Royal Rumble News - RAF Acquires World of Wrestling - Crown Jewel News - The Rock's 30th Anniversary

Name: Royal Rumble News - RAF Acquires World of Wrestling - Crown Jewel News - The Rock's 30th Anniversary
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00:08We got all sorts of things to get into tonight.

00:11We were talking some Royal Rumble, some real American freestyle wrestling, and we have

00:16an update on WWE Crown Jewel.

00:18Before we get into all that, make sure you check out some tunes and I'll be right back

00:22with you.

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05:16Let's get into the news for the day.

05:18Let's start with the Royal Rumble.

05:19Obviously, the Royal Rumble right now is scheduled to be February 6th, the same weekend as AEW Dynasty.

05:26There was some concern that WWE may try to counter-program Dynasty and put the Royal Rumble head-to-head

05:31with Dynasty on Sunday night.

05:32That is not the case.

05:33They're going to go Saturday, which means if you're a diehard fan like most of us are, you're still going

05:38to have a weekend full of wrestling, and that's a lot of time.

05:40Like, the Royal Rumble, both matches, plus there's usually two or three other matches.

05:43That's a lot of time to invest in WWE's product.

05:46Now, you couple the fact that you're going to also have to have a SmackDown episode Friday night.

05:50You're going to have AEW Dynasty Sunday, and you know that Dynasty is going to be loaded up with a

05:56good 10, 11, 12 matches.

05:58It's a big, long weekend, and then we follow that up with a Raw.

06:02However, the real conversation is around plans that apparently were being discussed within WWE to move this show altogether to

06:09a totally different weekend.

06:10The current plan is they are going between the NFC and AFC championship games in the NFL and the Super

06:16Bowl.

06:17That way, you're not getting direct competition from the NFL.

06:19But there was some thought that WWE should move the event two weeks ahead, move it up to, like, February

06:2620th.

06:27That way, you would end up getting all that advertising and promotional opportunity on ESPN Plus for the Royal Rumble

06:36whenever they're doing their Super Bowl promos.

06:39And then once you did that, it would increase viewership, hopefully.

06:41I mean, think about it.

06:42The Super Bowl goes out to, like, 100 million-plus people.

06:44That's more people getting eyes on your product and more people more likely to consider purchasing your product.

06:49But in the end, it sounds as though WWE has decided not to do that, not to go with that

06:54plan.

06:55Not because it's not a viable option, but because if you move the Royal Rumble up two weeks,

07:00you also limit the amount of weeks that you have to set up things like the Elimination Chamber.

07:04You limit the number of weeks you can prepare and gain heat or build storyline for your WrestleMania programs.

07:10So there's a lot at stake if you had made that move, if you had changed the show to a

07:14different weekend.

07:15So it sounds as though the reason they're staying is, one, obviously, I think even having two shows in a

07:20weekend,

07:21if you're a person who's only going to, you know, view one or the other,

07:25the Royal Rumble is a bigger draw than AEW Dynasty.

07:30However, I also think that they are trying to make sure they maintain the programming schedule that they've put together

07:35all year.

07:35Now, what happens next year?

07:37Do they purposefully plan to have the Royal Rumble two weeks later to avoid that same conflict

07:41and then maximize that brand partnership with ESPN+, Netflix, things like that?

07:46Don't know.

07:47It's a year away, but I think we could probably expect to hear something about that probably in August or

07:53September timeframe

07:54when they'll start releasing all the details for the Royal Rumble, maybe into October.

07:58It was a little bit later this year, but we'll have to wait and see.

08:01There is some big news in the Eric Bischoff world today.

08:04Eric Bischoff, the brand, the chief brand officer for Real American Freestyle Wrestling,

08:10the organization that he, Hulk Hogan, and some other investors were incorporating.

08:15They've run 16 shows at this point.

08:17The first show was last August.

08:18They've done relatively well for themselves in the short time they've been together,

08:21but they have done well enough that it was announced today through a social media post

08:25that they are acquiring World of Wrestling.

08:27Now, if you don't know what World of Wrestling is, it's an amateur organization that sets things up

08:30like the Tulsa Nationals, the Reno Worlds, and the Kickoff Classic,

08:35three very important tournaments in the world of amateur wrestling.

08:37So this is a massive acquisition for Real American Freestyle,

08:41and it really does lend some credence that the brand is doing well,

08:45that there is a future in freestyle amateur wrestling,

08:49that Eric Bischoff has hitched his wagon to a very good opportunity.

08:53And listen, I don't know if you've seen it, but I've watched some of the shows.

08:56The matches are pretty physical.

08:58Now, it's a little, it's different when you're a high stakes pro wrestling, you know,

09:03junkie like I am, and you want to see things like kicks and flips and twists and turns and dives.

09:07And all that kind of fun stuff, and even some weapons here and there.

09:10You're not going to see any of that with Real American Freestyle,

09:12but you do get to see world-class athletes going at it,

09:15and some of these matches that I've seen are just incredible.

09:18They really, really are.

09:20And I think Eric Bischoff and company have done a really good job of bringing that to the forefront

09:25and giving us something really respectable and really exciting to watch

09:29that's an alternative to the pro wrestling scene,

09:31where, you know, the biggest knock is always,

09:33oh, that's fake, that's fake, which, trust me,

09:35coming from somebody who's had five matches,

09:36it's not fake, it's predetermined, there is a difference.

09:40Those falls hurt.

09:41Trust me, they hurt.

09:43But I don't think any of them hurt.

09:45I was also an amateur wrestler in my youth,

09:46and I think amateur wrestling was much more difficult

09:50than anything I've had to do in professional wrestling.

09:52So, great athletes, great stuff.

09:55I respect them both.

09:56I love them both.

09:57And I'm thrilled that we now have, essentially, a professional organization

10:00that showcases that amateur component to the wrestling business.

10:06From there, Crown Jewel, we have an update that the broadcast is going to be

10:11significantly remotely engineered,

10:14that they're going to have satellite trucks outside, you know, in Stanford, Connecticut,

10:17and finding ways to use that technology to do some of the broadcasting,

10:22the distribution.

10:24I don't know if that means that they're going to do commentary remotely also.

10:28I guess that's a possibility.

10:29But where it is, it's a skeleton crew going.

10:31And there's quite a few people,

10:32but certainly not the same level they would put into other programs.

10:36And the really interesting thing was a report came out today

10:39that any of the crew that goes to Saudi Arabia is getting paid $3,000 in hazard pay.

10:46Why do you have to pay hazard pay if you're screaming to the gallows

10:50that this thing is going to be safe?

10:52Shapiro made it very clear he felt like things were going to be safe.

10:55The Saudi government was going to keep things safe.

10:57So if everything's going to be so simple and safe, why do you need hazard pay?

11:02The reality is, and it's the same thing you and I have known all along,

11:04this is not a safe situation.

11:06They shouldn't probably be going at all.

11:09Saudi Arabia is not backing down.

11:11They want to hold this event.

11:12They're pushing forward with it.

11:14Bad decision.

11:14Heaven forbid something terrible happens.

11:16We'll never forget it.

11:17And it'll be the blackest of black eyes in the world of wrestling history.

11:23However, at least the hazard pay offers some kind of monetary compensation

11:27if indeed things do come off without a hitch and we have a great pay-per-view

11:30and we do what we need to do and get home.

11:33So I don't know.

11:34I don't know if you're going to be watching.

11:35I'll be watching.

11:36I can't wait to see some of the matches.

11:37But I'm really disappointed that they're doing the show in Saudi.

11:40I really am.

11:41And not for the normal reasons.

11:42You know, going back to the first time they did one shortly after the Khashoggi,

11:45you know, murder.

11:47I think this is different.

11:48This is a situation where people are going to be putting themselves in harm's way

11:53for what?

11:54The almighty dollar?

11:56Terrible idea.

11:57And one other tidbit for tonight's episode.

11:59WWE apparently is planning something big for Dwayne The Rock Johnson's 30th anniversary

12:04in professional wrestling.

12:05I find that odd.

12:06Okay, I understand he debuted in November 1996.

12:09And if you want to celebrate, you know, the anniversary of his debut, that's one thing.

12:13But do not tell me that he's been in wrestling for 30 years.

12:15Even if he sits on the executive board for TKO, that's not, in my opinion, being in wrestling.

12:21The guy has been away more years than he's been in the business in that 30 years.

12:25I mean, let's be honest.

12:26His initial run was what?

12:28Five or six years?

12:29His next run was like a year and a half.

12:32He comes back for programs here and there.

12:34But he doesn't have a sustained career.

12:36He didn't have a 20-year wrestling career.

12:38And that may seem like an arbitrary number.

12:40But so many talents.

12:41People like, I was reading an article the other day about Chad Gable.

12:46Chad Gable has been in WWE.

12:47It was right before his appearance at NXT this week.

12:50He had debuted in NXT 13 years ago.

12:54That means Chad Gable has been in WWE twice as long as The Rock was for his longest run.

12:59Two times plus.

13:02So, I don't know, man.

13:03I don't, I'm just not a fan.

13:05If you want to mark the first appearance, the 30th anniversary of the first appearance,

13:10you do something simple on the night of that anniversary of that show or something like that.

13:14But to put some big crazy thing together, it's just ludicrous.

13:18When he had his 25th, they had some, like, stupid egg from the movie he was doing at the time.

13:23Read something or other.

13:24And that didn't go over well at all.

13:26People actually thought The Rock would be there and he wasn't.

13:28I think he should be here if they're going to celebrate him.

13:30I know he's got a busy schedule.

13:32But for heaven's sake, take a day.

13:33Like, seriously.

13:34This is why you have a job in Hollywood to begin with.

13:37Give back a little bit.

13:38It's just my opinion.

13:39For now, though, what do you think?

13:41You know what I think.

13:42I just told you what I think.

13:43What do you think?

13:44What do you think about Crown Jewel?

13:45Should they be going?

13:46I think I've asked that several times.

13:47But now that they're giving an incentive to talent, is that enough?

13:50If you were a crewman, would you be going?

13:52Let me know what you think.

13:53How do you feel about this Real American Freestyle thing?

13:55What is it about this that they're taking over the amateur wrestling world?

13:58Give me some comments about that if you'd like.

14:01Or what do you think of the Royal Rumble plan?

14:02Should they move it two weeks later next year, giving them less time for things like the Elimination Chamber and

14:10WrestleMania planning,

14:10but also potentially gaining viewership because of the traction they would get from a post-Super Bowl promotion?

14:17Don't know.

14:18Tell me what you think in the comments down below.

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