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

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<v Speaker 1>the WWE podcast show.

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<v Speaker 2>The one that everybody wants me God tell st three

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen said just what your ass is my arm?

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<v Speaker 1>You can acknowledge me.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, everybody, welcome to the ww Podcast. It is Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 2>August twenty seventh, twenty twenty four, as we are closing

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<v Speaker 2>in on Bash in Berlin, and we will have our

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<v Speaker 2>predictions for you later this week, so look for that.

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<v Speaker 2>But we've got a lot to talk about tonight with

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<v Speaker 2>Monday Night Raw that took place in Providence, one that

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of weird in some respects. Yes, some critiques

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<v Speaker 2>are coming your way, you know this show, but also

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<v Speaker 2>some praise. I think that having Chad Gable in the

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<v Speaker 2>main event of Raw in a one on one match,

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<v Speaker 2>when's the last time that happened? I mean maybe during

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<v Speaker 2>his run with Gunther when he was trying to take

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<v Speaker 2>the IC title and had like three matches in succession

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<v Speaker 2>to try to beat Gunther for the Intercontinental title prior

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<v Speaker 2>to WrestleMania. But Chad Gable in the main event doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>happen too often, and I love it. And yes, of

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<v Speaker 2>course credit to Uncle Howdie too, Bodallas, who continue to

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<v Speaker 2>create some interesting but realistic, grounded based characters that aren't

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<v Speaker 2>out in the ether, ones that are somewhat believable. They're

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<v Speaker 2>all just disturbed. They've all been wronged in some way.

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<v Speaker 2>They do have a mission statement of coming after those

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<v Speaker 2>that believe they have families that are true and pure,

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<v Speaker 2>and that he is there to make sure that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's he's taking care of those that are are weak.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he's taking care or trying to dispose of

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<v Speaker 2>those who are taking advantage of others. Again, let's be

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<v Speaker 2>paraphrasing or interpreting what so far I understands their mission,

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<v Speaker 2>but they at least have constant character development every single week,

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<v Speaker 2>something I think that is definitely needed in this Wyatt

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<v Speaker 2>sixth group that has been received as well as you

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<v Speaker 2>could hope that they've that would be received. And I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know about you, but every time I see Bo Dallas,

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<v Speaker 2>Uncle Howdy, you see Bray Wyatt, his mannerisms, the beard,

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<v Speaker 2>his smile, all of it, it just makes you just

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<v Speaker 2>Missbray that much more. And it's not to say that

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<v Speaker 2>we aren't appreciative of Bo Dallas and the Uncle Howdy

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<v Speaker 2>character because we are, but it also is a constant

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<v Speaker 2>reminder of what we've lost in bray Wyatt. So is

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<v Speaker 2>it taking anything away from the group. No, they are

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<v Speaker 2>doing I'm sure with what Wyndom I e. Bray Wyatt

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<v Speaker 2>would want them to do. Continue on, move on, and

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<v Speaker 2>they are in a way that's also tributary to bray

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<v Speaker 2>And it's as good as you could hope. Really, I

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<v Speaker 2>think that it could be. And there's no hocus pocus.

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<v Speaker 2>If there is, it's minimal. There's none of this teleportation.

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<v Speaker 2>They are human beings that are wrestlers that are based

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<v Speaker 2>in some kind of reality, and I think that is

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<v Speaker 2>a recipe for staying power. And of course Eric Rowan

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<v Speaker 2>seeing Eric Rowan there is still kind of wild that's

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<v Speaker 2>been I mean, how many years has Eric Rowan been

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<v Speaker 2>involved in some form or fashion with the Wide Family

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<v Speaker 2>to the Bludgeon Brothers to just Rowan, to him carrying

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<v Speaker 2>around a giant mechanical spider. I mean, he's gone through

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<v Speaker 2>all iterations, but all have been tied to bray Wyde's group,

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<v Speaker 2>original group, and now he's kind of come full circle

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<v Speaker 2>and it's cool to see Eric Rowan. Of course, Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Gacy is kind of the forgotten one in the group.

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<v Speaker 2>Most of us who have not watched NXT don't know

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<v Speaker 2>who he is. We're only learning who he is through

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<v Speaker 2>this character. Right now, Nicky Cross has kind of been

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<v Speaker 2>the creepy ring girl. Yeah some of you, hopefully most

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<v Speaker 2>of you understand that reference from the movie The Ring

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<v Speaker 2>but anyway or the grudge, same thing in a way.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's still rooms for improvement in character development. But

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<v Speaker 2>there's there are what five members, six members. It's it

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<v Speaker 2>does take time for actual character development to take root

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<v Speaker 2>and to understand who and what everyone is, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's been really fun. In The match with Chad Gable

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<v Speaker 2>and Uncle Howdy ended with Chad Gable losing in the

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<v Speaker 2>main event to Uncle Howdy, and I think that was

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<v Speaker 2>the right move. Despite the fact that Chad Gable has

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<v Speaker 2>been one of the most improved stars of the year,

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<v Speaker 2>he continues to just get better. I think there's more

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<v Speaker 2>ahead of him. I hope he eventually wins a singles championship.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he is due for an intercontinental title run.

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<v Speaker 2>I still believe that although with Brown Breaker holding it

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<v Speaker 2>and he's a heel, it's not gonna be anytime soon.

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<v Speaker 2>That Chad Gable gets a chance to challenge for that

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<v Speaker 2>unless he changes brands or I mean, yeah, that's really

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<v Speaker 2>pretty much yet because he's not going to challenge for

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<v Speaker 2>the world title and win yet. But Chad Gable, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>so glad that they have a triple h has given

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<v Speaker 2>him an opportunity to showcase what he can really do

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<v Speaker 2>and give him a constant, a really constant voice and

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<v Speaker 2>a constant presence on the show. And he's helping out

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<v Speaker 2>the Creed brothers as well, who have little to no personality,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, they can wrestle their asses off and

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<v Speaker 2>it's just been fun. So but think about this. Vince

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<v Speaker 2>McMahon would roll over in his grave if he was

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<v Speaker 2>in it yet. But but you know, you keep hearing

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<v Speaker 2>reports at Vince's hell is declining and then it's not

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<v Speaker 2>and all that. But I mean, who knows if Vince

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<v Speaker 2>was in his grave, he would maybe he can like

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<v Speaker 2>pre roll over in his grave. He's not even there yet,

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<v Speaker 2>but if he was there, he would absolutely lose his mind.

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<v Speaker 2>If you had Bo Dallas versus Chad Gable and the

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<v Speaker 2>main event of Raw, imagine proposing that to Vince McMahon

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<v Speaker 2>right now. If Vince McMahon. You say, hey, Vince, you're

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<v Speaker 2>back in charge of RAW. But by the way, we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna do the Raw made event. It's gonna be Bo Dallas. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>uncle howdy character, but it's Bo Dallas versus Chad Gable.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think, pal, I mean imagine Vince's yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you're ribbon me, you know. So it's kind of crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>And when I saw that as the main event, I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>really in a almost knee jerk disappointment kind of reaction,

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<v Speaker 2>but then also understanding that you need to build new stars.

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<v Speaker 2>You can only do that by presenting them in big

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<v Speaker 2>spots anyway. So that was the main eventor RAW, and

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<v Speaker 2>I thought it was fine. The continual VHS tapes I

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<v Speaker 2>think are effective. I would still tone down a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of the kind of the hyperbole or the need

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<v Speaker 2>to decode some things and talk a little bit more

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<v Speaker 2>in plain language. I don't need it being spoken to

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<v Speaker 2>me like I'm in third grade. But also don't speak

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<v Speaker 2>to me with a riddle wrapped in a riddle wrapped

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<v Speaker 2>in a Rubik's cube. You know, Like, there's got to

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<v Speaker 2>be a happy medium. It's not nearly as twisted and

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<v Speaker 2>decodable or non decodable. That from what bray Wide gave us,

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<v Speaker 2>But it still does I think need to be simplified

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<v Speaker 2>a bit from the language they use. But some of

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<v Speaker 2>you may enjoy this kind of what did he say?

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<v Speaker 2>Let me dissect every word. I don't have time for that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah you may, and you may enjoy all the riddles.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to get straight to the point. But

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<v Speaker 2>maybe that's my simple mindedness. So anyway, moving on, Randy

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<v Speaker 2>Orton also gave a promo, and you know what, Randy

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<v Speaker 2>Orton gave a weird promo. And I don't understand this promo. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>not to say I don't understand the purpose of him

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<v Speaker 2>giving it. The purpose of him giving it clearly was

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<v Speaker 2>to endear himself to the fans, further, give them appreciation,

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<v Speaker 2>and remind him that he's a world champion. That's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of it. But Randy Orton endearing himself to the fans

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<v Speaker 2>feels sacrilegious when he's talking about it's been each and

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<v Speaker 2>every one of us inside his head that I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I just inherently reject when a wrestler, I don't care

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<v Speaker 2>who they are, tries to pander to me that I

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<v Speaker 2>get to cheer for myself, because that's really what you're

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<v Speaker 2>cheering for. When the wrestlers, you know, are crediting us

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<v Speaker 2>for things in promos and then the crowd cheers, what

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<v Speaker 2>you're really doing is giving yourself a round of applause.

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<v Speaker 2>It feels icky. Now they don't look at it that way.

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<v Speaker 2>They look at it as giving them thanks. That's, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what retirement speeches are for. That's what Hall of

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<v Speaker 2>fame speeches are for, or if you're in Mark Henry's case,

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<v Speaker 2>a salmon suit swerve, which is still one of the

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<v Speaker 2>greatest swerves of all time. And this very much much

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<v Speaker 2>did feel like a Hall of Fame speech for Randy Orton.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's never been one to give great, great promos.

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<v Speaker 2>He's averaged to very good most of the time, but

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<v Speaker 2>he's never been one to give long, lengthy promos. This

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<v Speaker 2>was the longest promo I can remember from Randy Orton,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was weird. I can only describe it as weird.

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<v Speaker 2>It made sense from what he was saying of giving

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<v Speaker 2>us a fifteen time world champion, but then they suddenly

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<v Speaker 2>bring up, conveniently the world championship that they just brought

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<v Speaker 2>back out of nowhere, and he said it was reborn. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>then if it's reborn, which Seth brought back a year

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<v Speaker 2>and a half ago, then is it the same title

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<v Speaker 2>that you want or is it not? I mean maybe

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<v Speaker 2>that's not the point, but I still don't understand when

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<v Speaker 2>they brought it back why they didn't try to piggyback

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<v Speaker 2>off the lineage of the previous belt. I don't care

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<v Speaker 2>if they change the look of the belt. That's fine.

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<v Speaker 2>Belts change all the time in appearance, but the lineage

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<v Speaker 2>should remain. That's what gives the belt its value. Who

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<v Speaker 2>holds it for how long? And what those rains mean

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<v Speaker 2>are how belts accrue their value. That's the only way

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<v Speaker 2>they accrue their value. Actually that and having those who

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<v Speaker 2>are in the company try to chase it. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>simple supply demand. There's less of something it's worth more

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<v Speaker 2>so when Randy Orton's talking about becoming a fifteen time champion, Yeah, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>that's true, But why does ww Nott sit there and

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<v Speaker 2>go man, I wish we had just kept it as

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<v Speaker 2>pretending that this is the same belt just to repackaged.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, has a different coat of paint, but it

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<v Speaker 2>does have the same lineage that carried from when Triple

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<v Speaker 2>H absorbed it from WCW. Punker T brought it in

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<v Speaker 2>The Rock won the WCW Championship, which became the World Championship.

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<v Speaker 2>Triple H then won it infamously. When I when I

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<v Speaker 2>see that big gold belt, I think of Triple H

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<v Speaker 2>in the early two thousands when he was part of Evolution.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how I view that belt. Yes, Goldberg held it,

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<v Speaker 2>we had others hold it. There's a long line. Even

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<v Speaker 2>Kine held it at one point. But why are we

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<v Speaker 2>killing that belt dead? If you resurrected it's I'm not gonna,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess beat a dead horse here. But Randy Orton

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<v Speaker 2>talks about that, talks about, you know, what his career

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<v Speaker 2>has been, and bringing up the demons of his career,

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<v Speaker 2>all this which is felt very hall of famish. However,

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<v Speaker 2>we did not have an appearance from Gunther in this promo.

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<v Speaker 2>It was really to just have the fans get a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to I guess pat Randy Orton on the back

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<v Speaker 2>and vice versa. Fine. He also acknowledged how fans are

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<v Speaker 2>now singing his music, which he was thankful for. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know why. That's the cool thing to do now. Really,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just because of the music of Cody Rhoads and

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<v Speaker 2>Sammy's Ain in some respect, among others. The sing along

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<v Speaker 2>songs are a staple of a lot of the baby

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<v Speaker 2>faces right now, and Randy Orton had a song all

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<v Speaker 2>along that we could sing to and the fans are

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<v Speaker 2>just now realizing it, which Randy Orton did allude to.

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<v Speaker 2>So here here's a question though, for you guys. I

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<v Speaker 2>that if Cody Rhodes didn't have his music would he

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<v Speaker 2>be as popular as he is right now? I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know that music is a lot of what made him successful. Yes, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I know he is his own talent. He is very

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<v Speaker 2>good in the ring, decent on the mic, all that,

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<v Speaker 2>But I just I wonder how much of it is

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<v Speaker 2>attributable to his music, not going on Cody Roads rant

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<v Speaker 2>all right, that may be saved for later. For now, though,

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<v Speaker 2>in a significant way. I just don't know what that

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<v Speaker 3>All right?

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<v Speaker 2>Moving on in myn a net raw. So where do

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<v Speaker 2>in the day at age sixty three, and yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's sad. I mean, I wasn't a fan when Sid

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<v Speaker 2>Vicious was Psycho Sid was actually still competing, or if

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<v Speaker 2>he did, he was he was. Yeah. Again, I came

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<v Speaker 2>into nineteen ninety seven and it wasn't a time in

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really remember watching Psycho Sid as a kid.

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe not fond, but some memory of Psycho Sid.

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<v Speaker 2>Say Vicious and Michael Cole spoke while clips of bron

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<v Speaker 2>Breaker and his dog. Yeah God, American Maid bron Strowman

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<v Speaker 2>brons Reid are arriving earlier in the day. Keep the

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<v Speaker 2>effing dogs off TV? Why? Ring announcer Samantha irv introduced

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<v Speaker 2>the judgment day and Corey Graves was on commentary. Pat

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<v Speaker 2>mcafe's gone for football season and we had, of course

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<v Speaker 2>of course, we had some to deliver the welcome to

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<v Speaker 2>Anette Raw and all rise for the judgment day from

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<v Speaker 2>liv Morgan. I mean, no one's immune to this crap,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. I do wonder if they don't announce it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the beginning of the show. Are we gonna not

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<v Speaker 2>know what show we're at? I don't know? Moving on,

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<v Speaker 2>so we got Carlitle said the video was cool. They

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<v Speaker 2>had a video package that recapped their attack on Damien

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<v Speaker 2>and Rhea from last week's show. Dom took the mic

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<v Speaker 2>to speak. People were just all over him. Carlito barked

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<v Speaker 2>at the crowd in Spanish, and then Dom did the

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<v Speaker 2>same thing, and Dom spoke in English while saying that

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<v Speaker 2>Morgan does things for him that Ripley never did, such

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<v Speaker 2>as helping him beat his deadbeat dad. And Dom said

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<v Speaker 2>Intercontinental title and had Morgan's full support. And that's when

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<v Speaker 2>Raymond Sterio comes out with Dragon, Lee, Walking Wild and

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<v Speaker 2>Cruise del Toro. They came in the ring. Ray asked

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<v Speaker 2>Dom if he's looked in the mirror lately and labeled

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<v Speaker 2>him a lost soul. Ray said someone needs to put

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<v Speaker 2>Dom in his place, and Dom said it wouldn't be

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<v Speaker 2>Ray because he already beat him. Ray said, Dom has

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<v Speaker 2>always been a jackass and now is an even bigger

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<v Speaker 2>jackass that he's hanging out with Morgan Boy. Ray is

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<v Speaker 2>just batted insults. Ray is just he's such a like

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<v Speaker 2>a he's a family friendly baby face. You know, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think I've ever seen Ray Masterio, no matter how

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<v Speaker 2>far he's pushed, do anything insane, like insanely violent. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying to think. No, do you remember the eye

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<v Speaker 2>for an eye match with Seth Rollins during the pandemic? Seth,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean Seth Rollinds won that match. He like apparently

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<v Speaker 2>pulled the eye out of stereo and then he threw up.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember that, Oh the good old pandemic days. But we

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<v Speaker 2>had Ray dare Dom to hit him and said he'd

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<v Speaker 2>love to slap the stupid mustache off his face, and

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<v Speaker 2>so McDonald then went for the cheap shot. Judgment Day

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<v Speaker 2>members were quick to be cleared from the ring, and

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<v Speaker 2>then we got the Judgment Day versus Ray, Dragon Ly

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<v Speaker 2>Jacking Wild and Crystal Troles. So basically the Judgment Day

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<v Speaker 2>the new iteration of it versus the LWO, really fast

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<v Speaker 2>paced match. Fun match went about thirteen minutes with the

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<v Speaker 2>judgment Day ending up beating LWO, with Dom getting the

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<v Speaker 2>pin on Ray. So another victory for Dom that I

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<v Speaker 2>love when he gets victories because you know he's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>milk the hell out of it, especially when it's against

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<v Speaker 2>his dad. So after the match, Morgan jumped on the

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<v Speaker 2>back of Rhear Ripley and this broke down because of

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<v Speaker 2>course the LWO was going to beat down After the match,

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<v Speaker 2>that brought Ripley to the ring and Dom was on

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<v Speaker 2>the top rope, but he got caught. He was in

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<v Speaker 2>the middle of the ring. Ripley was on the other side,

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<v Speaker 2>and Ripley got caught as I said, and Priest and

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<v Speaker 2>Ripley put McDonough and Carlyle down with clothes lines after

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<v Speaker 2>they tried to escape the ringside, and Priest and Ripley

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<v Speaker 2>hit their finishes simultaneously on McDonough and Carlito. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot happening here, no doubt. I mean, this is a

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<v Speaker 2>this is kind of a it's a good storyline, one

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<v Speaker 2>that we understand. There's a main thread of Ripley looking

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<v Speaker 2>just to get revenge on his her ex and his

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<v Speaker 2>current lover. We understand that, we understand the deadbeat dad

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<v Speaker 2>with Ray and Dom. We understand the rift between Priest

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<v Speaker 2>and Finn Balor that it was. If you've remember, they

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<v Speaker 2>need to, by the way, remind us of this a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more. That Finn Balor is the one that

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<v Speaker 2>screwed Damien Priest out of the world title. That's a

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<v Speaker 2>point that I think is being overlooked here because that's important.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's not all Ripley and Dom and Rhea.

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<v Speaker 2>It's all fun and that's been the main thread, but

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<v Speaker 2>a very close second is Finn and Damien, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>so I want that to be more highlighted and emphasized

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<v Speaker 2>instead of the love triangle. But yeah, a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of self self motivation here can easily get you pumped

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<v Speaker 2>up for this match. But here's the one thing. Let's,

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<v Speaker 2>as a collective team here on the podcast, let's do

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<v Speaker 2>an over under on how many bumps Rhea Ripley will

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<v Speaker 2>take from a male opponent, whether it's in the mixed

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<v Speaker 2>tag match here, whether it's even in a run, in

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<v Speaker 2>any kind of altercation. Let's see how many bumps Rhea

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<v Speaker 2>Ripley takes. Because I'm gonna guess it's three or less

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<v Speaker 2>and there will be no punches thrown, absolutely no punches.

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<v Speaker 2>You might get a suplex, some super safe quote unquote

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<v Speaker 2>wrestling move that won't set the world a blaze today

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<v Speaker 2>that ww is promoting domestic violence, because you know somebody

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<v Speaker 2>will these days. But I'm gonna say three is the

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<v Speaker 2>over under what would you take over or under on

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<v Speaker 2>the number of moves Ray Ripley will take from a

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<v Speaker 2>male opponent over the whole course of this weekend? All right,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna say forever or until this story line's over,

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<v Speaker 2>but it may actually be zero. I mean, I could

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<v Speaker 2>see where a scenario where it's zero, And yes, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>making this a big deal because it's ridiculous, it's absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>asini and that you have Raya Ripley putting down these

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<v Speaker 2>men that I mean, come on, Yeah, sure McDonough's not

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest guy in the world, but let's be real,

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<v Speaker 2>McDonald's still a dude and he in real life. I

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<v Speaker 2>would put my money on and everyone listening to me

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<v Speaker 2>probably would too, that if it was a you know,

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<v Speaker 2>an MMA fighting and an octagon real he would he

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<v Speaker 2>would defeat Ria Ripley pretty soundly, you know. So, I

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<v Speaker 2>know this isn't this isn't MMA, but this is where

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<v Speaker 2>they lose me a little bit. That the women are

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<v Speaker 2>just able to just do whatever they want to the men,

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<v Speaker 2>and the men can't retaliate, and then they're supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>sell for the women like they got hit with a shotgun,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's the same sell that if they got hit

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<v Speaker 2>by a man. It's ridiculous. Yes, Ria Ripley is a

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<v Speaker 2>strong woman physically, sure she is. She might be taller

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<v Speaker 2>than some of the men. But here's here's the kicker.

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<v Speaker 2>She's still a woman. That's just a biological fact. And

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<v Speaker 2>that also means that men are much stronger, much faster

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<v Speaker 2>on the whole. Not a slight against women. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of stuff women do better than men,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, uh for sure, And so it just comes

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<v Speaker 2>down to physical, physical fitness. Anyway, I'll go down a spiral.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm catching myself. See how I'm stopping myself here, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>stop there. But it's it is, it's gonna get ridiculous

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<v Speaker 2>before it gets better. Yeah, no, wonder she wants to

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<v Speaker 2>work with the men. Rie Ripley was very very adamant

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<v Speaker 2>that she feels like she should be working with men,

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<v Speaker 2>and yeah, she gets to because she doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 2>take any bumps, and they make her look like a

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<v Speaker 2>million bucks, like she's one of the boys, but she ain't.

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<v Speaker 2>I love I like Ria Ripley, I do. I like

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<v Speaker 2>her character, but stop the pain. All right, Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>to the next part here, and we have Eosky and

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie say versus Shana and Zoe Stark. Seven and a

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<v Speaker 2>half minutes with EO Sky and Kyrie Saye defeatings SHANEA.

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<v Speaker 2>Basler and Zoe Stark. This happened when Selena Vega popped

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<v Speaker 2>out of nowhere at ringside, hit the hill from behind,

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<v Speaker 2>and Cole recalled that PFC took out Vega and injured

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<v Speaker 2>her arm. In the ring, Sky and Sane hit their

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<v Speaker 2>finishes on Star and Saying got the three count. So

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<v Speaker 2>Vega cost them the victory here. So Deville, Basler, and

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<v Speaker 2>Starr continue, even though they have a new faction, continue

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<v Speaker 2>to lose. That's just what they do. Apparently they were

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<v Speaker 2>a faction created to lose so far. Anyway, it's not

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<v Speaker 2>usually how you introduce a new faction. Typically give them

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<v Speaker 2>some kind of hot streak to get them on notice

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<v Speaker 2>and they're being noticed, but for the wrong reasons here

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<v Speaker 2>all right, we got the Uncle Howdie video VHS tape

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<v Speaker 2>that aired, and then Drew McIntyre comes out and said

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<v Speaker 2>he's only competed in one strap match in we he lost,

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<v Speaker 2>and then he mocks the Impunk's opening line about being

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<v Speaker 2>great to be alive on a Monday night and fill

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<v Speaker 2>in the City. McIntyre mocked Punk for boasting about the

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<v Speaker 2>role and the company has been on when he had

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<v Speaker 2>nothing to do with it and sat on his assald

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<v Speaker 2>it last eight years, which is you know, it's just true.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to find the lies that Drew McIntyre is

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<v Speaker 2>spitting lately, I can't find many. That's the great thing

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<v Speaker 2>about this character is he's telling the truth, but he's

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<v Speaker 2>making you hate him for it. That's a very good

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<v Speaker 2>skill to have as a heel because people don't necessarily

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<v Speaker 2>cheer the truth. They often will cheer the person that's

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<v Speaker 2>speaking rather than what's coming out of their mouth, even

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<v Speaker 2>if it's a lie. They'll cheer the person and instead

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<v Speaker 2>not worry too much about what's coming out of their mouth.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is the case here with drumacintire. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he doesn't lie a lot. His character is if anything

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<v Speaker 2>more based in truth about what's going on, then a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of them. It's how he says it. And then

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<v Speaker 2>he of course runs down fans at times, but let's continue.

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<v Speaker 2>He said that he took issue with the fans continuing

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<v Speaker 2>to chant for Punk. He asked that the fans asked

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<v Speaker 2>the fans if they know what an enabler is, and

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<v Speaker 2>then he gave us the definition, and he said it's

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<v Speaker 2>like handing an alcoholic a drink and said the fans

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<v Speaker 2>would have to live with the scars that he will

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<v Speaker 2>leave on Punk's body. And mactyre said, the fans chose

412
00:25:20.799 --> 00:25:23.519
<v Speaker 2>nostalgia over the warrior who's been there for them even

413
00:25:23.559 --> 00:25:26.279
<v Speaker 2>in the darkest of times. And I still forgive you

414
00:25:26.319 --> 00:25:29.839
<v Speaker 2>because he said, quote, you know not what you do.

415
00:25:30.519 --> 00:25:32.799
<v Speaker 2>He spoke about the damage he would do to Punk

416
00:25:32.880 --> 00:25:37.000
<v Speaker 2>during their strat match, and he said there will be

417
00:25:37.039 --> 00:25:38.759
<v Speaker 2>a lot of hurt. I feel like he should have

418
00:25:38.799 --> 00:25:42.400
<v Speaker 2>said pain. He kept saying there's gonna be a lot

419
00:25:42.440 --> 00:25:46.799
<v Speaker 2>of hurt. Just small little thing here, of course, that's

420
00:25:46.839 --> 00:25:49.079
<v Speaker 2>what I do. I felt like he was trying to

421
00:25:49.119 --> 00:25:52.920
<v Speaker 2>search for the word pain and he couldn't quite find it.

422
00:25:53.240 --> 00:25:56.480
<v Speaker 2>But very very very very very minute issue here. I

423
00:25:56.559 --> 00:25:57.960
<v Speaker 2>just wanted to say, because I was thinking it the

424
00:25:58.000 --> 00:26:01.559
<v Speaker 2>whole time, like, stop saying hurt. You mean, yeah, it's

425
00:26:01.640 --> 00:26:04.240
<v Speaker 2>essentially a synonym, but for the context of what you're saying,

426
00:26:04.279 --> 00:26:07.759
<v Speaker 2>the word pain fits much smooth more smoothly than hurt.

427
00:26:08.400 --> 00:26:10.799
<v Speaker 2>That's really all I had to say about that. But

428
00:26:11.759 --> 00:26:14.519
<v Speaker 2>it's true McIntyre was here for us during the darkness

429
00:26:14.559 --> 00:26:18.880
<v Speaker 2>of times. What are am I referring to remember the pandemic?

430
00:26:19.559 --> 00:26:20.960
<v Speaker 2>I think a lot of us were alive for that.

431
00:26:21.880 --> 00:26:24.839
<v Speaker 2>We're old enough all to remember that he was the

432
00:26:24.960 --> 00:26:27.640
<v Speaker 2>face of the company during that time. He carried the

433
00:26:27.640 --> 00:26:30.279
<v Speaker 2>company for a better part of eighteen months as champion,

434
00:26:31.839 --> 00:26:35.400
<v Speaker 2>and he did a hell of a job, starting out

435
00:26:35.400 --> 00:26:39.119
<v Speaker 2>at WrestleMania thirty six, the one that we never want

436
00:26:39.119 --> 00:26:42.160
<v Speaker 2>to remember ever again, when he faced brock lesnar beat

437
00:26:42.240 --> 00:26:47.720
<v Speaker 2>him in the side of an empty warehouse, and from

438
00:26:47.759 --> 00:26:50.240
<v Speaker 2>there he was the face of the company, going on

439
00:26:50.279 --> 00:26:52.880
<v Speaker 2>to face Seth Rollins and going on to face Randy Orton,

440
00:26:53.799 --> 00:26:57.039
<v Speaker 2>among many others, and did an excellent job. So it's

441
00:26:57.039 --> 00:27:01.359
<v Speaker 2>actually true, and we all are choosing nostalgia because that's

442
00:27:01.400 --> 00:27:05.319
<v Speaker 2>what punk is right now. He's nostalgia. Not that that's

443
00:27:05.359 --> 00:27:09.440
<v Speaker 2>all he is, but excuse me, he is a certainly

444
00:27:10.400 --> 00:27:13.720
<v Speaker 2>that that is a big part of it. We're a generation.

445
00:27:14.559 --> 00:27:21.519
<v Speaker 2>As a side note, Millennials, specifically my group, we are sick.

446
00:27:22.359 --> 00:27:27.039
<v Speaker 2>We have an illness. That illness is the need for nostalgia,

447
00:27:28.160 --> 00:27:32.240
<v Speaker 2>the need to see and feel what we felt in childhood.

448
00:27:32.880 --> 00:27:35.839
<v Speaker 2>And it's I don't know if it's really something that's

449
00:27:37.240 --> 00:27:39.720
<v Speaker 2>a detriment to our lives, but if it can be

450
00:27:39.920 --> 00:27:43.039
<v Speaker 2>very easily, because if you don't live in reality and

451
00:27:43.079 --> 00:27:45.359
<v Speaker 2>you continue to live in the past, then yeah, you're

452
00:27:46.519 --> 00:27:51.160
<v Speaker 2>you are going to hurt the present. And absolutely, but

453
00:27:51.960 --> 00:27:54.640
<v Speaker 2>I think that we are the first generation to really

454
00:27:54.759 --> 00:27:58.920
<v Speaker 2>really really get overwhelmed with nostalgia. And maybe that's also

455
00:27:58.920 --> 00:28:01.559
<v Speaker 2>because we're the first generation to really have a lot

456
00:28:01.559 --> 00:28:04.039
<v Speaker 2>of our lives recorded and you can actually go back

457
00:28:04.079 --> 00:28:06.279
<v Speaker 2>and see a lot of the things that as child

458
00:28:06.559 --> 00:28:10.519
<v Speaker 2>children we weren't able to see in the previous generation

459
00:28:11.119 --> 00:28:15.839
<v Speaker 2>YouTube everything's memorialized and digitalized, whereas those in the you know,

460
00:28:16.079 --> 00:28:22.359
<v Speaker 2>the generation X before us didn't have that opportunity. So

461
00:28:22.440 --> 00:28:25.759
<v Speaker 2>perhaps that's what it is, because we do have a

462
00:28:25.759 --> 00:28:29.240
<v Speaker 2>lot of our childhoods digitalized and not to the level

463
00:28:29.240 --> 00:28:31.480
<v Speaker 2>of gen zs today. I mean, my god, everything's on

464
00:28:31.519 --> 00:28:36.319
<v Speaker 2>iPhones and HD. How many times as kids did we

465
00:28:36.400 --> 00:28:39.640
<v Speaker 2>have that opportunity zero? You know, all the tapes that

466
00:28:39.680 --> 00:28:42.720
<v Speaker 2>we get to watch as kids are on vhs. They're grainy,

467
00:28:42.799 --> 00:28:47.359
<v Speaker 2>those crappy, big handheld cam quarders that maybe our parents had.

468
00:28:47.400 --> 00:28:50.160
<v Speaker 2>You get to see those old videos of yourself. But

469
00:28:50.640 --> 00:28:53.559
<v Speaker 2>today you talk about sick for nostalgia. I think it's

470
00:28:53.599 --> 00:28:58.480
<v Speaker 2>gonna get worse. I think that this generation right now,

471
00:28:58.519 --> 00:29:00.119
<v Speaker 2>that when they grow up and they get into the

472
00:29:00.200 --> 00:29:02.880
<v Speaker 2>thirties and forties and fifties like the millennials are now,

473
00:29:03.920 --> 00:29:07.519
<v Speaker 2>that they are going to even be more sick with nostalgia.

474
00:29:07.599 --> 00:29:10.880
<v Speaker 2>Now again, it sounds like it's not a problem, but

475
00:29:11.079 --> 00:29:14.640
<v Speaker 2>it could be. You know, it could be when everything's memorialized,

476
00:29:14.839 --> 00:29:20.519
<v Speaker 2>everything is captured, everything's in high deft four K, you know.

477
00:29:20.920 --> 00:29:26.440
<v Speaker 2>It Also it can be I think painful to watch

478
00:29:26.440 --> 00:29:28.839
<v Speaker 2>the past too. You know, a lot of times the

479
00:29:28.880 --> 00:29:31.640
<v Speaker 2>past will live in your head, and that's sometimes the

480
00:29:31.640 --> 00:29:34.079
<v Speaker 2>best place for it to live, and you don't have actual,

481
00:29:34.519 --> 00:29:38.759
<v Speaker 2>you know, events on camera, and maybe you don't want

482
00:29:38.759 --> 00:29:43.279
<v Speaker 2>to relive or see and you know, today, everything is

483
00:29:43.480 --> 00:29:45.519
<v Speaker 2>my god. If it's not on your phone, it's if

484
00:29:45.559 --> 00:29:49.119
<v Speaker 2>you post it online, it's there. You know, you can

485
00:29:49.160 --> 00:29:53.359
<v Speaker 2>delete it, but it never really goes away. So certainly

486
00:29:53.359 --> 00:29:54.839
<v Speaker 2>good and bad to it. You know, there's a lot

487
00:29:54.839 --> 00:29:57.400
<v Speaker 2>more you'll remember in this generation because there's a lot

488
00:29:57.440 --> 00:30:00.240
<v Speaker 2>more you're capturing with every you know, basically are you

489
00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:02.039
<v Speaker 2>know the phones in our pockets, which are just high

490
00:30:02.079 --> 00:30:05.039
<v Speaker 2>def cameras that we capture or carry with us everywhere.

491
00:30:05.799 --> 00:30:09.680
<v Speaker 2>But it also presents a danger of like mental health

492
00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:15.119
<v Speaker 2>issues that we're already all experiencing. Right, all right, I'll

493
00:30:15.119 --> 00:30:21.279
<v Speaker 2>get off my ted talk. Let's go. So we got Punk. Well,

494
00:30:22.039 --> 00:30:24.839
<v Speaker 2>we had mctire complain how Punk is always attacking him

495
00:30:24.839 --> 00:30:30.240
<v Speaker 2>from behind, and that's when Punk did that very thing.

496
00:30:30.440 --> 00:30:34.359
<v Speaker 2>He appeared hit mctire from behind. The baby face hitting

497
00:30:34.680 --> 00:30:37.839
<v Speaker 2>mcatire from behind. It doesn't make a lot of sense,

498
00:30:37.880 --> 00:30:40.599
<v Speaker 2>but I guess that's the way we're going. Fans didn't care.

499
00:30:41.000 --> 00:30:43.119
<v Speaker 2>They fought the ring side. They were whipping each other

500
00:30:43.119 --> 00:30:46.519
<v Speaker 2>with a leather strap. McIntyre picked up the strap, he

501
00:30:46.599 --> 00:30:49.799
<v Speaker 2>got back dropped onto the broadcast table, and then Punk

502
00:30:49.839 --> 00:30:53.880
<v Speaker 2>got a few good shots in with McIntire and then

503
00:30:54.519 --> 00:31:00.400
<v Speaker 2>security ended up getting whipped around by Punk. He did

504
00:31:00.440 --> 00:31:01.920
<v Speaker 2>not have a good night, by the way. There's more

505
00:31:01.960 --> 00:31:05.599
<v Speaker 2>to that later. I mean the security is just like there,

506
00:31:05.599 --> 00:31:08.359
<v Speaker 2>I mean they are just this just local wrestling talent

507
00:31:08.440 --> 00:31:11.319
<v Speaker 2>in security shirts. But you know, it's just that they

508
00:31:11.359 --> 00:31:15.880
<v Speaker 2>had a pretty rough night overall. We had Punk in

509
00:31:16.000 --> 00:31:18.119
<v Speaker 2>three security guards. As I said, he tossed them out

510
00:31:18.119 --> 00:31:21.119
<v Speaker 2>of the ring. Punk was pretty intense. He had a

511
00:31:21.240 --> 00:31:24.240
<v Speaker 2>you know, he was It's interesting when you have Punk

512
00:31:24.279 --> 00:31:27.240
<v Speaker 2>there and he doesn't actually talk, he's actually doing something physical.

513
00:31:27.960 --> 00:31:32.880
<v Speaker 2>It's unusual because that's not Punk's thing. But he continues

514
00:31:32.920 --> 00:31:37.359
<v Speaker 2>to attack McIntyre from behind. So that's it's just an

515
00:31:37.359 --> 00:31:42.960
<v Speaker 2>interesting little factoid that babyfaces typically don't do that, you know,

516
00:31:43.000 --> 00:31:46.200
<v Speaker 2>if babyfaces are typically the ones to straight up monoy

517
00:31:46.279 --> 00:31:51.880
<v Speaker 2>mono go after their opponent. And so all right, let's

518
00:31:51.960 --> 00:31:58.759
<v Speaker 2>continue and we have let's see Bronze Strowman. Oh no, no,

519
00:31:58.480 --> 00:32:02.240
<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, We'll get there. J Uso Kofe carrying cross

520
00:32:02.279 --> 00:32:05.759
<v Speaker 2>and a triple threat for the Intercontinental title. Well shot

521
00:32:05.759 --> 00:32:10.839
<v Speaker 2>at the Intercontinental title. This match went eight minutes and

522
00:32:10.920 --> 00:32:15.319
<v Speaker 2>forty five seconds, with ja Uso winning and beating Kofe

523
00:32:15.880 --> 00:32:22.680
<v Speaker 2>and Cross. Okay, the match had the favorite win. Jay

524
00:32:22.759 --> 00:32:25.960
<v Speaker 2>Uso was the favorite here, but I could have seen

525
00:32:25.960 --> 00:32:28.799
<v Speaker 2>in a scenario which Kofe won this one and yet

526
00:32:28.960 --> 00:32:33.519
<v Speaker 2>Xavier win the next one. That didn't happen. But jay

527
00:32:33.599 --> 00:32:36.240
<v Speaker 2>Uso is the bigger star here, even though he's poised

528
00:32:36.240 --> 00:32:38.319
<v Speaker 2>to move over to SmackDown I think in the near

529
00:32:38.359 --> 00:32:42.519
<v Speaker 2>future to probably the next month or two to be

530
00:32:42.559 --> 00:32:46.759
<v Speaker 2>able to work with Roman reigns and counter the whole

531
00:32:48.000 --> 00:32:51.599
<v Speaker 2>New Bloodline versus og bloodline story. So ja Uso, while

532
00:32:51.640 --> 00:32:54.480
<v Speaker 2>he advances and he goes to the Fatal four Way,

533
00:32:54.559 --> 00:32:59.160
<v Speaker 2>has even if he wins that he doesn't have almost

534
00:32:59.200 --> 00:33:01.839
<v Speaker 2>any chance of winning the Innercontent title. Really, whoever wins

535
00:33:01.839 --> 00:33:05.680
<v Speaker 2>that Fatal four Way, that all of these triple threats

536
00:33:05.680 --> 00:33:10.240
<v Speaker 2>are qualifying those to enter, it's almost a sure thing

537
00:33:10.279 --> 00:33:12.640
<v Speaker 2>that that person is not going to win, even if

538
00:33:12.640 --> 00:33:16.240
<v Speaker 2>it's jay Uso. Crazy though that Jayuso has yet to

539
00:33:16.240 --> 00:33:23.880
<v Speaker 2>win Singles Gold. It's just wild, all right. We had

540
00:33:23.920 --> 00:33:27.279
<v Speaker 2>a gun through promo from social media air which was

541
00:33:27.359 --> 00:33:29.119
<v Speaker 2>not on Hulu. And I know some of you, Oh

542
00:33:29.160 --> 00:33:31.160
<v Speaker 2>I watch Hulu version. Yeah, well I don't watch the

543
00:33:31.200 --> 00:33:33.440
<v Speaker 2>Hula version or I'm sorry, I don't watch the full version.

544
00:33:34.000 --> 00:33:37.279
<v Speaker 2>I watch the highlights from the things that aren't on Hulu.

545
00:33:37.799 --> 00:33:39.960
<v Speaker 2>This I must have missed with the Gunner promo, but

546
00:33:41.119 --> 00:33:45.400
<v Speaker 2>Randy Orton was shown walking backstage and Cole hype that

547
00:33:45.440 --> 00:33:48.559
<v Speaker 2>SmackDown will debut on the USA Network on September thirteenth.

548
00:33:48.960 --> 00:33:52.039
<v Speaker 2>Cole said he and Graves will be reunited on SmackDown.

549
00:33:53.400 --> 00:33:58.680
<v Speaker 2>And let's see, we've got Randy Orton coming out. As

550
00:33:58.720 --> 00:34:05.359
<v Speaker 2>I said, weird, weird promo, but also effective, as I've

551
00:34:05.400 --> 00:34:08.960
<v Speaker 2>mentioned earlier in the show, growing up in front of fans,

552
00:34:09.000 --> 00:34:13.159
<v Speaker 2>he signed his contract at age nineteen. He said, the

553
00:34:13.199 --> 00:34:15.480
<v Speaker 2>fans saw him get humbled over and over and he

554
00:34:15.559 --> 00:34:17.880
<v Speaker 2>learned from his mistakes. And Orton said he eventually had

555
00:34:17.880 --> 00:34:20.599
<v Speaker 2>a step from behind the shadows and earn every ounce

556
00:34:20.599 --> 00:34:23.719
<v Speaker 2>of respect and then of course ended with the three

557
00:34:23.800 --> 00:34:26.440
<v Speaker 2>most dangerous letters RKO blah blah blah blah blah.

558
00:34:26.480 --> 00:34:26.639
<v Speaker 1>Right.

559
00:34:28.079 --> 00:34:31.159
<v Speaker 2>So, now this particular review, so it was quote a

560
00:34:31.159 --> 00:34:33.760
<v Speaker 2>well delivered promo, but Orton covered a lot of the

561
00:34:33.760 --> 00:34:36.159
<v Speaker 2>same ground he's already covered in the past. Although his

562
00:34:36.159 --> 00:34:38.519
<v Speaker 2>history of the World Championship was a new talking point,

563
00:34:38.920 --> 00:34:42.880
<v Speaker 2>it just wasn't overall that convincing. I would concur with that. Yeah,

564
00:34:42.920 --> 00:34:46.400
<v Speaker 2>there's you can deliver a promo really well, even if

565
00:34:46.440 --> 00:34:50.639
<v Speaker 2>the context of it is repetitive. So I would concur

566
00:34:50.719 --> 00:34:57.880
<v Speaker 2>with that. I would Bronson Reid braun Strowman. This ended

567
00:34:57.920 --> 00:35:03.320
<v Speaker 2>in a double count out in about nine minutes. My god, Okay,

568
00:35:03.400 --> 00:35:06.760
<v Speaker 2>this you know it was a train wreck. And I

569
00:35:06.800 --> 00:35:10.159
<v Speaker 2>don't mean that in a disparaging way. I mean that

570
00:35:11.480 --> 00:35:15.440
<v Speaker 2>complimentary because while I'm not a fan, particularly a Bronze Stroman,

571
00:35:15.559 --> 00:35:18.320
<v Speaker 2>because he's a I think he's a one trick pony.

572
00:35:18.440 --> 00:35:22.039
<v Speaker 2>His promos are about the same as that. If you've

573
00:35:22.039 --> 00:35:25.280
<v Speaker 2>seen one Bronzetroman promo, you've seen them all. He's a

574
00:35:25.280 --> 00:35:29.039
<v Speaker 2>big guy, the s he can do athletic things, and

575
00:35:29.199 --> 00:35:31.880
<v Speaker 2>today's product, even when you have big men that are

576
00:35:32.280 --> 00:35:34.719
<v Speaker 2>a combined weight of over seven hundred pounds in the ring,

577
00:35:35.320 --> 00:35:37.519
<v Speaker 2>they're still trying to do the things that guys who

578
00:35:37.599 --> 00:35:40.400
<v Speaker 2>are half their weight do because that's apparently the product

579
00:35:40.559 --> 00:35:43.280
<v Speaker 2>today and they have to try to show us they

580
00:35:43.280 --> 00:35:45.920
<v Speaker 2>can still do those things, when in fact, I would

581
00:35:45.920 --> 00:35:50.119
<v Speaker 2>actually prefer that big men wrestle like big men. I mean,

582
00:35:51.039 --> 00:35:54.800
<v Speaker 2>call me crazy, but yeah, seeing you know, Bronson Reed

583
00:35:54.880 --> 00:35:59.280
<v Speaker 2>do a suicide dive. Yeah, it's insane, but also why

584
00:35:59.840 --> 00:36:03.960
<v Speaker 2>just to show us you can. I mean, so I

585
00:36:04.000 --> 00:36:06.079
<v Speaker 2>just said it was this was a complimentary match, and

586
00:36:06.119 --> 00:36:07.559
<v Speaker 2>it was. I'll get to the good part, which is

587
00:36:07.639 --> 00:36:10.159
<v Speaker 2>a lot of it. My point is just generally about

588
00:36:10.199 --> 00:36:13.360
<v Speaker 2>the big men who feel like they need to do

589
00:36:13.400 --> 00:36:17.920
<v Speaker 2>the things that men have their size do. And sure

590
00:36:17.960 --> 00:36:19.679
<v Speaker 2>it's because oh well you don't see big men do

591
00:36:19.719 --> 00:36:22.400
<v Speaker 2>it like this. Yeah, but there's a reason for that,

592
00:36:23.000 --> 00:36:26.079
<v Speaker 2>because they don't need to. They shouldn't be. It's nice

593
00:36:26.079 --> 00:36:28.199
<v Speaker 2>to have a different flavor in my mouth of matches

594
00:36:28.199 --> 00:36:31.400
<v Speaker 2>where everything is not just suicide dives and you know,

595
00:36:31.519 --> 00:36:33.960
<v Speaker 2>moon salts and like. Those are all like fun to watch,

596
00:36:34.000 --> 00:36:36.960
<v Speaker 2>but the product today has become so much more reliant

597
00:36:37.079 --> 00:36:42.440
<v Speaker 2>on athleticism and less on being a wrestler. Being a

598
00:36:42.480 --> 00:36:47.360
<v Speaker 2>wrestler doesn't necessarily mean being ultra athletic. Now in the

599
00:36:47.440 --> 00:36:51.159
<v Speaker 2>amateur sense, in the Olympics, of course. Yeah, like amateur wrestling,

600
00:36:51.199 --> 00:36:53.039
<v Speaker 2>you need to be athletic, you need to be strong,

601
00:36:53.079 --> 00:36:55.280
<v Speaker 2>you need to all that, all that that does apply.

602
00:36:56.039 --> 00:36:58.960
<v Speaker 2>But when it comes to pro wrestling, there's been such

603
00:36:59.000 --> 00:37:04.599
<v Speaker 2>a swing to the athletic side of things that that's

604
00:37:04.639 --> 00:37:07.719
<v Speaker 2>what we want to see, and that's the important and

605
00:37:07.719 --> 00:37:15.440
<v Speaker 2>and desirable attribute is athleticism. You know. That to me

606
00:37:15.679 --> 00:37:19.079
<v Speaker 2>is it's it's gone too far because now even the

607
00:37:19.119 --> 00:37:21.280
<v Speaker 2>men who are have no business doing it are just

608
00:37:21.320 --> 00:37:23.079
<v Speaker 2>doing it for shock value and to show us they

609
00:37:23.119 --> 00:37:25.960
<v Speaker 2>can still wrestle like everybody else on the roster would. Actually,

610
00:37:26.000 --> 00:37:27.840
<v Speaker 2>I think it would be better if they didn't, because

611
00:37:28.119 --> 00:37:31.119
<v Speaker 2>not only is it of course higher risk unnecessarily, but

612
00:37:31.199 --> 00:37:33.599
<v Speaker 2>also again it's like the same style of wrestling you're

613
00:37:33.639 --> 00:37:35.519
<v Speaker 2>watching over and over and over and over and over

614
00:37:35.880 --> 00:37:38.079
<v Speaker 2>when big men have a slower pace. It's nice to

615
00:37:38.119 --> 00:37:41.079
<v Speaker 2>have a slower pace. Every once in a while power moves.

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<v Speaker 2>It's nice. It's a nice change of pace, but not

617
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<v Speaker 2>when you know they want to wrestle like you know

618
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<v Speaker 2>Ricochet did, and you know, hey, but speaking of Ricochet,

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<v Speaker 2>quickly before we move on to hour three here with this,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was a fun brawl in the parking lot.

621
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<v Speaker 2>We haven't seen a parking lot brawl in a while. Ricochet,

622
00:38:00.920 --> 00:38:03.280
<v Speaker 2>let me just say, and I had a little personal

623
00:38:03.320 --> 00:38:07.480
<v Speaker 2>beef of them on Twitter several months back. He is

624
00:38:07.559 --> 00:38:10.840
<v Speaker 2>a child on Twitter. Somebody needs to take his phone

625
00:38:10.840 --> 00:38:13.960
<v Speaker 2>away and put him in time out. You don't know

626
00:38:14.000 --> 00:38:15.880
<v Speaker 2>what I'm talking about. Just go look at his feet. Yes,

627
00:38:15.920 --> 00:38:18.559
<v Speaker 2>he's not with WW anymore, is with all lead? Fine,

628
00:38:18.760 --> 00:38:21.320
<v Speaker 2>And I'm glad for him, like I mean, sure, he

629
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<v Speaker 2>for his career. He is getting work and he's getting

630
00:38:25.679 --> 00:38:30.800
<v Speaker 2>a paycheck. He's a crazy athlete. Yes, But he's attacking

631
00:38:30.880 --> 00:38:33.920
<v Speaker 2>fans who are critical of him. He is attacking them

632
00:38:33.920 --> 00:38:36.880
<v Speaker 2>in a way that's attacking how many followers they have.

633
00:38:37.639 --> 00:38:40.400
<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, you've got three hundred followers, you only got

634
00:38:40.400 --> 00:38:46.159
<v Speaker 2>twelve followers whatever? Now that is I mean, if you're

635
00:38:46.199 --> 00:38:49.639
<v Speaker 2>a public figure and you are now attacking people based

636
00:38:49.679 --> 00:38:54.000
<v Speaker 2>on the number of followers they have, that's all you've got.

637
00:38:54.360 --> 00:38:58.960
<v Speaker 2>That's how old? How old is Ricochet? You know? I mean, hey,

638
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<v Speaker 2>I have done the same thing with people that have

639
00:39:01.000 --> 00:39:03.679
<v Speaker 2>attacked me. Because it's a low hanging fruit. It's easy

640
00:39:03.719 --> 00:39:06.280
<v Speaker 2>to hit somebody on that. But I'm also not in

641
00:39:06.320 --> 00:39:09.400
<v Speaker 2>the public eye. I'm not on national television every week.

642
00:39:09.440 --> 00:39:12.480
<v Speaker 2>I don't have a company to beholden too. You know,

643
00:39:12.760 --> 00:39:15.440
<v Speaker 2>I'm not somebody that if I do that, I have

644
00:39:15.480 --> 00:39:17.079
<v Speaker 2>someone come out and say, oh, you shouldn't do that.

645
00:39:17.119 --> 00:39:19.800
<v Speaker 2>You know, it's insulting to fans. No one's going to

646
00:39:19.840 --> 00:39:21.360
<v Speaker 2>say that to me. If they did, I'd laugh at

647
00:39:21.360 --> 00:39:23.440
<v Speaker 2>them and then triple down on it. But when you

648
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<v Speaker 2>are beholden to representing a company and you're attacking the

649
00:39:27.320 --> 00:39:29.320
<v Speaker 2>fans that are ones, the ones putting the money in

650
00:39:29.320 --> 00:39:32.840
<v Speaker 2>your pocket, and coming after them as if their worth

651
00:39:32.960 --> 00:39:36.000
<v Speaker 2>is based on how many followers they have, I mean,

652
00:39:36.159 --> 00:39:39.840
<v Speaker 2>grow up. Ricochet needs to stay off social media. He

653
00:39:40.039 --> 00:39:43.199
<v Speaker 2>does he know how it works? Is this this you know?

654
00:39:43.800 --> 00:39:47.039
<v Speaker 2>Is he new? Did his parents just get him internet access?

655
00:39:48.480 --> 00:39:53.400
<v Speaker 2>He is a child on social media? I mean he

656
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<v Speaker 2>just is s You know what I did, of course,

657
00:39:57.719 --> 00:40:02.719
<v Speaker 2>I mean I can't sit back. What I did is

658
00:40:02.760 --> 00:40:06.079
<v Speaker 2>I had a burner account that I'll keep anonymous, and

659
00:40:06.599 --> 00:40:08.559
<v Speaker 2>I have like no followers on there. It's just a

660
00:40:08.559 --> 00:40:11.360
<v Speaker 2>burner account that I can, you know, hit people with

661
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<v Speaker 2>whenever I need to without hitting my own account. We

662
00:40:14.760 --> 00:40:16.960
<v Speaker 2>all have burner accounts, Let's be honest. If you want

663
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<v Speaker 2>to make one, I highly recommend it. But I hit

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<v Speaker 2>him with the fact that that this is this is

665
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<v Speaker 2>just true. I said, you know, this is coming from

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<v Speaker 2>a guy who had his girlfriend be more successful in

667
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<v Speaker 2>w W than he had than you were, and she

668
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<v Speaker 2>didn't even have to take a bump, you know, something

669
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<v Speaker 2>to that effect. I said in a more eloquent way.

670
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<v Speaker 2>I'm just paraphrasing that. You know, look, look who's talking.

671
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<v Speaker 2>You know your girlfriend didn't take a single bump and

672
00:40:51.159 --> 00:40:55.840
<v Speaker 2>she was more over than you were in WWE. So yeah,

673
00:40:56.840 --> 00:41:00.719
<v Speaker 2>but anyway, he just I don't understand it. You know,

674
00:41:01.159 --> 00:41:06.559
<v Speaker 2>he just is frozen at fourteen years old. You know,

675
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<v Speaker 2>I guess that's rich coming from someone that just did

676
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<v Speaker 2>the very thing that you know, I'm accusing him of.

677
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<v Speaker 2>But I'm just he's a he's a guy that tells

678
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<v Speaker 2>a higher standard because he's the one in the public

679
00:41:19.079 --> 00:41:22.960
<v Speaker 2>eye representing a company, a multi multimillion dollar company, not me.

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<v Speaker 2>You know that That's not the position I'm in, that's

681
00:41:28.239 --> 00:41:32.519
<v Speaker 2>the position he's in. So anyway, and by the way,

682
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<v Speaker 2>if you're in that position and you get criticism from fans,

683
00:41:37.679 --> 00:41:43.719
<v Speaker 2>and your ability to absorb criticism is critical to your success,

684
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<v Speaker 2>because if you get to the public eye and you

685
00:41:47.679 --> 00:41:51.119
<v Speaker 2>think everyone's going to be complimentary all the time. This

686
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<v Speaker 2>even goes for people at my level, you know, the

687
00:41:53.280 --> 00:41:56.320
<v Speaker 2>little peons down to doing podcasting. If you think everybody's

688
00:41:56.360 --> 00:42:01.360
<v Speaker 2>just going to be all nice all the time and complimentary.

689
00:42:01.559 --> 00:42:03.679
<v Speaker 2>Then you are in the wrong business. And when you

690
00:42:03.679 --> 00:42:05.960
<v Speaker 2>get something negative and you have to respond back to

691
00:42:06.000 --> 00:42:08.239
<v Speaker 2>it and then you just get all bent out of

692
00:42:08.280 --> 00:42:09.920
<v Speaker 2>shape over it, then you should probably go into a

693
00:42:09.920 --> 00:42:13.920
<v Speaker 2>different business. Was he not aware that the fact that

694
00:42:14.400 --> 00:42:19.960
<v Speaker 2>not everyone loves everything he does all the time? What

695
00:42:21.280 --> 00:42:25.920
<v Speaker 2>just a baby? Alrighty? So anyway, bron Stroman and Bronson

696
00:42:26.000 --> 00:42:29.159
<v Speaker 2>Reid killed it here, and I literally mean they almost

697
00:42:29.199 --> 00:42:31.880
<v Speaker 2>killed each other, especially Bronson Reid. Did you guys see

698
00:42:33.119 --> 00:42:38.920
<v Speaker 2>the bump he took off the car onto the concrete.

699
00:42:39.440 --> 00:42:44.079
<v Speaker 2>I saw that. I go, oh my god, that's concrete.

700
00:42:44.119 --> 00:42:48.000
<v Speaker 2>That's not a ring, it's not a worked surface. That

701
00:42:48.159 --> 00:42:52.760
<v Speaker 2>is straight up sidewalk or pavement whatever he landed on.

702
00:42:53.840 --> 00:42:56.920
<v Speaker 2>Oh my god. I just looked at bron Stroman. I'm like,

703
00:42:57.199 --> 00:42:59.400
<v Speaker 2>the dude has to have a dislocated shoulder or at

704
00:42:59.480 --> 00:43:05.039
<v Speaker 2>least an Tusian. I mean, you know something. They beat

705
00:43:05.079 --> 00:43:06.840
<v Speaker 2>the hell out of each other, and I loved it,

706
00:43:07.880 --> 00:43:12.440
<v Speaker 2>and I love the tsunami off the little I don't

707
00:43:12.480 --> 00:43:16.760
<v Speaker 2>know what it was, the little uh, I don't know.

708
00:43:16.840 --> 00:43:20.280
<v Speaker 2>He jumped off of a concrete surface on top of

709
00:43:20.280 --> 00:43:23.400
<v Speaker 2>the car onto bronz Stroman. Bronz A ready walked away

710
00:43:23.400 --> 00:43:28.639
<v Speaker 2>from it. Brounz Stroman didn't. The car kind of sparked

711
00:43:28.639 --> 00:43:30.800
<v Speaker 2>and exploded a little, which was kind of a nice effect.

712
00:43:31.519 --> 00:43:34.239
<v Speaker 2>But it was great. And you know, of course Adam

713
00:43:34.320 --> 00:43:36.639
<v Speaker 2>Piers is out of his mind as he always is.

714
00:43:36.760 --> 00:43:39.079
<v Speaker 2>Oh we need medical, we need medical, which took the

715
00:43:39.119 --> 00:43:43.480
<v Speaker 2>medical team like forever to come out there. There's an ambulance,

716
00:43:43.559 --> 00:43:47.199
<v Speaker 2>like right next to where they did this spot. Did

717
00:43:47.239 --> 00:43:49.760
<v Speaker 2>anyone see that there's an ambulance right there? I mean,

718
00:43:49.800 --> 00:43:54.400
<v Speaker 2>I guess it wasn't banned, but like, where were the EMTs?

719
00:43:54.400 --> 00:43:57.280
<v Speaker 2>Just like why did it take them so long to respond?

720
00:43:58.039 --> 00:44:00.639
<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's just so funny watching Adam Pierce scream

721
00:44:00.760 --> 00:44:04.719
<v Speaker 2>every week from medical Alright, so this is fun and

722
00:44:04.719 --> 00:44:08.000
<v Speaker 2>it clearly not over all, right, Miss, Xavier Woods and

723
00:44:08.039 --> 00:44:11.800
<v Speaker 2>Pete Dunn in a triple threat. This ended with Pete

724
00:44:11.840 --> 00:44:14.719
<v Speaker 2>don defeating Miss and Xavier in eleven minutes. So he went,

725
00:44:14.840 --> 00:44:20.320
<v Speaker 2>Pete Dounn advances, not that it's going anywhere, but he advanced,

726
00:44:20.440 --> 00:44:24.119
<v Speaker 2>and that's it was a fine match, and it looked

727
00:44:24.159 --> 00:44:27.000
<v Speaker 2>like by the way Xavier and Kofi Kingston backstage men

728
00:44:27.079 --> 00:44:30.519
<v Speaker 2>did defenses They did mention too though, that yeah, we're

729
00:44:30.519 --> 00:44:33.519
<v Speaker 2>almost coming up with ten years. As someone said in

730
00:44:33.519 --> 00:44:36.559
<v Speaker 2>the mailbag, ten years here is coming up soon. I

731
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<v Speaker 2>think there's a big turn by Xavier Woods coming and

732
00:44:40.000 --> 00:44:45.559
<v Speaker 2>the ten year anniversary that'd be very apropos. Okay, we

733
00:44:45.639 --> 00:44:49.280
<v Speaker 2>had what else here? Damian Priest and Rear Ripley featured

734
00:44:49.320 --> 00:44:53.480
<v Speaker 2>in a video promo and saying, yeah, you're damn right,

735
00:44:53.519 --> 00:44:56.000
<v Speaker 2>were the bad guys? And Ripley said it never felt

736
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<v Speaker 2>so good to be bad and Priest and Ripley they

737
00:45:00.119 --> 00:45:01.960
<v Speaker 2>work very well together, by the way. I think their

738
00:45:02.039 --> 00:45:05.920
<v Speaker 2>chemistry is on point or on fleek, as the kids

739
00:45:05.920 --> 00:45:09.679
<v Speaker 2>would say, they work well together. I don't know how

740
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<v Speaker 2>long this alliance is going to last, probably in the

741
00:45:12.920 --> 00:45:16.000
<v Speaker 2>next month or suit us two tops before they go

742
00:45:16.079 --> 00:45:19.039
<v Speaker 2>their separate ways. Once Ripley gets her hands on Dom

743
00:45:19.119 --> 00:45:22.679
<v Speaker 2>hits rip tight on Dom, maybe that'll be the conclusion

744
00:45:22.679 --> 00:45:25.159
<v Speaker 2>because that's what we want, and we want also the

745
00:45:25.199 --> 00:45:29.679
<v Speaker 2>finish hit on and a conclusive finish hit on Finn

746
00:45:29.679 --> 00:45:32.320
<v Speaker 2>Balor by Damian Priest. You know, that's really the payoff

747
00:45:32.320 --> 00:45:36.320
<v Speaker 2>here is that, And we'll probably get that in the

748
00:45:36.320 --> 00:45:38.280
<v Speaker 2>next month or so. But again, Bad Blood's coming, and

749
00:45:38.320 --> 00:45:42.320
<v Speaker 2>bad Blood would be a very perfect especially the name

750
00:45:42.360 --> 00:45:45.519
<v Speaker 2>of the event. It would be a perfect finish to

751
00:45:45.679 --> 00:45:50.679
<v Speaker 2>this rivalry bad Blood. There was bad blood between them,

752
00:45:50.679 --> 00:45:52.280
<v Speaker 2>and that's exactly what this is. And I think the

753
00:45:52.280 --> 00:45:54.920
<v Speaker 2>Bad Blood event is going to conclude a lot of

754
00:45:55.039 --> 00:46:00.519
<v Speaker 2>different rivalries that are stirring, and we'll reset things when

755
00:46:00.760 --> 00:46:06.760
<v Speaker 2>the November event comes along with Survivors series. All right,

756
00:46:07.360 --> 00:46:09.079
<v Speaker 2>or is Crown Jewel in October?

757
00:46:09.519 --> 00:46:09.719
<v Speaker 1>Oh?

758
00:46:09.719 --> 00:46:14.400
<v Speaker 2>Good lord? Yeah, Uncle Haddivers Chad Gable has already mentioned

759
00:46:14.960 --> 00:46:18.599
<v Speaker 2>at the beginning of the show as well. So yeah, overall,

760
00:46:19.000 --> 00:46:21.840
<v Speaker 2>a good raw, kind of a weird raw, but one

761
00:46:21.880 --> 00:46:25.079
<v Speaker 2>that was effective, one that had a main event that

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00:46:25.079 --> 00:46:29.719
<v Speaker 2>I don't think anybody was, you know, just a couple

763
00:46:29.679 --> 00:46:31.519
<v Speaker 2>of months ago would have said would have made event

764
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<v Speaker 2>in raw. But here we are and I enjoyed it,

765
00:46:34.599 --> 00:46:37.280
<v Speaker 2>and I hope you guys enjoyed this show. We are

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<v Speaker 2>here again tomorrow with Actually tomorrow I'll be doing my

767
00:46:42.360 --> 00:46:46.079
<v Speaker 2>other podcast, which is called War on Truth, So take

768
00:46:46.119 --> 00:46:48.079
<v Speaker 2>a listen to that. I have some people that have

769
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<v Speaker 2>wrote into the show that I want to I'll keep

770
00:46:50.320 --> 00:46:53.719
<v Speaker 2>them anonymous, but they wrote into the show, and I'll

771
00:46:53.719 --> 00:46:59.239
<v Speaker 2>be responding to some of those some of those comments. Again,

772
00:46:59.280 --> 00:47:02.760
<v Speaker 2>not a show on rest. It's very heavy on politics

773
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<v Speaker 2>and culture. So it's called The War on Truth. And

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00:47:06.880 --> 00:47:09.039
<v Speaker 2>it's the one the icon when you search for it,

775
00:47:09.039 --> 00:47:12.239
<v Speaker 2>the one with the laptop and the American flag. Okay,

776
00:47:12.880 --> 00:47:14.840
<v Speaker 2>not the other one, not the BBC one. I know

777
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<v Speaker 2>some of you have asked. It's the War on Truth,

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<v Speaker 2>the one with the laptop and American flag. So check

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<v Speaker 2>that out on really, I think anywhere you can at

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<v Speaker 2>this point Spotify, Apple Podcasts and everywhere else. So it

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<v Speaker 2>is not wrestling based, all right. So if you're expecting

782
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<v Speaker 2>wrestling and you're like, no, want wrestling, well don't go

783
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<v Speaker 2>with this, all right, So stick on the ww podcast though,

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<v Speaker 2>as we have Waaldwall coverage for the Bash in Berlin,

785
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<v Speaker 2>we'll do predictions later this week. I'll have a new

786
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<v Speaker 2>episode of the War on Truth tomorrow, all right. So

787
00:47:43.000 --> 00:47:44.440
<v Speaker 2>for those of you on the War on Truth side

788
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<v Speaker 2>of things and non wrestling stuff, a new episode will

789
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<v Speaker 2>drop tomorrow. I just gotta record it. I'm not doing

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<v Speaker 2>it tonight. I'm too tired. I gotta go to bed.

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<v Speaker 2>But I appreciate everybody's support. Thank you. You can head over

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<v Speaker 2>to Apple podcasts and get a subscription there. Go add

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<v Speaker 2>can also try for a week for free on Spotify

795
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<v Speaker 2>and I'm Patreon. If you want to go add free

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<v Speaker 2>for a week and do a trial membership, you can

797
00:48:11.719 --> 00:48:13.840
<v Speaker 2>do that as well and not have to commit to

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<v Speaker 2>anything and see if you like it. If you do, great,

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<v Speaker 2>If you don't, well then you know that's cool too.

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<v Speaker 2>You can continue to listen to us on the free feed,

801
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<v Speaker 2>but that will do for me tonight. Guys, I hope

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<v Speaker 2>you enjoyed this. I will be back a day or

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<v Speaker 2>two and I'll be talking to those of you on

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<v Speaker 2>the War on Truth tomorrow. Till then, take care.

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