Sit Down Shut Up Mark Out! Ep. 98

AEW Roster Too Deep? | Gabe Kidd, Finlay & Connors ARE ALL ELITE

Blade Daily goes solo to break down a packed week across AEW Dynamite, Ring of Honor, and the road to AEW Revolution. The big headline: Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors, and David Finlay — “The Dogs” — signing with AEW, adding even more depth to an already stacked roster. That leads directly into the debate sparked by Dave Meltzer: Is AEW’s roster simply too deep for the amount of television time available? Blade digs into the argument, what it means for talent opportunities, and whether the criticism actually holds up.

Also on the show: the new Ring of Honor studio presentation and what worked (and didn’t), the Don Callis Family finally scoring a major win as a unit, and the standout Bandido and Andrade El Idolo promo on AEW Dynamite, where two Mexican stars cut their own English-language promo without a manager speaking for them. Blade also discusses the Brawling Birds dominating The IInspiration in their AEW debut, the strange crowd reaction to Kevin Knight in El Paso, why MJF might be doing some of the best character work of his career, and everything we currently know about AEW Revolution.

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  Sicko's Club.

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  Hey, come here.

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  You like pro wrestling?

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  We got a little something-something for you.

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  Two fans, 3,000 miles away.

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  We've each been watching for more than 30 years.

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  Celebrate the art form.

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  The homoeroticism.

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  We hate great magic.

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  We hate analyzing stories.

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  We hate experts.

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  We just sit down, shut up, and mark.

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  Hello everybody.

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  It's your boy, Blade Daily, coming at you with a pro wrestling podcast about pro wrestling.

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  And I'm coming to you with myself.

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  Me and myself because I forgot to book anybody for today until I tried yesterday to get books to come back.

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  Books actually has something going on.

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  Can you imagine that?

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  Can you imagine that?

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  Having a life.

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  Having like a life beyond this podcast.

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  I cannot.

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  And the people who are close to me can tell you I do not.

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  Okay, so I, you know, we hang when we hang.

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  So I hang for reals.

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  So yes, I am with you.

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  I want to talk to you all about what's going on in professional wrestling.

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  I have an awesome, an awesome group with me tonight.

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  Today, tonight, whatever you're listening to this.

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  We are going to be doing this as a live stream that we convert to a podcast rather than a podcast.

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  That starts his live stream.

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  Lots going on.

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  And one thing that's really going on.

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  It's going on so hard.

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  It's going.

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  It's really going on is the sickies.

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  Okay.

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  So y'all might or might not know that I'm a co-founder of Sicko's Club.

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  I host, sit down, shut up, mark out.

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  And I'm a co-founder of Sicko's Club.

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  You can go to Sicko's Club dot com and find out all about it.

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  But on our socials, the past ten, two weeks, we have been posting our nominees for the sickie awards.

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  The voting is happening on the Sicko's Club Instagram, the Sicko's Club Blue Sky and the Sicko's Club threads.

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  Please make sure you're following us on whatever of those channels you use.

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  And if you haven't already, get over there and vote.

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  Half the half the awards have been voted on and half are still open for the next week,

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  including the most prestigious sickie of them all.

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  It's called the Kenny.

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  And the award is for your favorite wrestler to watch for any reason.

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  Like, do they have the best gimmick and you just enjoy their character work?

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  Do they are they like Kenny Omega, who we named the award after?

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  Is it that?

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  Is it something in between?

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  Is it Tony Storm?

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  Is it Tsai Akamatani is one of the nominees?

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  We have a lot of good stuff over there.

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  We want to hear from you.

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  So make sure you get in there.

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  Get into the comments on each post and vote award.

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  Voting is going to start expiring this Monday and all voting is going to end by Friday, March 13th.

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  So get over there once again on Instagram, Blue Sky and threads.

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  Make sure you get over there and make yourself heard.

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  We will have a lavish, ridiculous and absolutely unhinged,

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  moronic, overproduced presentation hosted by me and Professor Degree on the Sicko's Club YouTube channel.

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  So make sure you subscribe.

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  If you're over there on the Sicko's Club, it's just Sicko's Club.

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  All one word on YouTube.

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  Make sure you're following that channel.

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  Make sure you subscribe to that channel.

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  Make sure you're subscribed to the Sit Down, Shut Up, Mark Out YouTube channel as well.

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  If you're not already.

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  Okay, so that's that's the house business.

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  All right, we got we got some stuff going.

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  But I did want to take a minute to say yesterday was my birthday and I turned 46 years old.

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  What the fuck?

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  How is this happening?

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  I don't like it.

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  I want to say just quickly say thank you to everyone here with me right now in the chat.

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  And thank you to everyone who's been listening to us do this episode.

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  Do this podcast rather for the last almost two years.

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  Okay, we started reviewing the very first dynasty show and that was our very first episode.

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  And it's been incredible in a space as saturated as the wrestling space is for podcasts that we've somehow managed to cut through a little bit and find an audience.

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  We would simply not have as much passion for this as we do if not for you all.

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  And thank you very, very much.

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  You know, you know, you get a little older.

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  I'm starting to become that old man who cries a little bit for no reason sometimes.

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  So just wanted to say thank you.

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  And most particularly of all, I want to throw a shout out to Joshi G.

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  Joshi G, my co-host, who is currently out on maternity leave with with Joshi B is running her life right now.

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  But we do we have been talking lately through direct messages and just huge shout out to Joshi G.

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  Joshi, you are so amazing.

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  You are such a great friend to me and one of my absolute favorite people to talk to about literally anything, but most certainly about pro wrestling.

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  Last thing before we get started, this is officially the 98th episode of Sit Down Shut Up Mark Out.

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  Number 100 drops in two weeks.

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  What should we do to commemorate the milestone?

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  We got to do something. OK, 100 episodes.

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  That's that's you know, it's not like it's it's everything, but it's it's not nothing is what I'll say.

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  It's it's it's something. It's something.

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  How should we commemorate? I want to hear what you guys think.

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  We can have a blast with it. We can we can we can be as goofy as we want.

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  And the worst that's going to happen is I'm just going to say no.

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  So let's see what we got from the community before I plunge in here.

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  Professor degree is bulk community strong, therefore a great guy plus great artwork.

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  I agree with you on the great artwork part for sure, for sure.

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  Skewer Universe makes a great point. If you missed the Sickies Awards presentation, you suck.

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  Guys, don't suck. It sucks to suck.

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  I've I've heard that many times.

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  And thank you all for the birthday wishes.

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  Yes, Skewer Universe. We do love Josie.

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  She is a fantastic human being.

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  She's in the process of becoming an excellent mother.

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  And I'm so proud of her.

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  So let's do it.

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  Too fat to cook suggests that I bleed probably to blade, you know, because my name is blade daily.

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  That makes sense. I mean, I'm not saying no, I'm not saying no, I'm saying we might get banned from YouTube.

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  We might get banned.

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  But I'm not saying no, not saying no.

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  So, yeah, and as it happens, episode 100 will be a combined episode with Professor degree and myself.

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  We do this after every pay per view.

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  Hey, K-Fab K is going to join us on the show to give us a live firsthand accounting of what it's like to be in the arena at Revolution.

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  So that's going to be in two episodes. So it's really not two weeks.

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  It's just ten days or so.

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  So the day after Revolution, we will tape it.

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  And then on Tuesday morning, you'll have it in your feeds.

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  But you can just join us in the chat babies and just join us in the chat.

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  All right. But speaking of chat, it's time to stop chitter-chattering with you all and start talking some pro fucking wrestling.

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  And what better way to start talking about pro wrestling than talking about strong style.

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  The king of pro wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and their card New Beginning USA that aired just one week ago as we tape this as the crow flies.

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  I actually don't know what that phrase means as the crow flies, but they put on a show in New Jersey and it was a very good show.

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  I love New Japan Pro Wrestling.

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  I love that even with all the craziness of their roster, all the turnover and all the insanity of ice and the U.S.

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  government, they still make the effort to come here even with all of that happening.

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  But I have two issues with New Japan Pro Wrestling when they do U.S.

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  shows. I make mention of AEW having too many men singles titles a lot.

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  But New Japan, it's the most egregious of any promotion.

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  Okay. They have more titles than literally anyone else.

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  And I don't necessarily see the point of a lot of them, especially at this current moment in time.

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  Like what is important about the strong titles?

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  New Japan, they used to be in America a lot.

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  The strong titles were kind of for that purpose.

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  They have the show New Japan Strong and now they don't.

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  And they're in the USA less.

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  And I just don't really get it because they like for a good example, they have the strong tag team titles,

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  which gives them a grand total of three sets of tag titles in one promotion.

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  Okay.

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  This isn't an ROH AEW kind of thing.

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  They're like spread out over.

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  They're not spread out over two promotions.

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  They are spread out over one promotion.

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  And so you have the New Japan World Tag Team titles.

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  You have the New Japan Strong Tag Team titles.

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  And you have the New Japan Light Heavyweight Tag Team titles.

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  Feels like a lot of tag titles, does it not?

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  So, you know, am I being too anal?

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  What do you guys think?

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  Am I getting all worked up about nothing?

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  Let me know in the chat.

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  It's okay to tell them to be real with me.

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  Blade, you got a problem.

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  All right.

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  The other complaint I have, and this is probably a more important complaint,

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  and it's not a complaint like, oh, I hate this.

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  It's in the best interest of New Japan.

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  The lighting for New Japan in America shows is absolutely terrible.

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  Okay.

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  Like it's old Ring of Honor bad.

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  Like that was a huge issue for so long.

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  And I'm sure they have budget constraints for these shows,

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  but I really wish they would find a different place to cut the fat in the budget

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  because the onscreen presentation of these shows,

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  many of which have to be purchased separately from just a New Japan world subscription.

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  It just has to be as good as it possibly can.

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  And it just wasn't on this show.

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  It looked very dark.

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  You couldn't see the inside of the building very well.

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  You know, if they want it to be dark, that's fine.

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  But this like looked less than 1280 by 720.

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  It just wasn't a crisp picture.

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  It may sound mean, but it's true.

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  You guys just you got to invest in that a little more.

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  So, you know, it's it's it is what it is.

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  But yeah, you guys tell me am I overreacting to these things or should I shut up?

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  Whatever.

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  So let's let's talk about the show a little bit.

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  David Finley defeated Fred Rosser in the first match of the show.

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  And after the match, it's very evident to me it was at the time.

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  And the way he left the ring definitely felt like an imminent departure.

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  They were saying, thank you.

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  Thank you, Finley or something like that.

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  He grabbed the mic like he was going to talk.

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  And then he dropped the mic to be a dick, to be a heel.

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  I get it.

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  And and then he walked out, you know.

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  And so, you know, we've we've been seeing Clark Connors and Gabe Kidd in AEW.

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  And we will talk more about where David Finley ended up in just a minute.

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  But it was very clear to me that this was the end of David Finley in New Japan.

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  That's a full time performer at the very least.

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  It was a solid match, though.

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  Fred Rosser is a great wrestler.

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  David Finley is a great wrestler.

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  Not always my favorite character, but a great wrestler.

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  So, of course, they had a good match.

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  And nice that David was able to go out strong.

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  You know what I mean?

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  Next match was Bolton Oleg versus Ishii.

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  Bolton Oleg pins Ishii to win the strong heavyweight title.

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  This was a great match.

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  Surprise, Ishii has a great match.

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  If you still have hope for this title, for the strong title, matches like these will go a long way.

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  However, the announcers did make sure to point out that the title had only been defended once by Ishii the whole time he had it.

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  And it was almost a year ago.

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  So probably need to correct that a little bit.

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  Oleg himself, Bolton Oleg, is a great worker.

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  I think he's fantastic.

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  And he probably doesn't need to worry too much about New Japan's perception of his character.

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  I personally would just love to see him with more of a gimmick or just some more personality.

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  You know, not everybody's a natural at that kind of thing.

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  And certainly his matches more than make up for it.

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  But right now, his character is literally like I'm a giant man from Kazakhstan.

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  Look at my fur hat.

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  You know what I mean?

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  So something to think about.

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  But yes, it would do them some good, I think, to invest a little more in Oleg and defining who this guy is a little more.

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  Next match was Ricochet versus Taiji Ishimori to defend the AEW national title.

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  Talk about a match I hadn't even had time to consider dreaming of.

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  This is one of those matches.

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  OK, I mean, if you had told me like, yeah, Ricochet versus Taiji Ishimori, I would have been like, oh, yeah, that's a great match.

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  You know, two years ago, I would have said it'll never happen.

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  And now here we are getting it.

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  You know, I loved seeing the national title being defended here.

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  I love that it's being defended in New Japan, but also still in America.

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  So the national title thing kind of makes more sense.

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  This was a very, very good match.

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  And I cannot believe Ishimori moved so well for a guy who's he's 43 years old.

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  Like, that's crazy.

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  This guy must do like a ton of yoga.

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  OK, crazy, crazy.

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  OK, nuclear vessels X, my buddy Bo does agree that's pretty amateur to have the lighting not look so good on screen.

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  You know, the on screen presentations where it's at, baby, that's what matters.

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  And so you got to cater to that and they got to invest in that.

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  The next match, El Desperado and Koshida defeated Alec Price and Jordan Oliver, AKA Busta in the brain.

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  Funny, funny tag team name.

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  I like it.

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  And this was a fun match.

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  I loved everybody involved and was still a big Koshida fan, major El Desperado fan.

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  Alec Price is a guy I knew nothing about.

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  And I saw some promos he cut in GCW.

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  This guy can talk like when he gets the chance to in AEW and he talks, he's about the same age as MJF.

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  And when he gets the chance to really talk, you guys are going to do some double takes if you haven't heard it already, because he is really good.

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  And Jordan Oliver was Nick Wayne's tag team partner on the Indies for a long time before Price and Oliver just came together.

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  I believe Alec Price took a pin in this one or tapped out.

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  I can't remember which.

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  It was a week ago, but it was a good showcase for them and they were given a lot in the loss.

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  They just need more exposure.

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  They just need to get out there more.

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  I think they're a great fit for Ring of Honor right now.

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  What do you guys think?

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  Have you seen Alec Price and Jordan Oliver outside of AEW?

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  And if you have, what do you think of them?

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  And where do you think they belong on the roster right now?

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  The next match, though, was my match of the night.

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  And surprise, surprise, Kenosuke Takeshita was in this match.

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  Holy shit, Kenosuke Takeshita pinned El Phantasmo to win the New Japan Pro Wrestling World title.

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  Now, that is a misleading title.

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  It's the NJPW World title, which is a cute name, OK, because it's a TV title, but they're not on TV in America.

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  So they call it the NJPW World title, which I think is cute because TNA has a digital media title, which I think is fucking stupid.

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  That's the dumbest name for a title ever that I could think of.

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  I'm sure there's been worse, but still real bad.

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  This was like I said, I thought this was the match of the night.

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  These two have great chemistry.

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  They were one and one.

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  Takeshita has beaten El Phantasmo.

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  El Phantasmo has beaten Takeshita once and they wrestled to a 15 minute draw.

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  And what I like about this title is it's defended under the same rules that a standard TV title would be.

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  It has a time limit.

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  Ty goes to the winner typically when you're the TV champ.

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  So they go to a draw and the crowd's pretty upset.

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  And I think it's like, OK, I mean, I guess, you know, it maybe means more to have El Phantasmo be the NJPW World champion right now.

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  OK, but at least Takeshita didn't lose.

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  And then El Phantasmo waits for Takeshita to get all the way down the goddamn ramp like he's ready to leave.

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  And El Phantasmo says, hey, we just went to a draw and it sucked.

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  And I just saw you and Moxley go to a draw and that sucked.

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  And I don't want this to suck.

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  You know, give me five more minutes.

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  I thought this was a very interesting wrinkle.

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  OK, and Takeshita is like, all right, he storms back down to the ring.

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  They have a little exchange, probably for a minute, maybe two.

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  And Takeshita fucking knees him in the goddamn face and then fucking hits him with the finish with the.

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  Why can I never remember the name of this move?

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  What? Guys, tell me what Kenosuke Takeshita's finisher is called.

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  The Raging Fire. The Raging Fire. There we go.

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  Hits it and pins fucking Phantasmo.

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  And that's really cool.

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  I liked also as well talk winning because of Phantasmo's hubris.

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  You know, he could have Phantasmo could have walked away, but he was like, no, I won't.

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  We got to fight and then he loses.

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  So these two just have awesome chemistry with each other.

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  I really I've enjoyed every time I've ever seen them in a match together.

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  There was Phantasmo wrestled on a forbidden door where him and Takeshita were on opposing sides

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  and got put through a table with a blue thunder bomb that I still remember to this day because it looks so good.

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  My question for you all, do you even maybe you don't even care about this.

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  OK, but Takeshita was just the IWGP world champion at Wrestle Kingdom in the main event.

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  I mean, not really, because Okada and Tanahashi main event.

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  But is becoming the new Japan world champion right after that too much of a downgrade?

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  It's not the most beautiful belt in the world, but I'm just like, how do you see this title?

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  Do you see it as being like a nice step for Takeshita or is this a bit too much of a downgrade?

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  I care that much about this title personally, so I don't have a super strong opinion about it.

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  But the thought occurred to me, so I thought I might ask you all, ask you all.

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  So the KO Brothers defeated the Gates of Agony and retained the new Japan world tag titles.

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  Oscar and what's his name? Muto Ice? I think that's his name. Yes.

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  These guys are awesome. I fucking love them.

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  New Japan during the 2010s had an incredible tag team scene.

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  They had the War Raiders, they had the Young Bucks, they had Golden Lovers.

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  They had so much going on in the tag ranks. They had Gallows and Anderson, you know.

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  And once that fell apart, they had GOD as well.

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  Once all that fell apart, they just kind of never recovered from it.

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  And their tag scene has been very stagnant, I would say, for a long time.

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  A lot of the people in the tag scene are just people carrying like a team that got put together in order to have a tag team title reign.

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  And I like a tag division that feels intentional. And these guys make it feel very intentional.

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  It was a great match. These teams line up super well.

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  Everybody got to emphasize the things that are uniquely cool about them.

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  Uto Ice. Sorry, Nuclear Vessel X. Thank you. It's Uto Ice, not Muto Ice. What the fuck?

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  But yes, it was a really, really good match.

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  You know, Toa Leona got to merc some motherfuckers. Oscar got to use that crazy height that he has.

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  This guy is six foot eight. And he looks like a 13-year-old in the face, which is weird, but he does.

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  He looks like a six foot eight, 13-year-old. And Bishop Khan is just so good.

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  And I hate the unfortunate thing for the Gates of Agony is that Toa is always pushed as kind of this immovable monster.

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  And so unfortunately, that means when they lose, Bishop Khan is the one always taking the pin.

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  This guy could be a solo wrestler if he wanted to be, you know, like Bishop Khan has a great look.

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  He's a good looking motherfucker. Okay. And like, I want to see the Gates of Agony get a big push in AEW.

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  It feels like they're kind of moving in that direction. So I'm not going to complain about how they're used or anything.

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  I just want to see them be taken more seriously as a tag team because they're ready. I really think they're ready.

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  If I was running a promotion and I have these guys, they would be my road warriors.

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  Basically, they would be the no selling beat down motherfuckers.

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  But I didn't think the outcome of this match was ever going to be in any doubt, but I still feel that Gates of Agony have huge things ahead.

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  And I hope AEW pulls the trigger with them sooner than later.

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  Then we have the match. We had the match I was most excited for. It was Shuri and Athena.

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  Now, I'm just going to say it. This was a very good match, but these are not very good wrestlers.

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  These are elite level wrestlers, and I think they have a better one in them down the road.

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  There was nothing bad about it. It wasn't a bad match, but these are two of the very best in the world, male or female.

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  And I really think that there will be a rematch at some point, possibly for the Ring of Honor title.

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  Maybe Shuri takes it off of her, as was predicted earlier in the chat. Let's hope so.

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  I would love that, but I think they got a better match in them.

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  Still love this match. It was a very good one, and I think they have more to do with this story with each other.

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  And they're both just hard hitting badasses, so they match up very well. They match up very well.

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  Yota Tsuji, in the main event, pinned Andrade El Idolo to retain the IWGP men's title.

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  Fantastic match. Very, very good match. It felt like a main event.

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  These two brought the heat, and like I said, they had a world caliber main event title match.

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  Yota Tsuji, he's not necessarily the guy I would pick of the young guys to start the whole company revolving around.

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  There's other people that I personally gravitate towards, a little more like Iwamura.

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  I can't remember the other fellow's name right now. I'm on the spot, as usual.

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  But I like Yota Tsuji, and it really does look like they're investing in him as the face of the company right now.

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  And they need a face of New Japan right now, so more power to him.

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  He won this match. He cut a promo in English.

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  I had a hard time understanding him, no fault of his. Honestly, the sound wasn't that great.

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  They didn't have a direct feed of the mic into the board, so you just heard what was in the arena.

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  But he mentioned AEW a lot in this speech he gave afterwards, and I know he's had some kind of harsh words for AEW at times, and I don't think that helps New Japan.

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  So I don't know what he actually said, but I definitely don't think they need to be talking shit about each other.

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  They are in a partnership, you know what I mean? So I don't know if he was, but let's hope not.

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  Andrade is just crushing it right now. These guys hit a ton of cool shit on each other, and they both look super, super strong.

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  Both of them kicked out of everything. Yota had to hit his finisher twice on Andrade, and Andrade kicked out.

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  So they are just crazy, crazy good, and it was awesome to see.

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  So let's see what you guys have to say. NuclearWesselX says, Busta in the brain is a GOAT tag team name. I do like it. I do like it.

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  It's got the pinky in the brain kind of vibe to it, which I'm sure is the intention.

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  Skewer Universe says, the digital media title sounds better than the speed title.

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  I'm going to say something controversial. The speed, the actual name speed title is a better sounding title.

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  What it actually means is worse. Like, the digital media title is a TV title. That's what it is.

  368

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  The speed title is stupid. It's defended in five-minute matches. Dumb. So yeah, fuck that.

  369

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  Skewer Universe, I think New Japan just want to keep gold on talk, but they also know Yodosuji's time was now.

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  I agree. I agree. Yodosuji should have won the world title for sure.

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  That was the right call because Takeshita just cannot be in All Japan full time. He just can't.

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  His first loyalty is very likely to AEW, and they're probably paying him the most and allowing him to do these things.

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  We really need a Gates of Agony tag title run down the line. Destroy every team in it, Bap.

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  I agree with you. I absolutely agree. Skewer Universe.

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  Once the Bucks and FDR have this match with whichever team walking out as tag champs, Gates of Agony needs to take the tag titles and have a monster run.

  376

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  I was thinking the very same thing, Skewer Universe. That would be perfect.

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  They've even teased the Gates of Agony have attacked the Young Bucks a few times.

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  So they have had that simmering in the background somewhere.

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  So I could see that happening. Nuclear Wessel X with a blatant lie.

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  You gravitate towards Shota Umino. No, I do not.

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  No, I don't. I do not. That is just not true.

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  Sorry, Shota. Shooter. Sorry. I don't gravitate to you.

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  But in it, Bap says the Shotaverse is strong.

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  If you follow Sicko's Club, you know there is a particular thing for Shota that we all love.

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  Fucking Mama two times makes a great point.

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  Stardom has a high speed title and it's one of the best matches every card.

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  Yeah, and it's a particular wrestling style.

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  I don't think the matches are five minutes long, are they?

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  I don't think that's the case with that title.

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  But yeah, their high speed title is it's presented very well.

  391

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  I believe the speed title started as like it was on Twitter, right?

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  Like those matches were on Twitter.

  393

  00:28:14.110 --> 00:28:16.250

  And that was why it was five minutes long, blah, blah, blah.

  394

  00:28:16.670 --> 00:28:18.510

  So who knows? Who knows?

  395

  00:28:19.010 --> 00:28:20.750

  But we're going to hit the music.

  396

  00:28:20.770 --> 00:28:25.410

  And when we come back, we got to talk about the Dawgs.

  397

  00:28:41.390 --> 00:28:45.170

  But we got to talk about some exciting things that happened in AEW this week.

  398

  00:28:45.530 --> 00:28:47.770

  Principally the appearance of the Dawgs.

  399

  00:28:48.550 --> 00:28:50.210

  They are all elite.

  400

  00:28:50.210 --> 00:28:54.450

  And this was something that there was some conjecture about,

  401

  00:28:54.510 --> 00:28:57.910

  certainly on my part, where I felt like, okay,

  402

  00:28:58.090 --> 00:29:00.850

  Clark Connors definitely seemed like he was under contract,

  403

  00:29:01.470 --> 00:29:04.650

  especially after that promo aired on Collision this last week

  404

  00:29:04.650 --> 00:29:06.410

  and vignette of Clark Connors.

  405

  00:29:06.730 --> 00:29:12.010

  It said All Elite Wrestling and the Dawgs.

  406

  00:29:12.490 --> 00:29:15.130

  A week before this, they were calling them the War Dogs

  407

  00:29:15.130 --> 00:29:17.650

  and calling them New Japan Pro Wrestling talents.

  408

  00:29:17.650 --> 00:29:22.470

  So my guess is March 1st, some contracts expired.

  409

  00:29:22.610 --> 00:29:24.190

  I think Finley's contract expired.

  410

  00:29:24.630 --> 00:29:26.370

  I think Gabe Kidd's contract expired.

  411

  00:29:26.750 --> 00:29:29.820

  And they could finally actually sign with All Elite Wrestling.

  412

  00:29:31.670 --> 00:29:34.890

  Apparently, Finley was offered a contract by WWE to go to NXT.

  413

  00:29:34.970 --> 00:29:37.110

  I think that was his first choice to go to WWE.

  414

  00:29:37.530 --> 00:29:41.510

  His dad works there, but he didn't want to go to NXT first.

  415

  00:29:41.630 --> 00:29:45.130

  So he said no, and he got a better offer from AEW financially,

  416

  00:29:45.130 --> 00:29:48.210

  which people find so hard to believe.

  417

  00:29:48.310 --> 00:29:52.190

  First of all, there are several NXT talents that are on the record

  418

  00:29:52.190 --> 00:29:56.810

  saying NXT doesn't pay shit, especially if you're a nobody.

  419

  00:29:57.330 --> 00:29:59.410

  And I'm not saying Finley's a nobody. He's not.

  420

  00:30:00.030 --> 00:30:02.030

  But they don't pay well.

  421

  00:30:02.430 --> 00:30:07.110

  A lot of people are struggling to get by just financially.

  422

  00:30:07.630 --> 00:30:08.630

  And they're not even touring.

  423

  00:30:09.270 --> 00:30:12.070

  They work in Orlando, and they live in Orlando.

  424

  00:30:12.070 --> 00:30:15.210

  And still, they're barely getting by, some of them.

  425

  00:30:15.470 --> 00:30:20.850

  So people who have left say it's not a very glamorous pay structure.

  426

  00:30:21.410 --> 00:30:23.730

  So they probably didn't offer him a ton of money,

  427

  00:30:23.790 --> 00:30:25.790

  maybe a little better than he was doing in New Japan.

  428

  00:30:26.330 --> 00:30:28.790

  But New Japan's not paying super great, guys,

  429

  00:30:29.190 --> 00:30:31.410

  especially if you actually live in the States

  430

  00:30:31.410 --> 00:30:33.670

  and have to commute to Japan to work.

  431

  00:30:34.150 --> 00:30:36.710

  And also, David Finley's partner is pregnant,

  432

  00:30:36.710 --> 00:30:39.830

  and he wanted to be in the States with them

  433

  00:30:39.830 --> 00:30:43.410

  so that he could be a supportive partner. Good for him.

  434

  00:30:44.530 --> 00:30:47.510

  So he shows up on Dynamite.

  435

  00:30:48.830 --> 00:30:51.070

  But yeah, when they started calling them the dogs,

  436

  00:30:51.210 --> 00:30:53.190

  and when that said All Elite Wrestling presents,

  437

  00:30:53.470 --> 00:30:55.470

  no New Japan anywhere, I was like,

  438

  00:30:55.530 --> 00:30:57.290

  so Clark is for sure under contract.

  439

  00:30:58.190 --> 00:30:59.930

  I'm going to be honest, OK?

  440

  00:31:01.250 --> 00:31:03.490

  I don't love the name The Dogs.

  441

  00:31:05.170 --> 00:31:07.030

  It's like, really?

  442

  00:31:08.310 --> 00:31:12.770

  Like, could we either come up with just like a better reference

  443

  00:31:12.770 --> 00:31:15.890

  to that old gang that they were a part of,

  444

  00:31:16.210 --> 00:31:19.170

  or could we just call them something completely different?

  445

  00:31:19.630 --> 00:31:21.110

  Do we have to call them The Dogs?

  446

  00:31:21.210 --> 00:31:26.610

  That's just not, that's not, no, it's not a good name, OK?

  447

  00:31:26.650 --> 00:31:31.490

  It's like, you know, they don't call like a wrestler

  448

  00:31:31.490 --> 00:31:35.150

  or the guy or the woman, you know what I mean?

  449

  00:31:35.450 --> 00:31:40.010

  Like, it just doesn't have any panache, OK?

  450

  00:31:41.090 --> 00:31:44.110

  But you hear a name enough, it doesn't really matter that much.

  451

  00:31:44.390 --> 00:31:46.430

  So I don't love the name, but whatevs.

  452

  00:31:46.930 --> 00:31:51.210

  Anyway, they, Clark Connors and Gabe Kidd were announced

  453

  00:31:51.210 --> 00:31:55.610

  as wrestling Darby Allen and Orange Cassidy in a tag match

  454

  00:31:55.610 --> 00:31:58.510

  that ended up being really fun, crazy chaotic

  455

  00:31:58.510 --> 00:31:59.810

  with some really cool spots.

  456

  00:31:59.810 --> 00:32:02.610

  They set up Clark to look absolutely phenomenal.

  457

  00:32:03.430 --> 00:32:06.110

  There was, at one point, he ran up the stairs

  458

  00:32:06.110 --> 00:32:08.330

  and speared somebody through a table.

  459

  00:32:09.230 --> 00:32:12.190

  That looked awesome, looked just badass as fuck.

  460

  00:32:13.090 --> 00:32:16.530

  There was a lot of really high intensity wrestling in this.

  461

  00:32:16.910 --> 00:32:21.010

  Darby takes a bump off the top rope and lands,

  462

  00:32:21.530 --> 00:32:24.630

  you watch him just hit his fucking head

  463

  00:32:24.630 --> 00:32:27.370

  on the ring apron on his way down.

  464

  00:32:29.030 --> 00:32:29.990

  Ow.

  465

  00:32:30.410 --> 00:32:32.410

  You know, I know he was tucking his chin,

  466

  00:32:32.510 --> 00:32:34.570

  but like there's no way he didn't hit his fucking head.

  467

  00:32:34.710 --> 00:32:35.970

  Like, that's just crazy.

  468

  00:32:38.230 --> 00:32:39.650

  That is crazy.

  469

  00:32:42.110 --> 00:32:43.970

  And Nuclear Wessel X says,

  470

  00:32:44.110 --> 00:32:46.430

  they could call themselves Bang Bang Gang, the dogs.

  471

  00:32:46.770 --> 00:32:49.530

  No, no, absolutely not.

  472

  00:32:50.270 --> 00:32:51.210

  Skewered Universe says,

  473

  00:32:51.310 --> 00:32:52.430

  what about the handles of justice?

  474

  00:32:52.770 --> 00:32:54.770

  No, no.

  475

  00:32:56.670 --> 00:33:00.110

  But yeah, so ultimately Clark ends up taking the pin.

  476

  00:33:00.510 --> 00:33:01.810

  Gabe's incapacitated.

  477

  00:33:02.770 --> 00:33:04.650

  Clark gets double teamed and ganged up on hit

  478

  00:33:04.650 --> 00:33:06.450

  with two finishers and takes the loss.

  479

  00:33:07.090 --> 00:33:08.350

  You know, he's only been there a few weeks

  480

  00:33:08.350 --> 00:33:10.230

  and he's taken a couple of pins already.

  481

  00:33:10.550 --> 00:33:13.950

  Tony Khan has no compunction about doing that, but damn.

  482

  00:33:15.450 --> 00:33:17.830

  And so everybody in the match looked fantastic.

  483

  00:33:18.090 --> 00:33:19.290

  Orange always looks fantastic.

  484

  00:33:19.490 --> 00:33:20.810

  Darby always looks fantastic.

  485

  00:33:21.170 --> 00:33:22.870

  And I thought Gabe looked great.

  486

  00:33:22.870 --> 00:33:26.530

  And I thought that Clark looked fantastic.

  487

  00:33:28.430 --> 00:33:32.410

  But after that finish from the crowd

  488

  00:33:32.410 --> 00:33:35.570

  comes a man dressed pretty nicely in a suit.

  489

  00:33:36.450 --> 00:33:38.010

  And he has some,

  490

  00:33:38.010 --> 00:33:40.270

  what appears to be a walking stick of some kind.

  491

  00:33:40.730 --> 00:33:42.130

  Maybe it's an Irish walking stick.

  492

  00:33:42.210 --> 00:33:43.670

  Maybe it's a Shalali.

  493

  00:33:44.130 --> 00:33:45.410

  And that, my friends,

  494

  00:33:45.530 --> 00:33:48.330

  is the story of where David Finley actually went to

  495

  00:33:48.330 --> 00:33:50.090

  after his last appearance for New Japan

  496

  00:33:50.090 --> 00:33:51.490

  at New Beginning USA.

  497

  00:33:51.490 --> 00:33:55.190

  David Finley shows up and beats some ass with the Shalali.

  498

  00:33:55.470 --> 00:33:57.910

  Okay, like he did not hold back with those shots.

  499

  00:33:57.950 --> 00:33:59.210

  They look painful.

  500

  00:33:59.810 --> 00:34:00.450

  You know, like I said,

  501

  00:34:00.450 --> 00:34:03.870

  I was very sure he was leaving at New Beginning.

  502

  00:34:05.190 --> 00:34:07.890

  But, you know, after he hit the guys with the Shalali,

  503

  00:34:08.050 --> 00:34:09.750

  I know he's going to be contracted.

  504

  00:34:10.850 --> 00:34:15.730

  But after this appearance, it looked like, you know,

  505

  00:34:15.730 --> 00:34:17.370

  I, to myself, was thinking, okay,

  506

  00:34:17.370 --> 00:34:24.250

  so Finley and Clark Connors are going to be full-time

  507

  00:34:24.250 --> 00:34:26.610

  and Gabe will have maybe a dual contract or something.

  508

  00:34:27.190 --> 00:34:30.570

  Because New Japan has been so invested in Gabe Kidd.

  509

  00:34:31.250 --> 00:34:32.850

  But correct me if I'm wrong, Chad.

  510

  00:34:33.370 --> 00:34:39.850

  Has it been announced that Gabe Kidd is a dual contract?

  511

  00:34:39.889 --> 00:34:41.090

  Because I haven't seen that anywhere.

  512

  00:34:41.650 --> 00:34:44.610

  And they announced on all the socials after this,

  513

  00:34:44.670 --> 00:34:45.489

  the graphic went up,

  514

  00:34:45.489 --> 00:34:48.510

  the dogs are all elite, including Gabe Kidd.

  515

  00:34:49.310 --> 00:34:50.770

  That is massive.

  516

  00:34:51.590 --> 00:34:52.710

  Absolutely massive.

  517

  00:34:53.270 --> 00:34:56.770

  If that's, if they're all full-time AEW, that's crazy.

  518

  00:34:57.350 --> 00:34:57.810

  Okay.

  519

  00:34:58.590 --> 00:34:59.850

  I've, like I said earlier,

  520

  00:34:59.850 --> 00:35:01.550

  I've never been a huge David Finley,

  521

  00:35:01.830 --> 00:35:04.670

  like as a charisma vacuum,

  522

  00:35:05.970 --> 00:35:07.370

  as he can be sometimes.

  523

  00:35:07.450 --> 00:35:10.810

  I didn't like the presentation of him in New Japan with Gato.

  524

  00:35:10.970 --> 00:35:11.890

  I didn't think it worked.

  525

  00:35:11.890 --> 00:35:15.370

  And what I'm hopeful for is in America,

  526

  00:35:16.950 --> 00:35:18.490

  he feels a little more comfortable

  527

  00:35:18.490 --> 00:35:20.890

  and can maybe get over a little more.

  528

  00:35:20.990 --> 00:35:23.190

  It might be a different experience for him.

  529

  00:35:23.430 --> 00:35:25.390

  He's a great in-ring competitor.

  530

  00:35:25.970 --> 00:35:28.430

  But I have kind of an easy solution to this,

  531

  00:35:28.450 --> 00:35:30.490

  which is don't make anybody the leader of this group.

  532

  00:35:30.510 --> 00:35:31.390

  They don't need one.

  533

  00:35:31.970 --> 00:35:34.070

  They're just kind of all for one, one for all.

  534

  00:35:34.490 --> 00:35:36.650

  And David Finley is just on the same plane

  535

  00:35:36.650 --> 00:35:37.350

  as everybody else.

  536

  00:35:37.430 --> 00:35:39.890

  Because I think much like shooter Umino

  537

  00:35:40.670 --> 00:35:43.330

  had his push too preordained.

  538

  00:35:43.390 --> 00:35:45.170

  I think calling David Finley the leader

  539

  00:35:45.170 --> 00:35:46.690

  might've been the same thing.

  540

  00:35:46.810 --> 00:35:47.950

  And it set him up to fail

  541

  00:35:47.950 --> 00:35:49.910

  because you kind of expect just a little more

  542

  00:35:49.910 --> 00:35:50.570

  out of the leader.

  543

  00:35:50.850 --> 00:35:52.330

  And when you're a leader of a group

  544

  00:35:52.330 --> 00:35:56.090

  that is formerly led by Finn Balor, AKA Prince Devitt,

  545

  00:35:56.770 --> 00:35:58.910

  AJ Styles, Kenny Omega, and Jay White,

  546

  00:35:59.390 --> 00:36:00.930

  pretty high expectations.

  547

  00:36:01.210 --> 00:36:04.530

  I don't know that that was exactly the right move.

  548

  00:36:05.150 --> 00:36:05.730

  Scare Glow.

  549

  00:36:05.850 --> 00:36:06.670

  Oh my God.

  550

  00:36:06.770 --> 00:36:08.810

  I can't believe I actually said it

  551

  00:36:08.810 --> 00:36:10.050

  because you're totally right.

  552

  00:36:10.210 --> 00:36:11.290

  I do love the name woman.

  553

  00:36:11.510 --> 00:36:12.370

  I thought it really worked.

  554

  00:36:12.790 --> 00:36:14.470

  I was thinking of active wrestlers,

  555

  00:36:14.530 --> 00:36:18.190

  but yes, the manager woman, incredible, incredible.

  556

  00:36:18.270 --> 00:36:19.450

  And yes, she made it work.

  557

  00:36:19.770 --> 00:36:20.170

  Absolutely.

  558

  00:36:20.650 --> 00:36:22.170

  So thank you, Scare Glow.

  559

  00:36:23.870 --> 00:36:26.110

  That was a dumb thing of me to say,

  560

  00:36:26.650 --> 00:36:27.770

  but yes, you're right.

  561

  00:36:27.930 --> 00:36:29.350

  There has been somebody named a woman

  562

  00:36:29.350 --> 00:36:31.630

  and they were an exceptional manager.

  563

  00:36:32.370 --> 00:36:33.370

  But like I said,

  564

  00:36:33.410 --> 00:36:35.330

  I think David Finley might have an easier time

  565

  00:36:35.330 --> 00:36:36.030

  in America.

  566

  00:36:36.450 --> 00:36:37.010

  We'll see.

  567

  00:36:37.090 --> 00:36:38.230

  You know, jury's going to be out on that,

  568

  00:36:38.230 --> 00:36:40.870

  but the graphic, when I saw it, I was stunned.

  569

  00:36:41.270 --> 00:36:42.230

  I could not believe it.

  570

  00:36:42.250 --> 00:36:43.110

  Talk about a coup.

  571

  00:36:43.670 --> 00:36:45.370

  You know, that Tony Khan really,

  572

  00:36:45.370 --> 00:36:47.750

  really pulled something huge.

  573

  00:36:48.510 --> 00:36:50.970

  BJ Dixon, HGA in the chat.

  574

  00:36:51.050 --> 00:36:51.910

  Hello, my friend.

  575

  00:36:51.950 --> 00:36:55.010

  Great to see you in the chat again, as always.

  576

  00:36:55.510 --> 00:36:57.350

  Too fat to cook with a great point.

  577

  00:36:57.430 --> 00:36:59.070

  How does Darby walk after those matches?

  578

  00:36:59.190 --> 00:37:00.630

  I have no fucking idea.

  579

  00:37:01.230 --> 00:37:03.270

  I just, I don't know.

  580

  00:37:03.650 --> 00:37:05.490

  All I can assume is that he doesn't

  581

  00:37:05.490 --> 00:37:07.510

  actually need a skull to survive

  582

  00:37:07.510 --> 00:37:11.030

  because the way he landed on that bump was so scary.

  583

  00:37:11.650 --> 00:37:13.690

  So like I said, I'm hyped.

  584

  00:37:14.030 --> 00:37:14.250

  Okay.

  585

  00:37:14.250 --> 00:37:16.650

  I'm hyped about the dogs being there.

  586

  00:37:17.030 --> 00:37:18.270

  I know they're going to be different.

  587

  00:37:18.410 --> 00:37:20.810

  I already love the way Clark Connors is being presented

  588

  00:37:20.810 --> 00:37:24.390

  as opposed to the way he was presented in New Japan,

  589

  00:37:24.390 --> 00:37:26.290

  where I thought he sounded like a teenager

  590

  00:37:26.290 --> 00:37:27.910

  who couldn't wait to say the word fuck

  591

  00:37:27.910 --> 00:37:29.610

  because his dad walked out of the room.

  592

  00:37:29.950 --> 00:37:31.870

  I'm getting a totally different vibe from him here.

  593

  00:37:32.250 --> 00:37:33.610

  So I'm hoping for the best.

  594

  00:37:33.710 --> 00:37:34.890

  I think TK knows what he's doing,

  595

  00:37:35.570 --> 00:37:36.830

  but it begs a question.

  596

  00:37:36.830 --> 00:37:39.130

  And I want to ask the chat.

  597

  00:37:39.670 --> 00:37:41.250

  One, what do you think of the dogs?

  598

  00:37:41.590 --> 00:37:42.690

  What do you think of the name?

  599

  00:37:42.730 --> 00:37:46.210

  What do you think of the group being signed?

  600

  00:37:46.410 --> 00:37:47.330

  Are you excited?

  601

  00:37:47.550 --> 00:37:49.610

  Are you, do you think this is a huge thing

  602

  00:37:49.610 --> 00:37:50.870

  or is it just whatever to you?

  603

  00:37:50.890 --> 00:37:51.670

  I want to know.

  604

  00:37:52.730 --> 00:37:54.430

  But here's another thing I want to know.

  605

  00:37:55.670 --> 00:37:56.950

  Is there too many wrestlers

  606

  00:37:56.950 --> 00:37:59.830

  and not enough TV time in AEW?

  607

  00:38:00.950 --> 00:38:03.330

  Now I'm going to read a quote from Dave Meltzer.

  608

  00:38:03.530 --> 00:38:04.710

  And he was talking about this

  609

  00:38:04.710 --> 00:38:06.830

  on the Wrestling Observer Radio the other day.

  610

  00:38:07.590 --> 00:38:08.450

  And this is a quote.

  611

  00:38:08.550 --> 00:38:09.550

  This is not me saying it.

  612

  00:38:09.590 --> 00:38:11.930

  And the quote has all of the Dave-isms in it.

  613

  00:38:12.510 --> 00:38:16.750

  So if I say, um, or speak like I don't know words,

  614

  00:38:16.990 --> 00:38:19.510

  Dave does that sometimes, but I'm just quoting Dave.

  615

  00:38:19.650 --> 00:38:21.210

  So he said, he's good, right?

  616

  00:38:21.210 --> 00:38:22.250

  He's talking about David Finley.

  617

  00:38:22.330 --> 00:38:24.470

  He says, you know, he's like a really good wrestler.

  618

  00:38:24.610 --> 00:38:26.490

  I mean, like better than most technically

  619

  00:38:26.490 --> 00:38:27.630

  and everything like that.

  620

  00:38:27.810 --> 00:38:30.330

  But you know, the guy, they got so many people.

  621

  00:38:30.630 --> 00:38:32.470

  I don't know how they're going to, you know,

  622

  00:38:32.470 --> 00:38:34.670

  where they're back to, like they've signed

  623

  00:38:34.670 --> 00:38:36.030

  so many new people this year.

  624

  00:38:36.070 --> 00:38:38.090

  They don't have any more TV time, man.

  625

  00:38:38.730 --> 00:38:41.230

  Well, I mean, they still don't have enough TV time

  626

  00:38:41.230 --> 00:38:42.790

  for these guys to have matches.

  627

  00:38:42.910 --> 00:38:44.770

  I mean, you're going to be having a lot of guys

  628

  00:38:44.770 --> 00:38:46.810

  having 15 or 18 matches a year.

  629

  00:38:47.130 --> 00:38:49.310

  And you know, if your goal in professional wrestling

  630

  00:38:49.310 --> 00:38:51.750

  is to make a lot of money and not work at all

  631

  00:38:51.750 --> 00:38:54.650

  or not work much, this is like the greatest time ever

  632

  00:38:54.650 --> 00:38:56.250

  to be a pro wrestler in the United States.

  633

  00:38:56.270 --> 00:38:57.690

  Like not even close.

  634

  00:38:58.450 --> 00:38:59.590

  Kevin Nash would have loved it.

  635

  00:38:59.810 --> 00:39:01.770

  But it's so weird because it's like all

  636

  00:39:01.770 --> 00:39:04.010

  those guys that would love this money again.

  637

  00:39:04.270 --> 00:39:07.390

  Hello, Kevin Nash, and even love more of the fact

  638

  00:39:07.390 --> 00:39:08.990

  they don't even have to work for it

  639

  00:39:08.990 --> 00:39:10.690

  in the sense of that many matches.

  640

  00:39:11.270 --> 00:39:12.950

  Unfortunately, when that actually happened

  641

  00:39:12.950 --> 00:39:14.850

  in this generation, we have a generation

  642

  00:39:14.850 --> 00:39:17.210

  of people who grew up as wrestling fans

  643

  00:39:17.210 --> 00:39:19.390

  and they want to go out there and wrestle a lot.

  644

  00:39:19.870 --> 00:39:21.990

  So it's like they're making way more money

  645

  00:39:21.990 --> 00:39:23.390

  than they ever could have made.

  646

  00:39:23.430 --> 00:39:25.150

  And I think that generally speaking,

  647

  00:39:25.150 --> 00:39:26.730

  they're probably happy with that.

  648

  00:39:26.850 --> 00:39:29.010

  But so many of them are mad because they're not

  649

  00:39:29.010 --> 00:39:30.570

  getting enough ring time, which is true.

  650

  00:39:30.570 --> 00:39:32.870

  I mean, they're not getting enough ring time.

  651

  00:39:35.780 --> 00:39:38.020

  That was a mouthful, a lot of Dave-isms in there.

  652

  00:39:40.280 --> 00:39:42.320

  And I want to know what you all think.

  653

  00:39:43.780 --> 00:39:44.980

  So, Skewered Universe says,

  654

  00:39:44.980 --> 00:39:46.360

  Gabe Kidd is signed with AEW,

  655

  00:39:46.440 --> 00:39:48.040

  but all I can find about New Japan

  656

  00:39:48.040 --> 00:39:49.380

  is he's associated with the promotion

  657

  00:39:49.380 --> 00:39:50.980

  of the pairing as part of Unbound Company.

  658

  00:39:51.800 --> 00:39:55.980

  Yeah, and I think they ended the War Dogs

  659

  00:39:55.980 --> 00:39:57.280

  and made them part of Unbound Company

  660

  00:39:57.280 --> 00:39:58.620

  because all of them were about to leave.

  661

  00:39:59.760 --> 00:40:02.580

  Inabab says, seeing David Finley debut in AEW

  662

  00:40:02.580 --> 00:40:04.000

  with the Shillelian hand reminded me

  663

  00:40:04.000 --> 00:40:06.340

  of WWE's typical Irish stereotypes

  664

  00:40:07.160 --> 00:40:09.840

  of Finley horde and swaddle from the mid 2000s.

  665

  00:40:09.860 --> 00:40:11.660

  I mean, he's Finley's child.

  666

  00:40:12.120 --> 00:40:13.760

  He's carrying it forward, I guess.

  667

  00:40:14.140 --> 00:40:19.030

  Nuclear Wessels with the very controversial opinion

  668

  00:40:19.030 --> 00:40:20.650

  that I hesitate to say this,

  669

  00:40:20.770 --> 00:40:22.150

  but Dynamite needs to be three hours.

  670

  00:40:22.590 --> 00:40:25.030

  If anybody could make it work, it is Tony Khan.

  671

  00:40:25.390 --> 00:40:27.010

  I agree with you.

  672

  00:40:27.250 --> 00:40:28.370

  Tino Ibarra.

  673

  00:40:28.410 --> 00:40:29.970

  I feel like TK is trying to beef up

  674

  00:40:29.970 --> 00:40:30.770

  the tag team division,

  675

  00:40:30.870 --> 00:40:32.390

  but Dogs and Rascals are two teams

  676

  00:40:32.390 --> 00:40:33.930

  that could carry the trio's titles.

  677

  00:40:34.650 --> 00:40:36.370

  Totally, totally.

  678

  00:40:36.790 --> 00:40:39.670

  No one TK'd have them carry them both at the same time.

  679

  00:40:39.870 --> 00:40:41.410

  Skewer Universe says,

  680

  00:40:41.530 --> 00:40:44.030

  I think the AEW roster and TV time being precious

  681

  00:40:44.030 --> 00:40:45.370

  is no different than WWE,

  682

  00:40:45.730 --> 00:40:47.690

  but since AEW is still the new kid on the block,

  683

  00:40:47.730 --> 00:40:48.770

  they will get the criticism.

  684

  00:40:49.470 --> 00:40:51.870

  AEW does try more to get others on TV.

  685

  00:40:53.110 --> 00:40:56.070

  And Inabab, what about the supposed third AEW show

  686

  00:40:56.070 --> 00:40:57.410

  that was going to take over Rampage?

  687

  00:40:57.410 --> 00:40:58.070

  That would be good.

  688

  00:40:58.110 --> 00:41:00.430

  Then again, there is ROH for certain wrestlers

  689

  00:41:00.430 --> 00:41:01.630

  to prove themselves too.

  690

  00:41:02.510 --> 00:41:03.770

  Great points, everybody.

  691

  00:41:03.830 --> 00:41:05.910

  I agree with everything everybody said.

  692

  00:41:06.770 --> 00:41:08.270

  Here's my take on this.

  693

  00:41:08.910 --> 00:41:11.450

  I felt very similarly to Dave at times,

  694

  00:41:11.690 --> 00:41:13.690

  and I felt most especially this way

  695

  00:41:13.690 --> 00:41:16.810

  in the light of the pandemic releases from WWE

  696

  00:41:16.810 --> 00:41:18.510

  where he was just gobbling up these people

  697

  00:41:18.510 --> 00:41:19.590

  that had been released,

  698

  00:41:20.130 --> 00:41:22.030

  where he signed Swerve and he signed Keith Lee,

  699

  00:41:22.390 --> 00:41:24.390

  and he signed all these other people,

  700

  00:41:24.410 --> 00:41:26.130

  and then they disappeared.

  701

  00:41:26.650 --> 00:41:28.490

  They'd sign, they'd make a big debut,

  702

  00:41:28.570 --> 00:41:29.890

  then you wouldn't see them for like a month.

  703

  00:41:29.890 --> 00:41:31.650

  And it's like, what the fuck?

  704

  00:41:32.630 --> 00:41:35.250

  But in my opinion, since 2024, especially,

  705

  00:41:35.310 --> 00:41:37.490

  AEW seems to have developed a system

  706

  00:41:37.490 --> 00:41:39.050

  of rotating talent

  707

  00:41:39.050 --> 00:41:41.930

  that I feel most of the time works out pretty well.

  708

  00:41:42.150 --> 00:41:45.430

  It may also be a sign that like was said in the chat

  709

  00:41:45.430 --> 00:41:48.290

  that Tony Khan has bigger plans for Ring of Honor,

  710

  00:41:48.470 --> 00:41:50.330

  and that maybe he's going to be leaning on that

  711

  00:41:50.330 --> 00:41:51.110

  a little more.

  712

  00:41:51.330 --> 00:41:53.090

  And maybe that's some of the impetus

  713

  00:41:53.090 --> 00:41:55.090

  for this studio show revamp,

  714

  00:41:55.130 --> 00:41:57.070

  which we're going to talk about a little more later.

  715

  00:41:58.650 --> 00:42:01.670

  So I guess what I would say to these younger talents,

  716

  00:42:02.430 --> 00:42:04.710

  if they want to work more, they can.

  717

  00:42:05.610 --> 00:42:07.810

  AEW literally has partnerships globally,

  718

  00:42:07.850 --> 00:42:09.910

  and the talent have also been allowed

  719

  00:42:09.910 --> 00:42:11.150

  to work American indies.

  720

  00:42:11.350 --> 00:42:12.710

  This is not WWE.

  721

  00:42:13.170 --> 00:42:14.550

  You are not stuck in their system

  722

  00:42:14.550 --> 00:42:15.590

  and you can't go anywhere.

  723

  00:42:16.230 --> 00:42:17.350

  You're not hanging out and catering

  724

  00:42:17.350 --> 00:42:18.270

  if you don't want to.

  725

  00:42:19.010 --> 00:42:21.970

  I was a working musician for a long time,

  726

  00:42:22.510 --> 00:42:24.930

  and I was not a big deal in the sense

  727

  00:42:24.930 --> 00:42:26.150

  that I ever made a ton of money

  728

  00:42:26.150 --> 00:42:27.950

  or had a ton of acclaim or anything,

  729

  00:42:28.010 --> 00:42:31.150

  but I didn't expect to play on huge stages

  730

  00:42:31.150 --> 00:42:33.870

  until I proved myself at a smaller level.

  731

  00:42:34.330 --> 00:42:35.910

  Now, compared to the music industry,

  732

  00:42:35.990 --> 00:42:39.750

  the wrestling industry is teeny tiny, okay?

  733

  00:42:40.130 --> 00:42:42.430

  There is far less wrestlers in the world

  734

  00:42:42.430 --> 00:42:44.130

  than there is musicians, okay?

  735

  00:42:44.690 --> 00:42:48.430

  So if you're somebody young who's under contract

  736

  00:42:48.430 --> 00:42:50.830

  and you're upset that you're not getting on TV enough,

  737

  00:42:51.790 --> 00:42:52.750

  go work the indies.

  738

  00:42:52.930 --> 00:42:54.170

  Keep working on your craft.

  739

  00:42:54.170 --> 00:42:56.950

  If you're there for the love of the game,

  740

  00:42:57.270 --> 00:42:58.610

  go work the indies.

  741

  00:42:58.970 --> 00:43:01.690

  You're already being paid well, okay?

  742

  00:43:01.750 --> 00:43:04.130

  This would be like being paid by a major label

  743

  00:43:04.130 --> 00:43:07.070

  and then complaining that they weren't releasing

  744

  00:43:07.070 --> 00:43:09.170

  your record when they were letting you

  745

  00:43:09.170 --> 00:43:11.030

  release records on indies constantly,

  746

  00:43:11.350 --> 00:43:11.890

  you know what I mean?

  747

  00:43:12.450 --> 00:43:16.090

  So you really have to have experience

  748

  00:43:16.090 --> 00:43:17.650

  in front of different kinds of crowds.

  749

  00:43:18.210 --> 00:43:20.110

  I think that people are getting signed

  750

  00:43:20.110 --> 00:43:21.470

  at younger and younger ages.

  751

  00:43:21.470 --> 00:43:25.070

  I mean, Nick Wayne got signed, debuted when he was 18.

  752

  00:43:25.430 --> 00:43:26.510

  Billy Starks was 18.

  753

  00:43:26.990 --> 00:43:29.730

  You know, Top Flight was like 20, I believe,

  754

  00:43:29.950 --> 00:43:31.190

  19, something like that.

  755

  00:43:31.330 --> 00:43:33.210

  They couldn't legally drink, I know that.

  756

  00:43:33.350 --> 00:43:34.670

  Sky Blue, all these people,

  757

  00:43:34.830 --> 00:43:36.570

  they debut when they're very, very young

  758

  00:43:36.570 --> 00:43:37.550

  in their careers.

  759

  00:43:38.010 --> 00:43:39.870

  And it used to be that you had to work the indies

  760

  00:43:39.870 --> 00:43:42.170

  for a long time to even get on somebody's radar.

  761

  00:43:42.350 --> 00:43:43.730

  And now these people are being signed

  762

  00:43:43.730 --> 00:43:46.930

  at very young ages and being paid reasonably well

  763

  00:43:46.930 --> 00:43:50.550

  by AEW so that, yeah, you can go out on the indies.

  764

  00:43:50.550 --> 00:43:52.810

  You have nothing to lose except to develop your skills.

  765

  00:43:53.230 --> 00:43:54.510

  Don't be stupid and get injured.

  766

  00:43:55.350 --> 00:43:57.430

  But you already make better money

  767

  00:43:57.430 --> 00:43:58.870

  than most of the people on the indies.

  768

  00:43:59.110 --> 00:44:01.990

  So go get reps, work on developing your character

  769

  00:44:01.990 --> 00:44:04.130

  and responding to different types of crowds

  770

  00:44:04.130 --> 00:44:05.370

  and feeling out crowds.

  771

  00:44:06.230 --> 00:44:08.770

  I mean, there's no doubt that Tony pushes stars

  772

  00:44:08.770 --> 00:44:11.830

  and the people who bring in ratings, okay?

  773

  00:44:12.030 --> 00:44:15.130

  Tony Storm, Swerve, Hangman, MJF, Mercedes.

  774

  00:44:15.470 --> 00:44:17.110

  They're gonna be on every episode

  775

  00:44:17.110 --> 00:44:19.890

  in a prime spot that Tony can get them on, okay?

  776

  00:44:19.890 --> 00:44:20.710

  And you have to.

  777

  00:44:20.870 --> 00:44:22.450

  That's how you get the best ratings, right?

  778

  00:44:23.090 --> 00:44:25.410

  But those looking to reach that new level,

  779

  00:44:26.010 --> 00:44:27.890

  they got to prove that they're worth the risk

  780

  00:44:27.890 --> 00:44:30.910

  and it may not all happen in AEW.

  781

  00:44:32.050 --> 00:44:36.650

  The truth is, you know, AEW is a shark tank.

  782

  00:44:36.690 --> 00:44:37.830

  It is by design.

  783

  00:44:37.890 --> 00:44:39.730

  When they say we're the best wrestle,

  784

  00:44:41.230 --> 00:44:44.870

  you are better than the people considered the best

  785

  00:44:44.870 --> 00:44:47.810

  if you're actually on TV regularly, okay?

  786

  00:44:47.810 --> 00:44:51.010

  If you're Kenny Omega, you are one of one.

  787

  00:44:51.170 --> 00:44:53.090

  If you're Tony Storm, you are one of one.

  788

  00:44:53.970 --> 00:44:57.550

  MJF, Hangman, Swerve, you know, Mercedes,

  789

  00:44:58.590 --> 00:45:00.090

  Kristallander, Willow, you know,

  790

  00:45:00.190 --> 00:45:01.910

  these people are on TV all the time

  791

  00:45:02.450 --> 00:45:04.750

  because Tony can count on them, you know,

  792

  00:45:04.750 --> 00:45:08.870

  to perform at a high level and to bring in interest.

  793

  00:45:09.390 --> 00:45:12.730

  So, you know, if you're young in the company

  794

  00:45:12.730 --> 00:45:14.010

  and you're trying to get your shot,

  795

  00:45:14.330 --> 00:45:17.450

  like don't limit yourself to 15 to 18 matches a year

  796

  00:45:17.450 --> 00:45:20.510

  on television in AEW, you better get your ass on the indies

  797

  00:45:20.510 --> 00:45:22.350

  and demonstrate that value.

  798

  00:45:22.770 --> 00:45:24.790

  You're already being paid well to do it.

  799

  00:45:24.790 --> 00:45:26.670

  So just go do it, you know?

  800

  00:45:27.970 --> 00:45:32.890

  A good example would have been Abaddon got released

  801

  00:45:32.890 --> 00:45:37.210

  or her contract was allowed to expire sometime back.

  802

  00:45:37.250 --> 00:45:38.590

  Their contract was allowed to expire.

  803

  00:45:39.130 --> 00:45:40.670

  And a lot of people were bummed

  804

  00:45:40.670 --> 00:45:42.090

  that Abaddon wasn't going to stay.

  805

  00:45:43.630 --> 00:45:44.630

  And my thought on it was,

  806

  00:45:44.630 --> 00:45:47.490

  well, Abaddon barely had any experience when they started.

  807

  00:45:47.990 --> 00:45:50.490

  You know, they were pretty green on the indies.

  808

  00:45:50.510 --> 00:45:53.070

  And then they worked for AEW for like five years

  809

  00:45:53.070 --> 00:45:56.270

  and they were paid to basically learn how to wrestle.

  810

  00:45:56.590 --> 00:45:57.890

  Then they went on the indies

  811

  00:45:57.890 --> 00:46:00.770

  and have made much more of a name for themselves

  812

  00:46:00.770 --> 00:46:01.830

  as they've been out there

  813

  00:46:01.830 --> 00:46:03.230

  and they're getting better at wrestling.

  814

  00:46:04.650 --> 00:46:06.510

  Abaddon could come back to AEW at some point.

  815

  00:46:06.570 --> 00:46:07.150

  You know what I mean?

  816

  00:46:07.310 --> 00:46:10.170

  It's not like it's over just because, you know,

  817

  00:46:10.250 --> 00:46:11.670

  the contract didn't get picked back up.

  818

  00:46:11.670 --> 00:46:15.670

  You got to make yourself essential, you know,

  819

  00:46:15.890 --> 00:46:16.970

  because this isn't WWE

  820

  00:46:16.970 --> 00:46:18.630

  where they make up their mind about you

  821

  00:46:18.630 --> 00:46:21.330

  and they push you no matter what the fans say.

  822

  00:46:21.670 --> 00:46:23.610

  The fans turn against you, you're gone.

  823

  00:46:24.590 --> 00:46:26.910

  Chris Jericho makes millions of dollars

  824

  00:46:26.910 --> 00:46:29.290

  and has not been on TV for almost a year.

  825

  00:46:29.610 --> 00:46:30.270

  You know what I mean?

  826

  00:46:31.390 --> 00:46:33.890

  So I think you got to allow for that.

  827

  00:46:33.990 --> 00:46:35.930

  And so if you want the best of the best,

  828

  00:46:36.150 --> 00:46:38.070

  Tony Khan is giving you the best of the best,

  829

  00:46:38.070 --> 00:46:41.690

  but it's not always pretty, okay?

  830

  00:46:41.770 --> 00:46:43.190

  You're swimming in a shark tank.

  831

  00:46:43.710 --> 00:46:46.070

  You got to bring your best shit

  832

  00:46:46.070 --> 00:46:48.110

  and your best shit has to be better

  833

  00:46:48.110 --> 00:46:49.350

  than other people's best shit.

  834

  00:46:49.690 --> 00:46:50.630

  That's my take on it.

  835

  00:46:50.630 --> 00:46:51.850

  Let's see what you guys say.

  836

  00:46:52.410 --> 00:46:55.770

  Yeah, speaking of catering, Royce Keyes.

  837

  00:46:56.430 --> 00:46:57.650

  I feel bad for Will Hobbs.

  838

  00:46:57.730 --> 00:46:58.950

  I like Will Hobbs a lot.

  839

  00:46:59.530 --> 00:47:00.430

  Too Fat To Cook says,

  840

  00:47:00.470 --> 00:47:02.390

  roster at AEW is treated similar to football.

  841

  00:47:02.450 --> 00:47:03.590

  They have backups and talent

  842

  00:47:03.590 --> 00:47:06.030

  that rotate out to keep everyone fresh.

  843

  00:47:06.030 --> 00:47:10.410

  They also wrestle in extremely physical style

  844

  00:47:11.150 --> 00:47:13.090

  that can injure people easily.

  845

  00:47:13.330 --> 00:47:15.370

  And so there's a lot of injuries in AEW

  846

  00:47:15.370 --> 00:47:16.430

  and that is the truth.

  847

  00:47:16.630 --> 00:47:18.530

  There's a lot of injuries in New Japan too

  848

  00:47:18.530 --> 00:47:20.830

  because they wrestle that strong style.

  849

  00:47:20.950 --> 00:47:22.150

  They don't call it strong style

  850

  00:47:22.150 --> 00:47:23.670

  because it's a cute name, guys.

  851

  00:47:24.150 --> 00:47:25.390

  It's a real thing.

  852

  00:47:26.770 --> 00:47:27.590

  So, it's your universe.

  853

  00:47:27.870 --> 00:47:29.690

  AEW allows our talent to work elsewhere.

  854

  00:47:29.770 --> 00:47:31.350

  So the complaints about not working

  855

  00:47:31.350 --> 00:47:33.410

  or getting ring time seems like

  856

  00:47:33.410 --> 00:47:34.570

  a very New York state of mind.

  857

  00:47:34.610 --> 00:47:35.310

  If you catch my drift.

  858

  00:47:35.310 --> 00:47:36.090

  Yes, I do.

  859

  00:47:36.410 --> 00:47:37.230

  Yes, I do.

  860

  00:47:37.430 --> 00:47:40.410

  The Scare Glow, if it's where the best wrestle,

  861

  00:47:40.530 --> 00:47:41.970

  they compete for the best spots.

  862

  00:47:42.090 --> 00:47:44.410

  Ring of Honor is probably going to get a TV deal

  863

  00:47:44.410 --> 00:47:45.550

  and working all around the world

  864

  00:47:45.550 --> 00:47:47.230

  makes wrestling feel epic again.

  865

  00:47:48.050 --> 00:47:48.670

  Totally agree.

  866

  00:47:48.990 --> 00:47:49.730

  Totally agree.

  867

  00:47:50.150 --> 00:47:52.350

  And if you're not getting the time,

  868

  00:47:52.410 --> 00:47:53.750

  see if you can get a stardom tour.

  869

  00:47:53.850 --> 00:47:59.330

  See if you can get some time over in TJPW.

  870

  00:47:59.690 --> 00:48:01.590

  It's not like they haven't let people work

  871

  00:48:01.590 --> 00:48:03.030

  outside of the traditional partnership

  872

  00:48:03.030 --> 00:48:04.050

  that they've set up too.

  873

  00:48:04.050 --> 00:48:05.450

  So come on.

  874

  00:48:05.690 --> 00:48:07.290

  You know, the security universe said

  875

  00:48:07.290 --> 00:48:09.390

  Swerve wasn't always on TV until he stepped up

  876

  00:48:09.390 --> 00:48:11.710

  and proved why he was worthy of the time

  877

  00:48:11.710 --> 00:48:12.890

  and the top title.

  878

  00:48:13.390 --> 00:48:13.870

  Absolutely.

  879

  00:48:14.970 --> 00:48:15.450

  Absolutely.

  880

  00:48:15.910 --> 00:48:17.230

  And yes, adding that,

  881

  00:48:17.230 --> 00:48:19.110

  I wish AEW Dark was still around.

  882

  00:48:19.370 --> 00:48:19.810

  Me too.

  883

  00:48:20.350 --> 00:48:21.610

  Because, you know,

  884

  00:48:21.850 --> 00:48:24.330

  I think there was an attraction to Dark

  885

  00:48:25.050 --> 00:48:26.550

  because you could see the people

  886

  00:48:26.550 --> 00:48:28.390

  that weren't on the shows all the time.

  887

  00:48:28.550 --> 00:48:30.370

  They still got some exposure somewhere.

  888

  00:48:30.370 --> 00:48:34.390

  Athena basically created her current character on Dark,

  889

  00:48:34.950 --> 00:48:35.610

  you know,

  890

  00:48:35.950 --> 00:48:38.570

  because her and Jodie Thret

  891

  00:48:38.570 --> 00:48:40.930

  just went for it on that show

  892

  00:48:40.930 --> 00:48:42.890

  and wrestled a stiff ass fucking match.

  893

  00:48:43.350 --> 00:48:45.830

  Too Fat to Cook says third show streaming only.

  894

  00:48:46.350 --> 00:48:47.950

  You know, I could see that.

  895

  00:48:47.990 --> 00:48:48.550

  Absolutely.

  896

  00:48:49.090 --> 00:48:49.650

  Inabab.

  897

  00:48:49.750 --> 00:48:50.450

  Exactly, Blay.

  898

  00:48:50.490 --> 00:48:52.690

  We could see Abaddon return to AEW again in the future

  899

  00:48:52.690 --> 00:48:54.170

  with the gained experience from the indies.

  900

  00:48:54.450 --> 00:48:56.470

  I honestly hope to see it.

  901

  00:48:57.230 --> 00:48:58.090

  Very possibly.

  902

  00:48:58.470 --> 00:48:59.210

  Very possibly.

  903

  00:48:59.890 --> 00:49:01.490

  BJ Dixon, HGA.

  904

  00:49:01.750 --> 00:49:03.210

  Prediction for Brody versus Swerve.

  905

  00:49:03.230 --> 00:49:03.770

  Who wins?

  906

  00:49:03.910 --> 00:49:04.750

  I got Swerve.

  907

  00:49:05.310 --> 00:49:06.210

  I do have a prediction,

  908

  00:49:06.250 --> 00:49:08.350

  but I have a whole revolution section

  909

  00:49:08.350 --> 00:49:09.250

  we're going to be talking about.

  910

  00:49:09.290 --> 00:49:10.230

  So I'll get to it.

  911

  00:49:10.290 --> 00:49:10.990

  You'll hear it.

  912

  00:49:11.010 --> 00:49:12.930

  But I'll share it there.

  913

  00:49:13.450 --> 00:49:14.030

  Kurt Jangel.

  914

  00:49:14.710 --> 00:49:15.750

  Nice to see you, my friend.

  915

  00:49:15.790 --> 00:49:18.870

  The Shark Tank vibe is what actually made the Attitude era

  916

  00:49:18.870 --> 00:49:19.590

  so electric,

  917

  00:49:19.590 --> 00:49:21.270

  but some people don't want to hear that.

  918

  00:49:21.690 --> 00:49:22.130

  Absolutely.

  919

  00:49:22.730 --> 00:49:23.130

  Okay.

  920

  00:49:23.450 --> 00:49:24.410

  Like, look,

  921

  00:49:25.190 --> 00:49:26.510

  the entertainment business

  922

  00:49:27.490 --> 00:49:30.210

  is not pretty at all.

  923

  00:49:30.550 --> 00:49:31.030

  Zero.

  924

  00:49:31.470 --> 00:49:31.730

  Okay?

  925

  00:49:31.990 --> 00:49:32.710

  It's people politicking.

  926

  00:49:33.170 --> 00:49:34.950

  It's people trying to get the best for them.

  927

  00:49:35.170 --> 00:49:36.890

  When they call wrestlers politicians and shit,

  928

  00:49:36.990 --> 00:49:37.770

  I'm like, duh.

  929

  00:49:38.110 --> 00:49:39.450

  Like, they're on TV.

  930

  00:49:39.670 --> 00:49:41.230

  They're trying to be featured on television.

  931

  00:49:41.250 --> 00:49:42.390

  Of course they're politicking.

  932

  00:49:42.690 --> 00:49:43.910

  They're going to do whatever it takes.

  933

  00:49:44.310 --> 00:49:44.990

  You know what I mean?

  934

  00:49:45.350 --> 00:49:50.810

  So I think that there is a misconception

  935

  00:49:50.810 --> 00:49:53.750

  or somehow the terms are different for wrestlers.

  936

  00:49:53.990 --> 00:49:55.010

  They're television stars.

  937

  00:49:55.110 --> 00:49:55.930

  At the end of the day,

  938

  00:49:55.930 --> 00:49:57.470

  wrestlers are television stars.

  939

  00:49:57.990 --> 00:49:58.130

  Okay?

  940

  00:49:58.130 --> 00:50:01.390

  They are not something else besides that.

  941

  00:50:01.630 --> 00:50:02.290

  They are.

  942

  00:50:02.390 --> 00:50:04.250

  They're maybe not traditional actors.

  943

  00:50:04.430 --> 00:50:06.690

  They're maybe not traditional athletes,

  944

  00:50:06.690 --> 00:50:08.530

  but they are both of those things.

  945

  00:50:08.530 --> 00:50:10.350

  And they are featured on television every week.

  946

  00:50:10.690 --> 00:50:11.230

  They do acting.

  947

  00:50:11.430 --> 00:50:12.130

  They do athletics.

  948

  00:50:13.130 --> 00:50:15.310

  And they have to do both at the same time.

  949

  00:50:15.570 --> 00:50:16.810

  They are television stars.

  950

  00:50:17.150 --> 00:50:18.710

  You put your stars on the show.

  951

  00:50:18.990 --> 00:50:20.970

  You know, you never hear somebody going,

  952

  00:50:20.970 --> 00:50:22.310

  terrible example,

  953

  00:50:22.430 --> 00:50:23.790

  Red Foreman on that somebody show.

  954

  00:50:23.970 --> 00:50:24.330

  You know,

  955

  00:50:24.330 --> 00:50:25.670

  they need to get read off the show

  956

  00:50:25.670 --> 00:50:27.390

  and give somebody else a try.

  957

  00:50:27.710 --> 00:50:29.430

  You know, give somebody younger a try.

  958

  00:50:29.870 --> 00:50:31.650

  That wouldn't make any sense, right?

  959

  00:50:31.690 --> 00:50:32.810

  Because it's a TV show.

  960

  00:50:32.930 --> 00:50:33.510

  It's cast.

  961

  00:50:33.810 --> 00:50:34.850

  Well, so is AEW.

  962

  00:50:34.930 --> 00:50:35.830

  So is WWE.

  963

  00:50:35.950 --> 00:50:38.170

  So is every televised wrestling promotion.

  964

  00:50:38.850 --> 00:50:39.690

  So something to think about.

  965

  00:50:39.850 --> 00:50:40.570

  Something to think about.

  966

  00:50:40.570 --> 00:50:42.090

  Just tossing that out there.

  967

  00:50:42.630 --> 00:50:43.090

  But yeah.

  968

  00:50:43.810 --> 00:50:46.030

  So is there too many wrestlers

  969

  00:50:46.030 --> 00:50:47.050

  in not enough TV time?

  970

  00:50:47.050 --> 00:50:48.010

  Or is it simply,

  971

  00:50:49.270 --> 00:50:50.390

  you better be at your best

  972

  00:50:50.390 --> 00:50:52.410

  or you would just ain't getting on TV, friendo.

  973

  00:50:52.410 --> 00:50:52.990

  You know how?

  974

  00:50:53.830 --> 00:50:54.470

  Where's Camille?

  975

  00:50:54.990 --> 00:50:55.470

  You know what I mean?

  976

  00:50:55.470 --> 00:50:56.350

  Where is, I mean,

  977

  00:50:56.370 --> 00:50:57.930

  these people are still under contract.

  978

  00:50:58.190 --> 00:50:59.050

  And Tony Gonzales is like,

  979

  00:50:59.090 --> 00:51:00.110

  yeah, didn't work out.

  980

  00:51:00.230 --> 00:51:00.650

  See ya.

  981

  00:51:00.930 --> 00:51:01.870

  But another place.

  982

  00:51:01.990 --> 00:51:02.590

  And I just said,

  983

  00:51:02.610 --> 00:51:05.210

  I think there was maybe a bigger plan for this place.

  984

  00:51:06.470 --> 00:51:09.850

  Ring of Honor made its studio debut yesterday,

  985

  00:51:10.210 --> 00:51:13.210

  the premiere episode of the studio era.

  986

  00:51:13.990 --> 00:51:17.490

  And I got to say, huh, they're okay.

  987

  00:51:18.050 --> 00:51:20.870

  So one, this is not worth making a huge deal about.

  988

  00:51:21.130 --> 00:51:21.470

  Okay.

  989

  00:51:21.470 --> 00:51:24.270

  It was their first attempt at this.

  990

  00:51:25.150 --> 00:51:27.510

  And I did have somebody say,

  991

  00:51:27.510 --> 00:51:29.130

  and I've seen a lot of people say it,

  992

  00:51:29.550 --> 00:51:32.330

  that the end goal is Daly's place,

  993

  00:51:32.450 --> 00:51:34.650

  but it's under being renovated right now.

  994

  00:51:34.650 --> 00:51:36.570

  So this is a temporary situation

  995

  00:51:36.570 --> 00:51:39.930

  that this is like an NPR TV studio

  996

  00:51:40.470 --> 00:51:42.970

  and they're borrowing it basically.

  997

  00:51:44.430 --> 00:51:45.370

  There's some problems.

  998

  00:51:45.670 --> 00:51:47.430

  They didn't have a lot of people in there.

  999

  00:51:47.890 --> 00:51:49.970

  It's, to me, it looked like maybe 50 people

  1000

  00:51:49.970 --> 00:51:52.050

  and like half of them were the crew.

  1001

  00:51:52.670 --> 00:51:52.770

  Okay.

  1002

  00:51:53.410 --> 00:51:55.190

  You could see the cameras everywhere.

  1003

  00:51:55.370 --> 00:51:57.450

  It felt very much like you're watching

  1004

  00:51:58.510 --> 00:52:01.570

  a production of pro wrestling as it's being produced.

  1005

  00:52:02.030 --> 00:52:04.750

  And I don't think that's probably what you want.

  1006

  00:52:05.250 --> 00:52:08.170

  There's a giant white screen behind the ring

  1007

  00:52:08.170 --> 00:52:09.990

  where the hard cam is located.

  1008

  00:52:10.190 --> 00:52:11.150

  It doesn't look great.

  1009

  00:52:11.370 --> 00:52:11.770

  Okay.

  1010

  00:52:11.830 --> 00:52:13.850

  That's probably why the hard cam is where it is.

  1011

  00:52:13.850 --> 00:52:15.870

  I doubt they can move the giant white screen,

  1012

  00:52:15.870 --> 00:52:18.330

  but maybe they can cover it or something, you know?

  1013

  00:52:18.330 --> 00:52:21.430

  So something to think about, something to think about.

  1014

  00:52:21.930 --> 00:52:27.050

  But yeah, it's definitely could use some work.

  1015

  00:52:27.870 --> 00:52:29.410

  So let's hope they do that work.

  1016

  00:52:29.810 --> 00:52:34.090

  But I think that, you know, Tony Khan is,

  1017

  00:52:34.470 --> 00:52:35.770

  he listens, number one.

  1018

  00:52:35.850 --> 00:52:38.690

  I saw a lot of people talking about this on social media.

  1019

  00:52:39.670 --> 00:52:42.010

  And Tony Khan is not somebody

  1020

  00:52:42.010 --> 00:52:43.810

  who needs his ass kissed all the time.

  1021

  00:52:44.050 --> 00:52:44.890

  He does listen.

  1022

  00:52:44.910 --> 00:52:46.250

  He wants to improve his products

  1023

  00:52:46.250 --> 00:52:47.530

  as much as he possibly can.

  1024

  00:52:47.530 --> 00:52:50.110

  I suspect, you know, there's going to be, I think,

  1025

  00:52:50.270 --> 00:52:53.590

  another three episodes that were taped at this same time.

  1026

  00:52:54.430 --> 00:52:57.610

  So we're going to need to get that sorted.

  1027

  00:52:57.630 --> 00:53:00.190

  But I think by the time they tape the next batch,

  1028

  00:53:00.870 --> 00:53:02.790

  it will be to some degree.

  1029

  00:53:03.210 --> 00:53:04.810

  I would love to see them experiment

  1030

  00:53:04.810 --> 00:53:06.070

  with different camera angles.

  1031

  00:53:06.170 --> 00:53:07.450

  I would love to see them experiment

  1032

  00:53:07.450 --> 00:53:08.910

  with different production techniques

  1033

  00:53:08.910 --> 00:53:13.430

  to make Ring of Honor visually different than AEW.

  1034

  00:53:13.470 --> 00:53:14.470

  I've said this before,

  1035

  00:53:14.470 --> 00:53:16.290

  and I think it would be a great idea

  1036

  00:53:16.290 --> 00:53:17.890

  to present it differently somehow,

  1037

  00:53:17.890 --> 00:53:20.650

  but I'm a huge fan of studio wrestling, okay?

  1038

  00:53:20.830 --> 00:53:23.710

  And my friend Troubles brought this up on threads.

  1039

  00:53:23.890 --> 00:53:26.510

  He said, it looked to me like old Memphis wrestling,

  1040

  00:53:27.230 --> 00:53:29.690

  studio wrestling, and he's a hundred percent right.

  1041

  00:53:29.730 --> 00:53:30.170

  It does.

  1042

  00:53:30.370 --> 00:53:32.630

  It looks like old studio wrestling,

  1043

  00:53:33.210 --> 00:53:34.650

  super bad ass in that regard.

  1044

  00:53:35.230 --> 00:53:36.410

  So I don't, you know,

  1045

  00:53:36.410 --> 00:53:38.750

  I don't think it was like the end of the world

  1046

  00:53:38.750 --> 00:53:39.730

  by any stretch.

  1047

  00:53:40.450 --> 00:53:41.390

  Once the wrestling got started,

  1048

  00:53:41.430 --> 00:53:43.070

  the matches were so good.

  1049

  00:53:44.270 --> 00:53:47.210

  Okada made a fucking surprise appearance

  1050

  00:53:47.210 --> 00:53:48.930

  defending his belt against A.R. Fox.

  1051

  00:53:49.530 --> 00:53:51.330

  If you are one of those 50 people

  1052

  00:53:51.330 --> 00:53:54.530

  and Okada walks out, like how lucky are you?

  1053

  00:53:54.730 --> 00:53:56.450

  And he's not just fighting like nobody,

  1054

  00:53:56.450 --> 00:53:58.610

  he's fighting A.R. Fox, okay?

  1055

  00:53:58.850 --> 00:54:00.230

  That was fucking rad.

  1056

  00:54:01.170 --> 00:54:02.790

  That was fucking rad.

  1057

  00:54:03.250 --> 00:54:04.830

  So that was really cool.

  1058

  00:54:04.850 --> 00:54:06.070

  Really cool way to end the show.

  1059

  00:54:06.330 --> 00:54:08.670

  Also, I love that Four Leaf Clover match.

  1060

  00:54:08.970 --> 00:54:12.630

  So they had a four way elimination match.

  1061

  00:54:12.630 --> 00:54:14.970

  I'm a huge fan of elimination matches, okay?

  1062

  00:54:15.070 --> 00:54:18.170

  It's like my favorite thing is elimination matches.

  1063

  00:54:18.170 --> 00:54:19.910

  If you're going to do a multi-man match like that.

  1064

  00:54:20.030 --> 00:54:22.250

  I love the old Survivor series style matches.

  1065

  00:54:22.710 --> 00:54:24.530

  It sucks that like they've kind of replaced

  1066

  00:54:24.530 --> 00:54:26.030

  the whole format with war games,

  1067

  00:54:27.050 --> 00:54:29.690

  but there's all kinds of strategy that gets introduced

  1068

  00:54:29.690 --> 00:54:32.210

  as people get eliminated and I like it if it's done well.

  1069

  00:54:34.070 --> 00:54:36.630

  So it's Shane Taylor, it's A.R. Fox,

  1070

  00:54:37.430 --> 00:54:38.670

  it's Daddy Magic,

  1071

  00:54:39.570 --> 00:54:41.890

  and it was somebody in the chat.

  1072

  00:54:41.890 --> 00:54:43.270

  Tell me who the other person was, please.

  1073

  00:54:43.810 --> 00:54:46.650

  So yeah, so basically A.R. Fox wins that match.

  1074

  00:54:47.350 --> 00:54:48.170

  Spoiler, okay?

  1075

  00:54:48.170 --> 00:54:49.070

  If you're listening to the show,

  1076

  00:54:49.170 --> 00:54:50.690

  I assume you listen to wrestling podcasts

  1077

  00:54:50.690 --> 00:54:51.930

  and spoilers are nothing new,

  1078

  00:54:52.210 --> 00:54:53.950

  but I'm going to tell you what happened

  1079

  00:54:53.950 --> 00:54:55.290

  on the shows that I'm talking about.

  1080

  00:54:56.250 --> 00:54:58.490

  So A.R. Fox wins the match.

  1081

  00:54:59.190 --> 00:55:02.630

  He manages to sneak a pin in at the very end

  1082

  00:55:03.210 --> 00:55:04.690

  and I don't even remember on who now,

  1083

  00:55:04.750 --> 00:55:09.690

  but he does win and Okada immediately comes out.

  1084

  00:55:09.690 --> 00:55:12.990

  So the provision was a four-way elimination match

  1085

  00:55:12.990 --> 00:55:16.150

  and the winner will open a box and draw.

  1086

  00:55:17.070 --> 00:55:20.470

  They will face a champion from somewhere

  1087

  00:55:20.470 --> 00:55:22.190

  defending some kind of title.

  1088

  00:55:22.570 --> 00:55:23.970

  They didn't say it was an ROH title.

  1089

  00:55:24.250 --> 00:55:25.810

  They didn't say it was an AEW title.

  1090

  00:55:25.910 --> 00:55:27.210

  It could have been the CMLL title.

  1091

  00:55:27.330 --> 00:55:28.990

  It could have been the, you know,

  1092

  00:55:29.110 --> 00:55:31.130

  any, you know,

  1093

  00:55:31.150 --> 00:55:31.770

  it could have been one of those

  1094

  00:55:31.770 --> 00:55:33.430

  new Japan strong titles, you know,

  1095

  00:55:33.490 --> 00:55:36.070

  but it was Okada defending the,

  1096

  00:55:36.590 --> 00:55:37.570

  what is that called?

  1097

  00:55:37.610 --> 00:55:38.590

  The international title.

  1098

  00:55:38.590 --> 00:55:41.610

  And so Okada comes out.

  1099

  00:55:41.710 --> 00:55:42.290

  They have a match.

  1100

  00:55:42.310 --> 00:55:43.050

  Okada wins.

  1101

  00:55:43.450 --> 00:55:44.070

  Super fun.

  1102

  00:55:44.410 --> 00:55:46.350

  It was just, what a cool,

  1103

  00:55:46.490 --> 00:55:48.250

  what a cool surprise.

  1104

  00:55:48.310 --> 00:55:49.050

  I loved it.

  1105

  00:55:49.090 --> 00:55:49.890

  I loved it.

  1106

  00:55:50.290 --> 00:55:51.830

  So very cool stuff.

  1107

  00:55:52.150 --> 00:55:53.410

  ROH is going to figure this stuff out.

  1108

  00:55:53.470 --> 00:55:54.770

  The wrestling itself was great.

  1109

  00:55:54.790 --> 00:55:55.250

  Like I said,

  1110

  00:55:55.290 --> 00:55:58.610

  I didn't really care about any of the production stuff

  1111

  00:55:58.610 --> 00:55:59.450

  when it was over.

  1112

  00:56:00.230 --> 00:56:02.550

  Can we talk for a minute about

  1113

  00:56:03.690 --> 00:56:08.750

  the weird ass reaction to Kevin Knight in El Paso.

  1114

  00:56:09.070 --> 00:56:11.770

  Dynamite kicks off with a fucking banger match

  1115

  00:56:12.850 --> 00:56:15.930

  between Kevin Knight challenging MJF

  1116

  00:56:15.930 --> 00:56:18.690

  for the men's world heavyweight title.

  1117

  00:56:19.330 --> 00:56:19.450

  Okay.

  1118

  00:56:20.090 --> 00:56:21.770

  I was so looking forward to this match.

  1119

  00:56:21.810 --> 00:56:23.010

  This could have been the main event,

  1120

  00:56:23.010 --> 00:56:24.750

  you know, if they wanted it to be.

  1121

  00:56:25.910 --> 00:56:28.470

  The crowd kept booing Kevin Knight

  1122

  00:56:28.470 --> 00:56:30.490

  and I couldn't figure out why.

  1123

  00:56:30.810 --> 00:56:31.970

  Like, why would you boo Kevin Knight?

  1124

  00:56:31.970 --> 00:56:33.710

  Like everybody knows he's a babyface.

  1125

  00:56:33.950 --> 00:56:37.930

  I will say it was a very pro MJF crowd.

  1126

  00:56:38.810 --> 00:56:40.690

  They were chanting for MJF.

  1127

  00:56:40.730 --> 00:56:42.490

  They were even doing the he's our scumbag thing.

  1128

  00:56:42.490 --> 00:56:43.970

  I was like, what the fuck are you talking about?

  1129

  00:56:44.830 --> 00:56:45.950

  He's not our scumbag anymore.

  1130

  00:56:46.170 --> 00:56:47.350

  That's not his deal.

  1131

  00:56:48.010 --> 00:56:51.270

  So yeah, they ended up getting in, you know,

  1132

  00:56:51.410 --> 00:56:54.790

  kind of this weird thing where, you know,

  1133

  00:56:55.030 --> 00:56:57.350

  Kevin Knight is being booed

  1134

  00:56:57.350 --> 00:56:59.290

  when he's supposed to be being cheered.

  1135

  00:57:01.190 --> 00:57:03.230

  And I'm getting pissed because I'm like,

  1136

  00:57:03.230 --> 00:57:05.350

  you get to see this match you assholes.

  1137

  00:57:05.650 --> 00:57:06.570

  Why would you boo this man?

  1138

  00:57:07.410 --> 00:57:08.490

  And then later in the show,

  1139

  00:57:08.670 --> 00:57:10.910

  I noticed Brody King's out here

  1140

  00:57:10.910 --> 00:57:14.190

  and this is the first town not to chant fuck ice.

  1141

  00:57:16.150 --> 00:57:17.050

  I wonder if there was something more

  1142

  00:57:17.050 --> 00:57:18.870

  to those Kevin Knight issues.

  1143

  00:57:19.890 --> 00:57:20.990

  El Paso, don't let me down.

  1144

  00:57:21.470 --> 00:57:22.670

  I hope that's not what it was.

  1145

  00:57:22.750 --> 00:57:23.610

  I really hope not.

  1146

  00:57:23.830 --> 00:57:26.110

  Cause this guy's a fucking future main eventer.

  1147

  00:57:26.250 --> 00:57:27.510

  They're telling you that

  1148

  00:57:27.510 --> 00:57:29.150

  with the way he's being booked right now.

  1149

  00:57:29.470 --> 00:57:29.750

  Okay.

  1150

  00:57:29.830 --> 00:57:32.550

  He's kind of leapfrogging jet speed in a lot of ways.

  1151

  00:57:32.550 --> 00:57:35.210

  And Speedball is almost like the vet helping him

  1152

  00:57:35.210 --> 00:57:36.850

  get to the next level at this point.

  1153

  00:57:37.390 --> 00:57:39.350

  So yeah, don't be assholes though.

  1154

  00:57:39.510 --> 00:57:40.170

  Not to Kevin Knight.

  1155

  00:57:40.330 --> 00:57:41.490

  He's a fucking man.

  1156

  00:57:42.170 --> 00:57:43.850

  Let's read some comments here.

  1157

  00:57:44.870 --> 00:57:45.990

  Nuclear Vessel X.

  1158

  00:57:46.070 --> 00:57:46.930

  It was a small venue

  1159

  00:57:46.930 --> 00:57:48.490

  and the ring was where the seats were.

  1160

  00:57:48.530 --> 00:57:50.910

  Small venue that accommodates 350 normally.

  1161

  00:57:51.850 --> 00:57:52.110

  Yeah.

  1162

  00:57:52.970 --> 00:57:53.870

  So agreed.

  1163

  00:57:54.250 --> 00:57:55.870

  Nuclear Vessel X.

  1164

  00:57:56.470 --> 00:57:57.210

  I agree.

  1165

  00:57:57.490 --> 00:58:01.270

  I think that, you know, yeah, it was a small venue.

  1166

  00:58:01.270 --> 00:58:03.710

  They, I thought where,

  1167

  00:58:03.850 --> 00:58:05.850

  so where that big white screen is,

  1168

  00:58:06.450 --> 00:58:07.750

  one of the things that could maybe change

  1169

  00:58:07.750 --> 00:58:09.090

  the perception a little bit,

  1170

  00:58:09.210 --> 00:58:11.890

  it looked like they had some room behind them.

  1171

  00:58:12.550 --> 00:58:14.830

  More room than they had on some of the other sides.

  1172

  00:58:15.070 --> 00:58:16.570

  And I think it would be cool

  1173

  00:58:16.570 --> 00:58:18.490

  to put some bleachers back there,

  1174

  00:58:18.530 --> 00:58:20.190

  like the ECW arena did.

  1175

  00:58:20.910 --> 00:58:22.430

  I am a masochist.

  1176

  00:58:22.530 --> 00:58:25.410

  So I watch 1993 ECW.

  1177

  00:58:25.450 --> 00:58:27.690

  I watched every episode of it recently

  1178

  00:58:27.690 --> 00:58:30.630

  because I am a fan of pain.

  1179

  00:58:30.630 --> 00:58:31.890

  Okay. And suffering.

  1180

  00:58:32.010 --> 00:58:33.070

  All right.

  1181

  00:58:36.150 --> 00:58:40.710

  So I saw how the ECW arena slowly morphs

  1182

  00:58:41.310 --> 00:58:42.990

  from looking very, you know,

  1183

  00:58:43.690 --> 00:58:45.330

  very pedestrian and plain

  1184

  00:58:45.330 --> 00:58:48.330

  to they're slowly adding, you know, bleachers.

  1185

  00:58:48.410 --> 00:58:49.410

  They're adding more lighting.

  1186

  00:58:49.610 --> 00:58:50.750

  They're adding all that stuff.

  1187

  00:58:51.290 --> 00:58:52.330

  Ring of Honor had the lighting.

  1188

  00:58:52.770 --> 00:58:54.350

  You know, they had the production value

  1189

  00:58:54.350 --> 00:58:55.290

  as far as that goes.

  1190

  00:58:55.370 --> 00:58:57.590

  They had the, you know, the picture looked good.

  1191

  00:58:58.210 --> 00:58:58.830

  Some people were saying

  1192

  00:58:58.830 --> 00:58:59.970

  they didn't like the camera angles.

  1193

  00:58:59.970 --> 00:59:01.030

  I'm not sure about that.

  1194

  00:59:01.930 --> 00:59:03.230

  And some people thought it should have stayed

  1195

  00:59:03.230 --> 00:59:04.430

  on the static cam.

  1196

  00:59:04.490 --> 00:59:05.970

  I don't think so personally.

  1197

  00:59:06.410 --> 00:59:08.370

  They just need to find a way to get more people

  1198

  00:59:08.370 --> 00:59:10.030

  in with the camera.

  1199

  00:59:10.450 --> 00:59:12.190

  You know, they need to get more people

  1200

  00:59:12.190 --> 00:59:13.870

  in that building and they need to get more people.

  1201

  00:59:14.450 --> 00:59:17.470

  I will say this was very much on the low

  1202

  00:59:17.470 --> 00:59:18.790

  that they were doing this taping.

  1203

  00:59:18.810 --> 00:59:21.630

  And so I'm really not sure that they told

  1204

  00:59:21.630 --> 00:59:24.250

  very many people about this before the event happened.

  1205

  00:59:24.290 --> 00:59:26.810

  I'm not sure how many tickets they made available

  1206

  00:59:26.810 --> 00:59:29.150

  to people, but they are going to be taping

  1207

  00:59:29.150 --> 00:59:30.470

  in Jacksonville from now on.

  1208

  00:59:31.030 --> 00:59:33.850

  So, you know, Beau says El Paso is a place.

  1209

  00:59:34.550 --> 00:59:35.290

  Very much the case.

  1210

  00:59:35.330 --> 00:59:36.890

  Too Fat to Cook says morons.

  1211

  00:59:37.290 --> 00:59:38.180

  I felt the same way.

  1212

  00:59:39.170 --> 00:59:40.850

  Skewered Universe says,

  1213

  00:59:40.850 --> 00:59:42.470

  I haven't seen that episode yet,

  1214

  00:59:42.470 --> 00:59:43.490

  but it sounds very odd.

  1215

  00:59:43.750 --> 00:59:46.550

  Yeah, yeah, it was very odd, Skewered.

  1216

  00:59:46.930 --> 00:59:49.490

  Was the El Paso crowd just full of racist pricks

  1217

  00:59:49.490 --> 00:59:50.870

  is a question from Skewered.

  1218

  00:59:51.470 --> 00:59:52.570

  I'm not saying that.

  1219

  00:59:52.570 --> 00:59:54.610

  I don't know for sure that that was the case.

  1220

  00:59:54.850 --> 00:59:57.670

  I just, you know, those two things happened

  1221

  00:59:57.670 --> 00:59:59.670

  to coincide.

  1222

  00:59:59.690 --> 01:00:01.770

  Eh, it's kind of an interesting observation.

  1223

  01:00:02.390 --> 01:00:03.710

  Inabab, I didn't understand the booing

  1224

  01:00:03.710 --> 01:00:04.590

  toward Kevin Knight at all.

  1225

  01:00:04.610 --> 01:00:05.230

  Very odd.

  1226

  01:00:06.030 --> 01:00:06.210

  Yeah.

  1227

  01:00:06.470 --> 01:00:07.070

  What's the deal?

  1228

  01:00:07.230 --> 01:00:08.510

  Like, did he come out in bad mouth

  1229

  01:00:08.510 --> 01:00:10.430

  the local high school football team or something?

  1230

  01:00:10.570 --> 01:00:12.090

  I know they're all about high school football

  1231

  01:00:12.950 --> 01:00:14.130

  in those parts.

  1232

  01:00:14.970 --> 01:00:16.850

  Tino Ibarra, someone tried to get the chant started

  1233

  01:00:16.850 --> 01:00:18.690

  when Dawn was out, but you couldn't really hear it.

  1234

  01:00:18.990 --> 01:00:21.090

  No excuse for the reaction to Kevin Knight, though.

  1235

  01:00:21.310 --> 01:00:22.550

  Glad we're on the same page, fam.

  1236

  01:00:23.290 --> 01:00:24.950

  Tino Ibarra said the fuck ice chant

  1237

  01:00:24.950 --> 01:00:27.190

  is what was getting, you know,

  1238

  01:00:27.190 --> 01:00:28.290

  people were trying to start it.

  1239

  01:00:28.410 --> 01:00:29.230

  Yeah, it just didn't seem like

  1240

  01:00:29.230 --> 01:00:30.230

  there were a lot of people in the crowd

  1241

  01:00:30.230 --> 01:00:31.150

  who wanted to continue.

  1242

  01:00:31.950 --> 01:00:33.130

  So Skewered Universe says

  1243

  01:00:33.130 --> 01:00:34.970

  watching 93 ECW is the only way

  1244

  01:00:34.970 --> 01:00:36.170

  you can feel anything, LOL.

  1245

  01:00:36.630 --> 01:00:37.210

  I kid, I kid.

  1246

  01:00:37.390 --> 01:00:38.090

  No, it's true.

  1247

  01:00:38.290 --> 01:00:38.690

  Okay.

  1248

  01:00:38.690 --> 01:00:40.310

  Like I don't do drugs or drink.

  1249

  01:00:40.770 --> 01:00:41.210

  Okay.

  1250

  01:00:41.230 --> 01:00:43.290

  So when I want to feel something, man,

  1251

  01:00:43.950 --> 01:00:46.150

  I watch 93 ECW

  1252

  01:00:46.150 --> 01:00:48.150

  and just cry and cry and cry

  1253

  01:00:48.150 --> 01:00:51.370

  and try to pretend that I find rock and rebel

  1254

  01:00:51.370 --> 01:00:53.350

  to be a satisfying guy

  1255

  01:00:53.350 --> 01:00:54.730

  who should be close to the main event.

  1256

  01:00:54.730 --> 01:00:58.430

  Last point, the birds, the brawling birds.

  1257

  01:01:00.010 --> 01:01:00.830

  Fuck yeah.

  1258

  01:01:01.250 --> 01:01:01.570

  Okay.

  1259

  01:01:01.650 --> 01:01:03.010

  Jamie Hader and Alex Windsor,

  1260

  01:01:03.590 --> 01:01:07.770

  I am loving them as a tag team.

  1261

  01:01:08.350 --> 01:01:10.150

  Their attitude, the gimmick,

  1262

  01:01:10.270 --> 01:01:12.510

  the just like, fuck yeah, let's have a drink

  1263

  01:01:12.510 --> 01:01:15.850

  and go beat the shit out of some people was awesome.

  1264

  01:01:16.570 --> 01:01:17.230

  And they made,

  1265

  01:01:17.810 --> 01:01:21.110

  they had a match against the inspiration

  1266

  01:01:21.110 --> 01:01:22.210

  making their debut.

  1267

  01:01:23.190 --> 01:01:24.430

  And a lot of people found out

  1268

  01:01:24.430 --> 01:01:27.010

  that Harley Cameron sings the inspiration's music

  1269

  01:01:27.010 --> 01:01:28.990

  for the first time watching that show.

  1270

  01:01:29.810 --> 01:01:33.230

  The inspiration got absolutely massacred, massacred.

  1271

  01:01:33.550 --> 01:01:37.250

  I mean, it was a full on squash, wasn't even close.

  1272

  01:01:37.830 --> 01:01:37.970

  Okay.

  1273

  01:01:38.190 --> 01:01:40.550

  There was no competition in any of this.

  1274

  01:01:41.330 --> 01:01:46.390

  There was just a lot of them getting their ass beat.

  1275

  01:01:46.550 --> 01:01:49.910

  What I loved was the inspiration's reactions

  1276

  01:01:49.910 --> 01:01:51.470

  to everything that was happening, right?

  1277

  01:01:51.490 --> 01:01:54.010

  So they come out kind of arrogantly acting like

  1278

  01:01:54.010 --> 01:01:56.510

  they're kind of big shots, bigger than everybody else.

  1279

  01:01:57.930 --> 01:01:59.670

  And at one point they're back to back in the ring

  1280

  01:01:59.670 --> 01:02:00.930

  after they've been getting their ass kicked

  1281

  01:02:00.930 --> 01:02:01.650

  for a few minutes.

  1282

  01:02:03.410 --> 01:02:05.850

  And each of them is looking over the other one's shoulder

  1283

  01:02:05.850 --> 01:02:08.070

  and realizes that Jamie Hader and Alex Windsor

  1284

  01:02:08.070 --> 01:02:10.010

  are in the opposite corners waiting to run at them.

  1285

  01:02:10.510 --> 01:02:13.030

  And it was the little stuff like this.

  1286

  01:02:13.330 --> 01:02:15.570

  They're like, oh shit, we're about to get smashed.

  1287

  01:02:15.590 --> 01:02:18.470

  And then they get smashed and then they just get beat.

  1288

  01:02:18.670 --> 01:02:22.170

  They do a heart attack from one inspiration member

  1289

  01:02:22.170 --> 01:02:24.310

  onto the other and they pin them both.

  1290

  01:02:25.270 --> 01:02:26.250

  It's a mauling.

  1291

  01:02:27.250 --> 01:02:27.410

  Okay.

  1292

  01:02:28.830 --> 01:02:29.690

  And you know what?

  1293

  01:02:29.870 --> 01:02:31.450

  It was good for the inspiration

  1294

  01:02:31.450 --> 01:02:34.590

  because the inspiration are not your work rate heroes.

  1295

  01:02:34.850 --> 01:02:35.410

  Okay.

  1296

  01:02:35.810 --> 01:02:38.170

  Not everybody can be and not everybody should be

  1297

  01:02:38.170 --> 01:02:39.210

  in my opinion.

  1298

  01:02:39.430 --> 01:02:39.870

  Okay.

  1299

  01:02:40.250 --> 01:02:41.250

  They are characters.

  1300

  01:02:41.390 --> 01:02:43.130

  They are the over the top personalities

  1301

  01:02:43.130 --> 01:02:45.030

  that every wrestling promotion needs.

  1302

  01:02:45.090 --> 01:02:47.050

  They're fantastic on the mic

  1303

  01:02:47.590 --> 01:02:53.350

  and their ability is far exceeded by their mouths

  1304

  01:02:53.350 --> 01:02:55.250

  and that's gonna be their characters, obviously.

  1305

  01:02:55.310 --> 01:02:56.110

  They're gonna be heels.

  1306

  01:02:56.810 --> 01:02:59.230

  So this was a perfect debut for some heels

  1307

  01:02:59.230 --> 01:03:02.990

  to then go and find a way of cheating

  1308

  01:03:02.990 --> 01:03:04.170

  to start winning matches.

  1309

  01:03:04.550 --> 01:03:06.130

  And it made the brawling birds look like

  1310

  01:03:06.130 --> 01:03:09.390

  your legion of doom style, road warrior style killers.

  1311

  01:03:10.070 --> 01:03:12.170

  They lost nothing, obviously they only gained.

  1312

  01:03:12.170 --> 01:03:16.850

  And it sets the inspiration up to go

  1313

  01:03:16.850 --> 01:03:19.350

  and be very entertaining

  1314

  01:03:19.350 --> 01:03:21.110

  and very insufferable all at once.

  1315

  01:03:21.610 --> 01:03:24.290

  So I actually thought it was a great debut for them.

  1316

  01:03:24.610 --> 01:03:26.410

  I can't wait to see where it goes next

  1317

  01:03:26.410 --> 01:03:28.610

  whether there's a backstage segment on collision

  1318

  01:03:28.610 --> 01:03:31.790

  or whether there is something more

  1319

  01:03:31.790 --> 01:03:32.830

  that comes on dynamite.

  1320

  01:03:33.130 --> 01:03:35.010

  You know, Harley Cameron's gonna get dragged

  1321

  01:03:35.010 --> 01:03:36.370

  into this eventually somehow.

  1322

  01:03:36.630 --> 01:03:38.010

  You can't hear her sing that song

  1323

  01:03:38.010 --> 01:03:40.370

  and think that she's not gonna eventually

  1324

  01:03:40.370 --> 01:03:41.670

  end up wrapped up with them.

  1325

  01:03:42.210 --> 01:03:43.510

  So we're gonna hit some music.

  1326

  01:03:43.590 --> 01:03:44.610

  When we come back, folks,

  1327

  01:03:44.690 --> 01:03:46.870

  we are gonna talk about revolution,

  1328

  01:03:47.250 --> 01:03:51.110

  AEW's revolution and what we know so far

  1329

  01:03:51.110 --> 01:03:52.590

  and how everything's coming together.

  1330

  01:04:08.350 --> 01:04:08.970

  All right, we're back

  1331

  01:04:08.970 --> 01:04:12.030

  and we got some chats coming in from everybody.

  1332

  01:04:12.550 --> 01:04:14.590

  BJ Dixon says, as a Kevin Knight guy,

  1333

  01:04:14.710 --> 01:04:15.870

  I was upset for him.

  1334

  01:04:16.310 --> 01:04:18.090

  Skewer Universe says the brawling birds

  1335

  01:04:18.090 --> 01:04:19.090

  are such a great tag team,

  1336

  01:04:19.190 --> 01:04:20.610

  hard drinking, hard hitting women.

  1337

  01:04:21.450 --> 01:04:22.890

  Totally, totally.

  1338

  01:04:22.890 --> 01:04:27.890

  It vaguely reminds me of the Seamus Drew McIntyre team

  1339

  01:04:27.890 --> 01:04:28.990

  that they had for a while,

  1340

  01:04:29.070 --> 01:04:31.330

  you know, when they called them the Bang Bros for a minute

  1341

  01:04:31.330 --> 01:04:33.730

  and then they had to walk that way back

  1342

  01:04:34.270 --> 01:04:36.450

  because it's the name of a porno company.

  1343

  01:04:37.730 --> 01:04:39.410

  The Scare Glow says the inspiration

  1344

  01:04:39.410 --> 01:04:40.670

  is going to turn this into gold.

  1345

  01:04:40.770 --> 01:04:41.510

  I totally agree.

  1346

  01:04:41.670 --> 01:04:42.590

  They are, they will.

  1347

  01:04:43.090 --> 01:04:43.750

  They're incredible.

  1348

  01:04:44.310 --> 01:04:45.930

  Kurt Jangle, the brawling birds

  1349

  01:04:45.930 --> 01:04:50.290

  are what the dumbasses try to do

  1350

  01:04:50.290 --> 01:04:51.310

  with the brawling brutes.

  1351

  01:04:51.310 --> 01:04:54.510

  The difference is that the birds are over.

  1352

  01:04:54.830 --> 01:04:55.470

  Yeah, the dub.

  1353

  01:04:55.710 --> 01:04:58.190

  Yes, it was a great way to introduce the inspiration

  1354

  01:04:58.190 --> 01:05:01.310

  because it will be fascinating to watch

  1355

  01:05:01.310 --> 01:05:04.370

  as they try to keep up in AEW.

  1356

  01:05:04.570 --> 01:05:06.830

  If anything, it kind of shows like,

  1357

  01:05:07.050 --> 01:05:08.670

  hey, AEW is vastly superior

  1358

  01:05:08.670 --> 01:05:10.790

  to wherever you've been before.

  1359

  01:05:11.150 --> 01:05:12.690

  So you're going to have to find some other way to win

  1360

  01:05:12.690 --> 01:05:14.340

  or level up on one or the other.

  1361

  01:05:15.550 --> 01:05:16.930

  It works on a lot of levels.

  1362

  01:05:17.150 --> 01:05:18.090

  You know what I mean?

  1363

  01:05:18.510 --> 01:05:20.790

  Skewer Universe, you need a team like The Inspiration

  1364

  01:05:20.790 --> 01:05:21.610

  who are great on the mic,

  1365

  01:05:21.790 --> 01:05:23.530

  but will also give you those moments in the ring

  1366

  01:05:23.530 --> 01:05:25.510

  that are hilarious and memorable.

  1367

  01:05:25.950 --> 01:05:26.670

  God damn right.

  1368

  01:05:27.990 --> 01:05:29.770

  Inabab cleverly says brawling birds,

  1369

  01:05:29.810 --> 01:05:31.570

  beating birds, love to see it, wins.

  1370

  01:05:32.050 --> 01:05:34.110

  And Hader are such a well-matched tag team.

  1371

  01:05:34.350 --> 01:05:35.750

  Hope they keep smashing other teams

  1372

  01:05:35.750 --> 01:05:37.610

  and have a jolly great time doing so.

  1373

  01:05:38.370 --> 01:05:38.810

  Absolutely.

  1374

  01:05:39.670 --> 01:05:41.990

  So like I said it last week,

  1375

  01:05:42.010 --> 01:05:43.550

  I think in a lot of ways right now,

  1376

  01:05:43.610 --> 01:05:45.390

  the AEW women's tag team division

  1377

  01:05:45.390 --> 01:05:47.830

  is just as interesting, if not more,

  1378

  01:05:47.830 --> 01:05:51.010

  than the men's AEW tag team division,

  1379

  01:05:51.150 --> 01:05:53.650

  because there's more teams being assembled

  1380

  01:05:53.650 --> 01:05:55.610

  to make a serious run at those titles,

  1381

  01:05:55.610 --> 01:05:58.310

  and they're making those tag titles feel important,

  1382

  01:05:58.510 --> 01:06:00.670

  which I think was everybody's biggest concern

  1383

  01:06:01.390 --> 01:06:06.270

  before they were formally won by the babes of wrath,

  1384

  01:06:06.750 --> 01:06:09.070

  is will these belts matter in six months?

  1385

  01:06:09.070 --> 01:06:10.190

  And the answer is yes.

  1386

  01:06:10.570 --> 01:06:11.930

  So very happy for them.

  1387

  01:06:12.030 --> 01:06:13.950

  The women's division is so good.

  1388

  01:06:14.170 --> 01:06:16.150

  But it is time to move on.

  1389

  01:06:16.150 --> 01:06:20.310

  We are going to talk all about AEW Revolution.

  1390

  01:06:20.630 --> 01:06:23.850

  Actually, first we're going to talk about our shop.

  1391

  01:06:24.470 --> 01:06:25.670

  Make sure, if you haven't,

  1392

  01:06:25.770 --> 01:06:28.830

  that you go to sickosclub.com backslash shop.

  1393

  01:06:29.270 --> 01:06:30.250

  You can buy, sit down,

  1394

  01:06:30.310 --> 01:06:31.470

  shut up, mark out t-shirt there.

  1395

  01:06:31.710 --> 01:06:35.410

  You can buy our vast array of Sicko's Club shirts there.

  1396

  01:06:35.710 --> 01:06:36.750

  If you're listening to the show,

  1397

  01:06:36.750 --> 01:06:37.870

  you're part of the club, guys.

  1398

  01:06:38.210 --> 01:06:39.750

  So if you love the sicko shit,

  1399

  01:06:40.010 --> 01:06:43.410

  make sure to check out sickosclub.com backslash shop.

  1400

  01:06:43.470 --> 01:06:45.890

  We are always working on new ideas for merch.

  1401

  01:06:45.890 --> 01:06:49.330

  This Yokozuna tribute,

  1402

  01:06:50.070 --> 01:06:52.070

  that may or may not be Yokozuna tribute,

  1403

  01:06:52.110 --> 01:06:52.770

  I don't know,

  1404

  01:06:53.290 --> 01:06:54.230

  that Professor Degree made

  1405

  01:06:54.230 --> 01:06:57.570

  will soon be a logo for the podcast

  1406

  01:06:57.570 --> 01:07:00.090

  and will also be on a shirt,

  1407

  01:07:00.310 --> 01:07:02.890

  hopefully, if we don't get cease and desist.

  1408

  01:07:03.270 --> 01:07:05.250

  And we make the soft shirts.

  1409

  01:07:05.590 --> 01:07:06.490

  Nuclear Wessel's X,

  1410

  01:07:06.550 --> 01:07:07.530

  I'm glad you noticed,

  1411

  01:07:07.530 --> 01:07:11.570

  because we do make our t-shirts the very soft kind.

  1412

  01:07:11.790 --> 01:07:12.630

  They're stretchy.

  1413

  01:07:12.850 --> 01:07:13.670

  They're very comfy.

  1414

  01:07:13.670 --> 01:07:16.970

  And we have, you know,

  1415

  01:07:17.070 --> 01:07:19.810

  pro wrestling, anti-fascism t-shirts.

  1416

  01:07:20.230 --> 01:07:21.850

  We don't hold what we think back.

  1417

  01:07:22.410 --> 01:07:23.790

  We tell it like we see it.

  1418

  01:07:24.090 --> 01:07:25.070

  And we are for everybody.

  1419

  01:07:25.150 --> 01:07:26.270

  Wrestling is for everybody.

  1420

  01:07:26.730 --> 01:07:28.750

  Let the world know you are a sicko.

  1421

  01:07:28.850 --> 01:07:31.230

  Go to sickosclub.com backslash shop

  1422

  01:07:31.230 --> 01:07:33.430

  and get yours today.

  1423

  01:07:34.190 --> 01:07:36.370

  Let me just give a little tip to y'all.

  1424

  01:07:36.410 --> 01:07:40.130

  Trying to start a merchandise element to your company

  1425

  01:07:40.130 --> 01:07:44.230

  during the very opening months of Donald Trump's presidency.

  1426

  01:07:44.950 --> 01:07:45.590

  Super smart.

  1427

  01:07:45.670 --> 01:07:46.530

  I'm glad we did that.

  1428

  01:07:46.730 --> 01:07:48.750

  That was really smart on our part.

  1429

  01:07:49.370 --> 01:07:50.410

  So I get it.

  1430

  01:07:50.410 --> 01:07:51.210

  If you don't got the funds,

  1431

  01:07:51.330 --> 01:07:52.290

  I totally get it.

  1432

  01:07:52.310 --> 01:07:52.630

  Okay.

  1433

  01:07:52.710 --> 01:07:55.230

  But it is a way you can support us directly.

  1434

  01:07:55.930 --> 01:07:58.390

  Those proceeds are reinvested back into Sicko's Club.

  1435

  01:07:58.790 --> 01:07:59.610

  It's not just me.

  1436

  01:07:59.630 --> 01:08:00.470

  It's Neon Ghost.

  1437

  01:08:01.110 --> 01:08:02.230

  It's Bret Michel.

  1438

  01:08:03.410 --> 01:08:04.470

  It's Joe Shiji.

  1439

  01:08:04.630 --> 01:08:05.950

  And it's Professor Degree.

  1440

  01:08:06.470 --> 01:08:08.650

  You know, he is the newest member of the board,

  1441

  01:08:08.690 --> 01:08:09.410

  so to speak.

  1442

  01:08:09.410 --> 01:08:13.710

  And all of us are investing a lot of time into trying to just make Sicko's Club

  1443

  01:08:13.710 --> 01:08:16.310

  a very cool experience for everybody as a part of it.

  1444

  01:08:16.310 --> 01:08:19.870

  So thank you all for your support so far.

  1445

  01:08:20.350 --> 01:08:23.689

  Now we'll move to AW Revolution.

  1446

  01:08:25.630 --> 01:08:29.010

  And the card is looking very good from where I sit.

  1447

  01:08:29.490 --> 01:08:31.890

  I'm curious to know how y'all feel in the chat.

  1448

  01:08:32.029 --> 01:08:32.689

  Let me know.

  1449

  01:08:32.930 --> 01:08:36.189

  But we're going to go through what we know so far bit by bit.

  1450

  01:08:36.189 --> 01:08:40.010

  The main event looks to be MJF versus Hangman Page

  1451

  01:08:40.010 --> 01:08:42.189

  in an AEW Men's World title match.

  1452

  01:08:42.290 --> 01:08:43.470

  Texas death match.

  1453

  01:08:44.130 --> 01:08:46.350

  They've done a lot to add intrigue to this.

  1454

  01:08:46.950 --> 01:08:49.090

  Some people think because it's Texas death

  1455

  01:08:49.090 --> 01:08:52.470

  and because of the stipulation that Hanger won't challenge

  1456

  01:08:52.470 --> 01:08:55.090

  for the Men's World title again if he loses.

  1457

  01:08:55.770 --> 01:08:57.350

  That is very obvious that he's winning.

  1458

  01:08:58.550 --> 01:08:59.930

  I don't think so.

  1459

  01:09:00.590 --> 01:09:00.689

  Okay.

  1460

  01:09:00.950 --> 01:09:02.590

  MJF has a habit.

  1461

  01:09:02.590 --> 01:09:06.189

  He's been involved in both the times this stipulation was used.

  1462

  01:09:06.609 --> 01:09:06.890

  Okay.

  1463

  01:09:07.130 --> 01:09:12.149

  He threw the towel and caused Cody his ability to ever challenge

  1464

  01:09:12.149 --> 01:09:13.750

  for the Men's World title.

  1465

  01:09:14.029 --> 01:09:14.550

  Okay.

  1466

  01:09:14.770 --> 01:09:16.510

  Now he's defending against Hangman.

  1467

  01:09:16.770 --> 01:09:19.930

  But I think the Axe Factor in this match is Swerve Strickland.

  1468

  01:09:20.250 --> 01:09:20.729

  Okay.

  1469

  01:09:21.069 --> 01:09:22.229

  We saw what he did to Kenny.

  1470

  01:09:22.870 --> 01:09:25.790

  We saw what he did to Brody on Dynamite.

  1471

  01:09:25.830 --> 01:09:27.790

  We'll talk more about that in just a bit.

  1472

  01:09:28.210 --> 01:09:30.910

  Do we see him just seeing this as a business move

  1473

  01:09:30.910 --> 01:09:34.370

  and going, hey, I can eliminate one person who might be in my way.

  1474

  01:09:34.810 --> 01:09:37.609

  If I just make sure Hangman can never challenge for the World title,

  1475

  01:09:37.750 --> 01:09:41.450

  I'll take it off MJF and Hangman will never be able to challenge me.

  1476

  01:09:42.970 --> 01:09:44.790

  I mean, it kind of makes sense if you're anybody almost.

  1477

  01:09:44.990 --> 01:09:47.149

  If you really want that title, it kind of makes sense.

  1478

  01:09:47.550 --> 01:09:50.170

  So could they cost Hanger that opportunity?

  1479

  01:09:50.689 --> 01:09:54.010

  Could somehow will Osprey and his return factor into this?

  1480

  01:09:54.450 --> 01:09:55.270

  Who's to say?

  1481

  01:09:55.690 --> 01:10:00.430

  But I low key think MJF is doing some of the best work of his career right now.

  1482

  01:10:00.430 --> 01:10:02.570

  He's always been a great wrestler, right?

  1483

  01:10:02.730 --> 01:10:04.290

  He's a fantastic wrestler.

  1484

  01:10:04.470 --> 01:10:09.050

  But I think his talking, him working as a heel champion, man,

  1485

  01:10:09.050 --> 01:10:11.310

  he's just doing a masterful job.

  1486

  01:10:11.690 --> 01:10:13.550

  He did such a great job with Bandito.

  1487

  01:10:13.730 --> 01:10:15.450

  He did such a great job with Brody.

  1488

  01:10:15.590 --> 01:10:18.850

  And this week with a very tough crowd, you know,

  1489

  01:10:18.850 --> 01:10:23.270

  he's trying to get Kevin Knight over as a top up and coming top baby face.

  1490

  01:10:23.370 --> 01:10:23.850

  Okay.

  1491

  01:10:23.970 --> 01:10:26.030

  And these El Paso people are booing him.

  1492

  01:10:26.190 --> 01:10:28.770

  MJF worked his ass off to get the crowd to boo him.

  1493

  01:10:28.770 --> 01:10:30.550

  And they eventually did.

  1494

  01:10:30.810 --> 01:10:32.470

  After Channing, he's our scumbag.

  1495

  01:10:32.570 --> 01:10:32.910

  Okay.

  1496

  01:10:33.190 --> 01:10:34.950

  And they started cheering for Kevin Knight.

  1497

  01:10:35.450 --> 01:10:38.490

  Now part of that is Kevin Knight is just impossible to boo

  1498

  01:10:38.490 --> 01:10:40.150

  once you see the shit he does, right?

  1499

  01:10:40.470 --> 01:10:44.690

  That clothesline over the top rope to the outside, fucking crazy, right?

  1500

  01:10:44.870 --> 01:10:47.030

  That was fucking wild business.

  1501

  01:10:47.590 --> 01:10:53.450

  But MJF's done a great job doing story stuff with each of his opponents

  1502

  01:10:53.450 --> 01:10:58.250

  without it becoming, you know, misogynistic without it.

  1503

  01:10:58.250 --> 01:11:03.870

  You know, borderline, really borderline kind of racial stuff

  1504

  01:11:03.870 --> 01:11:08.090

  that he had said about in some of his prior promos years ago.

  1505

  01:11:08.430 --> 01:11:11.230

  The stuff that I complained about and other people complained about, MJF,

  1506

  01:11:11.230 --> 01:11:12.610

  he's really dropped that from the act.

  1507

  01:11:12.890 --> 01:11:15.530

  And I think the act is much stronger because of it, honestly.

  1508

  01:11:16.330 --> 01:11:17.430

  8-Bit Bruchet's with us.

  1509

  01:11:17.430 --> 01:11:18.590

  Hey, bud, how's it going?

  1510

  01:11:18.950 --> 01:11:23.190

  Got the gold and the gold and vascular ones too.

  1511

  01:11:23.470 --> 01:11:26.190

  Hat and flag that I got TK to sign too.

  1512

  01:11:26.550 --> 01:11:27.350

  I'm such a mark.

  1513

  01:11:27.350 --> 01:11:29.110

  You got a TK signed?

  1514

  01:11:29.310 --> 01:11:30.250

  Sickos Club hat?

  1515

  01:11:30.370 --> 01:11:33.250

  Holy shit, 8-Bit Bruchet, goddamn.

  1516

  01:11:34.030 --> 01:11:35.190

  Got to take a picture of that.

  1517

  01:11:35.290 --> 01:11:35.950

  Holy shit.

  1518

  01:11:36.670 --> 01:11:40.330

  Inabab says he has an OG Sickos Club black and white T-shirt

  1519

  01:11:40.330 --> 01:11:43.370

  of Tony Khan in the Bullet Club style.

  1520

  01:11:43.950 --> 01:11:45.470

  The quality is fantastic.

  1521

  01:11:45.470 --> 01:11:46.350

  Thank you, Inabab.

  1522

  01:11:46.750 --> 01:11:50.190

  That was the genesis of this entire thing

  1523

  01:11:50.190 --> 01:11:53.130

  was Neon Ghost creating that design, okay?

  1524

  01:11:53.310 --> 01:11:55.650

  We're all friends on threads, and one by one,

  1525

  01:11:55.650 --> 01:11:58.710

  we all started asking, do you guys want to work together?

  1526

  01:11:58.810 --> 01:11:59.390

  What about you guys?

  1527

  01:11:59.390 --> 01:12:00.130

  You want to work together?

  1528

  01:12:00.150 --> 01:12:01.010

  And we all said yes.

  1529

  01:12:01.250 --> 01:12:02.250

  We all came together.

  1530

  01:12:02.350 --> 01:12:03.230

  The rest is history.

  1531

  01:12:03.890 --> 01:12:07.450

  Some of my very best friends in the entire world are Sickos Club.

  1532

  01:12:08.450 --> 01:12:10.090

  So you all, thank you so much.

  1533

  01:12:10.450 --> 01:12:12.950

  Security Universe agrees that MJF is doing some of the best work

  1534

  01:12:12.950 --> 01:12:14.810

  of his career right now.

  1535

  01:12:15.270 --> 01:12:18.910

  I don't think it's a foregone conclusion one way or the other.

  1536

  01:12:19.030 --> 01:12:22.630

  I don't think they've done a good job of inserting a lot of doubt

  1537

  01:12:22.630 --> 01:12:24.750

  into the outcome of the match as far as I go.

  1538

  01:12:24.750 --> 01:12:26.570

  It doesn't feel predictable to me.

  1539

  01:12:26.570 --> 01:12:28.010

  It feels like you go either way.

  1540

  01:12:28.330 --> 01:12:29.830

  I'm scared either way.

  1541

  01:12:30.150 --> 01:12:34.790

  I'm going to be clenching so goddamn hard because part of me

  1542

  01:12:34.790 --> 01:12:38.690

  does genuinely think it could be bad for Hangman

  1543

  01:12:38.690 --> 01:12:40.610

  not to be able to challenge for the title.

  1544

  01:12:41.050 --> 01:12:44.330

  Like, they may lose some actual fans over that.

  1545

  01:12:44.530 --> 01:12:46.690

  Like, even if it's a tease for a short time,

  1546

  01:12:46.790 --> 01:12:48.070

  they can lose people over that.

  1547

  01:12:48.190 --> 01:12:49.470

  I don't want to see that happen.

  1548

  01:12:49.990 --> 01:12:52.730

  Hanger being the face of the company in a lot of ways

  1549

  01:12:52.730 --> 01:12:54.670

  is what AEW is built on.

  1550

  01:12:55.910 --> 01:12:59.930

  So I'd much rather Hangman win than them risk losing,

  1551

  01:12:59.950 --> 01:13:02.430

  but I would respect it if they were willing to take the risk

  1552

  01:13:02.430 --> 01:13:03.510

  at the same time.

  1553

  01:13:03.810 --> 01:13:05.510

  You know, you can only do great things if you're willing

  1554

  01:13:05.510 --> 01:13:06.910

  to take a risk every now and then.

  1555

  01:13:06.910 --> 01:13:08.690

  This would be a pretty big risk in my opinion

  1556

  01:13:08.690 --> 01:13:11.910

  because we saw how pissed off people were just that

  1557

  01:13:11.910 --> 01:13:13.910

  Hanger lost the title to Samoa Joe.

  1558

  01:13:14.590 --> 01:13:16.290

  Imagine if he couldn't even challenge again

  1559

  01:13:16.290 --> 01:13:18.010

  and he got stuck with the Cody stipulation.

  1560

  01:13:18.070 --> 01:13:18.990

  Oh, my God.

  1561

  01:13:19.690 --> 01:13:21.930

  However, I do trust that they would have a story

  1562

  01:13:21.930 --> 01:13:24.490

  and that Hanger would have a long-term arc to tell

  1563

  01:13:24.490 --> 01:13:25.270

  with that story.

  1564

  01:13:26.150 --> 01:13:27.830

  So we'll see.

  1565

  01:13:28.210 --> 01:13:29.450

  Dresden Shuffle says,

  1566

  01:13:29.630 --> 01:13:31.330

  I'm hoping Swerve interferes and costs Hangman.

  1567

  01:13:31.830 --> 01:13:33.870

  I think it's a distinct possibility.

  1568

  01:13:34.470 --> 01:13:37.330

  I am loving what the work Swerve's doing right now.

  1569

  01:13:37.530 --> 01:13:39.450

  This guy feels like the center of the show again

  1570

  01:13:39.450 --> 01:13:41.050

  all of a sudden, you know?

  1571

  01:13:41.530 --> 01:13:43.090

  And people are going to cheer him anyway,

  1572

  01:13:43.190 --> 01:13:45.050

  no matter what kind of fiendish shit he does.

  1573

  01:13:45.230 --> 01:13:45.710

  He burned a man.

  1574

  01:13:46.290 --> 01:13:48.970

  He broke into a man's house and menaced his child,

  1575

  01:13:48.990 --> 01:13:50.210

  and we cheered for him.

  1576

  01:13:50.210 --> 01:13:52.330

  In Seattle, we booed Hangman.

  1577

  01:13:52.930 --> 01:13:55.310

  Like, we were the first people to boo Hangman.

  1578

  01:13:56.010 --> 01:13:59.090

  And, you know, it's fucking incredible.

  1579

  01:13:59.910 --> 01:14:03.790

  Another thing that I am very just kind of blown away by.

  1580

  01:14:05.570 --> 01:14:08.730

  The Don Callis family finally getting a big win as a unit.

  1581

  01:14:08.950 --> 01:14:10.570

  I'm a huge fan of the DCF,

  1582

  01:14:10.610 --> 01:14:13.190

  but too often these guys are portrayed as geeks.

  1583

  01:14:13.650 --> 01:14:17.010

  The Death Riders have basically made everyone not named

  1584

  01:14:17.010 --> 01:14:18.870

  Okada, Takeshita, Fletcher, or Andrade.

  1585

  01:14:19.390 --> 01:14:22.030

  They beat them every fucking week, it feels like.

  1586

  01:14:22.070 --> 01:14:23.230

  How can we even say they're feuding?

  1587

  01:14:23.290 --> 01:14:25.070

  Because they lose all the time.

  1588

  01:14:25.690 --> 01:14:27.610

  But it was cool to see them pull a fast one

  1589

  01:14:27.610 --> 01:14:29.950

  and win the trios titles from Jet Set Rodeo.

  1590

  01:14:30.250 --> 01:14:33.870

  Kevin Knight had already had his incredible match with MJF.

  1591

  01:14:34.150 --> 01:14:35.270

  Hangman had already wrestled.

  1592

  01:14:35.630 --> 01:14:37.890

  And Don Callis used their own words against them.

  1593

  01:14:37.910 --> 01:14:38.670

  They said on Collision,

  1594

  01:14:38.810 --> 01:14:40.050

  challenge us anytime, anywhere.

  1595

  01:14:40.790 --> 01:14:43.590

  So Callis challenges them for the main event of the show

  1596

  01:14:43.590 --> 01:14:46.050

  they're on after Kevin Knight's already wrestled.

  1597

  01:14:46.130 --> 01:14:47.370

  And after Hangman's wrestled,

  1598

  01:14:47.370 --> 01:14:49.970

  even though Hangman kind of just murked the guy that he was working.

  1599

  01:14:50.610 --> 01:14:52.930

  And they kind of had to agree

  1600

  01:14:52.930 --> 01:14:54.970

  or look like they didn't mean what they said, right?

  1601

  01:14:55.790 --> 01:14:58.330

  And so Okada and Fletcher and Davis

  1602

  01:14:58.330 --> 01:15:02.310

  end up defeating Jet Set Rodeo for the trios titles.

  1603

  01:15:03.130 --> 01:15:04.430

  I like it, okay?

  1604

  01:15:04.690 --> 01:15:06.650

  I like the trios titles moving around a lot.

  1605

  01:15:06.690 --> 01:15:08.790

  They don't need to be precious.

  1606

  01:15:08.970 --> 01:15:10.750

  We don't need to be precious with the trios titles.

  1607

  01:15:11.130 --> 01:15:15.390

  Like if you're trios champs for like three months,

  1608

  01:15:15.390 --> 01:15:17.230

  that's like a long time.

  1609

  01:15:17.590 --> 01:15:19.530

  That's like a one year world title reign.

  1610

  01:15:19.850 --> 01:15:20.470

  You know what I mean?

  1611

  01:15:20.650 --> 01:15:24.590

  Because like the trios titles should be defended a lot.

  1612

  01:15:24.870 --> 01:15:27.170

  You know, it's an easy way to have a title match on a show.

  1613

  01:15:27.650 --> 01:15:29.850

  You know, I don't want them changing hands every time they're defended,

  1614

  01:15:29.850 --> 01:15:33.250

  but you know, you don't need to have a lot of long title reigns.

  1615

  01:15:33.250 --> 01:15:36.350

  The Ops had them for like six or eight months,

  1616

  01:15:36.350 --> 01:15:38.190

  but I think they only defended them like twice.

  1617

  01:15:38.430 --> 01:15:40.110

  And I would like to see that change.

  1618

  01:15:40.390 --> 01:15:43.070

  I call this trios team Mark Protocotta.

  1619

  01:15:43.670 --> 01:15:47.150

  And they are going to defend those trios titles versus Místico

  1620

  01:15:47.150 --> 01:15:50.210

  and Jet Speed for the trios titles at Revolution.

  1621

  01:15:51.430 --> 01:15:53.170

  I'm a big fan that this match is made.

  1622

  01:15:53.230 --> 01:15:54.410

  It's going to be a great match.

  1623

  01:15:55.110 --> 01:15:56.370

  I do have some mixed feelings,

  1624

  01:15:56.370 --> 01:15:59.070

  and this is where the double champ thing starts to become a bit of an issue.

  1625

  01:16:01.340 --> 01:16:03.000

  Because they're the trios champs,

  1626

  01:16:03.000 --> 01:16:06.720

  they're not going to be defending the international title or the TNT title.

  1627

  01:16:07.400 --> 01:16:10.300

  Those are two really critical titles in AEW

  1628

  01:16:10.300 --> 01:16:13.300

  that aren't going to be defended on the pay-per-view as best I can tell.

  1629

  01:16:13.920 --> 01:16:16.320

  I don't think I like that part so much.

  1630

  01:16:17.460 --> 01:16:19.420

  I don't, with a roster this big,

  1631

  01:16:19.460 --> 01:16:22.880

  I just don't see why you have to do the double champ thing so much.

  1632

  01:16:23.240 --> 01:16:24.200

  Tony does it a lot.

  1633

  01:16:24.560 --> 01:16:25.800

  Somebody brought up earlier in the chat,

  1634

  01:16:25.860 --> 01:16:27.820

  All Japan used to do the double champ thing a lot.

  1635

  01:16:28.120 --> 01:16:30.580

  You're right, I know, a lot of promotions did.

  1636

  01:16:31.080 --> 01:16:33.600

  I have realized that at the beginning of the year.

  1637

  01:16:33.660 --> 01:16:35.100

  I said I wasn't going to bitch about it anymore,

  1638

  01:16:35.100 --> 01:16:37.740

  and I'm kind of finding my way back to bitching about it

  1639

  01:16:37.740 --> 01:16:41.240

  because it is limiting opportunities, I think, a little bit.

  1640

  01:16:41.240 --> 01:16:45.400

  What a lot of people felt should have been the main event of Dynamite

  1641

  01:16:45.400 --> 01:16:49.520

  was Tekla defending the AEW Women's World title against Thunder Rosa.

  1642

  01:16:50.400 --> 01:16:51.260

  This match fucked.

  1643

  01:16:51.620 --> 01:16:52.560

  It was so good.

  1644

  01:16:52.900 --> 01:16:56.500

  Tekla is unbelievable, just absolutely unbelievable.

  1645

  01:16:57.020 --> 01:16:58.140

  Thunder Rosa looked great.

  1646

  01:16:58.520 --> 01:17:00.400

  She's looked very good since she's come back.

  1647

  01:17:00.840 --> 01:17:02.820

  A lot of people felt it should have gone on last.

  1648

  01:17:02.860 --> 01:17:03.820

  It's hard to disagree.

  1649

  01:17:04.200 --> 01:17:06.380

  Okay, I'm not saying it shouldn't have or should have.

  1650

  01:17:06.820 --> 01:17:08.520

  I was fine with the show the way it was presented.

  1651

  01:17:08.520 --> 01:17:13.500

  However, Tekla's athleticism is insane.

  1652

  01:17:13.780 --> 01:17:15.260

  You know, when Thunder Rosa goes to clothesliner

  1653

  01:17:15.260 --> 01:17:19.760

  and she does the backwards thing and does the spider crawl from that

  1654

  01:17:19.760 --> 01:17:21.980

  and then hits a spear, that's insane.

  1655

  01:17:22.580 --> 01:17:23.980

  That's insane.

  1656

  01:17:24.420 --> 01:17:25.920

  That is crazy shit.

  1657

  01:17:27.320 --> 01:17:32.340

  And then she beats her clean, brutally beats Thunder Rosa clean.

  1658

  01:17:32.620 --> 01:17:34.000

  I mean, that was vicious.

  1659

  01:17:34.420 --> 01:17:36.280

  That was a vicious, vicious finish.

  1660

  01:17:36.920 --> 01:17:39.340

  I thought it was a fantastic match.

  1661

  01:17:39.340 --> 01:17:44.400

  And then the Triangle of Madness starts laying the beat down

  1662

  01:17:46.120 --> 01:17:47.920

  on Thunder after the match,

  1663

  01:17:48.340 --> 01:17:50.100

  and Chris Statlander runs down to make the save.

  1664

  01:17:50.980 --> 01:17:52.080

  I hate to say I told you so,

  1665

  01:17:52.080 --> 01:17:54.920

  but I've been talking that I thought that Chris Statlander and Tekla

  1666

  01:17:54.920 --> 01:17:56.560

  were the match for revolution,

  1667

  01:17:56.560 --> 01:17:59.360

  and they are the match for revolution.

  1668

  01:18:00.020 --> 01:18:03.020

  Statlander cuts an after show promo where she says

  1669

  01:18:03.020 --> 01:18:06.420

  she wants Tekla again, but she wants her twice.

  1670

  01:18:06.420 --> 01:18:09.820

  So they're going to be wrestling for the AEW Women's World Title

  1671

  01:18:09.820 --> 01:18:11.500

  in a two out of three falls match.

  1672

  01:18:13.420 --> 01:18:16.840

  Now, this is a match I could see going either way, okay?

  1673

  01:18:17.880 --> 01:18:20.980

  Maybe Tekla's the hill to climb for Stat,

  1674

  01:18:21.440 --> 01:18:23.360

  and they thought that would be more interesting

  1675

  01:18:23.360 --> 01:18:25.160

  to have her drop the title and get it back.

  1676

  01:18:25.980 --> 01:18:27.180

  But I don't like that for Tekla.

  1677

  01:18:27.200 --> 01:18:29.340

  I don't like the idea of her being champ for like three weeks.

  1678

  01:18:30.160 --> 01:18:33.600

  She's just getting started, and this crowd is very into her.

  1679

  01:18:34.180 --> 01:18:37.140

  And one thing you got to acknowledge is that

  1680

  01:18:37.140 --> 01:18:39.780

  the first match that Stat and Tekla wrestled,

  1681

  01:18:40.060 --> 01:18:43.380

  the crowd was chanting for Tekla a lot, okay?

  1682

  01:18:43.380 --> 01:18:46.300

  I love Chris Statlander, but Tekla's just on fire,

  1683

  01:18:46.520 --> 01:18:49.000

  and this crowd wants Tekla.

  1684

  01:18:49.340 --> 01:18:51.820

  So I think you should go with Tekla,

  1685

  01:18:52.460 --> 01:18:55.280

  but again, I don't know which way to call it.

  1686

  01:18:55.300 --> 01:18:57.440

  If I were to guess, I'd say Tekla,

  1687

  01:18:57.560 --> 01:19:01.040

  but goddamn, it's been really, really interesting.

  1688

  01:19:01.600 --> 01:19:04.340

  We also have FTR versus the Young Bucks

  1689

  01:19:04.340 --> 01:19:06.400

  for the AEW Tag Titles.

  1690

  01:19:08.830 --> 01:19:13.330

  Now I'm truly lost as to why anyone is complaining

  1691

  01:19:13.330 --> 01:19:14.350

  about getting this match.

  1692

  01:19:15.310 --> 01:19:18.970

  We just had Kyle Fletcher and Mark Briscoe

  1693

  01:19:19.550 --> 01:19:22.750

  wrestle seven times in one year, okay?

  1694

  01:19:23.650 --> 01:19:25.970

  FTR and the Bucks, I believe, have had four,

  1695

  01:19:27.630 --> 01:19:32.690

  four in five years, six years, okay?

  1696

  01:19:32.870 --> 01:19:34.390

  Like even if it's five, who cares?

  1697

  01:19:34.390 --> 01:19:37.290

  That's less than one match a year, you know?

  1698

  01:19:37.370 --> 01:19:40.790

  And these are the two foundational teams of AEW

  1699

  01:19:40.790 --> 01:19:44.350

  that this entire division derives from.

  1700

  01:19:44.830 --> 01:19:48.250

  I think people are kind of more like dismayed

  1701

  01:19:48.250 --> 01:19:51.470

  that the tag division hasn't really grown beyond them.

  1702

  01:19:52.370 --> 01:19:55.710

  Even though I can see where they are creating that growth,

  1703

  01:19:56.070 --> 01:19:58.830

  I think the real maybe fundamental gripe

  1704

  01:19:58.830 --> 01:20:02.130

  some people online have is that the Bucks and FTR

  1705

  01:20:02.130 --> 01:20:04.250

  are still the teams that everything revolves around.

  1706

  01:20:05.550 --> 01:20:07.970

  I don't think that's because these teams insist on that.

  1707

  01:20:08.650 --> 01:20:10.430

  I think Tony hasn't been focused

  1708

  01:20:10.430 --> 01:20:11.390

  on growing the tag division,

  1709

  01:20:11.510 --> 01:20:13.430

  especially once they lost the Lucha Bros

  1710

  01:20:14.490 --> 01:20:17.270

  and you know, best friends kind of, you know,

  1711

  01:20:17.390 --> 01:20:21.050

  Chuck retired and they were no longer a team.

  1712

  01:20:21.450 --> 01:20:23.270

  Santana and Ortiz, you know,

  1713

  01:20:23.330 --> 01:20:25.950

  obviously split up when Santana left.

  1714

  01:20:26.390 --> 01:20:29.330

  So they've had a lot of loss, private party,

  1715

  01:20:29.750 --> 01:20:31.270

  kind of got there like, show it to me,

  1716

  01:20:31.270 --> 01:20:34.390

  show me you're worth it kind of title run and it didn't work.

  1717

  01:20:34.750 --> 01:20:37.290

  And they were punked in loss.

  1718

  01:20:38.690 --> 01:20:40.770

  So I love the Bucks and FTR.

  1719

  01:20:40.890 --> 01:20:43.230

  I think every match they've had has been very good.

  1720

  01:20:43.470 --> 01:20:45.930

  And this one feels like more of a real program to me

  1721

  01:20:45.930 --> 01:20:48.090

  because they got involved with the family stuff.

  1722

  01:20:48.490 --> 01:20:51.150

  And so there's more personal issues this time.

  1723

  01:20:51.570 --> 01:20:56.890

  FTR pile driving Malachi Buck certainly was a move.

  1724

  01:20:57.270 --> 01:21:00.610

  And I'm very interested to see how that plays into things.

  1725

  01:21:00.610 --> 01:21:04.050

  You know, threatening the dad, threatening the mom, you know,

  1726

  01:21:04.050 --> 01:21:05.430

  I think it's interesting.

  1727

  01:21:06.090 --> 01:21:08.230

  You know, FTR even attacked Brandon Cutler

  1728

  01:21:08.230 --> 01:21:09.750

  this last week for fuck's sake.

  1729

  01:21:10.110 --> 01:21:11.990

  So I think the Bucks are going to win.

  1730

  01:21:12.030 --> 01:21:14.490

  And I still think it will have something to do

  1731

  01:21:14.490 --> 01:21:15.810

  with coping Christian returning.

  1732

  01:21:16.550 --> 01:21:18.050

  I don't think these teams are going to fight long.

  1733

  01:21:18.110 --> 01:21:18.730

  I don't think they're going to be

  1734

  01:21:18.730 --> 01:21:21.650

  in some kind of long-term program from where I sit.

  1735

  01:21:21.810 --> 01:21:23.390

  It's kind of like chill the fuck out everybody.

  1736

  01:21:23.810 --> 01:21:26.290

  Like these are the two defining teams of this era

  1737

  01:21:26.290 --> 01:21:29.330

  of pro wrestling in America at the very least,

  1738

  01:21:29.330 --> 01:21:31.590

  but probably anywhere, you know?

  1739

  01:21:32.110 --> 01:21:33.350

  So come on.

  1740

  01:21:33.550 --> 01:21:37.010

  Dresden Shuffle says Tecla needs to beat Stat Clean

  1741

  01:21:38.250 --> 01:21:39.930

  so her reign starts off strong.

  1742

  01:21:40.170 --> 01:21:42.070

  I can see it. I can see it.

  1743

  01:21:42.090 --> 01:21:43.910

  The skewer universe and in a bad boss,

  1744

  01:21:44.030 --> 01:21:45.290

  they swerve the fucking man.

  1745

  01:21:46.390 --> 01:21:48.650

  And yeah, Dresden Shuffle said he hopes

  1746

  01:21:48.650 --> 01:21:50.430

  that swerve interferes and cause hangman.

  1747

  01:21:51.050 --> 01:21:53.170

  It would certainly create some interesting shit, right?

  1748

  01:21:53.290 --> 01:21:54.630

  Certainly create some interesting stuff.

  1749

  01:21:54.750 --> 01:21:56.830

  So we'll see. We'll see about that.

  1750

  01:21:56.930 --> 01:21:58.490

  I think that FTR and Young Bucks match

  1751

  01:21:58.490 --> 01:22:00.010

  is going to be fucking fire.

  1752

  01:22:00.550 --> 01:22:03.130

  Nuclear Wesselach said Revolution is an epic card,

  1753

  01:22:03.130 --> 01:22:05.370

  but not as good as last year's.

  1754

  01:22:05.570 --> 01:22:06.770

  I can see where you're coming from.

  1755

  01:22:06.930 --> 01:22:07.890

  I can see where you're coming from.

  1756

  01:22:07.950 --> 01:22:10.470

  I think the marquee value is maybe not as strong,

  1757

  01:22:10.470 --> 01:22:13.110

  but I wouldn't be surprised if it's just as good

  1758

  01:22:13.110 --> 01:22:13.550

  in the ring.

  1759

  01:22:13.790 --> 01:22:15.430

  By the time we actually see it,

  1760

  01:22:16.650 --> 01:22:18.270

  I think it could be just as good.

  1761

  01:22:18.530 --> 01:22:19.670

  Next match I have here,

  1762

  01:22:19.690 --> 01:22:21.530

  John Moxley versus Kenosuke Takeshita

  1763

  01:22:21.530 --> 01:22:22.550

  for the continental title.

  1764

  01:22:22.850 --> 01:22:23.550

  No time limit.

  1765

  01:22:25.210 --> 01:22:26.010

  I'm just going to say it.

  1766

  01:22:26.010 --> 01:22:28.730

  I don't think this match has actually been built very well.

  1767

  01:22:29.110 --> 01:22:30.390

  John Moxley has done a good job

  1768

  01:22:30.390 --> 01:22:32.190

  of making the continental title feel important

  1769

  01:22:32.190 --> 01:22:34.030

  in a way that it never has before,

  1770

  01:22:34.990 --> 01:22:38.390

  but it really feels like there's so much stalling going on

  1771

  01:22:38.390 --> 01:22:40.010

  to get to Okada and Takeshita.

  1772

  01:22:40.490 --> 01:22:43.090

  And this match is like a little bump in the road

  1773

  01:22:43.090 --> 01:22:44.370

  on your way to that match.

  1774

  01:22:45.110 --> 01:22:47.450

  Of course, the match is going to be good, you know?

  1775

  01:22:48.030 --> 01:22:49.330

  What I'd like to see though

  1776

  01:22:49.330 --> 01:22:51.330

  is some genuine character development

  1777

  01:22:51.330 --> 01:22:53.150

  for Kenosuke Takeshita.

  1778

  01:22:53.350 --> 01:22:54.530

  Like who is this guy right now?

  1779

  01:22:54.530 --> 01:22:57.130

  We know he hates Okada, very, yes.

  1780

  01:22:57.510 --> 01:22:59.490

  We know he's a ruthless killer, okay?

  1781

  01:22:59.530 --> 01:23:01.210

  He's been portrayed that way for a long time.

  1782

  01:23:01.770 --> 01:23:03.490

  They've hinted that he's kind of overdone,

  1783

  01:23:03.550 --> 01:23:06.010

  but like, okay, so what are his principles?

  1784

  01:23:06.290 --> 01:23:08.310

  How do they differ from Don and Okada?

  1785

  01:23:09.090 --> 01:23:10.870

  We don't really ever hear that.

  1786

  01:23:11.030 --> 01:23:11.630

  You know what I mean?

  1787

  01:23:11.810 --> 01:23:16.410

  And I know Takeshita has the range to offer that.

  1788

  01:23:17.070 --> 01:23:19.990

  So yes, I want them to get to Takeshita and Okada,

  1789

  01:23:20.150 --> 01:23:23.730

  but I really think Takeshita has to win this match.

  1790

  01:23:23.730 --> 01:23:26.190

  I'm not entirely convinced he will.

  1791

  01:23:26.990 --> 01:23:30.230

  Mox is a made man literally forever, okay?

  1792

  01:23:30.510 --> 01:23:33.090

  He never needs to hold another title again.

  1793

  01:23:33.250 --> 01:23:35.890

  He could literally lose every match

  1794

  01:23:35.890 --> 01:23:37.910

  from the year till the end of his career

  1795

  01:23:37.910 --> 01:23:40.750

  and still be one of the greatest ever, okay?

  1796

  01:23:40.750 --> 01:23:42.790

  It would be dumb, in my opinion,

  1797

  01:23:42.890 --> 01:23:44.550

  for him to beat Kenosuke Takeshita.

  1798

  01:23:45.150 --> 01:23:48.110

  And this is maybe the one result on the show.

  1799

  01:23:48.190 --> 01:23:50.670

  I'd be like, you got to be fucking kidding me

  1800

  01:23:50.670 --> 01:23:53.230

  because I just, I don't see it, you know?

  1801

  01:23:53.230 --> 01:23:54.390

  I don't see it.

  1802

  01:23:54.570 --> 01:23:56.010

  So I want Takeshita to win.

  1803

  01:23:56.150 --> 01:23:57.430

  I'm not convinced he will,

  1804

  01:23:58.310 --> 01:24:01.930

  but the lead up to this has left some to be desired.

  1805

  01:24:02.150 --> 01:24:03.830

  And I think this is one of those matches

  1806

  01:24:03.830 --> 01:24:06.610

  that maybe doesn't feel as special as it should yet

  1807

  01:24:07.310 --> 01:24:09.230

  because the build has been a little underwhelming

  1808

  01:24:09.790 --> 01:24:10.550

  in my opinion.

  1809

  01:24:11.470 --> 01:24:12.350

  The Scare Glow says,

  1810

  01:24:12.390 --> 01:24:14.910

  I have zero problem with the Bucks versus FDR.

  1811

  01:24:15.010 --> 01:24:15.790

  It's going to be incredible.

  1812

  01:24:16.010 --> 01:24:19.030

  I'd like to see Tekla keep going.

  1813

  01:24:19.070 --> 01:24:19.810

  She has it all.

  1814

  01:24:19.870 --> 01:24:20.590

  Totally agree.

  1815

  01:24:21.070 --> 01:24:21.710

  Totally agree.

  1816

  01:24:21.710 --> 01:24:27.890

  Next match, this is for my friend, BJ Dixon.

  1817

  01:24:28.290 --> 01:24:29.570

  Swerve Strickland versus Brody King.

  1818

  01:24:30.990 --> 01:24:32.790

  This is a huge match for Brody, okay?

  1819

  01:24:32.890 --> 01:24:36.870

  It shows that Tony Khan clearly sees star potential in him.

  1820

  01:24:37.130 --> 01:24:39.610

  Like you're not even in a match with Swerve at all

  1821

  01:24:39.610 --> 01:24:41.510

  if Tony sees nothing in you

  1822

  01:24:41.510 --> 01:24:43.850

  and he's not just squashing you at the very least.

  1823

  01:24:44.370 --> 01:24:45.190

  That's not going to happen.

  1824

  01:24:45.250 --> 01:24:46.670

  We all know that's not going to happen.

  1825

  01:24:47.190 --> 01:24:49.470

  But Swerve pulled some serious heel bullshit

  1826

  01:24:49.470 --> 01:24:51.330

  by attacking Brody from behind

  1827

  01:24:51.330 --> 01:24:52.910

  with a chain this week

  1828

  01:24:53.630 --> 01:24:56.990

  and then choking the living fuck out of him.

  1829

  01:24:57.230 --> 01:24:59.430

  It was very intense and very heelish.

  1830

  01:25:00.090 --> 01:25:01.390

  Swerve cut a good promo.

  1831

  01:25:02.670 --> 01:25:03.550

  And I got to say it guys,

  1832

  01:25:03.590 --> 01:25:05.750

  Swerve's looking like the guy again.

  1833

  01:25:05.790 --> 01:25:09.350

  He is looking like the straw that stirs the drink.

  1834

  01:25:09.570 --> 01:25:10.310

  You know what I mean?

  1835

  01:25:10.590 --> 01:25:11.870

  Like Swerve is looking like the guy

  1836

  01:25:11.870 --> 01:25:13.410

  you got to be paying attention to.

  1837

  01:25:14.170 --> 01:25:17.450

  So as it relates to how I predict this match going,

  1838

  01:25:18.330 --> 01:25:19.970

  do we think there's any chance

  1839

  01:25:19.970 --> 01:25:21.410

  that Kenny Omega makes an appearance

  1840

  01:25:21.410 --> 01:25:23.970

  and caused Swerve the match in Brody's hometown

  1841

  01:25:23.970 --> 01:25:26.670

  so Brody gets a big win in Los Angeles?

  1842

  01:25:26.970 --> 01:25:28.230

  Is there any chance of that happening?

  1843

  01:25:28.310 --> 01:25:29.290

  I think there is.

  1844

  01:25:31.280 --> 01:25:35.760

  And also as Brody had been throttled,

  1845

  01:25:35.760 --> 01:25:37.440

  you know, mercilessly by Swerve,

  1846

  01:25:37.560 --> 01:25:39.560

  who was choking him on the ropes for minutes?

  1847

  01:25:39.780 --> 01:25:40.620

  I mean minutes.

  1848

  01:25:41.040 --> 01:25:42.140

  This guy either could barely breathe

  1849

  01:25:42.140 --> 01:25:43.340

  or not breathe at all.

  1850

  01:25:43.840 --> 01:25:45.120

  Bandito ran down to help Brody

  1851

  01:25:45.120 --> 01:25:46.920

  and came kind of face to face with Swerve

  1852

  01:25:46.920 --> 01:25:47.680

  almost for a minute.

  1853

  01:25:48.420 --> 01:25:49.420

  That was interesting.

  1854

  01:25:50.180 --> 01:25:50.860

  That was interesting.

  1855

  01:25:50.860 --> 01:25:52.780

  Could Bandito be a factor in this match?

  1856

  01:25:53.280 --> 01:25:53.900

  Who knows?

  1857

  01:25:54.900 --> 01:25:55.860

  But I got to say,

  1858

  01:25:56.500 --> 01:25:58.020

  I am really looking forward to this match.

  1859

  01:25:58.400 --> 01:26:00.260

  I think the more likely winner is Swerve,

  1860

  01:26:00.260 --> 01:26:02.880

  but I could see a scenario under which Brody wins.

  1861

  01:26:03.680 --> 01:26:04.760

  So we'll see.

  1862

  01:26:05.240 --> 01:26:06.280

  And then finally,

  1863

  01:26:08.700 --> 01:26:11.060

  Bandito versus Andrade El Idolo.

  1864

  01:26:12.440 --> 01:26:13.280

  What the fuck?

  1865

  01:26:13.800 --> 01:26:14.220

  What the fuck?

  1866

  01:26:14.360 --> 01:26:15.900

  Tony Khan, you sick bastard.

  1867

  01:26:16.340 --> 01:26:18.280

  You sick motherfucker.

  1868

  01:26:18.600 --> 01:26:19.800

  You do it for the sickos

  1869

  01:26:19.800 --> 01:26:21.440

  because you are a sicko, my friend.

  1870

  01:26:21.840 --> 01:26:24.540

  This is a match where it's a dream match,

  1871

  01:26:24.560 --> 01:26:26.580

  but I hadn't even had time to have that dream

  1872

  01:26:26.580 --> 01:26:28.400

  before Tony made the fucking match.

  1873

  01:26:28.700 --> 01:26:29.300

  You know what I mean?

  1874

  01:26:29.880 --> 01:26:31.840

  I think this could easily steal the show.

  1875

  01:26:31.960 --> 01:26:32.820

  I think it's right.

  1876

  01:26:32.880 --> 01:26:34.940

  It's right for the picking right there.

  1877

  01:26:35.100 --> 01:26:37.580

  Andrade's looked as good as he's ever looked right now,

  1878

  01:26:37.740 --> 01:26:40.280

  both in appearance and in the ring.

  1879

  01:26:40.940 --> 01:26:43.080

  Bandito was the wrestler of the year last year,

  1880

  01:26:43.080 --> 01:26:43.780

  in my opinion.

  1881

  01:26:44.220 --> 01:26:46.240

  This is going to be incredible.

  1882

  01:26:46.440 --> 01:26:49.140

  I think it's the match I'm actually most looking forward to,

  1883

  01:26:49.140 --> 01:26:51.340

  and it's one of the only matches that isn't for a title.

  1884

  01:26:52.440 --> 01:26:56.460

  So they did a backstage segment with these two this week,

  1885

  01:26:56.460 --> 01:26:58.280

  and it was a bit awkward,

  1886

  01:26:58.280 --> 01:27:01.860

  but also very notable and a good segment

  1887

  01:27:01.860 --> 01:27:04.460

  because both guys did the segment in English

  1888

  01:27:04.460 --> 01:27:06.340

  with no one else speaking for them.

  1889

  01:27:06.360 --> 01:27:08.480

  There's no fucking Alex Abrahantes anywhere.

  1890

  01:27:09.200 --> 01:27:11.380

  That shouldn't seem like such a big deal,

  1891

  01:27:11.380 --> 01:27:14.780

  but it is novel in AEW and in wrestling in general.

  1892

  01:27:14.780 --> 01:27:19.540

  Okay, Andrade, I remember his first run with AEW.

  1893

  01:27:19.540 --> 01:27:21.160

  He tried to do some promos in English,

  1894

  01:27:21.820 --> 01:27:23.720

  and people on Twitter were just like,

  1895

  01:27:23.720 --> 01:27:24.880

  what did he even say?

  1896

  01:27:26.180 --> 01:27:29.600

  And Andrade has improved his English, certainly.

  1897

  01:27:30.420 --> 01:27:34.480

  I think they should be able to cut Spanish promos

  1898

  01:27:34.480 --> 01:27:36.100

  if they're more comfortable doing that,

  1899

  01:27:36.100 --> 01:27:37.740

  but I thought it was very interesting

  1900

  01:27:37.740 --> 01:27:38.780

  that they both cut promos

  1901

  01:27:39.340 --> 01:27:42.860

  without somebody doing any of the heavy lifting for him.

  1902

  01:27:43.540 --> 01:27:44.960

  Bandito told Andrade

  1903

  01:27:44.960 --> 01:27:47.100

  he's been watching his matches forever,

  1904

  01:27:47.580 --> 01:27:50.240

  and Andrade very arrogantly blows him off and said,

  1905

  01:27:50.600 --> 01:27:53.080

  Bandito, are you a fan,

  1906

  01:27:53.600 --> 01:27:55.380

  or do you want to take a selfie?

  1907

  01:27:56.680 --> 01:27:58.140

  And Bandito just looks kind of like,

  1908

  01:27:58.440 --> 01:28:01.160

  oh, man, this dude I look up to is being a dick,

  1909

  01:28:01.620 --> 01:28:03.680

  and Andrade just kind of big-legged him,

  1910

  01:28:03.920 --> 01:28:05.120

  and what did he make him look like?

  1911

  01:28:05.140 --> 01:28:06.280

  He made him look like a fan.

  1912

  01:28:07.100 --> 01:28:08.200

  I can't wait for this.

  1913

  01:28:09.060 --> 01:28:12.080

  So to me, Revolution looks very strong.

  1914

  01:28:12.080 --> 01:28:13.860

  I think it's going to be a good show.

  1915

  01:28:14.500 --> 01:28:16.460

  I think we're going to get our money's worth, no question,

  1916

  01:28:17.220 --> 01:28:19.940

  and there's some big moments here

  1917

  01:28:19.940 --> 01:28:22.500

  that could make or could tell,

  1918

  01:28:22.720 --> 01:28:25.680

  that will tell the story of where we're going

  1919

  01:28:25.680 --> 01:28:27.000

  with a lot of stuff.

  1920

  01:28:27.540 --> 01:28:28.880

  Will Ospreay might come back.

  1921

  01:28:29.600 --> 01:28:31.280

  Hangman Page might never be able to challenge

  1922

  01:28:31.280 --> 01:28:32.420

  for the world title again.

  1923

  01:28:33.220 --> 01:28:35.460

  Hangman Page might be the world champion after this.

  1924

  01:28:35.800 --> 01:28:37.720

  There's a whole bunch of things that could happen,

  1925

  01:28:37.720 --> 01:28:39.840

  and I'm not sure if they will or not,

  1926

  01:28:39.840 --> 01:28:43.160

  but I'm very excited to see the outcomes.

  1927

  01:28:43.860 --> 01:28:45.160

  I'm going to read some chats here,

  1928

  01:28:45.160 --> 01:28:46.200

  and then I'm going to head out,

  1929

  01:28:46.400 --> 01:28:48.820

  because I've almost completely blown out my voice.

  1930

  01:28:49.220 --> 01:28:52.160

  I have never done a solo show that has lasted this long.

  1931

  01:28:52.340 --> 01:28:54.660

  You guys have made this so easy and so fun.

  1932

  01:28:55.020 --> 01:28:55.820

  Thank you so much.

  1933

  01:28:55.920 --> 01:28:57.380

  If you're listening to this

  1934

  01:28:57.380 --> 01:28:58.960

  and you're not a part of the livestream,

  1935

  01:28:59.960 --> 01:29:04.940

  I encourage you, Fridays at 6 p.m. Eastern, 3 p.m. Pacific,

  1936

  01:29:05.440 --> 01:29:08.260

  we do sit down, shut up, mark out, live

  1937

  01:29:08.260 --> 01:29:09.840

  with everybody in the chat.

  1938

  01:29:10.240 --> 01:29:11.480

  You can come be part of it.

  1939

  01:29:11.500 --> 01:29:13.620

  I hope you will next week, okay?

  1940

  01:29:13.620 --> 01:29:15.780

  Because next week, we're doing an episode on Friday.

  1941

  01:29:16.720 --> 01:29:17.740

  Actually, no, no, no.

  1942

  01:29:17.780 --> 01:29:20.160

  Next week, we're doing an episode on Thursday.

  1943

  01:29:20.280 --> 01:29:22.700

  I believe Books and Body Slams will be rejoining me.

  1944

  01:29:23.000 --> 01:29:24.740

  We are going to be previewing Revolution.

  1945

  01:29:25.040 --> 01:29:27.880

  I'm going to try and get Antoine Raphael also to join us.

  1946

  01:29:28.240 --> 01:29:32.860

  Then, on Monday, we're going to record a review of the show

  1947

  01:29:32.860 --> 01:29:37.780

  with Kay, who will be live on the spot at Revolution

  1948

  01:29:37.780 --> 01:29:40.480

  to give us the live review of the show.

  1949

  01:29:40.800 --> 01:29:43.280

  We will have Professor Degree, myself and Kay,

  1950

  01:29:43.700 --> 01:29:45.340

  and that will be episode 100.

  1951

  01:29:45.580 --> 01:29:48.260

  If you got ideas for how we can celebrate episode 100,

  1952

  01:29:48.500 --> 01:29:50.140

  because you guys are the ones who made it possible,

  1953

  01:29:50.520 --> 01:29:51.420

  please let me know.

  1954

  01:29:51.840 --> 01:29:53.780

  Please make sure you follow us on social medias.

  1955

  01:29:53.800 --> 01:29:55.360

  Like I said, we're still doing the sickies.

  1956

  01:29:56.120 --> 01:29:59.000

  The second half of those awards are live for another week,

  1957

  01:29:59.180 --> 01:30:00.960

  so make sure you're following Sicko's Club

  1958

  01:30:00.960 --> 01:30:04.020

  on Blue Sky, Instagram, and or threads.

  1959

  01:30:04.480 --> 01:30:06.000

  Make sure you follow, sit down, shut up,

  1960

  01:30:06.000 --> 01:30:07.440

  wherever you get podcasts.

  1961

  01:30:07.700 --> 01:30:09.460

  Make sure you follow us on social media.

  1962

  01:30:09.580 --> 01:30:12.200

  Until then, I'm Blade Daily.

  1963

  01:30:13.000 --> 01:30:15.300

  Pro Wrestling Forever.

  1964

  01:30:38.590 --> 01:30:39.350

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