34.720 he was actually telling them he couldn't have come back before. 115 00:06:35.839 --> 00:06:38.360 E said he's been doing his best to get back, 116 00:06:39.319 --> 00:06:41.720 and then Wood said he tore his achilles off the 117 00:06:41.759 --> 00:06:45.480 bone and actually needed surgery, but he was back in 118 00:06:45.639 --> 00:06:49.959 nine months. For Bigie, Kingston said that if he actually 119 00:06:50.040 --> 00:06:51.639 cared about them, he would have been back a long 120 00:06:51.720 --> 00:06:55.000 time ago. And he chose his life as a new 121 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:58.399 girlfriend his stepchild over them. Do you even realize the 122 00:06:58.439 --> 00:07:03.199 burden you've become? That's a great line. Woods complained about 123 00:07:03.199 --> 00:07:06.279 the fans everywhere saying they miss E, and Woods say 124 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:10.800 they almost almost also miss E, but E didn't miss them, 125 00:07:12.079 --> 00:07:17.279 and Biggie's They said that Biggie chose himself over Woods, 126 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:20.720 and Woods told Ee to stop teasing the people and 127 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:23.600 speak the truth. He said, you're never going to be 128 00:07:23.720 --> 00:07:26.720 medically cleared. Woods told he to get the hell out 129 00:07:26.759 --> 00:07:28.319 of the ring and get back to his desk where 130 00:07:28.319 --> 00:07:32.800 he belongs, and Biggie was off Mike saying, you know, 131 00:07:32.800 --> 00:07:34.680 you guys are gonna really throw this all away right now, 132 00:07:34.800 --> 00:07:38.319 they could fix this. Biggie went for a hug at 133 00:07:38.399 --> 00:07:43.079 Kingston straight armed him, and Biggie pleaded with Woods. So 134 00:07:44.319 --> 00:07:47.480 I did have mixed feelings on this. 135 00:07:48.120 --> 00:07:50.120 I did. 136 00:07:50.759 --> 00:07:55.560 I was very adamant that the only solution that they 137 00:07:55.560 --> 00:07:58.000 could have at this point to not be to not 138 00:07:58.040 --> 00:08:05.040 do anything wild, was to have Kofe an Xavier have 139 00:08:05.079 --> 00:08:07.800 a few big E tries to break it up, you 140 00:08:07.839 --> 00:08:10.160 know whatever, he's there for for some kind of trying 141 00:08:10.160 --> 00:08:12.720 to be the voice of reason, and Xavier turns on 142 00:08:12.800 --> 00:08:20.720 Kofe and instead we get just a apparently off camera 143 00:08:20.800 --> 00:08:27.399 resolution between Xavier and Kofe, and they came up with 144 00:08:27.399 --> 00:08:30.279 the brilliant idea that Big Ye is the is the problem. 145 00:08:31.519 --> 00:08:34.360 He's the reason that they're failing, even though he's not there. 146 00:08:35.360 --> 00:08:38.440 That's the whole point. He's not there to help when 147 00:08:38.480 --> 00:08:42.759 he should be, even I mean even saying you broke 148 00:08:42.799 --> 00:08:46.120 your neck, so what I mean, that's that's just it's great. 149 00:08:46.679 --> 00:08:48.240 I don't know who came up with that, but boy, 150 00:08:48.279 --> 00:08:50.960 that was that was That was a very impactful line, 151 00:08:51.639 --> 00:08:57.039 and so I was originally a little bit annoyed that 152 00:08:57.120 --> 00:09:00.600 they just totally abandoned this story that they built with 153 00:09:00.679 --> 00:09:04.000 Kofee and Xavier and the tension and the shoving and 154 00:09:04.240 --> 00:09:06.720 when are they going to finally attack one another? One's 155 00:09:06.840 --> 00:09:10.639 Xavier finally going to have enough? And they didn't pay 156 00:09:10.679 --> 00:09:14.159 that off in that way. It still may come down 157 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:17.879 the line, but for the time being, we are getting 158 00:09:17.960 --> 00:09:23.159 a dual heel turn with Biggie who's apparently not medically 159 00:09:23.240 --> 00:09:29.840 cleared to can wrestle yet. And again I was originally annoyed, 160 00:09:30.519 --> 00:09:35.240 but the promos were arguably the best promos that either 161 00:09:35.360 --> 00:09:39.759 man has cut in their entire careers. Now that's not 162 00:09:39.799 --> 00:09:42.919 saying much given that I have a massive issue with 163 00:09:42.960 --> 00:09:46.720 the New Day characters. I've despised them for the last decade. 164 00:09:48.000 --> 00:09:50.399 Like I said, outside of the first half a year, 165 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:52.360 I was not entertained by them and did not find 166 00:09:52.399 --> 00:09:55.240 them funny. I found them obnoxious. The trombone more than 167 00:09:55.279 --> 00:09:58.879 outlived It's welcome. We had bootios, we had disrespecting the 168 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:02.120 WWE Championship. I mean, just go down the line, the 169 00:10:02.159 --> 00:10:05.720 inside jokes, the sophomore humor, the breaking of the fourth wall, 170 00:10:06.159 --> 00:10:08.799 all the crap that I hate about pro wrestling in 171 00:10:08.879 --> 00:10:12.720 today's modern era, they embodied on a weekly basis, and 172 00:10:12.759 --> 00:10:15.399 I despise them for it. Okay, so the bar is 173 00:10:15.440 --> 00:10:18.320 not exactly high. I mean I can't even recall any 174 00:10:18.480 --> 00:10:21.440 good promos from them at all during that ten years, 175 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:23.679 so the bar again is low. But I also may 176 00:10:23.679 --> 00:10:25.879 be a bit biased, and given that I just tune 177 00:10:25.919 --> 00:10:29.799 them out on a weekly basis. So my point is 178 00:10:30.360 --> 00:10:34.480 they had an awesome night because these promos. Were they 179 00:10:34.519 --> 00:10:35.320 over the top a bit? 180 00:10:35.519 --> 00:10:37.399 Yeah? 181 00:10:37.519 --> 00:10:39.080 And all of a sudden just turning on E because 182 00:10:39.120 --> 00:10:40.600 he wasn't there for them, even though he has a 183 00:10:40.600 --> 00:10:43.679 broken neck. Is that a little bit off the believable spectrum? 184 00:10:43.840 --> 00:10:48.279 You could argue? But what does this do? It turns 185 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:52.120 both men heel, which both men are in desperate need 186 00:10:52.159 --> 00:10:54.720 of a change after ten effing years of doing the 187 00:10:54.759 --> 00:10:58.440 same shtick. It's about time. It also showed you how 188 00:10:58.480 --> 00:11:02.639 good Exavier is on the mic, or rather reminded you 189 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:04.480 how good he is on the mic. 190 00:11:06.120 --> 00:11:11.000 He was just stellar. I mean, Xavier played his part well, 191 00:11:11.080 --> 00:11:14.279 so did Kofe. Who knew Kofe had that in him? 192 00:11:15.039 --> 00:11:21.240 Mister positivity, right, it was great and to see the 193 00:11:21.279 --> 00:11:24.440 sympathy on Bigie's face or the hurt on his face 194 00:11:24.480 --> 00:11:27.679 to garner sympathy from the viewing audience, I think it 195 00:11:27.879 --> 00:11:31.120 generally worked. Now the question is, okay, you did this 196 00:11:31.279 --> 00:11:35.120 two heel turns. Now, what's the deal? What do you 197 00:11:35.320 --> 00:11:40.320 do with this group? The group is effectively disbanded outside 198 00:11:40.320 --> 00:11:43.440 of KOFE and Xavier still remaining a team, which, again 199 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:47.759 the downside is Xavier doesn't get his breakouts singles run 200 00:11:47.840 --> 00:11:50.679 yet that we've been waiting for. I know I have, 201 00:11:51.840 --> 00:11:54.000 but you've seen that he can definitely hold his own. 202 00:11:54.039 --> 00:11:56.240 He's more than ready for a singles run. But if 203 00:11:56.279 --> 00:11:59.679 they feel that this temporary still alliance with KOFE is 204 00:11:59.679 --> 00:12:03.200 going to be best for his long term success, than fine, 205 00:12:03.200 --> 00:12:06.320 I'm you know, I'm I'm ready to see where they 206 00:12:06.360 --> 00:12:13.240 take it. But the sympathy on Biggie's face is where 207 00:12:13.240 --> 00:12:17.039 we're really supposed to keep our focus here, because the 208 00:12:17.080 --> 00:12:19.519 fans are thinking, well, where the hell is Biggie? If 209 00:12:19.519 --> 00:12:21.360 they're gonna do this, they got to have him medically 210 00:12:21.360 --> 00:12:24.519 cleared right, Well, he may be close, and I think 211 00:12:24.559 --> 00:12:27.639 that there's a theory out there that's been floated that 212 00:12:27.720 --> 00:12:33.039 I prescribe to, and that is Big Eie returning to 213 00:12:33.240 --> 00:12:39.639 in ring action at the Royal Rumble. That's what I 214 00:12:39.759 --> 00:12:45.240 think is going to happen. And I think what you're 215 00:12:45.279 --> 00:12:51.480 going to see is having both e I'm sorry, Kofe 216 00:12:51.480 --> 00:12:56.159 and Xavier run rough shot be just obnoxious as hell 217 00:12:56.240 --> 00:12:59.720 for the next two months, maybe even have Big Eie 218 00:12:59.759 --> 00:13:03.320 next we come back or on SmackDown because they the 219 00:13:03.360 --> 00:13:06.759 brand rules don't exist wherever, and try to just talk 220 00:13:06.799 --> 00:13:10.000 to them one last time, give it one last try 221 00:13:10.039 --> 00:13:14.759 to fix things. And they then resort to trying to 222 00:13:14.799 --> 00:13:17.519 break Biggie's neck with a chair. I did talk about 223 00:13:17.519 --> 00:13:21.639 that on my previous show, that that's a possibility, you know, 224 00:13:21.879 --> 00:13:26.960 and having Big Ee somehow get involved physically, but that's 225 00:13:26.960 --> 00:13:28.919 how you do it. And maybe they do use a 226 00:13:29.039 --> 00:13:31.519 chair around his head and try to snap his neck again, 227 00:13:31.639 --> 00:13:34.039 and maybe they go that far in a safe way, 228 00:13:34.080 --> 00:13:37.679 of course, and then Bigie disappears for two months, right 229 00:13:37.919 --> 00:13:41.360 he disappears. You kind of put him in the back 230 00:13:41.360 --> 00:13:43.440 of your mind thinking, okay, well they did that spot, 231 00:13:43.480 --> 00:13:48.000 maybe he's not medically cleared, and then both Kofe and 232 00:13:48.120 --> 00:13:51.879 Xavier are in the ring alone, at the Rumble and 233 00:13:51.960 --> 00:13:55.600 here comes Big e That would be a hell of 234 00:13:55.639 --> 00:13:57.159 a story to tell in the Rumble. Not that any 235 00:13:57.200 --> 00:13:59.000 of those three men have a chance to win the Rumble, 236 00:13:59.320 --> 00:14:02.000 but it's one of those those stories within the general 237 00:14:02.120 --> 00:14:05.000 story for the Royal Rumble that I would love to 238 00:14:05.039 --> 00:14:07.720 see play out and have Big Eie the pop for 239 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:10.440 Biggie if he weard who returns to the ring at 240 00:14:10.440 --> 00:14:15.080 the Rumble, I think would be you know, if a 241 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:17.159 ten is the best pop I've ever heard, it'd probably 242 00:14:17.200 --> 00:14:20.039 be like a seven and a half, which is again 243 00:14:20.240 --> 00:14:22.320 in the grand scheme of thirty years of watching and 244 00:14:22.360 --> 00:14:25.639 listen to wrestling, pretty good, pretty good, you know sample 245 00:14:25.679 --> 00:14:27.519 size seven and a half I think is where it 246 00:14:27.519 --> 00:14:33.320 would land. And just because if they set it upright 247 00:14:33.360 --> 00:14:35.159 and having Big Eie come out, it would be a 248 00:14:35.200 --> 00:14:38.799 lot of fun. Now the question would become, you know, 249 00:14:38.840 --> 00:14:41.159 what's the long term plan? Is Biggie just work with 250 00:14:41.519 --> 00:14:42.799 Kofeed Xavier. 251 00:14:42.480 --> 00:14:42.960 Down the line? 252 00:14:44.360 --> 00:14:46.159 Where does that land? I mean, you can't do a 253 00:14:46.200 --> 00:14:50.519 two on one scenario forever, So how do things even out? Well, 254 00:14:50.519 --> 00:14:53.919 Biggie has to find a companion. At some point, He's 255 00:14:53.919 --> 00:14:56.519 gonna have to find a tag team partner to take 256 00:14:56.600 --> 00:15:00.320 down the New Day or take down with le of 257 00:15:00.360 --> 00:15:04.240 the New Day in Kofe and Xavier. So again that's 258 00:15:04.279 --> 00:15:06.440 about four steps, five steps, six steps away. 259 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:08.759 But this is. 260 00:15:08.840 --> 00:15:11.679 Clearly something that they're working towards, because otherwise you wouldn't 261 00:15:11.679 --> 00:15:17.080 bring Biggie in here to use him as a tool 262 00:15:17.360 --> 00:15:19.480 for a heel turn, which I think was very effective. 263 00:15:20.120 --> 00:15:21.919 A dual heel turn. How often do you see that? 264 00:15:23.159 --> 00:15:30.039 And then you have Biggie be set up for again 265 00:15:30.320 --> 00:15:32.759 a physical in ring return if you don't have big 266 00:15:32.840 --> 00:15:34.960 Eie return for entering competition. I don't know what the 267 00:15:34.960 --> 00:15:38.360 hell this was for. Yeah, I don't know, but it 268 00:15:38.399 --> 00:15:40.360 does also make me excited for what could be next 269 00:15:40.360 --> 00:15:45.639 for Biggie. And maybe he stops gyrating and he stops 270 00:15:45.639 --> 00:15:52.480 making jokes, it starts getting serious. That'd be nice, if 271 00:15:52.679 --> 00:15:54.440 you know, if he comes back on a singles run. 272 00:15:54.559 --> 00:15:58.559 But anyway, my ultimate conclusion for this segment while I did, 273 00:15:58.840 --> 00:16:05.200 was mixed and back and forth. They've hooked me, not 274 00:16:05.679 --> 00:16:07.720 line and sinker, but I have the hook in my 275 00:16:07.799 --> 00:16:10.519 mouth and I'm willing to go along for the ride. 276 00:16:10.799 --> 00:16:13.840 I initially was saying, are you what is this? Why 277 00:16:13.879 --> 00:16:17.679 are we pivoting thinking it's one of those Vince McMahon 278 00:16:17.720 --> 00:16:21.000 specials where they pivot to pivot to shock for shock's sake, 279 00:16:21.320 --> 00:16:23.759 with no actual idea of what the follow up is, 280 00:16:24.120 --> 00:16:26.519 just to swerve fans that think they're the smart ones 281 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:29.039 that know what we're gonna do, and that ha, see 282 00:16:29.080 --> 00:16:31.840 how we're gonna fool you, And then his fans are 283 00:16:31.840 --> 00:16:36.080 gonna go, Okay, yeah, cool, you did. What's next though, 284 00:16:36.159 --> 00:16:38.960 how how does this benefit you again long term? Do 285 00:16:38.960 --> 00:16:39.679 you have a plan? 286 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:43.720 No? Oh well, congrats, congratulations. Right. 287 00:16:44.000 --> 00:16:46.120 It felt a lot of times like creative we do 288 00:16:46.159 --> 00:16:51.519 that to fans, and with Triple H and company, they 289 00:16:51.559 --> 00:16:56.039 seem more strategic. They're all about storytelling long term. At 290 00:16:56.120 --> 00:16:58.240 least they're fooling me. If they aren't, it seems like 291 00:16:58.279 --> 00:17:02.960 they are. So I'm here for it, like I'm gonna 292 00:17:03.039 --> 00:17:05.960 let it play itself out, and I've kind of given 293 00:17:05.960 --> 00:17:07.920 you a at least through the rumble of how things 294 00:17:07.960 --> 00:17:11.319 I think could go. All right, Well, we obviously had 295 00:17:11.359 --> 00:17:12.839 a lot more happen on Raw, so. 296 00:17:12.839 --> 00:17:13.480 Let's get to that. 297 00:17:15.200 --> 00:17:20.480 Let's start at the beginning of Raw, and we had 298 00:17:20.599 --> 00:17:24.880 Punk come out in his non wrestling attire, introduced by 299 00:17:24.960 --> 00:17:27.359 Lily and Garcia still cool to he hear Lilian on 300 00:17:27.400 --> 00:17:31.119 the mic and he says, oh, it's good to be alive. 301 00:17:32.519 --> 00:17:35.039 I don't know why he does that, but he said 302 00:17:35.079 --> 00:17:37.359 the show. The show was sold out. He said the 303 00:17:37.440 --> 00:17:40.400 last time he saw fans, fans saw him on RAW. 304 00:17:40.559 --> 00:17:42.799 He wasn't sure what the future held coming from a 305 00:17:42.839 --> 00:17:46.160 Helen a Cell match, and said he was fresh off 306 00:17:46.440 --> 00:17:49.680 of a potential career ending War Games match, but he 307 00:17:49.720 --> 00:17:51.400 was feeling a lot better than he did coming out 308 00:17:51.440 --> 00:17:58.000 of Helen a Cell. And he said that he put 309 00:17:58.039 --> 00:18:00.680 things aside and in some personal business for a friend, 310 00:18:00.759 --> 00:18:03.200 Paul Haman and then Punks took it and stood on 311 00:18:03.240 --> 00:18:05.559 the middle rope and said he knows what the future holds. 312 00:18:06.000 --> 00:18:08.079 He pointed to the rafters and asked fans if they 313 00:18:08.079 --> 00:18:10.799 could see it. Punk said he could see it, even 314 00:18:10.839 --> 00:18:15.240 though everyone told him it wasn't there. Punk said he 315 00:18:15.279 --> 00:18:17.880 knows what the future holds. He said there are different 316 00:18:17.960 --> 00:18:19.839 roads you can take to get there, and there's different 317 00:18:19.839 --> 00:18:23.039 ways to finish your story. Can we retire that phrase? 318 00:18:25.000 --> 00:18:27.440 I just I need to retire the finish your story phrase. 319 00:18:28.440 --> 00:18:31.920 I don't need to hear it anymore. But Punk spoke 320 00:18:31.960 --> 00:18:35.400 about the Royal Rumble an elimination chamber being his possible road, 321 00:18:36.000 --> 00:18:38.200 and he also said he has a favor or two 322 00:18:38.279 --> 00:18:42.119 that he can call in, so that could be exactly 323 00:18:42.160 --> 00:18:45.440 what he's using for Paul Haman. For is not to 324 00:18:45.440 --> 00:18:47.240 get a match with Roman, he could do that at 325 00:18:47.240 --> 00:18:51.599 any time, but to potentially use Paul Haman's leverage, his 326 00:18:52.640 --> 00:18:57.079 political influence, if you will, to get himself into a 327 00:18:57.160 --> 00:19:01.839 big time match for a championship. Maybe Punk also should 328 00:19:01.920 --> 00:19:06.240 explore the option of I don't know, attack the champion, 329 00:19:06.799 --> 00:19:10.240 go up to him and just say, hey, you and me, 330 00:19:10.599 --> 00:19:12.519 what do you want to put the belt online? Hey, Gunther, 331 00:19:12.799 --> 00:19:15.200 I'm calling you out, just like walk out Raw and 332 00:19:15.240 --> 00:19:18.200 walk out with Rawl and say hey, calling you out, 333 00:19:18.319 --> 00:19:20.880 or even put out a simple tweet. 334 00:19:20.960 --> 00:19:22.799 All of these are. 335 00:19:22.680 --> 00:19:28.559 Ultra easy and will be as effective as getting a 336 00:19:28.640 --> 00:19:30.119 match by going the hard way. 337 00:19:30.519 --> 00:19:30.799 Right. 338 00:19:31.319 --> 00:19:34.559 So, of course I'm using too much logic. In pro 339 00:19:34.599 --> 00:19:36.920 wrestling land, they are trying to tell a story with Punk, 340 00:19:37.400 --> 00:19:40.160 I understand that. But if this was actually a real 341 00:19:40.960 --> 00:19:44.000 a real competition, and this was something that was actually 342 00:19:44.640 --> 00:19:46.599 something he was trying to do but trying to find 343 00:19:46.599 --> 00:19:49.680 a way to do it, this would be the way. Literally, 344 00:19:49.720 --> 00:19:53.759 send out a tweet and you will get your match, 345 00:19:54.000 --> 00:19:56.799 or at least it'll be the start of your progression 346 00:19:56.839 --> 00:20:00.559 towards getting a championship match. Again, like I said, just 347 00:20:00.559 --> 00:20:02.559 call him out on a raw, but I get it. 348 00:20:02.480 --> 00:20:03.599 It's a story. It's fine. 349 00:20:04.559 --> 00:20:10.480 So anyway, he said that he oh after the favor. 350 00:20:10.880 --> 00:20:17.240 We then got interrupted by Seth Rollins and Punk and 351 00:20:17.319 --> 00:20:21.599 Rollin stood in opposite corners, and then we had Rollin 352 00:20:21.799 --> 00:20:24.640 say he's been he's been thinking a lot, and he 353 00:20:24.759 --> 00:20:28.920 determined that he should have knocked Punk's ass out the 354 00:20:29.000 --> 00:20:32.240 day he returned to w w A and said he's 355 00:20:32.279 --> 00:20:35.799 regretted not doing it every single day for the past year. 356 00:20:36.480 --> 00:20:39.680 Rollin said he is said a lot has gotten in 357 00:20:39.720 --> 00:20:43.079 the way over the last year, and Rollin said Punk 358 00:20:43.119 --> 00:20:44.960 got hurt. He had titles to the defend and a 359 00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:48.799 bloodline to take down. Rollin said the last time he 360 00:20:48.839 --> 00:20:51.200 saw Punk, he was close to taking his shot, but 361 00:20:51.279 --> 00:20:53.079 yet he had pity for him because he had just 362 00:20:53.160 --> 00:20:56.680 come out of Helen a Cell. Rollin said having pity 363 00:20:56.680 --> 00:21:00.480 for Punk was his mistake, and Rollin said that's seeing 364 00:21:00.480 --> 00:21:03.039 punk Sten triumphant next to Roman Reigns made it clear 365 00:21:03.079 --> 00:21:05.559 to him that it was time to rectify his mistake. 366 00:21:06.640 --> 00:21:09.240 Rollins removed his jacket tossed it the ringside, and then 367 00:21:09.359 --> 00:21:13.599 Rollin said there's nothing in his way or Punk's way. 368 00:21:14.319 --> 00:21:17.759 Rollins said no one was holding him back or them back, 369 00:21:18.000 --> 00:21:21.599 and the only thing between them was air and hatred, 370 00:21:22.279 --> 00:21:24.519 and Rollins said he had a feeling in his gut 371 00:21:24.519 --> 00:21:26.000 that this would be the right of the night he 372 00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:31.440 knocks Punks on his ass. Punk then said that he 373 00:21:31.599 --> 00:21:35.039 talks too much and he doesn't listen. Punk recalled saying 374 00:21:35.079 --> 00:21:38.799 he put the personal things aside and said that Rollins 375 00:21:38.839 --> 00:21:41.400 was championed six months ago and now he had something 376 00:21:41.440 --> 00:21:45.279 he wanted at that time, but now he has nothing 377 00:21:45.640 --> 00:21:48.960 that he wants. And Punk said he knows where he's going. 378 00:21:49.440 --> 00:21:52.480 I know it's in my future, kid, you ain't it 379 00:21:53.359 --> 00:21:56.160 and Punks stepped closer to Rollins while saying that Rollins 380 00:21:56.200 --> 00:21:58.319 thought about him for six months, but he doesn't think 381 00:21:58.319 --> 00:22:01.759 about Rollins at all. Punk said he has things to 382 00:22:01.839 --> 00:22:04.559 do in the business and told Rollins to stay out 383 00:22:04.559 --> 00:22:08.359 of his and then he said that Punk talks too much, 384 00:22:08.559 --> 00:22:12.079 that Rollins that is, and he doesn't listen enough. He 385 00:22:12.119 --> 00:22:15.680 said this is my business? And then Rollins shoved Punk 386 00:22:15.720 --> 00:22:18.039 to the mat. Punk got up and a bit of 387 00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:21.680 a fighting stance there, and Jay was so and Sammy 388 00:22:21.759 --> 00:22:25.720 Zain played security guard here and pulled Punk and Rollins apart, 389 00:22:26.279 --> 00:22:30.400 and of course Adam Pierce blew his top because he's 390 00:22:30.559 --> 00:22:34.279 paid to do that on a weekly basis. And we 391 00:22:34.359 --> 00:22:36.440 had Rollins get on the mic and asked Punk if 392 00:22:36.799 --> 00:22:39.119 he's his business now, and Rollins threw some kicks a 393 00:22:39.160 --> 00:22:45.599 Punk through the ropes and Zain said that he gets 394 00:22:46.160 --> 00:22:49.000 that Rollins is angry, but he doesn't get to talk 395 00:22:49.079 --> 00:22:52.359 to Jay that way, and Rollin said Zaane was right, 396 00:22:53.640 --> 00:22:58.359 and that's it ended up causing tension between Sammy and 397 00:22:58.559 --> 00:23:03.440 Seth that led to our event. So we'll talk about 398 00:23:03.440 --> 00:23:09.119 that in just a little bit. Quite an interesting effective 399 00:23:09.160 --> 00:23:17.839 segment here, effective segment, and this really pushed things forward 400 00:23:17.839 --> 00:23:22.240 in a big way. You know, we got to Punk 401 00:23:22.359 --> 00:23:28.920