Mailbag #256 - Listeners talk WWE War Games, Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Nikki & John Cena's IC Title Wins

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<v Speaker 3>It is Friday, November twenty first, twenty twenty five. It
<v Speaker 3>it's time for the mailbag. Everybody had a great week
<v Speaker 3>getting to the weekend. Most of us, although not all
<v Speaker 3>of us, are off for the weekend. And it's getting
<v Speaker 3>late November because it's Survivors Series time. Next week it's
<v Speaker 3>Survivor Series. It's Thanksgiving. If you're big into football, you
<v Speaker 3>know you're right in the heart of the football season
<v Speaker 3>making a sprint to the end of team potentially in
<v Speaker 3>the playoffs. And I will say this has been a
<v Speaker 3>very strange NFL season with the injuries and the typical
<v Speaker 3>teams that you expect to see or nowhere to be found.
<v Speaker 3>And it's a very weird NFL season. But we're here
<v Speaker 3>to talk wrestling. We're here to talk wrestling. We're here
<v Speaker 3>to talk about what's coming up here from you guys,
<v Speaker 3>here from the listeners, about what your thoughts are and
<v Speaker 3>where we are going in what is shaping up to
<v Speaker 3>be a huge week for WWE. Roman Reigns and brock
<v Speaker 3>Lesnar are both scheduled to be in Oklahoma City on
<v Speaker 3>Monday nights were all, which really does surprise me because
<v Speaker 3>I had originally thought him that, well, good luck for
<v Speaker 3>Oklahoma City. You guys kind of got screwed with the
<v Speaker 3>star power. But no, it does appear that both are
<v Speaker 3>going to be live, and that makes sense. With the
<v Speaker 3>go home version of Raw coming to us on Monday,
<v Speaker 3>you want to build it as quickly and as hot
<v Speaker 3>as you can, as quickly as you can for war
<v Speaker 3>Games the following Saturday. So we've got a huge week,
<v Speaker 3>huge week in WWE, And I know a lot of
<v Speaker 3>people are not at all, but a lot some are
<v Speaker 3>complaining about we're getting Brock and roaming again. Well, it's
<v Speaker 3>not one on one. First of all, they're just the
<v Speaker 3>biggest names on their teams. Sure, but there's the history there.
<v Speaker 3>You know, the history between them is unparalleled, starting at
<v Speaker 3>WrestleMania thirty one and going until now eleven years later,
<v Speaker 3>twelve years later, whatever it is. I mean, we've got
<v Speaker 3>a rivalry that is a little bit reignited. And we
<v Speaker 3>have a hell of a star studed men's lineup and
<v Speaker 3>the women, to be fair too, the women have a
<v Speaker 3>hell of a star studied lineup. We have news of
<v Speaker 3>Nikki Bella and Brie Bella now on her way back,
<v Speaker 3>potentially something that no one asks for, of course except
<v Speaker 3>the Bellas, who continue to be high on their own supply.
<v Speaker 3>You guys know how I feel about it. But before
<v Speaker 3>we get started, I want to thank you for joining
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<v Speaker 3>going to start with Kay from Toronto. Kay says SmackDown.
<v Speaker 3>A bit underwhelming, but some decent stuff. The Charlotte segment
<v Speaker 3>was good. I knew it wasn't gonna last. Long Riders
<v Speaker 3>a waste, But I love his wife. I love Drew
<v Speaker 3>joining the Vision. Hayman is up to his best high jinks.
<v Speaker 3>The Vision are a scary force. Yeah they are. It
<v Speaker 3>shows you that they had no intention of dissolving the
<v Speaker 3>Vision upon Seth Rollins's injury, which is also a very
<v Speaker 3>good thing. It wasn't all about Seth. It never was
<v Speaker 3>really about Seth. Seth is the biggest star on the
<v Speaker 3>that team, that group, but he was there to help
<v Speaker 3>build the next generation. That's the whole purpose of that group.
<v Speaker 3>And it was even said that these are the two
<v Speaker 3>guys that are the future, and they so far have been.
<v Speaker 3>We'll see if that holds, but it is good to
<v Speaker 3>see that they have brought in reinforcements in a big way. Now.
<v Speaker 3>Is Drew officially a part of the Vision. I don't
<v Speaker 3>think so. I don't need Drew a part of it. Honestly,
<v Speaker 3>he's better off on his own logan Paul's a great fit.
<v Speaker 3>Drew is kind of beyond that. He belongs honestly, he's
<v Speaker 3>world champion. But it also sets up for a Seth return,
<v Speaker 3>And what is he gonna do? How is he going
<v Speaker 3>to react? What's he gonna say? Because I think upon return,
<v Speaker 3>Seth should be a babyface. We'll see if that changes.
<v Speaker 3>I mean, he's got a long way to go, probably
<v Speaker 3>four months or so at minimum before he returns. We're
<v Speaker 3>all aiming for at WrestleMania. I'm sure he is eyeing
<v Speaker 3>WrestleMania forty two as well for a return. So Fingers crossed, unraw,
<v Speaker 3>one of the best raws in years. Opening was seen
<v Speaker 3>in company the dumb judgment Day was good. Ray and
<v Speaker 3>Seamus worked perfectly. Ziggler No, no, no, he's in the
<v Speaker 3>same boat for me, Cody and Jay Barf and annoying
<v Speaker 3>Filler zero percent. He was gonna beat solo Ziggler. I mean,
<v Speaker 3>it's a fun pop because he is a throwback to
<v Speaker 3>a time where WWE was, you know, faltering a bit,
<v Speaker 3>Vince was still in charge, was a different landscape. But
<v Speaker 3>Ziggler is I mean, here's the thing, I think I've
<v Speaker 3>kind of taken down my expectations for when they say
<v Speaker 3>mystery opponent. Instead of thinking like these kind of fringe
<v Speaker 3>guys that had their moment but never were really the
<v Speaker 3>focal point of the company. That's kind of where they're looking.
<v Speaker 3>I was thinking it's bigger, like Jericho or Edge. I
<v Speaker 3>need to taper down my expectations of when they say
<v Speaker 3>mystery opponent. They just mean guys that they used to
<v Speaker 3>bring in that were popular at one point and they're
<v Speaker 3>going to get good pop, but they're gonna lose, Like
<v Speaker 3>that's what they meant by mystery opponent. Absolutely loved Maxine
<v Speaker 3>winning the Intercontinental title. She needed it. Becky does not.
<v Speaker 3>I still think Jessica Carr is going to play a
<v Speaker 3>bigger part with AJ. I find this Becky lawsuit angle
<v Speaker 3>quite assuming. Don't expect Maxine to be champ long lyra
<v Speaker 3>than a Bailey turn. That's possible with Bailey. Bailey, honestly, though,
<v Speaker 3>has been a heel and was a heel for so
<v Speaker 3>long that the baby face turn was a refreshing change
<v Speaker 3>of pace for her. I wouldn't change her back personally,
<v Speaker 3>but the Jessica Carr thing is seemingly manifesting into a
<v Speaker 3>Jessica Carr in ring potentially in ring debut or one off.
<v Speaker 3>It's getting interesting, no doubt. All right. The Wargames standoff
<v Speaker 3>was brilliant, sets up for a great match. The Vision win,
<v Speaker 3>should win, but I can see some funny business in
<v Speaker 3>the air. Yes, of course, my predictions guys coming to
<v Speaker 3>you next week because I'm honestly not just trying to
<v Speaker 3>hook you for next week. That's part of it. But
<v Speaker 3>I'll so, I really don't know for sure who I
<v Speaker 3>think is going to win and where, and we'll know
<v Speaker 3>if there's any changes Raw for Raw and SmackDown if
<v Speaker 3>anything changes for the card final thoughts, I came up
<v Speaker 3>with a weird program that could work. Why not Chelsea
<v Speaker 3>versus Nicky Cross. Green and her great comedic persona would
<v Speaker 3>kill this with Nicki along doing a spooky weird stalker
<v Speaker 3>and both are very good. Silly, I know, but would
<v Speaker 3>inject the story that could go on for a while.
<v Speaker 3>As always, thank you to you and a man for
<v Speaker 3>doing great job. Cheers, well, thank you, kay, Well I'll
<v Speaker 3>say this, Nicki is not doing anything. Nikki Cross has
<v Speaker 3>done absolutely nothing other than wear a bunch of makeup
<v Speaker 3>upon her return a couple of years ago. Remember where
<v Speaker 3>they murdered Chad Gable backstage, he was actually like killed.
<v Speaker 3>Remember that she has done nothing other than just be
<v Speaker 3>the female presence to ward off any female opponents. But
<v Speaker 3>she's done nothing. I wouldn't mind that. Yeah, I had
<v Speaker 3>no objections. It gives her more to do than just
<v Speaker 3>be a part of a playing a you know, a
<v Speaker 3>spooky part or wearing a bunch of makeup every week. Definitely,
<v Speaker 3>all righty, let's go to uh, let's go to DJ,
<v Speaker 3>And DJ says, I have attached some of the photos
<v Speaker 3>I've taken from my live in person viewing of the
<v Speaker 3>XT gold Rush this past Tuesday. Cool, I'll take a
<v Speaker 3>look and interesting stats. This coming Survivory series will be
<v Speaker 3>brock Lesner's first ever War Games match. A rarity of
<v Speaker 3>sorts that WWE had the youngest winner in Maxie and
<v Speaker 3>Dupree and the oldest winner of John Cena win their
<v Speaker 3>individual Intercontinental championships in the same month, and EO Sky
<v Speaker 3>will be appearing in her eighth War Games match. She's
<v Speaker 3>currently six and one in War Games matches. See DJ,
<v Speaker 3>thank you for this. I don't know where you're pulling
<v Speaker 3>these stats from. These are things that no one ever
<v Speaker 3>probably look realized. I mean, maybe you got it from
<v Speaker 3>X sort. You just know these things because you know
<v Speaker 3>more wrestling than most people. But that's so those stats
<v Speaker 3>are very interesting. Those bring context to the characters, to
<v Speaker 3>the to the matches, and give meaning to it. I
<v Speaker 3>hope the announcers also maybe take a note of this.
<v Speaker 3>Number three. I totally forgot that the Wyat's Six are
<v Speaker 3>a tag team are tag team champions on SmackDown. Do
<v Speaker 3>you think at some point before the year ends they
<v Speaker 3>will drop the tag team titles to the MFTs. There
<v Speaker 3>needs to be some sort of change with the Wide
<v Speaker 3>Six because they are still living on the legacy of
<v Speaker 3>Bray and they and to me, they don't have a
<v Speaker 3>clear identity as to who they are and what they
<v Speaker 3>want to do. That's been the problem since day one.
<v Speaker 3>We just don't know who they are beyond beyond the
<v Speaker 3>fact that they just like you said, they love Bray.
<v Speaker 3>They're living off Bray. They have a similar entrance to Bray.
<v Speaker 3>It's like, okay, but what else. You cannot live on
<v Speaker 3>the back of another and expect to thrive. That will
<v Speaker 3>get you into the limelight, it'll it'll get people's attention,
<v Speaker 3>but it doesn't let them stick around because what they'll
<v Speaker 3>remember is cool. But you're not that person, so who
<v Speaker 3>are you? That's then the problem. They don't do any
<v Speaker 3>development for them. There's no character development for the Wide Six.
<v Speaker 3>Their whole identity is we love Bray, we love Bray,
<v Speaker 3>we love Bray. Okay, Well Bray's dead, all right, sadly,
<v Speaker 3>and we understand this is a tribute group. But you
<v Speaker 3>guys need identities, you need a voice. You have none
<v Speaker 3>of that. So my point is to end this. I
<v Speaker 3>think the MFTs do capture the Belts, and honestly, they'd
<v Speaker 3>be more interesting than the White Six's champions. They actually
<v Speaker 3>least have something going on. They have a little momentum
<v Speaker 3>with Solo, So I hope they drop the Belts because
<v Speaker 3>they're not doing anything with them. Mark my words. The
<v Speaker 3>next time the WIE six defend their tag team titles,
<v Speaker 3>they're dropping them, all right. Bonus here to mention it
<v Speaker 3>seems like WWE Creative is using a familiar playbook of
<v Speaker 3>the typical. Can the two coexist when it comes to
<v Speaker 3>Riha and Charlotte for this year's War Games? Kind of
<v Speaker 3>similar to last year's War Games with the Cody Roads
<v Speaker 3>and Roman Reigns Dynamic. All right, thank you and thank
<v Speaker 3>you and happy Thanksgiving to you as well. And I'm
<v Speaker 3>looking at you your screenshots. Yeah, very very good, DJ
<v Speaker 3>the xt golish Man. I love the merch. What you
<v Speaker 3>got here? What's the shirt here? I'm looking at it?
<v Speaker 3>Is that? Not sure? Is that sweatshirt? Not sure? I
<v Speaker 3>can't tell. It's too close. I'm not sure if it's
<v Speaker 3>a sweatshirt or a towel? An XC gold Rush and
<v Speaker 3>very cool. Say I like this stuff. I like this stuff.
<v Speaker 3>Let me your seats are pretty damn good too. It
<v Speaker 3>looks like you're like what seven eight rows back ah maning.
<v Speaker 3>Nothing like that intimate setting, even if it's not mainstream,
<v Speaker 3>if it there's not thousands of people there, there is
<v Speaker 3>something special about being in a smaller arena and being
<v Speaker 3>closer to the talent. You feel like more of a
<v Speaker 3>part of it. So very good, Thank you so much.
<v Speaker 3>DJ alrighty, well let's go. Do I have any other emails?
<v Speaker 3>Do I dare say that's it? This could be a
<v Speaker 3>very brief one. So with that said, let's just uh,
<v Speaker 3>let's go to mister DJ Kuzmo and give us the
<v Speaker 3>Joe Hendry Report. This could be the shortest mail bag ever.
<v Speaker 3>But that's okay. It's a Friday. We've all got things
<v Speaker 3>to do, so let's hear what he has to say.
<v Speaker 2>This is DJ Cousmel back added again on your mailbag
<v Speaker 2>show records. You live on a Wednesday board and you
<v Speaker 2>know what time it is. It's time to.
<v Speaker 4>See his name man, he peers. I believe in Joe Hendry.
<v Speaker 4>I believe in Joe Hendry.
<v Speaker 2>That's right, folks, Joe Hendry is his name. As I
<v Speaker 2>take it to my seventy first episode of the Jeuorgiaport
<v Speaker 2>and like always cover it to you live from an
<v Speaker 2>undisclosed location, before I take it to what took place
<v Speaker 2>last night at NXD Gold Rush in New York City,
<v Speaker 2>as I was there live and in person, I want
<v Speaker 2>to mention two quick things. The first thing is in
<v Speaker 2>regards to Joe Hendry, and the second thing is in
<v Speaker 2>regards to Mike Santana and a very disturbing news that
<v Speaker 2>took place on Tenage Wrestling last week about Mike Santana
<v Speaker 2>and the title picture. But first let's talk about Joe Henry.
<v Speaker 2>Last week, it was reported by Frightful Select and a
<v Speaker 2>couple of other sources that Joe Henry has finally been
<v Speaker 2>signed to WWE, and like I said last week on
<v Speaker 2>the Joe Hendry part, this is great news. I've been
<v Speaker 2>waiting for this moment for the longest while, since I've
<v Speaker 2>first heard about Joe Henry a couple of years ago.
<v Speaker 2>This guy has potential to be a big star in WWE,
<v Speaker 2>and I thought of three reasons. I thought of three
<v Speaker 2>possible reasons of why WWE signed Joe Henry. The first
<v Speaker 2>reason is that Joe Hendry has the IT factor. He
<v Speaker 2>has the song, he has the charisma. Everywhere on the
<v Speaker 2>Internet Joe Hendry is being talked about, whether it's in TNA,
<v Speaker 2>whether it's in NXT. The guy is very well known
<v Speaker 2>on the Internet, and then of course over the world
<v Speaker 2>in his hometown of Scotland and in other parts of
<v Speaker 2>the world, people are now getting to know about Joe Henry.
<v Speaker 2>So Joe Hendry having that IT factor the potential for
<v Speaker 2>that in fact, to even climb to be a future
<v Speaker 2>main inventor for the next five to maybe ten years
<v Speaker 2>from now. There's a strong possibility that Joe Hendry could
<v Speaker 2>be a big name in WWE for the main purpose
<v Speaker 2>of he has the IT factor. There's something special about
<v Speaker 2>Joe Hendry that makes him stand out from everybody else.
<v Speaker 2>It's the song, it's the charisma, it's this you know,
<v Speaker 2>that happy, go lucky type of guy that you just
<v Speaker 2>want to have a drink at the bar with. Joe
<v Speaker 2>Hendry is that guy. So the first reason I thought
<v Speaker 2>about is Joe Hendry has the IT factor. The second
<v Speaker 2>thing is that Joe Hendry is willing to learn and listen.
<v Speaker 2>He's willing to take advice from those that had many
<v Speaker 2>years of experience in professional wrestling, and now being signed
<v Speaker 2>to WWE, he gets to sit under the learning tree
<v Speaker 2>of Sean Michaels in NXT, which right now, this is
<v Speaker 2>a great place for Joe Hendry to be right now
<v Speaker 2>before he gets to the main roster, to see about
<v Speaker 2>what goes on behind the scenes, especially in producing matches,
<v Speaker 2>and he gets to talk to Sean Michaels about that.
<v Speaker 2>And this is great because Joe Hendry is the type
<v Speaker 2>of guy that always wants to know more, always wants
<v Speaker 2>to be, you know, passionate about about the business of
<v Speaker 2>professional wrestling, because that is something that he always wanted
<v Speaker 2>to be a couple of years ago when he made
<v Speaker 2>the career transition for being a pop star to being
<v Speaker 2>a professional wrestler. So he's willing to listen and willing
<v Speaker 2>to learn from those that have had years of experience
<v Speaker 2>more than him. And the third possible reason that I
<v Speaker 2>thought of why WWE signed Joe Hendry is the fact
<v Speaker 2>that Joe Hendry is not just a character. Joe Hendry
<v Speaker 2>is not just a gimmick. Joe Hendry is a brand.
<v Speaker 2>Anytime when you hear the word Joe Henry or the
<v Speaker 2>song say his name and he Appears. One of the
<v Speaker 2>main key words that I found is the word believe.
<v Speaker 2>The word believe has been something that has been attached
<v Speaker 2>to Joe Hendry on his journey to becoming a professional wrestler.
<v Speaker 2>He said that how he believed that at one point
<v Speaker 2>in his life he will have a match at WrestleMania,
<v Speaker 2>but that belief he had to keep practicing, He had
<v Speaker 2>to keep working at his craft to get to where
<v Speaker 2>he wants to go. And the fact that he believes
<v Speaker 2>in himself and in the song say his Name and
<v Speaker 2>he Appears, I believe in Joe Hendry. You could also
<v Speaker 2>flip that into saying you believe it in yourself, not
<v Speaker 2>the sound too cliche, but believe in yourself, to have
<v Speaker 2>that confidence in yourself that you could accomplish great things.
<v Speaker 2>And the other part of this is that WWE, with
<v Speaker 2>the machine that they have, they could create merch behind
<v Speaker 2>the Joe Hendry tagline. They already have it in some
<v Speaker 2>of the parts of ww shop dot Com and there's
<v Speaker 2>a lot more that ww could come up with with
<v Speaker 2>the taglines with the brand of Joe Henry. So that's
<v Speaker 2>the third reason that Joe Hendry is signed to WWE,
<v Speaker 2>because he's more than just a gimmick. He's more than
<v Speaker 2>just a character. He is a brand. And now I
<v Speaker 2>want to flip over to what took place at TNA
<v Speaker 2>from last week Thursday, on the same day that Joe
<v Speaker 2>Hendry was signed to WWE, we get some interesting developments
<v Speaker 2>regarding Mike Santana and the TNA World Championship Pitcher. We
<v Speaker 2>had a championship matchup of Mike Santana versus Ryan Nevitt
<v Speaker 2>for the TNA World Championship. This was the main event
<v Speaker 2>of this episode of Tenie Wrestling. However, even though the
<v Speaker 2>match only lasted one minute and fifty four seconds, we
<v Speaker 2>got the appearance of an NXT invasion. That's right, the
<v Speaker 2>collaboration is still continuing, folks of NXT and TNA, but
<v Speaker 2>this time, this NXT invasion, there was a group of
<v Speaker 2>guys alongside Robert Stone that came to attack Mike Santana.
<v Speaker 2>And here are the names of these guys, Lexus King, Stax,
<v Speaker 2>Brooks Jensen, Charlie Denstreet, the tag team called high Rise
<v Speaker 2>and they, like I said, were led by Robert Stone
<v Speaker 2>as they beat down on Mike Santana to the point
<v Speaker 2>that now we see the self proclaimed King of TNA,
<v Speaker 2>mister Frankie Kazerian, who is also the Call Your Gauntlet
<v Speaker 2>Winner from TNA Slammer Versary. He is the co Call
<v Speaker 2>Your Gauntlet Winner that is similar to the Money in
<v Speaker 2>the Bank. So here we see Frankie Kazarian coming in
<v Speaker 2>with the Call Your Gauntlet trophy as he wants to
<v Speaker 2>call his shot to get a championship opportunity against an
<v Speaker 2>injured Mike Santana and the match begins. But the match
<v Speaker 2>only lasts fifty four seconds and after when Frankie Kazerian
<v Speaker 2>delivered a roll up to Mike Santana and one two three,
<v Speaker 2>we have a new TNA World Champion. In Frankie Kazarian
<v Speaker 2>after this very shocking development of an NXT evasion as
<v Speaker 2>they attacked none other than Mike Santana. But wait, that's
<v Speaker 2>not all. We now flip over to the following night
<v Speaker 2>and this was a TNA exclusive special called TNA Turning
<v Speaker 2>Point coming to you from Full Sale University Live from Orlando, Florida,
<v Speaker 2>and here was another interesting NXT invasion. This time we
<v Speaker 2>did have a main event of Mike Santana and Steve
<v Speaker 2>Macklin versus Frankie Kazarian and Nick Nemett. Yes, we did
<v Speaker 2>see Mike Santana and Steve Macklin get the victory in
<v Speaker 2>this tag team Maine event. But yet again we get
<v Speaker 2>an NXT invasion as Robert Stone and his NXT thugs
<v Speaker 2>came down and beat down on everybody in the ring.
<v Speaker 2>The Hardy Boys came in to come to the aid
<v Speaker 2>of the TEENA guys, but the Numbers Games was too
<v Speaker 2>strong as once again NXT stands tall in this invasion
<v Speaker 2>to beat down on Mike's Santana, Frankie Gazerian and everybody
<v Speaker 2>else that was in the ring. What is next with
<v Speaker 2>this situation? Here, we do have a new TNA World
<v Speaker 2>Champion in Frankie Gazerian. But then we still have these
<v Speaker 2>stugs running rubshot in TNA led by Robert Stone. Could
<v Speaker 2>there be another storyline angle regarding this NXT invasion and
<v Speaker 2>what's next for Mike Santana. Will he be able to
<v Speaker 2>get back to title retention, to get back to TNA
<v Speaker 2>World Championship. There's a whole lot of possibilities. There's a
<v Speaker 2>whole lot of things that is happening, and I love
<v Speaker 2>this collaboration of TNA and NXT, especially with this now
<v Speaker 2>new storyline development. And now let's get back to NXT
<v Speaker 2>Gold Rush. But before I get to the analysis of
<v Speaker 2>what took place last night, I want to take it
<v Speaker 2>to a past DJ Couzmo as he is reporting to
<v Speaker 2>you from the event from the venue itself, from the
<v Speaker 2>theoret Madison Square Garden. So DJ Kuzmo from the past,
<v Speaker 2>take it away, Thanks Future DJ, and I am recording
<v Speaker 2>to live from a bus stop actually because I tried
<v Speaker 2>to record live at the theater at Madison Square Garden.
<v Speaker 2>It was just a bit too noisy. But anyway, my
<v Speaker 2>voice is starting to die on me. I'm a little
<v Speaker 2>bit tipsy and my phone is about to die. But anyway,
<v Speaker 2>let me just quickly mention some things from my in
<v Speaker 2>person experience going to my second NXT show. This is
<v Speaker 2>my second time going to the theater of Madison Square Garden,
<v Speaker 2>and I enjoyed the two episodes of NXT Gold Rush.
<v Speaker 2>I did witness Joe Hendry for the first time on NXT,
<v Speaker 2>but him Anthea Hale did not get the victory against
<v Speaker 2>Eton Page and Chelsea Green for the Triple A Mix
<v Speaker 2>Tag Team Championships. I must also mention too that I
<v Speaker 2>purchased a ticket. It was one hundred and fourteen dollars.
<v Speaker 2>I had a really good view of the ring very
<v Speaker 2>close couple of hours back. Most specifically, I was in
<v Speaker 2>Section two oh four, row F, seat nine. I thought
<v Speaker 2>that a ticket of that magnitude, which is kind of
<v Speaker 2>close to the ring, would have been probably like close
<v Speaker 2>to two hundred three hundred dollars, But I got to
<v Speaker 2>steal FO one hundred and fourteen, so that's good on
<v Speaker 2>my part. Also too, I did realize that the merch
<v Speaker 2>section like to buy merch. There was a long line.
<v Speaker 2>There was a long line to buy merch before the
<v Speaker 2>show and even after when the show was over. Because
<v Speaker 2>the show finished are all like after eleven and I
<v Speaker 2>was not gonna buy merch. I wanted to buy a
<v Speaker 2>new Joe Hendry shirt, but I was like, you know what,
<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna save that for later on in the year,
<v Speaker 2>maybe towards the holidays. I could just buy it off
<v Speaker 2>for ww shot dot com. So I did not go
<v Speaker 2>to the merch table. Long line, of course, you know
<v Speaker 2>there's a long line for the bathroom. But they did
<v Speaker 2>give us free souvenirs and that was two free towels,
<v Speaker 2>which says NXT gold Rush. The towels is in yellow,
<v Speaker 2>so I have two of that as I'm walking home
<v Speaker 2>right now. We did see some surprises. I can't make
<v Speaker 2>any spoilers because some of the surprises will take place
<v Speaker 2>on the tape delay episode of NXT gold Rush on
<v Speaker 2>the twenty fifth. And with that being said, I will
<v Speaker 2>take you back to future D So shout out to
<v Speaker 2>the future DJ, and I'll talk to you guys soon.
<v Speaker 2>Thank you, pass DJ Cuzmo. As now I'm recording a
<v Speaker 2>couple of hours later on Wednesday morning, I'm still recovering
<v Speaker 2>from last night from NXT gold Rush and seeing Joe
<v Speaker 2>Hendry for the first time on NXT in Madison Square
<v Speaker 2>Garden and let's get to gold Rush itself. But prior
<v Speaker 2>to the event, Joe Hendry had two appearances outside. The
<v Speaker 2>first appearance he had was with speaking with a longtime
<v Speaker 2>fan from Scotland. He mentions to Joe that he's been
<v Speaker 2>following his career since the early beginnings in twenty sixteen
<v Speaker 2>and twenty seventeen when Joe Hendry was wrestling in small
<v Speaker 2>venues school gymnasiums with about fifty tow one hundred people
<v Speaker 2>in the stands. This fan also said to Joe that
<v Speaker 2>he flew from Scotland to New York City on Monday
<v Speaker 2>night just to see Joe Hendry at Madison Square Garden.
<v Speaker 2>That is what you call a longtime fan, a longtime
<v Speaker 2>supporter of Joe Henry, and he still believes and he
<v Speaker 2>got a chance to meet him before the show started.
<v Speaker 2>The other part of Joe Henry being outside the streets
<v Speaker 2>of New York City is when he was standing outside
<v Speaker 2>of the theater at Madison Square Garden. Like literally I
<v Speaker 2>missed it Joe Henry about thirteen minutes, because this I
<v Speaker 2>think took place around after six o'clock, around like six
<v Speaker 2>oh nine, six'. TEN i was outside around like six,
<v Speaker 2>o'clock around six o'h, two BUT i missed. It Joe.
<v Speaker 2>Hendry Joe hendry was recording a quick promo outside of
<v Speaker 2>the theater Of Madison Square. Garden he was talking about
<v Speaker 2>this was his first OFFICIAL t. Shirt that's, Right Joe
<v Speaker 2>hendry's first OFFICIAL t shirt WITH. Nxt it's a baby
<v Speaker 2>blue and it SAYS i believe In Joe. Hendry say
<v Speaker 2>his name and he. Appears Joe hendry thanks the fans
<v Speaker 2>for supporting him throughout all the, years and it is
<v Speaker 2>now official that he's IN nxt with his first ever new.
<v Speaker 2>Merch he also goes on to say that he's excited
<v Speaker 2>about his big tag team matchup With theahal as he
<v Speaker 2>takes on Both Chelsea Green anything for The TRIPLE A
<v Speaker 2>Mix Tag Team. Championship and speaking of The TRIPLE a
<v Speaker 2>Mixtag team, titles let's get to the match that open
<v Speaker 2>up the show Of Joe hendry And theahal Versus Chelsea
<v Speaker 2>green And Ethan. Page this match lasted ten minutes and
<v Speaker 2>forty three, seconds but as he fast forward to the
<v Speaker 2>tenth of the, match we See theahale Positioning Chelsea green
<v Speaker 2>into The kamora lock as she's trying to Force Chelsea
<v Speaker 2>green to tap, out but at the same, Time Joe
<v Speaker 2>hendry is seen attempting to deliver a standing ovation choke
<v Speaker 2>slam To Ethan page as he's positioning the choke. Slam
<v Speaker 2>we then See Ethan page Shoving Joe hendry into theahale
<v Speaker 2>to break up The kamora lock, in Freeing Chelsea green from.
<v Speaker 2>It but then we see the referee slightly distracted as
<v Speaker 2>Both Joe hendry And Ethan page are seen lying at
<v Speaker 2>ringside and Apparently Chelsea green was not tagged. In we
<v Speaker 2>then See Chelsea green going for a un prettier her
<v Speaker 2>to theahal and she goes for the cover and won
<v Speaker 2>two three and still Your TRIPLE A Mixed Tag Team
<v Speaker 2>Champions Chelsea green And Ethan. Page what is next for
<v Speaker 2>this new tag team Of Joe hendry and Thea. Hill
<v Speaker 2>will they get another tag team title shot against the.
<v Speaker 2>Champions let's see what happens as this storyline. Continues but
<v Speaker 2>congratulations To Joe hendry as he's officially IN wwe with
<v Speaker 2>his first ever Merch and then there's also some other
<v Speaker 2>things that are on the horizon For Joe, hendry BUT
<v Speaker 2>i don't want to spoil. It you'll have to wait
<v Speaker 2>for The november twenty fifth episode OF. NXT i just
<v Speaker 2>want to quickly mention one more match from week, One
<v Speaker 2>night one that was aired, live and that is in
<v Speaker 2>regards to THE nxt AND tna, collaboration as this was
<v Speaker 2>for THE Nxt Tag Team championships Of Dark, state which
<v Speaker 2>of course Is Dion lennox AND Osarahs, griffin as they
<v Speaker 2>took on the first time EVER nxt AND tna combo
<v Speaker 2>tag team Of Javon evans OF nxt And Leon slater OF,
<v Speaker 2>tna who of course is the current Ex division. Champion
<v Speaker 2>the match lasted a minutes and nine seconds As Dark
<v Speaker 2>state retained THE Nxt Tag Team. Championships but, then like,
<v Speaker 2>always if you always remember this most, importantly, folks if
<v Speaker 2>you continue to say their name And theahal And Joe
<v Speaker 2>hendry they might just randomly up, here.
<v Speaker 5>Always remember to, believe say his, Name always remember the
<v Speaker 5>words That Joe hendry says, anytime any, place at any,
<v Speaker 5>show and most, simpoorly most, simporly always remember.
<v Speaker 3>To do this strong science.
<v Speaker 2>Well believe you once, again this is your. GUY DJ,
<v Speaker 2>coulsmo have a blessed, week be kai to one of
<v Speaker 2>those stays in my, Friends believe and PEACE.
<v Speaker 3>Dj couple. THINGS i, mean there's so much to comment,
<v Speaker 3>on But i'll just choose a couple of things. Here
<v Speaker 3>first of, all thank you number, one a tipsy version
<v Speaker 3>of your past. SELF i don't think that maybe the first,
<v Speaker 3>time although my brain is saying to, me, no, no, no
<v Speaker 3>he's done this. BEFORE i think you maybe have done
<v Speaker 3>this before when you attended an. Event but it's a
<v Speaker 3>very rare. Occurrence i'll say that that somebody is able
<v Speaker 3>to to manifest their previous self that's also, inebriated so
<v Speaker 3>that that is that's a rare occurrence here on the.
<v Speaker 3>Show SO i appreciate. That it's a rarity. Though thank,
<v Speaker 3>you thank, you thank, you And i'm glad you enjoyed
<v Speaker 3>AN nxt Gold. Rush sounds like you had a good.
<v Speaker 3>TIME i saw your, seats AS i, said your merch never,
<v Speaker 3>know you're never going to not have a good, time
<v Speaker 3>and you go to a wrestling event that's especially an intimate,
<v Speaker 3>one AS i, said a little bit smaller of a,
<v Speaker 3>crowd and you just enjoy pro. Wrestling thank you for
<v Speaker 3>the update ABOUT tna and the New World. Champion and,
<v Speaker 3>yes of Course Joe hendry being signed officially TO. WWE
<v Speaker 3>i mean he is. NOW i think that means he's
<v Speaker 3>on the main, roster although they haven't put him ON
<v Speaker 3>tv yet in any kind of. Story it could be
<v Speaker 3>coming at Some robbers, series could be coming. Later maybe
<v Speaker 3>they want to. WAIT i hope that whatever they, do
<v Speaker 3>they have a. Plan it's not just we'll put them
<v Speaker 3>out there see how the crowd. Reacts. Now, well with that,
<v Speaker 3>SAID i want to get to your point that you
<v Speaker 3>brought up at the, beginning where you Said Joe hendry
<v Speaker 3>is not just an, entrance he's a. Brand, well here's the.
<v Speaker 3>PROBLEM i don't agree with you. THAT i don't disagree
<v Speaker 3>with you that they want him to be a. Brand
<v Speaker 3>the question is is he yet a? BRAND i would
<v Speaker 3>say to the general, viewer the casual, viewer not one
<v Speaker 3>that is intense and intimately involves. You and that's a
<v Speaker 3>compliment to. You BUT i would say he's not yet
<v Speaker 3>a brand because he hasn't made his full roster, debut
<v Speaker 3>his main roster debut. Yet he's he had his run
<v Speaker 3>in With, randy biggest moment of his. Career he's you,
<v Speaker 3>know he probably rings a bell with the casual viewer of,
<v Speaker 3>like oh that's his. Name, yeah, Yeah i've heard his.
<v Speaker 3>Music so right, now to, most he's an. Entrance right.
<v Speaker 3>Now to, most he is just kind of a LIKE i,
<v Speaker 3>said he he is an. Entrance he's a little bit
<v Speaker 3>one dimensional to most casual fans because they either either
<v Speaker 3>haven't watched him fully, wrestle or they only know his
<v Speaker 3>music because it is catchy and his, entrance which is extremely.
<v Speaker 3>Catchy BUT i think a lot of, them including, myself
<v Speaker 3>WHEN i first saw, him got the kind OF i
<v Speaker 3>guess throwbacks callbacks To Bobby rude and his glorious, entrance
<v Speaker 3>which he's kind of just an entrance as. Well to
<v Speaker 3>a lot of. People he had a great, entrance great,
<v Speaker 3>music but that's kind of where it ended For Bobby
<v Speaker 3>rude with the glorious and the robe and everything else great,
<v Speaker 3>GREAT i, mean he looked like a million bucks and
<v Speaker 3>all the rest of. You but the problem was that's
<v Speaker 3>kind of all he. Did he never really connected with
<v Speaker 3>the audience beyond. That and With Joe. Hendry right, NOW
<v Speaker 3>i think to, most again not, all he is an
<v Speaker 3>entrance and he needs to change. That he will become
<v Speaker 3>a brand when he can do more and show more
<v Speaker 3>to the general, viewer not the ones that have been
<v Speaker 3>watching him IN nxt OR. Tna again most. Haven't most. Haven't,
<v Speaker 3>again the casual viewer probably only pays attention to the
<v Speaker 3>main roster and when he comes back to him, like oh,
<v Speaker 3>wait wasn't this the guy that was fate that Face Randy?
<v Speaker 3>Orton or didn't he appear in The rumble last? Year
<v Speaker 3>and that's kind of where most will end and, go that's, Right,
<v Speaker 3>okay that's that. Guy so until he has a consistent
<v Speaker 3>presence on the main roster on television on a weekly,
<v Speaker 3>basis it's going to be difficult for fans to look
<v Speaker 3>beyond just, oh he's an. Entrance SO i agree he
<v Speaker 3>will be a, BRAND i, THINK i, Hope but at
<v Speaker 3>the moment to the general, VIEWER i think he's still
<v Speaker 3>just an. Entrance but to be, again to be, fair
<v Speaker 3>he hasn't had a real shot, yet so we'll. See
<v Speaker 3>but thank YOU, dj thank you PAST, dj any future
<v Speaker 3>DJs who are, inebriated thank you in, advance so and everybody,
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