Don't You Dare Be Sour! Clap Because Big E is Here!

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,340 - Battleground! 2 00:00:01,340 --> 00:00:04,140 - Live on the Bird's side known studio. 3 00:00:04,140 --> 00:00:06,800 - You've entered the Battleground. 4 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:07,960 - Okay. 5 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,560 - Battleground! 6 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:11,560 - The Battleground! 7 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:13,400 - Battleground! 8 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:14,760 - The Battleground! 9 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,040 - Welcome to the Battleground podcast. 10 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,400 - Your place for all things for wrestling. 11 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:20,840 - Battleground! 12 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:22,840 - The Battleground! 13 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:24,740 - Battleground! 14 00:00:24,740 --> 00:00:25,960 - Battleground! 15 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,080 - Now making their way to the Wakervones 16 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:30,080 and stick down for your host. 17 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,080 - The Battleground! 18 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:37,080 - What's up, you guys? 19 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:40,080 Welcome back into I Heart Radeos Official Wrestling 20 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,080 podcast, The Battleground podcast. 21 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:43,580 Today is a very, very special day. 22 00:00:43,580 --> 00:00:45,580 I'm gonna bring in my tag team partner, 23 00:00:45,580 --> 00:00:48,080 who we've been doing this show since 2018, 24 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,080 which it's crazy to think how long we've been doing this show. 25 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,580 But today's guest is a part of a tag team 26 00:00:54,580 --> 00:00:57,580 that has been doing this for seems like years. 27 00:00:57,580 --> 00:01:02,080 And we have finally completed the trifecta, right? 28 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,080 We started off with Xavier. 29 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,080 We started off with Kofi. 30 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,580 Now we got Biggie on the show. 31 00:01:08,580 --> 00:01:09,580 There he is! 32 00:01:09,580 --> 00:01:10,580 Look at that. 33 00:01:10,580 --> 00:01:11,580 Look at that. 34 00:01:11,580 --> 00:01:12,580 How are you doing sir? 35 00:01:12,580 --> 00:01:13,580 - I'm good. 36 00:01:13,580 --> 00:01:14,580 I'm good. 37 00:01:14,580 --> 00:01:17,580 Salute on the Goodyear's box for one tremendous job. 38 00:01:17,580 --> 00:01:19,580 Two, I also can realize that in reals 39 00:01:19,580 --> 00:01:20,580 that I was the third. 40 00:01:20,580 --> 00:01:23,580 I'm glad I can, I'm happy to bring in a home. 41 00:01:23,580 --> 00:01:25,580 You know, being the third member. 42 00:01:25,580 --> 00:01:28,580 We were Xavier was the first one that we had on. 43 00:01:28,580 --> 00:01:30,580 And we had Kofi a couple of times. 44 00:01:30,580 --> 00:01:32,580 And we've always asked, you know, hey, can we get Biggie 45 00:01:32,580 --> 00:01:34,580 on to complete the trifecta? 46 00:01:34,580 --> 00:01:38,580 And, you know, timing never worked out in our favor. 47 00:01:38,580 --> 00:01:41,580 And now timing has worked out because there's some big things 48 00:01:41,580 --> 00:01:44,580 happening with Biggie and the big announcement 49 00:01:44,580 --> 00:01:47,580 recently just made that you're now going to be 50 00:01:47,580 --> 00:01:50,580 MC in the Michigan Panthers for the USFL. 51 00:01:50,580 --> 00:01:53,580 How did that happen in congratulations, man? 52 00:01:53,580 --> 00:01:57,580 Well, thank you. Thank you. So for one football was my first love. 53 00:01:57,580 --> 00:01:59,580 Obviously, you know, I have to give everything I have in my life 54 00:01:59,580 --> 00:02:01,580 that's good is because of wrestling. 55 00:02:01,580 --> 00:02:04,580 So obviously, that, that, I'm so, I can't take much 56 00:02:04,580 --> 00:02:06,580 I love wrestling my time in WWE. 57 00:02:06,580 --> 00:02:09,580 But the first thing I loved is a kid was football. 58 00:02:09,580 --> 00:02:12,580 So that obviously something near and dear to me. 59 00:02:12,580 --> 00:02:14,580 But also just having this great relationship with Fox Sports, 60 00:02:14,580 --> 00:02:16,580 Fox owns the USFL. 61 00:02:16,580 --> 00:02:20,580 And I got to do Biggie and kick off a couple of years ago, twice. 62 00:02:20,580 --> 00:02:21,580 And then this past season. 63 00:02:21,580 --> 00:02:24,580 And just doing things with Fox Sports, they've been incredible. 64 00:02:24,580 --> 00:02:29,580 And this partnership just honestly, it's kind of, I'm out of the box one. 65 00:02:29,580 --> 00:02:32,580 What it makes so much sense with Summer Slam is going to be at four 66 00:02:32,580 --> 00:02:33,580 field on August dip. 67 00:02:33,580 --> 00:02:36,580 And the Michigan Panthers play all their home games at four field. 68 00:02:36,580 --> 00:02:41,580 So for the Michigan Panthers, first time playing in Detroit in 40 years. 69 00:02:41,580 --> 00:02:43,580 So being back is incredible. 70 00:02:43,580 --> 00:02:46,580 And just me being able to, you know, I've been out with this neck injury, 71 00:02:46,580 --> 00:02:48,580 but I still feel great. 72 00:02:48,580 --> 00:02:53,580 And it just felt like it was just such a perfect opportunity to both promote 73 00:02:53,580 --> 00:02:56,580 Fox's USFL and the Michigan Panthers in particular. 74 00:02:56,580 --> 00:03:00,580 Just such a fan of the product to watching the Panthers when their first game. 75 00:03:00,580 --> 00:03:02,580 And seeing brilliance speaks is defensive player, 76 00:03:02,580 --> 00:03:05,580 but weak and Josh love is on up at the player week. 77 00:03:05,580 --> 00:03:08,580 So to see the Panthers doing really well too is exciting. 78 00:03:08,580 --> 00:03:09,580 For sure. 79 00:03:09,580 --> 00:03:11,580 And I think you've got the pipes to be that MC. 80 00:03:11,580 --> 00:03:14,580 I mean, you do it every week when you bring out the same, 81 00:03:14,580 --> 00:03:15,580 bring out yourself. 82 00:03:15,580 --> 00:03:17,580 So I think it's going to be okay when you get out there. 83 00:03:17,580 --> 00:03:19,580 And you do your spill and you do your yell. 84 00:03:19,580 --> 00:03:24,580 And I think they picked a perfect person to have their MC hosting the games in Michigan. 85 00:03:24,580 --> 00:03:25,580 I appreciate it. 86 00:03:25,580 --> 00:03:26,580 Thank you very much, man. 87 00:03:26,580 --> 00:03:27,580 And it's exciting. 88 00:03:27,580 --> 00:03:30,580 I was going to say it's exciting too. 89 00:03:30,580 --> 00:03:31,580 You know, USFL. 90 00:03:31,580 --> 00:03:35,580 I mean, that's, I don't want to say infamous, 91 00:03:35,580 --> 00:03:38,580 but it's almost kind of, it almost has an infamous story behind, 92 00:03:38,580 --> 00:03:40,580 you know, the history and stuff like that. 93 00:03:40,580 --> 00:03:43,580 So to see it bring in back and it's almost kind of, 94 00:03:43,580 --> 00:03:45,580 you know, I don't want to get into this too much. 95 00:03:45,580 --> 00:03:47,580 But it's almost kind of mirroring what's happening with the wrestling. 96 00:03:47,580 --> 00:03:49,580 You know, it's just giving people more opportunities. 97 00:03:49,580 --> 00:03:52,580 You know, more things are popping up and more people, you know, 98 00:03:52,580 --> 00:03:54,580 can't do, you know, NFL XFL. 99 00:03:54,580 --> 00:03:55,580 You got USFL. 100 00:03:55,580 --> 00:03:57,580 I mean, it's just more opportunities. 101 00:03:57,580 --> 00:04:00,580 More it means more spotlight for people, I guess. 102 00:04:00,580 --> 00:04:01,580 Yeah. 103 00:04:01,580 --> 00:04:03,580 And obviously, the NFL is so competitive. 104 00:04:03,580 --> 00:04:07,580 You know, a lot of very, very talented athletes don't get the opportunity to stick around. 105 00:04:07,580 --> 00:04:11,580 But they get up to new to show themselves off in the USFL and get that big break. 106 00:04:11,580 --> 00:04:12,580 Or just an opportunity. 107 00:04:12,580 --> 00:04:15,580 Honestly, even if you're not, you know, someone who can make the cut of the NFL, 108 00:04:15,580 --> 00:04:18,580 but have so much talent to be able to go out there and have a great career. 109 00:04:18,580 --> 00:04:22,580 Still playing profile, your on fox and DC, you're getting to play, 110 00:04:22,580 --> 00:04:25,580 you know, on these very, very big platforms. 111 00:04:25,580 --> 00:04:27,580 Yeah, you're on national TV every week. 112 00:04:27,580 --> 00:04:28,580 Yeah. 113 00:04:28,580 --> 00:04:29,580 Exactly. 114 00:04:29,580 --> 00:04:36,580 Well, you kind of hinted, you know, obviously, we're still behind you and think about you with your injury. 115 00:04:36,580 --> 00:04:37,580 Do you have anything to report? 116 00:04:37,580 --> 00:04:38,580 You know, you said you felt great. 117 00:04:38,580 --> 00:04:39,580 You look good. 118 00:04:39,580 --> 00:04:40,580 You're moving around very good. 119 00:04:40,580 --> 00:04:43,580 I mean, there's any kind of update she can let us know about how you're feeling. 120 00:04:43,580 --> 00:04:44,580 Yeah. 121 00:04:44,580 --> 00:04:46,580 Well, it's just a complicated fracture. 122 00:04:46,580 --> 00:04:48,580 I broke my C one and two places. 123 00:04:48,580 --> 00:04:50,580 So the Jefferson fractures, what it's called, 124 00:04:50,580 --> 00:04:52,580 just takes a little bit more time to heal. 125 00:04:52,580 --> 00:04:58,580 So we just did the one year scans after WrestleMania was a little bit later because of WrestleMania. 126 00:04:58,580 --> 00:05:02,580 So we've just sit down with the doctors at some point and kind of figure out what the next step is. 127 00:05:02,580 --> 00:05:05,580 But for my perspective, like you said, I feel great. 128 00:05:05,580 --> 00:05:07,580 I have no function issues, no pain issues. 129 00:05:07,580 --> 00:05:10,580 I've been in the gym since two weeks after I broke my neck. 130 00:05:10,580 --> 00:05:11,580 Just feeling great. 131 00:05:11,580 --> 00:05:13,580 And I'm really grateful for all that. 132 00:05:13,580 --> 00:05:16,580 It's just obviously, you know, your neck has been a certain condition to do. 133 00:05:16,580 --> 00:05:18,580 And rigor is a big and ring on a nightly base. 134 00:05:18,580 --> 00:05:19,580 Right. 135 00:05:19,580 --> 00:05:20,580 Absolutely. 136 00:05:20,580 --> 00:05:21,580 For sure. 137 00:05:21,580 --> 00:05:23,580 And I could tell you real quick, my son who's six. 138 00:05:23,580 --> 00:05:26,580 He's just now starting to get involved in the wrestling. 139 00:05:26,580 --> 00:05:31,580 And Santa brought him the biggie on the four wheeler for his. 140 00:05:31,580 --> 00:05:32,580 Yeah. 141 00:05:32,580 --> 00:05:36,580 And so his big thing is is right now in his little Federation biggie. 142 00:05:36,580 --> 00:05:38,580 Is the all the champions. 143 00:05:38,580 --> 00:05:41,580 He comes down on his four wheeler with all the titles in his hands. 144 00:05:41,580 --> 00:05:44,580 And actually he had a match last night where you ran over. 145 00:05:44,580 --> 00:05:49,580 Not only Roman range, you ran over Cody and you ran over. 146 00:05:49,580 --> 00:05:55,580 Goldberg as well to retain your titles in his wrestling match because that's how it went down. 147 00:05:55,580 --> 00:05:59,580 But you have a big fan of my six year old so much that he. 148 00:05:59,580 --> 00:06:04,580 He decided also to had a toys or us Funko three pack of the new day. 149 00:06:04,580 --> 00:06:06,580 And it was a collector's edition. 150 00:06:06,580 --> 00:06:09,580 He where it was was a collector's edition because the box completely 151 00:06:09,580 --> 00:06:14,580 to shreds and you are the last Funko standing out of that three pack. 152 00:06:14,580 --> 00:06:15,580 Wow. 153 00:06:15,580 --> 00:06:16,580 Wow. 154 00:06:16,580 --> 00:06:18,580 Well, RIP to your collectible. 155 00:06:18,580 --> 00:06:19,580 Yeah. 156 00:06:19,580 --> 00:06:21,580 Who knows do you do little one for having some fluid. 157 00:06:21,580 --> 00:06:22,580 Yeah. 158 00:06:22,580 --> 00:06:24,580 We ought to be so excited about that. 159 00:06:24,580 --> 00:06:27,580 We need to give him some booking power sounds like, you know. 160 00:06:27,580 --> 00:06:27,580 Exactly. 161 00:06:27,580 --> 00:06:31,580 Give you the four wheeler all the belts run over Roman range somebody needs to. 162 00:06:31,580 --> 00:06:32,580 I mean, 163 00:06:32,580 --> 00:06:34,580 you can't charge my booking. 164 00:06:34,580 --> 00:06:35,580 Yeah. 165 00:06:35,580 --> 00:06:38,580 Well, well, so in the email, often see if we can get it going. 166 00:06:38,580 --> 00:06:41,580 So let's kind of talk about some more stuff. 167 00:06:41,580 --> 00:06:44,580 I mean, everybody knows Biggie, New Day, Kofi. 168 00:06:44,580 --> 00:06:47,580 What was it like when you saw Xavier? 169 00:06:47,580 --> 00:06:51,580 Because I mean, you know, not very many people get their flowers when they deserve 170 00:06:51,580 --> 00:06:53,580 them or, you know, when they're still around. 171 00:06:53,580 --> 00:06:57,580 Xavier has been the guy you've been the guy and Kofi's been the guy. 172 00:06:57,580 --> 00:07:01,580 What was it like when Xavier became the king of the ring for you guys? 173 00:07:01,580 --> 00:07:02,580 Man, I was so happy. 174 00:07:02,580 --> 00:07:06,580 So his match with this was in Saudi. 175 00:07:06,580 --> 00:07:08,580 His match was right before mine. 176 00:07:08,580 --> 00:07:09,580 So I was so grateful. 177 00:07:09,580 --> 00:07:14,580 I was in guerrilla at the time to getting ready for mine and to see him when King of the ring. 178 00:07:14,580 --> 00:07:16,580 My name is Man is talked about being King of the ring. 179 00:07:16,580 --> 00:07:19,580 As long as I've known him, this is truly a lifelong dream. 180 00:07:19,580 --> 00:07:22,580 You know, many people not say that he doesn't want to be world champion. 181 00:07:22,580 --> 00:07:23,580 It didn't have those dreams as well. 182 00:07:23,580 --> 00:07:27,580 But specifically being King of the ring is something that he's wanted. 183 00:07:27,580 --> 00:07:29,580 And I've seen him like he was never. 184 00:07:29,580 --> 00:07:35,580 But guy, you know, he's always, you know, whether it's size or people like not knowing what to do with him. 185 00:07:35,580 --> 00:07:38,580 But he was never an FCW on the main roster. 186 00:07:38,580 --> 00:07:42,580 He's always a guy that had to proverbially scratch him cloth to get in the position. 187 00:07:42,580 --> 00:07:48,580 And even as much as we've done with the new day, I feel like he was he never really got to be a claim and respect that he deserves. 188 00:07:48,580 --> 00:07:50,580 That man is incredible in ring. 189 00:07:50,580 --> 00:07:55,580 Obviously, you know, I think people are still as long as he's been wrestling on what about two decades now. 190 00:07:55,580 --> 00:07:58,580 He'll still have singles matches and people who watch wrestling for years and years. 191 00:07:58,580 --> 00:08:01,580 Our still blown away, but look at all he can do. 192 00:08:01,580 --> 00:08:03,580 He hasn't had the same opportunities to show what he can do. 193 00:08:03,580 --> 00:08:05,580 But that man is truly incredible in the ring. 194 00:08:05,580 --> 00:08:08,580 I know he brings so much passion to everything he does. 195 00:08:08,580 --> 00:08:09,580 I'm so excited. 196 00:08:09,580 --> 00:08:12,580 I hope he gets more opportunities to do single stuff. 197 00:08:12,580 --> 00:08:14,580 And right now, obviously, coping is out with an injury. 198 00:08:14,580 --> 00:08:15,580 I'm out with an injury. 199 00:08:15,580 --> 00:08:18,580 So that's been kind of the reason why he's been given more of an opportunity. 200 00:08:18,580 --> 00:08:22,580 But I think when you know, regardless of our health when coping's back and we're back, whatever, 201 00:08:22,580 --> 00:08:26,580 I'd love to see what's get more of those opportunities in the ring to really kill it. 202 00:08:26,580 --> 00:08:30,580 Because you know, when he went king of the ring, he came back man. 203 00:08:30,580 --> 00:08:33,580 We got to embrace and he was emotional man. 204 00:08:33,580 --> 00:08:39,580 Just tear your eyes because I know how much it met him and he went out there and incredible match would been. 205 00:08:39,580 --> 00:08:42,580 And just to have that opportunity, I'm so proud of him. 206 00:08:42,580 --> 00:08:45,580 He's a guy who has never rested on his laurels. 207 00:08:45,580 --> 00:08:48,580 He never thought like, oh, he was too good, he can coast. 208 00:08:48,580 --> 00:08:54,580 He's a guy who was always fighting to be better and better and to have bigger matches and to be in bigger spots. 209 00:08:54,580 --> 00:08:59,580 So he's a guy that I always report because that passion that fire has never went into the ring. 210 00:08:59,580 --> 00:09:05,580 Yeah, that we're so excited that they brought it back and then, you know, we agree. 211 00:09:05,580 --> 00:09:08,580 He's very deserving of that. It's just been awesome. 212 00:09:08,580 --> 00:09:13,580 You, one, one spot on your resume kind of tied into the USFL. 213 00:09:13,580 --> 00:09:22,580 You guys hosted WrestleMania and we've got backlash coming up and bad bunny will be hosting that event, premium love and then in Puerto Rico. 214 00:09:22,580 --> 00:09:28,580 Do you have any advice for bad bunny as far as hosting duty goes and then as far as the show back, 215 00:09:28,580 --> 00:09:31,580 why should self-reserve anything you're looking forward to on the card? 216 00:09:31,580 --> 00:09:38,580 Yeah, so man, I, for what I'm so glad that we're doing more premium live events outside of the continent to you. 217 00:09:38,580 --> 00:09:39,580 Well, big time. 218 00:09:39,580 --> 00:09:42,580 Yeah, it's just the atmosphere has been so much fun. 219 00:09:42,580 --> 00:09:48,580 You think the show in Wales, the last castle that energy was amazing? 220 00:09:48,580 --> 00:09:54,580 Yeah, money that banking London is going to be incredible. But like Puerto Rico obviously, it's an American territory, but we don't learn that many shows. 221 00:09:54,580 --> 00:09:56,580 There was just a live event from time to time. 222 00:09:56,580 --> 00:09:59,580 Bad wedding does not need my advice. 223 00:09:59,580 --> 00:10:08,580 It means that man is, you know, the top streamer, some stream artist in the entire world in his home Puerto Rico. 224 00:10:08,580 --> 00:10:09,580 He doesn't know. 225 00:10:09,580 --> 00:10:12,580 Just have fun and enjoy it. That was interesting. 226 00:10:12,580 --> 00:10:15,580 We hosted a lot of people asked if we were bummed that we didn't have a match. 227 00:10:15,580 --> 00:10:19,580 And that's one way to look at it. But it was, and now we've had more talent be host. 228 00:10:19,580 --> 00:10:25,580 But at the time we did it was pretty rare. I think only like a couple other talent had ever hosted active talent. 229 00:10:25,580 --> 00:10:28,580 I'm not sure if any other active talent had. 230 00:10:28,580 --> 00:10:32,580 So it was something that we really enjoyed and embraced and they're able to have like for us. 231 00:10:32,580 --> 00:10:37,580 I think the one thing I really remember is the hearty's return because we got to be a small part of that. 232 00:10:37,580 --> 00:10:39,580 That moment was so incredible. 233 00:10:39,580 --> 00:10:41,580 And something I get used to thinking about that. 234 00:10:41,580 --> 00:10:44,580 So for bad money just enjoy it and enjoy the moment. 235 00:10:44,580 --> 00:10:45,580 I'm excited. 236 00:10:45,580 --> 00:10:48,580 I think it was got like Damien Priest who's Puerto Rican as well. 237 00:10:48,580 --> 00:10:51,580 Getting opportunities to go out there and interact with bad money. 238 00:10:51,580 --> 00:10:56,580 So man as far as the card is concerned, I'm just excited to see bad money, 239 00:10:56,580 --> 00:11:03,580 sees Elina, LWL, see the kind of love they're going to get in Puerto Rigo is really really going to be special. 240 00:11:03,580 --> 00:11:08,580 Because Puerto Rigo also, for people who don't know, has such a story in history when it comes to pro wrestling. 241 00:11:08,580 --> 00:11:13,580 So they're going to take to what we do so energetically and man, bad money. 242 00:11:13,580 --> 00:11:15,580 I tip of the cap to him. 243 00:11:15,580 --> 00:11:18,580 As he's coming, he's worked incredibly hard. 244 00:11:18,580 --> 00:11:19,580 His passion for this. 245 00:11:19,580 --> 00:11:21,580 I saw he didn't interview. 246 00:11:21,580 --> 00:11:25,580 I think it was for Carpool, karaoke where he said the rest of the media match. 247 00:11:25,580 --> 00:11:28,580 I think he described as the best day of his life. 248 00:11:28,580 --> 00:11:31,580 Yeah, he did that with a bronze too on Lebron Show on HBO. 249 00:11:31,580 --> 00:11:33,580 Yeah, the barber shop thing. 250 00:11:33,580 --> 00:11:35,580 Yeah, yeah, same kind of thing. 251 00:11:35,580 --> 00:11:37,580 He echoed that same sentiment. 252 00:11:37,580 --> 00:11:38,580 Right. 253 00:11:38,580 --> 00:11:42,580 And oftentimes you have, I'm not knocking any celebrity who takes a paycheck, comes in, does what they're asked. 254 00:11:42,580 --> 00:11:43,580 That's fine. 255 00:11:43,580 --> 00:11:46,580 But you can tell with him, it's so much more than that. 256 00:11:46,580 --> 00:11:48,580 He's a guy who truly loves this. 257 00:11:48,580 --> 00:11:50,580 I think pro wrestling with this first love. 258 00:11:50,580 --> 00:11:51,580 We're watching WWE. 259 00:11:51,580 --> 00:11:58,580 So for me, that is so, it's so dope and amazing to see someone like him who is a massive, massive star. 260 00:11:58,580 --> 00:12:03,580 And comes in so humbly and so energetically to do what we do. 261 00:12:03,580 --> 00:12:04,580 Right. 262 00:12:04,580 --> 00:12:08,580 I think piggyback enough that, you know, he doesn't need WWE. 263 00:12:08,580 --> 00:12:10,580 And I don't mean that in a bad way. 264 00:12:10,580 --> 00:12:13,580 I'm just saying he doesn't need WWE. 265 00:12:13,580 --> 00:12:15,580 Arguably Logan Paul doesn't need WWE. 266 00:12:15,580 --> 00:12:20,580 I mean, when you have these massive stars that want to be involved in the brand, I mean, that's saying something. 267 00:12:20,580 --> 00:12:21,580 You know what I mean? 268 00:12:21,580 --> 00:12:25,580 And then like you said also, you know, we're kind of still coming out of this COVID cloud. 269 00:12:25,580 --> 00:12:28,580 So I just can't imagine a lot of these countries. 270 00:12:28,580 --> 00:12:30,580 This is their first event in numerous years. 271 00:12:30,580 --> 00:12:34,580 So it's just kind of like it's almost like going to Super Bowl and I don't know, 272 00:12:34,580 --> 00:12:36,580 Mania combined or something, you know. 273 00:12:36,580 --> 00:12:37,580 Yeah, it's going to be a thing. 274 00:12:37,580 --> 00:12:42,580 And I remember seeing like the reports out there that a lot of people in Puerto Rico when they saw that bad body was going to do it. 275 00:12:42,580 --> 00:12:47,580 They thought it was a performance and they had to like say, hey, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, he's not performing. 276 00:12:47,580 --> 00:12:48,580 He's hosting. 277 00:12:48,580 --> 00:12:49,580 This is a wrestling show. 278 00:12:49,580 --> 00:12:51,580 Don't buy up all the tickets so people can't watch wrestling. 279 00:12:51,580 --> 00:12:52,580 Yeah. 280 00:12:52,580 --> 00:12:54,580 You know, we don't want to take up too much of your time again. 281 00:12:54,580 --> 00:12:57,580 We want to congratulate you on your new gig with the USFL. 282 00:12:57,580 --> 00:13:05,580 And you know, before it's all set and done when you hang it up when when, you know, when it comes to that time and they say, hey, this is this is it. 283 00:13:05,580 --> 00:13:07,580 We're done. You're done wrestling for good. 284 00:13:07,580 --> 00:13:13,580 When you close that chapter of of your wrestling career when you look back on everything. 285 00:13:13,580 --> 00:13:18,580 What's going to be the most important thing that you look back on and think, man, I can't believe we did that. 286 00:13:18,580 --> 00:13:21,580 Oh, man, that's a very good question. 287 00:13:21,580 --> 00:13:26,580 I guess when it comes to like legacy questions, I always, I feel like that's it's kind of out of the hands of the 288 00:13:26,580 --> 00:13:32,580 performer that's up to the viewer and the audience to decide how I'll be remembered and how we defined. 289 00:13:32,580 --> 00:13:47,580 But, um, man, honestly, for me as corny and cliché as it may sound, what I most take away from my career is just being able to have the best of times with two of my very close friends. 290 00:13:47,580 --> 00:13:51,580 I get in trouble when we're over Kobe and Woods, you know, in wrestling, what we do is the selfish business. 291 00:13:51,580 --> 00:13:58,580 You have to be selfish to be on the road as much as we are to invest as much time in to be successful. 292 00:13:58,580 --> 00:14:06,580 There's a level of selfishness and I cannot tell you how much man we're next year will be a decade since we started together. 293 00:14:06,580 --> 00:14:13,580 And the fact that we have never we don't bigger, we tell each other, I love you in a very real way. 294 00:14:13,580 --> 00:14:19,580 I just saw those guys who shot family with you a couple days ago and I had the best amazing time. 295 00:14:19,580 --> 00:14:25,580 But afterwards, man, it's not like, all right, you know, so many tattoos are saying they're kind of sick of each other after all this time. 296 00:14:25,580 --> 00:14:31,580 But after the hotel, we have a meal, we sit down and we eat together for about an hour and just touch up. 297 00:14:31,580 --> 00:14:34,580 Then after that, we go up and play video games together just to free of us. 298 00:14:34,580 --> 00:14:42,580 And I love for me as the one thing, you know, on screen, there's so many things that I'm incredibly proud of winning money in the bank, all the tattoos, 299 00:14:42,580 --> 00:14:46,580 and I'm connecting with titles being WWE champion, all these really incredible things. 300 00:14:46,580 --> 00:14:55,580 But so much of what we do, man, we spend so much time on the road, away from our families, dealing with, you know, barely sleeping, doing media, you know, at 5 a.m. 301 00:14:55,580 --> 00:14:59,580 There's so many things that are asked if you were being pushed and pulled in so many directions. 302 00:14:59,580 --> 00:15:05,580 But the one thing that I always treasure is being able to lean on, hopefully, it was, and our brotherhood. 303 00:15:05,580 --> 00:15:12,580 And knowing that I was always in the ring with two incredibly talented guys, and we always pushed for each other. 304 00:15:12,580 --> 00:15:17,580 We never, you know, know and try to supplant themselves as the top guy or the leader in the group. 305 00:15:17,580 --> 00:15:23,580 The reason for our success is because we truly love each other and always love each other and always want the best to the group. 306 00:15:23,580 --> 00:15:26,580 It was always about the family, it was always about the group, it was always about each other. 307 00:15:26,580 --> 00:15:28,580 And as always about putting the others first. 308 00:15:28,580 --> 00:15:34,580 That for me is something that, you know, there are people who've had more success in that careers and thought bless them. 309 00:15:34,580 --> 00:15:40,580 But I feel incredibly, incredibly blessed to have two of the best partners I've made in every dream. 310 00:15:40,580 --> 00:15:42,580 Right. And that's going to go a lifetime. 311 00:15:42,580 --> 00:15:45,580 I mean, when you guys are both wrapped, you know, hang your boots up. 312 00:15:45,580 --> 00:15:51,580 I mean, you can tell, too. You can get a tell, the chemistry when you're in the ring and on camera and stuff like that. 313 00:15:51,580 --> 00:15:53,580 So yeah, it's been incredible to watch. 314 00:15:53,580 --> 00:16:03,580 It has been very incredible. I know you're a busy man because you got to go around and make the rounds and talk about how you got another notch in your resume for being an MC host. 315 00:16:03,580 --> 00:16:05,580 But biggie, it's an honor to have you on the show. 316 00:16:05,580 --> 00:16:08,580 Thank you so much for taking the time out and hanging out with us today. 317 00:16:08,580 --> 00:16:10,580 Beautiful thing, guys. 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