WWE Now - LA Knight and Solo Sikoa deliver a SPIKE to Roman Reigns | Raw Recap

29:50That's where I said, don't do it, Solo. Don't do it, Solo. And he starts yelling at LA Knight, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Grabs LA Knight by those cheeks. And he says, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. And he picks up that thumb and he spikes the tribal chief in the side of the neck. And I said, no, my tribal chief, no. And I said, yes, Solo, yes. Yes, yes, Solo. What are you doing? And you want to know something? Yes. All of Buffalo cheered. All of Buffalo cheered. Of course they did because Solo got a backbone. It was great. And Roman goes down and it's that Roman, you know, where it's like it's pain, it's hurt.

30:34It's my neck hurts because I just got Simone spiked. It's I don't know how to react because I did not see that coming. And it's I'm hurt in the soul because I was disrespected by my family. That's right. These are the reactions that you see plastered all over. And I think that second part hurts way more than the Samoan Spike. I would agree with you. This isn't the way this was supposed to go at all. And then Solo takes care of Jimmy Uso. And Solo takes care of Jay Uso. And then they look over. And Jacob Fatu is in the corner going, he told me to stand back. I'm standing back. He only takes orders from his travel chief.

31:10I'm taking the orders. Okay. I tried to do it on my own. He told me to stand back. I'm taking the orders. Stand back right here. And L.A. Knight hits a BFT on Roman Reigns. L.A. Knight hits his finish on Roman Reigns. And then Solo's going pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew. I mean, that's a crazy sight to see L.A. Knight hit that finish on 2026 Roman Reigns. Roman Reigns isn't getting finishes put on him, especially by L.A. Knight. And boom, there it was. On Monday Night Raw for everyone to see. as Jacob Fatu. And then LA Knight throws his watch at Roman Reigns and says, I got 10 more. And it's like, whew.

31:54And it's like all of this, right? This is the beauty of wrestling. You go, oh, why would Roman, you know, make fun of LA Knight's watch two weeks ago? That's too far. It makes him look bad. Well, because now you got this payoff. Why would Jacob Fatu get right in LA Knight's face and LA Knight doesn't do anything back? Well, now you got the payoff. And now Solo Sekou has got those eyes that you love. Of course. Those happy eyes. Love it. Those charismatic eyes. Yes. I hope next week he has a colorful suit on and the turtleneck is back. You think it'll be forest green? I could go with the red again.

32:30I like the forest green. I like the red. Maybe Udaby is another color. You know, I mean, I think the cream. The cream would be nice. Is a favorite of mine that often gets underplayed. But like, yeah. Yeah. I think, you know, you want to pew-pew solo, and there were people that were worried that we were going to lose him. I think you have him back tenfold now. I think so, too. I think this is even better. Because you want to know something? The Usos taking their victory lap of going pew-pew, pew-pew. They can never do that again. Well, we'll see, because the Usos are going to have to get revenge.

33:01Yeah, but... Don't say they can never do that again, because the Usos... They're not going to be doing it anytime soon. Because if you do that, and then you get taken out by the person you're making fun of for going pew, pew, pew, pew. Well, Roman's going to have to lift this thing that nobody can touch LA night because I got to see the Usos versus Solo in LA night. And then where does Jacob fit in? Tell me where to go. You told me not to do it. Tell me where to go. I take your orders. Okay, well, you told me not to do it, so I didn't do it. It's like when you know what I mean, when your boss yells at you, and then you see something go wrong, and it's like, well, you told me not to do anything, so I'm not going to do anything.

33:39Why did you let that happen? You told me not to do anything. Your boss gets mad. It's getting complicated. It's getting complicated. It's getting layered. That's how the bloodline is. That's why we love it. And immediately after getting those Ulafalas, the Ustas are taken out by Solo. Come on. Jacob's just standing there. No recognition. No Ulafala. Nothing. But he's taking orders. Taking. He's just watching. And I tell you, that's why I got my Jacob football jersey. That's why I got my Fah 2 football jersey. Thanks to ProSphere. You know, whether you've been cheering since the Attitude Era or you've been counting down to the next PLE, you know ProSphere has the gear to help you represent the WWE universe in style.

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35:08Yeah. Welcome Back Weekend. I think that was Welcome Back, Cotter. Homecoming Weekend. Yeah, no. Welcome Back Weekend. Did you wear that to Back Together Weekend? Yeah, Homecoming Weekend. Homecoming. That's what I'm going to wear that to. I love it. I mean, it's perfect for that. It's great. That's why it's a great football jersey you wear for Back Together Weekend. But it's also, you know, it's the 69 jersey. The front, I believe. It says 69 in the back. What's it say on the front? The front says GX suck it It says suck it on the front So you can wear it I mean that's first day of school right there For sure I'll tell you what There was an arrow when it was And I'm so glad that it's back Thanks to ProSphere, okay?

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36:50They're in love. Yeah, it's pretty amazing. Yeah, I think Austin Theory's friends are like, he's not texting us back anymore, man. Bro, you used to hang, bro. When are we going to hang again, bro? He's like, can't she come? They're like, oh, he's bringing Maxine. But also at the same time, no one can blame him. No, you can't. Just look at what he's got. It's Maxine Dupree. And she's just sitting there, they're just making fun of Otis. It's totally unnecessary. Hey, remember when you humiliated Otis? He's like, yeah, it's great. But while all this is going on. I don't like that No it's not the nicest thing in the world But it is a thing that happened It is true And you can't like You can't Love is love is love is love That's what they bond on Humiliating Otis What can I tell you Sorry babe Told you it was bad news I think he is bad news But you know what she's She's happy I've never seen her so happy Yeah I saw her on the internet Her head hit the door She still looked happy.

37:52And she's still happy. Knocked her head on the door frame. And maybe that's why she's so in love. He knocked her loopy. It's possible. It's possible. Yeah, she saw the little hearts and the birdies flying around her and everything like a cartoon. Listen, Bron Breaker, though, wants nothing to do with any of it. Bron Breaker is all business. They said, Bron, you have anything to say about Obafemi? Then I'm going to go out there. I mean, but just that almost feels like a Sam Roberts question. That's like a very like direct, like leading question. Hey, Braun, what do you think of Obafemi? Like you're just trying to get him to talk his stuff, you know?

38:28Hey, Byron, what do you think of Obafemi? He's good. I like him. I like him. I like him. I like him. You think he's the future? Brock Lesnar said he was. Thanks for nothing, Byron. Thank you for nothing. I like him. That's what Braun Breaker should have said. Anything to say about Obafemi? I like him. No, but that's not. That's a Byron sack. I want to text Byron right now and say, hey, what do you think of Obafemi? Of Obafemi. I like him. So Bron Breaker goes to the ring and immediately calls out Obafemi. Not there to talk. Calls him right out. And instead of, huh, instead of that music playing.

39:09Ladies and gentlemen. My name is Paul Heyman. By the way, Buffalo goes nuts for Paul Heyman. You have to. Anytime he shows up. Yeah. Because he's up to something. It's up to something season with Paul Heyman all the time. So Paul Heyman comes out and he says he used to be an advocate. He is still an oracle and is always a wise man. And he knows when something is wise to do. And he knows when something is unwise to do. And he believes that what's happening right now is unwise. But it is a wise thing to ask. Who is the future of the WWE? And that is when Obafemi's music plays. Obafemi walks out, struts out.

40:01I apologize. Obafemi, there it is. He looked just like that. Yeah. Biceps. Same arms too. You got those big oba arms. That's what a lot of people say about me. Yeah, for sure. You've been lifting? Say Megan Morant and those oba arms. That's right. Here she comes. That's right. Oba comes out and says, everybody knows who the future is. I know who the future is. Heyman knows who the future is. They know who the future is. He even said to Braun, you know who the future is. And you know who the future is. It's Oba. Femi. Brock Lesnar knew who the future is. Brock Lesnar knows who the future is. And Braun Breaker says, well, we could do this right now.

40:39And gets right in Oba's face. And Paul Heyman. And I mean, and it's really interesting because something has shifted in Paul Heyman where you usually, when Paul Heyman is losing control, and he did this with Braun Breaker for a long time, he's almost scared. No, no. And instead, he just steps right up to Braun Breaker because he knows he's holding. He knows he's got leverage, I believe, Paul Heyman. And he steps right up to Braun Breaker, and he says, if you take one more step forward, you'll lose me forever. I mean, talk about complex relationships. Right? Are you giving, Braun should have said, are you giving me an ultimatum?

41:20Well, Paul Eamon is in such an interesting spot right now, right? Because he had joined the Vision. Yeah. Alongside Seth Rollins. Some would say he created. We all remember how that happened. Yeah. At WrestleMania. But then we saw him turn his back on the Vision in the interactions with Austin Theory. Now you know. Yeah. And we've seen him, you know, not be as hands-on with the vision. Now you know was so brutal. I know. It was so terrible. Oh, did you not know? Well, now you do. Terrible. But. I mean, hands-off with the vision. But in fairness. He's nowhere near. He was busy with Brock Lesnar.

42:01I mean. And when Brock comes around, Paul's busy. Oh, really? Brock's been gone for three weeks? And he has been gone for three weeks. So where does that leave Paul Heyman? I think Paul's figuring it out. Right? And Paul, you know, because we know what side Paul Heyman's on. The winners. Yeah. The winner's side. Always. Always. And I noticed that tonight, right, as Paul Heyman explains, the reason I'm not going to allow you to step forward is because we're not doing this for this audience. We don't answer. We're a publicly traded company. We don't answer to this crowd in Buffalo. Boo. We answer to our shareholders.

42:44And I mean, the idea of like sitting there in the audience and hearing somebody say, who wants a big match for the shareholders? It's like, I mean, could Paul Heyman be more obnoxious? We can talk about this one on the earnings call. I know, I know. And it's like, I get that he's not wrong, but it's not fun either. Especially when you're a fan who's just so excited that Raw has come to Buffalo. And he says, apparently there's only two of us in this ring who know how box office works. And you're like, bro. So now he's just calling out Braun Breaker. Like, bro. And Paul Heyman explains that this is a main event match.

43:30This is a main event attraction and we need to put it on the biggest stage that we can put it on. and that's why I've already talked to Adam Pearce. And we've made it official that we will get at Sunday night's main event on the 6th of September in Braun Breaker's hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Braun Breaker versus Obafemi to answer the question, who is the future of the WWE? Here is where my eyebrows raised, my spider senses started tingling. Paul Heyman was not protecting Braun Breaker. Paul Heyman was protecting the match. Paul Heyman was almost like a classic Don King, kind of playing both sides, just making sure that the attraction was the attraction because that's where Don King was making his money.

44:32Paul Heyman was not a representative of one of those two. Paul Heyman was a representative of the attraction. Of the future. Whoever it may be. When Paul Heyman went to Adam Pearce to make this match, did he do it for Braun Breaker? Or did he do it because he's invested in the attraction? and if that's the case is braun breaker fighting for more than he realizes yes braun breaker has a lot at stake here it's not just about beating obafemi it's about the future and i think it's about paul heyman as well what do you think of the idea of the fact that paul heyman has been by braun breaker's side for let's say a year he started to get cold you know coming off of WrestleMania but he started coming off of last year's WrestleMania so a year imagine if you had somebody who was by your side for a year who was guiding you who was prepping you putting you in the right position and then for some reason things start to go wrong and you're not exactly sure why and all of a sudden that person is looking at you going prove it prove it you even deserve to have me by your side are you i mean that's you're like what where did this come from right that's like mental torture where did this come from i mean and i and i don't know logical warfare it's yeah and and to what end that's what i'm wondering to what end paul hayman has a plan there's a reason why paul hayman is involved and it's not the shareholders but remember what we talked about last week and there are some athletes is what we we talked about that need to hear need to be coached in a certain way need to hear that you're not good enough because that lights a fire yeah in their soul is that is this a technique by paul hayman or is this just paul hayman figuring it out i don't think okay that's a great question the attraction i don't think i don't think paul Heyman is it didn't feel like he was doing this specifically for brawn breakers.

46:42I agree with that. I don't think he's doing this to motivate brawn breaker. Okay. I don't think he's just figuring it out though. I think he's concocted his plan. I don't think that he's just putting things in motion and then he's going to figure out where to go based on where it goes. I think that there is something up Paul Heyman's sleeve and I do not know what it is. And that is a scary thing. Paul Heyman has not been by anyone's side since SummerSlam tonight would you say he was closer to Braun Breger's side or Obafemi's side neither he was on Paul Heyman's side tonight and that's the thing that I find so intriguing because usually when Paul Heyman finds himself without someone he's in panic mode he was not panicking tonight at all he was more confident than I've ever seen him I've never seen him this confident alone and that is why to me I said there is a clear path that is clear to Paul Heyman that is not yet clear to me I don't see it although him saying or you'll lose me forever did sort of allude to maybe he is with Braun or he could be could yes you know what I mean yeah maybe I'll get back together with you but if you don't do what I want then you'll have no shot yes and and it's and it's almost like that sort of manipulation of in that moment realizing there's a vulnerability so you use that to heighten your own value and now you've set the precedent for what this relationship is because if he says to obafemi introductory psychology classes but that's how i read it but if he says to obafemi or you'll lose me forever oba's like lose what i beat the beast what do you mean ask brock lesnar who i am lose what forever by the way obafemi's impersonation of brawn breaker oh my god jeff's kiss amazing i didn't know that i didn't know that was in him it was unbelievable it was incredible probably my favorite moment on monday night raw tonight it was it was incredible i thought i was uh i thought i was watching that guy from instagram what's his name matt friend or something matt friend is that yeah yeah yeah that's what i thought it was i was gonna make a a much older reference but i decided to make one that was a a little more topical.

49:00You know what I mean? Yeah. Which I think is big for me. But, yes. What was it that he imitated Braun doing? What was the word? Do you remember or you don't remember? I don't remember. It was so on point. I just wrote in my notes, Oba's Braun impression. Oh, it was great. Amazing. It was great. It was great. Now, listen. I'm going to have to go watch this back immediately after we get off the air. You got to do it. You got to do it. It was fantastic. So close you can almost taste it. What? You just gonna walk away? Time to bring the juice.

49:36Never leave a fit behind. Rip it, rip it, and bring the juice.

49:46That flavor's just out of reach. Drop the Legos and bring the juice.

49:55We started the show. with your girl. My hero. Coming out there. Well, Stephanie McMahon, you could see her, by the way. You know why? Because I was just watching her. Actually, I was listening to her on WWE radio talking to Stephen A. Smith. Oh. I did drive out to the shore and I was listening to her interview with Stephen A. Smith the whole time. It was fabulous. It was a good one. Yes. I enjoyed it. It was absolutely fabulous. Stephen A.'s health tips and everything. Let me tell you something. You got to treat your body right. I was skinny with a pop belly. Skinny with a pop belly. It was great.

50:28It was fantastic. I recommend it to everybody. But it was Stephanie. Stephen A, I saw him at WrestleMania. He's in good shape and way taller than I expected. He's in good shape. You know how I know he's in good shape? He would not stop talking about it with Stephanie. I'm in good shape now. I'll take my, he said, I'll take my shirt off. I was like, okay, Stephen A, we get it. You're in good shape. But it was Stephanie Vaqueror who started Monday Night Raw. And Stephanie Vaqueror comes out and she immediately says, wrestling is my first language. I'm not here to talk. Live. Get out here. You're scared of me.

50:56She said, you puta. She did say that. Which, I mean, I'm not bilingual, but I know what that word means. Yeah, it's not a good word. You just said it just like that. So, Liv comes out. By the way, your pronunciation of the word, I don't think there's any mystery as to whether or not you're bilingual. I mean, the least accented version of that word I've ever heard in my life. but but she did say it though that's exactly right that's what she said that's exactly right that's how I talk no that's right you know that's right you just say it how you say it what do people expect tomato tomato that's all it is Liv comes out and she says she wants to address some things first and she's got the judgment day with her and she says first of all Becky Lynch said that Liv Morgan holding that championship it negates the hard work that the women who held that championship before her put in.

52:01And Liv Morgan said in response to that, I don't care, Liv. And this is the attitude you should have as a champion. There's too many people out here that are doing it for the next generation, that are doing it so that everybody watching them can be inspired, inspired so that they can be an example and create a legacy around, no, I'm the champion because I want to be the champion because I want the belt and I'm going to keep the belt forever. And Liv said, I'm going to be the longest reigning champion of all time. Why? Because I want to be. She said, I'm not the champion for the women who came before me.

52:45I'm not the champion for the women that are coming after me. I'm certainly not the champion for all of you in Buffalo. Boo. She said, I'm the champion for myself. And she said, I'm not afraid of any Stephanie Vaker. And Stephanie says, so get in the ring then. And Liv gets in the ring and the Judgment Day are with her. And Stephanie's doing a good job of fighting them off. But eventually the Judgment Day, will they help Liv Morgan to get the advantage until Yo Girl comes out. The man. Buffalo was pumped to see her. I will admit that. I don't blame them. They were pretty psyched to see Becky Lynch.

53:26I mean, this is what, week three now? Becky Lynch getting massive cheers. Yeah, yeah. They were super happy to see Becky Lynch. Is that bothering you? No, I mean, I mean, do you watch the segment? I mean, yeah, I watched the segment. She got a whole bunch of cheers coming out and what happened? She ended up flat on her back. okay is then that what happened yeah is that a direct telling of the segment that's she's she got the advantage at first tripping live morgan beating up the judgment day but okay everybody in buffalo likes her except you know who doesn't like her live morgan roxanne perez raquel rodriguez rodriguez stephanie vaker she can't even be my friend an enemy of my enemy is my friend no she Can't even get that going.

54:13No. And so she's so busy trying to stop the judgment day and then not getting along with the person who she's trying to stop them from beating up. The judgment day ends up getting able to take them all out. And you, hater of the year, were sitting there going like, I don't know, I think they're going to break up soon. I think the judgment day is going to break up. I'm Megan. I've been thinking about it on my run. And I think on my last run I was thinking about this. And I think they're going to break up. And I'm like, just because you don't have any friends that you run with Doesn't mean the rest of these wrestlers don't have friends either Okay?

54:45That's the thing to keep in mind So the Judgment Day were working as a unit, weren't they? They were working as a unit Right They were working as a unit, yeah And at the end of the day Liv Morgan is standing on top of Stephanie Vaquer With the Judgment Day around her Stephanie Vaquer called out Liv Morgan She's flat on her back Becky Lynch came in for the save Becky's flat on her back look, did you think Liv Morgan was going to beat EO Sky at SummerSlam? I did not. What happened? She beat EO Sky at SummerSlam. Clean in the middle. The finish was clean. It was. I'm telling you right now. I did love EO's counter to the first Oblivion.

55:24It was awesome. But then Liv hit it again. And that's it. And that's not taking anything away from EO rules. Yes. But that's to say that it's like because Liv doesn't defend the title as much as some people would love or prefer or whatever, they go, that means she's not good. But that's not true. I mean, she pinned the woman who I've said is the greatest wrestler on the planet. So do you think that there's a possibility that with all the hype around Stephanie Viqueira being back and with all the excitement around Becky Lynch finally being in a position where the fans are cheering her and she's the man?

56:01Mm-hmm. that people are failing to realize what's in front of their face. And that's the fact that Liv Morgan is far more strategic than anybody is giving credence to. Yes, and I think there is sort of the, people are so happy that Stephanie's back. People are so happy to see this version of Becky Lynch that when Liv Morgan comes out and says, I don't care and uses the numbers game to her advantage and doesn't defend the title, people go, oh and that's fine but you want to know what something live doesn't care about that either no because she goes to bed every single night looking at gold that's right and dominic mysterio oh i thought that's what you're talking about oh well two two different versions of yeah gold just different representations of being an absolute champion in life that's right absolutely yeah speaking of champions by the way these are some champions in life how about cody roads Speaking of gold, the golden boy himself Cody Rhodes, easy to find Hard to beat Cody Rhodes has a new collection available now At WWE Shop and Fanatics Look at that, he really is taking the golden boy To heart with all that gold all over the jacket And the hat and everything And of course, how about Seth Rollins You know he's a visionary, he's a revolutionary He's Seth freaking Rollins Warm up those vocal cords and let the whole WWE universe hear you when you sing along and sport the new Seth Rollins photo t-shirt from WWE Authentic, now available at WWE Shop and Fanatics.

57:38What a very, very cool shirt. Very, very brightly colored. Speaking of brightly colored, so some brightly colored masks. Yes, we did. We are officially concluded with the first round of the number one contenders tournament. Of course, we saw last week on Raw, Penta advanced. Yes. On AAA on Saturday, La Parca advanced over Psycho Clown. Yes. So we will have La Parca versus Penta. Against Penta. Right. And then we found out tonight, we saw first Ray Phoenix defeat Al Fiscal. In his Raw debut. In Fiscal's Raw debut, yes. But also, did you know that like in, I want to say 97, 98, Fiskal's father wrestled on Monday Night Raw?

58:32Oh, I didn't know that. True, true. Absolutely true. And then, of course, we saw Dragon Lee. And I'll call this an upset. I thought Iho de Dr. Wagner Jr. or Wagoner, as Michael Cole kept calling him. Iho de Dr. Wagner Jr. I thought he was going to win this one. But Dragon Lee stepped it up, came forward, and our second round matches end up being LaParka versus Penta and Dragon Lee versus Rey Fenix. I can't wait for Dragon Lee against Rey Fenix. Oh, yeah. I think that's going to be the sleeper of the whole tournament. Yeah, obviously, Penta and LaParka is going to be great. It's going to be great.

59:10But that's the sleeper. I think Dragon Lee and Rey Fenix, and those are also, Dragon Lee and Rey Fenix are two guys who, even as this Lucha explosion is happening across WWE programming, Dragon Lee and Rey Fenix are two guys that have been trying to jump out above the crowd to make sure that people are seeing them in the context of being at the top of this Lucha game. and I think that they are going to absolutely use this opportunity to showcase why they are two of the best in the world. I mean, you saw that Mexican muscle buster tonight. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. I mean, both of the, I would say, you know, Ray Phoenix did not have most of that man.

59:56No, he didn't. But all it takes is the end. I'm very, I am too. I'm very, very excited. And just the idea that Roman Reigns is going to face one of these four is already insanely exciting and not something I don't think that would happen anytime remotely soon had it not been for this tournament. It's crazy thinking about that style of wrestling against Roman Reigns too. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. And is Roman able to set the pace like he usually does? As we approach September 14th in Mexico City, we'll talk a lot more about it. But I do want to talk about the fact that Topps Universe WWE 2026 is returning for year two and it's available on the 11th of September.

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1:01:24I cannot wait to get my hands on Universe WWE 2026. and uh while we're talking about luchadors can we just take a moment to just sit there and say ray mysterio is a superhero he truly like this guy is not a human being he's not he's 51 years old i don't i can't believe that no case every time that we get to watch him perform at this level in a match like he did tonight for the intercontinental championship against Chad Gable. Like we are just witnessing something so special and spectacular. And I can't even believe that it's happening in front of us. I believe I was 14 years old when I watched Rey Mysterio versus Eddie Guerrero at Halloween Havoc.

1:02:22I think I was 14 and I was younger than that. The first time I saw Rey Mysterio was probably on the very first AAA When Worlds Collide pay-per-view that aired in the States. And I want to say that was in either 93 or 94. So I would say like 10, 11 years old when I first saw Rey Mysterio. 10 or 11 years old. And I'm watching him at the age that I am. And a lady never tells. But watching him at this stage of my life be at the top of his game. And sitting there and like, you know, you go in and you're like, well, Chad Gable just won the Intercontinental Championship. This is a match between two people that respect each other.

1:03:07You go in thinking, I presume Chad Gable will probably leave with the Intercontinental Championship. But I'll be damned if Buffalo, New York, and I know you and I both felt the same way watching Raw together. Yes, we did. In that room here. realizing that in real time we all remembered how much we loved Rey Mysterio. And there was this, at the end of that match, when Rey hit the two 619s. When I said he's going to do it? Yes. And then went for the splash. It was like this pure moment in real time. This is the beauty of live television, of every wrestling fan watching that. And there were kids in the front row watching that.

1:03:48There were kids in the front row that were my age when I started watching Rey Mysterio. They were having the same feelings that I was having then, that I was having tonight, where it's like, can you imagine if Rey does it? In real time, I feel like we all realized, as much as we love Chad Gable and the journey that he's been on, God, would it be great to see Rey get it one more time. God, would it be great on this night to see Rey win this thing. And that is kind of the magic of Rey Mysterio. Of course it is. Yeah, and just the fact that, You know, at this level, he's been doing it for so long, and he could still make everybody in the crowd feel that way.

1:04:28It's unbelievable. Unbelievable. I mean, you talk about wanting to go back and re-watch stuff on Monday Night Raw. I am absolutely re-watching that match. That match and Obafemi's impersonation. Of Brom Breaker. Of Brom Breaker. Yeah, that might make us. Top two on my list. That might make the soundboard at home. I've already been requested. It's already been requested. The soundboard at home, it has been listener requested that there be a pew pew oh we gotta get a pew pew and maybe an Obafemi impression too well I mean what a fantastic episode of Monday Night Raw so much going on as we lead into the finals of this tournament as we lead into Sunday night's main event as we lead into so much more and we will be here to chronicle it all make sure you're subscribed across all audio platforms watching on YouTube comments, likes Sirius XM That's right.

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