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00:17What?
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00:30just when they think
00:32they got the answers
00:33I take the question
00:45who are you to doubt El Dan
00:48because this guy's a serious professional
00:50can you do it
00:51oh and come down
00:54unbelievable
00:55and I am
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01:10such a mouth you're thong wearing fatty
01:14I said WWE stands for
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03:00tonight jumping into a response
03:03furthering the story
03:03I should say from yesterday
03:04all the massive cuts in WWE
03:07adding to that
03:08and I didn't want to put out a fourth update
03:10like it seemed like it was getting laborious
03:12every hour more names were being added to the list
03:14at this point 23 wrestlers released by WWE yesterday
03:18and we went over several of them yesterday
03:20but adding to that list
03:22is Tyra May Steele
03:23former Olympic medalist
03:24who had been featured on LFG seasons 1 and 2
03:28she joins the likes of Alistair Black
03:30Kyrie Sane
03:31the entire Wyatt 6
03:33Zelina Vega
03:35it's just so many people
03:36and if you're somebody who watched LFG seasons 1 and 2
03:39you might be surprised to see people like Chris Island
03:42be on there
03:42because he looked like he had so much promise
03:44and really was coming along well
03:46he is now gone
03:48and there were several others
03:50Serena Linton was gone
03:52she was another one LFG competitor
03:53so WWE really cleaning house
03:56now look I get it
03:56I love I saw somebody on social media
03:58taking an opportunity to try to explain
04:02a different side to all this
04:03look I don't want anybody to lose a job
04:07I really don't
04:08I would love for these people to be able to continue
04:09making their dreams come true
04:11for the rest of their lives
04:12and I suspect many of them still will
04:14perhaps in other locations
04:15however
04:16I know it's hard for fans sometimes to do this
04:19but it is a business decision
04:21when NXT is pumping out the talent that it is
04:24and promoting this many stars to the main roster
04:27that means some main roster people need to go to make room for them
04:30and if nothing else
04:31it's a significantly reduced payroll when you do that
04:34I would imagine Alistair Black makes far more money
04:37than somebody like a Ricky Saints
04:39or somebody like a Javon Evans
04:43likewise when somebody moves on from NXT
04:45people from Evolve have to move up
04:47and some LFG people have done very well
04:49Shiloh Hill has done very very well for himself
04:52going up to NXT
04:53and people like that
04:55so you see those opportunities are there
04:57and they do really need to cultivate those
05:00but at the same time
05:02again then at the NXT level
05:03there's people that need to go
05:04who have been there for an extended period of time
05:06like Andre Chase
05:07who was released yesterday as well
05:09somebody who's been there for a very long time
05:10doesn't seem to be
05:11at least from what I'm assuming from their perspective
05:14not progressing at the rate that they wanted him to
05:17is this somebody who going down the road
05:19you're going to see in a premium situation
05:21even at a mid card status
05:23I get it
05:23we always have to have like bottom level talent
05:26that are there to put people over
05:27but you do have to have a strong mid card
05:30I said yesterday
05:32I was surprised at some of them
05:33I'm kind of surprised at Tyra Mae Steele
05:35because you could have really hyped up
05:36her gold medal winning performance at the Olympics
05:39I actually am kind of hoping
05:41that this opens a doorway
05:42for her to join Real American Freestyle
05:44with Eric Bischoff's corporation
05:45and maybe bring some name brand recognition to them
05:48because they're doing phenomenal business over there
05:50especially considering how young they are
05:52and how revolutionary this is
05:54but other talents
05:55people like Aleister Black
05:56Zelina Vega
05:57I suspect they'll land on their feet somewhere
05:59I suspect the Motor City Machine Guns
06:01will probably go back to TNA Wrestling
06:03where they spent the majority of their career
06:05that or the indies or both
06:07probably a little bit of both
06:09there's certain people I think
06:10are going to be just fine
06:11Kairi Sane
06:12as I've said before
06:12I said yesterday
06:13that's the most shocking one to me
06:15because we never got the payoff
06:16from the Kairi Sane
06:18Asuka
06:18Eoskai
06:20triangle situation there
06:21I really wish they would have
06:22at least finished that storyline
06:24because it really shows a disconnect
06:25between the penny pinchers
06:27and the story writers
06:28you know
06:29you leave the story writers
06:31kind of hamstrung
06:31when you take away something
06:32they've built around
06:33for so so long
06:35obviously would have had
06:36an end game in sight
06:37and now they don't get to bring that to fruition
06:39gotta move on a little bit though
06:40because I don't want to dwell on this forever
06:41but another thing that came out yesterday
06:43I thought was very exciting
06:44if you were a fan originally
06:46Lucha Underground
06:47has hinted at returning to business
06:49with a social media teaser
06:51on their X account
06:52and it basically
06:53it just showed a close up
06:54of a Lucha mask
06:55it pans in
06:56and then
06:56in Spanish
06:57it says
06:58soon
06:59now
06:59we have been seeing
07:01that they have been trying
07:02to bring more content
07:04to social media
07:06distribution platforms
07:08they ran for four seasons
07:092014 to 2017
07:10on El Rey
07:11they did really really well
07:12in that time frame
07:13people really
07:14it's a
07:14it's a niche product
07:15but it's a very interesting one
07:17they would borrow talent
07:18from AAA
07:18now WWE owns AAA
07:21at first
07:22some people thought
07:22well maybe this is a
07:23WWE revived project
07:24but
07:25if you looked at
07:27the trademarking
07:28for Lucha Underground
07:29it was actually filed
07:30for Lucha Underground LLC
07:31in January 2025
07:33went live earlier this year
07:35and the people
07:36that are
07:37associated with it
07:38are all
07:39El Rey Network
07:40previous employees
07:42so clearly
07:43these people
07:44had to have a vested interest
07:45in the product
07:46and perhaps
07:46this is nothing to do
07:47with WWE
07:48I don't know
07:49who they would put
07:50on their roster
07:50and in terms of
07:52wrestling in Mexico
07:54it's a very interesting time
07:55when you have
07:56the new promotion
07:57that originally
07:58we thought was going to be
07:59an Alberto El Patron promotion
08:01you've got Crash
08:02you've got AAA
08:03you've got CMLL
08:04and various other
08:04smaller companies
08:06adding another
08:07televised product
08:08like this would
08:08clearly need to be
08:09it seems like an odd time
08:11but I'm certainly
08:12not against it
08:13if you ever watched
08:14Lucha Underground
08:15if they could recapture
08:15any of that special feel
08:17that they had
08:18for those shows
08:18if you were into it
08:20you were super into it
08:21if you weren't into it at all
08:22it wasn't your thing
08:23that's okay
08:23turn to channel
08:24but I for one
08:26would love to see them
08:27bring that back
08:28I think it would be
08:28very very exciting
08:30one last thing
08:31before we get to Smackdown
08:32Seth Rollins
08:33so happy to see this
08:35he made an appearance
08:36for an old
08:37I shouldn't say
08:38a promotion
08:39that he used to wrestle for
08:40during his independent days
08:42and there's video clips
08:43of this all over the internet
08:44from AAW Wrestling
08:46they had the entryway
08:48lit up
08:49with their logo
08:51playing in the background
08:52and then all of a sudden
08:53the Burn It Down music
08:54played
08:54the visionary music
08:55played
08:56and Seth Rollins
08:57came out
08:57and he gave
08:58just an absolutely
08:59beautiful speech
09:00and it was interesting
09:01because in the speech
09:01he mentioned
09:02how he didn't plan out
09:04what he wanted to say
09:05he kind of wanted
09:05to bring it off the cuff
09:07and it felt so organic
09:09it felt so real
09:10and what I think
09:11showed through the most
09:12in what he was talking about
09:13was his absolute passion
09:14for wrestling
09:15professional wrestling
09:16and his gratitude
09:18for not only the promoter
09:19he was there with
09:20who he hugged
09:21several times
09:21and it was very emotional
09:22he was tearing up
09:23from time to time
09:24but also for the fans
09:25in those small places
09:27and he really emphasized
09:28the need to support
09:29indie wrestling
09:30and I loved it
09:31I thought
09:31here's a guy who
09:32let's be honest
09:33is at the top
09:34of the food chain
09:35when it comes to
09:36modern day professional wrestling
09:37and he's there helping
09:39this was the last show
09:41in the particular location
09:43they were doing it at
09:43and he was there for that
09:45he also mentioned
09:46that several of the talents
09:47at his Black and Brave Academy
09:49were going to be
09:49performing that night
09:51which was very cool
09:52to see that they're
09:52getting some opportunities
09:53and getting some screen time
09:54and then honestly
09:55for an indie promotion
09:56I thought the camera work
09:57was pretty solid
09:58I really did good stuff
10:00so great to see
10:01somebody like Seth
10:02giving back
10:02I think that was
10:03really wonderful
10:04from this point
10:05we got to get into
10:05the Smackdown show
10:06there was a lot going on
10:07in this show
10:07first off
10:08it started the show
10:09with Jacob Fatu
10:10coming to the ring
10:10the Usos come out
10:12the MFTs come out
10:13this very confusing storyline
10:15Jacob Fatu
10:16wanting to do it all
10:17on his own
10:17I get that
10:18the vibe
10:20but this really
10:21honestly
10:22it shocked me
10:22it looked like
10:23they were setting up
10:24a six man tag
10:24between the MFTs
10:25and he and the Usos
10:26and that did not happen
10:28he does not want
10:29the Usos help
10:30he still wants to face Roman
10:33the MFTs coming out
10:34basically asking him
10:35to join their family
10:37Solo Sokoa
10:38asking if he would
10:38join their family
10:40and when it kept
10:41going round and round
10:42eventually it leads to
10:43Jacob Fatu
10:44challenging Solo Sokoa
10:46to a match
10:46super kicking
10:48Tama Tonga
10:49and then challenging
10:49him for a match
10:50which we were going
10:51to see later
10:51in the evening
10:52now I love
10:53all that happened
10:55in this interview
10:55I think Jacob Fatu
10:56is increasing
10:57his mic skills
10:58for most of his
11:00promos
11:00the only thing
11:01I would consider
11:03tweaking a little bit
11:04where I WWE creative
11:05is maybe pump the brakes
11:07on how frequently
11:08we hear
11:08keeping it 100
11:10you know
11:10like I get
11:11you gotta say that
11:12a bit
11:12because it's kind
11:13of one of his things
11:14but we don't need
11:15to hear it every
11:16three or four times
11:17in an interview
11:17it becomes somewhat
11:18redundant
11:19and I don't want
11:20anybody to put
11:21you know
11:21to stifle the fire
11:22that is growing
11:23that is Jacob Fatu
11:24because he is
11:24on a rocket ship
11:26that could go
11:26anywhere they wanted
11:27to and he is
11:27incredibly over
11:28with the fans
11:29and I love his
11:30all gas
11:30you know
11:31like all that
11:32I don't want it
11:32to get
11:33turn into
11:35somewhat of a
11:36stagnant thing
11:37if he keeps using
11:38the same phrases
11:38over and over again
11:39I think he's
11:40too good for that
11:41so moving on
11:42from there
11:42Julia defending
11:43the Women's
11:44United States
11:44Championship
11:45against Tiffany
11:46Stratton
11:46and look
11:47I hate to say
11:48this but Julia
11:48is worldly
11:49talented
11:50far beyond
11:50what they've
11:51allowed her
11:51to display
11:52in WWE
11:53and what
11:54bothers me
11:54is from the
11:55minute she won
11:56the United States
11:56Championship
11:57she's never
11:57been booked
11:58like a strong
11:59champion
11:59it's almost
12:00like Roxanne Perez
12:01the two of them
12:02were called up
12:02at the same time
12:03and they looked
12:04like they were
12:04going to dominate
12:05the main roster
12:06both brands
12:06and then since
12:08they separated
12:09and Roxanne
12:09went to Raw
12:10and Julia
12:11goes to SmackDown
12:13Roxanne's been
12:13involved with
12:14Judgment Day
12:15which I guess
12:15that's cool
12:16but no real
12:17substance
12:18I mean a tag team
12:19championship reign
12:20that she kind of
12:20took over
12:21when Liv got hurt
12:21I don't know
12:22how much merit
12:23you put into that
12:24and Julia getting
12:25the Women's
12:25United States
12:26Championship
12:26sounds great
12:27but they do
12:27nothing with it
12:28her
12:29Kiana James
12:30is over
12:30more than
12:31Julia is
12:32and that's a
12:32travesty
12:33considering how
12:33incredibly talented
12:34Julia is
12:34it's obvious
12:35they're heading
12:36for a split up
12:37between the two
12:37of them
12:37maybe this
12:38championship match
12:39was the start
12:40of that
12:41as you can
12:42probably guess
12:43from the way
12:43I'm phrasing it
12:44Tiffany Stratton
12:44wins the
12:45Women's United
12:46States Championship
12:46congratulations
12:47to Tiffany Stratton
12:48but where does
12:49Julia go from here
12:50because she really
12:50does belong
12:51at the top
12:51of the card
12:52she's somebody
12:52you can realistically
12:53book in a feud
12:55with people like
12:55Rhea Ripley
12:56with people like
12:57Becky Lynch
12:57with people like
12:58Bianca Belair
12:58whenever she comes
12:59back and whatnot
13:00after having the
13:00baby
13:01we need to see
13:03people like her
13:03being elevated
13:04and with the
13:05incredible crop
13:05of female talent
13:06coming from NXT
13:07they can't wait
13:08on this
13:09they need to
13:09start building
13:10that now
13:10I think
13:11Kiana James
13:12could be on
13:12that level
13:12too at some
13:13point
13:13but right now
13:14I'd really
13:15drop in the
13:15ball with Julia
13:16she needs to
13:17be moved
13:17up the card
13:18not down
13:18maybe that's
13:19what they're
13:19doing with
13:19this
13:19take this
13:20belt off
13:20her and move
13:20her up
13:21but she may
13:23be one of
13:23the people
13:23they feed
13:24to Rhea
13:24Ripley
13:25before we get
13:26to a Summer
13:27Slam program
13:28for Rhea
13:28Ripley
13:28so I don't
13:29know
13:29we'll have to
13:29wait and see
13:29how that plays
13:30out
13:30Tiffany Stratton
13:31almost feels
13:32like a demotion
13:32of sorts
13:33she's a world
13:33championship contender
13:34and then she
13:34leaves for a few
13:35months
13:35comes back
13:36and gets into
13:37the mid
13:37championship picture
13:38which I don't
13:39know why they
13:39would do that
13:40it's almost
13:40like Becky
13:40Lynch
13:41has been in
13:41the IC
13:41picture for
13:42way too
13:42long
13:44but we'll
13:44have to
13:44wait and see
13:45how things
13:45play out
13:45over time
13:46I think
13:46they just
13:47have to do
13:48more with
13:48Julia
13:49it's just
13:50it's almost
13:50an indictment
13:51on WWE
13:52creative
13:52which a lot
13:53of things
13:53are lately
13:53so we'll
13:54have to
13:54wait and see
13:55we do
13:56see that
13:56the Miz
13:57and Dan
13:57Housen
13:58are going
13:58to be
13:58going at
13:59it
13:59there's
13:59a vignette
14:00where they're
14:00at the
14:00Miz's house
14:01which was
14:02you know
14:03look if it
14:03wasn't
14:03professional
14:04wrestling
14:04if it was
14:04just a
14:05night time
14:06comedy thing
14:07would have
14:07been absolutely
14:08hilarious
14:08the fact
14:08that we're
14:09watching it
14:09on a pro
14:09wrestling
14:10program
14:11kind of
14:11I don't
14:13need it
14:13it may
14:13make that
14:14one of
14:14those online
14:15exclusive
14:15things
14:16I really
14:16don't need
14:17that in
14:17the middle
14:17of our
14:17weekly
14:18television
14:18show
14:19because I'm
14:20looking for
14:20competition
14:20even if it
14:21is predetermined
14:22I'm not
14:22looking for
14:24goofy side
14:24vignettes
14:25that are
14:25at somebody's
14:26house
14:26somewhere
14:26unless it's
14:27going to
14:27really further
14:27a storyline
14:28which this
14:28did not
14:30but after
14:31that we get
14:31Brie Bella
14:32and Paige
14:33appearing as
14:34the new
14:34tag team
14:34champions
14:35right before
14:36they came
14:36out Tiffany
14:37Stratton was
14:38talking at
14:38ringside about
14:39her championship
14:40win I thought
14:41it was really
14:42strange they were
14:42in the middle
14:42of talking to
14:43Tiffany Stratton
14:43and they hit
14:44Brie Bella's
14:45music which
14:45you would think
14:46would eventually
14:47lead to something
14:48between the two
14:48of them maybe
14:49that is the
14:49case I don't
14:50know maybe we'll
14:50have to wait
14:51and see
14:51with Brie and
14:52Paige coming
14:53out they are
14:53interrupted when
14:54they're celebrating
14:55their championship
14:55win by Charlotte
14:57and Alexa Bliss
14:58which I think is
14:58a phenomenal
14:59pairing for their
15:00first match and
15:01then we're going
15:02to see that match
15:02immediately they
15:03send a referee
15:04down and
15:05honestly this was
15:06going so well
15:07right up until
15:08Fatal Influence
15:09hit the ring
15:10JC Jane and
15:11the rest of
15:11Fatal Influence
15:12laying out all
15:13four competitors
15:14leaving them all
15:15you know just
15:16splattered everywhere
15:17obviously they have
15:18been called up to
15:19the main roster
15:19kind of surprised
15:20that all of Fatal
15:21Influence has been
15:21called up but
15:22whatever I'm cool
15:23with it if they
15:23have a way to
15:24book them all
15:25Elaine Reed
15:26Fallon Henley
15:27both hitting their
15:28finisher on I
15:29believe it was
15:29Alexa Bliss
15:30is this was just
15:32solid work top to
15:33bottom and a great
15:34debut for the for
15:35the for the the
15:36faction we did have
15:38a conversation about
15:39Royce Keys winning
15:41the Battle Royal and
15:42and all that stuff
15:43and then we lead
15:44into the Cody Rhodes
15:46conversation he's out
15:47there with his black
15:48eye and here's the
15:50thing he's not
15:51medically cleared he
15:52has some conversation
15:53about Randy Orton
15:54how the punt wasn't
15:55enough to get the
15:55job done and Orton's
15:57not in the building
15:57if Orton wasn't
15:58there I wouldn't
15:58even have had him
15:59speak I don't
16:00understand what the
16:00purpose of that is
16:01what Orton loses at
16:02Mania but he's
16:03clearly not hurt at
16:04Mania because he
16:04hits him with the
16:05belt after the fact
16:06and then he doesn't
16:06even show up to
16:07Smackdown what kind
16:08of Viper and angry
16:10heel character wouldn't
16:11show up and then get
16:12the job done later
16:14after calling out
16:15Orton he also talks
16:16about Sami Zayn which I
16:18think this was done
16:19on purpose to set
16:20up a match with
16:21Cody and Sami
16:23Zayn which might
16:24be brilliant booking
16:25because right now the
16:26fans are heavily
16:27turning on Zayn but
16:28they also were
16:28turning on Cody if
16:30you put the two of
16:30them together the
16:31fans have to cheer
16:32for somebody now I
16:33wonder in the back of
16:35my mind if they
16:35wouldn't turn again
16:36and cheer for Sami
16:38because he's never
16:38had the championship
16:41perhaps that is a
16:42win I would like to
16:43hold off until a
16:44Mania moment for but
16:45I suppose we could do
16:45it before that I just
16:47don't see Cody losing
16:48the championship this
16:49soon there's still
16:50some question as to
16:51whether he'll be ready
16:52for backlash or not
16:53but if he is I think
16:54Sami Zayn would be a
16:55very logical opponent
16:56for him after that we
16:58get to Damian Priest
16:59and R-Truth defending
17:00the tag team championship
17:01against JC Mateo and
17:02Tom and Tonga and I
17:04don't even know why
17:05we talk about budget
17:07cuts and again I don't
17:08want anybody to lose
17:08their job but has
17:10Tonga Loa done anything
17:12of substance since
17:13joining WWE other than
17:15some botches that have
17:16gone viral if you're
17:18going to cut somebody
17:18cut somebody who
17:19doesn't have a lot of
17:20use somebody like
17:22Zelina Vega and
17:22Aleister Black had to
17:24have had more use on
17:25Smackdown than
17:26Tonga Loa but he is
17:27not in this match now
17:28JC Mateo another guy
17:29who's being severely
17:31underused I would even
17:32argue Tama Tonga is
17:33being underused that guy
17:34can go as a single star
17:35if you'd let him and
17:36where has Shinsuke
17:37Nakamura been he was
17:38building up this
17:39situation with the MFTs
17:40for a while specifically
17:41Tom and Galoa and when
17:42you're doing budget cuts
17:43you would think if you
17:44were going to cut
17:44somebody would be
17:45Shinsuke Nakamura but
17:46he's still employed and
17:48again that's no
17:49disrespect to Shinsuke or
17:51to Tonga Loa it's just
17:52thinking about the
17:53numbers and the
17:53contributions people make
17:54to the to the show
17:55versus what they would
17:57theorize their salaries
17:58must be so this match
18:01goes back and forth
18:02pretty solid match
18:03Priest and Truth end up
18:04retaining the
18:05championship and then
18:07after that we get into
18:09Trick Williams little
18:10yachty appearing with the
18:12gingerbread mascot and if
18:13you're a pro wrestling fan
18:14for any length of time you
18:16could have seen this
18:16coming a mile away you
18:18knew exactly who the
18:20gingerbread man was going
18:21to be the gingerbread man
18:23takes out little yachty he
18:24takes out trick Williams and
18:26reveals himself to be
18:27Sammy Zane who then hits a
18:29halluva kick in the
18:30gingerbread outfit to end
18:32the segment and obviously
18:33this is him fully committing
18:34to that full-blown heel turn
18:37which I guess maybe that
18:38helps to freshen up his
18:39character a bit we've all
18:40theorized that it could be
18:41the case but we'll have to
18:44wait and see how the fans
18:45react to that we did see a
18:47segment in the back again
18:48with Royce Keys talking to
18:49Solo Sokoa Sokoa offering
18:51to bring him into the
18:51family obviously to in my
18:53opinion this is to set up
18:55Solo and Royce Keys for
18:56the next few because
18:57obviously the Jacob Fatu
18:58thing is a one-off because
19:00he's gonna be going to raw
19:01to face Roman Reigns I
19:02don't know if he'll come
19:02back after the fact but it's
19:03certainly gonna be leaving
19:04for raw for Roman Reigns
19:05for now and then Solo's
19:07gotta have something solid
19:08doing Royce Keys is a
19:09great guy that he could put
19:10over and really make a
19:11star in the process from
19:13there we get to Dan
19:14Housen versus the Miz
19:15total comedy match the
19:17the the cursed sparks and
19:19all that flying and the
19:21roll-up for the win for
19:22Dan Housen who's now
19:23undefeated and then him
19:25giving you know running
19:26away from the Miz trying
19:27to slide under the ring
19:28and whatnot it's so
19:29ludicrous that it's
19:30actually entertaining and
19:32if anybody noticed at
19:33WrestleMania the top three
19:35merchandise sellers number
19:36one was CM Punk number two
19:39I believe was Cody Rhodes
19:40and number three was
19:41Dan Housen so he is
19:42clearly getting over with
19:43the fans in some way
19:44shape or form so you know
19:46great for him love to see
19:47him actually getting to
19:48have a match he did say
19:49he wants to wrestle more
19:50in WWE than he did in
19:51AEW so it sounds like
19:53WWE is starting to take
19:54that to heart and start
19:55getting him into the ring
19:56we have Rhea Ripley come
19:57out as the women's
19:59champion celebrating to a
20:00degree and of course then
20:02you hit Fatal Influences
20:03music again and now JC
20:05Jane Fallon Henley
20:06Laney Reed come out
20:07again and now they're
20:09attacking Rhea Ripley
20:12and this is obviously
20:14they're setting something
20:15up with Rhea Alexa and
20:17Charlotte to go against
20:18these three but now we
20:20know that that this is
20:23going to we're going to
20:24get this what would you
20:25would consider to be a
20:26PLE match Rhea Ripley
20:27versus JC Jane is coming
20:28out that night you're going
20:30to get that immediately on
20:31Smackdown and it's a
20:32great match it really was a
20:34very good match now it's
20:34disqualification finish when
20:36it looked like Ripley was
20:36going to win but they lay
20:38Rhea Ripley out and then
20:40you know you're getting
20:41prepared for the solo
20:43Jacob Fatu match right
20:44before the match Charlotte
20:45and Alexa are back in the
20:46medical tent or medical
20:47area and here comes Rhea
20:49Ripley and Flair just
20:50wasn't impressed and she
20:51you know she's talking
20:53about she's going to do
20:54what Ripley failed to do
20:55and then she apparently
20:55she's taking on JC Jane
20:57next week we get a video
20:59package we find out a
21:00couple things this week
21:01we find out that Ricky
21:02Saints is being caught up
21:03to the main roster to
21:04Smackdown as is Blake
21:06Monroe so WWE really
21:08gutting NXT now
21:09thankfully gut NXT is
21:11pretty deep with talent
21:12but not a lot of veteran
21:14talent so I don't know
21:15it's going to be
21:15interesting to see how
21:16that plays out then we
21:17get to our main event
21:18Solo Sokoa versus
21:19Jacob Fatu solid match
21:20back and forth a lot of
21:21interference from the
21:22outside the MFT is
21:23getting involved the
21:24Usos coming out Jacob
21:26not wanting their help
21:27and in the end at the
21:28end of the match mighty
21:30moonsault Jacob Fatu
21:31defeats Solo Sokoa but
21:32more importantly all the
21:33MFTs attack him the
21:35Usos look like they're
21:35going to save him but
21:37they stand on the apron
21:38and watch while Jacob
21:40Fatu takes out the
21:41entire faction of the
21:43MFTs this was deep
21:45stuff and then he
21:45responds by saying he'll
21:46see Roman Reigns on
21:47Monday it was it was a
21:50great way to make
21:51Jacob look really really
21:52strong and I thought
21:54WWE accomplished exactly
21:55what they were trying to
21:56do with that so a solid
21:57episode there was stuff
21:58in there that could have
21:59been better could have
22:00been worse I don't think
22:00it was it was it wasn't
22:01the greatest episode ever
22:03certainly could have had
22:04you know more from for
22:06Cody to do more from
22:07some of the other
22:08tertiary components on
22:09the card and you wonder
22:10why people are getting
22:10cut it's because we're
22:11not seeing enough
22:12talents on the show if
22:13you're not going to put
22:14on more matches on the
22:16card and let's be honest
22:17Smackdown usually gets
22:17more matches than raw
22:18if you're going to put
22:19more matches on then
22:20have more multi-person
22:21matches so that we get
22:23to see more talents out
22:24there and the TKO is
22:26getting more bang for
22:26their buck as are the
22:28fans the fans probably
22:29want to see more people
22:29as well so I don't
22:31think they'll listen to
22:32a word I'm saying but
22:33at least it's out there
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