WWE 2K23 MyGM Mode: Hell in a Cell! Wednesday Night War Season 3.5 Weeks 6-10!

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Get in your questions and comments on our Patreon page! https://patreon.com/wrestletalk The Wednesday Night War continues as Dan Layton and Laurie Blake continue their journey through WWE 2K23 as they build to Hell in a Cell! Hosted by Luke Owen.  Monday Night War Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zVOrSAX0pYyORyhXGxhvX?si=28431d78883f4bf1  Timestamps: 0:00 - Start 3:27 - Week 6 40:06 - Week 7 1:15:45 - Week 8 1:45:12 - Week 9 2:13:40 - Week 10  SUBSCRIBE TO partsFUNknown: https://bit.ly/2J2Hl6q TWITTER: https://twitter.com/partsfunknown FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/partsfunknown/ Buy wrestling merchandise here: https://www.wrestleshop.com/ Read more Feature content here on WrestleTalk.com: https://wrestletalk.com/features/

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00:00:33 - Welcome to the Wednesday Night War.

00:00:47 I am Luke Owen DAD,

00:00:49 but for today I am not representing Monday Night Raw,

00:00:53 for in fact, it is episode two

00:00:55 of our special five episode streaming deal

00:00:59 where we're gonna be playing through My GM Mode on 2K23.

00:01:02 It is not me versus Pete,

00:01:03 it is instead Laurie versus Dan.

00:01:06 Laurie representing NXT and Dan representing NXT 2.0,

00:01:10 the winner of which will go on to join me and Pete

00:01:13 in season four of My GM Mode.

00:01:17 We'll be heading on over to those players very, very shortly

00:01:20 to have some thoughts.

00:01:21 But actually, you know what?

00:01:22 Maybe we cut across to them briefly, producers,

00:01:25 gonna cut across to our competitors.

00:01:28 Dan, how did you feel that the first five weeks went?

00:01:32 - Well, I thought the first four weeks went spectacularly.

00:01:35 And then I thought the fifth week was nothing but betrayal.

00:01:39 - That's a shame.

00:01:41 'Cause it turns out that the really good plan, Dan,

00:01:44 is to essentially book four weeks in a high school gym

00:01:46 and then just book WrestleMania.

00:01:48 'Cause that's what I did.

00:01:50 And look who's in the lead.

00:01:51 - WrestleMania in a capital wrestling center.

00:01:53 There's still several new arenas to get.

00:01:57 I wonder if you'll remember without prompt.

00:01:59 - Look, we could all point fingers at what happened.

00:02:05 If we're all pointing fingers,

00:02:06 then perhaps the finger I'm gonna point at

00:02:08 is the idea of complacency.

00:02:10 Because as you might remember from last episode,

00:02:12 (laughing)

00:02:14 instead of making notes, Dan was doing crosswords.

00:02:18 And look what happens there.

00:02:19 So let's see if that error happens for a second time.

00:02:22 - Cut back to me, cut back to me.

00:02:25 - No, I don't think we can.

00:02:26 I've been told by the producers we can't cut back

00:02:29 to Dan just yet.

00:02:31 However, we are running a fun little deal with you today.

00:02:34 Usually we'll be reading out your Ultra Chats

00:02:36 as we go through this process.

00:02:39 However, we've got a special deal for this episode.

00:02:43 Head on over to patreon.com/wrestletalk.

00:02:46 If you sign up there at the $5 amount,

00:02:48 usually an Ultra Chat is $10.

00:02:50 If you sign up to Patreon at $5,

00:02:52 we've got a post up there

00:02:54 where you're gonna be able to get your comments

00:02:55 and questions.

00:02:56 I'll be reading those out in between our booking weeks.

00:03:00 So head on over to patreon.com/wrestletalk.

00:03:03 Sign up there at the $5 level

00:03:05 and you'll get access to that post

00:03:06 where you'll be able to get your thoughts

00:03:07 and comments read out on the air,

00:03:10 which is a fun old time.

00:03:11 Hey, why not suggest songs for Dan specifically

00:03:14 to listen to and, you know.

00:03:16 - My system of a dow.

00:03:17 - You know the songs we're looking for.

00:03:18 You know the types.

00:03:20 So head on over to patreon.com/wrestletalk

00:03:22 to get your comments and thoughts read out

00:03:24 on this very stream.

00:03:26 It is now time to head on over to our players.

00:03:29 Laurie Blake representing Wednesday Night NXT

00:03:33 and Dan, the loser, the truth latent,

00:03:36 representing NXT 2.0.

00:03:39 Laurie is currently in the lead.

00:03:42 - Yeah baby.

00:03:43 Blake of gold all the way.

00:03:45 - Well, Truth.0 is gonna claw it back bit by bit.

00:03:50 Should we just get cracking?

00:03:53 - Move your notes granddad.

00:03:55 - They're stuck to the table because of some reason.

00:03:57 I was just trying to arrange myself.

00:04:00 - You just moved my notes down the way.

00:04:01 - I'm just so thrown by,

00:04:03 this man over there was supposed to be my friend.

00:04:05 - DAD.

00:04:06 - And now he's just calling me a loser

00:04:08 helping you along the way.

00:04:09 Absolutely outrageous.

00:04:10 - Top 10 anime betrayals.

00:04:11 (laughing)

00:04:13 - All right.

00:04:15 Are you sure you'd like to load the save data?

00:04:17 Yes, I am.

00:04:17 How about that?

00:04:18 So now we're at the email screen.

00:04:20 It's time for us to get ready.

00:04:22 - Yeah, pop them on.

00:04:23 What are you gonna listen to?

00:04:24 - I'm gonna listen to the men singers.

00:04:26 - The men singers?

00:04:26 - The men singers.

00:04:27 - We're continuing with this stretch of bands

00:04:29 that sound completely made up.

00:04:30 - Yep.

00:04:31 - Lovely.

00:04:32 I guess, what?

00:04:33 - The men singers.

00:04:34 - The men singers, lovely.

00:04:35 - It's real.

00:04:35 - Crack on.

00:04:36 Get seven minutes on your clock.

00:04:37 Give them a little countdown.

00:04:38 - She has to do a countdown mate.

00:04:41 - No it's not you.

00:04:42 Oh wait, it is me who has to do the countdown.

00:04:43 Crap.

00:04:44 - Remember the format.

00:04:45 (laughing)

00:04:46 - We're gone.

00:04:47 - Just because you're losing now

00:04:47 doesn't mean you can just forget.

00:04:48 - I'm gonna throw the whole game.

00:04:49 - Right, here we are.

00:04:51 Seven minutes on the clock.

00:04:52 Are you ready producers?

00:04:53 - Yep.

00:04:54 - Three, two, one.

00:04:56 Hit it.

00:04:57 Okay.

00:04:58 Candice, thanks for the title rematch.

00:05:00 Type quicker Candice.

00:05:01 It's a little disappointing but that's on me.

00:05:02 Oh yeah, neither of us can remember what we've booked.

00:05:06 So we're gonna have to have a little look.

00:05:08 And I've got an email from Logan.

00:05:09 Cool, I think you should put me in a match with LA Knight.

00:05:11 Trust me on this.

00:05:11 Didn't I just finish a feud with you and LA Knight?

00:05:14 Fuck, no chance Logan.

00:05:17 Sod you.

00:05:19 Actually that's probably a mistake.

00:05:20 I could have made it a tag team.

00:05:21 Exit booking.

00:05:22 Oh, oh yes, it's a shake up time.

00:05:24 Oh, are you choking me?

00:05:26 So we've got Rope Adobe using at least one fighter superstar

00:05:29 in a match increases its quality.

00:05:30 Instant Sparday, select a superstar with less than 50%.

00:05:32 I mean, this is, it's already,

00:05:33 when you've got a gold it's already an easy pick.

00:05:37 But when you've got a gold, those two are crap.

00:05:40 This one, double your current budget after your next show.

00:05:42 Yes, please.

00:05:43 Thank you so much.

00:05:45 So if I'm smart about this,

00:05:46 I can book a middle budget show and do well.

00:05:51 Okay, ensure least popular available bruiser

00:05:56 in a match this week.

00:05:57 And I get free episodes and booking.

00:05:58 That seems fine.

00:06:00 Let's go over to the roster and see what I've got going on.

00:06:03 Okay, so I've got that, which I can continue.

00:06:05 I've got that, which I can continue.

00:06:07 Okay, so we're actually in a pretty decent spot.

00:06:11 Yeah, all right, fine.

00:06:13 Let's get cracking.

00:06:16 So we're gonna open the show.

00:06:17 Let's have Charlotte.

00:06:19 We need a new feud for Charlotte

00:06:21 'cause she just finished with Candice.

00:06:24 And she's a specialist,

00:06:25 so she can kind of take on anybody.

00:06:27 I know what I'll do.

00:06:28 We'll book a triple threat match with these two

00:06:33 'cause they're already in a feud.

00:06:34 Although, right, first things first, I'm the realist.

00:06:40 Let's do this one.

00:06:41 Edge, you weren't even.

00:06:43 (groans)

00:06:46 Everything's probably fine.

00:06:48 Ooh, good time.

00:06:50 Wait, how are we doing time-wise?

00:06:52 Christ, I've already taken two minutes.

00:06:54 God, I'm rattled.

00:06:55 I'm visibly rattled.

00:06:56 Right.

00:06:58 God, everyone is poorly.

00:07:05 Everyone is poorly.

00:07:07 Everyone is poorly.

00:07:09 I'm just gonna do it.

00:07:11 I'm just gonna do you two in a normal world title match.

00:07:14 And I'm gonna do, what am I doing?

00:07:16 You two in a table match.

00:07:21 You two being, yeah, why not?

00:07:25 Yeah, I can afford your pain.

00:07:32 We'll do a self-promo from Charlotte

00:07:36 to get her back above 40.

00:07:38 And I'll do Dewdrop and Zelina also in a match.

00:07:44 I'm trying to keep the budget as low as possible.

00:07:46 So let's go over here.

00:07:47 Any power cards I want?

00:07:51 No.

00:07:52 But then if I book a really good show,

00:07:56 I'll get more income maybe.

00:07:58 That's how the game works, isn't it?

00:08:01 Where's Kevin Owens?

00:08:04 Where's Kevin Owens?

00:08:07 Oh, it's Jive Owens.

00:08:10 (laughs)

00:08:13 I completely forgot.

00:08:15 Okay.

00:08:16 I guess this is happening

00:08:20 and I'm gonna book you guys in a nice extreme rules match.

00:08:24 I don't want your help.

00:08:25 Go away, go away.

00:08:27 You're right there, babe.

00:08:33 How long we got?

00:08:34 Three minutes, three minutes.

00:08:35 Who is my least popular available bruiser?

00:08:38 That's what I should do next.

00:08:41 Least popular available bruiser is Jindima Hall.

00:08:43 Oh, great.

00:08:44 In that case.

00:08:44 Where am I gonna pop you?

00:08:55 They don't love it when...

00:09:02 All right, I'm gonna do this

00:09:08 'cause then I can get a champ bonus on there

00:09:10 and I can get Jinder on there,

00:09:11 get my commissioner goal.

00:09:12 That's fine.

00:09:13 They don't...

00:09:14 It's two and two, that's two and two.

00:09:16 That's fine.

00:09:17 Jinder's a little bit bally, but I don't care.

00:09:19 Right, LA Knight.

00:09:20 Have I got anything that's gonna help you get healthy?

00:09:22 Because that is chronic.

00:09:25 Health bar three.

00:09:26 Great, go away.

00:09:28 Get better.

00:09:29 Love you.

00:09:30 And I'll whack in an advertising promo

00:09:35 from someone very good.

00:09:36 Who's good on the mic?

00:09:41 Candice.

00:09:42 'Cause you're not gonna be used for a hot sec,

00:09:44 so you can take it.

00:09:45 And we'll do...

00:09:47 We'll do a charity promo for Fonzie's

00:09:49 from anybody who's not got Sammy George.

00:09:53 Oh, I'll tell you what,

00:09:54 I'll try a self promo from Sammy George

00:09:56 and see if it helps her in any way, shape or form.

00:09:59 And I think...

00:10:01 Let's see how long I've got.

00:10:03 Right, I've got two minutes left.

00:10:04 Okay, right, we've done all right there.

00:10:09 Three agencies.

00:10:10 Anybody of note that I'm...

00:10:15 Well, because here's my thinking, everybody.

00:10:18 If I can use that angel investor thing

00:10:19 and double my budget,

00:10:20 then I can use this power card here,

00:10:22 which I've been waiting to use, Fresh Meat,

00:10:24 which means that I can reduce the price

00:10:25 of the next three agents I purchase, right?

00:10:27 Well, that means a new injection of talent,

00:10:29 a new sort of extravagant dealio.

00:10:34 Well, I'll tell you what I will do.

00:10:36 I'm gonna blow this feud off.

00:10:40 'Cause what if Edge gets injured

00:10:43 and then I can't use him for a while?

00:10:44 I'm gonna blow that feud off.

00:10:45 That's a smart choice.

00:10:46 Yeah, we'll do that.

00:10:48 And then I can use my power card

00:10:51 with that new injection of money

00:10:52 to get a whole new set of talent.

00:10:53 If he gets injured, I'll just release him.

00:10:55 Ha ha ha ha, Vince McMahon I am.

00:10:57 I think I'm just gonna leave it at that.

00:11:02 Unless I pop Charlotte in.

00:11:05 No, because that's...

00:11:08 48 seconds left.

00:11:09 Anything else I wanna do?

00:11:10 I've done logistics.

00:11:12 I've got my little bonus there.

00:11:13 What's the bonus there?

00:11:16 Superstars with more than two star power show quality,

00:11:20 but two level two hieroglyphs.

00:11:21 Well, I don't have those, so that's fine.

00:11:23 I've got rivalries on the card.

00:11:24 I'm resting LA Knight.

00:11:26 Who's my other champ?

00:11:27 Is it LA Knight?

00:11:27 I think it is.

00:11:28 Yes, it's LA Knight, so that's fine.

00:11:31 I can't book him on the show.

00:11:34 Okay, I've done what I can.

00:11:37 Any other things I want to do?

00:11:38 Well, I'll tell you what.

00:11:40 Ha, eat that.

00:11:44 Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

00:11:47 And we're coming to the end.

00:11:48 Yeah, eight seconds left.

00:11:49 That looks about right to me.

00:11:51 All of that's good.

00:11:52 Confirm.

00:11:54 Drop them.

00:11:57 Go down.

00:11:59 2.0.

00:12:01 - Oh, hello.

00:12:03 - Hiya. - Hiya.

00:12:04 - How you doing?

00:12:05 - Yeah, good.

00:12:06 No Marvel snap.

00:12:07 - Oh, good.

00:12:08 - Exciting.

00:12:09 - It's good fun.

00:12:09 - Yeah.

00:12:10 - Just thought I'd chuck some gaming

00:12:11 into this gaming that we're doing.

00:12:12 - Yeah, a little bit.

00:12:13 We weren't doing enough of it.

00:12:15 - Well, what are we doing?

00:12:15 Seven minutes.

00:12:16 - Seven minutes.

00:12:17 - And who knows what's happening with my thing?

00:12:19 - Randa's gonna have to take his glasses off.

00:12:20 - Ears.

00:12:21 - Can't see.

00:12:23 - Need to, just gonna make my other headphone work

00:12:27 because the AirPods are finickety.

00:12:30 It's working.

00:12:36 Right, what am I gonna listen to?

00:12:36 I don't wanna add a FBL podcast to you.

00:12:40 I'm gonna go with,

00:12:43 what was I listening to most recently?

00:12:45 Other than soundtracks for fantasy D&D.

00:12:51 Do you know what?

00:12:54 I'm just gonna--

00:12:55 - What sort of D&D?

00:12:56 - Well, I've got my character sheets here.

00:12:58 So I'm playing an elven druid at the moment.

00:13:00 - All right, yeah.

00:13:01 - She's called Spuriel, which is Welsh for rubbish.

00:13:02 - All right, cool.

00:13:04 - So she lives in the forest

00:13:06 and so I've been looking for like foresty fantasy music.

00:13:08 - Very nice.

00:13:09 - Level three, I wild shaked into a dire wolf

00:13:13 for combat, which was quite thrilling.

00:13:16 'Cause I'm circling the moon.

00:13:17 - What circle are you?

00:13:18 - Moon.

00:13:19 - Circle the moon.

00:13:20 - Yeah, which means I can do the dire wolf thing.

00:13:21 And because she lives in a forest, she saw a dire wolf.

00:13:23 It was quite spectacular, if I do say so myself.

00:13:26 But I think what I'm going to do

00:13:27 is put on my 2006 nostalgia playlist

00:13:30 and listen to one of those.

00:13:34 I'll just shuffle it.

00:13:35 So the first song on there is

00:13:37 Goodbye Mr. A by the Whoosiers.

00:13:41 - Yeah, all right, yeah.

00:13:41 - How about that?

00:13:42 - I promised you would love us, but you knew too much.

00:13:44 - I've lost my crosswords, unfortunately.

00:13:48 So what I'm going to do instead is the tube map quiz.

00:13:51 See how many I can name in seven minutes.

00:13:52 - Okay.

00:13:53 - You ready?

00:13:54 - Yeah, very good.

00:13:55 You do that.

00:13:56 - All right, see you in a bit.

00:13:57 - I'll count you down.

00:13:57 In three, two, one, go.

00:14:00 Right, what's going on in NXT?

00:14:02 'Cause I don't remember a single thing

00:14:03 that happened in the last one.

00:14:04 Right, Finn Balor, he's not happy

00:14:06 about losing his straps, former champion.

00:14:08 I'm enacting my rematch clause.

00:14:09 I want a championship match against Big E.

00:14:10 Nobody else can get a shot.

00:14:12 That is absolutely fine, son,

00:14:13 because you are in a feud.

00:14:18 Small increase to his morale in that conversation.

00:14:20 Katana Chance, hey, Laurie,

00:14:22 you've seen the work I've been putting in,

00:14:23 but I know I can do more for this brand.

00:14:25 Oh, what do you want now?

00:14:26 Type faster, for God's sake.

00:14:29 I've only got seven minutes.

00:14:31 I'm ready to run a main event

00:14:32 and I know the fans will be excited for it.

00:14:33 That would be, oh.

00:14:34 You're gonna main event, are you?

00:14:38 Katana Chance, you're gonna main event, are you?

00:14:40 I don't think so.

00:14:42 Oh.

00:14:45 Oh no, a small decrease to her morale.

00:14:49 Ooh, shake up.

00:14:50 Whenever you complete a commissioner goal,

00:14:54 you have a chance of earning a random extra power guard,

00:14:56 triple threat match.

00:14:57 Well, I mean, I'm gonna take this gold one, I think.

00:15:00 Yeah, I think I'm gonna take that one,

00:15:02 'cause that's really good.

00:15:04 Right, we've gotta fix things now.

00:15:06 We've been booking shows in gyms for too long.

00:15:09 We need to book this guy, the Capital Wrestling Center.

00:15:13 Is that what we want?

00:15:14 Yes, 'cause it's unlocked 10 grand.

00:15:16 We'll do that.

00:15:17 And we're gonna book it for this week.

00:15:19 There we go.

00:15:20 So the show so far cost this much.

00:15:24 Let's look at the state

00:15:25 of my terrible roster full of people.

00:15:27 Right, manage my roster.

00:15:30 Right, seven stamina on Asuka, that's very good.

00:15:35 Basically, we need a week of rest for everyone.

00:15:39 And the only people who are really,

00:15:41 you know what, she could have had that main event.

00:15:43 She could have had that bloody main event.

00:15:44 She's got 61 stamina.

00:15:46 Right, Finn could do something.

00:15:47 He's got a big E rivalry.

00:15:50 We've got Hayes on the go with T-Bar.

00:15:52 We need to get Rodriguez and Chance going.

00:15:55 We could have done this main event match, you know.

00:15:59 FaZe are in Sky.

00:16:00 Okay, so we need to rest.

00:16:04 Who do we need to rest?

00:16:04 We need to rest, we definitely need to rest Asuka.

00:16:08 We don't need power cards. - One line down.

00:16:12 (sighing)

00:16:13 - Look how big they are, real still.

00:16:15 Four minutes, we're okay.

00:16:21 There's nothing to rest people here.

00:16:23 So we're just gonna have to book the show

00:16:25 and rest people, let's go.

00:16:28 So we could also pay off the Bayley-Asuka feud now

00:16:32 with a very real risk that Asuka gets injured here.

00:16:35 But maybe I wanna risk that.

00:16:39 I could also just,

00:16:41 I actually am gonna burn off the Hayes and thingy.

00:16:45 We're gonna do a submission match

00:16:51 to blow off that feud, I think.

00:16:53 What's my, oh, what's my commission of gold?

00:16:56 I've not even read that.

00:16:57 That's fine.

00:16:58 You wanna head in a cell on just like weekly TV?

00:17:01 You insane. - 2.0.

00:17:03 - Aren't you insane?

00:17:05 Submission.

00:17:07 T-Bart and Hayes.

00:17:10 Save that match.

00:17:13 Well, let's put some matches in

00:17:15 'cause we definitely need some matches.

00:17:17 Who else has got enough stamina

00:17:19 to actually have a match this week?

00:17:21 Raquel Rodriguez.

00:17:24 You get a match against.

00:17:26 (computer mouse clicking)

00:17:30 (computer mouse clicking)

00:17:33 Ah, I don't want you to face up

00:17:35 against your tag team partner necessarily.

00:17:37 - Is that, is there a negative benefit to doing that, Luke?

00:17:41 If you face someone off against their tag team partner?

00:17:43 - Are they both baby faces?

00:17:45 - Yeah.

00:17:46 - Oh, that'll backfire.

00:17:47 - Oh, okay.

00:17:48 - What?

00:17:50 - In the pause between songs, I heard you-

00:17:51 - How can you hear me?

00:17:52 How can you hear me?

00:17:53 - In the pause between songs,

00:17:54 I heard you asking Luke a question.

00:17:55 - I asked a question about the game that I've played twice.

00:17:58 - Oh, twice for extra, twice actually, you played twice?

00:18:00 - I've played a whole two times.

00:18:01 - This is just outrageous.

00:18:02 This is just outrageous.

00:18:03 - I actually need to bring in people.

00:18:05 I think I need to sign a free agent.

00:18:07 I need a free agent lady.

00:18:08 I could sign Natalia, she's both, she's a face.

00:18:12 Oh, I could sign Mia Yim.

00:18:13 Oh, she's permanent though.

00:18:16 I want a, I want a bad lady.

00:18:19 I want a bad lady.

00:18:21 You get five weeks of Shinsuke as well for 45K.

00:18:25 Can I afford that?

00:18:26 We've got him to go against.

00:18:29 This is the problem with me,

00:18:30 you don't remember what you're doing.

00:18:31 I need someone who's got,

00:18:32 he's actually available to have a match.

00:18:35 Finn can have a match,

00:18:35 so he could do a match against Shinsuke.

00:18:37 And then we've got something cooking.

00:18:42 Oh my God, two minutes and I'm not booked anything.

00:18:44 Okay, we're gonna panic book stuff now.

00:18:48 We're gonna hire, oh no, we'll get this guy.

00:18:50 For five weeks for like nine grand, he's shit.

00:18:54 There we go.

00:18:55 Right, so you're gonna have a match against Finn Balor.

00:19:00 I mean, as we've got that ability,

00:19:07 we might as well book that as well.

00:19:08 Right, Ask is resting, Shayna is resting.

00:19:17 Katana versus Ego, one on one.

00:19:25 Does anyone else have any stamina?

00:19:28 So we could have Johnny versus Champa.

00:19:30 I think we risk it on Johnny versus Champa to be fair.

00:19:34 And then we can swap the things around, can't we?

00:19:39 How do you swap the bookings?

00:19:40 That's L3.

00:19:41 It's a hell of a sell, so I'm gonna put it there.

00:19:49 Okay, and then we want some promos.

00:19:53 I want to try and further this feud.

00:19:57 I think I could have Bailey do a promo calling out Asuka

00:20:02 and then Asuka, we might grow that feud a little bit.

00:20:07 God, this is hard.

00:20:08 Okay, I've got some time now.

00:20:11 I've booked a promo.

00:20:12 I'm gonna have a look at the roster page

00:20:14 to see if there's anyone I can sign.

00:20:16 Manage that roster.

00:20:19 (humming)

00:20:21 All of these are far too rich for my blood.

00:20:25 I don't really want any of these.

00:20:27 Maybe Tyler Bate.

00:20:29 I'll give it to Grayson Waller

00:20:31 to go against Ilya, actually.

00:20:33 Ilya's a specialist, Grayson Waller's a bruiser.

00:20:37 I hate Grayson Waller.

00:20:38 No, I'm gonna leave it for this week

00:20:41 and just be happy with the show I vaguely booked.

00:20:46 And we just hope that nobody gets injured.

00:20:48 That's what we're gonna hope.

00:20:49 We're gonna confirm that booking.

00:20:50 Is that fine?

00:20:54 I don't know.

00:20:55 I forget how the game works.

00:20:56 Expensive show.

00:20:59 Right, we're done.

00:21:02 - Mild bit of panic.

00:21:06 - Yeah? - Yeah.

00:21:07 - 36.7%. - Everyone is almost injured.

00:21:11 (laughing)

00:21:12 - What are you gonna do?

00:21:13 - Some absolute bottom rung stamina stats there.

00:21:16 (laughing)

00:21:17 - I had more pain than I thought I did.

00:21:19 I had some that I was like, "What, are you well?"

00:21:22 And the answer was, "No, they were not well."

00:21:24 Luke, I am gonna make some notes here.

00:21:27 I'm just gonna pop a quick one here.

00:21:28 Luke assists two.

00:21:33 - A functionality question for the game.

00:21:38 - Learn by doing.

00:21:40 - I'm not gonna learn by doing.

00:21:41 (laughing)

00:21:42 What about me turning up for the second month in a row,

00:21:45 not knowing anything more about the game

00:21:47 makes you think I'm gonna learn by doing.

00:21:49 - You went home and played the game basically nonstop.

00:21:52 - One evening, I played the game.

00:21:53 - I haven't seen you in the office ever since.

00:21:55 You've been doing nothing but playing at home.

00:21:57 - Oh yeah.

00:21:59 - Barely working.

00:22:00 Right, so I was in a very similar position.

00:22:05 LA Knight had seven stamina.

00:22:06 That is unacceptable.

00:22:08 I don't know what I did to make it hurt so much.

00:22:11 But we are going to play the game now.

00:22:15 So we began with Indy Hartwell versus Rhea Ripley.

00:22:18 Oh, what did you pick for your shake up card?

00:22:21 - I took the golden generous commissioner one.

00:22:24 If I finish a commissioner goal,

00:22:26 I get a random power up card.

00:22:27 - Oh, that's a good one.

00:22:29 I got an angel investor.

00:22:30 So if I do well here, I'll double my income.

00:22:32 - Oh, your money, that's great.

00:22:34 - I think it's a double whatever I've got left.

00:22:37 But it might just be double the income of the show.

00:22:39 I don't know, we'll find out at the end.

00:22:40 - Running away, you're heading to sales every week.

00:22:43 - With my seven stamina.

00:22:46 Indy Hartwell versus Rhea Ripley.

00:22:48 Because they're already in a rivalry.

00:22:49 I thought a rivalry tables match to open it up,

00:22:51 see what happens.

00:22:52 - Oh, you're blowing off a feud as well.

00:22:53 - I am blowing off a feud.

00:22:54 And I'll tell you why in a minute.

00:22:56 Good, okay, well, that's how I wanted to begin the week.

00:23:00 We're off to a fine start.

00:23:02 And Charlotte did a nice self promo, but only one.

00:23:04 People are sick of her.

00:23:05 Right, so then I went with a mid card

00:23:07 to try and get as many people on.

00:23:07 My commissioner goal was to get

00:23:08 my lowest ranked bruiser on there.

00:23:10 That's Jinder Mahal getting on the show.

00:23:12 Also, I spent ages looking for,

00:23:14 it said rude, feud with Owens, level one.

00:23:17 I spent ages looking for Kevin Owens.

00:23:19 Turns out it's Jive.

00:23:20 - Yeah, Jive.

00:23:21 - I completely forgot about Jive.

00:23:23 Let's see how we do in this fatal four way.

00:23:27 Jinder wins it.

00:23:28 - Jinder wins it.

00:23:29 - Good for you, Jinder.

00:23:29 Hey, that's fine for me.

00:23:31 - Hey, old Mahal.

00:23:32 - 'Cause I've got a new, that rivalry grew.

00:23:34 I've got a new rivalry there

00:23:35 and it didn't outperform the opener.

00:23:37 That is everything we wanted to see.

00:23:40 Okay, advertising.

00:23:42 Oh, sorry, Candice.

00:23:44 But look, that's an extra nine grand

00:23:46 to go into the pot to double.

00:23:47 So really, if we worked it out, that's 18 grand.

00:23:49 Thank you, Candice.

00:23:50 - Candice out there, shilling the dick pills.

00:23:52 (laughing)

00:23:54 Down with popularity for Candice.

00:23:55 - Bluetooth.

00:23:56 - Yeah, this is it.

00:23:57 - Turn that Johnny Gargan, no, into a Johnny Gargan.

00:24:00 - Oh God, yes.

00:24:01 (laughing)

00:24:03 - Oh dear.

00:24:08 - Probably don't take pills from someone

00:24:09 who brands themselves as a poison pixie.

00:24:11 - Yeah, that's a good idea.

00:24:12 I mean, she also believes in fairy tales,

00:24:14 so she'll buy anything.

00:24:15 Good, okay.

00:24:16 Mid card, Dewdrop versus Queenslander.

00:24:18 They're also in a rivalry, just a normal match.

00:24:20 Don't wanna do anything too big.

00:24:22 Just wanted to get something on the card.

00:24:24 Let's see how we do.

00:24:25 Grow the rivalry, probably not.

00:24:26 Oh, it did. - It did.

00:24:28 - It did, okay.

00:24:29 - Very good.

00:24:30 - I'll take that, that works for me.

00:24:32 A little self promo from Croydon's favorite son,

00:24:34 daughter, Sammy George.

00:24:36 - Sammy George with two boys names.

00:24:38 (laughing)

00:24:39 - Sammy George was so bad at promoting herself

00:24:43 that she's lost to popularity.

00:24:45 - She went out there and she said she was from Croydon.

00:24:47 - Yeah, and everyone went, "Oh, nevermind."

00:24:48 - Oh, for God's sake.

00:24:50 - So that trial went badly.

00:24:52 And then in the main event,

00:24:53 Edge is on 29 stamina, right?

00:24:55 So here's my game plan.

00:24:57 This is a level two rivalry.

00:24:58 I'd either have to stall it for weeks

00:25:00 or let's say Edge gets injured here,

00:25:01 'cause I wanted to have my most popular people

00:25:03 on the main event to get a good show.

00:25:05 If Edge wins this, he might get injured.

00:25:09 So I've got a long game strategy.

00:25:11 So we'll have to wait and see how this goes.

00:25:13 Edge has won it.

00:25:17 A rivalry complete and a four week injury.

00:25:20 - Injured!

00:25:21 - A four and a half star classic from the Edge.

00:25:24 - Four and a half star classic for your injured champion.

00:25:25 - We love to see it. - Well done, Edge.

00:25:28 Living on the edge.

00:25:29 - Thanks, babes.

00:25:31 Classic Edge.

00:25:32 Right, okay, so you know what?

00:25:33 That's gone the way I kind of wanted it to go.

00:25:36 How's your week gone?

00:25:37 Let's find out. - Get ready for this.

00:25:38 - This is a bunch of people who are broken,

00:25:40 but they're having a hell in a cell.

00:25:42 Why not?

00:25:42 - Yeah, because 41 stamina and a hell in a cell,

00:25:44 exactly what you need.

00:25:45 - Yeah, exactly. - Yeah.

00:25:46 - This is fine.

00:25:46 We're gonna rest Finn.

00:25:47 Like I'm trying to rest,

00:25:48 I'm trying to give everyone a bit of a rest

00:25:49 and a refresh. - That's fair.

00:25:51 A rest.

00:25:51 - But it's 'cause I'm resting Big E.

00:25:54 - Ah.

00:25:55 - He's in the feud with Finn Balor.

00:25:57 - Gotcha.

00:25:58 - So we're gonna kill Finn Balor here.

00:25:59 And then Finn Balor can have four weeks off

00:26:00 while Big E solo builds this rivalry.

00:26:04 - Nothing but call out.

00:26:04 - Nothing but call out, from us.

00:26:06 - Where in the hell are you, Finn?

00:26:08 Where are you, man?

00:26:09 - Remind me of Joel Wheeler's backstory.

00:26:11 - Joel Wheeler has just appeared.

00:26:13 - Just appeared.

00:26:13 He's brand new. - Just appeared.

00:26:14 He's just brand new.

00:26:15 I just needed someone to be a patsy.

00:26:17 So what do we think of him?

00:26:19 What has he done?

00:26:20 Let's make a backstory for him.

00:26:23 - I don't know about Joel Wheeler.

00:26:25 He is, what do we think he does?

00:26:28 - Hello.

00:26:31 An angel in my ear has just whispered

00:26:33 that if you wanna leave a comment on Patreon,

00:26:36 patreon.com/wrestletalk, the five US dollar tier,

00:26:39 you can give us the backstory for Joel Wheeler.

00:26:41 - Yeah, you do.

00:26:42 - That is a brilliant idea.

00:26:43 - Much better that you make the comment.

00:26:44 - Yes, I think so.

00:26:44 - We just read it out.

00:26:45 - I think so.

00:26:46 So let's see what happens in this match.

00:26:47 Hey, that's how I got 3.0.

00:26:48 And if any, I couldn't think of it in the moment.

00:26:50 - So Finn Balor's the winner.

00:26:52 In a mediocre opening.

00:26:53 - And he's fine.

00:26:54 And he's fine.

00:26:56 Level four rivalry with Bayley and Asuka.

00:26:57 - This is what we wanted.

00:26:58 - Hello.

00:26:59 - Asuka gets her rest.

00:27:00 - And now they're just gonna--

00:27:01 - Bayley does her work.

00:27:02 - And she's there for the next four weeks.

00:27:03 - Yeah.

00:27:04 - All right, fair enough.

00:27:05 - I think so.

00:27:06 - Enjoy nice catering.

00:27:07 - Well, they might enjoy nice catering.

00:27:08 And they might, you know,

00:27:08 we might just do a sort of midweek pay-per-view.

00:27:11 - That's fair.

00:27:12 - Yeah.

00:27:13 - Very NXT.

00:27:14 - Yeah, that's sort of, yeah.

00:27:14 - It's more 2.0, I promise.

00:27:15 - The third Tuesday of the month.

00:27:16 - Yeah.

00:27:17 - The third Wednesday of the month will be a pay-per-view.

00:27:19 - There you go.

00:27:20 - That's pretty good.

00:27:21 - Katana Chance!

00:27:21 - Katana Chance.

00:27:22 Katana Chance wanted a main event match.

00:27:24 And I said no.

00:27:26 - Okay.

00:27:26 - And I realized that as one of the only people

00:27:28 with good stamina,

00:27:30 she totally could have had a main event match.

00:27:31 - Right.

00:27:32 - So instead I've just hurt her morale.

00:27:34 - Yeah.

00:27:35 - For no real reason.

00:27:35 - I just pissed off Logan Paul.

00:27:36 - Yeah, oh right.

00:27:37 - 'Cause he said I wanna fight with LA Knight.

00:27:38 And I was like, well, you just had a feud.

00:27:40 So no.

00:27:41 - Mm.

00:27:41 - He went, what?

00:27:42 - What?

00:27:43 - Excuse you.

00:27:44 Yeah, fortunately Finn Balor also wanted to fight

00:27:45 with Big E.

00:27:46 - Ah.

00:27:47 - I want the next shot of the champion.

00:27:48 - Oh, okay, that's fine for me.

00:27:49 - Useful.

00:27:50 - Yeah.

00:27:51 - Because I need that for the next pay-per-view.

00:27:52 - EO's poorly.

00:27:53 - We're gonna simulate this and see where we get to.

00:27:55 - One, two, it's over.

00:27:57 - EO wins.

00:27:57 (crowd cheering)

00:27:59 And a totally okay match.

00:28:00 - Everything's fine.

00:28:01 - It was better than the opener though, which is not great.

00:28:02 - Ah.

00:28:03 - And this had a rivalry in it,

00:28:04 so I should have put this first.

00:28:05 - DIY, that should have been your main event.

00:28:07 - Yeah, that could have been the main event,

00:28:08 but the main event is a submission match

00:28:09 for people who put the freestyle right.

00:28:10 - Is it a title match?

00:28:12 - No.

00:28:13 - So we've got 18 stamina and 26 stamina.

00:28:15 Oh God.

00:28:16 - We're gonna see where we end up.

00:28:17 - It's only a normal match, this could be fine.

00:28:19 - That's three, ring the bell.

00:28:21 (crowd cheering)

00:28:22 - That's fine.

00:28:23 - They're both fine.

00:28:24 And they're okay.

00:28:25 - They're both utterly fine.

00:28:26 And now this is the blow off feud.

00:28:29 - Oh, I see, I see.

00:28:31 Okay, good idea, good idea.

00:28:32 Do you know where they wanna go next?

00:28:35 - No idea.

00:28:36 We're gonna work that out.

00:28:37 Well done, T-Bar.

00:28:38 - On the pie.

00:28:39 And again, given that you had so many people

00:28:42 on red stamina there, not a single one injured.

00:28:44 - I am completely lucked out, yeah.

00:28:46 But now I've got the,

00:28:46 the problem is it just creates the same problem

00:28:48 for next week where everyone's still injured.

00:28:50 And I've got to rebook another show.

00:28:53 - Whackers a match report on there.

00:28:54 I wanna go down and see why things were so bad.

00:28:57 Performance, they just couldn't be,

00:29:00 they couldn't be bothered.

00:29:00 Maybe they were knackered.

00:29:01 - Yeah, that was, you rolled badly on performance here.

00:29:05 - Well, this did okay.

00:29:07 I mean, that's what you want from the beginning

00:29:09 of a feud, I guess.

00:29:10 That's fine.

00:29:11 - Yeah, that's fine.

00:29:12 - And they did fine as well.

00:29:14 Yeah, that was happy.

00:29:15 We were happy with that.

00:29:17 And then yeah, that scans, all of that scans.

00:29:19 Perfect.

00:29:20 Title match rivalry roll.

00:29:21 Yeah, good.

00:29:22 Happy.

00:29:23 - And then how do I switch to me?

00:29:24 This one?

00:29:26 What have I got?

00:29:26 Why did you suck?

00:29:27 You just hate each other, that's fine.

00:29:29 Two unpopular people having a match.

00:29:32 We need to rest Finn Balor real bad.

00:29:34 - Ooh, 17.

00:29:35 - Yeah, 17.

00:29:36 - How's Io doing?

00:29:38 Oh, she only took two.

00:29:39 - Yeah, Io's strong.

00:29:41 - She's amazing.

00:29:41 - Io needs a rest now.

00:29:43 These boys, bless them, they need a rest.

00:29:46 - They didn't take much in the way of damage.

00:29:48 - No.

00:29:50 - Fair enough.

00:29:50 - Oh, he did.

00:29:53 - Yeah, rivalry complete.

00:29:54 - T-bar did.

00:29:55 He's down.

00:29:56 - Yeah, he's down, but that's fine.

00:29:58 We can rest him now.

00:29:59 Move him on to greener pastures.

00:30:00 - Kill him.

00:30:02 - Yeah, we're gonna kill him.

00:30:03 (laughing)

00:30:04 That's it, you've done your use to me

00:30:06 off to the knackers yard with your T-bar.

00:30:08 Oh, but I can work harder.

00:30:10 No T-bar, it's the knackers yard.

00:30:12 All right, there we go.

00:30:15 - All right then, let's see then.

00:30:16 Let's see what the damage is.

00:30:18 So let's go.

00:30:19 Plus 44,000 fans, that's fine.

00:30:23 100 and,

00:30:24 137.

00:30:25 - The profits, the profits will be huge.

00:30:26 - Wow!

00:30:27 Massive.

00:30:29 Okay, that's probably the double then.

00:30:31 Oh, the revenue bonus, 254.

00:30:33 Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

00:30:35 Ticket sales payout.

00:30:36 Yeah, that's gand.

00:30:37 I wasn't sure what it would be.

00:30:38 That is wonderful news for NXT Truth.0.

00:30:43 Oh no, Edge's injury looked really bad.

00:30:45 So that rivalry between Edge and Bobby Lashley

00:30:47 finally got settled.

00:30:48 Edge proving he's the boss.

00:30:49 I like tonight's NXT 2.0.

00:30:51 Keep it coming.

00:30:52 Wow, Indi Hartwell looks unstoppable.

00:30:54 Is it just a lucky streak?

00:30:55 Why didn't she pull her finger out?

00:30:57 Kind of average match,

00:30:58 but there was no love lost between Orton and Mahal.

00:31:00 Made things interesting.

00:31:01 Yo, NXT 2.0.

00:31:02 Know who deserves a championship on her waist?

00:31:04 Indi Hartwell, perhaps if she tries.

00:31:06 Charlotte Flair doing good work on the mic tonight.

00:31:08 Kept the audience entertained.

00:31:10 Candice LeRae trying to sell us stuff tonight,

00:31:11 but at least it was fairly entertaining.

00:31:13 Absolutely wild.

00:31:14 Candice doing the dick pills.

00:31:15 (laughing)

00:31:17 Candice LeRae.

00:31:18 Candice.

00:31:19 I'm trying to work in blue in there somewhere,

00:31:22 but I can't.

00:31:23 You're taking care of it for me, I suppose.

00:31:25 Absolutely wild.

00:31:26 Edge had an incredible match with Bobby Lashley.

00:31:27 None of this is helpful.

00:31:28 It's just telling me I did a good job.

00:31:29 Yes, yes.

00:31:30 Thanks very much.

00:31:31 But the key detail here at the moment is 1373.

00:31:34 So, boom.

00:31:36 Continue.

00:31:38 Okay.

00:31:44 That is not as bad as I feared it could be for me.

00:31:46 So, profit as well.

00:31:47 I made profit.

00:31:48 I made money.

00:31:49 Yes.

00:31:50 Come on.

00:31:51 Now I just need to make all the people's limbs work.

00:31:54 What power card are you gonna get is the wonder.

00:31:56 Yeah, this is it.

00:31:58 I mean, Ciampa looks worn out.

00:31:59 He says there.

00:32:00 He does, yeah.

00:32:01 Joey Wheely, the newest superstar on NXT.

00:32:03 Never heard of him.

00:32:04 Bit of a squash match.

00:32:05 Yep, for sure.

00:32:06 Someone forget to erase the whiteboard.

00:32:07 Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa again.

00:32:09 That rivalry is supposed to be over.

00:32:11 Oh.

00:32:12 Dear, dear.

00:32:12 Dear, dear, dear.

00:32:13 Dear, dear me.

00:32:14 Do you know what?

00:32:15 It auto-filled them doing that.

00:32:17 Yeah.

00:32:18 Yeah.

00:32:18 You auto-filled.

00:32:19 You can auto-fill?

00:32:20 Like sometimes if people are in a rivalry,

00:32:21 it puts them in.

00:32:22 It does.

00:32:23 Yeah.

00:32:24 You're right.

00:32:25 So, oh well.

00:32:26 We'll see where we get to.

00:32:27 I mean, either way, it's poorly.

00:32:29 So, he needs to rest.

00:32:29 This is it.

00:32:30 I can move.

00:32:31 I can now move one of them on,

00:32:32 whichever one needs to, I guess.

00:32:34 That was the first.

00:32:36 The first round was mostly me.

00:32:37 In fact, I spent most of my thing

00:32:38 just trying to remember where I was.

00:32:40 And then I booked everything in two minutes.

00:32:42 Maybe we should take notes.

00:32:43 Yeah.

00:32:44 Well, yeah.

00:32:45 This would be it.

00:32:46 So, you got free avatar.

00:32:46 Yes, I did.

00:32:47 'Cause I managed to put Jinder Mahal in a match,

00:32:48 which was nice.

00:32:49 So, I'll take that.

00:32:50 Oh.

00:32:51 Oh.

00:32:52 Oh.

00:32:53 Oh.

00:32:54 Matron.

00:32:56 Because I completed a seasonal challenge,

00:32:57 one-on-one champ,

00:32:58 I get the network special card.

00:33:00 Oh.

00:33:01 Network.

00:33:03 Special.

00:33:05 We know how that goes.

00:33:07 How the turn the table.

00:33:08 Oh, I got another one.

00:33:09 Oh, fix Matt.

00:33:11 Why am I writing these down?

00:33:12 Just have something to do.

00:33:14 Here we go.

00:33:14 We'll find out what your special one was.

00:33:15 Free advertising.

00:33:16 Okay.

00:33:18 Free arena booking.

00:33:19 Oh, that's good.

00:33:20 Ooh, okay.

00:33:21 That's good.

00:33:21 That'll come in real handy.

00:33:22 My pay-per-view.

00:33:23 Yeah.

00:33:24 That's pretty good.

00:33:25 That's your extra card then, isn't it?

00:33:26 Yeah.

00:33:26 Oh my God.

00:33:27 Look at your budget.

00:33:28 I know.

00:33:29 Look at your budget.

00:33:30 (laughing)

00:33:31 And you got the fucking network special card.

00:33:33 Yeah, but I've got multiple injured people.

00:33:35 Oh yeah, that's true.

00:33:36 My world champ is currently on the shelf

00:33:37 for four weeks for the entire pay-per-view cycle.

00:33:40 Look at that, Edge and Charlotte.

00:33:41 Okay, well, I guess we'll go and regroup.

00:33:44 Yes.

00:33:45 In the meantime, we'll send you over to DAD

00:33:46 who might have some, you know,

00:33:48 pearls of wisdom to share with one of us.

00:33:50 Thank you all so much.

00:33:53 And thank you for the wonderful live chat

00:33:55 and your comments that are coming in thick and fast

00:33:57 on patreon.com/wrestletalk.

00:33:59 Everyone is, of course, very pleased to see

00:34:03 that Dan has brought back one of the classic rivalries

00:34:05 of 2017, Randy Orton versus Jinder Mahal.

00:34:09 It's what everyone really, really wanted to see again.

00:34:13 But yeah, some interesting plays within that.

00:34:18 Obviously, Laurie was talking about sending

00:34:20 Dijak onto greener pastures.

00:34:23 I wonder if those greens are the gowns

00:34:25 that he'll be in in his hospital bed

00:34:27 as he is recovering from his ouchy soreness.

00:34:31 But yeah, an interesting week for both of our teams.

00:34:36 We do have comments in from you,

00:34:38 our wonderful Patreon backers.

00:34:39 Rich Knorr hears, "The Professor needs to show

00:34:43 "the amateur how it's done and take that number one spot."

00:34:47 While Sean is saying to, "Let's go, Dan,

00:34:50 "the whole Dan show."

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00:34:55 "Laurie Blake needs to bring out El Fakidor

00:34:57 "if he's gonna win that dub."

00:34:59 And Oli Rodriguez Dolman here says,

00:35:02 I'll save Oli's one because it's a bigger question for now.

00:35:05 Nathan Jones here says, "I'm eagerly awaiting

00:35:07 "the reveal of Dan's jumper."

00:35:09 I'm into wearing a lovely jacket.

00:35:12 There was actually a comment I did see in the live chat, Dan,

00:35:14 that said that the microphone is covering up your V.

00:35:17 So-- - That's fine, Caleb.

00:35:18 - 'Cause I shaved and it's a bit patchy,

00:35:20 so probably for the best, if we're on a--

00:35:23 - Oh, yeah, really?

00:35:24 - Dylan says, "Hello from Dan's favorite city of Boston."

00:35:28 - Ah! - Have it.

00:35:30 - Boston.

00:35:31 - To both, and Luke, "Can you detail

00:35:33 "what your on-screen management office would look like?

00:35:36 "Would it be a normal corporate office like Tripp's and Steph

00:35:39 "or on wheels like Mick Foley's?"

00:35:42 Let's send that one over to our boys.

00:35:43 "What does your offices look like in your GM world?"

00:35:46 - I certainly would have very plush chairs,

00:35:53 chintz armchair maybe, or it would be like

00:35:55 Scandi hugger minimalism sort of, a lovely rug.

00:36:00 - Yeah. - Oh, scented candle.

00:36:02 - Oh, really nice. - Yeah.

00:36:03 It'd be a beige paradise.

00:36:05 - Oh, I really like that. - Yeah.

00:36:06 - I think my guy just walks the street shouting things

00:36:08 and every so often going, "Help, help!

00:36:11 "I don't know what's going on!"

00:36:13 - Has anyone seen the GM?

00:36:14 Oh, he's sort of out there.

00:36:15 - He's over there, he's screaming something

00:36:16 about Aska being injured.

00:36:18 - He's throwing trash at a Starbucks.

00:36:19 - "Shut up, stop it, I don't know what to do!

00:36:21 "I don't know what to do!

00:36:22 "How am I gonna fix this?

00:36:24 "I need to arrest them,

00:36:25 "but I need to have them in the matches!"

00:36:26 - Maybe leave them to it. (laughs)

00:36:28 - "Makes no sense!

00:36:29 "Makes no sense, how can you book a show

00:36:31 "if they're all dead?

00:36:32 "How do you book the show?

00:36:35 "I can't afford to just hire in loads of jolly wheelers!

00:36:38 "Can I?"

00:36:39 - There you go. - It's fine,

00:36:41 that's what I'd be like.

00:36:42 - Finally, everyone is seeing what my

00:36:43 and Pete's world has looked like

00:36:45 for the last year and a half.

00:36:47 Mark here said, "The lesser opponents,

00:36:49 "assisted by a person of authority to prop them up

00:36:51 "over a more competent opponent.

00:36:53 "Truly a wrestling arc on the Wednesday night war."

00:36:56 Come on, Dan, we believe in you 100%.

00:37:00 Ah, baby face to Laurie's heel.

00:37:02 School them all, professor.

00:37:04 - How am I the heel?

00:37:05 - No, I'm gonna double that.

00:37:06 This is a double baby face show.

00:37:08 The true heel, the Pete and Luke.

00:37:09 - What, what have I done?

00:37:10 - Played favorites. - Cheated.

00:37:11 - I have not played favorites.

00:37:13 That is outlandish. - Cheated.

00:37:14 Nudge.

00:37:15 - I think Dan, also, I think Dan calling shenanigans

00:37:18 on a wrestling-based show.

00:37:19 (laughs)

00:37:22 They were inevitable.

00:37:23 - I was simply answering a question.

00:37:25 I'm a helpful person, Dan.

00:37:26 If someone asks me a question, I'm gonna answer it

00:37:28 if I know the answer.

00:37:29 - Wow.

00:37:30 The game doesn't tell you, unfortunately.

00:37:32 I think that's the thing. - What was the question?

00:37:33 - The question was quite literally,

00:37:34 if I book two people who are in a tag team

00:37:37 against each other, is that bad?

00:37:39 - And the answer was more as they were both baby faces.

00:37:43 That's bad. - Yeah, that's, yeah.

00:37:45 That's, all right, I'll allow it this time.

00:37:47 I'll take my number of Luke assists back down to one.

00:37:49 - Luke assists?

00:37:50 - Yeah, the assists you've given.

00:37:52 - I like that, I like the orange flavor.

00:37:54 - I was gonna say, I just said I like that, Drake.

00:37:57 - If we get to three Luke assists, I'm gonna--

00:38:00 - We get to make an advert with Lara Croft.

00:38:02 I'm gonna win. (laughing)

00:38:04 - I'm gonna win. - That's a deeper cut.

00:38:05 - I'm gonna win to Pete and I'm gonna get a power card.

00:38:09 Or we could sponsor a poorly received series of Big Brother.

00:38:12 That's another deep cut for Luke's assists.

00:38:15 - Darren here says, "I'm gonna be watching this

00:38:16 while the live stream of your Crown Jewel watch along happens

00:38:19 so we imagine you're not gonna be joining us

00:38:21 for the Crown Jewel party at the Long Arm Pub and Brewery."

00:38:24 Tickets available in the video description

00:38:26 and being posted by our moderators.

00:38:28 Arnie the Ghost here, "Would like Dan to listen

00:38:31 to Love Bites and their track Holy War

00:38:35 because of his feminist agenda.

00:38:37 I hope you enjoyed as much as I will."

00:38:40 So have you written that one down, Dan?

00:38:41 - Yes, I have.

00:38:42 I'll put it up immediately next.

00:38:44 - And I'll do this one here from Lawson,

00:38:48 who just said, "Hello from St. Louis.

00:38:50 This is for both Dan and Laurie.

00:38:51 How dare you both not sign Tucker or Slapjack.

00:38:55 Don't give me the old, 'They're not in the game' excuse.

00:38:58 You can create them.

00:39:00 Had to explain this major oversight.

00:39:02 Also, Dan should listen to Jeff Goldblum

00:39:05 by Mateel, M-A-T-E-L."

00:39:10 - Okay, Jeff Goldblum by who?

00:39:12 - Mateel, M-A-T-E-L.

00:39:16 - Got it.

00:39:18 - And Jeremy here says, "Dan,

00:39:21 really need to get it together."

00:39:23 (laughing)

00:39:25 - I mean, that's just a general note for my life, isn't it?

00:39:27 More than anything else.

00:39:28 - Paid money to say that.

00:39:29 - If you want to get your comments read out on the air,

00:39:33 head on over to wrestle.com, no, patreon.com/wrestletalk

00:39:37 and leave a comment on the Patreon post that is there.

00:39:40 I'm just going to talk over these two clowns now.

00:39:42 And get in your comments and I'll be reading them out

00:39:44 in the in-between times when they are booking their weeks.

00:39:47 We're about to get into week two of this pay-per-view cycle.

00:39:52 Will Laurie be able to overcome all of the hurt business?

00:39:57 - I like it.

00:39:59 - And how will Dan spend all that money?

00:40:04 Let's find out, let's head on over to our players.

00:40:06 - I think the way I'm intending to overcome

00:40:09 all this hurt business is lots of icy hot.

00:40:12 - Lots of icy heat.

00:40:13 - I'm just going to slather everyone in it.

00:40:15 - Do you remember on Total Divas

00:40:17 when Natalia's storyline was that she accidentally rubbed

00:40:19 icy heat on her asshole?

00:40:21 - No.

00:40:22 (laughing)

00:40:23 - I'm pretty sure that's what the entire storyline was.

00:40:25 - Well, because like lots of wrestlers wear like deep,

00:40:27 they put deep heat on to make their pecs pop.

00:40:30 Some are very bad for on the British scene.

00:40:32 You can smell them a mile off.

00:40:34 I won't say who, but yeah, like you get that.

00:40:37 That is quite a common thing for wrestlers

00:40:39 to be around a lot of that,

00:40:40 but I don't know how it gets around that.

00:40:43 - I think this was the intrigue of the episode.

00:40:45 Not a lot went on on Total Divas, I'll be honest with you.

00:40:48 All right, let's get ourselves to the next screen

00:40:51 so that we can begin.

00:40:52 We're on San Antonio, Texas, three weeks to Hell in a Cell.

00:40:55 - Oh my God, what are we doing?

00:40:57 - Don't worry.

00:40:58 - If he doesn't offer me a Hell in a Cell

00:40:59 at Hell in a Cell.

00:40:59 - All right, you're gonna have to.

00:41:01 You're gonna have to.

00:41:02 Crack on your headphones, what are you gonna listen to?

00:41:04 - I'm gonna listen to, what is this?

00:41:06 Hot Mulligan.

00:41:07 I think I had a Hot Mulligan last Bonfire Night.

00:41:11 Lovely, okay.

00:41:14 So, eyes on the prize.

00:41:18 Truth point, oh.

00:41:20 You ready there?

00:41:21 Producer out, three, two, one.

00:41:24 Seven minutes begins now.

00:41:26 And immediately, my contract with NXT 2.0

00:41:29 is at the end of the week.

00:41:30 I'll be interested in staying.

00:41:30 I've got loads of money.

00:41:32 How are you doing?

00:41:34 Superstar, oh, you're optimistic.

00:41:35 Okay, fine, so you can take,

00:41:36 you'll probably take a lower amount of money.

00:41:38 Not what I was looking for, but I'll take it.

00:41:41 So I've got Jinder for a little while.

00:41:42 Boss, I'm a proposition.

00:41:43 How about we have a partnership?

00:41:44 You have my back, I'll have yours.

00:41:47 Ooh, I don't know about that.

00:41:48 Fine, why not?

00:41:51 Make Charlotte happy.

00:41:54 Hey, welcome to Fall Guy of the Week.

00:41:55 Whoever my next match is, I want to win.

00:41:56 Well, that's kind of on you, babe.

00:41:58 Although I do have a free crew booking.

00:42:02 That's not worth it right now.

00:42:03 So I might leave the submission.

00:42:05 First things first, I'm gonna be an absolute heel.

00:42:08 And I'm going to take my injured champion.

00:42:10 Am I absolutely sure I want to do this?

00:42:19 Where's Randy?

00:42:20 Oh, he's there.

00:42:23 Yeah, and I'm going to add 91,000 moolah.

00:42:28 Then I'm gonna go in the free agency.

00:42:31 We've got Seth, we've got K.O.

00:42:34 Any other permanents?

00:42:37 I could get Dolph on a permanent.

00:42:39 Edge was, I could basically do a like-like replacement

00:42:41 there with Dolph Ziggler.

00:42:42 For half the price.

00:42:47 I could get Seth, Dolph, and Kevin Owens.

00:42:49 Do I need them though, is the question.

00:42:52 (claps)

00:42:54 Maybe I'll have a look at that in a minute.

00:42:56 What do I want my next?

00:42:57 Hang on, that's a good question.

00:42:58 Who is, what is Bobby Lashley, the bruiser?

00:43:03 So if I can get a good guy fight,

00:43:04 well, that's a good guy fighter right there, isn't it?

00:43:07 Do you know what?

00:43:12 Let's book the show and see.

00:43:13 'Cause in the main event,

00:43:14 I'm gonna do something just for me.

00:43:16 (upbeat music)

00:43:19 Hang on, I won't do that just yet.

00:43:24 We'll do a call out promo.

00:43:25 We'll do Randy Orton calling out Jinder Mahal.

00:43:28 That'll give them both a little stamina boost.

00:43:30 I'm going to use my fresh meat card now

00:43:37 because sign free agents.

00:43:41 Gonna use some of that money immediately.

00:43:45 Do I wanna get Dolph Ziggler or Kevin Owens?

00:43:49 Where are we time wise?

00:43:50 Four minutes.

00:43:54 Whoops.

00:43:55 Okay.

00:43:56 Seth or Dolph.

00:44:03 I mean, they're about the same.

00:44:04 One of them I'll need to rebuy in a little bit,

00:44:06 but we'll do Seth for now to keep that money in.

00:44:09 10 weeks is a decent amount of time to do that.

00:44:12 I'll do Kevin on a permanent basis and I'll do...

00:44:17 I think I know the giant.

00:44:30 Giants are hard to come by, aren't they?

00:44:32 What do I need?

00:44:33 Class, okay.

00:44:37 Lady Giant, Cruiser.

00:44:41 Cruiser, Cruiser, Cruiser, Cruiser.

00:44:44 Fighter, Fighter.

00:44:45 I need another good guy fighter.

00:44:47 Oh, and I've got G.

00:44:48 I've got G.

00:44:49 I'm kind of okay actually.

00:44:54 I could get another bad guy fighter.

00:44:55 Is there another bad guy fighter?

00:44:58 Bad guy fighter, bad guy fighter, bad guy fighter.

00:45:02 No.

00:45:05 Well, all right.

00:45:05 In that case, I'll just go for someone cheaper.

00:45:07 I'll just go for a good guy fighter.

00:45:09 Someone cheaper.

00:45:10 I'll get...

00:45:11 I had 10 weeks of run break.

00:45:15 I don't need him.

00:45:16 I'll get, yeah, I'll get Gigi in.

00:45:18 That's the three.

00:45:21 'Cause then I can, if I need to,

00:45:22 I can sign a legend as well.

00:45:23 Because look at that healthy, healthy budget.

00:45:24 Right.

00:45:26 Main event.

00:45:27 We're gonna get ourselves...

00:45:30 (Humming)

00:45:38 Kevin Owens.

00:45:39 We'll start a little rivalry there, I think.

00:45:47 We'll try to anyway.

00:45:50 What are they gonna tell you?

00:45:51 Oh, no.

00:45:51 Fine.

00:45:54 I might've gone a bit too hasty there.

00:45:57 I'm kind of flailing a little bit.

00:46:05 Um.

00:46:06 What do I wanna do?

00:46:10 What do I want to do?

00:46:13 Time might be a little early.

00:46:14 Two minutes, bloody Nora.

00:46:15 Okay.

00:46:16 We'll whack Charlotte in with Dewdrop and Zelina.

00:46:22 And...

00:46:24 I can't put Candice in

00:46:27 'cause they've just finished a feud.

00:46:28 Actually, how is...

00:46:34 Iria's got much more stamina.

00:46:36 That's much better.

00:46:37 We'll do that.

00:46:37 And I'll have, I'll leave Zelina to get better.

00:46:40 World title?

00:46:49 No, no.

00:46:49 And how are we doing on...

00:46:54 I mean, those two.

00:46:56 (laughing)

00:46:59 I mean, it's tempting, but I don't think I will.

00:47:02 Um.

00:47:03 Okay, calm down, man.

00:47:06 You're okay.

00:47:07 You've got time.

00:47:08 Ah, that's boring.

00:47:11 Um.

00:47:14 No, that's what we'll do.

00:47:19 I'm gonna call out LA Knight

00:47:25 and I'm going to book Jive and Bobby in Extreme Rule.

00:47:31 How much have they got stamina for that?

00:47:32 Yes, they kind of have.

00:47:34 I'm gonna make that the opener

00:47:37 and I'm gonna book Candice LeRae against Sammy George

00:47:40 just to make sure that that opener matches there.

00:47:44 And I'll do...

00:47:45 36 seconds.

00:47:50 Ah, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba.

00:47:52 I think that might be it, you know?

00:47:56 I'll give you a...

00:48:00 I'm not very good at promos.

00:48:01 You're all right.

00:48:03 I'll give you a charity promo to do.

00:48:07 Am I happy with that?

00:48:09 I might grab a health bar just to have it.

00:48:12 I think that's all right for where I'm at.

00:48:15 Complete five challenges, nine seconds.

00:48:18 Right.

00:48:18 Logistics done, got some matches in there.

00:48:23 They're a bit samey, but I'm sure it'll be all right.

00:48:25 Let's go look at them.

00:48:27 (phone ringing)

00:48:29 Hello.

00:48:32 Hello.

00:48:33 How are you?

00:48:34 Yeah, very well.

00:48:35 Song I was listening to this morning.

00:48:36 Shh, golf is on.

00:48:37 Why ever not?

00:48:40 Well, the song I'm gonna listen to immediately

00:48:41 is "Love Bites" by Holy, or "Holy War" by Love Bites.

00:48:46 Their arena costs are doubled next week.

00:48:48 Oops.

00:48:52 What?

00:48:53 Enjoy.

00:48:53 Is that now?

00:48:54 So when I'm booking now, it's gonna be doubled.

00:48:55 That's so annoying.

00:48:57 Why would you do that?

00:48:58 Why would you do that?

00:48:59 Have fun.

00:49:00 Horrible butt.

00:49:02 All right.

00:49:03 Are you ready?

00:49:04 Three, two, one.

00:49:06 Seven minutes on the clock.

00:49:07 Get out the way, microphone.

00:49:09 I don't need, oh, for God's sake.

00:49:11 Triple H, due to arena, it's in the zone.

00:49:14 Yes, thank you.

00:49:15 Ballot versus Wheeler.

00:49:17 It's okay to match up rule breakers against each other

00:49:18 or to have a contest between fan favorites

00:49:20 to see whether your audience will always respond best

00:49:22 to rule breakers against fan favorites.

00:49:24 Yes, I get that.

00:49:26 Thank you.

00:49:27 Or do I?

00:49:29 Sometimes you have to put, yes, blah, blah, blah.

00:49:31 Hey, boss, so proposition for you.

00:49:32 How about you and I have ourselves a little partnership

00:49:34 in the next few weeks?

00:49:35 You have my back and I'll have yours.

00:49:37 What do you want from that?

00:49:38 Just tell, why don't you write that in the first email?

00:49:41 Fans will love it, I'll love it.

00:49:41 What else could you ask for?

00:49:42 So how about we're gonna match and be in my corner?

00:49:45 Ooh, I don't know how to do that, but that sounds fun.

00:49:48 I'm an impartial, I mean, yeah, all right, fine.

00:49:54 Sure, I don't mind that.

00:49:56 Is that gonna backfire on me?

00:50:00 I don't know.

00:50:01 I'm a bit of a, don't call me by my surname

00:50:04 as my first name, Shane.

00:50:06 Oh my God, you're a bit of a master on the mic.

00:50:08 What do you want?

00:50:09 You wanna do a promo?

00:50:10 You want a promo?

00:50:13 How many promo slots I got?

00:50:15 Three, how many promos did I wanna do?

00:50:17 Two, okay, yeah, you can have one.

00:50:24 Okay, have a, are you joking me?

00:50:28 What am I gonna, they're gonna die!

00:50:30 Why are you doing this to me?

00:50:32 Oh, what are you giving me?

00:50:33 Oh, I mean, that's good though, isn't it?

00:50:37 All right, okay, someone's going in the steel cage.

00:50:39 Get in the cage, idiots.

00:50:41 Right, first of all, Shani Baz, where are you?

00:50:45 There you are.

00:50:46 Ooh, you got a level one rivalry just with Katana.

00:50:51 That's quite good.

00:50:53 Uh, so I feel like we're gonna do this

00:50:56 and you're just gonna do a little,

00:50:58 we're gonna call that Katana,

00:51:00 'cause Katana got stamina,

00:51:02 and then we can choose whether we follow

00:51:04 the tank team line or the Katana line down the line.

00:51:09 Fuck that.

00:51:11 And in fact, I might open the show with that.

00:51:17 Right, then we're gonna have, uh,

00:51:22 Bheesh, he has low stamina.

00:51:25 Call out Phineas to build their rivalry.

00:51:30 And then we're going to have,

00:51:33 there was one other thing I was gonna do.

00:51:35 I might have Babyface, Ilya Dragunov.

00:51:39 Call out bad boy Tommaso Ciampa

00:51:42 to try and get a few going between those two.

00:51:45 Tommy Champs, done.

00:51:51 Okay, done the important stuff.

00:51:53 Who's talking?

00:51:54 We'll come back to the matches in a minute.

00:51:56 Show logistics, right.

00:51:57 40k, well, that means we're not going, ooh.

00:52:01 We're gonna go here,

00:52:05 'cause I don't wanna spend too much money.

00:52:07 So we're just doing the concert hall.

00:52:09 We'll just take the hit for that, I guess.

00:52:11 Well, who's actually well enough to have a match this week?

00:52:14 (laughs)

00:52:16 Oh, Carmela's buggered.

00:52:18 Raquel is boned.

00:52:20 Raquel could have a match against Baszler.

00:52:26 But Katana's better to have a match against Baszler.

00:52:28 That might at least double build that.

00:52:31 You can do a promo and a match, can't you?

00:52:33 No, you can't, ooh.

00:52:34 Okay.

00:52:38 Everyone is fucked, everyone is fucked.

00:52:42 Oh no, everyone is boned.

00:52:45 Look how badly.

00:52:48 Joe Wheel is gonna be in the main event at this rate.

00:52:51 Manage roster, let's see if we can sign some people.

00:52:55 70k for that.

00:53:01 He's a bruiser, he could go against.

00:53:04 Who could I put him against?

00:53:06 Bruiser.

00:53:07 What's Johnny?

00:53:09 Johnny's a specialist,

00:53:11 so I could put Thronebreaker against Johnny eventually.

00:53:17 For 10 weeks as well.

00:53:19 Do Julius' permanent,

00:53:20 do that for money as well.

00:53:22 Oh, I might go big on Thronebreaker.

00:53:28 I need to get something cooking.

00:53:31 I'm gonna, oh, I've got a power card to do it.

00:53:35 (gentle music)

00:53:38 Oh, maybe a Legend Whisper.

00:53:52 Gotta book the show.

00:53:55 Just get Goldberg.

00:53:58 Could get Razor Ramon as well.

00:54:04 Oh, okay, well, we're gonna do that.

00:54:06 We're gonna Legend Whisper 'cause we need somebody.

00:54:09 And we're gonna get Razor.

00:54:15 Panic decisions.

00:54:23 Opening match is gonna be the immensely popular

00:54:27 Razor Ramon.

00:54:29 Versus Jonathan.

00:54:34 (gentle music)

00:54:36 See if we get anyone, make it a title match.

00:54:38 Yep, fine.

00:54:39 What's our main event?

00:54:42 Well, we didn't spend any money there,

00:54:46 so we could also then get someone for money.

00:54:49 I need, I have to turn Brawn Heal.

00:54:56 How are you at baby face?

00:54:59 How are you at baby face, Commander Aziz?

00:55:02 That doesn't make any sense!

00:55:04 Um, okay, book the show, Laurie.

00:55:08 (humming)

00:55:12 Mellow versus Champa.

00:55:20 We're just gonna have to risk it.

00:55:22 I'm really struggling under the weight

00:55:29 of everyone being fucking injured.

00:55:31 (gentle music)

00:55:33 This.

00:55:37 I think we're gonna have to skip that Commissioner gold

00:55:40 'cause I've already got that card anyway, so.

00:55:43 And then we're just gonna have a random ass match

00:55:50 between Catan and Bailey.

00:55:53 Not a strong week of TV for me there, I don't think.

00:55:57 But we need to get something done

00:55:59 and everyone is just teetering on the brink of injury

00:56:02 at this exact point in time,

00:56:03 so I don't really know what to do.

00:56:05 Got one second left, lock that in.

00:56:07 All right.

00:56:15 No, what happened?

00:56:18 They're just all so, they're so fucked, Dan.

00:56:20 (laughing)

00:56:21 They're just all dead.

00:56:23 Mine are pretty poorly soaked too.

00:56:24 No, but like real bad.

00:56:26 Oh!

00:56:27 (laughing)

00:56:28 Oh no!

00:56:28 At this point it's getting really hard to book a show

00:56:30 'cause there are not enough people.

00:56:32 Yeah, it's a bit tricksy, isn't it?

00:56:34 Yeah.

00:56:35 It's a bit tricksy.

00:56:36 So I think we're taking a dive this week

00:56:38 is what we're doing.

00:56:39 Interesting.

00:56:40 Well, we'll have to wait and see, I suppose.

00:56:42 Just can I say quickly, "Lovebites" by Holy War,

00:56:46 or the other way around, "Holy War" by Lovebites,

00:56:49 was very good.

00:56:50 It was like Gwen Stefani vocals,

00:56:52 but over like a hard mode guitar hero track.

00:56:55 Do you know what I mean?

00:56:56 Yeah, yeah.

00:56:57 It's just a lot of this business.

00:56:58 Went on too long.

00:56:59 Could have been a three minutes,

00:57:01 but I enjoyed myself very much.

00:57:03 And thank you kindly for the recommendation.

00:57:05 Meanwhile, we've had a superstar shakeup in the roster.

00:57:10 Oh yeah?

00:57:12 Someone is absent.

00:57:13 You'll find out why in the coming weeks.

00:57:17 So we opened the show with an extreme rules match

00:57:19 between an established rivalry,

00:57:20 Jive Owens versus Robert Reed,

00:57:21 because they're both doing okay on stamina.

00:57:23 I'm hoping this might row the rivalry.

00:57:26 So let's try it.

00:57:27 How about that?

00:57:30 Bobby Roode wins it.

00:57:31 Yep, that's level three.

00:57:33 We'll take it.

00:57:34 Thank you very kindly.

00:57:35 Only okay, but that's fine.

00:57:36 It's Jive Owens.

00:57:37 He's got a ceiling.

00:57:38 We're gonna continue this incredible feud.

00:57:40 Rivalry goes to level two.

00:57:42 Happy as a clam.

00:57:43 Thank you, Randall.

00:57:44 Jinder was a bit poorly, he needed a rest.

00:57:46 Candice needs to get her reps in,

00:57:48 and Sammy George is there.

00:57:49 So why not?

00:57:50 I'm hoping for more than a half a star.

00:57:53 Oh!

00:57:56 Two, two, that's pretty good.

00:57:57 Exceeded expectations.

00:57:58 Well done, you.

00:58:00 Got a new member of the roster, Seth Rollins,

00:58:02 who's called out LA Knight, and it hasn't worked.

00:58:04 Is LA Knight a face?

00:58:05 I think he's a face.

00:58:07 On, oh well, I guess we'll find out.

00:58:10 Oh, and Kevin Owens has joined.

00:58:12 My God, all right, as well, why not?

00:58:13 So I felt sad.

00:58:15 Maybe one day we'll do a team of Owens and Owens, Owens Co.

00:58:18 But right now, I'd like him to begin,

00:58:20 if he may, a feud with Logan Paul.

00:58:22 The lineups are fine.

00:58:23 Logan's stamina is a bit wonky,

00:58:25 but if I can get the rivalry off the ground,

00:58:27 this could do us wonders.

00:58:29 Logan gets the win.

00:58:30 No rivalry, but an okay match.

00:58:32 I like the fact you thought his stamina was a bit wonky

00:58:34 and it was 35.

00:58:35 I don't think I have anyone above 20 currently.

00:58:39 Well, yeah, I mean, lower than 40

00:58:40 and they start getting a bit worried, but.

00:58:42 Oh no, yeah, all of my guys boned.

00:58:45 I had to avoid the commissioner.

00:58:47 I had to avoid the commissioner goal this week,

00:58:49 'cause it was like, why didn't you just put someone

00:58:51 in a steel cage?

00:58:52 No thanks, mate.

00:58:53 I'd like a roster at the end of this.

00:58:56 I didn't do mine either.

00:58:56 I think, I can't remember what mine was,

00:58:58 but the reward wasn't good enough.

00:58:59 So I was like, nevermind.

00:59:01 A little charity premier from Wesley.

00:59:03 That was okay.

00:59:04 Get us some more fans.

00:59:05 Why not?

00:59:05 And for the main event, we've got a rivalry going there

00:59:08 and there's a rivalry between Doudrop and Zelina.

00:59:11 Very good.

00:59:12 Getting Charlotte in the main event

00:59:13 felt like a good opportunity to, you know,

00:59:18 try and pop a rating a little bit.

00:59:19 So let's have a little look and see how we do.

00:59:22 Indy's the winner.

00:59:24 Oh, Indy's the new champ.

00:59:25 Oh, Indy's the champ.

00:59:27 And it was great.

00:59:28 Well, look, the rivalry didn't grow,

00:59:30 but I've got a championship in one of my women's rivalries,

00:59:33 which I think is a bonus.

00:59:35 That's worked for me.

00:59:36 Welcome to piss poor week of NXT TV.

00:59:40 Chet Smasa Champa, stamina of 14.

00:59:42 Opening match against Carmelo Hayes.

00:59:44 Carmelo Hayes wins.

00:59:49 And a rivalry.

00:59:51 Oh, he's injured.

00:59:52 Oh dear.

00:59:53 Oh wow.

00:59:54 Oh dear.

00:59:54 Oh, Melo and Champa.

00:59:56 Level one.

00:59:59 Put a little asterisk next to Champa there.

01:00:02 You've gone for the smaller arena.

01:00:03 Why that?

01:00:04 'Cause somebody made all the arenas quite expensive.

01:00:07 So I didn't want to go for the big one.

01:00:09 I forgot I did that.

01:00:10 Yeah.

01:00:11 So I didn't bother.

01:00:13 Ooh.

01:00:14 Katana Chance and Shayna.

01:00:15 Baszler and Katana.

01:00:17 Look at that, primary skill four from Shayna Baszler.

01:00:20 Does it feel generous to me?

01:00:21 She's all right.

01:00:24 It was fully scripted.

01:00:25 Then we got Rodriguez versus EOS Sky,

01:00:29 which I imagine is going to be good-ish mediocre.

01:00:33 We're either a giant and a cruiser.

01:00:34 Oh my God.

01:00:36 This is what the...

01:00:38 But you got a rivalry.

01:00:40 I did get a rivalry.

01:00:41 Which I can start paying off.

01:00:45 After the pay-per-view.

01:00:46 Well, look, one of them's fine.

01:00:50 One of them is fine.

01:00:50 So call out to buggery.

01:00:52 Yeah.

01:00:53 No, it's more the fact that like,

01:00:55 I've literally used every single human being on my roster.

01:00:59 So I'm going to have to buy multiple people this way.

01:01:01 You're going to be seeing some new faces.

01:01:03 But Big E and Finn grows to four.

01:01:05 Look at that level four rivalry for your world title.

01:01:08 I mean, that's tasty, isn't it?

01:01:10 Yeah.

01:01:11 I'm pleased with that.

01:01:13 I think this is going to be a duff four weeks of telly.

01:01:16 And then take over again.

01:01:18 Classic NXT.

01:01:18 A classic NXT.

01:01:20 Right, we're doing this just for a laugh.

01:01:22 Because they need to have a match.

01:01:23 That's fine.

01:01:23 I just need to have a match.

01:01:24 I need to fill the spot.

01:01:25 We're just hoping that Bayley doesn't get injured.

01:01:27 Fingers up for Bayley.

01:01:29 If you get injured, I'm going to be so cross.

01:01:30 She's fine.

01:01:31 Bayley's fine, everybody.

01:01:32 Bayley, you're resting next week.

01:01:34 Ilja Dragunov called out Ciampa.

01:01:36 Was that to try and start a feud there

01:01:37 that you didn't expect the haze for you to go down?

01:01:40 Yeah, it was.

01:01:41 But I didn't really mind either way.

01:01:44 To see if there would be a feud turning up.

01:01:46 One of them.

01:01:47 Something to do.

01:01:48 Gotcha.

01:01:49 And also I panic booked.

01:01:51 I did all the promos first.

01:01:52 And then had a minute to do all that stuff.

01:01:54 Because I was so busy looking at people I could buy.

01:01:56 I did a similar thing this week.

01:01:58 So, hence why Razor Ramon is here.

01:02:01 In a title match.

01:02:02 Oh, we're going to make him the North American champion.

01:02:04 I hope so.

01:02:05 Yeah, I hope so.

01:02:06 Razor.

01:02:07 I hope so because it will save Johnny.

01:02:08 Okay.

01:02:09 So we're going to simulate this.

01:02:10 Johnny's won.

01:02:13 Johnny, well done, mate.

01:02:14 But you've got a little right.

01:02:15 Razor Ramon versus Johnny Gargano.

01:02:17 The rivalry we didn't know we needed.

01:02:19 I mean, that's tasty still.

01:02:22 And a good match as well.

01:02:23 Okay, so we've got like, grew a lot of rivalries.

01:02:25 But then also completely tanked next week's NXT.

01:02:28 I would say an up and down show.

01:02:29 Yeah.

01:02:30 It's the having to have four matches thing

01:02:32 that does really makes it quite tricky.

01:02:34 I mean, it turns out booking wrestling

01:02:36 is so few people to work with.

01:02:38 Right then.

01:02:40 Good booking for Dan Layton.

01:02:42 Good booking for Laurie Blake.

01:02:43 So we're both quite happy on that front.

01:02:46 I'm quite, I don't care.

01:02:47 You don't need back to this?

01:02:47 I don't need any reports there.

01:02:49 Oh, do I care?

01:02:50 I don't really mind.

01:02:51 You got like, look at you.

01:02:52 Out of this show, you've got three rivalries

01:02:54 and a level four for your world title.

01:02:56 That part is a success.

01:02:57 If you can get some nice sort of health spa,

01:02:59 injury healing power cards.

01:03:01 This is what I desperately need.

01:03:02 Problem is I'm spending basically all of my booking time

01:03:05 looking at the roster pages to try and bring people in

01:03:09 to work with anyone who is an injury.

01:03:11 And everything's too expensive

01:03:14 'cause I don't have enough money to buy that many people.

01:03:16 I got Razor for free.

01:03:18 For free?

01:03:19 I had a Legend Whisperer card.

01:03:20 Ooh.

01:03:22 Was that your special card?

01:03:23 I think so, yeah.

01:03:24 'Cause that's nice.

01:03:25 Why have all of those?

01:03:26 Can I get all of those?

01:03:27 'Cause I've also got a contract extension card as well.

01:03:29 So I can extend him for free.

01:03:31 Keep him for 10 weeks.

01:03:33 That's one of the things you can scream outside Starbucks.

01:03:35 Right, here we go.

01:03:38 Ooh, I've got up another tasty batch of fans.

01:03:41 1416.

01:03:42 And 440,000 budget is not bad to maintain.

01:03:50 Well, given that I spent a load of money on stars.

01:03:51 Yeah, that's crazy.

01:03:53 Can't believe NEC 2.0 got rid of Edge.

01:03:55 Oh yeah, I sacked Edge off.

01:03:57 You sacked him?

01:03:58 Yeah, he can go to AW now.

01:04:01 He can heal himself up and off he goes.

01:04:03 Yeah, I sacked Edge.

01:04:04 That's ludicrous.

01:04:08 Well, he was like four weeks on the shelf, mate.

01:04:10 I got a show to run, you know?

01:04:11 And I've got a championship belt you're gonna hold hostage.

01:04:14 I'm sad to be leaving NEC 2.0.

01:04:16 Not really sure what went wrong

01:04:17 or why I wasn't part of their plan

01:04:19 because if you can't hang on the rainbow brand,

01:04:22 you gotta take your leave.

01:04:24 I like, but see, but people still love the show.

01:04:26 So I kind of finally snapped that losing streak.

01:04:28 Thought it was gonna be Rhea Ripley

01:04:29 who took it from Charlotte Flair.

01:04:32 Indie deserves it.

01:04:33 That's nice, Indie's popular still.

01:04:34 Like the Wesley did in that promo,

01:04:35 we're back in a good cause.

01:04:37 Oh yeah, I've got Gigi Dolan in as well.

01:04:40 Oh, nice.

01:04:41 So she's down there in the list.

01:04:42 She's got so much money.

01:04:43 Well, my power card is fresh meat,

01:04:46 which means I can sign three people at half the cost.

01:04:48 So by getting that bonus and then sack an edge off,

01:04:51 I had a nice little pot to work with.

01:04:52 But I obviously need the meat.

01:04:54 I obviously need the meat.

01:04:56 Look how little money I've got.

01:04:58 I think, honestly, I think NEC 2.0

01:05:00 has the best power card in the game,

01:05:01 but it's all to play for still.

01:05:04 Let's see what happened with my show.

01:05:06 Oh.

01:05:08 Okay, okay, okay.

01:05:11 I think you're still in the lead, aren't you?

01:05:12 Still in the lead.

01:05:13 Yeah.

01:05:14 Yeah, still maintaining.

01:05:15 Nice, just chipping away at you slowly.

01:05:16 You are chipping away at me.

01:05:17 Frankly, impressive.

01:05:20 That's an impressive thing to do

01:05:22 when your roster is broken.

01:05:23 Yeah, I'm just slowly maintaining the lead.

01:05:25 Yeah, well played.

01:05:27 All right, here we go.

01:05:28 Razor Ramon back in the ring after so long

01:05:30 and on NXT.

01:05:31 Yeah, Joker.

01:05:32 NXT announced Io Sky is going to be out for a little while.

01:05:35 Sounds like Tommaso Ciampa will be out too.

01:05:38 Good acquisition, NXT.

01:05:39 Really great choice picking up Ramon.

01:05:41 That's a tight defense from Gargano.

01:05:43 He's absolutely crushing it.

01:05:45 NXT is a show to watch and Johnny is the reason

01:05:47 with another win.

01:05:48 Io Sky doesn't know what hit her.

01:05:50 Thanks to the fans for the support from Raquel there.

01:05:52 Yeah, doesn't know what hit her.

01:05:54 An injury, mate, an injury.

01:05:56 Big E called out Finn Balor tonight

01:05:57 and knocked it out of the park.

01:05:58 Pure poetry.

01:06:00 Don't really get why NXT wants to push Carmelo Hayes.

01:06:02 'Cause he's really good.

01:06:03 Rude.

01:06:04 Johnny Gargano is still champion tonight, NXT.

01:06:07 Katana Chance looks so angry.

01:06:08 Wonder if something happened in the back.

01:06:10 Oh no.

01:06:11 Didn't give her that main event slot.

01:06:13 Oh, you didn't?

01:06:14 Yeah, she'll be cross.

01:06:15 So the other thing is,

01:06:16 I also said I would give Ciampa a match

01:06:19 and be in his corner,

01:06:19 but he's injured now.

01:06:21 Well, you can maintain that promise

01:06:22 for a little while maybe in that game.

01:06:23 Maybe.

01:06:24 Maybe, we'll see.

01:06:25 I said that ultimately it's his own fault.

01:06:27 Well, yeah, exactly.

01:06:28 Egg on his face.

01:06:28 Shouldn't get injured, should you?

01:06:29 With your 14 standing there.

01:06:30 Try harder.

01:06:31 The workhorse of NXT.

01:06:33 Okay, let's see where we are.

01:06:35 Yeah, all right.

01:06:36 So I've now, right,

01:06:37 I have chipped away your lead.

01:06:40 We're now on 9,000 give or take.

01:06:42 Yeah.

01:06:43 All right.

01:06:44 Okay.

01:06:45 Not bad, not too bad.

01:06:46 Let's see how it goes.

01:06:49 All to play for as we throw back.

01:06:50 I had to spend really big this week

01:06:52 to buy some guys.

01:06:54 Good job you got some budget.

01:06:56 I actually do have a little bit of budget this time.

01:06:58 That's a healthy little budget.

01:06:59 Yeah, I only had 200,000,

01:07:00 so I actually made money on that.

01:07:01 And I made you spend double the amount of money

01:07:02 on that on our arena, yeah.

01:07:04 Sorry, babe.

01:07:04 All right.

01:07:05 Thanks very much for this week.

01:07:06 Let's regroup, head over back to Big Ello, DAD.

01:07:11 Low dad.

01:07:12 What a week that was.

01:07:15 A lot of hurting people on the Blake and Gold brand.

01:07:19 While Truth.0 is Scrooge McDucking it around

01:07:23 as swimming in cash and spending it willy nilly

01:07:26 and seemingly reaping the rewards.

01:07:29 But maybe Blake will have some new faces

01:07:32 on his brand as well,

01:07:33 where they're quite healthy.

01:07:34 What was that, 270 grand in the pot there?

01:07:37 Very, very nice.

01:07:39 He'll be booking some bigger places.

01:07:41 He'll be booking some of those logistics,

01:07:43 signing some new names to help this quite poorly,

01:07:48 poorly roster.

01:07:49 They're still raising the money, so that's nice.

01:07:51 It's always nice to use your Legend Whisper card

01:07:55 to sign one of the cheaper names you could have bought,

01:07:58 rather than buying one of the really expensive ones.

01:08:00 You know, you make your own choices.

01:08:01 The shade of it all.

01:08:03 Ollie here says,

01:08:05 this is the question we didn't do on the last round,

01:08:07 but said, "If you could pick six wrestlers

01:08:09 to be your main star for your fantasy wrestling show,

01:08:11 who would you pick?"

01:08:12 This is quite a big question, Ollie.

01:08:14 I think we might...

01:08:15 Do you know what, Ollie?

01:08:16 We'll try and save this for the mailbag.

01:08:17 This feels more of a mailbag thing.

01:08:19 It says, "DanThatDan."

01:08:21 And really, kind of got your fancy booking right here

01:08:23 with their rosters.

01:08:26 But I'll tell you what,

01:08:27 I'll rephrase the question ever so slightly.

01:08:30 Dan, if you were to build a wrestling promotion

01:08:32 around a wrestler, who would you pick?

01:08:33 - Around a single wrestler?

01:08:35 - Yes.

01:08:36 - Whoa.

01:08:37 Current?

01:08:39 - Yeah.

01:08:39 - I'd probably take Becky Lynch.

01:08:42 - Laurie?

01:08:43 - Gunther.

01:08:44 - Very good answers.

01:08:45 I'm picking Kenny Omega.

01:08:46 The big bias that I am.

01:08:48 C. Deaton here, this is an interesting one.

01:08:51 Says, "Quick tip I just found out.

01:08:53 There are legends and stars you can sign

01:08:55 that have pre-built feuds,

01:08:58 but you have to guess and choose wisely.

01:09:01 Last night, I blew off five five-star feuds

01:09:03 at WrestleMania with the help

01:09:05 of the match stipulation power cards."

01:09:06 You guys are awesome, jam that jam.

01:09:09 - What?

01:09:10 - So I did notice when Laurie was signing Razor

01:09:13 that it said rivalry zero.

01:09:16 So maybe there is like, he's already like in a rivalry,

01:09:20 or there are some people who are in rivalries

01:09:21 with other people already.

01:09:23 I don't know.

01:09:24 I mean, I'm only going by what C. Deaton has said.

01:09:27 - Knowledge to find out in this game of entanglement.

01:09:31 - We have got some fancy pitches for Andrew Murphy.

01:09:35 Sorry, from Andrew Murphy for Joel Wheeler,

01:09:37 who said he's a survivor of that Foxcatcher thing.

01:09:40 He doesn't like to talk about it though,

01:09:42 but it has fueled an intense rage.

01:09:46 - Oh, I see.

01:09:47 'Cause he had a proper wrestling gear on.

01:09:50 - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:09:52 - I mean, that's dark as a storyline.

01:09:54 Is it more dark than Lexus King's current storyline?

01:09:56 I don't know.

01:09:57 - Hector Rodriguez said, "Why didn't 2K update the game

01:10:01 to change T-Bar to his current gimmick of die jack?"

01:10:04 'Cause that seems like a lot of work.

01:10:06 It's not just changing a name.

01:10:08 He's got a whole new look and everything.

01:10:10 - Has he got a new look?

01:10:10 - Yeah.

01:10:11 - It's not actually different.

01:10:12 - He's got a big old beard now.

01:10:13 He wears sunglasses.

01:10:15 - Yeah, it's like a trench coat.

01:10:16 - Nah.

01:10:17 - Yeah, that's a new character model.

01:10:18 - I was doing all the lines from the other weeks.

01:10:19 I can't see anything.

01:10:20 It's like, it's 'cause you're wearing sunglasses inside.

01:10:22 (laughing)

01:10:23 - Darren here said, "After losing to Sato Kibas,

01:10:26 younger brother, Mokuba,

01:10:28 Joey, Joel Wheeler gives up the card game

01:10:33 for the wrestling ring."

01:10:34 - It's a Yu-Gi-Oh reference though.

01:10:35 - Yeah, he just said-

01:10:36 - Sato Kiba and Mokuba.

01:10:38 - Yeah, he just said,

01:10:39 "I wanted to make Luke talk some Yu-Gi-Oh."

01:10:41 Fucking nerds.

01:10:43 Scott here.

01:10:44 (laughing)

01:10:44 - Wizard.

01:10:45 - I'm kidding, of course.

01:10:48 And Scott here says,

01:10:50 "Does Laurie know that he could use

01:10:52 all three of those promo slots?"

01:10:54 - Hey, he did this week.

01:10:55 He actually focused on the talking first.

01:10:57 - Here's the thing.

01:10:58 Here's the thing also.

01:10:59 He's saying, "Can I use all three promo slots?"

01:11:01 People don't get rest.

01:11:03 They take, they get more stamina back

01:11:06 if they're not doing promos, right?

01:11:08 And my roster is fucked.

01:11:10 - And I'm gonna say this to you as well,

01:11:12 'cause we got these comments

01:11:12 on the Monday Night War streams as well.

01:11:14 You don't need to use them.

01:11:16 Only use them if it's worth it.

01:11:17 If they're more expensive

01:11:18 and it doesn't really bring anything in.

01:11:19 Like I got someone with massive popularity

01:11:21 and who's good at a promo.

01:11:23 I might whack him on an advertising promo

01:11:24 and get some cash in.

01:11:25 But if it's better to leave them doing nothing,

01:11:27 leave them blank.

01:11:28 - I genuinely just haven't had enough roster to do that.

01:11:32 - There you go.

01:11:32 - I've lost all my matches if they're doing promos.

01:11:34 - That's true.

01:11:35 - And why all my matches have been one-on-one.

01:11:38 - I've apparently got a tag division.

01:11:39 - You got a women's tag division.

01:11:40 - Women's tag division.

01:11:42 - Yeah, those tag belts aren't getting a lot of love

01:11:43 on either brand at the moment.

01:11:45 - You tell me how I book that Luke

01:11:47 with the stamina I've got and Dan will write it down.

01:11:50 - I don't know, Laurie.

01:11:51 The comments have a pop at me for it as well.

01:11:53 I don't know what I'm supposed to do.

01:11:55 Don't come looking at me, mate.

01:11:57 I've lost this game three times.

01:12:00 I am not the person to ask.

01:12:01 - Where's Pete?

01:12:01 - Pete.

01:12:02 And Lawson here has got quite the pitch for Joel Wheeler.

01:12:06 He says, "Joel Wheeler was a happy child

01:12:08 until he fell through a portal

01:12:09 that was opened in his garden by his witchy aunt.

01:12:12 He's still unsure if it was intended or not.

01:12:14 Joel was sent to a desert world filled with humanoids

01:12:17 that resemble a land otter.

01:12:19 He was educated in their ways, including the otter graps.

01:12:22 He lived hard, fought hard, and loved harder.

01:12:25 Joel met an otteroid named George

01:12:27 and they fell deeply in love.

01:12:29 They spent years together, raising two litters.

01:12:31 Joel was working in the garden and fell through a portal.

01:12:34 He was launched back to our world

01:12:36 at the same age he had been previously.

01:12:38 His guttural scream of loss shook the world.

01:12:41 Joel then swore that he would never love again

01:12:43 and would use his otter graps

01:12:45 to rule the pro wrestling world."

01:12:47 - I'd give it a redraft.

01:12:48 - Isn't that just the South Park episode

01:12:51 where Cartman waits for the Nintendo Wii

01:12:53 and becomes the Tam-Chan?

01:12:54 We will crush them like clams in our village.

01:12:58 - I didn't see it.

01:12:59 - It's great.

01:12:59 It's a three-part episode.

01:13:01 - Three-parter?

01:13:02 - Yeah.

01:13:03 Cartman tries to wait for the Nintendo Wii to come out

01:13:05 and he can't wait two weeks.

01:13:07 So he decides to freeze himself.

01:13:09 He freezes himself for millennia.

01:13:12 The earth has been taken over by otters

01:13:14 and he comes back as the time child.

01:13:17 - Great.

01:13:18 - And all he wants is a Nintendo Wii.

01:13:20 - Does he get a Nintendo Wii?

01:13:21 - I think he doesn't.

01:13:23 - What a denouement.

01:13:24 - It shows you how long South Park has been on the air

01:13:27 because I remember one of its earlier jokes,

01:13:29 I mean, when I say earlier jokes,

01:13:29 it showed on the air for two years at that point,

01:13:31 was that all Eric Carman wanted was a Sega Dreamcast.

01:13:36 Then they did a series from where it was

01:13:39 after a Nintendo Wii.

01:13:40 - I just want a Nintendo Wii.

01:13:41 (laughing)

01:13:43 - What is it now?

01:13:43 I want a Royal Match.

01:13:46 - Do you ever get that's a Royal Match?

01:13:48 - No.

01:13:49 - Probably a PS5.

01:13:51 Is that still new?

01:13:53 - That's a current thing.

01:13:54 - Yeah.

01:13:55 But is it new is my question.

01:13:56 I don't own one.

01:13:57 - Yeah, it's like reasonably current.

01:13:59 - That's a current thing.

01:14:00 It's such a cutting thing to say to a person

01:14:02 whose job is being current.

01:14:04 (laughing)

01:14:05 - No, I'm sorry.

01:14:06 We work in wrestling media.

01:14:08 Nothing's current.

01:14:09 - Nothing's current here.

01:14:09 - All the pop culture references in wrestling

01:14:11 are 10 years out of date at best.

01:14:13 - Have you seen local promotions doing their Instagram

01:14:17 and social media and stuff?

01:14:18 It's like golf courses.

01:14:19 Just like 10 years behind the time.

01:14:21 They'll catch up eventually in telling you

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01:14:26 But we're gonna be heading on over,

01:14:27 speaking of match cards,

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01:15:29 Same bat time, same bat channel.

01:15:31 I'll be going through this.

01:15:33 However, it's time to get across to week eight.

01:15:36 Head on over to Laurie Blake representing NXT

01:15:40 and Dan Layton representing NXT 2.0.

01:15:44 - Right.

01:15:47 I think we're gonna smash it this week.

01:15:50 I think it's gonna finally be my time.

01:15:53 - You're already, oh look, your game face is already on.

01:15:55 What's this week?

01:15:56 - This week is panic week again.

01:15:58 - Yeah.

01:15:59 - Another week of panic, I imagine.

01:16:00 - And the soundtrack will be?

01:16:02 - The soundtrack will be,

01:16:04 I'm probably gonna listen to Blink-1-2's new album.

01:16:06 - Oh, still going.

01:16:07 - Yeah, they went to see it the other week at the O2.

01:16:09 - 182 is now the collective age of the members of the band.

01:16:12 So.

01:16:15 - Sick, man.

01:16:16 (laughing)

01:16:18 - All right, you ready out?

01:16:20 'Cause I'm not.

01:16:21 - Anyway, this song's called,

01:16:22 this song from Blink-1-2 is called Edging.

01:16:24 So I'm gonna listen to that.

01:16:25 - Oh, lovely.

01:16:26 - Yeah, yeah.

01:16:27 - Yeah, very good.

01:16:27 - Fucking grow up Blink-1-82.

01:16:29 (laughing)

01:16:30 - I edged your mom.

01:16:32 - You're in your 50s.

01:16:34 Here we go.

01:16:35 - Okay, time at beginning.

01:16:38 Oh, hang on.

01:16:39 I'm gonna get myself to my email page first

01:16:40 'cause otherwise I'm wasting valuable seconds as you well know.

01:16:43 Okay, Raleigh, North Carolina, seven minutes on the clock.

01:16:46 Three, two, one.

01:16:48 Let's go.

01:16:50 No, let's go.

01:16:51 Let's go.

01:16:53 Bobby Rude, boss what happened to, whoops, sorry.

01:16:55 Yeah, that's my bad.

01:16:56 Awaited weeks and didn't get you.

01:16:57 Disappointed as a begin, major decrease.

01:16:59 Uh-oh, my bad.

01:17:01 Well, Logan wants to be on a rest for a while.

01:17:04 Can I leave you for two weeks?

01:17:09 Did I just start a rivalry with you?

01:17:11 Rivalry zero.

01:17:12 Okay, fine, you can have some rest.

01:17:13 Go away.

01:17:15 Take some time off, Logan.

01:17:16 That'll make you feel nice.

01:17:18 What, is there anything else?

01:17:19 I didn't fare in a match within three weeks.

01:17:20 So I've got a week left for that.

01:17:22 Selena wants to win her next match.

01:17:25 Okay, my commissioner goal is to have

01:17:28 at least one TLC match this week.

01:17:29 Well, isn't that an interesting prospect

01:17:31 because I think it's time

01:17:33 to start my new main event feud.

01:17:37 And the main event feud will be Randall and Jinder

01:17:40 for the world title in a TLC match.

01:17:42 So look at Indie with her double belts.

01:17:45 I don't want that.

01:17:47 I want her to lose the belt,

01:17:49 but I am also gonna have to give her some time off.

01:17:51 So what I'll do is a call out promo

01:17:52 from Rhea Ripley on Indie Cartwell

01:17:54 to continue that women's title feud.

01:17:58 And I will book.

01:17:59 The problem is my tag champs are in other feuds.

01:18:04 If I book her in a tag match

01:18:07 against,

01:18:10 could do Selena and Dolan.

01:18:19 Oh, I guess they're already a team, are they?

01:18:21 Well, I'll tell you what I'll do.

01:18:23 I'll use my

01:18:24 fixed match power card.

01:18:28 Although is that gonna,

01:18:30 that's gonna make their rivalry go nuts, isn't it?

01:18:33 I don't want that.

01:18:34 Maybe I'll save it.

01:18:36 When did I, when did I promised you?

01:18:38 She's in perpetuity.

01:18:41 Okay.

01:18:43 Oh, I know.

01:18:43 I made a little list of things I wanted to do.

01:18:44 I wanted to check my seasonal power cards.

01:18:46 So I'll do that quickly.

01:18:47 Complete five challenges this season.

01:18:48 I'm already partway there.

01:18:51 15 shows without an injury.

01:18:54 Five shows with GM interference.

01:18:57 Okay, that one's a little bit tricky,

01:19:00 but I can get a start on that with Charlotte if I want to.

01:19:03 Eight shows with interference,

01:19:04 five Portscott Anywhere matches,

01:19:06 eight shows with a charity promo.

01:19:08 And I'm already partway there.

01:19:13 All right.

01:19:15 Five FCA,

01:19:16 15 no injury.

01:19:23 I mean, that one's not gonna be done for a few weeks,

01:19:25 so that's fine.

01:19:26 All right.

01:19:30 In that case, what I'll do is I'll kill two birds

01:19:36 with one stone and book a match here

01:19:41 with a GM interference to help out my lovely friend,

01:19:43 Charlotte there.

01:19:45 That's fine.

01:19:46 Even though she's poorly, I just want to get it done.

01:19:49 I can give her a week off next week.

01:19:51 And then we're gonna have LA night

01:19:53 and Seth Freakin' Rollins for the...

01:19:56 Should we make that a triple threat match?

01:20:00 And I'm gonna put Kevin Owens in there as well,

01:20:04 just to give us a nice spread of different matches,

01:20:08 'cause that gives us a tag match.

01:20:10 And I'll play my fixed match power card for Selena Vega,

01:20:14 which keeps a few promises

01:20:16 and helps me get one of the titles off Indie

01:20:21 so that I can start a feud with the tag belts elsewhere.

01:20:23 Hopefully Indie won't be too badly hurt.

01:20:26 We'll get a title match and a normal triple threat match

01:20:31 and our main event is a TLC match.

01:20:33 How are we doing on the time?

01:20:34 Three minutes left.

01:20:35 Good.

01:20:39 Look at those.

01:20:40 Is that always 10 under it?

01:20:42 I might, I've not got any power cards against me.

01:20:44 No, okay, fine.

01:20:51 Well, I'm intrigued by this legends thing.

01:20:56 So let's say, for instance, Eddie Guerrero,

01:20:58 rivalry zero,

01:21:01 rivalry zero.

01:21:09 Who thinks about rivalry?

01:21:10 You've got a rivalry.

01:21:11 You've got a rivalry.

01:21:12 Some of these people don't have, okay.

01:21:14 Maybe it is a thing later on in the series,

01:21:16 but currently nobody has a rivalry.

01:21:18 Oh, I always like signing Chyna when she's available,

01:21:22 but that's a lot of money to spend

01:21:23 on someone I don't know what I'm gonna do with yet.

01:21:26 Just trying.

01:21:30 Don't think I need a legend at the moment.

01:21:32 I think I'll save it for when I'm up against it.

01:21:35 I'm actually gonna buy myself another fixed match power card

01:21:38 'cause those can come in super handy.

01:21:41 And what's that?

01:21:43 False count anywhere, I can make it a decent match.

01:21:46 Is that, I've got a bit of budget.

01:21:48 I'm gonna buy that.

01:21:52 I don't know.

01:21:53 Cancel.

01:21:56 What was my, what am I gonna get from that?

01:21:58 Oh yeah, I'll take that.

01:22:00 Do I need that?

01:22:02 Right, who on my roster?

01:22:09 Could do with a popularity boost.

01:22:12 Who's under 60 popularity?

01:22:14 Candice LeRae, oh, it's Lena Vega.

01:22:19 Well, she'll go up a load.

01:22:20 Oh, I know, I know.

01:22:24 We're gonna play the To The Moon power card

01:22:27 on Jinder Mahal.

01:22:28 'Cause that'll make him a proper main event guy.

01:22:31 Kind of what they did.

01:22:34 Oh, I do have a Legend Whisperer, oh brilliant.

01:22:35 Okay, that's because we're both,

01:22:37 that's the GM and then the Fresh Meat was the show.

01:22:39 Okay, that's fine.

01:22:40 Do I wanna send anyone to the health bar immediately?

01:22:43 I don't think I do.

01:22:45 I'm not gonna be able to buy a new arena,

01:22:49 I'll save these for the arena card anyway.

01:22:51 Any other bookings I wanna do?

01:22:56 Get Candice, let's start the promo back.

01:23:05 And they're doing fine, I can save that for another week.

01:23:10 Wedley, 'cause you could, of your popularity,

01:23:18 don't wanna, I might whack you in on a charity promo.

01:23:23 Well, that's a lot of money for not a lot.

01:23:27 I don't know, I'll just give him some more popularity,

01:23:30 why not?

01:23:35 Where are we at?

01:23:36 16 seconds left, I think I'm quite happy with that show.

01:23:38 Tag team title opener.

01:23:39 Oh, don't do that, swapping those two.

01:23:47 Is that a Hail Mary?

01:23:49 I might as well swap those two as well, just to be safe.

01:23:52 I guess that that.

01:23:54 Your go, nice.

01:24:00 That was it.

01:24:01 All right, I don't know if I've booked

01:24:03 the most inspiring show,

01:24:04 but I've certainly booked a show.

01:24:06 So, did I tick off my,

01:24:10 I wrote a to-do list before I started that.

01:24:15 And I completed all four objectives on my to-do list.

01:24:17 That's very good, I've written down a plan for my show.

01:24:21 The plan mostly just says, "Buy people, buy them!"

01:24:25 There's some other stuff on here that might be useful.

01:24:28 The next song I'm gonna look for

01:24:30 is this Jeff Goldblum one by Matil.

01:24:34 We'll add that to the agenda.

01:24:35 Jeff.

01:24:39 - Quef.

01:24:39 - Goldblum.

01:24:40 - This is my time to hold it up.

01:24:44 - Ah, found it, Add to Queue.

01:24:47 - Add to Queue?

01:24:49 - Yes.

01:24:50 When it finishes, I'm gonna go on to the song.

01:24:52 - Right, okay, fine, fine, fine, fine.

01:24:55 - All right, are you ready?

01:24:56 - Yes.

01:24:57 - 'Cause I'm ready, see you in a bit.

01:24:58 Three.

01:24:59 - Two, one, go.

01:25:01 All right, what nonsense do you want?

01:25:02 Uh, you and Hayes as a tag team, get fucked, Ilya!

01:25:07 Uh, oh, I thought I could trust you.

01:25:11 Yeah, I don't care about that.

01:25:13 I think you should put me in a match with Dragunov.

01:25:14 Trust me on this.

01:25:16 Do you know what?

01:25:17 I was thinking the same thing.

01:25:20 It's been three weeks.

01:25:22 Good, okay, what are we doing?

01:25:26 Show your least popular available cruiser

01:25:28 is in a match this week.

01:25:29 Any cruise show logistics book this week will be three.

01:25:31 That's pretty good.

01:25:33 Okay, right, let's book some stuff in then.

01:25:36 We're gonna start over here.

01:25:37 So he's got 32 stamina.

01:25:40 How are you doing, Finn?

01:25:40 29.

01:25:42 Is it a risk to have them have a match?

01:25:45 Baby's got 21 stamina, Aska's got 31 stamina.

01:25:48 Is it a risk to have them have a match?

01:25:51 Okay, uh, I think I will risk it for a biscuit, though.

01:25:56 Uh, and we will do that.

01:26:01 Um, I was going to have Monsieur Ramon.

01:26:06 That's how that works, right?

01:26:09 He's calling out, who's he having a feud with?

01:26:10 Johnny.

01:26:11 All right, uh, I wanted to book Ilya Dragunov anyway

01:26:16 'cause he needs a feud, and T-Bar does seem like

01:26:19 a pretty good match for him.

01:26:23 Ilya is the only person with stamina on this entire roster.

01:26:27 That is insane, okay?

01:26:28 You're gonna have a little mid-card match.

01:26:30 Uh, I also put down, what did I put down?

01:26:33 Chance versus Baszler could be one that we do.

01:26:36 They've both got stamina.

01:26:40 We'll leave that like that for now,

01:26:47 and we'll come back to it.

01:26:49 So my least popular available cruiser.

01:26:51 So my only cruisers are fucking Joel bloody Wheeler.

01:26:56 Wheeler!

01:26:58 Okay, uh, sign three agents.

01:27:01 Should I just sign John Cena?

01:27:05 A cruiser and a boozer.

01:27:08 What have we got?

01:27:14 Cena the Giant.

01:27:15 Giovanni.

01:27:18 I could just permanently sign Theory

01:27:23 for what feels like spending too much money.

01:27:26 I could sign Noam Dar, but then that's,

01:27:28 stamina's really high.

01:27:29 What have we got in terms of legends?

01:27:37 So expensive, I don't know.

01:27:43 Hang on.

01:27:44 Hold the phone.

01:27:47 Hold the fricking phone, it's Kevin Nash!

01:27:50 I could put Kevin Nash.

01:27:54 Is Kevin Nash in a feud with,

01:27:56 who did I want there?

01:27:58 There was a cruiser that I was looking at.

01:28:01 So I'd have to turn,

01:28:02 I would have to turn one of Noam Dar's thingy,

01:28:08 'cause I can't pay off my Carmelo Hayes feud

01:28:11 until that is resolved with the injuries.

01:28:13 But I wanted a giant, so is there a good,

01:28:17 is there a nice giant?

01:28:18 A friendly giant?

01:28:20 A BFG?

01:28:21 (upbeat music)

01:28:23 Could also just get a specialist in.

01:28:29 Get five weeks of heart.

01:28:32 Put him into it.

01:28:35 This is the bit that I can't do quickly.

01:28:38 I can't look at all these things quick enough.

01:28:41 I have to do it to get the show paid for,

01:28:45 to see where my brain works.

01:28:49 'Cause basically I've got Wheeler.

01:28:51 Got stupid Wheeler, with no stupid match to have.

01:28:53 So I need a baby face specialist or a giant.

01:28:56 What have we got?

01:29:02 No.

01:29:05 No, no, no.

01:29:07 Good, okay.

01:29:10 And then over here.

01:29:11 Is it stupid to do Bret Hart versus Joel Wheeler?

01:29:18 It is.

01:29:19 But it's what we're gonna do.

01:29:21 (laughs)

01:29:27 We're gonna work with the NXT guys.

01:29:29 Where Bret Hart takes on the mighty, rubbish, Joel Wheeler.

01:29:34 Do you know what?

01:29:38 It's tables.

01:29:39 ♪ Cutting up the phone ♪

01:29:42 ♪ Leave me alone ♪

01:29:44 ♪ Tomorrow I'll be begging you to come home ♪

01:29:49 ♪ You know what I'm on ♪

01:29:53 Right, what else we got?

01:29:54 I don't know if I really wanna self-promo anyone.

01:29:58 Maybe the best one to do is have

01:30:01 Asuka just grow her popularity a little bit more.

01:30:05 She's okay on the money.

01:30:07 Well, damage her popularity, but I'm okay with that, I think.

01:30:10 See if we can get some money.

01:30:12 Let's have a little look at power cards, shall we?

01:30:15 That's two show bones, free arena booking.

01:30:20 Free advertising.

01:30:22 No, contract negotiation.

01:30:25 Oh yeah, that's, I'm gonna buy that as well,

01:30:29 'cause that's totally worth using at some point.

01:30:32 Okay, let's go back to my show.

01:30:37 Is the title match?

01:30:38 Probably should be slightly more.

01:30:41 I don't want them to get hurt,

01:30:42 so I want them to sort of get to the,

01:30:44 I want them to ideally get to the pay-per-view.

01:30:47 Let's give this a stick as well.

01:30:51 We risk Basler.

01:30:54 We risk Basler getting that stick,

01:30:55 so I think we just stick.

01:30:57 I think we just stick.

01:30:58 They're doing tables.

01:31:01 You guys are doing a regular match

01:31:02 in the hopes that that nets something,

01:31:03 but we don't kill T-Bar in the process.

01:31:06 And then, I mean, Raquel Rodriguez might as well

01:31:11 just do a promo and she'll do,

01:31:13 who do you think she'd call out?

01:31:17 Might as well.

01:31:22 Get her doing some work.

01:31:25 Okay, let's just look at the other stuff.

01:31:27 I've never had a chance to look at this before.

01:31:29 What's this do?

01:31:30 Spend money on promo, fulfill promises.

01:31:34 Okay.

01:31:35 (upbeat music)

01:31:38 Do I wanna do that?

01:31:46 I wanna do that.

01:31:47 Let's just do this.

01:31:49 Okay, then I'll have it.

01:31:53 Why not?

01:31:54 Don't go to the main menu, whatever you do.

01:31:59 You've got two seconds.

01:32:00 Hey, look, this has gone down.

01:32:04 All right, confirmed.

01:32:07 That's what happens when you tinker.

01:32:08 Confirmed.

01:32:12 I'm at 66% on the Tube Map quiz, by the way.

01:32:19 Quite pleased with myself.

01:32:20 Turns out if you just pop things in there like Woodford,

01:32:23 and then you go South Woodford, you get another one.

01:32:26 - Oh, that's good. - Bonus.

01:32:28 How are you?

01:32:29 Better week, yeah?

01:32:30 - Yeah. - Yeah?

01:32:31 - We've got an addition to the roster.

01:32:33 - Okay. - You're gonna enjoy,

01:32:34 I think. - You've got a smile

01:32:34 on your face, which leads me to--

01:32:36 - It's very silly.

01:32:37 - Okay, good.

01:32:39 Well, I'll begin with my triple threat

01:32:43 North American Championship match,

01:32:44 trying to force some kind of feud out here.

01:32:46 We got two baby face bruises, one specialist in the middle.

01:32:50 Maybe a new champ, maybe a rivalry.

01:32:53 Let's find out, I guess.

01:32:55 The pinfall goes to LA Knight, who retains his belt.

01:32:59 And I get a rivalry.

01:33:00 All right. - I am rallied.

01:33:01 - Good opener.

01:33:02 And that's a decent little feud to have.

01:33:04 Trying to continue the call out there,

01:33:06 Rhea Ripley calling out Indi Hartwell.

01:33:08 That's my feud. - Rivalry grows.

01:33:09 - Rivalry grows for the women's title.

01:33:10 That's a nice one.

01:33:11 Over on the mid card, Charlotte wanted interference,

01:33:15 and I promised her I would.

01:33:16 So, why not? - Why not?

01:33:18 Yeah, yeah. - There you go.

01:33:19 Let's see what happens here.

01:33:22 I can never understand how that interference works.

01:33:25 Also, I've just signed Gigi Dolan.

01:33:27 The first thing I've done is put her in a match

01:33:29 with Charlotte and-- - And fucked her over.

01:33:30 - Yeah, so, whoopsie.

01:33:31 - Welcome to NXT 2.0.

01:33:34 - Self-promotion from Candice LeRae.

01:33:35 She did such a good job on those dick pills

01:33:36 that I wanted to give her a moment in the sun on her own.

01:33:39 And it worked out for a three.

01:33:41 - You didn't have a stiff at that.

01:33:42 - No, I didn't.

01:33:43 I've got a double champ. - Wow.

01:33:45 - Which means I can't do any tag team feuds

01:33:46 without running the risk of Indi being in pain.

01:33:50 Meanwhile, Queen Zelina insisted

01:33:52 that she win her next match.

01:33:53 Fortunately, I've got a fixed match card.

01:33:55 So, if I played my card right,

01:33:57 our new tag team champions will be

01:34:01 Queen Zelina and Sami George. - Queen George.

01:34:04 - And I've got a tag team rivalry.

01:34:05 Well, it's not what I wanted.

01:34:07 - No. - But, I guess once Indi

01:34:10 and Rhea are blown off, I can do something with that.

01:34:13 Wesley gets a nice little pop of his rating.

01:34:16 And welcome to 2017.

01:34:17 (laughing)

01:34:18 Because the commissioner goal was a TLC match,

01:34:20 and I thought, why ever not?

01:34:21 I need a new world champ.

01:34:22 Edge has gone off to pastures new.

01:34:25 Randy Orton and Jinder Mahal will be taking on each other

01:34:28 in a TLC match to crown the new NXT 2.0 champion.

01:34:32 Who is it gonna be?

01:34:33 Who's gonna reach for that rainbow bell?

01:34:35 It's Randy Orton, ladies and gentlemen.

01:34:36 - Randy Orton. - And our rival,

01:34:37 we've got another, ooh, a classic.

01:34:38 - Classic.

01:34:39 - Absolute scandal. - Excuse you.

01:34:43 - Yes, Queen.

01:34:45 Well, I'll take it.

01:34:46 I didn't even do any shenanigans with that,

01:34:47 as far as I know.

01:34:48 All right, thank you very much, Randy and Jinder.

01:34:52 Proved you all wrong, didn't they?

01:34:53 All right, let's see about you.

01:34:55 Now emanating from the knacker's yard.

01:34:57 (laughing)

01:34:59 Ooh, okay, we've got a little rivalry here.

01:35:00 - We've got a little rivalry,

01:35:01 so I thought we would just have a match.

01:35:02 FaZe is in okay shape.

01:35:04 Katana Chance has got basically

01:35:06 the highest stamina on the roster.

01:35:08 We'll see where this goes.

01:35:10 - Shayna with the win. - Shayna with the win.

01:35:12 It's mediocre.

01:35:13 - And no further rivalry.

01:35:14 But you know, they've got to get out there.

01:35:15 Razor Ramon is continuing his fight.

01:35:17 - Razor Ramon calls out Jolly Gargano.

01:35:19 It does nothing.

01:35:20 Razor Ramon, obviously a terrible talker.

01:35:22 Famously rubbish at promo. - Famously bad.

01:35:24 And guess who's here?

01:35:25 - It's only Bret Hart.

01:35:26 (laughing)

01:35:27 - The take on Joel Wheeler on Foxcatcher

01:35:29 to determine which wrestling camp is the best.

01:35:31 - Exactly, yeah.

01:35:32 Is it the Hart family or Foxcatcher?

01:35:35 We're about to find out.

01:35:37 I had a commissioner goal

01:35:38 to book my lowest popularity cruiserweight,

01:35:42 which happens to be Mr. Wheeler.

01:35:43 - Oh, Wheeler's a cruiserweight.

01:35:44 Look at him, he's built.

01:35:45 - Yeah, I know.

01:35:46 - He's just, but he's absolutely tiny.

01:35:47 - Yeah, he's miniscule.

01:35:48 He's like Tom Thumb.

01:35:49 (laughing)

01:35:51 - No one can best him. - Mediocre match

01:35:52 from Bret Hart.

01:35:54 - Well done, Bret.

01:35:55 Asuka's done some advertising.

01:35:57 - But she's got a lot of money there for that.

01:35:59 - Yeah. - Fair play.

01:36:00 - She's a promo skill,

01:36:01 and she had really strong popularity,

01:36:03 so I was like, okay, it's fine to sort of

01:36:05 tank that a little bit.

01:36:06 T-Bar wanted a match with Ilya Dragunov,

01:36:08 which, you know, he might get injured in.

01:36:11 - He likes skirting on the edge, doesn't he, with T-Bar?

01:36:13 - That's his fault, if it happens.

01:36:14 - But it hasn't.

01:36:16 So far, you have booked-- - It hasn't, and no feud.

01:36:18 - A consistently mediocre show.

01:36:19 - Oh yeah, this is pure, pure,

01:36:22 the pay-per-view's coming up.

01:36:23 - That's good, though. - Why don't we

01:36:24 gross, though, between these two,

01:36:26 and we just gotta wait for EO to come back.

01:36:28 - Get better. - Raquel doing

01:36:29 all the heavy lifting.

01:36:29 - Look, hey, it worked.

01:36:30 - It did work. - You know?

01:36:32 Very effective.

01:36:33 - Well done. - And then we're having

01:36:34 a title match.

01:36:35 - Whoa, what level rivalry were they on?

01:36:37 Level three?

01:36:37 - These guys are on a level four rivalry.

01:36:39 - Currently? - Currently.

01:36:41 - Oh.

01:36:42 All right.

01:36:45 Okay, let's see what happens.

01:36:46 Big E retains.

01:36:50 It's amazing.

01:36:52 - That's fine.

01:36:53 - It's actually all right.

01:36:54 - That got us through the week.

01:36:55 That's okay.

01:36:55 - Yeah. - I'm absolutely okay

01:36:56 with that. - Interesting.

01:36:58 Do me a little solid.

01:36:59 Go down to the main event.

01:37:00 - Bap, bap, bap.

01:37:01 - Why was that so good?

01:37:02 Oh, they really went on it with performance.

01:37:04 - You rolled the performance high.

01:37:05 - They really did well there.

01:37:06 Popularity, oh, I also played a power card

01:37:10 to boost Jinder's popularity after his next match.

01:37:12 And it has done just that.

01:37:13 It's set him up to 75. - Okay.

01:37:14 Stamina's very low now.

01:37:16 - That's fine. - That's his Randles.

01:37:17 - They're not injured.

01:37:18 - No. - Which is a massive

01:37:19 improvement for my left shoulder.

01:37:20 - You've got the next week

01:37:21 and then you've got the pay-per-view, right?

01:37:22 - Well, there you go.

01:37:23 So I'll just get both the day off.

01:37:23 - Just limp off, limp through next week.

01:37:26 - That works.

01:37:27 - Limping through this entire pay-per-view cycle.

01:37:29 My hope is just get to the end of this

01:37:32 and then hopefully I can get to a position

01:37:33 where I can just have Bret Hart

01:37:35 versus Razor Ramon instead.

01:37:37 (laughing)

01:37:39 - NXT. - Like true NXT, baby.

01:37:41 - The land of tomorrow.

01:37:41 - All right, here we go.

01:37:42 This was good because, oh,

01:37:43 that was good Spider-Man rolling for performance.

01:37:46 - That's a slight stale.

01:37:48 - Okay.

01:37:49 - That's a bit of a nightmare.

01:37:50 - All right, what does that do?

01:37:52 - So basically people don't wanna see that rivalry anymore.

01:37:54 - Sure.

01:37:55 - So you can either, I mean,

01:37:58 you need to give them a week off

01:37:59 'cause their stamina's down.

01:38:00 You could try and blow it off

01:38:01 with a submission match at the pay-per-view,

01:38:02 which I imagine, I don't know if--

01:38:03 - Which is what my intention anyway was to blow it

01:38:05 off at the pay-per-view. - Probably fine then.

01:38:05 - Yeah. - Probably fine.

01:38:06 - My intention was to get it to the pay-per-view.

01:38:08 I needed something to fit in the main event slot

01:38:10 that would pop the main event.

01:38:11 Yeah, did this next week.

01:38:13 - That's fair. - Without having a break.

01:38:14 - That's fair.

01:38:15 - And then we're gonna do, this was fine.

01:38:18 - Well, I matched the match. - I'm annoyed by,

01:38:19 I'm annoyed about the rivalry.

01:38:22 This was, yeah, this was okay.

01:38:24 But there was nothing going on in here

01:38:25 and the rivalry did not grow.

01:38:28 So we're just gonna bang those two together

01:38:30 until something happens, I think.

01:38:32 I'm just gonna up the stakes every week.

01:38:34 It's gonna be, because that match was a tables match.

01:38:36 Next week, hell in a cell. - Right, extreme.

01:38:37 - Yeah, it's just gonna get bigger and bigger and bigger.

01:38:40 That's fine, that is fine.

01:38:42 We've got the rivalry to grow there, so I'm okay with that.

01:38:45 Right, let's go have a look at the old next bit.

01:38:47 Oh, still growing. - Still growing.

01:38:50 - Healthy growth, 1461, like that.

01:38:53 And a nice little payout there as well.

01:38:55 If you ask me, Jay Layton is playing with fire.

01:38:57 Not the smartest move to interfere in a match

01:38:59 and pick favorites on your own team.

01:39:01 - That's nice. - Seems like Ellie Knight,

01:39:03 Charlotte versus Gigi,

01:39:05 Sammy George and Selena worked okay as a tag team, I guess.

01:39:08 That's nice, given that they're champions.

01:39:11 They must completely hate each other,

01:39:13 running Jenna Mahal.

01:39:14 Keep going, keep going.

01:39:15 What else we got down here?

01:39:16 Any specialties? No.

01:39:17 Randy Orton, Luke Tixabelle,

01:39:19 you pity a bad superstar like Ellie Knight

01:39:21 and give them a free win.

01:39:22 Even I can be generous sometimes.

01:39:24 Okay, Seth, tweet away like you always do.

01:39:27 All right, that'll do me.

01:39:30 Yeah, let's see how you are.

01:39:32 - Okay, 1461 to beat.

01:39:34 Oh, that's okay. - Yeah.

01:39:38 - Keeping pace. - Edging.

01:39:39 - Oh, and I've made that money.

01:39:41 - Look at you go.

01:39:42 - Made a lot of money. - You did.

01:39:43 - Nearly 100K there.

01:39:45 Okay, wow, Hart was on the card tonight.

01:39:47 He's still got it.

01:39:48 Yeah, he fucking does.

01:39:49 - Oh, that was your ad revenue.

01:39:50 You got a nice little pitch from that, didn't you?

01:39:51 - Yes, I did, yeah.

01:39:52 Really missing EO Sky.

01:39:54 Hope for a quick recovery.

01:39:55 Asuka trying to sell us stuff tonight,

01:39:57 but at least it was fairly entertaining.

01:39:59 Love Big E.

01:40:00 Not getting many notes about this, really.

01:40:03 Respect where it's due.

01:40:04 Good match, Shayna Baszler from Katana.

01:40:05 Johnny, keep running your mouth while you can, Razor Ramon.

01:40:07 It's gonna be wired shut for a while after next week.

01:40:11 Yeah, well, if your rivalry would grow, mate.

01:40:14 - If only.

01:40:15 - There's no point in you going on Twitter

01:40:16 and calling him out if your rivalry hasn't grown

01:40:18 in the actual game where I need it to grow.

01:40:21 Idiot, Johnny.

01:40:21 Idiot.

01:40:23 All right.

01:40:24 - All right.

01:40:25 - Continue.

01:40:26 - So we've both got a little,

01:40:27 oh yeah, I got a nice little injury rehab.

01:40:28 You can do that.

01:40:29 - You lucky bastard.

01:40:30 - Fortunately, none of my people are injured currently.

01:40:33 - Free crew booking.

01:40:34 - Okay, decent, decent.

01:40:35 Ah, inspiring loyalty 'cause you kept your promises.

01:40:39 - I did, yes.

01:40:41 - Look at you go.

01:40:41 To the moon.

01:40:42 - Moon, only usable on Superstars

01:40:43 with less than 60 popularity.

01:40:44 - I'm going to populate the Superstar then next match.

01:40:46 - That's what just pushed Jinder over the edge.

01:40:47 - That's interesting.

01:40:48 - That's quite nice.

01:40:49 - Very, look at the difference in budgets here.

01:40:51 (laughing)

01:40:52 I'm working with half the money, guys.

01:40:54 - Yeah, but you're working with two legends.

01:40:56 - I am working.

01:40:57 - And I'm building my own like Jinder Mahal.

01:40:59 Legend of the TLC match.

01:41:00 - It's 'cause I can't afford to buy them.

01:41:03 I can't afford to buy new talent.

01:41:04 - You gotta rent new talent.

01:41:05 - 'Cause they're too expensive,

01:41:06 so I'm having to rent legends.

01:41:07 - Yeah.

01:41:08 (laughing)

01:41:10 - So I thought Bret Hart was only like 50K

01:41:12 and Noam Dar was 100K.

01:41:15 - Value yourself, Bret.

01:41:17 Come on, come on, man.

01:41:18 - Luke, back to you.

01:41:22 - Oh, sorry, sorry, I was waiting for my cue.

01:41:25 An incredible week of action there.

01:41:28 Laurie Blake just about holding onto

01:41:31 that number one position,

01:41:33 but for how long as the truth continues to book,

01:41:38 solid weekly television.

01:41:41 Title matches, triple threats,

01:41:43 fatal four ways, tag titles.

01:41:46 You absolutely love to see it,

01:41:48 apart from Jinder Mahal in the main event

01:41:50 against Randy Orton.

01:41:52 But hey, you know,

01:41:54 Dijak and Elia, I bet you that was good.

01:41:57 I bet you that was good.

01:41:57 I bet you that was fun to watch.

01:41:59 So yeah, we have got an incredible action

01:42:01 going on at the moment,

01:42:02 and we have got some comments from you here

01:42:04 in the Ultra Chats.

01:42:05 And I say Ultra Chats, it's not Ultra Chats, is it?

01:42:07 So I'm going over to patreon.com/wrestletalk,

01:42:10 signing up for Patreon at our $5 level

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01:42:18 So you have your statement read out on the air,

01:42:19 like Sean, who said,

01:42:21 "Let's go Laurie,

01:42:23 as a member of the follicle less society,

01:42:25 win it for all of us."

01:42:27 - It's not what we're calling it.

01:42:28 - I think it is though.

01:42:29 - You don't get to name it,

01:42:30 it's not what we're calling it.

01:42:31 - Well, what he has called it,

01:42:32 what Sean has called it is the Bald World Order.

01:42:36 - The New World Balder.

01:42:37 - That's good. - That's good.

01:42:39 - The New World Balder. - It's right there

01:42:40 staring you in the face.

01:42:41 - Is it good?

01:42:41 What do we say, good, NWB?

01:42:43 - You have so much face.

01:42:45 Just keeps going all the way over the back.

01:42:47 - So yeah, it is incredibly tight race

01:42:51 as we're about to head into our penultimate week.

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01:43:35 'Cause both of those,

01:43:36 I will say that Jeff Goldblum song was also banging.

01:43:39 - That was a good one.

01:43:39 - Yeah.

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01:44:17 - And we are back live here on Parts Fun Known.

01:44:21 Apologies for some technical difficulties,

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01:44:38 We're gonna be heading on over to our place.

01:44:39 (laughing)

01:44:41 It's a good job.

01:44:42 - Have a sit down Rich.

01:44:43 - It's a good job the producer Rich is here.

01:44:46 Thank you very much.

01:44:47 So yeah, producer Rich has fixed the issue now.

01:44:49 So we can crack on, go into our penultimate week.

01:44:52 You probably just missed the little chat

01:44:53 that we had about me wanting to have some lunch.

01:44:55 So we're gonna have that in a...

01:44:57 I'm gonna have that while our contestants book their shows.

01:45:00 Are you boys ready?

01:45:02 - Yes.

01:45:03 - Then we're gonna head on over to Laurie Blake

01:45:05 representing Wednesday Night NXT

01:45:07 and Dan Layton representing NXT 2.0.

01:45:12 - I cannot stress enough

01:45:14 that that is literally all they missed.

01:45:15 - I checked the stream ended on you asking me

01:45:18 if you could recommend me a song.

01:45:20 I said no.

01:45:21 And then you started talking about wanting lunch.

01:45:24 You missed nothing.

01:45:25 In the meantime, you're gonna get your headphones on?

01:45:27 - Yes, they're here.

01:45:28 - Lovely.

01:45:29 - I found them again.

01:45:30 - Fabulous.

01:45:31 I'm gonna...

01:45:32 - I'm gonna pick a song.

01:45:33 - Love that.

01:45:36 Everything going fine.

01:45:37 I was in the chat during the break to chat to everybody.

01:45:41 But while you're getting your headphones on

01:45:42 and getting yourself sorted,

01:45:43 I'm gonna get my game face on,

01:45:44 eyes on the prize later and let's do it.

01:45:46 And pop on a little timer.

01:45:50 You ready, babes?

01:45:52 - Yeah, man.

01:45:52 - He's jamming.

01:45:53 What are you jamming?

01:45:54 - Stand Atlantic.

01:45:55 - Stand Atlantic.

01:45:56 You're ready?

01:45:58 Let's go.

01:45:59 Three, two, one.

01:46:02 Seven minutes on the clock.

01:46:03 I've already done my to-do list.

01:46:04 Oh no, I've just bastardized myself.

01:46:07 Three or four seconds.

01:46:08 We're in Omaha.

01:46:09 Who cares?

01:46:10 Jive Owens is up at the end of the week.

01:46:11 Mate, how are you doing?

01:46:13 Am I gonna stiff you as well?

01:46:14 You're satisfied.

01:46:15 No, I'll tell you what.

01:46:16 You can have all your money, Jive Owens.

01:46:18 I'm never letting you go.

01:46:20 Gigi versus Charlotte.

01:46:21 It's okay to match.

01:46:22 Oh, go away, triplates.

01:46:23 You know I only did that as a throwaway.

01:46:25 Charlotte's thrilled that I carried my promises

01:46:27 and Gigi is for your...

01:46:28 Dan, what was all that about?

01:46:29 Sorry, G.

01:46:30 Sorry, giggles.

01:46:31 Love you.

01:46:32 But she doesn't seem too upset about it.

01:46:34 Logan is still having a rest.

01:46:36 Is there anything else I've got on the agenda?

01:46:39 No.

01:46:41 Okay, fine.

01:46:42 I've got some contracts coming up in a couple of weeks,

01:46:44 but they are my lower...

01:46:46 Lower rank roster's Jinder.

01:46:52 Oh, he's gonna cost me a pretty penny.

01:46:55 So first on my agenda is to rest Jinder and Randy

01:46:58 for the week because I believe both of them are on...

01:47:01 Yeah, that's a low stamina, isn't it?

01:47:02 24 for you and 23 for you.

01:47:05 They're both having the week off.

01:47:06 The rivalry's on level three.

01:47:08 That's absolutely fine.

01:47:08 That's actually exactly what I wanted.

01:47:10 Um, in the meantime...

01:47:14 Oh, Indy's doing all right with stamina.

01:47:16 So if I book her to...

01:47:21 Oh, wait.

01:47:21 The titles did change.

01:47:22 Oh, fine.

01:47:23 If I book her to call out Rhea,

01:47:26 she got...

01:47:29 Who's got the better promo?

01:47:32 Oh, Rhea has.

01:47:32 Well, we'll just do another one of those then.

01:47:35 But we'll put it in the main event promo slot, I guess.

01:47:37 I don't know if that makes any difference whatsoever.

01:47:40 In the meantime...

01:47:42 Oh, bleeding heck.

01:47:46 Yeah, we'll do this.

01:47:54 We'll do Seth and LA Knight

01:47:59 in a steel cage match for the title

01:48:02 because that might up the rivalry an extra slot.

01:48:09 But it does cost high stamina.

01:48:11 But a 41 LA Knight's not gonna get injured.

01:48:15 Let's see then.

01:48:16 Over on the power card, Hype.

01:48:17 Best friends forever.

01:48:19 Oh, that's a good one, isn't it?

01:48:21 Do I have...

01:48:22 Right, health spa.

01:48:24 Who needs it the most?

01:48:25 I'm gonna give it to Jinder.

01:48:36 I'm gonna give it to Jinder because...

01:48:39 I'm gonna try and make it so that Jinder wins the title,

01:48:42 which is gonna be controversial.

01:48:45 But hey, the game tried to hinder Jinder.

01:48:49 The truth ain't gonna.

01:48:50 Where are we on the time?

01:48:51 Four minutes left.

01:48:52 Right, so logistics just to keep going.

01:48:54 I could sign a legend.

01:49:03 Who have we got on the legends roster?

01:49:05 It's got 10.

01:49:05 I'm looking for a 10 week.

01:49:06 Macho man for 10 weeks.

01:49:09 Oh, good guy, macho man.

01:49:11 Good guy, Steve Austin for 10 weeks.

01:49:14 And I need a good guy fighter.

01:49:16 Or do I need a bad guy fighter?

01:49:18 I think I need a bad guy fighter.

01:49:19 I could have Jake the Snake for three weeks, 10 weeks.

01:49:22 Although if I sign Stone Cold for nothing,

01:49:24 I could always...

01:49:27 'Cause I've got that.

01:49:28 I could always have him do a Hilton promo.

01:49:31 Who would I wanna put him against is the question.

01:49:34 Jinder is a...

01:49:36 Oh, Jinder's a bad guy bruiser.

01:49:38 Oh, mate, that could be my ticket.

01:49:41 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:49:43 We're doing it.

01:49:44 Sign free agents.

01:49:46 Nope, nope.

01:49:48 Power cards, legend whisperer, confirmed.

01:49:50 'Cause I don't know that Stone Cold...

01:49:55 Oh, do I get the rock?

01:49:58 Good guy specialist, is that better for...

01:50:00 Oh, that's only five weeks.

01:50:01 Good guy fighter, Stone Cold Steve Austin.

01:50:06 We're doing it for nothing.

01:50:07 For absolutely nothing for 10 weeks.

01:50:09 And I can always do a role change with him.

01:50:12 They are expensive, but if I need a bad guy fighter,

01:50:16 I can always do a role change.

01:50:17 Is Logan...

01:50:18 What's my...

01:50:19 Oh, I got it.

01:50:20 Ensure your least popular available giant

01:50:21 is in a match this week.

01:50:22 And that is...

01:50:22 (singing)

01:50:26 Marseille.

01:50:27 All right, fine.

01:50:29 Um...

01:50:30 I'll tell you what.

01:50:37 Why not give him some reps with Marseille in the meantime?

01:50:43 That won't probably start a feud because Marseille...

01:50:48 What a TLC match, are you joking?

01:50:50 I'll get my table, why not?

01:50:52 Well, it shouldn't start a feud because he's a giant,

01:50:54 but you never know.

01:50:55 Um...

01:50:56 Ooh.

01:51:03 Bobbles is back to some health.

01:51:07 I'll tell you what.

01:51:10 Just to make absolutely certain that doesn't start a feud,

01:51:14 let me put in Wesley.

01:51:17 'Cause it's his match specialty as well.

01:51:19 And their rivalry isn't stale anymore.

01:51:20 Did they have a rivalry?

01:51:21 I feel like they did.

01:51:22 Either way.

01:51:24 Um...

01:51:25 Oh Jesus, one minute 36.

01:51:28 I'm gonna whack on...

01:51:30 Candice and GG.

01:51:33 And I'll tell you what, I'll do...

01:51:36 How about this?

01:51:39 Gonna even the odds.

01:51:40 Because one of my goals is to book five GM interferences.

01:51:45 So that'll mean I've done two of those,

01:51:47 which can take me down to three.

01:51:49 And then here,

01:51:50 I just need something else to fill a spot, to fill a gap.

01:51:55 Oh, I know what I'm doing.

01:51:56 What am I thinking?

01:51:57 They've both got really good stamina.

01:51:59 So if I give them a tables match,

01:52:03 and I give them...

01:52:07 Oh no, don't need that.

01:52:08 If I give them...

01:52:09 I don't know if I wanna do that.

01:52:18 Might just give a normal.

01:52:23 And I'll do drop call out Selena.

01:52:25 So then I can maybe blow that one off

01:52:26 at a pay-per-view as well.

01:52:29 I'll give a...

01:52:31 Get some money back from an advertising promo from...

01:52:35 Charlotte, 'cause she can take a hit.

01:52:36 Any power cards I wanna get, two times advertising cost.

01:52:42 This week, so that's a this week when I do that one.

01:52:44 That's a this week.

01:52:47 Guinness look.

01:52:49 Best friends forever.

01:52:52 That's a really good power card.

01:52:53 I should not wanna use it.

01:52:55 Advertising cost, we're not doing advertising

01:52:56 for a while, are we?

01:52:58 No.

01:52:59 So I don't need that just yet.

01:53:01 Well, that's my choice.

01:53:05 There you go, bud.

01:53:07 Hello.

01:53:11 Hello.

01:53:12 - You confirmed, I haven't seen it.

01:53:14 - I have confirmed it.

01:53:15 I can't remember if I've missed something.

01:53:17 - No? - No.

01:53:18 'Cause I was dilly-dallying with the power cards.

01:53:22 So I don't know whether or not

01:53:22 I've missed something and I'm sure

01:53:24 they'll tell me in the chat.

01:53:25 But again, I did that, I did that, I did that.

01:53:28 - You've got a to-do list.

01:53:29 - I did that and I did that.

01:53:32 So that's probably fine.

01:53:33 - Great. - All right.

01:53:34 We're back onto my Nostalgia 2006 playlist.

01:53:38 When last we left it, we had, who was it?

01:53:43 Oh, Nelly Pitardo, "Promiscuous."

01:53:45 - Yes, very good.

01:53:45 - So now we're gonna go on with Britney Spears' "Gimme More."

01:53:47 Very pertinent for the week.

01:53:49 She's got a new book out.

01:53:51 It's Britney, bitch.

01:53:52 - I like the fact that "Promiscuous"

01:53:53 and "Gimme More" also match up.

01:53:55 That's nice.

01:53:55 You're just listening to the horny playlist.

01:53:57 - I was very horny.

01:53:58 I just turned 16 in fairness.

01:54:00 - All right, let's do this.

01:54:03 He's gone.

01:54:05 All right, in three, two, one, go.

01:54:09 Okay, Finn, what do you wanna say?

01:54:10 Finn is saying to me, "A bit disappointed,

01:54:14 "but that's on me.

01:54:15 "Held up your part, I didn't follow through.

01:54:16 "I appreciate you.

01:54:17 "Great work on your boss."

01:54:18 Thank you, Finn, specialist.

01:54:21 "Can't wait to put on a great show for the crowd."

01:54:23 Hey, that's cool.

01:54:24 "Do not book your most popular fighter this week."

01:54:28 Okay, I think that should ultimately be fine

01:54:31 because who is my most popular fighter?

01:54:34 Fada, fada, fada.

01:54:36 Razor Ramon is 69.

01:54:38 66, Asuka.

01:54:41 66, Bala.

01:54:43 Oh, that's difficult, though, Triple H,

01:54:44 'cause I wanted to book Razor.

01:54:46 I needed him 'cause he's got stamina.

01:54:48 That's absolutely boning me.

01:54:50 Okay, show logistics.

01:54:51 Let's do the bits first.

01:54:54 ♪ Give me more, give me more ♪

01:54:57 All right, what do I get for this anyway?

01:54:59 Reduces the probability.

01:55:00 No, I need that!

01:55:04 I need that so badly!

01:55:06 I actually have to not book Razor Ramon.

01:55:11 Oh, you bastard!

01:55:13 You bloody bastard!

01:55:15 All right, let's do this.

01:55:18 We are going to use this on Ilya Dragunov.

01:55:22 Confirm that.

01:55:23 We're gonna push him to the moon!

01:55:25 We're gonna buy this boy.

01:55:30 Thank you.

01:55:31 And we are going to use that immediately.

01:55:36 Who are we gonna use this on, though?

01:55:37 Who's not appearing on this show this week?

01:55:40 Probably...

01:55:41 Either Bheesh, Asuka, or Baszler, I think.

01:55:48 I don't know.

01:55:49 Asuka's doing okay, Bailey's doing okay,

01:55:52 so it's probably Bheesh or Baszler.

01:55:54 Probably on Bheesh, I think.

01:55:56 Okay, cool.

01:55:59 All right, let's do some matches then.

01:56:08 So, I need to not book Razor versus Johnny, unfortunately.

01:56:13 That's really pissing me out!

01:56:16 But we will do Johnny calling out Razor

01:56:18 in the hopes that that does something instead.

01:56:21 Johnny's good on the mic,

01:56:22 so maybe we get somewhere with that.

01:56:24 We're gonna do Brett versus Joel

01:56:27 in a series of escalating stakes matches.

01:56:32 We've done tables!

01:56:35 So, what do we do?

01:56:38 Oh, let's put the additional rivalry levels,

01:56:40 but we haven't got a rivalry yet,

01:56:41 so we're not gonna do that.

01:56:42 Horse count anywhere.

01:56:43 Don't really wanna do that.

01:56:45 That's probably too much.

01:56:47 Medium stamina cost, a bit of extreme rules.

01:56:49 Why not?

01:56:50 That might end up in the opener, we're not sure yet.

01:56:53 We are desperately trying to have Ilya Dragunov

01:56:56 actually start a feud with T-Bar,

01:56:58 the world's most injured man, who has 20 stamina.

01:57:02 But we will run the risk for the boost in popularity.

01:57:06 Now, next thing.

01:57:09 The next thing.

01:57:10 Luke, do you wanna eat a bit quieter, mate?

01:57:11 You put me off.

01:57:12 - Sorry.

01:57:13 So we could, ooh, we could get Riddle for five weeks,

01:57:18 and we could put him against Creed?

01:57:23 That's interesting.

01:57:24 We could get Liv in against...

01:57:27 Liv and Tamina we could get for pretty cheap, actually,

01:57:31 for a fair amount of time.

01:57:34 I did kinda wanna start a women's feud

01:57:38 at some description.

01:57:41 All right, so then the other thing we were gonna do was...

01:57:44 We're just gonna run Shayna Baszler into the ground

01:57:48 and see what happens.

01:57:49 Okay.

01:57:54 Then this was going to be...

01:57:57 I think the problem is, I do Azkabalia,

01:58:01 I run the risk of that going stale,

01:58:03 which is kind of against my plans,

01:58:07 but I really wanted...

01:58:09 I could get someone in for Mello, I guess,

01:58:12 and just do a Mello match, 'cause he's okay,

01:58:14 and Champa's back after the pay-per-view,

01:58:16 so that might be fine, just for...

01:58:17 My problem is, right, my problem is,

01:58:24 is that it's not offering me the people I need

01:58:27 in the roles that I need.

01:58:28 So I could get Liv and I could get Tamina,

01:58:32 or I could sign a legend.

01:58:33 Who could I sign?

01:58:34 This is what happens every time I sign a legend.

01:58:37 This is what happens every week.

01:58:39 I'm like, "Who could I get?"

01:58:40 And then I'm just like, "I'll just get Brett Hart, I guess."

01:58:44 No, no, no, I don't like any of this.

01:58:47 I don't like any of this.

01:58:48 I don't like any of this.

01:58:51 Right, so I don't...

01:58:54 By not booking him, that's fine.

01:58:58 (groans)

01:59:00 Why is it so hard?

01:59:01 (groans)

01:59:04 (sighs)

01:59:06 Right, okay.

01:59:09 No.

01:59:16 I don't want to run Asuka and Bayley

01:59:20 and risk it backfiring.

01:59:22 What I realistically wanna do

01:59:26 is just have Asuka do a self-promo

01:59:29 to boost her popularity,

01:59:32 'cause she did that charity one for me.

01:59:34 And then I want to do...

01:59:36 I just need to get any old bod in from there, though.

01:59:40 Any old bod, any dream will do.

01:59:43 I could also get Riddle and Omos

01:59:47 and just do a match between those two for a bit.

01:59:50 Or Riddle and Julius Creed, choose, choose.

01:59:52 I think I will actually do it.

01:59:54 I'm gonna sign Riddle.

01:59:55 I'm gonna sign Creed.

02:00:01 (clattering)

02:00:04 Stop pressing all the buttons, Laurie.

02:00:06 Stop pressing all the buttons, you idiot!

02:00:08 Matt Riddle versus Creed.

02:00:13 Make the tables, 'cause that's fun.

02:00:15 And then we'll work out the order.

02:00:17 So that doesn't have a...

02:00:20 That does have a rivalry growing into it.

02:00:24 This one doesn't.

02:00:27 None of these other ones do,

02:00:30 so I'm just gonna put this here

02:00:31 in the hope that Bret Hart drags that up.

02:00:34 And then we just hope that he doesn't get injured.

02:00:36 Just give someone a chance to put themselves over.

02:00:40 We just have Raquel keep calling out

02:00:43 Eo while she's not around.

02:00:51 I think I'll do that.

02:00:53 Don't wanna play any more of these.

02:00:58 No, I wanna play all these next week.

02:01:00 Okay.

02:01:01 I think I'm ready.

02:01:03 Five, four, three, two, one.

02:01:07 Confirm.

02:01:09 At least something went on the air, right?

02:01:11 Damn, welcome back.

02:01:13 What's north of Wood Green?

02:01:17 Is there anything?

02:01:18 Does anyone live there?

02:01:19 Is it a barren wasteland?

02:01:21 - Wood Green's in that annoying bit

02:01:22 that's just over from Walthamstow.

02:01:24 - Yeah, well, I got Walthamstow.

02:01:25 I've been--

02:01:26 - We're talking Piccadilly line, right?

02:01:27 - Yeah, yeah, so I've done Manor House,

02:01:29 done Turnpike Lane, got to Wood Green, and then what?

02:01:32 I've got one for the next round.

02:01:35 Cockfosters, I've got Cockfosters, Oakwood, and Southgate.

02:01:40 And then there's that bit in the middle,

02:01:41 which I don't believe really exists.

02:01:43 I don't believe anyone's been there.

02:01:45 In the meantime--

02:01:45 - That's where Alexander Palace is.

02:01:47 - Yeah, but that doesn't have a tube station.

02:01:48 Devastating.

02:01:49 - It's Wood Green.

02:01:50 - So I've gone and bought Stone Cold Steve Foster.

02:01:53 - We had the money.

02:01:54 - We had the money.

02:01:55 I've got a long-term game plan for him,

02:01:56 but in the meantime, I thought,

02:01:58 the best way to re-debut him

02:01:59 will be a table-stripple threat match

02:02:00 with Marseille and Wesley.

02:02:01 - Lovely, yeah, that's a really nice use of him.

02:02:03 - My goal here is to get the pop from the crowd

02:02:06 because Stone Cold Steve Austin showed up,

02:02:08 but to get Mace and Wesley

02:02:10 to avoid starting a feud with any of them.

02:02:13 So we'll see what happens.

02:02:16 Wesley wins, and Austin starts a feud with Marseille,

02:02:21 which the people who have been watching

02:02:23 know was the exact thing I was trying to avoid,

02:02:25 'cause I nearly booked them in a singles match.

02:02:26 My commissioner goal was to get Mace on the card,

02:02:29 essentially.

02:02:30 That is deeply irritating, but I guess that's fine.

02:02:35 Dudopp calls out Zelina to further a feud.

02:02:37 It doesn't work.

02:02:38 What a shock.

02:02:39 Probably no one could understand her.

02:02:40 She's broadly Scottish.

02:02:41 Now, you might see what I've done here.

02:02:44 - You're interfering on the other side.

02:02:45 - I'm interfering for Gigi, 'cause I felt bad.

02:02:47 She sent me an email, she was quite upset,

02:02:49 and I thought, well, you know what, might as well.

02:02:51 - Now you're just gonna get,

02:02:52 you're gonna daisy chain through this game.

02:02:53 - Yeah, that's a really good idea.

02:02:54 - 'Cause now you have to do it for Candice.

02:02:56 - Yeah, we'll see what happens.

02:02:58 So, well, it didn't help Gigi.

02:03:01 - You actually put her off.

02:03:02 - She was so distracted by the lights flickering

02:03:05 off my belt.

02:03:06 I thought I'd use Charlotte for a little bit

02:03:07 of an advertising promo, 'cause she can handle

02:03:09 a bit of mum-mums.

02:03:10 Then we're looking to continue the feud

02:03:12 between Bobby Roode and Jive Owens.

02:03:15 So let's see how that's gone.

02:03:18 It's a normal match.

02:03:19 I toyed with putting them in a big match,

02:03:20 but Jive has got a bit of an injury.

02:03:22 Well, it did nothing, so whatever.

02:03:25 At least it was a good match.

02:03:26 - Well, this is good though.

02:03:27 This is good for you, for the pay-per-view.

02:03:29 - Well, I wanted to rest Indi as well,

02:03:30 'cause she was a bit poorly.

02:03:31 She's been pulling double duty with two belts,

02:03:34 Indi two belts, Indi heart belts.

02:03:37 - It didn't work.

02:03:39 - Anyway, look, but that worked.

02:03:41 Level three rivalry, happy days,

02:03:42 and a title match steel cage between Seth and LA Knight,

02:03:46 'cause I was hoping that this might push them up

02:03:48 an extra bit in their rivalry the week

02:03:50 before the pay-per-view.

02:03:52 Let's focus on LA Knight's stamina.

02:03:54 - Yeah, steel cage match pushes the rivalry up,

02:03:57 but it does some damage.

02:03:59 - It does some damage, but we'll see what happens.

02:04:02 Let's stimulate that.

02:04:03 LA Knight retains once again.

02:04:05 He's on the streak of his life.

02:04:07 It did exactly what I wanted it to do, and they're fine.

02:04:09 Yes, lad.

02:04:10 - Let's go, come on.

02:04:12 - All right.

02:04:13 Oh, Blake Gold, see what you got done for me.

02:04:17 - All right, here we go.

02:04:18 In the escalating feud.

02:04:20 - That is definitely actually a feud.

02:04:21 - When they're not having a feud,

02:04:22 I'm just gonna make it a feud.

02:04:23 They've had a tables match, and now it's extreme rules.

02:04:26 - I love it.

02:04:27 - Brett the Hitman Hub versus Foxcatcher's Joey Wheeler.

02:04:31 - And it's time wizard.

02:04:33 - Time chat, Joey Wheeler.

02:04:35 Brett wins again.

02:04:36 - Naturally.

02:04:37 - Hey!

02:04:38 - Hey, we finally got it off the fucking blocks.

02:04:40 - Escalated.

02:04:41 Yes, it did.

02:04:42 - Brett versus Wheeler.

02:04:45 That's great.

02:04:46 At the pay-per-view, they could do something really big.

02:04:49 That's fun.

02:04:51 Okay, and then we've got Johnny Gargano

02:04:52 calling out Razor, which grows their rivalry to level two.

02:04:56 Annoyingly, I couldn't book Razor on the show

02:04:59 because it said, "Don't use your most popular bruiser."

02:05:02 And I wasn't gonna do it.

02:05:04 I didn't really care about it until I saw the power card.

02:05:07 - Right.

02:05:08 - And when you see the power card,

02:05:09 you'll know why I needed it.

02:05:11 - Ah, oh, that's interesting.

02:05:13 Okay, well, that was a good way of getting involved

02:05:14 in the show without having to actually use it.

02:05:16 - Exactly.

02:05:16 - Did the job, and then bless the heart.

02:05:18 - Matt Riddle and Julius Creed have joined the roster.

02:05:20 - They've shown up.

02:05:21 You finally went with a Creed brother.

02:05:22 You were very anti the Creed brothers for a while.

02:05:24 - I was anti the Creed brothers,

02:05:25 but now that, 'cause eventually I'm gonna partner up

02:05:27 with Joel Wheeler.

02:05:28 - Ah!

02:05:29 - And they're gonna be team Foxcatcher.

02:05:30 - Love that!

02:05:31 - See?

02:05:32 - Perfect, I also see you've gone for the bigger arena.

02:05:35 - Yes.

02:05:35 - Good shout.

02:05:37 - I've gone for the bigger arena every round

02:05:38 apart from the round where you made it impossible

02:05:40 for me to buy it.

02:05:41 - Oh, all right.

02:05:41 - Yeah.

02:05:42 - Fair play.

02:05:43 - One, two, it's over.

02:05:45 - Hello, Matty. - Here we go, Matt Riddle.

02:05:47 - And I got it.

02:05:48 - No, that's fine, the rivalry's good.

02:05:49 - How many rivalries have you,

02:05:50 I feel like you've got about 12.

02:05:51 - Yeah, this is my page of rivalries

02:05:53 that are currently happening, if you wanna see that.

02:05:55 - That is a lot, you've got a lot of level one,

02:05:57 level twos. - I've got one, two, three,

02:05:58 four, five, six, seven, eight, nine rivalries.

02:06:00 - Nine rivalries, okay, okay.

02:06:02 - Just gotta choose something.

02:06:04 - Women's champ Asuka.

02:06:06 - Okay, no popularity.

02:06:08 - She was on the show.

02:06:08 - Yeah, she was on the show, that's fine.

02:06:11 - Elia Dragunov versus T-Bar,

02:06:12 let's get something cooking or injured T-Bar.

02:06:14 - I don't care which.

02:06:15 (laughing)

02:06:18 - T-Bar wins. - T-Bar wins.

02:06:19 - But at what cost?

02:06:20 - A rivalry!

02:06:21 - Hey, that's another one, you've run out of space.

02:06:24 - I've got 10.

02:06:25 (laughing)

02:06:27 - Like this is the thing, everyone on your roster

02:06:29 basically at this point is in a rivalry,

02:06:30 you just can't use any of them.

02:06:32 - Oh no, yeah.

02:06:33 But this is the good thing,

02:06:34 I can ping pong between all these rivalries

02:06:36 for a bit of time.

02:06:37 - Yes, Raquel Rodriguez.

02:06:38 - So wait, hang on.

02:06:39 - Doing the work.

02:06:40 - Injury wise, is EO back next week?

02:06:43 - EO's back, she was out for three weeks from week two,

02:06:47 so I don't think so, I think she is back.

02:06:48 - She might be though, sometimes.

02:06:49 - After the pay-per-view.

02:06:50 - Well okay, well that's good though.

02:06:51 - But if not, that's getting paid off, yeah.

02:06:52 - And you can blow it off the week after

02:06:53 with a submission, so you're fine.

02:06:54 - Exactly.

02:06:55 - Yeah.

02:06:56 - And then, we run the risk with Baszler here,

02:06:58 but I thought let's just,

02:07:00 there's something to do in the main event.

02:07:01 - Yeah.

02:07:02 (game announcer speaking)

02:07:03 (bell ringing)

02:07:04 Love that.

02:07:05 - Another mediocre match, but they have grown to a three,

02:07:08 which is what I wanted before the pay-per-view.

02:07:10 - Look at, and Katana Chance is so--

02:07:11 - And Baszler did not get injured.

02:07:13 - She's so pleased about it.

02:07:15 Look at the smile on her face.

02:07:16 - These two mediocre idiots having mediocre matches.

02:07:19 (laughing)

02:07:20 - All right.

02:07:21 - Absolutely destroyed me in terms of the level of booking.

02:07:25 - But we both got good booking.

02:07:26 You had the consistency.

02:07:27 - Drama curve.

02:07:28 - Yeah, the very least, you didn't get a poor finale.

02:07:31 - No, the drama curve is watching my lads

02:07:33 limp through their weekly scheduled matches.

02:07:36 Do you wanna look at any of these?

02:07:37 - No.

02:07:38 - No, I don't think I want to.

02:07:38 - They were fine.

02:07:40 - What is it about these two that's not working together?

02:07:42 Why do they hate each other?

02:07:43 - They like getting there now.

02:07:44 - They're both, I mean, the only thing I can think of

02:07:46 is that one of them's a specialist, but even so.

02:07:48 - Yeah.

02:07:49 Yeah, we've got a lot of specialists on the game.

02:07:52 - But that's what they're there for.

02:07:53 - Yeah, well, the problem is,

02:07:55 every time I go to the roster page

02:07:56 to look to buy someone who I need to fill a certain slot.

02:07:58 - A lot of specialists.

02:07:59 - And all the opposite.

02:08:01 So like, either they're heel or face,

02:08:03 and it's like, I need them this week.

02:08:04 I don't need them in two weeks' time.

02:08:06 - Yeah.

02:08:07 I got a stone cold with a contingency plan

02:08:09 in case I need to turn in.

02:08:11 - Well, this is it.

02:08:11 I've got enough people that hopefully

02:08:14 just some submission matches and some promos

02:08:16 will get me to places where I can actually have rivalries.

02:08:19 - 'Cause you haven't got enough of them.

02:08:20 - Well, that I want to pay off.

02:08:21 - Yeah.

02:08:22 - You know, like one's--

02:08:22 - Having rivalries is not the problem.

02:08:23 - The ones that work together, I think, is the main thing.

02:08:25 'Cause at the moment, everything's sort of

02:08:26 hinging on specialists.

02:08:27 - Yeah.

02:08:28 - Nothing gets big or popular.

02:08:29 - Maybe have a submission week.

02:08:31 - Oh, yeah.

02:08:32 Everyone injured again.

02:08:33 - Submission match injured the hell out of Edge, so.

02:08:35 Then you just release him.

02:08:35 - I'm gonna have so many people on my roster

02:08:37 by the end of this game.

02:08:38 (laughing)

02:08:39 All right, here we go.

02:08:41 Stone Cold back in the ring.

02:08:43 47, we're over the 1500 mark.

02:08:46 That's nice.

02:08:47 That's 47,000 is a lot of people.

02:08:49 All right.

02:08:51 Missing Bobby Lashley's matches.

02:08:52 Yeah, I just haven't had a place to put him.

02:08:55 Wow, that was awesome.

02:08:56 Daniel J. Layton came out of nowhere

02:08:57 to help GG against Candice LeRae.

02:08:58 I thought they were all on the same team.

02:09:00 Well, we are, it's just days, Jane.

02:09:01 Okay, okay, no specialisms.

02:09:05 Sure, everyone's just doing fine.

02:09:06 I guess I'm not booking them in a big match, so.

02:09:08 - Yeah, here we go.

02:09:09 - Maybe that's what it is.

02:09:10 - Ooh.

02:09:11 - Nothing massive.

02:09:12 - Ooh.

02:09:13 - Yeah, significantly lower than yours.

02:09:16 - I think I've overtaken you.

02:09:17 - I think you probably have here.

02:09:19 Not good, 'cause Dan's got that power card.

02:09:21 - I have.

02:09:22 And look, Katana Chance was happy.

02:09:26 - Yeah, I know.

02:09:27 - Just happy about it.

02:09:28 - I mean, if two of my people hadn't been injured week two.

02:09:30 - Yeah.

02:09:31 (laughing)

02:09:32 - I wouldn't have had to spend so much money

02:09:33 starting level one feuds with everyone.

02:09:36 - So did you do your commissioner goal?

02:09:39 - Yes, I did.

02:09:40 - You got your card.

02:09:41 - I should have my card.

02:09:41 - Happy days.

02:09:43 - Let's find out, then.

02:09:44 - Okay, I think I did mine.

02:09:45 - I'm pretty sure I did mine.

02:09:47 Coast to coast.

02:09:48 - Commissioner's goal for the week, oh, coast to coast,

02:09:50 which is a GM to interference.

02:09:51 Ah, well, maybe I'll continue.

02:09:53 - Yeah.

02:09:54 - That helps me.

02:09:55 - There we go.

02:09:56 - Ah.

02:09:57 - There's your match physio.

02:09:58 - Love, you did need that.

02:09:59 - I did need that.

02:10:00 - Lovely.

02:10:01 Ooh, he's number one.

02:10:05 He's clawed it back.

02:10:07 - Look at the budget difference as well.

02:10:08 - Oh.

02:10:09 - Oh yeah, jeepers, creepers.

02:10:11 - Just spend your way out.

02:10:14 - Saving it, saving it for the big show.

02:10:15 - Yeah.

02:10:16 - To get the big show in.

02:10:17 That's my trade with AEW.

02:10:19 Well, so it all rests on this week.

02:10:21 Last week, I was in this position too,

02:10:23 and you still took over me.

02:10:24 So let's, I mean, you did have a special card.

02:10:26 Do you have any special cards?

02:10:27 - No.

02:10:28 - Oh, well, I guess we'll have to wait and see.

02:10:30 Luke, dad.

02:10:30 - I'm not far behind.

02:10:32 - You aren't, that's true.

02:10:33 - Another big week here

02:10:37 on the Wednesday Night War.

02:10:39 And once again, at the top of the table,

02:10:42 he is top of the pops.

02:10:44 It is Daniel J. Layton.

02:10:47 By, you know, not an insurmountable lead,

02:10:51 but still a lead nonetheless.

02:10:52 Dan Layton is once again back in the number one position

02:10:55 on the Wednesday Night War.

02:10:56 Consistent, solid booking has paid off,

02:10:59 as well as not having a roster full of hurting people,

02:11:04 which is what has cursed Larry Blake

02:11:06 throughout this pay-per-view cycle run.

02:11:08 If you wanna get your thoughts on this show,

02:11:10 head on over to patreon.com/wrestletalk,

02:11:12 and leave a comment on a post that we've got over there,

02:11:15 and I'll read it out on the air, like these ones.

02:11:17 Dan, we've got a song suggestion for you.

02:11:18 - Huge.

02:11:19 - So during our next one,

02:11:21 could you please listen to

02:11:24 "Through the Fire and Flames" by Dragonforce?

02:11:26 Now, Andrew has done that for a reason.

02:11:30 It is very long.

02:11:32 I think it might even be about seven minutes.

02:11:34 - Let me have a look.

02:11:36 - C. Dean here says,

02:11:37 "Dan, if you're a fan of Country, I recommend Sophia Scott.

02:11:41 Love her brand new album.

02:11:42 She reminds me of Carrie Underwood."

02:11:44 - I do love Country.

02:11:45 What was that?

02:11:47 - Sophia Scott.

02:11:48 - Okay.

02:11:50 Top song is called "Tex on the Beach,"

02:11:53 so we'll whack that on there.

02:11:55 - There you go.

02:11:56 Arnie the Ghost said,

02:11:57 "Is Larry's favorite song 'Break Stuff' by Limp Bizkiz?"

02:12:00 Because that is what he's gonna be listening to,

02:12:02 because that's what he's gonna be doing with his roster.

02:12:05 - I can't help it.

02:12:07 (laughing)

02:12:08 It's not my fault, they're just not getting better,

02:12:10 and I'm not getting any cards, and I've got no money.

02:12:13 - And Joshua says, "I can't watch this live,

02:12:15 but remember, fight and win."

02:12:17 And that's currently what Dan Layton is doing.

02:12:21 We do have one other suggestion in for a song

02:12:24 from a Luke Owen.

02:12:28 That is "Pink Hotel" by Scene Queen.

02:12:33 - I'll just, thank you, Luke,

02:12:37 if you could thank Luke Owen for me.

02:12:38 - I will do.

02:12:39 - Just tell them they have to put in another chat,

02:12:41 just sign up for another Patreon.

02:12:43 - Yeah, if they can bump themselves up

02:12:45 to the Pledgehammers, I'll consider it.

02:12:47 - Okay.

02:12:48 - 'Cause the Pledgehammers is a really good tier.

02:12:50 - Okay, I'll see what I can do.

02:12:52 - Feed it back to them.

02:12:53 - I'll feed it back to the chat.

02:12:55 But yeah, I think we're about ready,

02:12:57 so you head back on over.

02:12:58 So just remember, folks,

02:12:59 it's time to get your dates in the diary,

02:13:00 because this is our final week for this stream.

02:13:04 But that doesn't mean that the game is over.

02:13:07 It will continue on November the 29th.

02:13:11 That is another Wednesday.

02:13:12 And Wednesday, November 29th, 2023,

02:13:14 same bat time, same bat channel,

02:13:16 where we'll be doing weeks 11 through 15

02:13:18 of the Wednesday Night War.

02:13:20 Head on over to patreon.com/resttalk

02:13:22 to get your final comments in.

02:13:25 And we're gonna head back on over to our players

02:13:28 if they are ready.

02:13:30 - Yes, lads. - Yes.

02:13:31 - It's time to head on back over

02:13:33 to Laurie Blake, NXT, and Dan Layton, NXT 2.0.

02:13:38 Take it away, lads.

02:13:40 - I think I will, you know.

02:13:41 - I'm bloody nervous now.

02:13:42 - You're gonna be all right.

02:13:43 - I don't know if Theo's back or not.

02:13:45 - I mean, she could, now, do you have--

02:13:47 - This could be full feud payoff week.

02:13:49 - I don't really need to give anything away for you.

02:13:51 Do you have an injury rehab card?

02:13:53 - No.

02:13:54 - If there's one of the power cards, buy it.

02:13:55 - Yes, yes.

02:13:56 - 'Cause she'll be available immediately.

02:13:57 - Yes, I know.

02:13:58 - I'm gonna go around, do it.

02:14:00 All right, 'cause I want to see that match now.

02:14:02 I want Io and Raquel to have their moment in sight.

02:14:04 - Yeah, well, Raquel's just been standing in the ring

02:14:05 being like, "Now, Io, when you come back from being injured,

02:14:08 let me tell you what I'm gonna do to you.

02:14:09 I'm gonna re-injure you."

02:14:10 - Wait, when she says, "When you're back,"

02:14:13 Raquel, she got her back.

02:14:18 - What back?

02:14:19 The whole thing?

02:14:19 - Yes, she got her back.

02:14:20 It was a limp joke, I tried my best.

02:14:22 But we've got a stressful week, we've got a book of pay-per-view.

02:14:25 The jokes can't be on fire.

02:14:27 What you got?

02:14:28 - What have I got?

02:14:29 I don't know, I haven't decided the pay-per-view jam.

02:14:31 I feel like we need a sudden tonal shift.

02:14:33 - You do.

02:14:34 - Something inspiring.

02:14:35 - Something to lift you.

02:14:36 - What is inspiring to me?

02:14:38 - "Rampant" by Stan Bush.

02:14:39 - Oh yeah, I'm gonna listen to "The Touch."

02:14:41 What's that by Stan Bush?

02:14:43 - Lovely.

02:14:44 - Great song, by the way.

02:14:44 - "Touch."

02:14:45 All right, you ready, Al?

02:14:47 Seven minutes on the clock.

02:14:48 - You got the touch!

02:14:50 - Well, I will say, the singing and the performance

02:14:53 really did help him last time.

02:14:54 Do you remember when he was Hamilton for a bit

02:14:56 and then suddenly took over?

02:14:57 Right, here we go.

02:14:58 Seven minutes on the clock.

02:14:59 Three, two, whoa, hang on.

02:15:01 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

02:15:03 Three, two, one, go!

02:15:06 Oh, I nearly forgot.

02:15:07 Back in Houston, can't wait to put on a show for my crowd.

02:15:10 Good job I got you then.

02:15:11 Hey, thanks for showing up and making me look like a joke.

02:15:12 You're a real pal, I'll remember this.

02:15:14 Well, guess what, Candice?

02:15:15 It's your turn this week.

02:15:16 Have at least one "Hell in a Cell" match this week.

02:15:20 What do I get for it?

02:15:21 "Hell's Bar 3," that'll do ya.

02:15:23 Fine.

02:15:26 (hums "Hell's Bar 3")

02:15:29 All right, book show.

02:15:33 Main event is gonna be Randy and Jinder.

02:15:36 We're gonna, I guess that,

02:15:37 maybe that's the "Hell in a Cell" match.

02:15:38 We'll book it immediately just to see what happens.

02:15:41 Although that's gonna instantly make Jinder poorly.

02:15:43 So maybe we won't.

02:15:44 Maybe instead we'll make this one.

02:15:48 Where are they?

02:15:51 Indies at 42.

02:15:53 I'll make that.

02:15:55 (laughs)

02:15:57 I danced too much and I hit my head.

02:15:58 He danced too close to the sun.

02:16:00 Oh no.

02:16:01 Oh, Icarus.

02:16:02 (laughs)

02:16:04 I'll make that one

02:16:06 stamina boost low.

02:16:12 We'll do that one instead.

02:16:13 Make that last man standing.

02:16:15 What else have we got?

02:16:21 Oh, I wanted to blow off some fuse, didn't I?

02:16:24 Jive Owens.

02:16:25 There you go.

02:16:27 This'll do it.

02:16:28 Or am I gonna give India rest?

02:16:31 Right.

02:16:34 Question is, do I wanna put Jive Owens and Bobby Roode

02:16:37 in a "Hell in a Cell" match?

02:16:38 I'm gonna have

02:16:42 Seth Rollins call out LA Knight.

02:16:47 Take that to a level four.

02:16:48 Because I know some of you are probably writing in the chat

02:16:51 that I might have forgotten.

02:16:52 I'm actually, oh.

02:16:54 Hello.

02:16:55 I'm actually not going to play my network special

02:16:57 power card this week.

02:16:58 And I'll tell you why.

02:16:59 I've already taken the lead

02:17:00 and he's got a roster of people,

02:17:03 the land of the broken bones.

02:17:04 So I might need this in the future.

02:17:08 And right now I feel pretty confident

02:17:10 that I'm gonna put on a good show.

02:17:11 So rather than use it to get a boost

02:17:14 and then potentially come up trumps

02:17:15 or come up against trouble, I'm gonna keep it.

02:17:18 What I am gonna do is fix the match

02:17:21 so that Jinder becomes my champion.

02:17:23 Because that way I can put a few

02:17:25 between Jinder Mahal and Stone Cold Steve Austin,

02:17:27 the three matches we all wished to see.

02:17:29 What I am gonna do is do a fatal four way.

02:17:33 Am I?

02:17:38 No, 'cause that's not gonna blow off the feud.

02:17:42 We'll get some people on the card though.

02:17:44 We've put Charlotte on the card,

02:17:45 Gigi on the card, Candice on the card,

02:17:50 and Sammy George can have a go too.

02:17:53 And I'll do a GM interference this time for Candice.

02:17:55 Hooray!

02:17:56 Where am I time wise?

02:18:00 Four minutes left.

02:18:01 I think I'm not gonna make you a...

02:18:03 I will make you a backstage brawl though.

02:18:09 'Cause that way I've got my Helena Selle.

02:18:11 I don't wanna do it.

02:18:15 Helena Selle, 80-42, 89-52.

02:18:19 You can take the backstage brawl damage.

02:18:21 And we'll do, I'll do a tag team match.

02:18:24 Have I got the people?

02:18:27 No, I haven't.

02:18:29 There you go, that's what I'll do.

02:18:30 I'll do a submission match between these two.

02:18:33 And that'll blow that off for me.

02:18:36 Don't need a charity promo.

02:18:40 Injury rehab, I don't need that.

02:18:44 Forged in fire.

02:18:45 Ooh, I could use that and guarantee...

02:18:46 There, I'm taking that one.

02:18:48 I could use my forged in fire.

02:18:49 Oh, I'll use my coast to coast as well

02:18:51 'cause I'm booking a GM interference.

02:18:52 Plus two show bonus.

02:18:53 There you go.

02:18:54 So that's the other thing.

02:18:55 I can save my network special 'cause I'm using that.

02:18:57 I'm giving myself a boost in other places.

02:18:59 Okay.

02:19:00 Do I wanna get that forged in fire?

02:19:03 We'll buy these special effects.

02:19:08 The show is costing a lot of money.

02:19:11 So I will give myself free arena booking

02:19:15 to take that cost down a little bit.

02:19:17 Um...

02:19:18 208.

02:19:21 And hopefully I'll get another one of those sometime soon.

02:19:25 Done that, done that, done that.

02:19:28 Two minutes and 37 seconds.

02:19:29 Right.

02:19:30 Let's think about this.

02:19:33 Is there anyone in the free agents?

02:19:36 (laughs)

02:19:37 He's just there waiting for a call.

02:19:39 AEW haven't picked him up yet.

02:19:41 Oh, Becky.

02:19:43 Oh, I love a Becky.

02:19:46 Yeah, I'm not gonna buy her though.

02:19:48 Cena.

02:19:50 No, the Northern Light.

02:19:52 Well, I'll be looking to flesh out my women's tag division.

02:19:55 So, but we'll save that.

02:19:57 If Rhea wins that belt, who have I got there?

02:20:02 A bad guy bruiser.

02:20:04 So I'll need a good guy fighter.

02:20:05 I could put Candice back in.

02:20:07 Alternatively, there's Trish.

02:20:15 There's Trish.

02:20:16 But we'll save that.

02:20:18 In the meantime,

02:20:21 is that backstage brawl cost a load of money?

02:20:24 A bunch of...

02:20:25 Do I need it?

02:20:27 I don't think I do.

02:20:30 Iron Man's much better.

02:20:33 Is it worth the 1,000 fans?

02:20:39 The 10,000 fans at 90K?

02:20:41 I don't know, you know.

02:20:42 I don't know if it is.

02:20:45 On a feud that involves Jive Owens and...

02:20:47 Well, I guess.

02:20:48 I just don't wanna go over budget

02:20:51 and then lose all of that money that I've saved.

02:20:53 'Cause I've just bought a new arena.

02:20:57 No, bought that new logistics.

02:21:00 We'll leave it for now.

02:21:01 Do I wanna do any of the call-outs?

02:21:07 No, we'll get a self-promo in from Logan

02:21:13 to put him back up the roster

02:21:14 and I'll get charity promo from Kevin Owens,

02:21:17 which means I can maybe get some fans

02:21:19 and that means I can take that down to an Iron Man.

02:21:20 All right, fine.

02:21:21 That feels like a nice compromise.

02:21:24 And then for the last one,

02:21:25 an advertising promo from Wesley.

02:21:27 Why not?

02:21:28 He's got a lot of...

02:21:29 That recoups some of that cost as well.

02:21:31 Yeah, I think that's a nice balance.

02:21:33 So I'm not using the power cards,

02:21:34 rivalry on cooldown, flare and the wraith.

02:21:36 Were they in a rivalry?

02:21:38 Oh, fine.

02:21:39 Swap you out for...

02:21:43 Selena, I guess.

02:21:45 Oh, that's three.

02:21:46 Swap you out for two, drop, fine.

02:21:50 No cooldowns.

02:21:52 That feels like a good show.

02:21:54 And we're at 10 seconds left.

02:21:55 So, "Hell in a Cell" opener,

02:21:57 Iron Man, "Tiles on the Line",

02:21:58 "Tiles on the Line", blah, blah, blah.

02:22:01 "Submission to close that off",

02:22:02 "Hell in a Cell", I did free arena booking.

02:22:04 All right, we're gonna do it.

02:22:05 Confirm booking right now.

02:22:07 Ready, babes?

02:22:11 - Hello.

02:22:12 - My headphones are very nice.

02:22:13 - Thank you, I'll make new ones.

02:22:15 - I'll have those when you finish then.

02:22:16 - All right.

02:22:17 - How about that?

02:22:17 - I'm like four years old.

02:22:18 (laughing)

02:22:19 - But I'm tacky and cheap.

02:22:21 So, how was that?

02:22:23 - That was good.

02:22:24 I feel like I booked a decent show.

02:22:25 - Yeah.

02:22:27 - I had a bit of back and forth right at the end there

02:22:28 about how I was gonna use my money.

02:22:31 'Cause I, in life, operate on the David Beckham model,

02:22:34 which is just get money and spend it.

02:22:35 - Yes.

02:22:36 - But you can't really be that way

02:22:38 when you've got this marathon, not a sprint.

02:22:39 - Yeah, all right.

02:22:40 - So. - For sure.

02:22:41 - Right, let's crack on with this.

02:22:43 We'll do Dragon Force for a bit.

02:22:45 And then I'm gonna--

02:22:46 - Not for the whole time.

02:22:47 - Well, if I don't like it, I'm not gonna sit here

02:22:48 and let's do it for the whole time.

02:22:49 So I'll skip over to some country music.

02:22:51 'Cause I love it.

02:22:52 But in the meantime, enjoy your show, my friend.

02:22:55 - Thank you.

02:22:56 Let's see where we get to.

02:22:58 In three, two, one, go.

02:23:02 Right, Joe Wheeler, contracts up at the end of the week.

02:23:06 What are you doing?

02:23:07 What are you up to at the moment, Joel?

02:23:08 You're having a little feud with somebody.

02:23:10 (upbeat music)

02:23:12 Yeah, you've started a few Bret Hart, it's taking a while.

02:23:15 10K.

02:23:16 Yeah, actually, you already have that, that's great.

02:23:21 Let's do that.

02:23:23 10K, that's nice and easy. - This is so much.

02:23:26 - Yeah, great.

02:23:27 Where have you been?

02:23:28 So we had a partnership, you've had my back.

02:23:30 You haven't been able to have a match, you idiot,

02:23:32 'cause you're injured.

02:23:34 You don't seem to remember that you got injured

02:23:40 and you couldn't be in a match.

02:23:41 How can I be in your corner if you can't have a match?

02:23:44 Too much time shouting at Smash that Champ.

02:23:45 I've wasted a minute shouting at Smash that Champ.

02:23:47 Oh my God.

02:23:48 Run a main event, I know the fans will be excited.

02:23:50 Would mean a lot to me for my career.

02:23:52 Main event, yeah, you were gonna main event

02:23:56 this bloody pay-per-view, Asuka.

02:23:58 What do you think was happening?

02:24:01 Which of your least popular available staff

02:24:02 for a match this week?

02:24:03 On the pay-per-view?

02:24:04 Or is it not a countdown to Hell in a Cell?

02:24:06 It's not Hell in a Cell yet.

02:24:07 I thought it was Hell in a Cell.

02:24:09 We still on the countdown.

02:24:10 What week is it, Luke?

02:24:14 This is pay-per-view?

02:24:16 Yeah.

02:24:17 Yeah, okay, 'cause it said countdown to Hell in a Cell,

02:24:19 it threw me off and it's like, yeah, I'm not gonna book.

02:24:21 That's so weird.

02:24:23 Anyway, let's...

02:24:24 I don't, yeah, thank you.

02:24:26 We're gonna go to the power cards first 'cause we've got...

02:24:29 Any advertising show logistic will be booked,

02:24:32 will be free, confirm.

02:24:34 Free arena booking, confirm.

02:24:40 (upbeat music)

02:24:42 Title matches booked for this week

02:24:45 will receive a large match rating bonus, confirm.

02:24:47 We have to spend, we have to spend

02:24:51 because Dan has got that card.

02:24:53 Hello, injury rehab, total cost 30K.

02:24:56 I'll be having that, thank you.

02:24:58 Hello.

02:25:03 Welcome back, EO, welcome back.

02:25:07 Right.

02:25:09 That changes things.

02:25:11 'Cause we can have Hell in a Cell

02:25:12 and we can have it for free, boom.

02:25:14 And then advertising, we can have advertising for free.

02:25:18 So 50K for this tier two one, that's free.

02:25:23 Might do that.

02:25:24 They're unavailable.

02:25:25 Oh, they're unavailable, so I could just do this.

02:25:27 Whatever.

02:25:28 Well, if I can't unlock that to week 15,

02:25:31 what's the point in that card?

02:25:32 Doesn't matter.

02:25:34 Save it up, yep, fine.

02:25:35 Should've known that before I pressed it.

02:25:37 Admittedly, that was my fault.

02:25:39 All right, we're gonna have this.

02:25:41 We're gonna spend.

02:25:42 We're not gonna spend on that though.

02:25:46 We're gonna do Asker versus Bailey in a title match.

02:25:51 Well, they've both got some stamina now,

02:25:56 so we can afford to go a little bit more,

02:25:59 a little bit more dramatic.

02:26:00 I don't wanna necessarily go too crazy

02:26:04 'cause that stamina cost is too high.

02:26:07 So I'll probably just do, that's very high.

02:26:12 I'm just gonna do Extreme Rules.

02:26:15 That's taken off the title match.

02:26:18 Put that back on.

02:26:19 Right, okay, that's one.

02:26:21 Bijan Bala in their title match.

02:26:25 And we are gonna do, how long have we got?

02:26:28 Three minutes, that's fine.

02:26:30 Oh.

02:26:33 What was their stamina's?

02:26:34 Their stamina's are bad.

02:26:36 So I could, ooh.

02:26:38 Okay, well this is like the end of the view.

02:26:41 So I'm gonna give them Helena Cell.

02:26:43 And what I'm gonna do is give Bala a massage personally.

02:26:48 I will personally give Bala a massage

02:26:50 to stop him getting injured here.

02:26:53 Pre-physio.

02:26:53 Finn Bala.

02:26:58 Yes, I really want to reduce your chance of injury.

02:27:02 I also don't really want you to win the championship.

02:27:04 But that's fine.

02:27:06 We're gonna go back over here.

02:27:08 We are now gonna do, we've got Baezler and Katana Chance

02:27:12 who we can blow off as well.

02:27:13 Baezler quite likely to get injured.

02:27:17 But I don't mind that.

02:27:19 Just gonna let them do that in tables.

02:27:21 I've got EO Sky and Raquel Rodriguez

02:27:23 who are both rested up.

02:27:25 Oh no, she's only gone down to one week.

02:27:26 I thought I just cured EO.

02:27:28 - It was two down to one.

02:27:29 - Oh, was it two down to one?

02:27:30 So it was only for one week.

02:27:31 She's back next week.

02:27:32 Fine.

02:27:34 Sure.

02:27:34 This is what happens.

02:27:36 These things are so small.

02:27:38 I can't, I can barely see this.

02:27:41 Right, okay.

02:27:42 That means we've got more interesting things to do.

02:27:45 For the sake of the show, we'll put that in the middle.

02:27:47 Right, Razor and Johnny.

02:27:49 Johnny and Razor.

02:27:53 Gonna risk an injury for Johnny.

02:27:59 But we're gonna grow the rivalry.

02:28:01 (laughs)

02:28:03 Oh yeah.

02:28:06 I forgot he's a champion.

02:28:07 There we go.

02:28:08 Thank you, Luke.

02:28:10 Luke's closer to the screen than I am and you can see more.

02:28:14 And then we've got like one random slot left on the card,

02:28:18 which we'll give to somebody.

02:28:20 We'll put all of the feuds in.

02:28:25 (dramatic music)

02:28:28 Riddle.

02:28:32 Three.

02:28:33 Threat heart.

02:28:37 Wheeler.

02:28:39 Fatal four-way.

02:28:42 Heart's got low stamina,

02:28:44 but I'm not adverse to making this a bit spicier.

02:28:49 We try and grow the rivalry massive,

02:28:53 but it's high stamina cost.

02:28:55 Quality boost medium, quality boost high.

02:28:59 Ah, do you know what?

02:29:02 That's fine for me.

02:29:02 I'm into that.

02:29:03 And then, didn't book it.

02:29:07 Do it properly, Laurie Blake.

02:29:09 My goodness gracious.

02:29:11 Wasting time.

02:29:14 This is the bit that panics me.

02:29:16 I've done a single run in this whole game.

02:29:20 Move up.

02:29:23 Look at T-Bar's stamina, that's ludicrous.

02:29:26 Right, that's booked.

02:29:27 Got some promo slots.

02:29:28 Why don't you promo yourself?

02:29:31 Why don't you do some charity?

02:29:36 We need to recoup some of the cost of this pay-per-view

02:29:40 that we've overspent on.

02:29:42 And then it's very quickly,

02:29:43 Simica's already got three agents.

02:29:44 Oh, we're gonna make him into,

02:29:45 she's very expensive, we're gonna jump Cena.

02:29:48 I haven't got time to look at this realistically,

02:29:49 so I think we're just gonna stick with that.

02:29:53 Done all that, done my logistics.

02:29:56 Have I done this?

02:29:57 I actually have done that.

02:30:00 I actually have done that.

02:30:02 Look at that.

02:30:04 Daniel.

02:30:09 Yes!

02:30:11 My goal for the stream was to get to 72.6 on the tube map.

02:30:17 And I've done just that, Laurie.

02:30:19 Go me, go me.

02:30:22 I was very disappointed.

02:30:23 Dragon Force I enjoyed.

02:30:25 Very disappointed though when I skipped over

02:30:26 to listen to Sophia Scott to learn that the song

02:30:31 that I had picked is actually a collaboration

02:30:33 she did with Iggy Azalea.

02:30:35 That was unpleasant to get.

02:30:37 It was like a jump scare.

02:30:39 So I moved on.

02:30:40 All right.

02:30:42 - Let's see what you got.

02:30:43 - Let's see what I've got.

02:30:44 Welcome to my first show.

02:30:46 What?

02:30:47 Oh, right.

02:30:49 So.

02:30:50 - Here we go.

02:30:51 - I booked Hell in a Cell match.

02:30:52 Not only was it the pay-per-view bonus,

02:30:54 it was also my commissioner goal.

02:30:55 And I couldn't decide where to put it.

02:30:56 But Indie with 42 stamina, Ria with 80.

02:31:01 I thought, you know, hopefully Ria will take the win here

02:31:04 and we'll get a new champ.

02:31:06 And Indie can go off and have a rest.

02:31:08 But we'll see.

02:31:09 The proof of the pudding will be in the eating.

02:31:11 And that's not what happened.

02:31:12 Instead Indie wins.

02:31:13 - But it was legendary.

02:31:14 It was huge.

02:31:15 - Massive.

02:31:17 Good for you, Indie, I suppose.

02:31:18 Well, off you go.

02:31:19 You can take a little,

02:31:21 I'll find someone for you and we'll do a call out.

02:31:25 Seth, once again, awful at call out promos.

02:31:28 Are we sure he's not a good guy in the game?

02:31:29 - Just can't get him cooking with LA Knight.

02:31:30 - Doesn't wanna make it happen.

02:31:32 Hopefully we've got an IMO match here

02:31:33 that's gonna blow off a few between Bobby Roode

02:31:36 and Jive Owens.

02:31:38 'Cause I've got a plan for Owens.

02:31:40 So let's see what happens when we stimulate this rivalry.

02:31:44 Bobby Roode takes the win.

02:31:46 The rivalry is complete.

02:31:47 It's a great match.

02:31:48 Happy with that.

02:31:49 Logan's back on the main roster.

02:31:51 He's had some time on the shelf.

02:31:53 Little self promo there.

02:31:55 And we have once again done a GM interference here.

02:31:57 The chain continues.

02:31:58 This one is on behalf of Candice Array.

02:32:00 Yeah, it is.

02:32:01 Yeah, it's just 'cause I'm over on that corner.

02:32:04 Trust and believe.

02:32:06 - Oh, and there you go.

02:32:06 - And it's got a little rivalry between Giggler and Candice.

02:32:10 But that means I can use my GM interference

02:32:12 on either Dewdrop or,

02:32:14 it depends on who's the most upset

02:32:15 when the email me next week.

02:32:17 Okay, Kevin Owens with the charity promo.

02:32:20 3,500 was decent.

02:32:22 Yeah, it could be better, but decent.

02:32:24 Blowing off the rivalry here with Stone Cold and Marseille.

02:32:28 - Oh, you just done a submission straight away.

02:32:31 - Yeah, I didn't want it.

02:32:32 - You just don't want it.

02:32:32 - Didn't want it.

02:32:33 Didn't want it, put it in the bin.

02:32:34 - Very good.

02:32:35 - Here they are.

02:32:36 Good match.

02:32:37 Austin gets the win.

02:32:37 That'll do you.

02:32:38 Rivalry complete.

02:32:39 Wesley advertising promo.

02:32:40 Nice bit of money there.

02:32:42 Recouped some of the costs of that submission match.

02:32:44 - Very good, yeah.

02:32:45 - And he had all right popularity

02:32:46 for someone I'm not really that much.

02:32:48 And then in our main event,

02:32:49 as a last man standing match

02:32:50 between Randall Keith-Horton and Jinder Mahal.

02:32:53 And I may or may not have used the fixed match power card.

02:32:56 - Yes.

02:32:57 - Because I want nothing more than to see Jinder-

02:33:01 - Retain.

02:33:02 - Raise a title above his head.

02:33:03 - In a classic.

02:33:04 - In a classic.

02:33:06 So we started and finished with a legendary and a classic.

02:33:08 I'm really happy with that.

02:33:09 I think I've done a good show there.

02:33:11 It may interest you to know,

02:33:13 I didn't use a network special card.

02:33:15 - Did you not?

02:33:16 Oh, that's huge.

02:33:17 - 'Cause I felt like I'd taken you over

02:33:18 and I felt like I could book a decent show

02:33:20 and there might come a point where I come a cropper.

02:33:22 - You desperately need it.

02:33:23 - So yeah.

02:33:24 - Yeah, yeah.

02:33:24 Makes a lot of sense.

02:33:25 - Put it in the back pocket for now.

02:33:27 Tell me what you've done.

02:33:29 - Well, I've done this.

02:33:30 - Lovely.

02:33:30 - So I've done a head in a cell between Big E and Finn.

02:33:33 I gave Finn a personal rub down

02:33:34 before the data drive started getting injured.

02:33:37 So we'll see how this goes.

02:33:38 - Big E is the winner.

02:33:42 The rivalry is legendary.

02:33:44 - Oh, you love to see it.

02:33:46 You love to see it.

02:33:47 - Bit of self promo from Ilya Dragunov.

02:33:49 - Works wonders.

02:33:50 - More popular 'cause I gave him the popularity boost card.

02:33:52 So in his last match against T-Bar,

02:33:54 he got a little boost to his popularity.

02:33:56 - Oh, hello.

02:33:56 - So he's starting to get over now.

02:33:57 - Got a new challenger there.

02:33:58 - Got a championship match

02:34:00 of Johnny Gargano versus Razor Ramon

02:34:01 in a steel cage in an attempt to boost the rivalry.

02:34:04 - Oh, are they not at three yet?

02:34:05 - No, they're not at three.

02:34:06 - Oh, okay.

02:34:07 - They're at two.

02:34:08 - Let's see how we do.

02:34:09 Johnny retained, legendary.

02:34:14 - Another legendary.

02:34:15 I'm okay with that.

02:34:16 - Yeah?

02:34:17 - I'm honestly okay with that.

02:34:17 (crowd cheering)

02:34:19 - Did you have a special boost on that legendary match?

02:34:21 Or did you just legendary it on his own?

02:34:24 - Fair play, good work.

02:34:26 - Shayla Baszler versus Katana Chance in the tables match

02:34:29 to blast their rivalry.

02:34:30 Can they do it?

02:34:32 (bell dinging)

02:34:33 Katana Chance is the one who comes out on top.

02:34:34 Rivalry complete, it's great.

02:34:36 - Yeah.

02:34:37 - You're booking a good show, Ilya.

02:34:37 - I'm okay with that.

02:34:38 And then we just did a four way.

02:34:40 - Why not?

02:34:41 - Between the two different rivalries on the roster.

02:34:42 - To find out who's got the best,

02:34:43 is it Chase, is it, oh it's not Chase, you, is it?

02:34:45 It's Creed, it's Foxcatcher, it's the Heart Dungeon,

02:34:48 and it's whatever hole Matt Riddle is currently reliving in.

02:34:50 - Exactly.

02:34:51 - So can we.

02:34:52 - So, fatal four way.

02:34:53 - Every day.

02:34:53 - It's a TLC.

02:34:54 - Oh yeah, lovely.

02:34:55 - Yeah, why not?

02:34:56 (indistinct)

02:34:57 - Well, okay, so, well, we know who Michelangelo is.

02:35:01 - Which is?

02:35:02 - It's Riddle.

02:35:04 - Okay.

02:35:04 - Leonardo is obviously Brett, I think.

02:35:08 Now, here's the issue.

02:35:10 I think Creed gives off Raphael vibes,

02:35:12 which I think by de facto makes Joel Wheeler Donny,

02:35:16 but I don't think Joel Wheeler is Donny.

02:35:18 I think realistically Joel Wheeler is Casey Jones,

02:35:22 if not Bebop or Rocksteady.

02:35:25 - One of these days I'm gonna have to watch "Turtles"

02:35:27 all the time, what the hell you are,

02:35:29 you do this every week and I'm like, sure, dunno.

02:35:33 - Okay.

02:35:34 - The people care, they do.

02:35:35 - Okay, so we get to stimulate this.

02:35:38 - One, two, that's three, go.

02:35:41 Joel Wheeler gets the dub.

02:35:43 - Are you kidding me?

02:35:44 Oh, here we go.

02:35:45 - Hey, though.

02:35:46 - Wheeler's rivalry grew, who's injured?

02:35:47 - Brett, it was Brett.

02:35:48 - Brett's injured.

02:35:49 - Brett's injured.

02:35:49 - Good stuff.

02:35:50 - Oh, a classic bit of NXE black and gold for the belt.

02:35:55 - And Aska asked to be in the main event.

02:35:56 - Oh, oh, perfect.

02:35:57 - So this all worked out nicely.

02:35:58 - Extreme rules for the belt, this the rivalry finished?

02:36:02 - This is the rivalry finished.

02:36:03 - Okay.

02:36:04 - Yeah.

02:36:04 - You've done a good show.

02:36:05 - I quite like the rivalry,

02:36:06 I quite like the belt to go onto Bailey here.

02:36:08 - Yeah.

02:36:09 - 'Cause it gives me more options

02:36:10 for the next competitor for both people.

02:36:12 - I think this is gonna go well.

02:36:15 - Oh, what on Aska?

02:36:16 - Fighting champ.

02:36:17 - Yeah, oh, you have booked a fire show, my friend.

02:36:21 Your show was better than mine.

02:36:22 Goodness me.

02:36:26 - Once again.

02:36:27 - Look at you go.

02:36:28 - Right.

02:36:31 - Wowzers.

02:36:33 - It's all those rivalries, isn't it?

02:36:34 - It is the rivalries.

02:36:35 Yeah.

02:36:37 - Bloody Brett Hart, man.

02:36:38 - What's he like, eh?

02:36:39 - What's he like?

02:36:41 - Ride out, he's gonna ride out

02:36:42 the rest of his temporary contract on NXT on an injury.

02:36:47 - What a heel.

02:36:48 - Right, okay, let's have a little look.

02:36:51 Viewership, this is the big one.

02:36:53 - 148,000, it's not as big as it could have been,

02:36:58 but I'm still gonna take it.

02:36:59 A nice little bit of funds there,

02:37:01 rivalry between Jinder and Orton got settled,

02:37:04 helped Candice, Dewdrop, Dewdrop,

02:37:07 I'm gonna write that down.

02:37:09 Interfere for Dewdrop.

02:37:14 - Where does it say that?

02:37:16 - Candice, Dewdrop look furious.

02:37:18 What a killer show, can't wait for the next NXT.

02:37:20 Another win of the fluke, Brindy Hartwell.

02:37:23 What's that got to do with you, Lena?

02:37:25 I guess that's you calling her out, I suppose.

02:37:27 Kind of average match, but there was no love lost

02:37:28 between Gigi and Candice.

02:37:30 Yo, NXT 2.0, you know who deserves a championship.

02:37:32 Rude, well, you know, something to think about.

02:37:34 All right.

02:37:35 - All right, here we go.

02:37:36 - Happy with that.

02:37:38 - Big moment, big moment.

02:37:40 - Big, huge moment.

02:37:42 - 48.

02:37:43 - Oh!

02:37:45 - The power!

02:37:48 - Oh, and I made some money back, that's okay.

02:37:53 Oh, all right.

02:37:54 - Well played.

02:37:55 - Okay, turns out just booking NXT like regular.

02:38:00 It's working out okay.

02:38:03 - My problem is I don't think I can live with the stress

02:38:06 of doing this every time we do this,

02:38:08 because the four weeks in between this was so stressful.

02:38:11 - The takeover model is alive.

02:38:12 - Because it was just like watching the fucking House of Cards.

02:38:15 Hey, Bret's injured, but someone else is bloody injured.

02:38:18 Who else is injured?

02:38:19 Who's the other one?

02:38:20 - I don't know.

02:38:21 - Who's in the-

02:38:22 - Ciampa and Io are back next week.

02:38:23 - Ciampa and Io are back next week, so that's good.

02:38:25 We can get those cooking for next time,

02:38:27 and we can forget about Bret, just forget about Bret.

02:38:30 Okay, we just needed him.

02:38:31 We needed him in a pinch, what we say?

02:38:32 Okay, can I describe tonight's NXT?

02:38:35 Absolutely amazing.

02:38:36 Asuka versus Bayley, ended with a bang.

02:38:38 What a rivalry.

02:38:39 Rest up and recover quickly, the Hitman and Gargano.

02:38:42 Oh, it was Gargano.

02:38:44 Oh, no, that is quite harsh.

02:38:46 - And he's Ciampa as well.

02:38:47 You might have to release him, mate.

02:38:47 - I might have to release him.

02:38:49 I'll see what happens on the first week.

02:38:51 If I get an injury rehab card, then I'm-

02:38:53 - You're good, you're golden.

02:38:54 - I could also wait a bit.

02:38:55 I could do a tag division for a while.

02:38:57 - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

02:38:58 - I haven't got one of those.

02:38:59 - Yeah, that's the thing.

02:38:59 - I've got a bunch of-

02:39:00 - Neither of them have.

02:39:01 - Now, because I've also, everyone's injured,

02:39:02 I've got a bunch of loose blokes just floating around.

02:39:05 I've got a bunch of loose blokes just floating around

02:39:07 that need something to do.

02:39:08 Tag division screams the solution to me.

02:39:12 Joel Wheeler proving himself the best

02:39:13 of the bunch in the fight.

02:39:14 Here we go, Team Foxcatcher.

02:39:16 Tonight's NXT starts strong and ended strong.

02:39:19 I liked it.

02:39:20 Never seen Asuka so dominant before on a total rampage.

02:39:22 I mean, it's Asuka in NXT.

02:39:24 What did you expect?

02:39:25 Okay, next.

02:39:28 - All right, let's have a look.

02:39:31 So I got my health bar.

02:39:32 - Oh, you got health bar.

02:39:33 - Lovely, that'll come in very handy.

02:39:35 - And I got a free special effect.

02:39:37 - Special effects booking.

02:39:38 Oh, yeah, decent.

02:39:40 Oh, hello.

02:39:41 - Add four weeks to a free agent or legend contract.

02:39:43 - Big play.

02:39:43 I wanna know what your seasonal challenges are.

02:39:45 That's fun.

02:39:46 Oh.

02:39:48 All right, all right, let's have a look here.

02:39:52 So what fight we've got?

02:39:53 You're back on top as expected after that massive haul,

02:39:58 but I'm only 15,000 behind.

02:40:01 Last time I think I was a good 20, 25,000 behind

02:40:04 and I managed to claw it back over the course of five weeks.

02:40:06 That is much more surmountable

02:40:08 given that yours is the boneyard.

02:40:10 - Mine is, yeah.

02:40:11 - I feel like- - Broken boneyard.

02:40:13 - Look at that Jinder Mahal

02:40:14 and Nindy Hartwell are my champs.

02:40:17 - My champs haven't changed.

02:40:18 - Oh, they haven't at all?

02:40:19 - It's still just Big E and Asuka.

02:40:22 - Stale, I'd say.

02:40:23 - I think I might have started with Finn.

02:40:24 - Boring, if anything.

02:40:25 Honestly, I'm all right with that.

02:40:29 Knowing that I can find a way to claw it back

02:40:31 with consistent booking

02:40:31 and I didn't use my network special card.

02:40:33 This is why I didn't use it,

02:40:35 because what if I need it again?

02:40:36 What if next time goes so badly for me

02:40:38 that I need to pull something special out of the bag?

02:40:40 This is gonna be what changes everything.

02:40:41 I'm so curious what's gonna happen next week,

02:40:44 next month rather.

02:40:45 All right.

02:40:46 Pleasure doing business with you.

02:40:48 Yeah, look at us both.

02:40:50 We've gone from, we've started to take it seriously.

02:40:53 That's what we've learned.

02:40:54 - We're on board now.

02:40:55 - Yeah, let's do it.

02:40:56 - Do you know what?

02:40:57 It's not a right game.

02:40:58 - Yeah, I might go buy it.

02:40:58 - It might go buy it.

02:40:59 - Yeah.

02:41:00 - I don't know.

02:41:01 All right, Lucian, do your worst.

02:41:02 Can you believe it?

02:41:06 Laurie Blake back on top.

02:41:08 It only took one week's defeat

02:41:11 for him to come back fighting three,

02:41:14 five star matches on that show

02:41:18 and a couple of other ones.

02:41:20 And who would have thought Joel Wheeler

02:41:22 was better than Bret Hart, Matt Riddle,

02:41:24 and one of the Creeds.

02:41:26 So turns out, you know, things do happen on this game.

02:41:30 And that is gonna do it for this stream.

02:41:33 We've got one chat left to read out from Darren,

02:41:35 which says, "Dan, you backed into that joke.

02:41:39 "Didn't have the spine to commit.

02:41:42 "Lol, love the stream."

02:41:44 - Oh, I just remembered what the joke was.

02:41:46 - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

02:41:47 - You know, Rakel, she got back.

02:41:48 - You did well there.

02:41:49 That was good.

02:41:49 That was a good chat.

02:41:50 So thank you all so much for watching.

02:41:53 We'll be back next month on November 29th, 2023

02:41:58 for the next edition of the Wednesday Night War

02:42:00 which will be weeks 11 through 15.

02:42:02 What is gonna happen?

02:42:03 Is Johnny Gargano gonna get released?

02:42:05 Is Bret Hart gonna get released?

02:42:07 Is Dan gonna sign more people?

02:42:09 Is Dan gonna have to recover some of his hurting people now

02:42:13 because he pushed his roster to their limits

02:42:16 during that five week period.

02:42:18 How are they gonna be feeling post hell in a cell?

02:42:21 Will Laurie's stars ever see above 40% health?

02:42:25 - No.

02:42:26 - Nope, probably not.

02:42:27 Well, we'll find out when we see you again next month.

02:42:30 Until then, I've been Luke Owen, DAD.

02:42:33 Thanks again to Laurie and Dan

02:42:34 for joining me representing NXT and NXT 2.0 respectively.

02:42:38 We will see you next month on the 29th.

02:42:40 Head on over to patreon.com/wrestletalk

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