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 --> 00:00:13.439 the WWE podcast. 3 00:00:12.160 --> 00:00:19.640 Stop the show, the one that everybody wants me tell you. 4 00:00:24.359 --> 00:00:28.519 Step three sixteen says just us. Your ass is my 5 00:00:28.920 --> 00:00:32.200 d you can acknowledge me. Hey, guys, and welcome to 6 00:00:32.240 --> 00:00:33.399 the ww podcast. 7 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:38.320 It is Friday, July eleventh, twenty twenty five. We're gonna 8 00:00:38.359 --> 00:00:41.479 go through the preview and predictions show here for Saturday 9 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:44.880 Night Main Event and for Evolution. I'm gonna try to 10 00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:47.000 get to the mailbag on the back end of the show. 11 00:00:47.399 --> 00:00:51.920 I'm very limited on time today. I'm gonna be traveling 12 00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:55.799 back home tonight, so I'm trying to squeeze in a 13 00:00:55.880 --> 00:00:59.039 show right now. And if I don't get to the 14 00:00:59.039 --> 00:01:01.880 mailbag or if we cut short, I'll add it to 15 00:01:01.920 --> 00:01:04.840 the review show that we do for Saturday Night Main 16 00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:09.159 Event and Evolution. So keep that in mind. I want 17 00:01:09.159 --> 00:01:12.599 to get this out right now and hopefully you guys 18 00:01:13.280 --> 00:01:14.959 enjoy it. By the way, you can go add free 19 00:01:14.959 --> 00:01:18.239 at patreon dot com, Slash WWE podcast or Apple Podcast 20 00:01:18.359 --> 00:01:21.120 offers an ad free option as well, if you're interested 21 00:01:21.159 --> 00:01:22.879 in getting rid of the ads you hear about every 22 00:01:22.959 --> 00:01:25.519 ten minutes so there's ways to get rid of it. 23 00:01:25.560 --> 00:01:29.079 Now we're gonna jump right into the card again. This 24 00:01:29.159 --> 00:01:32.319 is gonna be probably be pretty abbreviated starting with Saturday 25 00:01:32.359 --> 00:01:36.840 Night's main event, Solo so CoA versus Jimmy Usso for 26 00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:41.519 the United States Championship. This one's a no brainer. There's 27 00:01:41.719 --> 00:01:46.400 just really no chance that Solo Socoa loses here. They 28 00:01:46.799 --> 00:01:51.920 took the belt or gave the belt to Socoa over 29 00:01:51.920 --> 00:01:54.319 the last month or two, right, so they're not gonna 30 00:01:54.319 --> 00:01:57.200 have him drop it to Jimmy Usso, a guy that 31 00:01:57.480 --> 00:02:01.040 has the most mediocre momentum of anybody on the roster 32 00:02:01.159 --> 00:02:05.319 right now, a guy that is still trying to find 33 00:02:05.359 --> 00:02:08.599 his own way, trying to find his own voice. Jimmy 34 00:02:08.680 --> 00:02:12.439 Uso has certainly not found it like his counterpart yet 35 00:02:12.759 --> 00:02:16.639 his brother. So I think that Solos the code retains. 36 00:02:16.759 --> 00:02:20.800 It could be because of jac Matteo, Talatanga Tamatanga, Tongaala, 37 00:02:21.080 --> 00:02:24.439 one of the guys that starts with the T. Is 38 00:02:24.560 --> 00:02:27.680 really why Jimmy Uso is going to lose this match, 39 00:02:28.639 --> 00:02:32.879 and I expect a solid match, one that really wouldn't 40 00:02:33.560 --> 00:02:35.800 be anything better than what you'd see on a Friday 41 00:02:35.840 --> 00:02:36.879 night SmackDown main event. 42 00:02:37.360 --> 00:02:38.080 I think that's. 43 00:02:37.919 --> 00:02:42.439 Probably what we're going to be seeing here, so yeah, 44 00:02:42.840 --> 00:02:47.919 looking forward to it, but this outcome is fairly fairly predictable. 45 00:02:48.000 --> 00:02:53.879 Now Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre, this matchup interests me 46 00:02:54.919 --> 00:02:57.639 from the perspective of who needs the momentum more and 47 00:02:57.680 --> 00:03:03.479 what is this for? Because we have Drew McIntyre coming 48 00:03:03.520 --> 00:03:07.840 off of a loss, a big loss of several months 49 00:03:07.879 --> 00:03:11.240 ago before he took his leave and healed himself up, 50 00:03:11.800 --> 00:03:15.039 and we have Randy Orton. Also, who is Randy Orton? 51 00:03:15.319 --> 00:03:18.400 I mean, Randy Orton is a guy that nearly won 52 00:03:18.439 --> 00:03:23.439 the WWE Championship from John Cena six weeks ago, and 53 00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:25.840 Randy Orton could be positioned to be back in that 54 00:03:25.960 --> 00:03:30.879 scene again after Summer Slam. So when I look at 55 00:03:30.879 --> 00:03:34.199 this though, who needs it more? The answer is pretty clear. 56 00:03:35.039 --> 00:03:38.120 The answer is Drew McIntyre. Drew McIntyre needs this match 57 00:03:38.280 --> 00:03:43.400 more than Randy Orton because Drew McIntyre, to me, has 58 00:03:43.439 --> 00:03:49.319 been behind the scenes since three months before Russell Mania. 59 00:03:49.879 --> 00:03:53.120 Drew McIntyre needs to get himself going in what better 60 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:57.919 way to get himself going than to beat Randy Orton. 61 00:03:58.280 --> 00:04:02.080 I don't care if it's by hook crook interference, I'd 62 00:04:02.120 --> 00:04:04.680 prefer it to be straight up. But my guess is 63 00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:09.919 that Randy Orton is going to lose here to Drew McIntyre, 64 00:04:10.560 --> 00:04:12.759 and it could be by happenstance, it could be by 65 00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:15.000 straight up. I really again, I hope it is, but 66 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:18.519 I think that Randy Orton takes the l Drew McIntyre 67 00:04:18.759 --> 00:04:23.040 needs this win more than Randy Orton does. And my 68 00:04:23.160 --> 00:04:25.680 hope is though, that if they give Drew this victory, 69 00:04:26.160 --> 00:04:29.399 that they actually do something with it, that it's actually 70 00:04:29.519 --> 00:04:35.560 Drew McIntyre doing something, giving Drew something solid to actually 71 00:04:35.639 --> 00:04:40.040 do something after this victory. Now what does that mean, Well, 72 00:04:40.120 --> 00:04:43.839 hopefully inserting him into the title picture after SummerSlam, because 73 00:04:43.839 --> 00:04:45.959 we know Cody and John Cena are destined for a 74 00:04:46.000 --> 00:04:50.240 title match at SummerSlam, with Cody Wrohats winning King of 75 00:04:50.279 --> 00:04:53.439 the Rings. So I think Drew being inserted for whoever 76 00:04:53.480 --> 00:04:56.399 wins that after would be the right call. And by 77 00:04:56.480 --> 00:04:59.199 the way, I know I and I apologize for the humming. 78 00:04:59.240 --> 00:05:03.040 In the background, there's somebody mowing the lawn where I'm at, Okay, 79 00:05:03.120 --> 00:05:07.879 so I'm trying to over talk over that, but I 80 00:05:07.959 --> 00:05:09.800 promise I'll be back in the studio where it's nice 81 00:05:09.800 --> 00:05:12.839 and quiet in a couple of days. So I just 82 00:05:12.879 --> 00:05:16.959 think that Drew is due a title run. And I 83 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:19.480 will say though that I wish John Cena's final opponent 84 00:05:19.519 --> 00:05:22.439 could be Edge. I want to totally off topic, I know, 85 00:05:23.240 --> 00:05:26.120 but Edge would be the perfect opponent for John Cena 86 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:31.639 in his final match in December. Unlikely because Adam Copeland 87 00:05:31.720 --> 00:05:33.959 is under contract with AW through twenty twenty six from 88 00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:36.959 what I understand through October of twenty twenty six, so 89 00:05:37.079 --> 00:05:38.879 it doesn't look like the stars are going to align 90 00:05:38.959 --> 00:05:41.600 for Edge and John Cena to lock up, which is 91 00:05:41.639 --> 00:05:45.040 really disappointing given the storied history between Edge and John Cena, 92 00:05:45.079 --> 00:05:47.800 the promos that those two could cut, it'd be it'd 93 00:05:47.839 --> 00:05:50.920 be awesome. But if Drew is the one to eventually 94 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:54.560 take the belt off of John Cena, I think nobody 95 00:05:54.600 --> 00:05:57.199 would complain about that. In fact, I would argue Drew 96 00:05:57.399 --> 00:05:59.600 is one of the top, if not the top contender 97 00:06:00.319 --> 00:06:04.000 for that to happen, because Drew has yet to really 98 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:08.560 hold a championship since changing his persona what over a 99 00:06:08.639 --> 00:06:12.920 year ago and becoming his own version of a heel 100 00:06:12.959 --> 00:06:15.040 that we haven't seen where he just tells the truth. 101 00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:17.680 He's actually telling the truth. He's just going after the 102 00:06:17.720 --> 00:06:20.600 guys that we like, or the guys that the fans 103 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:23.839 generally like. I shouldn't say me or we. But so 104 00:06:25.240 --> 00:06:29.399 let's continue on here Seth Rollins in La Knight. This 105 00:06:29.560 --> 00:06:33.199 match interests me because La Knight has been really shot 106 00:06:33.279 --> 00:06:37.279 to the top here in the last several weeks, meaning 107 00:06:38.199 --> 00:06:42.040 he's been in the main event seen consistently now for 108 00:06:42.959 --> 00:06:45.720 I mean better part of a month, showing up on Raw, 109 00:06:46.079 --> 00:06:49.399 getting the better of Seth Rollins, getting good crowd reactions. 110 00:06:49.519 --> 00:06:52.040 Is this potentially a setup for La Knight to win 111 00:06:52.079 --> 00:06:54.959 the World Championship. There's a case to be made for 112 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:58.680 it because we have yet to see La Knight consistently 113 00:06:58.720 --> 00:07:00.680 in a world title picture of the last we saw 114 00:07:00.800 --> 00:07:03.160 was him with Roman Reigns when Roman was on his 115 00:07:03.279 --> 00:07:06.240 four year run, and I think that having him take 116 00:07:06.279 --> 00:07:11.399 the belt off of you know, off of Gunther is possible. 117 00:07:11.399 --> 00:07:13.519 But right now he's targeting Seth. We know Seth is 118 00:07:13.560 --> 00:07:16.959 eventually going to capture the world title, so it doesn't 119 00:07:16.959 --> 00:07:19.560 look like they're setting up for an La Night title victory. 120 00:07:20.199 --> 00:07:23.279 But the idea that he's in the main event consistently, 121 00:07:23.839 --> 00:07:25.879 is a good thing if you're an l A. 122 00:07:25.959 --> 00:07:26.360 Knight fan. 123 00:07:27.160 --> 00:07:32.120 Now, who wins this, well, I think Seth Rollins probably 124 00:07:32.160 --> 00:07:34.879 wins this. He's got the money in the bank, briefcase, 125 00:07:35.199 --> 00:07:36.600 he's got a lot of momentum. 126 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:37.279 L A. 127 00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:40.120 Knight got the better of Seth on the night before 128 00:07:40.240 --> 00:07:42.720 or the week before the pl which rule of thumb, 129 00:07:43.360 --> 00:07:48.160 although not a you know, hard and fast rule, one 130 00:07:48.199 --> 00:07:51.839 that's never broken, of course, is that we have the 131 00:07:51.839 --> 00:07:55.600 person who gets the advantage lose at the event, you know, 132 00:07:55.720 --> 00:07:59.040 the week before. So to me, it's La Knight who 133 00:07:59.079 --> 00:08:03.839 loses this. Seth Rollins continues his momentum, and you know, 134 00:08:04.040 --> 00:08:06.319 La Knight maybe sticks around the title picture or maybe 135 00:08:06.360 --> 00:08:09.600 sticks around the upper mid card. But I don't think 136 00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:14.279 this is right now. A LA Knight main event world 137 00:08:14.360 --> 00:08:16.759 title I should say, main event title push for La Knight. 138 00:08:16.800 --> 00:08:19.920 I think this is right now. A way to see 139 00:08:19.959 --> 00:08:23.120 how the crowd reacts to a Seth Rollins La Knight matchup. 140 00:08:23.800 --> 00:08:26.519 How much did they get behind LA Knight? Is something 141 00:08:26.560 --> 00:08:29.519 worth pursuing down the line. With Lla Knight as world champion. 142 00:08:30.639 --> 00:08:31.920 Maybe this is one of those. 143 00:08:32.279 --> 00:08:33.080 One of those tests. 144 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:35.480 But the crowds continue to support La Knight, no doubt 145 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:39.519 about it. All Right, Gunther versus Bill Goldberg for the 146 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:43.679 World Heavyweight Championship. I think this one is going to 147 00:08:43.759 --> 00:08:47.639 be longer than we expect. And I've said that before 148 00:08:47.639 --> 00:08:49.159 and I'll say it again. This one is going to 149 00:08:49.159 --> 00:08:52.919 be longer than three minutes because Gunther has said it's 150 00:08:52.960 --> 00:08:55.519 going to be because he's going to punish Goldberg. So 151 00:08:55.559 --> 00:08:57.519 this is not going to be your three minutes special. 152 00:08:58.679 --> 00:09:01.679 Even on on either end. It's not gonna be Goldberg 153 00:09:01.720 --> 00:09:03.279 beating gun Thro in three minutes. It's not gonna be 154 00:09:03.320 --> 00:09:05.480 gun Through being Goldberg in three minutes. They're gonna try 155 00:09:05.480 --> 00:09:07.480 to string this out as much as they can. Goldberg 156 00:09:07.559 --> 00:09:09.360 is in his hometown, He's in front of his family. 157 00:09:09.399 --> 00:09:12.799 Guntherer is going to absolutely punish Goldberg in front of 158 00:09:12.799 --> 00:09:15.840 his family, get heat from the crowd. Crowd should get 159 00:09:15.879 --> 00:09:19.519 behind Goldberg, I would think in his retirement match here, 160 00:09:19.960 --> 00:09:23.240 and ultimately it's probably gonna be ten twelve minutes with 161 00:09:23.320 --> 00:09:25.200 gun Ther doing a lot of the work, a much 162 00:09:25.279 --> 00:09:28.320 slower paced match from what we're used to. I mean, 163 00:09:28.360 --> 00:09:30.240 this is gonna be a match in slow motion with 164 00:09:30.320 --> 00:09:33.399 an explosion of power a spear and then a kickout, 165 00:09:33.480 --> 00:09:35.600 and then guntherer hitting a power bomb and a kickout, 166 00:09:35.600 --> 00:09:37.679 and then you know, five minutes of rear you know, 167 00:09:37.759 --> 00:09:42.039 rear naked chokes and holds, and you know, a kick 168 00:09:42.080 --> 00:09:43.519 in a pause, and like it's gonna be one of 169 00:09:43.559 --> 00:09:46.120 those slower pace matches. And I think we're all kind 170 00:09:46.159 --> 00:09:49.320 of understand that at this point, but ultimately Gunther wins. 171 00:09:49.440 --> 00:09:52.440 There is no scenario, none in which it makes sense 172 00:09:52.559 --> 00:09:55.240 for any reason for Goldberg to win the world title. 173 00:09:55.799 --> 00:09:56.200 None. 174 00:09:56.679 --> 00:09:59.039 There is nothing you could tell me. There is no 175 00:09:59.120 --> 00:10:01.559 scenario though it make sense. I don't care if it's 176 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:04.840 Goldberg with his family celebrating the title and then relinquishing it. 177 00:10:04.639 --> 00:10:08.240 That is to me damaging to Gunther. Why does Goldberg 178 00:10:08.240 --> 00:10:10.360 get a world title shot every single time he comes back? 179 00:10:10.399 --> 00:10:15.039 As another question I am going to I'm not gonna 180 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:18.639 hammer Goldberg here for his pace, for his pace of 181 00:10:18.679 --> 00:10:21.159 the match, for his inability to have anything other than 182 00:10:21.159 --> 00:10:25.080 two moves. Because this is Goldberg's final match. It's his 183 00:10:25.200 --> 00:10:28.120 final match. We should just enjoy it. We really should, 184 00:10:28.120 --> 00:10:30.000 because this is the last time we will ever see 185 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:33.480 Goldberg competing inside of a ring, and we should appreciate that. 186 00:10:33.519 --> 00:10:35.240 We really should because. 187 00:10:35.000 --> 00:10:37.279 It's it ten minutes and then that's it for the 188 00:10:37.279 --> 00:10:42.240 rest of our lives. So yeah, Gunther wins. Just nothing 189 00:10:42.279 --> 00:10:45.480 else about this should have no other scenario should play 190 00:10:45.519 --> 00:10:45.879 out here. 191 00:10:46.399 --> 00:10:47.879 Let's not fool around. 192 00:10:48.600 --> 00:10:52.159 So let's see that was the evolution, or rather the 193 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:57.679 Saturday Night main event. We now have evolution here. Let's 194 00:10:58.000 --> 00:11:03.320 go through the card. So what's happening here? Well, the 195 00:11:03.360 --> 00:11:06.720 evolution card. Eosky versus Rea Ripley. Let's just get into it. 196 00:11:07.399 --> 00:11:10.159 I expect a lot out of this match, a lot. 197 00:11:11.039 --> 00:11:15.320 I expect this match to be a blast. I expect 198 00:11:15.360 --> 00:11:20.039 this match to be brutal, brutal in the way that 199 00:11:20.080 --> 00:11:24.120 it's physical, not with weapons, very much physical. Both women 200 00:11:24.159 --> 00:11:28.279 are excellent inside the ring. They have very stiff particularly 201 00:11:28.360 --> 00:11:31.720 Rea Ripley, a very stiff, stiff style, and I like 202 00:11:31.799 --> 00:11:35.759 that Eo Ski is truly a magician inside the ring. 203 00:11:36.720 --> 00:11:40.080 I expect this to be fifteen sixteen minutes with a 204 00:11:40.120 --> 00:11:43.320 lot of fun near falls. Probably this is awesome chance 205 00:11:43.399 --> 00:11:46.840 going on Eo Ski. This is not easy, but I 206 00:11:46.840 --> 00:11:52.679 think she retains. Although rear Ripley winning here wouldn't be 207 00:11:52.720 --> 00:11:55.960 the craziest thing, but Eo Ski has got a lot 208 00:11:56.000 --> 00:11:56.480 of momentum. 209 00:11:56.600 --> 00:11:58.000 I wouldn't want to cut her short. 210 00:11:58.399 --> 00:12:00.399 I think there's more of a case to be made 211 00:12:00.399 --> 00:12:03.200 for Eo Sky to win this, to continue her assent. 212 00:12:03.600 --> 00:12:05.360 Then to give the belt to Rhea, that's not gonna 213 00:12:05.399 --> 00:12:07.879 do much for her because everybody kind of considers Rie 214 00:12:08.000 --> 00:12:11.480 Ripley a women's champion, even if she doesn't have a 215 00:12:11.559 --> 00:12:15.120 title around her waist. So this is gonna be a 216 00:12:15.120 --> 00:12:17.639 fun match. I'm really really looking forward to this one, 217 00:12:18.600 --> 00:12:22.679 all right. We then have Becky Lynch versus Bailey versus 218 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:27.679 the Lyra for the Women's Intercontinental Championship another I expect 219 00:12:27.679 --> 00:12:31.360 a lot out of this, and it's a triple threat, 220 00:12:31.399 --> 00:12:34.519 which does add an element of champion doesn't need to 221 00:12:34.519 --> 00:12:36.399 get pinned to lose. We know that whole narrative that 222 00:12:36.399 --> 00:12:39.960 gets pushed every single time is a triple threat. I 223 00:12:40.039 --> 00:12:46.919 think Bailey, or rather Becky Lynch retains Lyra just dropped it. 224 00:12:47.039 --> 00:12:49.759 Bailey doesn't seem to be in a position to hold it. 225 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:53.399 Becky Lynch has only held it for like a month 226 00:12:53.519 --> 00:12:56.919 or so. There's no need to have Becky Lynch in 227 00:12:57.480 --> 00:12:58.159 for any reason. 228 00:13:00.120 --> 00:13:00.360 Reason. 229 00:13:00.440 --> 00:13:04.159 Drop this. This is a this kind of be playing 230 00:13:04.200 --> 00:13:06.679 hot potato here. I don't need it. Becky Lynch is 231 00:13:06.720 --> 00:13:10.320 a obviously top tier performer. You could have somebody coming 232 00:13:10.360 --> 00:13:12.799 out here that we're not expecting to join Becky Lynch 233 00:13:12.960 --> 00:13:14.679 in kind of a heal maneuver here to have her 234 00:13:14.720 --> 00:13:19.120 start some kind of group. But Becky Lynch retains, probably 235 00:13:19.120 --> 00:13:22.960 off of night wing on Bailey or Bailey hitting Lyra 236 00:13:23.080 --> 00:13:26.320 with Bailey to belly or you know, Rosebud and then 237 00:13:26.320 --> 00:13:32.279 Becky Lynch capitalizes on that and wins the match. But ultimately, yes, 238 00:13:32.399 --> 00:13:37.240 Becky Lynch should retain this This matchup Tippitty Stratton and 239 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:40.960 trist Stratus for the Women's Championship. I'm not super excited 240 00:13:41.000 --> 00:13:45.159 about this, I have to say. I mean, I'm good 241 00:13:45.159 --> 00:13:46.919 if I never see trist compete again. And I don't 242 00:13:46.960 --> 00:13:50.000 mean that disrespectfully, but I've accepted that we're never gonna 243 00:13:50.000 --> 00:13:50.519 see her again. 244 00:13:50.519 --> 00:13:53.279 And she keeps popping up. Now. I know she's a. 245 00:13:53.320 --> 00:13:56.080 Legend in the women's division in women's wrestling. 246 00:13:56.639 --> 00:13:57.559 She can still go. 247 00:13:57.759 --> 00:14:00.360 She had her best match with Becky Lynch in their 248 00:14:00.440 --> 00:14:05.159 series of forty eight matches two years ago. But Tris 249 00:14:05.159 --> 00:14:09.240 Stratus and Tiffany Stratton I don't actually expect a ton 250 00:14:09.279 --> 00:14:12.759 of a ton of holy s chance out of this. 251 00:14:12.759 --> 00:14:14.960 This is gonna be probably an eight to ten minute 252 00:14:14.960 --> 00:14:19.840 match with Tiffany Stratton retaining. So I think three retentions 253 00:14:19.879 --> 00:14:22.120 so far, with Ria Ripley being the one that is 254 00:14:22.159 --> 00:14:24.919 the most likely so far to win out of any 255 00:14:24.960 --> 00:14:27.200 title change that's possible out of these three I've just 256 00:14:27.639 --> 00:14:31.879 talked about. So Tiffany Stratton retains Women's Championship here, No 257 00:14:31.879 --> 00:14:34.759 no need to have trist Stratus win. She's a name 258 00:14:34.840 --> 00:14:37.519 on the card that they're trying to use to bolster 259 00:14:38.080 --> 00:14:42.679 the evolution event. So all right, fatal four way for 260 00:14:42.720 --> 00:14:45.799 the women's tag team Championship. We're Keel Rodriguez and Rock 261 00:14:45.840 --> 00:14:48.559 San Perez versus Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss versus Oscar 262 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:51.159 and Kyrie Saying versus Sol Ruka and Zaria. 263 00:14:51.720 --> 00:14:53.720 All Right, this one, I can. 264 00:14:53.639 --> 00:14:56.360 See the title change, and the reason is these titles 265 00:14:56.399 --> 00:15:01.159 don't matter. I could absolutely see and Kyrie is sane winning. 266 00:15:01.320 --> 00:15:04.039 In fact, That's what I'm going with. They just reunited 267 00:15:04.039 --> 00:15:07.080 this week. The Kabuki Warriors are an excellent tag team. 268 00:15:07.120 --> 00:15:09.679 They are much better together than separate at this point 269 00:15:10.639 --> 00:15:11.919 and Charlotte and Alexa. 270 00:15:12.080 --> 00:15:13.320 They're not really a tag team. 271 00:15:13.360 --> 00:15:17.320 There are two individuals that were put together, Raquel and Roxanne. 272 00:15:17.600 --> 00:15:19.519 You can make a case they're actually a tag team, 273 00:15:19.519 --> 00:15:22.759 but right now them dropping the belts would cause tension 274 00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:25.799 inside the Judgment day even more with Roxanne maybe being 275 00:15:25.799 --> 00:15:29.159 the reason that Rakala loses or vice versa. That leads 276 00:15:29.279 --> 00:15:32.000 to more tension, which leads to a potential Live Morgan return. 277 00:15:32.080 --> 00:15:34.720 And what does Live do when she comes back and 278 00:15:34.759 --> 00:15:37.840 sees that Roxanne has taken her place and they lost 279 00:15:37.840 --> 00:15:39.639 the belts because Live wasn't there. I mean, there's a 280 00:15:39.720 --> 00:15:41.559 lot you can do. There's a lot you can do, 281 00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:45.799 so to me, that's the only one that is really 282 00:15:45.799 --> 00:15:48.000 plausible here. If you're going to drop the belts, and 283 00:15:48.039 --> 00:15:50.320 that's Oscar and Kyrie, sol Ruka and Zaria. 284 00:15:50.519 --> 00:15:51.720 No, I mean just no. 285 00:15:52.639 --> 00:15:55.960 They're a newer team. The Triple A acquisition has certainly 286 00:15:56.000 --> 00:16:00.799 provided new talent, but no, Alexa and Kyrie win the 287 00:16:00.840 --> 00:16:05.440 tag team titles. Alright, I'm sorry, Osca and Kyrie win 288 00:16:05.480 --> 00:16:08.120 the tag team titles. All right, a battle we're all 289 00:16:08.120 --> 00:16:10.799 for the women's title. I mean this one is pretty easy. 290 00:16:10.960 --> 00:16:13.639 I think that Nicki Bella is the one to take this. 291 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:18.639 Nikki Bella is and was scheduled before Live Morgan's injury 292 00:16:18.679 --> 00:16:21.039 to have a championship match. So I don't think that 293 00:16:21.080 --> 00:16:23.679 they're gonna position Nicki Bella to win a championship, but 294 00:16:23.720 --> 00:16:26.559 perhaps they're gonna make good on her lost opportunity because 295 00:16:26.559 --> 00:16:30.840 of an unfortunate injury with Live Morgan to have her 296 00:16:32.679 --> 00:16:35.600 to have Live or I'm sorry to have Nikki Bella 297 00:16:35.879 --> 00:16:38.960 get an opportunity at the championship by winning this Battle Royal. 298 00:16:39.320 --> 00:16:40.679 I mean, there's not much else to say. 299 00:16:41.759 --> 00:16:45.399 Nobody's really excited about this, and I don't even know 300 00:16:45.480 --> 00:16:48.480 does anybody know when the title match is going to 301 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:50.759 take place for whoever wins this. I don't know if 302 00:16:50.799 --> 00:16:53.480 that was ever determined. Not Summer Slam, I know that, 303 00:16:53.639 --> 00:16:57.480 but probably on a SmackDown or the next ple after 304 00:16:57.519 --> 00:17:01.360 Summer Slam. I'm not sure, all right, Jade Cargil and 305 00:17:01.440 --> 00:17:04.720 Naomi in a no holds barred match. What I will 306 00:17:04.720 --> 00:17:08.200 say for Jade, it's probably the best for her that 307 00:17:08.240 --> 00:17:11.359 this is a no holds barred match because it's able 308 00:17:11.440 --> 00:17:15.920 to mitigate some of her weaknesses, hide some of her 309 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:19.680 weaknesses because you're gonna have Jade in a position to 310 00:17:19.759 --> 00:17:23.599 use weapons and tables, hopefully it's a slim Gym sponsored table, 311 00:17:24.799 --> 00:17:27.839 and use those in place of actual, you know, having 312 00:17:27.839 --> 00:17:30.960 a match. While Jade is certainly capable of having a 313 00:17:31.000 --> 00:17:34.359 match with Naomi, she showed it to WrestleMania. This adds 314 00:17:34.359 --> 00:17:37.480 a new flavor and again it is helpful for Jade 315 00:17:37.920 --> 00:17:42.920 to win now or to hide which she's not good at, 316 00:17:42.920 --> 00:17:46.960 which is just having a lengthy match. So who wins this? 317 00:17:47.279 --> 00:17:50.079 I hope Naomi, but I think Jade is gonna win. 318 00:17:50.240 --> 00:17:54.880 Why because Jade is positioned to have a championship match 319 00:17:55.000 --> 00:17:58.519 at SummerSlam. So you can have somebody who's just in 320 00:17:58.599 --> 00:18:01.119 a few weeks time going to have match at SummerSlam 321 00:18:01.480 --> 00:18:03.640 lose the match just a few weeks before to somebody 322 00:18:03.640 --> 00:18:06.960 that's not a contender. So I want Naomi she to win. 323 00:18:07.279 --> 00:18:10.799 I wish she would, but based on booking forward, you 324 00:18:10.839 --> 00:18:13.279 want Jade to look as strong as possible and have 325 00:18:13.400 --> 00:18:19.440 her win. However, the caveat beyond that logic is does 326 00:18:19.559 --> 00:18:24.640 the crowd start to fully reject her they have not 327 00:18:24.839 --> 00:18:28.079 been endearing them, or she hasn't been endearing herself to 328 00:18:28.200 --> 00:18:32.359 the audience. Very well at all lately, and the crowd 329 00:18:32.519 --> 00:18:36.039 is seemingly turning a little bit sour on Jade. Does 330 00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:39.839 that trend continue if they have her win this match? 331 00:18:39.880 --> 00:18:42.359 It's not going to help things because people are relating 332 00:18:42.400 --> 00:18:44.839 to Naomi. They respect Naomi in a way that they 333 00:18:44.839 --> 00:18:48.440 don't respect Jade yet. So I think Jade is in 334 00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:51.119 trouble here if she wins the match. From a crowd perspective, 335 00:18:53.279 --> 00:18:55.000 this is just really could be the start of a 336 00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:59.200 heel turn for Jade inadvertently, but maybe the crowd, maybe 337 00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:01.799 the crowd embraces her. And I'm completely wrong, but I 338 00:19:01.839 --> 00:19:04.920 think Jade Cargill wins this simply because that we want 339 00:19:04.920 --> 00:19:07.480 her to, not that the crowd wants her to, but 340 00:19:07.519 --> 00:19:09.599 because of the logic of the fact that she's going 341 00:19:09.680 --> 00:19:11.799 to have a championship match in just a few weeks 342 00:19:11.839 --> 00:19:14.160 time at SummerSlam because she won Queen of the Ring. 343 00:19:15.720 --> 00:19:18.640 All right, final match, boy, there are what seven matches 344 00:19:18.640 --> 00:19:21.319 on this card? Leads you to believe this is not 345 00:19:21.359 --> 00:19:24.640 going to be a long pl e or rather a 346 00:19:24.680 --> 00:19:27.440 long match ple. These matches are going to go fairly quick. 347 00:19:28.039 --> 00:19:28.279 J C. 348 00:19:28.440 --> 00:19:32.519 Jane versus Jordan Grace n XT Women's Championship. I think 349 00:19:32.599 --> 00:19:36.799 Jordan Grace wins the win NXT Women's Championship. They've been 350 00:19:36.880 --> 00:19:39.240 low key trying to push her. Every time they make 351 00:19:39.279 --> 00:19:41.599 a you know, she comes out, the crowd reacts to her. 352 00:19:42.559 --> 00:19:45.440 I think Jordan Grace is poised to win the NXT 353 00:19:45.559 --> 00:19:47.519 Women's Championship from j C. 354 00:19:47.720 --> 00:19:47.960 Jane. 355 00:19:48.319 --> 00:19:52.000 And that's just how I feel. I mean, outside of 356 00:19:52.000 --> 00:19:55.519 that logic, I don't have another strong reason other than 357 00:19:55.640 --> 00:19:58.119 just the crowd has seemingly embraced her. 358 00:19:58.440 --> 00:19:59.799 She's a veteran of the business. 359 00:20:00.240 --> 00:20:02.720 She may be somewhat new to the w WE landscape, 360 00:20:03.200 --> 00:20:06.039 but wrestling fans are smart. They followed her work. They 361 00:20:06.039 --> 00:20:08.480 know who she is. She looks like a champion, she treats, 362 00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:12.240 she walks like a champion, she positions herself like a champion. 363 00:20:12.559 --> 00:20:13.079 I think this. 364 00:20:13.039 --> 00:20:15.720 Would be a nice, a nice way, especially on a 365 00:20:15.759 --> 00:20:20.720 pl to anoint Jordan Grace as the NXT Women's Champion. 366 00:20:20.799 --> 00:20:25.480 So to recap, we have and this is the tough one. 367 00:20:25.519 --> 00:20:29.759 Eosky retaining against Rhea, although that's tricky, Becky Lynch retaining 368 00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:33.240 the women's in her Continental Championship, Tiffany Stratton retaining the 369 00:20:33.240 --> 00:20:37.240 women's Championship. We have Oscar and Kyrie winning the women's 370 00:20:37.279 --> 00:20:41.799 Tag Team Championships. We have Nikki Bello winning the Women's 371 00:20:41.799 --> 00:20:45.519 Battle Royal for a women's title match. We have Jade 372 00:20:45.720 --> 00:20:49.160 begrudgingly beating Naomi in a no holds barred match, and 373 00:20:49.400 --> 00:20:52.279 Jordan Grace winning the NXT Women's Championship. 374 00:20:52.839 --> 00:20:53.720 From j C. 375 00:20:54.359 --> 00:20:58.240 Jane, there you go. Let's see how right or wrong 376 00:20:59.000 --> 00:21:03.359 I am with that now. Quickly going through maybe an 377 00:21:03.400 --> 00:21:11.200 email or two, we have one from Darius. Darius says, 378 00:21:11.680 --> 00:21:14.680 when do you think Sina will drop the belt? Possibly 379 00:21:14.680 --> 00:21:17.319 at SummerSlam, because I'm getting tired of John and Cody 380 00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:21.720 arguing even though Cody's range of boring as a babyface, 381 00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:24.400 it is the right time in place to do it. 382 00:21:24.599 --> 00:21:27.559 I'm loving the rumors of Randy and Cody's potential heel turn. 383 00:21:27.880 --> 00:21:29.720 Then it would be more interesting to have Cody as 384 00:21:29.720 --> 00:21:34.960 a champion. Maybe John can when it's back later in 385 00:21:35.000 --> 00:21:37.519 the year as a babyface, because I don't think WWE 386 00:21:37.640 --> 00:21:40.759 will let him leave the company as a heel. Well, 387 00:21:40.799 --> 00:21:45.759 I've been very steadfast that I don't care what they do. 388 00:21:44.519 --> 00:21:45.359 With John Cena. 389 00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:48.039 They could set and have been very extreme and dramatic 390 00:21:48.119 --> 00:21:50.839 and over the top about this analogy, but it's there's 391 00:21:50.880 --> 00:21:53.279 a grain of truth to this. John Cena could light 392 00:21:53.319 --> 00:21:55.079 a fan on fire in the middle of the ring 393 00:21:56.160 --> 00:21:57.920 in the next several months, and the crowd wouldn't care. 394 00:21:57.960 --> 00:22:01.480 They're gonna cheer because the the crowd is just ready. 395 00:22:02.799 --> 00:22:04.960 The crowd is ready to just shower their love on 396 00:22:05.039 --> 00:22:08.599 John Cena, appreciative of his career, what he's done. It's 397 00:22:08.640 --> 00:22:12.000 now coming down to the wire. The human element of 398 00:22:12.559 --> 00:22:16.319 the reality, of the realization of the reality that John 399 00:22:16.359 --> 00:22:19.960 Cena is going away will supersede anything that they try 400 00:22:20.000 --> 00:22:21.880 to do with Seena as a heel. 401 00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:22.920