WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.879 --> 00:00:06.519 This is WWE superstar Drew McIntyre and you're listening to 2 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:13.359 the WWE podcast. 3 00:00:13.439 --> 00:00:19.719 The show, the one that everybody wants me is God Tell. 4 00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:28.160 Somebody stand three sixteenth, So just wet your ass is 5 00:00:28.480 --> 00:00:28.960 my arn. 6 00:00:29.440 --> 00:00:30.519 You're gonna acknowledge me. 7 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:35.679 What's going on? 8 00:00:35.799 --> 00:00:36.200 Everybody. 9 00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:39.359 It's time for the mail bag, likely a very short 10 00:00:39.399 --> 00:00:42.520 one here on this Valentine's Day, the fourteenth day of 11 00:00:42.600 --> 00:00:46.320 February twenty twenty five. 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Slash 23 00:01:23.439 --> 00:01:28.920 We podcast. Okay, well, the email list is short tonight, 24 00:01:29.159 --> 00:01:32.760 so this should be a quick show and let's dive 25 00:01:32.920 --> 00:01:38.000 right into it. So let's go to let's go to DJ. 26 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:38.680 Why not? 27 00:01:38.879 --> 00:01:41.599 Why not, let's do something different. Start with DJ, and 28 00:01:41.840 --> 00:01:43.439 he says, let me quickly get to what I have 29 00:01:43.560 --> 00:01:45.200 to say before I fall asleep at the computer and 30 00:01:45.239 --> 00:01:47.159 hopefully this email makes it in time for the mailbag. 31 00:01:48.920 --> 00:01:53.200 Unlike WrestleMania forty being mostly focused on Cody Quote finishing 32 00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:57.480 his story and ending Roman's reign, no pun intended, who 33 00:01:57.519 --> 00:01:59.599 do you think is the main focus for this year's 34 00:01:59.599 --> 00:02:02.879 wrestle because to me, it seems kind of unpredictable outside 35 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:06.079 of j most likely winning the world title and Charlotte 36 00:02:06.439 --> 00:02:09.800 likely winning both women's championships in some sort of winner 37 00:02:09.919 --> 00:02:13.080 take All fatal four way with her Tiffany Rhea, and 38 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:15.439 the possible winner for the women's chamber being Live Morgan. 39 00:02:16.400 --> 00:02:21.719 Great question, DJ, one, that is just kind of a 40 00:02:21.759 --> 00:02:25.280 million dollar question for this year's WrestleMania that if it 41 00:02:25.479 --> 00:02:28.039 was booked today, does not, I'll be honest with you, 42 00:02:28.240 --> 00:02:31.319 is not that exciting from a star power perspective. Okay, 43 00:02:31.400 --> 00:02:35.199 you have John Cena, you have Punk, so it sounds 44 00:02:35.199 --> 00:02:38.039 I mean, we're spoiled wrestling fans. There is no Rock 45 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:40.680 as of this moment, and doesn't look like there will be. 46 00:02:40.919 --> 00:02:43.319 There's no Austin think he wasn't really in play. There's 47 00:02:43.360 --> 00:02:45.000 no brock Lesner. He's fading quickly. 48 00:02:46.520 --> 00:02:46.639 You know. 49 00:02:46.800 --> 00:02:53.080 Edge obviously went to aew Takers retired. Randy Orton probably 50 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:54.759 will be on the card, So we keep forgetting about 51 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:58.479 Randy Orton, who hopefully will be back in time for WrestleMania, 52 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:02.960 and I think he will be. This is a very 53 00:03:03.879 --> 00:03:09.319 interesting WrestleMania again in that the top two programs aren't 54 00:03:09.360 --> 00:03:12.520 that exciting. And I know people like Jay support Jay. 55 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:16.159 I don't think most people expected Ja to be in 56 00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:18.960 this position, so his success story is kind of whole. Hum, 57 00:03:20.639 --> 00:03:24.080 it's not a bad one. It is very as the 58 00:03:24.159 --> 00:03:28.800 kids say, mid and on the Cody road side, Sure 59 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:34.280 you've got Sena, You've got potentially Punk and hopefully Rollins 60 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:37.599 versus Rains and his solo one on one match. I 61 00:03:37.639 --> 00:03:39.759 don't mean what Solo's call it. I mean just one 62 00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:45.680 on one Rollin's Rains grudge match story, Punk versus Sena, 63 00:03:45.879 --> 00:03:51.159 and maybe you have Orton versus Orton versus Cody Roads. 64 00:03:51.199 --> 00:03:54.159 That's how I would book it. To me, that's much 65 00:03:54.240 --> 00:03:58.080 more exciting. Now that you forget about Drew McIntyre, what's 66 00:03:58.120 --> 00:04:01.240 Drew McIntyre going to do? I would even you could 67 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:05.159 swap in Drew and Cody. I'm sorry Drew and Orton, 68 00:04:05.599 --> 00:04:08.120 but Orton and Cody have such a deep history that 69 00:04:08.120 --> 00:04:10.599 we're all waiting to see, and Orton turning heel is 70 00:04:10.639 --> 00:04:12.960 always the best version of Orton, So you can even 71 00:04:13.000 --> 00:04:16.160 make that a triple threat. I don't like triple threats 72 00:04:16.480 --> 00:04:19.120 generally as a rule of thumb for WrestleMania main events, 73 00:04:19.600 --> 00:04:21.240 but in this case, I think you can make an 74 00:04:21.279 --> 00:04:25.319 exception where you have Drew versus Randy versus Cody in 75 00:04:25.439 --> 00:04:29.000 a WrestleMania main event here. But how you get there, 76 00:04:29.000 --> 00:04:30.879 I don't know. Given that the fact there's only one 77 00:04:30.959 --> 00:04:33.120 winner of the Chamber and it's always been one winner 78 00:04:33.160 --> 00:04:36.800 of the Chamber, it is a weird focal point for 79 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:40.079 w WE. But here's the one thing I will say 80 00:04:40.959 --> 00:04:44.600 about this WrestleMania. While on paper it is very mid 81 00:04:47.199 --> 00:04:52.319 the idea that wrestling is always built on stars is true, 82 00:04:53.399 --> 00:04:55.920 but there's always not going to be big stars around 83 00:04:56.319 --> 00:05:00.120 because there's something called a star building process. And I 84 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:03.560 think we're in that right now. We're in that star 85 00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:07.480 building process where Okay, you may not have the biggest 86 00:05:07.480 --> 00:05:10.759 stars that you would hope for available for WrestleMania forty one. 87 00:05:11.839 --> 00:05:13.920 You don't seemingly have a stacked card like you did 88 00:05:14.040 --> 00:05:19.319 last year. But this is the part whereas fans we 89 00:05:19.399 --> 00:05:22.279 have to go, Okay, you know what, every WrestleMania can't 90 00:05:22.360 --> 00:05:26.639 be Stone col versus the Rock. Every WrestleMania can't be 91 00:05:28.040 --> 00:05:31.240 you know, Cody and Roman with the finishing of the story. 92 00:05:32.720 --> 00:05:36.360 Every every WrestleMania can't have back in the day, Hull Cogan, 93 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:42.120 Ultimate Warrior. You know, Undertaker's gone. You have to understand 94 00:05:42.160 --> 00:05:45.439 that WrestleManias at some point are going to come. There's 95 00:05:45.439 --> 00:05:49.480 gonna come a point where that star power, that name 96 00:05:49.639 --> 00:05:52.839 brand value that we're used to seeing that marquee name 97 00:05:53.759 --> 00:05:57.600 or marquee names on a regular basis every single WrestleMania 98 00:05:57.639 --> 00:06:00.600 that you see may not happen. And I think we're 99 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:03.800 reaching that point now. We're reaching that point where the 100 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:07.480 even the Attitude era stars or the Ruthus Disgussion stars 101 00:06:08.600 --> 00:06:13.000 are are fading away. So I think this could be 102 00:06:13.600 --> 00:06:16.160 a bit of a reset of a WrestleMania where okay, 103 00:06:16.319 --> 00:06:18.800 we have to understand there are newer stars that they're 104 00:06:18.800 --> 00:06:21.800 trying to put a focus on, all right, point nineteen 105 00:06:21.879 --> 00:06:24.800 number two, don't forget seeing it. Pop probably winning the 106 00:06:24.839 --> 00:06:28.560 elimination chamber, But who does he face and Ciampunk finally 107 00:06:28.879 --> 00:06:30.879 applying the favor from Hayman at the last minute for 108 00:06:30.959 --> 00:06:32.560 rest of many forty one? Could that? Might that be 109 00:06:32.600 --> 00:06:35.279 a possibility? Yeah, that could be. That could absolutely be 110 00:06:35.319 --> 00:06:39.480 a possibility where Punk is the uh, you know, the 111 00:06:39.600 --> 00:06:42.920 the final piece put in together where he cashes in 112 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:46.879 the chips from Paul Haman and that's the favor as 113 00:06:46.920 --> 00:06:50.439 he gets a title match. Sure, that's the logical one. 114 00:06:50.639 --> 00:06:54.120 Like what else? Honestly that everyone's trying to pretend they 115 00:06:54.120 --> 00:06:56.360 don't know what this is? Like, what else could the 116 00:06:56.399 --> 00:06:57.519 favor possibly be? 117 00:07:00.839 --> 00:07:01.360 What else? 118 00:07:03.120 --> 00:07:07.399 Because what else can't Punk do on his own that 119 00:07:07.480 --> 00:07:11.839 he needs Hayman to do? What is Punk so unable 120 00:07:11.920 --> 00:07:13.800 to do that he's going to have to require Paul 121 00:07:13.879 --> 00:07:18.920 Hammond's assistance to do it? There's very few things, In fact, 122 00:07:18.959 --> 00:07:22.759 I would argue in reality, there's nothing why because all 123 00:07:22.800 --> 00:07:27.639 Punk has to do is just the Golden rule, attack 124 00:07:27.720 --> 00:07:30.399 the champion and you are rewarded with a championship match. 125 00:07:30.399 --> 00:07:32.079 You don't believe me, go watch every single program that 126 00:07:32.160 --> 00:07:34.639 has started that way. The person who's the assailant gets 127 00:07:34.720 --> 00:07:37.839 rewarded with a championship match. Of course, we're supposed to 128 00:07:37.839 --> 00:07:39.839 put that aside. It's not a part of the pro 129 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:43.240 wrestling narrative, but it's true. But outside of that, even 130 00:07:43.279 --> 00:07:45.680 taking that away, there's nothing that Punk can't do that 131 00:07:45.800 --> 00:07:48.839 he needs Haman's assistance with. Outside of okay, fine, I'll 132 00:07:48.879 --> 00:07:51.040 believe that he can't get a championship match without Hayman, 133 00:07:53.199 --> 00:07:55.879 So there's nothing else. If you want some match with 134 00:07:55.959 --> 00:07:58.680 somebody and it's a non champion, well he can just 135 00:07:58.800 --> 00:08:03.279 do that. Plus, Punk has made it very clear that 136 00:08:03.439 --> 00:08:06.920 his goal is a WrestleMania main event, So if he 137 00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:10.120 doesn't cash in his chips for a WrestleMania main event 138 00:08:10.199 --> 00:08:15.800 with Hayman, then his cashing in of the favor makes 139 00:08:15.879 --> 00:08:17.800 no sense because if that's the only thing he wants 140 00:08:17.839 --> 00:08:20.759 to achieve and he can have Paul Haman do that, 141 00:08:20.920 --> 00:08:23.160 then why wouldn't he do that? Now, if he's going 142 00:08:23.240 --> 00:08:24.519 to be a babyface, he has to do it in 143 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:26.600 a way that makes it look like he's not trying 144 00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:29.839 to take the easy way out or the easy way in, 145 00:08:30.040 --> 00:08:32.360 as the case may be. But we have to have 146 00:08:32.639 --> 00:08:35.240 Punk do this wisely. And the wise thing is to 147 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:40.159 have the wise man use his political powers to get 148 00:08:40.240 --> 00:08:43.159 him a championship match, whether it's inserting himself into a 149 00:08:43.200 --> 00:08:45.960 triple threat or a one on one somehow, even though 150 00:08:46.039 --> 00:08:48.919 that actually can't happen given the fact that Cody's going 151 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:51.559 to have an opponent at the end of the Chamber 152 00:08:51.639 --> 00:08:53.200 and if it's not Punk, then you're going to have 153 00:08:53.279 --> 00:08:56.480 to have a triple threat. So it's getting a little muddy. 154 00:08:56.679 --> 00:08:59.080 Things are There's a lot of possibilities, and I know 155 00:08:59.159 --> 00:09:01.480 people again are looking down at this WrestleMania compared to 156 00:09:01.519 --> 00:09:05.039 others and going there's no clear stories, no clear And 157 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:06.639 I think maybe that's also the other thing, other than 158 00:09:06.840 --> 00:09:08.960 Marquis star power that people are so used to seeing 159 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:15.120 and coming up to WrestleMania, the idea that you have 160 00:09:16.200 --> 00:09:19.000 these big story arcs that are about to conclude or 161 00:09:19.159 --> 00:09:22.840 peak at WrestleMania. That doesn't that's not the case this year. 162 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:26.159 There's not a lot this year that you go, oh, man, 163 00:09:26.200 --> 00:09:28.519 I can't wait for that, you know, for this guy 164 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:31.080 to beat this. It doesn't really exist this year. On 165 00:09:31.159 --> 00:09:34.200 top of it, the stories are just starting to form. 166 00:09:35.200 --> 00:09:37.600 It doesn't feel like a long story arc ready to 167 00:09:37.960 --> 00:09:41.679 explode at WrestleMania. One other thing you mentioned about the 168 00:09:41.799 --> 00:09:44.399 fatal four way Charlotte winner take all. I know that's 169 00:09:44.399 --> 00:09:47.159 been floated around by Busted Open Radio and Bully Ray 170 00:09:47.200 --> 00:09:49.639 and all that. While I don't disagree with that on 171 00:09:49.799 --> 00:09:52.759 its principle, that putting Charlotte as a double champion would 172 00:09:52.879 --> 00:09:55.159 inflate the fans to a nuclear level, and I would 173 00:09:55.200 --> 00:09:57.320 love to see it, I think that you have to 174 00:09:57.399 --> 00:10:01.679 understand what you're sacrificing you do that, and that is 175 00:10:01.879 --> 00:10:05.120 number one, you're putting the women's championships back together. Unless 176 00:10:05.240 --> 00:10:07.600 you're going to keep them separate and have Charlotte do 177 00:10:07.679 --> 00:10:10.919 double duty, it's gonna get messy. So if you're essentially 178 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:13.559 unifying them, then that kind of undoes which you just 179 00:10:13.639 --> 00:10:15.679 did a couple of years ago by creating a women's 180 00:10:15.679 --> 00:10:19.720 World Title and w Women's Championship. I'm not a fan 181 00:10:20.639 --> 00:10:23.480 because the idea right now is to give more championships 182 00:10:23.480 --> 00:10:26.679 to the women, not less, which I don't I actually 183 00:10:26.720 --> 00:10:30.159 don't agree with just on principle because more of something 184 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:33.840 means everything that is there is no worthless. But if 185 00:10:33.879 --> 00:10:36.679 that's the case, it kind of undercuts what they're trying 186 00:10:36.720 --> 00:10:39.600 to achieve right now. Plus, you're taking away a championship 187 00:10:39.639 --> 00:10:42.279 from Rear Ripley and she has a I think a 188 00:10:42.399 --> 00:10:45.480 date with Destiny with Bianca Belle Ara. I mean, I 189 00:10:45.639 --> 00:10:48.639 just it's got to happen. It's got to happen. I 190 00:10:48.720 --> 00:10:52.200 don't need to see Rihan Charlotte again. I don't need 191 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:55.840 to see Rihan live again. I don't need to None 192 00:10:55.879 --> 00:10:59.919 of that interests me. To me, while I understand the 193 00:11:00.039 --> 00:11:02.399 premise and I wouldn't hate it. I think there's a 194 00:11:02.440 --> 00:11:07.480 Biancabella area Ripley made event rating waiting right there, all right. 195 00:11:07.960 --> 00:11:12.120 Third point, the ship has probably sailed that Rock Roman 196 00:11:12.200 --> 00:11:15.200 is not happening at WrestleMania. But can seth versus Roman 197 00:11:15.240 --> 00:11:18.240 become one of the most personal former friends feud since 198 00:11:18.320 --> 00:11:21.000 my personal favorite all time of HBK Triple H during 199 00:11:21.000 --> 00:11:25.200 the two thousands, Well, yeah it can if they actually 200 00:11:25.279 --> 00:11:29.120 commit to the damn thing. How many start stops of 201 00:11:29.240 --> 00:11:32.399 this program of rollins and rains have we seen over 202 00:11:32.440 --> 00:11:35.720 the last eight years, I mean ever since the turn. 203 00:11:35.879 --> 00:11:37.679 They had a little bit of a program, but it 204 00:11:37.960 --> 00:11:41.639 quickly kind of shifted elsewhere Dean Ambrose and then Dean 205 00:11:41.679 --> 00:11:44.639 Ambrose leaves and goes aw and on John Moxley. Now, 206 00:11:45.879 --> 00:11:51.759 but there hasn't been a true, longstanding, well thought out, 207 00:11:52.279 --> 00:11:56.720 proper program with these two. Now. Is it gonna be 208 00:11:56.960 --> 00:11:59.799 to the level of Triple HHBK. I don't think so. 209 00:12:00.080 --> 00:12:03.720 That's an elite level program with two elite guys. And 210 00:12:03.759 --> 00:12:07.080 I'm not saying Roman and Seth aren't elite, but they're 211 00:12:07.159 --> 00:12:11.440 not Triple HHBK. That's no insult. But they worked so 212 00:12:11.679 --> 00:12:14.799 well together it was crazy. I mean it was just 213 00:12:15.039 --> 00:12:19.759 kind of scary crazy. How well Triple HHBK wrestled. I mean, 214 00:12:19.799 --> 00:12:21.559 every time they got in the ring, it was must see. 215 00:12:22.879 --> 00:12:24.840 They didn't need to do flip flops and flies. They 216 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:29.799 just use good old fashioned, you know, wrestling psychology, nice pacing, 217 00:12:30.200 --> 00:12:34.759 not one thousand miles an hour, which is unfortunately today's style. 218 00:12:35.559 --> 00:12:37.879 Again not my favorite, but it is what it is today. 219 00:12:38.639 --> 00:12:40.200 I don't think it's going to reach that level, but 220 00:12:40.279 --> 00:12:43.440 at least it could be in the conversation for that. 221 00:12:44.559 --> 00:12:47.200 But I don't know anybody that feels like this program's complete, 222 00:12:47.960 --> 00:12:51.399 there's so much left to tell. The promos themselves, the 223 00:12:51.960 --> 00:12:54.759 video packages you could pull, the interviews, you could do, 224 00:12:54.960 --> 00:12:59.840 the backstage, the sit down interviews. It's a crazy amount 225 00:12:59.840 --> 00:13:03.200 of content for something that happened. I mean, I mean, 226 00:13:03.200 --> 00:13:04.840 I think it was eight years ago, maybe more. 227 00:13:06.360 --> 00:13:06.399 So. 228 00:13:07.279 --> 00:13:10.440 Yes, give me seth Roman one on one. I don't 229 00:13:10.480 --> 00:13:13.039 need Punk in there. I don't need Johnsena in there. 230 00:13:13.200 --> 00:13:15.559 The reason is also, if you're gonna have a triple 231 00:13:15.639 --> 00:13:19.879 threat for just pride and and and bringing a guy 232 00:13:19.960 --> 00:13:22.320 like Punk or Sina for some weird reason to put 233 00:13:22.360 --> 00:13:26.919 themselves in there, what what are they achieving here? Just 234 00:13:27.000 --> 00:13:30.879 to say huh, I win? The program is Rollin's Rains. 235 00:13:31.519 --> 00:13:34.399 End of story. If you're gonna do a personal feud, 236 00:13:34.840 --> 00:13:38.000 personal feuds are one on one. It's this guy's issues 237 00:13:38.080 --> 00:13:40.759 versus this guy's issues, not this guy and this guy 238 00:13:40.840 --> 00:13:43.159 and this guy's issues. That's a weird thing to do 239 00:13:43.279 --> 00:13:48.559 with WrestleMania with nothing on the line, with three guys, 240 00:13:49.120 --> 00:13:54.159 it's a it's doesn't fit the dynamic. It's Rollin's and 241 00:13:54.279 --> 00:13:56.440 It's Rains. Anybody else would feel like a third wheel. 242 00:13:58.840 --> 00:14:01.360 And finally, can you make the case for solo Soka 243 00:14:01.440 --> 00:14:04.080 to beat Cody Rhodes for the undisputed title that elimination 244 00:14:04.240 --> 00:14:07.240 chamber due to the interference of probably both Ko and 245 00:14:07.320 --> 00:14:11.799 a newly turned Sammy's Ain because newly he'll turns Sammy's 246 00:14:11.799 --> 00:14:14.480 Ain because I think it is. Anyway, that's all for now, 247 00:14:15.120 --> 00:14:18.799 have a great weekend, everyone, DJ couzmos signing off. So DJ, 248 00:14:19.200 --> 00:14:24.679 I mean, it's possible, but I will say, and I 249 00:14:24.759 --> 00:14:26.759 said this at the end of WrestleMania last year, even 250 00:14:26.840 --> 00:14:28.879 before that, when we all knew Cody was probably gonna win, 251 00:14:30.759 --> 00:14:32.960 Cody was anointed as the face of the new Era. 252 00:14:34.200 --> 00:14:36.879 I mean, you had everybody come out there, triple h 253 00:14:37.559 --> 00:14:42.320 half the locker room, Samantha Irvin was in tears. Everybody 254 00:14:42.399 --> 00:14:45.440 loved Cody. I mean the exception to me in a 255 00:14:45.519 --> 00:14:50.120 couple others. You're not gonna have Cody lose the belt 256 00:14:50.279 --> 00:14:54.720 before WrestleMania this year. It was minimum one year, and 257 00:14:54.919 --> 00:14:57.399 then you can start to talk about Cody losing the belt, 258 00:14:57.600 --> 00:15:01.279 maybe even at WrestleMania, maybe depending on what his who 259 00:15:01.320 --> 00:15:04.039 his opponent is. It could be Randy, could be Punk, 260 00:15:05.360 --> 00:15:08.519 it could be Drew. I think those are really the 261 00:15:08.679 --> 00:15:11.600 three that you look at or it could be some 262 00:15:11.720 --> 00:15:15.320 weird triple threat was seen a Punkin and Cody. Sure, 263 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:20.559 but I don't you know, I don't think that solo. 264 00:15:21.360 --> 00:15:22.440 So can I make the case? 265 00:15:22.519 --> 00:15:22.679 Sure? 266 00:15:22.679 --> 00:15:28.360 I couldmit, here's the case solo Socoa wins and then 267 00:15:28.440 --> 00:15:30.759 you have for sure a fatal you have some kind 268 00:15:30.759 --> 00:15:34.799 of fatal four way, fatal four wight elimination style Allah 269 00:15:34.799 --> 00:15:40.240 WrestleMania two thousand, ie WrestleMania sixteen, uh where it's you know, 270 00:15:40.360 --> 00:15:42.799 at that time it was what big big show rock 271 00:15:43.559 --> 00:15:47.360 triple h mankind they get that right, and all a 272 00:15:47.480 --> 00:15:50.440 McMahon in each corner, remember that, and it ended up 273 00:15:50.480 --> 00:15:54.600 being at all of McMahon's were in cahoots. No Austin 274 00:15:54.679 --> 00:15:58.000 for that WrestleMania because of his injury, or at least 275 00:15:58.000 --> 00:15:59.559 he went to go get surgery so he was out 276 00:15:59.679 --> 00:16:06.039 until that following September. But this again, that's the only 277 00:16:06.120 --> 00:16:09.360 case you could make is he's gonna win it to 278 00:16:09.480 --> 00:16:12.480 create a fatal four way. But then what to just 279 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:15.000 drop at a WrestleMania. You think, really, it's so hard 280 00:16:15.039 --> 00:16:16.360 for me to make a case of this because it's 281 00:16:16.399 --> 00:16:20.320 so improbable, because you're gonna have him retain it WrestleMania. 282 00:16:20.320 --> 00:16:22.759 I mean, we're really building around Solo, so CoA a 283 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:27.679 guy that has been overshadowed very quickly by his you know, 284 00:16:28.320 --> 00:16:33.519 his brethren, right, I mean, I don't think so. The 285 00:16:33.559 --> 00:16:36.639 Werewolf is already behind ahead of him in terms of 286 00:16:36.720 --> 00:16:42.679 star power, incredibly in terms of the fan support, in 287 00:16:42.799 --> 00:16:47.879 terms of who the fans want. It's not Solo. It's 288 00:16:47.919 --> 00:16:51.440 not Solo. So I will say that now, it's hard 289 00:16:51.440 --> 00:16:53.360 for me to make a case for that. It's almost 290 00:16:53.480 --> 00:16:56.039 for me impossible. But hey, I was totally wrong the 291 00:16:56.120 --> 00:16:57.600 last time when you said jay Us would win. 292 00:16:57.679 --> 00:16:58.240 So what do I know? 293 00:17:00.000 --> 00:17:05.039 All right, let's go to another patron here. I know 294 00:17:05.119 --> 00:17:11.799 we got more, a couple more. Maybe let's check out 295 00:17:11.920 --> 00:17:15.599 Alex the French guy, and he says, hello, I heard 296 00:17:15.680 --> 00:17:19.240 that Drew was complaining about his WrestleMania plans, allegedly with 297 00:17:19.400 --> 00:17:22.680 Damian Priest story wise or something else. I couldn't agree 298 00:17:22.759 --> 00:17:25.680 more with Drew on his take. He is the superstar 299 00:17:25.799 --> 00:17:27.519 of the year twenty twenty four. He is the most 300 00:17:27.599 --> 00:17:30.240 talented guy in the roster right now. He deserves Cody 301 00:17:30.279 --> 00:17:33.240 at WrestleMania and deserves the title that would make sense 302 00:17:33.359 --> 00:17:36.759 or have him lose and attack reins to vengeful achieve 303 00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:43.079 final vengeance. If Drew goes against Damian Priest, no disrespect 304 00:17:43.119 --> 00:17:45.200 to Damien. He was a former world champion and did 305 00:17:45.279 --> 00:17:50.880 a did a above expectation job of being world champion. 306 00:17:52.200 --> 00:17:56.480 Drew does not deserve Damian Priest or Damien the Priest 307 00:17:56.519 --> 00:17:58.960 doesn't deserve Drew is probably the better way to phrase it. 308 00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:05.160 That doesn't make any sense at all. See, that's the 309 00:18:05.279 --> 00:18:08.319 kind of match. Sure, they could end up having a 310 00:18:08.400 --> 00:18:10.119 really good match and people are like, oh wow, that 311 00:18:10.200 --> 00:18:12.519 was better than I thought. But fans aren't going to 312 00:18:12.640 --> 00:18:18.920 emotionally get into this match. How I mean, what are 313 00:18:18.960 --> 00:18:21.720 we going to do here with Drew? Drew and Damien 314 00:18:21.799 --> 00:18:22.200 for what? 315 00:18:24.039 --> 00:18:24.400 I don't know. 316 00:18:25.759 --> 00:18:28.279 I could eat my words in their program exceeds expectations, 317 00:18:28.960 --> 00:18:34.039 But what's the story here? What's the story? Sure, when 318 00:18:34.079 --> 00:18:37.240 he was in Judgment Day Drew, you know at one 319 00:18:37.240 --> 00:18:39.119 point Drew was a baby face and they were screwing 320 00:18:39.200 --> 00:18:41.880 with Drew. What what are we doing? 321 00:18:42.880 --> 00:18:43.200 I don't know. 322 00:18:43.480 --> 00:18:45.119 It feels like just two guys that don't have a 323 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:48.759 path that they want to put together that are bigger stars, 324 00:18:49.880 --> 00:18:53.960 specifically more Drew than Damien fans. You took a vote 325 00:18:54.000 --> 00:18:57.559 on that fans would vote this one down immediately. I agree, 326 00:18:57.720 --> 00:19:05.680 Cody and Drew much more deserving. So thanks Alex. All Right, 327 00:19:06.039 --> 00:19:09.720 I think we have another email floating around here, and 328 00:19:10.319 --> 00:19:14.960 this one is from k O. Case says, Hey, Matt, 329 00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:17.519 sorry for my rent on Friday, but it was needed. 330 00:19:17.759 --> 00:19:21.079 Been a wrestling fan for over fifty years and yeah, 331 00:19:21.160 --> 00:19:24.559 I know fifty years, my god. All right, so you 332 00:19:24.599 --> 00:19:27.960 have me beat by twenty all right on Monday, Gunther 333 00:19:28.160 --> 00:19:31.640 interrupting the Yeat nonsense was brilliant. But Gunther is done 334 00:19:31.680 --> 00:19:35.960 at WrestleMania. He is so good, but money talks. But 335 00:19:38.559 --> 00:19:40.279 if he's so good, then why are we getting the 336 00:19:40.759 --> 00:19:43.000 why are we advocating for him to lose the belt? 337 00:19:44.240 --> 00:19:48.119 I feel like it's an incomplete run. It's like he 338 00:19:48.200 --> 00:19:49.759 got half historian. 339 00:19:50.799 --> 00:19:51.160 Barely. 340 00:19:53.160 --> 00:19:55.920 You know, he doesn't compete on Raw very much. You 341 00:19:55.960 --> 00:20:00.440 don't see him in a ton of promos. He has 342 00:20:00.640 --> 00:20:05.920 been on and off Raw in a program, you know, 343 00:20:06.319 --> 00:20:09.640 coming out in his suit doing you know, talking with 344 00:20:09.759 --> 00:20:12.680 Jay or calling people street trash or whatever. And it's 345 00:20:12.680 --> 00:20:17.160 been fun. But Gunther, we haven't seen the best of 346 00:20:17.240 --> 00:20:18.920 him yet. I still feel like there's some of him 347 00:20:19.000 --> 00:20:23.200 being held back. I don't know. I'm not ready for 348 00:20:23.319 --> 00:20:25.720 him to drop the belt to anyone. 349 00:20:26.240 --> 00:20:26.799 For that matter. 350 00:20:27.160 --> 00:20:30.920 There's really not a guy on the roster, not one. 351 00:20:32.079 --> 00:20:34.279 I don't care if it was on SmackDown too, that 352 00:20:34.400 --> 00:20:36.720 I would want to take the belt from Gunther. 353 00:20:37.839 --> 00:20:38.240 No one. 354 00:20:40.160 --> 00:20:43.799 I think about this too. Gunther was the longest reign 355 00:20:43.839 --> 00:20:47.119 of Interconninental Champion of all time, six hundred and sixty 356 00:20:47.319 --> 00:20:49.359 seven days whatever it was, six hundred and sixty six days, 357 00:20:50.839 --> 00:20:53.720 and you knew that that was really a promotion once 358 00:20:53.759 --> 00:20:56.920 he lost it. It was a promotion to move into 359 00:20:56.960 --> 00:20:59.920 the world title picture, and it was he wins it, 360 00:21:01.839 --> 00:21:03.640 and you're thinking, oh my god, here we go. Not 361 00:21:03.799 --> 00:21:06.079 that it's going to be another two year rain, but 362 00:21:06.200 --> 00:21:10.680 you're thinking, all right, solid rain at least maybe through WrestleMania, 363 00:21:11.119 --> 00:21:12.839 and if he drops at a WrestleMania, it's gonna be 364 00:21:12.920 --> 00:21:17.480 someone big is jau So really does he really fit 365 00:21:17.799 --> 00:21:21.400 the resume that you're looking to have Gunther lose to 366 00:21:22.319 --> 00:21:24.960 I just don't see it. It doesn't make sense to me. 367 00:21:26.000 --> 00:21:29.200 Would I lose my mind over it? No, I wouldn't 368 00:21:29.240 --> 00:21:31.720 lose my mind. It's just he's not the guy, or 369 00:21:31.759 --> 00:21:36.680 at least again, here's what I would say splitting the difference. 370 00:21:38.119 --> 00:21:42.400 They have an amazing match, it goes twenty minutes, twenty 371 00:21:42.480 --> 00:21:47.960 five minutes even, and they are I mean, they're having 372 00:21:48.240 --> 00:21:53.039 one of the best WrestleMania matches in years. Again, incredibly 373 00:21:53.119 --> 00:21:56.039 high bar. But this, in my perfect world, this is 374 00:21:56.079 --> 00:22:02.279 how it would go, where somebody unexpected comes out to 375 00:22:02.519 --> 00:22:06.519 help Gunther. Maybe he didn't ask for the help, maybe 376 00:22:06.559 --> 00:22:11.160 he just maybe he did whatever, but Jay has him 377 00:22:11.200 --> 00:22:13.599 on the ropes. You know they're gonna do four hundred 378 00:22:13.599 --> 00:22:17.200 and fifty fourth finishers here in this match to make 379 00:22:17.279 --> 00:22:20.200 it more exciting, which I don't agree with, But I 380 00:22:20.279 --> 00:22:24.240 would have them have somebody come out and ultimately be 381 00:22:24.400 --> 00:22:29.200 the deciding factor where Guntherer retains but Jay was he 382 00:22:29.319 --> 00:22:32.799 could have beaten Gunther, So Guntherer retains, but Jay comes 383 00:22:32.839 --> 00:22:36.119 out still looking very strong. That's my take on that. 384 00:22:39.119 --> 00:22:41.000 That's what I would do. And here's what I would 385 00:22:41.000 --> 00:22:46.519 also start doing, just generally in matches, especially long matches, 386 00:22:47.160 --> 00:22:50.079 how about we don't see a finish until like the 387 00:22:50.359 --> 00:22:54.039 last move set. I don't need to finish in the beginning, 388 00:22:54.079 --> 00:22:57.160 in the middle, in the semi end, how about it's 389 00:22:57.200 --> 00:22:59.920 just imagine going twenty minutes without even teasing a finish. 390 00:23:02.000 --> 00:23:05.720 Imagine that, not even teasing a finish, No false finishes, 391 00:23:05.759 --> 00:23:08.440 no kickouts of finishes. You don't hit a finish until 392 00:23:08.440 --> 00:23:10.559 it's actually, oh, I don't know, time to finish the match. 393 00:23:12.039 --> 00:23:17.480 So all right, anyway, this is not gonna happen. But okay, 394 00:23:17.559 --> 00:23:19.880 number two. I am not a fan of AJ, but 395 00:23:19.960 --> 00:23:22.519 that promo with Dom the Douche was ten out of ten. 396 00:23:23.279 --> 00:23:23.480 Yeah. 397 00:23:23.640 --> 00:23:26.960 AJ's good. AJ trips over his words like I do 398 00:23:27.200 --> 00:23:32.319 a lot, but he's good and there is still some 399 00:23:32.640 --> 00:23:34.960 gas left in the tank. Not enough to make him 400 00:23:35.119 --> 00:23:37.799 the face of the company ever again, or make him 401 00:23:37.839 --> 00:23:42.480