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WWE loves Kevin Owens, you love Kevin Owens, and Simon Miller loves Kevin Owens.
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00:00So I say this a lot on social media and people lose their minds.
00:03But you know what, I've got thick skin.
00:05Sometimes I don't care, most of the time.
00:07So we are going to talk about it today, my friends.
00:10I think Kevin Owens is a modern-day GOAT, which stands for Greatest Oz All Time.
00:15Why? Here's why.
00:17The answer is mostly because I think he's brilliant.
00:24And the way I always summarise this is that if we are talking about modern-day wrestlers,
00:28I would always throw Kevin Owens in there.
00:30Because seriously, what can't he do?
00:32He always has good matches.
00:33And in fact, I can't remember the last time he had a bad one.
00:35He can be a serious character.
00:37He can be an emotional character.
00:38He can be an asshole, like when he always turns on Sami Zayn.
00:41He can be hilarious.
00:42He can embody goofy wrestling for life, which he basically did in 2016 with Chris Jericho.
00:46And he's one of the only people within the world of professional wrestling
00:49that understands about wrestling tropes.
00:51Anytime he's like, how dare you come out here before I've said your name.
00:55I just love people breaking the fourth wall.
00:58And it is a skill.
00:59Not everyone can do it.
01:00Sometimes people try.
01:01It's like, oh, this is horribly embarrassing.
01:03But when KO does it, he just has me on the floor.
01:07Which is weird.
01:07He's also a really inspirational dude.
01:09Because I remember listening to podcasts back in the day.
01:11And everybody were talking about Kevin Owens.
01:13Because he was a standout on the independent scene.
01:15Included Ring of Honor.
01:17And it was always caveated.
01:18Weird.
01:18Well, he'll never make it to WWE.
01:20Because he's not a Vince McMahon guy.
01:22Now, listen, I'm sure he got into NXT because of Triple H.
01:25But when he was called up to the main roster, when Vince was definitely pulling the strings,
01:29what happened pretty much from day one?
01:32Even McMahon went.
01:33This guy is just the absolute best.
01:36We better do something with him.
01:37And he beat John Cena.
01:39I remember watching that pay-per-view.
01:40I couldn't believe it.
01:41It all comes down to this idea, though, that the cream always rises to the top.
01:45And if we are talking about milky substances, KO is right up there.
01:48I shouldn't have said it.
01:50And it made myself laugh.
01:51I also just think it comes down to emotion and how certain superstars make you feel.
01:55Because no matter what Kevin Owens has done over the last few years, I have been invested.
01:59Like, even when he was taking on Roman Reigns at every single Royal Rumble in existence,
02:03I knew deep down in my Tootsie Toes he was never going to win.
02:06It was also like this 2% thing in my tum-tum when I was desperate for him to get
02:10something out of this.
02:11Any kind of a victory.
02:13Because it would have made me happy.
02:15Why the hell do I watch wrestling in the first place?
02:17For the smiles.
02:18His relationship with Sami Zayn is also absolutely wonderful, which is why at that WrestleMania main event when they took
02:23on the Usos to win the tag team titles, all of this was just heightened.
02:27And then, yeah, we go to WrestleMania 38 where he main evented with Stone Cold Steve Austin.
02:33Now, listen, this is a flubbed up thing for me to say, but I was blessed enough to be there
02:37live and I kind of felt like I was watching my own son.
02:41Not in a creepy way, but I was so proud of Kevin Owens for basically achieving all of his dreams.
02:46That's because over the years, I built up some kind of weird emotional connection with him.
02:51And again, this all sounds like crazy stalker stuff, but you know what I'm talking about.
02:54It's why we love professional wrestling to the degree that we do do, because you're able to suspend your disbelief
02:59and you start thinking everything you see is totally won't really real.
03:02I also do think he's massively underrated when it comes to his in-ring work, because he is another one
03:06of these guys that could see the direction the industry was going and batted down that door.
03:12I think this was like 2014.
03:14In fact, it was probably even earlier.
03:15He's also able to be a huge success in WWE, despite not being a body guy.
03:20Although I hate that term, it's stupid, because Kevin Owens is meant to look like a brawler who could whoop
03:25your ass.
03:26If you are one of these idiots that go, oh man, Kuno, you're so out of shape, have you ever
03:31seen him blow up?
03:32Have you ever seen him be out of breath?
03:34No, you have not, because he's in great shape, you fools.
03:37You just don't understand what cardiovascular activity is.
03:40So honestly, and I'm sure you will disagree, I cannot find fault with his game.
03:44When he talks, he listens, when he fights, I totally believe every single thing that he's doing.
03:48And as I stand here in September 2024, I am desperate that he gets one more WWE world title reign.
03:55Because even though we did give it to him in 2016, that was totally screwed up.
04:00Remember everything with Goldberg, when he beat him in like three seconds, even though Chris Jericho cars the distraction.
04:05That was poop.
04:05He's also a guy that I look forward to seeing every single week, even when he's lost in the ether.
04:11I mean, that happens to all wrestlers.
04:12You can't always be the focal point, and you can get lost in the shuffle.
04:15But even then, he will just pop up his head above the parapet.
04:20And instantly, I want to hear what he's going to say, and I want to hear what he's going to
04:23do.
04:23He's even good at colour commentary.
04:26Every time he does that as well, he's making me laugh.
04:29You also know that WWE value him as well, because the last time he signed a brand new contract, he
04:33made all the money.
04:34And apparently, that contract is coming up soon.
04:37And there's already murmurs of AEW being like, well, we'll hurl the bag at your face.
04:41And WWE being like, well, we'll pull the dump truck up to your house.
04:45And once again, my friends, this doesn't happen by fluke.
04:48This doesn't happen just to be nice to someone.
04:49It's because they both understand the value of the guy.
04:53And value mostly comes from talent.
04:55And Kevin Owens, in terms of the modern generation, is one of the most talented guys you will ever see.
05:00Going back to that WrestleMania match with Austin as well.
05:02This doesn't really tie into anything, but I still think it's a good point.
05:05You don't just pick somebody random to take on one of the greatest, one of the most successful professional wrestlers
05:11ever.
05:11Everybody must have sat down and scratched their heads and gone, well, I think Kevin Owens would do a good
05:16job.
05:16When they pitched the idea to Stone Cold Steve Austin, who had must have gone, I would love to work
05:22with Kevin Owens.
05:23If you had pitched him somebody else, he probably said, no way, man.
05:26I ain't interesting.
05:27But even the damn goat knows how good KO is.
05:30And I think that's probably a better point than me standing here and waving my arms around.
05:35Once again, I want to put this in your skulls.
05:37Stone Cold Steve Austin may have had his last ever match at WrestleMania 38, and he picked this guy.
05:43So don't you walk into my house and tell me he's no good.
05:45He's the flippin' best.
05:46I truly mean this as well.
05:47If I was starting a wrestling company tomorrow, Kevin Owens would be the first phone call I'd make.
05:51He'd be like, get off the phone.
05:52I don't know who you are.
05:53You sound like a loon.
05:54And he'd be 100% correct.
05:56And he could do anything that you want him to do.
05:58I'm kind of repeating what I did a few minutes ago.
06:00But you want him to be a babyface, he can do it.
06:01You want him to be a heel.
06:03He can do it.
06:03If you just want him to hold everything together,
06:06he can do it.
06:07You could even have a company full of rookies,
06:09and Kevin Owens would be your only legendary veteran guy,
06:12and you just know he could wring General the ship out of them
06:15and give you anything that you want.
06:17Now, you're probably whirring through your brains right now going,
06:20oh, how can I say something that contradicts all this?
06:22I think you're going to be able to come up with it.
06:25Because go look at the evidence.
06:26Go through Kevin Owens' career.
06:28Although when you do go back to those early days of Ring of Honor,
06:31my word, as he calmed it down,
06:34this dude used to be crazy.
06:36I also do think he opened a bunch of doors
06:38for the brand new version of whatever wrestling is meant to be.
06:41This does go back to the way that he looked,
06:43because he just proved
06:44if you have something inside of you that resonates
06:46with us wrestling fans,
06:48you can get to the tippity-tippity top,
06:51which he's basically done for the last decade.
06:54I really do hope he goes on a bit longer than a few years.
06:57As he was saying in an interview the other day,
06:59he thinks he's close to the end, the beginning,
07:00which is true.
07:01You know, he's got a 45, Kev,
07:03or maybe 50, 55,
07:05and yeah, maybe call it quits at 60.
07:08We see wrestlers at the big 6-0.
07:10Always gets me a bit worried.
07:12So I just think he's wonderful.
07:13There you go.
07:13I've said it.
07:14And right now, if I was going to make a list
07:16of my top five current favourite wrestlers,
07:18I think he would actually be number one,
07:20and the very worst, be number two.
07:22So you know you see those threads on forums
07:24that just says Kevin Owens' appreciation post.
07:26That's what I've done today.
07:27And if the video title could work,
07:29as Kevin Owens' appreciation video,
07:32I would call it that.
07:33But instead, I've gone with the goat.
07:34But you know what?
07:35I genuinely think he's in the conversation,
07:38because I think he rules.
07:39Now, of course, you can go nuts in the comments about this,
07:41but you're never going to change my mind
07:43no matter what you do.
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07:47And if I haven't put you off,
07:49and you would like to hear me talk more about wrestling,
07:51click the video on the screen.
07:52Otherwise, my friends, take care of yourself,
07:54and remember, we all have favorites in professional wrestling.
07:56That's what makes it so exciting.
07:58There'll be guys I like that you think of crap
08:00and vice versa.
08:02But also remember that real human beings too,
08:04don't be mean.
08:05Didn't need to finish it like I was your dad.
08:08See you soon.
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