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But like this, I don't feel like this is a main roster complaint too, to be honest. My champions aren't championing. Like, it doesn't feel like outside of over the family who's literally perfect in every single way. Like, but he doesn't even have a long term story either. So it, it, these title reigns are bad and it was really eye opening to me when somebody mentioned, I think it was Cepha because he's our resident researcher, that Joe Coffey was the only title defense for trick other than when Ethan Page showed up. And that was on a, that was on a house show with as over as he was and how made he was by his feud with trick. That is rough. Also shout out to Sean Gardner for pointing out in the chat the NXT scope that I probably should have mentioned that was gonna work out by folks.com. That was a Brady by girl somebody that was showing to me someone out of the Australian scene. Someone that I learned about from Jamie Apps and Todd B spit out of Australia. I'll always give them props for that. Just a superstar in the making confirmed by five plus elect.com rumored heavily, but man, you've got a fun one in store. But as I throw this back to Alex, it is kind of a hard week to get excited for the idea of incoming talent when this is what we are getting out of a build into great American matches. Just really, really great matches tonight. The main event was such a blast, but like this is what we're doing with the Ethan Page era. Man, I don't get it. I don't get it. Because the booking of the champions in NXT, and let's be honest, pretty much all the way across NXT, because the booking in NXT is such a clown show. Circus puns. Circus, circus puns. And if you need to build that out to where the circus usually is, or at least used to be, carnival puns. Circus/carnival puns. It is state and county fair season. >> And also the roots of professional wrestling. >> Yes, also carnies. So just a pun for like carnies would just be, you just say Jeff Jarrett, and that's enough. You know what I mean? So yeah, circus/carnival puns. >> Okay, okay. >> Because the booking of NXT is such a clown show. It's my fault. I mentioned this to Kate. And honestly, everything is always my fault. This is the way I don't. I end up making my wife too mad. It's always my fault immediately when the argument starts. So I'm used to things being my fault, but it's my fault for being so excited when Ethan Page showed up. Then I thought to myself, this is something really great. He's gonna add a whole new thing to NXT. They don't have, and they're the top baby face in Trick Williams, but he needs a top heel to feud with, and that guy easily is Ethan Page. And like, yeah, they have been kind of, but also what? So that's the thing is I got my hopes up for a really great rivalry to carry us into the CW era, into 2025. And what we got is not that. And so like, we will delve into what we did indeed get that wasn't that, but we just didn't get that. And I was, I was, I, if my fault, I allowed myself to believe in something, not show, Andrew, but something. I allowed myself to believe in something. And what I was, I was, I was betrayed by my own naivete that I thought maybe possibly the signing of Ethan Page was a bellwether for greater times ahead. And nope, it's just more of the same clown show. My kingdom for a single promotion that can book this guy to his potential. Like, and Alex, you mentioned this before we went on air as well. There are certain things that NXT does that drive me nuts. And one of the chief ones is there is a story right in front of you. And you're like, we're just going to tell something else. And that's the case with the Zora Mensa thing. That's the case with Roxanna Thea, as we're going to talk about in a little bit. Like, there is a story that is, is spoon fed to you on a spoon. Because that's what spoon fed means. I don't know why I was going to go with my hands. But usually what is meant by the term spoon fed. Unless unless they're feeding you literal spoons, in which case, don't eat them. That sounds terrible. They are inedible. That's horrendous. But if they're playing the airplane game with the kid on the spoon fed, they're like just missed the mouth entirely. It went hard left. Like, it's, it's very frustrating because it also is the kitschiest crap in the world. And while the page has really good comedic timing, it's like, you had a chance to make the trick rain wasn't great. He's really good. We've talked about this over and over again. The wrestler, the rain rarely match. Like, that's just how NXT has been. But Ethan Page presented an opportunity to make this feel like a prestigious title again. And it just doesn't. Because you're having him do clown show shit. Like, get pinned when matches aren't happening. This is so silly and not a no sway, not enough fun way. It's like it's making fun of wrestling or it's like making fun of Ethan Page. Like, I hate when you actively go out of your way to make talent look stupid. And it's not that he's doing a bad job with what he's been given. It's just what he's been given is not nobody nobody can make that work. No, it's bad. Thomas Valley says don't frown because it's over. Frown because it happened. Don't be sad because it's over. Be sad because it happened. Yeah, this would be sentiment to take. So trick Williams comes out. And this is the beginning of it. Because to me, not only is I not booking champions. Well, but they're not booking former champions. Well, like. So here's what happened in in in a fatal four way that really never should have been a fatal four way because of the way that the whole set up of that match happened. Like it was a battle royal and the winner of the battle royal was supposed to get a one on one match for trick Williams. But because the refs are idiots, they're like, you know, and and and also security can't do their friggin job or immense a Knox Ethan page out of the ring. And they never actually have he has never really eliminated. So he gets a match versus Jevon Evans and pins him. Also Sean Spears pin Jevon Evans, like a couple of weeks ago. So like we have a fatal four way in which trick Williams is not pinned in which trick Williams actually knocks out the guy who pins another guy via the knockout blow. And what other what other guy would they have not storming to Ava's office and be like that never should have been a fatal four way. I wasn't pinned. In fact, I knocked his ass out. So he was able to get the pin. I want my damn rematch. But trick Williams, who if you'll recall, held the North American championship for two goddamn days, never even asked for a rematch versus Dominic Mysterio. Never asked for one. Didn't ask for one. And here's like, I'll be coming after that that with that NXT title. Just you wait. Why, why are we waiting? Why aren't you why don't you having that match? Why aren't you insisting? Listen, Oro, I respect that you don't like that guy. But if I got to fight you to get my title shot, that's what I'm going to do. Why are we not writing trick Williams as having the urgency to get his title back, which he never should have lost? And that also when you couple that with the thing from before, when he lost the North American title after two goddamn days and never even tried to get it back, it sure feels like trick Williams as an overall character doesn't really care if he's champion or not. Especially. And with how over he is, he needs to be your top baby face and your top baby views being like, yeah, if I'm champ, if I'm not whatever, isn't a really good thing to do for your fucking TV show? No, and last week when like really, I don't maybe fix certain things to the level that you do. But I was really annoyed by the line that like, I know the title doesn't define the man or whatever. Like, that like got under my skin a little bit and combined with everything you just said is all the more frustrating with them magnifying glass on it. And this is another thing I said about both companies that I think sometimes they confuse long term storytelling with dragged out storytelling. I think sometimes they confuse chases with runarounds like it particularly in WWE. That's something that I think AEW probably does have a little bit better of a handle on. But like, they confuse chasing back to the title with like, I have to take 87 D tours on the way to get back to the title. And that's not long term. That's just annoying. Like, it's long term in the sense that it takes a long time, but it's inconsistent as hell when you are chasing back to a title, because you're not fixated on the thing that you've said is your end game. And I appreciate that trick at least came out with some fire in his voice. He had some boom in his voice and talking about wanting to get this title back. But it was also like three weeks later, whatever, right? And a couple weeks ago, when I lost my title, like, yeah, I was a couple of weeks ago, what you've done about that sense? Because I saw you FaceTiming people last week. Yeah, that's your FaceTiming people. You know what I mean? Like, like, that wasn't doing a lot. Like, we know we know where Ava is. She's in her office. Like, don't talk to everyone. I'd like to show too. My God. They're bugging Ava. They're bugging Shawn Michaels and gorilla. A bunch of winers at NXT. Let's get it together. Have some matches. The only reason that you do the finish you did of the fatal four-way is to so trick once his rematch right away. And Ethan can say no, but Ava can overrule him. And then you get like, like, I don't, I mean, I'm not sure what we're doing at it. Like it does. You could also have either Paige dodging. Like, Ava could not overrule him. You know what I mean? Then she'd be a really bad general manager. Yeah. But like, if he, we already have one of those, his name is Adam Pierce. We don't need another one on TV. Adam Pierce is really bad at this. He's kayfabe very bad at his job. Yeah. Like, really bad. Like, yes. In kayfabe, he's terrible and should be fired. Yeah. He's like, you got mad at a rep. Your extension or your suspension is extended. You though? I'm serial murderer? We have an understanding. Yeah. But today was shot. Michael's was in gorilla getting barked at by multiple people. I was like, calm down next stage. Yeah. Yeah. Um, so, um, uh, Cedric Alexander comes out. And I've missed the interaction they had last week. I must have been fast-forwarding trying to catch up. I missed there an interaction last week that I missed, in which he was trying to give them some advice and trick didn't want to hear it. Um, and so, uh, he comes out like, listen, I know you're trying to brush me off, but I have some experience. I'm a former champion. And I was like, holy shit, he was, wasn't he? And not, not, not just like, not just, um, in, uh, you know, in, in, in the Cruiserweight division, I forgot that like they, when the, when the her business was there for like six weeks, they actually let him and Shelton hold the titles. Yes. For like, for like an episode or two. That was, yeah, that was fun. Um, but so he, him talking about how like, you can't, you can't let your emotions get in the way of it. Like he's basically saying the opposite of what I'm saying. No, your emotions should get you. You should use your emotions. You should be, you should be angry about how you lost your title and really want it back. Um, get like, anyway, um, but then he's interrupted by Ashanti the Adonis who's like, I told you he doesn't want to hear from you. And like, this would be so much better. Kate, this whole thing, if we literally ever, even once saw Cedric and Ashanti the Adonis team for a match, you know, their long, rich history of being a tag team, they know each other so well, even if they have a disagreement, they, they can handle it backstage. However, because we saw them in one vignette that never led anywhere. We have to like just take their word for it that they're like, you know, old friends. You know what I mean? Yeah. And yes, there should be some better establishment of it, even if they had had a series of vignettes before they arrived about them being good friends. And I don't mean a series of vignettes of them doing stuff like we used to see on the next day, like they went fishing together or any of that bullshit because that was really bad. But more, if there were three or four, I would prefer a match or seven. But if they at least had done more creative work, that would be cooler. I do understand that it seems like things are very creatively fast moving right now as far as like incoming talent, what's going on. So, but like just a little more context about their relationship would be better in some form. Yeah. So, so then Ashanti is talking to Trix Trix Trix doesn't like it. And eventually, I think Trix says something which kind of like Cedric takes as Trix saying he's better than Cedric and doesn't like that. So like, you know, like let's have a match tonight and Trix like, yes, let's do it. I am about it about it. And remember who used to do that? He used to say, I'm about it about it. You said it every week. I'm about it about it. And then we did it. We did an informal polling of our black members of our chat who said, no, we don't actually say it anymore. I'm like, I knew it. I knew you don't say that anymore. That's weird. You definitely have never said it. I am I am about it about it. I'm about it. I'm about it. I'm about it twice. So, uh, so I don't know. I like Ashanti gets like takes takes a shot from Trix and then like, they have to like hold him back. And you know, um, yeah, just the clown show, the whole thing's a clown show. Um, it just really is. Um, hey, remember, um, remember that thing that I said was going to happen? Um, uh, during the notice qualification match, um, uh, with Brooks and, and, and, uh, whatever, uh, with, uh, beach and double vest. I said, uh, yes, we're just, we're just, um, uh, we're just waiting for, uh, for Sean Spears to get involved. I assumed Sean Spears was actually the one to wield the chair. He indeed was not. But the, the match was suitably hard hitting and like there were crazy candlestick welts on Briggs. There was shit. There was a steel stairs in the ring. There was like a lot of really cool. Like these, this is, this felt more like the big blow off they were supposed to have a long time ago. It never did. Cause I'm glad they finally did it. Um, but also like notice qualification. And then, uh, beach gets into a car driven by somebody we don't know who it's probably Sean Spears. Oh, I guess that's why you do anyway. It was a very good notice qualification match with a very obvious finish and they did it and we move on, I guess. It was a really, really solid match. Um, there's only one way to pull off this gimmick if you're our dear beach and it's to be this committed to it. And he did like it's, it needs to be. If you're going to do a no DQ match, it has to be like even on the violet end for no DQ matches and what they'll allow in a PG environment on the next day. Like it needs to be welted candlesticks. Cause like if I'm supposed to buy that the sky is a loose kid, uh, I, you've got to commit to all of it and all of the creative he's, he's executed well. The more recent stuff got weird, but you then have to go do that in the ring and that's actually different cause you're laying in your shit. So he did. So kudos to him. Briggs looks good as well on this, but this was mostly to cement our dear beach as, um, as being this guy now as an in-ring performer. And I just wish they hadn't booted the transition in between of him like doing all this work around everything around on social media around the show, but still showing up all for Sean Michaels to be like, I believe in second chances and him to be like, well, with that second chance, I'm going to beat up Javon Evans for no reason and then be like, we are going to give you a match out of that. Um, is it just, uh, it makes this part so much less satisfying. It is a company white policy after a run breaker, like, you know, from breaker, you're banned from the building. I'm back in the building. You get a number one contentorship match specifically told not to interfere with the title match last week. Did interfere with said title match after being banned from the building next week, number one, contenders match. So basically company policy is if you, if you do a specifically horrible thing, you will be rewarded with exactly what you want. So yes, so it's company wide policy. It really is. And, uh, it's, it makes the creative bad, fortunately, because why would you, why would you want to be a champion at NXT and why would you want to follow a single rule in this promotion ever? Um, it doesn't make sense. But with what happened tonight, these guys did exactly what they needed to do was definitely, um, I think did what it set out to do and establishing that Brooks Jensen is now, this is how he functions in this world. Like he's, he is fully this guy in every facet now as we've seen him. So I, I did appreciate, um, uh, the, the new gear, which includes a flannel tied around his waist. Yeah, which feels like not the gear you would normally wrestle in, but all right. Um, and, uh, also, I thought we were going to get a full, uh, headshot with the chair because it was a plastic one. I didn't understand why we were using a plastic one instead of a metal one, unless we were doing like headshots with it or something much worse than normal chair shots to the back. Um, but we ended up with a spike DDT onto a plastic chair, which I'm sure hurts, but it's not metal, you know, no. And I mean, Sean Spears, if there's anything we know about him, it's that he's a chair pervert. So he should know that of anybody because that's his whole thing. No, yeah. No, he's, he's, he's a connoisseur of chairs. He is a chair connoisseur. He did a really good job too with just like the, the peripheral role he played. He's great at like slowing down to get the reaction kind of stuff. I appreciate that about him of if you're going to be that cerebral, you have to sit in moments like he did tonight and he did a good job at that kind of a treat to see where this goes because I'm wondering if whatever they had planned for Ridge Holland, they've now just moved Brooks Jensen into that role because it definitely felt like Sean Spears was taking Ridge Holland to do this exact thing. Because Ridge Holland's new gimmick, his t-shirt designer? We'll get into that too. But remember how Sean Spears was like, I've got my eyes on some of these big guys and it was like it's Ridge Holland. And then they were like, JK, he's now joining this very real wrestling university. Not only joining, he's like their unofficial mascot slash t-shirt designs the merch for the university. I mean, after the comments of AEW being a t-shirt company, I feel like they need to fire back on this week's episode of AEW time of my flooding. Yeah, there you go. Chase U was just a t-shirt university. So the same thing as being a paper champion. So there's a little meeting of the minds between the rascals and the blurry boys backstage and they agree to a match, but the blurry boys need to find a third. Also, as soon as the rascals leave, Axiom's like, hey, by the way, I'm on speed this week. And he says, you should really, you shouldn't do that because it can really mess with your internal body chemistry. Says Nathan Fraser. He's like, no, not on speed. Like I'm wrestling on I'm wrestling in the turn of the speed tournament. I was like, oh, that makes me feel so much better because I don't know if you've seen that episode of say by the bell, but it's really scary. I'm so excited. I'm so excited. I'm so excited. And of course, if they actually did that angle on this show, it would be like this. It's so excited. It's so excited. So anyway, Nathan Fraser's like, you're a huge hypocrite. And Axiom's like, no, actually, I agree with you. You were right the last time because because there was zero comeuppance for us. Correct. We had a whole storyline about how you were spread too thin. And I thought that was a bad idea. And so not only did we retain our titles, but also like we didn't have to break up. So I think we should totally tap fate and I'll do the exact same thing that you did a couple of weeks ago. And everything's going to work out now. So I mean, he can't add a point of like, we retained our titles. Why wouldn't I also pursue it? Right, right. But I do love that Nathan Fraser's like, wait, but you had such a problem with it last time. Yeah, but like you were right and I was wrong. Hold on. I thought about it. I did a lot of soul-searching. And I actually believe you were the late night. So yeah, I'm just going to go over to Smackdown and face. You know, I forget who I faced last night, but I'm going to be chilling anyway. Anyway, yeah, yeah. Check it out. This, this, this one is on X. I was, I was being Nathan Fraser in the role of pretending you didn't know what you were saying. I didn't know what you were saying. Thank you. I do appreciate that. I can do more than influence. Alex, also a supporting actor. So Lola, again, like they didn't do it. They still owe me this. They didn't do a Lola and Carmen have a like thing where they're talking about how they used to hate each other. I don't know, seven minutes ago. And now they're friends. They didn't do that. I'm still owed that. I'm sorry. I'm still owed it. The Lola being the baby face is far too new. The Carmen being like, you know what? You've changed your stripes. I mean, I'm in it. You've turned over a new leaf. All other metaphors about a person changing. And I was in the new chapter. Yeah, exactly. Yes. I, I, so anyway, they're watching footage of Stephanie Viqueur. And like, wow, she's pretty great. Yeah, I know. When she gets here, everything's going to change, but the women's vision is really, we're going to have to step up. Yeah, it's true. I, and then Solruca who's sitting there, and this is, this is something I did like. She goes, I wonder if when she gets here, they're going to call her a rookie, just like they call me a rookie. And I'm like, this is good because you're acknowledging you've been here for like two and a half years. So you're not a rookie. But there was no Fallon. There was no JC. There was no Jasmine Nix with seven extra consonants. They didn't show up. I thought for sure they would show up. And did they, and I missed it? Did they chop and cost them the match they had later? I don't think they did. No. A whole bunch of people who were, who were in seemingly prominent storylines just had the week off. Well, that's okay. I don't need stuff on my, I mean, fine, but I don't think we should be using week one of Great American Bash to build stuff for week two of Great American Bash. I should know almost the entire card for Great American Bash and night two tonight. You know what I mean? Yeah, that's fair. That's very fair. So anyway, in walks j like, oh, oh, by the way, have Ila and Alba defended those titles since they won them? No, they haven't. And I'm like, yeah, they haven't. A symptom of nobody on any brand knows how to book a champion. Like Jesus, like the closest thing they got, they're doing something good with is Cody. And if Cody wins versus solo sakoa, they don't know how to book a champion. 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But yeah, it is a I mean, women's tag belt wrestling is or women's tag wrestling for a belt is like a I don't follow Japan close enough to know, but like at least in America is a big issue and that nobody knows how to do it. And the plan was never for Alba. And I love they would have been on television at all in the like eight months before had been the case. So it is maddening that they took those titles off NXT, which does have a thriving women's division despite like there's an incredible amount of women's talent on NXT. And there's going to be credible about a screen time for women's talent on NXT. We have a world championship. We now have a mid-card title. Tag wrestling is something that's different in the same way that I like the Heritage Cup on the men's side because it offers something different. It would be nice to have something offered different in the women's division, especially if you're doing jack shit with them on the main roster. So that is not good. But I'm glad that we got this match and I'm glad that it was for something and hopefully the spooky Scottish witches who are only Scottish now and no longer spooky or witches previously had turned into a speaker at a water bottle on this very program. >> They they they they they they've been stripped of their magical powers. They are now muggles. >> They're now they are now generic Scottish muggles. >> Sad. >> I just talked we'll just talk about this this tag match. There's nothing to it. It was fine. Like, but like now I don't know what hope the brookies have of winning this feed with the veterans since they lost to lash legend in jakara jackson. Jakara jackson hasn't had a match in a really long time. >> Yeah. >> You know what I mean? Like. >> No, it has lash and as a tag team, I can't tell you. >> No, no, long times have been a tag team. But lashes have been doing stuff in the singles division and just feel like, well, hey, we're going to do a tag match. We have as a tag team. Nobody you would disbanded all of the tag teams. Oh, right. Crap. Lash and jakara will be a tag team again now. And so that's what we're doing. Lash one with this cool looking face buster thing out of a backpack. >> Yeah, it looks like Mercedes finish her almost. >> But it's not like it's it's it's yeah, she's like across her back, not like vertical. Not vertical horizontal. Yeah, same basic idea, but it looks way, way better. >> Yeah, she's just so much taller and it's like bigger. It's really, really cool looking. Lash legends come a very, very long way. And I appreciate that at least this tag team at least they're in the same stable. It's not just like you two get out there, like, like we got on the pre-show in Toronto. >> Yeah, the, the only thing that was, oh, wait, that wasn't even here. That was a different match. So yeah, Carmen gets pinned by Lash and then Lash says, hey, Alba and Ayla, we want you guys at Great American Bash and then they respond via Twitter. >> Yeah, I mean, Carmen getting pinned clean as a sheet is bad. Like, I, I like when you rotate talent and storylines, like, I don't need to see the same people on TV every single week. But if the storyline's going to be there, the people involved in it should like to protect Carmen in this, they certainly love DQ finishes and they certainly love interference. You should probably like use it in situations that would protect a talent who's supposed to be entering a like multi-person five on five feet or whatever that's going to look like. >> Yeah. I'm, yeah, so this is fine. I just, you have the, the, I was like, oh, wait a minute, are they, no, they're going to defend the titles on Tuesday next week. This Friday, they're going to go meet with Bianca and Jade. So if they were to have Bianca versus Jade, that would be next Friday. So they would have a title defense on Tuesday and then a title defense on Friday, or if they put them on the actual card Saturday. So that's two and one week after having none for six weeks. So like, that's just how things work. You know what I mean? It's fine. Not fine, Booker T. What the hell? What, like, and he, like, he's just stripped saying, like, just fake things, things that, things that don't- >> Making stuff up. >> Just literally making stuff up, obviously not paying attention to anything. Like, there's a thing later in the Ashanti the Adonis match is like, why is Ashanti the Adonis even come out to talk trick? Oh, maybe he was just trying to hit on Jakara Jackson. Give me a hug at that. She wasn't in the ring when, are you even listening to me? Like, we got, we got, we got, I think authentic Vic Joseph being like, I cannot work like this. What the, and the whole time, when I say the whole time, the match last three minutes, but the whole time the match was going on, it was just him talking about how Lexus King is the biggest TV star, like, the Reigns are through the roof, and it's all because of one man, and that man is Lexus King. And then Lexus King had his finisher reversed and lost in three minutes to Eddie Thorpe. >> He said this is the biggest match of Eddie Thorpe's career. He flat out said that. >> Yeah, because- >> He was in an underground match with Dijak. >> Because, Kate, if you follow Booker's completely- >> I do not. >> misplaced logic. If Lexus King is the biggest TV star in the world, then if Eddie Thorpe has a match versus him and could possibly beat him, that would never happen according to Booker T's completely delulu brain workings. Then, maybe, like, maybe it would be a big match for him, but because Brian Pillman Jr. ain't that at all? We just get Booker T going, and that's all we get. We just get that. For three solid minutes, well, Vic Joseph tries to call a match. >> He didn't- I'd be not that the story of Rocket Roll versus EDM was anything great, but like, they didn't even have time to bring it up because Booker T was talking about nonsense, and the match ended so quick. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Hey, you know what, though, Alex? >> What? >> Some people are embarrassed by a performance that's only three minutes long. >> I mean, yes. Theoretically, some people would be if that were to ever happen to some people. >> Sure, of course, but like, you'd have issues maybe that you need help with that maybe commentary isn't like the biggest problem with that. And you could use some assistance, and darn it, if bluechoo.com, code Fightful isn't the solution for you. >> I want to talk to you guys about our great partner at Bed Online AG. Yes, the place that lets you bet on pro wrestling. 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And I'm all for him having a match with Trick Dun. >> Trick Dun? >> Trick Dun. >> Trick Dun. >> We're killing it right now. >> Eddie Williams versus Trick Dun. That's going to be a hell of a match. I am done personally. And that's not a trick. I'm not playing a trick, but I am done. >> I like Pete Dun in the background just like. >> Yeah, just seething. I'm really happy that Pete Dun is doing this, but he's doing a completely different unrelated thing on Mondays. And at the same, there were weeks and weeks and weeks where he wasn't doing anything on Raw and they were having him show up every now and then on NXT, but not with really any kind of storyline. He was just there to wrestle matches. But now he's got an honest to God storyline in two separate shows that seem completely unrelated to each other. And honestly, I would feel like wouldn't negate each other. I have zero idea why he's even here. He doesn't work here anymore. Just him hanging out in the in the break room last week and in the locker room this week when he's like having some kind of grudge feud with with with Seamus on Mondays doesn't make a why would he get on a plane from wherever the hell Raw was last from Green Bay was why the hell give me a reason why any human being would do this. Why you would get on a plane from Green Bay with Scottson to flight Orlando to sit in the background of a shot in a locker room? Why give me one reason why you would do that? Well, probably better weather for one. I mean, okay. But also it is beautiful in Green Bay this time of year. Okay, I'd lost on me. But I would. I don't know. I can it's not great. But like I I can buy Pete done wanting to fight everybody. They should have made more of a creative effort. But like I buy that Pete done just wants to beat everybody up. I'm okay with that. Here's one I love. This is one I love from Carlos. She play over. He was he was on the way, but he got a layover in Orlando. Yeah. Okay, listen, I understand that Pete donned the person lives in Florida. Pete done the character doesn't live anywhere. Do you understand what I'm saying? He's like you that Pete on the character doesn't live anywhere. No, no, the characters don't live anywhere. They're they're they're they're you know, where does he get built from? He's isn't he from the Bruiser way University? I don't know where he found a Bruiser University. Oh no. Bruiser you. Bruiser you. I don't know. You're going to come out in a sweater. Oromenza defeated Ashanti the Adonis. Yes. Last legend on Jikara Jackson was that we're out there with him. This was decent. I missed watching Ashanti the Adonis do literally anything. You know what I mean? Like he's been a long times. I got to watch that get work. And Oromenza wins because you got to have him win with his little like front rolling heel kick thing. And it's it's a haloova kick, but instead of like running and putting like doing a big boot, he runs and does like a forward summer salt kick. Yes, pretty wild. Yes. This was the right call, but this this is how it felt about Carmelo and Andrade man. Like I don't think either of them should be losing this match. Like the two of them should not really be facing each other because I don't feel like Ashanti should be losing his first match back down to the NXT. Sillyness. I mean, it's Ashanti like he's not on TV man. Like he's not like I guess I don't think that the match should have been fought over whether or not. Jakara Jackson is Oromenza's property. Well, side who is and who is not allowed to speak to her a grown ass woman. Like and also at the very least that should be a duel. I mean, I yes, it should be pistols at dawn. Yes, only for her honor, obviously. It must it must start with a gloves lap. You even you have solid you have solid. You have solid this lady's honor. And we shall meet tomorrow on the field of battle. I'll say I say. I did not know that she was immune and had no say over any of this herself. But also like like like Vic Joseph is being like, Oh, look, Charlie the daughter should not have spoken to a Jakara Jackson last week. That's very clear. And then Booker T goes, a man can't look at a woman. A man can't leave that would you say is that would you say that a man is not allowed to look at a woman anymore. I'm like, I don't like my allies on this, but Booker T is right. All he all he did was like, he was on the show. He was not skeevy. Like he was not gross or weird. And honestly, even wasn't like a tiny touch skeevy. It's up to Jakara Jackson to describe whether or not her but his particular brand of skeevy is her particular brand of skeevy. Yeah, he kind of like, I guess, yeah, it wasn't like the best, but like we saw Lexus King be way grosser like on this brand. It was like, what are we doing? Like, like Cedric Alexander comes back and he has a story with a former champion about like the merits of being a champion. Ashanti comes back and it's like, I want that woman. You cannot have that woman woman just stands there. Yeah. What, what? Like, she, this is a very old reference. It's older even than I am by about 11 years. Okay, well, I'm 24. So there's no chance of it. Right. It's, it's, it's the girl in a planet of the apes, the mute, the mute girl in the eight who's not allowed to speak. Like Charlton Heston just wants her and that all people like they give her to him, you know, as a mate. And he's like, I don't think I should be, you know what, fine. Like it's, this is that Jakarta Jackson sort of like, until she says yes or no, then he is allowed to talk to her. She is not her character has not given me the impression that she would fear speaking up for herself in this situation. Like she has so much charisma. She seems like very clear on what she wants and who she is. It does not, she does not strike me as I need a male advocate to speak for me. So dumb. And then later, Ashanti, the Adonis like plays a trick on two other unsuspecting women by, by fading that he is injured. So they were like, I scored him out of the room and he winks at the camera. Like, was the camera, did Kalani know the camera was there? Because Kalani did not know the camera was there. Can Ashanti, the Adonis see cameras that nobody else can see? Because if so, I think anonymous has finally met its match. You know what I mean? That's a gimmick I can get behind. Now that's a gimmick. Like, honestly, the whole thing is no one void because by the end of the show, they showed that Ashanti, the Adonis just wants to get in literally anybody's pants. And that I'm not okay with. But at the time this match took place, it was very odd. The whole thing doesn't make a lot of sense. If I would have Jakarta Jackson would have no proper Jakarta Jackson had said, I don't like that. Or, you know what, hold on, let me hear him out. I just, at some point she should be able to say something. Yeah, especially when she's, they have her at ringside. She didn't even like, she didn't even fully pick a side. She didn't, she didn't. Um, that Apple Jam tree beard. Thank you. The character of Pete Dunne, the real Pete Dunne may in fact live in Orlando. The character of Pete Dunne lives in the back alleys of White Chapel London. Like, that is where he makes his home. Like, he is a pinky blinder. Well, he and Timothy Thatcher can carry. Right. This is true. British flag probably. Yeah. Yeah. I'm okay. I buy that Pete Dunne wants to get out of play and go beat everybody up. I'm fine with that. They could have definitely done more. But fine. He does not look at a place in the, in the back of a locker room. Like, I guess he's just like, I'm, I'm really angry at Seamus, but I am also angry at literally everyone else. Yeah. Does, does feel like a Pete Dunne thing. Yeah. I'm in on that. Yeah. Um, yeah. Um, so, uh, okay. So fresh off of their loss to the rascals at Slammerversary, which was not mentioned even once, even for a nanosecond. Like these, like four of your guys went to TNA and wrestled there. Highlights weren't shown. It wasn't brought up. Nobody cared. Like the same, the same three guys that won that match had a match tonight. That wasn't so like the whole WWE TNA partnership thing. Like if you shouldn't, the bigger show, like talk about it as part of the partnership where you're giving us our guys, we're giving you your guys to send some eyes your way. We're going to like bring, like, bring it. I don't remember them talking about how the no-quarter catch crew had a match versus the rascals at Slammerver. Wouldn't you like, hey, we'll throw you like, I don't know how many people watch NXT are going to like put in a few paper view buys for Slammerversary to see no-quarter catch crew and versus the rascals. But even if it's like one guy, that's 50 bucks that you guys didn't have before, how much ever they charge for their pay-per-views. You know what I mean? Like it's so weird that they're doing this thing but not bringing it up at all on the TV program. I don't know what the deal is because that's how it went with AEW too. Like I don't know, I don't, I don't get the, not mentioning the other place in cross promotions with TNA impact. But that's what, that's how it's gone both times that TNA has worked with someone bigger than them. It's very, very odd to me, very, very odd to me that it was just not mentioned at any point in a real way. Makes no sense. Anyway, it's fresh off of that, which did not happen according to tonight. Charlie Dempsey is showing off a ransom note. A ransom note is not a, I know what you did note. That is a different thing because if they're not actually, if they, nobody with nothing was taken of value or a person was kidnapped, it's not technically a ransom note because you're not really ransoming anything. It's a blackmail note. That's a different thing. But showing it was cut out of a magazine and he showed it off to Sony D'Angelo Tony's like, hey classic ransom note, which is not what that is. And Tony should be smarter than that. And I'm not, I'm not going to, I'm not going to publicly be criticizing. I'm not saying that he's not, I'm saying the writing needs to be better to make him smarter than that. I'm just protecting my own safety. And I don't, I don't feel comfortable on this podcast. They should, they should have had Charlie Dempsey come in and say they sent me a ransom note and says, Charlie, I hate to quibble. But that is not a ransom note. Nothing the value was taken. Nobody was kidnapped. That is clearly a blackmail letter. And if they had done that, I would have stood and applauded, stood and applauded, but they didn't do that. I'm saying the, the, the, the blackmail letter, notably not a ransom note, ransom notably says, I know what you, I saw what you did, or I know what you did. Just, if they just said last summer, we would have been fine, just like a love Hewitt. Instead, Renzen Claire walks in and be like, it was me, I sent it. So, I got a match tonight and I better win that match, or who knows what I will say or do. So, like she's blackmailing them into cheating for her so she can win matches. And Tony's like, I like this girl. She's got maxi. And, and Charlie's like, I'm coming for that, for that cup at some point. And like, no, you're not. So, Renzen Claire is having a fantastic, doing a fantastic job with this. But I also, I don't, is it really, is it truly like a no girls allowed thing? Like, I don't know why she's not allowed in the crew. You know what I mean? Um, I don't, I feel like it's her. Like, I feel like if Ivy Nyle was backed out around here, they would be fine with it. But she's been mostly like extremely silly and, yeah, um, cartoonishly overacting. Like, to me, it's, it's the vibe that doesn't fit. So, they don't want her. But I am very in on this idea. Like, this has been very, I've loved it. Like, I feel like it's been very, very fun the way that they've got about this. And it's been, um, more cleanly executed than the things that they think are fun, but are actually extremely convoluted and poorly written. Like, this has been good and Ren Sinclair has really gotten the showcase what she can do. And, uh, Charlie Dempsey's kind of grown into his own a little bit this too. I, once they let Damon Kemp go, I was like, just, let's just not do this faction anymore because you lost the two, like two of the most important pieces of it. But they've, they've done a good enough job steering the shift with TV on heights and this story with it. And I didn't think Charlie Dempsey was going to be able to pull up a murder storyline based on what we have seen, but he's doing all right with it. Like, I'm, I'm in on this. I think it's held by Tony D and the fam. I mean, it's all absolutely bullshit, though, because as Akil says, like, everyone knows what they did commentary mentioned. This is, yeah, this is the obstacle with it. Like, we all freaking saw it. We all saw it. Even the commentaries in on it. They all know what happened. Cause like, what is your okay? What, what, what, what are she, is she blackmailing them from? You know what I mean? Like, I don't, I think I figured it out. I think there's a, like, you don't, you don't speak what you saw in the NXT parking lot if you're in the NXT. Well, if someone goes to the cops, you are, you've now broken that like fight club esque kind of thing. Right. That's, that's what I've decided. That's the only way my head can get around it. Yeah. It's like everybody knows what happened to the NXT parking lot. Nobody speaks about it. But if someone threatens to go speak about it, then we all acknowledge that it happened. Right. Right. Um, he has no snitching policy. Thank you, Safa. That's close. It must be it. Ryan Chikini says, would everybody of a partner get the players, but no promotion and WWE people get reps out of it, I guess. Yeah, I guess that's it. It's, it's only, it's just so weird because that happened with AEW too. Like, I remember doing AEW being like, how come they're not talking about the titles that are on this bigger show? Like, I don't, I don't know what that is, but. Um, so Renson Claire versus Carly Bright and Kendall Gray is at ringside. The only thing of note here is obviously all the comedy chicanery trying to help Renson Claire win, but also after they put Renson Claire's foot on the ropes, Kendall Gray sneaks around the side, and suplexes miles born into the barricade, like, like a full on belly to belly. And he reacts like he was just suplexed by the chupacabra. Like, he doesn't, like, he's, he's, like, it was an amazing cell job. Like, he was so surprised when he saw who did it. And it was, it was great. And also, like, Tavia and Hyet had to like, hold him up because he was going to faint. Um, so I don't know. What are the odds? That they do allow Kendall Gray in, but they don't allow Renn in because like, holy crap, she can suplex dudes. She should be in. And I was like, but I mean, I don't know, maybe. I think that could be fun. I hope that's where they're heading with this, because I think that could be really cool. Uh, huge fan of techers, even bigger fan of lady techers. It's like my favorite. Um, but yeah, I was like, why is she at ringside? Get that girl in the ring on this program and not level up. She's great. Uh, I mean, we have, I've only really seen that from her, but based on what everybody else has said and this spot, I was, that suplex did not like look like it took anything out of her. She looks like she knows what she's doing. So that made me excited. And my only thing is like, what is, what are they going to do with her? Because I know the 2.0 era was different than the new era or whatever, but in some ways, it's not. And I look at what they did with Ivy Nile, i.e. Jack shit. And it makes me concerned that because she isn't a blonde D3 volleyball player, that they won't know what to do with her because she already has a way of going about things and they're not molding her in their image. Like, let her work. Let's go. Um, uh, Ryan Chikini says, uh, told you all weeks ago, Kendall Gray is a legit grappler. She is. She's a college level wrestler. So yeah, let's go. Like, that's awesome. We should do, why is Carly Bright? Why is the cheerleader? I'm sorry. Sorry to be the guy. But why is the cheerleader getting all the ring time and the and the actual amateur wrestler getting none of it? I'm asking for now moving toward that. But like, wouldn't it be interesting if you had introduced us to Kendall Gray at all? Like, in any way before she suplexed this dude out of his boots. So we would have a context for who she is. She's just Carly Bright's friend. And that's it. And we barely know who the hell Carly Bright is for God's sakes. So if the plan is this is how she gets into the no quarter catch club. I'm fine with that. Cause that's actually a really cool introduction. But I am so sick of everybody being everybody's friend. And that's all we know that part gets old. But if the plan is she enters this feud with Wren Sinclair, that is in the no quarter catch group. That's awesome. So I'll, I'll have no complaints about that. But we will see how it's going to go. Should we do some chats, Alex? Cause my dad is finally back. You know what? I'm just gonna be, I'm finishing out this segment. Okay. And then I will do your dad's chat. Okay. So that's very weird. Get in line, Paul. Okay. Brian Chiquini says NQCC top faction. I don't make the rules. Um, I mean, they're, they're, they are a fun mid card act currently, certainly not a top faction, but I, I get where you're coming from. Um, and Jay Miller says congrats on Wren's first win on TV. And that is true. That's part of this as well. Oh, that's awesome. Yeah. Um, so that, that is good. All right. Now we'll read your father's chat. She's very uncomfortable when we don't have the call Elizabeth says greetings SGS great to be back as the proud father of the best wrestling analysis, best lashes and best bangs. They don't suck like everything else does. It's true. My lashes are fantastic. Um, every day we rise challenging ourselves to work for what we believe in. 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If you weren't on fight plus life.com best five dollars in the business, and you were like, maybe I should subscribe so I can go get some incredible pro wrestling analysis behind the paywall. We talked about my lashes and also Alex's lashes and his hair follicles for like 10 minutes because we did not want to talk about raw yesterday. It was really rough. It's super was. But I did come up with a new catch phrase. Yes. You've been influenced. Yeah. Yeah. It's good. I got the influence. All right. Um, uh, so, um, Hank and Tank are walking around talking about the two night event, the great American bash and, these two, did they say belly boys? I don't know what they call themselves belly. I don't know what the big bellies. I don't know what they call themselves was weird, but they want to do something on great American bash. Maybe they'll be the hosts. I don't know. Man, I really liked them. Remember? Yeah. No, I like them too. I think one of them was injured for a little bit. So I get it. Yeah. But like when they're, but they're not doing anything, like they're not doing anything. They, they have that match that Tyler Baycott injured in. Like that was it. Like, so you know what I mean? Um, uh, but in the background, we see the bouncy boys are looking for somebody in Javan Evans is like, I'm not doing anything, which is like what somebody should have done for trip Williams. Yeah. Do we think about whatever, you know, but it didn't. Um, so there's your third. And so that was, that's it. So Alex, you know what's so funny about that is I was like, what are the odds that it's going to be Javan Evans? Uh huh. You know what I mean? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. What are the odds that I was like, how do you beat that? I don't know. I got my segway screwed up this week. Guys. Here's the blue chu ad. I screwed it up. Chu main event performance, main event confidence and a main event deal. Go to bluechu.com and use the code Fightful. 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Was it not obvious to you that the red that they used for the lettering on the black shirts did not at all match the red that was the red shirt. Like they just they invert the colors. That's red shirts with black letters. And then there's a brand new shirt designed by Rich Holland himself that is a black shirt with red lettering, but the red lettering is almost orange, which is not at all the colors. Like that's not how you wouldn't you wouldn't do that. You wouldn't you wouldn't do that if you were a legitimate university and I suspect perhaps that chase you is not an accredited institution. I'm Desai Close that this March looked like that football team that Sean Ross likes. Yes. Yes. It did. It did. Taz is going to sue him. It did. I appreciate the TMBK tribute, but Black and Orange is not the color to chase you. But I also don't know. Maybe they're rebranding because that lavender was not that by either. And we saw that at the last. No, but I feel it's almost like Rich Holland is not a graphic teacher designer and is a wrestler. So So here's Theo Hale's backstage interview. Yes, she sounded like a human being kind of. She did. She didn't. She wasn't crazy. And they're like, we actually see you're a lot more calm and like, yeah. They they they whacked her up with 30 CCs in ketamine. Like, there's zero chance that she's she's just happy she's not at all who she normally is. And I guess that's fine. But like she talks about how I was a year ago at Greater American Bash. She had the first title match versus versus Tiffany. And she's very different now and they don't need. They know I'm my own woman now blah blah blah. And they brought up the weird thing of like, Rich Holland really seems to be a part of the whole thing now. And I was like, and like, yes, I let him in. And like, maybe you're just up to time. She's you're doing a great job with this material, Theo. But don't don't gaslight me. There was that weird time where he was like, you remind me so much of my daughter who's six years old. And it just I just felt really weird. And it's just I won't allow that to be retcon. I won't allow it to be because it was so damn creepy when he did it. So it was weird. But she did say, like, I was the first one to accept him, and now everybody else has come along. So I did appreciate that, that she at least, like, if you're going to talk about the growth from the last time she had a title shot till now, that growth has not been with a bunch of establishing wins. So you do have to go out of the way to tell me how you are different as a person, because it's not in your win loss record. So I thought they did a decent enough job of explaining kind of the trajectory of that she is more independent now, which is good, because she wasn't relying on Mr. Chase to throw on the towel or whatever, to this point, and all of the stuff with JC Jane. Like, if you want to tell me that's character development, I don't think it's good character development, but I'll buy it because you made an effort there. And yeah, Rich Hollins, he did go out of the way to be the one to get this match for her. But also, why is Rich Hollins making matches? It's kind of weird, but it was nice to see her sound like a person. It would be nice if they found a middle ground of she sounded like she was on NPR today. You can be excited for your title match without being so far in the other direction, but it is nice to have her sound like she's in a conversation with someone like I've been calling for that for a long time. So that was good. I'll take it. Yeah. It was this was. Yeah, this is all this up. Yeah. It was a great. It was one of the best, one of the best I've ever seen. Thank you. Thank you so much. Be sure to get your betting odds with me in skamed. I'm going to send Cedric Alexander had a little match here. And parts of it were good. Parts of it weren't. Yeah. And I just I don't know, man. It's this whole thing is very odd. I'm happy that Cedric is there, but if it's just to like, you know, to be a guy who puts over the young guys, I guess that's better than not being on television at all, which is fine. I wanted him to have like an Apollo cruise run, where at least he was challenging for titles and having legitimate feuds. It's very early. Maybe they will do that, but we will certainly see, I guess. I mean, his promo was about standing on being a champion. So I'm hoping that that's. I'm hoping. Yeah. And trick one with the trick knee, which now they call a trick shot, even though it is a knee. And trick knee is a phrase people use. It is a pun in and of itself. It did not need to be changed to trick shot. I don't know why, like call something else a trick shot and call that the trick knee. Yeah, I mean, they probably can't. They're trying to keep up with our pun game. Like there's no way they can do that. That is true. That game all together. That is true. Yeah, this was a this was a rough outing for Cedric, but it's also his first outing in 100 years. So I'm sure some of it is just reps and ring rest and whatever we know what he's capable of. But this. Yeah, this was unfortunately not like the best showing, but I am sure that we will get better ones. Right. And also there were points where trick just wasn't on the same way. It didn't realize how fast Cedric was going to be. Yeah, and was out of place. And so this didn't have the chemistry yet. Yeah, so that's the thing that will happen occasionally. I mean, honestly, you'd have to go pretty far back in time to watch Cedric Alexander matches, to get a feel for for how he moves in the ring. Yeah, so Pete Dunn attacked trick Williams after the match beat him up pretty good. Says something like you still don't know. You still don't know what's going on or whatever. And I that's really I don't know Pete. I don't know what what's going on. You're just attacking him because you're mad. But if you're saying you still know what's going on, there is a reason why you're doing it. Maybe it's that trick Williams was the NXT champion and you never got to be. And so you're upset by that because he doesn't seem to like take it seriously. I don't know. We're probably getting a Pete Dunn versus trick Williams match for night two of Great American Bash, which will be very, very good. But I don't know. It's just a. I don't know. It we will see if how fast it gets back to an actual Ethan Page versus trick Williams feud. It may be immediately upon the conclusion of the Great American Bash, but. It has felt. It's some of it is just a circumstance is a big wrestling company, but it has felt a recent like there's all these exciting things happening in NXT, but there's not a lot of structural organization to them. So like either page coming in and winning the championship is great. It doesn't feel like that was the plan for a long time. It couldn't have been. He wasn't available for a really long time. The TNA crossover stuff, it's awesome that they're doing that. It does not feel like there has been a clean entry plan with that either. I don't think they were planning on getting Stephanie Beck here based on reports. They're now finding a way to make room for her. Julia got injured, right? So there's been a lot of chaos and some of it is just the way the crumbles when you do professional wrestling. Some of it has been a lack of planning in a way that felt different. It feels like they've had plans that were just creatively nonsensical before. Now it feels like their plans have gotten wrenches thrown in them. And that's creating weirdness for a two week event that is a summer milestone or whatever. Like it's just a lot of, it feels, it feels very at random. Yes. After later, this should have been timed. So it was as trick came back through the curtain into Gorilla, but it was done 15 minutes later. Yeah, this was weird. So he's talking to Sean Michaels at Gorilla about how I'm done with this. Pete, he tries to attack me again. I'm not liable for what I might be liable for what I'm going to do. You get me a match with him or something like that. And Sean was like, "Muh-huh." Okay. Okay. He's completely ineffectual. But he said Gorilla, he's trying to do his job. I suppose. And then, and then Roxanne comes up and says, "How dare you give Thea Hale a sit down over you and I get nothing?" And this is where they stumbled upon the perfect storyline for this thing. And then, and not telling it. Not actually doing. I'm so sick of this stupid underdog, everybody roots for thing. Nobody wants to see it. I'm like, this is it. This is the thing. Like for an actual feud, I don't think this is a one I'm done for Thea Hale. So it's not really an actual feud. It didn't really have any real buildup. So maybe they said why even go this route. But it's a perfect route to go because Roxanne Perez was the underdog baby, maybe face everyone was rooting for. And it got her nothing. It got her the title for a little bit. And then they stripped of it because, for no reason, because of the dumb creative, because Shawn Michaels read his hits. And, and so she can say to Thea Hale, I've been you. I like, I, I know who you are because that was me. And let me tell you, the sooner you realize that this whole act of being the underdog that everybody roots for is going to take you no place, the better off you're going to be. Like that would have been a really cool thing. And then, and, and then Thea could talk about how jaded she is Roxanne and how that's not going to be me and all this kind of stuff. And Thea just didn't do any of it. So you could even add in the layer of, I tried to be friends with the bad girl. What did that get me from Thea's standpoint? There is like a story that is sitting right there that they're just choosing not to tell, which is a bummer because it's right there. This is the only appearance of Roxanne Perez, your women's champion on the show tonight, was just this yelling, yelling at Shawn Michaels at Carilla. Even more egregious, Robofemi, not on the show, not mentioned on the show. He should be in a match at the Great American Bash. I mean, the answer is no, he does not. He'll have one week too. That's not. He'll have one week too. That's not set up yet, but like. Joe Hendry about maybe. Okay, I mean, I, okay. He's got like the big song next week or whatever. Yeah, but he's gonna face Galus. Oh, dad, that's right. Like he's gonna have a song about Galus and face Galus. Yeah. Like, I mean, I don't know, just, it's like, what? Robofemi is a breakout star. Everybody loves this guy. Whatever you see him, all I see on Twitter is this dude's the truth. Like he doesn't have, you don't have anything for after the Wesley thing wrapped up. You gave him a match versus Duke Hudson and then nothing. Like. I'm trying to think of even who's like kicking around right now, who's not doing anything. It's too early to have him murdered Yvonne Evans. He's gotta do something. They'll set up something for week two and week one. It should be Javan Evans. It should be Javan Evans. It should be my story that I wanted from the beginning. It should be Javan Evans has a match versus him. It gets, gets the tar be out of him, gets another match a few months later, gets, gets closer, gets another match a few months later, comes this close to beating him in the fourth match, which is like a year from now. He pins him. And then Oba immediately goes to the main roster and destroys everybody beats Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes in a handicap match and becomes the champion of everything. That last part was a new development from what you've just spoken about in the past on the show. But I don't necessarily disagree with it. It's the only thing that'll make me truly happy Kate. I get it. I get it. It is the definition of peace and fulfillment. Oba might they might actually do it. They might actually do it with moose is the champion anymore. So stupid waste of my time. They might they moose moose just lost his belt. So there you go. Nothing. I want to see like Oba Fermi and the honestly your old this makes sense. Eddie just beat Lexus King Eddie Thorpe liquid loading Eddie Thorpe getting the because that dude can sell like his match with Dijak was awesome. That would be really really really that would be fun. They'll probably do something for week two. We just should know what that is now. We should we should have an inkling. Yeah, there should there should be hand writing on the wall for it at least. Yeah. Ling's should be inked. Ling's should be inked. Luis how dare you. He just just lost the exhibition title. Why not Ali at Great American bash night to that man should never have to set foot in another in any WWE building ever again. Why are you wishing such horrible things on that man? He finally escaped and you want to put him back in prison even for one night, Luis. I don't think I I'm tapped out on seeing Mustafa Ali lose in NXT. I don't need to see that again. And Oba Fermi ain't losing so. Luis says he was spitballing spitball Mike Bailey. I see what you did there. I'm Kalani Kalani Jordan is backstage talking to him. We never seen before. And who are assuming recruits and people will know their names, but I don't because they didn't tell me where they were. And then some one of them is like, Oh my god, did you see this video by Tatum Paxtley? Which is where she's playing with dolls. And she's like, Kalani, why don't you let me play with you? And like, Oh, that girl cruises me out. And in the background is just Wendy Chiu, like walking slowly making eyes and I'm like, okay, cool, fine. Do we make that match? That's going to be a match made for night for night two for the week two of it. So we'll get that one. And then Tatum Paxtley fingers crossed beats Kalani Jordan. And we can move on with that. You can spend some time actually giving her a real character. So when she has another title reign, because I think she deserves another title reign when she has an actual character. I I don't think that's what will happen. But I do think Kalani's like the perfect kind of innocent likable person for a story like this. Like, I think that's very, very fun. And I'm looking forward to that match. And I like the way that they've built this out. This has been a fun road. The dolls thing is like super creepy and cool. I'm I'm into that, especially with because she was using the tequila shot finisher too. That was cool. Like, feel like that her ring style Bix was what Kalani could do could yield some really fun results. So yeah, it's better than a feud about just gymnastics. Is bad apple says oboe versus Josh Alexander is the only one true choice. Well, I don't know if they would want Josh to lose, but I would be okay with that. Yeah, I mean, honestly, I thought we were going to get where we're going to get past the oral thing in like really fast. So we would get Josh Henry, Josh Henry, my God. I believe that's a very different dude. Say their name. And then Josh, Josh Henry is the captain of the cross team. That's not that's not Joe Henry's a different guy. Joe Henry, we're going to give him a get a my title match versus Ethan Page, which would then be ruined because Josh Alexander shows up and attacks Joe Henry, because now he turned on him, which would help out Ethan Page and Ethan Page, Josh Alexander going like, hold on a second. You know what I mean? Would be really fun. What if instead Ethan Page got pinned when he wasn't in matches? Nah, that would never work. So there was a video package of Joe Henry, which and I don't know. I mean, he's he's over. I don't I don't get it. I don't get it as a guy who doesn't know anything about like all I know of him is what I have seen from his time on the next tee. And I don't get it. I don't get why he's special. Well, you're next next week, next week, there's going to have a concert where he's going to sing a song. And and because I am told that is the thing that makes him special, I will watch that and I will be wowed. Right? You've preemptively decided to be wowed. I mean, like that that's I got to have. Well, Alex, part of it is that you're no fun because some of it is is just how over and escapeably over he is and you do not ride that train. Right. So get on the train. Okay. All right, cool. I will say we've said his name several times on this show when he has not appeared. So appeared not appeared. I have heat with I have heat with Joe and Ray. Bad Apple jam tree beard wants a Josh Henry versus trick done match. Oh, that would be pretty good. Special guest referee. Duck Hudson. Yeah. Very good. Just everybody who's names is good. Gallis is interviewed as they walking out of the building and I'm he Joe Gallis. Joe Gallis, I've dubbed him Joe Gallis a while ago. Joe Gallis challenges old Joe Henry, Joe versus Joe to a match next week. And then they find a flyer for his big concert next week. And Joe coffee Joe Gallis is very upset by this also very upset that the windshield of their of their vehicle has been tapered with said flyers. So you can't escape them, bro. I can only assume that the concert will go on for a little while and then we'll be interrupted by the Gallis boys who will beat up Joe Henry and then Joe Henry versus Joe coffee will be made for night two. And that'll be Joe Henry beating Joe coffee. So yes. Yeah, that'll probably be the way that we go with this. Okay. So let's talk about the season page thing. I remember last week where I said this this thing where where where Oromenza quote unquote pinned him is going to be the whole reason why they're going to do the match and the whole they're going to do that. I was like, I knew they were going to do that. I knew that I knew that we're going to do that. So like, I shouldn't have been surprised, but I was just surprised at how badly they did it. Like, like, like him showing up and and this is all of the segments of Ethan Page, we're going to talk about back to back to back. Ethan Page showing up and being like teased by team bouncy beef about Oromenza pinning him and it's like obviously I'm not bothered by it, but he didn't pin me because it wasn't a ref and it wasn't a match. So it doesn't matter. It's like, I don't know, it seems like you're pretty pissed off about it. So and so that's that that thing. And then he wants to go see Eva, but the Stevie Turner and I said this in the group chat. The Stevie Turner and Robert Stone saying maybe want to stab myself in my ears and my eyes at the same time. Like what what is that and because I'm watching it through the eyes of Ethan Page, who must be like, this is what they have for my brain is this. Like they're they're fumbling their words about whether or not like that Ethan Page is lucky to be the champ. Oh no, actually, we're lucky to have you was the champ. I mean, can you imagine if Oromenza was champ? What are you saying? Oh, not that I want Oromenza to be champ, but like, how bad it would be if he was champ. And finally, he just has to leave. Where is that? Um, him leaving was like how I felt. I wanted to be about the same. His timing is really good. But there's like, so good. So much better than this. Yeah, when he came in, I was like, he should be a tenfold talent in NXT. Now I'm like, can we get him to the main roster? Actually, because this is bad. Uh, and there's not a lot of, there's some not great stuff on the main roster too, but they get paid more for that. Um, I, I don't like when wrestling turns into a parody of itself. And that's what the stuff feels like to me is like, they're making fun of wrestling or something. Um, he's really good at all the, the sticky stuff. But like his trajectory so far has been came in as big deal signing. They didn't protect his finisher. He kind of goofed his way into a four way. One that via, as you always say, oops daisy, like one that almost accidentally and then we have like this. And I understand, and I'm sick of people pretending I don't understand, but I truly fully understand the idea of like the undeserving standing up what he has an earned heel. I get it. I don't like it when a guy's ceiling is so much higher than that. And this is what we have for him. Like that bugs the living crap out of me because this is your championship. Like this is the thing everybody's fighting for. And it's like the booking was not great. And it felt like it was being made a joke. And then like this segment made it feel like it is a joke. Timmy Foul raising a very good point that I don't understand. Thank you so much for pointing that out. Yeah. So I just don't, I get it. I fully get it. I don't like it. Upon winning his match oromensa tries to lead the crowd in the chant of 123 to signify the pinfall that he supposedly, legitimately got on Ethan Page last week. And the crowd is having none of it. So during a commercial break, a producer came out to the ring and said, hey guys, we need to do chant 123 when Ethan Page comes out. Like, okay, thanks. Because they didn't get it. They weren't given the memo. We're supposed to like chant 123 when oromensa says it. No, it's a thing. We need, we need you guys to shit. Because that's how that's how WWE works. They absolutely tell people in WNDC, we have had people who were in the NXT audience tell us via Twitter that they told us to chant this at this time. So that is what they do. So they obviously, because there's no way you go from we're not going to chant that to let's all chant it without being told to do it. So Ethan Page comes back to Ava's office and sees a referee coming out there and says, Hey, your referee, you know this. Was I pinned last week? Well, technically it wasn't a match. So it wasn't actually a real pinfall. Thank you. Come with me. So he's gonna bring, he brings a referee all the way to the ring. So he the referee can tell the people who are chanting 123 because they were told to, that he wasn't actually pinned. Then the referee does. And then, then he says, see, referees are usually so stupid around here. And this one's actually smart. Thank you very much. And then oromensa rolls into the ring, slides into the ring, rolls him up from behind a schoolboy. And the referee, for no reason, because it's not a match, gets down on his hands and knees and goes 123. And everyone goes 123 123 123. This is what we're doing to Ethan Page. You know what this is? This is what the reason that this got me so it's a dark, horrible place mentally that I couldn't even enjoy the main event, which was objectively brilliant, is because I was watching this going, Oh my God, they're turning Ethan Page into the Miz. This is absolutely note for note, a story they would run with the Miz as champion. Being taunted by the crowd, like not wanting to have a match, but I'm finally going to have a match because he's got my, he's got to make. Hey, you need to do something about this going to the manager, the general manager, to get this guy off my back. This is, they're turning Ethan Page into the goddamn Miz. And I won't stand for it. Ethan Page is so much better than that. Why can't you book any title reigns good? They're the most important people on the show you book. Those are the stories that should be the important ones. So they're the good ones. What? You suck so much of this. Everyone, let's take a moment of silence for Alex. He's melted. I real 180 from the old ref there, Han. This was also not a match, most notably referee. I, here's what I have like for me at the page. His community timing is very good. He is smart enough to know Oromenta is on the way. And that's about it. Everything else surrounding this has been bad. And you're not far off what you say. That's the Miz. And a lot of, because some people were saying it was like last week, we're saying it was like MJF-ish. And I was like, but Ethan Page doesn't read as MJF to me. And I don't know, like if I'm bringing in someone who's a future star and a current star, clearly, he's the champion. Like, why are you going out of your way to make him look like an idiot so much? And why can't security do anything about Oromenta ever? I just, from the segment backstage where it felt like they were making a joke out of it, to taking a referee to the ring text. Why the fuck does Ethan Page care? Like, Ethan Page doesn't care what his co-workers think. I'm supposed to buy that he cares that the crowd thinks that he got pinned. Why isn't he setting up his next title defense? He wouldn't care because it wouldn't matter except for the fact that like, they're making it matter. Like, they're making it be the whole reason why everything is like, you know what I mean? They're making it be that. I don't buy that Ethan Page gives a shit that the crowd thinks that he got pinned in the non-title situation when he doesn't care that he won the match, not by his own volition. If he's that satisfied with getting a win and that satisfied with being the champion that he doesn't even care that he wanted not in a fair way, I'm supposed to give a shit that he thinks that the crowd is, "Oh, they're chanting one, two, three at me. That guy doesn't give a fuck." I'm really making the sponsors happy tonight between my cursing and getting the segues crossed up. I'm killing it. So... Happy birthday, HBK. You broke me. There you go. After the show, he comes to finally gets the chance to talk to Ava and says, "That's the other thing. People are interrupting Shawn Michaels who's just in gorilla twice and then Ava's office is full." What the hell is Ava doing? What the hell are Ava doing? The interns? What are you doing? I mean, good for her. Get that bag if you're just sitting there not doing any work. Are you online shopping for more Doc Martens? What are you doing? Well, hold on. That's a great use of time. You can get away with doing that on the clock. I would have done that. I should have done that at my last job. Are you kidding? Anyway, he says, "I want to match with Oromenza," and she says, "Okay, next week you'll have the contract signing. We don't really need that. Honestly, just do the match." It's been... When did he attack Oromenza and Noam Dar? Was it March? Like, somebody attacked them, but I mean, it wasn't March. It was April or early May, maybe. You finally are giving us the match. You don't need to put it off for a week. Have him beat Oromenza next week, and then have a match versus Joe Hendry the following week that Josh Alexander interrupts to further the story with Joe Hendry. Do that thing. We don't need to do a contract signing. Come on. Come on. After his NXT debut. No, but like, the thing was that he... Noam Dar was attacked weeks before Ethan Page showed up on screen. It was supposed to be a different guy. And then Ethan Page got signed and they were like, "We're going to make it into Ethan Page." But like, the actual attack happened probably in early... Before Ethan Page was signed, yeah. You know what I mean? Like, June 4th? What? Oh my god. I'm sorry. Every week feels like years when we're covering the show. So like, I can't believe... But that was what? Six weeks ago, seven weeks ago? I mean, it just feels like it must have been at least six months ago. That's how long it feels because... Well, the thing is, Oromenza is obsessed with him since. So it's like, it feels so long ago because the story since has been Oromenza is in love with Ethan Page. So, Ethan Page, they're going to do the... Anyway, they're going to do the contract signing next week, which I'm sure we'll go off of that a hitch. And then we're going to do the actual match the following week. And maybe then after we get past the Oromenza part of his title reign, maybe then they'll do something that's not this level of terrible with Ethan Page's champion. Maybe... I mean, you'd hope that trick is coming back for it. Hopefully that's better. And it's not even like, man, we got like that really emotionally appealing whole like monologue from Oromenza a couple weeks ago. It's to do... I just don't understand the value in seeing... I forgot entirely about that monologue when they were... It was so good. They're FaceTiming No Amdar. It felt like it was... There was like, oh, this is for you to get to root for him four weeks from now when he finally has the match. This is my birthday. May 14th. On my birthday. May 14th. May 14th. There you go. It's... It's so... I just don't get why when you have someone that's in real life, as authentically good as Ethan Page is at this, why you go out of your way to use the same tactics for someone like you said the Miz that's an alarmingly accurate comparison. Who like the thing was the Miz was an MTV star. So you do all of that because he's not going to be the best of the ring because he was an MTV star and he's made it work for 18 years. God bless him. But like Ethan Page should feel, man, I just... I want this guy to feel like a real deal champion. And today I've spent three months. The Miz has built an incredible career on being a reality TV star who decided to try wrestling. Yes. Ethan Page is a professional wrestler. I'm sorry, that's the difference. Like, the Miz is never going to feel like that to me, even after how long he's been there because it always feels like he came from something else and lucked into this. You know what I mean? Once he got there, he put in the work to get better. I'm not taking that away from him, but like he was a dude on the real world and then decided, "Hey, what about WWE?" And then, you know. Well, and it's the thing, he like reverse engineered into being a superstar, right? As opposed to like a pro wrestler who can now fit any superstar template because he has all of this versatility and ability because he's come up through this other way. So it's... I get that heels cheat. I'm an Eddie Guerrero gal. Like he's one of my favorites. He's all my mouth rush more, okay? But like, this ain't the way to do it. Like, there's a way to... cheating should make you... This is what it is. Cheating should make you look clever. Cheating shouldn't make you look stupid. Right. Well, he's not even cheating. He's not even cheating in this, yeah. They're openly mocking him. That's what it feels like they're making a joke of him. Yeah, they're making fun of him. Yeah. Of Ethan. Weird. Why did you sign Ethan Page and put him in this position? The end goal was going to make fun of him as your champion to like... They have a match in two weeks and like two weeks after that, that are on the CEW. Like, like, you're... Especially like an establishing thing. Like, this is how he's come into the company. It's very weird. Yeah. Also, the thing that you were talking about like stories, some stories take a long time to tell. You know what I mean? War and peace is a very long story, but that's how long it takes to take the story, to tell the story. WWE takes the cat in the hat and makes it as long as war and peace. Like, it's just... It's raining. We can't go outside to play. The cat shows up. The whole house is a mess now, because you know, there's a thing and then another thing and they made the whole house a mess. We got to clean up before mom gets home. And we somehow we do. That's it. It's a thin book. Like, those are all... Those are all the things happening in it. But in WWE, it's going to take, I don't know, six, seven weeks for the cat to even show up. And then finally, when the cat's there, it's just like the goldfish just doing monologues every now and then. Okay. Like I said, I wasn't such a dark place from realizing that they missed Ethan Page that I couldn't even enjoy. The amazing, incredible, of superhuman athletes doing superhuman things at a supersonic pace, all sick of them. It was like watching the Avengers fight each other. And I was sitting there going, "Chirpy Page." I can't help myself. So I'm watching the going, I'm like, "This is really good, but I hate all of it because the chunky thing, they don't fucking miss." And so, it was great, but you know. It was fantastic. It was fantastic. It's also hard to get out of what you see creative that pisses you off. Like, when the next thing doesn't really have stakes to it, even though it's great, like there wasn't like, "Oh, what a huge payoff for this story, or this is for a Trio's title or anything like that." So it really like can't pull you out in the same way. But this match was incredible. Like, the Rascals are so... I'm so glad they got to be back together on my screen because they didn't miss a step, man. Like, their offense is so clicked in as a unit. It was so much fun to watch. And these are the first guys that I think gave our blurry boys a run for their Monday as far as like speed in the ring. And Javon Evans is an absolute phenom. He was made to look so in this match. He's been raised really well in NXT so far. I hope that maybe they will do him in OBA because he's still kicking around at the top of the card, so that's good. But this was fantastic. This was... And this is coming from a tech or sicko. Like, as far as spot food or whatever goes, this was some of the most logical athleticism and acrobatic wrestling that you could ever see because everything made sense. Very little felt superfluous in it, but it was just... I was so blown away just by the... I'm like, that's just not how gravity works. Like, the law doesn't apply to the parking lot, and in this match, like, gravity did not apply to the ring. Like, it was just unbelievable to get to see this. And it just made me happy that the rescals got to reunite because they... It wasn't like... At any one point, one of the three of them was doing something very cool. And then when you look at the greater context of the match, this unit was very cool. And the way that they interacted and performed in this, I had an absolute blast watching this. So this was great. This was great. At the end of it, they do the move I hate, which is the backflip that must be pushed onto somebody. And so, Zach Wentz gets a pinfall on Axiom. And so, I'm assuming we're getting MSK versus the blurry boys. So, yeah. Maybe night two match, which is going to be great, but the blurry boys will win because I don't think they're giving TNA people any titles anytime soon. But if they didn't do that, what I would have hoped we would have gotten out of this, is just because it would be awesome. Not because they hate each other, but because I wonder which one of us is better. The West Leaf versus Jevon Evans match. Maybe we still get that out of this. That could be really cool. When I was watching them in the ring together, I was like, "You're needing patience, I fucking missed, but these two guys are pretty good, I guess." And so West Leaf versus Jevon Evans, to be honest, if you were able to acknowledge that in that frame of mind. That's true. Jevon Evans versus Wesley, that's on a list of matches with your current roster in NXT. You've got to do it at some point. Yes, 100%. You know what I mean? 100%. So, love for Boost says Booker said that he's under the learning tree during a match, and I was like, "Booker, no, that's the OG Joe Henry. Now, Jericho's going to show up for sure." Yes, the learning tree was initially an impact thing with Brian Myers. So, Jericho was boring and under digital, that's what I... Luis does have a very good idea of Jevon Evans versus Trey McGell. Just for fun. Trey McGell's not doing anything. If I miss Kay, he's got the title shot, so... That's true. Why not? Tim McFowl says, "Miss Kay versus blurry boys must lead to blurry boys versus ABC." Sure. Not mad about that. Sure. I try to make my expectations with inter-propositional stuff, because I have learned that that is the best way to go about things. Because with AEW did it, I was like, "The Knockouts Division." With the AEW Women's Division of Yohar, I was like, "Oh, what a huge advantage. There were zero matches." There was like one, so now I'm just like, "I just want everyone to have fun. I'm going to hang up and listen." I don't think they're going to do it, but the one that I actually want, because I'm the only guy who actually likes this dude, is top dollar coming over to do some stuff, to go back to the old stomping drowns. I think that could be fun. Him and Rich Swan versus a tag team could be really fun. Could be very fun. Bad Apple Jam Treebeard says the way they're booking ego. He's a future speed champ for sure. So far, you guys have told me he's the Miz or his speed champ, but I just want him to be the page. So, on to more positive things, breaking news, "Templario beat Averno in the finals of the contenders' journey in CMLL." With this win, he will face MJF for the AEW international title in Arena Mexico on Friday, August 2nd, and that will be a must-watch. Absolutely wild right now on Jeff Cobb versus Takeshita. That's also a thing that's on available and wrestling today. Oh, this would be really good. This is a great idea. Perfect. Top dollar in Swan versus Cedric and Ashanti. Oh, that's right there! Up dollar having that across each other would be really, really, really good. That would be. Tim McFall says, "I didn't hate this week as much as you all. I mean, I hate the Page Story line and the writing for Roxy is atrocious, but the match is slap and there is so much more representation than the main roster. I won't argue with that last point at all. That is so true. However, the continuity stuff and the logic stuff is the most paramount thing to me in all of my wrestling fandom. And when that sucks, everything else gets dragged down. And unfortunately, that's how it works for me." And also, the things that you just said that you hated the most are your men's and women's world champions. That's not great! That's not great! Yeah. Uh, Valab says this can't believe ZSJ will rule G1 and climax 34? Nope, not anymore since they hadn't beaten Naito too early in this thing. And I am not happy about it because I don't think Shoto Umano is ready for it. And ZSJ deserves it, but they're not going to have a guys and win at Wrestle Kingdom. It's a whole thing, but ZSJ deserves the world. ZSJ hashtag ZSJ rule 34. Yeah, that's something that our friend Shane has to say. Okay. Had a link on Twitter. All right, cool. So we do some circus and carnival puns? Of course we should. Insert Cleverty and Nox puns says Trapezegan Nox. Luis Polito says circus puns? How about Psycho Clown? Well played. Matthew Hooks says clown car show 2000. Thank you very much for me. Carney, Carney, Carney Cage and Cotton Candy Cody. Tom LaValle says the ringmaster Steve Austin. Very nice. Mr. Showtime says Lionheart Chris Jericho clown. Too much Alex? No, never. Every time you can call Chris Jericho a clown, it's good. Mr. Mr. Showtime says WCW World War three ring circus. Very nice. Chris Barrera says Valentina Ferros wheel. Well done. Lieutenant Colonel Foto says King of the Ringmaster. Mr. Showtime says Trapeze team 2000. Mr. Cholotchi Electric Mayhem says Cirque de Monet. There you go. You said her names that we have to. You say Joe Andrews name he appears. If you mention Mercedes in any way you have to do the CEO dance. Mr. Showtime says well, well it's the big top. Very nice. Chris, the two lecture mayhem says big Josh of the dancing bears. Fair. You speak to my heart. You could have got rid of the clown because it was right there, but you went you went for big dust. The MD Cyclo says the greatest big showman. Classic. Meet Norma says Bam Bam Juggalo. Techno tent 2000. Very nice. Penta L circus clown meadow. Balloon Henley big top Bronson Reed and Doynk the clown. I've heard that Bronson Reed is big. Big Bronson Reed if true. Packet Apple jam tree beard says kizarney. Nice. Mr. Showtime says clown shoes Barrett. Not bad news Barrett, but I'm. Afraid of got some clown shoes. Now that that would be great. If you just walked out wearing giant clown shoes and says, I'm afraid of got some clown shoes. But still has a gavel. But still that for some reason. I love bad news Barrett. It's a it's a big inflatable one that squeaks when you pound it. Yes, beep beep beep beep beep beep. Yeah, it'd be good. So you just wanted the carnival right there. Lieutenant Colonel photo says cash ferris wheeler. Very good. Bad Apple jam tree beard says where's the big top. Bad Apple jam tree beard says sideshow Bob's your uncle. Jesse Ozog says. I love the ones that are Canada. It's my favorite. Thank you. Bearded Lady Frost and the ring master blasters. Very good. Bad Apple jam tree beard says wang man. The human unicorn. Mr. Showtime says Chris Jericho effing Carney need I say more. No, you don't need to say anymore. Bad Apple jam tree beard says sir could do samurai del soul. Very nice. Norma says big top Josh and his dancing bears. Very nice. Mr. Showtime says sirtentico. That's really good. I'm going to leave it. Hold on. I went all the way down. I don't see it here. I don't see it here. Earthquake. John Tanta. I mean come on guys right there. I know it's before your time. But we know John Tanta. I mean so much just before my time maybe in 24 years old. Not you. I'm talking about them. I'm just before their time. Fair enough. Meet Norma says bad Apple jam tree bearded lady. Very nice. Luis Polito says tent burretta. Bad Apple jam tree beard says Zach Sabre swallowing junior. Very good. Lieutenant criminal photos says Bianca Belarial acrobatics. Wow. Well done. Two hundred ma'am says house of black mirrors and junk yard corn dog. Since then it could have photos says contortion noticed. The leaked likely contortionist. That is true. The Tanta co photo says I swerve when I shallow dive and I swerve when I shallow dive. To the trick mayhem says human cannonball Mike Bailey. Pretty and and a funhouse brawl. Funhouse brawls very good. Meet Norma says captain in say no clown posse. And uh what what uh carney me nary. To the trick mayhem says Hank and dunk tank or dunk Hudson. Dunk Hudson the OG. Silver apocalypse says Thea flying will end as hail. Very good. Roderick Strongman the bearded lady frost. Just for Carlos says how much lady frost ones we're getting. Um in Saint clown posse and Ferris Wheeler Yuda. Very good. Nien are says Penta elephant Cerro meadow. Uh circus murder gymnastics. Very nice. I mean you don't have to pay you have access to the document just put yours in. Uh I think I think that's it. I think that's all of them. Oh wait um oh there we go. Tom LaBellie says Tanta el Cerro monkeys. [Laughing] Um that's all uh Kylie says hello you lovely humans. I hope you both are well we are pretty good. Pretty good. We are I have lashes now. We're good um okay here we go. Um and influenced. Mr bandana head uh says um Team Kalex has recommended my most doctors for your mental health. Will will the ghost of dusty roads please sing don't touch my clogs. Hey it's me. It doesn't really hello it doesn't mean I'm I'm here so hold on. Hello how are you how's wrestler heaven. It's all right it's good we had we had a big we had a big barbecue up on the Lido deck. It was nice for us uh it's all it's all vegan stuff up here. Yes that's so good you're kind of animals and wrestling heaven. Hey wait uh no we don't have a lot of livestock up here so sure but we do have mostly its bowls unfortunately yeah there we go uh tribal chief. Years before I was born father told this to me it was one christmas morning in 73. There was one lonely gift nestled under the tree. My father said don't touch my he said boy listen close I'm saying this once. They were worn by my parents and their parents parents now they yours. Be sure to guard them with your life he said don't ever let them touch my clogs. You can take my cash you can burn my house you could force feed trash. I let you kick my balls daddy while I chewed on glass before I even thought about letting someone touch my clogs you'd have to take my life baby you have to steal my dog if you will have to beat my wife you'll have to kill my mom with a rusty knife that's hard time. You'd have to break my leg forever let you touch my clogs don't touch my CLOGS where am I there my clogs whoa oh that's right. I feel like you're a little obsessed with your clogs. Now me I'm just I'm just recycling the lyrics. Meet Norma says there's no meat in the great beyond jeez louise. I mean that's like beyond meat. The thing is I'm there may be I'm assuming there is meat in meat heaven which I'm assuming that's where meat normals will go but in wrestler heaven unfortunately since we are a cruise ship and there was no livestock up here so anyway be kind to animals it's fine hold on what okay here we go uh we got uh we got uh oh yeah that's right hold on one second I'll be back in one second I got I'm sorry oh okay yeah the tofu dogs are burning over on the grill oh you got to take care of those yeah all right bye I'll be right back texture gets all weird it's not good oh hello hi Ricky Tom La Valley what's rinky rainbow deceiving this is me but uh from the greatest showman we were just talking about the circus a whole bunch have you ever been ricky uh to the circus yeah I I joined the circus once you did uh yep I played the kyliope that was me I believe it I feel like you'd be great at that mm-hmm I was also the lion tamer I'm not a stranger to the dock hold away they say because we don't want your broken ports I've learned to be ashamed of all my skulls run away they say no one will love you as you are but I won't let them break me down to dust oh no that oh there is a place for us for we are glorious when the sharpest words want to cut me down I'm gonna send a flood gonna drown him out on brave, I'm bruised, I am who I'm meant to be, this is me, look out because he'd like gum and I'm mulching on to the beat I drum, I'm not scared to be seen, I make no apologies, this is me, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, I feel empowered. Thank you. Right, well, are you right, there was a, it's true, no, I'll be doing the circus, pick a dearly circus in London, thank you. Nailed it. Right, okay, well, someone else wants to come back and do food. Oh, okay. Meet Norma says, hello, bruv, let's crank this show with a festival of ass until the main event, can the dust of ghosty robes sing party man by prince? I can. Secret fam. How are you? Oh, hail, new king in town, baby, young and old, gather round, black and white, red and green hee hee hee, the fuckiest man you ever seen, tell you what his name is, party man, party man, rock a party like nobody can, baby, rules and regulations, no place in his nation, party man, party man, party people say it now, yeah, yeah, yeah, somebody holla, if you want a party holla, if you hear me, ladies and gentlemen, no pictures, please get it up. Oh, yeah, party man, party man, get it up, get it up. Oh, I love purple. If you will. I feel like you were more into that one than some of our other karaoke pick that I'm a big fan of prince prince and I have a lot of light in common. He's great. Both of us are tremendous basketball players. Of course, of course. Yes, I have also won many a game where in a blouse. Yeah, you were you basically share more drops, it feels like. That's right. Well, that's it. No more no more chance. That's about all we got. So so I'm I'm against, that's it. So then you say a thing and then I say a thing, right? So what I say a thing that you say a thing. So I'm going to say keep it cool. Got my goals. And I say toodles. And I say thank you. At King Super's pharmacy, care is what's most convenient for you. Care is being here when you need us for open evenings and weekends. Care is helping you save more. Most insurance plans and discount cards are accepted at your local King Super's pharmacy. Care is saving you time by managing your prescriptions online. 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