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When Everything Changes at Once | The Clubhouse Podcast 16-28

January 16, 2026 1:26:39 Episode 28

The boys are all together to course-correct episode numbers, talk football playoffs in college AND pro, the coaching carousel, a major jump in pro wrestling, a new version of “The Rockford Files,” and MORE!
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It turns out the hardest part of podcasting… is counting.
In this episode of The Clubhouse Podcast, Rob Ervin opens the show with a long-overdue correction — the show didn’t just pass 449 episodes… it hit 749. From there, Rob, Alex Barnhill, and Don Ford jump straight into a packed episode covering sports, streaming chaos, pop culture, and pro wrestling, all at full speed.
The conversation kicks off with predictions and perspective on the College Football Playoff National Championship between Miami and Indiana, including why the new playoff system might actually be doing what it was designed to do. Then it’s on to the NFL coaching carousel, where Mike Tomlin stepping down sends shockwaves through a league that rarely sees stability like Pittsburgh’s — and opens the door to speculation about what’s next for both Tomlin and the Steelers.
The guys break down NFL playoff matchups, dive deep into NBA and NHL standings, and introduce a new edition of “North America’s Favorite Game Show,” featuring one struggling hockey team and a brutal goal differential. From there, the episode shifts into TV and movie talk, including streaming renewals, reboots, docuseries announcements, casting news, and Rob’s growing frustration with Netflix’s evolving viewing policies.
The episode closes with pro wrestling updates spanning WWE, AEW, TNA, and global promotions — because no Clubhouse episode is complete without wrestling headlines, strong opinions, and at least one “where is this headed?” moment.
Sports, entertainment, pop culture, and wrestling — all in one place, and all moving fast.
Chapters
00:00:00 – Welcome to the Clubhouse… and the episode count correction
00:01:11 – 749 episodes later: how the math went wrong
00:03:00 – College Football National Championship preview: Miami vs. Indiana
00:06:30 – Why the new playoff system might actually work
00:08:31 – NFL coaching carousel: Mike Tomlin steps down
00:09:52 – The Steelers’ coaching history and what comes next
00:12:00 – Where Tomlin could land next — coaching or TV?
00:15:16 – NFL playoff predictions: Bills, Broncos, Niners, Seahawks
00:18:37 – Patriots vs. Texans and weather advantages
00:21:55 – Rams vs. Bears: confidence, chaos, and bold picks
00:25:39 – NBA standings: quiet contenders and surprising gaps
00:28:27 – NHL standings and early-season realities
00:31:37 – North America’s Favorite Game Show: St. Louis Blues edition
00:34:47 – What the hosts are watching right now
00:38:37 – TV headlines: docuseries, reboots, and renewals
00:41:39 – Casting news and upcoming series worth watching
00:44:38 – Sponsor spotlight: CBD House of Healing
00:46:24 – New movie releases and early reactions
00:49:16 – Alamo Drafthouse goes paperless — and why that’s a problem
00:50:12 – The Batman Part II casting news
00:52:01 – Godzilla, How to Train Your Dragon & live-action debates
00:54:27 – Wrestling news: roster changes and future storylines
00:01:15:05 – Netflix ads, viewer frustration, and final thoughts

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It is eight o'clock on the east coast is five o'clock on the west coast.
It is the 15th of January in the year of our Lord 2026.
Season 16 episode 28 and before I go any further.
I have to issue a correction for the last two and a half months.
I have shorted us 300 episodes.
I think I fat fingered it once and it just stayed that way.
So let me correct and say 749 times.
You have been welcome to the clubhouse pod.
I am the executive producer of the clubhouse podcast.
And the evolution of the feng shui in the studio continues.
Got a couple things added this week.
I feel like I'm just going to start doing that every once in a while.
Just a mess with people.
And we are now skating at full strength.
That way from me is my co-host.
And a guy that I'm going to do.
I'm going to do it.
I'm going to do it.
I'm going to do it.
That way from me is my co-host.
And a guy that is at the same.
Are you in the same place you normally are Alex?
Yes.
I thought the wall behind you was black.
You may be misremembering the rock wall house that had the dark wall behind you.
That's got to be what it is.
We are glad you are here, sir.
That makes one of us because I got a hard out at eight.
Okay, well, we'll go.
We'll do as much as we can as quickly as we can at the bottom of your screen.
I mean, is the official fact checker or sooner or gator productions?
And a man who has opinions.
And he carried us from a review Thursday standpoint this week.
You may know him.
Is it boonoo?
But his mom and even Don Ford.
I'm going to call him Don Ford.
Hey, man.
We're going to be like horizon and give a $20 refund because we shorted people out of 300 episodes.
No.
Okay.
Now, and that's Verizon, not horizon.
And also we didn't short them out of episodes.
That was just tracking.
Okay.
And by technical definition, but that's a whole different story for a whole different time.
Let us dive right in the national championship game in college football is tomorrow night.
In a game.
And I need to check because I heard this earlier today and I was shocked.
Tomorrow night in Miami Gardens, Florida at Joe Robbie Stadium.
The University of Miami, which again, on their home field.
Monday, hitting eight and a half points at this point in the game.
It's Monday in Indiana Alex.
Yeah.
Well, that's why I had my finger up Don decided to just start yelling the game.
Correct Monday night.
But Miami wasn't supposed to be here.
Did I say that correctly?
No, you were saying it was tomorrow.
Oh, boy, you're on a bit of a delay.
I mean, let me turn off the background here to see if that helps.
Turn off the background.
See if that helps us a little bit.
I think it did.
That's probably my garbage internet.
That's all right.
It's okay.
But I don't.
I think that eight and a half points may be a little generous.
In this particular category.
But by the same token, Indiana's been steamroll and everybody they're undefeated.
Miami.
Again, I'm not going to use that other name until they start putting trophies
We'll one suffice it, though.
It'll be a good start.
If they win Monday, will you say it?
What?
It'll be a good start.
Okay, so that's a no.
I might give it a partial.
I don't know, I haven't decided yet.
You'll just call him a letter.
As Booker McFarlane said today on PTI,
we all know that this quarterback in Indian
is already looking for a house in Vegas.
So we're gonna see how this all shakes out,
but I think this is gonna be a fun game
to watch on Monday night.
For those of you that watch such things,
Raw will have already been off the air
for like five hours when that game starts
and we'll get to it,
what a pin in it,
because I got things to say.
But this is gonna be a fun game to watch done.
Yeah, first off, I'm going with Indiana on this
and I think it's kind of cool that if they win,
it's a big if, nothing's given,
that this would be their first championship.
And the thing I love about this new playoff system
that any team that truly deserves to be
in the playoffs will make it like Ohio
before the playoffs started.
You say for like Texas Tech, Ohio, Georgia,
they truly deserve to be in there.
But I think I love as how seven of the eight teams
I got to buy in the last two years get knocked out.
So it shows it, you know,
just because your ranked tie,
let them play, let them,
are we here?
Okay.
On, go back, go back a little bit.
Yeah.
Start over because my computer just went hay water.
No, no, I don't know.
I mean, he was just going in on the same stuff
we said at the beginning of the bowl season
where every team that's in is deserving.
Yeah, in that nice bow on it, right?
The ones who get to buy just because you make it in
doesn't mean that you're going to make it to the next round
where seven of the eight have got knocked out so far.
I think that's great that, you know,
if you make it all you got to do is win.
Rankings mean nothing once you get in.
I'm going for Indiana.
I think they'll win.
And all three of the four people in this pit contest
have Indiana.
But Zickey's got Miami.
So this is not.
You know, unanimous of Alex and I are tied for the lead.
So we're the way this is all going to shake out with Alex
that I'm finishing tied at either 24 or 25.
Don in third place at either 23 or 24.
And Ziggy at either 23 or 24.
If Ziggy, if Miami wins, Ziggy will jump Don.
I would say we get a tie for Ziggy credit.
That's going to help us all over all.
Oh, how far behind am I?
Why would we do that?
We get delay because calling Miami in this circumstance
should be worth twice as much.
I would give him full marks for having the stones
to call Miami and get to the lead.
Now points is points.
This ain't Vegas, bro.
So what does Vegas have to do?
The coaching carousel in the NFL
can see because we're not giving extra odds.
I'm not giving him two to one.
You know what that running line is now.
The coaching carousel in the end.
The coaching for the third time,
the coaching carousel in the NFL continues to turn.
Mike Tomman has stepped down Don.
The air around his house is a little sweeter.
Food is tasting better in the Ford household.
I want them to get Mike McDaniel.
Well, there's two places Mike McDaniel
has already favored to go.
One of them is Detroit.
The other one is Washington.
Interesting.
Yeah, well, he has a history with Dan Quinn,
but it led to an interesting factoid
with Mike Tomman stepping down.
Don, I do not want you to answer this directly
because I think you're gonna know.
Do you know the last time a Pittsburgh Steelers head coach
was fired?
What year?
God.
I don't know.
Was it Chuck Null?
No, no.
Who knows?
One cow.
It was the coach before Chuck Null.
The last time the Pittsburgh Steelers
have fired a head coach.
Good Lord.
Nobody on this panel was alive, I think.
Yeah, no, because it was 1968.
My mom was like in the 30s,
one year they had three coaches in one year in the 30s.
No, but that was also the Wild West
when people needed three jobs to be an NFL participant,
not player, but no, 1968 was the last time
the Steelers fired a head coach.
Then 1969 was Chuck Null
and the rest has all been Chuck Null Retiring,
Bill Coward Retiring, Mike Tomlin stepping down.
And I saw where they said Tom Harbaugh
is looks like he's going to your giants.
Now, I would have loved, I would have loved to have him.
You could have.
I would have loved to have him.
Question.
Now my question to Alex and to you,
who do you think in the end would be?
The man from the end has over a 67% win percentage
in Baltimore.
Yeah.
My thing is, I mean, if I'm a giants,
you know, I'll take the flyer.
If Todd Monkins coming with him, I'll be more excited.
That's basically it at this point.
I'm more worried about John Harbaugh
having the Bill Bella check effect
where you don't have somebody to carry your team.
Maybe you're outdated thinking he ain't going to work.
Yeah.
That's why I need his his assistant coaches to come with him.
Who do you think will end up being the Steelers coach next year?
And who would be you think the best person it would be?
Who do you think would be the best?
And who do you think will end up?
Well, I think it's going to end up being a retread
like Arthur Smith or something like that
because as much as the Steelers can sell consistency
and patience,
that team is a wreck right now.
And I don't think anybody wants a part of it
other than job security.
So you're likely going to wind up with a retread,
but if you're asking me who the best option would be,
I don't know that I could answer that right now
without knowing who's in the cycle.
But I will say, I did text Rob this
that your best outcome is likely going to be Clint Cubiak
and signing Malik Willis to play quarterback.
That's your best outcome for this off season.
And I don't think it's going to happen.
It's just you think he's gone.
Is he done?
The name didn't come through Don say it again.
Rodgers.
Is Aaron Rodgers.
I think he's been done.
Yeah, he's already been telling people allegedly
that this is his last year.
Yeah, I think he's toast.
I think he realized even getting somebody
as good as DK Metcalf from a physical standpoint
wasn't enough.
I don't think he wants to.
Plus, let's be honest,
some terrible organization is going to throw 15 million a year
at Aaron Rodgers to talk into a microphone.
Okay.
But could that also be the same situation for Tomlin?
Because there's been a lot of talk of Tomlin
going into the studio.
And I apologize if you always covered this.
I'm having some tech issues.
No, we did, we did not.
No, there have been rumors about Tomlin joining say
either CBS game day or something of its ilk.
I don't know that Tomlin's going to jump right in.
I think he has a great personality to be a stabilizer
in a group, but I don't know where that gap is
for one of the teams.
Like one of the production teams, I mean,
whether it be CBS box NFL network themselves.
If he does anything in that scope,
I think it would be more likely NFL network
where he's part of a show versus a broadcast.
So it can be recorded because he is a smart guy
and he'll know that he can talk,
but he's going to be better with multiple takes.
He still has one of the greatest quotes
I've ever heard from a coach that Mac if he talks about
where Mac, he was at the the combine
and told Mac, I can be, you know, it wasn't Mac.
It was the kid that the quarterback out of Mizzou.
Who was the big kid that came out of Mizzou?
Well, there, there was no, there were really big.
There was a plane gaver.
They're blame Gabbert.
If you go back far enough,
uh, Blake Bortles was used to it.
It might have been Gabbert.
One was he said he, other like the other big one
at a Mizzou was Brady Cook, I think.
So it was probably Gabbert.
His statement to the kid was a man.
I like you a lot.
I love to have you with us, but I don't want.
He said, I love you.
I think you're great.
I'd love to have you on the team,
but I don't want to lose enough games to have to be able
to draft you.
I remember that who was and I think that's a great quote.
Let's go into this week's game.
We've got two on Saturday, two on Sunday.
The six seed bills, which I still, I can't believe I'm putting
those two things back to back.
The six low bills.
Oh, dad, got it.
There we go.
Are going to the one seed coming off the buy and the Broncos
on Saturday at 330 Central.
Actually, that's probably 330 Eastern, maybe.
I was not telling me which time zone these are in.
Currently, Denver is giving one.
Go ahead, Alex.
The Mike Tomlin quote was to chase young the Ohio State
defensive and about I don't ever want to lose enough games
to get a guy like you.
There it is.
Broncos are giving one.
The only reason I'm going with Buffalo is I've still,
I've got them picked to be in the Super Bowl.
So I have to ride with my pick.
Don, what you thinking?
And then I actually, I think that having to buy off in Buffalo
and saying, hey, we made it, but we have to prove ourselves.
We had a bad year.
But hey, we're going to play outside all that matters.
I'm going to go with Buffalo on this.
I'm kind of going against the odds.
They may be quote me against the odds.
But I'm going to say Buffalo wins.
Got some people in the chatroom, Maddie Archan.
How are you?
And my sports round of 5387 of kind of a question,
not really something that we would normally field on this show
about Article 13 of the Brexit Agreement.
Great question.
But you might be able to take it right now.
They're saying it's part of a show, bro.
And put it into the Grand Canyon.
I'm not sure.
But I appreciate the question.
I got to remember to get to the chatroom quicker than I do.
Alex, what are you thinking?
You know, you could call it a homer pick
since I've been the Broncos drumbeater all year and before the season.
But I genuinely think this is going to hurt Buffalo.
I don't think they should have beaten Jacksonville.
I think they got a couple of calls that went their way that helped sway the outcome.
And I think Denver's defense is better and can stop them,
which the Jacksonville Jaguars can stop the run, which we saw against James Cook.
But they aren't great against the past.
And Denver has been able to show the diversity of being able to use the run game,
the short pass in game, deep passes, intermediate passes,
while letting that defense do what it does and winning a lot of close games.
So if you want a very specific prediction,
I will take the bills in the first half and the Broncos to win the game.
Niners go to Seattle in the night game.
Seattle's giving them seven.
I don't know that seven might be a little bit too generous.
The Niners are coming on strong.
The Seattle coming off the buy.
But the Niners don't have Kittle because of the Achilles.
I'm going to check it a great impersonation though.
I'm going to take the Niners plus the seven just because I think seven is too generous.
Done.
Back with you with you.
I think Seattle's going to win, but not by seven.
So if I had to bet, I think that I would take the seven points with Sam Fran.
It's interesting if you go back to the beginning of these playoffs.
We were talking about how it might actually be better for San Francisco to lose
and not get the number one seed because of Seattle's struggles at home.
I still think they're the better team.
I still think Seattle's going to win, but it's a clean sweep for us
that San Francisco covers the number Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium.
Houston and that defense goes to the Patriots with that offense.
Currently, New England is giving three, which makes it a push.
It makes it a pick them.
This one's a tough one because number one, I don't think I'm the only person
on this panel that had the Patriots getting to the second round of the playoffs this year.
Oh, I'm talking to Don, not you Alex.
No, I was just thinking because I definitely had them winning double digit games,
but I think I had them one and done.
I'm going to take the Patriots minus the three because they're in Gillette.
It is January and it's that thing in in hockey where if you've got a hot
goalie, it can take you far.
Right now, New England's got a hot offense that is not slowing down.
The Texans are going to give them all they can handle.
I have no doubt in my mind, but from an offensive standpoint,
I often scores points, defense wins championships.
This is that kind of matchup, but I still think the Patriots win this game,
but it ain't going to be pretty done.
Sleeve, I'm only going to say my hip.
The only reason I'm going to give this is to, if Houston wins, it doesn't surprise me.
I won't be surprised.
But I'm going to say Patriots because it's outside and it may be cold.
And maybe in a bandage over Houston, which is in the warm climate and a dome.
So that's why the only factor why I'm going to give the edge to New England
over that Houston defense is because it's going to be outside and might be cold,
which are not used to.
There we go.
Alex, the best phase of this entire game is Houston's defense.
It is lights out and by far and away.
The problem that they're going to have is that their offense hasn't exactly been
great.
And New England has been playing good defense and really good offense.
So it's going to be a tight game.
They're going to have to find a way to move the ball on Houston, which I believe they
will, based on the variety of weapons they have.
And you saw how Houston struggled a little bit when they weren't able to use Nico Collins,
aka, I think he went out with a concussion.
But even if he is back for this game, he's going to get Christian Gonzalez, who's one
of the best cover corners in the NFL.
Now you're going to have to rely on a running game that may or may not succeed against
a decent front for New England.
I think it's going to be close, but I think Houston winds up just missing.
So it's New England.
Your later game in the day, by the way, early game on Saturday will be on CBS night game
on Fox early game on Sundays, actually on ABC.
So it's the Sunday night football crew.
Well, that's NBC.
NBC has the next game.
The early, so ABC is the ESPN, yes, it's the ESPN deal.
Your late game from soldier field, Rams, go to Chicago.
That is the five going to the two.
Rams are giving three and a half.
Matt Stafford is saying that he is good to go despite the finger sprain.
The Bears shocked the world this year.
I'm not afraid to say it.
Yeah.
But the Rams, definitely, I will also say overperformed a 12 and 5.
Very true.
If I were a betting man, which Lord knows proven many, many times here, I am not.
I would avoid this game like the plate, because I don't know which Chicago's going to show
up, granted, they're at home.
But the Rams have a lack of fear in them when you've got guys like Pukin,
Akua, who will just run all over you to get open and get the ball.
He doesn't care.
Mattie Stafford ain't afraid to throw it in tight spaces.
But my, I'm a going with my gut.
My gut tells me take the Bears plus three and a half.
Don't.
The Marcus just go nuts again, because I was texting him during that game this weekend.
And I got a fill for the guy.
So I'm going to say Chicago on that point, but it's going to be a great game.
And Chicago has been shocking everybody.
They started off horrible, but they had the greatest comeback against Green Bay in their history.
They never lost the green, never beat Green Bay when they're down by 18.
And they played more games against each other than any other two teams in NFL.
That is something of the comeback that they did.
So I think it's something with the Bears.
I believe the previous record was 15 points was the largest they had not overcome.
So anything more than two touchdowns.
Well, I don't care about Marcus.
So give me the Rams.
I'm going to go the alternate point line.
I genuinely believe the Rams win this by double digits.
Chicago has been playing great, but so have the Rams.
And that's coming from a guy who did not like the Rams before the season started,
because I was worried about Stafford's health.
And you know what?
He's proven he's good.
He's proven he's healthy.
Yeah, he's dealing with being banged up, but who isn't at this point in the NFL?
And while Chicago has played really well,
they have given up big plays like it's their job.
Yes, they're getting some of their players back.
But at that same time,
Nakua Adams if healthy is literally going to be.
I'm going to say they're going to have two,
two receivers over a hundred yards and with a touchdown.
And that's not even counting what Kyron Williams will do up the middle.
Beat me to it.
We'll be down to the final four after the weekend.
So all right boys, let's get into some NBA talk into some standings
for the first time this year.
We got our NBA and NHL things going on the way,
which they're almost halfway done in the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division,
the Brooklyn Nets.
They're pretty bad.
It's January and they're 13 games back.
They are nine and a half back of the sixers.
The sixers now a game and a half back on Toronto.
Toronto's a half back on Boston.
Boston's a half back on Daryl's Nix,
who right now are 25 and 15 playing very, very well.
In the central division, the Pacers Hall.
Not keeping pace.
That's all I'm saying.
Because good mercy.
They're nine and 32 right now.
They are 20 and a half games back of first.
Eight and a half back of Millowake.
Just real quick.
Yannis, don't boo your crowd.
They're allowed to boo you.
Don't let it get under your skin.
Technically, he's allowed to do whatever he wants.
He has a nice big paycheck that says so.
I agree.
But like,
you got to show a little bit of class,
even when you're fans.
But remember, this is also the same guy that wants out of there.
That's fair, but the point remains.
The Millowake two back on Chicago.
The Bulls are now three back on Cleveland.
Cleveland now seven back on Detroit.
Detroit 28 and 10 currently.
Winning very quietly in the Southeast division.
The Washington was arts.
They're 10 and 29.
They got more wins than Indiana.
They're 12 and a new player.
10 and 29 and they're 12 back.
They are of three and a half back of Charlotte Hornets now five back on Atlanta.
Atlanta two back on Miami and my heat are only a game and a half back on Orlando.
Let's get into that Western conference.
Pacific division.
Sacramento now 14 and a half back there 11 and 30.
There's six and a half back on the Clippers who are in a bit of disarray right now.
Clippers are four and a half back on Golden State.
Warriors two and a half back on Fowennix.
And the Suns are only a game back on the Lakers currently.
But by the way, the Clippers have one four in a row.
So keeping eye out there in the Southwest division.
Fly Pelican for the first time this season.
They're 10 and 33.
Good job, boys.
They're 18 and a half back in the division.
They are six back of the Mavericks, the Mavericks down two and a half back of Memphis.
Memphis now seven and a half back of Houston.
By the way, Norm earlier this week has already told Mavericks fans just start building for next year.
Houston Houston Houston now two and a half back on San Antonio with a freshly bald
Victor Wembenyama.
The Laird Dynamics working down there.
And in the Northwest division, the Utah Jazz because Jazz,
they are 14 and 26 and they're 19 and a half games back.
They are currently four and a half back of Portland.
Portland is eight back of Minnesota.
Minnesota is a game back of Denver.
Denver now six back in Oklahoma City who's one four in a row.
By the way, Oklahoma's point differential is a plus 13.2
because they're going nuts right now.
I mean, it's a continuation from last year.
Let's get into the NHL and I've got to look at something here real quick, boys.
All right, I had to lock down who's got an American North America's favorite game show.
I figured you were in the Eastern country.
Atlantic division because Atlantic's in the East.
The Otter Was Senators have 46 points.
They are currently 12 points back in the division.
They're two back on the Panthers.
The Pan, they've played 45 games.
I'm sorry, they have 49 points.
They're two points behind Florida.
The Panthers now two back of Toronto.
Toronto's a point back on Boston who are tied with the Sobreys.
They are five points back on the Montreal Canadiens.
Thank you very much.
Canadiens are a point back on Detroit Detroit.
Now a point back on Tampa Bay.
Now where are we going, Don?
The Metropolitan division.
The man doesn't get rusty.
We are in the Metropolitan division.
In that cell are the New York hockey Rangers.
They are currently 14 points back in the division.
They are a point back of Columbus.
Blue jackets are three back on the Devils.
The Devils two back on Philly.
Philly and Pittsburgh are tied, Don.
And you're only two points back on Washington.
Caps are a point back on the Islanders.
And the Islanders are five points back on Carolina.
In the Western Conference.
This central division that has no Eastern or Western.
The Winnipeg Jets, they've got 41 points.
They are 33 points back in their division right now.
With 41 points.
I'm sorry, they are three points behind St. Louis St. Louis's.
That was the Winnipeg Jets.
St. Louis is a point back on Chicago.
Black Hawks are three back on Nashville.
Predators two back on Utah.
mammoths are 11 back on Minnesota.
Minnesota is two back on Dallas.
Dallas, Dallas has 63 points.
They're still 11 points back of Colorado right now.
Colorado is playing everything over.
33-4-8 right now for the avalanche.
And in the Pacific Division because that's in the West,
the Vancouver Canucks, they've got 37 points and they are 19 back.
They are five back on Calgary.
Flames are five back on Anaheim.
Anaheim is two back on the Kings who are tied with St.
Louis St.
The sharks and the Kings are two back on Seattle.
Cracking three back on Edmonton Edmonton two back on Vegas.
Vegas with 56 points right now.
Got an interesting conundrum, boys.
As we get into North America's favorite game show.
And it is.
What is the goal differential for the St. Louis Blues
who are not in last place in their division?
This might be a first.
Oh wow.
That makes me sad though because St. Louis is such a fun organization and a great arena.
Well, and then half of it's going to be on the other side of the state border here in a few years.
In the fall.
That's interesting.
That is very true.
Alex, come on.
Would you like to go first?
Sorry.
Well, I'll I'll take a minus 52 dot.
There's 40 games.
I'm just kind of worried about this where this could be on something like this.
So I feel early because it's our first one too.
This is the first one and try to do see what the answers try to gauge for next week.
So I'm going to say 30 negative 30.
The St. Louis Blues have played 47 games at this point.
I'm kidding.
They are 18 21 and eight.
Oh, that sounds like a dawn wind.
They currently are 33 games back in the division.
Now they are 11 9 and 5 at home.
They're 7 12 and 13 on the road.
They're 4 and 6 in their last 10.
Here's the thing.
The Winnipeg Jets, who are three points behind them,
have a goal differential of minus seven.
Okay.
Is safe to say.
Nope, we're both too high, aren't we?
Did you guys hear the buzzer?
No, it's not working.
I'm very sad about this.
But Don is not.
Oh, good.
Don is the closest to that good.
We go.
Okay, we haven't had one where we both failed yet.
I really would have thought it would be like baseball that they would be like one and a half
per games or something.
With the Winnipeg Jets at a minus seven,
the St. Louis Blues have a goal differential of minus 44.
Oh, that was so much closer than I thought I'd be.
Oh, my.
Who's that playing goal for them?
Stephen Hawking.
They've gotten 117 goals.
They've given up 161.
Like Stevie Wonder in the NHL playing Tendi.
What's going on?
Staying where just you want me to dust off my pads and send a demo tape to St. Louis?
Well, I didn't suck that bad.
Grant Gover is only three goals behind him.
Maybe I would go to Vancouver too.
In fact, I'd rather go to Vancouver.
Let's go.
All right.
Let's get into the pop culture section of our show and stuff we watched this week.
I'm not in TV mode yet.
I know we've got a new SNL this week, but that's about it.
Anything, Don, you're a one episode into the pit.
Don's saying he's got thumbs up.
And it started off the first episode.
It built the foundation and it kind of reminded you of a couple things from the last show.
So I had no disappointments whatsoever on that.
So I am happy on that.
Another one is it's kind of it's on Fox.
It's a new show called Best Medicine.
It's a version like Doc Hollywood.
I had a remake where a guy comes from Boston to the small town doctor kind of thing.
It's kind of enjoyable.
It's kind of a good thing.
No complaints on it.
So I might like it.
Alex, there's my TV talk.
Alex?
I haven't watched anything new, but I've been digging into some archives.
I actually texted you about it.
I started watching Watchmen, the HBO series from a while back.
I got very confused when you texted me today.
I thought you were watching the movie and then you texted me today about the acoustic version
of careless whisper and I'm like, yeah, that's in.
Yeah.
And I will say it starts weird, but the show is really picking up and got me.
The other one I've been looking for for just I don't want to say for a good time
because that sounds like a weird statement, but it's been a lot of darkness and seasonal things
that happen, something that could be helped by CBD House of Healing.
But I also dug into Prime Video and found have you,
gentlemen, heard of last one laughing?
Yes, I have.
I've seen that as a suggestion.
Okay, so I've watched the UK version, not going to lie.
I know a lot of the lingo, but still lost me on certain parts.
But the Canadian version is amazing.
I don't know if the other ones like Law, Mexico, I'd be able to follow or if subtitles would do
enough, but the concept is they take 10 comedians, put them in a room for six hours.
And if you laugh, you're out.
Now they do the yellow card red card system of if you laugh once you get a yellow card,
if you get a red card, you're out for the second laugh.
And the heavy weights that are in the law Canada is really impressive.
UK has some really, really talented people involved, but the Canadian roster is elite.
So I definitely recommend that it is a quick watch.
They go for six hours, and it's done.
So you get maybe eight episodes or so in there of material.
And obviously trimmed down helps out a lot.
But you got Jay Barrichelle, host the Canadian version,
and Jimmy Carr host the UK version, both phenomenal comedians.
It used to be a show called Make Me Laugh, which was kind of the same premise.
Okay, many years ago, I'm here for it.
What was that?
Make me laugh.
Okay.
And basically you would have a contestant where they, for 30 seconds,
the committee could try to make the person laugh.
And if they laugh, then they lost.
But if they could go through three comedians,
30 seconds each, and not laugh, then they won the money prize.
Okay, yeah, this is just comedians.
There's no participants outside of the comedians in the show.
Is there a really slow echo on this show?
You're kind of delaying sometimes with this, Rob.
It is.
It comes out of Acresure Stadium.
Okay, let's get into some TV headlines.
Apple TV announces this week.
They are doing a docu-series on the life of one Andre Agasi.
That could get real interesting or real dull fast.
I think it'll be interesting.
I want to say it's going to be six parts.
That's pretty much the standard now for a limited series.
So, yeah, that makes sense.
Of Don Prepare Yourself.
Okay.
NBC Peacock has announced a reboot of a show from the 70s.
I am going to sing the theme song
and see if either of you boys can recognize it.
Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew.
Hold on,�네.
I can't think of it.
Now I just lost it.
crazy.
It's that rockboard files.
Never heard of it.
This was a show in the seventies.
James Garner.
Okay, the original Maverick,
this was post Maverick but not by much.
Well, what I'm saying is Garner was the original Maverick.
That's so I know there's it's older stuff. I love that show. I did love the movie of
He was in this version
Rock Jim Rockford is going to be a guy framed for a crime he didn't commit where has in the original rockford files
He was like a PI had a cool car lived on the beach
Kind of a thing
So is this gonna be kind of like the fugitive? I don't know, but they've ordered it to series. Okay
Did anybody attached yet?
Not at this point. Okay, that I've read. Let's see here netflix has renewed black mirror for season eight
I feel like I need to start watching that, but I know it's messed up
I just don't I
As much as I love the twilight zone. I don't I don't know that I need black mirror in my life
Especially when I heard first episode guys. Oh, yeah, that that has me held off as well
Now this next thing I think you will be interested in
Because I know you are a fan of fallout as we're gearing I am too
They are working on a competition series called fallout shelter for prime video
I believe Netflix
I blame Netflix and I blame MTV because Netflix is already pretty well doing squid games as a game show
But then you have MTV to blame because during the pandemic
The challenge actually took place in a fallout bunker
In I want to say the Czech Republic
That was basically the same kind of concept so now they're gonna do it whether it's themed after the show and the game
So that could be interesting
Don if I say the name Ryan hurt does that mean anything to you first
It's not the top right wait it Ryan Hurst not hurt. Yeah, yeah, but he's not on the top or dead now
Wasn't sons of anarchy was on the walking dead
Remember the tight he will be
He will be Kratos in the live action god of war series
There is no fun
Okay, I
It's kind of nice because he he played four in god of war ragnarok
So he has some familiarity with the franchise
Don yeah, I'm I recognize him now. Okay. Yeah, I was gonna say he was opi
Yeah, opi is the guy. I love opi. He was phenomenal as opi
Oh, and I did see a picture of him and Kratos face to face and it was kind of cool
He does have some of the same features plus Ryan Hurst is a great actor
I think this is gonna go really really well
Sky TV, which is a European network
They are working on a series based on the girl with the dragon tattoo
I will say if you have not seen the original film
The original film is fantastic. It's a little bit closer to the book
But some of it some of it with the American version they were shot in the same places like they use the same scenes
Um, I like the American version. I read the book
Girl the dragon tattoo is an amazing book
The the American version was a little courier
But was the original one the one with new me repace
That's the remake. Oh, that's the remake with her. Mara was the remake
Oh, yeah, maybe you're right
Daniel Craig is the American version
With Mara. Yeah, that's that's the one with the Rooney Mara. Okay, the no me repace was the original
Uh, and it is official boys from USA
Season two is coming of everything on the menu with Braun Strowman. I am very excited about this. I love this show
And if you have anyone who know this watched it has enjoyed it then get caught up
Because that his he's got so much great personality and it shows in this show and they let him do it
Um some of the stuff he eats and kind of like
But I do want to visit the barbecue place you went to and Fort Worth. That's for sure
TV on DVD and blu-ray this week
We have the golden age collection of the woody woodpecker and friend show on blu-ray right
And the complete series for Lucifer
Yes
I cannot endorse another show as much as I loved Lucifer
Oh it's got especially uh with Tom Ellis having a new show coming out. It's perfect timing
All right boys. It's didn't like it as much
Is you I can see your point, but I just for me it fell a little short
Well, I'm also the darkened twisted one of this show so I can understand
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All right
Movie stuff we watch this week don't put a pin in it because we will come back to it
I have not my the movie I've already watched this year we can't talk about till next week
Because I screamed it last week and it doesn't come out till next week. So
But I know that tomorrow
The the rip drops on this is the mat Damon Ben Affleck
I am I'm gonna do my best to watch this tomorrow
Because I am very interested in this film
Mm-hmm
So we can talk about it next week
Anything else you boys want to talk about is you watch this week before we get to Don and we get to new movie new releases
I have had zero time for movies and I feel bad about it
But we do have some reviews coming and I want us just give my time to Don
I'm trying to think of the nut
Um
It's like my mind, but of course and there is a
Review at www. that's called us podcast.com. That's our website. Why do things not working?
Yeah, the ding
So I did see the 28 years new film that's coming out
28 years later the bone temple. Yeah, we're going to talk about when we get to new releases. Oh, okay
I didn't know if that's where we're gonna talk about that now, but we'll okay. We'll get to it later
Alamo Drafthouse made an announcement this week and I'm not sure how I feel about
On the one hand
They're going paperless
Which I okay
But the way they're going paperless
If you want to order food or whatever during your movie you do it on an app
Oh, no, which goes against the basic principle of the Alamo now
The Alamo is saying that this app will be purposely darkened so it does not interrupt the film
However
The point of the Alamo is no using your phone during the movie no talking no texting
That's why you have to light under your your table so you can fill out your card. I respect that they want to go paperless
I respect that save the trees and whatnot, but you can still recycle those papers
This
I give this a shelf life of a month before they go back
Because it's just doesn't it doesn't make any sense
It
It would make sense except for the fact of like
The actual functioning
Now if there is a cons like this is going to be really out there
But if you're ordering food you're already not paying attention to the movie the closest I could see them getting
Would be something where you get away from the seats
Along the exit entrance to the the theater
Where you would just like order on a touch screen
That's a that's the paperless I could see working the moment you're having anybody messing with anything near the seats
It's I'm out
Yeah
It goes against the thing of no distractions during a film and stuff like that especially no phones
It's going to be a distraction
And how quickly before a theater ninja gets in trouble for interrupting somebody and it's like oh, you're ordering food
Yeah
Uh Alex sent me a text last week x my opinion on something
And you were half right
You're gonna have to remind me I've slept a few times since I'm getting there
You skitter don't start to show trebert
There has been casting in the Batman part two
Mm-hmm
It is Sebastian Stan
The rumor Alex heard is that he would be playing the character that would become hush that is not the casting I have found out
Now I want to clarify it wasn't a rumor from a reputable source. It was a discussion among industry people
Sebastian Stan in the Batman part two has been cast to play Harvey Dent
Okay, so it is it is that that's solid
I
Still and I sent this to my text in Alex. I still think we need to have a moratorium
If you're in marvel before you do a DC film
There's got to be some breath time in there
Um, I mean, I'm okay with it. I think it's good casting
I just
Too much crossing the streams is gonna get weird after a while. That's all I'm saying and for me
I think we're already at critical mass with that with the amount of properties coming out in the different things
I don't
Think we need a moratorium, but I understand the purpose of the moratorium
But it's also one of those where there's that separation of one thing turning off or leaving a theater
And then having to put on something else or entering a different theater
I feel like maybe it's an ADHD thing that allows my tabular rosa to happen between films
I I don't have the issue
Don
I
You know more about this than I do on this this one
Harvey Dent is he who would become too face
But we were talking about Don was the separation of somebody who's been in marvel multiple projects in DC and this separation of the two
Yeah, again, I don't have the Greek
That's fair
Godzilla minus zero now set for November 3rd
Get ready. I will be in the theater for sure because I love Godzilla minus one same and Alex sent me a link to a mega
4k set that now I want that yeah, I want it too, but financial
And on announced today
This is a big one for you
How to train your dragon to
Kate Blanchett is returning
You
Now
This will be a live action it's the live action sequel that was greenlit before the first one hit theaters
Okay, now if you for those that do not know the lore of how to train your dragon. We are not saying who she's playing
Okay, cuz it could be a spoiler
For those of you that have seen the films
You know
Now you know
All right
Movie new releases in places you get movie new releases this week Don we throw to you because coming into theaters tomorrow is the latest in the
Things
28 years later the bone temple hits theaters tomorrow Don don't give away all your cuz we want people to go read your review, but tell people about it
It
Because I really don't want I do want people to go to www that's called us podcast dot com ding still our website
zero
We're taking
Ah
The way they went on this film
It could have been done in modern day
They just use this as a as a roof, I thought
to
It really had nothing a lot of the day had nothing to do with like the zombies or the virus and
Some people don't that's dangerously close. Yeah, watch it watch it watch your spoilers, man. I know, but
I'm gonna say
Go read your review come on say it say go read the review go read the review
But
Can we say the list
Just go read the review tell me go read review and no no exactly what you're talking about I will say this
I have heard many people speaking very positively about this, but I am gonna go read Don's review to see what he thinks
Yeah, also this week a movie called dead man's wire if you have not seen this trailer
This
This thing is gonna be wheels
Off
Let me tell you about it
I want to make sure I get this right
Bill scars guard is in this
Uh
Al Pacino carry L ways Kelly Lynch Coleman Domingo
This thing is gonna be
Me he he he he her
Very intense based on a true story
Uh on February 8, 1977 Tony
Uh
Here it sits
Entered the office of Richard Hall president of the meridian mortgage company and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a dead man's wire from the trigger to his neck
Go watch this trailer. It is it looks insane. This is Gus Van Zance latest film
So
Yeah, this looks out of control
Yeah, this was the guy that had Oscar winners in milk. So
There there is there's some historical
involvement
So he has he has some experience with timepieces he has some experience with creating these worlds so
You know it bill scars guards on a heck of a run right now
Also, you don't remember the crow also directed uh goodwill hunting
Did he I thought that was Van Zance I thought that was Kevin no Kevin didn't direct the Kevin produced it
Okay, I'm looking it up that was the whole in in strike back when they who he crashes onto the set of goodwill hunting too
That's Gus Van Zant counting the money
Because he's directing oh
Also this week
We have a movie called a private life this star's uh jody foster
Uh, she plays a renowned psychiatrist who mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients who she
Is convinced was murdered. This looks kind of interesting too
Uh, I received a link a request for a screener links. I may check this out. I said well
Uh, we also have this week night patrol. This is a horror film from shudder
With this looks a lot. This looks like a lot of fun though with one Phil Brooks
Also notice cm punk who is very excited and with for this film he gets to play a bad guy
Also, we have um, all you need is kill
Let me pull this up. I did come in
This is a and a uh
An animated film in a time loop during an alien invasion a resourceful
But isolated young woman must navigate the repetition of death until she crosses paths or they shy young man
Trapped in the same cycle together. They fight to break free from the loop
Is this sound familiar? No, that's interesting
Very groundhog dayish. Yeah
I want to be kidding because if this is what I think it is
This is if I'm not mistaken
This is the source material for edge of tomorrow
Yeah, adaptive from the same source material as edge of tomorrow
Okay, I thought you were going with source code
on that one
Okay, movies on DVD and blue ray from places you'd get movies on DVDs from this week
We have keeper the horror film from earlier this year hard pass
Uh, one battle after another releases on Tuesday
Roofman, which I've actually seen
And Alex and we need to talk about how we're going to do the other things of the movies and I have an idea. Okay
Uh, Roofman. This is the thing with Channing Tatum based on the true story true story
The include is in this Claire Danes. Is it Claire Danes?
No, no, it's christian, christian dunce I think
And I did see that and it was interesting. I
Did I hate it? I love it. Love it. No, but I didn't eat either of course it's language
But you still
Springsteen delivered me from nowhere
I would love to have the 4k of this if for no other reason I'm with the audio track
I think that thing's going to sound fantastic
The 4k steelbook for end-of-watch
I know don't you like film a few years ago
And we get the book and blue ray treatment for the last deduction
Little overrated in my opinion
Arrow video does their standard edition for alpichino's cruising
As well as a movie called torson but boys
By the way, arrow video sale still going on at your local Barnes and Noble
50% off all arrow video titles
And if they don't have it you can go to the website for both Barnes and Noble's and arrow video they're they're honoring it as well
Guess what they're doing a limited edition for
It's a movie with Samuel L Jackson
That they tried to change the title of and Samuel Jackson told the producers if they the title was the only reason
He took the film and if they changed the title of the film
He would walk
Snakes on a plane that's the one well done Alex it is snakes on a plane limited edition from arrow video this week
The criterion collection has the 4k of captain blood as well as the Johnny Depp film the dead
They're also doing cut by the tides and martin scorsese world cinema project number five
Yeah, okay Alex had a hard out of date so
I want to remind everybody this weekend at the angelica is
The 42nd annual kid film family festival put on by the USA film festival
This is a big thing. They do every year. It'll be Saturday and Sunday all the films are free
The honoree this year is Deborah decent. She isn't she is an author
But there's also going to be
Free books given away as well as a screening of the pout pout fish
Which is an animated film based on her books. There's gonna be stuff going all day
Saturday and Sunday so go check out go look up the kid
Film we get this right the kid film family festival this weekend at the angelica at mocking bird station
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Professional wrestling welcome welcome welcome to this section
Let's dive right in don we have a rest in peace because the bullet club is officially no more
There is no bullet
There is no bullet club
The remaining members in new japan have formed a new group
Uh, we think there's a marketing thing with that
But I'm still gonna wear the gear. I still wear my wolf pack hockey jersey
I can still wear my bullet club gear and we will keep the the the soul come back
They they can always do another reversing whatever and literally how many people have been in the bullet club now
Well one one of the latest members from the war dogs is actually being looked at by the company and we'll talk about that here
A couple of NWA headlights carry Morton some of Ricky Morton has renewed with a multi-year deal and Colby Carino has resigned with the NWA
Uh, I've been watching TSW there's just there so far behind them and ring of a reality of wrestling or just so far behind
Let's get some stuff done boys. It's all I'm saying because at the latest taping in in in forney at the OC
Friend of the show
Mr. Wobble should be featured sometime soon on that show
Uh TNA lot going on Don oh
Well the following people have resigned with the company
Okay, Mustafa Ali
Cedric Alexander
Okay, John Skyler
Jody threat
Nick Nemeth and Steve McLean have all resigned with TNA
Someone who hasn't is one killer Kelly who is now a free agent and there's probably a reason for that
We're gonna talk about here in a little while. So put a pin in it
Uh, we've got a couple of announcements that love coming shows no surrender will be February the 13th
In Nashville at the pinnacle and sacrifice will be March 27th in New Orleans at the Allerio Center
So they announced those today and tonight Don right now
You down right down the road right down the road. It's happening right now
Just kicked off the AMC era for TNA impact is now officially underway
If you don't have AMC the channel on your local system
Which I do not with Hulu. I still have TNA plus on the app. So I will be watching it later
Uh, bully right apparently will be at the broadcast table tonight
Oh, good for him
Of course that Don said they are in our Fairburg right at the street at the Colwell Center in Garland where they will also be Saturday night for Genesis
Uh, one of those matches had to be changed
For tonight and we'll talk about why here momentarily and we'll talk more about that because they are live tonight
So I hope I'm gonna try to watch it tonight
Sometimes I can watch right after it's over
But it'll be after 10 o'clock and you know, I'm old
Worst case scenario, y'all just watch it in the morning. What I'm doing laundry
Uh, we have the official start time for the rumble Don
Go ahead the guy who played football on dongle
Jay did what um, yeah, JDC his final matches this Saturday
Do you think he's really out?
Yeah, no, this isn't what you think you'll do
He's gonna retire
He probably bet it is money well
I mean he might he may consult he may produce but
This is an absolute
Retirement angle
Yeah, I do that sort of you think he'll be working backstage for all these companies or something like that being them
I think right now he just wants to be home for a little while
Okay
Rumble start time will be at 2 p.m. Eastern on the 31st because they will be overseas
They better get to work because this footage I saw today they got to finish that stadium
Are they making a new stadium for this uh
For the run they got two weeks
It is that can be the same one for Mania a year from now. Don't know
Probably I would think
But it'll be at 2 o'clock Eastern and if you want to if you don't have ESPN plus you can there will be theaters are showing it
Locally for us will be Cinemark West Plano
Which is just down the road to peace, but I'm sure Cosm will be showing it as well. Oh yeah, I already saw thing
Cosm is gonna be doing it
So I and I tried to look at tickets for West Plano in the the the
Oddly the Fondongo app
Was not showing me ticket prices, but you can go to the do the Fondongo app right now and get tickets
WWE is showing the interest we talked a minute ago about the bullet club war dogs. They are showing interest in Gabe kid
Not to see that too AEW for a long time
Uh
I'm gonna skip this and come back allegedly powerhouse Hobbs on his way to the company Don
Is WWE yes
That is a rumor I heard today
So do you if you're him do you go
From what I'm told he is going
Like it's a done deal. He's gonna finish out his AEW dates and then he's with the company. I don't know
I don't know if they're gonna push him straight to main roster if he's gonna be an NXT
I think in NXT he would be a very big fish in a very small pond. Yeah
Uh, it's but he also could fill the void that oba feme is leading behind too
As the big man
No, I could be wrong on this isn't he part of the um
The trio's champ or did they drop the builds? No, they still have them, but just put it back on hook
Yeah, that's gonna be kind of weird saying
Uh
Also see him being the muscle for this new version of Tony D'Angelo
You know, there's a there's a few things they could do with him. I just you know do the dude ride so I'm saying
Well, he had that 90 day no compete and all that stuff probably no because the contract runs out
It's not like he's you know when a contract runs out you're not beholden to anything because there's no binding
Okay, uh
Back in the day
Well, hold on I could probably see him in the rumble as making the debut debut in the rumble also. Yeah, I would not debate that at all
back in the day on on
Ron white's first major album
Okay, he tells a joke
about getting on a puddle jumper
from
Beaumont to Houston and the punchline is because my agent doesn't own a globe
Yeah
Does WWE own a globe because let me tell you why okay, fill me in
Yeah, you have me intrigued where are they currently
Connecticut no where I where's the roster currently
Well, they're
I don't know at the top
They're in Europe right and next Monday raw is still in Europe because it starts at two o'clock
Okay
Where is Saturday night's main event next Saturday
Don't know
Montreal
So we're going from Europe
To Canada and then where are we going a week later Don
For the rumble to Saudi Arabia
I
Am not a math major
I never had to take geography
Which we talked about on this show it's a very long story
What are they doing
Well at first off they can't
Did they really want to stay in Europe another week and then go down to Saudi Arabia
But why give them a week off
Or this is the problem is with Saturday night's main event they had actually toyed on starting early
And then sending everybody back over
But this doesn't just doesn't make any sense to me
Because you're going to want your major stars on TV not like house shows
Mm-hmm
So what are we doing
I yeah, they're gonna
Here's the thing though. They are used to travel you know, but still
Maybe insane. It's gonna be as it
Well welcome to be in a pro wrestler. Yeah
Jacob Batu returned on Friday night at the end of three stages of hell as Drew McIntyre becomes your new
Universal champion and finally has his moment
His WrestleMania moment in front of the crowd
You have a very great speech when they when they went to to Ireland
In Scotland as well
Um
I don't I
You had to move that belt sooner or later. Yeah, and you're in Europe you're in his backyard
He got to go to his home country with the belt
Because he is the Scottish warrior
I
Just don't know where you go from here. Do you have the rematch at the rumble? Do you make it a triple threat with Jacob Batu?
Because I don't see the winner of the men's royal rumble being on the Smackdown roster. I don't
And we'll talk more about that when we get closer
but
I'll be interested to see how Smackdown handles this tomorrow night that I still don't like to they've gone back to three hours
But no
I just
It seems like the roster especially from a Smackdown standpoint has gotten a little depleted
It seems like we're walking again
And they're going to three hours. They already there don't it's been
That doesn't help that they're going to three hours
That's what I'm saying is it you're spreading a thin roster even thinner
Now granted you've got people getting called up
I believe Oba Femi winds up on Smackdown because or that very reason
Jordan Grace coming up
JC Jane depending on the day
Sometimes are calling her up sometimes they're not
I believe and we'll talk about NXT in a minute of how that happened but
Just I don't know where you go from here. Do you just put Oba Femi in the title picture? I don't think you do
Like he's a great NXT champion, but we have seen great NXT champions that have not translated
And the question is is who is punk going to take on at media
Ask me in two weeks
Because maybe I thought
Breaker getting the shot at media would be a better thing than it was a week ago
Ask me in two weeks
Okay, because we'll do our our rumble predictions
Yeah
Because I want to bury the lead a little bit on that
But I'm just saying I thought by a standpoint
If breakers getting to get another shot I thought the first shot should be at media versus just some
Don ask me in two weeks
Because this is a rabbit hole that we are going to fall down
And I don't want to fall it down until we're ready to talk about the run
Okay, I understand why is not only do you have the rumble you also have a limits nation chamber two
Yeah, so whichever brand doesn't win the rumble
That's your your number one contender comes from a limits nation chamber
Yep, but that asks me in two weeks because I have it and Alex probably has the same theory
Yeah, raw this coming Monday will be at three o'clock Eastern because they're still overseas
Netflix
I need you to hear me Netflix
Because I'm angry
I have said it before I will say it again
You know what I'm even going to give myself a one shot on this just so you
Not you me
Netflix hear me
I pay for the good package so I don't have commercials now you took away the ability
To start late and skip commercials. I'll go to the wall with you on that
Because I could start raw right after it went off the air and it would skip the commercials for me
Didn't like it
But I'll deal with it
This week you shot the wheels off of every day
Because raw started at one o'clock in the afternoon central time, which means it went off the air at
330 in the afternoon central time
I fired it up at four it would not let me fast forward commercials
So I stopped at taking ah maybe things got squirrely
I'll go to the normal time at 930
Because maybe there's something in the algorithm that that will let me
I just have to wait till I would normally watch it 930 I fire it up same problem
So I stop in the first break and I go you know what I'm gonna wait till tomorrow
Because I'm gonna give Netflix time to catch up to itself
Tuesday morning rolls around by the way Monday. I had jury duty. So I was gonna fire it up late anyway
Tuesday morning get up
Ready to go
Fire up Netflix and I still got to watch the commercials
I pay the right amount of money so that I don't have to watch the commercials Netflix
Hear me on this fix it
Because I hate watching the same if for if for no other reason you're showing me the same five commercials every 20 minutes
And I don't care that you're now saying well now we're gonna go to less that's amounts of commercial breaks to help make up for it because
International people get ready because you are no longer gonna be spoiled
You're gonna have ads coming very very soon. They've already said it
And when you limit the number of commercial breaks that just means they're gonna be longer
I may be dumb, but I ain't stupid
Fix it
I pay extra so I don't have to watch the commercials. I will roll with you
That I don't get to watch it live even on the light
But if I fire it up after it's aired, I should not
this problem
I'm not saying I'm just saying
frustrating
Fix it Netflix get it right
You're already under enough scrutiny because between raw and this
This ESPN deal that people are losing their minds about
You don't need anymore about publicity right now
You know there's no such thing
Speaking of Netflix don't have you seen the ads for skyscraper live
No
There's this guy
Okay, he's a he's a free climber
He's going to climb a skyscraper on live television. Oh, I know I know who that guy I did see it now. Yeah, he's a guy who did the
Who did the
um
In California that infamous park free solo. Yeah, I did free soul incredible
Yeah, that's coming up at the end of the month and Seth Rollins will be part of the broadcast team for that
Really now he did a great job on the on the NFL playoff game a couple of weeks ago very much enjoyed watching him
so
NXT has called up a handful of people from evolved, but one of them is your immense evolved champion
So I'm kind of interested how they're going to handle that one of the guys in the vanity project, which they're okay
They're just a
A different version of the frat house, but are more age-appropriate jack jameson. I'm talking to you
This 8902 when we all know you're like 30 and you're not a frat bully
Just saying
Uh
Some AEW headlines real quick to beast mortos congratulations to mortos. He now has his law degree
We talked a few months ago that he was getting ready to get his degree. He now has it
Mercedes Monet was there with him when he got his degree
So congratulations to the beast mortos
So was he wearing the big mask when he no, they just they put like a of smiley face over his face in the pictures
Oh, okay, but you know I'm talking about when they oh no
I would love it if you walked up to the stage like that and just carried that like a smiley face with him to cover his face
It's not even awesome
Queen Aminata's got a one-year extension on her contract. So she's doing very well. I like the work. She's doing
Yeah, but it just be the announcement last night Don
I didn't see the show last night yet
So remember earlier when we talked about
Impact I said one of the matches had to be changed
because
Uh Leon Slater was supposed to defend the exhibition championship against Myron Reed
Okay, bro of the rascals
Yeah, that is now not happening because the rascals have left and signed with AEW and it was official
They showed it on TV last night
That now
This is why I believe killer Kelly did not resign
Because killer Kelly is the lady friend and
Baby's mother for one Myron Reed
So you can see her jump jump absolutely. I believe she signs as well
She could be a great fourth member for the triangle madness
I can see pretty perfect with them
But I heard rumors earlier this week, but then they showed it last night during dynamite big thing the rascals are coming
So we're gonna see how that works out
For those of you just let me verify for you last night
There was a four-way tag team title for the number one contender for the
For FTR
Yeah
Your winners were Mark Davis and Jake Doyle that's a new guy that's joined the Don Calis family
Okay, I was like this brother looks kind of familiar
That is actually Jake something from TNA. He's going by his real name of Jake Doyle
Oh really yes, okay, so adjust your roster accordingly
And lacy Lane the former
Kaden Carter because I keep on say a good time of chance because that was the other girl
lacy Lane is now with
crew that C.R.U
So for a ring of honor so update your roster accordingly there
Anything else you wanted to talk about in this segment of the show Don
It was just
Because I didn't see a W last night, but
You know just watching because we didn't really get talked about last week of the
You know the title change of Cody drop in the belt
Was it again moved but again we got the rumble coming up and whoever wins
It's gonna, you know, let's do the rabbit hole then but
You know, and I'll say this because we head we're up because the holidays and all that
and then we have the
Best of list and worst of list last week, but then Jeff wouldn't the title again
Do you think that was a smart move too?
Yeah, I think that adds some intrigue to things
There was a trio's match set up for Saturday night for collision that
The ops will take on jet speed and hangman at a page on a very intrigued by that
of
But it definitely it makes the picture a lot more broad of who can and cannot
Be involved in this chase. I like where the storytelling is going here
Uh
You know, we don't have a paper view for them until
Revolution, which I believe is the first Saturday or first Sunday in March
March first maybe March 1st March 8th sometime like that
Oh
So you've got a lot of TV time between now and then
I don't know that this is going to be a really long run
But I do believe it's it's going to be a good run because I like the storytelling at this point
All right, so they got revolution March 15 and then
Dynasty is April 12
Okay, so that's two weeks before mania from not mistaken if I did the math right there
Uh
But yeah, I mean, I mean, I'm interested to see where it goes
And then there's mania hold on real fast upcoming
Um mania is April 18th and 19th
So it's the it's the following weekend
I guess, yeah, 12th and the 1890s because it's always two days
Yeah, all right, it's a week before yeah, all right
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