WWE Night of Champions, NXT Battleground and AEW Double or Nothing Preview | The Still Real to Us Show | Episode #693 – 5/25/23

0:00 It's still welcome everybody. Welcome to this week's edition to the Surreal Day Show EPISOD number six nineties free for May twenty fifth, twenty twenty three. This is your Memorial Day Weekend three wrestling and pay per View Predictions and preview and Prediction special edition of SRTEL where we preview in predict the kind of champions Ay ww nov in the nineteenth Bottle Brown all on this week session of the show.

0:45 I am one half of the program. I am Jeff Peck joined every single week with my coast one only doctor Trey Franklin. Doctor Trey. I didn't know what to call this weekend when it comes to wrestling, my friend, So you just decide that you're going to go through a lot of words at it and hopefully something stuck. Is that, Yeah, like Memorial Day three peat Extravaganza, pay per view LoveFest. I don't know, it's weird. It's a lot. Yeah, there's a lot of stuff going on this weeginning. It simply Memorial Days usually not a big wrestling weekend because people are out traveling and people are out visiting family. So anyw and wwe just said, hey, guys, through it where does it throw over three wrestling shows at you? Hopefully you don't leave your house. So let's get this out of the way. How um, because you do a wrestling podcast, Like, how frustrated are you with having a look at three wrestling shows this weekend?

1:34 A Memorial Day weekend. Because I gotta be honest, I am, Oh yeah. And for me with my with my job, like we run events on weekends, and so I have a Hot Air Jubilee event I'm working at this weekend. I have a Lake show I'm working at this weekend, and then still trying to cramend time for wrestling and his look. I'm also a chubby guy from the South. At some point I gotta get on the grill and cook some food for my family. So it's it's completely stressful. The upside is I'm on the East Coast right now recording the show. I'm actually sitting outside on my dad's porch, just out of the elements. It's a beautiful day. So this is like, you know, a Memorial Day weekend kickoff. At least for me, I get to talk about wrestling.

2:20 I get to talk about Also, don't forget I got to recap wrestling Conforce two at the end of the show. Yeah, this is uh, this is strange because I gotta be honest, right, Memorial Day weekend is a very busy weekend. I know, aw double or nothing has always happened Amorial Day weekend, Right, it's the fourth time. So for those that are being like, oh well, well this is this is not anything new. It isn't a sense of having three shows w WE going back to back. I want to say w WE did a show maybe last year in Saudi Arabia around this time. I'm may be completely wrong on that. I just I just feel like this has happened before. But I mean, of all weekends here, at least in the United States, this is a big weekend that is the unofficial kickoff to summer. Like Doctor Drey said, families, friends, they're gathering together, they're having barbecues, they're outside, they're grilling.

3:08 They're not inside their home at one o'clock on a Saturday afternoon watching a wrestling show. They're not home maybe late on a Sunday night at eight o'clock to watch a wrestling show. I thought this was a very peculiar move by at least a week to do this because it's been AW Double or Nothing weekend, and I get it. AW likes to do these shows on Memorial Day weekend, Labor Day weekend, and even in my same gripe when it comes to all Out in September, doctor, it's like, why would you choose a holiday weekend, especially ones where most people aren't home or outside to book these shows. It's it's a little bit of a headscratcher, to be honest with you. Yeah, Sometimes, like with AW, when you do a show in Vegas, I think they're banking on the attendance more than the pay per view draw because in Vegas, if you're in Vegas on a World Day weekend, like you're just looking for something to do, that's not going to get you arrested. So hey, I can go check out Double or Nothing, and you know, I can have some fun watch the guy, like watch some big, sweaty men fight while wearing their underwear. The WWE aspect of it is peculiar because doing this show in Saudi also is kind of not about the live gate or not about the pay per view audience, because you're running it at one o'clock in the afternoon, So it's it's more about the in you know, the in arena crowd than anything else, and trying to capitalize on that good Saudi money they're drawing in for So maybe in reality, this

4:41 isn't about the at home fans. It's about the people that are actually gonna be there in the building this weekend. I suppose it is. I suppose it is. I don't know. This is justum strange, but nonetheless, we got three shows to cover. We'll pre and predict it all for you on this week's This Chell, get you ready for the weekend, and then tune in next week when it's like, Okay, did were they able to watch ten hours of wrestling over a two day span on a Memorial Day weekend and also do it with all the other wrestling stuff going on? So stay tuned for that on next week's sessition The Pot Doctor Try. Let's start with the first show here at w Knight of Champions previewing predictions this Saturday from the Jetta Superdome in Jedda, Saudi Arabia. We'll start with the first match here, Becky Lydge taken on Tris Stratus. I'll give my prediction here first.

5:29 I like Tris Stratus winning this one. I think if if they're going to continue this feud moving forward, which is the word on the street that this feud is not a one and done, then Trish needs to get a victory here to make the baby face want to come back and get a victory. So I'm gonna go with Trish Stratus. Yeah, because to me, not only is this the kick off the summer, so also the road of SummerSlam, and if you want to get this view to SummerSlam, you gotta have a little bit of back and forth. So I'm with you. I'm taking Trish and her new Heel, new Rediscovered Eel persona winning by some chicanery to get the way of Rebecca Lynch on this show, so we both got true Stratus. Next match here is for the w SmackDown Women's Championship. Ria Ripley defends against Natalia Doctor Trey. What say you? So the raw people are wrestling for the SmackDown Women's Championship in Saudi Arabia. I'm going with Riya.

6:20 This is kind of like we see this when they start these dominant runs. They build up some folks to look like credible challengers, but on paper really like I really camera the last time to Italia won a singles match, you know, before this few kind of kicked off. So I'm gonna say Ria because they just really to me, haven't built rebuilt Italia's credibility by this point. Yeah, I've got Rita Ripley in this one as well. I think the build for this has been very weak. Granted we have not seen the taped edition of SmackDown that's supposed to air tomorrow night to see if it gets further along, and I did not read any SmackDown spoilers. I know there's been like these backstage vignettes, and I think Nataia came to the aid of someone recently on SmackDown to kind of further this. But it's been a very weak build and ri has been very dominant. So, like Doctor Trey's point, Natalia hasn't had much screen time or singles victory. So I'm taking Riha Ripley in this one that takes us to the next match for the w W Raw Woman's Championship, Bianca Belair Defense against Osca. This one is a tough one to call, but I'm going to go with Osca to win the Raw Woman's Championship to end Bianca Belair's historic over one year plus rain. Reason being is if Osca doesn't win the win the championship, now it's like, then what do you do with her at this point forward? I think she's a very strong competitor. This is not a throwaway opponent for Bianca Belair. She needs the victory. So I'm gonna take Osca getting the w over Bianca.

7:50 Doctor Trey. See, this one's hard for me because of what we've already picked. So I've already picked two quote unquote heels in Saudi Arabia, Bianca's a huge straw over there, like they really really like her. So I'm gonna pick Bianca retaining just because I feel like they have to have one of their top baby faced females get a win, and Bianca's the most logical choice out of the three options there. Next match, here's for the Intercontinental Championship as Gunther defense against Mustafa Ali. Doctor Trey will start with you see, if this is this is Man's store, it'd be a whole different ball game for me. Oh yeah, definitely. So I think this is kind of the Riha Zelina match we saw from you know, backlash next last month where Mustafa is gonna get a huge pop. But in the end, I think Gunther retained just because he's just more physically dominant, and I think we're setting up for eventually Gunther and Riddle here in the next month or so, So I'll take Gunther retaining. I like Hume taking Gunther to retain. They've definitely been pushing the tea leaves for Riddle to be feuding with Gunther here soon.

9:01 Mustaf Ali getting this match being that it is in Saudi Arabia. I'm a big Mustaf Ali fan. I've not enjoyed the like Ali positive or whatever positive Ali gimmick that he's been doing lately, and he's kind of shed that character some over the last week or two preparing for this match and gone back to just the normal Mustaf Ali heading into it. He's a very talented wrestler. I think he is someone that has deserved an opportunity to be in this title picture before and hasn't had those shots given to him. I think that this match has the capability of really stealing the show. I expect a great performance out of Mustafa Ali, a typical performance from Gunther. I'm really looking forward to this match, and I hope it puts mustaf Ali on the map.

9:52 So with that said, even in a loss, I think mustaf Ali will be putting on a great show. But I'm going to take con th to retain the Intercondinal Championship and then that takes us to the undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship match. Kevin Owens and Sammy Zane defend against Roman Rains and Solo Socoa. This is a tough one to call, being that Roman Rains is in this match. The stuff that's going on with Roman and Solo and the USOS is very intriguing. That looks to be the next layer of this bloodline storyline. We had that little subtle bump of Roman into Solo this past Friday on SmackDown when he was exiting the ringing of the USOS attacked Kevin Owens and Sammy Zaine and Romans was upset with them for doing that was not part of the plan that Roman had in place, and Solo did not take that well.

10:41 I think that gets furthered this coming Saturday in Night of Champions and I think that's what leads to Kevin Owens and Sammy Usine retaining. I don't know if Romans costs Solo the match or if Solo actually attacks Roman. I can't see that yet, but it's interesting what's bubbling up right now with the bloodline. Roman reigns and Solo Sukoa and I think that this could be the final end of this Kevin Owens Sammy Zane bloodline storyline, ending at Night of Champions. So I'm gonna take Kevin Owens and Sammy Zane. And I also want to make an interesting point here, Kevin Owens and Sammy Zane making the trek to Saudi Arabia. Sammy Zane Syrian descent, is going there because of the recent peaceful relations between Saudi Arabia and Syria. So interesting that those two are making the trip. With that said, kaow and Sammy retain Doctor Trey. Yeah.

11:33 By the way, I love that. The story I read is that since Sammy decided he was going, Kevin goes Okay, I'll go. Yeah. That's the reason why Kevin like openly wasn't going too. Yeah. It's like Kevin's not going to Sammy's not going, Okay, Sammy's going, Okay, I'll go. I just love that like that. That does show like that friendship, Like, look, I got my boys back. If he decides he wants to go, because of all the history, I'll go. If he's not going, I'm not going. So I love that friendship will level of it team as well. But yeah, like you said, the match itself is a pretty interesting dynamic because like, I'm with you, I'm taking Kevin and Sammy to retain just because would you end, for one, when you end the USO's title reign, you gotta get a little bit of longevity out of it. It doesn't have to be as long as that as the USO's run was, but you need a little bit of time to kind of not only give Sammy and Kevin credibility but also Land credence to the run of the USOS. So like about how it comes to shake out is interesting me because in a sense, Roman has made Solo the USO's keeper, even though he's the little brother to Jimmy and Jay and so now Solo, who's always been the little brothers, Now like do I go with my cousin who's the tribal achieve? Do I go with my brothers? I love that dynamic to it because it really does. Anybody's got a big family knows how that shakes out. So I'm taking Kevin as Sammy, I think the USO's getting involved in that costs Solo and Roman the match, and then we see Roman breaks Solo later on for allowing his brothers the your fear so Sammy and Kevin for the way, and also just because they're making the trips their first time

13:03 the side of the radio. Next match, here's Cody Rhodes versus Brock Lesner, which has been a pretty decent build over the last couple of weeks. Heading and a night of champions h Doctor Turil. Let's start with you, Cody or Brock. I'm taking Brock because of the you know, the rib injury, the broken armage. I mean, they're they're basically denting up Cody Rhods so that way, when Brock beats them, it doesn't hurt Cody Rhodes, but they're taking the law. So I will tell you, Brock, I do think and I didn't get your thoughts on this earlier, the whole triple H Cody Rhodes exchange at the end of the raw, What did you think about that? I'm going to take Brock Lesner as well, so both taking Brock of course, the across the board. I think that was giving some love to Cody Rhodes there with Triple H. So Cody wasn't listening to any WI officials we all know, or at least it's been promoted decently well, the Cody Roades's favorite wrestler's triple H. Here's Triple H coming out there and saying you don't have to do that and all this stuff, and Cody basically said, no, I'm going to do it. I thought the end to Raw was very well done. I thought it was great acting by both guys and added to the credence of it a little bit more. I think the layer to this entire thing of him being potentially afraid of taking on Brock and not wanting to admit it. Having the believed broken arm from Brock, all the beatdowns he's been getting and coming back up again and fighting back and smarting Brock at Broco at backlash, it's making me wonder, like, what's

14:37 the payoff here? So we figured Brock wins is the payoff that Brock kind of gives him a little bit of a rub at the end of this Doctor Trey where maybe Cody gets the third victory, whether it be at Money in the Bank or SummerSlam, and Brock like shakes his hand something we haven't seen and shows him some respect. I don't know if that's playing into it, but I've enjoyed this few For a feud that started off on a really bad foot the night after WrestleMania, this has been very well done. Yeah, I've also enjoyed the build up. I thought it was kind of It's weird when you're watching that segment because I'm like, this is kind of them also also shutting up the internet marks about the whole like well, Triple Chi and Cody really haven't, you know, talked about the whole Throne incident, you know, And it's like, all right, look that was also their way of kind of bearing that thing, if anybody remembers. Brock Lesser also broke Triple H's arm storyline wise with a comeral loss, so it makes sense also when trip La is talking to Cody about that, like I know what this is that, I'm like, oh, yeah, Brock Brookes Triple Lagos are and leading into a match as well. So I love the layers on it as well, so this has been, like you said, for a few that started on arguably the worst raw after WrestleMania, in the history of this company. That was the one thing that kind of came out of that show and for them to actually build up a decent, you know, feud and making it enjoyable enough for everybody to want to watch, like that's that's great, And like you said, I'm interesting, like what the actual payoffs going to be. I don't know if I can everythe brock Lesner shaking Cody's hand,

16:08 but at least the nod or something to give, yeah, you know, the hot tips something like that. But that's also we talked about, like this is really showing Cody having to overcome obstacles to get back in the hunt for a world title. He's now like you're seeing him physically beaten up. Mentally, he's been beaten up. This is him starting to overcome those obstacles that real true like top baby phases need to have in order to build that credibility. Remember Kurt Angle recently saying on his podcast that he felt like brock Lesar should be using his star power right now to creating more stars. And this was written around the time with Bobby Lashly. I would argue that that did not happen with Bobby Lashly, but maybe the Suffer scene with Cody Rhodes is making Cody Rhodes elevated based on this feud. So it should be an interesting one night of champions Cody Rhodes, Brock Lesner. Both of us taken Brock to get the victory, and then that takes us to the tournament final for the inaugural w W World Away Championship as Seth Freaking Rollins takes on AJ Styles. I'm going to take Seth Freaking Rollins in this one, Doctor Trey because he is a Raw superstar. The title is supposed to be saying on Raw, AJ is on SmackDown. I think that would be really weird if they put the Raw title on a SmackDown star, which has kind of been my gribe throughout the entire tournament. I think this match has gonna be a lot of fun. It's Seth's time to be a world champion. His vignettes lately, his interview vignettes with Corey Graves has kind of been shining him in a brighter light than AJ Styles, even though they had a very good video package this past week's edition of of Raw. I think the focus has

17:41 been Rollins leading the charge and being the facilitator of change with what you would say during the Roman Reigns era of championship title reigns. So I'm taking Seth freaking Rollins to get the victory and become the new World away Champion. Yeah. As much as I love AJ and I'm as glads the AJ back Hans, it's kind of funny watching Aja have to wrestle all the time and Seth gets then yet treatment. But then again, Seth Rollins is out filming Captain, you know, the new Captain American movies. But not only is he a raw superstar, not only is he probably the face of your company, but he's becoming a movie star as well. So once again, if you're gonna put your title on phone buddy, hey, the media exposure he's going to get when this movie comes out, it is going to help your brand as well. So it is a SmackDown person challenging for a raw title.

18:30 So it's not crazy because we see this in two other title matches on this show, but it sets time. I would love to see AJ b one of the next challengers for Roman. Here as the fallout from this, but you know, right now it's time for Seth to ascend to the thrones of to speak. Let's carry over to Sunday night. Now, this Sunday from the Songa Center in Lowe, Massachusetts will be NXT Battle Round. Let's look at the first match here, Doctor Trey for the NXT Tag Team Championship, Gallas Defense against the Creed Brothers. Doctor Trey, let's start with you. Who do you like in this one to walk out as NXC Tag Team Champions. As much as I love the run of Gallas, I'm taking the Creeds.

19:10 I just think it's their time to kind of regain that tag team title. I've become like You've hooked me more on the Creeds than anybody else, and I think it's their time. So I'll take the Creepos getting the way to become the new NXC Tag Team Champions. I really want to pick the Creeds. I am a huge fan of the Creeds. I love what they're doing now in an NX team, but I just feel like Gallas is retaining this one. It's it's like how I feel where I've been completely wrong about the Wesley title right when it comes to previewing predictions, and we'll see if I'm wrong again later on in the show. So I'm gonna be taking Gallas to win this match and retain the NXC Tag Team Championship, all right, Doctor Trey. Next match here is the Last man Standing match Eliot dragging Off taken on die They've had a pretty decent building few thus far, very enjoyable on NXC television. Sometimes a little bit too weird for my liking, but enjoyable. Nonetheless, I'm gonna go with Elia dragging Off getting the victory here.

20:11 I think the former NXC UK champion could use nice singles win, so I'm taking Elia. This one's hard on me because I don't know about you, but I have heard the rumors about him potentially joining Imperium, and if that's the case, I think I'm gonna go a die Jack in this one because die Jack really hasn't had a big win either, so I think both these guys could use the win. I'm just gonna take die Jack because I think they might move dragging Off up to Raw to pair them with Imperiod. Next match here is for the NXC North American Championship. It's a triple threat match as Wesley defense against Tyler Bate and Joe Gacy. Doctor Trey, Who do you liking this one? This is more because I hate taking against west Lee, but if anybody on this roster needs a big win, it's Joe Gacy. So I think I'm gonna lean Gaycy on this one just because Lee's had a great run. But I mean, you have the Rocks daughter in your faction, the diet tried to leave the company, we got to kind of create some harmonies. So I think I'm gonna take Joe Gaycy. You know, I have been completely over on this Wesley North American Championship run.

21:15 I have not predicted any of his matches correct at all. I've always felt like he's going to be dropping the championship, and I think he drops the championship again. I'm going to take Joe Gaycy. Just like Doctor Trey. I think this feeds into a storyline with Tyler Bate, and I'm going to take Joe Gaysey as the new North American Champion. I do want to say on last week's show, I mentioned some of my favorite champions right now are gunther Over on Raw Orange Cassie in a w I think Wesley falls into that same category for me right now, Doctor Trey, he has been a really fun and enjoyable North American champion thus far. Yeah, and the great thing about it this is, you know, is it your plates guy. This is one of the guys that you're When he was running an XT, he brought him and Zach wentz over and you know from TNA. Unfortunately, Zach you know, had some issues and they let him go. But to see west Lee grow from me, you know, they had him kind of you know, pigeonholed a tag team guy to having a really strong North American title run. Both well for his future in the company. Also, next match here is a British Round rules match for the NXC Heritage Cup as No m Dar defense against Dragon Lee. Again, I can't imagine they put Dragon Lee in a match to lose. The Noam Dark character is very entertaining, fun to watch. Really enjoyed the stuff when he went over at nxc UK.

22:36 The Heritage Cup matches are a lot of fun. I enjoyed them in a nxc UK as well, and I'm happy that they've been carried over to the US version. Of NXT. But in this one, I am taking Dragon Lee to win the NXC Heridage Cup, Doctor Trey, See if we did send me one of those shoals where you smoke me and gained like four or five wins over me, Because I'm gonna take no m Dar because, like you said, he's very entertaining. The Heritage Cup rules are a little bit different and I can see Noam Dar getting awarded the title on a technicality where it doesn't hurt Dragon Lee. So I'll take noam Dar retaining because plus you get the whole Nathan Frasier aspect that ties into it as well. So I'll just take noam Dar just out of sheer curiosity to see what they're doing with Dragon Lee. If that's the case, they go. Next match here is the tournament final for the vacant NXE Women's Championship. A little bit of a surprise here with Lear Valkyria being in this finals. I'm happy for her to get this opportunity. She'll be taken on Tiffany Stratton to crown the next NXE Women's champion, Doctor Trey. Who do you like in this one? Oh?

23:37 Yeah? The Leria of Valcourrie being in the finals is kind of surprising to me. This is always like Tiffany Stratton's tournament to lose. So I'm gonna take Tiffany Stratton because I just I see that her being, you know, in that mold of what they did with Mandy Rose, where they've bellish Charlotte in the past. This is a formula for success, So I will take Tiffy Stratton to win. I like you, I'm taking Tiffany's Stratton as well. I had felt like she was a little bit too green with her matches recently, and then I watched that match with Roxann Perez and I thought it was one of, if not her best match that I've seen her performance in her very short career in NXT. This is the same vein Doctor Trey for me, as like a natural athlete that can put it together in the ring. It reminds me a lot of watching Charlotte Flair in the early days of NXT, Bianca Belair in the early days of NXT. I feel like Tiffany Stratton fits that mold and her character is very good as well. Do you see the lineage there of Tiffany Stratton to be comparable to the NXC days of Bianca Belair and Charlotte Flair as well. Because the one thing, and this is something that I don't want to say average, is footwork and placement in the ring, being in the right spot to take a move or be able to deliver a move. That part she has down naturally. It is kind of her issues already been kind of like putting the match together in the psychology of she's doing the ring, but from a natural athlete perspective and watching what she's doing. Yeah, it's very reminiscent of Charlotte's first few matches until

25:07 she figured out what wrestling was, Bianca her first few matches before she figured out how to put a match together. It's it's very reminiscent of that. And like I said a second ago, like this, like this is those natural things they look for now. That's why they're doing the NI or the NX or was it next in line? They're nil deals because they're looking for natural athletes that they can teach wrestling too, as opposed to finding wrestlers, and they have to break batt has to mold into the WWE scope. Next match, here's the main event for the NXC championship is Carmelo Hayes returns to his hometown home state of Massachusetts to defend against Broun Breaker, Doctor Trey. Who do you like in this one? So, Jim, do you remember the last time a title belt trains in Lower Massachusetts? Was it Samoa Joe or Finnbellerbell on a not a live show? It was a house show of all things. So, m I don't think we get that here. I do. I think Carmelo retains over a braun Breaker, but I'm still confused.

26:06 They did this baby phase heel double turn thing and it just kind of came out of nowhere. But hey, both guys are kind of taking too like ducks to water. I saw somebody go, what if Trick turns on Carmelo and the size of Braun I'm like, that would just be weird. I just couldn't see those two guys meshing well. But I'll take Carmelo retaining right now because I do think braun Break will be on the main roster by summers Lam. Yeah. I had a tough time picking this one because it was like, well, they're gonna put bron Breaker up on the main roster. They should have done it during the draft. Of course, as you just said, they could do it at anytime. It is w they control their own rules, because it's like, Okay, well, if bron takes the loss here, what do you do with Broun Breaker next? And I don't know, his characters have been a lot more edgy since turning heel on the NXT brand. It just kind of feels like, in a normal path that Braun would win this match, win the championship, and this few we continue and they'll carry it on for the summer months in NXT and and maybe maybe it sets Brawn up for a run in the main roster after Survivor Series or the Royal Rum. But what have you. But like Doctor Trey, I'm gonna stick with my guns here. I'm gonna go with Carmelo Hayes.

27:15 So I'm gonna take Carmelo Hayes to retain. It's it's a tough call because it's like, Okay, what do they do with Braun Breaker next? But I've got Carmelo Hayes retain the NAC championship as well. And that also now carries us over to the final Sunday night show from the T Mobile Arena. In Paradise, Nevada. I saw that on Wikipedo. I was like, Paradise Nevada. I never heard of that before. But it's a town in Las Vegas or next to Las Vegas. So I thought this was in Las Vegas. But it's Paradise. It's Paradise Nevada. Doctor Trey did not know that existed. I do not know my geography of the Cinciti area. But here we are aw or nothing preview and predicting this show. Now, let's start with probably one of the matches I am most forward to all weekend long w E n X t A w Adam Cole versus Chris Jericho in a unsanctioned match with Sabu as the special guest enforcer. Sabu is back on wrestling television.

28:14 It was interesting surprise this past Wednesday night. With that said, really looking forward to this match. The feud has been good. This is a dream match. I've got Adam Cole to defeat Chris Jericho and carry this momentum onto an eventual AW World Championship match. Doctor Trey, what say you? Adam Cole versus Chris Jericho. I've gone back and forth on this one. A little bit, just because when you have you know, a last man standing falls count anywhere, you know, any of those kind of matches where other people can get involved, it does kind of maybe want to lean towards the guy that has a stable. Adding Sabu to the megs, plus you have the Roderick Strong and in Lord knows, you could have Kyle O'Reilly pop up. You know, you never know, So I'm with you. I'm taking Adam Cole as well, because I do think at some point we get to Cole and m JF or something like that for the for the world title.

29:07 So I'll take Adam Cole getting the victory over Chris Jericho. Is there a table spot involving Sabu um that or a barbier spot? It might be one of the two. I'm not sure. There will probably be a table spot. I just don't know if it'll be Sabo going through it. Yeah, yeah, it's he threw the chair. He threw the chair on Wednesday night. So were you surprised that they went with Sabu here? I mean, he's a wrestling legend, but he's like an underground wrestling legend. He's a legend, and this like the AW fans know who Sabo is, Like, that's he got a good pop when he came out. I mean that showed the crowd knew who he was. I was surprised because there's no real tie to either guy, like Sabu and Jericho didn't have a ton of ECW matches and Adam Cole and Sabo maybe have passed at a convention, but they have never wrestled. I just didn't know what the tie in was where it made sense to feature him in this role. Yeah, it's in using When they were like and he lives in Vegas, I'm like, man, is it Bobby Fish? I thought Bobby Fish was from Vegas and it wasn't.

30:08 It was Sabo. I was like, okay, wow, this is what we're doing. Next match, here is Ethan Page and the Guns taken on the Hardies and Hook in a six man tag team match. If the Hardies and Hook when Matt Hardy will own Ethan Page's contract. This match was changed on AW Rampage, so spoiler alert for those that are tuning into AW Rampage, which does not have a set time or date to be aired right now due to the NHL and NBA playoffs. I thought that was funny. On Wednesday's Dynamite where it's like and tune in this weekend, aw Rampage did not promote any matches for Rampage as well, but I guess during the tapings it was revealed that Brother's aka Isaiah Cassidy has a injury, which is a damn shame because I do enjoy meet some private party and Hook will be taking his place, Doctor Trey. Let's start with you here, who do you like in this six man tag team match? Well, since Hook is involved, I don't bet against Hook, so I will take the Hardy's and Hook getting the win because otherwise this would be Hook's first loss. I don't even think he's lost in a tag match yet, no he is not. And like you, I am taking the Hardies in Hook because you don't have a stipulation like this for not to be to utilize on television. It's like, all right, this isn't a case where Ethan Page if he wins, he owns Matt Hardy's contract again. And if Matt Hardy wins, he owns Ethan Pages.

31:25 It's just Ethan Pages. So I felt like they kind of tipped their hand there with the result in this one. Next match, here's for the AWTBS Championship, as Jade Cargill takes on Tie of Valkyrie. This is actually a real tough one at all because Tie of Valkyrie is a formidable foe for Jade Cargill, who as much grief as we've given her ring performances over the years, I felt like she is starting to really improve in the ring. Man, I really want to pick Tia, but I'm gonna stick with Jade Cargill retaining AWTBS Championship. Doctor Trey, Yeah, once you get on a streak like this, it's hard to pick against the Street. And this, you know, physically is maybe you know, Jay Cargo's most formidable above because you know, Tie of maybe not as tall, but physically matches up with her very well. But just like Oscar's Street heading into WrestleMania a few years ago, Gold, I don't pick against the Street until the streak ends, So right now I'm taking Jay to retain as well. Next match, here is the Blackpool Combat Club Brian Tannerson, John Moxley, Claudio Castagnolian Wheeler.

32:25 You to take it on the Elite of Kenny Omega match Jackson, Nick Jackson and the reuniting Hangman Adam Page in a anarchy in the Arena match. Doctor Trey, who do you like in this one? Well, you Hangman back with the Elite. You're putting them in a anything goes kind of match where they file over the arena against the group of villainous folk right now, which I didn't realize they were villainous until the Likes just a few weeks ago. I'm taking the Elite because you don't get Hangman and Kenny back together to make them lose. Though Hangman and the Elite get the win, I just really feel bad for the Dark Order because I feel like they got left of the altar. They certainly did again by the way, like they're just a real big punching bag for aw creative. I like you Doctor Trey and picking the Elite as well. You don't reunite Kenny, the Young Bucks and Hangman Page to lose in their first match together, So I'm taking the Elite as well.

33:16 I will add to what you said, they're the Blackpool Combat Club being villainous, being heels. I don't know if I necessarily agree with that move. I felt like they could continue what they're doing being badasses and have been baby faces. I don't think fans want to boom Moxley specifically, and Brian Danielson in this role, he just seems like he's having a lot of fun, like cracking jokes and smiling like Danielson has sometimes the worst poker face in professional wrestling when he's cracking a joke like a an inside joke and can't cover it up. But nonetheless, I expect this match to be a ton of fun as the elite I have. So does Doctor Trey defeating Blackpool Combat Club, and that takes us to the next matcher for the AW Women's World Championship, Jamie Hayter defends against Tony Storm. This is a tough one to call.

34:06 I really want to pick Jamie Hayter to retain, but I think the outcast I've been beat up so much and falling behind that it's best for them to finally get one over here and maybe add into Britt Baker going for the AW Women's World Championship, and we don't know how serious Jamie Hayter's appeared to be legit injury is, so I'm going to take Tony Storm to win the aw Women's World Championship and maybe set up towards all in all out her women winning the aw W Women's World Championship back from Tony Storm and maybe setting up Adam Cole to win an aw World Championship. And that's the image that closes out a show. And then maybe Adam coill propose a seward no pressure Adam at all. With that said, Doctor Trey, your thoughts, I gotta propose a lot of mine. I'm just used there a lot at me.

34:53 I'm still trying to fig out if Tony Storm is the right person from the outcast to be in this position, Like to me, like, don't you wouldn't you rather have Soreya in this spot. But that being said, with you know Adam Cole having the match with Jericho earlier, you may not see Britt Baker able to back up Jamie Hayter, which leads me to believe that Tony Storm too will get the win and win the women's title. So I'm going Tony Storm, didn't we kind of get the Adam Cole Britt Baker thing with the Owen Heart Tournament. We did, and then when Adam Cole returned as well. We've gotten that several times. Maybe Tony CON's like, I think he's proposing to ur tonight, so this is how I'm going to do it, and then nothing happens. Yeah, he just keeps giving him opportunities to pop the question, and Adam Cole's like, no, no, good, what are you talking about now? No, no, give me the title, Give me the title. Next match, here's Orange Cassie defending the aw International Championship in a twenty one man blackjack battle Royal. We don't know many of the names for this, So Doctor Treit, who do you like in this one? Orange Cassie versus the Field? Yes, yeah, basically, um yeah, this one. It's tricky because I'm like, I mean, obviously, with this these kind of setups, they could actually take the belt off Orange without him losing. So I think I'll take the field.

36:06 I don't have a pick or who in the field does it? Well, wait a minute for our predictions. You're taking twenty guys. Any one of the twenty guys is doctor Trace predictions taking twenty guys? That sounds that's the title of this episode. By the way, what a in my sex tape? I know? Um yeah, I'm trying to think like because I don't know who all is in it. I believe like members of QTV have announced, which is a shitty creative thing anyway. So like Powerhouse Hobbs Aaron Solo, I will because with the with Collision starting up and Hobbes is supposed to be on Collision, I will take Powerhouse Hobbs capturing the international title because they got to start building him back up if he's gonna be a focal point of that new Saturday show. So there we go. I picked one of my twenty guys, I'll pick Powerhouse Hobs. I'm gonna take Orange Cassidy to retain.

36:55 I would prefer to see Orange Cassidy a one on one match again, really find his match is extremely enjoyable. One of my favorite champions to watch on television right now has run as International Champion. Has been a lot of fun as well when some of the best stuff creatively the AW is doing a match with Kyle Fletcher from Aussie Open, who's just recently as on AW was great on Wednesday night. I would again I would prefer one on one match, but this if there's any champion that to defend in a Battle Royal. It's Orange freaking Cassidy, so I expect this match to be highly entertaining, and I've got Orange Cassidy retaining. Next match, here's for the AWT and T Championship, which I believe is in a ladder match, is it not, Doctor try So the letter match stipulation has me thrown for a curve here a little bit. I would want to pick Wardlow, but to help with the heel persona of Christian Cage, I think now is the time to put a champion on him. You've got Lucasaurus out there. Somehow Lucasaurus leads Christian Cage to victory. So I've got Christian Cage winning the AWT and T Championship.

38:04 Yeah see, I'm with you on this one. I think I think Christian gets to win. I think lucas Sours helps. We might get the little h the piggyback spot where you know, like Christian Cage is down all the ladder like he's out of breath, and then Luca's hours comes up beneath him and lifts him up onto his shoulders to carry him to the top, so Christian can take down the belt once again. If you lose in a ladder match, it doesn't really hurt you. So if that's the case, doesn't really hurt Wardlow. So I'll take Cage getting to win. Next match. Here's for the AW World Tag Team Championship with Mark Briscoe as the special guest referee FTR defense against Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal. Another good creative feud. Thus far from the creative team in a W doctor try. Let's start with you. Who do you like to leave as World Tag Team Champions?

38:46 Yeah? This is kind of chicky because in my head, I don't know if I can like Jeff Jarrett's like in his mid to late fifties. I have a hard time picking a guy at that age rage to become a World Tag Team Champion. But Jeff Jarrett's a freak of nature in a lot of ways. But I think I'm gonna take FTR because like the way that the Jarrett group's been kind of leading brisco astray, I think brisco kind of smartens up this, you know, at the at the pay per view and realize what they've been doing to them, and FTR ends up retaining m Yeah, this is gonna be a Is it gonna be a fun one. Again, I've really enjoyed the feud. It's difficult, but I thought this past Wednesday's angle led me to think that FTR is retaining, so I'm gonna take FTR to retain as well. The layer to this is if Jay Lethal is starting to like feel bad about how they've kind of duped Mark brisco in this entire process to help them get into this match and learn more about how to defeat FTRUM. But again, like, I can't believe I'm enjoying a feud in twenty twenty three that includes Jeff Jarrett in it. But I've said it many times and I'll say it again. The guy is timeless, Like it looks like it's two thousand and one, Jeff Jarrett. I mean, he is just performing extremely well and while doing that with a legit office job in AW.

40:13 So it should be fund one FTR getting the victory. I'm happy Mark Priscoe's getting some shine on double or nothing as well. And then that takes us to the four way match for the AW World Championship. Doctor Try. I don't know if you've heard about this, but it's a four pillars match. It's MJF defending against Samacavara, Darby Allen, Jungle Boy, Jack Perry. We've talked about this feud positively. We've talked about this feud negatively. We've showcased why it's been good over the last several months from a storyline perspective. We've showcased why it feels weird that some of the folks in this match are in this one based on the way that they've been booked. Negatively, it's a polarizing matchup. But with that said, I think MJF retains and leaves as the aw World Champion. I've got MJF retaining, Doctor Try.

41:02 I was a little confused because when they said it's a four pillars match, I was I thought the losers might get turned into Salt, Yeah, little Sodom and Gomora Jog for you folks at home. Yeah, but yeah, Like to me, like, are you also Difficus, Like do you hurt your own brand by picking one of the four to win? You know you're trying to if you're trying to build a company up based on these four gentlemen, you know, can anybody actually truly win without hurt the others? I'm still I'm with you, though, I'm taking MJF to retain because I think the money matches to headline pay per views are still with MJF as opposed to Darby, Jungle Boy and Sammy. So I'll take m JF because MJF Adam Cole looks like a money match. You get to MJF, Kenny Omega.

41:46 These are all big time money matches. I don't think you can say the same if you take mjf's name out of that and put into one of the other three. So I will take MJF to retain as well, plus the ability for him to come back on Dynamite the fall week and glows about how he's the greatest of all the pillars that he is. Uh oh, what are the He's the structural integrity beam of aw going forward. So there you go, Like you take that one beam out, the whole high stalls down. That's what I'm going with. We will recap or review Night of Champions, NXT Battleground, AWW or nothing All on next week's edition to show on June first for Everybody episode number six hundred ninety four before we close up shop.

42:27 I would be remiss Doctor Trey if I did not give our weekly Cmpunk AW relationship update. UM. I feel like we should have some sort of music underneath it, like that, like something like that, like old school news bulletins. UM. So, the latest is that cmpunk has been in contact with AW officials, that he is still planning to show up at AW Collision, that all is well, and that the situation last week was reportedly overblown. It was announced on Wednesday's Dynamite that AW Collision will be taking place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois for its debut episode. I don't think that they make that move for June the seventeenth if cmpunk is not in the fold. And then it was also lastly reported this morning Thursday morning, according to Dave Meltzer for The Wrestling Observer, a seal has been resigned by AW, but he will be working from home as part of the deal.

43:17 The report further state that stealing AW management came to agreement a few weeks ago. So it seems all is well in the cmpunk AW world. And now once double or nothing is in the rearview mirror, Doctor Trey, we will be full steam ahead as to how they integrate one cmpunk back in the fold. In all Elite Wrestling. Maybe they make some sort of announcement during double or nothing. We've talked about some polarizing things main event matches like the Four Pillars match. What could be more polarizing than the creative for cmpunk moving forward and the reaction that he may be getting from fans. So that is the weekly update, Doctor Trey. It appears that all is well in the world of cmpunk in aw right now, I'm Sill's not a person Facebook official job.

44:00 I still says it's complicated, so true, that is true. And then I'm also trying to figure out how I can get one of those cool like aid W jobs where I work from home, he doesn't have to go anywhere, Like that be fantastic. So uh, Kudo's day still forget a job where he does have to leave his house, Like I love those jobs. But yeah, to me, it's not gonna things like when Punk shows up, all will be cut saying all will be forgiven. But then at that point it's kind of like, all right, how can we out make some money because that's the thing we've been harping on since this whole thing happened what nine months ago, that at the end of the day if you can just put aside your ego and your petty bullcrap see him punk versus Kenny Omega is going to get a lot of pay per view buys when that match eventually happened. So I guess now money does you know? Money does make happiness?

44:50 So yeah, yep, money does make happiness and controversy creates cash and if all is well, the only people that really benefit from this is the rest fans. So we'll see how it plays out creatively on television with an eventual ceampunk aw return. Hopefully creatively business can be a right and that these folks can work together because it would be the best four all elite wrestling and a lot of eyes on the product and be very very good for the company overall. And we'll keep an eye on that as things move forward here heading into the month of June. So with that said, let's get a couple of plugs and sponsors out of the way. You can download show every Thursday, sometimes even Fridays at real Guy rated dot com, Russell chatting at on Twitter, and the still Realtis Show iTunes feed. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to help us climb the charts on iTunes. You can fill us individual on Twitter for myself at SRTU Jeff and for doctor Franklin at the Doctor Trey and of course don't forge to follow show on Twitter at SRTU podcast.

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