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Ray said, you ready with the rejoin?

And Bauer's response was like, nope, it won't be ready. Not going to have it. No. Bauer, what happened? Yeah, I was making one about this fight that you're trying to propose between me and Joe Leo. Now you see what happens? And I had too many tabs open in the audition, and for some reason, I lost on my work. so I don't, I, yeah, I have to own this one completely. Like, I screwed that up. You overwhelmed him with all this talk of fights and bloodbaths and so. No, I admit it. No. No, that was my fault. I completely, I completely fell apart here. And you want to be on the big stage?

Oh. You're trying to put me on the big stage. I mean, I just fell off the stage right there. But what he's saying is a human mosh pit. Right. The odds may have changed now a little bit. Oh, you can think that if you want, but yeah, that's just one mistake right now. like this is not like hey you and joe le Leo should fight in the privacy of the office. This is you and Joe Leo are going to fight at the beach bash with thousands of people watching. Right. That's right. And what happens if that happens there? Right. Can they each choose one weapon? Oh, how good would that be? With your shirts off. Oh, God. Or turn this into a a WWE, like that or something.

Yeah, box with a t-shirt on.

We could put, you know, we could do too.

We could sell advertisers.

We could sell sponsorships on their back.

On his bodies.

Yes.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, Frank's wrenches.

Yeah, wild forks meat.

Oh, how good would that be? Tricon, right there across forks meet. Oh, how good would that be? Well, Tricon, right there across your breastbone. Tricon. I mean, see, I think if we sell it this way, I'm going to bring up in the meeting tomorrow. I think if we sell it this way, now we got some track. Remember the boxers used to fight and, like, they would put, like, um like offshore sports books on their bodies yeah yeah

this is what it would be you anyone can get involved he wanted to be like prince not seam or something

with a golden palace on his back yes yes golden palace dot com yes we could put people like that like

that commercial at the graduation where they're like Pete's Auto Body.

Yes.

Right.

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