Everything pro wrestling with the Duke of Shoot, Duke Ortega | Game On
The flourishing scene of pro wrestling in the Philippines is a welcome sight for wrestlers and invested enthusiasts. For pro wrestler Duke Ortega, aka the Duke of Shoot, audience engagement and relatable narratives will always be the most effective in terms of professional wrestling. He graces the pod to talk about the fun in creating characters, the process behind designing interesting matches, and why he has the best suplex move in the Philippine pro wrestling scene.
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00:00Hello mga kapuso, today we'll talk about and learn more about Philippine Pro Wrestling.
00:06And today we'll be joined for the first time by a Filipino Pro Wrestler.
00:11That's on this episode of Game On, the podcast.
00:31What's up sports fans? Welcome to Game On, the podcast.
00:35The first sports podcast of GMA brought to you by GMA Regional TV, GMA Synergy, and GMA DigiLab.
00:42My name is Anton Rojas.
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00:52I'm Coach Hammer, Martin Antonio.
00:54And this is Martin Javier. Allow me to introduce our guest.
00:59Pro Wrestling Style!
01:03Introducing first, all the way from Baguio City, Philippines, weighing 195 pounds,
01:10The Duke of Shoots, Duke Ortega!
01:19Mr. Duke Ortega, welcome to the pod.
01:21Thank you, thank you for having me here.
01:24It's the first time that we'll be talking about pro wrestling here in the Philippines.
01:29You are our first pro wrestler guest here on the pod.
01:33And it's rare, especially in sports podcasts, that pro wrestlers are invited.
01:39We're very interested because we've been wrestling fans since we were kids.
01:45It's part of our childhood, pretty much early 2000s, 2010s.
01:52All of that became a part of us.
01:5490s for me and this guy.
01:56Late 90s.
01:58The first time I watched a pay-per-view was when Stone Cold won his first championship against Shawn Michaels.
02:05I still remember that.
02:07So, Stone Cold's opponent was DX and Stone Cold won his first.
02:11Who was his opponent?
02:13Of course, it was DX.
02:15Because Stone Cold was just a challenger.
02:18But after that win, everyone wanted the Austin 360 t-shirt.
02:22I thought it was Ministry of Darkness because it's all black.
02:25We're the nation of domination.
02:28But of course, we have a version here in the Philippines.
02:32Yes, yes we do.
02:33A lot of people know this, but of course, we want to expand the viewership.
02:39So, our wrestling community in the Philippines is big.
02:44Talk about FPW.
02:46So, FPW started in late 2022.
02:50We had our first show in October.
02:53This was the first time that wrestling came back since the pandemic.
02:59So, obviously, a lot of fans came out and showed support during that October show.
03:06And we've been wrestling ever since.
03:07So, we've had monthly shows for FPW.
03:10And so far, I'd say that the wrestling community has come out and shown their support.
03:16Where is the Filipino pro-wrestling, FPW?
03:19Is that just the one pro-wrestling body here in the Philippines that handles everything?
03:26Or it has different branches, different organizations under it?
03:30So, it's more of just...
03:32We are a promotion that puts together wrestling matches and wrestling shows.
03:39And for the moment, we are the only wrestling promotion in the Philippines.
03:44Okay. I'm very interested.
03:46Is this the same approach to international pro-wrestling?
03:50Like, you know, what we're used to in WWE.
03:53So, if we're talking about the WWE, you have two types of wrestling.
03:58You've got your indie promotions.
04:00So, you know, stuff like, of course, FPW.
04:04So, these are the independent promotions that are smaller in scale.
04:08They don't necessarily have TV shows or TV presence.
04:12And then you have the professional promotions like the WWE and AEW.
04:17In Japan, you've got NJPW where they promote their shows on television.
04:22And yeah, essentially, that's the two differences.
04:26For now, FPW is in the independent scene.
04:29Okay. How is the response of Filipinos?
04:33Of course, you know, that's always a challenge, especially you started in 2022.
04:39So, when you started, was the response of Filipinos okay?
04:43A lot of people were like, yes, I'll buy a ticket.
04:45Because the videos of pro-wrestling here, when you upload it, it goes viral fast.
04:51They're interested about the storyline, what's going on.
04:55So, how was the response, especially when you guys were starting out back in 2022?
05:00Basically, there were a lot of people just coming out and just watching the show.
05:04Especially the very first show.
05:06And in terms of the Pinoy experience and the Pinoy, I would say, reception to the show,
05:12it's really – as a person who's wrestled internationally,
05:17the community here is very respectful of the show.
05:22But they're also not – like if they see something that they want to have fun with,
05:29they'll heckle, right? They'll heckle.
05:31But it's in the fun way. It's never in the disrespectful way.
05:35It's more of just – they want to be a part of the show.
05:41So, when they come in, and there's a lot of them,
05:44they just watch the performance and they're 100% invested in it.
05:51I think that we are all waiting for that time where the audience becomes more engaged.
05:59Because I think that's what really brought life and interest to the WWE.
06:04Imagine if we can get the people in the live audience to be as invested
06:11and as crazy as those who comment on social media.
06:15Because I think that will fuel you guys, right?
06:18I mean, if they're heckling you and you have the mic in your hands,
06:22you can respond right back.
06:24Oh, man. So, I wrestle as a bad guy, as a heel.
06:28Oh, okay.
06:31And am I allowed –
06:33Why are you looking at me?
06:35Because you're the epitome of a heel, Hammer.
06:39I thought you were going to say –
06:41Maybe he's looking for a tag team.
06:44Hey, this is the great Kali, Filipino version.
06:51You can be Kevin Nash.
06:55Just don't tear your quad like Kevin Nash.
06:59So, in terms of actual, as a heel, interacting with the audience,
07:05my wrestling name is Duke Ortega, right?
07:08And my name, the one they introduced me as, is Duke of Shoot.
07:14But when I go out there and I'm playing the bad guy,
07:18the crowd chants, Duke of ****, Duke of ****.
07:23I swear, there's nothing that fuels me more than hearing them chant that.
07:28Because it's like, yeah, no, come on, hate me, hate me more.
07:31You already did half of my work.
07:34Because you're already engaged.
07:36That's what they're saying, right?
07:37If you're a heel, people will hate you.
07:40People will absolutely hate you.
07:41And everybody, if you're doing your job, they would hate you, really.
07:44Yeah, and when I go out there and it's just the entrance,
07:48they're already chanting that?
07:49Like, oh, yeah, I got you.
07:50You're in the palm of my hand now.
07:52So when I start beating up your hero,
07:56that must be the best feeling ever.
07:59I live for that, man.
08:01Okay, I want to define it more.
08:05Did you have idol villains in wrestling?
08:09Heels.
08:10Ah, heels. Oh, gosh.
08:11Okay, if we're talking about my most favorite character,
08:16it would be Eddie Guerrero.
08:18Oh, me, my love.
08:21I lie, I cheat, I steal.
08:24Exactly, man.
08:25Because that's the level of heel work that all heels aspire to.
08:30Imagine that your entire character is based on lying, cheating, and stealing,
08:37and yet people still love you.
08:38They love you and they love to hate you.
08:42It's like, oh, I really don't like Eddie Guerrero.
08:44And people will come to your show and watch to see you get beaten up.
08:47But there are also people who are like, I really love Eddie Guerrero,
08:50and they'll come to see you cheat and steal.
08:53For us, a lowrider is a tricycle.
08:56It's not a lowrider, it's a tricycle.
08:59Right?
09:00Yes.
09:01It's possible, right?
09:02It's possible.
09:03It's possible.
09:04Lowrider is a jeepney jeepney.
09:07The one that bounces.
09:08But, you know, that's an interesting POV because
09:11exactly what you said,
09:14Eddie Guerrero is a heel, but we love him.
09:18We love his character.
09:19Some people love that they, I don't know,
09:22hate that they love him because he's so bad.
09:26He does a lot of things in the ring.
09:28He does a lot of things in the ring, but you enjoy it.
09:31Yeah.
09:32Right?
09:33That's his persona.
09:36He will find a way to cheat and get a win every time.
09:40By the way, this is all RIP Eddie Guerrero.
09:43Speaking from us very early.
09:45Yeah.
09:46Okay, I love that.
09:47Eddie Guerrero.
09:49How about Bida Wrestlers?
09:53Bida Wrestlers.
09:54The babyface.
09:55The babyface.
09:57If we're talking about babyfaces, I love Cesaro.
10:02Have you guys heard of him?
10:03No.
10:04The bodybuilder.
10:05The bodybuilder.
10:06Yeah, the bodybuilder.
10:08Isn't Cesaro the guy with the mask?
10:10No, no, no.
10:11He used to wrestle for WWE.
10:12He now wrestles for AEW.
10:14He's so strong.
10:15He giant swung.
10:17I don't know if you know what a giant swing is,
10:19but it's basically when you carry somebody by their legs
10:22and you spin around in a circle,
10:24and he giant swung at the Great Khali.
10:27What?
10:28Yeah.
10:29Guy 7'3".
10:30Guy 7'3".
10:31He weighs over 200, like over 250 pounds,
10:34and he's just swinging him around like he's a doll.
10:36If you're wondering why Martin Javier's reaction is like that,
10:40it's because his favorite is the Great Khali.
10:43It's exactly like I said, I'm an a**hole.
10:46I hated that era of wrestling.
10:49Because you haven't lost yet.
10:52Rey Mysterio will still fight.
10:55No, Rey Mysterio won.
10:56Rey Mysterio won.
10:57Rey Mysterio is the champion.
11:00So if we're talking about babyfaces, it would be that,
11:02and Stone Cold.
11:04Stone Cold's a great babyface.
11:06When he still had hair.
11:07When he still had hair.
11:08Before Austin in 316.
11:09Before Jake the Snake.
11:10I think Stone Cold was the best babyface and a**hole at the same time.
11:17Yes, exactly.
11:18By far.
11:19By far.
11:20Alright, so every hero or character has an origin story.
11:25What is the origin story of Duke Ortega?
11:28Like, where are you from?
11:31And when did you first get introduced to wrestling?
11:34And did you ever imagine that one day you would actually get into the business?
11:38Okay, cool.
11:39A lot of questions.
11:40I will start with where I came from.
11:43So I grew up in Baguio watching a lot of wrestling on TV.
11:49Even if my parents were like,
11:50Hey, don't watch that.
11:52You just saw a guy put his head through a cinder block.
11:54You're not supposed to see that.
11:55And I'm like, no, no, I'll watch it.
11:57So he's used to wrestling in high altitude.
12:00He has an advantage.
12:02He's at sea level.
12:04And growing up through high school and college,
12:08I practiced judo and karate.
12:12So making the transition to pro-wrestling in the later stage of my life as an adult was pretty seamless.
12:24In regards to thinking that I would be a pro-wrestler,
12:29I didn't even think of it.
12:32Like, I enjoyed wrestling.
12:34But in the Philippines, wrestling?
12:37No.
12:38But all of a sudden, one of my friends said,
12:41Hey, there's this promotion that's out there,
12:43the now defunct PWR,
12:45and they're doing a boot camp.
12:47You want to join?
12:48I'm like, yeah, sure.
12:49Let's do it.
12:50And the first thing they taught me was all the basics that I learned in judo.
12:53So it's like, oh yeah, this is easy, right?
12:56And I learned later on that it wasn't.
12:58But during that time, I was like all in.
13:01I wanted so much to be a pro-wrestler.
13:05And I had so much fun doing that,
13:07doing the training sessions,
13:09working in front of an audience,
13:13just loving that.
13:16Yeah.
13:17You mentioned already the training sessions.
13:20Because we see the wrestlers saying,
13:23Oh, you know, they're not really hitting the other person.
13:26It's so hard.
13:27But the training of a pro-wrestler,
13:30Coach Hammer said,
13:32This is tough.
13:33Because you have to do the stunts yourself.
13:36Of course, you're risking your life.
13:38Not only your life, but your partner's life.
13:41Because there are two of you,
13:42when you're performing on pro-wrestling, if I'm not mistaken.
13:46Kids, don't try this at home.
13:48Because there's a synergistic relationship
13:50when the two of you are performing.
13:52This is the move that we would pull out.
13:54You need to also protect the one that you're performing with.
13:57Exactly.
13:58So when it comes to the training sessions,
14:00and actually at the moment,
14:01FPW is running an FPW Academy
14:04where anyone can just come in
14:06and try to see if they're fit to be a pro-wrestler.
14:09So hey, Hammer, if you're...
14:11The steel chip.
14:12Wait, the steel chip.
14:41what we call gassed.
14:43Do you know what that is?
14:44Gassed like you're running out of breath.
14:47So, yeah.
14:48Say, for instance, you're doing a match that's like,
14:51say, 30 minutes.
14:53An hour long.
14:54An hour long, 30 minutes.
14:55An hour long is like, wow, that's a lot.
14:56But 30 minutes or 15 minutes,
14:59and then you run out of air two minutes in or three minutes in.
15:02What are you going to do?
15:04So the first thing we do is we work on your cardio.
15:07Because the strength can always be built on.
15:09Cardio is like...
15:10Cardio is hard-yo.
15:11Cardio is hard-yo.
15:13After that, once we know that you can do all the moves,
15:17or like, sorry, you're physically fit for that,
15:20then we move on to the actual move set.
15:22Like, okay, can you do the basic things?
15:24Like, can you do a body slam?
15:26Can you take a clothesline?
15:29Can you...
15:30Not necessarily, oh yeah, you're going to do a top rope move?
15:33Nah, man.
15:34Like, later on, but for now, the basics.
15:36So punches, kicks, body slams, DDTs, that sort of thing.
15:42The last thing that we add is the character work.
15:45Because that's...
15:46You know, character work is usually the last thing that comes up
15:51because we just want to make sure that when you get into the ring,
15:54you don't look like a fool, right?
15:56Like, your character can be stupid,
15:58but as long as you're acting like you're stupid, that's fine.
16:01Okay.
16:02Hold on.
16:03How do you gauge if they're ready to go into the ring
16:08and get into an official match?
16:11Well, there are many ways of getting there.
16:16You'll know.
16:18It's hard to explain,
16:19but there are things that we call practice matches in the training period
16:26where you will do wrestling...
16:29Well, you will have a match with existing people or existing wrestlers.
16:34And from there, we'll gauge whether or not you're safe.
16:39Your character is, you know, not just marketable,
16:43but people can engage with it.
16:45So we don't want somebody there who doesn't speak a word,
16:48who has no...
16:50No, no, don't worry.
16:51No, don't worry, Hammer.
16:52Not yet.
16:53Not yet.
16:54Or who can't wrestle in the ring,
16:57who can't engage with the audience.
16:59The moment that we see that you can wrestle in the ring
17:02and you can engage with the people around you,
17:04not just your partner in the ring,
17:06but the people watching the performance,
17:09that's when it's like, okay, good.
17:11You're booked for the next show.
17:13That's why it's a little bit tougher
17:15because I think building confidence,
17:18you know, you only get that through experience,
17:22through repetition.
17:24And especially if you go through a training phase
17:27without an audience,
17:29it's still different when you go out.
17:31You got fans all over.
17:33You have, you know, a full crowd.
17:35I'm interested.
17:36I mean, when it comes to character development
17:38for the local guys,
17:40do you have a free hand of expressing
17:43how do you want your, let's say, Duke Ortega,
17:46where do you want to go?
17:48You mentioned you wrestled as a heel.
17:50Are you being steered in one way
17:52or is it a company effort
17:55that you'll choose
17:57if this is the trajectory you'll go on?
17:59Because with what we're exposed to with the WWE,
18:02there's always an upper management
18:04that tells them that, look,
18:06this is where we would want to drive you
18:08so there would be more storylines involved.
18:11Sure. So I guess it depends on
18:13how much the company trusts you, right?
18:15So the more the company trusts you,
18:17the more freedom you have
18:20in regards to choosing what your character is
18:22or what you want to say in the ring.
18:24Like, oh, yeah, it's up to you.
18:26But if they don't trust you as much,
18:28they're going to railroad you to,
18:30like, okay, this is your character.
18:32Stay within it.
18:34You don't necessarily have to,
18:36you can ad-lib a little bit within the lines,
18:38but as long as you get this main point done,
18:41like, yeah, this is what you need to do.
18:44So, yeah, the more they trust you,
18:46the more freedom you have in regards to your character.
18:49When Duke speaks,
18:51you can tell that he's well-educated.
18:53You're from La Salle, right?
18:54Yes, yes.
18:55So I also think the mental aspect
18:58is very much as important
19:01as the physical aspect as well.
19:04But we also know that,
19:06like, how old are you?
19:08I'm 32.
19:09You're 32 and you're still doing this.
19:11You're risking your body
19:12to be a professional wrestler.
19:14Are you doing this full-time?
19:1532.
19:16Are you doing this full-time?
19:18No, I'm not.
19:19I'm doing this on the side
19:21next to my full-time job.
19:23Okay, which is?
19:25Consultancy.
19:26Tech consultancy.
19:27Wow.
19:28Man, respect.
19:29Thank you.
19:30Okay, so you're working
19:32and you're risking your body.
19:33And we know that in the WWE,
19:36like, Owen Hart tragically passed away
19:39because of a stunt he was doing.
19:41Stone Cold was piledrivered
19:44by the late Owen Hart
19:46and his health deteriorated.
19:48Bret Hart was kicked by Goldberg,
19:50whom he called an imbecile.
19:52And there is a documentary
19:54about it right now.
19:56Have you ever had an experience
19:58where you got injured
20:01because of an accident?
20:03And how do you overcome it?
20:05Sure.
20:06And why would you take such a risk?
20:09Okay, let's tackle those in order.
20:13I think the simple answer here is
20:15YOLO.
20:16Okay, go ahead.
20:18I did get injured several times
20:20throughout my career.
20:23Way before the pandemic,
20:25I had my finger dislocated,
20:28my ring finger and my right hand dislocated
20:30catching somebody.
20:32And that was like minute five
20:34of a 30-minute match.
20:36So the rest of that time,
20:38again, this is where mental strength comes in.
20:40Just being able to continue with that match
20:44with a dislocated finger.
20:47That's one.
20:49Another one is my...
20:51I've had several times
20:53my shoulder had been,
20:55I wouldn't say dislocated,
20:56but the nerves had been a bit damaged.
20:59So it would take, like, say, weeks
21:01or at a certain point,
21:03like two months of recovery.
21:05And the latest injury that I sustained
21:08was an ankle injury
21:10where I couldn't walk for a week
21:12and then I couldn't walk unassisted
21:14by crutches for a month.
21:17But I love wrestling.
21:19Part of it, part of it.
21:21It's all part of it.
21:22These are accidents in the ring.
21:24It's normally, in fact,
21:27it never happened to me,
21:28but I would say that
21:30most of the time,
21:31these accidents are never meant, right?
21:35These are things that just happen
21:37as a, I guess,
21:39it's just part of the work.
21:41It happens.
21:42And when that does happen,
21:44everyone there is regretful that it did happen.
21:47No one's going to be like,
21:48oh, I'm glad it happened to you, right?
21:51So, yeah, it's...
21:53I just love wrestling
21:55and just being able to wrestle
21:58is enough for me to bear the danger
22:01of getting injured in the ring.
22:05For some people, he's living the life
22:07because he has a full-time job
22:09and he gets to live out his passion
22:11and you get to wrestle as a pro,
22:15as a professional.
22:16I want to know,
22:17let's go back to FTW
22:19for a little bit.
22:20I want to know what's the Filipino flavor
22:24that's injected in pro wrestling.
22:27Like, what kinds of Filipino traits?
22:30Is there any spice to it?
22:32How do you go wild in the ring?
22:35There's a lot.
22:36There's a lot.
22:37There's a lot.
22:39He's leading.
22:41Don't get old.
22:42Like Hammer, you're leading there.
22:44Never joke.
22:45He's an uncle.
22:46He's an uncle.
22:48So, how do we inject Filipino flavor?
22:50A lot of our characters are based on...
22:53I mean, wrestling is always...
22:55The characters that you have in the ring
22:57are always going to be,
22:59like, I would say,
23:01exaggerated versions of people.
23:04You know, like,
23:05same people you see in real life, right?
23:07So, one of my favorite characters before,
23:10and he's still wrestling up to now,
23:12and he's one of the guys
23:13that are going to be performing
23:15in the show on July,
23:17is Idol.
23:18So, he's like,
23:20his character is,
23:21he comes up to you,
23:23he looks at you,
23:24and he's like,
23:25are you open-minded?
23:28Networking.
23:29Networking.
23:30They're the network, right?
23:31Yeah, the network.
23:32Don't you want coffee?
23:34That's their group, the network.
23:37They're networking.
23:38That's their gig.
23:40Yeah, yeah.
23:41And we have...
23:42Amazing.
23:43That character is so good.
23:45I love his performances every time.
23:48We have a couple of twins
23:50from Katips.
23:53And they're basically
23:56exactly what you'd imagine
23:58when they say they're from Katips.
24:01So, yeah, it's...
24:03A lot of Filipino wrestling characters,
24:05a lot of our characters
24:06from Filipino wrestling
24:07are essentially characters
24:09that you see in the life
24:11that you live in the Philippines.
24:13Okay, in terms of the audience,
24:15because when you watch a WWE,
24:17of course, there are borders,
24:19they have security there.
24:21Here, obviously,
24:23it's a smaller venue,
24:24and you mentioned
24:25it's a more interactive experience
24:27for the audience.
24:30What's the worst
24:31that you've experienced,
24:32or what's the worst thing
24:34that you've received
24:36from a fan?
24:38Do they come in there
24:39and fight you?
24:41Total heckling?
24:44Because they have more freedom
24:46to interact with you guys.
24:48They definitely do.
24:50While we do have people
24:52who are watching over the audience,
24:54that hasn't stopped people
24:56from outright heckling.
24:59But I've never seen
25:01an audience member
25:02come into the ring, personally.
25:04That's never happened
25:05in the history of FBW,
25:07or the history of the other
25:09wrestling promotions
25:11in the Philippines.
25:13So, yeah.
25:15I would say that
25:16the worst thing that ever happened
25:18to me is...
25:22There was audience participation
25:24with one match.
25:25We had a hardcore match.
25:27A hardcore match is when you...
25:29No rules.
25:30No rules, no DQ.
25:32And we had this stipulation.
25:34Audience members can bring
25:37whatever they want,
25:39and we'll use it in the ring.
25:42So we had a box outside.
25:44Like, put whatever you want here.
25:46Someone brought Legos.
25:48Demented guy.
25:51Have you ever slept on a Lego before?
25:52Have you been slammed on a Lego?
25:56And then somebody brought
25:57a Wushu sword.
25:58It was dull.
25:59But it's like, why?
26:00What are we gonna do?
26:01What?
26:03Yeah, so...
26:04Stab people?
26:05Exactly.
26:08What does this guy want us to do?
26:11But as far as audience interactions go,
26:13I think that's the furthest.
26:15Like, the audience here is weird.
26:19They want to watch something else.
26:23Well, Duke, all I got to say is
26:25you better watch the audience.
26:28After your match with Proximo.
26:30Because you never know
26:32when the hammer will get dropped on you.
26:35You have a match,
26:36upcoming match,
26:37versus Proximo.
26:40Yeah, mask-wearing dude.
26:42Mask-wearing dude.
26:44I feel like that's a diss.
26:46Mask-wearing dude.
26:47Show your face!
26:48Can't even show his face.
26:49Show your face, Proximo!
26:52He's probably ugly underneath it.
26:55I don't blame him.
26:57Oh my gosh.
27:00Proximo catching strays.
27:02You heard it here first in Game On.
27:04Our boy calling you ugly.
27:06You know what, actually?
27:08Duke, Proximo's right here.
27:10Let's bring him in.
27:18So we're a week away
27:19from that particular match.
27:21How do you build up to that match?
27:24How do you hype the audience, the fans?
27:26And for you personally,
27:27how do you prep?
27:29And especially, how do you
27:31how do you build up the narrative,
27:33the storyline for this match?
27:35If we're talking about actually
27:38let's say promoting the show,
27:39it's a lot of social media.
27:42But if we're talking about
27:45preparing for that match,
27:46I don't think I need to prepare for Proximo.
27:49Like, I could just stay at home eating
27:52chips.
27:54This is the chillest trash talk ever.
27:57I don't even need to get worked up about Proximo.
27:59That's how I feel about this match.
28:02He's a newbie.
28:04Hides his face all the time.
28:06At this point, it's like,
28:07well, what do you have to offer, man?
28:12You can be fast, Proximo.
28:14You can be strong, Proximo.
28:16But I'm still better.
28:17By the way, this is part of the build up
28:19for that match.
28:20So Proximo has no chance against you.
28:24I wouldn't even put it in the same stratosphere, man.
28:29So are you saying that Coach Hammer
28:31has a bigger chance of beating you
28:33than Proximo?
28:34I would answer that's a zero chance.
28:37Please be honest.
28:38We got you, bro.
28:39I mean, he's 6'4".
28:41He's 230 now?
28:44I don't even know.
28:45I don't even know.
28:47That just means he weighs more.
28:49Maybe 260?
28:51I'm 260, bro.
28:53Hey, hey, hey, hey.
28:54I wouldn't say anything about a dance battle.
29:00But in the ring,
29:01I think Hammer's got a decent chance
29:03against Proximo, man.
29:08I love how he just transformed
29:10into your character.
29:12He's always in character.
29:14Always in character.
29:15What are you talking about?
29:16Okay, I'm interested because
29:18of course, wrestlers,
29:20part of their personality
29:21and their whole wrestling persona
29:24are your moves, right?
29:26Your finishing moves,
29:27your regular wrestling moves,
29:29pre-finishing moves.
29:32Okay, for you,
29:33can you give us your
29:35regular moves in the ring?
29:37Okay, my regular moves in the ring.
29:39I've got the best suplex in the game.
29:41Best suplex in the biz.
29:43Best suplex in the biz.
29:45So I'm pretty good at that.
29:48Suplexes in general.
29:50So the normal suplex,
29:51the exploder suplex,
29:55the T-bone suplex,
29:56the northern light suplex,
29:58all of those,
29:59the fisherman suplex,
30:00I'm pretty good at.
30:01Basics are,
30:03you know, it might be the basics,
30:05but these are the building blocks
30:06for me to destroy other people.
30:08So the judo helps then, I guess.
30:10Yeah, judo helps so much.
30:12Aside from that,
30:13I do love the Texas cloverleaf.
30:16It taps a lot of people out.
30:19And I do like the giant swing.
30:21So I love swinging people around as well.
30:24Giant swing.
30:25I think I saw that in one of your clips.
30:27Yeah.
30:28On Facebook.
30:29I've only seen that in the 80s,
30:30with King,
30:31at the end of the rolling cradle.
30:33Like that, right?
30:35Your finisher,
30:37so I saw it,
30:39and it's not easy.
30:41It's like,
30:42so you pick the guy up.
30:44Yeah, while he's on the ground, yeah.
30:46You build it up,
30:47you hold him in the air for a bit,
30:49and then you take two steps forward,
30:52and Batista bomb the guy.
30:54Yeah, well, it's a...
30:56And then straight to the pin.
30:58Straight to the pin, yeah.
30:59So carry him up,
31:01give him the thumbs down,
31:02and then straight down.
31:04So run a couple steps,
31:06you know, just give that extra oomph,
31:08jump up a little bit,
31:10and then come straight down.
31:11Liger bomb,
31:12what are the two words before it?
31:13So it's the gut wrench running liger bomb.
31:16Gut wrench running liger bomb.
31:19I can feel it.
31:21Did you come up with that on your own?
31:23Yes, actually.
31:25It's based on a couple of people
31:27that I look up to.
31:29So there's Alexander Carolin,
31:31he is an Olympian,
31:34Greco-Roman wrestler,
31:36and he used to lift people up
31:38just the same way I lift people up.
31:40Loved that guy,
31:41loved his work.
31:42He's a professor in wrestling,
31:44an actual wrestler in wrestling.
31:46A professor.
31:47He has a PhD on how to escape suplexes.
31:49Doctor.
31:50Wow.
31:51Doctor of wrestling.
31:52And yeah.
31:55Also,
31:57Jushin Thunder Liger.
31:58So,
31:59Japanese wrestler,
32:00he has the liger bomb.
32:01I just put two and two together.
32:02I was like,
32:03okay, I love this,
32:04I love that.
32:05If I combine it,
32:06it looks sick.
32:07Duke,
32:09not to spoil the fans,
32:12but,
32:13you know,
32:14Muhammad Ali used to always predict
32:16how he would finish his opponent.
32:18How are you going to finish Proximo?
32:20Do you have a plan,
32:21or are you just going to
32:23go about it on the fly?
32:24Honestly, I haven't even thought about it.
32:26It's not really something I think about,
32:28especially with Proximo.
32:30It's like,
32:31I'm going to win.
32:32It's as natural as breathing, right?
32:35It's as natural as breathing.
32:38That's right.
32:39And if I were going to say it,
32:41it's just going to end the same way.
32:43With his legs up in the air,
32:45me holding him down,
32:47and me going for the pin.
32:50Okay.
32:51Yeah!
32:52Proximo, watch out next week.
32:55But,
32:56Duke, I want to know,
32:57especially,
32:58what's your cue
33:00that you got to finish this man,
33:03and what's your cue that you have to
33:05do your finisher moves already?
33:07Well,
33:08that's,
33:09it's a lot.
33:10It's a lot of thinking
33:13for people who aren't named Proximo.
33:17But,
33:20normally,
33:21it's a sense of urgency against,
33:23like say for instance,
33:24one of the other wrestlers,
33:25Ralph Amobayashi.
33:26Because that guy,
33:27genuine threat against me.
33:29Right?
33:30Like, okay,
33:31I have to put him away
33:32or else he's going to end me.
33:33Right?
33:34He's going to pull one of my shoulders apart.
33:36With Proximo,
33:38I don't know,
33:39I don't want to see his face.
33:40So,
33:41uh,
33:42I guess the gut wrench running legger bomb
33:45would just do the trick.
33:46I really haven't thought about it.
33:48I'm sorry.
33:49You can do it at any point.
33:50Yeah.
33:51You know what?
33:52Let me,
33:53I'm going to try to do it
33:54at the start of the match.
33:55Oh!
33:57Wow.
33:58Okay.
33:59And they're so early.
34:00Yeah.
34:01Oh.
34:02I have a lot of trash talk here.
34:04That's part of it.
34:06That's part of it?
34:07Okay.
34:08You need to work on your mic skills, Hammer.
34:10That's what I have you for, my manager!
34:14My manager!
34:16Game is here,
34:17he's not talking.
34:18Paul Bearer is talking.
34:20Do not ever compare me to Paul Bearer.
34:24Jimmy Hart.
34:26Yeah, Jimmy Hart.
34:27Jimmy Hart.
34:28I'm like a fit wise man.
34:29Oh, yeah.
34:30That's who I am.
34:31That's two.
34:32He compared himself to Kane.
34:33He compared himself to Paul Bearer.
34:37Hey, Paul Bearer.
34:38I mean, you could just say you're,
34:40I don't know,
34:42gosh,
34:43there's so many people better than Paul Bearer and Kane.
34:50It's okay.
34:51It's okay.
34:52It's fine.
34:53Like I said, man,
34:54open invitation.
34:55If you want to join FPW,
34:56just go right ahead.
34:57We can line you up with a manager.
34:58It's okay.
34:59Let's figure out the music first.
35:03And invest in some fireworks and pyrotechnics.
35:08I feel like I can do it.
35:10I can do it.
35:11The next big thing in Filipino.
35:15I mean, you could just come in,
35:16you'd be like,
35:17you can have one line.
35:18It's like, I'm gonna break down the hammer.
35:20That's it.
35:21That's it.
35:22That's all you need to do.
35:23I like it because you like black.
35:25No, I can do that.
35:27I like what you're wearing.
35:28The one from the big show before.
35:30The onesie.
35:31Yeah, the onesie.
35:32Since we know that Duke will finish the fight quickly,
35:37we're ready.
35:38We're in the crowd.
35:40Then you're going in.
35:41You're gonna clothesline him.
35:43Because the fight will be over in five minutes, right?
35:47We're ready.
35:48I feel like it's only three minutes, bro.
35:51It's like...
35:54Don't lie.
35:55You come at the king.
35:56You best not miss.
35:58It's like a Money in the Bank match.
36:00After the fight, you're just gonna go for it.
36:02Later, when you clothesline him, he'll be on fire.
36:05I'll be like a lighter bomb.
36:07At the WrestleMania,
36:08I'll be the first one to clothesline him.
36:09He'll be on fire.
36:10No, Martz.
36:11We're from the crowd.
36:12From the crowd?
36:13We're from the crowd.
36:14No music.
36:15No music.
36:16From the crowd.
36:17We'll just go for it.
36:18Then if you're a special guest commentator,
36:20you'll be like,
36:21Leon!
36:23That's big!
36:24That's Coach Hammer!
36:28Oh, man!
36:29What is he doing?
36:30Oh, that's perfect.
36:31That's perfect.
36:33He's risking his life.
36:34We'll just go for it.
36:35He's your commentator.
36:36We'll just go for it.
36:37We'll just go for it.
36:38We'll just go for it.
36:39No, no.
36:40I'm just kidding.
36:41It's because of his basketball line.
36:42Why not?
36:43Coach Hammer is your commentator, right?
36:45Why not?
36:48Be a wrestler.
36:51It's like Jerry Ducking Lawler.
36:53That's good.
36:54That's good.
36:55Here, Martz.
36:56We want to get a front row seat
36:59to who Duke Ortega is
37:01and what he is all about.
37:03So, let's pretend right now you're a heel
37:05and for some strange reason,
37:07he's the baby face.
37:09I'm his manager and he's Michael Cole.
37:11Wow.
37:12You're putting me in a spot here.
37:13Okay.
37:14And, Duke,
37:15my client,
37:16Coach Hammer,
37:18is calling you out.
37:20He's challenging you to a match.
37:23You know what?
37:24You come on here,
37:25the Game On podcast,
37:27wearing that black shirt of yours
37:29with your name written all over it,
37:31looking all slick with that combed hair
37:34to the right side of your head.
37:36Oh, he went there.
37:37I do this.
37:38Well, thank you, though.
37:40I checked your Instagram
37:41and you said you have the meanest suplex in the biz.
37:44Well, guess what?
37:45Coach Hammer,
37:47he's got a choke slam
37:49that can shatter your spine
37:52and he's pulling up on you
37:54at your gym next week.
37:57What you gonna do, brother?
37:59Because he's about to drop the hammer on you.
38:03Let me tell you something.
38:05Hammer, I've seen your moves.
38:07I've seen you dance against Brandon Devera.
38:09I'm not afraid of you.
38:11He's seen it.
38:12I've seen it.
38:13If that's the best you can bring,
38:16then I'm sorry.
38:17And I also want to apologize.
38:19I'm sorry.
38:21I broke his character.
38:24Hammer broke his character.
38:26Why did you break character?
38:28He broke his character.
38:30You're fired.
38:36It was so much fun.
38:40And that's the end of Hammer's wrestling career.
38:43Down the drain.
38:44Down the drain.
38:46What a waste.
38:47You know what?
38:48Hammer has a character.
38:49Tattoos.
38:51Lips.
38:53If you give him something small,
38:55he'll throw it away.
38:56No, I'm telling you for real.
38:58If you want to join,
38:59just let me know, man.
39:00There's the invitation.
39:01There's the invitation.
39:08Let's get to what we call
39:10the vote.
39:11Still trying to figure out
39:13a better name for it,
39:14but it's what we got right now.
39:15We shall come up with the vote.
39:18Vote basically means
39:19favorite of all time.
39:22Duke,
39:23we all know that
39:24a lot of
39:25planning,
39:26a lot of
39:27advice from the management,
39:28and your personal preferences
39:30come into
39:31being who you are.
39:33So,
39:34we want you to,
39:35with your wrestling mind,
39:37come up with
39:38the ultimate wrestler
39:39based on
39:40several categories
39:41which are
39:42vital to
39:43the success
39:44of a wrestler.
39:45So, we got
39:46Mike Skills,
39:47the gimmick,
39:48the finisher,
39:49the entrance music,
39:50and if this wrestler
39:51is going to be
39:52a babyface
39:53or a heel,
39:54we already know the answer
39:55to that.
39:56So, heel.
39:57So, this is just four.
39:58Mike Skills,
39:59who was the best
40:00on the mic
40:01of all time?
40:02Dang, that comes up
40:03to multiple people,
40:04but
40:05if I were to give it
40:06to two,
40:07I'm a big fan
40:08of Kurt Angle's
40:09Mike Skills
40:10because he could get
40:11a crowd to hate him,
40:12right?
40:13Yeah, hated him.
40:14Hated him,
40:15but he was good at it.
40:16And he knew
40:17where to sprinkle comedy
40:19because he knew,
40:20okay,
40:21I need to make
40:22these people laugh
40:23at me,
40:24right?
40:25Because, like,
40:26if you're too much
40:27of a bad guy,
40:28people will just hate you,
40:29right?
40:30Just hate you.
40:31But if you're also,
40:32you know,
40:33you can provide
40:34some laughter in that,
40:35some comedy in that,
40:36that's even better
40:37because, like,
40:38they're laughing at you
40:39and they're engaging
40:40with your character.
40:41Other Mike Skills
40:42would be Eddie Guerrero.
40:43Obviously,
40:44Eddie Guerrero's Mike Skills
40:45were pretty good.
40:46Like,
40:47the way that he would
40:48explode at you,
40:49because he's,
40:50I wouldn't want to feed it
40:51the stereotype,
40:52but the Mexican,
40:53the angry Mexican,
40:54right?
40:55The moment it turned on.
40:56So who was that friend?
40:57Kurt Angle
40:58or Eddie Guerrero
40:59who fought for that champion
41:00in SmackDown?
41:01That's so hard.
41:02That's asking me
41:03to choose parents.
41:04It's like,
41:05before Eddie was the champion,
41:06it was Kurt Angle.
41:07It was Kurt, yeah.
41:08He was the SmackDown champion.
41:09Conflicted.
41:10Conflicted.
41:11So,
41:12I'm going to say
41:13I'm going to pass
41:14on that question.
41:33Best gimmick of all time
41:34for you.
41:35Best gimmick.
41:36That's so hard.
41:37You had the best gimmick.
41:38Okay.
41:39I'm going to give it
41:40to Kurt Angle
41:41in terms of shoot.
41:42In terms of reality
41:43bleeding into wrestling.
41:45The Olympic champion.
41:46Because he's an Olympic champion.
41:47He won a gold medal
41:48with a broken neck.
41:49You know,
41:50that sort of thing.
41:51That really feeds into,
41:52like,
41:53that really helps
41:54when you can
41:56use your
41:57real life experiences
41:58in your gimmick.
41:59Because that's,
42:00that's one is to one.
42:01You don't even have
42:02to act anymore.
42:03It's like,
42:04this character is me.
42:05I just have to like,
42:07exaggerate.
42:08That's it.
42:09I feel like
42:10your
42:11ideal wrestler
42:12is Kurt Angle.
42:13Well,
42:14it looks like that.
42:15But we'll get to it.
42:17Wrestling machine.
42:18He spits a lot.
42:20That's him.
42:21That's him.
42:22That's his foundation.
42:23Because he's legit.
42:24Like,
42:25Duke is also legit judo.
42:26So,
42:27he's just bringing
42:28his foundation
42:29into
42:30professional wrestling.
42:31And then he's adding
42:32layers to it.
42:33Character development.
42:34Finisher,
42:35aside from yours,
42:36for you,
42:37what was your favorite
42:38finisher of all time?
42:40So,
42:41Angles.
42:42Or his lock.
42:44Angle.
42:45Angle lock.
42:46Angle lock.
42:47Angle lock.
42:48So,
42:49the,
42:50one of the best things
42:51when think,
42:52to think about
42:53when
42:54thinking about
42:55making a finisher
42:56or doing a finisher
42:57is you got to be able
42:58to do it
42:59to anybody.
43:00Right?
43:01So, it's like,
43:02okay,
43:03there are finishers that
43:04are like,
43:05say,
43:06you're
43:07150 pounds,
43:08right?
43:09And then your
43:10opponent is
43:11300 to 50,
43:12right?
43:13You can't
43:14powerbomb that guy.
43:15So,
43:16you got to think of
43:17another move that
43:18you can use on him.
43:19So,
43:20one of my favorite
43:21wrestling moves
43:22is the,
43:23well,
43:24one,
43:25the RKO.
43:26Because
43:27you can do it
43:28to anybody.
43:29You can do it
43:30even in a swimming pool.
43:31Even in a pool.
43:32He did it
43:33out of nowhere.
43:34RKO.
43:35Exactly.
43:36Like,
43:37you can do it from
43:38any point of,
43:39like,
43:40any,
43:41like,
43:42somebody coming in
43:43from,
43:44like,
43:45he's jumping over
43:46and then you just
43:47catch his neck.
43:48Yeah,
43:49RKO.
43:50Like,
43:51you're sneaking in
43:52from the crowd,
43:53RKO.
43:54Some guy is running
43:55down the entrance ramp,
43:56RKO.
43:57So, yeah,
43:58RKO, man.
43:59That's like,
44:00the best finisher.
44:01Aside from that,
44:02you can do it to anybody.
44:03HBK.
44:04HBK, yeah.
44:05Stop it, Hammer.
44:06You don't have the flexibility.
44:08Okay,
44:09entrance music.
44:10Because, like,
44:11I think this has evolved
44:12over time
44:13because
44:14during the Attitude era,
44:15it was clearly
44:16just instrumentals.
44:18Like,
44:19Limp Bizkit-style music.
44:21And then if you have a gimmick,
44:22like,
44:23The Undertakers.
44:24Now,
44:25the fans actually sing
44:26to the entrance songs
44:27and it's so vital.
44:28For you,
44:29who has the best
44:31entrance music
44:32of all time?
44:33Modern day,
44:34it would be
44:35the WWE.
44:36I'm not sure
44:37if you've heard of him.
44:38His name is
44:39Shinsuke Nakamura.
44:40And
44:41what would happen is
44:42when he first came
44:43into the WWE,
44:44he had such
44:46a banger
44:47of a theme song
44:48that when they
44:49switched him
44:50to a bad guy,
44:51they were still
44:52singing along
44:53to his entrance music.
44:54So,
44:55like,
44:56obviously,
44:57it's detrimental to him.
44:58But,
44:59you know,
45:00it was
45:01a really good track.
45:03But,
45:04if we're talking about
45:05old-school
45:06wrestling music,
45:08I think it's Stone Cold.
45:10Because the moment
45:11glass breaks,
45:14instant,
45:15like,
45:16recognition.
45:17Like,
45:18oh,
45:19I know,
45:20I know.
45:21That's not how
45:22the fans scream.
45:23That's the first time
45:24I've heard Coach Hammer
45:25scream like that.
45:26That's the most
45:27high-pitched
45:28you've been.
45:29No,
45:30it's for kids,
45:31right?
45:33If we're talking
45:34about the lyrics,
45:35it would be HBK.
45:36HBK's theme.
45:38Actually,
45:39John Cena.
45:41Stop.
45:43John Cena
45:44doesn't exist anymore,
45:45right?
45:46Well,
45:49I don't know.
45:50I feel like that's
45:51because I've heard it
45:52so many times
45:53that it's like,
45:54because it became
45:55a meme,
45:56so it's like,
45:57okay.
45:58Song lang.
46:00Kane.
46:02Interior.
46:03Man,
46:04I would've never guessed
46:05na-iconic para sa'yo yun.
46:07Kasi,
46:08yung music na yun,
46:09pagpasok niya,
46:10yung person will ask
46:11if he's from hell.
46:12So, parang
46:13may sunog talaga na,
46:14you know,
46:15you're burning in hell.
46:16Oh,
46:17here's Kane.
46:18Seven-foot Kane.
46:20Damn, man.
46:21Yung parang may sunog,
46:22tas nakikita mo yung
46:23may waves ng konti.
46:25Actually,
46:26if we're talking about that,
46:27then
46:28the one that has
46:29like,
46:30brand recognition,
46:31Undertaker.
46:32Yung dong.
46:33Like, ah, alam na.
46:34Diba?
46:35It's like,
46:36lights go off,
46:37dong.
46:38Ako kasi,
46:39NWO.
46:40Oothpuck e.
46:41The Oothpuck yung
46:42na-alam na.
46:45That's my favorite
46:46nursery rhyme.
46:50Are there some dudes
46:51in the business
46:52who actually have
46:53zero
46:54background
46:55in terms of combat sports
46:56and are in the business?
46:58Okay,
46:59uh,
47:00and do you like working
47:01with those dudes?
47:02I'd be scared for them,
47:03by the way.
47:04So,
47:05pero hindi,
47:06pero nakakatakot din yun
47:07kasi hindi marunong.
47:08So, diba,
47:09if he has to take a bump
47:10from that guy,
47:12diba ka ma-injure pa.
47:14I have worked with people
47:16who have
47:17zero combat sports experience.
47:19And,
47:20you know,
47:21like,
47:22looking at people who,
47:23like if you're HR
47:24and you're looking at people
47:25who have zero experience
47:26in the field
47:27but have transferable skills,
47:28you know,
47:29or in,
47:30you know,
47:31it doesn't
47:32necessarily mean
47:33that you can't wrestle.
47:34That's why
47:35there's an entire
47:36training phase
47:37in regards to that.
47:38So,
47:39before we put you
47:40in the ring,
47:41obviously,
47:42we want to make sure
47:43that you can wrestle,
47:44you can keep yourself safe,
47:45you can keep your partner safe.
47:46Right?
47:47Uh,
47:48although,
47:49I will say that
47:50people with zero
47:51combat sports experience
47:52have
47:53a longer
47:54training period
47:55compared to people
47:56who do.
47:57Because,
47:58the first thing we teach you
47:59is,
48:00aside from cardio,
48:01is learning how to
48:02break your fall.
48:03And,
48:04you know,
48:05like just like
48:06falling on your
48:07front,
48:08falling on your back,
48:09that's hard
48:10to learn
48:11for people who have
48:12no experience
48:13in that field.
48:15I have wrestled
48:16in Australia.
48:17Uh,
48:18I've trained in Singapore,
48:19I've wrestled in Australia,
48:20in the East Coast.
48:22Uh,
48:24trained in Australia
48:25for,
48:26uh,
48:27I would say,
48:28a couple of months.
48:29And then,
48:30at a certain point,
48:31they were like,
48:32hey,
48:33did you bring your gear?
48:34And of course,
48:35as a,
48:36yeah,
48:37exactly.
48:38And as a professional,
48:39I brought my gear.
48:40Right?
48:41So like,
48:42yeah,
48:43of course,
48:44of course I brought my gear.
48:45So they put me on the show.
48:46Uh,
48:47fun fact,
48:48if you are a visiting wrestler,
48:49normally you don't win.
48:50But,
48:51at a certain point
48:52in my career,
48:53when I was there,
48:54they were like,
48:55hey,
48:56so,
48:57uh,
48:58you were thinking,
48:59it's a,
49:00it's a hardcore match,
49:01four of you.
49:02Uh,
49:03why don't you pick up the win?
49:04I'm like,
49:05are you sure?
49:06I'm a foreigner,
49:07I'm not supposed to win.
49:08He's like,
49:09no, no,
49:10it's okay.
49:11You do it.
49:12So I,
49:13I have
49:14a very good win-loss ratio
49:15for a foreigner
49:16in Australia.
49:17How's the pro wrestling scene
49:18in Australia?
49:19I would say it's really good.
49:20Like,
49:21most states,
49:22obviously in Australia,
49:23you've got Queensland,
49:24you've got,
49:25uh,
49:26New South Wales.
49:27Each state has its own promotion,
49:28has like five promotions
49:29for each state.
49:30Wow.
49:31And they wrestle every week.
49:32But,
49:33that's because they're in an economy
49:34that allows them to do that.
49:35So,
49:36you know,
49:37it's like,
49:38okay,
49:39cool.
49:40That's,
49:41it's a state,
49:42it's sustainable for them.
49:43And,
49:44they have a lot of fun doing it.
49:45And,
49:46all of the wrestlers that I know
49:47in Australia,
49:48that I've met,
49:49are
49:50very friendly,
49:51very good.
49:52Uh,
49:53and,
49:54they're very safe.
49:55So,
49:56uh,
49:57they get an A-plus from me.
49:58Yeah.
49:59They get an A-plus from you.
50:00Yeah.
50:01All right.
50:02So,
50:03we're very excited,
50:04uh,
50:05for your match
50:06versus Proximo,
50:07who is still wearing a mask.
50:08I bet you he wears that
50:10when he's sleeping.
50:11Uh,
50:12I have no doubt.
50:13Okay.
50:14So,
50:15can you invite everybody
50:16to,
50:17to catch it?
50:18Uh,
50:20and,
50:21the slate,
50:22the lineup,
50:23for,
50:24for that particular night.
50:25You can catch
50:26FBW Astig
50:27at
50:28Baked Studios
50:29on Yacal Street
50:30in Makati.
50:31Uh,
50:32on July 14.
50:33Doors open at 2 p.m.
50:35You can get your tickets
50:36at Ticket2Me.com.
50:38Your book, buddy.
50:39Your book.
50:40Now,
50:41in terms of matches,
50:42we've got,
50:43uh,
50:44Cuatro versus Evan Carlo.
50:45Very good match.
50:46The Yolo Twins,
50:47uh,
50:48from Katips,
50:49versus,
50:50uh,
50:51James Idol Martinez
50:52and Mike Madrigal.
50:54You got,
50:55Thiago versus Jeffrey,
50:57a Jeff Hardy fan.
50:58Ha, ha, ha.
50:59Jan Evander versus
51:00Callie Nueva.
51:01They are,
51:02uh,
51:03luchadores.
51:04Well,
51:05really tiny people,
51:06but move really fast,
51:07and they're really strong.
51:08So,
51:09I'm looking forward to that.
51:10You got,
51:11Ralph Mobayashi versus
51:12Roxy Reeves.
51:13Uh,
51:14Vet versus
51:15Rookie Match.
51:16Uh,
51:17Chino Guinto versus
51:18Dax Javiera.
51:19And if Chino Guinto loses,
51:20he quits the company.
51:22Whoa.
51:23Interesting.
51:24I quit match.
51:25Stakes are high.
51:26Okay.
51:27For Dax,
51:28if he,
51:29if he loses,
51:30nothing happens,
51:31nothing happens to him.
51:32Ha, ha, ha.
51:33High risk, huh?
51:34High risk.
51:35No reward.
51:36Uh,
51:37and then you got,
51:38me versus Proximo.
51:39And,
51:40uh,
51:41obviously,
51:42that's going to be
51:43one hell of a match.
51:44It's a main event.
51:45Don't expect to stay there long.
51:47And then after that,
51:48Hammer will come out,
51:49apparently.
51:50Uh,
51:51as a new tag team,
51:52as a new tag team contender.
51:54Hammer comes out,
51:55misses terribly
51:56with the clothesline.
51:58Duke picks him up.
51:59Liger bump.
52:00He gets a liger bump.
52:02The broadcasting.
52:03Hammer,
52:04your project,
52:05your acting,
52:06when you miss it,
52:07you're like,
52:08oh no.
52:09Oh no.
52:10And,
52:11uh,
52:12we have a special announcement
52:13from Red Oliero.
52:14Oh.
52:15So.
52:16Who is the?
52:17Who is the president
52:18of FPW?
52:19Hmm.
52:20He's not going to be doing
52:21stand-up comedy that night.
52:22No,
52:23I assure you,
52:24he won't be.
52:25Or signing Coach Hammer
52:26to the company.
52:27Might be the big announcement.
52:29Might be the big announcement.
52:30So,
52:31the set-up table
52:32will announce
52:33Coach Hammer.
52:34Duke will come out,
52:35he's going to hit him
52:36with a steel chair.
52:37Coach Hammer.
52:38Our storyline is ready.
52:39Welcome to FPW!
52:42No,
52:43I'm looking at Proximo.
52:44He doesn't even have
52:45a Facebook page.
52:46Like I said,
52:47man,
52:48he hides behind his mask.
52:49So.
52:50Why would he have
52:51a social media account
52:52if he can't speak for himself?
52:53Oh!
52:54I fear for this guy, bro.
52:56No,
52:57let me get,
52:58let me be clear.
52:59He did pass
53:00the training.
53:01The FPW training.
53:02So,
53:03obviously,
53:04there's some merit
53:05to him.
53:06Uh,
53:07I wouldn't say
53:08I'm worried about it.
53:09But I do know
53:10that he is fast
53:11and he is strong.
53:12Uh,
53:13just not as fast
53:14and as strong
53:15as I am.
53:16So.
53:17Wow.
53:18Thank you so much,
53:19Mr. Duke Ortega!
53:22Man,
53:23that was a fun conversation.
53:24Thank you for
53:26sharing with us
53:27your story.
53:28And good luck
53:29with your match against Proximo.
53:30Oh, thank you.
53:31Thank you, brother.
53:32I don't need the luck, though.
53:33Yes!
53:34And of course,
53:35we wish luck for...
53:36He needs it.
53:37Yeah,
53:38I do need a lot of that.
53:39But we wish FPW
53:40the best
53:41the coming years.
53:42We really want this
53:43sport to grow.
53:44And again,
53:45it's something that
53:46the three of us
53:47were exposed,
53:48we watched,
53:49and we're hoping
53:50for the best for you guys.
53:51Duke,
53:52your message to
53:53the
53:54Philippine wrestling community.
53:55Well,
53:56thank you so much
53:57for supporting us
53:58so far.
53:59Uh,
54:00we love the fact
54:01that you are enjoying
54:02our product
54:03in regards to
54:04our YouTube channel
54:05where we're
54:06presenting all our episodes.
54:07So you can find that
54:08in Filipino Pro Wrestling
54:09in YouTube.
54:10And as well as
54:11just coming to the shows
54:12for FPWS Stig.
54:13That
54:14means a lot to us.
54:15Thank you to our guests today.
54:17Filipino Pro Wrestler,
54:19Mr. Duke Ortega.
54:21And good luck
54:22to his match against
54:23Proximo.
54:24Thank you so much
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54:40Duke Ortega.
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