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It is eight o'clock on the east coast. It is five o'clock on the west coast.
It is the 27th of March in the year of our Lord 2025 season 15 episode 37.
706 times you have been welcome to the clubhouse podcaster one stop shop for all things sports entertainment pop culture and pro wrestling right here at sunset lounge DFW welcome.
My name is Rob. I am the executive producer of the clubhouse podcast and I am now a front pocket wallet guy because I'm fancy.
That would for me is my co-host and a man that took a second there he is Alex.
Oh, I didn't take a second. I think I might be on a delay. You have different way. Wow. Randomness is what got me. I just decided. Okay. A couple of days ago.
I have been I have been told that having a wallet in your back pocket is bad for you because it throws off your balance.
And so I've never been it's it there is an adjustment. It is taking some getting used to but I got I got one of those little.
Put your cards in the thing on the thing and it's metal that goes in my and has a little thing and they go whoop of.
And it's definitely an adjustment but you know I'm getting at the age I got to start.
Well, it's interesting to me because I've literally never kept the wallet in my back pocket. Now for me, it was more along the lines of sitting in the balance with for those that don't know my back being jacked up.
But I always had to keep my wallet in my front pocket. Otherwise, I couldn't feel my legs. So.
And my other thing that I I had I took me a while to find one to test with.
Because I didn't want one that clipped to my to my pocket because I think that works weird.
And I also have a business card holder that's going to be in the same pocket. So.
I don't know, but I didn't want to hear don's response on this. Well, I did warm up for a couple of days before that by putting just a couple of cards and my wallet in my business card holder.
So I get start to get used to it a little bit. So the learning curve is there. Still working through it at the bottom of your screen.
Is the official fact checker of sooner or greater productions and a man that likes to go to screenings and sit on the opposite side of the theater no matter where I sit.
I know I'm a big Boonu, but his mom and I'm done for it. I'm going to call him done for it. Hey, man.
Well, speaking of movies, what's one thing when we talk about movies is a good gauge of whether you're interested in the movie or not.
We haven't done it in a while, but I believe you are referring to the watch gauge and what that refers to of how long a movie goes before I look to see how far into it we are.
Well, how often have you ever known me to wear one of these?
That's a nice looking watch though. You're looking to watch, but I don't look at your wrist.
No.
I got this from the Fantastic Faith Ford. It's one of those Jack Daniel watches made from the Jack Daniel crates that you may see the barrels.
Yeah, the barrels. Yeah, I got.
She gave me a second one made with the Army crates from the from the ammo crates. Nice. So, yep, I see that made with Jack Daniel barrel says old number seven on there.
Now, I do want to clarify for anybody that's watching we don't determine a movie being good or bad based on the watch gauge because you could stare it.
You could stare an awful long time at a train wreck though.
But it's a good gauge.
It is a fair estimate of it.
If Rob looks at the watch within five minutes, it's going to be a long film.
That doesn't happen that often.
Terrence Malak, it's all we have to say.
The whole point of that was to show off your watch.
I don't know because it's a segue.
Yes, it was.
That's not a segue.
Not a segue because movie talk doesn't start for like another half an hour.
It's terrible.
You said, hey, I got a new watch. Look at my new watch.
I was waiting on the wallet conversation and he wanted to talk about his watch.
I was reminding the back right here.
It's apparently bad for your back.
Well, that's why my back hurts all the time.
That's why I bought this.
I'm I'm interested to see how this goes.
I'm OK.
Again, it's a little weird.
But, you know, I still find it being weird in the back.
In the in the back pocket makes no sense to me and it never has of.
All right, boys.
Let's dive right in.
We do have a in memoriam real quick to do.
George Foreman passing away at the age of 76 since we last got together.
Trust me, we've got a lot to talk about tonight because.
Due to some scheduling snaffos, we could not get last week's show done and we do apologize for that.
George Foreman absolute legend.
They proof that car.
This.
Yeah.
Didn't they say like he made more in one year off the girls and he made his entire career.
Yeah, I want to say.
No, no, no, I want to say it was like a hundred times his career in the first year of the George Foreman girls.
And charisma for days.
Oh, and like ability.
And would never confuse any of the names of his children.
Even his daughter.
Was it two or three different versions?
I forget.
I think you had like six kids.
Right.
But all the words George George and Georgina.
Right.
But that's what I'm saying.
I couldn't remember if the girls were divvied up by Georgia and Georgina.
Or if there was only Georgina because I knew all the boys were George.
But I think I think he only had one daughter.
Okay.
Take it.
Now that my.
No, all of his kids were named George except his daughter who's named Georgina.
You know, I said so they won't forget who their father is.
That's why he did it.
That was the statement he made.
Yeah.
But I just don't know that they ever would because he was well.
I don't know that we've talked about this.
But we were talking.
I mentioned briefly about karma existing because holy god the amount of money that man made from the grills.
Did you know he was not the first choice allegedly.
There are there are conflicting stories out there now.
I have heard two confirmation stories one from less reliable one from more reliable.
That allegedly it was originally offered to hold Kogan who passed on it.
And then did the Hogan's magic bullet thing and that.
Now the unreliable sources Hogan himself.
However, there are.
What was the copyrighting attorney's name?
The one that they all used anyways.
The one that.
Handled all of the big name guys at WCW confirmed that Hogan was in discussion to be the Grilla.
We had one.
I don't know if it's George Foreman, but we had something of its ilk.
And everybody does.
And Michael Scott burned his foot on one because he likes to wake up to the smell of baking.
Yep.
But I got one in our kitchen right now.
It still works.
I would.
I would argue that you can't find a kitchen in America that doesn't have something comparable.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We had seven 12 kids.
Five boys.
I'll name George, but then we give him nicknames of month.
Big will red.
Little Joey.
Well, then he had seven daughters.
Oh wow.
He had a Natalia Leona.
Freedom.
Micah.
David.
That's a good.
Good.
Good for the girls.
I just mentioned Michael Scott.
Did you guys see that stat earlier this week?
Stat.
So it was 20 years ago on Tuesday.
That the office debuted.
Oh wow.
Four days later.
So that hits two different levels in this house.
All you hear is the cash registers.
Yeah.
So a couple of NFL notes.
Gardener Minshue is a chief.
Because why not?
Why not?
Stefan Diggs is a patriot for three years.
And do you really want to, do you want to talk about the other one?
Hey, the other one's not named Aaron Rogers, so go for it.
Russell Wilson is a giant Russell Wilson.
So, you know what, at this point,
it's a baseball season.
I'm not, I'm not going to throw a monkey ranch into that.
All I can say about Russell Wilson is he's not Aaron Rogers.
And I'm cool with that.
It is opening up here in the next couple of weeks today.
Did you see that who threw out the first pitch at the Ranger game today?
That's what I was holding on to to see if anybody else knew this.
Oh wait, I have a funny feeling.
There is one person who doesn't know and it's the person who should really know.
Well, no, he said he didn't know.
I know.
But that's the one person who I think should know is the one who doesn't.
Throwing out the first pitch at the Rangers opening day today, Don.
Yeah.
That pitch was better than any pitch you'll throw.
And you know it.
No.
Uh-huh.
You was in JF through the first it was it was it was quite a diamond ring of a pitch.
I read that and I was like, like I get it because all ins could be here, but yeah.
That's a good play.
Also kind of random.
That's opening day.
Yeah, no kidding.
Well, I want to make it.
I mean, I had a bunch of people sent it to me, including one of you in the ballpark.
It's a good play to have them both in there.
You know why not?
Well, I'm not saying it's a bad thing, especially since they have a deal with multiple
avenues there.
Yeah.
I was it was just kind of like.
If you if you would give me a hundred guests, I would have gotten to MJF.
For especially for all reason I got there was.
I actually had video sent to me from behind MJF going out for the first pitch.
So.
Oh, wow.
Yeah.
The NBA updates by the way we've got two games in the sweet 16 going on currently.
Florida up by three with six and a half to go in the first half and.
Alabama is currently at prime.
Let's go Gators.
Come on.
The ladies played earlier today.
They played tech and there was some confusion on the Espen because.
Eastern Conference Atlanta vision.
The nets still hoping as are the 76ers to get to 500.
There are 23 and 50 a piece which puts them 32 back and between them.
They're on an 11 game skid.
They are both three games back on Toronto who's one two in a row.
Toronto now 19 and a half back on the nicks.
The Celtics have clinched a playoff spot.
They're eight and a half games up on the nicks and they're on a seven game heater right now.
In the central division, the bulls.
Probably not going to get to that 500 mark because they're eight games below it.
It's possible, but not likely.
They're 26 out.
They are.
It's eight back of millawake.
The bucks now a half game back of Detroit former champs of basketball or a game and a half back on Indiana.
And Cleveland now has a 16 game lead in that division and has clinched it.
Because we only have what 10 games to go.
In the southeast.
The Washington wizards there up there.
You know, they're 40 games below 500.
They'll be fine.
40 games below 500 and your 19 games back in the division.
Let me give you a minute to do the math on that.
They're two days back of the Hornets.
The Hornets now 13 back of Miami.
Miami is three and a half back of Orlando Orlando's now a half game behind Atlanta, who is two games below 500 and lead the division.
The heat are in free fall as they are now 10 games below 500.
Jimmy Butler doesn't help, but he definitely leaves voids when he goes.
Yeah.
In the Pacific division, Phoenix, your three games below 500 and you're nine and a half back.
That's.
Yeah.
They're a half game back of Sacramento.
Kings are six back on Golden State.
Warriors are tied with the key players.
They're both three back on the Lakers who had a great buzzer Peter last night.
Northwest division fly.
Vatican is 33 games below 527 back.
They are 12 back of the Spurs.
Spurs now three back of the Mavericks Mavericks nine and a half back of Memphis.
Memphis now two and a half back of Houston Houston Houston.
And in the Northwest division that has only has one team that's clinched anything and they clinched the big one.
Utah.
The Jazz.
What's it like to be 41 games below 500, but yet 44 and a half back in the division?
They are 16 games back of Portland, Portland now nine games back of Minnesota.
Fember Wolves are four and a half back of Denver. Denver is now 15 back of Oklahoma City who's won seven in a row and have now clinched home court throughout.
I'm surprised it took this long.
If I'm being honest with 10 games to go.
Let's look at your playoff situations in the Eastern Conference.
If the playoffs are today.
Above the red line.
You've got Milawake Detroit Indiana next Boston Cleveland.
In the red zone.
Miami Chicago is in the red zone for the plan.
And they sit above Miami.
Tell me that two months ago.
Miami Chicago Orlando Atlanta with 10 games left.
There are still three teams that could get into the plan if the plan is aligned properly.
And that would be Toronto, Philly and Brooklyn.
And let me remind you, those last two are tied at 23 and 50.
And as I mentioned earlier, they are on an 11 game losing streak between them.
I have an idea.
On this show, we fixed to the college football playoff.
We can do it again.
Now, I wanted to ask you guys a general question about this.
How do you feel about the play in that you take bottom board?
Do you not like its current structure or at all?
I don't like it at all.
Question again.
Now, how do you feel about the play in that the NBA uses where you have?
What you had in the past, Dawn, was you had the top eight seeds on a conference's side.
You with me?
Okay.
Okay.
Now you have your top six and then four teams play a play in tournament to determine the seventh and eighth seed.
Okay.
How do you feel about that structure?
You mean for teams to get into the 64 you're talking about?
No, no, no.
This is the NBA.
So basically, yes.
So it's kind of like baseball where there's a one game wild card game.
That's a good, that's a good analogy.
So it's kind of like that.
I could see it either way because it gives those in teams a chance to get in.
But hey, I have a better record than them.
I should be in.
Well, fortunately, there's no teams with better records that don't get in because of the conference structure.
So there's at least that.
The reason I wanted to ask is because I know we have long made fun of the NBA for a numerous amount of things.
But right now when you're looking at it in theory, if you count the play in game, how?
Rob, correct me if I'm wrong.
Is it 30 or 32?
Well, I mean, just confirm.
Is it 30 or 32 teams in the NBA?
It is 32.
Okay.
So you have 20 out of 32 teams that technically make your playoffs.
Now, the reason I wanted to ask was I was curious about a structure because that's too many teams to make the playoffs.
Would we agree across the board?
I agree.
Actually, I may be wrong.
You would say hold on there.
There's 30 teams.
Yeah, 30.
I was wrong.
30.
Okay, so two thirds of your that's too many.
Yeah, that's too many.
Would you agree, Don?
Yeah.
I would say 16.
Okay.
So.
Well, what I was going to say in that same scope, I feel like I like the play in structure just because the unspoken benefit of it for the NBA.
Now, while the play in tournament happens, those top-seated teams get a couple days to rest.
And I think that that's earned.
However, I think 10 teams is too much.
So NBA, hear me?
I think you drop it down to four teams get in.
Four teams make the play in top two teams.
Get a pass for a week.
They get to go on vacation.
Do the exact same structure where you're now at three four and then the play in.
So that gives you eight teams total, same amount that you used to have.
Do the same thing.
Only instead of the seven eight game.
You have five six play.
Whoever wins that, that's your five seed.
They play the four.
Then you do the rest of your tournament, whoever loses that game plays against the winner of the seven eight seed.
And the winner of that and the seven eight winner becomes your sixth seed.
And then they have theirs and they're off.
Okay.
So you have three plays six, four plays five.
And one and two get there by week.
Now, I know there's also the aspect of, oh, they could get rusty or whatever.
It's like, this is what they do for living.
So I am thinking that you cap it at eight teams, but you keep the play in Rob.
It almost sounds like you're going to the NFL structure.
Very comparable.
Yes.
I would say use the NFL structure, add one team in each conference.
So you've got 32.
You can have four divisions and two wild cards.
Now, my other thought process there is simple.
And I've said this before and I'll say it again.
And I will say it as long as I walk God's green earth.
If you are not above 500, you don't make the playoffs.
And it adds another wild card.
There is no reason to reward someone who can't win more games than they lose.
And pay those players even more for a playoff run.
Now, this is also being said as a Marlins fan who got in as the wild card
and won the World Series.
But I does not mean I agree with it.
Now, I think the hard part you have with the NBA there is because it's so deep in its current structure.
It is almost a statistical impossibility that every team has a winning record,
even if you do the wild card thing.
So I think you wind up with shorter playoffs than you are more likely to reward other teams that have bad layouts.
But that could be something that's entirely different with your restructure plan.
I like it.
Done.
Go ahead.
So there's what 14 teams to make the playoffs in the NFL.
Is that correct?
Currently, yes.
Okay.
Yeah.
Then the top one gets to buy the other six have to play on each conference.
Basically, well, didn't they go to didn't they go to eight in the top two got the buy because you have super wild card weekend?
No, no, it's still just one.
Yeah, there's there's seven teams.
The super wild card weekend is that first weekend where that number once he gets the buy.
Then you then you have traditional wild card weekend, divisional and so on.
Basically, what I don't mind.
Unless they do the NFL, uh, but you know, NBA is a different ball.
There's a different beast in football because it's so hard on the body compared to NBA.
And that's why it's so less games.
I would do 16 teams in the NBA eight on each conference.
Top teams get in.
You know what I'm saying?
So go back to their old structure.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
And basically, I'm good with that.
Now, because I mean,
looking at Western con because we haven't even talked about the Western conference playoff picture yet.
Hey, hold on.
What were you starting to say?
So if on the, let's say though, the number eight team on each conference in the NBA,
if they're under 500 that should they get in or not Rob?
If they're the last number eight.
No.
No.
If you're under 500, you don't get in the playoffs and one of two things happens.
You create another wild card for a team that is above 500.
And if they're not, guess what?
Somebody gets a buy.
Okay.
I'm good with the buy.
That's what I was trying to get at with the NBA.
I don't think that they can reward a winning team in their,
well, in any playoff structure they've had over.
Let's say they ate seed.
The reason that it was there was because they were the eighth seed.
And everybody behind them was worse.
Now they have 10 seeds.
So I don't know that that applies here.
That's the only way I could see it applying is with the restructure with the division.
Like you were talking about.
And you also haven't said.
I've already said NBA a bunch of times and you haven't said anything.
They are getting a pass for me for this month.
Okay.
Fair enough.
Because, and I will tell this to everybody.
If you throw canned vegetables at bigots, I will not talk smack about you.
So I want to give you guys a little bit of the Western conference.
If the Eastern conference is bad, the Western conference is worse.
Because if those playoff started today.
You're above the red line.
Clippers.
Who are 10 games below 500 would automatically be in.
Memphis.
The Lakers being the word, but I hate the NBA.
I'm sorry.
The Clipper.
I have a winning record.
I apologize.
I have that backwards.
Okay.
Clipper.
Memphis Lakers.
Denver Houston.
Okay.
See.
But in the in the red zone right now.
Phoenix and Sacramento.
Both of whom are below 500.
So to Golden State.
The only tea.
It's actually three of the last five.
Mathematically aren't out of it.
Given the number of games left being Dallas, Portland, San Antonio.
If you take all four of the teams in the red zone currently and combine them.
They are on an eight game losing streak right now.
One for Phoenix.
Four for Sacramento.
One for Minnesota.
Two for Golden State.
It's almost April.
Yeah.
But let's just get everybody into the playoffs.
Because you know, we got 140 games in the NCAA anyway.
Did I ever find that video to send you.
The play all the leagues discussing their playoff structure.
And it's literally the NCAA is just twitching in the corner.
Maryland is given Florida all they can handle right now.
Oh, I only have game cast available to me right now.
And I am stressing in the first half.
NHL John Torrella out with the flyers announced today.
He'll land somewhere.
He's got a ring.
He always.
Well, he's got multiple.
He's taken.
Yeah.
Eastern Conference Atlantic division.
The sob race.
They are not doing well.
They are.
But there are only 25 points out of first place with 12 games to go.
They are five points back on Boston Bruins or three back on Detroit.
Detroit three back on Montreal.
Yeah.
We got to get done a better microphone.
Montreal now come through.
There's done.
There's always a delay when you start talking.
It's like you're.
You have to talk for a little while before your mic picks it up.
So we got to fix that.
Okay.
So you want to go back on.
Yeah.
Ottawa now.
Eight points back of the lightning lightning two back on the panthers.
The panthers are now tied with Toronto at 89 points a piece.
Where are we going, Don?
Long to division.
We are indeed the Philadelphia aforementioned Philadelphia flyers.
They are terrible.
They are.
Almost 40 points out of first place.
But even who leads that division.
There's a reason.
They are four points back on your beloved.
That's the perfect storm.
Yeah.
Pittsburgh.
Now four back on Columbus.
Blue jackets are a point back on the Rangers.
Rangers are tied with the islanders.
But they're both.
Nine points back in New Jersey.
New Jersey is seven back of Carolina.
Let me put this framework in place for you.
New Jersey and Carolina have 83 and 90 points respectively.
If Carolina was in the Atlantic division, they would lead that division by a point.
Let's be clear.
However, they ain't in the Atlantic division.
They're in the metropolitan and they trail the capitals by 13 points.
The capitals that grew up in the century mark and they have 11 games left.
They have clinched their playoff spot, obviously.
In the Western Conference.
As soon as I can make that work there, we go central division.
The Chicago Blackhawks.
Yeah.
Good luck.
If they doubled their point total, they'd be tied for first.
They are 11 points.
Connor Bernard, which is he could double himself.
Nashville now 13 back on hockey club.
Hockey club is now eight back on St. Louis.
The Blues are two back on Minnesota.
Minnesota six back on Colorado.
Colorado's five back on Dallas.
Dallas would lead the Atlantic division right now because they've got 96 points.
But they're still second to Winnipeg who has also broke the century mark.
They're only a point behind Washington.
They got 102 points right now.
In the Pacific division.
San Jose.
What a pin in it.
They are 19 points back of Seattle kids.
Seattle not exactly playing well.
Cracking or four back on the ducks.
The ducks actually not that they're one point.
They're one place better than the seller.
They've been for so long.
But they're still nine back on Calgary.
Calgary's a point back on Vancouver.
The the conucks are seven points back on Edmonton who are two points back on the Kings.
Vegas.
At 94 points leads that division are both between them and Los Angeles at the 18 here.
They won four in a row of peace.
Don you're flying solo this week.
Because Alec has to recuse himself because someone ruined North America's favorite game show for him.
Amen.
So what let me do the intro first.
Good Lord.
You've done this show before, right?
You could have maybe once or twice.
What is.
Yeah.
Don, what is your guess for what is the goal differential for the San Jose shirts?
On the same thing, 75.
75.
70 games in those 70 games.
They are nineteen forty two and nine.
For a grand total of forty seven points.
Ooh.
They are eleven twenty two and two at home.
They are eight twenty and seven on the road.
Before winning their last game, they lost five straight.
Don, you're only too off because that goal differential is minus seventy seven.
We're not.
I don't think we're going to hit the century mark, but man, they can get close because there's plenty of time and you're again.
I just want to.
I just want you to think about this.
San Jose were a remotely serious franchise, but just got unlucky and struggled to a one goal loss in every game.
They would still not have as bad of losing a differential as they do right now.
Let me melt your brain.
They are currently thirty two points behind Calgary.
Okay.
Okay.
They have only scored four less goals this season than Calgary.
So San Jose has scored four less.
They scored 182 goals.
Calgary has scored 186.
Now Chicago.
Well, and that's the they've scored the same amount of goals as Nashville.
But San Jose's given up almost two hundred and sixty goals this year.
I'm going to go in the way back machine for a second.
Boy is this shark's team missing of getting a block off.
Good mercy.
Wow.
Remember, this was this was what the sharks were every year except for the fact that the block off was an all time tender.
So we'll look more about playoffs next week because we're already running way behind.
Let's get into the pop culture part of this into TV and stuff.
We watched this.
We can tell a vision.
Anything boys.
It's been a bit of a weird week for me.
Oh, sorry, Don.
Did you want to go first go ahead?
Yeah, go ahead.
Okay.
A bit of a weird one for me.
Not really new stuff, but I did finally watch Blue Mountain State.
Ah, and for knowing certain people.
For knowing certain people.
It's hilariously ridiculous.
It really is even further off the rails than I expected.
Rob, you were a thousand percent right on that.
Like anything I could think of.
It's going to get crazier.
And it's because it started on.
But it started on spike TV.
So they fit into the spike TV mold very well.
A thousand percent.
They hit every niche that network had.
Haven't really kept up with anything besides that spoiler alert for later.
I'm not going to have any movies.
But I, you know what?
Blue Mountain State is available on prime video in its entirety,
including the follow up movie, which I have absolutely watched.
Oh, dear God.
Do I feel like I need to send a text message that just said, bro, are you okay?
And it's been 10 years.
All on prime, if you have Amazon.
Yeah, that's what I just said.
Yes, it's all on prime.
The whole.
Yeah, that's literally what I just said.
Yes.
Yeah, I mean, that's what, but the, I mean, all the seasons.
And so.
Yes, literally what I just said.
Now, he's asking how many seasons were there?
Oh, there was a question.
It was three seasons in a movie.
And what's the basic premise of it?
It's a fictional college football program.
Think about the most, if you made animal house.
In the mid 2010s and made it all about football players.
That's kind of what it was much.
Yeah.
Okay.
But make it way crazier.
So for me, I did see first off the dark side of the ring started this last week.
Okay.
I've been holding all that one.
So I'm going to be curious to hear what you say.
Nick Foley.
No, no, I knew it to make Foley, but.
Secondly, they, they're righteous gemstones on HBO.
The new season started.
Bradley Cooper was the first.
They just had this kind of off episode.
Like the history of the family.
Setting up the origin.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It was really well done.
Yeah.
I've got a couple of weeks.
I have watched that.
Yeah.
I love the pit.
And it's so realistic.
But man, one of those just recent episodes.
It got too realistic on it.
Too realistic.
And it's just like even faith is going.
You know, to fantastic faith forward on max.
So.
Yeah.
It's a great.
I love it.
It's, you know.
But they, they don't hold back on the graphic reality of being an emergency rope.
But that way.
So love the show.
That's what I got.
You got it.
You got anything, Rob?
Nothing TV wise this week.
I just need to prepare myself for what I'm about to say.
Oh.
Remember, we have been off for two weeks.
That doesn't feel good.
So I've been holding on to this.
For two weeks.
Ted lasso season four.
Ted lasso season four.
Ted lasso season four.
And Sudakis is in.
And it's allegedly going to be about the girl, the women's team that he will be coaching.
So I am very much ready.
The one that was teased in the finale spoiler alert.
So I'm very excited.
And I'm going to binge my blue rays as we get closer.
Because I haven't even looked to see there's any special features on it.
Because I want to see if there's commentary.
I'm going to have confirmation Sudakis hunt.
I am so off timing right now.
Yeah.
You're on a bit of a delay.
So we have Sudakis hunting.
Brett Goldstein.
I believe he said he's confirmed behind the scenes.
But there has been no confirmation.
If Roy can't, he'll be on it, which I think would be a big miss.
No confirmation of any of the other players at this time.
Hannah Wattingham and Junotample will both be back.
Yeah.
As well as, oh my god, I'm drawing a blank on a Jeremy Swift who played Leslie in the show.
Has been confirmed to be back.
However, they have opened casting.
Am I stepping on your toes?
No, go ahead.
Okay.
They have opened casting for Henry who played who was Ted Lasso's son.
Now, early reports are that the original actor has been invited to re audition.
But with certain things they are having the character do.
They are having to cast a wider net for let's say somebody who may be a bit more skilled with a soccer or football.
But I just, we need, we need, we need this.
We need this so badly right now.
I just finally saw the state farm commercial that was teased a couple of weeks ago.
Are you talking about the bait man?
Yeah.
Oh, there you have like five different versions of it.
So don't don't think you're done, sir.
Don, have you started jumping in on any of those Ted Lasso episodes yet?
Or just the ones that you saw during the free weekend?
We can.
You don't have a subscription.
All right, they've also renewed severance for season three.
That came down.
I, you know, I, I have heard so much from so many people.
I watched the first episode.
I.
Somebody reach out to me.
Vex will wait.
It's right down here.
Somebody reach out to me.
Tell me when I'm supposed to start getting into severance because I feel like I don't don't even want to go to the second episode.
Because it was a wild miss on the first one for me.
I'm told it takes a while to settle into itself.
Because there's a lot.
There's a lot of world building that has to lead up to something.
So CBS has renewed Watson.
Have you seen the other severance note?
I have not.
A lot of people want one of the actors to play berry buns in a.
Product shouldn't have some kind.
Okay.
The appearance is staggering.
It's really close.
CBS has canceled Taylor Tomman since after midnight after two seasons, which I've seen clips from that show and it looks very funny.
So they are also looking at it.
I've heard some stuff behind the scenes about that.
Okay.
They're looking at another level functions.
With Luke Grimes is playing Beth's brother case.
So you got that going for you.
Casey.
Is it Casey?
Okay.
Disney plus that's that's the one I was alluding to.
Disney plus has announced this week that even though season two doesn't start until December, they've already given a third season to Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
That's not the only extension I've seen from a show that hasn't gone through yet.
I'm sure you're going to get to that one soon.
It could be, I don't know.
ESPN announcing today that the LA edition of sports center, they're going to move that back to Bristol.
Oh, nice.
Fox is getting American dad back.
For season really, the TBS run is done.
It's going back to Fox for season 12.
Hallmark has said they're doing another holiday touchdown movie this time based around the Buffalo Bills.
I think this will probably be loosely based on one Josh Allen.
I just hope that on American dad that they don't have to comment down to go to Fox.
I don't think I have a feeling that Seth McFarland has that in a contract that he basically gets carte blanche.
Yeah.
Let's see HBO Max Jason Ritter has joined the cast of lanterns.
We'll be playing Billy Macon, son of Gary Delaun's character.
It's a pseudo bad guy, if you will.
The pit has been renewed for season two, Don.
Okay.
And we have Harry Potter and casting news.
Alex, did you see this?
I have seen all of them, I think.
The casting of Hagrid.
I did.
Nick Frost.
Let's go.
Love him.
What?
Where's that going to be on?
It's going to be on Max.
I'm Max series.
Yeah.
And apparently they're going to go deeper into the books or at least that's the statement they're making.
But the biggest thing and I'm kind of curious since we haven't really talked about this either is.
How do you feel about the.
No non Brit rule getting thrown out?
You broke up on me there for a minute.
And I lost them.
No, I can hear you, but you're frozen.
Now you're back.
Nope.
And now you're frozen again.
He's coming.
He's coming.
Sorry.
Okay.
I was the last thing that came through.
What rules?
Very bad rule.
You know, it was something about a rule, but it was real choppy.
Non Brit rule or something like that.
Oh, I apologize.
So originally we're making the films.
Am I coming through?
Okay.
Yes.
That's a whole long time.
The films had a rule that no non-British actors were used unless it was a character from another location.
And even then they stuck to the British acting pool for the most part.
How do you feel about that being thrown out for the series?
I don't have enough invested to be honest with you.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I'm fine with it.
That's the one where I learned about it getting thrown out.
Because there was the reason I asked that is because when they were setting up for the movies,
there was a very beloved American actor who fought tooth and nail to try and get cast as Hagrid
and was turned away because of the non-Brit rule.
All right.
Do you guys know about this?
No.
It does not ring about that.
The guy who played hangar and I'm fine with anyways.
You know.
Oh, no.
Yeah.
Robin Coltrane was great.
Yeah.
But the person.
Really good.
Yeah.
Put a pin in that sir.
The person who was fighting tooth and nail to try and get the Hagrid rule was Robin Williams.
I did hear something about that at one point.
That does ring.
And they said the only reason he didn't get it was because of the requirement that they cast somebody British.
I got something triggered in my brain as I was watching some of the coverage here on CBS.
Did you see.
There is an upcoming retirement announcement as it pertains to CBS Sports Alex.
I don't know that I saw this.
This will be Gary Danielson's last season doing and see devil a football.
Oh, that's.
Dude's earned it.
Yep.
Hulu has announced that season five of only murders in the building.
More guest stars.
Kristoff vaults.
Yes, please.
Renee Zellweger.
Yes, please.
And Keegan Michael key will all make appearances in season five.
Always.
I have got to catch up on that show.
As we get into NBC peacock news.
Have you guys heard about this new sitcom that Tina Fey is going to be producing?
He's doing something for Netflix, but not enough to.
Not enough to be truly informed.
But I have heard that some semblance of rumblings.
So the show will star Tracy Morgan.
I get that they they were great on on 30 rock.
He is playing a former football player who wants to rehab his image.
Have you heard who his co star will be as a documentary and wanting to film it?
Alex is on a bit of a delay here.
I think I'm missing something here.
His coast.
I may have missed something all together.
Tracy Morgan's co star will be a documentary and wanting to film him rehabbing his character.
Have you heard who will be playing said documentary?
No, but this sounds like it.
They took the script for Mr 3000 and just amalgamated it.
Submitted for your approval one Daniel Radcliffe.
Yeah, let's do that.
Now I also want to clarify.
I am not a huge Harry Potter fan, but I am a fan.
I am wallety cinema.
I love it.
Oh, I can imagine it being right up your alley.
This week's SNL will be Mikey Madison from an aura with Morgan Wallen as your musical guest.
Next week, Jack Black will be hosting and there will be a dual musical guest as Elton John and Brandy Carlisle will be.
Wow.
And April 12, John Han will be on and Lizzo is your musical guest.
Those are your next three episodes of SNL.
I also got a very.
I want to ask Vanessa now.
Did they.
Do they put the whole season out and like plan the whole season of who's going to be the guest in the music.
I don't think they do.
I think they do it.
I mean, they may have it mapped out, but they don't announce it.
Okay.
They'll only do three to four weeks at max at a time.
Okay.
Because they'll do three weeks and they'll be gone for four.
So it's.
They got to work on availability and things like that.
I got another interesting piece of news for NBC peacock this weekend, gentlemen.
We have talked about this in the past, but we haven't talked about it in a while.
We had talked about peacock doing a prequel series to Friday the 13th called Crystal Lake.
Do you remember we talked about this a little bit?
I saw about this.
I saw that.
I was referring to.
We have casting for Jason's mother, Pamela Voorhees.
Okay.
She will be played by Linda Cartelini.
Thank you.
Yes, please.
All of the Linda Cartelini love her.
We talked about Tina Fey for Netflix.
I said this earlier.
She is actually producing a series based on the 1981.
All in all the.
Film four seasons.
It's going to start May 1st.
Basically, it's the story of four couples who get together.
And for a retreat and in the middle of it, find out that one of the couples is divorcing.
They're also doing a competition series that will be based on Charlie and the chocolate factory.
They did it with friends.
And they are developing eight episodes of a live action Scooby Doo series.
How did they do a competition on Charlie and the chocolate?
Did they just do trivia or something?
I think I think it's going to be a baking show, Don.
Yes, please.
All of the day.
I think they're going to be chocolateeers and candy makers and things like that.
Because they've done cakes and everything everywhere else.
But I kind of interested in this live action Scooby Doo.
I want to see what they do.
It's only doing eight episodes.
So Paramount Plus has also said season three of Tulsa King is going to add Robert Patrick and bone nap as series regulars.
Nice.
TV on DVD and Blu-ray this week.
Season three of Abbott Elementary and seasons four in the complete series for Superman and Lois will be available on Tuesday.
Let's get into movies and stuff.
We watch a week of movies.
Outside of screenings down to George anything because Alex has already said he didn't have anything.
Yeah, he says the screenings know.
All right, let's get into it.
Kind of sad news that was announced yesterday.
If you don't know who drew drew screws in his.
He is a very famous artist of movie one sheets.
If you remember the one the interlocking one sheets for Star Wars episodes one two and three that him.
If you remember the original one sheet for goonies that him most of your Indiana Jones posters that him.
It was his wife announced officially yesterday that he is suffering with Alzheimer's.
And so she is doing her best to help out with all of his websites and keeping up with everything.
You want to send our best demand is an absolute there's actually a there is a documentary out about him.
I believe it's on prime video.
Go check that out.
It's wonderful.
And his his his work is amazing.
Like to me, he is to one sheets with Alex Ross is the comics.
So.
Good relay.
Caller Utah loses Sundance boys.
In 2027, it is leaving Park City and going at Boulder.
Did you ever think you would say that?
I didn't think slam dance would go to LA either and it's gone to.
So.
There's been a lot of debate in the state of Utah, which you know, I am the governor emeritus.
So, you know, I did did everything I could.
Big news from the AMC theater chain this week.
Do you see this headline boys?
Did you read about this?
I'm sorry.
That's my day.
65 AMC theaters between now in 2027 will feature screen X and or 40 X.
So they am up in their game.
They've got I max now.
They've got Dolby cinema.
Now we're going to screen X where there's the screens on the side and it stretches the picture and 40X which is fully immersive.
So we're going to see how that works out because I would love to see a movie in 40X.
And now let's talk about Marvel.
Don did you see the big announcements yesterday?
No.
We don't call it a big announcement or just videos.
Well, here's the thing.
We don't have enough time in this show to go through the whole thing.
The cast for Avengers Doomsday has been announced.
And it's going to be stacked.
As I have been saying for months, the cast of Fantastic Four will be involved.
So my theory is still intact.
You are also going to have the OG X men cast involved.
So we're going to see how that works out.
I believe it's only the two that have appeared in MCU projects already at this point.
Because they've only announced two from that.
I only saw Stuart and grammar.
Mars didn't spin announced.
So I'm going to see the screen is frozen.
No.
So I must have missed something.
That's cool.
Yeah.
I saw some today.
Warner Brothers is going to lose $75 million on Mickey 17.
And I have heard very, very good.
I feel like.
I feel like that's going to be one of those movies that's going to be the cult phenomenon.
It misses in the box office.
But there will be the rumbling.
It's the same guy that did snowpiercer.
And that's what that did.
It also did parasite.
And that got which also failed in the theaters if you remember.
Yeah.
We're looking to get a single white female remake.
Why?
With Jenna Ortega and Taylor Russell.
I don't care.
I hate.
Oh, you know, it's either things that Don hates.
Alex and I were having a discussion a couple of weeks ago about that before actually.
And I need you to clarify something for me, Don.
Okay.
When you had your incident with Nicole Kidman, what movie was she working on?
The first, what the first incident was far and away in Billings, Montana.
Okay.
So I was right there.
It was far and away because that was featured.
Yes, you are.
Wait.
Yeah.
Do it.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
But he said the first incident.
But let me tag and then he can give you the other one.
The reason I had said that was because that was featured on matinee heroes a couple of weeks ago.
I did not know there was more than one incident.
No, the other one is at the four seasons later.
Was she working on anything at the time?
Not.
I'd have to.
I don't even remember.
She was.
Maybe she's in Denver.
Almost stuff or whatever.
She came into the hotel.
I worked there.
Um, so.
But I didn't see that sex is per se.
What happened?
But was a coworker.
Mine had to say what happened.
It's just like, oh my god.
You know, all right.
So let's do a bouquet moment.
You ready?
Yeah.
Sony is rebooting starship troopers.
They're attacking movie.
Yes.
Boom.
However, wait for it.
To be pork or the source material and written and directed by Neil Blomkamp.
Yes.
Yay.
Yay.
It's neither to district nine.
I trust him.
Well, let me put it.
Let me put it in this context.
Do you know what district nine was originally supposed to be?
Yeah.
There's actually a new video out about it on bolts and blockbusters.
That was what was supposed to be the halo movie about the halo movie.
Yeah.
Neil Blomkamp was whom Microsoft indirectly hired to make a halo movie thinking
they were hiring Peter Jackson.
But it was Peter Jackson to produce Neil Blomkamp.
And with what that man was able to do with only I want to say they said 10%
of the budget to make district nine compared to what he had.
Yeah.
Give me Neil Blomkamp giving getting a shot.
I'm good with it.
Bullets and blockbusters has a great video up about what happened with that halo movie.
Really good.
Came out a couple of weeks ago.
We are getting a sequel to Coco, which I'm not sure how I feel because I really
really that's one of my favorite Pixar movies.
So it might actually be my favorite Pixar movie.
And it kind of is conclusive.
Well, my favorite still to this day is the first inside out.
That hit me when I have had that talk.
It's not even my favorite inside out.
Star, we talked about how Easter weekend is Mania.
It's also 420.
Yeah.
It's also Star Wars celebration in Japan.
Oh, I swear, I thought that was in May.
Friend of the show Donna will be there.
The Donna's telling.
Good for her.
We talked about Lizzo earlier.
She's going to be playing Rosetta Farp, who is known as the Godmother of rock and roll in a biopic.
And I've seen some pictures and.
I'm curious.
So.
You know, you guys you boys may or may done you okay over there.
Yeah, seven computer thing real fast story about that.
You're back.
Thought he thought they were taking a nap on us.
I'm sure.
Of you were getting a legally blonde prequel series at Amazon.
Correct.
We have L's parents cast.
You both are one of them.
Alex and I will know the other.
Her father will be played by the great Tom Everett Scott.
Who I am.
Don, you know who he is.
Yeah.
Her mother.
Will be played by one June Diane Rayfield.
Do you want me to rip the bandaid for him?
Yeah, go ahead.
I was asking.
I don't think he's talking about me, brother.
You know, I was asking Rob because I didn't want to step on your toes.
You know the podcast that we've talked about at length numerous times.
I've gone to see live shows of for how did this get made.
Yeah.
She is a wildly talented actress who I guarantee you have seen in a number of projects.
But probably as more of a guest star.
And she is the primary female from how did this get made.
Yeah.
And when Paul Sheer talked about it on last week's episode.
Yeah.
Very, very cool.
Excited for her.
We also have a biopic of Ronnie Specter coming out.
That's going to be called be my baby.
Interesting.
Zendaya is going to play her.
Oh.
And it's fantastic.
And it's for a 24.
So.
Oh, dear.
I'm worried now.
Every time I hear a 24.
I'm like, oh, the movie's going to be great.
But it's going to be.
You know, we have it.
We just love him.
And listen to the second half Florida's up eight.
And the third down to an Abby film will be called down to Abby, the grand finale.
So get ready for that.
You have to be the final one though.
Or they just,
it'll be like a hence the name.
Oh, no, the grand finale is going to be the third from the last movie.
We're just getting.
How many times have we heard,
kissed the final tour?
Or whatever the final tour?
That's a music thing, Don.
Here's the thing with that.
And I want to address that because Don does bring up a valid point.
Yes.
That's what I'm trying to say.
Is there a bid on their farewell to her since 1987?
But now they're going to be touring without the makeup.
So technically, it doesn't count.
Motley crew was supposed to be done.
But I think with Downton Abbey, I think that thing has run its course.
Well, you know, her mom or a huge fans.
So, but I mean, isn't Maggie Smith just like the paramount of that show or movie?
And that's a let's just go over new movies that we have seen because there's a huge list this week.
Don saw death of a unicorn.
His review currently up at www dot the clubhouse podcast dot com.
That's our website.
I'm kind of surprised that Don's evaluation.
I don't want to spoil anything because I want you guys to go check it out.
Also up this week reviews from both Don and myself for a working man.
Have you boys read my review yet?
Not yet.
I'm kind of proud of myself.
And I'm going to go ahead and say this because I want Alex's honest reaction.
I'll give first paragraph though.
I'll say that.
So remember about it's been 17 18 years now.
Oh God.
There was a movie that Chris Hemsworth did called black hat.
And what I called it.
That was only like six years ago.
But I remember you calling it something.
I know happy.
I got it mixed with something else.
But it was like eight years ago.
But something.
Yeah.
And you remember something.
I know you called it.
You said something very specific and only called it that.
Why can I not remember this?
I called it.
Thordfish.
Thordfish.
That's what it was.
Yes.
A working man.
Hemsworth.
Shall be known.
I'll wait for you to finish drinking.
Hemsworth will be known as staking.
I get it.
I get it.
It came to me right in the middle of the movie.
I'm like, this shall be known as staking.
It's nothing.
Don and I have different opinions on this film.
But we also had made the same references in some cases.
It's stathom.
Yeah.
And I will say there's one thing that really stuck out to me.
And I really had to dig deep to justify it.
And we'll talk about it off air.
But it was such a glaring continuity error that it took me most
of the film to rationalize it.
Black cat was 15.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's taken that I got confused.
Taken was like 18 years ago.
So because that was late.
Because I made 47 other since then movies on DVD and Blu-ray
this week, a complete unknown, which I'm looking forward to seeing.
Companion.
A dog man will have a collector's edition available to you.
Amelia Perez, which you can watch on Netflix.
Flight risk is already got on Blu-ray this week.
It.
Okay.
Flight risk was available on prime video streaming within six days.
There's a.
Taken was 2008, by the way.
There was a Eliza Manelli documentary called Eliza.
A truly terrific, absolutely true story, which I believe the Angelica
is currently showing, but it will be available Tuesday.
Lovehurtz already, which I'm still.
Lovehurtz has also been available for streaming rental very quickly.
Love me, which is that Kristen Stewart thing.
Mufasa the Lion King.
I think that's available on Disney Plus now.
There's a my hero academia.
You're next available.
A movie that Don reviewed called one of them days.
The please don't destroy movie.
The treasure of foggy mountain, which I thought was already up.
Maybe this is just a Blu-ray release.
It's a Blu-ray release.
It was on peacock.
Ren feel the collector's edition, which I really,
because that needed one.
I'm going to, I'm going to do things in reverse order this week,
because I'm going to bury the lead a little bit.
The criterion collection does a film called Ugetzu.
Okay, but Alex.
Arrow video.
As we know, arrow video does great work with some awesome special features.
Tuesday, they release some glorious bastards.
Nice.
I will be looking into that.
I did see this one.
Actually, I was like, whoa, you have my attention.
You know what else has my attention?
This.
It is time to get into the other half of our show known as the Cheap Podcast.
Your one stop shop for all things as it pertains to the world of professional wrestling boys.
We have to dive right in and just like at the top of the first half of the show,
the top of the second half of the show, we have in a memoriam.
Bill Mercer passed away this past week at the age of 99.
If you are any form of a wrestling historian or old enough to know,
you would know Bill Mercer as the voice of world class championship wrestling from 82 to 80.
What you may not know is that he had been in the business since the 50s,
working in Oklahoma, working in Missouri.
He actually covered the JFK assassination from the field.
He worked in the booth for the and be today being opening day.
He worked the booth for the inaugural Rangers.
He worked in the booth for the inaugural Rangers.
He also worked for the Dallas Texans, the Dallas Cowboys, and Southwest Conference Basketball.
That's a career, boys.
And I feel very grateful that we all got to meet him.
Yep, too. That was really cool.
And did some work for the NWA?
Absolutely.
And did some work for the NWA?
Absolute legend.
And we want to send our best to his family because we are fans and.
What do we do?
Do we meet Mr. Mercer out?
Where was that at?
Turned in member.
Was Don?
Oh, yeah.
He was at the ironcloth premiere.
He was in his wheelchair at that point.
Okay, that's okay.
Ironcloth.
That's okay.
I wrote fast to go back.
Okay.
However, there is a known issue with more wanted to just so you know it glitches and drops out periodically while it's playing because of some coding error they have on the visual format.
And I know this because I have the error.
But speaking of legend legends coming up in July the 19th and 20th in Austin at the HB center is greater Austin Comic Con they have announced their first guest.
And it will be one Kevin Von Eric.
Very excited.
I bet Ross and Marshall won't be far behind that if they're not booked.
I'm hoping.
Next weekend is Hill Country Comic Con.
I'll be down in New Braunvels.
If you're in the area come say hello.
Three of the Brady kids are going to be there.
So looking forward to that and some some great guests at Hill Country next weekend come hang out in New Braunvels.
You say Brady kids are you talking to Brady Bunch or I am indeed sir.
Okay.
All right.
Use an open Mike looking land in Barry Williams.
Okay.
Alex will be in Vegas for many of this year.
And Alex if you're going to be looking for something to do on Easter Sunday.
And besides a certain obvious thing.
Well, yeah, during the day.
Russell Conn admissions going to be free on the 20th.
Nice.
So they announced that today.
TNA news.
Gail Kim has been released alongside three other leadership members and four other office staffs.
Gail Kim put out a statement today.
Again, legend have had a lot of input into creative and Tommy dreamer as the book at this point.
Well, and I think one of the things that we have talked about is.
Possibly being set up by these moves.
So which is the acquisition of TNA to be an NXT counterpoint.
Chris Bay showed up at an indie show Sunday walking under his own power.
That was the benefit for Bay the benefit.
So that was actually his show where everything went to it and there was a lot of great people.
And if you have the chance to see the video of Kerry and crosses in ring promo.
Oh, there's a reason that man is always going to be defended by me.
And shout out to the company for letting that happen for sure.
Absolutely.
Which I believe you have more notes on that coming.
Sacrifice was a thing.
Now, but they are no longer pleased.
They are now TNA live special.
So they're now.
TINALS.
Oh.
I was thinking it's just Tills, but.
No, no, I know what he's going for.
It's just it's not there's nothing on the bone there.
In the opening match, which bled over.
No pun intended from the pre show.
Sammy Callahan, staple man's Warner to a turnbuckle by his mouth.
That's not the first time that happened.
That happened with us in the building before.
The only bad side to it is they didn't really sell it because there was no blood.
And you know there would have been a lot of it.
That's the area one.
There's no blood just the pain.
By the way, Alabama up almost 20 with seven and a half minutes to go.
Let's see here.
You have new knockouts tag champions in the elegance brand.
They'll be defending tonight against Gigi Dolan and Tatum Paxley.
And the meta girls did show up as well.
The main event, which was the 10 man match in the cage, which had the Dolph Ziegler turn at the end.
Alex, have you gone back and watch this?
I have not.
I have seen clips.
But I did not watch it in its entirety.
I was being facetious at one point.
But the longer it went, the more I had flashbacks to MLW.
It was that kind of cage.
Oh, yes, yes, I did see this.
You were telling me I thought you were referring to the live round that occurred during the closing segment.
I'm not sure I understand which thing.
Somebody accidentally got their nose broke again.
No, but yeah, this was that cage was like, no.
Under siege has been announced for May 23 in Brampton, Ontario.
So that'll be a big weekend for wrestling as well.
The only impact note I have is knowing that Chavo was going to be on their talk show Casey Novaro doing a lot of pardon me in El Paso.
I see what you did there.
Yeah.
Of WWE news.
I don't know if there's any left, but if you want to get one of those WrestleMania belts, you can get one for $850.
And they're only making $750 of them.
Maybe people on YouTube that already have them.
And I'm like, they're nice.
I can't wrap myself around a belt at all.
Well, I also don't I don't.
I don't know that I'd ever have that level of disposable income.
That's a fair statement.
But if I got to win the big lottery and build the compound.
Yeah, I would have a walk away from the main house to the wing of the house where I would have my theater room slash studio.
And that entire indoor walk away would be lighted with movie posters and wrestling belts across the top.
So I can't really, really say that, but $850.
If I if I had that level of money and I was in Vegas, I would buy one.
But if I'm not at the event, I kind of don't care.
See, and my problem there is like I as cool of the idea of owning a belt is I can't get past it.
I don't know if it's the old athlete version in me, but if I don't win it.
Which is weird.
I feel like I've won all five of the ones on the other side of the screen.
You've earned you've definitely earned them.
But I could never be that guy.
Alex and I talked about this the other day too, Don.
They're doing after dark parties on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets start at $50 for one event and at 200 for all four nights.
And there are VIP packages available.
And there's even cheap music and partying and.
But you know, at that point, it's only going to be like eight o'clock Vegas time.
Y'all plenty of time.
The natural design.
So are they going to have any stars there?
Anything else?
Yeah, no, there.
Yes, they have announced people being there.
Okay.
The natural disasters have been confirmed for the Hall of Fame.
Yay.
What happened?
We talked about this a couple of weeks ago.
Backlash will be at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on May 10th.
So mark your calendars for that.
We want to send our best to Lillian Garcia, who has finished up her full time gig with the company.
And so we have a new announcer on SmackDown.
Somebody I've never heard of, Davey's Tarnight.
Megan Morant has welcomed her first child.
So we want to see congratulations to her.
And also strange news.
I guess the counter program.
The slammies are going to be on day two of Mania.
When was when has the slammies ever mattered outside of being used as a gimmick by Owen Hart?
I don't know.
Some SmackDown notes.
Chelsea Green has passed 100 days as women's United States champions.
So still the longest raining women.
Still the strongest, most intense.
I think we can all agree that we're boring.
I think we can all agree.
I don't agree with Don on this one that he's on an island.
Well, I'm going to complete the different subject.
No, I'm just saying she's the most anything.
She could be the most beautiful, the most ugly, the worst, the worst champion, the best champion.
Because she's the only champion.
That's the bit done.
Yeah.
I think we could all agree that these teaser lucha videos are for Ray Phoenix.
But do you realize the interesting thing about this that he gave the death triangle hand signal?
Well, he's been using that since longer than the death triangle was a thing.
Yeah, but I want it to be death triangle.
I understand wants and needs, but this isn't that.
But the thing we've been talking about is the fact that the company was interested in the lucha bros.
He's being advertised for SmackDown.
Yes.
Which means Penta has done the work to earn this solo, which means Ray Phoenix is now going to do that.
And they'll be keeping the lucha bros in the bag for when they need it.
Of this four I am from what I am reading is not a four.
There's a piece of the of the character missing.
And that will be on the other side of the four with a B after it for Alistair Black.
Correct.
And you have new tag team champs in the street profits.
Very deserved.
Love the new theme song by the way.
Very good.
Very much a point.
I've enjoyed that.
In.
Why did it take this long news this week?
Did you see Dominic Mysterio has a big endorsement deal now?
Yeah.
For the record.
It's always kind of fitted endorsement deal, but now there's a corporate sponsor.
Yeah.
Is it for chance?
No, it's for wingstop.
So now we can try to ruin the bit on that.
All right.
There's something nobody's heard of right through it.
Wingstop.
So now we can have all the chicken attendees he wants.
He's already cutting commercials just whenever they show him.
I love it.
Uh, and.
What's the thing with Dominic?
You know, I don't get that.
That's all he talks about.
Don when it's chicken.
Chicken attendees.
He was just chicken.
And it's real.
Like that's a real thing.
He was on Chris Van Fleet and said, no, I everywhere we go.
I have chicken tenders everywhere we go.
It's my favorite thing in the world.
And now he has an endorsement.
Okay.
Um, with wingstop.
No less who does good chicken tenders.
Alex, have you watched the vignette for Grande Americano yet?
You mean El Grande Americano?
Yes.
I giggled like a child.
And he's using some Cassio keyboard version of stars and strikes forever.
Okay.
For the record, I was having a moment because I was like, I am sure I know that song.
But because of the way it's being played, it's not letting me understand it.
It's, it's borderlining on uncomfortable.
That's all I'm saying.
But it's supposed to be.
Yeah.
It's absolutely.
Did you see what the alleged payoff to this is going to be?
I have not.
Don, have you seen the payoff for El Grande Americano allegedly?
No.
We are going to have them if true.
So allegedly.
We may be getting a WrestleMania mask versus mask match between El Grande Americano and Rey Mysterio.
By the way, Alabama has officially broken the clock and they're up 21.
For those you don't know what that means, that means in college, when you score over 100, you break the clock.
Uh, let's see here.
Lucian Price from NXT is out with a hand injury.
That's why we haven't seen him in a minute and.
I saw a headline today, Alex, and I don't think you're going to like it.
Are you going to stand in that?
Yeah, that's not surprising.
At this point, yes, maybe.
Yeah, probably.
You better hit the breakfast buffet because your new start time is 930 AM West Coast.
Just be prepared.
It's coming.
Do you want me to tell you why I'm not concerned with that?
Hey, because that way you can watch the whole thing and still make it in time for Mania.
No, that's what the times always been.
That's what the time has been advertised.
The problem is they've been putting everything in Eastern time zone.
That's not new information at this point.
Okay.
That's just adjusting to the,
the time zone.
EW News.
Mercedes None has passed 300 days as TBS champions.
So there's that.
That's not your hearing is everybody going miles.
And because Tony Storm.
Just can't keep away from headlines.
All this trash.
She's been talking about Wendy Richter.
Yes.
Wendy Richter has replied.
Oh, yes, Richter says she will wrestle Tony Storm.
Or 20 million dollars.
Is it she like 90, now?
Or is she gotta be?
Cause she was at WrestleMania one.
Yeah.
And she was 30 then.
Yeah.
Of who knows the herd taken it on that one.
Saraya no longer with AEW.
Put a pin in that because they're let the contracts are getting run out,
but there has also been some room room room room in you and do about other things
that have led to this.
I mean, yeah, if you guys were to, without looking, how do you think Wendy Richter is?
I just looked it up 74. I was going to guess about 75. But yeah, 64. She was born in 19.
So she was young during the first one. Hold on. Yeah. That means she was in her early 20s at
restaurant. Yeah. September 8, 1960. She's 64 born in Dallas. Both episodes of slam dunk did not
hit my DVR. So I watched them on max. But before we get there, I want to talk about last week's
collision, the opening with ricochet cutting this huge promo on Shabbata. Cut the Shabbata,
pushes a button on his phone. And it just says, shut up, Baldi, moving on to the next one. I laughed
out loud. I enjoyed that very much. Shabbata is better than everybody that they're giving talking
segments to. And last night with his button that just said, I see what you did there.
And we'll get to that here in a minute. So night one, since it didn't go to the DVR, I watched it
on max through Apple TV. It took me a while to find it because it wasn't on the AEW page. So I had
to just do a search on AEW and then found it. So now you see what I'm talking about with whatever
they did on max has made it more complicated than it did for solution. Yeah. Well, and it did have
the commercials in it. I could skip them. But with Apple TV, I was having a double click.
For some reason, it was, I had to do it for every, every advancement. Night two, I watched on
the Roku. There was no double click, but it took a while to catch up to itself. So I, and I was
noticing the status bar wasn't updating. So I don't know if it's a glitch or if this, or if it's
not buffering properly. So max fixed it. And they're saying it could happen again for the Stanley
Cut playoffs. I wouldn't be surprised. Fix it. Speaking of Ricochet, congratulations,
he and Samantha Irvin are now married, which is why he was not on Dynamite and he was there on
video. Watching last night's Dynamite keep that set design. I loved that set design. One big screen,
heels come out on the left, faces come out on the right. Allegedly, that's what it is.
Alex doesn't have to complain about the tunnels anymore. But allegedly, this is the new.
And it looks great. It looks great. I'm kind of okay with the way this international title match ends
at at Dynasty, which is kind of contrary to a lot of the things that I've said on this show
in the last few years because I always have had a problem when talent has any influence on the
book. And as we know, Kenny Omega does. But I'm okay no matter who wins this. And that includes
Kenny Omega because I think this is the rebuilding of Kenny Omega. So if he retains, I'm good.
Omega has never booked men. But he has influence on the book. I didn't say he has the
influence. Yes. But what I wanted to clarify for anybody that might think Omega to our knowledge
has only booked women's and has not had the book for the men's. But like Rob said, this could very
much have the influence on there. I still think we wind up somehow leading into our triple threat
at all in between the all the oh guys. I felt bad for Thunder Rosa because she had that shirt
and then Tony renamed their tag team. Yeah. And that Joe Hook segment. Oh my god, yes. I loved that.
So just we're Joe. Joe just went. Yeah. Okay. You're right. How amazingly funny is Samoa Joe?
Well, and I'm talkingly funny is he? I love the meta of that entire situation. Yeah.
Because if you remember, when we had the main event, Matthew, the reason they brought Joe in was
so taz could mentor him. And he is doing the same for Hook. And that just brings me joy. It just
does. Full circle is good. We also we also had another wedding. Layla Gray got married a couple of
weeks ago. So congrats to her. And Ring of Honor has announced that super card super card of honor
was going to be two weeks after Mania this year. It's going to be May 2nd in Atlantic City.
Oh, but they said earlier this year that it wasn't going to be the same weekend this year. They just
didn't say where. So anything that we haven't talked about that you boys want to.
Don, did you have something? Okay. Real quick, the only thing that we did not say the announcer's name
is going to be Mark Nash. Yes, that is that is a pseudonym for Mark Schunach who
weird two degrees of separation here. Not only covered top rank boxing for ESPN, but is also the
VP of entertainment and the in house of essentially hype man for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Oh, nice. So we might actually have some mutual friends. I'll have to see how that goes when I'm in
Vegas. We did get tickets for all and me in the fantastic paid board. All right. Yeah, nice.
So we're booked for that. I also want to say shout out to Texas pinball festival I did get to go
this past weekend. Play the John Wick table. Yeah. Oh my god. And the new Dungeons and Dragons table
is fantastic. What do you mean by people when you say table pinball table? Oh, you may machine pinball
machine. You're called table. Never heard that from my dad. We never heard that. And now to clarify,
did you look up where any of them may be in the Metroplex by chance where John Wick or a Dungeons
Dragons maybe John wicks all over the place because I went that with Scott the other night. And
we he and I also talked about the John Wick experience that's now in Vegas. That looks amazing.
Uh, and I'm not afraid to say this. The Thunder Smurfs table. A lot of fun. You know what? You
you have been very open of if you want to entertain Rob with a pinball or with a pinball table.
He will adjust his scope. And Don. Yeah. Did you did you notice the one I sent you what it was?
Abba. That was an avatable I had never seen before and it was cool. And I sent one to Alex.
I didn't get to play it. But somebody did a homemade machine of the greatest showman.
That was insane. They did it in a vintage style too. That was really well done. It was on the
game. If you get a billion points, do you get a free game?
I know every every game does that. But this was it was kind of they had acts they had rights to
the music. They had promotion video. They had a concert that had had never been released on anything
but except when it was shown live. Wow. It was an impressive table. So it was playing the music
and stuff the whole time on that. Oh, absolutely. I couldn't really hear it because it's loud in
there. But we always say the billion points because they're offered a billion dollars. Do you
re-earned? Sure. They turned it down. Yeah. But uh, okay. But it was an extra clarification on
that Don. I was wondering. That was going to eat it me. Yeah. The room was not as there were
there were less vendors like double danger wasn't there this year? Oh. So there was more room to
maneuver, which was that side of it. Yeah. But Doc and I had a blast. Thanks to everybody that
came out and saw Grace descending on Saturday night. We had a good show or get ready to plan the
next one. I'm taking it down weekend this weekend. But other than that, let's do the plugs.
Over to the right of Alex's head is a QR code. That QR. Oh, no, no, no, the other way, the other way,
the other way. Oh, so it is reversed. So this is right? Yes. Okay. That's not right on my screen.
So it's on yours. I think it's a, I think it's a setting you can put in that you're not mirroring.
Oh, I have it as mirror. So we'll see that. That's probably why. Uh, scan that for all of our
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