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A lot of people interacting with Danhausen, getting pictures with Danhausen If you could have one of these legendary entertainers, Seinfeld Larry David Uh, who else Um, Who are the other great comics? Ben Stiller Um Uh, what's your name? Liz Lyim, who's what's what's your real name Tina Fa Liz limited to me. If you could have one of those great comics or any celebrity you want Taylor Swift in a weekly streaming sitcom co starring Dan Hausen Who would you pick? I guess Larry David You know, he seems to have the best percentage as far as comics are concerned. I'm not too keen on Jerry no more. I think Jerry kind of fell off Jerry Seinfeld definitely fell off. There's definitely been some feeling of Low key Low key Jerry Seinfeld's the geneti for really being honest. He's the geneti Jerry Seinfld of the Lry David, Jerry S. I mean, that would be like if Jeanettty was like the WCW world champ for two years before he disappeared or something Yeah, but that would be like if he was world Champion for two years like thirty years ago That's that's what makes him the geneti. Larry David still Contributing, still hilarious, still, he's still funny today He's still funny like right now, like right this second. It's true. The meme of Josh Hart missing the layup and him fainting On court side, cllassic. Class still funny today Soadfelds one of those guys you got to be like, yo, you got to understand it was the nineties and you know Oh what's do with these people? Like I'm tal many people are crazy about it Larry Big HBK guy Yeah, I know Iothing that would be pretty fun. J just Dan Hausen is the new house guest with Larry David. just second maybe could just be a whole new air of curb your enthusiasm. We should encourage this haveave Danhaus an uncursed curb And then maybe it could come back as like a weekly show. That's what we should be pushing. Anyway, Dan Husen He fits right in. He's part of celebrity row. He's part of this Nick Run, they better fucking win at this point. Let's start the show And and she askask man ch askst you to mask make she ask she masks man. Welcome to the Mask Man Show with Kaz. How you doing buddy? Tired of shit It is late on a Friday. We're recording at a very odd time. I have no idea what we're gonna do. I don't even know what's happening on SmackDown. H had a bunch of stuff that happened on Dynamite, a bunch of forbidden door prep. We had Kenny Omega versus Zach Saber Junr. Kenny Zac up Which is a better wrestling nameamed Zach Omega or Kinny Saber Jr. Zach O Mega sounds like an EDM DJ. really keen to that I'll go with the other one. Kennyab Kenny Saber Junior is definitely like he wears overalls to the ring Disheveled hair. this could be a thing That's going to be a really great match. That's an all timer. That's why we have forbidden door U sometometimes we have forbidden door for six on six CO cage matches, I guess, which is what we got announced I mean, listen, it's a fun match. It's going to be great. It's going to feel the feel the There the mayhem slot the anarchy slot Um, for this one. Although I know. I himJ have better get some good friends. This is not going to be fun if it's just like for brring a honor level replacement friendriends level guys that he can pay to be in his corner R. Am I crazy Oh, whatever. I don't know There's listen, there's more important stuff happening this week. Bruce Not more important stuff, but There's other sports happening besides just the NBA. The World Cup is kicked off. So of course, we're over here arguing in the chat about what does the pro wrestling World Cup look like Can we do a pro wrestling worldorld Cp? Well, that's what we're setting out to find out here. What do you think, Kaz? Bruce has got him Bruce has got a document for us. and I listen, if you go country by country There's huge numbers of countries in the world that don't have a pro wrestler attached to them either in reality or casean But if we focus on the countries that do, Andope hopefully, this leads to inspire the whole world in creating a more robust World Cup in future cycles. I think we can do this Right For maybe three countries and then you got to have a lot of heavy lifting elsewhere. Maybe we do some combinations too. Some like sometimes countries are more like regions or continents Right Beause like you can't get because like try o, like I'm try like you know, if you do considence, there's probably better But even then it's a little bit more So who do we have? what countries for sure can feel good teams? Un let's say we're doing four on four or five on five, somethingomet in that genre in that area. Bruce, what are we what are the most comp pretent teams The ones that I wrote down were America, Mexico.es, Canada. Yes, Japan.. Australia. England. I combined Samoa and Tonga and Ireland Okay That's a lot like I feel like Arelland's Samoa Canada and North America, I guess the United States. Is Canada and the United States separate Yeah. go I think we got to do it country by country, but of smaller because it's the World Cup. But if smaller countries want to unite We'll we'll take we'll hear Let us slide. Yeah. Like could you do a Nigerian team You guys You can do a West African team. That's what I'm not going to say. We do numbers, you know? because you guys got O Apollo, Apollo. Um, you got Oh my gosh Justin Gabriel, A came the African Dream. Where was he from We did not have the king to African. I'm just saying if you were to go almost U Saba Simba M I'm saying if your gimmick as offensive as it is was from there, you can claim them if you want A He didn't give me West African vibes. He gave me more South African vibes. Okay J Justin Gabriel's out too, I guess. U There've gota been some other ones Where was Kamala from? Where is deepest darkest Africa on the map? We don't quite know But yes, you could do a lot. I'm just saying you should claim the gimmicks. That's like the That's the the Joellan bead playing for Where do you play for? Well he's America now But he did play for France Oh, he did Who are the dudes that like play for like Jamaica, even though they don't have any, but they' say they have like one great grandfather or something from there? Like you can do whatever you want. Wherever you want to buildill yourself from, you can be from All right So Oh Are there any other regions that you could combine Any other countries maybe olden days countries we're not thinking of. You get France I think Franis is strong enough to stand alone Um What else? You could almost do Argentina Argentina justust between Antonino Roca. Argentine Raca, who is one of the great Northeastern stars of all time and Giant Gonzalez those two guys plus a bunch of scrubs That's like could you win a That's like could you win a game with like You know Kooby and Shack and like three guys from the deevelopmental League probably Right Um we got to we just got to Oh, Pompero Furpo He's listed as Argentinian too. Okaykay, Argentina gets on the list Although the rest of it gets really What? Martine Caradagian was an Armenian Argentine wrestler whoalized sports entertainment in South America, creating the legendary Argentinian TV show Titans in the ring, Titanius in a ring. which pioneered entrance music, colorful character gimmicks. and merchandising decades before they became mainstream in the US Well guys, this is where we started our Martine Caradigian doocumentary Maybe he will play an important part in the World Cup. But who's got the best team America is tough. America's like real like like the like the basketball team. It's like you gott to pick a style. You can't just pick your best players. You might lose Mexico too or you you have living players on here, right or living wrestlers Yeah, I was just talking about living people go back though. You got plenty of stuff like France, you got Andre, like there's there's plenty of things to pull from. I mean, it's kind of more fun to do all time Noah, that's not realistic. Yeah. But if we're just doing this as a social a social execution It's more fun to have Andre the Giant versus Kenny Omega Yeah, right? listen, Australia Fields a pretty solid team. You know, Australia is pretty solid I feel like the Samoans, the Tongans That's just like I don't know, like you do you even How do you feel? I don't know, man, like Eng one Okay. All right. so we got the Samoan team is just like' the Samoan Tongen team is going to be good, but the toughest part of playing them is that a quarter of the arena is just dudes in black hoodies and you just have to like stare every el to out. Yeah. Yeah You never know. Yeah, I mean, Canada though might just be If we're going to start breaking up regions We should just let Texas succeed and see if Texas can field their own team You know, why not Teas C Teas Could Florida field its own team? just because everybody lives? Absolutely. Everybody lives in Florida Everybody lives in Florida and all the richrestls li in LA New York Only if they're really rich. The rich res live in New York, L.A., and Vegas. like The wrestlers who are like mindful about their money or new to the game or just really like Florida Yeah,. We're just big magic fans, you know, like whatever Um Kampa De would Do you think like a wrestling reporter? I'm not a reporter, but if you were like a like a real ould it would you be having more cred if you lived in the Tampa area I mean, I would feel like You wouldn't want to do that because then everybody would know who you are and like, you know think aboutn. If you go to NXT every week, you probably get more connections than doing anything else But the thing about wrestling journalists is that a lot of them survive on the fact that they never have to see people in real life Oh, we're getting mean now. Okaykay, shit. this just came It's it's the truth. I mean, it is the Godds hest truth. No it's true. If ninety five percent of wrestling journalists had to Be a real journalist and have to talk to wrestlers face to face every week or in a media scrum or be in a locker room after a med or anything like that. I'm pretty sure things would be a lot different Yeah, no, I don't think youd get that much more scoops being in being in Florida. You probably probably get a few wedgies Definitely a few wedgggies. Yeah Uh, what don't we here's here's my here's a new pitch You and me moveved to Florida. Bruce can come to And we just open our own restaurant that just that just gives the wrestlers free food and drinks And that way don't deserve free food drinks. If they have a good match, can they have free food or drinks? Hell no. this economy. I want to open the Ribera. get a drink. I want to open the Ribera steakhouse of Central Florida. Like what is the place that we can get all the wrestlers to come to Maybe we just open a Ribera steakhouse. I wonder if anybody's talked to them about their. Have you ever been the Rair steakhouse? No, I've never been to Japan. Bruce, have you ever been ever steakouse Yo Is there another Rair st house What I heard about herba Theistake Only I. That's what I've heard too. right. Here's the thing. Yeah The real question is do they serve a one Or will we at our American version survey one? I don't care how bad a st a stake is if they survey one And frankly and frankly I get a little bit pissed off. I get a little pissed off when you go to a fancy steakehouse and they don't because you get I understand They do it their way. they charge we money. We talk. We have to forget, forget anything we had planned for this episode We're talking to A one. We're just going We're just gonna shut down this sire conversation At your big age, you're still putting a one steaks sa. staks. I agree that you can have a great steak with it. I know you can have a great stak. M great steaks do not need steak sauves Oh totally agree. I totally Busts it down. If if it's a steak worth e, you just busts it down right there. You might get the stak that we had in Vegas this past time. Oh yeah, at a poppy steak. Yeah, was that did not need steak sauce. I got it. It better be It was like four hundred dollars. I don't know because I just charged Cass's room after he went to the bathroom. but And But yeah, But but I know I've had a lot of good staks and sometimes' just the mood for it. H's the thing with they one. I'm not trying to defend it on any side. I mean it is it does make things better. But even aside from that, it makes things taste different Like it's a very specific taste. Sometimes you're in the mood for it, you know You can tell me all you want about your state, but you can't tell me at your at your four hundred dollar steak, your hundred dollarars steak may be better, but you can't tell me your mashed potatoes taste better without a little A one juice squirt like around the bottom of the plate Ething's better with they David, let me tell you something. But it's just a different thing. Eating steak is not Beow Taste Eat and steak Is that texture Eating steak is about the primal Man urge to take an animal Kills and e. okay That's what stnakess about Thinks about the hair in your chest steak is about the big incisors in your mouth at the back of your teeth And that has no space for A one steak sauce, all right? That is straight up If you are are you literally reading from Vince McMahon's memoir right now? What's that Honestly I might as well be. I might as well be M fact matter of fact, Dave to make up for your your use of steak sauce, the next time we go. T to eat a steak You have to eat the steak with your bare hands and no sauce. Okay. firstirst of all, that's fine. if that's what I know that's what I know I'm getting. And you know frankly, I don't even need the sauce. My thing My thing at this point in my old age is more that like if I'm paying four hundred dollars for the steak You better walk your ass out of the store and bring me back to A one if that's what I ask for. And o like it'sross. I think it's gross to put ketchup on a steak. But man, if you're going to be paying that much money, you can have ketchup for your steak. Yeah you're allowed to do whatever the fuck you want You bring the ketchup out in a gold briefcase or something and have a bunch of people daning clap it itss way out. That's fine Uh I just think you should be able to pay for or you should be able to get what you want when you pay that much anyway Ayone is good. is the lesson here I do understand the detractors and the arguments against it But I just like it. I like I was raised by a father who would shop the bargain meat section at the grocery store and come home with some like grisly ass four dollars steaks cook them up on a Saturday and We'd slather them in A one and it'd be the best thing you've ever had That's what a good steak is Also an expxensive steak is good, but it's a different thing. Anyway. What are we talking about the World Cup? Oh we're talking about Ribera steakhouse. Could we open a Ribera steakhouse in Central Florida? Bruce Get Ben on. Let's make sure the Ben will have to do the outreach. Let's see if we can license it. if we can get the IP then I will figure out a way to make a ridiculous financial investment And Ribera. wouldn't that be awesome if we had if we were Ribera US Yeah, but then they do the thing that they do with like the height beasts where you're just like Oh you didn't even get Y Ribera steakhouse jacket from Japan. You got Oh you got an American Riberta steakhouse jacket? Yeah. So guess what?re guess what? We're going to make more desirable jackets. We're going to make one of ones. We're going to make jackets that no one that no one can get their hands on. Nothing made in Japan has ever been improved on by Americans just never happens. Animation. Food Uh, technology We got his beat when it comes to innovative stuff. We we have to admit that there bombs You know, pretty shouldhould I just make the really should I make make an inane case for strong style wrestling right now and say that we do it better over here? No. U What did what do they make? but what there has to be do what let's let's find one thing we do better than Japanese people besides like school shootings What do we do What do we do as Americans better than They created basically Hm Yes that they created They created Do we do QR codes better than the Japanese 'cause they invented those I'm will I don't know, but I'm willing to guess that. The QR codes are a lot more John Blaze and others for sure Like I'm sure that QR codes actually do shit like they like, you know, Like the old like powerower Rangers, like when you're morphhing and like it does that that we'd technological tunnel. No offense. Listen No offense to manga, but if they but they ad been in the comic book. And we can we have a case for doing it better here. Um Dang I'm really looking through a listate of Japanese inventions and I don't know the answer here Because there's no answer Drifting. Drifting was invented or drifting competitions were created in Japan. Do we do it better here No, we do not. I'm willing to say we do not We do not drift better than Japanese folks Ju Jitsu. I mean, that's not just America, but we host that we own the UFC I'm willing to guess Brazilians do that better than us do. Well, yeah, but here there a lot of them are here doing it I have no idea. This is the craziest This is the craziest tangent we've ever been on. You're right, Maybe you're right. Japanese do it better And it's okay Well, then why don't the Japanese create the new Joh Cena so that we can just I did when he Tadahashi That was their John Shea. Okay, but if you could do it better than us Um, then then it follows your rubric. I just want I want Japan to create Hulk Hog and John Cin are Roman Reigns that we can all G behind The whole world cheers for him You know, man, watchatch that Tatahashi retirement match and try not to get behind him, man. No, I'm behind Y that they was special In real time, come on. I know that it might have been the failure of the world to recognize the greatness of Tanahashi But part of doing it better is getting the world behind you. So you know, I'm just saying Anyway Um Electric rice cookers, qu Oh quartz watches. I have no idea what are what are Cs watchatch situation is right now Um, Yeah, I would't open I won't open it. we get to open a steakhouse Did you ever go to Sammy's Romanian steakhouse on the lower East side No Where is that? I assume it's still there. It's right in u It's right below Houston on what's the street that has the likes a, uh, that weird like park running down the middle lane I don't even remember. it's it's right's it's right over. It's like a a couple blocks over from Delancy It's very, very good But it's like a shitty steakhouse. Like you go they have like all they serve is strip steak and they have it in three sizes and it's just like where they cut the strips And if you get like a large, it's like twice the size of a plate doubled over. and it's real Re rusty. Real like they serve you pickled peppers when you sit down and nothing else. Like very old school Jewish Romanian steakhouse And it's the waiters are deliberately kind of dicks And for a while, they only served regasonally appropriate beers, I highly recommend This episode is brought to you by Spectrum Business. Fast, reliable internet means everything for your business and even this podcast. That's why I trust Spectrum Business companies of all sizes connected with interternet, advanced Wi Fi, phone, TV, mobile services, plus twenty four seven US based support Millions of business owners already trust r business. 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Learn more at clinickids d. com slash one hundred kK. That's Clinic with a K. Clinickids is registered by a one three nonprofit That's what I think we can do with my idea. I'm so all over the place. All right, World Cup Wh who's winning H's what we're going to I want to do a historical World Cup just for the social execution But for the current World Cup, for the list that Bruce has out here What if we just did one of one? Wh is the best American professional wrestler? Who do you put up? and your global competition, Kaz Bam. Best American professional wrestler I mean, you could you could make the case John Cena comes out of retirement for this Right? So you can go Cena, Cody Kenny, no, Kenney's Canad it I' to go Cody I thinkodody's the safe Yeah. Well, he's already got the tracksuit, so that helps. Codi or MJF be my two picks Hm Okay, that's pretty good. Who's the best besides himJ the best American Oh mocks, I guess, right? Wrestler in AW. I'd say the best American wrestl in AW Yeah, John Moxley' probably it Mercedes is up there too Um Swarver is up there too. U But if if push came to sh I'd go moxley I might put Marx as my number one even above Over Max Over Cody Maine Who you com it Listen. Cody wins a lot of matches with his opponent's foot under the rope He wins a lot of matches at the referees kind of slub on You don't want to leave it up to chance in the gold medal game. You just don't want to Hope blindly that you'll have another Rft with vision problems Um Then you know, Marks always seems to pull it out. But mayaybe Sena is the one though, because Cena always wins matches Except Sene always had that ridiculous ability to pull him out of nowhere It's a tough one. Lan Let's see Who's number one in Mexico? Is it Mystico? Is it Mstico? Mystico Ray Mysterio, give it to him. Um, The Kingo? I might I might I might lean towards Pena Sometimes he's got the US because he's got this is the US continal champion. Well that unites the continent. Yeah is also awesome. like kids love them and He rules I think the I think the correct answer is Priz Mystico. button. Yeah, you can make the case for Penta. to travel the world. He's a super duper star Um, Canada As Kenny Omega Damn Kevin Owen Sammy Zane Feball Mike Bailey. Uh whyy didd you put Edge on this list? The man has a name, Adam Copeland Christian Josh Alexander. The historical list is bonkers. Canada might win this all time Right? Who gets to claim Jericho? I mean, he was born in New York. Yeah, but he's Canadian. He's from Winnipeg, youidiot. He's announced from him He speechs like a Goddamn Canadian He does, He does Um, okay I'm still leaning towards Kenneth. Kendna Omega Yeah. of the winnipeank Megas Where iss he from of the fighting Omegas Um Yeah, I'm trying to think. I mean, Brett Hart is on the historical list. R I mean, there's the historical list is bonkers Who is that? Well, he got the entire dungeon And on a man Yeah. There's nobody else obvious from the modern day, right? There's nobody we're missing here U What's his name the u u Ethan Page. He had a Canadian flag on Ean Page. That is true. Chelsea Green Um, Yeah, Keny Omega is still number one That's Kenny O Meg. Yeah Yeah. like we're putting hairs but I'm trying to think if there's is there anybody in the last act of their? I mean, Sammy, you know what? you could make a case for Samy Zane. I'd make a If you can make a case for Sammy, you make a better case for KO. I meano hasn't been active in a long time, you know? I think that's got to play into a part Sure, even though KO rules, but But K has held a lot more belts You could argue Sammy's had bigger moments Maybe Yeah, but not bigger feuds. Yeah had that one Yeah, the one tag match alongside KO WrestleMania. H and had some bigger moments alongside the bloodline, but you know, Ko wrestle Roman reigns for four straight payer views, you know, L Ko's like been at the top of the card on his own merit sort of Um Okay Japan? I mean, if we go to recent retirees This could get a lot more complicated. But right now Japan is current wrestlers is Okada Takeshta. U Suji shooter Desperato. God, there's so many Takahashi And Is this just, I mean, I know I don't want to have my America colored glasses on here Okata is the winner, right Who's who is the who' the the statheads pick in Japan, Bruce? I feel like Walard's People that are currently in Japan No, people who are currently from Japan I'd probably go with either Rkot or Takeseshi. just those two guys in that match. I'm trying to think no one's really been able to reach their level. Suji maybe. I mean, his great match to catch on on january fifth, but like Try to think of a standout performance beyond I mean, the knockout B brothers been great but they're a tag team Yo was great and best with Super Juniors, but even then I don't think he takes the heights of Okada. No, I think and I think it's Okada because he's got a better name. And this is the first ever pro wrestling World Cup, and you got to go with some legacy here U Australia is tough. Is is is Ra Ripley the winner though Thank so It's between Ripley and Kyle Fletcher. Sorry now I think I think rear, I mean, god damn, rear please probablyably one of the five most famous Aive wrestlers right Tony Storm too. I mean, she's not incredibly active right now, but but But it's probably I mean I don't know I think you take Ria Ripley by a hair over Tony Storm. Tony Storm versus Kyal Fletcher is fun and interesting There are a lot of people that that would probably take exception to the rear repe Tony Storm thing. I'm not saying Tony Storm didn't have a better year at her peak is timeless. I'm not saying that she's not had more memorable matches I mean, this is just Like just scorecard stuff. You know wins and losses and Tickets sold major events at the top of the card, you know, R Ripley' just there No one sold more plushies than her Actually, I don't know that she sells plushies. All right S England should as a repri England. There's a really fun well Ospy Z Saber junior argument to have Se saor to I know but Zach Saber Junior who, you know, could have taken a much different career path that at many different times. kind of decided to take the streetball legend route for his career. So it's like nobody can prove that like whatever that like Dimes Dupont who plays basketball up in the Bronx isn't better than your favorite basketball player, right? because they've never stared a court Man So Zach Saber Junior is somehow like the most interesting top level wrestler in the world, but you're right. I mean, we'll Osperate. I'm going to say, we' Osperay is is my answer too. But if you want to come screaming about ZSJ, I'm not even going to yell back. I don't like I don't Like I feel like you'd be speaking a different language so Mason Rok. I mean, he's nice. Mason Mason Rooker will Ospury guys makeake the decision right now. W Ospay like the way Cody Rhodes is Captain America will Ospury is Captain England. likeike he'd have the freaking Well, I't know the name of the flag in England, but you'd have that flag Union Jack Yeah, that youack as the shield like There has been a Captain Briton. Well, Captain the initial Captain Britton wasn't a Captain America clone. He was like a superman I think No, no, that was the remake. The original Captain Britain did have the shield with the lion on it and the blue and the red And then there was the Excalibur Captain Britton, who was just like could fly around and was strong Um anyway Enough about comic books. Yeah, will Osp' the winner here. Zach Saber Jr. come take your title if you want. Although England's strong right now England's like under forty list is pretty bonkers. U When you look at all the all the young talent that's around. evenven some of them happened to be wreling in Mexico at the time Uh Samo and Tongan, you got Romy J Roman. J Jimmy Solo Tama and Tonga Tama and Tala Tonga and Jacob Fatu. U there's a lot more that we added to this list But Roman reigns is your wet. If Jacob Fatu had one The tribal combat match, wouldould he be the representative of the of this of this World Cup qualifier Absolutely not. and I love meing Jacob Fat too. He wouldould it still be Roman Reigns? It's still Roman Reigns. Its like he's still the man, yes Amo. Shall we put Sammy Zanne as an alternate in this category as well? or is it just, oh no? Is citizenship? Yeah. If you have dual citizenship, you can do it Um, and then Ireland has Fin Baler, Becky Lyn Samus, JD. McDonna. Lyra Valkiria The various famillies of the world A it Fit Uiah and Dave Um Is it Becky here? Is it Becky is the Ireland representative or or does do we get does Finn get extra points for this being the mass manan show Oh no, it' definitely big time Becks. likeike she's she's doing a lot of that Heavy lifting. I mean, definitely big ups to like the Larre Valcuras and Fins and Jie McDonough's, but if you gota go with a star player Becky has probably put Ireland on her back as much as Connor McGregor has So first round has what what do we do? Oh, this is group one and group two Yeah First round would be Cody versus Ra Ripley, who you got Um I'm going to have to go cod to here You know, those two one A. Those are two one A talents. That's a tough draw for both of them, you know, like and it's not by a lot. like Cody squeezes out with Ria's leg under the rope courseus As always But I got to I got to get the knod, the edge, it's a little nudge to the American Nightmare. And then we have Okada Okada versus Roman reigns in round one. M What you got E No. I don't know. I mean, I might as crazy as it is. I might go might have to go Ocada. Yeah like I might have to go Oada here, you know, this is Straight up, we're doing wrestling and just a resume you're just class matches They both have Listen, this is supportort wrestling. This is a great This is this could be Roman Reigns realizes he has one more lesson to learn You know, this is like Rocky Ten. This is like like even the greatest wrestler. I think I think Okada probably does the same thing. I think Okada for all the damn five star matches and great matches that he's put on He's never been in the ring with a guy as popular as Roman Reigns or as Oh, sure Lew it is Roman Reigns, you know? And lot of times he's not really he's not really fighting from underneath, you know, like he doesn't really go against these behemoths out there Yeah, but in Japan. it's like two thirds the match, they're both underneath. They're both like on on. But that's because they're all similarly sized. Like who who who in New Japan is as big as Roman Rains? It's like physical Okada is the closest probably. So I mean, he's like there's some guys with more muscle more that's about it Yeah, and he's like six one, six two Romberis is six five two seventy And like built like a tank. likeike according to think that's according to WWE stats and info. I'm pretty sure he's not six five Is he he's taller than I am. if I remember correctly. Okay. Oh, let me see, Roman Ran's heights weight That's all the Oma four six three B buildild height to six three, actual heightest six, So maybe we're the same size But I don't know De definitely fluctuates between twenty. This is where you. This is where you reveal your real height when you're like, there's no way this is like B ten. Yeah I'm six six one I'm not taller than six one. I used to always say though back in the day that I was six one not a bit taller because it would just make all the shorter guys pissed off They would just be like No, dude, you gott to be like six three because I'm six foot and you're taller than me. And I'm like nope, six one even Oh, it's good stuff Anyway, Japan, sorry, next match. Um, Mexico versus England. Who did we pick for Mexico? Oh, we had we had a Mystico versus Pinta show for argument. You could go ram mysterio there, but Why? Why? Why make people make? Mystico versus Mystico versus my pickeray Right might be the greatest wrestler to ever live. like when we really like But he's not actually from Mexico is the isue Yeah He's been buildt from So so he counts But if you want to go Pinta versus Ray I don't know where you go Well let's do Ray just for the sake of of this argument. Ray versus u Will Ospray who you got B versus well asp bate Now you're excited for the work, aren't you? I am excited. That's an exciting match. Am I getting Ray right now or I getting prrime Ray versus I're getting Ray right now But with's the legacy Ray has Ray has a showdown that like Lets people know hes still got it, but like Will squeaks what out. like Okay. So you know Yes, Bruce is nodding But don't you think that there's like if these two guys got backstage together at any wrestling show, I don't care if it's a World Cup. Don't theyalk out. Do't doesnn't Will Ospury just be like, I should lose because like this is Raylucking mst? That's what I was saying. That's why I'm like it's Will Ospury for as incredible and innovative he's been offensively. He's not more incredible, more innovative than Ray Mystero has been Like and I think he knows that. He kind of I think he kind of there's very few people that I think will Iray for as Bruce can we canan we not put this one off for the second round or something? No, no. I feel like You know, we aspay for as I don't want to say arrogant, but as much as he believes in himself as being the best rest of there is. like There's like a handful of people that he definitely bends the knee towards and like This handful of people I think everybody sort of bes the e a Ray Mystero when it comes to that. You know what I mean? Likef course they do. He's a he's he's a living icon. likeike you know, like these's So who wins? I'm still taking Will Osbury, but it's like when a R m. Bruce, who do you think wins Bruce is nodding You say yes to Will? Well Ray's looking at him like, bro, if I was ten years younger, I would have had your ass or something that. Yeah, exactly it's got it if you're doing everything it It's al got to be if you're in a book show If you guys are going to book it that way, I'll say okay. But yes, I think that the last thing Kaz head is the key. It's it can't even be be Osprey wins. It's got to be like Lake Ray twists something going for the six one nine and that's the end. Like it's like at the very end of the match, he just his body doesn't hold up anymore doing his own shit. Um Okay, I'll give you I'll give you Ospray by a hair Last match in the opening round bracket is Canada versus Ireland. So that's U Becky Lynch versus Kenny Omega What do you think Mega I think it would be a good match if they ever did it. Tes Kenny Omega has previously wrestled women. so we know that know Bcky Lynch is bumping has her ass off for Keny Omega you know, Keny O'mega is too. Kenny O'mega taking the rock bottom or the the book the what's it called The exploder? No, what is it called Manda Ban handle sl slam. Manhandle slam. It's a b A woman's got to advance on one of these. Iriia Ripley A woman's got to advance the one of these. I'm going to go Becky Lynch I think Becky Lynch takes this one Current Beck you have to make the case that it's current Becky Lynch and that she's at the peak of her ability That's pretty. It's not hard to make the case for Becky Lynch. It's a little bit just hard to make the case against Kenny Omega Mm You would just have to say he's passes prime and we haven't quite figuurered that out yet, I guess. But I think o'mega by a hair Bruce, you want to call that you're youre going to make the call here I think you know what my answer would be. yourour favorite wrestler is Keny Omega. Yeah. P tell me before the show whole. maybe he had a bad day at the train in the training room. Like maybe his knees not feeling good today. Like you never this this is so dumb, but you like I said, you have to make the it would have to be a retroactive case. It was like no Kinney was done in early twenty twenty twenty six, we just didn't realize it yet Right And so and somehow Becky has a run. That would be the only way to make it. But U Hey Kaz. Bruce just told me before we came on the air that when they announced Kenny Omega versus Z Saber Junr. There was a huge pop at his house because Kenny is his favorite wrestler and Zach Saber Junior is his girlfriend's favorite wrester Is that the sign of a good healthy relationship or or a cursed relationship? just for the record ion I'm trying to remember what Jasmine's favorite wrestler is. I know my daught's favor wrester is Pencer and we have a great relationship But You and your lady M It sounds healthy to me Okay, I's just going to cover it. Healthy it is Healthy it is Um I think I' have known a lot of ladies like Zack Saber Jior over the years, you know No way. I didn't know I didn't know he brought she brought it out of him like that. He's just a very like How do even describe Zack Saber Junror He sort of looks like an underwear model that we grew up with There's something he's kind a baby girl coded Yeah. Baby Gal Um Anyway, okay Well, let's see if we keep going along that path then we have Wait who who just won or who just w? I had Rhea you had you had Cody. will'll go with yours just for now. Cody versus Roman or Cody versus Okada Round two That's the that's the that's the and Captain America showown Who do you got? C Cody versus Okada I'm picking Cody They couldt get them Yeah. U Uh and then we have Will Osprey versus Becky Lynch slash Kenny Omega I feel like Osprey takes that whoever it is. That could be crazy Yeah. And then we have Cody versus Well Osprey in the World Cup finals Is that I do the bracket, right, Bruce Osp. Listen. I'm not saying this was a successful idea, but but I am saying that if there were World Cup jerseys for Cody and Will Osprey, you assholes would buy them Can we do that? There actually there actually is a Will Osprey World Cup jersey from AEW. So check their website if you want it. Oh, really? Yeah, they did. See WWE should have been ahead of this. WWE should just do the officially licensed World Cup jerseys that have all of their gimmicks on different World Cup jerseys. You know, have Andre on the Frenchirt I have Cody on the US As shir Who else? Well,'ll do Rowdy Roddy Piper. Oh That'd be great just to go back to the eighties and everybody's got to wear it all the Russian fans wearing their Nikolai Volkov bullshit. All right Anway we gott to get out of here. We've been doing this too long. We just We discuss nothing of value today and we hope you enjoyed your Friday It is okay Is there anything that we could have that we should have discussed that we didn't discuss Um Whatever it is ' talk about it on Monday Yeah No paper views or premium live events this weekend. You should be all right Joy win's the basketball game cast Tomorrow night. San Antonio, the New York Knakess have a chance to win their first championship in these seven years. Are you going Nah, I will be L living experience is great But a small part of me was like After the game, I really wish I could walk out of the Cleveland arena and right into the streets of New York afterwards, but Sano San Antio is kind of fun, though I'm sure it is. It'll probably be just a big mess after this because it's not first N championship of my lifime. there's nowhere else I'd want to beat in New York. so All right, because if they win. you don't want to be stuck in San Antonio. in Texas with a bunch of sad Texans. Where's Danhausen going to be watching the game Dolan sweet if all things go correctly. Do you think he'll be in San Antonio Hm I need him on the flow We need them on a flo. Do you think Dan Hausen at this point in his life Like shoot down Hausen, not K Fab, like the real man Do you think at any point since he was hired by WWE, he's started to question the amount of time he's going to have to spend in makeup for the rest of his life Prior to that again a smaller in the small compos we had during WrestleMania weekend. The money he was making before WWE and the money he's making Night and day night and day I think I two that shit on his face. ye, maybe so. maybe so. But like prior to WWE, it was like he had to be in makeup like a couple hours a month Now he's in makeup like every fucking day for numerous hours. Right But you know, he's bringing joy to everybody in New York Um, And I wouldn't wish it any other way I'm so happy for you that this is happening. Fingers crossed. it continues and that There's a pro wrestling component to it because otherwise, we might have just lost you to New York K fandom by the end of this whole thing Anyway. Um That's it. Happy week. Kaz, you want to get some plugs in Yeah man, u my gosh, tonight I am in moderating I'll be at the Tribeacka Film Festival moderating Carmela Anthony Kean's movie Bournmellow. in New York, which would be fun. cast me onot ninety seven ms a barrel sixix AM to ten AM. everyverybody through Friday, howtondy seven episod of seven PM in Brooklyn is live right now the one and only Jeremy Win So check that out. And also we have a bonus episode disiscussing that wild and crazy game for very especially guests Rushy Wallace Sout out. Yeah. so really fun episodes that we just dropped. How fun is How what can I hang is Rashid? He's a great hang. He's a great hang. He's so much more nice than people give him credit for. He's just Well I think that was always the thing with him is everybody loved him even when he was like a publicly is a basketball genius. He is a basketball genius. and I think Folks though, are the folks see the jailblazer stuff and the mou all that crap and Listen to him talk basketball is a treat. So when you get a chance, we got a full episode with him Monday. got the game for recap out right now. Jeremy Ly episode is out right now. Hot ninety seven Mors Aero. I got to go pick up the kids. Do it That's what I got. Um, Yeah, thanks, Kaz. Thanks for producer Bruce Baldman. Thanks for R Pe and Cru. Thank you all for listening. my book. Whll Dogan Matters is for presale, up for presale on Amazon and everywhere else right now. So go check that out If you know anybody with, you know, connections to the Ribera steakhouse fortune