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Oh, nothing. I just wanted to thank the Macho Man Rendy Savage for gracing us with this presence from the above. I know.

I know. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You know, it's been a while since we've seen you in the ring and we hope you're enjoying heaven because you were one of the great. So, yeah, without further ado.

Let's bring everybody else from back from the day, the madhouse, the challenge is coming up here pretty soon. Scott Wednesday night. What's going to happen? Well, I look like I'm going to be there. I don't know. I mean, I think watching I think everybody. Yeah, you know, I'm watching my friend the Danimal. Yeah.

I think much wanted to do the intro to this podcast because we have a professional wrestler, a former professional wrestler as our guest today more on that in a second. No, it's not the Miz.

But yeah, I think everybody, whether they're on earth or whether they're in heaven or whether they're on Mercury, Mars, up Uranus, wherever they are, are going to be watching the challenge on Wednesday.

I mean, it's all we got. Unfortunately, though, it's funny. Like the four things we do have. They're all on Wednesday. Survivor, the challenge, AWNXT. They're all on Wednesday. Got to pick your boys.

But that being said, I think this challenge has a chance to have more eyeballs on it than any challenge ever, maybe.

Yeah, it's like it's weird how the world's all collided, you know, and even with the TGA podcast, how you know the quarantine, you know, is relevant to the challenge and possibly.

I mean, they've got to be excited, right? Like the producers, the challenge guys, they got to be excited. They got to be thinking that this is the season that's going to blow all the seasons out of the water, no matter what, because we're all stuck without sports.

Well, here's what I'll say. You know, it's not, it's not like when, for instance, you know, say you got something on TV and it ends up being like the weekend of a snowstorm or something.

So more people are home and the rating gets, gets sparked and, you know, it's just, you know, kind of good, good for you because I'd assume yes, they're happy.

The ratings are going to go up and a lot of attention is going to be on the challenge. And yes, there's not as much competition, but this has, I mean, I know you don't mean it this way, but this, you know, pandemic and this quarantine and everything has caused a ripple effect through the entire entertainment industry.

And I wouldn't be surprised as much as on pump because we're getting the challenge on Wednesday and we're getting a full season of the challenge is going to air in its entirety.

D, by the same token, I wouldn't be shocked if this isn't the last challenge season we have for a year. Who knows, you know, who knows when when reality shows can go out and start filming again, they can't even be doing their prep work, you know, all the stuff that you want to be doing.

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