WWE Week in Review: Final Build For WrestleMania 41, Punk vs Roman vs Seth Uncertainty, Who Will Randy's Opponent Be?

<v Speaker 1>This is WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre and you're listening to
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<v Speaker 2>the WWE Podcast. It is Sunday, April thirteenth, two thousand
<v Speaker 2>and twenty five, and it's more importantly wrestle Mania Week.
<v Speaker 2>It's here one week from right now. We'll be gearing
<v Speaker 2>up for the main event of John Cena and Cody
<v Speaker 2>Rhoades for the Undisputed Championship. And we are all, I think,
<v Speaker 2>eyeing that match for what could happen, Who could win, returns, craziness,
<v Speaker 2>another whacky finish like we saw last year. That'll all
<v Speaker 2>be unveiled to us in just about one week. Of course,
<v Speaker 2>that's not the only match. We've got a lot of it,
<v Speaker 2>including you know what, a match that I haven't talked
<v Speaker 2>a whole lot about, but I'm looking forward to Drew
<v Speaker 2>McIntyre and Damian Priest. They am things up this past
<v Speaker 2>week on SmackDown. We now have Bailey and Lyra number
<v Speaker 2>one contenders the women's tag team titles, and if you
<v Speaker 2>like Bailey and Lyra together, you should probably root against
<v Speaker 2>them to win. As we all know, the women's tag
<v Speaker 2>titles are cursed somebody hext it, So you don't want
<v Speaker 2>your If you like a wrestler, you like a women's
<v Speaker 2>tag team, you don't want them touching the women's tag titles.
<v Speaker 2>You just don't. So uh definitely, you know, if you
<v Speaker 2>are interested in a particular tag team and you liked
<v Speaker 2>you like them, I would not really be sitting there
<v Speaker 2>going I hope they win because it's kind of kind
<v Speaker 2>of a bit of a contrast of interest there. But
<v Speaker 2>that's not the only match. Of course. We've got Jau so,
<v Speaker 2>we've got Gunther, We've got the Intercontinental title, fatal four
<v Speaker 2>way looking down the pike here, we've got Charlotte and
<v Speaker 2>Tiffany Stratton. So much really to look forward to, and hey,
<v Speaker 2>I think it's going to be a good WrestleMania despite
<v Speaker 2>the really weird build. We don't have a Randy Orton
<v Speaker 2>opponent yet. Kevin Owens seems to be legit injured. If
<v Speaker 2>he's not, it's going to be the greatest dupe of
<v Speaker 2>all time, all right. If Andy Orton, or rather Kevin
<v Speaker 2>Owens is not actually injured, which I mean I hope
<v Speaker 2>he is for the sake of just the integrity of injuries,
<v Speaker 2>not for his own sake. But Randy Orton is still
<v Speaker 2>searching for an opponent that'll be unveiled, hopefully this coming
<v Speaker 2>Friday before SmackDown or that SmackDown before WrestleMania. So jacked
<v Speaker 2>a jam packed week. As we look forward to WrestleMania
<v Speaker 2>forty one, I would anticipate a lot of video packages,
<v Speaker 2>a lot of go home promos, a lot of pull
<v Speaker 2>apart brawls if we haven't seen enough of those already,
<v Speaker 2>and we've got a lot to look forward to. We
<v Speaker 2>are going to be overloaded with wrestling in just one week,
<v Speaker 2>and of course you have NXT thrown in there, and
<v Speaker 2>if you watch TNA, there's just so much. So I'm
<v Speaker 2>looking forward to it. I know everybody here listening is.
<v Speaker 2>And by the way, this is live. I forgot to
<v Speaker 2>mention that this is a live show, and this is
<v Speaker 2>my first time live on riverside. So if you are
<v Speaker 2>interested in coming on and chatting or asking a question
<v Speaker 2>or two, then I'm not sure what's on your end
<v Speaker 2>what you can see, but you can always type it
<v Speaker 2>in the chat Okay, the chat I know does work.
<v Speaker 2>I see a few people that are listening right now.
<v Speaker 2>If you'd like to come on, just let me know.
<v Speaker 2>And if not, you can just sit there and listen
<v Speaker 2>only mode. That's up to you. All right, Well, let's
<v Speaker 2>talk about this coming WEE or this past week in WWE.
<v Speaker 2>I'llah the title of this show. So we did get
<v Speaker 2>an appearance from Cody Roads. I'll start with that. And
<v Speaker 2>Cody Rhodes has been carrying this promo or this this
<v Speaker 2>program for the last couple of weeks. He's without John Cena.
<v Speaker 2>There no rock We all forget that. You know, he
<v Speaker 2>was a part of this whole damn thing. In fact,
<v Speaker 2>he was the mastermind behind the whole thing yet, but
<v Speaker 2>we haven't heard from him in over a month. In fact,
<v Speaker 2>we've heard from him precisely zero times since Elimination Chamber.
<v Speaker 2>And presumably John Cena, from what we understand though, is
<v Speaker 2>going to be on SmackDown next week. That's I believe
<v Speaker 2>Cody said that in his promo. So that means we'll
<v Speaker 2>have actually a little bit of a John Cena maybe
<v Speaker 2>a AA delivered to Cody Rhoads to pay back for
<v Speaker 2>the code Crossroads that he was delivered on Raw a
<v Speaker 2>couple of weeks ago, so that's maybe why he's there.
<v Speaker 2>I don't know if we'll have another promo or what's
<v Speaker 2>on the on the agenda, but John Cena in the
<v Speaker 2>arena doesn't really lend itself to tell me there's gonna
<v Speaker 2>be a ton of physicality only because they're risking injury
<v Speaker 2>prior to the night before. So it's good that John
<v Speaker 2>CNN will be there. Really has no excuse not to
<v Speaker 2>be there, given that Vegas is where the event is
<v Speaker 2>and the fact that Minette Raw or rather SmackDown is
<v Speaker 2>going to be in Vegas. So hey, I think that
<v Speaker 2>kind of makes sense. Now, is the Rock going to
<v Speaker 2>be there? Is he going to show up? I don't know,
<v Speaker 2>but this past week, let's get to it. Cody Rhodes
<v Speaker 2>in the ring. All the championships, all the eras of
<v Speaker 2>championships were laid out in the ring, all of them
<v Speaker 2>were laid out in the ring, and he talked about
<v Speaker 2>what he's championship meant and everything from Bob Backland to
<v Speaker 2>Eddie Guerrero, and then he got to the Spinner Belt
<v Speaker 2>and you know, I am he said he doesn't hate
<v Speaker 2>the belt I digress. I mean, I am not a
<v Speaker 2>big fan of that Spinner belt. The Spender Belt to
<v Speaker 2>me has and was all will always be just a
<v Speaker 2>disrespectful display of symbolic display of the WWE Championship. It
<v Speaker 2>just always will be to me. There's really no convincing
<v Speaker 2>me and a lot of other fans otherwise. But it
<v Speaker 2>still was a decent promo given the fact he didn't
<v Speaker 2>have anybody to really bounce off the entire promo from
<v Speaker 2>at all. He said, it's about the next twenty champions,
<v Speaker 2>whether it's NXT kids, wweid prospects, or a kid in
<v Speaker 2>Seattle who wants to grow up and become champion. And
<v Speaker 2>he said that John Cena wants to take it all away,
<v Speaker 2>and that Seena neglected to make Seattle a part of
<v Speaker 2>his farewell tour, and he said that Sena opted to
<v Speaker 2>be in Vegas for next week SmackDown mentioned and he
<v Speaker 2>recalled say Sina saying the placement of his tattoo makes
<v Speaker 2>him a common fan, and Cody said, so what I mean,
<v Speaker 2>I know he's trying to own being a fan. Well,
<v Speaker 2>you really can't be a wrestler if you're not a
<v Speaker 2>fan of the product. To begin with, So it's kind
<v Speaker 2>of by default that you have to be a fan.
<v Speaker 2>But also, I don't know any quote unquote common fans
<v Speaker 2>tattooing their neck with anything wrestling related, much less a
<v Speaker 2>big American Nightmare logo. That's not what common fans do. Okay,
<v Speaker 2>I mean, I wouldn't say I'm a common fan. I
<v Speaker 2>would say I'm a lean, more hardcore if you want
<v Speaker 2>to label me that whatever. I mean. I have a
<v Speaker 2>podcast that I do, you know, several times a week.
<v Speaker 2>I would say I'm a little bit more than a
<v Speaker 2>common fan. If you're listening to this, you are likely
<v Speaker 2>more than just a common fan. And let me ask you,
<v Speaker 2>do you have a tattoo of a wrestler on your
<v Speaker 2>neck anything wrestling related. I'm I'm gonna guess the answer
<v Speaker 2>is no. So anyway, he said that the tattoo for
<v Speaker 2>the same reason he wears it is for for the suit,
<v Speaker 2>not because he thinks he's somebody, but because he wants
<v Speaker 2>to be somebody. And he then named name drop Latino
<v Speaker 2>Heat and he name dropped what was it? As I said,
<v Speaker 2>the nutt what's his Bob Ackland? And I'm surprised he
<v Speaker 2>didn't mention Stone Coatie Vols under the Rock, given that
<v Speaker 2>the Attitude era belt was one of the most well
<v Speaker 2>known of the entire you know, of the entire era
<v Speaker 2>of wrestling genres, so that was pretty interesting to me.
<v Speaker 2>But I will say it was still a very interesting
<v Speaker 2>display for him to put out there and show what
<v Speaker 2>he's trying to do here. And I get it, but
<v Speaker 2>I'm tired of the promo. I gotta say, like, I'm
<v Speaker 2>ready for the match just generally, I don't care how
<v Speaker 2>much they knock it out of the park in this
<v Speaker 2>coming SmackDown. I'm ready to just see what they've got
<v Speaker 2>in store and see what their outcome is. Now, the
<v Speaker 2>other thing here that I want to talk about is
<v Speaker 2>Tiffty Stratton in Roxanne Perez. Now, they had a decent
<v Speaker 2>I have to say, Roxanne Perez has been doing, as
<v Speaker 2>the kids would say, a low key good job because
<v Speaker 2>she's been flying under the radar. No one really is
<v Speaker 2>talking about her too much. She's been in and out
<v Speaker 2>of the conversations of fans, you know, since she's been
<v Speaker 2>out of NXT, and I think that she's done a
<v Speaker 2>very good job every time that she's been on the roster,
<v Speaker 2>on the main roster for a match, and then this
<v Speaker 2>is no exception. Now, Tiffty Stratton in her own right
<v Speaker 2>is an incredible athlete, and this matchup went nine minutes,
<v Speaker 2>which is pretty damn good for a non titled women's match,
<v Speaker 2>and it ended up with Tiffany beating Roxanne Perez with
<v Speaker 2>the prettiest moon salt. So I just wanted before I
<v Speaker 2>talk about Charlotte, I wanted to just give Roxanne some
<v Speaker 2>flowers here because she's doing her part. Now you know
<v Speaker 2>that Tiffany's gonna win this match. Roxanne has no chance
<v Speaker 2>of winning, but that's not really the point. If you're
<v Speaker 2>looking at this from a logical perspective, it's about, yes,
<v Speaker 2>putting over Tiffany to make her look strong for Charlotte,
<v Speaker 2>But what about the next generation, Like what about the
<v Speaker 2>next person up? And eventually Roxanne will get her shot.
<v Speaker 2>And I think she's been doing a really good job.
<v Speaker 2>So after the match, though, of course this is really
<v Speaker 2>what people are talking about, Charlotte pulled Stratton aside or
<v Speaker 2>to ringside, ran her into the barricade ring post, and
<v Speaker 2>then Flair TOAs Stratton over the broadcast table, and Barrett
<v Speaker 2>actually blocked Flair from going after Stratton and Flair, climbed on,
<v Speaker 2>climbed out to the broadcast table. People are booing her,
<v Speaker 2>and yeah, there was an early attack earlier in the
<v Speaker 2>day too in the parking lot when Tiffany arrived at
<v Speaker 2>SmackDown and Charlotte it was it was a kind of
<v Speaker 2>a fun a fun attack because it's one that you
<v Speaker 2>don't see very often, taken with fan quote unquote fan
<v Speaker 2>and it was nice because that's something again, you don't
<v Speaker 2>see very often. And the way that it was filmed
<v Speaker 2>was cool. And so yeah, despite the fact that of
<v Speaker 2>course it was planned, I appreciate them trying to make
<v Speaker 2>it seem authentic and it doesn't seem like these two
<v Speaker 2>legitimately like each other at all, and that's a good thing.
<v Speaker 2>Much like when we saw Becky Lynch and Charlotte was
<v Speaker 2>it heading into I don't know if it was Summer
<v Speaker 2>Slam several years ago, whatever it was, Survivor series. I
<v Speaker 2>can't remember the plee. But when they had actual beef
<v Speaker 2>with one another and throwing each other's championships at each
<v Speaker 2>other's feet and all that kind of thing, that that
<v Speaker 2>was legit heat and it still remains to this day.
<v Speaker 2>The story. So if Tiffany and Charlotte Legit don't like
<v Speaker 2>each other, and I have no reason to believe that that's
<v Speaker 2>not the case. Then that makes this match much more interesting. Now,
<v Speaker 2>Tiffany has gone on saying that she is going to
<v Speaker 2>try to make this match one of the best women's
<v Speaker 2>matches in the history of women's wrestling, and I would
<v Speaker 2>I would caution Tiffany for that for that bar Now,
<v Speaker 2>I would say internally that that is a good thing
<v Speaker 2>to have in your mind, that that's the goal you
<v Speaker 2>ultimately want to achieve after you leave Vegas is to
<v Speaker 2>look back and be like, man, that was awesome. Couple problems.
<v Speaker 2>Number one, that's for the fans to decide, all right,
<v Speaker 2>and and number two, most importantly, your first objective should
<v Speaker 2>be to win. Kay, I don't need to hear from
<v Speaker 2>you that you're trying to have a great match. That
<v Speaker 2>comes as a byproduct of you trying to win. And
<v Speaker 2>oftentimes this is such a It's something that a lot
<v Speaker 2>of wrestlers seemingly forget as they continue to cut their promos.
<v Speaker 2>It seems to be one of those deals where they
<v Speaker 2>just they're so focused on even just a blatantly telling
<v Speaker 2>the audience, hey, we're gonna tear the house down. We're
<v Speaker 2>gonna have a great match. No, just just try to
<v Speaker 2>win the damn thing. Yeah, like that should be your focus.
<v Speaker 2>So nonetheless it should be a good match. But I
<v Speaker 2>I really have to say, as much as I believe
<v Speaker 2>Charlotte is a professional, and I do, Charlotte seems to
<v Speaker 2>be very much disinterested in this, or at least pretending
<v Speaker 2>to be. Her character is pretending to be. And that's
<v Speaker 2>very much a defense mechanism that she's putting up when
<v Speaker 2>she seems disinterested, because the other alternative is for her
<v Speaker 2>to get emotional, start yelling at Tiffany and you know,
<v Speaker 2>going down to her level. So she's trying to put
<v Speaker 2>on this facade that she's above all of this and disinterested,
<v Speaker 2>which it doesn't do Tiffany any favors. But I do
<v Speaker 2>wonder if she's really interested in having a great match
<v Speaker 2>with Tiffany. I mean, she might outwardly say that, but
<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I mean, there's really nothing for Charlotte
<v Speaker 2>left to prove. I mean, she's got nothing left. She's
<v Speaker 2>done everything there is to do, and so I do
<v Speaker 2>wonder what the uh with the internal if you were
<v Speaker 2>to put truth here min or if she's really truly
<v Speaker 2>interested in having a good match with Tiffany or not.
<v Speaker 2>But the other thing is will they take real shots
<v Speaker 2>at each other? Will we see any real stuff go
<v Speaker 2>on that? That's a nice little side bit there, side story.
<v Speaker 2>If you keep a close eye on some of their shots,
<v Speaker 2>clothes lines, punches kicked, Is there anything you notice that
<v Speaker 2>you go huh, yeah, that seems a little stiffer than normal.
<v Speaker 2>So the other thing with with Charlotte, one more thing
<v Speaker 2>and I do so we have a few people here.
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna see if anybody wants to come on. I
<v Speaker 2>know there's one too, maybe, like I may be counting
<v Speaker 2>this wrong. I got like four or five people, But
<v Speaker 2>one more thing about Tiffany, or rather Charlotte, and then
<v Speaker 2>I'll see if someone asks a commoner question is and
<v Speaker 2>I mean this with all sincerity. I'm not trying to
<v Speaker 2>be funny, not trying to put anyone down. It seems
<v Speaker 2>like char Is is close to a breakdown. And I
<v Speaker 2>don't mean that in a way that is funny, or
<v Speaker 2>her character is close to a breakdown. I mean the
<v Speaker 2>person Ashley, Ashley flear like. I I mean she's lost
<v Speaker 2>a lot of weight, which she didn't need to anyway.
<v Speaker 2>I mean, she was fine the way she is, but
<v Speaker 2>she does what she wants. She doesn't look healthy, and
<v Speaker 2>it's not just because of the multiple facial surgeries. It's
<v Speaker 2>just like, legitimately, I'm a little worried, you know, she
<v Speaker 2>seems just unhealthy generally, not you know, I'm not saying
<v Speaker 2>she has a cold, just she doesn't. She looks like
<v Speaker 2>she's She's not in a good place, is what it
<v Speaker 2>looks like to me. And hey, three divorces will do that,
<v Speaker 2>I have no doubt about it. Not blaming for her
<v Speaker 2>for it. Yeah, when you hit that on air, there's
<v Speaker 2>no way that the character can cover how you actually
<v Speaker 2>feel about somebody mentioning that on air. So I don't know.
<v Speaker 2>And I saw how thin she looked on SmackDown. It's
<v Speaker 2>not a good look for her. She she needs to
<v Speaker 2>put some more weight back on. But more importantly, I mean,
<v Speaker 2>I just I don't know. I got that sense that
<v Speaker 2>she just is she's not in a good place. She
<v Speaker 2>may say she is, she goes on these talk shows.
<v Speaker 2>My eyes are not jiving with the story that she's
<v Speaker 2>trying to tell. My it's my it's my take that
<v Speaker 2>could be totally wrong, and she may be the most
<v Speaker 2>happy that she's ever been. She'll tell you she is.
<v Speaker 2>I'm sure, because what else is she gonna say? But
<v Speaker 2>I just I have some suspicions about it. So all right,
<v Speaker 2>let's well, let's see what the heck happens here. I'm
<v Speaker 2>gonna try to bring somebody on. Let's see here, all right,
<v Speaker 2>So guys, here's the deal. So, well, we're not gonna
<v Speaker 2>have a whole conversation, you know, we'll just have a
<v Speaker 2>little bit of a common question, that kind of thing.
<v Speaker 2>You know. I don't want to as much as I could,
<v Speaker 2>because we're all wrestling fans. I want to give everybody
<v Speaker 2>an opportunity. So we'll just, you know, have a little
<v Speaker 2>bit back and forth and then we'll move on to
<v Speaker 2>the next person. So let's start with Let's see so
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna start with Andrew from Flint. I'm gonna say Flint, Michigan.
<v Speaker 2>So let's see Andrew.
<v Speaker 4>You there, Yeah, I'm here, Yeah, Flint, Michigan.
<v Speaker 2>Very good, very good? What's on your mind?
<v Speaker 4>A quick question?
<v Speaker 5>You know?
<v Speaker 4>You bet you keep calling it a weird build up
<v Speaker 4>to WrestleMania, and I agreed with you. To a point
<v Speaker 4>till recently, and I gotta I gotta say it's been
<v Speaker 4>a boring build up outside of Sina and Cody, just
<v Speaker 4>not a lot of interest. But the question I have
<v Speaker 4>for you is what has more anticipation or had more
<v Speaker 4>anticipation this build up for WrestleMania or the Netflix's Raw debut,
<v Speaker 4>Because I feel like that debut had way more excitement
<v Speaker 4>and you know, building up for it.
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so well, thanks Andrew, and uh so, yeah. I mean,
<v Speaker 2>I continue to say it's weird just because it's been
<v Speaker 2>such a weird. It's been a roller coaster ride of
<v Speaker 2>this is gonna happen, That's gonna happen. Then this person
<v Speaker 2>is here, They're not gonna be here. The Rock's gonna
<v Speaker 2>have a match. You No, he's not here to have
<v Speaker 2>a match. John Cen is turning heel. It's it's just
<v Speaker 2>been different. And so as far as which has been
<v Speaker 2>a better built I mean, as far as ples go,
<v Speaker 2>you know, or as as running at rons go, that
<v Speaker 2>was probably the most heavily promoted Monday at Raw of
<v Speaker 2>all time, in with good reason. It's hard to compare
<v Speaker 2>a Monday Night Raw, despite the fact that it is
<v Speaker 2>a massive one on Netflix to the biggest plea that
<v Speaker 2>they have of the year, because WrestleMania is built on
<v Speaker 2>matches and who's gonna do what, and what big stars
<v Speaker 2>could be there and what big stars can have a match,
<v Speaker 2>whereas Monday Night Raw's debut, as we saw in Execution,
<v Speaker 2>was very light on wrestling, very promo heavy, very much
<v Speaker 2>a pat ourselves on the back very much, and I'll
<v Speaker 2>just say it very much a big corporate circle jerk,
<v Speaker 2>which is what it was. And there is a lot
<v Speaker 2>of that a lot in a lot of the ples
<v Speaker 2>as well, and it just is what it is. But
<v Speaker 2>that was very much just a hey, guys, this is us,
<v Speaker 2>we're here, and look how great it is for us
<v Speaker 2>to be on Netflix. And I mean, I thought it
<v Speaker 2>was a decent show from a star power perspective, But
<v Speaker 2>when the Rock came out and he was just Dwayne
<v Speaker 2>pretending to play the Rock and then later he said,
<v Speaker 2>oh I meant to do that, that was a bunch
<v Speaker 2>of crap. No he didn't. He just tried to circle
<v Speaker 2>that in and tie it in to the story because
<v Speaker 2>he got such bad backlash for it and just totally
<v Speaker 2>ruined the story I think at the time. So as
<v Speaker 2>far as better build, it's kind of in a way
<v Speaker 2>it's apples and oranges because Raw on Netflix is made
<v Speaker 2>to just get you to watch it for the quote unquote,
<v Speaker 2>like the the interest of what I've ever seen this?
<v Speaker 3>What is this?
<v Speaker 2>What are they gonna do? Versus WrestleMania, which is built
<v Speaker 2>on matches and outcomes and titles and blood for you
<v Speaker 2>and big returns. So I know it sounds like a
<v Speaker 2>cop out answer, but it's hard for me to say.
<v Speaker 2>I mean, in the short term, sure, I would say
<v Speaker 2>the Raw Netflix build was more concise. It was more
<v Speaker 2>and they also only have a two and a half
<v Speaker 2>three hour show to produce rather than pretty much eight
<v Speaker 2>hours of television or seven and a half eight hours
<v Speaker 2>of television total over two nights. So thanks Andrew. Let's
<v Speaker 2>go to Let's go to James. I don't know where
<v Speaker 2>James is from, but let's find out. James. How you doing?
<v Speaker 4>Man?
<v Speaker 1>Good? Ay?
<v Speaker 6>You hear the game?
<v Speaker 2>Good?
<v Speaker 4>Good?
<v Speaker 2>What's on your mind?
<v Speaker 6>I'm from New Zealand, so hopefully you can get my
<v Speaker 6>ex into it. But I've been watching it through Netflix,
<v Speaker 6>and like you said, the build up has been a
<v Speaker 6>bit a bit beverage. The main event with the triple
<v Speaker 6>Threat is particularly a bit underwhelming for me. Like you've
<v Speaker 6>said in your podcast about these no no real prize,
<v Speaker 6>as Paul Hayman is like, you know, it doesn't seem
<v Speaker 6>to have a big like it should for a WrestleMania
<v Speaker 6>main event. So I'm a underwhelmed by that. But the
<v Speaker 6>other thing that I am interested in is the Fatal
<v Speaker 6>four Way match, which I think we'll see the splitting
<v Speaker 6>of the judgment day. I think that will finally come
<v Speaker 6>to an end with Fin and Dom having a bit
<v Speaker 6>of a breakup during the match.
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, definitely, So I'm glad you brought up the fiddle
<v Speaker 2>four way. I will I'll comment on that in just
<v Speaker 2>a second. I think that you know, it has been
<v Speaker 2>a bit of a boring build. You kind of pick
<v Speaker 2>your adjective because it depends on where in the build
<v Speaker 2>that we're thinking it was this or that, I mean,
<v Speaker 2>looking zooming out. You could probably describe it in several ways.
<v Speaker 2>Some people said, I've seen people on Twitter on acts
<v Speaker 2>say it's the best build I've ever seen. I'm serious,
<v Speaker 2>And everybody kind of feels their own way because we're
<v Speaker 2>all different people, but there's no doubt about it. That
<v Speaker 2>this is a very controversial build to WrestleMania. This is
<v Speaker 2>one of the most controversial builds that of in my
<v Speaker 2>you know, thirty years of watching WrestleMania's and as far
<v Speaker 2>as the you know, the underwhelming triple threat, as critical
<v Speaker 2>as I've been of it been of it that it's
<v Speaker 2>essentially a sixty five year old man's services that are
<v Speaker 2>on the line, that all these these three grown men
<v Speaker 2>that are highly successful at the top of their business
<v Speaker 2>are suddenly all worried about what this sixty five year
<v Speaker 2>old man's going to do. Who he's going to turn
<v Speaker 2>ones he align with Seth. It's it's to me, it's
<v Speaker 2>extremely underwhelming. I love Paul Hayman. Paul Hayman is a legend,
<v Speaker 2>but this is a weird there's that word again, but
<v Speaker 2>it is no other way. It's just it's a underwhelming
<v Speaker 2>way to structure this triple threat, that that's what's on
<v Speaker 2>the line is just this dude. And again no disrespect
<v Speaker 2>to Paul, but that's not what main events should, especially
<v Speaker 2>at WrestleMania, should be about. It should either be about
<v Speaker 2>a championship or some you know, like like we saw
<v Speaker 2>Stone Cold coming out of retirement to face Kevin Owens,
<v Speaker 2>and you can't always have that, I understand, but at
<v Speaker 2>least there's a story there. Even seth Rollins and Roman
<v Speaker 2>Reigns singularly, I think would have been a better match
<v Speaker 2>than this triple threat, at least storyline wise, it would
<v Speaker 2>have been more concise. There's a massive history to build
<v Speaker 2>on there, and then instead you have Punk, and Punk's
<v Speaker 2>trying to make his case, but then you have Paul
<v Speaker 2>Hayman here, and it's like, okay, well, you know, three
<v Speaker 2>big baby faces. Somebody's bound to turn heel here. But
<v Speaker 2>no matter who you look at, well whoever you pick
<v Speaker 2>that you want to win, I would ask, why do
<v Speaker 2>you want them to win? What's what's in it for
<v Speaker 2>them to say that they beat someone at WrestleMania in
<v Speaker 2>the main event. I mean, that's a hell of an accomplishment.
<v Speaker 2>But I guess maybe our standards are too high for
<v Speaker 2>wrestleme is, particularly mine. Maybe they're too high. I'm not sure,
<v Speaker 2>but yeah, And as far as the Intercontinental title match,
<v Speaker 2>that's as Michael Cole said, and I will piggyback off
<v Speaker 2>of him. This is not a match. This is a
<v Speaker 2>match that we look at and I know it's not
<v Speaker 2>one that we really like talk about because of Cody
<v Speaker 2>and Sina and potentially the Rock coming back, and that's
<v Speaker 2>sucking all the air out of the room and all
<v Speaker 2>the conversations there. The Kevin Owens injury with Randy Orton
<v Speaker 2>obviously took a lot of the conversation away from any
<v Speaker 2>of these type of matches. But this match here is
<v Speaker 2>one that I would totally agree and piggyback on Michael Cole.
<v Speaker 2>This is a you can't sleep on it. This could
<v Speaker 2>be a match of the night. How can it not be?
<v Speaker 2>And as I mentioned on my Weekend or my Raw review,
<v Speaker 2>I said, no, it's a mailbag that this could be
<v Speaker 2>a match where everybody has a really strong case to
<v Speaker 2>win everybody. And yes, I think there is a definite
<v Speaker 2>chance the judgment day finally splits, particularly with Dom and Finn.
<v Speaker 2>But you can make a case for Dom to win here,
<v Speaker 2>Finn to win here, you could have a retention from
<v Speaker 2>bron Breaker and Penta, who's you know, got a lot
<v Speaker 2>of momentum. There's really no bad choice and that's what
<v Speaker 2>makes it fun as well. Not only is this an
<v Speaker 2>incredibly a crazy toss up, don't put any money on
<v Speaker 2>this match, I continue to say that people bet and
<v Speaker 2>WrestleMania say the hell away from this one. That's number one.
<v Speaker 2>But also with this match, this is going to be
<v Speaker 2>a very good You have four guys incredibly athletic in
<v Speaker 2>their prime. This is going to be how can it
<v Speaker 2>not be at least in contention for Match of the night.
<v Speaker 2>So this one, I would agree, While it's not one
<v Speaker 2>that's been at the top of everyone's list, at the
<v Speaker 2>top of their minds, my gob what's gonna happen, this
<v Speaker 2>is one of those ones that this is not a
<v Speaker 2>snack break, This is not a merch break, this is
<v Speaker 2>not a bathroom break. I'm telling you, this is one
<v Speaker 2>that I think if given enough time, and you know
<v Speaker 2>that's always something that can be adjusted depending on how
<v Speaker 2>the rest of the show goes, then I think this
<v Speaker 2>will be a very very good match. Again, match of
<v Speaker 2>the night can tender. So thank you, Thank you so much,
<v Speaker 2>James and over in New Zealand. Very good. You never
<v Speaker 2>know who the hell's listening. It's kind of scary at
<v Speaker 2>the same time. All right, let's go to one more person,
<v Speaker 2>then we'll continue a little bit more of the weekend review.
<v Speaker 2>Let's go to.
<v Speaker 4>LG.
<v Speaker 2>I'm not sure, LG. Let's I'll try to take off
<v Speaker 2>mute here, LG. What's your name? Where are you calling from?
<v Speaker 5>Hey, Matt, It's Louise from the After Dark Show.
<v Speaker 2>How did I not guess that? Damn?
<v Speaker 5>I was trying to be a lurker and just listen in.
<v Speaker 5>But I'm happy to you know, wanted to participate in
<v Speaker 5>the live show.
<v Speaker 2>There you go, Well you should have put your initial
<v Speaker 2>something different. I would have never guessed yeah and just
<v Speaker 2>put it yeah. So awesome. Yeah, I'm glad we connected.
<v Speaker 2>What's on the forefront of your mind?
<v Speaker 5>Honestly, I'm just here to listen. I'm here to see
<v Speaker 5>what's going on. It seems like I'm more excited for
<v Speaker 5>night two, to be honest, but I right now, I'm
<v Speaker 5>just a watcher. I'm just a listener. Nothing popping in
<v Speaker 5>my head right now.
<v Speaker 2>Awesome. Let me ask this, because this is my first
<v Speaker 2>time using this platform as far as live goes, did
<v Speaker 2>you do anything different to be to pop up here
<v Speaker 2>in my list where I could take off mute or
<v Speaker 2>did you just click on the link and that was it.
<v Speaker 5>I clicked on the link and then it was like, hey,
<v Speaker 5>are you ready? To record and then it popped me in.
<v Speaker 2>Okay, cool, all right, well enjoyed listen only Mode I
<v Speaker 2>and I everybody. By the way, a good time for
<v Speaker 2>a plug check out at the after Dark show, guys
<v Speaker 2>that he does every single week every Wednesday Wednesday Night.
<v Speaker 2>Check it out and go on Patreon for that. So awesome.
<v Speaker 2>I'm so glad we connected, Louis. Thank you so much.
<v Speaker 2>Thank you for the yeah. Yeah, all right, So guys,
<v Speaker 2>that's Louise. I'm telling you check him out. He's better
<v Speaker 2>than I am. And I don't mean that just because
<v Speaker 2>he's on the damn you know, on the call, all right,
<v Speaker 2>So I'm not blowing smoke. He really is awesome. So
<v Speaker 2>all right, let's continue, and uh, let's go through a
<v Speaker 2>little bit more of SmackDown and touch on raw as
<v Speaker 2>I always say, because we have a whole show dedicated
<v Speaker 2>to that. I want to talk about La Night and
<v Speaker 2>Orton and Solo and Tomatanga. But the setup for this
<v Speaker 2>match was Orton and nick All. This in the ring
<v Speaker 2>where nick All this rightfully so, was angry and he
<v Speaker 2>looked like he wanted to do something. That was the
<v Speaker 2>first time that we saw Nick All this actually angry
<v Speaker 2>and see what his angry face looks like and that
<v Speaker 2>he you know, he might actually do something. He's been
<v Speaker 2>a professionals professional as a GM. He has been one
<v Speaker 2>of the best GMS that I've ever seen. I mean,
<v Speaker 2>we've had some good wins who have Paul Hayman, we
<v Speaker 2>have Stephanie McMahon, We've had Teddy Long, Eric Bischoff, you'll
<v Speaker 2>go down the list. He's up there in terms of
<v Speaker 2>just just perfectly fitting the role. And this is the
<v Speaker 2>first time I've seen him angry and wondering. Maybe he
<v Speaker 2>you know, comes out of the out of the GM role,
<v Speaker 2>takes that hat off and as Orton said, you know,
<v Speaker 2>trade the suit in for some ring gear, and he didn't.
<v Speaker 2>He he didn't, And I'm glad. Randy Orton also reminded
<v Speaker 2>us that he pre paid ahead of time for a
<v Speaker 2>future RKO. I had forgotten that he did that. I
<v Speaker 2>don't know if that was what they were thinking about here,
<v Speaker 2>but he I guess they knew at some point his
<v Speaker 2>character is probably going to hit another RKO on the
<v Speaker 2>GM because that's what he does. But I'm so glad that,
<v Speaker 2>you know, it makes me go, oh, man, how do
<v Speaker 2>I forget that? You know, there's just too much content
<v Speaker 2>of wrestling to remember that stuff. But I I appreciated
<v Speaker 2>that little detail being brought up again. And you know,
<v Speaker 2>when Solo so CoA comes out, as Randy Orton was saying,
<v Speaker 2>I don't have an opponent, I need an opponent for WrestleMania,
<v Speaker 2>Solo so CoA comes out, and yeah, I'm thinking out God,
<v Speaker 2>you know, no disrespecting on Solo Socoa. All right, Solo
<v Speaker 2>so CoA is he's not what he used to be.
<v Speaker 2>He has fallen pretty hard here, and not to the
<v Speaker 2>point of I'm worried about his career, but to the
<v Speaker 2>point where he's not really what I think about, Like
<v Speaker 2>his bloodline faction is not really relevant right now. I
<v Speaker 2>understand he's got Tomatonga. I understand the detention with Jacob Fatu.
<v Speaker 2>We all know where that's eventually gonna go. With Jacob Fatu.
<v Speaker 2>You know, he's a he's a shove away from a
<v Speaker 2>baby face run. But that's ultimately where it's going to
<v Speaker 2>lead is probably the dissension of the judgment day and
<v Speaker 2>then the dissension of the dissolution of the bloodline two
<v Speaker 2>point zero here with Solo and Jacob Futuo at WrestleMania
<v Speaker 2>predictions to come this week. By the way, Friday, I'll
<v Speaker 2>try to get them. Maybe he'll get them out a
<v Speaker 2>little earlier, but probably on the Friday show. It'll be
<v Speaker 2>a massive prediction show. So Solo and Tomatonga come out here,
<v Speaker 2>and he asked nick All this to tell Orton to
<v Speaker 2>leave the ring, and Solo said, no one wants to
<v Speaker 2>hear Orton whine about not having a WrestleMania match. Solo
<v Speaker 2>said Orton is in the past and that's where La
<v Speaker 2>Knight will end up after Jacob Fantu beats him for
<v Speaker 2>the West title of WrestleMania. And Orton said he was
<v Speaker 2>trying to be diplomatic for the first time in his career,
<v Speaker 2>but Solo and Tomatonga making are making him hear voices,
<v Speaker 2>and Orton called for them to get in the ring
<v Speaker 2>and they got the better of Orton. That's where La
<v Speaker 2>Knight comes out. Helped Orton clear the the heels from
<v Speaker 2>the rig and then Night got a mic and said
<v Speaker 2>he took his name out of it, said he took
<v Speaker 2>his name out of Solo's mouth and put his fist
<v Speaker 2>in it. And Knight said he knows Orton didn't get
<v Speaker 2>enough and neither did he, and that's where the tag team,
<v Speaker 2>the predictable but fun tag team main event was made,
<v Speaker 2>and I think it was yeah, I mean, we'll get
<v Speaker 2>to that match, and actually, let's get to it right now.
<v Speaker 2>What that am I waiting for? So this match, I
<v Speaker 2>mean it was. It was what it was. It was
<v Speaker 2>nine minutes long. It wasn't so much about the match
<v Speaker 2>itself because he kind of know who is going to
<v Speaker 2>win here as Lae Knight and Norton do beat Solo
<v Speaker 2>and Tomatonga, and the finish was Night hitting the bftmaton
<v Speaker 2>on Tomatanga for the victory. RKO also was delivered on Tomatonga. Now,
<v Speaker 2>Solo and Randy did leave the ring and they ended
<v Speaker 2>up fighting through the crowd, and that concerns me that
<v Speaker 2>this could end up just being a sign, a signal
<v Speaker 2>that Orton and Orton and Solo are destined for a
<v Speaker 2>WrestleMania match. It could be. I mean, it's not exactly exciting,
<v Speaker 2>but if it ends up being a solo Orton match
<v Speaker 2>at WrestleMania, then so be it. I don't believe to this.
<v Speaker 2>I've been checking WWE twitter feed. I don't see anything
<v Speaker 2>that says anything, you know, referencing what Orton's going to
<v Speaker 2>do at WrestleMania. So if it's Orton and solo, not
<v Speaker 2>exactly exciting, but it's it gets Orton on the card
<v Speaker 2>and he's deserving to be on the card because he's
<v Speaker 2>I mean, what more can you say about Randy Orton
<v Speaker 2>legend and so great. Gets him on the card. But
<v Speaker 2>that could be what they're signaling here, just keeping everybody's
<v Speaker 2>I would keep your bar low on Randy Orton's opponent.
<v Speaker 2>I'll just say that. So Jacob Fatudo comes to the ring,
<v Speaker 2>he attacks Elly Night, he hit his Moon Salt finish,
<v Speaker 2>He picked up the US title and he licked it
<v Speaker 2>while the executive producer credits were shown, and he fought
<v Speaker 2>to then went up hit another Moon Salt to close
<v Speaker 2>the show. And that's fine. I mean the crowd though,
<v Speaker 2>if you notice, as much as they love l a Night,
<v Speaker 2>they're starting to I mean, and they have been all along,
<v Speaker 2>really starting to side with Jacob Fatu. They just need
<v Speaker 2>one reason. They just need a tiny push. And this
<v Speaker 2>guy's a babyface bar none because they smell a star
<v Speaker 2>in him, as we all do. He came in and
<v Speaker 2>immediately took the spotlight away from Solo intentionally or not,
<v Speaker 2>That's what happened. The fans immediately gravitated to Jacob Fatu
<v Speaker 2>because they see something in him that they go, WHOA, Yeah,
<v Speaker 2>I know you're a heelver, supposed to be you, but
<v Speaker 2>there's something there. There's something there, and we want to
<v Speaker 2>grab onto it. He looks different, He's got that animalistic
<v Speaker 2>it's just presence about him. He's younger, you know, he's
<v Speaker 2>just he's got all the tools, he's got that intangible
<v Speaker 2>you can't teach that we hear so much about, and
<v Speaker 2>I think the fans are sniffing it out. And the
<v Speaker 2>concern is if you're an La Knight fan, not only
<v Speaker 2>is he I guess odds I have to look at
<v Speaker 2>the Vegas odds, but I believe the last night I looked,
<v Speaker 2>Jacob fa two is odds on favorite to beat Ellen
<v Speaker 2>Knight for the US title. Not only that, but you
<v Speaker 2>have to wonder about the crowd reaction of WrestleMania between
<v Speaker 2>Jacob Fatwo and Ellen Knight, because with the new shiny
<v Speaker 2>toy of Jacob Fatu and l A. Knight, who the
<v Speaker 2>fans still love and have no reason to really hate.
<v Speaker 2>How are they going to do here? My guess is
<v Speaker 2>it's a battle. It's probably like, you know, fifty to
<v Speaker 2>fifty Jacoba two and l A Knight chance, I don't
<v Speaker 2>know if you know Ellen Knight will get booed per se.
<v Speaker 2>But the cheers I think will match one another, as
<v Speaker 2>Jacob Futt too is destined to be a big star
<v Speaker 2>barring some injury or change of career or whatever. So yeah,
<v Speaker 2>all right, so anyway, let's continue with some other things
<v Speaker 2>here that happened SELENEA Vega and Chelsea Green in a
<v Speaker 2>non title match for the women's Rather, it was a
<v Speaker 2>non title match with the women's US champion, Chelsea Green
<v Speaker 2>and Selena Vega. This match apparently wasn't supposed to end
<v Speaker 2>this way, so it ended with a count out in
<v Speaker 2>a minute, and it was a disaster, right, there's no way.
<v Speaker 2>And reports have followed this as well that this was
<v Speaker 2>supposed to be the finish Selena Vega beat Chelsea Green
<v Speaker 2>in a non title match, Here be a count out
<v Speaker 2>and the cheers were really kind of drowned down by
<v Speaker 2>the booze, and rightfully so, because the crowd was just like,
<v Speaker 2>what the f was this? You know it was not
<v Speaker 2>a good finish. It's kind of hard to believe something
<v Speaker 2>like that as happens still, but I give the referee credit.
<v Speaker 2>I give the referee credit if this is indeed true,
<v Speaker 2>because the referee understands what the finish is supposed to be.
<v Speaker 2>But the referee also has to enforce the rules and
<v Speaker 2>make it seem like this is legit contest. So I
<v Speaker 2>think that this is something that you have to actually
<v Speaker 2>take into consideration when it comes to the actual the
<v Speaker 2>actual legitimacy of this, of this of this contest. So
<v Speaker 2>that's something I think we need to consider as well.
<v Speaker 2>And let's see here, So I gonna hold on one second, guys,
<v Speaker 2>we're live. So what else I want to do is
<v Speaker 2>ask you, guys one thing. When it comes to Chelsea Green.
<v Speaker 2>I understand the appeal of her. I understand why fans
<v Speaker 2>like her. I understand the kind of the innocent feel
<v Speaker 2>of her and the kind of ditzy feel of who
<v Speaker 2>she is. But like, I don't know how much longer
<v Speaker 2>they can continue with Chelsea Green as US champion, because
<v Speaker 2>as fun as it's been with her as champion, and
<v Speaker 2>she was a fun, little kind of intram champion, and
<v Speaker 2>the problem with her character is she is usually eminently
<v Speaker 2>believable beatable, where you have so many other stars that
<v Speaker 2>you know could easily beat her, but she lucks her
<v Speaker 2>way out. She is this ditsy kind of yeah, easily
<v Speaker 2>like lovable loser character that somehow slipped her way into
<v Speaker 2>a championship. She slipped on a banana peal and became
<v Speaker 2>US Champion. So I think that this is something that
<v Speaker 2>we need to really think about with Chelsea Green as champion,
<v Speaker 2>and I hope that at some point they got to
<v Speaker 2>drop the US title to somebody else that actually can
<v Speaker 2>carry the women's champion the women's US Championship division, if
<v Speaker 2>that's a thing with a little bit more strength. And again,
<v Speaker 2>nothing against Chelsea when it comes to just pure like
<v Speaker 2>nothing personal, but I don't think she is for too
<v Speaker 2>much longer should be US Champion. When it comes to
<v Speaker 2>just how fans should view the US Championship, they view
<v Speaker 2>it a little bit more lightheartedly, and I don't think
<v Speaker 2>that's a good thing long term. All right, So let's
<v Speaker 2>go to Ray Phoenix and Berto. Now, Ray Phoenix and
<v Speaker 2>Berto went ten minutes and forty five seconds, and this match,
<v Speaker 2>I mean Ray Phoenix coming in here, has done a
<v Speaker 2>short sample size, but done a really nice job, all right.
<v Speaker 2>And Barto was there as the in house enhancement talent.
<v Speaker 2>You know he's gonna lose the match. Ray Phoenix needs
<v Speaker 2>to make himself a name and he needs to get
<v Speaker 2>fans behind him, show fans to him what he is.
<v Speaker 2>Berto is the perfect guy to do that. Barto can
<v Speaker 2>take a loss, he can take a bump, he can
<v Speaker 2>make Ray Phoenix look kind of like a million bucks.
<v Speaker 2>And that's exactly what this match was about, with Ray
<v Speaker 2>Phoenix beating Barto in nearly eleven minutes, so it was
<v Speaker 2>a in terms of TV matches, a somewhat lengthy match.
<v Speaker 2>And this After the match, Santos an Angel returned to ringside,
<v Speaker 2>Escobar spoke with Barto and then pulled Phoenix up to
<v Speaker 2>his feet. Then Escabar wanted Barredo shake hands or shake
<v Speaker 2>Phoenix's hand, but Barto blew him off and left the
<v Speaker 2>ring with Angel, and Escabar shook Phoenix's hand before leaving
<v Speaker 2>the ring. So, first of all, giving Angel and Bartol
<v Speaker 2>their their name's last names back would be nice, but
<v Speaker 2>also this match again was it was enjoyable. I think
<v Speaker 2>it just showed what Ray Phoenix is, what he's capable of,
<v Speaker 2>and they're building a lucidor division of sorts when you
<v Speaker 2>look at all the guys that they brought in as
<v Speaker 2>of late, so it's they have successors to Ray Miisterio.
<v Speaker 2>It's not just Ray Mysterio and then these other guys,
<v Speaker 2>which is what it's been for so long, you know,
<v Speaker 2>Ultimal Dragon and you know, just there's been some pretty
<v Speaker 2>big flops when it comes to WWE's presentation of Lucador Wrestling,
<v Speaker 2>So building up some kind of you know, alternate while
<v Speaker 2>they're not doing it overtly. Bringing in these guys I
<v Speaker 2>think is good. And it's also good if you're a
<v Speaker 2>company trying to go global or at least build more
<v Speaker 2>successfully globally, because having the Luca doors in your roster
<v Speaker 2>that you know you can bring to you know, South
<v Speaker 2>America obviously Mexico, uh, and really show them around the world,
<v Speaker 2>it's a smart thing to do. They're building this division
<v Speaker 2>strategically and I don't follow them for it. So let's
<v Speaker 2>I want to talk also really just awesome portion of SmackDown,
<v Speaker 2>a portion of SmackDown that I also gave to last
<v Speaker 2>week because Naomi I said last week, I said, where
<v Speaker 2>the hell has this version of her been? Where has
<v Speaker 2>she been? Where has this been? Why has this been buried?
<v Speaker 2>Where was all of this during her her you know,
<v Speaker 2>just empty promos and just kind of superficial entrances that
<v Speaker 2>don't really have anything to them. She's all about and
<v Speaker 2>she she had like her only vocabulary were the words
<v Speaker 2>feel to glow like that's it, that's that's all she
<v Speaker 2>was allowed to say for several years, and it became
<v Speaker 2>just kind of I mean, yeah, boring, but also very
<v Speaker 2>much just kind of like if that's all you've got,
<v Speaker 2>like I mean, I don't need you on my TV.
<v Speaker 2>And you knew that probably was more, but they weren't
<v Speaker 2>allowing her to do that. And now they are allowing
<v Speaker 2>her to just go full on dark. Now I'm loving it.
<v Speaker 2>I think that this is this is the best version
<v Speaker 2>of Naomi by a mile that we've ever seen. Having
<v Speaker 2>her do what she's doing here has been just a
<v Speaker 2>breath of fresh air. I think there's a good chance
<v Speaker 2>that the fans don't cheer for Jade Cargole at WrestleMania
<v Speaker 2>because Naomi's been here longer. They have more respect for her.
<v Speaker 2>Out of that tenure Jade, we still don't know who
<v Speaker 2>she is. Yeah, she cut a little bit of a
<v Speaker 2>reciprocal promo on SmackDown that didn't still tell us that
<v Speaker 2>really much anything about her. Naomi doing what she did here,
<v Speaker 2>calling Jade Cargola snake and laughed about pushing her off
<v Speaker 2>the ledge onto a hood of a car. She said
<v Speaker 2>she'll take it her rightful places, champion, and she said
<v Speaker 2>that Bianca won't even look at her now that Jade
<v Speaker 2>is back. Naomi said she's doing what's best for her
<v Speaker 2>and is going to get hers, and we told her
<v Speaker 2>to proceed with caution. I mean this her look also,
<v Speaker 2>I'd give in terms of just what they've done with
<v Speaker 2>Naomi so far at ten out of ten, you know,
<v Speaker 2>and her in ring style should represent this darkness. I
<v Speaker 2>don't care what she needs to do to win. I
<v Speaker 2>really again, caution. Wwe pun intended that the fans aren't
<v Speaker 2>going to fully get behind Jade. You've even heard that
<v Speaker 2>already every time Jade has made a massive return, and
<v Speaker 2>she made a really good one at Elimination Chamber by
<v Speaker 2>far her best, and the fans reacted pretty good, pretty
<v Speaker 2>loud for her. But outside of that, there hasn't been
<v Speaker 2>a whole lot of support organically for Jade. There's just
<v Speaker 2>been this superficial Hey, yeah, you look like a million bucks.
<v Speaker 2>We know that, two million bucks, but we don't know
<v Speaker 2>who you are, we don't know why you're here, we
<v Speaker 2>don't know what your goals are. You were victimized by
<v Speaker 2>a bad friendship. Okay, So I guess we're supposed to
<v Speaker 2>feel sympathy, and you know there's some there, but is
<v Speaker 2>it enough to get people to grab onto her character
<v Speaker 2>and be like, hey, yeah, boy, I really hope she
<v Speaker 2>beats Naomi half to death. I don't think that's really
<v Speaker 2>the case. I think fans, especially with the WrestleMania crowd,
<v Speaker 2>knowing what they do, there's a good chance that they
<v Speaker 2>end up cheering for Naomi. Not predicting it, but there's
<v Speaker 2>a damn good chance of it. So I just wanted
<v Speaker 2>to put that out there as a small possibility. So
<v Speaker 2>that's really the big stuff on SmackDown, I would say too,
<v Speaker 2>as far as uh, let's see here, oh SHANEA Bezer.
<v Speaker 2>I know, I didn't really talk about this much because
<v Speaker 2>of what's sort of really talk about. I mean, and
<v Speaker 2>when I'm talking with Match, I'm talking about is Kayden
<v Speaker 2>Carter and Katana chance Nts who took on Lyra and
<v Speaker 2>Lyra and Bailey and Shana and Zoe and Meechen and
<v Speaker 2>b Fab and Piper Niven albu Fire. I mean, it's
<v Speaker 2>just a it was a gauntlet match for the women's
<v Speaker 2>tag titles the WrestleMania. The match was fine, and in fact,
<v Speaker 2>I would say that the ending of it, though was
<v Speaker 2>with Bailey and Lyra was really well done in Piper
<v Speaker 2>and all that. And again, I want, I want the
<v Speaker 2>good teams to stay away from the women's tag titles
<v Speaker 2>until they can show me they can they'll actually put
<v Speaker 2>some you know, respect on those women's tag titles, because
<v Speaker 2>every time a women's tag team wins it, they go
<v Speaker 2>into hiding. They hand them the titles and then they're saying, hey, guys,
<v Speaker 2>here's where you go now underground. They have like this
<v Speaker 2>bunker and they're like, all right, well we're gonna we're
<v Speaker 2>gonna keep you off TV for a little while. This
<v Speaker 2>is the reward you get for becoming women's tag title champions.
<v Speaker 2>That's that's surprise. They just have a curse on them.
<v Speaker 2>So I don't want any tag team that I like
<v Speaker 2>and I do like Bailey and Lyra. They're unique, new
<v Speaker 2>fresh right, all checks all the boxes. I have a
<v Speaker 2>sneaking suspicion they're probably going to win against Live Morgan
<v Speaker 2>and Company at WrestleMania. So yeah, there is that. But
<v Speaker 2>the one thing is, at least they're showing us pretty
<v Speaker 2>much the depth of the women's tag team division on SmackDown.
<v Speaker 2>You got them all. You pretty much got them all,
<v Speaker 2>and that I will give WWE credit for, Whereas in
<v Speaker 2>years past, WWE has just manufactured a bunch of people
<v Speaker 2>who aren't tag teams but don't have anything going on,
<v Speaker 2>and then they put them together and call them tag
<v Speaker 2>teams and say, hey, look we have a division. Hey
<v Speaker 2>look see see we've got these two people that aren't
<v Speaker 2>doing anything but they're really a tag team. And look
<v Speaker 2>look how many tag teams there are. And then of
<v Speaker 2>course after WrestleMania, when they have this you know eight
<v Speaker 2>women's tag team eight women or eighteen tag team match,
<v Speaker 2>you know, they fall apart because they are on a
<v Speaker 2>real team. They just needed them for WrestleMania to make
<v Speaker 2>it look like there's a division. So that's not the
<v Speaker 2>case here. That's not the case now. Bailey and Lyra
<v Speaker 2>are new, but they seem to have nice chemistry. Shana
<v Speaker 2>and Zoe have been a tag team for a while,
<v Speaker 2>meeching in beefab or somewhat new.
<v Speaker 5>You know.
<v Speaker 2>Caden, Carna, Katana Chance have been a tag team for
<v Speaker 2>as long as I can remember. So it's fine. There's
<v Speaker 2>an actual tag team division, so to speak, on SmackDown
<v Speaker 2>for the women. So that's a good thing. All right, Well,
<v Speaker 2>let me talk to let's see here on SmackDown or
<v Speaker 2>rather on raw. Let's talk about Jay, all right. I
<v Speaker 2>want to talk about Jay and I want to talk
<v Speaker 2>about Gunther because there is there's excitement here that didn't
<v Speaker 2>exist a week ago for me, and maybe you're feeling
<v Speaker 2>the same now. The beatdown of his brother a week ago,
<v Speaker 2>two weeks go, now was what this just a few
<v Speaker 2>needed to actually turn this whole thing around that had
<v Speaker 2>been otherwise just boring. I mean, it just flat out boring.
<v Speaker 2>That's the adjective I'd use. It was boring boring, And
<v Speaker 2>now that turned it. Jay this past week solidified I
<v Speaker 2>think a lot more interest in people with his promo
<v Speaker 2>coming out saying what he did. You know that he's
<v Speaker 2>not afraid of guntherro anymore, and he needs to essentially
<v Speaker 2>ask God forgiveness for the man he's going to become
<v Speaker 2>at WrestleMania to basically do what he needs to do
<v Speaker 2>to beat the holy hell out of Gunther and then
<v Speaker 2>capture the World Tag Team or the World Tag Team,
<v Speaker 2>the World Championship from Gunther. And I still don't want
<v Speaker 2>Gunther to lose. I think Gunther has much more in
<v Speaker 2>the tank when it comes to his actual run. I
<v Speaker 2>don't think there's enough going on here with his run.
<v Speaker 2>I think they could get another six to twelve months
<v Speaker 2>out of him that. I mean, they easily could. But
<v Speaker 2>if Jay were to win, I wouldn't lose my mind,
<v Speaker 2>all right. I mean I don't think he should, but
<v Speaker 2>I understand why they could be positioning him to do it.
<v Speaker 2>It's a babyface, it's WrestleMania. Now, it's the Royal He's
<v Speaker 2>the Royal Rumble winner. And if they positioned it in
<v Speaker 2>a way that still protects Gunther, I could see where
<v Speaker 2>they'd want to do it. Crowd I think is somewhat
<v Speaker 2>ready for it. Uh And this past week, the best
<v Speaker 2>thing that Jay ever did, I said this on Friday.
<v Speaker 2>He changed how he cuts a promo, or at least
<v Speaker 2>he did for a portion of it to make us
<v Speaker 2>pay attention. He just spoke in his natural voice. I
<v Speaker 2>brought that up, but it's so important that he did
<v Speaker 2>that because it humanized him. It was just him as
<v Speaker 2>a person speaking. It wasn't actually, you know, a character.
<v Speaker 2>You see so much a Jay, and he's very enthusiastic,
<v Speaker 2>and he is magnetic, he's likable, he's he's all that,
<v Speaker 2>but he's he's still look at me as a character.
<v Speaker 2>This version of him that we saw on Monday was
<v Speaker 2>very much a person speaking to Gunther, just a human
<v Speaker 2>being speaking to Gunther, and that's I think it was
<v Speaker 2>the most effective part by far, easily the best promo
<v Speaker 2>Jay has ever cut in his career, by a long shot.
<v Speaker 2>Gunther didn't have much to say in response, but that's fine.
<v Speaker 2>The idea was to get Jay the last word, and
<v Speaker 2>that's what happened. So I after last Monday, now I'm
<v Speaker 2>interested to see the outcome, interested to see how Jay
<v Speaker 2>actually follows up on his word. I didn't know he
<v Speaker 2>was afraid of Gunther. That was something I don't think
<v Speaker 2>was really made clear, and so I enjoyed that. I
<v Speaker 2>really really did, as far as the women's side of
<v Speaker 2>things go on Raw with the triple threat there. Now,
<v Speaker 2>we all saw this. We all knew that we were
<v Speaker 2>going to get a triple threat for the women's championship
<v Speaker 2>on Raw that was coming for SID It felt like months.
<v Speaker 2>It felt like it was coming for months and months,
<v Speaker 2>and it finally came. We finally got the official women's
<v Speaker 2>triple threat for WrestleMania. And I initially I was against it,
<v Speaker 2>and I still would prefer one on one. I'm a
<v Speaker 2>big one on one guy at WrestleMania when it comes
<v Speaker 2>to championships. I understand they want to put a triple
<v Speaker 2>threat in here and there this one. I still prefer
<v Speaker 2>one on one with Rhea and with Bianca, but fine.
<v Speaker 2>EO Sky is the hot hand right now. Eo Sky,
<v Speaker 2>while she doesn't under or can't communicate English very well,
<v Speaker 2>still fans have gravitated to her because of her work.
<v Speaker 2>Her body of work has really grabbed the fans and
<v Speaker 2>pulled along with her. She's been here for a long
<v Speaker 2>time now. We've seen bad iterations of her. She's done
<v Speaker 2>the damage control thing that did nothing but pun intended
<v Speaker 2>damage to everyone in that group. I mean, it was
<v Speaker 2>essentially the downfall of Bailey putting that group together. But
<v Speaker 2>right now you have you have EO in a position
<v Speaker 2>that the fans want her to retain. I really now
<v Speaker 2>they I think the fans would be okay with Rho winning,
<v Speaker 2>but they've turned on Bianca and there does seem to
<v Speaker 2>be a consensus now of the fans against Bianca winning,
<v Speaker 2>which is there's so many layers to this, so I'm
<v Speaker 2>trying not to complicate it. You could peel back the
<v Speaker 2>onion for an hour. But Bianca has been out of
<v Speaker 2>the singles run for a long time. She's been essentially
<v Speaker 2>just the crutch for Jade Cargill since her debut in
<v Speaker 2>w WE. She's been forced into the tag team division.
<v Speaker 2>She was Tag Team Champions, and she wasn't, then she
<v Speaker 2>was and she wasn't. And then she gets into the
<v Speaker 2>limination chamber finally is what it seemed like two years
<v Speaker 2>and she wins, and I'm thinking, great, here we go
<v Speaker 2>one on one, and then EO wins the belt from
<v Speaker 2>Riha on raw and I'm that I still don't I
<v Speaker 2>still don't agree with that. As much as the fans
<v Speaker 2>like EO, you gotta do WrestleMania one on one with
<v Speaker 2>Ria and Bianca, they're more than capable of having a
<v Speaker 2>absolute classic. But fine, EO's there now, and you get
<v Speaker 2>this sloppy Yeah, how do we get there? We're gonna
<v Speaker 2>get to the triple threat? But how do we get there?
<v Speaker 2>And we all know that, you know they're they're going to,
<v Speaker 2>it's just how and they did. So you have the
<v Speaker 2>fans turned against Bianca even though she's been out of
<v Speaker 2>the singles run for a while. And then you have Ria,
<v Speaker 2>who essentially just lost the championship that the fans still
<v Speaker 2>have a love for that they wouldn't mind her recapturing.
<v Speaker 2>And then you have EO who beat Rhea, and the
<v Speaker 2>fans are I think if you pull, everybody would majoratively
<v Speaker 2>want her to retain. So Bianca hasn't completely leaned into
<v Speaker 2>the heel portion of her character yet, because I think
<v Speaker 2>WWE is either gonna wait for WrestleMania, wait till the
<v Speaker 2>night after WrestleMania, not do it at all. I mean
<v Speaker 2>that's all possibility, or they're gonna wait for consistency multiple
<v Speaker 2>months of fans turning on her. See if it's a
<v Speaker 2>you know, if it truly is a pattern, and it
<v Speaker 2>did carry over from the European Tour. I was wondering
<v Speaker 2>if it wasn't going to and it did. It came
<v Speaker 2>over from the European Tour. We caught the virus of
<v Speaker 2>booing Bianca and and she wore black on raw. She
<v Speaker 2>was not in her little usual skippy mood, twirling her
<v Speaker 2>hair to the ring. That was not the version of
<v Speaker 2>Bianca we got. So they could perhaps be showing us Okay, fine, yeah,
<v Speaker 2>we'll turn her heel and wearing all black. That's the
<v Speaker 2>first time I've seen Bianca that dark. I think that
<v Speaker 2>was a very big clue too, that okay, let's do it.
<v Speaker 2>But as far as match quality, this match, I mean,
<v Speaker 2>much like the Fatal four way for the Interconninental Championship,
<v Speaker 2>this one is towards the top of my list of
<v Speaker 2>I'd say, in the top three of what could be
<v Speaker 2>from just in ring, not story per se, but just
<v Speaker 2>in ring. This could be match of the night easily,
<v Speaker 2>should beat all the other women's matches, all right, this
<v Speaker 2>one should be match contender in the discussion for match
<v Speaker 2>of the night. These three women are that good, that
<v Speaker 2>good great style contrasts great chemistry, and the story really
<v Speaker 2>of EO being the kind of the sides really kind
<v Speaker 2>of being dismissed by both Rhea and Bianca. Is I mean,
<v Speaker 2>this has been going on for some weeks. Is kind
<v Speaker 2>of a fun little story that they're ignoring her, yet
<v Speaker 2>she's the one holding the championship and Nick could be
<v Speaker 2>a precursor to, Hey, you guys are so focused on
<v Speaker 2>each other, I'm gonna come in and steal to win,
<v Speaker 2>and she very well could. I mean, you could get
<v Speaker 2>a riptide and EO kicks Rhea out of the ring
<v Speaker 2>and covers for a one two three or hits the
<v Speaker 2>insane elbow, uh, you know, and boom one two three.
<v Speaker 2>But I mean, this is something that I think could
<v Speaker 2>easily happen. But this is a program that I've slowly
<v Speaker 2>kind of come to terms with this being a triple threat.
<v Speaker 2>I went kicking and screaming into it because Riha and
<v Speaker 2>Bianca have not had a one on one to my knowledge,
<v Speaker 2>on a big platform of any kind since they came
<v Speaker 2>up from NXT. I know they had interactions at the
<v Speaker 2>Rumble a few years ago. They were the final two
<v Speaker 2>in the Rumble a few years ago, and they teased
<v Speaker 2>it on I think the Monday Night Raw after that
<v Speaker 2>of them you know, passing one another of the Monday
<v Speaker 2>Night I'm sorry, the Monday Night Raw after WrestleMania. I
<v Speaker 2>forget what number. It was, thirty eight, maybe thirty nine,
<v Speaker 2>and they passed each other and you're thinking, Okay, here
<v Speaker 2>we go. They could this is a precursor the next year,
<v Speaker 2>and they never did it, and then here we are
<v Speaker 2>WrestleMania forty one and they're kind of doing it. So
<v Speaker 2>I mean, they'll eventually get to it, but I don't know.
<v Speaker 2>Can you tell them a little biased for one on one?
<v Speaker 2>I think it's the best way, especially at WrestleMania, to
<v Speaker 2>tell the story that needs to be told, because when
<v Speaker 2>you add a third person, regardless of how big of
<v Speaker 2>a star they are and how cool it looks on paper,
<v Speaker 2>to add this person, you're muddying the waters of what
<v Speaker 2>could be a great story one on one because there's
<v Speaker 2>that third path. And sure it adds an unpredictability, but
<v Speaker 2>I'm more for good storytelling than I am just for
<v Speaker 2>pure unpredictability for just unpredictability's sake. So riham Bianca to
<v Speaker 2>be with the paralleled careers, they have the similarity of
<v Speaker 2>their careers that they have not identical, but there's similarities.
<v Speaker 2>The style of wrestling that Bianca and Rihab both have
<v Speaker 2>is while it's similar, which usually would lead to it
<v Speaker 2>being not good because if they're similar, then it's they're
<v Speaker 2>both trying to do the same thing in the same moves.
<v Speaker 2>That's not the case here. They're both extremely strong, powerful
<v Speaker 2>women in the ring and they have a power style,
<v Speaker 2>but yet they're so athletic that they're able to kind
<v Speaker 2>of gel both styles where it compliments one another and
<v Speaker 2>be athletic when the other one's doing, you know, trying
<v Speaker 2>to perform a power move and vice versa. And they
<v Speaker 2>just work so well together. And I think that this
<v Speaker 2>is something that eventual they're gonna get to. It's going
<v Speaker 2>to be one on one at some point. But I'm
<v Speaker 2>still looking forward to this match. This is this is
<v Speaker 2>going to be a hell of a match. So now,
<v Speaker 2>as far as I want to mention one more thing
<v Speaker 2>here because I know I keep harping on this, but
<v Speaker 2>I want to I want to know if they with
<v Speaker 2>John Cena and Cody Rhodes, I do have to say
<v Speaker 2>story has been up for me. It's been good. John
<v Speaker 2>Cena's healed promos. The first one was not as fun
<v Speaker 2>for me as the second one is second one he
<v Speaker 2>kind of honed more in. No one's mentioned the Rock,
<v Speaker 2>which is just bizarre. Uh, But the ending of that match,
<v Speaker 2>which is going to be taking place exactly in one week,
<v Speaker 2>but right now we're probably watching or at least the
<v Speaker 2>start of the match of John Cena and Cody Rhoads,
<v Speaker 2>depending on how much time they have. I mean, we
<v Speaker 2>could be close to the end of the match right now.
<v Speaker 2>I do wonder what exactly the finish is going to
<v Speaker 2>be give it as WrestleMania, given what we saw last
<v Speaker 2>year with the Shma's Bloodline finish, which was I mean,
<v Speaker 2>it was a lot of people thought it was the
<v Speaker 2>best finish of all time. I didn't. I didn't. I
<v Speaker 2>understand many people, Oh, it's Cody's finishing his bedtime story
<v Speaker 2>and it's all that, and I understand I understand why
<v Speaker 2>people thought that. And oh my god, the Rocks here, Oh,
<v Speaker 2>here comes John Cena. Oh my god, here comes Seth
<v Speaker 2>Rollins as a Shield member. Here comes the Undertaker for
<v Speaker 2>absolutely no reason because Stone Cold wasn't available because they
<v Speaker 2>didn't want to pay him enough. So we got the Undertaker.
<v Speaker 2>With no disrespect to Taker, but that was Austin's moment.
<v Speaker 2>That was Austin's finish. That was Austin's slot. And now
<v Speaker 2>we're a year later and we're kind of and not
<v Speaker 2>just me, I'm hearing other podcasters, You're hearing a lot
<v Speaker 2>of you guys on X. This could be a finish
<v Speaker 2>that is very similar to the Bloodline rules of last
<v Speaker 2>year with Roman and Cody. And there's some good reason
<v Speaker 2>to believe that because the Rock we haven't seen or
<v Speaker 2>heard from in a month and a half. The the
<v Speaker 2>pl WrestleMania is taking place in Vegas, Austin lives in Vegas.
<v Speaker 2>Who's the Rocks arch rival at WrestleMania, Stone call c
<v Speaker 2>of Austin. They missed the opportunity to last year. I
<v Speaker 2>do not think they're missing it this year. So there's
<v Speaker 2>that Is there a possibility of anybody else interfering? Maybe
<v Speaker 2>Drew McIntyre, I know that maybe people are sleeping on
<v Speaker 2>him and his match against Damian Priest, which again I
<v Speaker 2>said I I opened the show saying, I think it's
<v Speaker 2>gonna be a better match than most people expect, and
<v Speaker 2>I think it will be. This is this rivalry, while
<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's deserving of what Drew deserves at
<v Speaker 2>WrestleMania given the year he's had. I think there's bigger
<v Speaker 2>plans and sore for Drew and he could be the
<v Speaker 2>one to be align himself with the Rock. That's I've
<v Speaker 2>heard that, and I know it's rumors and rumors, rumors,
<v Speaker 2>But Drew in a heel faction, I'm not gonna you know,
<v Speaker 2>I won't. I won't crap on that. So I think
<v Speaker 2>Drew McIntyre right now is in a position to explode,
<v Speaker 2>do something bigger than he's doing. He needs to because
<v Speaker 2>Drew is we've seen it more than capable of doing
<v Speaker 2>bigger things. So back to this match being a Bloodline
<v Speaker 2>Rules finish similar to last year, I think it's I
<v Speaker 2>think it'll be about half as messy, meaning it won't
<v Speaker 2>be five people coming out. It'll be like two big people,
<v Speaker 2>maybe three, right, So it'll be about half of what
<v Speaker 2>happened last year. And sure there's possibilities of other people
<v Speaker 2>We're not thinking about coming out very much of Bloodline
<v Speaker 2>Rules Finish, and I really hope we do get an
<v Speaker 2>Austin appearance. It's tailor made for Stone Cold to stun
<v Speaker 2>the Rock and John Cena can still win. You know,
<v Speaker 2>Austin doesn't have to be the savior to help Cody retain,
<v Speaker 2>but Austin stunning the rock is something that we got
<v Speaker 2>screwed out of last year and we deserved this year.
<v Speaker 2>I mean, it just needs to happen a couple last things, guys,
<v Speaker 2>and then I think we're gonna rap it. One is
<v Speaker 2>the uh Russev return. Where's Russev? What's he gonna do?
<v Speaker 2>I still believe they're gonna throw Russev into a mid
<v Speaker 2>upper card spot, whether it's Intercontinental or US, so that's
<v Speaker 2>probably where he'll land. Is it gonna be at WrestleMania
<v Speaker 2>fifty to fifty? I mean that's a cop out because
<v Speaker 2>I literally don't know. I could see where they slot
<v Speaker 2>him for the night after, given the fact that they
<v Speaker 2>already have everyone like it's all hands on deck for WrestleMania,
<v Speaker 2>but you have to have some aces up to sleeve
<v Speaker 2>for the night after. You know, the Monday night after
<v Speaker 2>WrestleMania has got such high standards and you know, for
<v Speaker 2>for big returns and debuts and everything like that. That's
<v Speaker 2>something that I think they should reserve for the night
<v Speaker 2>after WrestleMania. I do so is Russev out there. Yeah
<v Speaker 2>he is, and I expect him for me. It'd being
<v Speaker 2>Monday in Era after WrestleMania, and the last thing I'll
<v Speaker 2>say aj styles Logan Paul. I know a lot of
<v Speaker 2>you guys despise Logan Paul. He should be here. This
<v Speaker 2>is he's you know, he's trash, he's a YouTube star.
<v Speaker 2>All of those criticisms are really just you're lying to
<v Speaker 2>yourself if you don't think that he's good in the
<v Speaker 2>ring in terms of how we view quote unquote good today.
<v Speaker 2>All right, Logan Paul is not my favorite person from
<v Speaker 2>a person like from a yeah, personal perspective, but like
<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't hang out with him, Okay, I wouldn't be.
<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't be like, hey man, why don't you come
<v Speaker 2>over for a few beers and I will hang out?
<v Speaker 2>No like that. But I don't need to feel that
<v Speaker 2>way about somebody to understand how good they are in
<v Speaker 2>the ring and respect how good they are in the ring.
<v Speaker 2>Now do I respect him as a wrestler. I mean
<v Speaker 2>I respect to what he can do, but I don't
<v Speaker 2>have that body of respect that I do for you know,
<v Speaker 2>people that have been here for ten, fifteen, twenty years
<v Speaker 2>that may come with time, but his ability in the
<v Speaker 2>ring is if far exceeds what he should be able
<v Speaker 2>to do. And AJ styles and logan Paul, I really
<v Speaker 2>like that fit. I don't know who's going to win
<v Speaker 2>that predictions again on Friday, but I really think this
<v Speaker 2>is another match that has the potential to steal the show.
<v Speaker 2>I'll have to look at the card and see if
<v Speaker 2>it's Night one or two. I didn't look at the
<v Speaker 2>card yet, but this match, it's easy to understand. It's simple,
<v Speaker 2>Like the build has been very straightforward, and that's okay.
<v Speaker 2>I don't need everything being complex with forty layers of
<v Speaker 2>the onion. I need to peel back like some of
<v Speaker 2>these programs I've been talking about, not much here to
<v Speaker 2>really dissect. It's just you have a d bag, you know,
<v Speaker 2>this d bag that's just inherently unlikable, but you know
<v Speaker 2>he's good versus this grizzled vet that's still on the
<v Speaker 2>back Well, he's on the back side of his career
<v Speaker 2>in terms of his prime. He's you know, definitely got
<v Speaker 2>more days behind him than in front of him. But
<v Speaker 2>you have two guys that are high flying, innovative, unique
<v Speaker 2>styles and this this has at least on paper, the
<v Speaker 2>potential to be a really good match, really good it.
<v Speaker 2>So I see absolutely why they put them together and
<v Speaker 2>I'm looking forward to it so that I think that'll
<v Speaker 2>do it. Guys, my first show here live. I'll be
<v Speaker 2>doing a lot more of these as we move forward
<v Speaker 2>in time with our WrestleMania week coverage and maybe I'll
<v Speaker 2>even do my raw review live. We'll have to see you.
<v Speaker 2>I have to see how that goes, because I may
<v Speaker 2>be doing it as we get closer, and definitely for
<v Speaker 2>the after WrestleMania, I'll be doing a live show because
<v Speaker 2>everybody's gonna want to vent about something. There's not gonna
<v Speaker 2>be anything coming out of WrestleMania that people are gonna
<v Speaker 2>be like, oh, well, time to go to bed. It's yeah,
<v Speaker 2>it's going to be a wild WrestleMania and people are gonna,
<v Speaker 2>whether it's good or bad, have something to say about it.
<v Speaker 2>So we'll have more about that as we move forward
<v Speaker 2>in time. So that will do it. Everybody. I appreciate it.
<v Speaker 2>We're live and I don't think we had too many
<v Speaker 2>technical issues, So thank you everybody, and we'll chat next time.
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