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00:26Współpraca
00:30I know that, I know that without a doubt, nobody loves us as much as I do.
00:36Where were you on Wednesday, April 15th?
00:39I managed to make the AEW World Title the grandest prize in all of the sport.
00:45I'll tell you where I was in Seattle, Washington, when Darby Allen claimed the richest prize in our sport and
00:54he became the AEW World Champion.
00:58I managed to make everyone realize, no matter what part of the world that they live, that if you want
01:05to be considered the best professional wrestler on this planet, there is only one title to win.
01:13The next step for Takeshita is very clear.
01:17It's to try to knock Okada off the top of the mountain.
01:22That's why I haven't tried to stop this match from happening.
01:25This match actually needs to happen, not for Takeshita, not for Okada, but for the health of the dynasty that
01:32is the Dawn Callis family.
01:38So people always ask me, like, Tekla, you came into AEW and you just rose to the top, just like
01:45that?
01:45So what's left for the toxic spider?
01:47What's left?
01:48What else do you want to do?
01:49Well, people, this is what I want to do.
01:54That's what I want to do.
01:55They're missing me.
01:56I want my face on that bitch.
01:58That's what I want.
01:59Match of champions!
02:01I'm not going anywhere because I'm sitting in a flower garden and all you bitches are lying in the dirt.
02:13That's the number one goal.
02:15Got to talk to TK about that.
02:17It speaks to how close we were.
02:20The fact that, like, we would entrust our home cash, get to know our kids, break bread together.
02:25You know, you do those things, then it goes beyond kind of an industry friendship and starts to become an
02:30actual, real friendship.
02:32And I think that's why everything has felt so much more personal, why the match has to be a no
02:39DQ, why it has to be an I quit, why all of the stakes are higher is because it is
02:46so personal.
02:48But all of that being said, I know a double or nothing, that switch is going to get flipped.
02:53And I'm always wary to flip it because it's hard to come back.
02:56This time, I'm not really worried if I do.
03:02Darby, with love and respect, and I do mean it with all due respect, you're not ready to be world
03:11true.
03:14A lot of people say, oh, you're going to have to kill me to beat me.
03:19It's like, those are just words.
03:22If I'm not ready now, I'll never be ready.
03:25I killed myself for this company.
03:28I climbed Mount Everest, and I hung that flag on top of the world.
03:33But I really believe that.
03:35I'm willing to go where no other wrestler has gone.
03:40There's a lot of egos in wrestling, and everybody thinks they're above doing that stuff.
03:44But that's how much I love this place.
03:46That's how much I love AEW.
03:48The scars, the blood, everything.
03:57And the fact that Darby Allen has that triple B, the fact that he's defending it every week, willy-nilly,
04:03the fact that he is not taking care of his body, and is throwing everything by the wayside.
04:10People think he's so cool, what a badass.
04:13He's not a badass, he's disrespectful.
04:15I'm either going to make it as Darby, or I'm going to fail as Darby.
04:20But I'm not changing a single thing.
04:24He is treating the world title like a toy.
04:27It's not just a gimmick, it's my life, because this is all I have.
04:31It came from nothing.
04:33I'm really willing to risk it all.
04:37It is not a toy, it is mine.
04:40And after May 24th, a double or nothing, it will be mine again, for a third time.
04:45That is rarefied air that Darby Allen is never going to get to inhale.
04:50Tonight, I climbed to the top of this sport, and I didn't change one thing.
04:57Ring the bell!
05:07Yes, because he does dumb s**t on a weekly basis.
05:10Do you feel like he's making a mockery of the title?
05:13He makes a mockery of the title every single second he holds it.
05:15He did a set with Travis Pastrana.
05:17Oh, here we go.
05:19Uh-huh, uh-huh.
05:19I'm glad that he gets to live out his prepubescent fantasy dreams of pretending to be a part of the
05:25jackass crew.
05:26I'm a pro wrestler.
05:28This is a sport that I take very seriously.
05:31Let's talk about a headlock takeover real quick.
05:34It is one of the most basic professional wrestling moves ever invented.
05:39However, it is incredibly effective when done properly.
05:43Oh, the coffin drop onto the title!
05:45How smart is MJF?
05:46Darby Allen's not a real professional wrestler, which is why I beat him with a side headlock takeover.
05:52A simple maneuver, not once, but twice.
05:54So what does Darby Allen do?
05:55Darby Allen, he beats me with a headlock takeover.
05:58Did he do it fair?
05:59No, because he's a stuntman.
06:01Because he's a jackass.
06:03Because he's not a real athlete.
06:07I don't tell anybody this, but that morning, my body was completely spent.
06:13This took everything.
06:16But when I went to the building that day, I said, I'm going to put whatever's left in this body
06:22on the line that night.
06:28You know, Max reminds me of wrestling's past in the sense of all they really gave a **** about was
06:38their standing, their ego.
06:39He is the generational talent.
06:42So when this 15-minute ride was over and they look at themselves in the mirror, they don't know who
06:46the **** they're looking at.
06:48Darby Allen is your new world champion.
06:52He hit me in the nuts.
06:54You guys saw it.
06:54Give me my belt right now.
06:58No.
06:59Everyone in the back deserves a shot at this.
07:02Every single week, I'm going to put my body on the line until it gives out.
07:08It's dumb.
07:10All you're doing is burning the candles at both ends.
07:12That's my biggest fear in this whole game of pro wrestling is I do not want to become something I'm
07:18not.
07:19You're making it impossible to stay on top for a long period of time.
07:22Because when this 15-minute ride is over and I look in the mirror, I want to know who I'm
07:27looking at.
07:28But Max is just bound to repeat history.
07:30Who's a better fit for a world title than MJF?
07:33The answer is no one.
07:34So, **** him.
07:36Next question.
07:42Sometimes, the person who's on top of the mountain isn't quite ready to give up that throne.
07:50The best big match wrestler in the history of professional wrestling with me advising Okada,
07:57he has ascended to heights no one could ever predict it.
08:00You want my spot, but you must wait.
08:07The first born member of the Don Callis family, the best wrestler of the last thousand years, is going to
08:14be Tekeshta.
08:15With me at his side, we don't want this family to come apart at the seams.
08:23No, it's never happening.
08:26Gentlemen, tensions have been high between the two of you for over a year.
08:32And Don Callis has done everything in his power to keep things from boiling over, but come double or nothing,
08:36Don Callis has given his blessing.
08:38We will see Tekeshta versus Okada finally for this international championship.
08:45We will find out if we are good enough to take my spot.
08:49This is new era. I'm the one who will lead it.
08:53That was my title before it was ever yours.
08:56The greatest AEW international champion of all time.
09:01I won't need help from the family.
09:03I won't need a screwdriver.
09:05I'll beat you the second time.
09:07I won't just even the score.
09:09I will take the title back.
09:12With Tekeshta and Okada, what we have is the two greatest Japanese wrestlers of their generation.
09:18You could argue that they're the two greatest wrestlers of their generation.
09:23Best man wins.
09:24Both men remain with the Don Callis family.
09:30I must beat Kazuchika Okada.
09:33I must regain AEW international championship.
09:38You can try.
09:42You will fail.
09:43I have to prove who is the best Japanese wrestler.
09:48I'll show you why everyone calls me the Rainmaker.
09:52Because I'm a champion.
09:55Unlike you.
09:59Bitch.
10:03You know, Christian and I have done this close to 35 years.
10:08For whatever reason, FTR doesn't seem to like that idea.
10:13And I think it's out of jealousy.
10:15So this is the apartment where Cash lived.
10:21I met Adam in 2009 while he's rehabbing his Achilles.
10:26And he just happens to buy a house in Asheville, North Carolina.
10:30He was working as a trainer at the Gold's gym.
10:32We met, talked, seemed like a good kid.
10:36Took me in and helped me when I didn't have what I needed to pursue this goal full force.
10:41It, uh, it was nice.
10:45It was nice.
10:45It was, um, good memories, for sure.
10:56Here's kind of the shame of all of this.
10:59This is, uh, where the famous rated FTR training school was supposed to do.
11:05This is the ring where Adam needed somebody to help him prepare for his return.
11:10I don't really want to do this.
11:13One thing we asked for was just give us a little bit of a spotlight.
11:16We couldn't do that.
11:17I don't want to do what I'm going to have to do to them.
11:23The instant you set your meaty little digits on her that change things.
11:28This is no longer about what you've done for us.
11:31This is about what we do for FTR.
11:32It's all because of selfishness of one person, and that's you, Adam.
11:38We are going to you up.
11:42And all the selfishness we talk about, Adam, let's not forget Christian, okay?
11:46But let's not forget that FTR took me out as well.
11:49Christian, you didn't have to be here, but you are.
11:52It took six months of me compiling accomplishment after accomplishment after accomplishment,
11:57championships, money, watches.
12:03I quit. Five letters, two words.
12:07I don't know if they fully grasped this Pandora's box that they've opened.
12:10This is FTR's time, and I don't need you anymore.
12:13New York City, you were going to say, I quit.
12:16Coping Cage will never team again.
12:18We're not just some team.
12:20At one point, my career was in your hands.
12:23We've created matches.
12:24Double or nothing, your career is an artist.
12:28We've created pay-per-views.
12:30We give you, the sickos, the opportunity to see one of the greatest tag teams of all time
12:36coping cage one last time.
12:39And the truth is, if we can't beat FTR for those tag team titles,
12:44we shouldn't be a tag team anyway.
12:49See, real power is being the one to decide who eats and who starves.
12:53Will, you've made your choice.
12:56I make you suffer the consequences.
13:00Last year, I came this close.
13:02I didn't stop with me for a year.
13:04This is my year.
13:05It's my moment.
13:07Athena, I will break your heart.
13:10By any means necessary, I'm going to get through this, Owen.
13:14And if you want me, sir, I'm easy to find.
13:17This is necessary.
13:20This is necessary.
13:22I have a chance to fulfill my country's dream.
13:26It's going to be nothing but a nightmare.
13:29There is nothing more dangerous than a man.
13:32A killer.
13:32A goddess.
13:33An assassin.
13:34That desires power.
13:36And I want it all.
13:39Take a little look.
13:40What's happening tonight?
13:44Hi, bitches.
13:49All right.
13:50Let's get some work done.
13:54It will be three former world champions challenging the Toxic Spider,
13:58Tekla, for the AEW Women's World Championship.
14:02Okay, let's talk this four-way matchup.
14:04You feel like you've got to keep your head on a swivel a little bit more
14:07with during that match?
14:08Ooh, I've got to be careful because they have an eternal grudge on me, you know?
14:14I've got to be careful.
14:15I know how to push their buttons.
14:18Everybody says,
14:19Tekla, why do you always call people dumb bitches?
14:23I would love to stop calling people dumb bitches,
14:25but there are just too many dumb bitches in AEW.
14:30Twelve.
14:32Double or nothing.
14:34Match of champions.
14:36Every woman in this match has held this little baby before,
14:40but there is only one woman holding it right now.
14:46First, Hikaru Shida, the ace.
14:50Shida has held this belt three times,
14:53but the moment the Toxic Spider came around,
14:56she was nowhere to be found.
14:57That's why I am the champion of the first four-way matchup,
15:02so I'm going to highlight this name in history.
15:05Anyway, talk your s**t in whatever language you want.
15:09You just can't handle Tekla.
15:13Jamie Hayter, the brawling bird.
15:15You got this so quickly, you lost it even quicker,
15:20and you've never managed to touch it again.
15:23Every time I touch you, I hurt you.
15:26Do you even have any bones left?
15:28Ever since you've been here, you've been a right pain in my arse, mate.
15:32And finally, Chris Statlander, beater of the unbeatable.
15:38You beat Tony.
15:39You beat Mercedes.
15:41Hell, you even beat me.
15:43But you just couldn't prevent this from happening, could you?
15:48Your ex has moved on.
15:51She's very happy.
15:52Please stop calling, okay?
15:55Hi.
15:57I'm not going anywhere.
15:59We are so ready.
16:01Right, Chris?
16:02Dumb bitch.
16:03Things do change, but one thing hasn't.
16:06Dumb bitch.
16:07Nobody is built like me.
16:10Nobody can perform like me.
16:12Dumb bitch.
16:21I'll be real.
16:22When I was handed the championship,
16:23I felt absolutely nothing.
16:28I sat there,
16:30and I just stared at this thing.
16:32I couldn't cry.
16:34There was nothing.
16:36Top of the f***ing world.
16:38So to finally win this.
16:41Mount Everest.
16:42And actually be the face of the company.
16:45Come down and take everything.
16:47It was everything to me.
16:49He's proven nothing to me.
16:52Nothing.
16:54I have dedicated the time from Seattle to now to studying Darby,
17:00and he's made it quite easy for me to do so,
17:02because he's wrestling twice a week like a lunatic.
17:04Sure, he can climb Mount Everest.
17:06Lord knows this schmuck talks about it every five f***ing seconds.
17:09But what he can't do is stay on top of Mount Everest.
17:13That's what I do.
17:14Maxwell Jacob Friedman is the mountaintop.
17:19You said that you don't care about legacy.
17:21And what he would tell you is he doesn't care.
17:23No, I don't.
17:24He lives life recklessly, and he lives in the moment.
17:27You know how fast the world moves?
17:29I'm not in this for anybody.
17:31I don't give a f*** about legacy.
17:34I don't.
17:35Well, guess what I do?
17:36I do care about the fact that I'm about to become a three-time world champion at 30.
17:40I do care about the fact that this is the second biggest domestic game in the history of my company,
17:43And I care about my hair.
17:45You weren't here for what AEW actually represented.
17:47And that was change.
17:49That was the alternative.
17:50I'm the alternative.
17:51I represent this place more than anybody.
17:53Every red carpet he walks, every interview he does.
17:58And he's gonna realize one day that this whole egocentric bulls*** doesn't mean a thing.
18:03This being gone is gonna eat that man alive.
18:08I hope he enjoys every second of this world title rave, because it is the first time,
18:14and assuredly the last time, it's gonna happen.
18:17You see how hard I worked to get this championship?
18:20I have beaten everyone Darby Allin has faced during this world title rave.
18:24How hard do you think I'm gonna work to keep it?
18:26Nobody wants to see me bald.
18:28Nobody wants to see me put my hair on the line.
18:30Very smart.
18:31When MJF did, he picked his spot.
18:33It's not for anybody else.
18:34Three-time world champion!
18:37It's for me.
18:40I honestly don't, John, like, I'll be real.
18:42Like, I don't, I mean what I say, like, about all of this.
18:56This city is its own life force.
19:01It can bring out one's best.
19:03They killed the old me.
19:05They removed me.
19:08At Double or Nothing, I'm going to give you exactly what you want.
19:14Or reveal the darkness hidden.
19:16There is nothing more dangerous than a man that desires power.
19:23Where the chaos is a strength.
19:25Six years ago, you created your own match.
19:28A match that happened at Double or Nothing.
19:31It cannot be contained.
19:32It can only be witnessed.
19:34Chris Jericho and the Hurt Syndicate are looking for partners.
19:37So how about me, the Young Bucks, and Kenny Omega.
19:41Stay on Stampede.
19:43And creates the medal of champions.
19:46Our first taste of action in the Owen Hart Foundation Women's Tournament.
19:50The same man that put me on the shelf for months is the man that I submitted twice and will
19:54submit again.
19:56I've got a score to settle.
19:59A Double or Nothing, I must be Kazuchika Okada.
20:03I must regain AEW International Championship.
20:10There is no better place.
20:14Five letters, two words, I quit.
20:22And when all the smoke clears, this city leaves you with a legacy to hold.
20:29So what's standing in between you and your dream is your living nightmare.
20:37Give me my rematch, Darby.
20:41Everyone deserves a shot at this.
20:44If you want a rematch, you're gonna have to put something on the line.
20:51I want something you hold most dear in this life.
20:56I'm talking about your hair.
20:59World Championship on the line against the hair of MJF.
21:04New York is AEW country.
21:08We are going to f*** you up.
21:10You never cared about me.
21:13I'm gonna do anything it takes.
21:16I want you to do the same.
21:22Whatever it takes.
21:28So.
21:30We'll be peace.
21:30And we'll be fine.
21:31And we'll be fine.
21:41Thanks a lot.
21:42KONIEC
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