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Podcast Notes: What's Your Story? with Steph McMahon
Episode Title
Raw Recap - Liv Morgan RETURNS! | Reactions to a wild PLE: Survivor Series: WarGames Recap
Podcast Description Steph McMahon hosts "What’s Your Story?" where she chats with fascinating personalities in sports, entertainment, business, and WWE, uncovering their personal stories. This episode features a recap of the Survivor Series WarGames event, highlighting Liv Morgan's return and the outcomes of the matches.
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Episode Highlights
- Liv Morgan's Return
- Liv Morgan made a surprise return during Survivor Series, aiding Dominik Mysterio in defeating John Cena.
- Her comeback was met with excitement, showcased her dynamic relationship with Dominik.
- WarGames Matches Overview
- Two intense WarGames matches were the centerpiece of Survivor Series, leaving fans with many questions.
- Men's WarGames Match:
- Paul Heyman’s team secured victory amidst tension within the teams.
- Key moment: Braun Breaker pinned CM Punk, underscoring his future potential in WWE.
- The match featured various personalities (e.g., Brock Lesnar, Drew McIntyre) and hints at future rivalries.
- Women's WarGames Match:
- Charlotte Flair participated and reflected on her history with other competitors.
- The match’s strategy was praised, especially the women's approach to using weapons effectively.
- Charlotte Flair's Insights
- Charlotte discussed her journey through the year, connecting with fans on a personal level.
- She emphasized the importance of vulnerability and authenticity in her character development.
- Dominik Mysterio’s Historic Moment
- Dominik Mysterio captured the Intercontinental Championship by defeating John Cena, marking a significant milestone in his career.
- The match involved clever tactics, including outside interference from Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez.
- Key Match Moments
- The recap covered various memorable moments, including:
- Liv Morgan's emotional reunion with Dominik.
- Brock Lesnar’s dominance in the men's match.
- The chaotic finish of the women's match highlighted by a dive from Io Sky with a trash can.
- Future Storylines
- Rumors of potential future matches, including CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes vs. Reigns, generated buzz.
- The episode concluded with reflections on the evolving narratives within WWE and speculations about WrestleMania.
- Product Promotions
- The episode included promotional segments for Aura Frames and Fanatics merchandise, integrating humor and enthusiasm about the products.
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Key Takeaways
- The intricate storylines and character arcs within WWE are pivotal for engaging fans and setting up future events.
- Liv Morgan’s return signifies a shift in dynamics for Dominik Mysterio, enhancing his storyline.
- The analysis of match strategies in WarGames provides insights into the physical and psychological aspects of wrestling.
- The emotional connection between wrestlers and fans plays a crucial role in the storytelling aspect of WWE.
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Conclusion This episode of "What’s Your Story?" provides an in-depth look at the recent Survivor Series event and its implications for future WWE storylines. Through discussions around character development, match strategies, and personal anecdotes, Steph McMahon enhances the listener's understanding of the wrestling world.
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Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00The men's War Games match leaves us with more questions than answers after Paul Heyman's team wins. Dominic Mysterio and Liv Morgan are back on top Charlotte Charlotte Flair is on the show after winning.
0:30Mm-mm. Mm-mm. Mm-mm. Well, Meg. We are so back. We are so back. And I mean, this is like a classic cliffhanger PLE. I swear, going in, and we had had these conversations so much, specifically about the men's War Games match, realizing that there are so many different possibilities and so much different tension that exists, not just between the two teams, but amongst both teams, really. A lot of tension within CM Punk, Cody Rhodes' team. And a lot of tension within Paul Heyman's team as well. Who knows where Drew stands? Brock Lesnar, as they said on commentary tonight, he hasn't teamed with anybody since like 2004.
1:18Nuts. I think that they said like there's so, I mean, infinite possibilities here. And instead of leaving tonight going, well, we know what happened there, there is far more discussion to be had. First of all, Bron Breaker pinned CM Punk. Bron Breaker pinned the world heavyweight champion. It's 100 % right. That is a headline of all headlines and one that shouldn't be lost under the sauce of everything else that went on in that match. You're right. Braun Breaker at the end of the day pinned CM Punk while CM Punk was world heavyweight champion. Braun Breaker the future, which implies that maybe someday he'll be pinning world heavyweight champions tonight in the war games.
2:07Got the decision, not Brock, not Logan Paul, not Drew McIntyre. Braun Breaker pinned CM Punk, the world heavyweight champion, after a spear. CM Punk got speared and could not answer the referee's three count. That is massive in the world of Braun Breaker. It's layered as well, right? Because we know that Paul Heyman and CM Punk, their relationship crumbled after WrestleMania when Paul Heyman sided with Seth Rollins and created the vision. And who was part of the vision? Who was the centerpiece who's going to be the future of WrestleMania's to come? day one brawn breaker that's right that's a hundred percent right and you can see why not that anybody ever questioned why but it was made clear why tonight and it's impossible right now to say how much of war games is meant to be taken as part of paul hayman's plan and how much of it was serendipitous to paul hayman but regardless paul hayman's team pretty much as always ends up the winning team at war games i mean there was something because this was the most star-studded war games match of the modern era maybe of all time and we were sitting here watching it together like trying to predict who was going to come out next i think we all i mean both of us were pretty shocked when the first theme music that played was cult of personality yeah i thought punk i thought it was either going to be punk or cody who entered the match last last because the two champions right But CM Punk starts the match with, by the way, Braun Breaker.
3:49The two people that would end this thing were also the two people that started the match. Of course, Heyman's team had won the War Games advantage on Raw. So they kept that lead throughout the match, which they were able to take advantage of a lot. You had Drew entering the match after the first two, which, I mean, brought back all these memories of Drew McIntyre and CM Punk trapped inside. of a steel cage from just about a year ago. Yeah, and we talked about that rivalry. They had 10 months of vitriol, hatred. I mean, it had reached a boiling point and then boiled over, right? Yeah. And I mean, these guys will never be friends.
4:31See, a punk in Drew McIntyre. They'll never be able to coexist in the same room. And we saw that as soon as Drew McIntyre entered. There's something that feels at home about the two of them just beating each other up. And I think that that's the way it's going to be forever. Logan Paul comes in, he gets some steel chairs. Jimmy Uso comes in, he gets some tables. By the way, something that I didn't love. When they were chanting, we want tables? No, of course I hated that. But no, I have another pet peeve and I don't know if I've told you about this. I felt that the women in the War Games match did a much better job at not doing this than the men did.
5:06If you noticed in the women's War Games match, which we'll talk about, We'll have Charlotte Flair on the show. Every member of both teams came to the ring already with a weapon in hand. If they wanted a weapon, they had it in hand. When you're in that war games, you only have three minutes as the fresh man to either help your team even the odds or take advantage of those odds before that buzzer goes off again and the opposite team gets somebody to come in there. The fact that people take any time whatsoever to go under the ring, to find steel chairs in Logan Paul's case, to find tables in Jimmy Uso's case.
5:43It's like, no, get in there. Get in the double cage. You have to take advantage of every minute. This is a timed event. It's like, right? I mean, can you imagine working on your mile and going like, yeah, but I want to make sure I take as many water breaks as possible? You're not going to get faster. No, you're not going to get faster. Exactly. You're not going to capitalize on that advantage. Now, look. You know what? I think the women are just smarter. in as far as timing goes? I think just in general. Well, I don't know about in general. I mean, I'm taking IQ tests. I'm talking about maybe war games intelligence.
6:12You might be onto something. Women smarter than men. Proven by war games tonight. Yeah, if there was ever an intelligence test, war games would be it. It's like chess surrounded by steel. Look, I will say this. You want to talk about a good war game strategy? If you're Bronson Reed, walking in and tsunami-ing everybody, tsunami-ing everybody immediately. Yeah, wasting no time. Right. Just going to go right to what I do best, which is the tsunami. Hit you. Take everybody out. Hit you. Yeah. Now, were you surprised at the fact that at the beginning of the match, Cody and Punk did not seem to be getting along?
6:50No, and Cody busted Punk open. Pretty quick. With the elbow. But then... And there were two people in front of Cody and he elbowed backwards to Punk. But then when they kind of shook it off, they were completely on the same page it was like they're good and then they actually helped each other out where punk hit the go to sleep and then cody hit the crossroads on brock lesnar and it was like oh my gosh cody and punk working together before that though i mean before that before the ring was even full of people you saw like the minute they kind of shook off whatever rivalry was going on they did a heart attack they did a doomsday device that looked like it beheaded braun breaker like these are classic tag team moves and it might just be that Cody and Punk are so in love with the game are so married into professional wrestling that once that on switch goes on they know they have that same level of wrestling IQ where they know you know what I mean like it like they don't have to say anything if if if Cody has somebody up on his shoulders Punk knows it's time to hit the doomsday device they're communicating via wrestling right exactly right exactly right and I think that there's something to that I mean listen Jey Uso and I feel like he's picked up this level of confidence that we were hoping he would get figuring out how to run it back mid war games do you think I'm a hypocrite because I do think it's inappropriate to grab weapons while the clock is running but running it back you're totally fine yes you are a hypocrite 100 % I feel like everybody was laid out and also here's the thing people don't realize this about Jay Uso he operates on vibes the vibes have to be right you know what I mean so like Jay like him looking into the camera or looking out into the audience and like making that face like oh we're gonna do this I'm in control now I'm taking charge uh uh uh and everybody's going crazy for and 45 ,000 people in San Diego are all just yeeting along as Jey Uso runs it back.
8:59There was something about it that I thought was great. I do love the moment when Jey realizes and the audience realizes that he realizes that, oh boy, we could run this whole thing back and everybody's on the same page. It's the glance. It's the shake of the head. All right, let's do this. Should we do this? Oh my gosh, should we do this? Let's do it. Let's do it. And they were ready for it. Of course, who's the one person that can ruin it? Brock Lesnar that's the it's so and music is such a funny thing when Jey Uso runs it back we all hear it we all know exactly what to do when Brock's music comes on boom boom boom you just know it's just dread it's just all hope is lost you realize it's bad news yeah I don't know why I was um I I was curious the entire time oh how is is Brock gonna enter you know it was it was different this time with war games because there were no cages no shark cage no shark cages and and that's typically what what we see in these war games i miss the shark cages so i i didn't think you know when i was when i was thinking about war games all weekend i i didn't envision brock entering with paul hayman because i didn't envision paul hayman being in the shark cage yeah although okay if there had been shark cages i do have a vision of paul hayman standing right next to the shark cage oh you do that's my vision of it isn't that interesting the way and i hadn't pictured it yet but yeah i would picture paul hayman standing next to the shark cage and maybe if brock comes out last then he does walk with because i i figured brock was going to come out last for his team i mean he's brock and then i thought oh they're going to be the shark cage there's going to be no hayman how is hayman going to get involved in this match and then when there was no shark cages like oh hayman's just going to enter with brock and they're going to put the end of all of the fun And I've got to tell you, Heyman walking out with Brock Lesnar, after everything that we've seen with Paul Heyman, right?
10:51After everything that we saw years and years ago with CM Punk, after everything that we saw with The Bloodline, Heyman not walking out with The Vision, but just walking out with Brock Lesnar and kind of resetting priorities. As much as I loved, I mean, I lived for The Bloodline. I know. That's how your family ate. That's how my family ate. That's how they still eat. Well, because of the tribal chief. Because of the tribal chief and also, you know, the royalties of the bloodline. The bloodline still is making money. So that's how they all eat. But there is something about Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar coming out together where you go, this was inevitable.
11:33This was always meant to be. The idea of Paul Heyman being with anybody else, the idea of Brock Lesnar not being with Paul Heyman. And it was like this strange era that we convinced ourselves was real. But this was always what it was meant to be. It's like, you know, if your ex breaks up with you and is with the new person that you knew they should always be with anyway. And as much as you don't like it, you're like, I hate how much it just makes sense. Like that's the way it was always supposed to be. And that's a bummer. And I'm sure that's Roman is sitting there going like, well, it was four years of my life.
12:11And I was just in the way. And it was always just supposed to be this. But didn't it feel that way when Heyman walked out with Lesnar? It did. It felt right. It looked right. And then Brock did what Brock does. I mean, Brock was amazing. Brock was amazing going in and killing everybody. I mean, there was a minute when I think Michael Cole said on commentary, this could be the shortest war games we've ever seen. And I said, oh, yeah. did you think for a second it might be yes that's the power of Brock Lesnar nobody else has that ability to make you believe would it end right now with no one else I wouldn't believe it but with Brock we would have all just left Survivor Series with our jaws on the floor which we did anyway right but our jaws would have been on the floor in a different way and earlier and a hole in our in our bellies just unfulfilled being like he did it to us again I didn't like that Brock did it to us again and he wouldn't have cared but so so Brock comes in after the Jey Uso run-a-back party and just kills everyone which is what do you expect just everybody eating suplexes and then uh Roman's music hits and I mean it might have it's one of my I don't even know what to compare it to I just love the visual of this this aisle way that runs the baseball stadium there in San Diego.
13:28So there's a corner on it, you know, like we sometimes see in Royal Rumbles and stuff like that. And Roman coming around the corner and realizing that there is another lion standing in front of him, stopping him from getting to that war games cage. And you realize that there's no turning back for Roman or Brock Lesnar. They are just here, king of the jungle, king of the jungle staring each other down making that like almost canine like aggressive eye contact we were foaming at the mouth in the studio 100 % spear him go spear him we didn't even know which one we meant no we were just saying spear him we wanted to know who we wanted to know who the king of the jungle we just wanted a collision to happen and it happened roman steps up superman punch brock goes back superman punch again brock goes back superman punch again roman and i said are they going to do a thing where Brock never even makes it to the cage?
14:24Would that technically be a retreat? Would Paul Heyman's team, and as I'm thinking about all this, he goes for that fourth Superman punch and Brock just catches him and F5s him through the table. And you realize that the moment that we saw on Monday Night Raw is not going to be the defining thing about this, this version of Brock Lesnar. No, Brock Lesnar brought Roman Reigns into the ring. And he smashed him into the cage all the way there. I mean, then we see the one thing that starts to slow Brock Lesnar down. We see the GTS into the crossroads. We see... Logan Paul breaks it up? Yep. Logan Paul breaking up the pin attempt.
15:06Oh, don't forget Paul Heyman giving Logan Paul the brass knucks. Which was a mistake because they slipped right out of Logan Paul's hand. and we got to see super Superman punches, both Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul take the brass knuckle Superman punch. And then just as you think Braun Breaker's going to hit Roman with a spear, Roman, boom, levels him with one of his own. And I think my favorite spear of the night might've been Brock has Jay up for an F5 and Roman spears him through a table. That was the best. The table was sitting there. I was like, is someone going through that? I hope so. And you don't even realize that like when you're up, When you got somebody up for an F5, your whole midsection, your whole core is all exposed, just ready.
15:50And Roman saw that. And Roman realized, like, there's no, like, oh, gee, I don't know. My cousin's, you know, going to get F5. I better not. It's just like, look, his whole rib cage is wide open. I'm going to shatter it right now. And he spears Brock Lesnar. And so as this is all going down and people are getting laid out and it's becoming much more competitive because you're right. when that first F5 hit Roman Reigns, when Roman Reigns was thrown in the ring, and that's what you were mentioning earlier, and Brock hits that first F5 and goes for the cover. I thought it was it. I was like, oh my God, are they just going to finish?
16:28Is it going to be one of those nights where it's like, no, Brock's here, so you're not getting what you want. And we're used to that as wrestling fans. It's Brock. You know what I mean? We're like, oh, we're not going to get what we want. We're not going to get what we want. We're going to leave upset. And instead, I would say not upset, but with many, many questions because just as the match is getting to that heated point where you can feel something's about to happen, a masked man comes out of nowhere, scales the cage, enters the War Games cage, fully masked, not like a luchador mask, not like Grande Americano, like blacked out.
17:08No idea who this person is. Punk's looking at him. Braun Breaker's looking at him. Nobody really knows what the plan is here. And then, boom, we get a very Seth Rollins-like super kick. We get a Seth Rollins-like stomp to CM Punk. A look, a look over at Braun Breaker, and then scales the cage again, never to be seen again. It cannot be Seth Rollins. It cannot. I can't believe it's Seth Rollins. I can't believe he would get us twice. No. I can't believe he would go on Good Morning Football with a sling just to be fibbing to us. I mean, not just that. Becky and Seth were on 500 podcasts this week.
17:49Yes, they were. I saw him cooking with Burt Kreischer. Yes. And don't forget, it's not like Seth Rollins just got injured. Seth Rollins got jumped. He got gang attacked. By Braun Breaker. And Bronson Reed. So then why would he help Braun Breaker and Bronson Reed? His wife told Paul Heyman, you know his wife, right? Becky Lynch. I'm familiar with her. Do you know her? We'll get to that. Told Paul Heyman that her husband was coming back for everything that Paul Heyman loves in this business. I can't believe that Seth would come back, mask, do his moves, but not unmask and just leave. There's no way it's Seth Rollins.
18:29I don't think it's Seth Rollins. It can't be. No, I don't know who it is. I'm sitting there going like that. I was like, why do I feel like it might be R-Truth? And then I was like, oh no, he just borrowed R-Truth's clothes for Money in the Bank. It's probably not R-Truth. That actually, other than the fact that R-Truth wore the same thing at Money in the Bank, it makes zero sense. It was Seth Rollins, R-Truth's other childhood hero? I don't know. I didn't know R-Truth as a child, but it's very possible. Seth Rollins is great. R-Truth does steal people's finishers. Yeah, that's true. I don't think it's R-Truth.
19:04possible but i don't think it's our truth that would be such a wild twist it'd be a really wild twist and it's like you're looking at every top guy is in this match so i don't know like i this is almost one of those things where i have to go to wwe.com and start looking through the roster i was starting to pull it up right i couldn't think of who it was and you're just sitting there and of course the first guess is aj styles then you realize that's the first guess because his name starts with a and it's alphabetical you're like no that makes literally no sense whatsoever so i don't know i mean i'm assuming you know paul hayman didn't look frightened by the whole thing of course he didn't i would imagine that paul hayman had something to do with this unless this is just some rogue agent there to take out cm punk specifically either way they celebrated that victory braun breaker follows up all that with the aforementioned spear to cm punk who is representing halloween 3 season of the witch hard in those trunks i have already sent messages to the mattel design team to see if we can get an action figure of cm punk in his halloween 3 gear a lot of action figures coming out of war games a lot of horror themed yeah we'll get to that hopefully uh but yeah but i mean maybe you won't want this action figure because you won't want to remember the night that he was pinned as world champion by Braum Breaker and Paul Heyman like a proud papa and Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre and Braum Breaker and Bronson Reed and oh yeah Brock Lesnar are all smiles with their arms up in the air victoriously celebrating a war games victory as pyro goes off on a level that would make chelsea green just absolutely livid as it should well that's a whole nother story to get into um so there's that but then back in the ring this is where things get real juicy you know i love this stuff and i'm so glad you do too yeah because it's you know it's over but we're still wondering right what about the tension between Punk, Cody, and Roman Reigns.
21:14And I'm sitting there mainly going Punk and Roman. Yeah, because we know that Roman hates Punk. Hates. Well, Roman is looking frustrated. Roman has lost a lot of matches this year compared to what he usually does. You know what I'm saying? Like, he's not used to entering. Yeah, I mean, he won SummerSlam, but Jay got the pin. And since then, he's... Well, he beat Bronson Reed once. But then he ended up hospitalized after. Yeah, that's a win with an asterisk. You would have to give it an asterisk. I won, but I ended up in the hospital. Right. That's not where you want to celebrate. No. So he goes and sits up.
21:54He's frustrated, clearly. And he walks over and he helps up CM Punk. Puts his arm down and CM Punk accepts the help. I was waiting for the other shoe to drop. Punk puts out the fist. because I would argue that the tension between Punk and Cody, between Punk and Roman, has not really been on Punk's side. Punk has been less sort of tense about any of this war game stuff than anybody else in the match has. He never seems like he has a real problem with anybody, which is maybe because he doesn't have those problems. Well, he's a world heavyweight champion. Right, right. He returned two years ago. Like there are people who are going to be in life mad at you, and you just allow that to be their problem.
22:43And I feel like that's the energy Punk has been giving off. I do too, especially at this stage in his life. He's like, I'm doing it, dog. I'm back in WWE. I'm a world heavyweight champion. You guys can all have your issues, but I'm cool. They can hate us because they ain't us all they want. Yeah, it wasn't like a handshake embrace between Roman and Punk. It was a little fist tap. But it was first he helped him up, and then it was a fist bump. and acknowledgement of respect. And then it got really interesting because this whole time I've been sitting there going, and then we could do CM Punk and Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.
23:14I want to see CM Punk and Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. And now? I want to see Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns part three. If you'll notice, and I was really watching this, Cody gets up and it looked like Roman was prepared to help Cody up as well, but Cody snapped up. He didn't accept it. And he was looking right at Roman. like I don't want your help. I don't want anything to do with you. I don't want your help. I'm the captain. I'm QB1. Yeah. But I also felt tension between Cody and Punk for a moment. I believe that there probably was because Punk was like, why are you being like this? And Cody was like, why are you losing my matches?
23:54Cody is the top guy. And there's a lot of contention around being the top guy. And Cody is not satisfied being one of the top guys. the idea that Cody is not the top guy with the amount of work that he has put in with the journey that he took to get that championship twice, first from Roman Reigns imagine you have to tackle the obstacle that is peak bloodline Roman Reigns and as soon as you're done with that John Cena is the next obstacle that you have to tackle and still you have people around you going like well I'm also the top guy and Cody's like no you're not that's my interpretation of this, that Cody is not, Cody referred to the war games as his birthright.
24:38He didn't enter this match for his team to lose. And he's not wrong. It is his birthright. Of course, it's his birthright. His dad created the match. And so Roman helping him up, it was almost as if Roman helping everybody was like, I'm the, for lack of a better term, I'm the big dog here. I'm going to help everybody up. And CM Punk was like, whatever. Like, it doesn't bother me. And Cody was like, no, you're not. You're not. I beat you. And I beat you for it. That was the whole energy that I got from Cody. He wasn't going to fist bump him. He wasn't going to accept his help up. And then Roman, okay.
25:15And then Roman turns around and looks at Cody. And did you hear what he said? He said, we'll never be teammates again. Yeah, just know. This is the last time. Ever. We are ever teammates. And Cody wasn't bothered by it at all. Or he's like, great, I don't want to be your teammate. I mean, so much to dissect. So many questions there. I think that there is a long way to go coming off of this men's war games match and all of the story elements that took place and where we go. I think 2026 is going to be a wild year. Buckle up. If this is any indication, but before we get to 2026, the holidays are right around the corner.
25:58and you know you got to win the holidays. You got to be that MVP of the holidays. And how do you get there? You get that aura frame. Yes, you get the aura frame so that you can go to as many WWE shows as you want, but your family is going to feel like they're always right by your side. Yes, you go, you load the pictures of the children, of yourself, of anybody. You know, you can do this before you even give the aura frame. You get an aura frame and then you can preload it. It's just right there on the app. It's so easy to use. You just select the pictures that you want to put on the Aura frame.
26:32You do it before you give it to whoever you're going to give it to, your parents, your aunt, whoever it is. I don't know. And then when they open it, they just put it right on the desk there, and all the pictures are loaded up, and guess what? You can keep going. You can keep going as long as you want. Let's say, you know, we're sitting here doing the raw recap. Selfie, Sam and Megan, guess what? I'm going to upload it to the Aura app, and then my parents have it too. They said, Sam, who is that? I go, that's Megan. You'll meet her at some point, I'm sure. You don't listen to the show? No, no, no, no.
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27:38And of course, terms and conditions apply. Now, Megan, I very much want to talk about this women's war games match. I very much want to talk about Becky Lynch who tapped out and failed her team. I think you're looking at that the wrong way, but. Very much want to talk about what for me was the moment of the night and the reunion of Live Dom. But before we get there, Charlotte Flair is here on the Survivor Series War Games recap, fresh off of her War Games match. yes fresh off of a war games match a victory in a war games match mind you charlotte flair is here charlotte how are you first of all i'm a little sore but i'm extremely happy yeah i guess victories uh victories will do that first of all do we want to talk about uh Do we want to talk about the gear?
28:40I noticed you came in. You were all kind of denimed out, and we see it now, and they were talking on commentary about what it was all about. Talk to us about the dedication of this gear. No, so I think over the last, like, two years, there were little Easter eggs all over my gear and my jacket that have kind of meant a lot to me, more so on my jacket. and then when I was out on injury uh MJ this guy who works with social media had a bunch of kids at the show and one of them her name was Scarlett and she was convinced that Scarlett had the same name as Charlotte so I was randomly sitting at home depressed being out with my knee injury and MJ texted me she's like hey do you mind he's like hey do you mind FaceTiming this little girl who thinks she has your name.
29:35And I was like, no, like, Oh, people remember who I am. Like, absolutely. So we FaceTime and I met her, but I kind of stayed in contact with her mom this whole time. So anytime I've had shows and I've been, I've been able to see her, see the, um, her sister and the family. And she just gave me a lot of perspective while I was out about what matters and seeing her struggle and continue to fight and be so strong at such a young age when like we think we're having a bad day we're really not like it could be so much worse and all these little things that I love I felt like she inspired me not I don't want to use the word inspired because it's cliche but I don't know she just brought out a softness in me and I thought the gear um was the most different I've ever worn and had one made for her and just that we could have this moment together and what she means to me and her family and if I could give a little bit of you know excitement to her day of the monotonous of what it's like having to fight cancer I can't imagine so it was just all for her I think that's a that's an amazing uh perspective like realizing that as you're having that bad day how much like worse it can get and I and you know I'm sure having that that gear and wearing it and everything is just kind of uh uh uh re-informing that moment that's it just like hey this is for you if I could do something so small in the big scheme of life for her to make her day better and for her family like I'm gonna do it and having I hope you know that gives her all week I was sending her pictures of her hat and her jacket and the t-shirt coming I can't wait to see you Scarlett I can't wait to see you.
31:27And I just hope that gave her and her family that little relief that they have with what she's fighting every day that I can't, and no one, unless you've been through that can relate to and how hard that is. So like when you wake up tired and have to do something, you're like, I'm really like, I get to work out. I get to go to work. I get to do these things. And it's perspective. Like, why am I having a bad day? I'm not, it's just being petty or whatever. We lose sight of what's important. And it's those connections that I've met along the way. And that fan, like she really just, I don't know, like touched me.
32:05Yeah. I mean, that, that, that Rams getting together. That's amazing. It's been a, I mean, it's been a really remarkable year for you in general. And I feel like kind of this being the last PLE of the year is putting that in context for a lot of people, but you included where you started at the beginning of the year kind of it seemed like figuring out exactly who you were and almost trying to reconnect with the audience in terms of what they expected from you and and and what you expected the reaction to be and finding that middle ground for you to get to the end of the year here and for you to kind of be in this spot where you are universally cheered, whatever city that you go to, where you are not only a member of the good guys war games team, but you're the one that's in the ring the entire time.
32:58And you're the one that, that, that people are cheering for at the, at the end of the match. Do you feel like you've been on a journey in that respect all year? Yeah, I think,
33:21um cena pulled me aside after wrestlemania was like you don't have to be perfect all the time and then i wrote the players to be in peace and i felt like for so long i felt like just all this pressure of like always having to be perfect and wanting to be perfect when i really truly realized after everything i just kind of been through and in front of the audience i felt like I always had to be indestructible when really getting to know my flaws and my insecurities and who Ashley is as a person allowed me to connect with them. And all those things that I was scared of, of them knowing or failing or not being good enough or my age or whatever it is.
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34:06I was like, you know what? This is me here. I don't know. It was like what made me special were all those things that I've been through and letting the audience see that. And they've just been on this like roller coaster with me and then getting to pair with Lexi and kind of bringing me back.
34:25Like a softer side and having an on camera friendship that I haven't been a solo actor so long. And I felt like was a bigger moment for me than Rumble. like it felt like I've won the title how many times but like that felt special and organic and like no one had that on their bingo card and it's just been it's been awesome being able to let go of the pressure and just enjoy the WWE universe being like hey I grew up in front of you guys I love you guys I want to enjoy this as much as you do so maybe I won't try to be you know being being perfect isn't cool that took me a long time to learn that that's as you put that on bumper sticker that's like the name of your book like that that is such a simple thing to say but that people don't really right so true yeah yeah but it took me 10 years to figure that out yeah i mean because i think that that's something people strive for in a lot of different fields and don't realize that number one it can it can make it so you don't enjoy what you're doing.
35:34Number two, it's almost impossible to achieve. And number three, when you do achieve it, people are going to be like, yeah, that's not that cool. Yes. It's wild. You know, it's funny. Well, it's funny, you know, you talk about it's taken you 10 years to figure this out. And then you look at this women's war games match. And I mean, there is just the biggest stars in the industry, in the women's war games match. You know, it's Charlotte Flair. It's Becky Lynch. You have Nia Jax, Alexa Bliss. I mean, Rhea Ripley. Star-studded, doesn't even begin to describe this. And you're in the ring mixing up with people that you have a deep history with, but you are a different Charlotte Flair.
36:22So what was that like, having that all come together tonight?
36:29starting with Asuka um she really is one of my wrestling soulmates having the moment with Becky and the four horsewomen and here we are 10 years later still going at it um EO I was against EO in my first war games in 2023 before I got hurt against the Kabukis when EO was damaged control Yeah. So to now be on the same side as her. And then, you know, I had this like little proud moment watching Rhea come out. So I was like, we've had two WrestleManias against each other, multiple matches, multiple pay-per-views. And then just seeing the mega star that she has turned into. It's like, I got to see all that firsthand.
37:16And I was very proud. And then to be on the same side as her, too, because we've been against each other for so long. But it really is like I had history with almost every single girl out there except for AJ. But I kind of feel connected to AJ because I was the last and final Divas champion. So you had AJ and then Nikki was the longest. So I feel like a part of that history. and then to be in the ring with her. Really a full circle moment if people think about it because we were two diva champions. Absolutely. Yeah, and I think that's what we're - I mean, I could keep talking about it. I could go on and on, but those are just like, I think like the highlights.
37:56Well, yeah, and I think one of the highlights was, and this was something that Megan and I had talked about going into this match was that we were both pretty excited about the potential of there at least being a moment between you and Becky because, you know, regardless of, you know, what's real and what story for fans, Charlotte and Becky is one of those things that will never get old, that will last forever. And I mean, from a fan perspective, from my perspective, I think from Megan's perspective as well, we view you guys in that wrestling soulmate category, whether you're getting along or not.
38:33Is there, was there a feeling when you guys looked face to face for the first time in a long time and actually started getting physical again? Well, yeah, I think it was, you know, the last time we saw each other in the ring, we hugged and then here we are, it was in the last war games. So we haven't, we haven't crossed, we haven't crossed paths at all. Like even when war games was settled and the teams were settled, Becky and I didn't have any interaction to, So to kind of have that moment in there was like,
39:15I don't know. It's just like, you'll stand the test of time, whether we're teaming or not teaming again. I don't know. It's just fight forever. Right. Absolutely. Absolutely. There wouldn't be a Becky without a Charlotte and there wouldn't be a Charlotte without a Becky. That's right. Yeah. That's a hundred percent true. I mean, this is what everybody was talking about when the graphic just came out. It was like, is there going to be a Charlotte Becky moment? And all of us fans wanted to see it. But at the same time, I think, too, the history you were talking about with Rhea Ripley, like, and that was a big story going into this match that you two having a history played into it.
39:50You touched on it. But the reality is that, you know, the first time you guys met at WrestleMania at 36 during the pandemic, this was Rhea Ripley fresh off of NXT and really, I don't think, had fully found herself at all when it comes to performing on the main roster. And you go, you know, five, six years into the future. And here she is right up there with the Charlotte Flares and the Becky Lynches of the biggest stars in the industry. A hundred percent. Did you see that change happening? Or is that one of those things that you observe now and go, damn, she did it? Oh, no, I saw it at 39. From there, it was sky's the limit.
40:34After WrestleMania 39, boom, I felt like that solidified her. The rest was history. Totally. Not the WrestleMania, she just kept growing and growing and growing. like it was just like you know those balls that roll to keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger that's just what she's turned into yeah yeah with no sign of slowing down at any point exactly yeah they put out the the the commercial like a day or two ago for wrestlemania with the women sitting all at the table the top stars in the industry you are there you have now won this war games match with your team you you you went the distance too you were the first one in went the distance again by the way that's kind of a flair thing to do I feel like the tag team run was incredibly successful with Alexa Bliss but you're not a tag team champion anymore as you now start looking towards what next year is going to be start getting into the sort of Wrestlemania mind frame of what may be happening do you want to step back into going okay now that I've kind of redefined who Charlotte Flair is I want to see what this Charlotte Flair looks like as a singles wrestler or do you think teaming is still more where your head's at I think for the last couple years of my career and what I wanted I felt like I've been struggling to feel like I needed control and meaning like I thought I had a vision for myself and what I needed to do and what I needed to be and what title I needed to hold or how I needed to be in the title pick like what character or what dominance I needed to be in the title C I don't know what the future holds for me honestly whether that's winning again with Lexi whether that's you know winning an opportunity to face Jade or even Stephanie I don't I don't know I just want to be better I still I know people don't get this but like just because you've accomplished so much you don't lose that hunger like Bailey texted me tonight we have this nickname she said the nickname and she was like good job I'm so proud like I like I love knowing like I can still continue.
42:56I don't know what the, what looks like for me. I would have never pictured myself here today, eight months ago, seven months ago, I was so lost. So I don't know if I get put back in the title scene, then I'm just going to give it the best I got, I guess. I don't, yeah, I don't have something that I want. I think I always wanted certain things where this is just kind of taking me on this journey. I love that. Yeah. And I keep thinking about the fact that John Cena pulled you aside at WrestleMania and gave you the advice that you don't always have to be perfect. He was like, stop being perfect. He's like, own who you are, own what you've been through.
43:36And I was like, okay, I don't know how to do that. Yeah. I mean, it's amazing on his retirement tour. We talk about all the matches, but it's those backstage interactions too, that have made a difference in so many people's careers and so many moments that we've seen in front of the camera what is John Cena meant to you throughout your wrestling career
44:02he's just the gold standard I mean the way he interacts with the audience whether you know one minute they're saying John let's go Cena Cena sucks and then getting the whole crowd standing up on their feet and what he does with make a wish what he's able to do with his opponents his charisma, his work ethic, his love for the business. I don't, he's just like the total package of what it means to be a WWE superstar. Well, that's awesome. Charlotte, I love getting this perspective from you. I love hearing where you're at right now, especially, and I think we both really appreciate you making time for us after spending an hour in a double ring cage match.
44:47It's very good of you to do. We appreciate it. Congrats on everything. Oh, my makeup. It's great. I think my hair is hanging low. You look incredible. Thanks, guys. Thank you. Thank you. We appreciate it. Big thanks to Charlotte Flair for joining us here on the Survivor Series War Games recap. And we're going to get to that women's war games match in a minute and our opinions on it, what we saw. But we have to talk about the fact that Dominic Mysterio had a big night. He just dropped two new tees, including the king of the luchador's design. You can grab your piece of his historic Survivor Series clash with John Cena right now at WWE Shop and Fanatics.
45:34If there was ever a time where you wanted to represent Dominic Mysterio, now would be the time. Get those shirts, WWE Shop and Fanatics. And by the way, while you're there, I don't know if you've heard the news. She is back. Our queen is back. Liv Morgan is back. You can celebrate her return with the new Liv Morgan Tee that is available now at WWE Shop and Fanatics. Oh, we got to dive into this. Grab yours right now, WWE Shop Fanatics. Are we doing that right now? Huh? You getting your shirt right now? I've already got mine. We need it. Have to have it. Have to have. I mean, you think I should roll up on Raw Recap with a Liv Morgan Tee shirt?
46:17Absolutely. I think we both need to. I need a Liv Morgan shirt. Let's get the talent Liv Morgan shirts. Can we do that, please? Listen, listen, how do you not want a Liv Morgan shirt? One of my favorite finishes of the entire year tonight. I was so excited going in. John Cena's, and I'm not, I'm, look, it was masked by so much, you know, revelry. I saw the little, little tear coming, coming down your eye. I'm not ready for this John Cena thing to end even a little. You know, it's Dom and John Cena are in the ring and it's a beautiful evening in San Diego and you can see the sun is about to set and it's like, oh my gosh, dusk is here.
47:05Cena's last PLE and I look over at you and I'm, is Sam getting emotional? And you were. I have feelings. You were. Because you know, I love it. because we have one John Cena match left. That's it. I'm not ready for that. Washington, D.C., December 13th. I am not ready for it. And this match tonight was so much fun. Yeah. So you know I love a dusk match, first of all. The best part of an outdoor stadium show is the dusk match. It's the transitional match, and that's what this was, John Cena versus Dominic Mysterio as the sun was going down. And you're right. Such a fun match. Perfect for Dom Mysterio.
47:49John Cena and Dom are going back and forth. Dominic Mysterio, and he must have gotten this idea watching poor Penta in his match with Solo in the John Cena tournament because Dom goes for a similar Hurricane Rana off the barricade there, and it looks like he hurts his shoulder. And John Cena gets in the ring, and you kind of see on his face, John Cena was like, I'm not trying to injure young guys in my second to last match. It almost sounded like you heard Cena say, are you okay? Yeah, because he's like, I'm not trying to, I'm trying to beat you, but I'm not trying to put you on the shelf. I mean, this is not what this retirement tour is about.
48:30While John Cena and time goes by and the medics are out there and the referees are distracted by it and everything. And while the referees are distracted and at first you go, are they just like buying time? Because out of nowhere, Raquel Rodriguez hits John Cena with a Tejana bomb. And Roxanne Perez hits John Cena with pop rocks. John Cena takes the finishers of both of these powerful women. And he is seeing butterflies. I mean, having Raquel and Roxanne involved in the match was not the way I predicted. Not good finishers. John Cena and Dominic Mendes. Mysterio when those two entered I said oh I didn't expect that the judgment day has not been on the same page but that's okay I mean I wasn't shocked to see two beautiful women at the side of Dominic Mysterio that's like you know I mean that's like you know looking out into the water and go I can't believe there's fish in there you know I'm saying like that wasn't really much of a shock to me I get it I get it if I was a beautiful woman that's where I would be too but the fact that both of them hit their finishers on john cena in his last premium live was nuts unbelievable and they'll get to tell that forever then dom and by the way this goes back to wwe's officiating problem which you have been at the forefront of thank you fighting this fight thank you different referee you have a very big problem with another one but all of the referees and and the the code of honor and the oath there's a code of honor and oath for referees both did this does the oath apply to the code of honor is it an oath to uphold the code of honor that's correct gotcha okay okay i just didn't because i didn't go to northwestern no you didn't so i don't know they teach us referee school at northwestern specifically for wwe they teach you everything really it's a very good school everything very smart but and i'm glad you're here to talk to me about that stuff but this infuriated me dom hits the 619 dom hits the frog splash and this referee who was it chad patten this Chad Patton is like I'm not counting why?
50:39he's like well I'm mad because you said you were injured I don't care if you're mad he was playing possum you can play possum there's no rule that says you can't play possum of course you can play possum and then Chad Patton is kind of like going obviously these two women hit their finishers on John Cena and Dominic's like I don't know what you're talking about that sounds crazy to me that's not something that happened but then he just has to deal with the fact that this crooked official will not count the fall for Dominic Mysterio. And it's like, okay. Then he throws. Good for Chad Patton, though.
51:12How? He was trying to withhold the integrity of WWE and everything that John Cena stands for on his retirement tour. Not getting beat when you're beat? Well, he wasn't getting beaten fairly. He was getting beaten with bent rules by someone who's cheating. Because of Tejana Bomb? cheating and the pop rocks cheating wow look faking an injury that's not cheating his shoulder probably it was probably a scare you know there are injury scares it's probably not cheating like that you're very negative it was based on everything i know about dominic mysterio he knew exactly what he was doing because of the dirty part that's right okay that's right i'm saying we don't know it could have been doesn't get scared come on that's true He's so cool.
52:03That's right. So you're right. You make a good point there. You make a compelling argument. But so Dom goes, okay. And then the Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez are thrown away from ringside, which doesn't strike me as fair. But they're thrown out of ringside. I believe they did have manager's licenses for this one. They had to. The state of California. I know. But they're still thrown out. And they've really been cracking down on that in WWE. A lot of noise has been made recently. but uh uh so they get thrown out right and then dom goes for the old boot trick you know unfortunately it's it's ineffective john cena hits the aa dom kicks out of the aa can you give him that he kicked out of an aa that's massive i give him it okay referee goes down you know actually john cena is the one that took down the referee to be fair is that that was the person who made contact with the official now here come the judgment day finn baller and jd mcdonough come in shades of of wrestlemania i believe it was edge and the big show getting hoisted up john cena is able to lift both finn baller and jd mcdonough up on his back double aa talking about playing the hits boom they both go down now they're cleared out and before the referee can come to watch me live live morgan i mean we were freaking out in here i think that they have video maybe we'll put it out on social or something it was such a wild turn of emotions earlier today i texted you all of my predictions for survivor series tonight and one of them i said live morgan comes back and you said how is live morgan going to come back and i said i don't really know but i just i think live morgan's gonna come back as soon as i saw raquel rodriguez and roxanne perez enter with Dirty Dom.
53:53I said, there's no way Liv's coming back. Right. It's not going to happen. And then boom. And then all of a sudden an opening was there. And Liv took it. But Liv did make my heart stop beating for a split second. So Liv comes out. I mean, with all the confidence in the world, right? And she walks and there's this look on Dom's face. He's smiling like a Cheshire cat. He can't believe the love of his life has returned. And she's staring back at him, but she's kind of got a little bit of crazy behind her eyes. Did you notice that? Liv always has a little bit of crazy. It's kind of fun. It is. She's always sort of on the verge of doing something completely unpredictable.
54:39It's dangerous. Yes. But it's appealing. We want to see it. So Liv slaps Dominic. And I'm like, I can't believe this. and she runs up to John Cena and she's even got Dominic's mask logos on her sweatpants. I said, was that a ruse? Because she runs up to John Cena, she leaps on him and gives him this big hug. And I'm like, I mean, is this a thing? Is this happening right now? And Liv Morgan, I mean, you know, I'll just say it since the elimination chamber at the very beginning of March, people are going, you know, like, like what's the, what's the big payoff on this thing? How do we put a bow on this before the end of the year how do we put a bow on what happened at elimination chamber and we see beautifully shot camera right on Liv's face as she does the full-on John Cena face except with much more loco in the eyes she looks nuts and I go oh that's John Cena face it's a ruse it's a John Cena do to Cody Rhodes that's what Liv did to John Cena low blow embrace between Liv and Dom the whole thing was a ruse to me this is I'm just gonna say this I never thought in my life I would see anything wrestling related or not that was more romantic than Randy Savage and Elizabeth.
56:12I never thought that I would experience a couple that I held in higher regard than Randy Savage and Elizabeth. There's nothing like Liv Dom. Until right now. There is nothing. They have surpassed Randy Liz. Everything. They're everything to me. Liv Dom is everything to me. It does feel right. I mean look at what they did here. They beat John Cena in his second to last match and And they did it with John Cena's own tricks. Liv goes and gets the referee. Dominic Mysterio pins John Cena. Dominic Mysterio is a two-time Intercontinental Champion. Dominic Mysterio pinned John Cena on John Cena's last PLE that he will ever compete on.
57:03And Dominic Mysterio walks out with the gold and the girl. I love Liv Dom so much. for the split second where I thought Liv Morgan was turning her back on Dominic Mysterio, my heart sunk to my ankles. I mean, it was just everything. Everything. What these two can pull off together? I mean, anything. Bonnie and Clyde could never. Bonnie and Clyde could never. That's what I say. As far as Dominic Mysterio and Liv Morgan go, So Bonnie and Clyde could never. It's crazy because when Dom and Rhea were together, I said, how could it possibly get better than Dom and Rhea? And they were outstanding. Outstanding.
57:52Liv Dom, best wrestling couple ever? Best couple ever. Couple. And I'd like to apologize to my wife. We're a good couple, my wife and I. But you're no Liv Dom. I mean, the things that these two do together, it's incredible. It's incredible. Was this your favorite match, favorite finish on the John Cena retirement tour? 100%. Yes. It's my favorite finish on the John Cena retirement tour. My favorite finish. It's tough because the Cody Rhodes match at SummerSlam is up there for me. It's great. This is my favorite. But tonight was... Unbelievable. Unbelievable. Speaking of unbelievable, great match between Nikki Bella and Stephanie Vaqueror for the Women's World Championship.
58:31Nikki Bella came out more aggressive than I've seen her in a very long time. But ultimately, listen, if Stephanie Viqueira is going to hit you with a devil's kiss on a commentary table, then hit you with another devil's kiss in the ring. Good luck. You're done. You're done. And that was the case. Stephanie Viqueira retains the women's world championship. And then we had a massive women's war games match. We just talked to Charlotte about it. Of course, she started the match with Asuka. And it really was. I mean, you pointed it out. So much history. Yeah. Between. so many people Charlotte and everybody else in that match you know I thought that all the women walking in with their own weaponry as I said before was great Becky walking in with kendo sticks EO Sky walking in with a branded trash can lid and I like that Rhea comes in with the trash can I said that lid's not going to cut it EO I mean aren't we missing something there and I thought Kyrie Sane entering with her chain you had AJ Lee having to enter in over the top because Becky wouldn't let her in.
59:36Becky was trying not to let her in. Smart strategy. Yeah, it was a great strategy. I mean, she's such a great leader of that team that she assembled. She tapped out. She did not tap out. Oh, okay. She was actually, I went back and watched it because at first, just like all of you, I thought for a split second, did the greatest female wrestler just tap out? It couldn't be. So I actually went back and I watched the footage and she didn't tap out at all. You see, she was trying to point out to the referee that it was an illegal hold in place and then she got called for tapping out, which she didn't.
1:00:19How could it be an illegal hold in a War Games match? It was illegal. What's going to happen? It's War Games. There's no disqualification. What's any illegal? You don't release holes. Or what? Or what? if a referee was telling me, hey, release that hold, I'd go, or what? It was an illegal choke. Or what? She was literally hitting people with kendo sticks. You're a part of the corruption. Okay, well, listen. This is why you got suspended from your other job. I hope they make a Tops Now card of Becky Lynch tapping out because there were so many memorable moments on this show. You're in on it. Tops Now.
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1:01:34I mean, just a really, really cool card. It's only available until Monday at 9 a.m. Eastern. And as always, make sure that you're following at Topps on social and sign up for notifications on Topps.com for the big moment cards from Survivor Series. I am sure that on Monday night's Raw Recap Podcast, we're gonna have more info on the Topps Now cards that are available from Survivor Series. But you are right. You brought up, I think that Rhea Ripley definitely deserves a Topps Now card from this War Games match. She told us on Monday that she had a special mask. And special under-delivered the fact that she had a terrifier mask.
1:02:16Showed up full-on Art the Clown. I had to, you want me to name drop? Go ahead. Had to text Damien Leone. writer, director, creator of Terrifier, who was like, I know, I'm watching. He was watching War Games so he could see that creation come to life. And not only that, but in the movie, you know, Art the Clown, who really is a bad dude, has a garbage bag full of horrible weapons that he uses on people. So Rhea coming in with the garbage can. No, she had a garbage bag as well. If you go back, there's a garbage bag that she's got full of stuff. So she's got the garbage can for EO. And then she got the garbage bag for all the mayhem and merriment that she will unfold on everybody.
1:02:58I have to admit, I was hesitant to really embrace the fact that Rhea and EO are such good friends. I know. Well, you're a hater. Well, I'm not a hater. Oh. I was just calling out the facts. Like if I was Rhea Ripley and the one person that I couldn't pin was EO Sky, what am I going to do? Just become buddy-buddy with her? I wouldn't. That would not be my strategy. I know if it's negative. It has been Rhea's strategy, and it took me a while to really. It's not strategy. They're friends. They respect each other. Okay, they're friends. Like, everything is so manipulative with you. Okay, they're friends.
1:03:36Is this your strategy? For a while, I was struggling to accept their friendship. Right. Because Rhea has never pinned EO. But they've really won me over lately. Of course. I mean, they love each other. Yeah, I think so. And the fact that Rhea was bringing in the trash can the moment we were all waiting for, like we could not leave San Diego without Eos Kai putting a trash can over her head, going to the top of the War Games cage and diving on top of everyone. Except, I mean, she did not dive on top of Becky Lynch. No, Becky might have been better off if she had. But not only did she dive, this time she one-upped it, right?
1:04:17Because first of all, she couldn't get the garbage can at first because AJ Lee, unfortunately, with all the positives that there are about AJ Lee. Too short. Yeah, she's not overly tall. So Rhea had to boost AJ Lee up on her shoulders so that AJ Lee could then give Io the trash can. Io did a swanton with the trash can over her head. A swanton under the opposing women's war games team. I mean, unbelievable. And then, of course, that led to Becky Lynch. unfortunately and you probably also didn't love seeing these people all working together seeing Becky get hit and then a rip tide and then right into AJ putting on that black widow and Becky tapping out and that's actually didn't tap out what she did at Wrestlepalooza and at war games no no she wasn't tapping out at Wrestlepalooza either what was she doing again she was she was she was trying to get she was like Like, well, last time this happened, they thought I was tapping out.
1:05:17I know what I'll do in this War Games match where there is no disqualification. I'll do the exact same thing. It was an illegal chokehold. Or what? An illegal chokehold. I mean. You're allowed to choke all you want. AJ Lee, she's been violating so many different rules. How is that a chokehold? Her hands are on the. So many different laws. What chokehold is that? There's nothing around her neck. Listen, Becky does have the best lawyers. all of them wanted the case about how AJ Lee did not have a manager's license. You and Becky Lynch are like, if I just keep saying words, I will exhaust the person I'm talking to and then win.
1:05:57Everyone is saying that everyone, everyone is saying that Becky Lynch did not tap out and she did not lose. She has won a hundred percent of the matches where there's been no corruption in. I didn't say that. A hundred percent of the matches. There's no corruption. 100 % of the matches where there are no corruption. There's war games, corruption. It's war games. It's literally war games. She didn't lose. And the lawyers are going to get to the bottom of this. What lawyers? Clarence Mason? Becky has all of the lawyers in New York. I saw her taking meetings left and right. Dressed for success, by the way.
1:06:29Yeah, I know you did. I know you did. I'll probably sue her for defamation. You're going to sue her? Yeah. Because she got you suspended? No, because that's not... Because she actually got you suspended. No. Huh? Just because you read that... You weren't on the radio all week. First of all, and now she got the Sheets reporting it. Okay? That's where the defamation comes in. No, they're reporting it because they're real journalists and they report what's actually going on. In the Sheets? And the biggest story in all of wrestling has been the corruption that has taken place against Becky Lynch. The bigger stories are that AJ Lee made Becky Lynch tap, that Liv and Dom are back together, that Team Heyman won with the help of some masked man and that Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes, whatever that is...
1:07:18There you go again, burying Becky Lynch. ...is far from over. This is why they call you Scam Roberts. You made that up and Becky ran with it, and I know that that's what happened, and I resent you for it. Everybody's been calling you that. Everybody has been calling you Scam Roberts, once again scamming us with your headlines of what you deem is important instead of the injustice that is going on. I'm crazy. It's also wild that earlier in the show, you pointed out Chad Patton and how you were displeased with his officiating. It's unbelievable to me that of all of the corruption that Becky Lynch has faced with referees, Jessica Carr is still in the ring for all of Becky Lynch's matches.
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