Fantasy Booking... WWE Hurt Business REUNION! | Oli Davis vs Sat Niangi
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Welcome to FANTASY BOOKING WARFARE! Our esteemed panel of judges Dave Bradshaw, and special guests Michael Oku and Nina Samuels will cast their votes to determine who among our contestants is the least terrible booker of fantasy wrestling in the land! First up, it is Oli Davis and Sat E. Niangi booking The Hurt Business REUNION!
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00:00 Welcome to Fantasy Booking Warfare!
00:03 Our fantasy booking spectacular returns as eight gladiators will battle in this single
00:08 elimination tournament in head-to-head competition.
00:12 Each episode will feature its own booking scenario, judged brutally and voted on fairly
00:18 by our esteemed panel of judges as we journey to determine who is the least terrible Booker
00:24 of Fantasy Wrestling.
00:26 I'm Dave Bradshaw and for the past 15 years I've been a play-by-play commentator in British
00:31 and European wrestling.
00:32 Off the top, missile, dropkick, can he get it?
00:33 Yes he can!
00:34 He's the champion of the world!
00:38 I am the master of the half crab, the current reigning undisputed British heavyweight champion,
00:43 Michael Oku, and who better to tell you how bad things are booked than me?
00:52 I'm Nina Samuels, star of the Nina Samuels Show and here on WrestleTalk - because of
00:56 course WrestleTalk needs more Nina.
01:01 So today the scenario we're looking at is the Hurt Business reunion.
01:11 And first up is WrestleTalk's Oli Davis.
01:14 We begin in the darkest timeline, the Raw after SummerSlam.
01:19 The former members of the Hurt Business are scattered across the WWE Universe, despondent
01:24 and directionless.
01:25 Cedric Alexander has been in NXT for half a year, stuck in midcard feuds to get other,
01:31 younger, less talented wrestlers over.
01:33 Bobby Lashley hasn't been seen since February.
01:36 Another year of WrestleMania plans scrapped because he's only ever booked as the guy
01:40 to work with.
01:42 The guy.
01:43 And Shelton Benjamin, after a WWE career totaling 16 years, has been released.
01:49 And worst of all, Dominik Mysterio is your new United States Champion.
01:56 But MVP knows amongst all this hurt, there's business to be done.
02:02 The Judgment Day are celebrating Dirty Dom's title win in the ring.
02:06 He's only had it for one day, but they're already calling him history's definitive
02:10 US Champion.
02:11 This is Judgment Day's America.
02:14 MVP's music hits.
02:16 He comes down with Omos, who squares up to Dom.
02:19 Dom hides behind Priest, and the two giants go face to face.
02:23 MVP grabs the mic.
02:24 He's been in this game for over two decades, and he hasn't got long left.
02:28 He's not as fast as he used to be.
02:30 His knee is busted.
02:31 But he's still got enough to beat a punk like Dom.
02:35 Because Montel Vontavious Porter won't be standing at ringside while Omos kicks your
02:40 ass.
02:41 MVP is going to kick your ass.
02:44 I'm back, and I'm taking my United States title.
02:48 Elsewhere in WWE, Bobby Lashley has finally returned from his six month hiatus, and…
02:55 he's significantly bulkier than before.
02:58 After building his whole career on an image of lean, muscular perfection, we are now confronted
03:04 with the same transformation Thor had post-Infinity War.
03:07 For the first time ever, we are seeing Fat Lashley.
03:12 The US title programme builds to MVP vs Dom at No Mercy.
03:18 The match has all the interference.
03:20 Priest and Omos take each other out through the barricade.
03:22 MVP knocks out Balor and Dom, but a Ripley low blow lets Mysterio retain.
03:27 Following defeat, MVP is dejected.
03:30 He tells Omos backstage that he's lived his life around business.
03:33 That's all he's ever been about.
03:35 Managing the business's MVP.
03:38 Managing the business of his old friend's faction.
03:41 But the happiest he's ever been is when it's been about his family.
03:45 So why not have both?
03:46 It's time to start the family business back up.
03:50 Due to the interference at No Mercy, Adam Pearce had agreed to give MVP a US title rematch
03:56 against Dom at Payback.
03:57 And this time, it's no DQ.
04:00 In preparation for that stipulation, MVP visits an episode of NXT to talk to Cedric.
04:05 Cedric says he's happy down here.
04:07 His real life wife Big Swole has recently joined.
04:10 And besides, he was only ever Bobby's lackey in the Hurt Business.
04:14 You were too, MVP.
04:15 That's why you turned on him.
04:17 MVP takes this all in and replies…
04:19 Yeah, families fight.
04:22 They fall out.
04:23 But at the end of the day, they're always family.
04:27 Payback.
04:28 That's what I'm asking.
04:31 The next week, MVP and Omos track down Shelton Benjamin, coaching amateur wrestling at a
04:36 local high school.
04:37 Shelton doesn't want to talk.
04:38 He's left pro wrestling behind.
04:40 MVP left him with nothing.
04:42 The Hurt Business wasn't this magical time you remember it as.
04:45 We were together for what, three months?
04:48 We were never a family.
04:50 MVP takes it all in and replies…
04:54 Families don't get to choose each other, Shelton.
04:56 And they always have each other's backs.
04:59 Payback.
05:01 Meanwhile Lashley has been wrestling low effort match after low effort match, beating
05:05 mediocre enhancement talent.
05:07 He's more concerned with partying and drinking and finally enjoying those sweet, sweet carbs
05:12 than challenging himself these days.
05:15 Which is why whenever his phone lights up in backstage segments with MVP's calls,
05:20 he slides the reject button.
05:22 MVP eventually confronts Lashley in his dressing room, celebrating his latest meaningless win.
05:27 What happened to you, Bobby?
05:29 MVP asks.
05:30 This business happened to me, Lashley replies between sips of champagne.
05:34 Two years ago, I was WWE Champion.
05:37 I was on top.
05:40 I put everything into this business, and it took it from me and never once said thank
05:45 you.
05:46 Two Manias in a row I've missed.
05:47 But I've decided to be thankful for that, because I finally understand it all.
05:52 Whatever you do, no matter how hard you work here, it doesn't matter.
05:57 So I'm going to do the bare minimum and get paid.
06:00 That's real business.
06:02 MVP looks at him.
06:04 He looks at Bobby's expensive suit and glass of champagne and hangers on and says, you
06:10 don't understand s***.
06:12 Everyone around here says they can't see the once almighty Bobby Lashley because he's
06:16 hidden beneath layers of fat.
06:17 But I know different.
06:19 You're not covered in layers of fat.
06:21 I can smell it from here.
06:23 You're covered in layers of fear.
06:25 And together, we're stronger.
06:28 Payback Bobby.
06:29 Let's get it.
06:31 At Payback, the no DQ allowed interference starts right away.
06:35 Finn and Priest immediately take out Omos, and Rear and Dom lay out MVP.
06:39 They could make the pin, but they toy with their prey.
06:42 They work MVP over when.
06:44 Who's that in the crowd?
06:45 It's Shelton Benjamin.
06:46 But he's not sighing, Dom is screaming at him.
06:49 You can't be here.
06:50 You were released.
06:51 You were released.
06:52 And Cedric Alexander knocks Dom out with a forearm to the back of the head.
06:56 Shelton and Cedric help MVP and Omos up.
06:59 It's now four on four.
07:00 A mass brawl breaks out.
07:02 But JD McDonough takes out Alexander and Benjamin with a steel chair.
07:06 It was a trap.
07:07 The Judgment Day have a new member.
07:10 They beat down MVP, Shelton, Omos and Cedric.
07:14 Outnumbered, MVP looks up the ramp for an Almighty that never answers his prayers.
07:20 Dominic retains again.
07:22 On the next episode of Raw, Lashley beats another no-name jobber.
07:26 He goes backstage to party with fast women and fast food.
07:30 Suddenly, someone stops the music.
07:32 It's MVP.
07:33 Bobby sends the ladies away.
07:35 He's chomping on a burger.
07:37 MVP limps to the leather sofa, his knee increasingly battered, and sits next to Lashley to make
07:43 a confession.
07:44 I've been going for the US title for the wrong reasons, he tells Bobby.
07:48 I wanted one last championship run.
07:51 Not anymore.
07:52 I don't want one last title win.
07:55 I want one last run with the people who matter most to me.
08:00 If you rejoin the Hurt Business, I'll make sure you win the United States Championship,
08:06 not me.
08:07 I'll do anything to make that happen.
08:09 You have my word.
08:11 MVP presses play on the music as he leaves.
08:14 The women re-enter dancing around Bobby, but his mind is now elsewhere.
08:19 Weeks later, the Judgment Day have now rechristened Dominic as MVP Dom - Mysterio Valuable Player.
08:26 They're interrupted by the real MVP, flanked by Shelton, Cedric and Omos.
08:30 MVP wants one last shot at the United States title.
08:33 Dominic replies, this is getting sad now.
08:36 And anyway, what's to stop MVP coming out next month and saying that's the last time,
08:41 or the month after that, or the month after that?
08:44 MVP cuts him off.
08:45 This will be the last time, because I'm putting my career on the line.
08:51 MVP turns to the back, no longer addressing Dom.
08:54 You hear that, he shouts.
08:56 That's how much the Hurt Business means to me.
08:59 Judgment Day jump MVP Shelton, Cedric and Omos.
09:02 They beat them down.
09:03 They're about to destroy MVP's deteriorated knee when Bobby Lashley's music hits.
09:10 Initially, Judgment Day cower.
09:12 They remember Lashley as the Almighty, a man made of chiselled marble.
09:16 But when Bobby enters the arena, they remember how out of shape he is.
09:20 His suit jacket stretches at the seams.
09:23 He's sweating even more than he used to.
09:25 Dominic points and laughs as Lashley struggles to enter the ring.
09:29 Dominic gets the mic.
09:31 If this is the Hurt Business, he snorts, Judgment Day will take you all on to end MVP's career.
09:37 Lashley nods.
09:38 He looks down at MVP.
09:40 He takes off his blazer, ready to fight.
09:43 Then he unbuttons his shirt.
09:46 And he tears away at his own flesh.
09:49 Judgment Day are confused, until Bobby rips off his clothes to reveal the padding beneath
09:54 them.
09:55 He rips those off too to reveal the lean, muscular, godlike body beneath.
09:59 The old Bobby Lashley is back.
10:01 Dom's face drops, and Lashley spears McDonough while the rest of Judgment Day scamper Shelton
10:07 and Cedric help MVP to his feet.
10:09 Omos hands him the mic Dom dropped, into which Montel Vontavious Porter shouts 'Hurt Business
10:16 vs Judgment Day!
10:18 Winning pin gets the United States title at Survivor Series in WarGames!'
10:25 In the following weeks, Bobby tells MVP he's not in this for the family, he's in it for
10:30 the business.
10:31 And that business is him becoming the US Champion like MVP promised.
10:36 You can understand that, can't you?
10:38 That's what MVP always taught him anyway.
10:40 It's just business.
10:42 Lashley never hangs out with the Hurt Business in those building segments.
10:45 He continues to have his separate squash matches, but against more credible opponents.
10:50 MVP, Shelton, Cedric, Omos and Big Swole, who's joined them on the main roster, meanwhile,
10:56 work as a team.
10:57 The final chapter is upon us.
10:59 The Hurt Business of MVP, Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander vs the Judgment
11:05 Days, Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Dominic Mysterio and JD McDonough in WarGames.
11:12 Cedric enters first with Finn, then it's Priest followed by Shelton, then it's McDonough,
11:17 then MVP.
11:18 The final entrant for Judgment Day is Dirty Dom, but Rhea Ripley walks in with him.
11:23 They chain the door shut.
11:25 Big Swole is trying to rip the cage door open to help her husband.
11:28 Now it's Lashley's time to enter as the final member.
11:30 He's looking for bolt cutters, but they can't find any.
11:33 In the cage, Judgment Day are destroying the Hurt Business.
11:36 MVP's face is dripping with blood.
11:39 Ripley is choking Cedric with a chain as Swole screams at her from the outside.
11:43 Lashley looks at Omos.
11:45 Omos looks at him.
11:47 They have an understanding, and rip the cage door together from its hinges.
11:52 The Judgment Day are frozen in horror.
11:54 Swole runs in and takes out Ripley immediately, and Lashley spears everyone else.
11:58 It's the first ever intergender WarGames.
12:01 With Balor, Priest, Ripley and McDonough incapacitated, MVP directs all the Hurt Business hitting
12:07 their finishers on Dominik.
12:08 Cedric hits a lumbar check into Shelton's pay dirt, into Swole's dirty dancing, into
12:14 Lashley's Hurt Lock.
12:16 The whole team are cheering Lashley on when… he stops.
12:20 Instead he shoves Dom's lifeless body to the canvas by MVP's feet.
12:27 MVP looks at Lashley.
12:29 He looks at Cedric and Shelton.
12:32 And Swole and Omos.
12:34 They nod.
12:35 He looks like he's going to cry, but instead he mouths 'thank you'.
12:40 He hits a ball in elbow, with the whole crowd chanting along, and a playmaker to win the
12:46 United States Championship.
12:48 The match ends as the Hurt Business, led by Lashley, parade him around on their shoulders.
12:54 And the next night on Raw, MVP retires as champion.
13:01 Out.
13:02 Wow.
13:03 I'm quite emotional.
13:04 Yeah.
13:05 Wow, wow, look at that.
13:06 I'm also quite confused.
13:07 They're assuming that Bobby Lashley has the ability to get fat and out of shape.
13:10 Well, so this is something that Bobby Lashley himself said he can do it.
13:13 But then how is that working when he takes off the jacket and there's padding?
13:18 Well, so he doesn't get out of shape, right?
13:20 He's actually just wearing padding the whole time.
13:22 But then people have had to wrestle in a full body suit for the entire time that he's
13:27 meant to be out of shape.
13:28 I'm sure that WWE can…
13:30 I don't know if any makeup team in the world has the skills to get some kind of body
13:35 makeup on that will withstand Bobby Lashley's sweat.
13:37 Is it a fat suit?
13:38 Is he actually getting fat?
13:40 Have you considered the perspiration?
13:42 Is that actually physically possible?
13:44 Or will he die?
13:45 Maybe Oli Davis has bogged an angle where talent dies.
13:49 War game between Judgment Day and Hurt Business.
13:52 I just want to see that match.
13:53 The ending is incredible.
13:54 I mean, I think there's some questions, but the whole finding Shelton Benjamin in
13:56 a high school, it's a bit like, you know, like when Ron Bergen…
13:59 I love that.
14:00 Yeah, that's what I love.
14:01 I love, as soon as I love the visual of like, you know, sometimes you don't, you think
14:05 you don't see that enough.
14:06 I could just see him just with a whistle.
14:07 Just like, go chill.
14:08 You know that being Anchorman when Ron Bergen, he's lost his job and he's drinking milk
14:13 in the playzone.
14:14 That's it.
14:15 That's how I'm imagining it.
14:16 Those days are behind us.
14:17 Wrestling needs more Anchorman right now.
14:18 Yeah, exactly.
14:19 Exactly.
14:20 I'm iffy about after all of this, he just retires.
14:23 So like all this work to just be like, all right, the belt's gone now.
14:26 The Hurt Business is back.
14:28 See ya.
14:29 The playmaker is the worst finisher in history of wrestling.
14:32 Oh, shame, shame.
14:34 Wow.
14:35 So, so to, this isn't on MVP, the ball in elbow, the crowd are going to lose their mind.
14:39 They're like, yeah, the crowd's standing up.
14:41 They go ball in, boom, one, two, three.
14:44 Don't pick them up and do the thing with the thing.
14:45 Because he has just taken like four other finishes at that point as well.
14:48 Exactly, it's good.
14:49 Ball in, boom, one, two, three, crowd's losing.
14:51 That's it.
14:52 The whole section was skated over there with dissension in the Hurt Business.
14:59 And should be shown with that.
15:00 And how does that play into the dynamic?
15:02 I feel like there's a missing chunk of the story there.
15:04 There's some layers that they could have, could have been added.
15:06 Yeah.
15:07 Omos was just kind of there as someone who just got beaten up like everyone, but he's
15:10 a giant.
15:11 Omos should have joined the Dutchman Day.
15:14 Being like, oh, you're looking for your family?
15:16 I'm not good enough?
15:17 Well, screw it then.
15:18 I'm joining these guys.
15:19 You want to find your old family?
15:21 Well, then screw you.
15:22 And that's an even bigger challenge to overcome.
15:24 So we've got lots of points, lots of questions, lots of things to clarify.
15:27 And it'd be very interesting to compare to what's sad.
15:31 Hi, I'm Sad-E Nyangi, hailing from parts far known.
15:35 I've always wanted to say that.
15:38 So here is how I would book a group that is near and dear to my heart.
15:42 The Hurt Business Reunion.
15:44 It's week one.
15:45 MVP successfully persuades Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander to mend their differences
15:50 and reunite as a team.
15:52 In the same episode of Raw, MVP reminds Bobby Lashley about his instrumental role in having
15:56 him reinstated after a brief suspension.
15:59 MVP's intention is to make amends and rectify their past issues.
16:02 But Bobby Lashley still carries the memory of MVP's previous betrayal when he sided
16:08 with Omos.
16:09 There's significant bad blood between them that prevents Lashley from considering a reunion
16:14 with MVP.
16:15 On next week's episode of Monday Night Raw, Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin join
16:19 forces to face Alpha Academy, Chad Gable and Otis.
16:23 A timely distraction by MVP allows Cedric Alexander to secure the victory by pinning
16:29 Chad Gable.
16:30 Cedric and Shelton celebrate alongside MVP.
16:33 Later in the show, Bobby Lashley prepares for his United States Championship number
16:37 one contender match, a triple threat match against Bronson Reed and AJ Styles.
16:43 As MVP enters Lashley's locker room, he asks if Lashley saw Cedric and Shelton's
16:48 victory earlier.
16:49 Lashley, focused on his upcoming match, explains that he didn't watch due to his preparation.
16:54 He emphasizes his need for concentration, politely asking MVP to leave him be.
16:59 MVP respects Lashley's request, expressing his support for Lashley's victory over Austin
17:04 Fury and a triumphant return as WWE United States Champion.
17:09 Lashley nods and walks off, while MVP has a slight smile and a glimmer of hope.
17:14 Main event of Raw.
17:15 The main event features the aforementioned triple threat match, Bobby Lashley vs AJ Styles
17:21 vs Bronson Reed.
17:22 US Champion Austin Fury provides guest commentary, scouting his potential competition.
17:28 As the match progresses, Lashley delivers an almighty spinebuster, sending Bronson Reed
17:34 through the announce table.
17:35 Lashley re-enters the ring, poised to spear AJ Styles.
17:39 However, Austin Fury intervenes by grabbing Lashley's leg.
17:43 This momentary distraction allows AJ Styles to execute the dreaded schoolboy roll-up,
17:49 resulting in a close two count.
17:51 Amidst this, MVP and Omos appear at ringside, their intentions unclear.
17:55 Are they here to assist or hinder Lashley?
17:58 The uncertainty dissipates when Omos delivers a slightly awkward yet impactful big boot
18:03 to Bronson Reed, followed by a similar move to Austin Fury.
18:07 As the audience process this unexpected turn, AJ Styles regains his composure and positions
18:13 himself for a phenomenal forearm.
18:15 MVP urges caution, and Lashley responds swiftly, countering Styles' move with a powerful
18:21 spear.
18:22 The subsequent cover leads to Lashley's victory.
18:25 MVP and Omos applaud Lashley's accomplishment, while Fury realizes his impending title clash
18:30 with Lashley.
18:31 The segment closes on this note of intrigue.
18:35 Week 3 is another episode of Monday Night Raw, and we have reached that point where
18:39 a mid-card feud needs a talk show segment.
18:42 The Miz hosts an episode of MizTV with Bobby Lashley as the guest.
18:47 The Miz proceeds to extend his congratulations to Bobby Lashley for emerging victorious in
18:52 the Triple Threat match.
18:53 However, he subtly suggests that perhaps he should be congratulating MVP and Omos instead,
18:59 as their involvement played a pivotal role in Bobby's triumph.
19:02 This comment triggers a reaction from Bobby, who counters The Miz's implication by stating
19:07 he wasn't reliant on MVP and Omos during the match.
19:10 He states that he successfully defeated AJ Styles and Bronson Reed without their assistance,
19:16 and makes it clear that he doesn't need them when he faces Austin Theory.
19:20 The Miz's demeanor shifts to one of trepidation as Lashley advances, ready for a confrontation.
19:27 The arena reverberates with "A-Town Down," signifying Austin Theory's entrance.
19:32 Theory criticizes Lashley for needing an entourage and being incapable of fighting his own battles.
19:38 Lashley invites Austin into the ring for an almighty beatdown.
19:43 Just as Theory prepares to respond, Bronson Reed's theme music hits and he makes his
19:47 way to the ring.
19:49 Reed echoes Theory's sentiments, declaring that Lashley relies on backup.
19:54 Lashley invites both Reed and Theory to an ass-whooping.
19:57 As he concludes, The Miz seizes the opportunity to ambush Lashley from behind, initiating
20:02 a brawl.
20:03 The chaotic scene is interrupted by the arrival of Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin,
20:08 to even the odds.
20:09 Their involvement sets off a flurry of action that ends with the former Hurt Business Cohort
20:14 standing tall.
20:16 Adam Pearce intervenes, announcing a six-man tag match involving all parties.
20:20 The segment transitions into a commercial break.
20:23 Upon returning from the break, we're in the midst of the six-man tag match, where
20:27 in the end Bobby Lashley executes his devastating spear on The Miz, securing victory for his
20:33 team.
20:34 In the end, Austin Theory goes to attack Lashley from behind with the US title, but Omos intervenes
20:40 and Lashley hits Theory with a spear and raises the United States title up above his head,
20:46 signalling his intent to claim the title.
20:48 He also embraces Shelton and Cedric.
20:50 The segment concludes with Lashley's nod to Omos and MVP's approving presence on
20:55 the ramp.
20:56 We're slowly inching closer to the reunion.
20:58 Week 4!
20:59 It's the Raw before Elimination Chamber in Montreal, with the highly anticipated showdown
21:03 between Bobby Lashley and Austin Theory headlining the event.
21:07 Before the match, we have a quick backstage interview where Kayla Braxton asks Bobby Lashley
21:12 if he's ready for tonight's main event.
21:15 Lashley says he's more than ready.
21:17 He's a former United States Champion and a former WWE Champion.
21:21 Lashley states he's beaten every obstacle set in front of him, including Brock Lesnar,
21:27 so nothing can stop him from reclaiming his title.
21:30 MVP interrupts the interview and he respectfully asks to speak to Bobby alone.
21:35 He lets Lashley know that he spoke with Adam Pearce in order to prevent Austin Theory from
21:40 weaseling out of the match with a DQ or count-out finish.
21:44 It's now a no-DQ match.
21:46 Bobby expresses his gratitude to MVP for his actions, but says that he doesn't need any
21:51 additional help going forward.
21:52 So he doesn't want to see him, Shelton, Cedric or Omos out there for his match.
21:57 MVP says he'll do as the Almighty says, but he'll see him after the show for celebratory
22:02 drinks and they part ways amicably.
22:04 As the main event unfolds, Bobby Lashley squares off against Austin Theory in a no-DQ match.
22:10 An intense battle ensues.
22:11 Midway through the match, Lashley is poised to secure victory with the spear, only to
22:16 be interrupted by Bronson Reed and The Miz.
22:19 Their unexpected intrusion disrupts the momentum and sparks a chaotic scene.
22:23 However, Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin rush to the ring, sparking a brawl that spills
22:28 into the backstage area, leaving Theory and Lashley to finish the match.
22:32 Lashley hits the spear on Austin Theory.
22:34 And then we get a one, two, someone pulls Bobby's leg and drags him out of the ring.
22:40 And the culprit is none other than Brock Lesnar, who proceeds to rip off the padding on the
22:46 floor and F-fires Bobby Lashley on exposed concrete and throwing him back into the ring.
22:51 Austin Theory tries to body up to Lesnar, but Brock looks at Theory in disgust and F-fires
22:56 him onto Lashley in a pinning position.
22:58 Theory pins Lashley, thanks to the beast who smiles.
23:02 After the match, Brock Lesnar gives Bobby a second F-five.
23:04 And after deafening chants of "One more time, one more time, one more time", Lesnar
23:09 blides and hits Lashley with a third F-five.
23:12 Raw after Elimination Chamber, Bobby Lashley takes centre stage.
23:17 Lesnar's demand for a confrontation with Brock Lesnar is met with Lesnar's distinct
23:22 entrance music as Lesnar strides towards the ring.
23:25 The anticipation is palpable.
23:27 However, before Lesnar can engage with Lashley, he is ambushed by Shelton Benjamin and Cedric
23:32 Alexander.
23:33 Lesnar initially resists their attack, but Omos intervenes with a powerful chokehold
23:38 that incapacitates Lesnar.
23:40 Omos subsequently hurls Lesnar into a steel ring post, further weakening him.
23:44 Lashley seizes the moment, instructing Omos to bring Lesnar into the ring.
23:49 Omos obliges, hoisting Lesnar onto his shoulder and placing him in the centre of the ring.
23:54 With Lesnar prone, Lashley initiates an unrelenting onslaught, asserting his dominance over the
24:00 beast incarnate.
24:01 As MVP Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander join the beatdown, a united front prevents
24:06 any interference from officials or referees.
24:09 A culmination of the assault sees Lashley execute his spear on Lesnar and Omos assist
24:14 in lifting Lesnar, positioning him for Lashley's hurtlock submission.
24:20 Lesnar passes out.
24:21 All of the men celebrate and raise their hands, and Lashley is the last to join, seemingly
24:30 confirming that the hurt business was indeed back in business.
24:34 It's the Raw after.
24:36 It's the reunion.
24:38 MVP hosts the VIP lounge and his guests are the newly reformed hurt business, suited and
24:43 booted Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, the Nigerian giant Omos and the almighty Bobby
24:50 Lashley.
24:51 They collectively walk out to the hurt business music.
24:54 Each man gets their time on the mic to gloat about destroying Brock Lesnar and how no one
24:59 can stop them.
25:00 Bobby then takes the mic and says he's sick of being a nice guy and being screwed over.
25:05 First he was suspended and then Brock cost him the US title.
25:09 He knew that he needed to do things differently and he thanks MVP for reminding him of who
25:14 he truly was.
25:17 Bobby approaches Omos and buries the hatchet.
25:19 MVP gets on the mic and says "this time business will be booming for a long time".
25:24 The episode reaches its climax with a showdown between the hurt business and the returning
25:28 AJ Styles flanked by The OC, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, accompanied by Meechan.
25:34 The match ends in a no contest as both teams brawl all around the ring with the hurt business
25:39 getting the upper hand with Omos being the deciding factor.
25:43 In the build up to WrestleMania, the hurt business will continue in their rivalries
25:46 against The OC and Brock Lesnar.
25:48 The highly anticipated Lesnar vs Lashley match is set to culminate at WrestleMania.
25:53 Meanwhile, The OC is slated to take on Omos, Shelton and Cedric in a six man tag encounter
25:59 at Mania.
26:00 Following this, the eagerly awaited showdown between the hurt business and the bloodline
26:04 will come to fruition in an explosive eight man tag bout at Money in the Bank.
26:30 Is anyone else really distracted by him constantly cradling the kendo head?
26:38 I mean I enjoy it, you know, having a prop for the delivery, you know?
26:43 It's like a mascot, a really freaky mascot.
26:47 Because Oli's booked it as this epic sweeping tale that unfolds over several months.
26:52 It feels like less ambitious, if that's not too harsh of a word, but more plausible.
27:01 It's a much easier booking scenario for Bobby Lashley.
27:04 I was very confused on who was a babyface, who was a heel.
27:10 I think it's something that the fans are clamouring for so much.
27:13 Yeah.
27:14 That they'll be cheered.
27:15 Yeah, I agree.
27:16 It's very, I think it'll be difficult booking them in that scenario.
27:19 When Lesnar hits the F5 on Lashley, they're cheering for Lesnar to do another one.
27:25 We all love seeing Brock Lesnar obliterate anyone.
27:29 So yes.
27:30 Yeah, even in Sat's fantasy booking, the crowd aren't doing what he wants them to do.
27:35 I respect the realism of like, yeah, they're going to do it one more time.
27:38 The Brock will just do it.
27:40 You see people going back and forth between being heels and faces now and again.
27:44 And you've got to think they're going up against the bloodline.
27:46 Well, what happens there?
27:47 Yes.
27:48 In the main part of this, there is dissension between the members.
27:51 So that part is better.
27:53 That part is ticked off, yeah.
27:55 Very different to Oli's, which has happened over a very long period of time.
27:58 Has this one gone too far the other way?
28:00 Is it not let it breathe enough?
28:02 There's such polar opposite booking and there's definitely questions with each of them.
28:08 I'm going to allow them to defend their art.
28:11 Should we bring them in?
28:12 Yes.
28:13 And we can interrogate them a little bit on their conflicting plans.
28:17 Yes.
28:18 Do you want to bring them in?
28:19 Well, thank you for joining us, gentlemen.
28:23 First thing is nice of you to join us in person, Sat.
28:26 Obviously, you're taking this incredibly seriously.
28:29 We should consider that, really.
28:30 We should consider that.
28:31 We should consider that.
28:32 We should consider that.
28:34 We'll park that for a minute because the first question I think the three of us have is more
28:38 of a safety concern.
28:40 Oli, do you want to try and kill Bobby Lashley?
28:43 What was in there that would kill Bobby Lashley?
28:45 You're talking about an angle where he's going to be gaining loads of weight and be fat and
28:49 then out of nowhere, he's cut it all?
28:52 Like Christian Bale in a role?
28:55 People die from doing that.
28:56 Do you not know the dangers of yo-yo dieting?
28:58 Maybe this isn't shoot weight.
29:00 It's working weight.
29:01 So it's always a fat suit.
29:03 Is he wrestling in a full body soon?
29:05 If that's what is required to get me over the line in the safety concerns.
29:09 But then we said as well, we need to think about the dehydration concerns.
29:13 Well, short matches.
29:15 Is he just pretending to be fat, having little unimportant matches down the card when the
29:22 crowd are clamouring for more on Twitter?
29:24 Sorry, X.
29:25 Well, he'll be having the low effort matches regardless.
29:30 Till SummerSlam in the storyline.
29:32 And then when he comes back, he cannot be in shape, but he can be working getting in
29:37 shape.
29:38 He's sort of topping up the bits of his body with prosthetics.
29:40 Do you know the work involved for this?
29:43 I thought this was going to be mostly on the story.
29:46 Well, we haven't got to say.
29:47 But we need to know.
29:49 We liked the long delay of them getting back together, but there were a few points that
29:53 were skated over.
29:54 I didn't really hear you talk about much dissension between the Hurt Business for that.
29:58 So it takes them this long to get back together.
30:00 And then all of a sudden they're just all lovey dovey.
30:03 No, you win the championship.
30:04 No, you win the championship.
30:06 Bobby Lashley said he was all about business.
30:08 He decides, no, MVP, you put your career on the line.
30:11 I'll give you this to go out on.
30:13 Sounds like you're just trying to do a swerve, bro.
30:16 Just do a swerve.
30:17 But a nice swerve.
30:18 I think it's good booking.
30:19 Just a swerve.
30:20 Go ahead.
30:21 Friendship wins.
30:22 And the other note on that.
30:23 So War Games, the team can choose who enters.
30:27 You put Bobby Lashley last.
30:30 So at this point in the story, Bobby just wants to win the United States title.
30:34 MVP, Shelton and Cedric will do all the hard work.
30:38 And they're happy to do that.
30:40 Yeah.
30:41 Yeah, because they know deep down Bobby will help them in the end.
30:48 I feel like you're struggling.
30:49 I'm enjoying the sweat that his face is going all red.
30:53 I know how Bobby Lashley feels.
30:55 Yeah, we just have one last question about, well, Michael, it was your question about
31:00 the finish specifically.
31:01 Oh my God.
31:02 This chase for months, a month long chase of becoming United States champion, MVP.
31:10 And he just retires the next day.
31:12 It's lovely.
31:13 Yeah, I agree.
31:14 It's beautiful.
31:15 Is that what you think I'm going to do?
31:16 No, I think, I think a, that kind of diminishes the story that you create.
31:20 The belt, it's gone.
31:21 Maybe I'll be a manager, maybe I'm gone.
31:23 And the second thing, which is more important than that, winning with the playmaker.
31:30 War Games, winning with the crowd standing ovation.
31:34 They do the ball in.
31:35 Yeah, bam.
31:36 One, two, three.
31:37 No, no, you're like, you're right.
31:38 Pick them up.
31:39 Let's do the hook.
31:40 Let's do the playmaker.
31:41 I agree that.
31:42 Okay, well, okay.
31:43 I think we've heard all we need to say that.
31:44 Did you write that down?
31:45 I think we've heard more than we need.
31:46 We've got a lot of horrible.
31:47 It'd be much nicer to get free Simon Cowell's.
31:54 I love the business.
31:56 So that's where you've gone wrong.
31:58 All right, sat, sat, sat, sat, sat, sat.
32:01 Um, I see it.
32:03 Oh, so he's quite sad.
32:06 I'm ready.
32:09 Let's see.
32:12 Have you rushed this?
32:13 No, I haven't.
32:14 I haven't watched it.
32:15 So I just don't know if I'm believing what I'm hearing.
32:16 I just got a few days to get it started.
32:17 I hope that you don't have to take months to draw out a reunion.
32:18 You can get done over one cycle before this man comes back and messes everything up and
32:19 pretends nothing happened.
32:20 One of the kind of most beloved fashions in recent history.
32:21 I think it's a bit of a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
32:22 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
32:23 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
32:24 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
32:25 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
32:26 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
32:49 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
33:17 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
33:24 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
33:33 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
33:41 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
33:48 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
33:57 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
34:05 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
34:15 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
34:25 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
34:45 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
35:05 I think it's a shame that it's not a thing anymore.
35:23 I want to make a difference.
35:25 My coaching was based on realism.
35:28 What more can I say?
35:30 I didn't have any extracurricular activity.
35:32 I went for a more realistic approach to how to put them back together.
35:35 In terms of what to do next, I let that out of everyone's imagination.
35:39 I love the artist. I miss him.
35:41 Yeah, that's it. Thank you.
35:44 At this point, I think we've heard more than enough.
35:46 More than enough.
35:47 So if you two could just sit in silence for a moment and think about what you've done.
35:51 And each of us will write who we think should advance through to the semifinals of Fantasy Booking Warfare.
35:59 Judging panel have reached their decision.
36:25 First up, Michael Oku.
36:27 I've decided to choose the booker that is akin to my tastes, is akin to what I feel is more logical, more emotional, just tells the best story.
36:49 I want you both to know this has been tough because this has been tough because I admire both of your different types of creativity in your own way.
37:06 Both of these have potential.
37:08 Both are problematic.
37:11 In one case, there's a danger someone might die.
37:15 However, one does have a more epic sweeping scale than the other.
37:23 And for that reason, despite its problems.
37:28 And that leads me down to the deciding votes. Both have things that confuse me. But in the end, I went for the one that had the most emotion.
37:48 And with that, that is decided. It is a clean sweep.
37:52 Oli Davis, congratulations. You're going through to the semifinals.
37:56 Sat, do you have any words?
37:58 I want to thank you guys for this. This is a fix. I actually won. This is complete BS.
38:06 But you know what? I'll take you on the chin. Congratulations, Oli.
38:10 The better one this time.
38:12 Why would you let me win this time?
38:14 Oli, you won.
38:16 Yeah, yeah.
38:17 Thank you very much.
38:20 Oli is so great. He's so lovely over there. And he's Thunderdome. Yeah, put a lot of effort in.
38:27 Even though there are flaws and potential health and safety risks.
38:30 You are in the semifinals, but I think we would all agree you are going to need to seriously up your game.
38:35 There's definitely work to be done.
38:37 I'll do a risk assessment for you next time.
38:39 Congratulations, Oli. You're in the semifinals.
38:42 And so, Oli Davis eliminates Sat and moves on to the semifinal.
38:47 Who will join him? Tune in next week for another episode of Fantasy Booking Warfare.
38:53 Oh, wow. Amazing. They didn't overbook that. They overbooked everything.
38:57 Okay, great. Okay, well, they probably overbooked the match.
39:00 By all means, I'm sure.
39:01 Boy, did they.
39:03 Paul Bearish tried to f***ing flashlight me under Tigger's face.
39:07 He'd only come back a week earlier.
39:10 And then he turned on him.