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Take a break 11 00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:36.840 from screen time and settle in every week with the 12 00:00:36.880 --> 00:00:39.920 megadosup wrestling news and analysis. With a Pro Wrestling Torch 13 00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:43.240 Newsletter paper Copy edition. In the year twenty twenty two, 14 00:00:43.799 --> 00:00:46.280 you can get a full year of home delivery for 15 00:00:46.439 --> 00:00:49.479 just ninety nine dollars, or try us for an eight 16 00:00:49.479 --> 00:01:04.239 week trial subscription. PW torch dot Com Slash paper Copy. 17 00:01:05.359 --> 00:01:08.879 Now PW Torch and Spreaker bring you the Wade Keller 18 00:01:08.920 --> 00:01:12.560 Pro Wrestling Podcast. It's time for this week's Interview Classic, 19 00:01:12.640 --> 00:01:15.959 where Wade Keller interviews one of Pro Wrestling's newsmakers. 20 00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:20.599 Five years ago. 21 00:01:20.640 --> 00:01:22.719 This week on the Wade Keller Progressing Podcast, we brought 22 00:01:22.719 --> 00:01:26.120 you a triple header of three distinct segments on our 23 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:30.120 Interview Friday episode, beginning with Triple H's media press conference 24 00:01:30.159 --> 00:01:32.760 after the NXT debut on USA Network. Then we jump 25 00:01:32.799 --> 00:01:35.079 back a couple months to July twenty six, twenty nineteen, 26 00:01:35.120 --> 00:01:39.040 at the Trego Stays Progressing Hall of Fame weekend in Waterloo, 27 00:01:39.079 --> 00:01:42.319 Iowa at the five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center, where Bruce 28 00:01:42.359 --> 00:01:45.920 Mitchell and I interviewed Nick dinsmore known as Eugene in person. 29 00:01:46.280 --> 00:01:48.760 He was a trainer of John Cena, brock Lesner, Batista 30 00:01:48.760 --> 00:01:50.719 and The Rock and told some great stories about that 31 00:01:50.799 --> 00:01:53.599 and more. And then after that a panel discussion from 32 00:01:53.680 --> 00:01:57.159 the next day including Beth Phoenix, Bob rup Baron, Von 33 00:01:57.239 --> 00:02:00.959 Rashki Thuttererbow Patterson, and Gerald Briscoe. I summarize it more 34 00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:04.439 coming up here in the original introduction to this episode, 35 00:02:04.560 --> 00:02:09.039 which dropped originally on September twentieth, twenty nineteen, and it 36 00:02:09.080 --> 00:02:13.280 is Today's Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast Interview Classic for Friday, 37 00:02:13.400 --> 00:02:22.080 September twentieth, twenty twenty four on Today's wad Keller Pro 38 00:02:22.120 --> 00:02:27.000 Wrestling Podcast Interview Friday. It's a special triple header with 39 00:02:27.199 --> 00:02:32.120 three different distinct segments. First, we go to the Triple 40 00:02:32.319 --> 00:02:35.759 H Media conference Call, where for about twenty five minutes, 41 00:02:35.840 --> 00:02:40.400 he answered media questions after NXT's debut on USA Network 42 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:45.199 this past Wednesday night. He talks about the thought process 43 00:02:45.199 --> 00:02:47.560 that went into planning what would be featured as a 44 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:51.199 first impression for new viewers on USA Network, Vincent Man's involvement, 45 00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:53.039 and if he had heard any reaction from him yet, 46 00:02:53.319 --> 00:02:55.840 whether the full sale venue is sufficient in the long 47 00:02:55.919 --> 00:02:58.840 run for a national cable show, setting the involvement of 48 00:02:58.840 --> 00:03:01.360 the cruiser Weights, the show was structured differently because of 49 00:03:01.360 --> 00:03:04.800 the split between USA and WWE Network, Whether NXT is 50 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:08.159 still considered a developmental territory now that it's on national 51 00:03:08.199 --> 00:03:10.280 cable and earning tens of millions of dollars a year 52 00:03:10.280 --> 00:03:13.520 for the company, and utilizing Cruiserweights on the show, along 53 00:03:13.520 --> 00:03:16.520 with some other topics, so that comes first. Thanks to 54 00:03:16.800 --> 00:03:20.280 Kelly Wells of pw torch dot com. He covers NXTTV 55 00:03:20.840 --> 00:03:24.039 for pw torch dot Com. Also is the host of 56 00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:27.919 the PWT Talks NXT edition of the PW Torch Daily cast. 57 00:03:28.240 --> 00:03:30.759 He asked a question on this call and also did 58 00:03:31.080 --> 00:03:35.520 record it for all of us. Second Up is an 59 00:03:35.560 --> 00:03:39.879 ever before heard interview from a couple months ago, late 60 00:03:39.960 --> 00:03:44.520 July actually with Nick Dinsmore, who wrestled in WWE. As 61 00:03:44.800 --> 00:03:48.560 Eugene Bruce Mitchell and I conducted this interview. This took 62 00:03:48.599 --> 00:03:54.360 place right before the interview we featured earlier with Sergeant Slaughter, 63 00:03:54.560 --> 00:03:58.719 the mega awesome interview with Sergeant Slaughter that I'm super 64 00:03:58.719 --> 00:04:01.840 proud of and has gotten such good feedback, that was 65 00:04:01.840 --> 00:04:03.960 conducted right after this. In fact, as you listen to 66 00:04:04.039 --> 00:04:07.520 Nick Dinsmore talk, you'll hear Sergeant Slaughter enter the room 67 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:10.680 and get around of applause and sit down and interject 68 00:04:10.719 --> 00:04:13.840 himself a little bit during this. So this is the 69 00:04:13.919 --> 00:04:17.560 never before heard warm up ACKed in a sense, and 70 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:21.759 it's worth listening to. Nick Dinsmore talks about training at 71 00:04:21.759 --> 00:04:24.439 the very beginning of their careers. Are very earlier in 72 00:04:24.480 --> 00:04:27.360 their careers, the rock Batista, brock Lesner, and John Cena, 73 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:30.879 what a class of future megastars, and he shares some 74 00:04:30.920 --> 00:04:32.560 anecdotes about what they were like early on. 75 00:04:32.879 --> 00:04:34.120 Was brock Lezra a nice guy? 76 00:04:34.279 --> 00:04:34.800 Was he Adiva? 77 00:04:35.600 --> 00:04:38.000 Did he see greatness in John Cena early on what 78 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:39.720 was He Like the Rock? 79 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:40.959 He has a funny line. 80 00:04:40.759 --> 00:04:43.160 About how he felt when he would just gaze toward 81 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:47.360 Dwayne Johnson and look at him, and also Batista. So 82 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:51.000 he also talks about whether those four stood out above 83 00:04:51.000 --> 00:04:55.120 any above everybody else, and in what separates somebody with 84 00:04:55.800 --> 00:05:00.519 that eventual success from those who maybe are driven but 85 00:05:00.680 --> 00:05:02.959 don't get successful, or maybe are less driven, par equally 86 00:05:03.000 --> 00:05:05.480 talented and don't end up as successful. So he kind 87 00:05:05.480 --> 00:05:08.879 of gets into the details on that. He also talks 88 00:05:08.879 --> 00:05:11.000 about the Eugene character and some of the controversy with 89 00:05:11.079 --> 00:05:14.160 it and maybe some awkwardness doing media interviews at the beginning. 90 00:05:14.480 --> 00:05:17.199 In character, he also talks about a rib used to 91 00:05:17.240 --> 00:05:21.759 play on Matt Stryker repeatedly and more so again another 92 00:05:21.879 --> 00:05:25.360 twenty some minutes with Nick, Eugene Dinsmore, Bruce Mitchell, and 93 00:05:25.360 --> 00:05:28.360 I conducting the interview in front of a live audience 94 00:05:28.399 --> 00:05:32.160 at the five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center at the annual 95 00:05:32.480 --> 00:05:34.839 George Fragol's Lutha's Progressing Hall of Fame. I hope if 96 00:05:34.879 --> 00:05:37.480 you're in driving distance or flying distance with the orth 97 00:05:37.519 --> 00:05:40.759 flying out for this event, that she'll be there next year. 98 00:05:41.160 --> 00:05:44.480 It's a really fun time. The Impact Pro Wrestling Independent 99 00:05:44.480 --> 00:05:47.560 Group runs a star studded event on Friday with a 100 00:05:47.639 --> 00:05:50.480 raucous crowd of regular fans and people in town for 101 00:05:50.519 --> 00:05:53.160 the convention. And then there's a Hall of Fame ceremony 102 00:05:53.480 --> 00:05:57.199 that involves MMA and amateur along with professional inductees at 103 00:05:57.360 --> 00:06:00.720 the five Cultland Brothers Convention Center. There's panel disguys and 104 00:06:01.279 --> 00:06:04.879 access to the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum, the National Wrestling 105 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:11.040 Museum in Waterloo, Iowa, which features extensive amateur a setup 106 00:06:11.079 --> 00:06:14.959 and also some cool stuff from the pro wrestling realm. Actually, 107 00:06:15.040 --> 00:06:17.639 Bruce Mitchell, Jason Powell and I were among those who 108 00:06:17.720 --> 00:06:21.160 got to wander around in the storage basement and see 109 00:06:21.199 --> 00:06:25.439 all the pro wrestling memorabilia that wasn't on display on 110 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:28.920 the top floor. But they'll be apparently rotating and expanding 111 00:06:29.160 --> 00:06:32.000 the pro wrestling section for next year's convention. So what 112 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:34.160 we'll tell you more about that, but you can always 113 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:38.000 look up National Wrestling Hall of Fame or George Trago's 114 00:06:38.079 --> 00:06:41.040 Luthe's Progressing Hall of Fame on Google and find the 115 00:06:41.079 --> 00:06:42.040 home site and keep. 116 00:06:42.040 --> 00:06:43.279 Up on details. 117 00:06:43.959 --> 00:06:48.079 Then we wrap up with another section around twenty Minutes, 118 00:06:48.120 --> 00:06:51.480 which features Beth Phoenix, who is the color commentator on 119 00:06:51.800 --> 00:06:55.319 NXT on USA Network, And this was part of a 120 00:06:55.319 --> 00:06:59.800 panel discussion that included Bob rup Baron von Rashke, Thunderbil Patterson, 121 00:06:59.839 --> 00:07:00.800 in Gerald Brisco. 122 00:07:01.399 --> 00:07:02.319 Beth got most of the. 123 00:07:02.319 --> 00:07:04.480 Questions and did most of the talking, and I caught 124 00:07:05.199 --> 00:07:08.959 most of that with my recorder, and she talks about 125 00:07:08.959 --> 00:07:12.680 a variety of really cool topics, including her thoughts on 126 00:07:12.839 --> 00:07:15.079 the transition from the Diva's era to what it is 127 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:17.680 now and what that means to her and her frank 128 00:07:17.959 --> 00:07:21.360 blunt thoughts about the Divas era that she was part of. 129 00:07:21.879 --> 00:07:24.560 Also who she thinks are top emerging stars today, male 130 00:07:24.600 --> 00:07:26.959 and female outside of WWE. I think people will be 131 00:07:27.439 --> 00:07:31.240 interested and their ears a per cup when they heard 132 00:07:31.279 --> 00:07:34.360 the name she picked out as future stars, and in 133 00:07:34.399 --> 00:07:37.680 particular her hope that when kids watch pro wrestling, they 134 00:07:37.720 --> 00:07:40.439 see a slice of themselves in at least one or 135 00:07:40.439 --> 00:07:44.720 two of the characters on television, no matter what their background, orientation, 136 00:07:46.319 --> 00:07:48.839 anything having to do with what they identify as. She 137 00:07:49.040 --> 00:07:52.040 wants pro wrestling rosters to be diversified enough to be 138 00:07:52.120 --> 00:07:55.600 represented and at the very end, Baron von Rashki chimes 139 00:07:55.600 --> 00:07:58.720 in with a joke about his imaginary sister, Big Bertha. 140 00:07:58.399 --> 00:08:00.600 Who he used to dress bas. 141 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:04.720 In the AWA. So in case you're wondering who that 142 00:08:04.800 --> 00:08:06.600 was and what that's all about, that is that's what 143 00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:08.879 comes in at the end. Actually, at the beginning, Jerald 144 00:08:08.879 --> 00:08:13.839 Brisco talks about teaming with his brother and feuding with 145 00:08:13.839 --> 00:08:16.240 a Funks and Jay young Blood and Rick Steamboat and 146 00:08:16.279 --> 00:08:19.800 some other topics about the tag teams that helped define. 147 00:08:19.360 --> 00:08:20.879 His career as a tag team wrestler. 148 00:08:20.959 --> 00:08:23.240 So real diverse mix. I've kind of been sitting on 149 00:08:23.279 --> 00:08:26.279 these two sections with with Beth Phoenix and Gerald and 150 00:08:26.279 --> 00:08:29.879 also Gene for a couple months just because there's been 151 00:08:30.000 --> 00:08:33.399 so many other shows on Interview Friday that I've wanted 152 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:35.159 to put up, or we've just had a ton of 153 00:08:35.159 --> 00:08:38.279 mail bag mailbank questions to get to, or we've had 154 00:08:38.279 --> 00:08:40.080 pay per views in major events to preview, and we 155 00:08:40.200 --> 00:08:42.480 kind of mix it up on Fridays with those formats, 156 00:08:42.759 --> 00:08:44.879 so we kind of get to exhale this week a 157 00:08:44.879 --> 00:08:47.440 little bit with a lighter weekend, as far as that 158 00:08:47.480 --> 00:08:50.279 goes without a Summer Slam or a Class of Champions 159 00:08:50.360 --> 00:08:53.120 or an aw event or a super busy mail bag 160 00:08:53.559 --> 00:08:58.159 On the flagship Thursday edition. Yesterday, Johnny Fairplay joined me 161 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:00.639 and we covered some current events and also answered mail 162 00:09:00.679 --> 00:09:03.480 bay questions on a variety of topics. So if you 163 00:09:03.519 --> 00:09:07.559 miss that, check that out. The daily schedule of this 164 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:10.519 Blue Brand, the Weight, Color Prossing Podcast might change a 165 00:09:10.519 --> 00:09:15.240 little bit as we get into October. So just if 166 00:09:15.240 --> 00:09:17.080 you're in a pattern of listening to us and hit 167 00:09:17.159 --> 00:09:19.879 refresh on certain days, just be aware you might want 168 00:09:19.919 --> 00:09:22.360 to check more often and there might be a day 169 00:09:22.399 --> 00:09:25.000 you expect to show that it doesn't appear as we 170 00:09:25.080 --> 00:09:27.039 kind of adjust to the new schedule because it used 171 00:09:27.080 --> 00:09:30.000 to be Monday and Tuesdays we're really busy, and sometimes 172 00:09:30.039 --> 00:09:32.519 Sundays and then it would lighten up. Now we've got 173 00:09:32.559 --> 00:09:36.240 the Monday, Wednesday Friday pattern coming up, and so I'm 174 00:09:36.279 --> 00:09:38.000 still kind of working out how we're going to fit 175 00:09:38.039 --> 00:09:40.879 everything in now that we're adding the Wednesday post show 176 00:09:41.159 --> 00:09:44.279 and moving the Tuesday Postmacdown show of course to Fridays. 177 00:09:44.679 --> 00:09:47.919 So with that primer that setup out of the way, 178 00:09:48.320 --> 00:09:52.840 let's begin with Triple H talking with the wrestling media 179 00:09:53.200 --> 00:10:00.120 immediately following the NXT debut on USA Network this past Wednesday, 180 00:10:00.600 --> 00:10:02.440 We're about to go to a commercial break. Why listen 181 00:10:02.519 --> 00:10:05.440 to commercial breaks when you can go VIP and experience 182 00:10:05.440 --> 00:10:07.960 our shows with the ads and plugs removed. Pw torch 183 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:11.759 dot com slash go VIP. 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Treat yourself to 189 00:10:26.360 --> 00:10:29.600 a streamlined, ad and plug free listening experience with a 190 00:10:29.679 --> 00:10:31.360 VIP or Patreon membership. 191 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:37.000 Thank you Paul for being here. 192 00:10:38.200 --> 00:10:42.559 You know, first first night of this first kickoff, it's 193 00:10:44.440 --> 00:10:47.080 I just stood in front of talent and said hard 194 00:10:47.200 --> 00:10:52.200 to follow up what they just accomplished without saying anything 195 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:54.960 that doesn't really sound right other than to say how 196 00:10:55.000 --> 00:10:58.240 proud I am of all of this. It's taken a 197 00:10:58.240 --> 00:10:59.919 long time to get here, but this was the star 198 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:04.320 starting line, not the finish line, and we went out 199 00:11:04.360 --> 00:11:09.879 there tonight on the number one network on cable television USA. 200 00:11:10.879 --> 00:11:16.879 Amazing partners for us for years and put on what 201 00:11:17.039 --> 00:11:21.360 I feel was an epic hour of programming on USA 202 00:11:22.600 --> 00:11:27.039 number one trend US number one in the world the 203 00:11:27.240 --> 00:11:30.440 entire time, number four in the world the entire time. 204 00:11:33.399 --> 00:11:35.240 Tough to say much more than that. I thought it 205 00:11:35.279 --> 00:11:36.480 was a hell of a night, and I thought it 206 00:11:36.519 --> 00:11:38.720 was an epic performance on everybody's part. I'm proud of 207 00:11:38.720 --> 00:11:42.720 his team, from behind the scenes to in front of it. 208 00:11:43.039 --> 00:11:45.200 I want to thank our partners here at Full Sale 209 00:11:45.279 --> 00:11:49.840 University because without them this doesn't happen. You know, they're 210 00:11:49.879 --> 00:11:54.240 the best partners we have and everything that they have 211 00:11:54.320 --> 00:12:01.000 here is top shelf and could be better partners for us. Great, 212 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:03.759 great night. The beautiful part is we get to do 213 00:12:03.759 --> 00:12:06.200 it again next Wednesday and the Wednesday after that and 214 00:12:06.240 --> 00:12:09.720 going forward. So I'm I'm excited, and I'll open it 215 00:12:09.799 --> 00:12:10.600 up too. 216 00:12:10.720 --> 00:12:12.639 Questions from all of you, Hi, guys are going to 217 00:12:12.679 --> 00:12:13.320 start in the room. 218 00:12:13.440 --> 00:12:17.799 So guys, so let's go for Scott Fishman t the Insider, 219 00:12:17.879 --> 00:12:21.120 So talk about what goes into You know, you can 220 00:12:21.159 --> 00:12:21.679 only make. 221 00:12:21.559 --> 00:12:24.320 One first impression, so so many tonight are getting their 222 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:26.240 first opportunity to see the NXT brand. 223 00:12:26.559 --> 00:12:29.080 We went into the thought process of deciding what matches 224 00:12:29.120 --> 00:12:30.519 you're going to do, what you were. 225 00:12:30.440 --> 00:12:31.679 Going to feature on tonight's show. 226 00:12:32.639 --> 00:12:35.919 There's a lot of thought process, you know, you you 227 00:12:36.000 --> 00:12:42.399 mil through it a million different options and ways and 228 00:12:42.080 --> 00:12:44.480 and and opportunities. What's the first thing you want them 229 00:12:44.519 --> 00:12:46.799 to see. What's the most exciting thing they can see 230 00:12:46.799 --> 00:12:50.919 coming out to shoot? How do you balance a show 231 00:12:51.200 --> 00:12:55.039 an hour show of action as much as possible, but 232 00:12:55.159 --> 00:12:59.600 yet still knowing this is the first shot at this 233 00:12:59.639 --> 00:13:02.440 big audience. How do you get them to give you 234 00:13:02.519 --> 00:13:08.000 the character development and that sort of storyline movement, but 235 00:13:08.080 --> 00:13:11.200 yet bigger than that is the characters and the and 236 00:13:10.679 --> 00:13:16.360 the personalities of these performers. That's really what you need 237 00:13:16.399 --> 00:13:18.879 to get across in these first episodes. But by also 238 00:13:19.039 --> 00:13:22.600 making this as action packed as possible. So it's a 239 00:13:22.639 --> 00:13:25.679 ton of going back and forth and what do we 240 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:27.080 want to get to And then once you make a 241 00:13:27.080 --> 00:13:29.559 commitment to it, now you know what's within the show, 242 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:32.960 and now you get now you have to figure out 243 00:13:32.960 --> 00:13:35.279 how to format it all. The biggest thing I was 244 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:37.519 concerned with tonight for me was the pacing of it. 245 00:13:38.039 --> 00:13:40.519 Given that I know Bell to Bell, we can do 246 00:13:40.559 --> 00:13:42.080 what we do and I feel like we do that 247 00:13:43.080 --> 00:13:45.200 as well or better than anybody on the planet, but 248 00:13:46.240 --> 00:13:49.000 how do you paste that out now? Differently with commercials 249 00:13:49.360 --> 00:13:52.159 and those commercial timings, those are things that we have 250 00:13:52.279 --> 00:13:55.159 don't have control over in a lot of ways that 251 00:13:55.360 --> 00:13:57.240 you know, the length of times of commercials and how 252 00:13:57.240 --> 00:13:58.879 many commercials you need to have in a show. So 253 00:14:00.519 --> 00:14:02.799 working all that together, I felt like we did a 254 00:14:02.840 --> 00:14:06.440 really good job at the pacing and making things feel right, 255 00:14:06.519 --> 00:14:08.600 and it didn't feel like it lagged at any points 256 00:14:08.720 --> 00:14:11.480 or you know, got bogged down. So I was really 257 00:14:11.519 --> 00:14:15.200 happy with that. That will be the consistent EBB and 258 00:14:15.240 --> 00:14:18.679 flowed For me, I'm confident in the talent. We'll do 259 00:14:18.720 --> 00:14:21.440 what the talent do here, and I'm confident in the 260 00:14:21.440 --> 00:14:23.799 team here from a tech standpoint of how we do it. 261 00:14:23.840 --> 00:14:27.120 So for me, it's it's more the forethought of the 262 00:14:27.159 --> 00:14:30.039 pacing and how you run this than it is anything else. 263 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:35.879 Thank you, feel like the next couple of weeks more 264 00:14:35.919 --> 00:14:38.600 like a trial run because it's sort of got a 265 00:14:38.639 --> 00:14:41.000 one hour show called by a one hour show as 266 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:44.000 opposed to a full flowing two hours that give you 267 00:14:44.080 --> 00:14:47.480 a couple of different opportunities in terms of formatic. 268 00:14:48.519 --> 00:14:49.240 It does. 269 00:14:51.639 --> 00:14:53.519 You know, there's a little bit more freedom with our 270 00:14:53.559 --> 00:14:56.679 network to not have to do some of the commercial 271 00:14:56.720 --> 00:14:59.919 things and everything else and hit all of those exactly right, 272 00:15:00.759 --> 00:15:03.879 but we still have to, like you know, there's there's 273 00:15:03.879 --> 00:15:07.000 no leeway at at the at the nine o'clock hour, 274 00:15:07.639 --> 00:15:12.240 we had to hit that that out and that that's 275 00:15:13.279 --> 00:15:15.320 that is the tricky part. Look, that's the tricky part 276 00:15:15.360 --> 00:15:17.399 for Rockster, the tricky part for SmackDown's a tricky part 277 00:15:17.440 --> 00:15:21.360 for anybody that's doing live television in that manner where 278 00:15:21.399 --> 00:15:24.360 at a particular time you are off the air, whether 279 00:15:24.399 --> 00:15:26.480 you're ready for it or not ready for it, and 280 00:15:26.559 --> 00:15:28.840 you can't go off earlier. You're going off when you're 281 00:15:28.879 --> 00:15:31.919 going off, So you know that that's that's. 282 00:15:31.720 --> 00:15:34.440 The tricky part. The beautiful thing about. 283 00:15:34.200 --> 00:15:36.759 This team here is a lot of experience. A lot 284 00:15:36.759 --> 00:15:39.240 of people know they're doing people in years of it 285 00:15:39.320 --> 00:15:41.559 and uh, and we can roll with these punches and 286 00:15:41.600 --> 00:15:43.440 get them done. It's not our first gig, it's not 287 00:15:43.480 --> 00:15:46.039 our first day on the job, so we had a 288 00:15:46.080 --> 00:15:48.399 lot of experience with it. Doesn't mean mistakes won't happen, 289 00:15:48.799 --> 00:15:52.120 but but we we have them handled and tonight as 290 00:15:52.159 --> 00:15:55.080 things went through, you know, we were able to go 291 00:15:55.120 --> 00:15:56.519 where we needed to go, and I thought we had 292 00:15:56.519 --> 00:16:00.879 an epic first shot. It's it is a little nice, 293 00:16:00.879 --> 00:16:02.799 though I think that the first couple of weeks are 294 00:16:03.240 --> 00:16:06.360 are also you know, I'm happy that if you're if 295 00:16:06.360 --> 00:16:09.440 you're watching USA and you're new to the product, like 296 00:16:09.919 --> 00:16:11.720 the fans that have been with us since the beginning, 297 00:16:11.759 --> 00:16:15.240 they know, the ones that don't, this is new to them. 298 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:19.919 So giving them that that first taste and giving that 299 00:16:20.039 --> 00:16:22.279 first taste in the little dose and letting them have 300 00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:24.279 it for a couple of weeks. I sound like I'm 301 00:16:24.320 --> 00:16:27.639 making breaking bad or something, but but but you give 302 00:16:27.679 --> 00:16:29.639 them that little taste of it and then leave them 303 00:16:29.679 --> 00:16:32.399 wanting more. And we'll give that to them over these 304 00:16:32.440 --> 00:16:35.000 coming weeks now as they get into these characters more. 305 00:16:35.200 --> 00:16:37.679 When we hit that first two weeks, that first two 306 00:16:37.720 --> 00:16:40.679 hour stride on ten two, we're gonna knock this thing 307 00:16:40.720 --> 00:16:43.480 out of the park and we're gonna We're going to 308 00:16:43.759 --> 00:16:46.480 make sure that people are engaged, because by the first 309 00:16:46.519 --> 00:16:48.600 two weeks you're done, they're wanting more of it, and 310 00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:51.000 that that's the goal of this. It's it's kind of 311 00:16:51.000 --> 00:16:52.600 a blessing in disguise, a little bit for me. 312 00:16:53.000 --> 00:16:55.440 I like it. 313 00:16:55.480 --> 00:17:00.960 Okay, the format two matches before the live and then 314 00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:04.799 also Shaun Lula will use on the live show. So 315 00:17:04.960 --> 00:17:07.240 is that something going forward He's going to do two 316 00:17:07.240 --> 00:17:10.519 matches for it goes the TV and sometimes maybe use 317 00:17:11.759 --> 00:17:15.480 other tight wrestlers and the superstars or anything like that. 318 00:17:15.559 --> 00:17:17.359 Yeah, although it's you know, I mean, look, I don't 319 00:17:17.400 --> 00:17:20.160 necessarily think when NXT is going to change. 320 00:17:20.480 --> 00:17:21.759 And Sean Muluta. 321 00:17:21.400 --> 00:17:26.319 Has been a fairly regular performer for us here. You know, 322 00:17:26.359 --> 00:17:29.640 he works with Evolve and he's I like Sean a lot, 323 00:17:29.720 --> 00:17:32.519 and uh, you know, we used him in the Cruiserweight Classic, 324 00:17:32.599 --> 00:17:35.200 and you know, he's grown so much as a performer, 325 00:17:35.240 --> 00:17:38.079 and I really I'm happy that he gets the opportunity 326 00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:39.880 to come here and even in the moments that he 327 00:17:39.920 --> 00:17:43.440 had tonight, just just having that opportunity, that's that's a 328 00:17:43.480 --> 00:17:46.480 rep and that's an opportunity to put himself in front 329 00:17:46.480 --> 00:17:49.039 of the world. Then these to me are important things 330 00:17:49.039 --> 00:17:50.599 and I think you're going to see a lot of that. 331 00:17:50.839 --> 00:17:54.440 There's a massive amount of opportunity here for people within 332 00:17:54.519 --> 00:17:56.720 our system, for people that are trying to get in 333 00:17:56.799 --> 00:17:59.799 within within that system, for the talent that are working 334 00:17:59.799 --> 00:18:01.440 with groups that work with us, like a ball and 335 00:18:01.480 --> 00:18:03.640 things like that to be able to connect them into 336 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:05.920 what we do. I want to keep this fresh. I 337 00:18:06.000 --> 00:18:09.160 want to keep it moving. You know, you saw Imperium 338 00:18:10.079 --> 00:18:13.559 here tonight from the UK. You saw Cruiserweight matches with 339 00:18:13.720 --> 00:18:18.680 Leo Rush coming back and and you know, a slightly 340 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:22.759 different take with the Cruiserweight, So you know, I think 341 00:18:22.799 --> 00:18:26.000 all those things are ways to keep this constantly fresh 342 00:18:26.039 --> 00:18:32.759 and evolving, constantly moving forward and giving fans something different 343 00:18:33.519 --> 00:18:35.839 in a lot of ways at all times. As far 344 00:18:35.839 --> 00:18:38.519 as the dark matches earlier in the in the night, 345 00:18:39.039 --> 00:18:41.680 I think having a few matches prior to us get 346 00:18:41.680 --> 00:18:44.359 going allows us to settle into a groove that allows 347 00:18:44.440 --> 00:18:47.559 us to make sure everything is working right. And those 348 00:18:47.680 --> 00:18:52.480 will also be great content for for whatever we decide 349 00:18:52.480 --> 00:18:54.960 to use them for, whether that's a you know, part 350 00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:56.680 of a show, part of a network show, part of 351 00:18:56.680 --> 00:18:59.680 something in a tape format. I'm not We're not we're 352 00:18:59.680 --> 00:19:02.240 figuring that part out right now. I'm concerned about two 353 00:19:02.240 --> 00:19:05.559 hours of live every single week, but that is definitely 354 00:19:05.599 --> 00:19:06.400 something that will. 355 00:19:06.279 --> 00:19:07.079 Be a part of this going. 356 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:11.559 For need an extra dose of positivity in your wrestling 357 00:19:11.599 --> 00:19:15.039 podcasts will come join me Alan frel Over in the 358 00:19:15.039 --> 00:19:18.960 Progress Paradise at Peterboo Torch VIP as we mask on 359 00:19:19.000 --> 00:19:21.720 the bright side of wrestling and focus on some of 360 00:19:21.759 --> 00:19:24.680 the great matches and shows from around the world, be 361 00:19:24.799 --> 00:19:29.079 it the US, Japan, Europe or Mexico. 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You know. 386 00:20:33.319 --> 00:20:36.960 It's it's it's very rare for me at. 387 00:20:36.880 --> 00:20:38.519 NXT when we do something big or. 388 00:20:38.519 --> 00:20:41.400 Live that I don't walk away happy from it. You know, 389 00:20:41.799 --> 00:20:44.039 is this a work in progress? Are there things that 390 00:20:44.079 --> 00:20:46.079 I want to do better? Absolutely? 391 00:20:47.160 --> 00:20:47.359 You know. 392 00:20:47.519 --> 00:20:49.039 I want to be my own worst critic and I 393 00:20:49.039 --> 00:20:50.799 want to analyze this and I want to make it 394 00:20:50.839 --> 00:20:52.720 better every single time. 395 00:20:53.359 --> 00:20:55.400 But I'm really happy. 396 00:20:55.599 --> 00:20:59.039 So my question is the the show is format. It's 397 00:20:59.039 --> 00:21:02.599 pretty much be all. No promos really on the show 398 00:21:02.599 --> 00:21:05.279 other than the videos, very little on the vignettes. 399 00:21:05.799 --> 00:21:06.759 Talk a little bit. 400 00:21:06.640 --> 00:21:09.920 About the decision to put action first and let the 401 00:21:09.960 --> 00:21:12.960