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<v Speaker 1>Listen is WWE superstar Drew McIntyre and you're listening to

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<v Speaker 1>the WWE podcast show.

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<v Speaker 2>The one that everybody wants met for sixteen. So guy,

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<v Speaker 2>just well, your ass is mind. You're going to acknowledge me.

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<v Speaker 3>What is going on? Everybody back again here with the

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<v Speaker 3>Main Event review, hosted by myself Daniel. I hope you

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<v Speaker 3>guys have had a lovely week, this one recording live

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<v Speaker 3>on the twentieth of February, and yes, reviewing on typical

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<v Speaker 3>Sunday night when she is probably Sunday morning for most

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<v Speaker 3>of most of you all that's listening from this around

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<v Speaker 3>the world. But yeah, lots to get through this week's

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<v Speaker 3>Main Event episode. First, I would, I guess, start by

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<v Speaker 3>touching by the events that happened on SmackDown last week,

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<v Speaker 3>which I kind of I guess mentioned in the previous

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<v Speaker 3>episode with Charlotte choosing Tiffany Stratton, and that's obviously going

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<v Speaker 3>to be leading up to WrestleMania. I basically already gave

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<v Speaker 3>my opinions on that, and we also have obviously Raw

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<v Speaker 3>to get across, and the two matches that happened again

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<v Speaker 3>on Main Event next week will be the Elimination Chamber

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<v Speaker 3>I hope you guys are really excited for that. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>sure am. A reason being is that I don't know,

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<v Speaker 3>as I mentioned last week, who's going to be Cody

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<v Speaker 3>Rhodes's opponent come WrestleMania. And we obviously all saw what

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<v Speaker 3>happened with the Rock Primo, which I guess if I

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<v Speaker 3>want to touch into that now, it's possibly a heel

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<v Speaker 3>turn there, but I don't see Cody doing it either.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think he's going to take the Rocks offer,

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<v Speaker 3>but it'd be unbelievably interesting if he did, and I

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<v Speaker 3>think there would be kind of lots of ways to

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<v Speaker 3>go about it. I'm not sure if you guys have

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<v Speaker 3>watched The Boys, but there's a lot of people comparing

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<v Speaker 3>Cody Rhoads to the Homelander. And for those that don't

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<v Speaker 3>know who the Homelander is, he's the main villain of

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<v Speaker 3>the Boys. He is actually perceived as the company guy

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<v Speaker 3>for fort, which is the superhero company there, and he

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<v Speaker 3>very much resembles the same look as Cody Rhodes, the

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<v Speaker 3>bleach blonde hair, the dressing of the red, white, and

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<v Speaker 3>blue with the American stripes here, and I feel like

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<v Speaker 3>this angle kinda is extremely similar to that of Homelander,

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<v Speaker 3>with VT being The Rock as the final boss and

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<v Speaker 3>him trying to I guess low Cody to be a

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<v Speaker 3>company guy, but a company guy of The Rock. So

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<v Speaker 3>that's kind of my I guess opinion for that when

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<v Speaker 3>especially when he mentioned that he wanted to take Cody's soul,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think that's where they're trying to tease is

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<v Speaker 3>a potential Cody Rhodes Homelander type he'll turn, which again

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think that Cody is going to take. But

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<v Speaker 3>it's very interesting because it will lead to I guess

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<v Speaker 3>what will happen for WrestleMania and the main event card

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<v Speaker 3>depending who he verses or not, and we're going to

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<v Speaker 3>see how The Rock kind of gets his hands into

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<v Speaker 3>this one. It does seem as though that he's not

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<v Speaker 3>really wanting to pursue the WWE Championship, but more to

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<v Speaker 3>take Cody Rhods's soul, which for this angle I do

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<v Speaker 3>find interesting, but at the same time, I'm still not

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<v Speaker 3>really happy about how The Rock all of a sudden

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<v Speaker 3>decided to thank Cody Rhoads on the debut Our Roy

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<v Speaker 3>episode of Netflix, and now, all of a sudden, we're

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<v Speaker 3>meant to believe that these guys are friends and the

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<v Speaker 3>Rock is not seeking for any I guess championship aspirations

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<v Speaker 3>or revenge whatsoever. But again, that could all change at

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<v Speaker 3>the Elimination Chamber, so keen to look out for that one.

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<v Speaker 3>And speaking of the Elimination Chamber, I thought i'd give

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<v Speaker 3>also my predictions for next week, given that I think

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<v Speaker 3>by the time this goes out, we'll all know the

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<v Speaker 3>results of the Elimination Chamber and finally we'll have a

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<v Speaker 3>clear path to WrestleMania too. So the first match I'm

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<v Speaker 3>going to talk about is the Kevin Owens and Samusein match,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'll tie that into what happened on Monday Night

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<v Speaker 3>Raw as main event does actually speak about it there. Yes,

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<v Speaker 3>on Raw, we get Samu Zain making his entrance looking

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<v Speaker 3>pretty banged up from that package pile driver, saying that

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<v Speaker 3>it's been a rough couple of weeks, feels good to

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<v Speaker 3>be here, and he thanked all the fans for that.

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<v Speaker 3>This time, Zayan has said that there is no forgiving

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<v Speaker 3>and forgetting because it wasn't about as he mentioned in

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<v Speaker 3>his previous promo careers or just trying to get over

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<v Speaker 3>to the top of we this one was personal as

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<v Speaker 3>he tried to end his career, and he also told

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<v Speaker 3>Owens that he wasn't able to do it and his

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<v Speaker 3>neck isn't one hundred percent, but he's going to have

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<v Speaker 3>enough in the tank for a fight. Adam Pierce basically

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<v Speaker 3>then comes out basically says that he is not available

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<v Speaker 3>to do the match. He said that he's not medically

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<v Speaker 3>clear and the answer is no. And then Zaye responds

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<v Speaker 3>by saying that he's obviously not going to leave the

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<v Speaker 3>ring until the match has been made, and Pierce then

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<v Speaker 3>just mentioned that he can't sanction the match, therefore declaring

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<v Speaker 3>that the match will be unsanctioned, and that's going to

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<v Speaker 3>be simply incredible. You guys should literally go on YouTube

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<v Speaker 3>now and have a look at one of the fights

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<v Speaker 3>these two had on the independent circuit. It's a small

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<v Speaker 3>reel on YouTube that I've watched with basically Sammy Zay's

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<v Speaker 3>wearing a mask and he's versing Kevin Owens back over

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<v Speaker 3>a decade ago, and the spots that these guys had

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<v Speaker 3>was simply unbelievable. So if we're going to have a

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<v Speaker 3>non sanctioned match at Elimination Chamber, it might not be

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<v Speaker 3>to the levels of that independent circuit match. But these

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<v Speaker 3>two work really well on the ring together. They obviously

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<v Speaker 3>have a long history, and this match is simply going

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<v Speaker 3>to be unbelievable. So I'm keen for the spots that

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<v Speaker 3>are going to happen in that and in saying that,

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<v Speaker 3>for my predictions, I believe this match is just probably

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<v Speaker 3>not going to have a contest, So no contest result here.

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<v Speaker 3>We may see Randy Orden coming in to fear the match,

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<v Speaker 3>or we may see these two not finish up there

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<v Speaker 3>their match, and that will lead on to potentially another

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<v Speaker 3>WrestleMania feat there. But I think that Randy Orden is

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<v Speaker 3>most likely going to come back, So I feel like

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<v Speaker 3>their program between Kevin Owens and Randy ordon hasn't occurred,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's most likely going to happen, and if it

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<v Speaker 3>does happen, it'll probably be at WrestleMania. And then we

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<v Speaker 3>might potentially see samuse Ain go up against Carrying Cross.

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<v Speaker 3>And I know that does sound underwhelming, but it feels

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<v Speaker 3>as though that Carrying Cross is much deserving of a

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<v Speaker 3>push now, especially with the Final Testament members being released

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<v Speaker 3>from WWE. This may allow Carrying Cross to kind of

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<v Speaker 3>push forward into a role that I think he deserves.

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like caring Cross is extremely good on the mic,

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<v Speaker 3>and there still gives a match for Samusein, maybe not

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<v Speaker 3>to the magnitude that people expect, but there is something

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<v Speaker 3>available for Samuzin at WrestleMania at this point. I think

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<v Speaker 3>there's nothing to complain about that. But again, this will

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<v Speaker 3>be a no contest, and I guess we'll have to

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<v Speaker 3>wait and see what happens with any interferences that do occur.

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<v Speaker 3>We then get Tiffy and Trishy time against Naya Jacks

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<v Speaker 3>and cannas Lay. This one was weird because I feel

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<v Speaker 3>like the last time those two spoke, as mentioned Trish

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<v Speaker 3>Stratus was literally like feuding with Tiffany Straten after money

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<v Speaker 3>in the banks. So now they've just all of a

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<v Speaker 3>sudden become friends. They're probably going to get the win here,

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<v Speaker 3>most likely, given the fact that tiff is the champion

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<v Speaker 3>and trist Status is obviously a Hall of Famer wrestling

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<v Speaker 3>in her own hometown, so not surprised with this one.

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<v Speaker 1>There.

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<v Speaker 3>We may see Charlott Flair come after and do a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit of a to make the feud a bit

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<v Speaker 3>more interesting or to make the program a bit more

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<v Speaker 3>interesting and kind of say a few words or interfere.

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<v Speaker 3>Who knows, But again, I think Tiffany Stratton and Trish

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<v Speaker 3>Status get this one done as well. For the women's

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<v Speaker 3>elimination Chamber match, I honestly have no idea who the

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<v Speaker 3>hell is going to win this match. I'll be honest.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I'm leaning towards John Cena only because I

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<v Speaker 3>feel like seam Punk and Steph Rolins are going to

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<v Speaker 3>have their kind of beef at WrestleMania, and somehow Rains

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<v Speaker 3>is going to find his way to get involved in that.

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<v Speaker 3>I think Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest are going to

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<v Speaker 3>have their kind of internal feud within the chamber as well,

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<v Speaker 3>So that leaves basically Logan Paul and John Cena, and

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<v Speaker 3>I don't see Logan Paul winning the chamber. If that

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<v Speaker 3>was to happen, I feel like the ww universe would

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<v Speaker 3>have an extreme meltdown. I think Logan Paul's simply there

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<v Speaker 3>to display some spots and have some good athleticism moments,

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<v Speaker 3>and that will be something interesting there, because yes, Logan

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<v Speaker 3>Paul does risk his body, as much as I probably

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<v Speaker 3>don't like him as a person. I have to say

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<v Speaker 3>he's very good in ring for someone that hasn't trained

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<v Speaker 3>wrestling his whole life, as in performing on a WWE stage,

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<v Speaker 3>and given the fact that he's extremely athletic and he's

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<v Speaker 3>willing to put his body on the line to create

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<v Speaker 3>a moment for us. So got to give him credit

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<v Speaker 3>where that's due. And I think that covers the elimination

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<v Speaker 3>chamber from memory of I think it's those four matches.

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<v Speaker 3>If I have missed one, I'll go back to it,

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<v Speaker 3>but I think it's just those four matches for now.

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<v Speaker 3>All the women's one apologies. So for the women's I

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<v Speaker 3>would have to say, oh, that's a tough one too.

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<v Speaker 3>I think for some reason, my heart is leaning towards

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<v Speaker 3>Live Morgan. I don't really like that, but I feel

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<v Speaker 3>as though it's the only one that makes true sense

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<v Speaker 3>because of the fact that you've got Bianco Balat, You've

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<v Speaker 3>got Naomi who have their kind of tag team going on.

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<v Speaker 3>You've got Bailey. But I don't see Bailey having a

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<v Speaker 3>feud with Real Ripley, especially with Roxanne Perez being there.

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<v Speaker 3>And I feel like Roxanne Perez being in there is

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<v Speaker 3>to obviously elevate her as well, but also to continue

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<v Speaker 3>that that feud that's going on with Bailey as well.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, I just and Alexa Bliss. I think there's

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<v Speaker 3>some Wyat program White six program going on and happening there,

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<v Speaker 3>So I don't see Alexa Bliss winning either. So for me,

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<v Speaker 3>by default, the only one that really makes sense is

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<v Speaker 3>Live Morgan. But am I too excited about that? Not really,

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<v Speaker 3>But then again, there really isn't an opponent for Rea Ripley,

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<v Speaker 3>and this is why I would have much preferred Charlotte

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<v Speaker 3>Flair getting it and then potentially Nia Jacks winning the

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<v Speaker 3>Elimination Chamber and actually having that match with Tiffany because

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<v Speaker 3>of the fact that she did take the title off her.

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<v Speaker 3>But again I don't I'm not too upset about how

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<v Speaker 3>it's been booked. I just hope that they find a

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<v Speaker 3>way to kind of rectify this, and with that match

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<v Speaker 3>that's happening with er Sky and rear Ripley for the

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<v Speaker 3>Championship belt the next day, we might see some feathers

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<v Speaker 3>ruffled with I guess that WrestleMania card and that title match,

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<v Speaker 3>so just look out for that. It's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>extremely interesting. But now we'll I guess move on to

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<v Speaker 3>yes the main event matches, the first one being our

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<v Speaker 3>main event Staples Alpha Academy, the team of Otis and

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<v Speaker 3>Akira Tazawa coming up against Atown down Under, who just

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<v Speaker 3>came off a loss to Oberfemi, and for those that

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<v Speaker 3>watch the match, incredible match in my opinion, well booked,

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<v Speaker 3>and you could see that with Grace and Willer putting

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<v Speaker 3>the stunner on Austin Theory, there might be hints of

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<v Speaker 3>a breakup here, but that didn't look like it was

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<v Speaker 3>the case here on main event, as Austin Theory got

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<v Speaker 3>the victory. All the tag team got the victory, with

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<v Speaker 3>Austin Theory putting an a town down on a Kira

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<v Speaker 3>Tozawa clearly, with Grace and Waller taking the pin on Obafemi.

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<v Speaker 3>This looks as though that when hopefully these two eventually

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<v Speaker 3>the Aussie Icon will hopefully help this out. But again,

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<v Speaker 3>I think the push for Austin Theory to take it

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<v Speaker 3>to the next step is while overdue, because it feels

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<v Speaker 3>as though these two are literally doing nothing together. It's

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<v Speaker 3>just a shame that they're not getting a program on

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<v Speaker 3>Raw to discuss this feud and to have kind of

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<v Speaker 3>rumblings of them breaking up, because I feel like they

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<v Speaker 3>can offer a lot of potential there and I feel

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<v Speaker 3>like there'd be a lot of space on the card

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<v Speaker 3>for that. I'm also surprised that Raw's only filming for

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<v Speaker 3>two hours and thirty minutes. You'd think on Netflix they'd

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<v Speaker 3>be able to increase to three hours, and I feel

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<v Speaker 3>like an extra thirty minutes would perfectly help would help

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<v Speaker 3>this as well, allowing these kind of feuds to be

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<v Speaker 3>programmed on the main show as well. So again, they

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<v Speaker 3>get the victory here. I'm not sure if it means

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<v Speaker 3>much for them as a tag team, but it definitely

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<v Speaker 3>reignites the feud that we've had last year when these

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<v Speaker 3>two were I guess on the verge of breaking up,

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<v Speaker 3>but it didn't end up happening. So let's see how

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<v Speaker 3>that kind of transfers over to Raw where they've been

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<v Speaker 3>transferred to, because we've obviously seen them now on Main

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<v Speaker 3>Event and also on NXT as well. As mentioned, we

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<v Speaker 3>touched off on the Sammu Zain promo that happened on Raw,

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<v Speaker 3>which was also aired on this main event episode. We

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<v Speaker 3>then get the match between Alba Faire and Layra Valkyra.

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<v Speaker 3>one from Ireland and one from Scotland, so competing there,

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<v Speaker 3>and they get a match here on main event. Which

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<v Speaker 3>was surprising to me to see Layra Valkyrira on the

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<v Speaker 3>card as well, especially being the Intercontinental Champion, but nevertheless

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<v Speaker 3>an interesting feat It's also weird to see Albafayer without

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<v Speaker 3>Eiler Drn as a tag team, and for her not

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<v Speaker 3>featuring in the Rumble Eiladorn getting the flick. I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>sure what they're really going to be doing with her.

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<v Speaker 3>Larra getting the victory here obviously gives her a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of momentum going into the Intercontinental Championship match with Dakota Kai,

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<v Speaker 3>which one hundred percent certain she will win. It's just

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<v Speaker 3>going to be I guess, a mysterious guess on who's

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<v Speaker 3>going to be her opponent come WrestleMania, and I'm also

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<v Speaker 3>I guess intrigued to see what's going to happen with

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<v Speaker 3>those midcard belts and who's going to be yeah, part

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<v Speaker 3>of that WrestleMania feuds between both yeah, Michin and I'm

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<v Speaker 3>not meeching sorry, Chelsea Green and Laara of Valkyria. As

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<v Speaker 3>I guess, since they've had the belts, they haven't really

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<v Speaker 3>defended them to the levels that I've expected, and it

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<v Speaker 3>would have been nice to kind of see them find

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<v Speaker 3>them out on some prls, just because I think they

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<v Speaker 3>need to kind of make these belts a bit more significant,

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<v Speaker 3>not just being I guess defended on the main shows.

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<v Speaker 3>And I know Triple H has been booking a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of these title defenses on the main brand shows, but

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<v Speaker 3>I do kind of miss when they were there on PL's.

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<v Speaker 3>Especially with WrestleMania, I'm interested to see how they're going

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<v Speaker 3>to build up feuds for those titles as well. Maybe

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<v Speaker 3>this match between Dakota and Kay and Laura Valkyria might

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<v Speaker 3>spark a bit of another heel tern for Dakota, but

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<v Speaker 3>I highly doubt that because she's just turned face. So

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<v Speaker 3>I think Laara's going to defend the title here and

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<v Speaker 3>then we're going to see what her rot to WrestleMania

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<v Speaker 3>will be, because I'm pretty sure that they're going to

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<v Speaker 3>have to defend the titles on WrestleMania, So I for

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<v Speaker 3>the first time in probably a long time. I really

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<v Speaker 3>can't predict exactly what the WrestleMania card is the only

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<v Speaker 3>way we really did predict that was from I guess

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<v Speaker 3>the raw rumble. But again we didn't even know that

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<v Speaker 3>Jay Usso was going to Verse Gansa, so that match

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<v Speaker 3>was kind of a surprise to us so lots to

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<v Speaker 3>really look forward to as we As we passed through

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<v Speaker 3>elimination Chamber, we then have yes that final match on

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<v Speaker 3>Monday Night Roll with the main event with Seth Rolins

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<v Speaker 3>against Finnbala the last qualification spot to enter the chamber,

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<v Speaker 3>and as we all guessed and probably knew, Seth Rowlins

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<v Speaker 3>getting the victory here in what was a pretty incredible

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<v Speaker 3>match went for I think over twenty minutes there and

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<v Speaker 3>just shows the chemistry that these two have. They obviously

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<v Speaker 3>have a long history together dating back to when Finnbala

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<v Speaker 3>won the first Universal Championship and since then has done

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<v Speaker 3>absolutely nothing and he has become just nothing but a jobber,

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<v Speaker 3>which is extremely frustrating for me. It is frustrating because

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<v Speaker 3>Finnbala is exceptional in the ring and I feel as

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<v Speaker 3>though that he's not getting any programs that he deserves.

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<v Speaker 3>He rightfully deserves. Seth Rolins is obviously the correct candidate

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<v Speaker 3>to take into the elimination chamber, but I feel like

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<v Speaker 3>they really need to do something for Finnbala what I

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<v Speaker 3>did here, and this one's kind of out of the

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<v Speaker 3>cards take for I guess the next potential WrestleMania match,

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<v Speaker 3>but I'm hearing that Finnbala might come up against AJ

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<v Speaker 3>Styles And this one is interesting to me because I

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<v Speaker 3>already see AJ Styles and ron Breakers sort of feuding

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<v Speaker 3>as well. I also see Finn Bala and Dominique Mysteria

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<v Speaker 3>having a few tensions within the Judgment day, and we

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<v Speaker 3>also did see AJ Styles and Dominique Mysterio also feuding,

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<v Speaker 3>and finally we did see ron Breaker spearing Dominique Mysteria

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<v Speaker 3>as well. So, if we can find a way to

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<v Speaker 3>get as many superstars as possible into WrestleMania, because I

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<v Speaker 3>do feel like all of them deserve a WrestleMania feature,

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<v Speaker 3>what better way to do it than make a fatal

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<v Speaker 3>four way for the Intercontinental Championship. And that's kind of

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<v Speaker 3>my I think extreme hot booking take on WrestleMania is

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<v Speaker 3>having that Fatal four way for the title. It made

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<v Speaker 3>complete sense, it would give finmballean opportunity to feature in WrestleMania. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>him and Don are not seeing eye to eye exactly

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<v Speaker 3>at the moment, and as might as I mentioned before,

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<v Speaker 3>bron Breaker and AJ Styles potentially having their program Dominique

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<v Speaker 3>Masterira being involved with AJ Styles and bron Breakers spearing

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<v Speaker 3>Dominique as well, that would make DO four an interesting

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<v Speaker 3>interesting match to say the very least, And I think

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<v Speaker 3>that does it for this week's episode of the Main Event. Again,

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<v Speaker 3>as mentioned, I'm really excited for Elimination Chamber and once

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<v Speaker 3>that's done, hopefully we're able to clear up the road

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<v Speaker 3>to WrestleMania. As I mentioned at the start of the episode,

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<v Speaker 3>so extremely extremely keen for that. But in saying that,

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<v Speaker 3>wishing you all a fantastic rest of the week and

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<v Speaker 3>hope you all take care as well. Cheers.

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