The Samoan Werewolf destroys Roman Reigns after The OTC retains | Backlash Recap

Summary

WWE Now – Backlash 2026 Recap

Podcast: WWE Now (WWE x Fanatics Podcasts)
Episode: The Samoan Werewolf destroys Roman Reigns after The OTC retains | Backlash Recap
Date: May 10, 2026
Hosts: Sam Roberts & Megan Morant
Special Guest: Danhausen

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Overview

This episode of WWE Now is a comprehensive, behind-the-scenes breakdown of WWE’s Backlash 2026. Sam Roberts and Megan Morant review the night’s biggest matches and moments, including the controversial Roman Reigns vs. Jacob Fatu main event, Braun Breaker’s upset victory over Seth Rollins, Danhausen’s unique tag team match, John Cena’s major announcement, and outstanding performances by superstars like Asuka, Iyo Sky, Sami Zayn, Trick Williams—and even some unexpected celebrity involvement. The hosts keep their signature blend of humor and analysis while chatting with the enigmatic Danhausen immediately after his PLE (premium live event) win.

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Key Discussion Points

1. Roman Reigns vs. Jacob Fatu (Main Event Analysis)

Timestamps: 02:55–05:13, 06:40–13:09

• Physicality and Storytelling:

  • Roman Reigns retains the World Heavyweight Championship, but leaves battered after a brutal match with Jacob Fatu.
  • The match featured numerous unexpected kickouts from Fatu, surprising both the audience and Reigns.
  • “It took Roman Reigns three spears and an exposed turnbuckle to put away Jacob Fatu.” – Co-Host (04:06)

• Tongan Death Grip Significance:

  • Jacob Fatu uses the legendary Tongan Death Grip early, a move associated with his family and Haku (his father’s tag partner).
  • This immediate aggression set the match’s tone: “I’m not going to wait and keep it in my back pocket. No hesitation setting the table immediately.” – Co-Host (06:17)

• Family, Respect, and Reputation:

  • Discussion of Bloodline family dynamics and the burden of representing the family and WWE.
  • Paul Heyman’s pre-match comments on ESPN questioned Fatu as a worthy WWE champ, fueling Fatu’s fire.

• Interference and Clean Finish:

  • Contrary to expectations, there was no outside interference from Bloodline or MFT members.
  • The win was secured after Fatu was slammed into an exposed turnbuckle, allowing Reigns to finally get the pin.
  • “Pocket checkers. That’s what they are. They go, Roman can’t do it himself. And then they start counting his vacation days for him.” – Host (11:43)

• Chaos Aftermath:

  • Post-match, a furious Fatu attacks Reigns, officials, and Adam Pearce, delivering a pop-up Samoan Drop to the referee.
  • Hosts banter about possible suspension: “What are you, a narc? You want to tell the teacher?” – Host (16:28)

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2. Braun Breaker Defeats Seth Rollins

Timestamps: 20:27–26:51

• Match Dynamics:

  • Braun Breaker defeats Seth Rollins, in what the hosts call the night’s most surprising result.
  • Breaker pays homage to his lineage, entering with a Rick Steiner-style jacket and opening with a spear.
  • “How many can one sustain [of Breaker’s spears]?” – Host (21:47)

• Long-Build Storytelling:

  • The rivalry dates back months, tied to Seth’s ousting from The Vision.
  • High-impact offense: Breaker performed Frankensteiner and Steiner Line maneuvers.
  • Paul Heyman interferes, distracting Seth for a crucial moment.

• Dissension and Distraction:

  • Austin Theory and Logan Paul attempt to get involved but are neutralized by Rollins.
  • Despite the chaos, Breaker lands the decisive spear and gets the pin.

• Implications for Rollins:

  • Rollins now 0-2 since his in-ring return, having previously lost to Gunther at WrestleMania.
  • “Having a singular goal can be a dangerous thing… you never hear the story about people who had a singular goal and then lost. Those stories aren't told, but they happen a lot more often.” – Host (27:22)

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3. Danhausen’s PLE Victory and Post-Match Interview

Timestamps: 32:32–53:25

• The Cloning Comedy:

  • Danhausen, with a malfunctioning cloning machine, ends up with multiple ‘mini Danhausens’ as allies in his tag team match against Kit Wilson and The Miz.
  • Segment delightfully chaotic, with Kit Wilson getting overwhelmed by the army of mini Danhausens.
  • “You could hear, literally just took their match to tell the story, to be like, oh, wait, this is amazing.” – Host (31:15)

• Danhausen Interview Highlights:

  • Danhausen floats faction names (“Apocalyptic Protection Acolytes,” “Dangerous X”), jokes about being a ringleader to the minis: “That would be the Eight Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”
  • Denies responsibility for what happens to his clones (“They can go to college or work at a pizzeria. That’s fine.” – 35:52).
  • Discusses business savvy (“I call it the triangle scheme. I’m at the top, and then it builds up to me.” – 36:33) and pokes fun at The Miz as a reluctant mentor (“He might be my enemy… He’s a jerkass.” – 39:37).
  • Proudly recounts his growing WWE and mainstream accomplishments, from being ‘undefeated’ to becoming “ESPN Sports Hero of the Year, WWE hall of famer, WWE legend, Mr. Wrestling mania… and the new goat, as bestowed upon by John Cena.” – Danhausen (47:59)

• Notable Quotes:

  • “Very good, very evil. You’re going to say it on accident.” – Danhausen (41:10)
  • On critics: “This guy’s gonna be burnt up. In four months, easily. Oh, yeah. I’ve been doing this for, like, eight years. Eighty years, if you really count. Hasn't burnt up yet.” – Danhausen (44:40)

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4. Women’s Wrestling Showcase: Asuka vs. Iyo Sky

Timestamps: 55:08–57:19

• Clinic in Ringwork:
  • Both Asuka and Iyo Sky receive high praise: “They’re two of the best wrestlers on the planet that’s ever done it.” – Host (56:01)
  • The match is hailed as a “show stealer” and a technical masterpiece.
  • Notable moment: creative mist block with a commentator’s notes portfolio.
  • “Such a crafty move, right? To just use the notes.” – Co-Host (57:16)

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5. United States Championship: Trick Williams vs. Sami Zayn (feat. Lil Yachty)

Timestamps: 58:59–65:14

• Fun With “Goof World”:

  • Trick Williams and rapper Lil Yachty continue their alliance; Lil Yachty interferes, striking Sami with a kendo stick.
  • Sami returns fire, attacking Yachty (and later being kneed in the face by Trick).
  • The “Gingerbread Man” storyline’s absurdity sparked online criticism, but the hosts defend its value: “Within Goof World, Sami Zayn is the voice that’s sitting there going, this is so unserious… the idea that it is absurd is what is bothering Sami Zayn.” – Host (60:23)

• Host Banter & Fan Chants:

  • Discussion about fan reactions and music’s power, especially how beloved themes can disrupt heel/face dynamics.
  • “We’re Pavlovian in the sense that we are trained to have a response to that song.” (62:04)

• Aftermath:

  • Trick Williams retains and showers the crowd with dollar bills—a moment turned into comic banter about who deserved the cash (“You gave it to a kid who already had six of them!” – Host (64:35)).

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6. John Cena’s Historic Announcement: “The John Cena Classic”

Timestamps: 65:53–69:12

• Groundbreaking New Event:
  • Cena introduces the annual John Cena Classic, a fan-voted performance tournament, with a unique championship awarded to the top performer—regardless of win/loss record.
  • “John Cena is creating this thing where he’s giving the primary voice to the fans. John Cena is the guy who, for a lot of his career, had a difficult time with the voice of the fan… and I think the idea that a good guy who spent so much of his career getting booed has reflected upon that and created an opportunity for fans voices to get louder is a really interesting thing.” – Host (67:40)
  • Seen as a way for rising stars to make their mark and get fan recognition on a large stage.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Roman/Jacob Fatu Aftermath:
  “No, I don’t think he should be suspended. Adam Pearce probably does, but good. He’ll go to Smackdown then…” – Host (18:36)

• Danhausen’s Wisdom:
  “More is better. More is more.” – Danhausen (34:13)
  “I cursed Stephen A. Smith… And then I uncursed the Knicks, which they were not necessarily cursed, but I uncursed them. And then they won six games in a row now.” – Danhausen (48:38)

• On Women’s Wrestling:
  “It was unbelievable seeing these two go… we haven’t seen Asuka in a PLE match in a long time… For these two to just be in the ring one on one, strip everything away and command the attention… I thought it was great.” – Host (56:36)

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Other Highlights

• Discussion of merchandise, collectibles (Topps cards, Cody Rhodes shirts), and celebrity involvement.
• Repeated defense of fun and absurdity in wrestling (“the good guys are getting cheered, the bad guys are getting booed, and everybody’s having a good time except you… That’s on you, not on everybody else.” – Host (31:46))
• Reflections on storytelling, fan engagement, and the direction of Monday Night Raw post-Backlash.

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Final Thoughts & Looking Ahead

Backlash 2026 is positioned as a memorable, unpredictable milestone event for WWE, with the hosts reiterating excitement for the next developments—especially the fallout from Roman vs. Fatu, Rollins’ next steps, and the John Cena Classic’s future impact on the company.

Next episode: Raw Recap airing post-Monday Night Raw.
Listen: WWE Now on your preferred platform for insider access, superstar interviews, and more recaps.

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Transcript

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[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Roman Reigns is still the World Heavyweight Champion, but he doesn't exactly leave looking like a champ. Bron Breakker beats Seth Rollins. Danhausen's tag team partner turns into many small tag team partners. John Cena really does make a foundation changing announcement. And so much more. This is the Backlash recap on WWE now and WWE and Fanatics original production. We made it, Megan.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

We did.

[Danhausen]

Backlash. Backlash.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You can't say it any other way. It's only the one good thing about backlash being over is that hopefully that. That earworm.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

That's not good. Me, I like that.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, but it's just stuck in there. It's stuck great. It's probably Stuck in there forever. But listen, we're going to have Dan Hown.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I can't wait.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

On the podcast, we talked to him immediately after his match. And I mean, if you think Dan Howen is in rare form regularly, imagine just the emotions and ego after coming off of a win. It's great. I can't wait for you guys to see it. But before we get there, let's talk about a winner tonight that did not leave looking like a winner in any way, shape or form. Roman Reigns defeats Jacob Fatu. There was a lot going on in this match. There was a lot of kickouts I think that Roman especially didn't see coming. I think Roman was introduced to how different Jacob Fatu actually is. But ultimately, with the help of an exposed buckle, Roman Reigns got the pin over Jacob Fatu. Now, Megan, of course there were a lot of people yip yip yapping going into this thing about how well, I mean, Roman's not going to lose the title. Roman didn't just win the title to lose the title. While you are watching this match, at any point did you go, oh, my God, Jacob Fatu really might win this?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Of course, it took Roman Reigns, three spears and an exposed turnbuckle to put away Jacob Fatu. There were many moments throughout this match where I thought, are we looking at a Roman Reigns that's a transitional champion right now? Are we looking at Jacob Fatu who could become the world heavyweight champion? There were so many moments throughout where I thought Jacob was going to walk out of here as your champ.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I mean, there's that one moment where he. Where he. He landed that Samoan drop out of nowhere and then hit that moonsault. And even then, that's when, like, the roles kind of got reversed. When Jacob for a moment was like, what do you mean? He kicked that. That was my shot. I tasted it. I felt it for a second.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And so early in the match, Jacob Fatu started using that Tongan death grip.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I love that because that's so early, because the Tonga death grip was such, like, a strong part of this story. And they spent so long, like, explaining first of all, the context of it.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yes.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That it was mastered by the tag team partner of Jacob's father, the Tonga kid, who is Haku. And how everybody in the bloodline knows this move. We haven't really seen this move unleashed by the bloodline at all. Even Jacob hasn't really used this move

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

before and Roman brought it up because this is the type of thing you use at 3am at the bar.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

What's the context of it, right?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Six against one.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

The context of it is in, right? What you just described, desperation. But I don't think that anybody factored in from that camp that that's exactly why Jacob is using a move like that. But it was also about, you know, like, how that that isn't something you use against your family. Family has been such a strong part of. Of everything that Roman Reigns has been doing this, honestly, this decade. But. But I think Jacob putting the Tongan death grip on Roman Reigns pretty much immediately as the match begins. From the first point that they got to the outside of the ring, he started hitting the Tongan death grip. And I think that's like Jacob's way of going like, hey, let me explain to Roman Reigns. Let me explain to the audience. Let me explain the mindset that I'm in now that we all know the context of this Tongan death grip. It has no weight on me. I'm going to use it again and again. I'm. It's at my disposal.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I'm not going to wait and keep it in my back pocket. No hesitation setting the table immediately, right?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Like, there's nothing like I'm walking in.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

It's not like this is the tone of the match, right?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

This is not the type of match where it's going to be, okay, I'm going to. I'm going to. I'm going to wait. I'm going to wait. And if I really need it, if I really got to use it, then, oh, no, we're going right now. Right now. Just so you know, I'm walking in with that mentality.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And while Roman does still walk out of backlash as your World Heavyweight Champion, I think what we saw tonight is the Jacob Fatu that Roman was afraid of his family seeing that he didn't ever want. Because there was a time, right, when Jacob Fatou was brought up. No use, too dangerous. I think we saw that dangerous Jacob Fatou.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Well, and it goes back to Roman's point about Jacob handling the pressure of being champion. I mean, Paul Heyman was on ESPN this week talking about. Because, you know, I mean, that's a pretty well known thing, you know, that like, part of being champion is representing the company. And Paul Heyman was on ESPN this week talking about how, like, Jacob is not the representative that WWE wants as their champion. But I also think that every time Jacob hears something like this and hears this thing that he's been hearing all of his life, it puts him even more and more into that space. Well, okay, it doesn't matter if you want this to be or not. It doesn't matter what kind of cookie cutter shape you're looking to fill. If you can't stop me, then this is a moot point. This conversation means absolutely nothing, which I think is why that Tongan death grip came out so early. But then Roman going straight to working on that hand, going like, okay, I realize where we're at. I'm not going to sit here and try to go like, well, why would you do this? No, this is the reality that we're in.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

How can I prevent the tong and death grip? I need to work the hand.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right. And what does he do? Immediately he's trying to break Jacob's fingers, which is, of course what one would do. If it's like, if I'm worried about the Tongan death grip, but I'm fighting somebody, the best thing I could possibly do is break their fingers so he can't put it on me. Now, Jacob's fingers don't break so easy. That's the thing. I mean, if I Nothing about Jacob on somebody. Yeah, it's not that big of a deal. I've got brittle, brittle bones. Not Jacob.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Small hands.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Small hands, too. There's nothing I can do with these things. Jacob, he's not in the same boat as I am. Yeah, I think I love the moment where we got the, you know, Roman posted up in the corner and instead of punching him with the traditional 10 count punches which we saw from Roman earlier in the match, we got the 10 Samoan headbutts.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

That was fantastic.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Which, I mean, for as long as there's been pro wrestling, it's been known that the. That the headbutt of a Samoan is a lethal, lethal thing.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Samoans are born with very, very lethal heads.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's just part of the DNA. I, you know, if you look at everything that was going on, I think that. I think that the reality is that tonight surely meant a lot to Jacob in the sense that, like, he just main evented a ple with Roman reigns. Like, he made it all the way. He went in a space where, like you said, there were people that were like, no, this isn't going to happen. He never stopped. He kept pushing forward and now he's main evented a ple with Roman Reigns. I think that there was a lot of symbolism in his entrance with the lathe that he was wearing, with the garb that he was wearing. It was very reminiscent of, I mean, not just Haku, but the islanders in general. It was very reminiscent of how we saw his father, the Tonga kid, come to the ring and how many members of his family have come to the ring like that? I mean, I would say that maybe not in that exact color, but I did not think of Umaga, another one of the incredible members of that Samoan dynasty. As Jacob Fatu comes to the ring, I mean, he is surrounded by the same depth that Roman has always been surrounded by.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And I think Jacob especially, this is the same person that we Talked to after WrestleMania and we saw the emotion of him, you know, competing on the grandest stage of them all and in coming away with a victory. But I think shortly after the entrance that, you know, Jacob was focused on not just being here, not just being in the main event of a premium live event for the World Heavyweight championship against Roman Reigns. Jacob was desperate. Jacob wanted to walk out of here as champion.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah. And a lot of stuff started happening right at one point, the referee gets backed up into the corner. First of all, we should. Before we get to, like, how it all ended up flushing out. Like, a lot of people were talking about the complications of the whole family at large. No Usos tonight.

[Grainger Announcer]

Nope.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No solo tonight.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

No MFT.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No MFT tonight. No Tama Tonga. No Tonga. Nothing. Nothing.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

We had an exposed turnbuckle the other. And a little referee.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Were you surprised there was no interference?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I was.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You were expecting interference?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Well, I did not want there to be interference because that's one of the. That's one of the things that everybody always says, the haters, as you call them. Not me.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I do.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Not me. But the haters always say, well, Roman can't do it by himself.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Pocket checkers. That's what they are. They're pocket checkers. They go, roman can't do it himself. And then they start counting his vacation days for him. Pocket checkers is what they are. Go on.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

For me, I felt that it was important that Roman didn't have any additional help. However, because the USO's and solo were so involved in this story and the MFT were so involved in this story. On the road to backlash, I honestly thought it was sort of inevitable that we were going to have.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I mean, yeah, because everybody's talking about Haku, like, Dama Tonga and Tala Tonga are the sons of Haku. Like, it's all connected.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

It all adds up.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

But, yeah, you're right. I think that. I think that the other thing about this match, and especially last night on

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

smackdown, when Jay was really speaking from the heart. Yeah. To Jacob, telling him, like, look, I'VE been in your shoes. I know how this all happens because I was you.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, yeah. What did Jacob say? He said, no, you weren't. Not me. You're not like me.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

No, you're not.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And I would, I would. I would side with Jacob on that. Jacob's a different beast, man. Like Jay has stood up to the family and Jay does go from the heart. And, and, and Jay is a guy who goes emotions first sometimes and Jay is a guy with that connection. But realistically, they don't make them like Jacob Fatu anymore. Hell, they never made him like Jacob Fatu.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I went from EBT to wwe.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You see what I'm saying? It's a different deal.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I'm getting fired up.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Of course you are. Because it's a different deal. Now we get to the match, they're fighting with everything they've got. Referee ends up. I'm going to say this. This Bennett, not a referee who knows a lot about positioning. Poorly positioned referee tonight. He's done a lot of great matches. Don't get me wrong tonight. Wrong positions.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Everybody has an off night, you know, can't be perfect. All his backlash.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

This is important, of course.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

He ends up crunched up in the turnbuckle. Now, okay, would you say that there was a pinfall that was 2.9999-9999. And one could argue that that referee was slow getting down for that count because he had just gotten crunched up in the corner.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Listen, you know how I feel about referees and corruption.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Well, I don't know if it was full on corruption. I don't know if he was specific. I don't know. This is a Becky lynch situation, but he does only get 2.9999999. Turnbuckle ends up getting exposed and Jacob ends up colliding with it again, avoiding the referee before the referee could patch it up. And that is what in the end does Jacob Fatu in. Which, I mean, honestly, if I get where Jacob's coming from, for anybody other than Jacob Fatu, it feels like an all's fair and love and war situation. Like the logical part of me goes, well, I mean, it's part of it, right? This is all part of it. Especially when you're fighting at that level when the referee is kind of letting things go a little bit, letting things slide, whether you meant for the turnbuckle pad to come off or not. It's all part of it.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Listen, I'm all for letting them play, you know, Exactly.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You got to let him play exactly and then, and. And we walk in knowing that that's probably the scenario that we're in. All that said, I also wasn't surprised that Jacob reacted the way that he reacted. And listen, Jacob is not this like, unreasonable beast of a man, okay? He's frustrated. After the match, he attacks Roman Reigns. Referee tells him to get off. Jacob gives him a light shove and goes, I'm not getting off. I'm not going to get off of Roman Reigns. It's not happening. So stop. Referee tries to pull him off again. Jacob gives him another push. I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to leave him alone. I'm not stopping. So don't tell me again. Referee does it a third time. And that's when he ends up with a pop up Samoan drop, which I did not expect to see in a special. Get a pop up Samoan drop. And that's when Jacob starts going after all of the officials. That's when Adam Pierce ends up getting chucked out of the ring. Super Kicks are flying.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Do you think Jacob will be suspended for what he did did to Adam Pierce?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I don't know if Jacob's an official Raw Superstar. I don't know what these contracts are. Everybody has questions about contracts and whatnot. I don't know what these contracts are. The Internet says they know all about contracts. I don't know anything about contracts. I don't know what people sign. But last I checked, before this title match, Jacob was on smackdown.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

He's been on both recently.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right. And he didn't stop doing smackdown in the build of this match. So, you know, I don't really know.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

But regardless, I think there could be a case to be made for a suspension based on what he did to the referee.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

What are you, a narc? You want to tell the teacher?

[Danhausen]

No, Excuse me.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You would have suspended somebody for them.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Excuse me. Can you collect the homework?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Like, yeah, you didn't. You forgot to collect the homework. You would do that?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

No, I didn't.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You would collect the homework. I would not. You hear me in the back.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Oh, those people are the worst.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Who did this? I think a case could be made for suspension. I mean, why don't you go tell the board, huh? And leave us all bored? Because of your suggestion, a case could be made. Suspension.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

People have been suspended for less.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, really?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yes.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Well, I think if you're gonna treat people a certain way, it should be fair. Yeah, you suspend him. You go up to him and tell him. You tell him.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I'm not gonna go Tell him.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Samoan werewolf. You think you know. Have you ever. You should have thought about. And if you're mad about being suspended, you should have thought about that before you put your hands on an official. You should go tell a Samoan werewolf.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I'm not gonna tell you.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You should be the gm. That's what you should do. You should be the one to lay down the law.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I think I'm all set.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You know what? Because I don't want Jacob Fatu off my tv.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I don't want him off my TV either.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You just didn't like the rules.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Big rule follower.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, yeah, you are. Yeah, you are.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I'm just curious if there would be repercussions.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, really? You're a repercussions person?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Well, I mean, you saw what he did.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Exactly.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And that's your tribal chief.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, I know, I know, I know. I don't want bad things to happen to my tribal chief. But also, my tribal chief is in a man.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Oh, all of a sudden now you're swallowing your words.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, my throat is clear. I'm not swallowing any words. No, I'm not. No, I'm not. You do. I don't want ill to happen to my tribal chief. But my tribal chief stepped into the ring with Jacob Fatou, okay? He's not just doing that boogeyman strut for no reason.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Oh, he keeps it 100.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Exactly. Now you're starting to make some sense. Okay? You had to know this was a possibility. And honestly, I think Roman Reigns, like, kind of went back to the old days of being like, I got to get out of this match, however I'm going to do it, you know what I mean? Like, realizing, like, I got to get out, however I'm going to get out

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

and I got to keep this title,

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

and that's what I'm going to do to hold on to this title. And Jacob saw it and Jacob took actions into his own hands. No, I don't think he should be suspended. Adam Pearce probably does, but good. He'll go to Smackdown then, you know, I mean, I guess we'll see. Look, I've got to tell you, Smackdown isn't the most pleasant place either. People looking for Cody Rhodes head on a platter right now, but Cody Rhodes is ready for it. You know, there's new Cody Rhodes merch that is available now. This guy is easy to find, but he's hard to beat. Cody Rhodes has a new collection available now at WWE Shop and Fanatics. You can grab yours and feel the adrenaline in your soul. Oh, look at this. This is awesome.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I love the color on that.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Picked one of these up for a member of my family. Today at the backlash store. The official Backlash Cody Rhodes Tampa shirt rep Tampa in the right way. Oh, I love it. I love it. I got this Tampa nightmare is what they call them.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Backlash Tampa, May 9th.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, I love that. What else do we got in the backlash T shirt department? Look, we cleaned out that store. Look, the I was there. Backlash Tampa.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Oh, this is 2009.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, is that the event shirt?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

This is the event shirt.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, you are in Tampa.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Jacob, Trick and Sammy. Oh, love that, Ron.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Love that.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yo, we got it all.

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[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

We got to talk about Seth and Braun. We got to talk about Seth and Braun because the fact is, I would say more surprising than Roman Reigns beating Jacob Fatu. Braun breaker beats Seth Rollins tonight at Backlash.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I thought you were going to say the more surprising thing was that we got to see a back rack. Back rake.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

A back rack. Oh, the back rake. I said back rack this year.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

No, back rake, back rack. I started to say back rack. She said lash the, you know, back rake.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Long A's, short A's.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I haven't seen one in a while.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, no, no. I like a back break. I do like a back break quite a bit. And Seth had to get out of the position that he was in. I mean, Braun Breaker coming out and paying tribute, much like. And. And that's interesting. I didn't even think about this until right now. Much like Jacob Fatu, you could see the. The essence of. Of the Tonga kid and what Jacob was up to. A very Rick Steiner esque jacket worn to the ring with by Braum Breaker tonight and went for the spear. You talk. I. I mean, I guess plans just work. Thinking a lot like Jacob Fatou. Braun breaker went for the spear to kind of kick things off.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah. Set the tone. Also think maybe I can just Solomon half early.

[Danhausen]

Yeah.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah. Get it done.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah. And because you know how devastating brown breaker spear is.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

How many can one sustain?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, I would run one would be the most anybody could sustain. You know, but he went for it early, and Seth was able to avoid it. This is huge. As I was watching this, I was like, man, this match is like seven months. It was so good in the making. Like, we've been. This is the confrontation that we've been waiting for since Seth Rollins got beaten out of the Vision.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah, it was that one afternoon. I believe they were overseas.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yes, for sure.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

My jar is on the floor.

[Danhausen]

Yeah.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Didn't think the Vision was going to break up by lunchtime.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's right. And they did. And Raw ends on that night with. With. With Bron Breaker symbolically holding up what was then Seth Rollins world heavyweight title. It was a. I mean, it was an amazing performance by both Seth Rollins and Braun Breaker. There was the. The. The clothesline that Braun did, jumping from the apron and to the table early on. I mean, Frankensteiners, Steiner liners, I would even call some of these. There was that one moment, right. Seth was able to hit a pedigree in a stomp. And, man, this is why Paul Heymon is so valuable, because Paul Heyman is willing to completely put himself on the line. Who knows?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Starts hitting on the apron.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I mean, hitting on the apron. He was up on top of the apron and jumped almost over the top rope to just try to say, hey, Seth, take a shot at me, whatever you can do. Instead of pinning him right now. He knew if Seth pins Braun Breaker, it's over. Instead of pinning Braun Breaker right now. Hit me. Hit me, Seth, I'm the one that you're mad at.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And it's crazy because I think leading up to this, we talked a lot. Well, at least I pointed out Seth's psychological warfare. Heyman, I mean, he's getting in Seth's head as well.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I mean, I think it's a little difficult for somebody from Seth Rollins perspective to engage in any kind of psychological warfare when he's coming from such an emotional place.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yes, especially as it relates to Paul Heyman.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Completely. As it relates to Paul and Paul Heyman.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

He's getting up on the ring and he's yelling at Seth. Seth goes to grab the chair, and there's just this moment, like Seth with a chair. At any time, the entire crowd just erupts, including me.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, yeah.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

So excited. Anytime Seth holds the chairs like the shield.

[Danhausen]

Oh, my God. Seth of the chair.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You know what he does with it? He changes history with it.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

He does.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And he's got that. And then, you know, and. And I felt as though the vision. We haven't really seen them, you know, together.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Together on the same page. Not at all.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

In a while, right? Even when they're not together, it's like even when they are in the same room. Logan, Paul and Austin theory of this going on while Bron Breaker's over here.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

No one was listening to Paul Heyman on Monday.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No. Well, Bron Breaker, I feel like does, but the other two do not. You know, this time, I guess they were on the same page because Logan, Paul and Austin theory, they come out not terribly effective. They end up getting hit with chairs by Seth Rollins. Rollins gets back into the ring, catches a spear this time. And I said, oh, they caused the great distraction. But Rollins kicked out. Rollins kicked out of the spear. And I thought that that was so such an important piece of the puzzle because Rollins kicks out of the spear. The match keeps going. Rollins hits the pedigree breaker is able to block the stomp. It leads into a Bron Breaker spear. And Bron Breakker pins Seth Rollins. Now, not every single piece of this match was clean as a whistle, but ultimately there was enough there at the finish where it's like, seth, man, you lost this match. Seth is.02 since he came back, which

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

is tough, really tough, especially the way he came back because the way he got taken out.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And now, like, he lost to Gunther at WrestleMania. Gunther and Paul Heymon now have a business arrangement where Paul Heyman is seeing to it that Gunther's in the best position possible. Braum Breaker on the other end is also in the best position possible. And also having Paul Heyman by his side somehow in this, like, quest for revenge, Seth Rollins has positioned Paul Heyman into an even more powerful station.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And Seth can only say, I never lost the World Heavyweight Championship so many times now because he lost at WrestleMania and he lost at Backlash to Bron Breakker.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

It's going to be real, real interesting. That's one of the things I'm really looking forward to on Monday Night Raw, seeing, you know, the gloating happening for the Vision, because, I mean, frankly, they've earned it. And listening to, like, okay, like, Seth Rollins, I want to hear there's no way he's letting this go.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

He can't.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Where are we going moving forward with Seth Rollins? That's what I want to know.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I mean, Seth has to scratch and claw and find a way to get back at Paul Heyman. Because if he just gives up on this, then what?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right? Exactly.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Might as well retire, you know, but, like, he has to get back at. He has to get back at Paul

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Heyman or start from scratch.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And work his way to getting back

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

at Paul Heyman, or start from scratch and realize, I can't do it. I can't get back at this.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Seth can do it.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Here's the thing.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Seth can do it.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Having a singular goal can be a dangerous thing. Wrestling is a, is a, is a big area, and the WWE has a lot of things that need to get done. Having a singular goal can be a dangerous thing because if you can't get the singular goal done, what is next? That's why having, having. Having won goal. It's very romanticized in the sense, well, I was so focused on this thing, I knew I could do it. I knew I could get it done. And winners will talk about their singular goal. But you never hear the story about people who had a singular goal and then lost. Those stories aren't told, but they happen a lot more often than the people who win their singular goals.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

You have to go back to the drawing board.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Exactly.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Back to the drawing board and figure something out.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Because, I mean, we just spent a whole week. I listened to you. You've been talking about it for days. I about this interaction between Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. Seth Rollins can't even think about Roman Reigns. He can't even think about the World Heavyweight Championship until he figures out how to pick up a win.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Does Seth Rollins deserve a title match right now?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Absolutely not.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

It's crazy, right? It's crazy.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Absolutely not.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

A lot of crazy things happened at Backlash. Topps now is capturing all those major milestones and viral moments from the biggest events as they always do before Ples Topps put out a Backlash Poster card. Collectors who buy the poster card have a chance at receiving Rainbow Foil Short Prints and Gold Super Short Prints. Limited to just 26 copies each, these poster cards are available only until Monday, May 11th at 11:00am Eastern. As always, make sure you're following ops on Social and sign up for notifications on tops.com for the big moment cards from Backlash this weekend. Tune into Raw recap on Tuesday for more card info and graphics. And I've got to tell you, one of the big moments that people were looking forward to was Danhausen and a mystery partner versus Kit Wilson and the Miz. Huge moment. The fact that Kit Wilson has a PLE match. The fact that Danhausen has a PLE match. And you, you, you will hear. You want to talk about haters and pocket checkers? You know those are my two least favorite types of people, right?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yes. Oh, and then people who ask if the teacher collected the homework narcs that's right.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Haters, pocket checkers, and narcs.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

In that order?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No. Depends on who I'm sitting with at the time. Although Danhausen's a little bit of a pocket checker, but that's a different. Somehow he has a charm about it. Like, I. You know, once again, and I can't. Bro. You know how I feel about this, Megan. You know, like, when Obafemi sets this open challenge, right, there are people out there that go, why is Obafemi doing an open challenge? You mean you don't have any ideas for Obafemi? And it's like, dog, the last time there was an open challenge, we got to Brock Lesnar versus Obafemi, and it ruled. It was the whole thing. It's why Obafemi's in this position. Let the guy have his open challenge. Then they're turning around, right? What do we get at backlash? We get a box. Somebody's debuting out of a box. And what do they say? Oh, it's got to be, you know, CM Punk or.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Oh, elimination. Oh, elimination chamber tonight. Oh, tonight. They did the same thing.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yes, but you're. Yes, to your point. They did that same thing they did at elimination chamber. It's a box. It's only got to be an a lister. And then a tiny little Dan housing comes out because his cloning machine didn't work right. And people go, I don't like this. And it literally took. You could hear. Literally just took their match to tell the story, to be like, oh, wait, this is amazing.

[Danhausen]

This is.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

This is wwe. This is. This is wrestling. That's what I was chanting with Kit Wilson traps tiny little Danhausen back in the box. And then the cloning machine somehow comes back on, and then seven more tiny.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And the cloning machine worked for Kit Wilson.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

It worked, right?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

For sure. Yeah. Well, it didn't really work right, because it's just supposed to clone one. It worked. Double good or seven tuple good. You know what I'm saying?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Listen, we were out there on the floor, and everybody liked it. Everybody was having fun.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

By the end of the match, they're all going crazy for this damn cousin again. And they're still going to tell you, I don't know what this is. Or they're still going to tell you, well, it might be working now, but it's not going to work later. Or they're still going to say, you got to be kid this. And it's like just. Just if you just. If you're watching the show and listening to how people are reacting to it. It's going like, oh, this is literally exactly what this show is. The good guys are getting cheered, the bad guys are getting booed, and everybody's having a good time except you. All right, that's on you, not on everybody else. You know what they need to change nothing, because the rest of us are having fun, and you are miserable. But I say all that to say.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Very calm.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah. I say all that to say. We spoke to Dan House.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

We did.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Immediately following his match. And, I mean, what a moment it was. I love that because we are here. We should have mentioned this. Top of the show. We're here in Tampa for backlash live and in the flesh for opportunities like this. Immediately following that big tag match, Danhausen sat down with us here on WWE Now. What an unbelievable thrill after his first WWE ple match and first WWE ple win. Danhausen, welcome to WWE now.

[Danhausen]

Welcome Thrillhausen.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Thrillhausen, indeed.

[Danhausen]

That's right.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I mean, would you. Do you. Do you. Are you the leader of a. Of a faction now?

[Danhausen]

Oh, maybe. Perhaps we could be called the Apocalyptic Protection acolytes. Yeah, we could be called that. Or what is it? Dangerous Exhibition?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Dangerous X. And would you be with an E?

[Danhausen]

No, no, just an X. Very, very extreme. I love that.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I love that. X gonna give it to you after.

[Danhausen]

Yeah, Yeah, I think that's a good idea. I think we could do that. Or. How many. How many of us are there?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I believe that seven. I think that there were an additional six the kit cloned. Oh, so.

[Danhausen]

So there's eight of us total.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Seven.

[Danhausen]

So that would be the Eight Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

That's right.

[Danhausen]

Yes, The Eight Horsemen. And what's better than four? You double it. Eight.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah. More is better.

[Danhausen]

More is better. More is more.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

More is always more.

[Danhausen]

Yes. Oh, my God.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I mean, that was kind of something that struck me. Is like. Okay, if we're following along with what's going on here.

[Danhausen]

You have with EO versus Ask.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, I. No, no, no, no.

[Danhausen]

Your sky versus Ask is on. They're great. Can I say real quick.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah.

[Danhausen]

Possibly the two best wrestlers in the wwe.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

It's true.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No. Yeah.

[Danhausen]

Yeah. Wow.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Stay in this space.

[Danhausen]

Oh, I guess. But this is great.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, it's a great match.

[Danhausen]

Yeah. Match.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And I can't wait to break it all down, but yeah.

[Danhausen]

Okay, good. Before we do that, you're gonna do a reaction video. I love those. They say nice things about Danhaus.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, they love you. They love you. They love you. No, I'm trying. You know, I don't know for sure, but. But. But I was looking at this, right? And I'm trying to follow what's going on. I go, okay, you have the clone machine. And then the clone machine doesn't work 100%. But it works enough.

[Danhausen]

Well, I did think he'd be a bit taller, but as you know, I thought. I looked up and I thought, oh, but what are you gonna do?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right? Right. So you get so little. Housen comes out, and then. Or Minniehausen or. I'm not 100% sure.

[Danhausen]

Mr. Bebo. Mr. Beebo said.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Mr. Bebo comes out. Mr. And then Mr. Beebo goes back in.

[Danhausen]

Yeah.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And then more.

[Danhausen]

Yeah. I don't know what happened there. That's a Kip Wilson scenario. I think so.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Like. But. But what happens to things that come out of the cloning machine? Do they at some point evaporate? Do they cease to exist? Or do we now have small.

[Danhausen]

What I would have presumed is maybe when Danhausen left the room, Ray Phoenix walked into it. Maybe.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I don't know.

[Danhausen]

That's why he came out of Luchador. I'm not sure.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Okay.

[Danhausen]

Some sort of scenario came out. He's a Brundlehausen of some sort.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Sure.

[Danhausen]

Yeah. I don't know.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

But you're not taking responsibility.

[Danhausen]

No, I'm not taking responsibility for any of that.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

It did seem like. When?

[Danhausen]

Actually, you know what? I will. Because we won. I did it all.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yes.

[Danhausen]

Yeah. It was success.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

But going forward. Oh, they're not your responsibility.

[Danhausen]

No. They can go do whatever they want to. Go to college. They want to go get a job at a pizzeria. That's fine.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's fine. Yeah. What a pizzeria?

[Danhausen]

You can move down to Miami. I don't care.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Sure.

[Danhausen]

Some sort of multiplicity situation.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You're done with them. One of them loves pizza.

[Danhausen]

Yeah.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

It's one of the later ones.

[Danhausen]

Yeah, maybe.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, sure, sure, sure. I mean, you seemed kind of put off by the idea of having a mystery partner to begin with. And, you know, I try to follow the lore of Danhausen. I know you're very business savvy, if I may say so. Somewhat.

[Danhausen]

Send a lot of emails.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, that's very good.

[Danhausen]

Chain emails. Send this to 16 people before midnight on Tuesday.

[Grainger Announcer]

Cursed.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And then after that, money will come in.

[Danhausen]

Yeah. I call it the triangle scheme. Oh, I've never heard of anything. Yeah. I'm at the top, and then it builds up to me.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right, right. There's multi levels.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah.

[Danhausen]

Everyone gives me a dollar dollar, dollar, dollar. And at the top. I have $100.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Ooh. That's like the opposite of what Trick Williams and Lil Yachty did after their match. They gave out money.

[Danhausen]

Oh, why would you do that?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I don't know.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

It was real money too. Really human money.

[Danhausen]

They did this?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

They did same.

[Danhausen]

What?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I caught one.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Hey.

[Danhausen]

Oh, they only gave you dollars?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, I'm not.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I got one too, but I gave my new.

[Danhausen]

I would never touch such a thing.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

$1.

[Danhausen]

$1. I don't touch fives either. No, no. Sometimes tens. Barely though, right?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Only hundreds.

[Danhausen]

20 and above.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Up to a trillion dollar bill.

[Danhausen]

Yes. You ever see the 101?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

A $101 bill?

[Danhausen]

Oh, it's very rare. I have one. I'll show it to you. But it's in my attic. Can't go there yet.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, I don't know if I would want to go up there. It did seem like the right. So you're. You're money savvy, right? You're. I mean, if I may say so without insulting you, a little bit self centered. I think people do have to be to be successful in this business.

[Danhausen]

I do have a great abdomen. Is that what you mean? I have a self centered where I can hold myself up and lift things. Bro, get that shot right there. Oh, wow. You think Dan housing doesn't. This is gym housing. Yeah, yeah, yeah,

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

yeah, yeah.

[Danhausen]

Is this your house?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

This is not my house. This is a real.

[Danhausen]

I was gonna say you've got your own fountain soda machine. That's great. You're rich.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I appreciate that. No, Danhausen, you've been to my house. You've been in my basement.

[Danhausen]

You know you got a fountain machine since I was here last time. You got rid of all your toys.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, no, I sold them for the fountain machine.

[Danhausen]

You know what? That's a good investment. Unlimited diet cooler.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's right. That's right. That's very right. But I didn't know that you were so work avoidant in the sense that you didn't want to find a tag team partner.

[Danhausen]

Oh, God.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

It's work.

[Danhausen]

Yes.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And then I feel like in producing the clone machine, you noticed maybe the main rush.

[Danhausen]

Well, he did a lot of my work too. He was in there most of the time.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

He did.

[Danhausen]

But I secured the victory. So I got someone to do my job. It is called levels. I am the boss up here. And then you delegate, right? You got time to lean, you got time to clean.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Like a Ponzihausen.

[Danhausen]

What's that? Like one of those donuts? Yeah, they're filled with Jelly. They come out once a year.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

So do you still want the Miz to mentor you?

[Danhausen]

This is a loaded question. Next question. That's fair.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's a little bit gotcha journalism from Megan. I don't know.

[Danhausen]

I think he might be my enemy. Well, yeah, it seems so. He seems like he does not quite enjoy me.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No.

[Danhausen]

However, though.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah.

[Danhausen]

He is double Grand Slam champion. Yes.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Danhausen]

Twice over.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah.

[Danhausen]

Hollywood celebrity.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah. TV star, big time.

[Danhausen]

He hosts all 10 episodes of American Gladiators on Amazon prime, and Cody Rhodes watches it all the time.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

He loves it.

[Danhausen]

He loves it. He's watched all 10 episodes every single day since it came out. Yes. He watches it on his bus. I snuck onto his bus and I caught him. Oh. Watching American Gladiators over and over and over again going, wow, Mies, you're great. Wow. The Mies. Wow.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And they're paying him per episode, so he's making a ton of jokes.

[Danhausen]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

So you're saying there are.

[Danhausen]

What was your question?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

There are things that you look up to him in terms of mentorship.

[Danhausen]

Yes. He's great.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah.

[Danhausen]

He's just.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

He doesn't like you, though.

[Danhausen]

Yeah. Jerkass.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, wow.

[Danhausen]

Yeah. Geez. Yeah. They said, I used to think I couldn't swear to get on tv, but then I swore, and now I'm on TV still. So I think I'm allowed to swear now.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Wow.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

We're looking at the. At the Evolution.

[Danhausen]

Yeah, no swearing. I think all swearing. Just kidding. Kids don't swear.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Okay, good, good. A lot of people, when you got to wwe, so unfamiliar with your work. They asked the question. I heard this question.

[Danhausen]

The movie theater, like, when I cleaned.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, I didn't mean your previous professor.

[Danhausen]

Want me to make you a cappuccino?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, no, no, I didn't realize. No, no, no, I meant. I meant that where you in your career in. In this world of professional wrestling.

[Danhausen]

Oh, that.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And they would say, yeah, no, no, no, I know, I know, I know. But they would say, can this guy even wrestle? That's what they said. They said, what are you trying to.

[Danhausen]

Trying to see if these come up and then they reveal snacks.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

There's no snacks. And no.

[Danhausen]

You know, a rich person would have one of those chairs with the arm comes up and they're snacks.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I don't have any more tips.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

You got to work on that.

[Danhausen]

What was your question?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

People said, can he even wrestle? Can that guy wrestle? He's kind of funny. Can he wrestle?

[Danhausen]

Well, I just. I won, like, six matches here. How many matches? Have I had.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I think you're three and zero.

[Danhausen]

I think I'm six and zero. Six, maybe.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Were you counting tonight twice? Because it's two people.

[Danhausen]

Well, there was two of us. There was. Wait, there was eight of us. I'm like ten times undefeated.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Okay, okay, okay. Does it feel good to show this big audience on the ESPN app and Netflix internationally that not only can you wrestle, you're clearly a very good wrestler?

[Danhausen]

My boots are falling apart.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I'm sorry.

[Danhausen]

That.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Wow.

[Danhausen]

Right off.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I'd sell the sticker, to tell you the truth.

[Danhausen]

Yeah, that's right.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I mean, does it feel good that you can show these people who didn't know that you are very. That you're very good at wrestling?

[Danhausen]

Very good, Very evil. You're going to say it on accident. Yes, it does. And then, you know, we got the fan housings all wildly behind me.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's true.

[Danhausen]

Well, I did. You did? I did. With my own powers. Because I'm so great.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah. Did you feel like there was a risk tonight when. When Littlehausen was first shown?

[Danhausen]

Well, you know, because there was so

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

much speculation about who this partner.

[Danhausen]

Here's the thing. People go, oh, it's confirmed. It's Cola Man Punk. It's Obafemi. Which, you know, they're great.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. However, I was pushing the agenda.

[Danhausen]

Who said that? Who put that responsibility on me?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's a lot.

[Danhausen]

I didn't even want to find one. Why would I want to ask them?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Sam was pushing John Cena.

[Danhausen]

I was pushing John Cena. John Cena, he's retired, you know.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I did know that.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

But after he got the danhausen rub

[Danhausen]

at WrestleMania, I thought he got the bug. I did the bug right away.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah.

[Danhausen]

Came and stung him.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

But then Sam wanted you to do all the work, and Cena never tag in.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, right. But you wouldn't do that.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

No, you don't.

[Danhausen]

I want to do the least amount and delegate.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's a great explanation.

[Danhausen]

And then, hey, take me in.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Sure.

[Danhausen]

Boom. Sure, Take out.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I heard on the Internet, people were like, no, it's Jelly Roll.

[Danhausen]

Jelly Roll. It's call a man Punk. It's. It's all. But I saw these were confirmed stories, by the way.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I saw that, too.

[Danhausen]

All three within a week. All confirmed. I should have had all of them.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right, but you didn't reach out at any point.

[Danhausen]

I forgot.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

It's not. You had a lot going on.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You didn't want to do it.

[Danhausen]

Why? I didn't feel like doing that. What do you have to pick up Your phone and text someone.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Can you imagine?

[Danhausen]

Send a business email and you think, I'm going to write a letter to Obafemi? You think CM Punk opens his mail? He doesn't open his mail. No.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, no. I take it you take CM Punk's mail.

[Danhausen]

Oh, yeah.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

What are you taking from?

[Danhausen]

He's great at merch, you know, and he's got his T shirts. They steal his royalty checks. You do? He owes me.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Why does he owe you?

[Danhausen]

Because he stole my finishing move. I can't do it here.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, wow. That was yours?

[Danhausen]

Yeah, that was mine. He was retired, and he said, hey, I've been doing this. And he says, it's yours. And then he came out of retirement, like, three months later and took it back.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

What?

[Danhausen]

Yes.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Did you go to him and say, hey, man, you should have a different finish. You gave yours to me.

[Danhausen]

Yeah. I said, you can use a snapmare.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Snapped hairs.

[Danhausen]

How about that? That's a good move.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

It's a great.

[Danhausen]

It gets them right on their butt. You just push them back down. 1, 2, 3.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah.

[Danhausen]

Previous to that, Danhausen's finisher was the pin. Yeah. You know, you lay on them, 1, 2, 3. You win.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You win that.

[Danhausen]

Great finish.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That is a good finish.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

No one ever heard about that. Yeah.

[Danhausen]

When it counts to three, the one, two, three pin.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I felt like tonight's finish was kind of like a. It was like a broghousing kick. A little bit. Perhaps there's a little bit.

[Danhausen]

Perhaps it is a little bit of brogue. He's big and powerful, though.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Very powerful. I thought he might be your mystery tag team.

[Danhausen]

Maybe Seamus Housen could be a tag team in the future.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That'd be huge.

[Danhausen]

Oh, yeah. He'll teach me how to bo, fella. How about that? Listen, I need to find my jar of teeth, is what I need to do, because I really would prefer pour them in their mouth, and then it's visually spectacular. Yeah. Because then I kick them in the mouth and their teeth go everywhere. It's wonderful. It's very cinematic. People love cinema, right? The Scorsese cinema.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah.

[Danhausen]

Absolute.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah.

[Danhausen]

Absolute Danhausen.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I love that.

[Danhausen]

I like the one where people say absolute ass. That one's my favorite. And it's bad. Yeah, that's the best one.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Do you feel like that kind of answers the question, Right? I think that a lot of. Look, especially the Danhausen critics, they go out there and they go, it may be working now, but what's this guy got left? This is gonna go.

[Danhausen]

This guy's gonna be burnt up. In four months, easily. Oh, yeah. I've been doing this for, like, eight years. Eighty years, if you really count. Hasn't burnt up yet. It just keeps rising.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

It is itchy.

[Danhausen]

I started here and here and here and here again, and now I'm here.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I remember that middle part. Yeah, but, yeah, I don't think people realize. They go, oh, yeah, I remember he started asking for a blimp the night after elimination chamber. That's not true.

[Danhausen]

No, it was many, many years before that.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yes.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And PT Cruisers.

[Danhausen]

And PT Cruisers. And my face on the side of trucks.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right.

[Danhausen]

Which has not happened yet, by the way.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Seriously.

[Danhausen]

But there's Wrestlemania still on the side of the truck, so guaranteed, once they switch it, it'll probably be all Danhausen's. Well, it can be Danhausen. Danhausen. Danhausen. Asuka. Danhausen. Danhausen IO Sky.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You know what the benefit of this will be? It can be a bunch of mini Danhausen's, too.

[Danhausen]

No, I'm not giving them my ad space.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You don't want them. No involved.

[Danhausen]

No. If they want to pay for a billboard in Times Square, then they can be on it. But it'll be, like, off in the corner and there'll be a big Danhausen. Maybe they can be a bunch of pictures of the minis that make up a large picture of me. You know what I mean? Ooh, yeah, yeah. What does that call a pictograph?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Pictograph.

[Danhausen]

Is that what it is? Pictograph? Spirograph.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You ever seen it?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

We have Biggie on this show from time to time, and he said that at the hall of Fame he might have accidentally put you in. Did you get into the whole thing?

[Danhausen]

Yes.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

You did?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, no.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

He comes on the show from time to time. Yes, but last time he was on the show. Yes.

[Danhausen]

He inducted Danhausen into the hall of Fame. I walked the red carpet. He interviewed me. He said, hello, Danhausen. He's very well spoken. You are in the hall of Fame. And I said, wow, thank you so much, Biggie. I never thought it would be you inducting Danhausen. I thought it might be the undertaker, because he seems to induct people. Says, hello, you're in the hall of Fame now. From the audience, he surprises people. He says, boom, roasted or whatever after. And then, you know, they're in the hall of Fame.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's very, very true. Has he talked to you about the Danhausen sit up motion? You know, people go, harken back to this, like, you know, dark, mysterious character who then also sits up, seems to have some Kind of supernatur abilities with the cursing and everything. Has Undertaker come to you and said, you know, you might not be ready for the hall of Fame yet, but you are taking on the mantle?

[Danhausen]

I would like to pick his brain about how he shot lightning at people. I think that could be quite useful. He could teach. I know how to do the sit up, because how else are you really supposed to sit up? You know, that's the direction I'm engaging my abdomen. Your core. My core, yeah. So that way I can rise. See that? That's called a delt. When you do abs. When you do abs, you get delts.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, my gosh.

[Danhausen]

So anyway, yeah, I would love to pick his brain on how to shoot lightning and how to ride a motorcycle and, you know, all the spooky things that he does.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You know, out over in the. In the sports world, you have already propelled past the reach of even something as massive as the wwe. I saw you all over espn, there's personalities on the radio talking about you, and you're big in Knicks fandom right now.

[Danhausen]

This is true. Also, I am, as of this last other day, depending on when this comes out, I'm not gonna give a date, because it could be two days, three days, whatever.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, it comes out right after this.

[Danhausen]

I am ESPN Sports Hero of the Year.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

What?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Of the Year?

[Danhausen]

Yes. They bestowed this award upon Dan Housing yesterday at the headquarters.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Whoa. I didn't know that was a esp.

[Danhausen]

Yeah.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Wow.

[Danhausen]

I won them.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

They gave me an Emmy.

[Danhausen]

They gave me an Emmy, too. So I'm an Emmy winner, a slammy award winner, ESPN sports year of the year, WWE hall of famer, WWE legend, Mr. Wrestling mania.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Undefeated.

[Danhausen]

Undefeated. And the new goat, as bestowed upon by John Cena.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Wow.

[Danhausen]

Can you believe it? In three months.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

No, I can't.

[Danhausen]

You can't believe it?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, I can't. I really can. Are you taking credit?

[Danhausen]

Yes.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

For the Knicks?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yes, yes.

[Danhausen]

I take cash and credit.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I meant. Oh, I meant credit for the Knicks victories. The Knicks have been doing very, very well in the NBA playoffs into round two, and, you know, hopefully we'll go even further. Do you feel like you reversing the Knicks curse?

[Danhausen]

So I cursed Stephen A. Smith.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah.

[Danhausen]

Which was not really cursing the Knicks. However, they were losing. And then I uncursed the Knicks, which they were not necessarily cursed, but I uncursed them.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right.

[Danhausen]

And then they won six games in a row now.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I mean, do you have any idea how many people sent me Danhausen Memes When Embiid got injured from the 76ers.

[Danhausen]

Yeah. So here's the thing. Why hasn't Danhausen been invited to sit in between Timothee Chamalay and Kylie Jenner?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

That's a good question.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Well, there are a couple. You wouldn't sit between Timothy and, like, Ben Stiller or something. You'd sit between. No.

[Danhausen]

Ben Stiller, Timothee Chameleon, Shamala Danhausen, Kylie Jenner. Who else goes to Knicks games?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Spike Lee.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Oh, Spike Lee.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Knicks games. Yes.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Anne Hathaway was there, too.

[Danhausen]

Anne Hathaway. Yes. We double uncursed. Anne Hathaway's tag team partner could have been Anne Hathaway tonight because we both uncursed the Knicks that day. She wore a jersey on Jimmy Fallon.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right.

[Danhausen]

And then Danhausen uncursed them, and then they started winning.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's massive.

[Danhausen]

So it could really be either of us, but I'm gonna take credit and give her about 20.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Okay, so 75.25. That's still.

[Danhausen]

I mean, that's a bit much.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Does she get money for that?

[Danhausen]

Does she?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah.

[Danhausen]

I don't know, but she does. She better start giving you his percentage.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. Danhausen, before we let you go, because it's a big night for you, I'm sure you got to go celebrate. There was, like, a incident, and it did. It's a little selfish of me. I hope you don't mind. It was an incident that resonated on social media. Certainly a lot of people have come up to me in my personal life about it over WrestleMania week. Oh, there's a video that came out.

[Danhausen]

Are you talking about when to use your credit card?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Oh, yeah.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No. You attempted. No, I didn't realize that you. Did you use my credit.

[Danhausen]

Ah. Continue your question.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I gotta check a statement.

[Danhausen]

But you've been so much. He doesn't know his activity,

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

you know,

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

you know too much. You cursed me, though, at the behest. I mean, Becky lynch asked you to curse me, and then you did it, and my life has been in shambles. Is there any way we could kind of get around that?

[Danhausen]

Well, what's been happening? Let me. Let me hear about it.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I mean, it's just generally, I felt

[Danhausen]

like, Dan, I wasn't in your show. You don't seem very cursed with that.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, this has been huge.

[Danhausen]

Yeah, huge. Twice now, to be fair.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

The flight here was super turbulent.

[Danhausen]

Was it?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yes.

[Danhausen]

Oh.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And I felt like that probably danger. I did feel in danger, and I felt like it had A lot to do with what you had done.

[Danhausen]

All right, so here's the thing.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah.

[Danhausen]

You want to be uncursed?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I would love that.

[Danhausen]

How much cash you got? A dollar from Trick Williams, but I don't accept those. I mean, I said I take credit. What kind of cards?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

You got a big card?

[Danhausen]

Yeah, I got.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You would take the.

[Danhausen]

The credit cards? How many you have? Oh, look at that. I don't even have a full size wallet. I just have a bag of credit cards.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, I mean, I.

[Danhausen]

What is that, a trading card pack?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, no, this is my. It's my wallet. My American Express in here.

[Danhausen]

What's the limit? Hey, how much do you make a year? How much does your house cost?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

What's your mother's maiden name?

[Danhausen]

What's your net worth? Can I have your Social Security number?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, no, no. This is all.

[Danhausen]

Well, I think we'll wait on the uncursing man.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

But you know what? Here.

[Danhausen]

Tell you what. We'll put it in layaway.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Okay? That's very fair.

[Danhausen]

I take PayPal, Zelle Cash App, Venmo.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

But should the payment stop, that's a. Does my cursing restart the curse? Yeah, yeah.

[Danhausen]

It's cumulative.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

It's what?

[Danhausen]

I don't know. I learned it from Magic the Gathering. I didn't quite understand it then. I don't understand it now.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Well, that's good to know. Danhausen, we really appreciate you.

[Danhausen]

Oh.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Giving us so much of your time on such an important day for you.

[Danhausen]

This is not a watch.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, that's just some risk tape. Just to support the old wrists.

[Danhausen]

Old wrists?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, not like that. They're old.

[Danhausen]

I come on your show, you insult me, Call me old wrists.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I didn't mean to.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Maybe you should get cursed again.

[Danhausen]

Crunch, crunch, crunch. Hey, I'm covered in glitter for my cape.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Hey. Well, Danhausen, you. You sparkle through beyond. Just your cape, your personality, your effervescence. It's. It's really amazing.

[Danhausen]

Yeah, bring me back to that one.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, not Evanescence. Oh, no, that's the song.

[Danhausen]

What is?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Only the pilot listened to that song.

[Danhausen]

Oh, yeah, he did. I saw that on that documentary. Nathan for you.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's right.

[Danhausen]

Hey, is that Macaulay Culkin?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, that's Steve Kern.

[Danhausen]

Oh, Skinner.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, Skinner.

[Danhausen]

Oh, great. I can't see from over here. He's got a hat on.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You just saw a celebrity being introduced, you figured it must be Macaulay Colton. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Danhausen]

I love him. I met him.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Great guy.

[Danhausen]

Yeah. I saw Home Alone at a theater, and he didn't meet greet after. And I said, hi, I'm Danhausen. You're not cursed, but you know who is. The Wet Bandits.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Oh, good.

[Danhausen]

Yeah, good. Definitely cursed.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And then they busted what's his name from the Wet Bandit. That's probably a different story. That's a different story. Danhausen.

[Danhausen]

Yes.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Thank you so much.

[Danhausen]

Thank you. Ha. Just kidding. Hello. See, he didn't think I was gonna do it because it was twice over.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Thank you, Danhausen.

[Danhausen]

You're welcome.

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[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

A big thank you to Danhausen for not uncursing Sam.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's on layaway. I'm not technically cursed right now. As long as I make the payment.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

If you can come up with it.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I gotta come up with some scratch.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Should we start a GoFundMe page?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I think so.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Bake sale for Sam.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I was gonna let him hold a trillion dollar bill, but I was afraid he wouldn't give it back.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

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[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

oh, I can't wait for it. I can't wait for it. And I do. I want to shout out the podcast team here because. Oh, you know what I watched just yesterday was that it was Kit Wilson who we're just talking about from this Danhausen match. Kit Wilson was. That's right. Was on Cody Rhodes podcast. Oh, it was good humdinger. Excellent, Excellent, excellent show. And to hear Kit Wilson out of character, still explaining why he was against Toxic Masculinity what it is. I mean, it just. He's a brilliant, brilliant guy. So check that out when you get a chance. Speaking of brilliant, brilliant people, Oscar and Eos guy, absolutely brilliant tonight. I mean, no, no shock there. You had said. What did you say about that?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I said that's going to be the match that steals the show.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

It's going to be the best match on the card.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I mean, because, I mean when you talk about.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And I told you it was a hot take. It's not very hot.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

It's not a hot take. It's not a hot take. Because they're two of the best wrestlers on the planet that's ever done it.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

They are.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Asuka and Iyo and I might have been busting your chops a little bit, but it's not that hot. Of Team A take. But it is a good take. Is that fair?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I'll take the compliment.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I feel like I've been beat up a little bit on this show today, so I'll take the compliment.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You said you're glad Dan Housing didn't fully uncurse me. I'm also getting. Okay, well, see, that's rude.

[Danhausen]

That's rude.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

But I mean, you are 100% right. Yeah. Is what it is. It was unbelievable seeing these two go.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

We haven't seen Oscar in a ple match in a long time. Singles. Ew. Either.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Neither one of them.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Have been in a singles ple match in a long time. And, and, and for these two to just be in the ring one on one, strip everything away and command the attention on. Look at the match that we are able to pull off. I thought it was great. And I've got to tell you, the missed block.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Oh, with the paper on the announce desk.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah. Picking up that, that, that portfolio and blocking it with the commentary notes was just brilliant.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

So good.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And Oscar just kind of standing there going like. Because you can't block. Miss. Because it's not like you put the hands in front of your face. Mist is still going to get through.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah. I mean, that's such a crafty move, right?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yes.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

To just utilize the notes. I do feel bad for. For Michael Cole with his notes.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Well, he should know it. He should know it anyway. He shouldn't need all those notes. No, he's been doing it long enough. But as a matter of fact, if they put Mist all over my notes, I'd keep it as a souvenir.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

We didn't talk about this earlier, but did you know he was screaming call the cops. In the in when Jacob Fatu was attacking Roman Reigns.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Yeah, he screamed that.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah. On commentary.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I did not know that. No, that's a little much. That's a little much. But. But I will say that. Yeah. Fabulous match. And I think it puts both people, but it's specifically EO in definitely a different category. Moving forward, I want to talk about Trick Williams and Sami Zayn. Before we do, let's talk about stepping into the fallout of WrestleMania with WWE SLAM Backlash Box. Featuring a dynamic mix of base cards and premium hits, this release captures the intensity, rivalries and momentum shifts that shape WWE's next chapter. Chase must have signatures and dual signature cards from top talent alongside virtually, visually, I should say, striking tilt cards that bring the action to life. Look for exclusive inserts like Tampa Takeover and Aftershock Shock highlighting superstars that left a lasting impact in the wake of WrestleMania. Download WWE SLAM by Tops now in the App Store and Google Play. And it was a big United States Championship match. First of all, going into this thing, I need to know, where do you stand, Meghan Moran? Are you pro Gingerbread Man?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Pro?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Are you anti gingerbread?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I am pro Gingerbread Man. Ro. Gingerbread Man. I loved the funeral segment.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

You did.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I. I loved everything about it. And I hear all the haters on the Internet. Oh, this is stupid. Oh, I don't like this. Oh, this isn't fun. Oh, we need a serious story. And I just have to say, I think the world of both Sami Zayn and Trick Williams. Trick Williams has been so undeniable ever since he arrived.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Let's talk about it.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Let's talk about it. But Sami Zayn has just this ability to really do it all. When it comes to storytelling. We go back to conspiracy theory. Sami Zayn, that was beyond entertaining. You go back to what he did with Johnny Knoxville. You go back to when he was silly initially as the honorary oos in the bloodline. Absolutely. When he was feeling uce. We were all having a great time with that. But then he takes it to such a serious level and tells us this unbelievable story that had literally everyone on the edge of their chair in Montreal saying, I think Sammy could actually do this tonight.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Then you're talking about the Roman reigns match.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yes, 100%. And then he goes into more serious stories and he can come back and do something that is fun, like the Gingerbread man get a response and have everybody booing him.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I also think, I would argue that it is a serious story because Sami Zayn has taken it seriously throughout, like within Goof World Yes. Sami Zayn is the voice that's sitting there going, this is so unserious. Like, why you're mocking me? This is ridiculous. This is absurd. Like, the idea that, like, sometimes there are layers to this. The idea that it is absurd is what is bothering Sami Zayn. Therefore, it should be absurd because Sami Zayn is bothered. You know what I'm saying?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And I love the absurdity of it. And I love Sammy's response.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right. Being bothered by the whole thing. Sammy. I also. I mean, Sami Zayn coming to the ring, and I think it was his kick pads. It was either his kick pads or his knee pads that said ride or die on it. Because, I mean, there is something like. So I don't want to say funny, because that seems mean, but the idea of Sammy going like, I know my ride or dies are out there, and they're just. You don't hear them. They're just not there. And you wonder if they are there. You know what I mean? And I would say that the Gingerbread man story has been a great opportunity to see if they are there. Right. Like, to hear this pocket of criticism towards this and go, like, okay, if you are criticizing that, be a ride or die for Sammy.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Let's hear you.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Right. You know what I'm saying?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And you just don't hear it.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I will say it's hard when Sami Zayn's music hits just because what happened in Montreal and what happened with the Bloodline was so iconic that every time his song hits, I do sing along and I head bop a little bit. But as soon as I see Sammy in the ring with Trick, I go boo.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And it's so interesting that you say that, because I found the same thing.

[Danhausen]

Yes.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

But I was talking to this musician named Doug Lust who does Nick songs. I had him on the wrestling show. Cause he's obsessed with wrestling and wrestling themes and everything. And we were talking about that, and like, I was talking about how that's happened for Sammy, that happened for Seth, that's happened for multiple people. That they are villains, they are bad guys, and we boo them, but we sing the song. And does that kind of get it? Does that connection with the song get in the way of them being a real villain? And he was. He said. And I think he was right. That. No, that, like, that's the thing about music, that sometimes wrestling fans, myself and I would put you in that category as well, included are Pavlovian in the sense that we are not even necessarily responding to the character. If we're Singing Sami Zayn's song. We're not cheering for Sammy. We're Pavlovian in the sense that we are trained to have a response to that song because we know it's. Yeah, it's a fun thing to do. You go to the show, you sing along with that song. And when the song turns off, I'm booing that guy. I'm cheering for the song, not for you.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And that's exactly the experience. I had that exact experience. Right when Sammy's music was playing, I was singing along. And then as soon as Trick enters the ring and there's these two men and Sammy needs to like, Trick's music didn't even stop. And Sammy's ready to go at him. Yeah, I'm booing as loud as I can, 100%.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Lil Yachty got involved, hit Sami Zayn with kendo stick.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I love that Lil Yachty is still around.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Well, what do you think about the fact that Sami Zayn decided to just destroy Yachty with a kendo stick and then hit him with a halluva game?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

It was uncalled for.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

But he hit Sammy first with the kendo stick.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

He did hit Sammy first, but he got involved.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I'll tell you what, I say it was not. I can't say it was uncalled for, but it wasn't smart.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

No.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Because going after Lil Yachty is exactly what Trick Williams need to get.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

It's not going to get to the United States title.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, you got to be true. The only thing it's going to get is a knee to the face. And Trick Williams not only won pin Sami Zayn again, but he threw out dollar bills. They're real dollar bills, in case anybody was asking. I got one. You should have seen this narc over here, by the way. I caught it right out of the sky. Right? And Megan was reaching for it, too. I was like, no, no. I got it right out of the sky. And she goes, you're not gonna give it to a little kid. I go, a little kid? What's a little kid gotta spend money on? He's asking for his parents for everything.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Well, and then I got one a little later. Did not catch it. Picked it up off the ground.

[Danhausen]

Picked it up off the ground.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And you wanna know what I did?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Like me? What?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

I gave it to a kid.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I know. You gave it to a kid who already had six of them.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Good for him.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Who's like, what is he gonna be like? Oh, yeah, this is the seventh one. This is the one that lady gave me I don't think so.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

You know, what are you gonna do with one single dollar?

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

I'm gonna invest it and I'm gonna turn it into many dollars. As a matter of fact, I'm gonna put it in to maybe some kind of a Roth ira, something that's like dependable.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Oh.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

And over. I'm gonna turn it and you called me a narc. No.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Why don't you go buy yourself a soda or candy bar? Do something fun.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, because live a little. I'm like j. I'm like Jacob. I'm trying to put my family into a bigger house.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

It all starts with $1 over the

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

course of many, many years. So I'm going to put it into something that is sustainable.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Bitcoin.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. As an investor, I'm fairly risk averse, but I'm gonna. I'm gonna put it into something a little bit more dependable. And over time, it's gonna become 2, 3, 4, 5. I'm gonna get there. I'm gonna. I'm gonna have just as many singles as that kid did that you gave me. Said, but I'm going to do it the right way. Not.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

You know, you're not taking free handouts from ladies out on the floor.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Ladies on the floor. No, I am not. No, I am not. Before we go, John Cena had a huge announcement that he made.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Again, this was another one. A lot of the haters on the Internet. Oh, it's not going to be anything good.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

That's what they sound like to you?

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yes, just like that. Oh, it's going to be about Club wwe. What else is it? No, it was actually groundbreaking, historic, and I'm very much looking forward to this happening.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Well, the John Cena Classic is on his way, or on its way, I guess, but John Cena is on his way to it as well. I really thought that this is so interesting because not only does it bring in what he did at Saturday night's main event, which was clearly effective in the sense that, you know, Saul Ruka and Obafemi and. And Javon Evans were all a part of Saturday night's main event, now all a part of the WWE main roster. And it's something that we are already kind of reflecting on with all of that, but making that into something that is what sounds like to me an annual event, the John Cena Classic that with it has a championship. But I think it's so unique because in this world of pro wrestling, there's always been a conversation about Is there a way for people to get victories or losses or championships or awards without it being part of a story? You know what I mean? And I think John's way of finding it where these events will happen and based on performance, not wins, losses, not whatever, just performance in, in the art of wrestling that fans will be able to vote as to who will walk home with that John Cena Classic Championship. And I think that that's going to become a very, very meaningful thing.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Yeah. And it. Every participant qualifies, they can receive votes even if they. If they do lose. And it sounds like this is going to be an annual.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

It's also very interesting to me that, like John Cena is the person who values the voice of the fan. John Cena is creating this thing where he's giving the primary voice to the fans. John Cena is the guy who, for a lot of his career had a difficult time with the voice of the fan. And I don't mean he had a difficult time in the sense that he didn't get a response or he didn't like the response. I mean that the response that fans gave John Cena did not line up with the intended response that was there for John Cena. And I think the idea that a good guy who spent so much of his career getting booed has reflected upon that and created an opportunity for fans voices to get louder is a really interesting thing that deserves to at least be pointed out and some greater analysis that you would come out of that experience going, you know what, it's good that they have their voice. I think it shows. It shows the, the. The how big of a. Of a person John Cena is and how evolved he is.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

And I think it's also a great way for giving back to the business and giving younger stars, whether they're in nxt, evolve, lfg, wherever they may be, younger people on the main roster, giving them an opportunity to have the fans recognize them and have this platform and have this stage.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

Absolutely. Absolutely. Well, backlash was tremendous.

[Danhausen]

Backlash.

[WWE Co-Host (possibly a wrestling analyst or commentator)]

Backlash.

[WWE Host (possibly Megan Moran)]

We will be in 48 hours after Monday Night Raw with another Raw recap here on wwe. Now make sure that you are subscribed. Make sure that you are liking and commenting on YouTube and everything. Thank you to Dan Housen and we will see you on Monday night, Tuesday morning here on wwe. Now,

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