Wheeler Yuta Returns

1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:09,039 Battle Boy from the Parts Unknown Studios Into the Battle Crowd, Battle Crown, 2 00:00:09,839 --> 00:00:17,079 the Battle Found, Battle the Battle Crowd. Welcome to the Battleground Podcast, 3 00:00:17,199 --> 00:00:22,199 your place for all things pro wrestling. Little Found, the Battle Found, 4 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:29,199 the Battle Round now making their way to the microphone and set up for your 5 00:00:29,239 --> 00:00:37,439 hosts to the Battle Crowd. Yeah, what's up you guys. Welcome back 6 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:41,280 into the Battleground Podcast. I Heart Radio's official wrestling podcast. I got my 7 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,399 tag team partner Eli on the show with us, and as you see, 8 00:00:44,679 --> 00:00:47,119 the man of the Hour, Wheeler, you to joins us on the show. 9 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:51,920 And I do need to apologize to you real quick, Wheeler, because 10 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:56,560 the last time you were on our show, you were, you know, 11 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,159 going on to win the gold and you I think you actually had the your 12 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,200 title the last time you're here. Maybe no, did you have the title 13 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,480 last time? I think I think he had just beat Garcia for it. 14 00:01:07,719 --> 00:01:11,400 I think so. So I think it was when you became the two time 15 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,159 yes. So I want to apologize because you know, when you come on 16 00:01:15,159 --> 00:01:21,040 the show and you have gold, you also have that in the background of 17 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,760 you losing the gold if you come on the show having it. So I 18 00:01:23,799 --> 00:01:26,000 want to apologize for us jinxing you on that. But now that you're back 19 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,799 on you don't have gold, you're gonna go on to win gold. We 20 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,200 just we'll figure out which one it is right now. I'll take it. 21 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:38,400 Yeah, yeah, But you know you got a big match coming up this 22 00:01:38,439 --> 00:01:42,840 Wednesday on a EW Dynamite. You're in Canada. You're going against Kenny Omega. 23 00:01:42,359 --> 00:01:46,760 Walk us through this real quick, like what's going through your mind? 24 00:01:46,799 --> 00:01:51,319 Because I mean, Kenny Omega just lost the IWGPUS Championship at Forbidden Door, 25 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,040 so we know he's not going to be in a good mood and I feel 26 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,920 bad because I feel it like he's going to try to take it out on 27 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,920 you. Well, what's your mindset heading into this and anticipated clash. I 28 00:02:01,959 --> 00:02:06,400 mean, I'm also not in the best of moods after I lost as well 29 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,840 I Forbidden or maybe I'll take some of that anger out on him. But 30 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:13,280 yeah, I think that going into this match is a huge match. Obviously 31 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:19,120 he had one of the like an absolute classic match with Will Osprey at the 32 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,680 pay per view. But he's got to be hurt, he's got to be 33 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,759 banged up, Like there's no way around that. Like if you can watch 34 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,960 the match. You see all the all the risks that they took, all 35 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,639 the impact that he took. So he's got to be banged up. So 36 00:02:30,719 --> 00:02:32,639 I think it's that's something I could use to my advantage. But I know 37 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,680 that he's going to be super fired up. He's he's not happy with me. 38 00:02:36,719 --> 00:02:40,800 He's not happy with losing the US Championship. He's not happy just in 39 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,800 general with all the things that have been going on between the Elite and the 40 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:50,120 BCC. And this is I believe Kenny's first singles match on a dynamite in 41 00:02:50,159 --> 00:02:53,319 Canada. Uh don't don't quote me on that if I'm wrong, but I 42 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,520 believe this is like a very special moment for him. All Right, So 43 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:01,879 he's very much gonna be angry motivated, But I'm just as just as excited 44 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,759 and just as motivated to prove that I belong in this spot. Um, 45 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:12,520 do you think you're I mean, are you at your highest level now going 46 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,400 into this? Like? Is this one of those like if I got to 47 00:03:15,439 --> 00:03:19,039 face Kenny Omega, you know, after your time with BCC, I mean, 48 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,479 is is this it? I mean, is are you at your top 49 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,360 form? You think from you know, endurance, you know all the stuff 50 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,560 in the ring. I mean, it's are you at peak skill? Peak 51 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,800 level? I can I can only continue to grow and continue to get better. 52 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:36,400 But I think I'm definitely the best version of Wheeler Uta that I've ever 53 00:03:36,439 --> 00:03:39,240 been. So I'm excited to just sort of be able to take all those 54 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,719 tools, all the things that I've learned from the BCC. And I think 55 00:03:42,759 --> 00:03:45,840 you've seen them obviously in our multiman matches. You've seen them in the singles 56 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:49,759 matches I've had in the past. But hopefully this is now the fully formed 57 00:03:49,759 --> 00:03:53,120 Wheeler Uta and I can just start to really get to that next level. 58 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,840 And what better way to do it than to beat Kenny again, this time 59 00:03:55,960 --> 00:04:00,479 in his home country in a singles Right, Well, let's go back to 60 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,680 uh Forbidden Door real quick. Last weekend Toronto, massive show, massive buzz. 61 00:04:05,039 --> 00:04:08,360 A lot of people already saying it's the pay per view of the year 62 00:04:08,479 --> 00:04:12,400 so far. I mean, what was what was that atmosphere like the show 63 00:04:12,479 --> 00:04:15,159 the weekend? I mean, just kind of give us a glimpse of how 64 00:04:15,199 --> 00:04:18,759 crazy that was. Yeah, Forbidden Door this year and last year, we're 65 00:04:18,759 --> 00:04:25,240 both just absolutely phenomenal weekends. Like the crowds were incredible. Being able to 66 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:29,000 work with New Japan is incredible. Seeing some of my my friends from New 67 00:04:29,079 --> 00:04:32,160 Japan, from the super Juniors and for my time and Strong as well, 68 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,800 seeing some of my rivals I was not expecting to see. I forgot that 69 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:41,480 El Desperado does the Japanese raw, so I saw him out. Oh man, 70 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:45,800 I owe this guy one. I still want to wrestle him again. 71 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,639 I need that rematch. But it was really cool to be able to, 72 00:04:47,639 --> 00:04:49,800 you know, see all those people from Forbidden Door, and yeah, the 73 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:55,240 crowd is just insane, Like it's an atmosphere like no other because it's matches 74 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:59,399 that you never thought would happen, and you never thought that they would happen 75 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:03,120 like on that that stage in that way, like the fact that these people 76 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:09,240 are like we had Brian o'cata, like that is like a dream thing that 77 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:14,360 like you Like, there's this guy on Twitter. Tom's Customs makes graphics that 78 00:05:14,439 --> 00:05:16,519 are fake graphics, like I could imagine that being one of them, Like, 79 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,800 yeah, a big graphic that could have been made like five years ago 80 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:25,040 that we're never gonna see. Every result happened for real. So just all 81 00:05:25,079 --> 00:05:28,759 that all that energy, it makes it something really special. Yeah, and 82 00:05:28,759 --> 00:05:31,920 then you think about Brian, you know, wrestling with his broken arm still 83 00:05:32,519 --> 00:05:36,800 in the match. I was like, what like that is that's adrenaline kicking 84 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:41,519 in for that one for sure. Yeah. Brian told me one time, 85 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:45,160 because we always like to joke that he's invincible, and I think he is. 86 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,560 And he told me one time that being invincible doesn't mean that you can't 87 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,879 get hurt, you can't get injured, that things won't go wrong. It 88 00:05:50,959 --> 00:05:54,680 just means that all that can happen, and you're gonna do it anyways, 89 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,000 You're gonna push through it and do it anyways. And that's what he did. 90 00:05:57,519 --> 00:06:00,079 Yeah, and that was that was That was match of a year right 91 00:06:00,079 --> 00:06:02,800 there. In my books, it was a contender when you saw that one. 92 00:06:03,399 --> 00:06:06,600 Um, you know, we talk about this and we always love to 93 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:12,279 watch the entrances when everything happens in a show. And of course Blackpool Combat 94 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,720 Club had an amazing entrance that night, a forbidden door. Many people consider 95 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,560 that match the one that turned the card from solid to great. Despite the 96 00:06:19,639 --> 00:06:25,079 loss, how important was that match for both teams? Yeah, I think 97 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:29,120 that that match was very important. You know, we really wanted to one 98 00:06:29,319 --> 00:06:31,600 get at each other, but to also show like this is a really good 99 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:35,759 showcase of AW and you know, it was AW and New Japan of course, 100 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:41,399 but it was just we wanted to really go out and prove that we're 101 00:06:41,439 --> 00:06:43,439 some of the best wrestlers in the world. And I think that we went 102 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,879 out there and we did that. But it was just so much fun to 103 00:06:46,319 --> 00:06:47,920 be in that atmosphere with those guys. But yeah, it was a very 104 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:53,120 important match, and I think that it really did set the stage where now 105 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,399 we want some revenge of blood and guts, which I think is very important. 106 00:06:56,439 --> 00:06:59,240 But it was, yeah, absolutely a blast to be out there with 107 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:06,079 those guys. Yeah that I actually wore this hoodie because y'aw's entrance from especially 108 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:11,519 with Kesha with the black leather jacket and y'all using the different song. I 109 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:15,360 mean, it felt like the Legion of Doom was invading that I was just 110 00:07:15,399 --> 00:07:18,759 like, oh my god, like it just looks so mean and just menacing 111 00:07:18,839 --> 00:07:23,199 and just I mean it may not have looked like that much on TV, 112 00:07:23,319 --> 00:07:26,199 but that was one of my favorite entrances I've ever said. It was just 113 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:30,160 I was so ready for it. Talking about we talked about earlier, you 114 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,959 and Kenny Omega and this kind of you know, you've used a lot of 115 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,680 the tools you've gathered. What do you think has been the biggest change, 116 00:07:38,439 --> 00:07:42,639 you know, pre BCC, Willard Uter and now current. Is it just 117 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,480 tappened into that aggressive side. Do you think because that is that have been 118 00:07:45,519 --> 00:07:48,680 the biggest change. I think the aggression has been a big thing. But 119 00:07:48,759 --> 00:07:54,199 I also think like just the mindset. You know, I ran psychology. 120 00:07:55,199 --> 00:07:58,279 Yeah, yeah, Like I'm focused on winning the match first. That's my 121 00:07:58,639 --> 00:08:01,040 main thing, and it doesn't matter how I do it. If I have 122 00:08:01,079 --> 00:08:03,360 to get a little dirty, get a little angry, I can do that. 123 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:07,800 But I think before, you know, I was very much focused on, 124 00:08:07,639 --> 00:08:11,279 you know, being a showman, kind of caring about what other people 125 00:08:11,319 --> 00:08:13,879 thought of me. And now I'm not learned with that anymore. You know, 126 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:18,120 people think whatever they want to think about me. It's fine. I'm 127 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,120 just gonna go out there and to do my thing with the best of my 128 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:22,720 ability. And you know, the people that rock with me, cool, 129 00:08:22,759 --> 00:08:26,959 the people that don't whatever, I get it. Yeah, it's just been 130 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:30,120 focusing on I'm just gonna do my own thing, and if that means being 131 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:31,879 a little dirtier, being a little more aggressive, being a little angrier, 132 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,600 then that's fine with me exactly. And I mean that's the thing is, 133 00:08:35,639 --> 00:08:39,240 like you sit here and everybody watches you on TV, and of course the 134 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:43,879 IWC always has an opinion for everything. Oh I don't like this or this 135 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,039 or this as somebody who is you know, and I'm sure that you see 136 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:54,240 the comments and whatnot. There's more high praises than low praises, Like how 137 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:58,679 do you just kind of differentiate of like not focusing here but focusing here. 138 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,919 I mean, I've found like the people that I go to for feedback, 139 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,600 so the comments that I see, like I see them, of course, 140 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:13,360 but those comments don't really affect me positively or negatively anymore. I would say. 141 00:09:13,879 --> 00:09:16,639 I just I like I know who who to talk to, Like if 142 00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:20,200 I have a question about something, instead of going on Twitter, I can 143 00:09:20,639 --> 00:09:26,679 go backstage and talk to a myriad of wonderful pro wrestlers who who know a 144 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:30,440 lot more about what it is. But I understand like all the comments and 145 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,320 all the opinions, like I had plenty of them when I was a kid, 146 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:35,399 Like of course I was a wrestling fan, right right right, I 147 00:09:35,519 --> 00:09:39,360 read those It's weird to be like, I don't want to out in this 148 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:43,320 website. But there was like a website that my mom was looking at and 149 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,799 reading an article about, and she like mentioned it to me because like, 150 00:09:45,799 --> 00:09:48,559 you know, that's the same website that gave our like Gateway computer of virus 151 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:56,039 like that about it, and now you're reading their articles like, so you 152 00:09:56,080 --> 00:10:00,480 know I'm here to get on those sites. Yeah, I was brendo it 153 00:10:00,519 --> 00:10:03,440 and I love to read all that stuff too, but just for me as 154 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:07,480 a performer, now, it's not really constructive anymore, So right, stay 155 00:10:07,519 --> 00:10:11,120 away from it. But everyone is entitled to their opinions, and I welcome 156 00:10:11,159 --> 00:10:13,919 you to share them because the more the more you talk about me, the 157 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,519 better it is for me. So right, and those and of course those 158 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:20,200 people that are sharing the negative opinions are the same ones that come up to 159 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,240 these meet and greets and ask for your photo and autograph. Yeah, they'll 160 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,279 be like, oh, I loved your match the other night. But then 161 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:28,440 you go on Twitter and it's like user name with a bunch of numbers and 162 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,279 it's like oh blah blah blah. Or the best part is like Wheeler only 163 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:35,759 signed fifteen things for me at the airport. Man he hates the fans. 164 00:10:35,759 --> 00:10:37,039 It's like, all right, bro, come on, like the it's just 165 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,879 unbelievable. It is. Well, so getting back to this rivalry, which 166 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:46,320 is kind of, you know, front and center on all of AWTV right 167 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:50,759 now. The next chapter has been announced July nineteenth, Dynamite the Elite will 168 00:10:50,799 --> 00:10:54,840 face off against Blackpool Combat Club in a blood and guts match, which is 169 00:10:56,039 --> 00:11:00,039 historically insane. This one will be coming from the Garden and Boston, and 170 00:11:01,879 --> 00:11:05,720 you know, this type of match should give you guys an advantage because it's 171 00:11:05,759 --> 00:11:11,000 all things violent. You know, what can people expect going into this? 172 00:11:11,159 --> 00:11:13,120 There's something you're wanting to achieve. Parsley, Are you wanting to have the 173 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:18,200 big spot in the match or you just wanting to get the victory? I 174 00:11:18,279 --> 00:11:20,639 mean, like to get some revenge for the sixers. I might like throw 175 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:26,919 some things around the team. There you go. No, I think my 176 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,360 goal is you know, just like I said before, it's just to come 177 00:11:28,399 --> 00:11:33,600 out with the win. I think that after having last year's Blood and Guts, 178 00:11:33,639 --> 00:11:35,559 I really have more of a sense of the match, so I know 179 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,200 how to use the tools a little bit better. Like I've never had a 180 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:41,360 cage match before. That, so now I can know, I know how 181 00:11:41,399 --> 00:11:43,399 to use the cage. I know how to use all these different things to 182 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,919 our advantage. Of course, having like the whoever the first manage, like 183 00:11:46,919 --> 00:11:50,120 the man advantage is a big deal. Like last year we were down to 184 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:54,000 man, so every time a new person came in, it would be Jericho 185 00:11:54,039 --> 00:11:58,399 Appreciation Society first and then BCC. So it's like a bunch of mini handicap 186 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,960 matches. So knowing how to you know, take all those elements and use 187 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,679 them to our advantage, I think it's gonna be a big thing. But 188 00:12:05,759 --> 00:12:09,039 yeah, I would love to, uh, you know, get another win, 189 00:12:09,159 --> 00:12:11,440 just like I did the pay per view, and that would be I 190 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,879 think my ultimate goal is to h to win this one for the BCC. 191 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:18,039 But as long as we get our hands raised at the end, again, 192 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:22,120 I don't really care how it happens. And you should do a monster heel 193 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:26,080 move and come out with a seventy six ers jersey, that would be That 194 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:30,600 would that would be who talk about some heat one of the theories I probably 195 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:35,679 would, but yeah, yeah from oil right now, so the best move. 196 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:39,200 Yeah, speaking of blood and guts, let's have a little bit of 197 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:43,600 fun here on this one. Who is the first person that will show blood 198 00:12:43,639 --> 00:12:50,600 My money's on Moxley. Oh man, my money. I think we're gonna 199 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:56,039 bust open. I'm gonna say Nick Jackson first, that's Michael. He's got 200 00:12:56,039 --> 00:13:01,000 a punchable face, so, like I can, I think he sees this 201 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,679 and then we'll get all the hate on the internet. Yeah, well you 202 00:13:03,759 --> 00:13:07,960 know as well, so I mean, who knows, but well, and 203 00:13:07,039 --> 00:13:11,399 you know it's been crazy with this because you know, it's it kind of 204 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,519 I don't want to, I won't say that anyways. There's so many layers 205 00:13:16,519 --> 00:13:18,159 to the store. And I mean even you know, bringing in Eddie and 206 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:22,200 now he's got his thing with Claudio but obviously you and him are close, 207 00:13:22,279 --> 00:13:24,919 and then you know mox Len Eddie now and then all I mean, there's 208 00:13:24,919 --> 00:13:28,200 just so many layers to this. And then with the Don Callis and Kenny 209 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:33,639 Omega thing. Um, I mean, can you comment on Don Callis's association 210 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:37,320 with you guys? I mean, is he kind of moving with you guys 211 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:41,399 as a group? Is it just because of uh, you know, you 212 00:13:41,399 --> 00:13:43,720 get what I'm saying. I mean, is I don't know if we have 213 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:48,600 a clear answer right now? He is not officially a member of the BCC 214 00:13:48,799 --> 00:13:52,600 or anything like that. Of course, he has his association with Takeshta and 215 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:58,440 we will appidly happily take his help, you know, a screw driver handed 216 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:01,279 to us and things of that nature. But yeah, he's associated, but 217 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:05,399 as of right now, definitely not not an official member or anything like that. 218 00:14:05,799 --> 00:14:09,039 Yeah, some mission. So here's something fun that we like to ask, 219 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:13,679 and we've started to try, like do this year recently when we go 220 00:14:13,799 --> 00:14:18,519 to the AI computers and we asked them to ask wrestlers one question. Now, 221 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:22,799 this is all from chat GPT, so this is where it gets fun. 222 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:28,399 This is what the chat GPT wants to ask Wheeler Utah, what's been 223 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:33,320 the most significant or transformative experience for you since joining AEW and how has it 224 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:41,519 impacted your career as a professional wrestler. Oh? Pretty good. The other 225 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,799 one was how did you get your start in wrestling? And I wasn't gonna 226 00:14:43,799 --> 00:14:50,200 ask. Yeah, that one's a lot less deep than the one you ask. 227 00:14:50,519 --> 00:14:54,519 Yeah, I think you know, there's two two things. I'll give 228 00:14:54,600 --> 00:15:00,559 the obvious one first, I think would be the match with John that I 229 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,519 had actually in Boston. So it'll be nice to go hopefully spill someone else's 230 00:15:03,519 --> 00:15:07,679 blood there to send him up. But yeah, that that match, of 231 00:15:07,679 --> 00:15:11,679 course, like it gave me confidence, It brought me into the BCC. 232 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:16,639 I think that it earned legitimately earned the respect of John of Regal of Brian. 233 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,000 So it was a really important match I think for me to have and 234 00:15:20,039 --> 00:15:22,879 it gave me. Yeah, it was. It was awesome. Like some 235 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:28,039 of my friends from the Independence were there, like uh Drew from Beyond Wrestling, 236 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:31,480 who I had wrestled for just right up the road and Booster like every 237 00:15:31,519 --> 00:15:37,559 Thursday of my life for years, right he was he had floor awesome. 238 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:41,679 So yeah, that was like just such a special night. And I think 239 00:15:41,679 --> 00:15:45,080 that that really turned me into the wheeler uter that I am today. It 240 00:15:45,159 --> 00:15:48,480 helped me find that fire that eventually, you know, turned into that aggression 241 00:15:48,519 --> 00:15:52,000 and that willingness to sort of do whatever I need to do to get it 242 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,120 done. And I think that that that really changed me as a wrestler. 243 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:00,480 Also, I would say the hype that I recently took with Brian Angelson. 244 00:16:00,759 --> 00:16:03,840 Sure you saw the photos. Actually the morning of Anarchy at the Arena, 245 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:08,919 I was up at like four am. Uh went to went met Brian. 246 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:14,159 We went on this long, beautiful hike, and it was it was nice 247 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:18,279 to sort of I guess, detached, but then also focused and we got 248 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:22,840 to talk about a lot of things that were uh like it was it was 249 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:26,759 really nice to sort of have that time to go talk and uh just sort 250 00:16:26,759 --> 00:16:29,720 of take things in as opposed to just always being go, go go. 251 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:33,600 So that was a really special special time for me and sort of put some 252 00:16:33,679 --> 00:16:37,159 things into perspective, uh that I don't want to necessarily bring up for everyone 253 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:41,279 to know, but it was, yeah, that's what's that's between you and 254 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:45,080 you yourself, so we're not yeah, yeah, but it was. It 255 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:48,360 was really special. And then of course he made me start doing pushups and 256 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:53,279 bridges rock so there's like there he I don't know if he'll ever share it, 257 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:59,000 but there's a video of me just doing as many lion pushups as I 258 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,960 could possibly do. Then about halfway through the hike and then we have to 259 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:07,319 finish the hikes. Uh yeah. It was a whole another level, a 260 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:08,559 lot of fun, and I think it was a very special day for me. 261 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:14,480 Note to self, do not take a hike with Danielson. Thank you, 262 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,759 thank you. Yeah, unless you're training for something don't do it. 263 00:17:18,839 --> 00:17:21,960 Yeah yeah, yeah, Well I'm not training for anything, so I don't 264 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:26,160 have to worry about that at all. Um. Well, um with with 265 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:30,039 the big match coming up this this Wednesday, Um with Kenny Omega, I 266 00:17:30,039 --> 00:17:33,359 mean what what you know, what final thoughts do you have for that? 267 00:17:33,519 --> 00:17:34,880 And then from there, you know what, where can we keep up with 268 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:38,519 you online? What are your socials you go to and all that? Uh? 269 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,880 Yeah, I'll start with the socials because I'm not great at them at 270 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:45,160 Wheeler, Utah is my Twitter and Instagram. Honestly, I would say if 271 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:48,519 you want to know about me, follow the aw social media. They tweet 272 00:17:48,519 --> 00:17:52,799 a lot more than I do. Um. I made a joke that I 273 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:56,920 used to tweet once a month and now I'm like twice a month. Um. 274 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:02,279 Progress yeah, progress that we're moving up in the world. And that 275 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,279 is as far as the match with Kenny, I think that it's going to 276 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:08,960 be something special. It's another opportunity for me to continue to prove myself as 277 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,039 a member of the BCC, and it's an opportunity for me, honestly to 278 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,000 end the war before we even get the blood and guts. My goal is 279 00:18:15,039 --> 00:18:19,079 that in blood and Guts We'll walk out there and it'll just be a massacre 280 00:18:19,279 --> 00:18:23,039 or a surrender. It'll be one or the other because I'll have already decided 281 00:18:23,039 --> 00:18:27,599 the war by taking out Kenny. So that's that's my goal for and hopefully 282 00:18:27,599 --> 00:18:32,279 I get it out in Edmonton, and that's what's going to happen this Wednesday 283 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,599 night on Dynamite. Of course you can watch it here in Nashville time, 284 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:40,559 which is seven o'clock but Eastern time eight o'clock there. And you know, 285 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:45,680 last thing before we go, what's the next thing? You beat Kenny Omega, 286 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,200 because we put that out in the universe. You win blood and guts, 287 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:51,839 we put that out in the universe. What's next on the horizon? 288 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:53,119 Is there is there a title that you want to go after? I mean, 289 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:59,039 Christian Page thinks he is the T and T Champion even though he didn't 290 00:18:59,039 --> 00:19:00,079 win it. Is that some thing you want to go after? Maybe do 291 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:04,240 you want to go after the pure title? I could see you in Claudio 292 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:08,559 maybe taking going after FTR. I think that would it would be some good, 293 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:14,160 uh good wrestling drama there. Yeah, these are these are all great 294 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:18,119 options that I think I'd like to do. But I think for me personally 295 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:19,960 the next thing. You know, obviously, I want to end end this 296 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:22,920 war with the elite, and we want to come out on top. But 297 00:19:23,039 --> 00:19:26,799 I don't really like how Eddie Kingston's been acting lately. I don't like how 298 00:19:26,839 --> 00:19:30,000 he's been treating us. I know he's gonna go to the g one, 299 00:19:30,039 --> 00:19:33,480 so he's gonna be gone for a while, so I guess he'll escape us 300 00:19:33,519 --> 00:19:36,400 for a little bit. But yeah, I don't like that. Like you 301 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:38,000 said, we've been friends for a very long time. Him and John have 302 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:41,559 been friends for even longer than that, and it just seems like he's kind 303 00:19:41,559 --> 00:19:45,839 of throwing all that away because he doesn't like Claudio and that that's upsetting because 304 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:48,319 you know, I thought we were I thought we were friends, and I 305 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:49,799 thought that our friends more than that, that you could, you know, 306 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,880 mind your own damn business for a few minutes while we'd go do our thing. 307 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,240 But I guess, I guess so Eddie Kingston be someone i'd love to 308 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,319 go after. And I think that me and the best friends will never be 309 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,440 done fighting, So I think that i'd love, speaking of championships, love 310 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:07,240 to go after that international championship one day. Be sweet. I can see 311 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:10,559 that happening, and of course you're on this show, so you go on 312 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:12,880 to win the gold so that you know how this works. So that's the 313 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,680 plan for wheel Er. You to well, buddy, we want to say 314 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:18,160 thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to hang out with 315 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:22,240 us and talk with us. Looking forward to seeing your hand getting raised on 316 00:20:22,279 --> 00:20:26,599 Wednesday night over Kenny Omega in his home country, because again we're putting it 317 00:20:26,599 --> 00:20:29,119 out there in the universe, because that's got to be a big notch for 318 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:33,599 you to beat Kenny Omega. Yeah, and they're making me fly to Edmonton 319 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:41,279 on the fourth of July. That is offensive, not right, not right. 320 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:44,400 Well, Wheeler, we just want to say thank you once again for 321 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,000 taking the time out of your busy schedule man and talking with us, and 322 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:51,079 we look forward to seeing you this Wednesday night on Dynamite. Absolutely. Thank 323 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:56,160 you. Guys. We hope you enjoyed today's episode of the Battleground Podcast. 324 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,680 Make sure you give it five stars and a nice review. To stay up 325 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:15,519 to date with the show, follow them at Battleground Podcast on Instagram.