WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:04.200 Man, oh man, where do we even begin with Summer Slam? 2 00:00:04.960 --> 00:00:07.320 I really wish I could have done a Night one review. 3 00:00:07.360 --> 00:00:09.919 I was out of town, but we are going to 4 00:00:09.919 --> 00:00:12.199 be doing a full review of the entire pl I'll 5 00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:14.400 start with Night two and go backwards because it's the 6 00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:17.920 most recent thing we've seen and the most forefront on 7 00:00:17.960 --> 00:00:21.879 most people's minds, and we've got so much to cover 8 00:00:22.000 --> 00:00:25.239 with Night two. And yes, even Night one, which I 9 00:00:25.239 --> 00:00:27.760 don't think anyone would really agree, was a better show 10 00:00:27.800 --> 00:00:30.440 than Night two. Night two blew away Night one. It 11 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:36.320 wasn't even close, with big returns and crazy main event 12 00:00:36.399 --> 00:00:39.560 that I really didn't love as much as a lot 13 00:00:39.560 --> 00:00:44.759 of people did. But certainly it's still very good and headlined. 14 00:00:46.079 --> 00:00:48.240 I mean, how can it not be headlined by the 15 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:53.359 return of Kevin Owns, a guy that was out seventeen 16 00:00:53.399 --> 00:00:57.119 months and had a C four and C five nex 17 00:00:57.159 --> 00:01:01.520 fusion and never knew if he was going to come back. 18 00:01:02.840 --> 00:01:06.319 We didn't know. We had heard rumblings over the last 19 00:01:06.359 --> 00:01:10.519 couple of weeks that he was getting closer, but whatever 20 00:01:10.680 --> 00:01:13.840 was going on medically, they kept close to the vest, 21 00:01:14.319 --> 00:01:17.200 and that's difficult to do these days. I'm sure they 22 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:20.239 weren't happy that there was rumors leak that he could 23 00:01:20.280 --> 00:01:23.799 be coming back soon, but for the result is the same. 24 00:01:24.879 --> 00:01:30.480 Kevin Owens being back is just awesome and seeing him 25 00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:35.439 how emotional he was trying to hold back tears in 26 00:01:35.519 --> 00:01:39.159 his entrance, it just it's that feel good moment. And 27 00:01:39.159 --> 00:01:43.400 that's how I really characterize Night two is it was 28 00:01:43.480 --> 00:01:47.959 the feel good night of the event. It felt much 29 00:01:47.959 --> 00:01:50.040 more like SummerSlam. And we're not going to give them 30 00:01:50.040 --> 00:01:53.040 a pass for some things on Night one. But if 31 00:01:53.040 --> 00:01:58.239 I'm grading this entire pl as a whole and balancing 32 00:01:58.280 --> 00:02:00.920 out night too, I would still give this an event, 33 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:05.359 maybe even a solid B. I wouldn't give it an 34 00:02:05.359 --> 00:02:08.400 A for some reasons we'll talk about in a little bit, 35 00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:13.719 But the return of Kevin Owens, yes, the return of 36 00:02:13.840 --> 00:02:17.280 Randy Orton. In night one, we did not get Drew McIntyre. 37 00:02:17.479 --> 00:02:19.719 I didn't think we'd get all three. You can't just 38 00:02:19.960 --> 00:02:22.719 blow it all in one event. But you got some 39 00:02:22.759 --> 00:02:26.919 big names, and I've even heard some people already saying, well, 40 00:02:26.919 --> 00:02:29.479 why wouldn't WWE. I think this was actually Vince Russo 41 00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:34.560 if WWE was having issues selling tickets, why wouldn't they 42 00:02:34.599 --> 00:02:38.039 ahead of time have said to the fans that Kevin 43 00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:40.919 Owens is going to be a part of the event. Well, 44 00:02:42.199 --> 00:02:44.879 maybe because they want to change the way people perceive 45 00:02:44.960 --> 00:02:49.599 the product. Fans love surprises, and you are selling tickets 46 00:02:49.599 --> 00:02:53.680 by doing it this way. You know why, because now 47 00:02:54.439 --> 00:02:56.319 people are going to think if they attend an event, 48 00:02:56.360 --> 00:02:59.680 there's a chance something big happens. It reminds fans that 49 00:02:59.759 --> 00:03:01.680 they can ken once in a while, bring back a 50 00:03:01.680 --> 00:03:06.319 big star and surprise you. I understand your method. I 51 00:03:06.400 --> 00:03:12.400 understand your process for reasoning that out that you want 52 00:03:12.439 --> 00:03:14.319 to let people know ahead of time so ticket sales 53 00:03:14.319 --> 00:03:16.479 are better. I don't know if Kevin Owens would have 54 00:03:16.520 --> 00:03:20.120 really sold that many more tickets. That is a surprise 55 00:03:20.159 --> 00:03:22.960 that fans prefer rather than ahead of time. I think 56 00:03:22.960 --> 00:03:25.479 the fans would actually have preferred that. I don't think 57 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:27.879 that on his own he would have sold that many more. 58 00:03:28.719 --> 00:03:31.319 But it changes the perception of people at home too. 59 00:03:31.599 --> 00:03:34.280 You're speaking to the people at home, not to the 60 00:03:34.319 --> 00:03:37.000 people in advance that will make a decision. It's the 61 00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:40.199 perspective buyer that you're now trying to convince. Hey, anything 62 00:03:40.199 --> 00:03:44.120 could happen. So that's why surprises are a big deal. 63 00:03:45.159 --> 00:03:49.120 And this was really good. And yes, Gunther being added 64 00:03:49.919 --> 00:03:51.919 was fun too, and it made sense. It's something that 65 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:53.919 I thought a lot of us thought would happen anyway, 66 00:03:55.080 --> 00:03:58.439 Finn Balor being involved, I mean, he did a great 67 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:01.120 job to Sammy's ay and Jean dropped with the result 68 00:04:01.159 --> 00:04:05.719 of Kevin Owens coming out, it was just a just 69 00:04:05.840 --> 00:04:09.120 a great moment. It was, and I don't think we 70 00:04:09.159 --> 00:04:11.800 should see as much backlash as we did for Night one. 71 00:04:12.439 --> 00:04:14.560 And again we'll talk about Night one on the second 72 00:04:14.560 --> 00:04:16.480 half of the show. Normally I would do Night one 73 00:04:16.519 --> 00:04:20.839 to Night two in sequential order, but I mean, it 74 00:04:20.920 --> 00:04:24.000 just makes sense I start with night two. So if 75 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:25.959 you guys want to go add free Patreon, dot com, 76 00:04:25.959 --> 00:04:29.600 slash WWE podcast and you can get everything add free. 77 00:04:29.639 --> 00:04:34.279 The free version of my Patreon does not include everything 78 00:04:34.360 --> 00:04:37.519 add free, so if you're on the free side of Patreon, 79 00:04:37.600 --> 00:04:42.160 you're not getting the benefits. So all right, well, my god, 80 00:04:42.680 --> 00:04:45.839 can we start with the first match? And I want 81 00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:49.600 to let you know if you haven't already invested in 82 00:04:49.639 --> 00:04:53.959 a VPN and you want to essentially get the events 83 00:04:54.160 --> 00:04:59.279 on ESPN for a lot less money. Because of VPN, 84 00:04:59.399 --> 00:05:02.399 you can get free trials but you gotta eventually pay 85 00:05:02.439 --> 00:05:05.079 for the VPN. I paid twenty five bucks or I 86 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:07.160 will be paying twenty five bucks after my trial's up 87 00:05:07.199 --> 00:05:11.560 for ExpressVPN for the year, for the year of ExpressVPN, 88 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:14.800 and then I just went on Netflix and watch Summer Slam. 89 00:05:16.279 --> 00:05:21.040 That's what I did. Express VPN. It'll say it's fifty 90 00:05:21.040 --> 00:05:22.879 bucks a year, but if you try to cancel the 91 00:05:23.040 --> 00:05:27.120 membership on your app Store subscriptions, it'll then offer you 92 00:05:27.160 --> 00:05:30.519 the developer offers you like fifty percent off. So that's 93 00:05:30.560 --> 00:05:32.800 how I got it, and I'd highly recommend it. Instead 94 00:05:32.800 --> 00:05:35.600 of spending thirty bucks a month on ESPN if anyone's 95 00:05:35.639 --> 00:05:40.319 doing that in the United States so much much, prefer 96 00:05:40.920 --> 00:05:45.639 the VPN, go to Netflix and bam. It's really that easy. 97 00:05:46.600 --> 00:05:50.839 Highly recommend, unless, of course, you already you have ESPN 98 00:05:50.879 --> 00:05:54.160 unlimited for other reasons with the upcoming NFL season and 99 00:05:54.199 --> 00:05:58.160 everything else. But let's get into it. So Darius Rucker 100 00:05:59.439 --> 00:06:02.360 did the national anthem. Actually like Darius Rucker, seeing him 101 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:08.959 many times in concert, good stuff, and we had Finn 102 00:06:08.959 --> 00:06:11.040 Balor come out, Sammy's Ain come out, Nick all this. 103 00:06:11.680 --> 00:06:15.040 Then say he's making an executive decision to add a 104 00:06:15.079 --> 00:06:20.040 participant to the match, and outcomes Gunther, and Gunther and 105 00:06:20.160 --> 00:06:23.680 him shake hands a little bit reluctantly, putting their feud 106 00:06:23.759 --> 00:06:29.480 behind them, and he said, well wait, he didn't say 107 00:06:29.480 --> 00:06:32.240 that there will only be one edition, and bam, here 108 00:06:32.240 --> 00:06:37.000 comes Kevin ows massive ovation, easily pop of the night, Excellent. 109 00:06:37.800 --> 00:06:41.839 As I said, the feel good moment that reminds you 110 00:06:42.399 --> 00:06:46.319 why you're a fan. This is This was a moment 111 00:06:46.399 --> 00:06:52.639 that was so desperately needed for WWE and its fans 112 00:06:53.279 --> 00:06:56.360 who have really been shitting all over the company, and 113 00:06:56.439 --> 00:06:59.120 rightfully so. If you think I or anyone else takes 114 00:06:59.199 --> 00:07:03.639 anything back said about the criticism of TKO and WWE, 115 00:07:03.759 --> 00:07:05.639 and there's a lot of it coming, by the way, 116 00:07:06.279 --> 00:07:09.319 this is not a this is not a show to 117 00:07:09.720 --> 00:07:15.319 blow smoke up their ass at all, you'll see. But 118 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:20.600 this is the stuff that keeps us coming back. This 119 00:07:20.680 --> 00:07:25.240 is the drug that we crave as fans, these moments, 120 00:07:25.360 --> 00:07:30.639 these returns, and it was just a great, great time 121 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:34.199 for Kevin Owens. Even more so, I'm sure just a 122 00:07:34.240 --> 00:07:41.639 cathartic moment, but I'm sure after seventeen months of unknown 123 00:07:42.040 --> 00:07:44.839 and actually I don't think he got surgery seventeen months 124 00:07:44.879 --> 00:07:46.560 ago I think they head The doctors had to wait 125 00:07:46.600 --> 00:07:47.959 a few months and they didn't know what to do 126 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:51.439 and everything else. Got the fusion, things went well, he recovered, 127 00:07:51.439 --> 00:07:55.519 but imagine his brain while he's in the hospital recovering 128 00:07:55.560 --> 00:07:58.720 at home, and all he's thinking about is that moment. 129 00:07:59.199 --> 00:08:01.240 You know, fans can't appreciate that because they're not a 130 00:08:01.240 --> 00:08:04.240 part of it. They're not They're just living their lives. 131 00:08:04.279 --> 00:08:05.720 You and I, I mean, as we should be. I'm 132 00:08:05.759 --> 00:08:09.000 not saying we should dwell on their their progress and 133 00:08:09.519 --> 00:08:13.439 live through them. But once you put your brain in theirs, 134 00:08:13.480 --> 00:08:17.079 if you try to and see the way that maybe 135 00:08:17.120 --> 00:08:22.800 they saw their recovery, it puts a new perspective on it, like, hey, 136 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:27.040 the I'm sure this is the way what he was 137 00:08:27.160 --> 00:08:32.720 envisioning while he was in pain and unsure and all 138 00:08:32.799 --> 00:08:35.720 the doubt and everything that creeps in. That's that moment. 139 00:08:35.919 --> 00:08:40.320 So good stuff. I can't say enough about it. For 140 00:08:40.399 --> 00:08:42.759 a guy that complains about a lot of shit in WWE, 141 00:08:43.000 --> 00:08:48.039 this wasn't one of them. Far from it. So we 142 00:08:48.120 --> 00:08:51.320 get a fatal four way the number one contender ship 143 00:08:51.399 --> 00:08:57.279 is on the line, and Owen's and zaying Zay was 144 00:08:57.639 --> 00:09:01.679 slack jawed, which was funny, and so he sold it 145 00:09:01.679 --> 00:09:05.440 well and it really overshadowed Gunther being a part of this, 146 00:09:06.240 --> 00:09:09.559 but that's okay. I don't think we really thought Gunther 147 00:09:09.720 --> 00:09:13.159 was gonna win this once Kevin Owens came out. But 148 00:09:14.240 --> 00:09:16.360 we got some some good stuff here and it ended 149 00:09:16.399 --> 00:09:23.720 with Owen's giving stunners to pretty much everybody and he 150 00:09:23.879 --> 00:09:26.320 put Zane down with a stunner and got the three 151 00:09:26.399 --> 00:09:29.960 count quick match. Though that was some of the backlash, 152 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:33.600 and rightfully so from Wwe of the length of the 153 00:09:33.639 --> 00:09:37.919 matches were ridiculously short in general, not all of them, 154 00:09:38.000 --> 00:09:40.639 and yes the main event went on way too fucking long, 155 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:44.399 but eight and a half minutes with Kevin Owens winning, 156 00:09:44.399 --> 00:09:48.840 this could have gone fifteen and he gets the victory. 157 00:09:49.240 --> 00:09:52.720 So Kevin Owens is now the number one contender for 158 00:09:52.799 --> 00:09:59.559 the championship and should be fun. Should be fun. He 159 00:09:59.639 --> 00:10:03.799 and pum unk. Oh boy, this is It's just a 160 00:10:03.840 --> 00:10:07.879 great feeling. Okay, So let's move on here. Because I've 161 00:10:07.919 --> 00:10:09.960 only got through match one of twelve, I'll go a 162 00:10:10.000 --> 00:10:12.639 little bit quicker. I promise every match review won't be 163 00:10:12.720 --> 00:10:17.120 this quick or that that long. So trick Williams versus 164 00:10:17.200 --> 00:10:19.600 Baron Corbin for the United States Championship. Boy, I don't 165 00:10:19.600 --> 00:10:21.440 I don't envy these guys for having to go after 166 00:10:21.480 --> 00:10:24.080 that because those kinds of returns and moments suck the 167 00:10:24.120 --> 00:10:27.240 life out of the building and the fans need time 168 00:10:27.279 --> 00:10:32.240 to recharge. I don't envy them. So yeah, the reactions 169 00:10:32.240 --> 00:10:36.200 for both men were down, but look at what just happened. 170 00:10:37.320 --> 00:10:41.840 So the match was fine. I didn't have any issues 171 00:10:41.840 --> 00:10:46.960 with the match itself. It was okay. I like how 172 00:10:47.039 --> 00:10:50.440 Cole was pointing out all of the accolades of Baron 173 00:10:50.480 --> 00:10:54.519 Corbin to try to legitimize him about taekwondo or whatever 174 00:10:54.559 --> 00:10:59.039 the hell he's doing. I can't remember, but he's a 175 00:10:59.120 --> 00:11:01.960 legit badass, Michael Cole said. And I do appreciate those 176 00:11:02.039 --> 00:11:05.360 kinds of things that fans aren't looking into, so that 177 00:11:05.399 --> 00:11:11.600 was good. And then having Corbin get the victory after 178 00:11:11.639 --> 00:11:15.759 he hit the title belt on Trick and then the 179 00:11:15.799 --> 00:11:19.440 three counts after end of Days and Lil Yati and 180 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:23.960 Trick had some mix ups and that could be the 181 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:26.879 end of that relationship. We'll see. But more importantly, Baron 182 00:11:26.879 --> 00:11:30.360 Corbyn wins in nine minutes. I don't think anybody expected 183 00:11:30.360 --> 00:11:32.519 Baron Corbyn to win. I didn't I didn't call for it, 184 00:11:33.360 --> 00:11:36.320 but thank god Corbyn won. And I say that for 185 00:11:36.440 --> 00:11:43.519 the sense of maybe this furry Championship will be banned forever. 186 00:11:44.279 --> 00:11:50.200 If Corbyn keeps that furry championship, it'll be a cold 187 00:11:50.240 --> 00:11:55.080 day in hell. There's no way Corbyn has to bring 188 00:11:55.159 --> 00:11:57.679 some respect back to that championship. And I'm not saying 189 00:11:57.679 --> 00:12:00.919 Trick Williams isn't gonna be a big star and that 190 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:05.480 he can't get his momentum back, and no, he easily could. 191 00:12:05.519 --> 00:12:07.840 He's young, he's kind of bright future WWE. He has 192 00:12:07.879 --> 00:12:11.279 already earmarked him as one of their bigger stars coming up. 193 00:12:12.480 --> 00:12:15.960 But what he did and what the company decided to 194 00:12:15.960 --> 00:12:18.480 do with the United States Championship, as I've said, is 195 00:12:18.480 --> 00:12:23.919 an abomination, and I hope Corbyn will put an end 196 00:12:23.960 --> 00:12:28.000 to that and just bring back some respect to the championship. 197 00:12:28.039 --> 00:12:30.679 So it's good to see him as champion. And I 198 00:12:30.679 --> 00:12:33.279 want Corbyn to get on the microphone talk to us 199 00:12:33.320 --> 00:12:37.080 a bit. I think that'll help because one of the 200 00:12:37.080 --> 00:12:40.840 criticisms of Baron Corbin prior to this, when he left WWE, 201 00:12:41.080 --> 00:12:45.240 he's just boring the very formulaic there wasn't a lot 202 00:12:45.240 --> 00:12:48.919 of layers to baron Corbyn. Good end ring decent on 203 00:12:48.960 --> 00:12:51.480 the mic, but it just was rinse and repeat. So 204 00:12:51.600 --> 00:12:53.799 maybe Corbyn can show us something a little bit different. 205 00:12:55.639 --> 00:13:01.399 So we then at Tiffany Stratton and Cargo Green Flair 206 00:13:01.559 --> 00:13:05.399 Legend in a five way ladder match for the Interim 207 00:13:06.080 --> 00:13:14.000 Women's Championship, and boy, no reaction for Tiffany Stratton, nearly none. 208 00:13:14.080 --> 00:13:17.759 The Internet's darling just a few months ago has really 209 00:13:17.799 --> 00:13:22.600 fallen off. And I don't say that in the sense 210 00:13:22.639 --> 00:13:24.919 that what we should get back behind her and rally 211 00:13:24.960 --> 00:13:29.399 behind her. No, No, quite the opposite. Everything I've seen 212 00:13:29.799 --> 00:13:32.960 from Tiffany, who's made it very clear publicly that she 213 00:13:33.159 --> 00:13:37.279 just wants to use wrestling to move into the film industry. 214 00:13:37.519 --> 00:13:39.039 And I know what you're gonna say, Well, Rock did 215 00:13:39.039 --> 00:13:41.720 that and John Cena did that. Yeah, But here's the thing. 216 00:13:41.759 --> 00:13:45.200 You don't say that while you're there. You don't say 217 00:13:45.240 --> 00:13:47.120 that you want to be somewhere else and that you're 218 00:13:47.240 --> 00:13:50.200 using the current place to hopefully open doors somewhere else. 219 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:56.399 That is, to coin a phrase retarded, because then you 220 00:13:56.440 --> 00:14:00.120 were out in your employer and making them look bad 221 00:14:00.159 --> 00:14:02.639 that they have someone on the payroll. That's not really 222 00:14:02.679 --> 00:14:08.399 invested in helping advance the current place they're at. Rather, 223 00:14:08.480 --> 00:14:13.080 they're using you as a platform. So, I mean, you 224 00:14:13.159 --> 00:14:17.559 just look at her Instagram and her tiktoks. It's all 225 00:14:17.600 --> 00:14:21.080 about and actually, here's what it's not about. That's the problem. 226 00:14:21.240 --> 00:14:24.879 It's not about her being Women's Champion. It's not about 227 00:14:24.919 --> 00:14:28.039 helping put over the company, not about helping forward her 228 00:14:28.080 --> 00:14:33.200 matchups or her rivalries. It's about pushing forward her newest 229 00:14:33.240 --> 00:14:40.559 outfit or her newest tattoo that her boyfriend got, which 230 00:14:40.600 --> 00:14:43.320 is creepy. I mean he got he got like tattoos 231 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:49.240 of her eyes or some shit. It's about making the belt, 232 00:14:49.399 --> 00:14:52.799 because she'll have the belt in her videos. The belt 233 00:14:52.879 --> 00:14:56.679 is an accessory. It's a fashion accessory to her. You 234 00:14:56.679 --> 00:15:00.559 don't believe me to go watch the videos. Why is 235 00:15:00.559 --> 00:15:04.039 this big deal? Well, because what the stars do outside 236 00:15:04.080 --> 00:15:08.919 of the ring shows you where their priorities lie. And 237 00:15:10.120 --> 00:15:12.639 it's clear where Tiffany's do. So no, I don't give 238 00:15:12.639 --> 00:15:15.039 a shit that she didn't get a reaction. I'm glad. 239 00:15:16.279 --> 00:15:18.080 I don't need people here. I don't want people here 240 00:15:18.200 --> 00:15:20.000 that are just using this place to go somewhere else 241 00:15:20.080 --> 00:15:24.080 that may be truly your agenda, but don't say it. Okay, 242 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:27.600 But the match actually was pretty good. I really don't 243 00:15:27.639 --> 00:15:29.240 have a lot of complaints about this match. I've seen 244 00:15:29.240 --> 00:15:33.440 some negativity. I thought it was good. It was, and 245 00:15:33.559 --> 00:15:36.360 especially given that what they oh, thirteen minutes. Okay, so 246 00:15:36.399 --> 00:15:41.360 the match went thirteen and there were some some good bumps. 247 00:15:41.759 --> 00:15:46.519 Charlotte Flair got a good reaction, Lash Legend had some 248 00:15:46.639 --> 00:15:51.080 nice power moments. Chelsea Green, we'll get to her in 249 00:15:51.120 --> 00:15:53.679 a minute, but she had some interesting moments too. And 250 00:15:53.720 --> 00:15:56.159 everybody forgets how to climb the ladder, of course, when 251 00:15:56.559 --> 00:16:00.519 there's that moment that they have the ladder and they're 252 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:04.240 just in awe that they have a moment to climb 253 00:16:04.279 --> 00:16:05.879 the ladder, and then they forget how to put one 254 00:16:05.879 --> 00:16:08.840 foot in front of the other, and they climb like 255 00:16:08.919 --> 00:16:12.759 they're eighty six years old. They don't know how to 256 00:16:12.799 --> 00:16:17.519 fucking climb a ladder. Suddenly, but Chelsea Green, that moment 257 00:16:17.559 --> 00:16:21.759 where she got the everybody's down, you're thinking this could 258 00:16:21.759 --> 00:16:24.639 be it. Then Beefabin Mechin come in and ruin it, 259 00:16:25.000 --> 00:16:27.759 and you're thinking, okay, well that was fun for a second, 260 00:16:28.519 --> 00:16:32.919 and then she gets a second chance at life, climbs 261 00:16:33.960 --> 00:16:42.720 bam new Women's introim champion. See as fun as that 262 00:16:42.759 --> 00:16:46.759 moment was, and it was fun, and then you deserve 263 00:16:46.840 --> 00:16:50.879 a chance. And the feel good moment, which is a 264 00:16:50.919 --> 00:16:54.679 theme throughout that whole the night tonight was feel good 265 00:16:55.159 --> 00:17:01.480 and it was I'm glad for Chelsea. She has been 266 00:17:01.480 --> 00:17:03.480 on the roster for quite some time. Her story is 267 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:08.680 quite interesting, nearly getting fired, fans got behind her. She 268 00:17:08.880 --> 00:17:16.839 was this lovable loser, and now she is your interim 269 00:17:17.680 --> 00:17:22.680 Women's WWE Women's Champion. But see as fun as this 270 00:17:22.759 --> 00:17:24.920 moment is, and I'm not trying to pour cold water 271 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:27.200 on it, but I'm trying to give you a real 272 00:17:27.359 --> 00:17:33.920 look at this. The caveat is interim. See Chelsea wins 273 00:17:33.960 --> 00:17:37.519 her first championship because someone else got injured, and she's 274 00:17:37.559 --> 00:17:40.240 not even really the true champion. She's the introm which 275 00:17:40.279 --> 00:17:44.599 means keep my seat warm. Now, does it mean that 276 00:17:44.640 --> 00:17:47.960 when Rhea Ripley returns, she's gonna have to relinquish her championship? No, 277 00:17:48.039 --> 00:17:49.960 you know how it's gonna go in WWE, They're going 278 00:17:50.000 --> 00:17:55.119 to put a matchup on between Rhea and Chelsea. If 279 00:17:55.200 --> 00:17:57.640 Chelsea's still champion and I have no ida, no reasona 280 00:17:57.640 --> 00:18:03.279 believe she won't be introm sucks. That's a hell of 281 00:18:03.319 --> 00:18:09.000 an asterisk to have next to that accomplishment. It's also 282 00:18:09.000 --> 00:18:12.000 gonna be interesting to see what does Rhea Ripley's reaction. 283 00:18:12.759 --> 00:18:15.599 What is it going to be like when she goes 284 00:18:15.720 --> 00:18:18.920 face to face with Chelsea, who is beloved because she's 285 00:18:19.519 --> 00:18:21.240 number one, it's the first time she's won it. She 286 00:18:21.359 --> 00:18:26.400 is a lovable character because she's just so ignorant and ditzy, 287 00:18:26.559 --> 00:18:30.160 and the fans just connect with her. She's got that 288 00:18:30.160 --> 00:18:34.880 that static electricity connection that you just can't help and 289 00:18:34.920 --> 00:18:39.319 it can't be taught. And I do wonder what's gonna happen. 290 00:18:40.000 --> 00:18:43.559 So that's for down the line. Whatever Riea gets healthy, 291 00:18:43.559 --> 00:18:47.440 which I would imagine is in a couple months ish, 292 00:18:47.599 --> 00:18:50.000 we'll see, probably in time for a Survivor series, which 293 00:18:50.000 --> 00:18:55.640 they've already told you about in Houston. All right, so yeah, 294 00:18:55.680 --> 00:19:00.720 another feel good moment for Chelsea. All right, let's keep 295 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:06.000 going here. Dan Housen and Dominic Mysterial Human Money's on 296 00:19:06.039 --> 00:19:13.599 a poll match whatever we had. JD come out and 297 00:19:13.640 --> 00:19:17.160 the Mini Housends come out and Joe Hendry come out. 298 00:19:17.200 --> 00:19:21.359 The usual suspects to chip in their two cents. It 299 00:19:21.440 --> 00:19:26.920 was all stupid. Dan Housen beats Dominic in six minutes 300 00:19:26.960 --> 00:19:31.559 and fifty seconds and he wins the money. So they're 301 00:19:31.599 --> 00:19:36.359 just going to continue this this silliness backstage where dom 302 00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:38.640 is still searching for the money. I would guess, I 303 00:19:38.640 --> 00:19:42.960 am not sure. So Dan Housen wins in six minutes 304 00:19:42.960 --> 00:19:47.039 and fifty seconds not that much further off from an 305 00:19:47.079 --> 00:19:50.279 actual match on the card. I mean this was about 306 00:19:50.519 --> 00:19:52.359 a minute and a half less than a lot of 307 00:19:52.400 --> 00:19:59.559 the matches, which is kind of said. Okay, Chad Gable 308 00:20:00.759 --> 00:20:06.960 and Penta Intercontinental Championship eleven minutes and ten seconds. You 309 00:20:07.039 --> 00:20:09.720 knew this was going to be the outcome of continuing 310 00:20:09.759 --> 00:20:13.119 the theme here of feel good moments. Chad Gable wins 311 00:20:14.200 --> 00:20:19.640 in his Intercontinental Championship bid here against Penta. A matchup 312 00:20:19.680 --> 00:20:26.039 that was good, really good. Was it an all time classic? No? No, 313 00:20:26.920 --> 00:20:30.119 I think we need to taper our expectations when we 314 00:20:30.200 --> 00:20:32.519 expect a matchup to be that. I mean, look at 315 00:20:32.559 --> 00:20:38.400 Cody Rhodes and see him punk last night. That was 316 00:20:38.960 --> 00:20:42.000 far from a five star classic. I'd give that like 317 00:20:42.039 --> 00:20:46.759 two and a half stars. It was okay, sometimes the 318 00:20:46.799 --> 00:20:49.920 magic just isn't there. Despite all of the talent and 319 00:20:50.000 --> 00:20:51.799 the men that are in the ring, of the women 320 00:20:51.839 --> 00:20:54.200 that are in the ring, sometimes it just doesn't work. 321 00:20:54.240 --> 00:20:58.440 That night and Chad Gable and Pensa, I think, had 322 00:20:58.480 --> 00:21:03.519 a very good match, and Gable winning was the correct choice. 323 00:21:03.880 --> 00:21:08.880 The finish had a Gable pull Penta back to the 324 00:21:08.920 --> 00:21:10.799 middle of the ring after he had already put the 325 00:21:10.799 --> 00:21:13.839 ankle lock in, and then he just really cinches it 326 00:21:13.880 --> 00:21:21.039 in and Penta taps. And then we had Gable's wife 327 00:21:21.079 --> 00:21:25.920 and kids come in the ring, and Gable's son wore 328 00:21:25.960 --> 00:21:28.160 the same gear as his father, and you deserve it. 329 00:21:28.279 --> 00:21:32.000 Chant broke out, and he got on the mic and 330 00:21:32.039 --> 00:21:33.960 he said, my name is Chad Gable and I was 331 00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:37.640 born raised and I live in Minneapolis. And he said, 332 00:21:37.640 --> 00:21:39.279 this is the family that stood with me through the 333 00:21:39.359 --> 00:21:46.079 highs and lows. And he held up the belt, so good, 334 00:21:46.160 --> 00:21:49.799 feel good moments his family there. Finally he gets to 335 00:21:49.799 --> 00:21:53.599 the top of the proverbial mountain, although one of them, 336 00:21:53.640 --> 00:21:59.079 not the mountain, but a big mountain, and Penta shakes 337 00:21:59.119 --> 00:22:01.319 his hand and puts the belt around his waist. You know, 338 00:22:01.319 --> 00:22:03.400 you never know what's gonna happen. There, no heel turn, 339 00:22:03.480 --> 00:22:11.480 no no funny business, and it was all just it's 340 00:22:11.519 --> 00:22:18.000 all just kind of a heartwarming moment, except yeah, there 341 00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:20.160 was a there was something that happened at the end 342 00:22:20.200 --> 00:22:24.119 of this that I am gonna take issue with. We 343 00:22:24.160 --> 00:22:32.599 couldn't let this moment go unfettered, untouched, unblemished. Why, well, 344 00:22:33.039 --> 00:22:36.359 we got to make sure that TKO puts their grubby 345 00:22:36.400 --> 00:22:41.759 little hands on this segment and they force Chad Gable 346 00:22:43.039 --> 00:22:52.000 to partake in the root beer segment, the root beer 347 00:22:52.119 --> 00:22:55.759 sponsorship segment that was paid for. He gets on the 348 00:22:55.839 --> 00:22:59.720 apron after I don't know, some some fucking mascot gets 349 00:22:59.720 --> 00:23:02.240 on the hands Gable a couple of root beers. I 350 00:23:02.240 --> 00:23:04.160 didn't know there were root beer until he started. The 351 00:23:04.640 --> 00:23:06.680 thing came on the screen. I thought he had actual beer, 352 00:23:07.519 --> 00:23:10.720 but its root beer and he's chugging them and you 353 00:23:10.759 --> 00:23:18.000 see the sponsorship go across the screen. Fuck you, TKO. 354 00:23:20.400 --> 00:23:23.480 We have a moment that does not come along very often, 355 00:23:25.079 --> 00:23:29.359 and they use Chad Gable in this moment to be 356 00:23:29.680 --> 00:23:34.839 a vehicle to this root beer sponsorship that they were 357 00:23:34.839 --> 00:23:41.039 able to acquire. Fuck them, Okay, and that also, I 358 00:23:41.039 --> 00:23:42.640 mean Nick com was front and Center. I'm sure he 359 00:23:42.680 --> 00:23:45.039 had a big smile on his face. He can give 360 00:23:45.039 --> 00:23:46.960 a shit about pro wrestling. He's probably just seeing it 361 00:23:46.960 --> 00:23:51.279 for the first time when he acquired w WE. I 362 00:23:51.680 --> 00:23:53.519 there is no doubt in my mind he had no 363 00:23:53.640 --> 00:23:58.400 idea really what pro wrestling is. He had this general, 364 00:23:58.640 --> 00:24:03.000 vague concept. But every time he opens his mouth, he 365 00:24:03.119 --> 00:24:06.000 continues to prove us right that he has no fucking 366 00:24:06.079 --> 00:24:08.519 idea what pro wrestling is and when it's good, what 367 00:24:08.640 --> 00:24:12.160 it needs to be. And it was also funny when 368 00:24:12.200 --> 00:24:14.759 Dan Housen was throwing him money if he didn't notice 369 00:24:14.799 --> 00:24:18.440 that Nick Con was at ringside and he was throwing 370 00:24:20.119 --> 00:24:22.319 Nick Con and some of the people next to him 371 00:24:22.599 --> 00:24:27.400 the fake human monies. Kind of the irony of that, 372 00:24:27.559 --> 00:24:29.279 I'm sure Nick was trying to find a way to 373 00:24:29.799 --> 00:24:35.359 maybe tax tax Dan Housen on the fake money. I 374 00:24:35.400 --> 00:24:37.720 put a tweet out as well on x I thought 375 00:24:37.759 --> 00:24:39.960 it was pretty good pat myself on the back. But 376 00:24:41.119 --> 00:24:43.160 break my hand patting myself on the back, as they say, 377 00:24:43.200 --> 00:24:49.680 But what did I say? Oh, hold on a sec, guys, 378 00:24:49.759 --> 00:24:54.960 bear with me. My internet is not good, so I said, 379 00:24:55.039 --> 00:24:58.839 Nick Con accepting fake money is the closest WWE has 380 00:24:58.880 --> 00:25:03.440 come to turning down a revenue stream. And you should 381 00:25:03.480 --> 00:25:07.319 see the look on his face. I put it on. 382 00:25:08.079 --> 00:25:13.200 It's one of my replies. It is just embarrassing, Nick 383 00:25:13.200 --> 00:25:17.720 con He is a fish out of water. He just 384 00:25:17.759 --> 00:25:24.960 looks so uncomfortable. Okay, let's continue. Okay. We had Roman 385 00:25:25.000 --> 00:25:28.319 reigns and Seth rollins for the World Championship as the 386 00:25:28.359 --> 00:25:34.200 sixth and final match of nine two and the match 387 00:25:34.359 --> 00:25:39.960 where are we? Yeah, thirty three minutes and twenty five seconds. 388 00:25:40.319 --> 00:25:46.000 You could have taken ten minutes off this it okay, 389 00:25:46.359 --> 00:25:48.599 let me let me work backwards as my brain does. 390 00:25:49.880 --> 00:25:54.119 Roman reigns winning is no surprise to anyone. I think 391 00:25:54.160 --> 00:25:58.119 the money was on Roman, and for good reason. TKO 392 00:25:58.160 --> 00:26:02.200 andwe trust Roman. He's a needle mover. He's their guy. 393 00:26:03.480 --> 00:26:07.119 And Seth is truly number two. That's exactly what Rain 394 00:26:07.240 --> 00:26:09.960 said him. He is, That's how the company views him. 395 00:26:10.000 --> 00:26:15.680 And it was apparent tonight and Roman reigns in set Delivered. 396 00:26:16.759 --> 00:26:22.599 They are professionals, tons of experience between them against one another. 397 00:26:23.799 --> 00:26:26.160 And Roman has not yet beat Seth one on one 398 00:26:26.200 --> 00:26:29.319 and that monkey's off his back. And when Michael Cole 399 00:26:29.400 --> 00:26:36.279 said that he has exercised all of his demons and 400 00:26:36.319 --> 00:26:39.640 there's no more skeletons in his closet. I thought for 401 00:26:39.759 --> 00:26:44.000