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Freddie Prinze Jr.
What's up Federation? It's Freddie Prinze Jr. And wrestling with Freddie is back and we're going all in on WrestleMania 41. From the unpredictable to jaw dropping finishes, this year's mania might have just changed everything. By the way, almost all the matches that we saw looked like real fights. I thought like they were like, yo, we're going hard today, tomorrow we're going to hurt, but we're going hard today because it was like beast mode times 10 out there. Listen to this episode of Wrestling with Freddie on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pod.
Covino
Hey, thanks for listening to the Covino Enrich podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday from 5 to 7 Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific on Fox Sports Radio.
Rich
Find your local station for cavino enrich@foxsportsradio.com or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. All right, let's do this.
Covino
Here we are. And we are broadcasting live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. I'm Covino, that is Rich. Danny G is super producing. Always great to see and better to hear. Danny G. Yeah Y Sam. There he is. Hi Sam, Iowa. Sam on the ones and twos. Chase Stew's hanging out. DB's got the updates spots on the videos at Covino and Rich if you want to play along at home at Fox Sports Radio. But I hope you had a Cavs warriors sort of night. Cavs looking unstoppable, bro.
Rich
Or Warrior Cavs.
Covino
Yeah, Warrior Cavs. Wow. Like Rich, he must work out some good games tonight. But first and first mostly. We be rocking out. Let's go now.
Rich
Danny G. No Lakers tonight, but you got Clippers Nuggets Game 5, which would be a good one. I wonder if Lakers fans feel like tomorrow the big comeback begins because I don't think it's impossible. Lakers are a good team.
Covino
I don't know, it's not looking good. But we'll keep you posted on that later on in the show. We're giving away prizes. We got Iron Mike trivia. There's some big fights this weekend. Iron Mike stopping by. He hasn't been here in a long time. Your chance to win the coveted CNR stainless steel water bottle. The swiggy with the swaggy. So again, our number. If you want to participate, just hang out. Call and chop it up. 87799 on Fox. And again, everything at Cavino and Rich.
Rich
I got one question before we get into Saquon. I know we have a Theory on him. Kelsey and Ryan Reynolds. There's some beef. Clearly got to touch on that. And then a Haley Steinfeld, Josh Allen. Deep thought.
Covino
Oh, but.
Rich
You know, the more I think about the Bill Belichick girlfriend Jordan situation. Excuse me, we're not going to talk about that. It's already been addressed to me. Sorry.
Covino
No, Bill, we have to go.
Rich
I think I've already said that.
Covino
Are you sure?
Rich
She looking out for him or she, like, too much?
Covino
Oh, stop, dude, I get it. I'm PR angle of it all.
Rich
I'm just curious if I'm sure she.
Covino
Has his best interest in mind. But you got to do it with a little grace. He's his own man.
Rich
No, because you and I have a.
Covino
Theory, and when it comes to football.
Rich
Back off. You and I have a theory, and we agree on something. It's right. We've always had a theory that if you want to make a couple smile, you ask them, hey, how'd you guys meet? Tell me about the beginning. And a couple could be in the middle of a fight, but all sudden, like, the woman's eyes will light up, like, oh, he's so silly. Yeah, well, you know, I was with my buddy at a bar and there she was, and. No, that's not how it was. I was with my girlfriend, and people love nowadays.
Covino
The story's not as fun, though. It's like, well, I was on Hinge, and I swiped right and then left. And then I saw this girl with a fat ass, and I was like, ooh.
Rich
Yeah. And I thought he was a jerk at first, but then he hit me up and I almost didn't swipe because he was holding a fish in one of his pictures.
Covino
Yeah, the stories today are not as fun.
Rich
I'm just saying, like, if you ask anyone, like, hey, Danny, how'd you meet Brenda? There's a story that's probably nice, and couples like to tell it, so it leads me to believe. Based on a How I Met yout Mother episode I watched in the 2000s, I was. Sam, you and I both fans of How I Met your mother, correct?
Covino
No.
Rich
No, you're not.
Danny G
No, Sam's a. I think we had another show in common.
Rich
The Office.
Covino
Sam was a fan of a show called how's your father?
Rich
Oh, yeah, that's what it was.
Covino
How's your father?
Rich
You know what, Sam?
Danny G
I didn't, like, dislike it, but sitting around doing nothing.
Rich
Watch how we Met your mother. It's fantastic. I'll.
Covino
Yeah, like lame laugh tracks. Sam. I don't know.
Rich
Maybe the Best sitcom of the 2000s. But that's cool. Lame show.
Danny G
Narrated by Bob Saget.
Covino
If you need shows to tell you when to laugh, check that one out.
Rich
If you're too cool for a show with a laugh track, listen to Covino, who watches only History Channel documentaries.
Covino
I missed it. I'm doing just fine, thank you. Then she said, wreck them. Damn near kill them.
Rich
I freaking hate you already. I don't even want to do the show. Dan Meyer, you want to take over?
Covino
Carry on. So, Bill Belichick, go on.
Rich
How I met your mother. Shut your mouth for a second. How I met.
Covino
Shut your mouth when you're talking to me, guys. How I met your mother.
Rich
There was an episode where Barney, he got a feeling that Ted wasn't telling the truth because Ted and this hot girl had a fake story of how they met. And it was because they had met online and in the 2000s, meeting online was weird. So they were like, we met at a cooking class. My thought is, people love sharing their how'd you meet? Story. So if Jordan Hudson shuts it down. Not talking about this, maybe he. It wasn't on a plane signing a book. Maybe. I already told you, he signed my textbook. Maybe it's her social studies book. Maybe there's more to the story, or. I'm just looking into it.
Covino
I just signed her little golden book. It was years ago.
Rich
He signs her copy of the Berenstein Bears. I'm just saying people love to tell their story. Just something to sit on and think about.
Covino
Well, sit on this. Here's the update. The update, based on this controversial CBS interview that we discussed yesterday, is that.
Rich
That's funny. What was CBS his biggest show in the 2000s? Probably how I met your mother got him.
Covino
I don't know. I mean, I liked it. Like, I've seen a few episodes, maybe.
Rich
Two and a Half Men.
Covino
But the update today was that they almost fell a journalistic integrity. They felt it necessary to show this part of the interview because it was such a part of what was going on. That was the tip of the iceberg.
Rich
Meaning it wasn't just that one interruption. That was. They kept that one part in because apparently throughout the whole interview, she was interrupting.
Covino
They said they deleted 30 minutes of the interview because it was so awkward, but they had to leave something in to sort of tell the story, give the vibe and tell the story of what was really going on there. And. And that it was so bad at one point that she got up and stormed out and expected Bill Belichick to follow her. Out. Oh, what do I do now, Bill, we gotta go.
Rich
I'm leaving.
Covino
And it got real awkward to the point where the guy doing the interview was just like, all right, it's a wrap.
Rich
All right.
Covino
Hey, thanks, Bill. Have a great one. Good luck. And do I think she has his best interest in mind? Yes. But do I feel like when you're doing stuff like that, it undermines a powerful person? Yes. There's a time and place you can have an equal relationship, a balanced relationship, a healthy relationship where everyone has their say, but that's his platform, that's his arena. And when she's stomping on him and cutting him off and telling him to shut up and zip it in front of people, it undermines his importance. And now UNC is showing concern like, is this going to be a problem? I think Bill's got a problem.
Rich
I mean, some say she's a great ear to have. Now that he's dealing with social media, younger people, college kids. In fact, I heard Cowherd state issues Cowherd was talking about.
Covino
Next question.
Rich
How you know, it could be. It could be good for him because he's trying to relate to younger people. Because now it's not like I'm the coach of the Patriots. This is the organization. You're trying to lure talent to you in the college world. So he.
Covino
Hey, maybe.
Rich
Maybe she's effective. I only thought of this based on our dumb theory that couples always like to talk about two things. How they met and tell us about your wedding day.
Covino
It is. You see couples light up. It's true. And it is a move that Rich and I often make because it brings some light into the conversation, some fun. How did you guys meet? And people light up, even if they dislike each other. So for them to act that way, it is a little suspect. But I wish them the best. If she is his PR person, then, yeah, she's doing a good job. But it also seems or comes across a little rude too. Right. So, hey, man, that's the update.
Rich
Not to sound ageist or sexist, but you're a dad of a teenage daughter.
Covino
I am.
Rich
It's Bill Belichick. He's a powerful, successful, good dude, from what we understand.
Covino
Yeah, I mean, he's a winner.
Rich
But if. If your daughter's in her 20s, I mean, you get. I guess you accept your daughter or son and love them no matter what. But there's got to be a part of her family that's like, really? What are we doing? 70 year old guy.
Covino
Sorry, 73.
Rich
No, I don't know.
Danny G
I have a question for you guys. Yes, Bill being such a stone cold assassin at the mic during press conferences, basically like a human wall of stone when answering questions. Maybe he doesn't her kind of interrupting like that because it's like she's kind of doing that on his behalf, like the way he would do it for his team.
Covino
Of course, for all we know, they're in cahoots.
Rich
Like, and they think it's funny. Right.
Covino
Rich will be texting his wife in front of people like, we don't know what's going on. And then, you know, they're getting a good laugh at everything. Meaning they could have an understanding already. Like, hey, get me out of this place. You know, we all. We don't know what their relationship is all about. This is all speculation. But in fairness to us, that's how it looks. This is how it appears. But for all we know, he loves every second of it.
Rich
Yeah. And you know what? Good for him, good for her. If they're in love and they go, or at least find each other, you know, they're fond of each other, good for them. What is it my business or yours? But when you're in the public eye and you're Bill Belichick and it's a story, people are going to talk about it. I wish him well. I'm just saying, my, my, you know, antennas peaked up when I was like, wait, they don't want to talk about how they met? That's what every new couple likes to talk about. How'd you guys meet? Well, I was out with my friends, and I really wasn't gonna go out that night, but I'm so glad I did. And he's like, yeah, I had one too many drinks. And I was like, look at that hot girl. There's always a story and people love to tell it the end. So when you say how. We don't wanna talk about it. Just, I don't know, not talking about this. Not talking about it. Yeah. Gotta have fun with that.
Covino
And if you're wondering where I met Rich, he was at the circus, actually. Yeah, he was a clown.
Rich
He was juggling bowling pins.
Covino
He was juggling bowling pins. I'm like, hey, this guy has potential. Actually, we met at a bar in Hoboken, New Jersey. And the rest is history. We had mutual friends, but anyway, I'm Kavino, that is Rich, and that's still a big story today, so don't get mad at us. It's silverback gorillas versus 100 men. Bill Belichick. And everybody's mad at Saquon Bark.
Rich
Please tell me that since we talked about that yesterday, you agree. Have you seen it scrolling on social media? The hundred men versus Silverback gorilla? Sam, you've seen it, Sam.
Danny G
Ryan Rossillo was reposting stuff about it. I'm like, it's everywhere now.
Covino
Caught on like wildfire.
Rich
It started with a couple thousand views and a couple million. Now it's in the tens of millions of people reposting, retweeting, and I guarantee it's probably already made it to, like, late night monologues and stuff.
Iowa Sam
Now people are being sarcastic with it, though, which I love.
Covino
It's a big debate. But the other big debate today that we should put to rest here on Fox Sports Radio, and we say this respectfully, is this Saquon Barkley controversy. I'm sure you guys seen the footage. I'm sure you saw it yesterday. The Eagles were at the White House.
Iowa Sam
This is the third rail, my man.
Covino
My mom hit me up. Stephen, I saw your friend Dallas Goddard there. Isn't that your friend Dallas? Yeah, Mom. Yep. We had him on the show Best Bros. He was on over promised. He's a great guy. Stephen, I heard Jalen Hurts wasn't there. Nah, he wasn't there. It's all good. That's his prerogative. What did Bobby Brown sing? His Prerogative, man. It's all good. I don't care if Jalen Hurts wasn't there.
Rich
In fact, I think this whole conversation is going to revolve around Bobby Brown.
Covino
His prerogative. But if I could say I don't care if Jalen Hurts wasn't there. Do what he wants. He's still a Super bowl champion. I'm not mad at him. Hey, for all I know, he's busy for. I know he doesn't like Trump. It doesn't matter to me. He decided not to go. That's his choice. But the way I see it is it's an honor regardless of who's in power, who's in charge. Politics aside, if someone's going to honor me, honor my team, I'm going to take that honor and be part of the team process. So I'm not mad at Saquon Barkley, but I am going to say, if you're one of those people giving them flack, I think you're part of the problem. Respectfully, you are the problem. I want to say I think you're pathetic, but I want to be kind about it and say, I think you're Part of the problem. Say go for it respectfully, meaning just like it's Jalen Hurts, his prerogative to sit out. Same thing applies for Saquon Barkley. If he wants to go there and accept this, why is he the bad guy when all the other teammates are there?
Rich
I'm fascinated. Saquon Barkley, just so you know, this story's big. This post that he put on x Twitter, x 35 million views of this he wrote. LOL. Some people are really upset cuz I played golf and flew to the White House with the president. Maybe I just respect the office. Not a hard concept to understand. I just, I just golf with Obama not too long ago and look forward to finishing my round with Trump. Now you got to get my mentions with all this politics and have an amazing day.
Covino
Okay, so this guy runs his ass off, plays a legendary season, wins a Super bowl, and he is supposed to sit it out because the public wants him to.
Rich
No, no, not the public. Half the public.
Covino
Half the public wants him to and has a problem with it. And now he has to answer and explain that he was being honored so he attended with the rest of his team.
Rich
I'm just fascinated how people think their opinion matters on what others do. Like you said, the same way, you know, Jalen Hurts decided, I don't want to go. That's cool. Saquon Barkley wants to go take a stroll at the president and chop it up. That's cool. Why is everyone such a damn busybody thinking their opinion of someone else matters?
Covino
Yeah, it's their decision. And then it turns into a bullying sort of situation. Meaning I've seen a lot of Hollywood, prominent Hollywood people speculating on Saquon Barkley and his politics and the way he. Oh, I saw a picture of a very prominent Hollywood figure. He said, oh, and he posted a picture of Saquon Barkley and his white wife as if to say, well, that explains it. Or how about he just took the honor because that was his decision and maybe it made his family proud. Like I said, if I was invited, regardless of who was president, I would take that honor because it would mean a lot to me and my family and my hard work. And I don't think it would say everything about my political stance. I'm just there to be with my team and celebrate this moment.
Rich
I think it's Jalen Hurts didn't have to.
Covino
Saquon chose to. For you to have a problem with it. You're the problem. And that's all I really have to say about It. I feel bad for the guy that.
Rich
He even pulled Forrest Gump.
Covino
How so?
Rich
And that's all I got to say about that. I think you pulled the Forrest Gump.
Covino
Yes.
Rich
And by the way, Forrest Gump, who met all presidents, regardless of party. Damn, I tie everything together.
Covino
I think I'm going to go home now.
Iowa Sam
Whether it's as long as they had free Dr. Pepper.
Covino
Listen, I'm sure not everyone even here agrees with me, but I just don't see it any other way. I don't.
Rich
I can't even begin to see it another way. If you told me we can meet President Trump or go have a coffee or drink with Obama or Bush or Clinton or anyone, to me, it's an honor. And we lose that because you may not like the person or their policies. There's people that hate Trump or hate Obama. I would be honored to sit down and chop it up with throwing.
Covino
For all you want to know, you busybodies, as Rich put it, right. For all you know, maybe Saquon had something to say to Trump or a.
Rich
Good conversation about Trump.
Covino
Maybe, you know, he felt like he could be impactful and make some sort of change that was important to him. You know, it doesn't have Bill Maher's reasons. And here you go judging this guy, giving him all this flack. For what? For playing his ass off and making his way to the White House. That is an honor, regardless.
Rich
It reminds me of Bill Maher, who. I enjoy his show.
Covino
Okay, A new rule.
Rich
Okra. Okay. Bill Maher, who went to go have dinner with the president. There were Democrats and liberals that were like, why would you do that? And he's like, what do you want me to do? Like, I. I think it's great that Bill Maher sat down with Trump and he's like, hey, I wanna. Let's chat. Let's talk. I don't understand how people think it's okay to just blindly be judgmental of, oh, you went to the White House. That's wild. To me, it's hard.
Danny G
It's hard to be in the middle. It's hard to be neutral. When you're in the middle, you find yourself.
Dan Byer
No, no, no.
Danny G
But you find yourself very lonely because you will do things that make other people on one side angry and then on the other side angry. And there's not as much as you.
Rich
Agree with me there.
Danny G
There's more people quietly in the middle, but. Or neutral.
Rich
I was saying, you know how many people I talk to on a regular basis that say the same thing? You just said, well, I'm, you know, I'm not really super liberal, but I'm not like, I'm not like a MAGA Republican. I'm like there so many people are in the middle, which is why I'm shocked. Why people can't just accept, Accept this.
Covino
Yeah.
Danny G
Because the people on the far left and the fart are very vocal.
Covino
Yeah.
Danny G
And they want to sort of shame. They want to shame you.
Covino
I feel like Jimmy eat World. Know I'm saying in the middle.
Rich
Good one.
Covino
It's the truth.
Rich
Hit the laugh track.
Covino
You feel.
Iowa Sam
Feel like moaning.
Covino
You feel. Yeah. In the middle. In the middle.
Rich
Like moaning. Good one too.
Covino
To your really hard right leaning friends, you're a liberal. And to your liberal friends you're some hard right leaning person.
Danny G
Again, you find yourself lonely on an.
Covino
Island, but here's how it plays out and here's why it's okay. And here's why it's not that hard. I'm not mad at Jalen. Hurts. Not even a little bit. That dude's handsome. He's on top of the world. He's a Super bowl champion and he made his own decision as a man. Ok. Not mad at the guy one bit. I do feel like, man, he missed out on an opportunity to go to the White House. Hey, he could have made a change. Maybe he could have had the president's ear, but that was his choice. Don't care. Short hair, don't care.
Rich
Like Michelle Obama.
Covino
The same way if Saquon goes, she.
Rich
Did not go to the inauguration. And people criticize that. And it's like, hey, listen, why do you care about other people's decisions? And Kavino's right. And Sam, there is some credit to what you said. When you're in the middle on a lot, everyone thinks you're against them.
Danny G
You get all the arrows when you're.
Rich
In the middle because when. That's a, that's a really good way to put it. When Covino and I have these type of conversations and we have them a.
Covino
Lot on our Patreon or with our.
Rich
Friends, you'd be shocked that our liberal friends are like you and Kavina, a couple Trumpers and then our Republican friends like you guys, a couple LA liberals. Like, I'm like, how could we be both?
Covino
Because you're in the middle.
Rich
We're not. We're not the little tortilla girl.
Covino
I'm okay being lonely. I'm an outgoing introvert. I don't want to hang with you anyway. So that's our take on It. And when Rich and I agree, it's fact. I don't want to agree with Rich. I hate agreeing with Rich. But I have no problem with what Jalen Hurts, did or chose to do. Have no problem what with Saquon Barkley decided to do.
Rich
And as I was saying pointed out, by having that opinion, you're probably upsetting everybody.
Covino
Well, I think people, more people should be understanding of what we're trying to say here. It's okay to be in the middle and it's okay to make those decisions however you want to make them. And to be critical of Saquon Barkley when the guy had one of the most memorable years of his life, to cap it off with this honor. And you're critical of that. Again, I think you're the problem here. Yeah.
Rich
And to be critical of respectful and to be critical of Jalen Hurts for saying, you know what I don't feel right about, I'm skipping out.
Covino
That's also goes both ways. But he didn't get the flag. That's the only difference here in this conversation. He didn't really get the flak that Saquon Barkley did. And that is pretty much our take.
Rich
That's all I gotta say about that.
Covino
Yeah, well, it's a big controversial story. Not to sound like our good pal Mr. Travis, but that's our side of the story and we have other fun stuff to get to.
Rich
Yeah. I want to talk about the rules of social media in 2025. If your wife or girlfriend fights with someone, do you have to unfollow them and all that? Because this has made it to the NFL. It's not a free agent that, you know, unfollowed his team, but there's a pretty funny story about unfollowing. And sadly, in 2025, that means something. It sounds crazy to an older generation, but unfollowing someone when you're in your 20s or 30s is sort of.
Covino
You don't think a lot of people unfollowed Saquon Barkley yesterday? I bet you they did.
Rich
No doubt. And I bet she has more followers. I honestly, I bet you if you looked at Saquon's follows and people that dropped him, I bet you his his charts off the charts. So we'll get to all that next right here on Fox Sports Radio.
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It's Freddie Prinze Jr. And on Wrestling with Freddie, we're breaking down every damn Moment from WrestleMania 2 nights. Non stop Chaos, legends, surprises, emotions, and some of the best wrestling we've seen coming from wwe. We've got takes, we've got questions, and we have a whole lot of love for what these men and women pulled off at Mania. Tiffany Stratton, she earned her stripes at Wrestlemania and I don't mean because she won. She bled for her art. And it always felt like to me, after the Attitude era, once a wrestler gets cut and you see real blood coming out of their mouth or real blood coming out of their head, the crowd kind of goes, hey, respect. And they kind of give you that nod, right?
Rich
You go, wow, every one of these guys is bleeding, bro.
Freddie Prinze Jr.
That's literally like blood, sweat and tears.
Rich
That's all they got is blood.
Freddie Prinze Jr.
We're talking Cody, we're talking Ria, Roman, Seth, Tiffany. The future future of the business is bright. And if you watched Mania and you're still buzzing or if you missed it and want to know what went down, we gotcha. Listen to this episode of Wrestling with Freddie on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Covino
You were wrong about that though, Rich. When I met you at the circus, you weren't juggling the bowling pins. You were actually on the unicycle.
Rich
That's right.
Covino
Yeah, he was on the unicycle. Then he picked up the bowling pins. That's how we met.
Rich
Gotta get it straight.
Covino
Cavino and Rich, Fox Sports Radio. All this stuff about me. Why don't they just let me live? Tell me why I don't need to mission make my own decisions. Is Saquon Barkley's prerogative? Just like a Jalen hurts his prerogative.
Iowa Sam
Bobby Brown for a penny.
Covino
Oh, yeah. I bought this for a penny, too. I still Columbia House.
Rich
I have a nightmare that one day Columbia House is going to come after all of us. Yeah, you're going to get a the mail with interest. Wait a minute. What? It's more than my mortgage.
Covino
Remember the version or what song was it when Mike Tyson was dancing with Bobby Brown? Every little step I take, that's what it was. Now speaking of Tyson, he'll be here later on today. Iron Mike trivia, giving away prizes, but everybody mad at Saquon Barkley again, you're the problem. Respectfully, get over it. Move on. It's his prerogative. Is Covino and Rich? Live from the Fox Sports radio studio, CNR is brought to you by Travis Matthew. See this hat?
Rich
Yep.
Covino
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Rich
Next pope.
Covino
Yeah.
Rich
Yeah. I mean, any pope.
Covino
Yeah. What the hell?
Rich
Why not?
Covino
You know that's the news today, right? Donald Trump saying he should be the next Pope, which is all right.
Rich
I dig that.
Covino
Just gives ammunition as to why maybe you want to sit out. I get it.
Iowa Sam
But he's also the reason Shedor Sanders finally got drafted in the fifth round.
Rich
I saw that.
Covino
Yeah. That is the story, Rich.
Danny G
If you took a picture with the new pope, it would just be you in the picture.
Rich
Yeah, because I told you the Pope has a scrambler. I tried to selfie myself with the Pope once. Didn't work. A long time ago.
Covino
For all we know, Saquon was trying to talk him out of it. Right. So everybody's so judgy, man.
Rich
Yeah. That's social media, though. And it's. You've said it in the past. And I'll quote Cavino because I think we all feel this way. Social media allowed everyone to think their opinion on everything mattered.
Covino
Mm. Yeah.
Rich
Your opinion on everything doesn't matter. Maybe to you, but.
Covino
But everyone's entitled to their wrong opinion, I guess.
Rich
Yeah. It's like you. The old expression, like, there's no such thing as a wrong opinion. I doubt that. These days, I see a lot of opinions. I'm like, yeah, that's just wrong.
Covino
It doesn't matter what you think. So there's a story about Travis, Kelsey and Ryan Reynolds. Oh, boy.
Rich
Juice.
Covino
And we're going to get to that after your phone calls. 877-99-NOX.
Rich
Hey, what's up to Emmett? It's been a minute. Olympia. Hey, Emmett.
Covino
What's up, Emmett?
G
What's going on, guys? It's been a while. How you guys doing?
Rich
We're good, man. What's up?
G
Now? I think with this whole, like, Saquon Trump thing, man, I mean, if it was me, no matter what president, no matter who it is, someone that big, I'm meeting them. But I also, like, Jalen hurts. He's like, you know, I don't really want to meet him. You know, it's his right as a man. You know, First Amendment, freedom of speech. But what I will say about, like, everyone being outraged about this because, you know, said it perfectly respectfully. Stop it. You're in the wrong. Because America, at this point, I hate to, like, kind of get, like, political, but the story is kind of forcing us to is. America is super divided at this point where we can't respect, you know, like, for example. I'm not saying you are, but, like, maybe Cavino, he may lean a little bit more left or right in his views, and maybe I don't agree with that. And people get really mad at that, and they can't be friends and they can't hear the simple opinion. So I think that's why Saquon is getting all this hate and all this heat. Because even if it were Joe Biden or Kamala Harris, it would be the same exact thing from the other side.
Covino
Of, oh, look at him.
G
And the thing with Saquon is it's not like, oh, he's just hanging out with Trump because he likes Trump. He literally said, I love the office. I play golf with Obama. Like, it's just. I respect them, and that's something that we should all have, you know, we should all respect the president of the United States.
Covino
Like I said, man. Yeah. And I appreciate it. Thank you, Emmett.
Rich
Emmett wraps it up so nicely. Put a little bow on and everything. Now Kelsey and Ryan Reynolds, man, this is a friendship I thought was gonna flourish, but perhaps I was wrong. We all know the backstory. I don't need to get into the gossip of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, you know, went from the most loved couple to, ooh, they did that. Beldoni got dirty. And now all sudden, it's coming out, you know, allegedly. Is she the problem?
Covino
And Ryan Reynolds knows the story, though it's a hard one to follow, to be honest. I haven't cared that much about it, either of us. A big story.
Rich
But I think the Cliff notes are his wife, Blake Lively.
Covino
I'm sorry, did you say his wife?
Rich
Did I do a Borat or did I do a Borat?
Covino
He did, like a Trumpy Borat.
Rich
His wife. This is my wife. His wife, Ryan Reynolds wife, Blake Lively, the actress, beautiful actress, worked with this dude, Justin Baldoni. There was all these, the sexual tension or allegations on set, blah, blah, blah. They're all suing each other for hundreds of millions of dollars. And Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are very close with Taylor Swift. That's where that comes into play, Right? So close that when she started dating Travis Kelsey, there were double dates. And apparently Ryan Reynolds and Kelsey followed each other on social media.
Covino
Ooh.
Rich
Became pals, romance. Now comes out that during all this drama with Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively versus that Baldoni guy, Blake Lively said some pretty lame ass stuff. Like, I got, you know, she was Khaleesi and Taylor Swift was one of her dragons. And, like, if you messed with her, then you got to deal with the Swifties. Like, and people are like, oh, how weak. Like, long story short, that stifled their friendship. So now, I don't know, who even cares to look this up? But Travis Kelce stopped following Ryan Reynolds on Instagram. No, no, you wouldn't. How lame that this matters in 2025. But here's my question to you. It is 2025. So you could, you know, back in the 90s, remember when people used to say it's the 90s?
Covino
Well, we can't act like it doesn't matter because anytime someone's in a contract negotiation or there is trouble in paradise with a player in a team, what's the first thing they do? They fought. They unfollow that team or their team on social media.
Rich
And those things sound ridiculous.
Covino
Yeah. And it makes people speculate.
Rich
Like, ooh, it sounds ridiculous.
Covino
Gabor Torres, stop following the Yankees.
Rich
But those type of ridiculous things. Covino even make like a Dan Byers update. It's legit news. It'll be like, did you see Debo Samuel stop following. Like, these are sadly legit headlines. So I ask you, do you unfollow people on the regular? Like, if someone makes you mad, have you unfollowed anyone? Like, I'm talking ex girlfriends maybe. Like, if. All right, if you're, let's say your girlfriend. Jordan.
Covino
Yes. Not Belichick's girlfriend. Jordan.
Rich
Is it Kavino or Belichick?
Covino
Mine. Yeah.
Rich
Which. Which? Jordan stopped an interview.
Covino
Not mine.
Rich
That was Bellatrix Jordan.
Covino
Yeah.
Rich
If your girlfriend Jordan, let's say you're friends with her pal Jessica.
Covino
Ok.
Rich
If you know Jessica's dude because you've been on double dates and then they break up, do you then have to be like, I unfollow him?
Covino
No, no, not at all.
Rich
Is that lame?
Covino
Yeah, it's very lame. But there are people I do unfollow, so I can't say there's not an art to the unfollow, as stupid as that may sound. Because, yo, if you're squeezing my shoes the wrong way and you get personal with me on social media, I don't know you, and you're like just trying to look for my attention in a negative way. Unfollow.
Rich
I haven't time for that. There's a host of you that play those. Plays those games. V.J. husky, the Weekend guy, the big poppy of vanilla.
Covino
Yeah, vj.
Rich
Apparently there's people around here, like, if he gets in a big sports debate with someone, he's like, unfollow.
Covino
I mean, I'm not going to do that to a colleague just because we got into a debate. But I'm saying if some guy's saying some hateful or crossing the line sort of stuff where it's offensive to me or my family or my girlfriend or whatever, or my kid or like, who is this guy crossing the line? Unfollow. I don't need that negativity in my life.
Rich
Danny J.
Covino
We get that a lot in sports and social media. So I'm not saying there isn't a time and place to unfollow because there absolutely is.
Rich
Is it?
Covino
My, my. I don't follow her. You think I follow her?
Rich
I don't need to see that. You unfollowed her.
Covino
I'm. I'm sure at some point I don't remember doing it. It wasn't a monumental moment where I had like a unfollow party, but I did because I didn't want to see what was going on in her life. I wanted to move forward with mine. So there's an art to it. And I think there's do's and don'ts to make this Kelsey unfollows Ryan Reynolds thing a headline is ridiculous. Not to mention the other side of the story is Blake Lively and Taylor Swift are still friends according to social media. I mean, they still follow each other, right? That's the other side note of the story. I think there's an art to it. I think there's dos and don'ts. I don't put much weight into this one.
Rich
Hey Danny J. Would you unfollow. Here's an interesting one. Let's say one of your siblings got a divorce. Would you unfollow their ex husband or wife?
Iowa Sam
No, I don't think so.
Covino
If someone asked me, unless.
Iowa Sam
Unless. Yeah, I was gonna say unless I was asked to or they wronged my family.
Covino
And I'll tell you why. I'll tell you why. There are friends till this day that I don't talk to because they would always give me updates on what exes were doing. Cuz they still kept up with my ex, not my ex wife. Like ex girlfriends and stuff like that. They're like oh I saw your ex girlfriend was doing this and this and that. I'm like hey dude, respectfully, can you stop giving me updates? I don't care, I don't care. And then they would still give me updates and like you know what? You want to be friends with her, go right ahead. Then. Then we're not friends because I don't want to hear about it. So I think if someone asks you kindly and respectfully, hey Rich, can you unfollow my ex because. Or just stop talking about it. Yeah.
Rich
Yeah.
Covino
Then I think you should.
Rich
Well, with that said, a great follow Dan Byer. What's up Dan?
Dan Byer
The best follow the Sacramento Kings follow the lead of Doug Christie. When Mike Brown was fired and now Doug Christie is the full time head coach in Sacramento. The interim tag has been dropped by the team. He gets a multi year deal to be their head coach. They were 27 and 24 when Christie took over the job after Brown's dismissal. Tonight four game fives. There are three in the Eastern Conference so we've got some wacky times including including the Bucks and Pacers coming up at the top of the hour. Pacers up 3:1 in that series. Pistons and Knicks will play at 7:30 Eastern time. Magic and Celtics 8:30 Eastern in Boston. Clippers and Nuggets, 10:00 Eastern. That series is tied up at two apiece. For over 40 years Tire Rack has been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive ship fast and free. Backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation. Tirerac.com the way tire buying should be. The 49ers and TY& George Kittle have agreed to terms on a four year extension worth 36. Excuse me worth $76.4 million with $40 million guaranteed. Kittle's average annual salary of $19.1 million is the highest in the NFL. 49ers have also signed tackle D.J. humphreys to a deal. Vikings gave linebacker Andrew van ginkel a one year extension worth $23 million. The commanders cut kicker Zane Gonzalez and signed former Colts kicker Matt Gates a one year deal with $4 million. UFL wide receiver Samson Nakua, the brother of Puka Nakua, suspended one game by the ufl. He's a member of the Michigan Panthers. This past weekend, he slapped a St. Louis fan after the game and was given a one game suspension today.
Rich
Deserve it. Was it an ass slap or face slap?
Dan Byer
It was a face slap. Leaning over. But you also, then you wonder, okay, do we have a little WWE work here going on? I would think slapping a fan more than a one game suspension, right? Like, but they only gave him a one game.
Rich
But maybe they try to distinguish themselves as a. As the crazy league. Yeah, they could be like, yo, you get in our way, we slap fans.
Dan Byer
You got to watch the Michigan Panthers. They hit fans.
Danny G
That was the only fan there.
Rich
I know one thing that is actually.
Dan Byer
Not true because Lewis has a strong following.
Danny G
Yeah, there's a couple.
Dan Byer
You apologize to St. Louis, Iowa, Sam.
Danny G
Sorry, St. Louis.
Rich
I do.
Danny G
Love you, St. Louis.
Rich
I do.
Covino
Yeah. How many unfollows did you just get from St. Louis fans?
Rich
Yeah. No St. Louis followers for Sam anymore. All right, thank you, Dan Buyer. We got more Kavino and Rich next right here. Tuesday, Fox Sports Radio.
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Wrestling fans all over the globe. It's Freddie Prinze Jr. And on wrestling with Freddy, we're breaking down every Damn moment from WrestleMania 41. Two nights, non stop chaos. Legends, surprises, emotions. And some of the best wrestling we've seen coming from wwe. We've got Taylor takes, we've got questions. And we have a whole lot of love for what these men and women pulled off at Mania. Tiffany Stratton, she earned her Stripes at WrestleMania. And I don't mean because she won. She bled for her art. And it always felt like to me, after the Attitude era, once a wrestler gets cut and you see real blood coming out of their mouth or real blood coming out of their head, the crowd kind of goes, hey, respect. And they kind of give you that nod, right?
Covino
You go, wow, every one of these.
Rich
Guys is bleeding for life, bro.
Freddie Prinze Jr.
That's literally like blood, sweat and tears.
Rich
That's all they got is blood.
Freddie Prinze Jr.
We're talking Cody, we're talking Ria Roman, Seth, Tiffany, the future of the business is bright. And if you watched Mania and you're still buzzing or if you missed it and want to know what went down, we got you. Listen to this episode of Wrestling with Freddie on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Covino
Welcome back to the show Covino and Rich. Remember, we have a big party coming up June 20th through the 22nd in Vegas. This is your invite. Everybody's invited. If you're listening right now, if you have ears and you hear us, you're invited. If you don't have ears, I'm sorry, you can't come.
Rich
We are terribly against people with no ears.
Covino
June 20th through the 22nd, if you can only make it one, 21st is the big party night. Live broadcast. Lots of people gonna be there and we hope to see you there in Vegas. Details at Covino and Rich at Fox Sports Radio. And if you do like our show, please check out our bonus pod over promised episode 89 with KFC from Barstool that's on Fox Sports Radio's YouTube page. And if you need more CNR, we have a Patreon Monday through Thursday. Join it. Check it out all the info in our bio @covinoenrich on social media now. Rich?
Rich
Yeah, buddy?
Covino
I have a thought about the White Sox. I know right now.
Rich
I know what it is. We are live, by the way, from the Fox Sports Radio studio. And it's time for our Tyrack play of the day. Some pushing and shoving between the warriors and Rockets last night at Golden State pulled away a 31 lead in that series.
Covino
Pajemski dribbles in, leaves it for Draymond. Draymond to Butler, Butler back to Pajemski. Pajemski dribbles in, shoots on the go, banks it in.
Rich
It got fouled. He is seeing a huge bucket right now. It's like a hula hoop for him.
Covino
Yeah, that's courtesy of 957, the Game warriors radio network. And that's our tire rack play of the day.
Rich
For over 40 years, Tyrack has been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive ship fast and free backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation, tire act.com the way tire buying should be. And Pajevsky has one of those names almost like a Krzyzewski or the quarterback drafted by the Saints where the name Shuck where it's like, that's Shaw. Shuff. Shaw Shock.
Iowa Sam
Yeah, he's got A jam in the middle there.
Covino
Jam?
Rich
Yeah. Pajamsky to me.
Covino
Pajamsky dribble.
Rich
I feel terrible. Didn't you used to wear those footsie.
Covino
Pajam skis when you were little?
Rich
That was my favorite.
Covino
The ones didn't you wear, like, Winnie the Pooh ones?
Rich
Dude, I have a. Me and my son have matching Minecraft and Pokemon Pajamskis.
Covino
So before we get into Sasaki, your boy, Danny G. I do want to give props. First of all, I got to say, props to Pittsburgh. That's really what this comes down to.
Rich
City of Pittsburgh. Why? Because they put French fries on their sandwiches?
Covino
No, because we've had great times there.
Rich
It's true.
Covino
We have great friends there. But you know what I really respect about Pittsburgh?
Rich
Oh, that Sid Bream and Paul Skeens both have great mustaches.
Covino
No, I respect Andy Van Slyke and Cecilia Guante.
Rich
Oh, you got your earring inspiration from Barry Bonds.
Covino
I respect that, too. I just respect that when it comes to their sports teams, you respect that.
Rich
Terry Bradshaw never took it home. And he just left. He just left.
Covino
I respect his Hulk Hogan haircut. I respect his Ben Franklin hairdo.
Rich
What else could you.
Covino
No, I respect that they've stayed consistent in uniform with their color choices. Like, when you think of Pittsburgh, you think of black and yellow. You really do. And I think that's so cool. And I don't understand why other cities.
Iowa Sam
Willie Stargill, Dave Parker with those hats.
Covino
Dude, the we are family sort of vibe that they got and everything is.
Rich
I know you're saying yellow. If you live in Pittsburgh, you need two colors, Black and yellow.
Covino
Everything goes with everything.
Rich
Steelers, Pirates. I get it now. Fun fact. I learned this Danny G. When I was at an LA Kings game. I'm not an LA guy. I'm a New York guy that moved out here. I forgot that the LA Kings were the same color as the Lakers. And the fun fact goes, when Jerry Buss sold the Kings to get their own identity. Plus, because of the popularity of the Raiders merchandise, the LA Kings dropped the Lakers colors and actually went to Raiders colors.
Iowa Sam
Yeah, they wanted some of that NWA money.
Rich
Yeah.
Covino
So why am I giving prompts to Pittsburgh? Because the Chicago White Sox revealed their City Connect jerseys, and they're Chicago Bulls inspired. And I really think they should lean into these harder because they look like Chicago Bulls colors. They're black and red. And I'm like, hey, the White Sox should just lean into that more and stick with that. Add a little red, start making it a little uniform to the basketball.
Rich
The Cubbies are blue. It goes totally against you.
Covino
Yeah. But that's why they could win when it comes to that. I think they try to incorporate this a little more. I think more cities should do it.
Rich
You know, there's a little semblance of this in New York. The Knicks, the Mets and the Islanders are blue and orange.
Covino
Yeah. So props if you haven't seen them, look them up. They're really cool.
Rich
Yeah. I love the city connects. In fact, Washington still might have one of the better ones. I like the Mets one. So city connects. Your favorite at Rich Davis at Steve Cavino. We got more. Next we're going to talk a little bit about Sasaki and his bathroom. Hang tight.
Freddie Prinze Jr.
What's up, Federation? It's Freddie Prinze Jr. And wrestling with Freddie is back and we're going all in on WrestleMania 41. From the on unpredictable to jaw dropping finishes, this year's mania might have just changed everything. By the way, almost all the matches that we saw looked like real fights. I thought like they were like, yo, we're going hard today. Tomorrow we're gonna hurt, but we're going hard today because it was like beast mode times 10 out there. Listen to this episode of Wrestling with Freddy on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd – Hour 1: "The Ones Complaining Are the Problem" Release Date: April 29, 2025
In this episode of "The Herd with Colin Cowherd," hosted by Colin Cowherd from iHeartPodcasts and The Volume, the discussion centers around various hot topics in the sports world, emphasizing the theme that constant complaining can be detrimental. The conversation is dynamic, featuring insights from co-hosts Covino and Rich, along with guest contributions from Danny G and Iowa Sam. The episode navigates through NBA game analyses, NFL controversies, social media dynamics, and fan interactions.
Covino and Rich kick off the episode by discussing recent NBA matchups, focusing on the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors' performance. They highlight the Cavaliers' unstoppable streak and speculate on the Lakers' potential comeback in the upcoming Clippers vs. Nuggets Game 5.
The hosts express optimism about the Cavaliers’ performance, characterizing their gameplay as “unstoppable” and pondering the taunts from Lakers fans about a possible resurgence.
A significant portion of the episode delves into the recent CBS interview featuring NFL coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend, Jordan Hudson. Covino and Rich dissect the interactions, particularly focusing on Hudson’s interruptions and the impact on Belichick’s public persona.
The discussion raises questions about whether Hudson acts as a PR representative for Belichick or if their interactions are undermining his authority. They speculate on the authenticity of their relationship dynamics and the implications for Belichick’s standing within the NFL community.
The conversation shifts to the NFL, focusing on Saquon Barkley’s attendance at a White House event alongside President Trump, contrasting it with Jalen Hurts’ decision not to attend. Covino and Rich argue that Barkley’s participation should be seen as an honorable achievement rather than a political statement.
They criticize public backlash against Barkley, suggesting that individuals should respect personal choices regarding such honors. The hosts emphasize that Barkley’s actions are a "prerogative" and admonish listeners who judge based on political affiliations.
A notable segment of the episode examines the influence of social media on personal relationships and public perception, particularly within the sports community. Covino and Rich discuss the etiquette and implications of "unfollowing" individuals after personal conflicts.
They debate the necessity and impact of unfollowing on platforms like Twitter and Instagram, especially when controversies arise. The hosts advocate for setting boundaries to maintain personal well-being, while acknowledging that such actions can sometimes lead to public misunderstandings.
Throughout the episode, Covino and Rich interweave pop culture references, including mentions of TV shows like "How I Met Your Mother" and "The Office," to illustrate their points and add humor to the discussion.
These references serve to make relatable comparisons, enhancing the conversational tone and engaging listeners with familiar cultural touchstones.
Freddie Prinze Jr. joins the conversation to provide an in-depth analysis of WrestleMania 41. He highlights the event's unpredictability, memorable moments, and the intense performances of wrestlers like Tiffany Stratton, Cody, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins.
Prinze emphasizes the physical and emotional toll wrestlers endure, praising their dedication and the high-quality entertainment delivered at the event.
The episode concludes with interactions from listeners, including thoughts from Emmett on Saquon Barkley's decisions and discussions about relationships on social media. Covino and Rich reinforce their stance on respecting individual choices and discourage public shaming.
They wrap up by encouraging listeners to focus on personal respect and understanding amidst the polarized opinions prevalent in today's social media landscape.
"The Ones Complaining Are the Problem" effectively navigates through current sports controversies, highlighting the importance of personal respect and the pitfalls of excessive public criticism. Covino, Rich, and their guests provide insightful commentary, blending sports analysis with broader societal issues, making the episode both engaging and thought-provoking for listeners.
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