WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.839 --> 00:00:06.519 This is WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre, and you're listening to 2 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:13.599 the WWE podcast, the. 3 00:00:13.800 --> 00:00:24.640 Show, the one that everybody wants me God, I'll stand 4 00:00:24.719 --> 00:00:29.800 three sixteen says your ass is my art. You can 5 00:00:29.879 --> 00:00:30.559 acknowledge me. 6 00:00:32.880 --> 00:00:35.920 All right, everybody, it's time for the mailbag and also 7 00:00:36.039 --> 00:00:40.280 our preview and prediction show for the Summer SLIM event 8 00:00:40.320 --> 00:00:43.439 that's taking place in just a couple of days or 9 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:46.359 in just a day, depends on when you're listening to this. 10 00:00:47.399 --> 00:00:49.799 A lot to talk about, lots to get through, so 11 00:00:50.079 --> 00:00:52.799 let's just do that as patrons are going to get 12 00:00:52.840 --> 00:00:54.840 priority here. I don't know if I'm gonna get through everybody. 13 00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:57.479 I really don't. I'm a little bit limited on time. 14 00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:01.479 I'm traveling tomorrow, so I'm gonna get through the mail 15 00:01:01.479 --> 00:01:03.600 bag as quick as i can and then get through 16 00:01:03.719 --> 00:01:07.760 the predictions in about forty minutes. Let's see if that 17 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:10.719 actually happens. All right. By the way, you can join Patreon. 18 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:13.400 Good time to do it, because everything is ad free. 19 00:01:13.719 --> 00:01:17.480 You get a Discord server and you can have a 20 00:01:18.719 --> 00:01:20.560 great time over the Discord server with all the other 21 00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:23.680 patrons and wrestling fans, and you can also get it 22 00:01:23.719 --> 00:01:26.519 for free for seven days. So I think that's a 23 00:01:26.560 --> 00:01:29.280 pretty good deal. Free ad free. All right, let's go 24 00:01:29.359 --> 00:01:32.159 to Let's go to DJ Kuzma. We haven't started off 25 00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:36.120 with you in a while, and he says, finally, SummerSlam 26 00:01:36.239 --> 00:01:38.920 is almost here. Interesting to think that if this year's 27 00:01:38.920 --> 00:01:41.439 SummerSlam was a two night event, what match do you 28 00:01:41.439 --> 00:01:43.599 think would have main event at Night two? With all 29 00:01:43.640 --> 00:01:46.519 the rumors of romand returning this Saturday, it made me 30 00:01:46.560 --> 00:01:49.159 think that to simpler times of the forgotten twenty twenty 31 00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:51.519 SummerSlam of four years ago, when no one knew Roman 32 00:01:51.519 --> 00:01:55.599 would return and debut as a heel. I mean, I 33 00:01:55.640 --> 00:01:58.239 think if it was Night two, it would be Solo 34 00:01:58.319 --> 00:02:02.519 and Cody, no question asked. But you can also make 35 00:02:02.519 --> 00:02:05.719 an argument for Drew and Punk. But everything is about 36 00:02:05.719 --> 00:02:09.840 that WWE Championship around Cody's waist, and if the Roman 37 00:02:09.879 --> 00:02:13.280 reigns returns, then yeah, you gotta If there was a 38 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:17.199 night too, it would be that match. All right. So 39 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:20.840 here's your predictions, DJ, for Bailey and Naya for the 40 00:02:20.840 --> 00:02:24.240 Women's Championship. You're thinking Naya Jacks wins due to Naomi 41 00:02:24.319 --> 00:02:27.000 costing Bailly the match, Yes, I said it. I think 42 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:29.199 we get a Naomi heel turn as Queen Nya and 43 00:02:29.240 --> 00:02:32.919 Tippy Time laugh and mock Bailey. No, I don't mind that. 44 00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:35.840 I think that's a pretty smart call and I would 45 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:39.439 love it because Naomi is doing exactly nothing, so I 46 00:02:39.479 --> 00:02:42.199 think that's a great thing for her to be somewhat relevant. 47 00:02:42.240 --> 00:02:45.280 All right, let's go to the next match here, Rha 48 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:50.599 and Morgan, and for the Women's World title, you're predicting 49 00:02:50.639 --> 00:02:53.560 that Live retains with the outside help from either Dirty 50 00:02:53.639 --> 00:02:56.240 Dam or Finn. For La Knight and Logan Paul for 51 00:02:56.240 --> 00:02:58.879 the US title, you're thinking La Knight wins due to 52 00:02:58.879 --> 00:03:02.120 a failed attempt from either Logan or his crew of 53 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:04.319 trying to use the brass nuts behind the reps back. 54 00:03:04.639 --> 00:03:06.560 Plus it's time for La Knight to win a title 55 00:03:06.599 --> 00:03:09.400 on the main roster. It's hard for me to respond 56 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:12.199 to this without giving away my predictions. But Sammy versus 57 00:03:12.199 --> 00:03:15.199 bron Breaker for the IC Championship, you're thinking Breaker wins, 58 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:17.639 as this will be the crowning moment in his young 59 00:03:17.719 --> 00:03:21.000 career on the main roster. But for Sammy, I think 60 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:23.800 this begins his involvement with the Bloodline reunion, as he 61 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:25.919 and Jake could potentially go after the World Tag Team 62 00:03:26.039 --> 00:03:33.039 Championships first before the inevitable og Bloodline reunion. You're very 63 00:03:33.080 --> 00:03:34.919 smart on these picks, DJ, I'll leave it at that. 64 00:03:35.319 --> 00:03:38.080 Cody Roads versus Solo so Co for the Unisputed Championship, 65 00:03:38.120 --> 00:03:40.560 you're thinking Cody retains and we get the infamous return 66 00:03:40.680 --> 00:03:45.759 of you know who. Damian Priest versus Gunther World Heavyweight Championship. 67 00:03:45.960 --> 00:03:48.639 I'm predicting that Gunther will win, even though Priest has 68 00:03:48.639 --> 00:03:52.360 improved this champ against the critics in the IWC. In 69 00:03:52.400 --> 00:03:54.439 my opinion, I think the bigger story in this match 70 00:03:54.439 --> 00:03:56.599 is the future of the Judgment Day, especially a potential 71 00:03:56.599 --> 00:03:59.639 faction breakup and feud of Balert versus Priest. I might 72 00:03:59.639 --> 00:04:01.719 be wrong about this prediction, but just remember it's only 73 00:04:01.759 --> 00:04:06.800 an opinion. And finally, Punk and Drew. You're thinking Drew 74 00:04:06.879 --> 00:04:08.520 wins to finally get some come up and so on 75 00:04:08.599 --> 00:04:11.800 Punk for the many times Punk has screwed McIntyre. McIntyre 76 00:04:11.879 --> 00:04:15.360 needs this win to Can you continue to build a 77 00:04:16.319 --> 00:04:19.480 up for potential Punk versus Drew at Bash and Berlin 78 00:04:19.600 --> 00:04:21.600 and the finale at Bad Blood. I really wish this 79 00:04:21.680 --> 00:04:23.639 match was the main event because Seth is most likely 80 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:25.680 going to help McIntire get the victory with all kinds 81 00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:28.920 of in ring shenanigans. As the saying goes, the enemy 82 00:04:28.959 --> 00:04:31.560 of my enemy is my friend. Anyway, this is TJ 83 00:04:31.639 --> 00:04:35.319 cuzmost signing off. Enjoy SummerSlam, have a great weekend, and 84 00:04:35.360 --> 00:04:37.000 see you all in the Discord chat for Friday night. 85 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:40.720 It's SmackDown in Cleveland, Ohio. All right, Thank you, DJ, 86 00:04:40.759 --> 00:04:43.160 and we'll get to the Joe Hendrew report on the 87 00:04:43.199 --> 00:04:46.839 backside of the mailbag portion of the show. Thank you, 88 00:04:47.079 --> 00:04:51.319 my friend. Let's go to another patron and this is 89 00:04:51.879 --> 00:04:56.079 Matt and he says Matt b He says, Hey, I 90 00:04:56.120 --> 00:04:59.240 just wanted to say I do think Seth will turn 91 00:04:59.279 --> 00:05:02.879 heel on Saturd. They're obviously building to Seth versus Punk 92 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:05.519 prematurely if you ask me, but one of them has 93 00:05:05.560 --> 00:05:08.759 to be a heel and it isn't going to be Punk. Also, 94 00:05:09.319 --> 00:05:11.959 would you think if WWE kept Roman a heel after 95 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:15.319 his What would you think if WWE kept Roman a 96 00:05:15.399 --> 00:05:19.680 heel after his return? And we all think the Rock 97 00:05:19.839 --> 00:05:22.040 is the one pulling the strings behind the new bloodline, 98 00:05:22.040 --> 00:05:25.079 but what if it's really Roman? Then that can build 99 00:05:25.079 --> 00:05:27.560 for a heel. Roman versus Baby Faced Rock at WrestleMania 100 00:05:27.639 --> 00:05:29.480 forty one. Sorry for the long email, thank you for 101 00:05:29.560 --> 00:05:32.480 your time in good babe, have a good vacation. Thank you, Matt. 102 00:05:32.480 --> 00:05:35.000 And certainly not a long email. I mean, have you 103 00:05:35.079 --> 00:05:41.839 heard our emails before. Certainly not long. Okay, well, I 104 00:05:41.839 --> 00:05:43.920 don't think they'll do that. I think that there's too 105 00:05:44.079 --> 00:05:48.279 much love for Roman right now. And isn't this word 106 00:05:48.360 --> 00:05:51.399 Wwe envisioned Roman anyway? Isn't this with the destination they 107 00:05:51.439 --> 00:05:54.839 wanted him to be at. It would make no sense 108 00:05:54.839 --> 00:05:57.399 for them to try to flip back because also the 109 00:05:57.519 --> 00:06:00.600 Rock in his current character again, we haven't seen him 110 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:02.680 in four months, but when he comes back, he should 111 00:06:02.720 --> 00:06:04.920 be the Final Boss. It was working. There's a lot 112 00:06:04.920 --> 00:06:08.560 of tread left on that tire. There's more story to 113 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:11.319 tell with the Final Boss character. I don't think there's 114 00:06:11.319 --> 00:06:13.120 any reason to try to flip it. To flip it, 115 00:06:13.199 --> 00:06:15.639 don't force things. I mean, I would have loved, honestly, 116 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:19.439 a Babyfaced Rock versus Heel Roman. That's the match I 117 00:06:19.480 --> 00:06:22.560 was hoping for. It doesn't look like we're gonna get that. 118 00:06:22.639 --> 00:06:24.279 We'll get the match, I think, but I think it's 119 00:06:24.319 --> 00:06:27.279 gonna be with the Roles reversed with the Rock as 120 00:06:27.279 --> 00:06:30.360 a heel. Roman is babyface when that match does happen. 121 00:06:31.399 --> 00:06:36.360 But yeah, no, good, good question. And you know I 122 00:06:36.399 --> 00:06:39.680 do think that it's it's getting close to a Roman 123 00:06:39.759 --> 00:06:42.839 return and Rock return for that matter. All right, let's 124 00:06:42.839 --> 00:06:46.480 go to Dino with more Summer Slam predictions than he says. 125 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:53.600 Sammy retains, Logan, Paul retains, Live Morgan retains. Tiffany Stratton 126 00:06:53.600 --> 00:06:55.079 will cash in her money in the bank and become 127 00:06:55.120 --> 00:06:57.480 the new women's champion, regardless of what happens or who 128 00:06:57.480 --> 00:07:01.120 wins that match. Drew beats c'un. I have a feeling 129 00:07:01.160 --> 00:07:03.240 that match will end in an o contest when Seth 130 00:07:03.399 --> 00:07:06.720 b starts beating both men with a steel chair. Damian 131 00:07:06.759 --> 00:07:10.319 Priest retains against Gunther And here's the boldest prediction, Solo 132 00:07:10.399 --> 00:07:18.240 Soko will be the new undisputed champion. Well, okay, that 133 00:07:18.279 --> 00:07:21.839 would be insane. And I don't mean that in a 134 00:07:21.839 --> 00:07:23.959 way that your predictions insane. I mean that would be 135 00:07:24.040 --> 00:07:26.920 bold by w W as you just put it, because 136 00:07:26.959 --> 00:07:29.560 they just told us that Cody's ushering in a new 137 00:07:29.600 --> 00:07:34.759 era at WrestleMania forty. When you're ushering in a new era. 138 00:07:35.600 --> 00:07:37.800 What kind of message would it send fans when they 139 00:07:37.839 --> 00:07:40.399 turn around and then put that very championship that Cody 140 00:07:40.519 --> 00:07:45.040 fought to claim for two years right back on a 141 00:07:45.120 --> 00:07:48.759 guy that helped take it off of him or kept 142 00:07:48.839 --> 00:07:54.240 him from it, especially at WrestleMania thirty nine. Be ballsy. 143 00:07:54.319 --> 00:07:58.360 I don't even think bold is enough to say what 144 00:07:58.439 --> 00:08:00.959 it would do and what it would mean. I think 145 00:08:01.079 --> 00:08:07.399 ballsy is certainly the word. All right, uh so Roman 146 00:08:07.600 --> 00:08:11.639 will not return here, but in fact it will be 147 00:08:11.680 --> 00:08:13.680 the Rock who comes out and gives Cody a rock 148 00:08:13.680 --> 00:08:16.680 bottom and then possibly someone Spike from Solo one two three, 149 00:08:17.120 --> 00:08:21.240 and Solo's the new undisputed champion. This, in my opinion, 150 00:08:21.279 --> 00:08:23.319 will make the New bloodline look very strong ahead of 151 00:08:23.360 --> 00:08:26.839 Roman's highly anticipated return, especially when Jacob Fatu and Company 152 00:08:26.839 --> 00:08:30.360 become new tag team champions on SmackDown Friday. Yes, that's 153 00:08:30.399 --> 00:08:33.200 another prediction. I think we will wait a little longer 154 00:08:33.200 --> 00:08:35.960 for Roman, and with Cody getting his rematch against Solo 155 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:38.639 at Bad Blood, and I think this is where Roman returns, 156 00:08:38.679 --> 00:08:40.799 costing Solo the match and helping Cody in front of 157 00:08:40.840 --> 00:08:43.600 his hometown crowd and Atlanta, cementing Roman as the baby 158 00:08:43.679 --> 00:08:47.799 face and Solo and his team as heels ahead of survivisories. 159 00:08:47.919 --> 00:08:52.120 That is a really smart prediction, Dino. This is why 160 00:08:52.159 --> 00:08:56.159 I've been saying for months there's really no bad way 161 00:08:56.240 --> 00:09:01.960 to do this. There's good ways, very good ways, great ways, 162 00:09:02.480 --> 00:09:07.000 but there's no really bad way to do this. I mean, 163 00:09:07.200 --> 00:09:10.720 you can't almost, but I really do like that. It's 164 00:09:10.720 --> 00:09:13.720 something I never thought about. Now. I floated out there 165 00:09:13.759 --> 00:09:16.600 that it's possible Roman does not come back at SummerSlam. Well, 166 00:09:16.919 --> 00:09:19.480 myself included, have believed for a while that it's a 167 00:09:19.480 --> 00:09:22.159 foregone conclusion. He does. It's the biggest event of the summer. 168 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:24.600 Blah blah blah. They're trying to make it WrestleMania the summer. 169 00:09:25.600 --> 00:09:30.039 People are going to be angry. But let the Rock return, 170 00:09:31.039 --> 00:09:34.960 Let Roman come back at you. That's a great I 171 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:36.759 like this. I really do know. Is it going to 172 00:09:36.879 --> 00:09:40.960 change my predictions, We'll see, But this is a really 173 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:43.240 good one. Guys, think about that. Just let me repeat 174 00:09:43.279 --> 00:09:48.279 what Dino said here, because it's very possible. I mean, 175 00:09:48.879 --> 00:09:53.320 the only the only kind of flying the ointment, as 176 00:09:53.360 --> 00:09:57.080 they say, is that Cody dropping the belt this early? 177 00:09:57.200 --> 00:10:01.000 Are they really willing to anger the fan? The very 178 00:10:01.080 --> 00:10:05.240 ones that they appeased to at WrestleMania forty I think 179 00:10:05.279 --> 00:10:08.399 really willing to do that. That's a bold, ballsy move. 180 00:10:09.840 --> 00:10:12.639 But the Rock returning to help cost Cody the match, 181 00:10:12.879 --> 00:10:16.120 and then Roman being the counter to the Rock ooh, 182 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:17.679 I mean I love that. 183 00:10:19.399 --> 00:10:19.720 All right. 184 00:10:19.840 --> 00:10:22.399 Lastly, imagine Jay had won money in the bank. He 185 00:10:22.440 --> 00:10:24.759 could have cashed in when everyone least expected in a 186 00:10:24.799 --> 00:10:28.480 Survivor series against Cody, especially if what they're doing now 187 00:10:28.559 --> 00:10:31.200 is planning seeds for wargames with Cody and either Randy 188 00:10:31.279 --> 00:10:35.080 or Kevin Owens joining him or joining Roman and Jimmie 189 00:10:35.159 --> 00:10:40.679 and Jay. That was originally part of Lost My Place. 190 00:10:40.799 --> 00:10:42.639 That was only originally part of the idea of money 191 00:10:42.639 --> 00:10:44.799 in the bank. Was it not for the briefcase holder 192 00:10:44.840 --> 00:10:47.360 to cash in right when we least expected. Imagine how 193 00:10:47.399 --> 00:10:50.039 crazy and wild that could have been. I should add, however, 194 00:10:50.080 --> 00:10:52.600 that personally, I think that it'll be Sammy who fills 195 00:10:52.600 --> 00:10:55.240 in one of the two spots on Roman's team for wargames, 196 00:10:56.080 --> 00:10:58.320 and that makes the most sense with me having him 197 00:10:58.320 --> 00:11:01.840 having been part of the original blood line. Enjoy Summer 198 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:05.639 Slam and let me hear you say yeat Yeah, I mean, 199 00:11:05.799 --> 00:11:08.000 I think Sammy is on his way back to the 200 00:11:08.039 --> 00:11:10.399 Og blood line. I mean, that's why Jay has been 201 00:11:10.480 --> 00:11:14.919 essentially doing Jack. That's why many people are believing Sammy 202 00:11:14.960 --> 00:11:19.159 could drop the belt at SummerSlam. Everybody's positioning, all the 203 00:11:19.279 --> 00:11:23.679 chess pieces are being positioned for this Civil War part 204 00:11:23.759 --> 00:11:27.679 two with the Og bloodline versus the you know, the 205 00:11:28.000 --> 00:11:30.519 Savage bloodline. I don't know how they're being branded, but 206 00:11:31.519 --> 00:11:35.240 everything is being lined up for that. Jimmy has been mia. 207 00:11:35.799 --> 00:11:38.519 Jay has done nothing of substance. He can easily be 208 00:11:38.639 --> 00:11:41.440 removed from Raw. He's not involved in anything deep. He's 209 00:11:41.799 --> 00:11:45.399 flirting with, you know, rear Ripley. That's the biggest thing 210 00:11:45.440 --> 00:11:48.879 he's got going on right now. It's trying to chase 211 00:11:48.919 --> 00:11:53.039 rear Ripley. So he certainly could just be removed and 212 00:11:53.279 --> 00:11:56.919 be put over on SmackDown temporarily or you know, that's 213 00:11:56.960 --> 00:11:59.519 the one thing. How are they going to manage How 214 00:11:59.600 --> 00:12:02.960 is post Vince McMahon going to manage this story that 215 00:12:03.039 --> 00:12:07.759 inevitably will happen with Jay and with Sammy both on Raw, 216 00:12:08.320 --> 00:12:12.159 Roman's on SmackDown. I think Jimmy is too. Did they 217 00:12:12.159 --> 00:12:14.039 just bring him over? Do they do an official trade 218 00:12:14.159 --> 00:12:16.879 or do they pull the Vince McMahon and just go 219 00:12:16.919 --> 00:12:18.840 a who cares. They don't care. If fans don't care, 220 00:12:18.840 --> 00:12:20.840 as long as they're here, we're not going to give 221 00:12:20.879 --> 00:12:26.440 them an explanation. We'll see, all right. Do you know 222 00:12:26.480 --> 00:12:30.639 you always make me think? Man? All right, let's go 223 00:12:30.759 --> 00:12:37.720 to another patron. I think, Yeah, dude, Joel Joel g 224 00:12:37.960 --> 00:12:40.759 He says, Hey, Matt and WW podcast family, longtime listener, 225 00:12:40.799 --> 00:12:43.840 two time caller, and first time emailer. All right, well 226 00:12:43.919 --> 00:12:46.279 we are keeping track at home. So those of you 227 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:50.120 that need to know, Joel is a longtime listener, two 228 00:12:50.200 --> 00:12:52.480 time caller, and first time emailer. So I hope you 229 00:12:52.559 --> 00:12:54.960 put that on your resume, Joel, every time you're applying 230 00:12:54.960 --> 00:12:57.799 for a job. I hope that that's something you you know, 231 00:12:58.120 --> 00:13:00.960 let your employer know. Only signed up for the draw 232 00:13:01.039 --> 00:13:03.440 tier and I'm super happy with my decision. Well, very cool. 233 00:13:03.759 --> 00:13:06.559 This weekend, I'll be celebrating my fortieth birthday. Oh man, 234 00:13:06.639 --> 00:13:11.559 you're older than me by six months, so happy birthday. 235 00:13:12.320 --> 00:13:15.879 And yeah, I know forty is a pretty big one, right, 236 00:13:17.120 --> 00:13:19.440 I don't know. I mean, as men, I feel like 237 00:13:19.440 --> 00:13:22.799 our brains just freeze at twenty four, but our body 238 00:13:22.840 --> 00:13:27.879 continues to age. Maybe It's maybe I'm just the only 239 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:31.159 deformed one. I don't know. Anyway, you're attending your first 240 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:37.039 ple not many opportunities in Canada and and few outside 241 00:13:37.080 --> 00:13:39.080 house shows on a Monday Net Raw in two thousand, 242 00:13:39.159 --> 00:13:41.159 I haven't been to many live shows. I've been a 243 00:13:41.200 --> 00:13:44.960 fan my entire life and have forgotten more about wrestling 244 00:13:44.960 --> 00:13:48.399 than most people. Remember, I'm really excited about the entire 245 00:13:48.440 --> 00:13:50.320 card and I'm really hoping for the return of the 246 00:13:50.360 --> 00:13:53.279 true tribal chief. If you're looking for an in person review, 247 00:13:53.320 --> 00:13:54.960 I'd be happy to lend you my services. It could 248 00:13:55.000 --> 00:13:56.559 work since I have a young family, a big boy 249 00:13:56.639 --> 00:13:59.720 job too, and live in Eastern Standard Time. Oh, you're 250 00:13:59.759 --> 00:14:01.960 lying up all the pieces I see. Well, here's the thing. 251 00:14:02.000 --> 00:14:03.840 You are in the raw tier, so you are eligible 252 00:14:03.879 --> 00:14:07.360 for that, so reach out to me on Patreon. All right, 253 00:14:07.399 --> 00:14:11.200 we'll set up something because you are. You actually are 254 00:14:11.440 --> 00:14:14.759 owed that on the raw tier, so that'd be kind 255 00:14:14.799 --> 00:14:19.360 of cool. PS. We could be twins with our views 256 00:14:19.360 --> 00:14:21.679 on things. Glad to have a partner in You only 257 00:14:21.720 --> 00:14:24.440 hate me because I'm right. Club. Keep telling the truth, 258 00:14:24.519 --> 00:14:26.919 not some lame beta version of your opinion substitute by 259 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:29.720 the word truth. Yeah, Joel, Well, I appreciate that, and 260 00:14:30.159 --> 00:14:32.200 now there's more to come on that. And for those 261 00:14:32.200 --> 00:14:36.000 of you that are wondering what the hell I'm talking about, 262 00:14:36.080 --> 00:14:39.759 you know, there are there are things that I'm going 263 00:14:39.840 --> 00:14:44.480 to venture outside of wrestling and probably talk about. And 264 00:14:44.519 --> 00:14:48.120 this may take the form of a separate podcast all together, 265 00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:53.960 it may take form of something behind a paywall on 266 00:14:54.080 --> 00:15:00.080 Patreon or something else. I don't know, but I have 267 00:15:00.080 --> 00:15:05.320 to say, guys, and I mean this in the best way. Well, 268 00:15:06.240 --> 00:15:08.879 I love wrestling. I absolutely, I mean I love it. 269 00:15:08.919 --> 00:15:12.080 I wouldn't dedicate the last ten years of my life 270 00:15:12.120 --> 00:15:16.840 to doing a podcast if I didn't long nights, nights 271 00:15:16.840 --> 00:15:19.879 I actually and guys, embarrassing I have. I've fallen asleep 272 00:15:19.879 --> 00:15:22.600 on the show. I've fallen asleep with co hosts because 273 00:15:22.639 --> 00:15:26.080 it's been so damn late. I've been up two am 274 00:15:26.120 --> 00:15:30.000 talking to co hosts postpls before you know, like, there 275 00:15:30.000 --> 00:15:32.799 have been times like it's been bad and I've fallen 276 00:15:32.840 --> 00:15:35.559 as I've fallen asleep on my keyboard. I've you know, 277 00:15:35.600 --> 00:15:38.360 I've I've barely made it to the microphone. There are 278 00:15:38.360 --> 00:15:39.960 some nights I don't have any interest in doing this 279 00:15:39.960 --> 00:15:43.200 because I'm so tired. But I love it and you 280 00:15:43.240 --> 00:15:45.120 guys love it too. Otherwise you wouldn't be here listening, 281 00:15:45.399 --> 00:15:48.240 and we all appreciate that. But I will say there's 282 00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:50.519 other things and other topics that I'm chomping at the 283 00:15:50.559 --> 00:15:54.639 bit that I'm equally as passionate about, if not right now. 284 00:15:54.679 --> 00:15:57.159 More not that it's stopped my love for wrestling. I 285 00:15:57.159 --> 00:15:59.440 will always love wrestling, and this show will always exist. 286 00:16:00.080 --> 00:16:02.480 But there's other things that within the confines of this 287 00:16:02.519 --> 00:16:05.440 show I can't talk about because we don't know. We done. 288 00:16:05.639 --> 00:16:07.679 We try to keep the best we can to wrestling. 289 00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:11.759 We really do. We keep the best we can to wrestling. 290 00:16:11.759 --> 00:16:14.159 It doesn't always happen. But you don't turn into a 291 00:16:14.279 --> 00:16:16.480 tune into a wrestling podcast to hear about other stuff. 292 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:22.840 It doesn't makes sense. So anyway, Yeah, no, Joel, good stuff, man, 293 00:16:23.080 --> 00:16:27.559 Give me a shout on the in the Twitter. I'm sorry, Twitter, Patreon, 294 00:16:28.559 --> 00:16:32.440 hit me up on Patreon, and we'll figure out something, 295 00:16:32.720 --> 00:16:36.559 all right. We will definitely convene. I will say, if 296 00:16:36.600 --> 00:16:40.799 you're looking for a time, Sunday night might be the best, 297 00:16:41.519 --> 00:16:44.799 you know, like nine thirty or so at night Eastern 298 00:16:44.840 --> 00:16:49.159 Standard time, because I'll be back by then in my 299 00:16:49.200 --> 00:16:52.159 home studio here and we'll be able to chat so 300 00:16:53.240 --> 00:16:55.200 on the topic. Though, guys, I want to just mention 301 00:16:55.320 --> 00:16:57.960 one thing about Logan Paul. If you guys haven't seen, 302 00:16:58.919 --> 00:17:02.960 he's getting a ton of heat. Ton of heat for 303 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:05.559 a tweet that he put out on X or a post. 304 00:17:05.880 --> 00:17:07.640 Do you still call it a tweet if it's not Twitter. 305 00:17:08.480 --> 00:17:14.359 I don't know semantics. And it's about the And I'm 306 00:17:14.359 --> 00:17:18.480 talking about this because Logan Paul is a WW superstar, 307 00:17:18.640 --> 00:17:22.599 like he's a wrestler. He's our current standing US champion. 308 00:17:23.720 --> 00:17:28.480 And I'm mentioning this because he is that. And that's why. Okay, 309 00:17:28.519 --> 00:17:31.119 so those oh, don't dive into this stuff. Well, he's WWE, 310 00:17:31.160 --> 00:17:33.319 so I'm gonna talk about it. He is getting a 311 00:17:33.319 --> 00:17:36.240 ton of heat from some portion of a segment of 312 00:17:36.240 --> 00:17:42.440 the mob that don't like his comments about how basically 313 00:17:42.440 --> 00:17:44.640 men and women should not compete in sports because of 314 00:17:44.720 --> 00:17:47.440 those of you that saw in the Olympics there was 315 00:17:47.519 --> 00:17:52.400 a biological man, which, by the way, there's only a 316 00:17:52.400 --> 00:17:55.240 man by definition is biological. Okay, I don't care what's 317 00:17:55.279 --> 00:17:57.880 going on in your head. The reality that we all 318 00:17:57.960 --> 00:18:00.240 live in is either you're a man or you're like, 319 00:18:00.240 --> 00:18:02.400 I love when they say biological man or biological woman. 320 00:18:02.400 --> 00:18:04.680 It's kind of redundant to me. It's like, well, yeah, 321 00:18:04.720 --> 00:18:08.200 there's no other kind. But I pissed off some people. 322 00:18:08.240 --> 00:18:12.960 I'm sure already saying that. Anyway, Logan Paul essentially said that, 323 00:18:13.359 --> 00:18:14.880 and then he got a ton of backlash. He actually 324 00:18:14.920 --> 00:18:17.000 deleted the post. It was eleven million views on that 325 00:18:17.079 --> 00:18:19.640 post before he deleted it, and I'm sure more now. 326 00:18:19.680 --> 00:18:24.240 But everything lives on in the Internet and people are 327 00:18:24.519 --> 00:18:27.680 losing their minds over it for a statement that imagine. 328 00:18:27.720 --> 00:18:32.480 I mean, how up until about twelve seconds ago, saying 329 00:18:32.519 --> 00:18:35.599 that men and women should not compete in sports together 330 00:18:35.960 --> 00:18:39.839 would be the most uncontroversial thing you could ever say, right, 331 00:18:41.279 --> 00:18:46.279 It was only up until recently that it's it's offensive 332 00:18:46.319 --> 00:18:50.160 to say. But I'll pause there, and maybe that'll be 333 00:18:50.279 --> 00:18:53.079 something I talk about on another show, another podcast, another 334 00:18:54.480 --> 00:18:57.079 another outlet. I'll just leave it there because it is 335 00:18:57.240 --> 00:18:59.640 ww relevant because he's getting a ton of heat and attention, 336 00:18:59.680 --> 00:19:02.519 and people are calling for WWE to fire him, calling 337 00:19:02.519 --> 00:19:05.400 for well TKO to fire him, you know, have him 338 00:19:05.480 --> 00:19:08.960 drop his championship. All this stuff. Not everybody, but those 339 00:19:09.000 --> 00:19:15.039 of the you know those anti anti reality people. Anyway, 340 00:19:16.920 --> 00:19:20.240 thank you Joel again, get in touch with me on Patreon. 341 00:19:22.400 --> 00:19:25.200 All right, boy boy, okay, I'm only gonna do a 342 00:19:25.279 --> 00:19:32.559 couple more here. Let's talk about Oh boy, this could 343 00:19:32.640 --> 00:19:38.279 uh well, let's see. Let's see what happens. Guys. By 344 00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:40.519 the way, please if you are a patron, put it 345 00:19:40.559 --> 00:19:42.599 in the subject that you're a patron, because I don't 346 00:19:42.640 --> 00:19:46.559 know if you don't do it. All right, let's actually 347 00:19:46.640 --> 00:19:49.480 let's talk to Drew Drew Hill. He says, Hey, Matt 348 00:19:49.640 --> 00:19:52.640 ww podcast, lifelong fan, benefit of the podcast and Patreon 349 00:19:52.720 --> 00:19:55.400 for a minute. Well, thank you, just gonna cut to 350 00:19:55.480 --> 00:19:57.960 the chase. I'm gay and was really taken back by 351 00:19:57.960 --> 00:20:02.519 the comments in the latest mailbag regarding l ideologies as 352 00:20:02.559 --> 00:20:05.319 being cancer Like I really want to give the benefit 353 00:20:05.359 --> 00:20:07.079 of the doubt here, but that was a crazy thing 354 00:20:07.119 --> 00:20:09.079 to hear in a podcast that I really enjoy talking 355 00:20:09.079 --> 00:20:11.599 about a sport or a product I really love. I'm 356 00:20:11.640 --> 00:20:14.319 assuming you meant regarding trans issues in the ring, which 357 00:20:14.319 --> 00:20:16.960 obviously is a very complicated issue, but it has definitely came 358 00:20:17.000 --> 00:20:18.799 off as just you didn't want any gay stuff or 359 00:20:18.799 --> 00:20:21.319 people involved. Oh, this is going to be a fun response, 360 00:20:21.480 --> 00:20:24.480 can you feel it building with wrestling at all. I'm 361 00:20:24.480 --> 00:20:26.039 not asking you to clear it up on the podcast 362 00:20:26.079 --> 00:20:28.000 because I don't want to set you off on another rent, 363 00:20:28.039 --> 00:20:30.119 even though I just want to have a discussion over 364 00:20:30.160 --> 00:20:33.680 email or something that would love to I really don't 365 00:20:33.680 --> 00:20:35.599 want to stop listening to the podcast because I do 366 00:20:35.680 --> 00:20:37.559 love it. But yeah, that was really off putting to 367 00:20:37.599 --> 00:20:39.359 here in the morning. Still love the pod for the 368 00:20:39.359 --> 00:20:41.200 worst part, especially when you're talking about wrestling. You have 369 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:46.640 a good well Drew, all right, Drew, listen. Yeah, this 370 00:20:46.680 --> 00:20:51.319 is exactly why I need another outlet to talk about 371 00:20:51.720 --> 00:20:55.200 issues that have nothing to do with wrestling, in another 372 00:20:55.240 --> 00:20:59.279 outlet under the correct category, for a podcast that people 373 00:20:59.319 --> 00:21:03.359 want to hear that talked about. But since you're asking, 374 00:21:04.839 --> 00:21:09.200 here's this is really not complicated. This is the simplest 375 00:21:09.240 --> 00:21:13.279 thing in the world for me and for a lot 376 00:21:13.319 --> 00:21:19.799 of people. Men. This is this goes across the board 377 00:21:19.880 --> 00:21:26.279 for all sports, whether it's wrestling, pro wrestling, whether it's MLB, NFL, whatever, 378 00:21:27.720 --> 00:21:29.240 Here's how it is, and this is how it's been 379 00:21:29.279 --> 00:21:31.759 since the dawn of time. Men compete with men, women 380 00:21:31.759 --> 00:21:35.160 compete with women. End of story. That's it. That's all 381 00:21:35.200 --> 00:21:37.880 I'm asking for for things to just stay the same. 382 00:21:37.920 --> 00:21:40.480 I don't see a system that's broken. And here's what's 383 00:21:40.519 --> 00:21:42.799 gonna happen. And I know your your belief is probably 384 00:21:42.839 --> 00:21:47.279 I'm guessing, although I may not be wrong or right, 385 00:21:47.640 --> 00:21:50.279 but I'm going under the assumption that you're you're guessing 386 00:21:50.400 --> 00:21:53.480 or your belief One of your beliefs would be that 387 00:21:53.599 --> 00:21:59.440 trans men biological women would be and should be allowed 388 00:21:59.440 --> 00:22:04.079 to compete in the gender that they identify with. Right, 389 00:22:04.279 --> 00:22:07.720 I'm going to guess that's the case. And if that's 390 00:22:07.799 --> 00:22:12.880 the case, well then you are going to end up 391 00:22:12.880 --> 00:22:15.720 in a scenario. We are going to end up in 392 00:22:15.720 --> 00:22:21.240 a scenario where women who are really biological men that 393 00:22:21.240 --> 00:22:25.039 are identifying as women are going to be put in 394 00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:28.119 a position where someone's going to die. And I don't 395 00:22:28.200 --> 00:22:30.759 mean that hyperbolically. I don't mean that to try to 396 00:22:30.759 --> 00:22:35.720 try to be dramatic. Until a woman or a man 397 00:22:35.839 --> 00:22:40.079 who identifies as a woman or vice versa, specifically a 398 00:22:40.119 --> 00:22:44.559 woman who's identifying as a man, it gets involved in 399 00:22:44.559 --> 00:22:46.920 a man's sport or a man goes into a woman's 400 00:22:46.920 --> 00:22:51.160 sport identifying as a woman, until someone dies, and I 401 00:22:51.200 --> 00:22:54.720