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103 | Hulk Hogan vs. The Genius - Saturday Night's Main Event - November 25, 1989 · The ExtraCooler Show

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Welcome to Washington. This is Lord trakula and welcome
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to the extra cooler show. No teeth.
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Beefaroni on a boat man. That's the problem right there.
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Welcome to a brand new episode of the extra cooler show.
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My name is Nick otherwise known as extra cooler.
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This week we've got Matt, we've got Jim and he's fresh off of
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celebrating his birthday. Welcome back, Michael.
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Work-rate, did you have a good birthday?
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I did. Thank you very much, I
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appreciate that. Happy first.
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First one across the four. You one threshold out of thank
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you. Yeah, thank you very much for
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calling that out way to 82 Jesus.
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Okay, I'm gonna sign off now. I think, as usual, you guys can
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They're a lot of fun. Hell yeah.
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Tell your friends. All right.
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Gifts that. I love that.
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Adams, awesome with the gifts. Matt, you've got some
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housekeeping, I believe. So, why don't you take it away
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II, certainly do. So I'm gonna prove that I'm a
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hack last week because we talked about the third announcer on the
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NXT table and I was like, I think he was, I think he's also
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on commentary for our Ring of Honor.
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Nope, way off. So, the third commentator on the
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booth last week was Percy, Watkins, Percy Watson.
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Who was a former WWE guy but Caprice Coleman was the
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gentleman on Ring of Honor that I was thinking of totally
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screwed it up. I apologize or see Caprice.
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You can't be playing for that. But the, the real homework here,
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the real housekeeping, pardon me was no one brought up that.
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Somebody did write an NXT book. So I popped it up on the screen
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for us here. It's called the future is a
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Written by a gentleman named John Robinson.
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And Vincent, Kennedy McMahon himself wrote the foreword, it's
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320 Pages. It was published in 2017 and it
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has a 4 and a half out of five rating on Amazon, which I
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thought was pretty cool. The little intro for it was the
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first comprehensive book of WWE's hottest brand.
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NXT, the future is now follows the rise of WWE's popular NXT
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Seth Rollins, Sasha Banks Charlene fo ya exam.
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I know you think this is a WWE Like official book.
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It's got the logo on it. The foreword by vids.
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I did not dive that deep into it housekeeping, more housekeeping.
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That's for nothing. It's got to be.
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Yeah, and the logo is front and center on.
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Yeah, I mean I have the Scout link, I'll share it with you
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guys. Gotta be.
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If you guys are way too early for they need, we need a couple
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more years on there, I think. Yeah.
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But that's like Peak NXT. I feel like, yeah, I guess so if
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you guys haven't already, if you're listening to this episode
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and you haven't done it, go listen to last week's episode
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with Nolan AKA no Laney. Mm.
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It was, it was a fantastic time. Talking about his Martin his
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experiences, I'm bummed I missed it.
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It was a, it was a good one. Yeah, it really was.
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It was a pleasure. So, yeah, we're ready to dive
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into this week's homework. So we went back to the well with
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assigning homework and each of us are taking turns, but of
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course, there are some stipulations.
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So this week is Jim's match, and the stipulations that we
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provided him are the following. My stipulation was Was that it
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has to feature a wrestler with one name and it cannot be
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Skinner. Jim's favorite wrestler of the,
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I love that stipulation actually Mike then threw in that it
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cannot be a tag team match. That's what really kind of like
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threw me for a loop. Honestly, that way because of
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Nick stipulation because I didn't want like Acts or yeah or
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something. Yeah excellent.
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And then Matt's was that it had to be longer than seven minutes
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because really A lot of these guys are like one name guys, I
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don't know, it's, you could be hit or miss Nails.
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He's not going more than three minutes joke, right?
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Someone out and like to write right beserker so that being
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said, we also if the was sometimes included in that
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wrestlers name, we omitted that we didn't you were allowed to
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pick that guy like because he loophole was trying to hold us
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to and even like that. Well it's kind of like fringy
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because we look for example, some people refer to him as the
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Undertaker and then you go look him up on wwe.com and He's
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listed as Undertaker. So yeah.
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Not to get to, you know, in the weeds and the, you know, kind of
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I don't know, whatever of the Linguistics or whatever you want
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to put it as I'm failing and bringing.
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Yeah, I work, you know, when they do when you alphabetize
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wrestlers or like bands a classic Bands.
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Right. The, whoever The Strokes, the,
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whatever, it's always with The Strokes.
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We asked the class should be under 6, right?
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Absolutely. So drop the the and yeah.
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Here we are. Right here, we are so Jim's
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match. Of choice is from November 25th,
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1989 Saturday, night's Main Event, season 5, episode 7 on
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peacock and it is the WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan versus
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none. Other than Genius.
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Hello. I always call them the genius.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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A little image behind him when he's cutting that 17 second
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promo. It says the the behind him the
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genius in his cap and gown and all its.
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So I hope some people like I should have given a light.
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Lengthy, pause to see if I could have introduced it as Hulk Hogan
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versus, and they knew the year, like, if anybody would have
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guessed and pegged genius because I that didn't and I I'm
7:02
so excited to watch this match. Yeah.
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There's like no other reason. We probably would have been
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covering this. I actually I think I might have
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brought it up like or a genius match right after he passed
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which is not too long ago. Right?
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Right. But I don't think it was this
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match but I somehow I stumbled upon this article that what
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culture, I believe it is put out and it's like Hulk Hogan's.
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They cover. They rank, Hulk Hogan's. 26
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losses from like his Heyday up until two thousand from fish,
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you know, from least fishy. She's like losing to Warrior at
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62, most fishy, which I'm not sure what number one is but the
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genius matches on there. I was like, whoa, I had no idea
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about this match. So hold on.
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A second 2026, is the number six.
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Total losses includes DQ count-out.
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Yeah. Just twenty six losses in his
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Hulkamania and you know, WCW Roman Reigns and Cena laugh at
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that. Yeah. 26 is impressive in 8422.
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2000. Is that what?
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Yeah, yes, that's wild. It was wild.
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That really is in 16 years, that's averaging and it over
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under to a year over two companies Dooms on there right
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now. That's probably the most fishy.
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Yeah. Oh no, he wins.
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Sorry buddy, Marco. So this this Saturday night's
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main event is jam-packed. Um, there's some other things on
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the card that we kind of have to at least touch on correct that
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the episode starts by punching you in the face with the
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Ultimate Warrior. And he's out here screaming and
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Andre the Giant and Manny's talk about Jack and the Beanstalk.
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Those are the only four words I made out.
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Yeah. Yeah, good figured out.
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This is Intercontinental title. Yes, Ultimate Warrior.
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Like right we're like six months before WrestleMania 6.
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So just Give that timeline. It's the beautiful way to like
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kick off Saturday night's main event.
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To, they've got the green screen in the background with the
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Ultimate Warrior and all of his logos around him.
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He's looking vascular. And he's looking absolutely
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insane. And he's screaming into the
9:17
microphone about. How should I just try to do the
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whole thing? I wrote?
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Yeah, he see if I can Channel my inner World.
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Here we go. You better remember.
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Checking the Beanstalk for tonight.
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I am going to chop you down here.
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I need to learn chop you down to size is little his nipple
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Whitehead sir. Quivering top off those things.
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Look like they belong on a Ren and Stimpy episode, like zoom in
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really close with that was really gross but it drives it
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jumps right into To Bobby Heenan and Andre the Giant directly
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after cutting a promo on him and this promo not knowing the words
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that he's. Yeah, this promo has to be what?
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Dan Soder like bases. His impersonation off of I much
10:20
I felt I win. That was awful on.
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Yeah, totally. I will ya.
10:33
Man, Dan Soder is the best like the best Macho, the best Andre
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he's coming around to Poughkeepsie New York very soon.
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And I know Mike brought it up to us.
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We have to go. We have to go.
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He's so good. Just where, Andre, the Giant
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t-shirts in the front row, and just, just, we're like his semi.
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There's odor. I wouldn't say no.
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Anyway, that should be in a kid though, and you're like you
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catch the beginning of this, you're all in.
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In 04 your seat and you got, you got an Intercontinental title
11:06
match and a WF Champion which is the first half-hour.
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Yeah, exactly. Within the first half hour, like
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this Williams car stop. Yep.
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Almost wish. I was like, at least a teenager
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or an adult back then because I think I would have been a huge
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Heenan Family Guy. I like I would have gotten so
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much into Andre and miss, you know, I'm obviously missed a
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Yeah, so good. It really is.
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What rhymes with tequila. So, you can do a poem, like the
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genius. Yeah, you're talking to the
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wrong guy. I don't think there's anything
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that. Yeah, the trick question, my son
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does not rhyme. That's fun, though.
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Yeah. Alright, so here we are our Um
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work of the week is Jim's match Saturday night's main event.
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From 1989. It's season 5 episode 7 and
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we've got at 16 minutes and 40 seconds.
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The start of Hulk Hogan versus The Genius.
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Things kick off with Jesse Ventura backstage with the
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genius as he is smiling and blinking.
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Uncontrollable, I mean like this is an understatement.
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This guy is blinking like once every half second.
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If you think he, I think he is. Ling the place.
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And I think it's a weird thing, he's doing.
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Yeah, the way I describe it is not the, he definitely has full
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control of his feelings, like a cartoon, like cat flirting, like
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or something. Yeah, that's a good way of
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putting it. He's like batting his eyes.
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Yes. Padding his eyes?
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Yes. I instantly thought as he as
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soon as he starts talking he's so animated.
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I instantly thought Jesus Christ.
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I hate this guy, already. What's the point though, right?
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Exactly. He does a great job.
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I immediately think of Mark, marrows character, Johnny be
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bad, has to have been influenced by The Genius, the really good
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call. Just just a lot of similarities
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between the two, especially on the mic in my leave him.
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What about Damien Sandow? That's true too.
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Yeah, but that's later on like like, well, you need to do that
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is just a few years after in WCW.
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I mean a mix of the genius and yeah and Little Richard.
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Yeah. I love it.
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How Vince says that the genius poses a threat to Hogan's reign
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as champion. And we talked about this off are
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like what a strange time in WWF right now that the genius gets a
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title match. Yeah, so this is 89, right?
17:19
So Vermont Hogan is what at 89 is he is it a him and Beefcake
17:25
against Zeus and Macho. Is that was that?
17:29
Are you sure? Sure.
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No, it's Survivor series is coming up.
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He's kind of in between right because then he's going to the
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win, the rumble soon. This is November.
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And then of course he's going to drop the title to Warrior.
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So like Nick like he said, this is a strange time I guess.
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They don't really know what they're doing with them almost
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right. Right?
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No they can't. They they're trying to figure it
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out there, trying to find a foil for him.
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And we're going to talk about that later.
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Yeah. Because there is a point thingy
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comes up, Royal Rumble. 90, you know, who has his first and only
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Pay-per-view match. The genius that is only
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pay-per-view match. Jesus got a rocket strapped to
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his back here. Maybe, yeah, it's like well,
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your brother can do it. And so, let's see what you got?
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Pal. And Manny Lenny Lenny.
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He was going to get fired. I think, you know with the
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leaping Lanny poffo gimmick. Oh yeah, came up with the genius
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serious. Okay firing.
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Yeah, this whole throwing frisbees into the audience and
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yeah, I don't know how that's going to go over.
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Yeah. And wearing like, the graduation
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cap and gown, I don't know interesting.
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But that that promo back stages is an odd one.
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I think everybody that knows. The genius, knows he's known for
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his poetry and Lanny poffo himself, is known for that too.
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You know, I find you boring. I find it yet.
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Oh yeah, his Hall of Fame speech is just or not how his Hall of
18:57
Fame speech, but like when he gave his brothers Hall of Fame
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speech, It's more of that and it's nauseating to me a setup.
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Yeah. Just real quick.
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Only because you mentioned the cap and gown.
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Do you find it interesting that he wears the cap and gown,
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right? Of course and his brother the
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other poffo and the wrestling business.
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I'm using the same Eric comes out to the pop insert their e.
19:24
Interesting. What's with these brothers and
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their obsession with graduation stuff, you know, like it's very
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true. Hurry, because the point, the
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mom go around giving commencement speeches.
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I don't know like what? Yeah, you gotta graduate.
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Yeah yeah boys you guys are graduate maybe that's what it
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was. Those two sickos in your house
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and right. You like, oh God yeah it's
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blinking at me. Do we have anything on genius
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for getting promo? We I have.
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I pulled the like 17. S little spurt out the
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beginning. So yes please you gotta.
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We gotta hear it. Let's play it.
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Pay attention to me. I'm the genius, a poet, a
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wrestler and more. I'm the wisest man since the
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world began aglow with credentials Galore, kunai time
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alone, with Hulk Hogan, he's quite a bit larger than you but
20:30
that doesn't matter. His head is much better.
20:32
His belt will look Splendid on me, just listening to the way he
20:37
speaks pisses me off. It's like a, it's like you sick
20:40
and the background. That's the serenade.
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Yeah. Event stuff.
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Oh right. Right.
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It's Angela Hogan won. Its intensity to the A tree
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though. It really does.
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He had his copy girth? Me, it's like a Hallmark type
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rhyming though, right? Yes, you wouldn't called poetry,
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and it's just like classic fourth grade pose.
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Yeah, I was just going to say it's like in elementary school
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when you first taught, what poetry is and I was like, I
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think poetry is ionic pentameter.
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Is that what it's called? I'm like having flashbacks to
21:08
1989 in elementary school. Go write a sonnet you, you
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sumbitch. So, Right.
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After they played that one, they go right into the Hogan one
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which is equally as good. So I'm going to hit play on this
21:23
one too. You know, genius tonight, we're
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gonna find out. So you really are when you try
21:29
to solve the problem that Einstein Socrates, and Plato
21:33
couldn't saw what you're gonna do.
21:35
When Hulkamania runs wild on you, Socrates where we where we
21:45
getting Einstein with Socrates and Plato to like these are like
21:50
two of them are like I took philosophy 101.
21:52
Okay. I got a D in it but whatever.
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I learn something that means. But in a nice like it's totally
21:58
different guys, what are you talking about?
21:59
Hoagie? They're equally Geniuses know.
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So yeah, okay. Are there in the same
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Stratosphere as the leaping Lanny?
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The genius. Is that where we're going?
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It's good. Hogan.
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I'm stretching here. I'll tell ya contortionist God.
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So Hogan tells does some math, right?
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Tells him that he doesn't have a chance as well, like Steiner
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myth. Yeah.
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Jeez pains me, pains me. Genius is so.
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Okay, so we can we get to the action, right?
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This Hogan have anything interesting when he comes down
22:34
the aisle. No, right.
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You just standard Hogan coming down the aisle.
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His hair looks very dry. Like Use the little too much
22:41
conditioner. It's dry.
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And there's more than like, you should.
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Yeah. There's more than usual because
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we're in 1989, like, it's like we're headed to a little bit
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further down the path here. That hair is going away.
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It feels the what's the word form.
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It's very full volume. It's yeah.
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Volumes not is still the word as usual.
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No Hogan difference. Yeah, he's got a round head to,
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I don't know. This is like Prime, like Steroid
23:11
puffy face home. Yeah.
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I feel like he's going skinny head soon.
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Yeah. Oh, very soon.
23:15
Um, so. All right.
23:17
So they get in the ring. I'm sorry.
23:19
I thought you guys were talking about the Geniuses hair because
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he's got like the bangs like a. Yeah, another weirdo.
23:26
Like when a woman goes with the bangs cut, you know, once in a
23:29
while, you know, not actually like it just like yeah.
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She's got a distinct look to it. Yeah yeah.
23:34
Never a good idea. So When sorry, I'm losing my
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place because I'm talking about this.
23:45
We got Geniuses in there and he's starting off with a
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left-handed handshake. It's bizarre and you're a lefty
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neck and yeah, you know, that's just, that's just something
23:55
that's. Yeah disrespectful, right?
23:57
Like, did he do that on purpose and then Hogan goes to do?
24:01
It's very strange. Like they do like a dance in the
24:05
middle of the field. This musical handshake.
24:10
And Lefty, and then puts his hand out righty.
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As Hogan, goes to put out his left hand and then they're
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dancing back and forth. Yeah, it's just the beginning of
24:19
the genius starting to mock Hogan, which is his, like, his
24:24
whole tactic for this match. So after that, he goes, heads
24:27
over to the corner and he does some light stretching in the
24:31
corner. I never noticed the genius with
24:34
his high IQ boots and there is a pretty cool actually, I think,
24:37
yes, H it says like hike you Yeah.
24:40
Right like yes and then I never realized it because I don't
24:44
think I've ever really watched a genius match before.
24:46
Like our Inception with the genius was when he was with mr.
24:51
Perfect, which is you know, shortly after, but it's very
24:56
strange match. It's a computer genius.
24:59
Just not to correct you. But back in the day, I believe
25:01
there was a genius to match on. One of those tapes that we used
25:04
to make you wash it, endlessly. Yes, four matches.
25:08
I think one was a Yeah demolition against the powers of
25:12
pain. Yes.
25:12
A good like 20 minutes and you have to understand brother work.
25:15
So yeah it's almost or another another minute.
25:16
Next thing. I like 20 minutes later than
25:18
that, just still going on. But genius was somewhere in
25:21
there. So you might have blocked it out
25:23
of your minds. Sorry, go ahead.
25:29
He I want to know, I really, as I was watching this, I thought
25:33
and I know we've talked to, and we joked about this, right?
25:36
But Lanny poffo is a really interesting, dude, and I want to
25:39
know How much of what he's doing in the ring is character versus
25:44
real life. It's really strange right?
25:48
Home and throws genius out of the ring above the bottom rope,
25:52
if that makes sense, right? It's very interesting the way he
25:55
does it but then Hogan applauds the Geniuses athletic ability
25:59
right after that, the way he gets back in the ring.
26:01
Like it's almost like he's skins the cat, but pulls himself up
26:05
every single time. You we mentioned this.
26:08
You've got Vince and Ventura on commentary.
26:13
I'm trying to paint a picture. You got Peak Hogan right?
26:16
He's Peak skin of a hot dog, like picture a hot dog and
26:20
that's Hulk Hogan is at this sign.
26:22
Um, at one point, genius tries to get in some offense, he can't
26:28
do it. So he heads out of the ring and
26:29
grabs his like scroll and it starts, it's essentially a
26:33
glorified clipboard running, right shaped like a scroll.
26:36
It's actually actually pretty funny.
26:38
Yeah, whoo yes. Math on there, right?
26:41
Yes, starts doing math which is I got the equation.
26:44
If you do a complete rebuttal from when Hogan in his promo,
26:49
leading up to this match, pulls out his own, mathematical
26:51
equation. Yes, which is hilarious to me
26:54
the three demand minutes of training demand mints.
26:57
It like sounds like Commandments.
26:59
It is exactly what he says the Reid Amendment the prayers and
27:03
the vitamins. Plus the 24-inch pythons times
27:05
the all those those Hoka Maniacs equals Victory.
27:08
So genius. - sounds like Mikey were crates.
27:11
Got his his mathematical equation.
27:13
Yeah. So he writes down 310 pounds
27:18
over 6 feet, 8 inches and there's like a less than sign
27:24
and it says 313 and like square root of 36.
27:29
Yeah over 40. What is that like the quality of
27:32
that quadratic equation on one? Yeah yeah and then below that he
27:37
writes Hulk down So let's let's get down to brass tacks here.
27:43
Mikey you were in advanced math back in the day, right?
27:46
Right. You like you skipped a math
27:48
grade or whatever was so does the through the numbers?
27:52
Add up? What do you think?
27:54
I made it down this equation, makes no sense.
27:58
I mean, Hulk does go down at one point because yeah, he T takes a
28:02
legit back bumper. Yeah, it's it's foreign to watch
28:06
Hogan legitimately like out of training school back bump style
28:11
like oh yeah full out. Yeah, it's strange to this guy
28:15
of all guys, they get in and once again he pulls himself back
28:19
into the ring with the skin, the cat and Hogan kind of like lets
28:22
him have The moment he throws his hands out every time the
28:29
genius gets in any bit of offense.
28:31
He celebrates any by celebrating.
28:34
I mean he prances around the ring, I wrote down frolicking
28:38
but yeah printing works too. I just I can't help but think
28:42
and every single time I see the genius prancing around the ring
28:46
frolicking around the ring. I can't help but hear the safety
28:50
dance in my head and perhaps For anyone that has seen that music
28:55
video there, like a line of people prancing through out the
29:00
body field. It's a, it's tremendous and you
29:05
can come down. He comes down to no music, he
29:07
should come down to this. Like I look down to the ring.
29:09
You can they were the genius. They were inspired by Lani?
29:13
Yeah, they were definitely. He slaps the shit out of Hogan
29:17
you know. And like what I was like oh my
29:20
God. And that food?
29:22
Yes, eating down. Down.
29:24
Hey, hey. Hey hey.
29:26
Yeah, he prances away. Earl hebner like gets in between
29:30
them and then Hogan, kind of like, gives the genius, the
29:32
ring, and he lets him do this routine.
29:35
It's like what Mart were was just doing at gymnastics
29:38
tonight, but like, he would have only scored like a for honest.
29:42
She was there, we just went to the New York state championships
29:45
in Long Island this past weekend.
29:48
She placed 10th overall. We were very happy to provide
29:51
credible. Yeah, pretty awesome.
29:52
But yeah, My lap the judge or anything like she didn't but at
29:56
this point in the match Hogan is like he's visibly frustrated and
30:00
that is the genius is tactics. Hogan is playing right into it.
30:04
Jesse Ventura is telling us all about how this is.
30:07
This is playing right into the Geniuses handgun.
30:10
Victoria one point goes, God is walking computer.
30:15
So Hogan is now like leaning up against the top.
30:18
Turnbuckle just leaning against it and waving his hands like
30:22
yeah, go ahead go. Have some fun prints around and
30:25
then I'm fairly certain. It's a back.
30:28
Walkover, is what? I'm glad we hung a handed it to
30:31
you because I would want anybody followed by a cartwheel, a very
30:35
good cartwheel. I must say I've seen eight
30:38
million of them in my life over the last five years.
30:41
Can you do one? I don't know.
30:44
I have not. Attempted a very long time.
30:46
It can't be more more housekeeping or housekeeping
30:50
concept which it is test. Memorial Day Weekend.
30:53
Hogan Hogan has had enough at this point.
30:55
He takes genius corner to corner and it's like at this moment
31:00
where Hogan's getting his offense in.
31:02
But genius, I'm thinking, genius is ahead of his time in a way.
31:06
He's with the Prancing and follicle.
31:09
Yeah, the Prancing, the frolicking, he's extremely
31:12
flamboyant in the ring, that's like that.
31:15
Best way I could describe him. He's old-school do that.
31:18
Yes. We saves ahead of his time, but
31:19
he's doing the, you know, reach shoemakers book, right?
31:22
Like, it, goes back to the Gorgeous George stuff, right?
31:25
Like it's Nature Boy. What's named, Buddy, Rogers,
31:29
right? Yes, it's going to that like,
31:31
he, it's so he knows exactly. Especially these older crowds
31:35
like it's different today where everyone's like fragmented and
31:38
run things different things. But back then like the crowd is
31:41
Unified. And yes, hatred like yeah.
31:44
Nobody's really Good job today but yet.
31:46
No. Really and they hate his guts
31:48
every little thing. He does every little thing he
31:50
does. It's perfect.
31:52
So speaking of perfect. Mr. Perfect comes down the ring
31:56
at this time. And this is like how they align
32:00
themselves with each other. I'm assuming perfect goes right.
32:04
For the winged Eagle tells us Hogan is not a perfect champion,
32:07
and at this belt is not a perfect belt until it's around
32:10
his waist. He takes his gum out and sticks
32:12
it right in the middle of the most beautiful belt.
32:15
Defamation. It really is.
32:17
It gets worse. Well, we just passed over when
32:25
Hulk Hogan. You know, he what does he do?
32:29
He oh yeah, you're right. We the oh yes, I'm sorry about
32:34
the mix. The mix.
32:37
We're talking about here. Yes, it's a reverse double and
32:41
the straight up. No, no.
32:42
It's a straight, I don't know. You're correct, you're correct.
32:47
Belly belly to belly to back. So, yes, it is a problem on his
32:50
butt drop some on his ass and don't see that anymore, the sell
32:54
job that the genius does is like, think of like the wacky
32:59
inflatable Tube Man. They like going back and forth
33:02
but just one arm up in the air, not to just one arm up in the
33:05
air and way. Yeah, I had that were that see,
33:08
like most, like, really thing you've ever standing, was really
33:11
an analogy you've ever made ready.
33:14
I was like, how are you Describe this and then you just nailed it
33:17
and then the best part is right after Hogan does the same thing.
33:20
Mimics mm! Somebody needs to make a gif of
33:22
this because it would be absolutely tremendous.
33:25
It would go viral in a heartbeat of just hosing percent.
33:29
I'm usually not a Hogan guy at all, but he makes me laugh in
33:33
this match. Oh yes, he's not even like he
33:36
doesn't hate the genius. He's just so annoyed by like,
33:38
this whole like, is this really happening like?
33:41
Yeah, it's like yeah, it's probably Hogan's.
33:44
Worst match ever feel like you pretended wrestling was real
33:47
like this was like his head was not in the game you know he's
33:50
just like no feeding it to this nonsense from this little man
33:53
Hogan's wrestling you know Savage and Bundy and the Andre
33:57
the Giant like in his past years now he's like dealing with this
34:00
bullshit. Like then definitely like he's
34:02
like all right you're gonna this is what you're going to give me.
34:05
All right? This is town.
34:06
I'm gonna handle it. Kind of leave it without just
34:11
like a Shawn Michaels Hogan things.
34:14
Yes, later when he liked over cells, the shit out of
34:16
everything, it's kind of in the same vein of like ho goes out
34:20
here and and like I said, Ventura is talking about how he
34:24
Hogan is used to going up against these super heavyweights
34:27
and you know, how is he going to deal with the athleticism of of,
34:31
of the genius? And like this is it, he's just a
34:34
annoyed by it and he's just mocking him throughout the
34:37
entire match. Great, that's great.
34:39
So Michaels ghost has come up inside like yeah, right.
34:42
Thank you. Hogan gets distracted by mr.
34:46
Perfect. Like we were talking about and
34:48
this is when the genius, finally get some offense in.
34:51
And at one point genius does like a, I can't even call it a
34:54
moonsault because it's more of a like a backflip off the top
34:57
rope. Yeah, Vince gives us over here.
35:04
It's so he jumps up both feet on the middle rope.
35:08
He doesn't get much air. He he drops.
35:12
All right, so he drops both. Feet onto the middle, rope puts
35:15
his left foot on the top, and then flips, backwards and lands
35:20
the moonsault essentially onto Hogan.
35:23
And it's the most awkward camera angle of a penis.
35:25
I think I've ever seen because it's just like the straight shot
35:29
into the Geniuses ask where you have the tanning lines, where
35:35
you've watched too many. Ahmed Johnson.
35:39
Don't essentially his moonsault. Alright, like think about it
35:42
like this. If you The poop on your
35:46
basketball hoop and you dunk on an 8-foot thing, right?
35:48
Like you barely get your fingers over.
35:49
Yeah. And the NBA guys, in the
35:52
All-Star, in the, you know, Slam Dunk Contest.
35:54
Do some crazy Wind Mill. Talk you both dunk that the
35:57
other day, right? This is true.
35:59
Yeah, moonsault, someone salt, yeah, okay, scared away from,
36:02
don't take away from Lanny. All right, then so at this point
36:08
Hogan, of course, has the Hulk Up Genius cells.
36:11
The hulka like a bizarre scared. A child like I can't even read
36:16
well described it. He does like the very dramatic
36:21
over his mouth. He gets the first guy to die in
36:25
a horror movie. That's how he's saying yes.
36:26
Yes yes. He gives the big boot but the
36:31
genius gets up and rakes the back of Hogan and Hogan Hogan
36:35
and repays, the favor and does it to poffo and Lanny poffo.
36:39
Prances, once again around the ring flailing his arms Arms
36:44
around like a little Jezebel. I don't know how else to
36:50
describe it. It's like looks like it's in
36:52
slow motion. It's so animated the way he's
36:54
just flailing his arms around wacky inflatable Tube Man.
36:58
Right, I love that Ventura playing.
37:02
The heel commentator is like Geniuses stooping to Hogan's
37:05
level. It's like that.
37:06
I love that. Yeah, it's totally something.
37:09
I would say about Bret Hart, get about 20 back rakes in this
37:14
Alright lot of back-breaking Hogan Scoops up the genius dump
37:17
some over-the-top and he throws him like a lawn dart.
37:21
Yeah mr. Perfect helps genius up.
37:25
But at this point Hogan comes out and and gets knocked out by
37:28
the wing Eagle. Hogan gets counted out and the
37:34
best is perfect, goes, grabs the robe, grabs the belt and the
37:37
scroll and runs in the ring, throws the robe.
37:41
The graduation gown on the genius.
37:44
You the brown Scurry out? Yeah, very James Brown esque
37:47
and, and then it's like over Sarah.
37:49
Mine made a man has had enough. They don't want to watch that.
37:53
Vince is like, that's enough TV time for these guys.
37:55
Yeah. And it's done, this has to be
37:57
the fastest count out in the world.
37:59
Yes, like easily. It was a blame Greece and then
38:01
then the bell rings and I was like, okay, did did perfect just
38:04
get dq'd? Like, is that what happened
38:06
here? And then they, they announced
38:08
the winner is the genius and it's by count-out.
38:12
I was like, what, what, how, how did this?
38:14
Happen. I was like tempted to like hit
38:16
the 10-second rewind button, just to see if it was actually
38:18
10 seconds. But I didn't care that.
38:19
I wonder where this ranks on those.
38:21
Twenty second, twenty six losses for Hogan in terms of like
38:27
chronological order because it's got to be one of the earliest
38:30
losses in home chronological. Yeah, that's that's an
38:34
interesting point. Probably has got to be very
38:36
early like top five. Don't see me taking my notes.
38:40
Yeah. So anyway cheat so Then fast
38:44
forward. If you guys are ready and
38:46
anything you want to touch on, we're going to fast forward all
38:48
the way to the end of Saturday, night's main event, and the
38:52
episode ends with mr. Perfect shattering, the winged
38:56
eagle with a hammer as the genius print Paces.
39:02
Sorry, I've been talking about dancing quite a bit.
39:04
He Paces back and forth. And then genius, the genius is
39:08
is giddy giddy over his victory and watching his Is mr.
39:14
Perfect desecrates. Hulkamania, as he, he's
39:19
demanding a title shot. As he destroys that that belt.
39:23
It's gonna destroy every single belt that comes after two.
39:26
If he doesn't get a shot, it's it's quite the moment.
39:31
And one of us we were talking about it after we watched it and
39:35
I sent you guys this information, like make sure you
39:38
watch the end because the the hardcore Championship, the
39:43
original one. Its Inception was originally
39:46
rumored to have been a replica of the wing, the eagle.
39:50
And it was this one that was smashed in several places and
39:53
then reassembled with two pieces of duct tape, I don't think this
39:57
was the actual one is my guess but it wouldn't shock me.
40:01
If this was part of it, Mick Foley, then later on went on and
40:04
said in an interview that he couldn't confirm that it acts as
40:08
a but Mick. This is why I picked this
40:10
episode 2 of this is shows how good of a teacher I am.
40:14
Serving you guys up a little homework with a side of history
40:17
there. Yeah, I like it, I like it.
40:19
So, after perfect demands title shot, Hogan replies backstage as
40:24
Mean, Gene is holding this shattered belt and hope doesn't
40:28
draw out these yet but he doesn't care.
40:31
So I have, I have to point out something from perf, the first,
40:35
the perfect, and the genius promo mean, jeans says, I can
40:40
be. I can't believe ladies and
40:42
gentlemen. What?
40:43
Am I witnessing in all my years of covering the World Wrestling
40:47
Federation, then fast forward to the Hogan promo and Mean Gene is
40:51
holding the title. And he goes I've never I
40:54
witnessed something like this so I take, I can take my notes in
40:58
Google Docs, right? So in the Google Doc, they give
41:02
you like the little grammar underline and it highlighted,
41:05
the never I witnessed it is like, gives you the suggestion
41:09
of never witnessed like where did where did Mean Gene come up
41:12
with this? Itness thing I don't understand
41:16
where it's coming from and it's definitely not the correct
41:19
usage. And I like the only thing that
41:20
my brain goes to is that Vince was like, no pal.
41:24
It's I've never I witnessed that.
41:27
That's the only thing I can think of.
41:28
And well, do you know I think I'm you know what it is.
41:31
They're in the same region that we grew up in is, whatever the
41:34
news was called Eyewitness News. I write, I bet you.
41:37
It's like that's like bleeding into his brain there.
41:39
I Channel 7, ABC Eyewitness News.
41:42
Yeah, yeah, maybe No, but just like name, just like Vince named
41:46
the contestant on The Dating Game or The Mating Game.
41:49
What was that made in gaining a dating game?
41:51
Yolanda course, where do you think he heard that?
41:53
Yeah, he heard it for the lotto. Yolanda Vega.
41:55
Yep, but going back to Hogan. The word I wrote down to
41:58
describe him was somber. He just hangs out.
42:01
He's talking in his normal, Hulk, Hogan, Terry Bollea voice,
42:04
like there's no, there's no Hogan about it and then all of a
42:08
sudden he fires up, you cut me to the Bone man.
42:12
Burning my soul. So alive.
42:15
I thought my impersonations were over.
42:16
Hogan is another bad one that I do.
42:18
I need to step my shit up. The three chameleons are still
42:21
intact. Dude.
42:23
It's treating it. Like you like your favorite NFL
42:26
team. Just loss to the Colts and, you
42:28
know, they gotta watch someone down.
42:29
The drain, ha ha shots fired at Mike Vinny.
42:33
So as his head as, I don't know if you guys continue to watch
42:38
but the episode plays out and it's Ventura and Vince on the
42:42
yeah, crowded. Screen.
42:44
And I'm like ah yes now I remember that.
42:48
This is like dubbed over like the match and with the
42:51
commentary and I don't know to me.
42:53
That's yeah it just it it's a little like sprinkled on thing
42:57
that I find. Interesting.
42:59
Do you like that? At some point in the episode?
43:02
I'm just going to call one of the great Jesse isms, he calls.
43:04
Vincent, this is you that IV, lead ivy league, birdwatcher a
43:11
great line. He takes a couple of shots at
43:13
Vince, being an Ivy League. I and yeah, I couldn't remember
43:17
the first one that you're that. He thought he had their butt,
43:21
man. Ivy league bird.
43:22
Watcher is an interesting one. Yeah for sure.
43:26
Alright, so as usual, we've got to give this cans in the cooler.
43:29
So I think we should let the man who picked this match.
43:32
Go first. Jim boy, I've watched this many
43:35
times since I've picked it because I just like got obsessed
43:39
with this Saturday night's Main Event because it is super
43:41
interesting to me is Andre stuff.
43:43
Turn it on. You look, I've got to watch this
43:46
but removing all that in the match itself.
43:49
It's an interesting match. I don't know if it's like a
43:52
great match. It's it's certainly interesting.
43:54
I'm going to give it a three point two five, that's why I
43:59
never get. I never lead off.
44:01
I I know you never do. That's why I put you on the
44:03
spot. Yeah.
44:04
Mike, what do you got? You know, I was definitely
44:10
entertained. I will say it was a very
44:13
entertaining. Ting match.
44:14
I was lives laughed. I cried, I can't France.
44:19
You France. Yeah, I forgot were all.
44:22
I did all of the above. You blink a lot.
44:24
I did math. Yeah, I believe this guy's got
44:27
his he probably had his calculator out is TI-83 or two
44:32
pounds of feet 9 inches. Yeah, so yeah I give it I was
44:38
gonna give it a three and a half so just because you know it was
44:43
worth watching and Watch it again.
44:45
Yeah. Why that's why I would totally
44:47
watch it again to. I think the three-and-a-half was
44:49
where I was headed. I do such a bad job at never
44:53
writing down what my grade would be.
44:54
And then I have to, like, think back in the moment and be like,
44:57
ah, shit, what am I gonna give this?
44:59
But three and a half is where I'm headed and specifically
45:01
because it was a Hogan match that didn't feel like a Hogan
45:05
man. Yeah.
45:05
It was, it was interesting and different it for the time.
45:09
And especially for that Hogan, it felt like just foreign and
45:13
Current and I enjoyed watching it and was genuinely entertained
45:17
by the Prancing and the frolicking and the Hogan being
45:21
so frustrated through it too. Was just like a whole different
45:25
Hogan that I actually really enjoyed watching so three and a
45:28
half. And yeah I could potentially go
45:31
even higher but the the work rate and all of the other Gaga
45:34
around it is 32 unique. It's super yes unique is the
45:38
word. Yeah Wilson.
45:39
You almost have to write your grade now.
45:41
No II have to put down my cans cooler ahead of time because if
45:47
I don't, then I think of us talking about it in the moment
45:50
and it like freezes my writing automatically because I just I
45:54
laugh at all the ridiculous shyness, but I give it three and
45:58
a half also and, and, and honestly, I know I harp on this
46:04
a lot, but I love when I can turn something on and watch
46:07
15-20 minutes of it and just like it's a quick hitter and
46:11
it's ridiculous if you want some laughs And you want to watch
46:14
something that you probably have never seen.
46:17
I recommend turning on peacock typing in Saturday, night's Main
46:20
Event. Season 5, episode 7, 16-minute,
46:24
Mark and you're good and you'll probably end up watching more
46:27
and none of us mentally this. Yeah, exactly.
46:29
That's the thing. That's what's great about.
46:30
The senate mean offense, like, I love throwing those on.
46:33
Yeah, but none of us mentioned also mr.
46:35
Perfect, like it's really funny. So yes, him in there and you're
46:38
kind of wonder where that could have gone if they didn't go
46:41
Hogan Warrior, right? Because clearly there's ends up
46:43
Up there and it just doesn't happen.
46:46
Yeah. I I need to know.
46:47
I need to know more about what happened and what went wrong
46:51
with Hogan and perfect was a perfect size.
46:54
Was it? I don't know because it gets to
46:55
me freight. Train of warrior, coming here
46:58
has to be, has to be, they had to like jump ship on perfect
47:01
which is such a man named him and Warrior confrontation
47:04
happened at that Rumble, right? Yes, it did just real quick,
47:08
maybe something we cover in the future, you never know.
47:10
There's a if you want to see Hogan and perfect.
47:13
There's a Battle Royal from, I believe it's a Saturday night's
47:15
main event or some other thing that's on peacock, East beyond
47:18
the Network Battle Royal that ends up basically perfect in
47:22
Hogan or in the final four and perfect ends up winning.
47:25
And it's really interesting. It's kind of almost like a
47:28
blow-off to this Feud and why a man perfect and battle Royals.
47:31
That's like no - I'm saying, bro, this may be a top 10 match
47:35
for my key work, right? Yeah.
47:36
Throw throw draft in there and you're good to go.
47:39
He covered it. They covered it in WF magazine
47:42
back in the day that's how I RIT yeah anything.
47:46
All right Matt you've got some extra credit to do so I'm going
47:50
to hand it over next week. We've got my match which I'll
47:53
mention at the end so take it over.
47:56
Hop god let's do it. The extra cooler.
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Let's go all the way back to Wednesday.
49:01
For some honorable mention the house of black defended under
49:06
open house, rules for the very first time and my goodness.
49:09
I loved this match. Not only did I love the match
49:13
but I Loved the stipulations. I loved how the whole the whole
49:19
Arena went dark. And essentially there was just
49:22
the spotlight on the ring, even the ringside area was blacked
49:26
out. They had the stipulations wears
49:29
a 20 count, no disqualification which includes no rope breaks
49:33
and then they had a dealer's choice.
49:35
They faced off against the best friends, so it was a silly
49:37
witches or banned from ringside as their their own stipulation
49:41
that they brought to the table but I Hope and pray that each
49:45
and every week, the house of black has a defense under house,
49:49
open house rules. I loved it.
49:51
I thought it was unique and different and Kudos kudos to the
49:55
house of black and Malachi black.
49:56
I am all here for this one. Let's stick in a ew.
50:01
We're probably going to do a lot of that today.
50:03
Story number three, is Tiny, Tony comes out and announces an
50:06
announcement for this week, which is now, or for next week,
50:10
which is now this week say that again.
50:14
Tony comes out and announces an announcement for this week and
50:20
this is why people can't stand. So, not you man, you know, well,
50:25
me too apparently, but this sounds like it's going to be the
50:29
announce the final announcement of collision, which is the
50:32
highly rumored Saturday show. There's also rumors of a
50:36
full-out, new TV deal which includes Discovery Warner
50:42
Brothers. And a Dreaming platform, which
50:46
would be what is going to be called Max.
50:49
So, essentially HBO Max would be carrying all aw content,
50:54
including streaming rights for pay-per-views.
50:57
So that would be amazing if that's actually what comes to
51:00
fruition here. Even though Tony Kahn.
51:03
And you know, we're going to go talk the the Discord for a
51:06
second, adhemar know. This Andrew is his actual name.
51:10
That's that's the that's the joke here.
51:13
Every week where we mentioned Adam.
51:16
And then we all laugh at one another, it's his name is Andrew
51:18
and he gets heated about it. So Edith, but he also does have
51:21
a pair of. Marty jannetty has drawers and
51:24
his collection, that is very true, very true, but he kind of
51:28
took us to task and me in particular, as I missed the boat
51:32
on his question after I responded like six days later,
51:35
so I apologize. It's but um, you know, he's
51:38
saying that we lace into tiny Tony all the time and we let
51:41
things slide like we did with trip.
51:43
Each announcing the new heavyweight title and we didn't
51:46
really Cowboy him. Like we typically do Tony.
51:49
But my defense here is like this, dude.
51:52
And I know everybody calls him, cringe and cringe isn't the
51:55
exact word. He's just uncomfortable on our
51:58
screen. And, you know, Triple H is of
52:00
course, it's an unfair assessment to compare the two
52:04
because there's so much Equity built up in Triple H.
52:06
There's so much familiar ality with this dude, being on our
52:11
screen and so many different capacities for so long.
52:13
Long. But if it was a
52:15
well-put-together promote promo and this was a pre-tape which
52:20
gives you the opportunity to make it even better, but for him
52:23
to come out and awkwardly announced, an announcement is
52:26
immediately setting me off to be like this is a joke like it is
52:30
good. A job.
52:31
Could just flash something on the screen and said, like next
52:34
week, maybe it is though. It's like this for my haters on
52:36
the extra cooler. Yeah, I think that's part of the
52:39
stick. Now we're having thing.
52:41
The hugging thing was the same thing, man.
52:44
Him coming out and continuing to hug guys.
52:46
Like I think it's in that subsided still but like, there's
52:50
just this tone set with Tony coming out and like what he's
52:55
doing is tremendous. And if the rumors are true, this
52:58
TV deal is upwards of 1 billion. What with Abby 1 billion
53:03
dollars, which is a five-year deal.
53:05
So it makes sense when you break it all down, but seeing the be
53:09
on the billion is a huge coup. A huge get for This
53:14
three-year-old four year old company so I'm thinkable less
53:17
than, you know, you know a hand of years, you know, I mean
53:22
easily. Yeah.
53:23
And so for me to speak to Andrew directly, I am impressed with
53:29
what he is doing and what he has been able to grow this small
53:33
brand into this true second, second option, for wrestling
53:40
fans and it's made everything and anything in the world.
53:43
Old of wrestling better and it's push WWE and even though we dig
53:48
at him and we lace into him because of just how awkward it
53:52
is on our screens and I'm interested to see how he
53:54
actually comes out and delivers. This huge potentially
53:59
earth-shattering announcement this upcoming week including
54:03
being at the upfronts and there's rumors of CM Punk's
54:06
return and all of these things. So like what he's doing is
54:10
awesome and it's awesome for the business and it's awesome for
54:12
WWE. Fans.
54:13
It's awesome for a UW fans and it's awesome for Indie fans.
54:16
We talked about Matt Cardona last week and if you're not up
54:19
on Cardona it should have. He should have also been an
54:22
honorable mention for him attacking Craig Carton which I
54:25
am fully fully backing. That let's move to Story.
54:29
Number two, will go to WWE the Night of Champions.
54:33
In Saudi Arabia, is quickly taking shape.
54:36
We now have four full matches, there was a Battle Royal this
54:39
past week, which now puts Mustafa Ali as Gunther's.
54:44
Opponent, Mike, did you enjoy your battle?
54:46
Royal I can't get enough. That's not the real story.
54:52
Of course, we've talked, we've talked to Cody and Brock which
54:56
I'm sure we'll get some stipulations, but we have
54:58
finally Set the World Heavyweight Championship.
55:01
Seth Rollins will go up against AJ Styles.
55:05
Is there a chance that this actually gets put on AJ?
55:09
There is a chance. Definitely, a chance.
55:12
Yes, yes, I do. Oh, man.
55:14
I'm going to wait till next week.
55:15
Like what's the bet what's 3 times?
55:17
A place to put a number on it. Put a number on.
55:19
It % JJ. Yeah sixth of right now 6040.
55:22
60/40 AJ? Yes, because they want you to
55:25
think, like Seth just seems like the obvious pick, man, but it's
55:30
less. It is on Smackdown.
55:31
Like, how could you have two titles there?
55:33
Yeah. Well, Here's how we could do it
55:35
pal. You've write our own shit.
55:41
I do have to admit, though, throughout all of this Edge and
55:45
his Instagram promo dating. Oh man, it got me so good.
55:49
I was bought in. I think I told you to me, he
55:52
sent it to me, like, it was like a carrot at the end of us of a
55:55
stick, you know. Like they like dangle it in
55:57
front of the cartoons and I'm the one with racing to go get
56:00
this carrot. At the end of the stick, Mick
56:02
played me perfectly and I completely W into edges going to
56:06
win, man. Edges, get a win and he's going
56:08
to go down this path of like I've now have gotten the title
56:10
back that I never lost and, you know, I'm going to retire once I
56:14
lose it and it's the end and I was like, oh shit, this is
56:16
amazing. This is gonna happen and then
56:18
nope, no way man. Edges too much of a Storyteller
56:22
to let that happen. That means, thank you guys for
56:24
being nice and not totally shitting on my prediction of Rey
56:27
Mysterio's. I'm Booyaka.
56:32
So let's, let's go to the real news of this.
56:34
Week on Smackdown, Roman Reigns and solo sekolah will face Sami
56:40
Zayn and Kevin Owens for the Undisputed Tag Team
56:43
Championships. All right, let's let's get
56:46
another percentage here. Nick on Steve ourselves enough
56:49
is ringing a percentage breakdown Will they put the
56:54
titles the tag titles on Roman and solo.
56:56
I'm on 50/50 right now. I know that's like a cop-out.
57:00
I sound like a weatherman these days.
57:01
Sorry. No but that's that's giving
57:03
seriously credit but because like I think I think KO and
57:07
Sammy have kind of fell flat. Like this is what always
57:09
happens. Like the chase is the best part
57:12
and it's it is what it is man. It's kind of boring right now if
57:16
she would tag team belts. Yes.
57:19
Like they need to move them read to move away from this bloodline
57:22
stuff for To be successful as a tag team either but that doesn't
57:26
scan on its alone. Yeah, there's gonna be
57:28
miscommunication with the Usos leading.
57:31
Yes to Kevin and Sammy winning solo taking the pin.
57:35
There's no way Roman eats it. Oh no, no chance there is
57:38
absolutely. I feel I can still.
57:40
It can end in Schmid's though. It came up was 100%.
57:43
All right, 100. Yeah, I'm leaning.
57:47
I think Sammy nko, still walk out Champions 65/35.
57:52
That's a me and kail walk out as Champions.
57:54
But like could you imagine if they actually did it, if they
57:57
actually pulled the trigger and now Romans walk around with four
58:00
titles and so, and like, that disrespect, like the obviously
58:04
Roman really dug into and I didn't go into the details of
58:06
the promo and I'll save us from doing that.
58:09
But like, could you imagine that this respect of, like Here solo
58:13
are here. Jimmy and Jey hold onto my tag
58:15
team titles for Uh, yeah, like it was like really the only
58:20
story and reason why they do that, it'd be out of this world,
58:23
but let's move to back to W. Excuse me, back to aew for
58:28
Story. Number one, and let's talk about
58:30
a story. I did not see coming, Don
58:33
callous turns on, Kenny Omega after an incredible, incredible
58:39
steel cage match between Kenny Omega and Jon.
58:43
Moxley man, this had I In the last few months, I've really
58:49
been able to hone in on the fact that I love chaos in my matches.
58:53
I love just absolute chaos, and something that makes you stare
58:57
at the screen and be captured and captivated by it.
59:00
And this match had exactly that there was the hot start outside.
59:04
The ring had the Bucks involvement the black wool
59:06
combat Club, involvement barbed wire chairs, mocks takes off the
59:10
top turnbuckle. Did you guys see him fishhook
59:12
Kenny omegas mouth with the turnbuckle like insane to see
59:17
This shards of glass finally, Kenny hits mocks with a
59:21
v-trigger which breaks the cage, Kenny's leg gets trapped in
59:25
between the ring and the cage like I legitimately bought this
59:28
as a legit injury. I was like that, that should not
59:31
have happened, which is probably true.
59:33
The docks coming over and checking on them.
59:35
I'm Liz like fully bought in at this point.
59:38
Marking out for this entire match.
59:40
Box comes in with the trusty old screwdriver and Don.
59:43
Carlos pulls it out of his hand. At this point, I don't think
59:46
anybody Meet fan at. This point, was expecting to see
59:49
what they saw where Don Carlos Nails.
59:52
Kenny Omega with the screwdriver, bust him open box
59:55
gets the one, two, three. And then man, I mean Mel Coleman
1:00:00
art, I think captured it perfectly on Instagram if you
1:00:03
haven't seen it. Is that is that an oil painting?
1:00:05
Nick. No.
1:00:07
Digitally may be digitally it everything.
1:00:10
Most of the stuff that I've seen that she does is All Digital.
1:00:13
So Mel Komen art at Malcolm and art on Yes, sir.
1:00:17
Graham followed out, this tremendous piece of artwork.
1:00:21
It looks like an oil on canvas, and that's it is awesome.
1:00:26
Don Calais holding, Kenny Omega in his arms and kissing his
1:00:30
forehead, which is, which is what he did, and it's
1:00:35
tremendous. So definitely go and check it
1:00:37
out. Seek that image out.
1:00:39
It's amazing. Don Carlos is actually using it
1:00:41
for his Twitter profile picture. Now it's that good.
1:00:45
So definitely go check it out. It's It's called Don the
1:00:48
terrible, but Don Carlos gets up and he's yelling at the crowd
1:00:52
and pointing out the scar on his forehead.
1:00:54
And I'm assuming that's the reason for Kenya for him.
1:00:57
Turning on Kenny. But it was so well done.
1:01:01
It was so tremendous the match the like, I couldn't see it
1:01:05
happening. I just couldn't see it
1:01:06
happening. And now I still don't see him
1:01:08
joining the book, the Black Bull combat Club.
1:01:10
So I don't know where it's going.
1:01:12
And all of this is tremendous, all of this is amazing.
1:01:15
And a He was firing on all cylinders man.
1:01:18
They captured honorable mention number three and number one of
1:01:22
this week in a week, that WWE had a lot of shit going on to.
1:01:26
So kudos to Tony. That's not just because Andrew
1:01:30
called me out, but I trust trying to sell it went bleep.
1:01:35
We gotta sell that out. Yeah, exactly man.
1:01:36
And it's and it's level up its gonna huddle royal battle royal
1:01:41
approval, over the top Nick, take us home, brother.
1:01:44
Oh man, if as Matt said, Said, if you're not already following
1:01:49
Mel Coleman art, she's on Instagram and Twitter under the
1:01:53
same name I believe. Definitely, I'll post that in
1:01:56
the Discord and I've been posting her work to my story,
1:02:01
but that being said next week is my match and I'm bringing are
1:02:06
the oldest match out of the four of us to the group.
1:02:09
It's a Terry Funk I Quit match versus Ric Flair.
1:02:14
It's a lot of fun. I hope you guys Dive into that
1:02:18
as much as I did. But as usual you can find us on
1:02:21
Instagram at extra cooler and you can hop in our Discord
1:02:25
Channel you know, where to find the link by.
1:02:27
Now I hope please speak. Speaking of Discord, I just want
1:02:32
to thank Noah who has joined us recently.
1:02:34
Yes, and this dude is going back all the way to the beginning and
1:02:38
he has caught up to our review of WrestleMania 38.
1:02:41
So he still has a whole nother year to go, but this dude has
1:02:44
been an awesome addition to Our disk or Channel.
1:02:47
I appreciate you brother for what you're doing and going back
1:02:50
and listening to beginning. He pointed out about how poorly
1:02:53
some of our like takes on current product go.
1:02:57
So I'm fully expecting that. A lot of my takes from this
1:03:00
week, will do the exact same and by listening to this dynamites
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1:03:09
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