The Rascalz on Defining an Era, Reunions, CM Punk and Dream Matches

1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:09,039 Battle Brown Boy from the Parts Unknown Studios into the Battle Crowd, Battle Brown, 2 00:00:09,839 --> 00:00:17,079 the Battle Round, Battle the Battle Brown. Welcome to the Battleground Podcast, 3 00:00:17,199 --> 00:00:22,160 your place for all things pro wrestling. Little Brown, the Blattle Round, 4 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,920 the Battle Round now making their way to the microphones, showing up for 5 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:37,280 your hosts, the Battle Crowd. Yeah, what's up you guys. Welcome 6 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:41,520 back into Her Radio's official wrestling podcast, The Battleground Podcast. Now on today's 7 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,600 episode. I got the call the other day saying, hey, do you 8 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:46,679 want to talk to the Rascals? And I was like, well, I'm 9 00:00:46,759 --> 00:00:51,439 currently in Mexico at the moment, but hell yes, I'd like to talk 10 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,280 to the rascals. Let's get it going and the Rascals, the Impact Brold 11 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,000 Tak Dude Champions are on the show. Guys, how you doing Hello, 12 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:03,000 I'm great. How are you look good? We're doing good? Yeah. 13 00:01:03,039 --> 00:01:04,959 When I when I was sitting there, because we've had Trey on numerous times 14 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:07,719 before on the show, most of the time we don't talk about wrestling on 15 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,519 the show. We talk about scary movies at Alloween, which you kind of 16 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:15,239 came into that conversation. But it's a it's an honor to have the tag 17 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:21,120 team on together with Trey and Zach. So Bound for Glory is coming up 18 00:01:21,159 --> 00:01:25,400 here very very soon. It's October twenty feet in Chicago. You can still 19 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,319 grab tickets at Impact Wrestling dot Com. But if you can't be there, 20 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,840 of course you can watch it live on Fight and pay per view and everywhere 21 00:01:30,879 --> 00:01:33,359 else. And you look at the card and there's a lot of great matches 22 00:01:33,439 --> 00:01:36,439 on there. As of right now, we don't know who your opponent is 23 00:01:36,599 --> 00:01:42,760 yet, But how excited are you for Bound for Glory? Me personally, 24 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:48,840 I'm this is another big one for me. Bound for Glory two years ago 25 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:53,439 is where I won my first exhibition championship. I did a Impact Insider with 26 00:01:53,599 --> 00:01:57,040 Tom hanneffin where we sat down and he asked me, like, what were 27 00:01:57,079 --> 00:02:00,920 some of the emotions that went through my mind that night and some of the 28 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:06,040 things I felt, And one of the biggest ones was I commented on how 29 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,680 one of the very first things I thought about was I wish dozen Zach were 30 00:02:08,719 --> 00:02:10,879 there in the moment, and that like when I got to the back, 31 00:02:13,439 --> 00:02:15,840 realizing that they weren't, like it didn't really settle in. And then there 32 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,080 was a moment where I called Zachary on the phone and we like we shared 33 00:02:19,199 --> 00:02:21,840 tears and like a lot of words that meant a lot to bost of us. 34 00:02:21,879 --> 00:02:24,400 And then the same thing followed with Dez right after, and it was 35 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,000 it was all kind of like within this nutshe of like it felt like as 36 00:02:30,039 --> 00:02:31,919 a group, we never got our moment, you know at the time, 37 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:38,479 and really winning these tag team championships has been one of the if not the 38 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:42,960 biggest accomplishment I've made an impact wrestling. Being to do it with my best 39 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,879 friend. Things feel like they're finally coming around full circle, and to now 40 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,960 be the defending champions going into our biggest event of the year is one of 41 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,000 the craziest things. As cool as it was to walk in and win a 42 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:59,680 championship, it's even cooler going in as the champs and doing it after everything 43 00:02:59,759 --> 00:03:02,439 that we've been through as a group. Our story is ever evolving one, 44 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:08,080 and this is going to be a beautiful little milestone for it. Yeah. 45 00:03:08,199 --> 00:03:14,439 Absolutely, I feel like the same way, and especially because I've only been 46 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:21,120 on the pre show for Boundary Glories, so this is like the first major 47 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:23,319 match on one of the biggest pay per views of the year, and to 48 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:28,120 do it with my best friend is like, and we're chance, Come on 49 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:34,479 now, Martha Marquee match in a massive city like Chicago. I mean, 50 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,240 it's gotta be gott to be exciting. Yeah. Absolutely. And you know, 51 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:44,439 many fans and critics have noted the growing competition and Impact Wrestling's tag team 52 00:03:44,479 --> 00:03:46,159 division. I mean, how do you plan to prove that you're not just 53 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:51,759 champions for now, but that you can define an era in tag team wrestling? 54 00:03:52,639 --> 00:03:55,520 Well, I would like to start by answering that with I believe that 55 00:03:55,639 --> 00:04:00,439 the reason why the tag division is growing so strong is because Korey and I 56 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:05,400 are the center of it. There. Before we stepped back into Impact Wrestling 57 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:09,840 as a team, I think we had Ason Bay and the Guns, and 58 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,719 those were the two on paper that everyone would go to. But now that 59 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,439 we're here and we're mixing things up, people gotta step up. We don't 60 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,240 take wrestling lightly, we don't take Impact wrestling lightly, and we don't take 61 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,720 having these championships lightly at all. So it creates a bit of like, 62 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,199 all right, I'm not gonna walk into any of these situations like if I 63 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:28,920 want to go, if I want to go after these boys, I gotta 64 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:30,439 I gotta get after it for real, because that's all I zac and I 65 00:04:30,519 --> 00:04:36,160 do. Yeah, awesome, good, good, sweet to the point. 66 00:04:38,439 --> 00:04:41,319 Yeah, you know, it kind of it almost seemed like kind of like 67 00:04:41,519 --> 00:04:44,079 right when y'all kind of separated for a little bit, you know, the 68 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,839 good Brothers came in put some focus on. But then you're right, it 69 00:04:46,879 --> 00:04:51,120 did kind of get to where it was just kind of yeah, Chris and 70 00:04:51,199 --> 00:04:55,439 Ace and then the guns, which of course they're both phenomenal, but you 71 00:04:55,519 --> 00:04:58,360 know, yeah, so it's all very good to see you guys back and 72 00:04:58,519 --> 00:05:01,000 with the gold. You speaking of the you know, the separation a couple 73 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,000 of years back, you guys did take some separate paths or you were separated 74 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,800 for a little bit. Was there any doubts to you guys that you would 75 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:12,720 eventually reunite an Impact or did that separation kind of seem kind of permanent at 76 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:16,160 the time. I don't know. For me, it was more of a 77 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:21,439 I knew, no matter what in this life that happened, the Rascals would 78 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:26,519 be back together, whether that be an Impact or somewhere else. I just 79 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:30,319 knew it's it's fate. It always happens, like we were meant to be 80 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,920 together and so I had no doubt in my mind that we would all be 81 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,360 together again. It just depended on where and whatever. But you know, 82 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,800 awesome and that was a great thing. Is you know, to see Trede 83 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:46,839 doing his thing in Impact and all of a sudden you come in and shocked 84 00:05:46,879 --> 00:05:50,680 the world and it's like, oh shit, the rascals are back in Impact, 85 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:54,800 and that got all the buzz talking and of course now you got the 86 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:59,240 gold and it's a great thing to see you guys back and having fun on 87 00:05:59,399 --> 00:06:03,000 Impact. You know, in a world of professional wrestling, I mean there's 88 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:09,680 rivalries that can that can become intensely personal. Is there a team or maybe 89 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:13,639 competitor you face that brought out the most intense emotions? And you guys, 90 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:17,240 and can you describe how you navigated to that situation? Every single one of 91 00:06:17,319 --> 00:06:23,839 my brothers, any single time that I've wrestled Tray or Does or Myron any 92 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:28,519 anything, we're talking about that. But if we're talking Impact, well even 93 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:33,879 before Impact and whever we've wrestled the machine guns a million and a half times, 94 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:39,319 whether that be singles matches or tag matches, we've done that at many 95 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:42,879 times. Same goes with ABC We've wrestled those guys, I'm many times, 96 00:06:42,959 --> 00:06:46,519 So I definitely feel like those two teams are the ones that really, at 97 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,560 least for myself, like I have to tap into that next level because you 98 00:06:49,639 --> 00:06:54,040 know they're going to tap into the next level. So yeah, yeah, 99 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,959 I would agree with that, I think more than Ason Bay. For me, 100 00:06:57,079 --> 00:07:00,360 it's it's when we wrestle the MotorCity Guns because both of them had a 101 00:07:00,439 --> 00:07:06,560 really good hand in training me during the pandemic where no one had anywhere to 102 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:10,040 train. I had my own school. We met in the middle, and 103 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,879 they started working with me a lot. So regardless of if we're on if 104 00:07:13,959 --> 00:07:17,519 we're seeing things the same way competitively or backstage or anything like that, no 105 00:07:17,639 --> 00:07:21,480 matter what they're going to they're they're gonna put pressure on the Both of us 106 00:07:21,519 --> 00:07:25,600 were their kids too, you know, and I mean like we're not kids 107 00:07:25,639 --> 00:07:28,879 anymore, but they had a great hand in mentoring us and making sure that 108 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,199 we were ready to get to these next levels and to tapp into those next 109 00:07:31,279 --> 00:07:34,680 gears. And no one's expecting us to do that more than them when we 110 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:40,120 wrestle them. So yeah, it's almost like they you guys bring out the 111 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:44,279 best in each other kind of deal, I think. So, yeah, 112 00:07:45,959 --> 00:07:49,480 so you know, Impact has had we'll just call it up some downs. 113 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:53,079 You know, they were kind of the bell of the ball go up and 114 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,040 down, you know, all that kind of stuff. I think really, 115 00:07:56,199 --> 00:07:59,439 since you know, Anthem took over, there's really been a resurgence. The 116 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:03,160 quality of production, the quality of matches, the backstage stuff. I mean, 117 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,600 it really has stepped up quite a bit. What role do you see 118 00:08:07,639 --> 00:08:11,920 yourselves playing in the continued resurgence of Impact and how do you plan to leave 119 00:08:11,959 --> 00:08:20,720 a lasting legacy in this company. I feel like, now this is not 120 00:08:20,759 --> 00:08:22,680 based on my own opinion or anything, but Twitter likes to do this thing 121 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:28,759 where they they they they name the pillars of Impact. Yeah. I take 122 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,759 a lot of pride in the amount of mentions that I've been in with that, 123 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:37,440 and now the Zack's back, I think that we can make a golden 124 00:08:37,519 --> 00:08:41,039 pillar for Impact. Like we were a part of Impact five years ago when 125 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,639 people could only have faith, you know what I mean, Like there was 126 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:48,720 just like we just we got to put good energy into this and hope for 127 00:08:48,799 --> 00:08:52,799 the best. And then the next year was like, Okay, we don't 128 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:54,519 have to put as much faith in it because we're starting to see some results 129 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,960 for it. But you know what I mean, So like the more time 130 00:08:58,039 --> 00:09:01,200 has gone on, we're starting to get the fruits of our labor, and 131 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,679 now I feel like we're really right there, like we're on the cusp of 132 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:07,840 getting everything we've been working for. Everyone that's had Impact Wrestling right now take 133 00:09:07,919 --> 00:09:11,960 so much pride in being a part of the rebuilding and the resurgence of Impact 134 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,559 Wrestling and getting it back to what it once was before, Like it means 135 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,440 a lots was to be a part of that group, and we want to 136 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:20,720 see it through. And I think it's cool that Zack's back now and he 137 00:09:20,879 --> 00:09:24,279 can like Impacts a better place now than when he left it, And I 138 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,080 think that's cool to get back to, you know what I mean. It's 139 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,720 just like wow, man, Like we're doing things a little differently around here, 140 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:31,840 and it's a spicy like we got new competition, we've got new production, 141 00:09:31,919 --> 00:09:35,279 we got we got new this, we got like we are something different 142 00:09:35,399 --> 00:09:39,360 and it's because of the hard work that all that everyone there does, from 143 00:09:39,399 --> 00:09:43,200 production to sound guys to cameraman, to the wrestlers, to the referees to 144 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:48,120 the fans, Like it takes a team, right. I mean, you 145 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,639 guys just oh, sorry to catch up. I was gonna say, you 146 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:54,320 guys just had some tapings in Memphis and the response we had some friends there, 147 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,519 the response was just glowing. So I mean, like it seems like 148 00:09:56,600 --> 00:10:00,960 you guys are firing on all cylinders now. Yeah. I think the biggest 149 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:07,159 thing, like with me coming back, I just noticed how hungry everyone is, 150 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,720 you know, I know, like back in the day they weren't hungry, 151 00:10:09,799 --> 00:10:11,559 but you know, especially in the locker room, they're kind of be 152 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:16,279 a split of things, and like some people go this way, some people 153 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:20,279 do this way, but I feel like now everyone just has that goal in 154 00:10:20,399 --> 00:10:24,480 that mindset of we are going to literally make this the greatest wrestling product that 155 00:10:24,639 --> 00:10:28,480 is on television, and like, I don't know, I just I feel 156 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,720 like we kind of have a chip on our shoulders of that sense, and 157 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:39,519 everyone is absolutely delivering just a thousand million percent. Yeah, for sure. 158 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,080 And the thing that me and Eli have talked about when it comes to Impact 159 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,559 wrestling is, you know a lot of the stuff that happens at like these 160 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,559 TV tapings, you never see it get leaked on the internet, like and 161 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:54,360 that's the that just goes to show how great impact wrestling fans are because I 162 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:58,799 mean, every day you see something on the Internet, getting leaked of something 163 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,159 from some TV tape being here there all the more else, But when it 164 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:07,559 comes to Impact, nobody's linking anything because everybody wants to enjoy those surprises that 165 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:11,039 impact wrestling. It's one of those things that if you miss, you know, 166 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:15,399 a show on Impact one week, you're having to try to play catch 167 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,480 up the follow week if you miss it. Yeah, yeah, I actually 168 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:24,000 notice that too. I really have a high respect for the fans that can 169 00:11:24,159 --> 00:11:28,159 sit there with their phones, have a gallery full of videos and pictures that 170 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,759 they've taken and not post any of it on Twitter. As a human being, 171 00:11:31,799 --> 00:11:35,399 I'm sure that's actually hard to do. It doesn't sound like an artists 172 00:11:35,399 --> 00:11:37,840 in the world. But when you're excited and passionate about something and you just 173 00:11:37,919 --> 00:11:41,000 want to share that enjoyment that you just like you just got filled with seeing 174 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:45,240 your icons for three hours or whatever however, you see these people, you 175 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,759 know working hard for your entertainment, it's hard not to want to share that 176 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:52,720 with the world. But I feel like everyone understands that the more they do 177 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:56,440 that, the less interested people will be in the product, and the fans 178 00:11:56,559 --> 00:12:00,279 want us to have a better product too, and that's what's important about it. 179 00:12:00,639 --> 00:12:01,960 If they don't care about the product you're putting I or want to see 180 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,919 you grow, then they would they would spoil everything. But they they're is 181 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:11,120 hungry for something more as everyone working there for sure. And that's that's the 182 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:13,240 thing. Is like when and you know, my six year old who's running 183 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,799 around somewhere on the resort, when I told him that I was walking to 184 00:12:16,879 --> 00:12:22,600 y'all today because he's a big spider tray is what he says, get him 185 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:26,840 my camera. No, We've gone to the Impact shows and I've recorded videos 186 00:12:26,879 --> 00:12:28,960 and photos and stuff like that. But it's like, like you said, 187 00:12:30,159 --> 00:12:33,200 I wait eat because I'm a fan. Even though we do this wrestling podcast. 188 00:12:33,399 --> 00:12:35,399 At the end of the day, I'm still a fan, And like 189 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,879 I'm not sitting here trying to get scoops or anything like that. I wait 190 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,440 till it airs and then I post it. And that's the thing. It's 191 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:43,679 like I've noticed with a lot of people that I know that go to Impact 192 00:12:43,759 --> 00:12:50,679 shows that they'll take tons of videos and nothing ever gets posted until after nairs, 193 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:54,240 and I think that just goes showed to a testament of Impact Wrestling fans. 194 00:12:54,399 --> 00:12:56,120 Yeah, I mean it's kind of directing people towards the TV, like 195 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,519 watch it on TV. Watch it on TV. It's live, you know, 196 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:03,519 watching it on to be for sure. And you know, speaking of 197 00:13:03,639 --> 00:13:05,840 the internet real quick. Recently, you know, there's been rumblings on the 198 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:11,840 Internet about Impact Wrestling being a landing spot for one CM Punk. Hypothetically, 199 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,200 if Punk was ever to come to Impact, what would that mean not only 200 00:13:16,279 --> 00:13:20,080 for the Impact brand, but also for the locker room. I'm just gonna 201 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:24,519 speak off rip Cempunk was one of my favorite wrestlers. Absolutely. Ever, 202 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:30,240 It's like ever ever I do. I can't tell you how many shirts I 203 00:13:30,279 --> 00:13:33,080 had. I can't tell any how many times it dressed up as I'm dude, 204 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:37,480 like he's what really, I don't know. Not so much brought me 205 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:41,919 back to wrestling, because I still love wrestling for a while and all that, 206 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:46,320 But he was the first guy in a while that I clicked with, 207 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:48,840 you know what I mean because at the time, I'm from a small tower 208 00:13:48,879 --> 00:13:54,000 in Ohio. Everyone's either like country or preppy. I'm the punk kid that 209 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:58,919 like, you know, had gages piercings, all that, and it's just 210 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:01,360 like one of those that kind of nected. You know. He was a 211 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:07,080 voice for the voiceless. So for me, I bro, please, bro, 212 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:11,559 please, And and again it would just help us step everything up, 213 00:14:11,799 --> 00:14:13,919 you know what I mean, Like you have that high profile of a guy, 214 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:18,399 like it's not just some random dude. Like he's that high profile. 215 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:24,559 You've seen the results what happens when he gets on TV, like it just 216 00:14:24,799 --> 00:14:30,200 means more eyes and more opportunities for Impact to raise up and for all of 217 00:14:30,279 --> 00:14:35,480 us to just kill it, you know, so please do. I've only 218 00:14:35,519 --> 00:14:39,000 ever had one interactional with See Him Punk. He came to the last Chicago's 219 00:14:39,039 --> 00:14:41,440 taping that we dated Impact. He just hung out in the locker room, 220 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:45,639 was very respectful to everyone, made everyone feel like they could engage with him 221 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:50,120 without any like weird undertone to it. And I told him it was on 222 00:14:50,159 --> 00:14:52,039 honored to meet him. He goes, please, don't say that, but 223 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:56,240 it was, you know, it wasn't a laughing manner. And I remember 224 00:14:56,399 --> 00:14:58,559 feeling that day like I wonder how this show's gonna go. Like See Him 225 00:14:58,559 --> 00:15:03,720 Punk is, for all intents and purposes, a wrestling legend this man changed 226 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:09,360 the landscape of two major companies while he was there and is one of the 227 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:13,600 most recognizable faces and wrestling. You could take his head off of his body 228 00:15:13,639 --> 00:15:18,039 and you would recognize see him punk for everything else that he is. For 229 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:22,360 the rest of his life he is. He's famous from a mile away, 230 00:15:22,399 --> 00:15:26,639 which I feel like only very few people in this world ever get to like 231 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,960 that's that's such a thing. And that day in the locker room, everyone 232 00:15:31,559 --> 00:15:35,320 is like one of those things. Everyone was a little bit hungrier ever, 233 00:15:35,639 --> 00:15:37,159 like maybe we weren't trying to impress the impunk, but I don't think anyone 234 00:15:37,159 --> 00:15:41,000 wanted to not impress him. And if he that's just an energy that we're 235 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:45,279 gonna have to walk into work with every day. So let the bangers roll 236 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:50,080 right and you know, he he you know, he briefly did do some 237 00:15:50,159 --> 00:15:52,200 stuff with TNA. I guess what, the coffee and a handshake, you 238 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:56,200 know, so weird things have happened, I mean, why not, you 239 00:15:56,279 --> 00:15:58,759 know, and I definitely believe you know, you guys are a testament that 240 00:15:58,799 --> 00:16:03,200 he would have much more creative freedom under that umbrella than other places he's been. 241 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:10,120 So yeah, So speaking of impact and new Japan have had a really 242 00:16:10,159 --> 00:16:14,639 good working relationship over the years. They had the Multiverse. What was the 243 00:16:14,679 --> 00:16:18,519 full title Multiverse two, Multiverse of Madness. That's it. Yeah, you 244 00:16:18,639 --> 00:16:23,519 know, incredible paper view was Multiverse of Madness and then it was Multiverse United 245 00:16:23,559 --> 00:16:26,960 for the next two. That's what it was, right right, So, 246 00:16:27,039 --> 00:16:30,440 would you guys be open to defending your titles in New Japan? And are 247 00:16:30,519 --> 00:16:33,960 there any New Japan teams? Maybe you've got your zone maybe, Like wow, 248 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,279 I really like to get in the ring with those guys a million percent. 249 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:44,279 That would be huge to defend the tag team championships inside of New Japan. 250 00:16:44,519 --> 00:16:48,440 I've gotten to defend the exhibition championship at Multiverse United at Russell Con last 251 00:16:48,519 --> 00:16:52,840 year. That was a really cool feather in the cap. Retaining under that 252 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,279 umbrella as well. New Japan has always been a goal for the both of 253 00:16:56,399 --> 00:17:00,720 us, and it weren't. We're sitting ducks right now. We're ready, 254 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:06,920 yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, sure of course ready to go Bound 255 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,319 for Glory live from Chicago. It's happening October twenty one. You can still 256 00:17:10,319 --> 00:17:11,960 grab tickets at Impact Wrestling dot Com. But if you can't be there, 257 00:17:12,319 --> 00:17:17,839 always watching with our friends on Fight and pay per view. Real quick before 258 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:19,400 we let you guys go. I know you got a busy day being the 259 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,839 champs and all that. Is there anything you want to say to people watching 260 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:30,319 and listening to this right now? Just stay tuned. The best is yet 261 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:34,079 to come, you know what I mean, Like we're only just getting started 262 00:17:34,759 --> 00:17:38,119 where this is like, we got way more stuff to do, We got 263 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,799 way more levels to reach. So just stay tuned for the right and also 264 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:45,799 thank you for watching us, Thank you for supporting us. I feel like 265 00:17:47,519 --> 00:17:51,839 us, as the Rascals, we do have a pretty amazing fan base, 266 00:17:52,039 --> 00:17:56,680 a really, really amazing fan base. They're so down and just thank you, guys,