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00:00 Welcome to the WrestleTalk News, I'm Pete Quinnell.

00:08 Brock Lesnar is set to take on Cody Rhodes at this year's Summerslam, currently promoted

00:12 as a singles match though reports indicate it'll most likely be a stipulation match

00:16 by the time the show actually rolls around.

00:18 I'm still going to vote for a dog collar match.

00:20 Lesnar's been something of a Mr. Summerslam over the years, main eventing a bunch of them

00:24 against people like Triple H, Undertaker, Randy Orton, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, but

00:29 not CM Punk, obviously, can't have him in the main event.

00:32 It all started though back in 2002 when Brock won the WWE Championship from The Rock just

00:36 126 days after debuting in the company at Summerslam.

00:40 But this apparently was not the original plan, and instead that title win was originally

00:44 going to be saved for the following year's WrestleMania.

00:47 This comes from Paul Heyman, who was interviewed by Rick Rubin, where he said, "There was

00:50 a question of 'do we debut on Mania?'

00:52 And the decision was made, 'No, start on the day after Mania,' and let his first

00:56 Mania be in the main event a year later."

00:59 And that was supposed to be for the title, but we fast-tracked that, we got the title

01:02 on, and by Summerslam he was just, we were just moving, and Dwayne Johnson was going

01:06 off to Hollywood, so just the timing was perfect for us, and Steve Austin had left, so it was,

01:11 wow, we're going to anoint the next big thing.

01:14 Though it wasn't his first title win by that point, Lesnar would go on to beat Kurt

01:17 Angle for the belt at WrestleMania 19 anyway.

01:20 And the rest, as they say, is history.

01:23 Over in AEW though, it was Blood & Guts last night, which Oli will have a review of here

01:28 shortly.

01:29 Before last weekend's episode of Collision though, there was reportedly a talent meeting

01:32 in AEW.

01:34 This comes from Fightful Select, who also note that the meeting was led by none other

01:37 than Pepsi Phil himself, CM Punk.

01:40 The meeting reportedly was just for talent who regularly appear on Collision, and not

01:44 those on Dynamite, furthering that soft brand split in the company.

01:47 The meeting was reportedly about how Collision had differentiated itself from Dynamite, and

01:52 what a good thing that was.

01:53 And what they can do to help foster that feeling, including things like match finishes, shenanigans

01:58 and the like.

01:59 There were also other subjects reportedly covered, like the new safety guidelines from

02:02 the company, and working on promoting other AEW projects more, especially Fight Forever.

02:08 But something that doesn't need promoting more, from the looks of it, success, is NXT.

02:13 Featuring the still hilarious and still brilliant move of having Dominik Mysterio win the North

02:18 American Championship, this week's NXT sure got people talking, and sure seems to have

02:23 got people watching too, as the show drew an average of 746,000 viewers, with the Dominik

02:28 vs. Lee match specifically drawing well, averaging 844,000 viewers across its peak quarter hour.

02:35 And for those wondering, Judgment Day is reportedly slated to keep appearing on NXT going forward.

02:40 Dom isn't just going to hijack the title and take it to Raw.

02:43 This is reported by PWInsider Elite, who say that Judgment Day is expected to appear regularly

02:47 on NXT for at least the next month, past the Great American Bash show.

02:51 Dom Dom is a draw draw.

02:53 Now a message from this video's sponsor.

02:55 Pete, Pete, Pete!

02:56 Oh hi Oli, what's up?

02:58 The time has come.

03:00 That sounds ominous, time for what?

03:02 I'm going to rename the company.

03:04 This isn't some convoluted way to promote Surfshark is it?

03:07 Well Pete, this is a serious business decision I'm taking.

03:10 Ok, what's the company being renamed to?

03:15 Krausfros.

03:16 What?

03:17 Krausfros.

03:18 I thought you'd choose some three word name so you could shorten it down to a really cool

03:27 three letter initialism.

03:28 Those days are long behind me Pete, now it's all about...

03:31 Krausfros.

03:37 How do you even spell that anyways?

03:40 K-R-A-H-S.

03:41 Wait, there's an H in there?

03:45 Of course there's an H in there.

03:46 Wait, does that just spell Surfshark backwards?

03:49 Yeah it does!

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04:02 Surfshark keeps your location and download history private and encrypted, meaning you

04:05 can send or receive files securely too, like my ongoing spreadsheet of three letter acronyms

04:10 for the company.

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04:48 We're not actually changing the name of the company to Krausfuss, are we?

04:53 No, we're not.

04:54 I just needed more time to come up with some three letter words.

04:56 Of course you did.

04:57 Well I've got another three initials for you, Pete.

05:01 A-E-W.

05:02 You like those initials, Pete?

05:04 Yeah.

05:05 Yeah you f***ing do.

05:07 Because here's my review of Shark Week Presents Blood & Guts AEW Dynamite - Blood & Guts,

05:12 presented by Shark Week… in about 5 minutes.

05:17 The show opened on Jungle Boy's Tarzan Boy entrance music playing for his FDW title match

05:22 against Hook, when it suddenly all dropped to black, cutting to a video of Jack Perry

05:26 digging a grave in the desert.

05:28 Which is like the second time he's had a grave digging vignette.

05:32 He's had more grave digging vignettes than AEW's resident goth Darby Allin.

05:37 He was, of course, burying his old gimmick.

05:39 Luckily, he didn't need to dig much, as the MJF feud booking did most of the burying

05:43 for him.

05:44 And he then debuted his new music - Beethoven's chart-topping classic Symphony No. 5.

05:49 Try singing along with that lyricless concert music for a heel, you marx-er.

05:53 Oh yeah, you already do that for Gunther.

05:55 I was very curious to see how Perry would perform in the ring, as I don't think he's

05:59 ever worked as a heel before.

06:00 Thankfully, he did it really well, not just getting himself booed with multiple cheating

06:04 spots, but getting Hook cheered more with pacing and one awesome German suplex no-sell.

06:10 After a visual pin, though, Jungle Boy became the new FDW Champion, aptly using the title

06:15 belt behind the referee's back.

06:17 It's the right decision, given his gimmick change, and perfect for his long-term character

06:21 arc.

06:22 After Christian and MJF told him to cheat, and he finally does, and he wins his first

06:27 singles belt.

06:28 But it does come at the expense of Hook's years-long undefeated streak, which feels

06:32 a bit lost in all of this.

06:34 Britt Baker squashed Kayla Sparks, tapping her out in a lockjaw.

06:37 Squash matches are really effective if there's some momentum there, but this feels like filler

06:40 for Baker.

06:41 You might say, a filling, rather than building her for something.

06:48 She's felt quite directionless for a while.

06:50 You want direction, asks AEW?

06:53 Well then here's all the directions for about 9 different wrestlers, belts and storylines

06:57 in one seamlessly integrated segment!

07:00 Firstly, we had the latest brilliant instalment in the Adam Cole and MJF bromance skits.

07:05 Cole wanted Max to face his ultimate fear.

07:07 No, not poor people, like MJF said, but eating spicy food.

07:12 Cue some excellent comedic acting from both men, particularly Cole getting more free from

07:15 his straight man role, reacting to the spicy food, then washing down the burn with what

07:20 they thought was water, but was actually 100% alcohol.

07:25 Why was that even an option?

07:26 They drunkenly bonded more, and were shown running towards a waiter with the double clothes

07:30 sign, but not shown actually hitting it to end the skit.

07:33 This expertly built their tag team tournament final against Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara,

07:37 who had their own storyline spinning, with Chris Jericho joining commentary and the future

07:41 of the JAS in doubt.

07:43 The crowd popped huge for MJF and Cole as babyfaces, particularly when they entered

07:48 in matching attire and, as a friendly surprise from Cole, mashup entrance music.

07:53 It's like the fans have always wanted to secretly cheer Max.

07:57 He's actually quite a tragic character, and people have empathy for that.

08:00 And him clicking with Cole has genuinely made them the most overact in the company.

08:05 That level of fan investment meant they could push the boundaries of what you could get

08:08 away with on an in-ring focused pro wrestling show.

08:11 They had a full on dance off.

08:14 Max did the headbutt bump into Sammy's dick.

08:17 The continued teasing of one of the simplest moves, the double clothesline.

08:22 It was the perfect balance of sports entertainment.

08:24 They're tweeners, you can put them against anyone.

08:27 Give me Cole and Max vs Team TNA.

08:29 MJF and Cole eventually won with the double clothesline, and the crowd exploded.

08:35 So Jericho immediately tried to make it all about him.

08:38 It was well done multi-layered storytelling as Garcia and Guevara walked out past Jericho.

08:43 But the stories aren't done there!

08:45 Cole then picked up Max's world title to hand it to him, but looked at it just a little

08:49 too long.

08:50 The way they were holding the belt to Max was what Hogan holding up Miss Elizabeth was

08:54 to Randy Savage, a deeply possessive man showing the first signs of self-destructive jealousy.

08:59 Max shoved him, but then they did hug it out in a great tease of things to come.

09:04 But before then, winning this match also gives Max and Cole shots at the AEW tag team titles.

09:09 FTR came down for a stare down, but this is a collision to end the segment.

09:14 An incredible amount was accomplished here.

09:16 If pro wrestling is all about getting you to want to see a match, then this is textbook

09:21 booking as there's now about 19 different matches I can't wait to see.

09:26 And that was all just in the first hour, as the second hour was entirely taken up by blood

09:30 and guts presented by Shark Week.

09:32 It had.

09:33 Literal blood.

09:34 It had.

09:35 Metaphorical guts.

09:36 But goddammit, I did not see a single shark in that cage.

09:40 False advertising, Tony.

09:42 False advertising.

09:43 The match was a magnificent spectacle of hardcore wrestling that somehow also felt safer and

09:48 more contained than previous years.

09:49 Can't believe I'm going to say this, but a match with a bed of nails?

09:53 How does Mox even smuggle that in?

09:55 And shards of glass kept me to the right side of kayfabe invested.

09:59 I can enjoy the violence without the spell being occasionally broken by genuine concern

10:03 for the wrestler's safety.

10:04 The amount of storyline context likely helped, with almost every combination of the Blackpool

10:09 Combat Club and the Golden Elite teams having years of history.

10:12 Hangman teaming with Omega, PAC and Kenny, Mox and Hangman, Tekestra and Omega.

10:17 There were a few suboptimal points.

10:19 I felt like the much hyped Ibushi debut got lost in the shuffle, it didn't do a great

10:23 deal and I found myself far more invested in the AEW-specific relationships like Omega

10:28 and Hangman over his inclusion.

10:30 The set up for the finish of PAC walking out on the BCC after frequently clashing with

10:34 Claudio felt more angle driven than character based, with AEW likely needing to book a new

10:39 ROH title challenger for Friday, along with a Bryan Danielson injury that necessitated

10:43 PAC.

10:44 And while the actual finish had unexpected, incredible heart - a handcuffed Mox throwing

10:49 in the towel to save Wheeler Yuta being choked to death because he's arguably toxically

10:53 conditioned his protégé to never give up, and Mox himself had previously tapped to a

10:57 Hangman chain choke - the cameras missed it, meaning we only heard about it from commentary,

11:02 and the moment's power was significantly decreased.

11:05 Still, the match was fantastic.

11:07 I could just keep listing spots - PAC's swinging stomp off the cage ceiling through

11:10 a table, Madden Yuta on the top of the cage, the five simultaneous submissions, Callis

11:15 calling to Keshter to leave because he saw their game was up.

11:18 Ultimately, it's a terrific end for what's been a brilliant BCC vs Elite feud.

11:24 AEW Dynamite Blood and Guts presented by Shark Kage is amongst the best episodes they've

11:29 ever done for me at 95%.

11:32 But is it better than Dominic Mysterio winning his first singles title?

11:36 Watch on to find out…

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