In short
The hosts recap and react to WrestleMania 42 (night one and night two), focusing on match outcomes, crowd reactions, celebrity involvement, and what the results set up for future storylines.
Guests
No episode guests are interviewed in the provided transcript. The hosts mention prior guests/interviews: Joe Fortenbaugh (ESPN) and wrestlers Nia Jax/“Last Legend,” R-Truth, Damien Priest, and also discuss having worked with ESPN/Disney+ during Mania coverage.
Guest backgrounds (mentioned)
Joe Fortenbaugh is an ESPN sports personality with a distinct humor style. R-Truth is a long-time performer known for comedy and character work (including his “Truth” persona and earlier NWA World Championship history). Damien Priest is a top WWE talent. Nia Jax is a major WWE star.
Key claims
Night one felt rushed/less “WrestleMania” than expected; night two delivered. Celebrity booking (Pat McAfee + Jelly Roll) was criticized for underusing them. Oba Femi’s Brock Lesnar match established a new hierarchy, with Brock selling the finish and then returning for a shocking post-match moment.
Notable examples
Usos/LA Knight defeating “Vision” and I Show Speed; Fatal 4-Way tag title where Nikki Bella can’t compete and Paige returns to win; Gunther vs Seth Rollins with Braun Breaker interference; Liv Morgan defeating Stephanie Vaquer; Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton with Pat/Jelly Roll removed early and a continued rivalry; Drew McIntyre vs “Jacob” in an unsanctioned match; Oba Femi beating Brock Lesnar and Brock’s emotional/Velcro-glove moment.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VORecapping Vegas Experience
0:45 to 2:42
The hosts discuss their recent trip to Las Vegas for a wrestling event.
“i jumped the gun on my so that's gonna look awkward but anyway hey yo Me, it's me, G double O, J-I-Double-G, Two Jiggy, TJ Jefferson.”
Interviews with Guests
2:42 to 4:30
The hosts share their experiences interviewing wrestlers R-Truth and Damien Priest.
“And we had a pretty basic setup on how we wanted to do the show.”
R-Truth's Journey and Humor
4:30 to 7:24
Discussion about R-Truth's past, humor, and his impact in wrestling.
“I've always been kind of a fan of his he always has a unique particular approach to when he gets on these sports shows it's a little different so I'd like his humor and I like what he did.”
WrestleMania Overview
7:24 to 9:06
Exploring the events and highlights from Night One of WrestleMania.
“He's somebody that like there's a trope out right now that people are like, man, we made the right person famous.”
Celebrity Involvement in WrestleMania
9:06 to 10:40
The hosts critique celebrity appearances and their roles in wrestling events.
“Yeah, those with the, obviously to watch WrestleMania you need the ESPN subscription, but it's on Disney+.”
Tag Team Championship Insights
10:40 to 14:01
Analysis of the women's tag team championship match and its participants.
“celebrity involvement in this Wrestlemania here you have a 7 foot 2 bodybuilder who's also an actor and you would think that maybe having him be on Randy Orton's side instead of McAfee or Jelly Roll.”
Paige's Homecoming and Title Match Upset
14:01 to 17:20
Discussion about Paige's return and the unexpected title victory.
“for Asuka, but at one point, Paige was my favorite female wrestler for years.”
Seth Rollins vs. Gunther Match Analysis
18:56 to 22:37
Analysis of the match dynamics between Seth Rollins and Gunther.
“And I tell you, it was predictable, I guess, that Braun Breaker would come in and kind of put his stamp, if you will, on this match, right?”
Future Storylines and Title Aspirations
22:38 to 23:41
Exploration of potential future storylines and title aspirations for wrestlers.
“Because I think Seth is going to concentrate on Braun.”
Liv Morgan's Championship Win and Future Prospects
23:42 to 28:00
Discussion on Liv Morgan's championship win and the implications for future matches.
“Next up, new women's world champion is Liv Morgan, defeat Stephanie Veccare.”
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Match Length and Future Expectations
28:00 to 29:00
The hosts discuss the short duration of a recent match and prospects for future encounters.
“but then I just remembered, man, that match was under seven minutes long.”
Disputed Title Match Insights
29:00 to 31:00
Analysis of the Cody Rhodes versus Randy Orton match, including crowd reactions and celebrity involvement.
“This was the match that sent the entire wrestling world up in flames, right?”
Cody's Character Development
31:00 to 33:00
The hosts explore Cody Rhodes' potential character turn and its implications for fan reactions.
“So all that build up just for less than five minutes, like you could have used him more wisely than that in my opinion.”
Rivalry Dynamics and Future Storylines
33:00 to 34:50
Discussion of the ongoing rivalry between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton, and the potential for future developments.
“Because if you're mad that this guy wins all the time and he does it above the books and he doesn't cheat and he's honorable and honest, you want him to go heel.”
WrestleMania Night One Reflections
38:10 to 41:10
The hosts recap their thoughts on WrestleMania Night One, including audience reactions and notable moments.
“In a world in need of a hero, one man rises to the challenge in style.”
Women's Matches and New Champions
41:10 to 42:00
Review of women's matches at WrestleMania, focusing on the new Women's Intercontinental Champion and notable moments.
“before we're going to get to see her wrestle again.”
WrestleMania Highlights and Reflections
42:00 to 43:40
Discussion of memorable moments from WrestleMania, particularly Lady Ref Jess and her match.
“that was really cool to see all the girls dressed up like her, skipping.”
Match Analysis: Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob
43:40 to 45:20
Analysis of the unsanctioned match between Drew McIntyre and Jacob, highlighting its intensity and athleticism.
“Paige has been such a big influence on a lot of these women.”
Drew McIntyre's Unique Connection
45:20 to 47:20
Host shares a personal story about Drew McIntyre texting him before WrestleMania.
“I still like my idea that they should have had a cinematic fight all through these ages down the strip.”
Transitioning to Night Two of WrestleMania
47:20 to 48:20
Introduction to the discussion on the second night of WrestleMania and key matches.
“You know, Snitsky, you know, the Road Warriors, Nobody.”
Obafemi's Entrance and Performance
48:20 to 50:20
Analysis of Obafemi's entrance and his interaction with the crowd during WrestleMania.
“I was on board almost a year ago saying that Oba should be the one to beat and retire a heel John Cena because that way you make a new main eventer for the next decade or so.”
Obafemi vs. Brock Lesnar: A Match to Remember
50:20 to 53:00
Discussion on the match between Obafemi and Brock Lesnar, including the stakes and outcomes.
“It looked like he got tired of doing the walk.”
Brock Lesnar's Emotional Farewell
53:00 to 55:40
Exploration of Brock Lesnar's emotional moment post-match and his legacy in wrestling.
“Oba looking like the force that we know that he is.”
Brock Lesnar's Emotional Farewell
56:04 to 56:49
Discussion on Brock Lesnar's retirement and his emotional moment in the ring.
“and that was the first time I saw him as a human, a guy saying goodbye.”
Reflections on Brock's Legacy
56:50 to 58:05
Analyzing Brock Lesnar's impact on wrestling and his legacy in the sport.
“He wants to come on and talk some wrestling because he's been in the ring.”
The Importance of Character Names
58:06 to 59:40
Exploring the significance of Brock Lesnar's name and persona in wrestling.
“By the way, if your name is Brock Lesnar as a child, you have no choice but to be a bad MF.”
Obafemi's Rise in Wrestling
59:41 to 1:00:56
Discussing Obafemi's development and future potential in wrestling.
“You got to do something physical and you got to do something violent.”
Highlights from the Ladder Match
1:00:57 to 1:03:00
Recap of the exciting six-man ladder match and standout moments.
“Light up the rocket and let this dude go.”
Match Dynamics and Fan Reactions
1:03:01 to 1:05:10
Analyzing the dynamics of the ladder match and fan engagement.
“It was like time literally slowed up so you could watch the rotation.”
Wrestling's Generational Impact
1:05:11 to 1:06:29
Discussion on wrestling's impact on different generations of fans.
“And that's the thing, you know, we talk about, I know people get mad when they say WWE caters to kids, but like we all started watching as kids.”
Embracing the Magic of Wrestling
1:08:19 to 1:10:01
Encouraging fans to appreciate the magic of wrestling, especially for kids.
“I used to watch a cartoon by the name of Codename Kids Next Door, for those who know, you know.”
Trick Willie Shines at Wrestlemania
1:10:01 to 1:12:00
Discussion on Trick Willie's performance and potential storylines following Wrestlemania.
“And we pretty much knew how this was going to go.”
Dom Mysterio vs The Demon
1:12:01 to 1:14:18
Analysis of the street fight between Dom Mysterio and The Demon, including match details and entrances.
“because they put in work week after week to make that U.S.”
Women's Championship Match Overview
1:14:19 to 1:18:19
Recap and analysis of the WWE Women's Championship match between Rhea Ripley and Jade Cargill.
“You know when demon time comes, you know what time it is.”
Dan Housen's Unique Appeal
1:18:20 to 1:22:40
Exploration of Dan Housen's role at Wrestlemania and his impact on the audience.
“And it's just those little things now where I know she's going to want to come back harder.”
Main Event: Roman Reigns vs CM Punk
1:22:41 to 1:24:00
Insights into the main event match between Roman Reigns and CM Punk, highlighting the build-up and match elements.
“And it's just like you like making money.”
Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk: A Classic Showdown
1:24:00 to 1:25:28
Analyzing the main event match between Roman Reigns and CM Punk at WrestleMania 42.
“And then we got the main event, World Heavyweight Championship.”
Entrances and Match Dynamics
1:25:28 to 1:27:14
Discussion on the entrances and the build-up of the match, highlighting key moments.
“And then Punk, he had a great video package to start with his old theme song from AFI.”
Punk's Redemption Arc
1:27:14 to 1:29:44
Reflecting on CM Punk's journey and his significant moment at WrestleMania.
“There were times where he deserved that main event, and they wouldn't give it to him.”
Post-Match Reflections and Fan Reactions
1:29:44 to 1:31:44
Sharing thoughts on the overall WrestleMania experience and fan reactions to the event.
“It's like hanging out with Randy Savage after he won the title in WrestleMania 4.”
Star Encounters and Behind-the-Scenes
1:31:44 to 1:34:04
Recounting interactions with wrestlers and celebrities during WrestleMania weekend.
“And the Lakers just beat the Rockets again.”
Wrestlers' Appreciation for Tweets
1:38:00 to 1:38:39
Discover how wrestlers engage with and appreciate social media interactions.
“And from now on, even though I want to leave, and I know Don Buoy's like, go home.”
Promoting the Podcast and Social Media
1:38:40 to 1:39:08
Learn how to connect with the podcast across various social media platforms.
“I'm going to heal that you love and hate.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00For some of us, personal finances aren't just personal. They include a lot more people than ourselves. Loved ones, neighbours, the communities we call home, and the causes we hold in our hearts. At Thrivent, we help plan your financial picture with the bigger picture in mind. Because even though our business is helping guide your finances, our ambition is to make it mean so much more. Thrivent, where money means more. Connect with us at Thrivent.com.
0:35ladies and gentlemen welcome to a not hungover wednesday episode of the no contest wrestling podcast i am the heel that you love to hate o'shea jackson jr a.k.a petty guerrero i jumped the gun on my so that's gonna look awkward but anyway hey yo Me, it's me, G double O, J-I-Double-G, Two Jiggy, TJ Jefferson. What up, though? It is 11.50. It's late here. All right, I'm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You're back in Los Angeles, you know. Yeah, but we got a job to do. We love y 'all. We love y 'all so much because, man, a good going to sleep would feel great. I feel like Vegas is creeping back up on me, TJ.
1:22that you know we uh went to vegas a time was had yeah we uh let's uh chronologically i guess try to break this down so we get to vegas you got there wednesday i got there thursday i left the eyes and show uh what did we do thursday night we hung out a little bit oh you went to dinner i went to dinner we didn't go to dinner together we had different things going on but then the next day we had to get up bright and early because we were recording the pre-show at I don't know, we had a 6.45 a.m. call time is all I know. It was early. But yeah, you know, we made it there at 6.50, which is essentially in an entertainment world that's on time.
2:08Five minutes. So yeah, we got set up. I think we did the right play if you didn't see it. Wearing the suits was a nice touch. Solid. We look great. I felt good about that. Shout out to our boy Rafa, who was holding it down there. Everyone back in Bristol who helped get us through the show. Because, you know, that's something new for us. Normally, you know, when someone's in our air, they're in the other room when we're in our normal studio. But this time we're in Las Vegas. We're working with ESPN in Bristol. So we had the directors and everybody there in our air. And we had a pretty basic setup on how we wanted to do the show.
2:46and other than that it was just wing it and yeah is winged it a word can I say can we we winged it whatever we wing it yeah and you know that once again not to just continue to pat ourselves on the back which we will that's that's what you need when you when you have chemistry you know you can wing it you know so I wouldn't want to do that with anybody else in the world TJ that was you know a milestone for us, a milestone for the show. And I feel like we crushed it. You know, that they're asking for a couple more episodes from your boys. You know, they asked it for us back at the Mouses' house.
3:29We didn't ask them. Yeah, yeah, you know. We didn't ask them. They asked us. We're not pushing, you know, but we are getting the push. We didn't ask John Cena to come on the podcast. No, I'm not. Yeah, you know, it's just the flavor, the flavor. You know, But we're doing something right out here. And once again, it's all thanks to the response that we get from you guys continuing to grow the show. Shout out to my man Joe, who I'm sorry you didn't have a cool entrance, but it's no contest, baby. We've been doing this for a while now. We got our fan base. We got our things to do, but he was great.
4:05Shout out to, obviously, last legend, Nia Jax. They were amazing. R-Truth and Damien Priest let's just say they were funnier than what the cameras were able to show they're hilarious man we definitely got to get them on for a much longer episode absolutely and then Joe you mentioned Joe Fortenbaugh of ESPN who I've always been kind of a fan of his he always has a unique particular approach to when he gets on these sports shows it's a little different so I'd like his humor and I like what he did. It was a pleasure having him, of course, as well. Yeah, man, we kicked it off with Joe Fortenbaugh.
4:50Then we had Lash and... Who came first? No, Priest and Truth first. Priest and Truth. We got to talk to them a little bit. We didn't get too in detail. Obviously, time. We have maybe 15 minutes to do this interview. We can't really get into... It's hard to get into a real flow with your normal like you know there are questions obviously we like to ask everyone different stuff but you know we do have our staples that people seem to like and that's the reason they became the staples because we noticed that these questions are the ones that resonated the most or would get the most comments so but um yeah it was good to just get to get to talk to them you know get to chop it up with our truth and let me tell you something at one point i'm talking to the producers back in Bristol.
5:39R-Truth is sitting to my right. I have one ear in. Anyone that knows that's an IFB. It's in my left ear. My mic is here. I'm talking to the director for about a minute. All of a sudden, R-Truth reached over and taps me on the arm. I look over and he's like, hey, dog, are you talking to somebody? I turned and I showed him my ear. I was like, yeah, I'm talking to the producers back in Connecticut. He goes, dog, I thought this whole time you was talking to yourself. Like, okay, here we go. And it was the most R-Truth thing because it's like, did this man really think I was talking to myself? Or was he legitimately just like messing around R-Truth style?
6:26That's the beauty of it. You just don't know. You never know, man. It was 7.30 in the morning. You know, it's his first time on no contest and he's just see you. Okay. Okay. I can see what it looked like. It's like, ah! Ah! But, you know, they crushed it. We were able to give Truth some flowers too, which I was really happy about. Because he deserves it. I was able to bring up his time as the NWA world champion, something that we'd love to go into further detail with. But, you know, at that point, you know, that was a different art truth. There wasn't a lot of, like, comedy to run. the truth killings back in those days so for him to be able to add the comedic nature to his character while always being able to at a second flip back into like the killer the k quick persona says a lot about him as a performer and you know we got to chop it up about that a little bit you know him being a funny kid i know he told a funny story about when he was oh yeah he would always clown around so much that wasn't it the principal decided to give him time in either the library, I think he said, to essentially just go out there and make people laugh at school.
7:43And that was pretty interesting.
7:47He's somebody that like
7:52there's a trope out right now that people are like, man, we made the right person famous. Because at the end of the day the people are who help push people in the entertainment industry. And you can just tell he's a good dude. I can't wait to know about that, that upbringing, what got him to that point. And like he said, he was like, you know, making people laugh. I'm the most recognized I ever been in my life right now. Yeah. And like, that's huge. You know, that's, that's a beautiful thing, especially in that business where that'll keep your job. We see it did. Like, you know, and yeah, that, that, I don't know.
8:36I feel like when we have our R-Truth episode, man, that might be, not only is it going to be full of laughs, well, that might be a tearjerker. You know, I know it's something behind those eyes, you know. I can't wait for that truth episode, you know, when we finally be able to sit down on him representing no contest because on that we were representing ESPN too. We was on the mouse's clock. If anybody wants to check that out, because I feel like we did a good job TJ. I feel like we crushed. Yeah, those with the, obviously to watch WrestleMania you need the ESPN subscription, but it's on Disney+.
9:13It was crazy to see. You can search up no contest on Disney +, but you should be able to do all the time. It was great to see You can see our Nia Jackson last legend interview as well because we were on our best behavior. Don't y 'all worry. Don't y 'all worry. We was chill. We were chill. That was fun too. Yes, but the nitty gritty. Night one, TJ. Yeah. Night one WrestleMania. Now we were a slight little funny story about the tickets. We thought we didn't have our tickets. And then we kind of did. you know people tickets went to spam whatever like who checks spam I know I never did but there they were so you know we were afraid we were going to miss the show but we didn't we had some tickets shout out to the people who got this for us got those for us and then headed to the arena the stadium and settled in man and it was first and foremost if you guys have ever seen the TV show Reacher in the last season of Reacher Reacher fights a literal giant a behemoth if you will a behemoth and his name is either Oliver or Olivier Richter you know how sometimes yeah you know we ran into him backstage and I want to bring that up because with all the celebrity involvement in this Wrestlemania here you have a 7 foot 2 bodybuilder who's also an actor and you would think that maybe having him be on Randy Orton's side instead of McAfee or Jelly Roll.
10:54That would have seemed a little bit more intimidating, but I digress. Yeah. We'll keep going. I mean, he just did a movie with Cody. I would think, all right, you got McAfee out here, respect to Jelly Roll because that's my dog. It might not have been a bad idea to have Zangief climb over that wall. Yeah, because this whole thing that went down, Fans were really kind of up in the air about, or an uproar, I guess I should say, about this celebrity involvement. And you see someone like that, if that guy was involved, more people I think would have been into it. But he wasn't. We can't rewrite it.
11:31We can only respond to what happened. And everybody knows I hate, I hate it when a celebrity thinks they know what they're talking about about some wrestling. That is just some garbage. So we start off, we kick it off with John Cena. You know, he comes out, he's the host, he welcomes everybody to WrestleMania. It was really cool to see him. And then the show gets kicked off. The Usos come out through the crowd, which is pretty cool. LA Knight joins them, and then they take on the Vision and actual Speed. And that's probably, I guess, as well as it could go. You know, when you have one guy who's a celebrity, not an actual wrestler.
12:12but I show speed is incredibly athletic. And it was funny. We're in the crowd before the show started. And I go, how, how are you going to sell this match to people? You know, you have greatest tag. One of the greatest tag teams ever LA night. It's a pretty new tag team and a guy who's not a wrestler. And you said, I show speed is. Oh, bro. He's top three athlete of all time. Right. And then, so I go, I literally, he says this and I go, really? And then you think, and you're like, yeah. And then someone in front of us turns around and said, that's because he came from my testicular region. And it was I Show Speed's dad.
12:51Yeah. It was pretty cool. We got to chop it up with him. Apparently, we were on I Show Speed's, I guess, live stream. Yeah, bro. As we know, it gets millions of views. In front of the millions. You know, it gets millions of views. So we got to, I guess, we were in the background of that a lot. and you know the match went according to plan i guess you know there's no way la night and the usos should have lost and they didn't they won that match they went over um i'm not even sure if this is an order it's just the way i wrote it down i went to cbs and got a brown paper bag and i used that to make no that's how much he loved y 'all professional so right there so uh let's just go to this new tag team champions we spoke about lash and naya earlier they were in a Fatal 4-Way for the Tag Team Championships along with Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Bayley, and Lyra, and Brie Bella, and Nikki Bella, who comes out with a boot on her foot.
13:45We know she had some ankle problems, announces she can't go. Here comes a replacement, and it's Paige. The Paige Turner herself. Yeah, and it was great, because at one point, I will tell you that Paige was you know, obviously you know my love for Asuka, but at one point, Paige was my favorite female wrestler for years. I thought she was the anti-diva in NXT coming up. She was a little bit different than the rest of the other girls and kind of gravitated towards her. She had her neck issues. She went to another company. She left there, and this was her return home. Literally, this was a homecoming for her.
14:24And I kind of, even though Nia and Lash, man, they've just been dominant, and them coming out dressed like Demolition. With Demolition in the crowd, that was such a nice touch, man. They came out in all white. I remember turning around and looking at the screen and I was like, oh my god, they're dressed like Demolition. That was amazing. But with Paige coming home, I saw the writing. You know, those who watch the show know that I felt like the Bellas was getting that victory because it's like you didn't bring Brie Bella back to not give the Bellas this title. But then at the same time, TJ, they didn't give the Bellas the title.
15:11They didn't. They gave Bella and Paige. Bella and Paige, which is insane. If I were to tell you that back in whenever the hell, that don't make sense. It kind of does. They're from the same era. They both were totally dealers. Yeah, but they were going at it during that era. Like, it's like – The Bellas and Paige? When I think of the give Divas a chance, you know, they're going against each other. Bellas are inseparable, you know, except for that one time. That was pretty cool. But, like, to think that a Bella won without her sister and it was the anti-Diva, it's just like – I mean, I'd love to see it in the future, but there's something that they're going to – that's a wrinkle that when Nikki gets healthy, she's going to be like, all right, you give me my belt now.
15:58It's like, hold on, dog. I want this. Yeah, I don't know. I don't know. Because what was it? Nikki couldn't compete. So Bree had to have a... So I don't... I mean, I guess they could make beef out of it, but it would be kind of stupid because Paige did you a favor. That would mean turning one of them heel. And I don't know if they want the Bellas to be heels. Time will tell, regardless. Listen, Nikki tested those waters with Stephanie Vicar. You know, she's a little off. It's a storyline that's right there. But the Bella Army and their millions strong are not going to boo them. Yeah, exactly. So she's fine with whatever she does.
16:36And we'll be cheering for Paige. And I can see Nikki going, you guys keep the tag titles. You know, she was looking after singles gold anyway. She wasn't thinking about tag titles. So this might be perfect for her to be like, all right, you guys concentrate on the tag. I'm going back after a women's world, maybe Lib. Because remember, before Lib got hurt, her and Nikki, there was something going on there, remember? It looked like they were getting set up for a feud, then an injury happened, we didn't get it. A lot of ways they could go with this. Maybe that's one of them. So congrats to the champions.
17:09Congrats to Paige for getting back in. And yeah, because there was a time it looked like she'd never be able to do this again. Yeah. She's back and is a champion. For some of us, personal finances aren't just personal. They include a lot more people than ourselves. Loved ones, neighbours, the communities we call home, and the causes we hold in our hearts. At Thrivent, we help plan your financial picture with the bigger picture in mind. Because even though our business is helping guide your finances, our ambition is to make it mean so much more. Thrivent, where money means more. Connect with us at Thrivent.com.
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18:52Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at Airbnb.com slash host. What else we got next? Gunther. Gunther! Yeah. To defeat Seth Rollins. And I tell you, it was predictable, I guess, that Braun Breaker would come in and kind of put his stamp, if you will, on this match, right? But up until that point, this was a really, really good match, I thought. Now, I haven't had a chance to go back and watch it because when you're live, you know, it's a little different than when you're watching on TV. I felt like the match was really good, man. And what I've been reading are a lot of people going, they were close to having a five-star match before the interference.
19:33I don't know if it was five stars or not because we don't rank them like that. But it's like we said, you don't always need a reason. It doesn't have to be a storyline. Like two guys might be in a bar and look at each other and decide they want to get it. You know what I mean? And they go fight. There ain't no storyline. Obviously, there is going to be something. Gunther says Paul Heyman owes him something. We'll see what that is. But two consummate professionals, two great pro wrestlers, two weeks notice. Thought they put on a fine job. Right. And, yeah, like we said, there's a – it's something different about being there and only getting one angle of everything.
20:13When you're live there, you get one angle of everything. And I'll be honest with you, when people standing up a lot too, I didn't get to see as much of the match as I really wanted because you're getting blocked, so you're trying to see. So that match, like I said, didn't have a chance to go back and rewatch it. Yeah, I was getting trashed on Twitter because Bleacher Report, I mean, the only rating I know that they've gotten right is probably about Becky Lynch. But they kind of trashed night one. And I didn't necessarily, you know, wasn't over the moon about night one. You know, being there, I was like, I'm about 7.8, which anything in the sevens to me is not WrestleMania standard.
20:59So, like, you know, I'm not jumping through hoops to save night one. but I also said that I have to rewatch it to give it a fair assessment because I was there live being there live. It gives it a low key a bump because you're having a good time. You're excited to be at Mania. And like, I love my voice four times this weekend. Like that never happens to me, you know? So it, it's just something that, uh, has to go into your mind when you're rating these things or you're telling other people about it. So, you know, I feel like once I get my sleep schedule together, TJ, I'll be able to rewatch WrestleMania because, man, it's catching up to me pretty bad.
21:45But I felt like going into it, the story needed, you know, they need something to happen because what does it do for Seth to lose to Gunther or what does it do for, you know, like Seth to get that win? And here comes Braun Breaker. and it was like okay we're setting up some stuff and they're getting a favor from ball game it all right we're setting up some stuff that's all i'm saying yeah that's all i need right there like i like yeah just like i said it's all right for them to fight once but for this to continue yeah favor where's this going but does do they move off of this because this could have been a one-off because we have braun and we have seth and there's your mat that's what we've been waiting for.
22:33What does Gunther do now? Because he's kind of on to the side. Because I think Seth is going to concentrate on Braun. You know, Braun's coming back for Seth, as was evident on Monday Night Raw when those two got into it. But yeah, we're going to be getting some Braun Breaker and Seth Rollins. And I feel like it's going to be pretty good. And it makes you question, you know, when you hear a favor, it makes you think like Chief got that belt right now and we'll get tonight too but Chief got that belt right now maybe it's a situation where Gunther's going after Chief and he's surrounded by Samoans and it's like I might need a couple of those vision guys to have my back while I go after that title against Chief and then like we need it adds an element of how much power exactly does Paul Heyman have you know What is this favor that he's going to do?
23:29Because I know Gunther's not going to be – don't tell me he's going to use it on some random singles fight. You know what he has on his mind. So, like, we shall see. We shall see. I'm here for the ride, though, I tell you that much. Yeah, absolutely. Next up, new women's world champion is Liv Morgan, defeat Stephanie Veccare. Kind of assumed that this was how it was going to go down with Liv coming back. also with the Judgment Day, with the hard R's came back. We finally had Roxanne and Raquel back together. Of course, they got involved. They got involved. Did you hear me scream Hi, Raquel! I think that's what made me lose my voice.
24:10Yeah, those two, they were going at it. And we know that a lot of people know that there seemed to be some real bad blood the way they were attacking and just beating the crap out of each other. So, yeah, they got busy. Yeah, you knew how I felt about this because Stephanie McCare wasn't even at the poker table for a shoot. Yeah, that was kind of like your big thing. Like, how is she your champ? Yeah. Not in the main. If you remember, after the release of that, they added in. They added in. Yes, right. Come on, guys. That's right. At least dolled it up for me a little better. All right, come on.
24:52Read the tea leaves, baby. But I think, yeah, so we got Liv now. She's a new champion. She's got the Judgment Day backing her up, and we'll see where Stephanie goes from here. I got a feeling, though, this isn't going to be the last time Stephanie Becker is your women's world champion. Way too talented, way too over with the fans. Steph solidified herself as a main eventer, so she's going to be in this picture for years to come. And that's part of what you want to do, right, Shea? You want to make stars that you continue to build off for years to come. And Stephanie Becare has shown that she is money.
25:32She's worthy of being at the top of the card. She's worthy of being number one on the call sheet. So, yes, her future is bright, but she's coming back for her title. There ain't no doubt about that. Hold on, hold on. Can I have a little creative liberty here, brother? Okay, please do. Because I'm thinking, I'm thinking a lot. And, you know, Raw is stacked right now, okay? Raw is, especially that Raw for Mania, we saw Ethan Page be added. We saw Sol Ruka be added. We're way ahead of ourselves right now, man. I know. I feel you. I feel you. Well, in order for this to make sense, we got to point that out because it is crazy stacked.
26:16and I if I saw a faction of the care in Julia with a powerhouse like Keanu James that is scary that is scary as hell and if I can somehow get Rhea Ripley versus the care that would be so nasty so like I don't know if she don't make the move to Smackdown I don't know I'm just saying julia needs the help as far as having somebody who knows her who can at least put some work in with her that like makes her feel comfortable because julia has such potential and i feel like they threw her on smackdown without if she was with nxt a little bit longer maybe it just it just hasn't clicked and i really feel like her and stephanie need to be together I mean, it's her best friend.
27:12Has no more chemistry with anyone in the wrestling world than her. So I would love to see. I need to see. I know Raw is hogging all the good toys right now. But for Raw to give up Rhea Ripley, I think they know that SmackDown needs some help. I wouldn't mind seeing Vaquera over there. And she look good in blue. It's not Stephanie's job to get Julia over. Stephanie's job is to continue to try to get herself over. So going there to help get somebody else build up, I don't know. I don't think that makes sense to me because you're still trying to, like I said earlier, make sure that you are entrenched in that main event scene.
27:53So to go to another show and have to build yourself up from there, I don't know. And the more I think about it, I know I said that the two of them put on a great match, but then I just remembered, man, that match was under seven minutes long. And then it hit me that I did hear someone say that both of them are injured. And I guess maybe that is why the decision was made to keep it a shorter match, which I guess makes sense. But we definitely I think because the buildup was so dope. Right. And we just love the fact that they were beating the crap out of each other. I think at the time I was thinking the match was better than it was.
28:32But just now, as I'm rewinding in my mind, I'm like, yeah, they did not give them a lot of time. And so we need to see that again. Right. Everything in night one was quick. Yeah. So we need to see. So that's why I can't see her going. Her and Liv got to really get it on and like give them the time necessary to really put on a banger. So I know we're going to get a better match out of those two in the future. Or at least I really hope so. I hope it's a dangerous path to walk down But in this case I feel it's safe to say And then we have the Disputed world title match Cody Rhodes Against Randy Orton What I will say If that's the case Stephanie Viqueira needs some sort of backup She's always going to run into the numbers game Every single time Three on one the three-on-one didn't work for Jade because Rhea had EO so like the three-on-one it just spells the same ending for Vick hair every time so she has to figure that out I agree with you on that she's going to have to get some help to combat the hard R's but there ain't no combat the hard R's baby but yeah you're up to the undisputed WWE title Randy Orton Cody Rhodes.
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29:57This was the match that sent the entire wrestling world up in flames, right? With the addition of Pat McAfee with Jelly Roll. People, man, they were really caught in their feelings about this, right? Yeah, goddamn celebrities. Because it's not McAfee's fault. There was just so much that could have been done with that person on the phone. I think that is why wrestling fans got a little upset because they're thinking it's going to be a blast from the past, right? It's going to be a wrestler. It's going to be someone else. And then when it was Pat, I just feel like people got let down. If they wouldn't have made it seem like there was some old school person on the phone, I think it would have been different.
30:41Probably would have been received a little differently. Yeah, because why the hell did you say wrestling has more than one royal family? Why did you say that to Pat? Which is true. and which is true and which is something that you would tell Randy to kind of hype him up but at the same point we all were expecting something else right and so that's why I think people had this reaction to it now the match gets started McAfee starts it off he kicks Cody you know and in the nether regions and they get going but it seems like bro within like five minutes here comes jelly rolls, squash him pat through the announce table, he gets carted off and that's it.
31:22So all that build up just for less than five minutes, like you could have used him more wisely than that in my opinion. But it is what it is. He was not supposed to be there. I know something like you can just smell that something was supposed to be different. For instance, Undertaker should have never helped Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40. We know that's supposed to be the glass breaking. We know but things happen. Who knows what happened? It's something that we might never know until there's some documentary down the road. But like for what they had, they knew that, all right, let's get it out the way.
32:09And then we got to the wrestling match that we were waiting for. Yeah, and I'm trying to remember what those guys doing each other's moves, right? That was a nice nod. You know, because when we had Cena and AJ Russell and they were giving nods to everybody by doing a bunch of their, you know, classic matches, some of the guys, their classic opponents doing their finishers and their moves, that was cool. You know, Cody did a cutter and I'm yelling, that's the diamond cutter, that's not the RKO. You know, that was a good MVP. don't get it twisted you know randy also did a uh crossroads on right so that was pretty dope the move sucks never works but yeah they um they got pat and jelly roll out of the equation early so that way everyone who was complaining all right chill let these guys get through the thing it was just a solid match between two guys who know each other but I think we were expecting something more than just a solid match right at some point the fans are really cheering Randy as they hail and booing Cody as the face and then Cody kind of you could see him tap into like maybe taking a step towards that dark side because I'm telling you all you people who want Cody Rhodes to turn hail I said this about Roman Reigns be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.
33:39Because if you're mad that this guy wins all the time and he does it above the books and he doesn't cheat and he's honorable and honest, you want him to go heel. Guess what? Now he's going to use every dirty trick in the book. Every single one. Just like with Roman. You want him to go heel. He went heel and he cheated to win all the time. And that's all people said. We can't win without the Usos. You can't without cheating. Yeah, because you want him to be heel. That's what heel does. Yeah. So when Cody does eventually get that heel turn, if you saw some of his independent promos, his New Japan promos, when he was a bad guy, yo, Cody will go scorched earth on you.
34:20And it's kind of something that I'm looking forward to see just for all these people booing Raheem. I didn't like it. Right. I stood up and I said it. But he did a great job of kind of flipping the crowd at the end, you know. Right. And now you're in a unique position with your Raw champion being a kind of anti-hero, a kind of a dark face, because they're not going to boo Roman. Like, he's gotten to the point where, like, they're not going to boo Roman, bro. And if he's, if he, you know, is talking to the Usos, Usos ain't about to go heel, you know? So, like, you're in a unique position where you got two faces as champion?
35:02Is that what we want to do? Will it make SmackDown pop a little bit more if we got to keep an eye on Rhodes because Rhodes is tripping? Like, it's some juicy television that you – it's a window. It's a window that's open. Now, I know they're always hesitant because at the end of the day, whoever is booing, Cody's still selling these toys. Cody's still selling his merch to these cheering, all right? And the cheering are the future, all right? So, like, it's going to be crazy to see. I know I would test the waters a little bit. I bring this up again. SmackDown needs some help, all right? You got my man Cody looking like a Scarface, half-version of Cruella DeVille with that eye.
35:51He needs something. And this is a perfect, perfect window to get a little bit more darker with Cody Rhodes, man. Because Randy, it seemed like he was still after that title at the end of the match. Yeah, at the end of the match, back if he comes back. The neck brace. After being taken out of the arena on a stretcher, he comes back wearing a neck brace and a ref shirt. Did he have the ref shirt on the start? I don't think so. No. No, I don't think so, right? So, yeah, he comes running down. He gets involved. I guess he went for a count that was not to Randy's liking. So I don't know if it was blood in Randy's eye or if he did it intentionally, but he definitely RKO'd Pat and put him out.
36:32So he's out of the equation. But then you have Cody, right? A little eye poke, a little low blow. Yeah. Kind of he'll just move. Ultimately, he gets the three, like you said. And then after, Randy picks up the belt, cracks him in the head. Then he brings the punt back, gets Cody right in the face, like you said. He looks like man's out there looking like one eyed Willie right now. It's nice. One eyed Willie, you know, and so we'll see. I think it's all indications is this this rivalry is not over, though. Yeah, and I know Cody. Cody born of, you know, one of the last Mohicans. So like he's he loved that old school shit.
37:16Like, you know, so I'm sure it was like, no, I'm gonna really take this. I'm gonna really take it. And it was like, oh, man, maybe I should have downed it back a little bit. You know, my sister said she even saw Randy Grimmis a little like. I was really about to say, Randy kind of knelt down, and like you could see he was like. Rich Eisen here. PayPal is now the official peer-to-peer payments sponsor of the NFL, which means all the money moments that fandom creates, whether splitting tailgate costs or chipping in on tickets and game day food between friends are covered. Wherever the game is played or watched, PayPal moves with fans.
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38:32And so does comfort. Just make sure they keep their cleats off the seats. Visit HyundaiUSA.com or call 562-314-4603 for details. Under the guise of trash-talking him, it looked like he was checking on, like, oh, my bad, dog. Yeah, like, dog. Adam Vinatieri over here almost took your head off. But yeah, so that was the end of night one. You know, a lot of people weren't very happy with night one. But you know what? The thing about wrestling is, no matter what you do, it's like Pac said, right? Tupac said there's many rules to the game. I'm going to share with you two. No, people are going to hate you for whatever you do.
39:09No matter what, there's always going to be that part of the IWC that isn't going to like the results. But I do have to say as someone who's fairly easy about wrestling, yeah, night one was kind of like, okay, let's see what night two can bring. Yeah. Night two brought to it. Yeah, because I was like, after night one, I was like, night two, I need to see some blood. I need to see some blood. I need to see some fangs at WWE. All right, I need y 'all to establish that this is WrestleMania a little bit because it felt like a CC minus, you know. It wasn't accurate. Yeah, it didn't feel like – it felt like a fast lane.
39:52You know, it felt like a, like, night of champions. It didn't feel like WrestleMania, you know. And, yeah, they got it done. But we skipped something. We here at the No Concerts Wrestling Podcast, we'd like to send a congratulations to future mommy-to-be our dog, our girl Bianca Belair and congratulations to Montez Ford as well. She came out with the big news that we are expecting the most athletic child the world has ever seen. Yeah, that was good. It was hard to tell, you know, with I guess the way the arena, the stadium set up. I just thought there should have been a bigger pot for Bianca. Maybe it was and it came through on TV.
40:43In Arena it was cheers but I was like I was expecting thunderous cheers. So maybe that was just me like I said, the sound's a little different there when you're live but yeah man, that's really cool. It's sad that because of her hand injury we didn't get to see her for a whole year and now it looks like it's going to be at least another what 16, 17 months probably before we're going to get to see her wrestle again. All the best, man. All the best. And I told you during the show, they got to put Tez and Jimmy in a tag team just for two weeks just so everybody can boo them and get all their anger out.
41:25Boo the hell out of them. And we need... Let them go back to... We can't say that. But it's a funny name for them. going out on the internet right now. Yeah, you can look it up and find it. One thing we did forget, new Women's Intercontinental Champion. Right, right. Becky defeated AJ. Like I said, that was another sub-10-minute match. But, you know, the thing that stood out most to me, well, first of all, AJ coming down with all the little AJ Lees, that was really cool to see all the girls dressed up like her, skipping. That was a nice touch. And I think overall, that's what I might remember most about WrestleMania total.
42:10Some great entrances, you know, that some of these were almost as long as the match. But the thing that we've been talking about for months is Lady Ref Jess, Jessica and her her beef with Becky, which continued, got a little physical, you know. And so Cara is a wrestler. You know, she did wrestle independently. So she at least, you know, can go in there and at least handle herself. probably. Handle herself for sure. Yeah, handle and have a competitive match. But yeah, her and Becky are getting in. We had a little tomfoolery with the turnbuckle cover. Tomfoolery! Which ultimately led to AJ's demise as she ran into it and then got hit with the manhandle.
42:51Yeah. I just knew going into Mania, there's no way Becky never be Asian. Like, never be Asian. This is her first win she got with Jessica Carr being the ref. Like, you know, it's just one of those things that if you're watching the stats, you get a feeling. And just as soon as it left my mouth, TJ, of how excited I was that we might get A.J. versus A.J. Lee again. A.J. Lee says, you know, I don't know when I'll see you guys again, but, you know, I'm like, hey. I hope they can convince her to come back because, you know, So obviously her and AJ, or I'm sorry, her and Paige, they have a history together.
43:33And you want to see, man, I still want to see like, yeah, Roxanne and AJ get to go at it. I want to see Paige. Paige has been such a big influence on a lot of these women. So hopefully they get to do it again. But if not, look, AJ, you came back and you got to leave the way you wanted to leave. If you are leaving, I don't think you are. But at least you got to do this and kind of make up for the last time she was there. So props for her. Becky, of course, you know, she's just, you know, she's on another level. And I don't know who's up next for her, but it's going to be entertaining because lately with Becky, it always is, right?
44:17Another thing we forgot, the unsanctioned match. Jacob, fuck. Oh, man, that's what I got to rewatch on TV. yeah for sure you know no no titles at stake nothing like that just two big strong men who don't like each other and wanted to beat the crap out of each other and they uh they did a fairly good job of of doing that yeah drew always gonna deliver drew's always gonna deliver jacob this meant something to him on a different level i don't know if you saw the video of him getting emotional after his WrestleMania match, but both friends of the show and you knew they was that was the one that was circled and just like, alright, that's one you can rely on.
45:01If you look online, it's the highest rated match in the night. It's funny that it escaped my mind until just now. You've got two big athletic dudes out there doing things that, man, that big shouldn't be able to do and i think when they they next have a wwe rivalries it's gonna have to be drew mcintyre against the the red toolbox toolbox who is this employee leaving the turtles under the ring you know i i one of my one of my favorite understated uh rivalries was always kurt angle against the moonsault that's where it took him 10 years to finally actually hit a moonsault And now we got Drew McIntyre against this red toolbox, which has been effing him up twice at two different times.
45:52But, you know, we saw the kendo sticks. We saw just pounding out each other.
46:05And, yeah, just great match. I still like my idea that they should have had a cinematic fight all through these ages down the strip. somebody getting chokeslammed through a roulette table or something, interrupting Blackjack, just somebody getting body slammed. Yeah, we want to see some chips fly. Someone's got to do that at some point. So when you do it, just credit NCW, all right? All caps when you spell our name. Listen, be careful reminding them because right after Saudi, they might be like, Vegas again. But, yeah, and apparently I think the reports have been Drew's got a part in Highlander coming up.
46:43Yeah, there can only be one. Yeah, there can only be one. But I will say this. This is a slight flex, and I told you this story in the match. Drew McIntyre became the first wrestler ever in my lifetime of WrestleMania who was texting me the morning before his match. And I'm like, wow, that's kind of dope. Drew McIntyre and me are texting each other right now, and he's got a match tonight. I mean, look, Ultimate Warrior never texted me before WrestleMania. Randy Savage never texted me for WrestleMania. The Rock, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold, John Cena, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Kane, Batista, Booker T.
47:20None of them ever texted me. You know, Snitsky, you know, the Road Warriors, Nobody. All those people you named, and then you randomly threw Snitsky in there, is insane. I want you to know. I want you locked up. You went on this list of like the greatest of all time and through Schnitzky. I don't know why. Do you know him? Like what was it?
47:53I was just trying to go through my mind. It's past midnight, y 'all, okay? It's past midnight. So, yeah. So, never got texted from not near one of them before. Not near one of them. Drew McIntyre yeah but so shout out to Jacob shout out to Drew I think we finally fully covered night one now let's quickly go on to night two because I'm going to keep the people too long because a lot of people have already given their takes but we haven't given ours and that's why you're here with us at No Contest so you know what I'm saying thank you night two we kicked off with on ESPN right you said this a guy that we've been on board with from if not day one, then day three, Obafemi.
48:44I was on board almost a year ago saying that Oba should be the one to beat and retire a heel John Cena because that way you make a new main eventer for the next decade or so. You know, that was received. A little bit over half told me I was crazy, but now look at it. Now you have Obafemi. Oba Femi going up against the true final boss, Brock Lesnar. And just from Oba's entry, just from that introduction, that ring walk, man, where the crowd's going nuts. And I pointed this out to him the third time we interviewed him, because, you know, it's been so many, it's hard to keep track. But I pointed out to him a slut, a sluttle, I said sluttle, a slight yet slut, subtle, I can speak.
49:36Yeah, yeah, okay. A slightly subtle thing that he did with his entry was he started to talk. And he would start talking to people. And I was like, that was interesting. That took that up a notch. And now he's coming up and he's talking to Brock Lesnar. And, bro, I got to be honest. Because, yeah, we don't hide the fact, you know, as much as you can love another man, you don't know. We love Obafemi. We're behind Obafemi. Dude's been mad cool with us. So I'm very, and you are as well, very invested. So there was a point of pride that I know you were feeling too when you're looking around and you're seeing people.
50:12And I'm not talking people that look like him. I'm talking people that didn't like him, look like him, chant his name, do the walk. So I'm trying to do the walk. A lot of people can't do it. I tried to give you a tutorial. Some of you didn't watch that video. You should go back and peeve it. Bro, that's 75 yards. It looked like he got tired of doing the walk. It was 75 yards, but it was just – there was a feeling that I had, right? looking around and hearing his name's not mike his name's like tim his name's like joe his name is oba and so you hear oba getting chanted and it was just i don't know man it just it did something to me bro it just made me feel like because we know how it is sometimes with brothers in in wrestling don't always get the fair shake don't always get a fair hand down to it so when you look at someone and there's been other men throughout wrestling times to you look at them and go how could you deny this person they're undeniable here's another man but i think collectively we all went you will not deny this dude you will not mess this dude up so just him walking that walk and he's talking and at one point he cups his ear which i thought was a great just a great move and then boom.
51:32It's like Warriors getting ready for war, bro. It's getting you in because you know what's about to come off the other side. You know what this is like. He's already done. You're already prepared. We said on ESPN, it's going to be a lot of people's first time to see WrestleMania. It's going to be their introduction to their Super Bowl. It's going to be their introduction to over Femi, and I thought they handled that perfectly, just getting him to the ring. Yeah, dude, and, you know, we had – this was the one – this and Punk versus Roman was the one I was like, listen, I don't know how this finish is going to go, but, boy, if they get it wrong, they're going to hear it for the rest of the night because they put him first.
52:22It is the tone setter for night two. and it delivered. It delivered in a way that kept Brock the veteran. Brock got an F5 off. And a lot of people were lying like, oh, he no-sold. He didn't no-sell. He got to one knee. That hurt. That buckled him a little bit. That is not a no-sell. That is, ooh, you got me, but. Yeah, but I'm going to need another one, And I don't think you can get another one off before I hit you with this fall from grace. So, like, it set a new hierarchy in WWE. Just that alone. And Oba getting the victory. Oba looking like the force that we know that he is. Because let me tell you, y 'all better start paying attention to NXT when we tell you.
53:21When we tell you to turn that CW on, trying to let y 'all know. Also, shout out to John Cena because that Saturday night main event being a showcase was putting our dog on prime time against Cody Rhodes. And that helps as well. But it felt so good to see him get the dub. And then the shock that I felt through my body, I didn't think it could go any higher. and then we all saw, wait, Brock is laying there for a long time. And then Brock sits up a little bit and it's just like, you know, we being live there, we don't know what Michael Cole is saying. We don't know, like, what's being said on the broadcast.
54:03So we don't know if, like, if they're setting up something or, like, you know, what's happening. Because you also got to wait for camera cues and things like that. But then he took the Velcro off his gloves. And then he took the other glove. And it was like, there's no way. And then he reached for the boots. And it was like, oh, wow. My first initial thought was, there's no way I'm here for this. Which is what you want in a great event. There's no way I'm watching this right now. And you can see us in the back. We damn near are watching a car wreck. the whole time. And the match is over. And see, looking up on the screen and seeing, is he crying?
54:51Like, I've never had a wholesome Brock Lesnar moment. That was, like, I'm getting goosebumps right now. Like, people have so much to say about Brock. But what is undeniable is what he did in that ring, what type of beast, just animal that he was and how he, at least for me, changed my mindset on what a big man is in wrestling. You know, we hear stories about when Taker or Kane, when they first started, you know, they can jump or a big show as well. You know, they can do the flips and do all that stuff. And like people tell them, like, no, just be big. Brock did everything. Brock could do everything and did it fast as hell and made you really believe because he really could throw you through the ground.
55:50You know, Brock Lesnar is the guy that was dominating WWE, and then some people made fun of him and told him that he couldn't really fight. So he went to UFC and took their title, too, and then went back to WWE. Like, this dude is one of the baddest on the planet, and that was the first time I saw him as a human, a guy saying goodbye. Yeah, and it's interesting because, you know, from day one, you always hear, like, the one thing that people always say, Brock doesn't like people, he doesn't like crowds you kind of wonder if he likes wrestling that was just like the storyline, the things you'd always hear like well you know Brock doesn't like people which is a really odd thing but I get it cause people yeah cause people that moment was like I said I remember when he first did the strap I was like dude and you know a friend of ours Stephen Amell the Green Arrow you know coming out in Baywatch soon by the way we're going to have him on the pod shortly when Baywatch comes back.
56:53He wants to come on and talk some wrestling because he's been in the ring. He turned to me and he's like, there's no way. There's no way he's retiring because he had both gloves on and Steve was like, there's no way. And you were still at that point, you were still, I think, you were a little shocked. I remember looking at you like, I couldn't get over the match yet. I couldn't get over the match. And it was just like too much. since we overloaded. And as Steven's saying that, all of a sudden, he reaches down and starts untying the boots, and it was like, wow. And then the emotion on his face.
57:29For a guy who it didn't seem like for years he didn't love, or like, he always said he was fine in the ring, but outside of the ring he never loved. And that's understandable, right? Small town boy. You know, you as an actor, we see how you people kind of rush to like, want to get a picture say hi to you and it's kind it can kind of be like overwhelming so imagine brock lesnar right and it's just like so to see him have that emotion the tears the hugging with hayman you know the the thanking of the fans like that's what almost got me there are two moments the ex him hugging paul because like it's something it's something when a grown man need a hug and he needed that hug and it was just like there's no way i'm sad or like getting choked up for the beast you know and then him putting his forehead on the mat bro i almost i was broke i was like oh shit oh my god dude what a moment and i've said this before you know people love giving up top 10 lists and something we all do as fans but i mean if a lot of people already have him in the top 10 but i think you're really gonna have to look back at this dude's body work and if you don't agree he's one of the greatest of all time and it might not always be match quality i know some of the matches were nothing more than you know 10 german suplexes but from the beginning to the end from the aura to what it meant to be in the ring with him to getting a win over him this is brock lesnar man and his his name rings bells like you know sunday at 12 o 'clock.
59:11This is Brock Lesnar. By the way, if your name is Brock Lesnar as a child, you have no choice but to be a bad MF. If you're Brock Lesnar, you're not becoming a molecular scientist. If you're Brock Lesnar, you're not working at your local Nissan or Hyundai dealer. Your name is Brock Lesnar. You have to be involved in some type of physical job, whether it be sports or maybe you're collecting money for some people who loan out money. Yeah, power lifter. Yeah. Loan shark. You got to do something physical and you got to do something violent. And that's what that man did. So props to you, my man. If this is really it and it does appear to be so, you did your thing, you left your mark.
1:00:04And what I love even more is, despite what people have said about Brock Lesnar all the time, he, I don't know this for a fact. You don't know this for a fact. But based upon everything we do know about wrestling, that man picked Obafemi. He goes, that's the guy. That's the one. Because he could have lost to Gunther, right? Gunther was kind of made. He beat Cena. He beat AJ. He picked, he looked at Oba and said, this is the dude. Yeah. And he made Obafemi that night. I've been waiting for you. Props to you, man. And now, like I said, Oba is the man. We're going to see where this goes. But you're going to have to get gold on him quick.
1:00:45And I know I said initially that maybe Brockwin is the first because the reason I'm saying that is how fans are. You don't want him turning on Oba. Don't matter at this point, man. Light it up. Light up the rocket and let this dude go. And if he's got to go against Roman, so be it. You got to go against Cody again, so be it. But somebody is getting their belt taken. Somebody going to get their hair. Yeah, before December. And that, I think that's just almost a guaranteed fact. Before 2026, this brother over family is probably going to have gold, heavyweight gold, like top. The big boy. All right.
1:01:26Well, now, after that, what do we have? We have the six-man. We have the ladder match, man, and that was great. Penta, you know, he retained. Show Steeler. In a six-man match against Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee, Javon Evans, Rusev, and J.D. McDonough. J.D. McDonough. Yeah. Funko. Funko Pop. Yeah, you know, ladder matches are always, especially when you have this amount of athleticism and ladders. Brothers just fly. And this was a match, another match we say, it was hard to, from your seat, keep track of everything. You had stuff on the other side of the ring that you couldn't see. You know, ladders, people's bodies flying.
1:02:03It was a tough match in person to follow. But the big moments you saw, one of the big moments was Javon Evans doing the cutter as he set. And I literally, I was recording this. I was recording this when it happened. I was watching him set the ladder up. I was like, what's he going to do? Oh, no. runs up the ladder, stands on the pole. Him and Rusev, perfect timing as he hits him with a cutter off the ladder. Bro, that reminded me back when I was a kid and me and the homies knowing we shouldn't be doing wrestling moves, diving into the pool. That's exactly what that looked like, dude. He's having so much fun out there.
1:02:44Another spot I want to give credit to because me and you both had the same thought without speaking to each other. But that spot where Ray jumped out the ring onto, I forget who, onto the ladder, and the ladder snapped. I looked at you and said, that looked like he was in slow motion, didn't it? It did, man. It was like time literally slowed up so you could watch the rotation. And I would never have said anything. I wasn't going to say anything, but when you said it, I was like, hell, that did. See, when time slowed down, man. I don't know what that was, but I was like, I just saw that in slow motion.
1:03:22And you agreed? I was like, all right, I'm not tripping. Cool, I can keep drinking. Yeah, man. So you got to love – I didn't know if Ray – at first I thought he was Daredevil when he came out, but I think it might have been more Deadpool. I'm not sure. Listen, all I know is the brown homies was all in red. I don't know what they was trying to get off. Right, yeah. But Pinta, Ray, and Dragon Lee all came decked out. And, yeah, bro, they put on a banger. And I feel like they knew. And Javon doing his thing this close. And it's something to be said when you're the super star that's this close. Close.
1:04:05You know? But Pinta is on the – it's Pinta's world right now, that Intercontinental title. And that's our dog as well. you know so I couldn't we both said going into that match there really wasn't anybody that wouldn't be interesting winning the title like it was like a situation oh who's that apple because I know I told you the Clipper fan wasn't going to win right I told you I don't see a champion I don't see a championship in a Clipper fan's future but other than that he's talking about Rusev folks I like it. Names!
1:04:47But yeah, I thought that it was either Penta's to retain or Javon's to take. I didn't really see any other outcome for it. But Penta, yeah, man. Penta's the man right now. And he proved it in this match. Really solid match. I can't front. It was five stars or whatever. It was the spot-filled match that you expect from WrestleMania. you need you need one of them bro it's a it's a it's just one of those if it's your first time seeing wrestling you're like oh okay this is the the this is the potential match that this is why people get locked in for something like this let's just put all the bells and whistles set up all the pyro we got to give them one that uh that that can get the crowd routing and when you start off with what we just saw with Oma and Brock.
1:05:38And then that's the next one. Night two is on fire to start. Yeah, yeah. And that's the thing, you know, we talk about, I know people get mad when they say WWE caters to kids, but like we all started watching as kids. Yeah, dog! Why would I not want a kid to have that feeling that I had? Because even though I was a little older, you know, I wasn't a kid necessarily. I was still young enough. when Hulk Hogan slammed Andre the Giant, even though getting older and looking back and you realize many men had slammed Andre including Hogan years earlier here that was the biggest thing that I'd ever seen like WrestleMania 3 to me was the one that was just like the most mind-blowing, so when Hulk Hogan slammed Andre the Giant, I felt like that was the most amazing thing that ever happened and now there's going to be a generation of young kids especially with it being free on ESPN that probably their biggest wrestling memory or moment is going to be Obafemi power slamming power bombing Brock Lesnar or something that they saw from one of the masked wrestlers or this kid with dreadlocks that looks like some of my buddies pulled off a ladder so that's what I kind of find cool especially because it was on for free that this new generation of wrestling fans, especially younger kids, can look at those two moments.
1:07:05And I think 10 years from now, they're going to be talking about, man, when Obafemi beat Brock Lesnar, you know? And to me, that's really cool.
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1:08:20I used to watch a cartoon by the name of Codename Kids Next Door, for those who know, you know. and it was always a thing that like when you become an adult you forget everything that you did as a kid and like stop trying to take the magic away from people who are still believers man like the world is already so damn serious let the people who still believe believe man and don't forget what it was like when you first found wrestling let them have that and that's one of those times Jurassic Park is super enjoyable when I don't have a jerk being like, you know these dinosaurs are not real. You know, this is just computers.
1:09:02Like, bro, can you just let me enjoy? So yeah. If you're an adult out there still complaining that they're marketing the kids, remember you used to be a kid. Maybe, maybe they don't have sable with handprints bikinis.
1:09:28But like, dog, they got what they got and let them have it. And that was one of those moments, brother. That was beautiful. I mean, look, they might not have Sable, but, you know, they got Jade, they got Rhea, they got Roxanne, and they got Stephanie. They're just fine. You guys are fine. You guys are going to be all right. They're just fine. All right, next, we got the United States Championship match. We're a friend of ours. Trick Williams goes up against a man who is unfairly booed by the crowd. I still can't figure it out. The underwear is Sammy Zane. And we pretty much knew how this was going to go.
1:10:05This was set up to have Trick Willie have his time in the sun, and he did just that. My man had the CBS receipt fur coat come out. There's never been a longer piece of fur in history come dragging out. Yeah, rest in peace, Falcor the Wishing Dragon. never-ending story reference right there but yeah trick you know with the crowd booked that trick it was the they were feeling it with little yachty coming in and walking him to the ring i it's just another instance where i feel like wwe dropped the ball here there's no reason unless he said no that booker t couldn't have been there just given the ad ad libs because those ad libs really helped get trick over i know trick has done the work i know stephanie David Carey has done the work.
1:10:51They're both uberly talented. But the two things that Booker T did, in particular for those two, the uh, uh, uh for Stephanie and then that trick, the ad-lib, that helped get him over. That helped Stephanie get over. So it would have been cool if maybe Booker could have been there. No offense to Lil Yachty, whatever, but, like, yeah, man, imagine if Booker T's walking, oh, yeah, man. Yeah. I like it. You know, that would have been so dope. It also would have been an insane fatal four way if they let the two dudes who were bumping up the U.S. title, Ilya and Carmelo, get some love in there. That would have been a nice fatal four way, bro.
1:11:33And that way, I mean, when it's a fatal four way, there's nobody. Nobody looks weak because anybody can get pinned at any time. But they wanted a dominant win for Trix. So here we are. but I don't think Melo is going to take his old Padawan rocking his gold too lightly around there on SmackDown. So I'm very interested to give my man Melo some shine. And I just want Ilya and Melo to receive their flowers because they put in work week after week to make that U.S. title pop. As did Sammy. But here's the deal. I think what we're looking at now is Trix got three really good opponents lined up with organic chemistry.
1:12:22You got Sammy, who you beat. So there's a storyline there. You got Mello, who Trix was his heavy. He was his diesel to Mello's Shawn Michaels. He was the bodyguard, essentially, until he came out into his own. And then you got Ilya, who, outside of Mello, that was Trix. I think his signature win over someone like Ilya down there. Some say it's his best match. When he won the title. Yeah, man. The next few months for Trick defending that title is going to be dope. He's going to have some great competition. Don't tell him who else steps up. Shout out to Trick Willie, another guy who we are unapologetically ride for and love.
1:13:09You know what? It is what it is. If you don't like it, I don't know what to tell you. That's a YP. That's a you problem. That ain't a me problem. That's Trick Willie. Oh, yeah, man. That's Trick. Then we had the street fight. Dom Mysterio. I don't know if this is an order. This is the order I wrote him down. Dom against the Demon. Dom's entrance. Dom is getting some dope entrances, right? Easter egg. His entrance being carried out on, I'm not sure what you call the thing. match wrestlers just walking to the ring with him um para aguayo i think is the the wrestler who whose mask he had and who he was kind of emulating uh at one point you know they're carrying him up on i don't even know what you have to see it i don't know what it's thrown whatever it's called the throne and then dom stood there all of a sudden just kind of took a step and fell and all these guys caught him.
1:14:10Did you pick up on that? Yeah, yeah, yeah. You told me. Yeah, you told me. Yeah, so I rewatched it. That was dope, right? So Dom, dope interview, but then here comes the demon. You know what time it is. You know when demon time comes, you know what time it is. Yeah, no, man. Demon only has two losses and they didn't come back to back. So you know what time it was. On his back. Oh, by the way, also, Shane, also the demon ain't losing to no jabronis either. if people beating demon are top of the team. Roman Reigns and Edge. That's where it stopped. On his back, they painted Don Mysterio being eaten by the demon on his back.
1:14:53Is that what that was? The details in that match. Once again, we got to watch that live. Just a little side note. Allegiant. Push TVs around that. Dog. All right. Let's talk about that. When you're sitting there, at least where we were sitting, we're facing the ramp, right? Yeah. So they have these big monitors with the WrestleMania, but there's nothing there that is showing the action to the people facing this way. For us to see the monitors, to see screens are actually showing action, we would have to turn around in our chairs. Yeah, like we was backing out the driveway. win. Yeah, like literally.
1:15:38So like put monitors up so at least if you're facing the ring and the ramp, you can see what's going on because half the time, if they're on the outside of the ring, we have to turn around and try to watch and it might not even be a legion because WWE has that big WrestleMania stage. There might be another TV right there, but WWE, somebody, somebody on production, think about the people in the VIP section. So just a little nitpick right there. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But yeah, back to the Demon, man. The Demon, and they do a good job of using it. He should only come out in big matches with big stakes.
1:16:17It's not something you use every week. But this was, we thought to put an end to the Don Mysterio feud, but we found on Raw that this thing ain't over. Can't stop. Won't stop. With him in the Judgment Day. So we'll see. Does Finn get himself a new crew? Does maybe he call Priest and go, hey, listen, man. I know. Hey, big head. But he screwed Priest over. So Priest might be like, no, gee, and hang up the phone. You said I got deeper when I talked like Priest. Yeah, right. But we'll see. But Balor, he beats Dom. I love Dom's tidbit. Dom where he was like, I wasn't supposed to be facing him. I signed up to face Finn Balor.
1:17:01That's hilarious. Dominic Mysterio, he might need to talk to Becky Lynch's lawyer because he does have a valid point. He was supposed to wrestle Finn Balor, and it was the demon. So, Dom, I would seek legal counsel if I... I love you. Then we got... Right, so amazing. Then we got the WWE Women's Championship. Rhea Ripley wins that title, defeats Jade Cargill. I thought Jade did great, by the way. You just took what I was about to say. Everybody got some shit to say about Jade. I felt like that was one of Jade's best matches. Yeah. And, like, she seemed strong. She seemed – obviously, we know how it went.
1:17:45But it wasn't one of those, like, such-and-such is carrying her. Like, that lady went out there and she handled her business, you know. And then now – go ahead. No, go ahead. I was going to say, now, you know, now knowing that she was going to lose, I look at little things like when she was staring at the title and the ref kept trying to get the title and she said, hold on. Like now that – Right, okay. It's a layer to that now of just like she knew it was goodbye and she wanted to have her moment, you know, with the title at Mania. And it's just those little things now where I know she's going to want to come back harder.
1:18:27she's going to want to come back and show them that, nah, I'm championship material. This ain't no bloke. So I'm excited about the future of Jade Cargain. Yeah, I thought it was strange the champ came out first. That was a true story. Hell yeah! You know, that was interesting. But like yeah, a lot of people I don't think were very excited about this match. But I think they did, and again, using the word solid, I think it was like a B match. I don't think it was one of Rhea's best. I think for Jade, it was one of her better matches, maybe because she had a better opponent to deal with. To get some moves off, somebody that can lift her, somebody that can tumble with her.
1:19:12That goes into it as well. And then, of course, you had the near-fall pinfall that Jade did to Rhea, which was so seductive. So provocative. Where the gyps at? I know, I mean, look To quote Key and Peele If Hinkle McCringleberry was there He would have got flagged for too many pumps Okay, we'll leave it at that You know, there's too many pumps To quote my Uncle Star
1:19:42But yeah, you know, you had Neachin and B-Fab They came in and got involved So of course that brought Io down to kind of like You know, even though I was a bit And that kind of helped distract Jade enough that Rhea their ending sequence went for the pump handle, didn't get it Jay tried to get Rhea and Rhea, I mean it was just an excellent last few sequences to get her back to the pump handle and then boom brought her up into maximum over and Kraut went nuts, Kraut loves Rhea Ripley and now she is the champion and we'll see where it goes from there for her Most importantly, though, we'll see what's up next for Jade.
1:20:27You know, where'd she go after this? How she rebounded and recovered? Because I think she honestly will. She'll get back. And this might not be, you know, Rhea, obviously, she's moving to SmackDown. So I don't think this is going to be the last time we're going to see those two women. And then, you know, we had a little comedic relief there. Cena comes out to announce the crowd numbers at 55 ,000 plus. and then Miz comes out with Kit Wilson. Miz wants his moment. He's a vet. He's a two-time Grand Slam champion. Cena gives him the floor and then out comes Dan Housen and little Dan Housens and he put on a funny little skit and left Cena just kind of dying with laughter.
1:21:09Dan Housen, we're watching the WrestleMania on ESPN Housen. He is gold. I still get a kick on how they debuted him. But this dude has been nothing but box office. And we're talking about Cody and Roman and Oba. This dude, Dan Houser, might be the most powerful person in WWE, bro. Okay? This dude can stop referees' hands from counting three. Okay? He's not to be messed with. You keep him on your side. But it seemed like the crowd seemed to be 50-50 to him. But I know this. He's over with kids. He's over. He sells merch, sells like crazy. And he has a little bit of fresh air. The palate cleanser around selling R-Truth.
1:21:58I don't expect to see him obviously become world champion or even secondary champion. Of course not. But night one, I did say something. I was like, they should put Speed and Dan Housen together. And you were like, call him Speed Housen. Speed Housen. I mean, if you want a little comedy there, maybe put those two together as a tag team. and just have some fun with it because there's room for fun here. You know what I mean? It has to be. We're still world wrestling entertainment and I would love to see speed housing. I don't think there is a piece of merch that would sell out faster globally than speed housing right now.
1:22:41And it's just like you like making money. We know that. Maybe speed housing with the success you could get from that, you might lower these ticket prices. We don't know. But it's... So hashtag Speedhousen. We need it. Speedhousen. Let's see it. Why not, man? The guy is entertaining. Like I said, I don't necessarily ever consider him to be world championship material, but you don't have to be world champion to be entertaining and make money. The crowd seems to be behind him. I can see Dan Housen coming to an arena with his own title. you know just like it's money to be made there and the curse is real remember he cursed Stephen A.
1:23:26Smith how the Knicks do game one I'm just saying if he curses Jalen Brunson then yeah that's a different story Stephen A. Smith is the Knicks the Cowboys might win a Super Bowl now that Stephen A. Smith is cursed let me say it to you Stephen A. is not the Knicks the Knicks players clearly don't feel that he's the Knicks if you've been paying attention. You're saying, man. What's he going to do, lose his voice? All you got is the Knicks. Oh, we can only hope. And then we got the main event, World Heavyweight Championship. Acknowledge your travel chief, Roman Reigns, has regained a world title, but it's its first run with this World Heavyweight Championship, which last February 2025 we asked him if he'd ever go for that belt and he says whenever they feel like making it more relevant I guess they felt like making it more relevant and your tribal chief defeats CM Punk after a couple week build up and he's a new champion and they put on a great match no gimmicks no interference a real old school WWE wrestling match.
1:24:46Both look great. Yeah, like CM Punk's will outlasting his body. Also a nice touch. CM Punk defeated Moxley with the bounce off the rope double GPS. He defeated Seth with the same thing. And then when he went up against Roman, his body gave out. His body gave out. But all three members of the Shield could have lost the exact same way. I thought it was just a nice little Easter egg right there. That's wild. That's wild. Yeah, bro. That's beauty. And we talk about the entrances. Roman got a choral chorus. It wasn't even a chorus. It was like a rendition. And it was his old school song, too. The old school tribal chief.
1:25:36Music. And then Punk, he had a great video package to start with his old theme song from AFI. I think you pronounce it Miss... Misseria Quintero, I think is how it's pronounced. Don't... Bless you. Yell at me if it's up. That's his old ring of on the team. Thank you. And then, like, his jacket, man. It was lames of some... You know, you had his friend Bo, a few WWE employees that were on the jacket. Larry, he had the Puerto Rican flag for his wife. And then he had in the back, he had a crown. You were saying it was for the Lakers, but no, that was... for Harley Race. That was Harley Race's crown, so it was a great tribute.
1:26:18And the way he came walking out after his old thing was playing to nothing, that was kind of dope. Build a moment. Let it build. It's clever. And then the arena went da-da-da-da-da-da-da. So, yeah, great entrance. But yeah, man, they gave these guys over half an hour to do their thing. Like you said, Shay, there was no tomfoolery for the second time today. There was no outside interference. Think about it. Punk said that Roman could only win with help from his cousins. They didn't get involved. There was no interference. He did it on his own. And so, yeah. Can't say enough good things. We don't give out grades.
1:27:02We don't give out rankings, but this was a five-star A-plus match, if you ask me. Two of the very best wrestlers in the world, Punk being like the old vet who's just like not hanging on, but like got to the point in the match where just like he just he didn't have it at that moment and Roman was able to when he hit him with the spear and got to 1-2-3, I know I think you and I were both surprised like oh, it's over like I thought it might take more we're still waiting for the outside interference we're waiting for some type of schmoz as Bret Hart likes to say Punk did kind of go with the low blow didn't he?
1:27:43Kind of like Cody Yeah, yeah, yeah and I looked over to you and I was like Punk, it really is a genius such a smart spot and I loved it I loved everything about this match and it was a weird position of an actual friend versus your favorite wrestler, it was the reason why I wanted to I wanted the chair because I don't know if I'm going to get that again you know and kept my ticket so I'm going to need a signature from both of them on that ticket and yeah Punk got for all the naysayers he got his other main event too and it was a classic so that was the biggest FU as a CM Punk fan you couldn't ask for a better middle finger for him to have yeah I mean obviously if you're a Punk fan you'd want to win, but he got what he always wanted 10, 12 years ago.
1:28:39There were times where he deserved that main event, and they wouldn't give it to him. And he put on a classic. He didn't just get it. He put on a classic. Well, even beyond that, there were times where he was WWE champion. He wasn't the main event of certain pay-per-views, now PLEs. They really were kind of screwing with him a little bit back then, so now he left, and he got his moment. He got night one, and then people said, well, Was it night two? Now he's got night two. So what you going to say now? Him and his woman walked in there with gold. Like, come on, dawg. Overall, I think night two definitely made up for any dislike that someone might have had for night one.
1:29:23If you walked out of there after night two and you were still unhappy, then... You was hate-watching anyway. Yeah, you know what I mean? I get night one. Hell yeah. But after night two, if you're still mad then you know what man cinema cake tj cinema cake because you'll be super mad then you know but yeah so that that's what we wanted to do like so we know it's a couple days later and it's you know we we've been traveling like well you know wrestlemania was sunday night we went out to gronk beach party i didn't get back to my hotel until about 3 15 and then i had a six o 'clock flight had to go straight to the rich eyes and show and then had to turn around get home and unpack and the repack to come to pittsburgh the next morning for the nfl draft that's ram so i i know i was i'm beat i know you're beat but it was a fun fun weekend and like i said grunk beach was dope because you know grunk beach is going on and then here comes trick here comes oba they're up on stage, the crowd showing them love, and we got to hang out with him for a little bit.
1:30:31And I'm like, this is blowing my mind. It's like hanging out with Randy Savage after he won the title in WrestleMania 4. I could never imagine. It's like hanging out with Hogan after he slammed Andre in WrestleMania 3. I can't imagine. And here we are hanging out with him. Yeah, he wouldn't have kicked it with us. Nah, maybe not. But Trick and Lash and Oba and also got to chop it up with Julius Creed. And he's a dude who I'm waiting on, man. I'm like, what's going on with these creeds, man? It's too good to be sitting around. So we got to hang out with some cool people, met a lot of dope fans.
1:31:11A lot of you people out there seem to really like what we're doing here. And honestly, for you as an actor, you get love all the time. I see it at the matches. It's almost like, He ain't all that. Why are you showing him so much love? No, I'm joking. It's amazing to see the amount of love you get. Me, I'm just a regular type cat, man. So for people to come up to me and say, I love the pod, I love the Rich Eisen show, I'm just not used to that, bro. So I do appreciate people stopping us, yelling from the rafters, you know, showing love to no contest. It's really dope. And great weekend. Shout out to our boy, Chuck Rice.
1:31:49Yeah, Charles Rice. And the Lakers just beat the Rockets again. I'm about to call you, Chuck. I'm about to call you, baby. You know, so we got that. Oh, hung out with Seamus a little bit. That was cool, the kicker with Seamus. There was a party going on. We kicked it with Seamus, and it was cool just to chop it up with him. Ray Mysterio. We were talking to Ray Mysterio. I specifically was in the middle of a conversation with him, and the DJ starts playing his song. and I'm looking at Rey Mysterio and I'm like and I was like oh I'm singing Rey Mysterio's song yeah right next to Rey shout out to our guy all ego Ethan Page had a nice chat with him nice chat with him and then we see he gets called up to the main roster so Ethan Page even though he plays kind of an arrogant D-bag on TV that's just a character folks and I'm not going to tell you that he's a really dope guy because I don't want to mess up his character, so I'll leave it at that.
1:32:49Man, to heck with Ethan Page. He's a jerk. Hello.
1:32:56Yeah, man. So we got, overall, we saw some great matches. We saw some suspect matches. We saw some stars being made. We saw legends lead the game. We got to see one more John Cena appearance in the ring. Hopefully that won't be last. We met some great people. Fun time we've had all the way. Want to shout out my girl, my zebra cake, Universe. All right. Because it's looking like she might be another superstar being called up. As of right now, you know, she did get beat up in her match at NXT. But, you know, that's usually a sign of things to come. Well, no, she's at Raw now. She got called. Yeah, she's Raw.
1:33:38She got to go. She got to go. No, she did get called up yesterday. Oh, well, that's a wrap. But she had her last match against her. Yeah. She's Raw. Ethan Page goes to Raw. We'll see what other NXT people get called up. That was our time at WrestleMania, man. As of right now, it doesn't look like we'll be going to next year's WrestleMania because it's in real life. So maybe by this time next year, no contest, we'll have a watch party or something in case we can't get to the match. Hey, we might even think a little bigger. I know a lot of them indie promotions might not have a place to go for WrestleMania weekend for their event.
1:34:21Maybe we can sponsor something down the road. We don't know. We don't know what's happening. You know what else happened, by the way? Just hit me. Jamie Iovine somehow at Gronk's Beach, Ted DiBiase Jr. was there. This is major. Yeah. Ted DiBiase Jr. had the original million-dollar title. I have a picture with him. Signed by his dad. He gave it to Jamie Iovine, and Jamie's like, what am I supposed to do with this? He goes, I don't know where Ted's at. He just said it's yours, and I don't want to keep it. I'm like, well, don't let him give it to me because I'll keep it. Yeah, so that was cool to be able to hold that million-dollar championship.
1:34:55I was like, if this is like the legit original belt, this is historic right here, man. So that was just, you know, just when it happens, there's always the little things. You know, we run into Carmelo Hayes and him and Kalani Jordan. Melo wants to come on the pod. The amount of wrestlers who told us that they rock with the pod and they know about us, that's humbling, man. Because those are the guys that like... Whoa! Taker said, when you want the reel for whatever Godfather stories he told you, come to me. We got to get that Taker episode, bro. I might have to hit TKO. We might need to slide him something.
1:35:35Yeah. And for everything that we've told you over these last, what, maybe hour and a half, there's still so much more we probably just is escaping our memory right now. But, you know, we want to keep it too long. We met somebody else, too, but I'm going to keep that on the low. Yeah, but that looks like sometimes. I know, but tell me people that look like a Satan symbol. So don't do that. I don't think people. Yeah, that looks weird. I know what it is. I'm sure my mom will watch it. Why is she throwing up devil horns? No, bruv. Listen, bruv. It's not a... Okay. We're kicking it with a brum. Yeah, that's all.
1:36:09That's all. We was kicking it. A billy goat. We were kicking it with a billy goat for a little bit, too. And that was fun. And, you know, just a great time. Story for another time. Story for another time. Story for another time. But, yeah. Thank you to all of us who... All of us. Thank you to all of you who ride with us, who've been watching us, who have great things to say to us and encourage us to keep doing this. It means a lot. And, yeah, man, it's been a blast. This is my, I don't know, fourth or fifth straight WrestleMania. So, it's like you want to talk about a boyhood dream? This is a boyhood dream.
1:36:43As a kid who would never have been able to go to WrestleMania to be able to do this now, it's amazing. Yeah, man, and we will continue to keep growing the show. You know, the mouse has been calling for, like we said in the beginning, a couple more from us. So, it's all thanks to you guys. All right, so let's keep this train going. And also, when we are on TV, give your boys some good ratings. Come on, dog, you know. But, yeah, TJ, I don't know about you, dog, but I'm about to call Lily White. I'm about to hit these sheets, man. I don't even know what that was. Lily White? You know, I never know.
1:37:23My grandmother used to tell my mom when she was little, we going to a party. Yeah, what party? We going to Lily White. It was just her sending my mom to bed to go to sleep. It was lily white sheets. But I'm about to hit that, bro. I couldn't have asked for a better week, you know, with WrestleMania, you know, my Rams thing. I just got a trailer. Just drop, Idiots. Make sure y 'all check that out, August 28th. I'm going to be promoting. Yeah, we didn't even talk about it. Yeah, we didn't even talk about it. Make sure you check out his Rams video he and Chris Tucker's son did, which was Thursday.
1:37:59Phenomenal. Idiots is coming out. Check out that trailer. It's great. Your mama. I'm going to click that. And from now on, even though I want to leave, and I know Don Buoy's like, go home. But there's one last thing. For as many times as I want to yell at you about, man, stop tweeting these people. Don't give these people your energy. Folks, the amount of wrestlers that came up to this man and basically saying they live vicariously through his tweets and how they love it. There was at least seven of them. And I was like, he's never going to be rocked. Shout out Jordan Grace. Shout out Jordan Grace.
1:38:32Jordan Grace. She was one of them. She was one of them. There was, like I said, there were more of them that were like. So, yeah. So that, unfortunately, if you don't like it, it's probably just going to keep coming. But, yeah. I'm going to heal that you love and hate. There's a lot of people that like it. Yeah. So thanks for everybody that we encountered. Thanks for coming up saying what's up. and keep watching. And as always, follow us. You know what to do. You go on Twitter, X, there's no contest. Instagram, no contest wrestling podcast. TikTok, no contest wrestling pod. Of course, for your ear gate, wherever you listen to pods, we're on the ESPN platform, Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music.
1:39:15Basically, anywhere you listen to podcasts, you can find no contest. Yes, on behalf of my podcast partner, TJ Jefferson, I am O.S. Jackson Jr. Make sure y 'all have a good day, but not too good. Who the hell do you think you are?
1:39:33Bye, Ms. Parker. Bye, Ms. Parker.
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Wrestlemania 42 is a wrap and this week O’Shea and T.J. discuss and share their thoughts about the 2 night extravaganza including, new World Champions in Roman Reigns, Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley…Trick Williams becoming the new U.S. Champion, new Women’s Tag Team Champs Brie Bella and the returning Paige…an insane Ladder Match…Oba Femi retiring Brock Lesnar and much more. O’Shea and T.J. also share what it was like hosting a WrestleMania Pre-Show for ESPN2 and a hilarious R-Truth story.
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