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

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<v Speaker 1>the WWE podcast show.

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

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<v Speaker 2>your ass is my d you can acknowledge me.

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<v Speaker 3>Gooday, everyone, and welcome to another main event show review

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<v Speaker 3>with your host Daniel from Australia. And I'm happy to

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<v Speaker 3>be here today on this lovely weather, enjoying this this

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<v Speaker 3>Australian summer for sure, and also being able to have

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<v Speaker 3>a look at what's going on in the WWE hemisphere

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<v Speaker 3>as well. As you can probably tell, last week was

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<v Speaker 3>not the best in terms of audio quality. I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>really sure what happened with my microphone. However, I was

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<v Speaker 3>able to purchase a new one and running some tests

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<v Speaker 3>before obviously recording this today. It's a lot better and

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<v Speaker 3>it sounds a lot better, so hopefully that will also

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<v Speaker 3>sound good for you guys on that end, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll be able to hopefully continue with the episodes as

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<v Speaker 3>as mentioned every week, just getting the flow and just

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<v Speaker 3>understanding how we can kind of yeah, continue to give

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<v Speaker 3>out the reviews here, especially with the main event for

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<v Speaker 3>those that don't know, is a pre show to Montanee

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<v Speaker 3>Raw episodes come out on Thursdays, and we normally just

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<v Speaker 3>have two matches with a few floating Raw and SmackDown

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<v Speaker 3>segments from our last week's show or the previous show.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, continuing to review that, giving my takes on

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<v Speaker 3>what's happening in WW We're getting close to Roller Rumble

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<v Speaker 3>and then we're getting close to WrestleMania as well. So

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<v Speaker 3>a lot to Netflix as well on Raw looking like

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<v Speaker 3>it's becoming a staple. Last week's episode felt more like

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<v Speaker 3>a proper wrestling show, which was good to see, and

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<v Speaker 3>we've smacked Down. Also, being three hours long, we're getting

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<v Speaker 3>a lot and a lot of wrestling content, which is great.

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<v Speaker 3>It's great to talk about, and it's perfect for Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>give you my take some review on the platform, which yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm more than happy to do on a regular basis.

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<v Speaker 3>But I guess without further ado, we can start with yes,

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<v Speaker 3>the fourth show of this main event review, and we

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<v Speaker 3>start with the match with the Pure Fission Collective of SHANEA.

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<v Speaker 3>Bezo and Zoe Stark. We had shanea Beza fight last

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<v Speaker 3>week in main Events, so this is back to back

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<v Speaker 3>main event matches for her, this time in an attag

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<v Speaker 3>team setting with Katana Chance and Kidan Kater who've regularly

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<v Speaker 3>made appearances here. They don't seem to be able to

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<v Speaker 3>get any spots on Raw at the moment or SmackDown,

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<v Speaker 3>so not really sure what is happening with them. I

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<v Speaker 3>guess they're going to continue to be them low cards

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<v Speaker 3>or main event type fighters and just staying on those

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<v Speaker 3>shows floating around here. But yet we do get a

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<v Speaker 3>match with SHANEA Bezos always Stark with them getting the

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<v Speaker 3>victory here. It was actually a really good match, a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of I guess combinations working really well. Katana Chance

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<v Speaker 3>and Cana kinda did impress me with their move sets,

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<v Speaker 3>and it does seem like they work really well together

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<v Speaker 3>as a tag team, and then also with Pure Fission

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<v Speaker 3>Collective being able to kind of showcase the contrast between

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<v Speaker 3>athleticism and pure power, which was demonstrated in the last

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<v Speaker 3>move where we saw a pretty crazy move Katina Chance

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<v Speaker 3>I think, jumping on top of was it SHANEA Bezos'

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<v Speaker 3>feet and then attempting herr Kurana, but then Zolways Stark

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<v Speaker 3>obviously conning it with her power, setting up SHANEA. Bezo

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<v Speaker 3>for the knee to the face and getting the count here.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it was the right decision due to the

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<v Speaker 3>fact that if what you're seeing on Raw, they're looking

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<v Speaker 3>like they're trying to get involved in the Intercontinental Intercontinental

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<v Speaker 3>Championship conversations, especially with what Zoe Stark said on Raw

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<v Speaker 3>last week which kind of sparked a bit of tension

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<v Speaker 3>between PFC. But I much needed win here and I

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<v Speaker 3>think the right choice. It's good to see PFC getting

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<v Speaker 3>some momentum, hopefully that can translate onto Raw because as

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<v Speaker 3>I mentioned last week, it would be good to see

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<v Speaker 3>these guys just go up a bit of a level,

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<v Speaker 3>causing havoc in the locker room. And now with the

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<v Speaker 3>new Belts or the mid card Belts, it seems like

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<v Speaker 3>it's a perfect spot for them, and what we'll mention,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll go into the match between Laara Valkyria and Dakota Kai,

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<v Speaker 3>but the winner of that, which was Lara Valkyria, has

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<v Speaker 3>set up, I guess, a perfect few with PFC because

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<v Speaker 3>there's not really that many heels or mid cars heels

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<v Speaker 3>on the roster at the moment, so it'll be interesting

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<v Speaker 3>to see what will happen next week on Raw based

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<v Speaker 3>on that proma that we got from Zoe Stark and

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<v Speaker 3>Sony Deville, whether they have tensions or they managed to

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<v Speaker 3>kind of continue to be a powerhouse. I'd be a

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<v Speaker 3>shame if they were split up, because it feels as

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<v Speaker 3>though they were really hyped up to be something and

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<v Speaker 3>to shut that down within like six to eight months,

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<v Speaker 3>it would be a surprise. But again, it'll be interesting

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<v Speaker 3>to see what happens. And again they're getting the much

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<v Speaker 3>needed win here, the much deserved win and some momentum

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<v Speaker 3>going into hopefully Raw in the future and what I've

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<v Speaker 3>just mentioned as well the show moving on. The show

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<v Speaker 3>then transitions into SmackDown a bit late on SmackDown because

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<v Speaker 3>obviously the latest show has been reviewed and posted, but

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<v Speaker 3>the SmackDown before that where Cody Rhodes and Jimmy Uso

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<v Speaker 3>get into a match between Jacob Fatu and Tomatonga, And

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<v Speaker 3>my first thinging is, why the hell is Cody Rhods

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<v Speaker 3>again getting involved in Bloodline stuff? Like it just he

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<v Speaker 3>was supposed to move on from that and now he's

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<v Speaker 3>fighting Jacob Fattou and Tomatonga again, Like maybe they didn't

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<v Speaker 3>have anyone set up for that, but it just it

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<v Speaker 3>just really didn't make sense. I don't get it. I

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<v Speaker 3>still think that he should be away from the Bloodline storyline.

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<v Speaker 3>We've been dealing with this for nearly a year and

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<v Speaker 3>a half and now he's getting another match with them.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, don't really understand what the angle is here.

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<v Speaker 3>But AnyWho, seems as though as well that Cody has

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<v Speaker 3>become best mates of Jimmy Uso too, and they're just

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<v Speaker 3>coming out together and fighting as a tag team. But

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<v Speaker 3>he then abandons him because obviously Kevin Owens interferes. We

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<v Speaker 3>all know what happens, Jacob Fattu and Tomatonga getting the victory,

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<v Speaker 3>which was expected. I feel as though that they're starting

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<v Speaker 3>to really push Jacob Fattu up. He's still hasn't lost

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<v Speaker 3>the match. Well, hasn't been pinned, I hope if you

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<v Speaker 3>can count the Survivor Series match. But he hasn't been

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<v Speaker 3>pinned or he hasn't looked like he's been weak like

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<v Speaker 3>Sola has at all all as Tomatonga. So yeah, I

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<v Speaker 3>expected when here showing Jacob Fattoo's strength and hopefully we're

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<v Speaker 3>going to see stuff moving forward with him. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>due to the fact that I think Kevin Owens and

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<v Speaker 3>Cody Rhodes. Obviously we're battling and fighting and continuing that feud,

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<v Speaker 3>which I've been a massive fan of. We all know that,

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<v Speaker 3>or I can't really see a world where Kevin Owens

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<v Speaker 3>is going to defeat Cody Rhodes. But we can safely

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<v Speaker 3>say this has probably been the most interesting or best

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<v Speaker 3>feud that Cody has had post WrestleMania. You can see

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<v Speaker 3>that it's they're doing a really good job to make

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<v Speaker 3>it real personal. Every time they see each other, they're

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<v Speaker 3>always attacking each other. There's always needs to be security guards.

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<v Speaker 3>And then we saw at the end when they both

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<v Speaker 3>got put through the table, which was awesome to see.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, I don't want to see Cody Rhodes get

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<v Speaker 3>involved with the Bloodline again. That would be great. It's

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<v Speaker 3>enough that he's with Kevin Owens in his feud at

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<v Speaker 3>the moment, and it just doesn't really make sense when

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<v Speaker 3>we've got the ladder match coming up against the two,

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<v Speaker 3>and yeah, hopefully that doesn't happen again, and if it does,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll be really frustrated. I will touch up quickly. There

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<v Speaker 3>was a segment on the promo that basically Paul Hayman

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<v Speaker 3>saying that if Romarins wins the roll Rumble. He's going

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<v Speaker 3>to challenge Cody there, which I hope I don't see

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<v Speaker 3>that again either. I don't want to see that again,

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<v Speaker 3>but I think it might happen because of what I

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<v Speaker 3>saw with The Rock, and yeah, I don't want to

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<v Speaker 3>see I don't want to see Cody Rhodes and Roman

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<v Speaker 3>Ragins fight. As I mentioned before, I'd prefer to see

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<v Speaker 3>Roman fight with the Rock with no titles on the line,

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<v Speaker 3>and Cody fighting Randy, whether that's WrestleMania or not. I

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<v Speaker 3>feel as though that that should happen too. When Randy

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<v Speaker 3>does decide to come back, hopefully he comes back sooner

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<v Speaker 3>rather than later. But yeah, that's all on what happened

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<v Speaker 3>on SmackDown. Then we move over onto Raw for that

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<v Speaker 3>Intercontinental Championship match, which is a really back and forth match.

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<v Speaker 3>They got a lot of time here, I think it

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<v Speaker 3>was about twelve minutes. Also a great display Lara Vakira

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<v Speaker 3>getting the victory here, which I wasn't surprised about either,

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<v Speaker 3>because ever since Lara Valkira has been drafted into Raw,

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<v Speaker 3>they've been pushing her pretty highly. Her first kind of

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<v Speaker 3>run was getting into the King of the ring final

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<v Speaker 3>with Nia Jacks and then being a bit stale for

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<v Speaker 3>a bit and then now getting this intercontinental title. It

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<v Speaker 3>would have been cool to see Dakota Kai winner, and

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<v Speaker 3>it was good to see that she did make the

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<v Speaker 3>finals well, especially coming from injury and let's be honest,

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<v Speaker 3>not really doing much since yeah, I guess being a

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<v Speaker 3>face or being a part of damage control post Bailey

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<v Speaker 3>winning the title. So yeah, it was a good match.

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<v Speaker 3>Lara Valkiro getting the victory here. Personal note, I think

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<v Speaker 3>she's trying too hard on trying to get people to

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<v Speaker 3>do her chant when the song comes out. The little

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<v Speaker 3>whoo when coming out, I feel like that needs to

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<v Speaker 3>be done organically. Hopefully it does pick up because it

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<v Speaker 3>does sound very creative, but you can see Laara Vlkio

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<v Speaker 3>is really trying to push that now. And going back

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<v Speaker 3>to what I mentioned with PFC, it does look as

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<v Speaker 3>though there might be an upcoming feud with them and

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<v Speaker 3>Laura Valkia, which I think would be pretty interesting. But

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<v Speaker 3>again we'll have to see how this run goes and

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<v Speaker 3>for all how the mid card belts will go across

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<v Speaker 3>both Backdown and Raw, because obviously these are new and

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<v Speaker 3>they're just finding ways to get the women's more involved,

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<v Speaker 3>which I'm all for as well, and at the start

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<v Speaker 3>I kind of thought maybe there was no need to

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<v Speaker 3>get the belts in, but I feel like they're helping

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<v Speaker 3>a lot now because you're getting more interested and encapsulated

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<v Speaker 3>in storylines as well, and feuds are still kind of

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<v Speaker 3>are there. You can see Meachin feuding with Chelsea Green,

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<v Speaker 3>and you can also see yeah, PFC getting involved now

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<v Speaker 3>with the Intercontinental Championship, which I hope does indeed happen there.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>So then we then move on back to main event.

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<v Speaker 3>We have the second match of the main event card

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<v Speaker 3>with walking While part of part of Sorry, part of

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<v Speaker 3>l WO, coming up against Pete Dunn and an expected

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<v Speaker 3>victory for Pete done here Walkin Wilde hasn't really done

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<v Speaker 3>nothing in WW, which is a shame because I feel

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<v Speaker 3>like he's a very good ing room performer, especially with

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<v Speaker 3>his athletic attributes, but I think lacks the I guess,

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<v Speaker 3>the personality and skills. Not to say that Pete Dunn's

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<v Speaker 3>personality is all it, but he's running with the B

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<v Speaker 3>name quite highly. But again, don't really see where Pete

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<v Speaker 3>Dune goes from here. Obviously he was feuding with our truth,

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<v Speaker 3>but not really sure what has happened. And yeah, I

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<v Speaker 3>think it was a good victory with the bitter end,

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<v Speaker 3>great finisher personally, and yeah, not really much to say

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<v Speaker 3>with Pete done. I think they need to find a

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<v Speaker 3>way to incorporate him in the mid cards, but I

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<v Speaker 3>think his home will be at fighting main event matches

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<v Speaker 3>and getting the wins, which is good for his confidence,

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<v Speaker 3>but not being able to elevate to that to that

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<v Speaker 3>stage where you're going to get I guess him getting

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<v Speaker 3>pool being so high. And then with Walking Wild again

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<v Speaker 3>as I mentioned, very good in the ring, but not

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<v Speaker 3>that RAYMISTERI is somewhat mentoring, but it would be good

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<v Speaker 3>to spice things up there. Maybe a He'll Turn or

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<v Speaker 3>two would be nice, But I don't really think WW

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<v Speaker 3>the crowd, give them energy with some few flying acrobatic moves,

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<v Speaker 3>that's not really much too to display there, but another

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<v Speaker 3>decent match for an event, and yeah, I guess the

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<v Speaker 3>the final thing probably to address. I know this is

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<v Speaker 3>Sampunk and him are finished, like they stopped their feud,

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<v Speaker 3>so them getting like interacting again and then even like

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<v Speaker 3>Like it had nothing to do with Sampunk. He didn't

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<v Speaker 3>This could have easily just been a promo between Seth

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<v Speaker 3>Rolins and Drew McIntyre. Yeah. I don't know. Maybe I'm

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<v Speaker 3>once you're finished with a few that's going on for

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<v Speaker 3>maybe ten months, I don't think there is a need

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<v Speaker 3>get what they're trying to do. I feel like Drew

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<v Speaker 3>to the dark Side, to teaming up against one common enemy,

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<v Speaker 3>which is which is Roman Reigns. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 3>I just didn't see the need of it to happen

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<v Speaker 3>in that moment. There could have been better ways for

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<v Speaker 3>them to do that. It is obviously set up a

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<v Speaker 3>match for them next week, so let's see where that

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<v Speaker 3>goes there. But yeah, again, didn't see a point of it.

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<v Speaker 3>Just basically all three of them declined for in what

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<v Speaker 3>will be a very very very very stacked raw rumble

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<v Speaker 3>based on the numbers and the players we got so far,

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<v Speaker 3>all the rest as we got so far, and more

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<v Speaker 3>to come. We've got leaks of the rock potentially coming back,

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<v Speaker 3>Randy Ordan, maybe Bge. And one that I'm probably the

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<v Speaker 3>I think all of us hope it happens is the

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<v Speaker 3>debut of Johanji on WWE, so it's about two weeks away,

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<v Speaker 3>so I'm really keen for that. I love the Royal Rumble.

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<v Speaker 3>Roy Rumbles the one thing that gets me going for WrestleMania.

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<v Speaker 3>Seeing the unexpected superstars come back is probably the best

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<v Speaker 3>thing about it, and then obviously seeing who wins and

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<v Speaker 3>where the storyline goes from there. But I'll keep my

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<v Speaker 3>Royal Rumble prediction when we get closer to the Royal Rumble,

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<v Speaker 3>just to see how things are going to be going

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<v Speaker 3>from now to then. With a few shows coming up

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<v Speaker 3>as well as obviously Saturday Night's Main Event two, which

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<v Speaker 3>hopefully I can kind of touch up on as well,

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<v Speaker 3>we then get the main event of Raw and the

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<v Speaker 3>final match between Damian Priest and Finnbala, with Damian Priest

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<v Speaker 3>obviously getting the win here with the basically South of

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<v Speaker 3>Heaven chokeslam in a street fight. I'm not a fan

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<v Speaker 3>of the street fight on Raw. They're not as violent

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<v Speaker 3>as they used to be. Obviously it's a different eraror now,

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<v Speaker 3>but I would have liked to see them fighting a

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<v Speaker 3>bit more backstage and really getting into each other hard.

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<v Speaker 3>But yes, obviously they will put through a few tables

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<v Speaker 3>each and it was a pretty good match back and forth.

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<v Speaker 3>But again, Damien Priest was always going to get the

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<v Speaker 3>victory here and this finally puts an end to I

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<v Speaker 3>guess anything that Damien Price has with the judgment day

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<v Speaker 3>and then Finmbala again taking another loss, Damian Priest getting

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<v Speaker 3>the victory. I guess it's good they really evalivated him

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<v Speaker 3>last year. He had a really really good World Heavyweight

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<v Speaker 3>Championship run. In my opinion, I would have liked to

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<v Speaker 3>see him have the title for a lot longer. But nevertheless,

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<v Speaker 3>this was a good feud, obviously f in Bala costing him.

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<v Speaker 3>And now where Priest goes is an excellent question, because

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's in the toughest position right now as

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<v Speaker 3>a superstar, because he's obviously very talented. He's obviously showed

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<v Speaker 3>that he can be up in the upper tier cards.

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<v Speaker 3>But at the moment, if you look at how deep

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<v Speaker 3>the roster is and all the storylines that are happening,

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<v Speaker 3>there isn't really a spot for him. And I was

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<v Speaker 3>listening to the mail bag last week on this show

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<v Speaker 3>and someone raised a really good point going back to

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<v Speaker 3>the World Heavyweight Championship stakes, is that even gunther who's

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<v Speaker 3>the World Heavyweight Champion, is not getting matches that are

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<v Speaker 3>quantifying to the hype of what we've seen with Seth Rolins,

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<v Speaker 3>CM Punk obviously the Bloodline, and Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens.

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<v Speaker 3>So with all those things happening, I'm just curious to

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<v Speaker 3>know what they're going to do with Damian Priest and

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<v Speaker 3>how are they're going to make him kind of stay

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<v Speaker 3>around that upper tier quality, especially with him already facing Gunthera,

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<v Speaker 3>So there's no real World Heavyweight championship chance for him

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<v Speaker 3>unless they want to run that back again without Finnbala interfering.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, I don't know what will happen. I think

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<v Speaker 3>things have to settle. His time might be post WrestleMania,

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<v Speaker 3>but I feel like he does deserve to be featured

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<v Speaker 3>on a big card on WrestleMania, So maybe we might

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<v Speaker 3>get him in the elimination chamber. He might declare for

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<v Speaker 3>the Royal Rumble, But yeah, I don't know. What happens

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<v Speaker 3>with Priest now and then in terms of Bala, it's

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<v Speaker 3>really frustrating to see that he's just the jobber now.

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<v Speaker 3>He just constantly loses big matches. But hopefully that will change.

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like his time with the Judgment Day is done.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's got to move on bigger and better

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<v Speaker 3>things hopefully in the future. Yeah, they do something better

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<v Speaker 3>with Ballet as well, and I feel like, yes, he

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<v Speaker 3>mentors j D mcnonnagh, but I feel like he's better

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<v Speaker 3>and bigger than being a tag team as well. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>it'll be interesting to see again, as I say, all

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<v Speaker 3>the time will be interesting to see, but it really

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<v Speaker 3>will be interesting to see what will happen with the

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<v Speaker 3>two of them. Obviously their feud is over, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>Theamian Priest is a big fighter, so if he's winning there,

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<v Speaker 3>they must have some plans or they must have some

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<v Speaker 3>ideas that he will be in around that championship, that

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<v Speaker 3>championship conversations. So yeah, all in due time, We've got

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<v Speaker 3>WrestleMania coming up, We've got the Royal Rumble coming up,

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<v Speaker 3>We've got Elimination Chambier coming up, a lot of things happening. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>to get us to where we need to be, I think,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm really excited for it. I don't know which

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<v Speaker 3>direction WW is going at the moment, which also makes

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<v Speaker 3>me excited, and I'm just hoping that it's the right direction.

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<v Speaker 3>There's so many things in my head that I can

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<v Speaker 3>see could happen, but you never know with creative and

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<v Speaker 3>with what Triple H is thinking. And I do trust

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<v Speaker 3>in Triple H. I think he's done a pretty decent

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<v Speaker 3>job considering a lot of factors in situations. But there

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<v Speaker 3>is always room for improvement and there is always ways

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<v Speaker 3>where he can improve a little things. But again, lots

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<v Speaker 3>of talent, lots of storylines, lots of spots to work

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<v Speaker 3>with now with two shows being three hours, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>it'll be really interesting to see. And then I'll continue

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<v Speaker 3>to have a look at main event and I guess

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<v Speaker 3>see where those superstars that are on that lower card

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<v Speaker 3>fit into to WW, to Raw and to SmackDown and

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<v Speaker 3>then again with that transfer portal, just forgot to mention,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe that will shake a few things up. What is

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<v Speaker 3>going on with that at the moment, because they've been

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<v Speaker 3>chatting it up for so long, but when's that going

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<v Speaker 3>to close? And when's there. When we're going to see

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<v Speaker 3>more I guess transfers. I know we've seen a few,

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<v Speaker 3>but that hasn't as many as I thought. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>hopefully that will get I guess cleared up. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>that concludes episode four. Again, as I said, apologies for

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<v Speaker 3>last week with the microphone quality. Hopefully this week was

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<v Speaker 3>a lot better. Next week back to normal recordings as usual.

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<v Speaker 3>Trying to get these out as early as I can,

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<v Speaker 3>obviously considering the time zones and when I get the

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<v Speaker 3>episodes are a little bit different to when they air,

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<v Speaker 3>so apologies for that. If you feel like the reviews

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<v Speaker 3>are a bit delayed, if we're one week behind on SmackDown,

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<v Speaker 3>one week behind on Raw, that's the reason. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>it's been it's been your boy Daniel again, signing out

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<v Speaker 3>from Melbourne, Australia and hope you'll have a pleasant day

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<v Speaker 3>or night wherever you're listening to this around the world.

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