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Wrestling, Sports

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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David and Kaz are back to discuss the latest in the world of wrestling, kicking things off this week with a discussion about Gunther breaking Honky Tonk Man’s Intercontinental Championship record (01:00). The guys dive into the WWE and UFC deal and how bringing the companies together could affect the way we consume WWE as fans in the future (05:00). Of course David and Kaz take a moment to fantasy book potential CM Punk WWE return scenarios (16:00). Later, the guys react to last night’s ‘Dynamite,’ including MJF and Samoa Joe’s confrontational promo (30:00). Hosts: David Shoemaker and Kazeem Famuyide Producer: Jonathan Kermah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.0	Gold open question of the week, Kaz. What's up, shoes? Well, it's official.
0:40.4	Gunter has broken the Honky Tongue Man's record.
0:44.4	Yes. And has now the longest WWE Intercontinental title reign as champion in history.
0:51.2	My question for you is, who's better Gunter or the Honky Tongue Man?
0:58.1	Even in jest, I can't even put the Honky Tongue Man over here, man. I can't do it.
1:04.8	I know there's been a whole thing you've made note of it saying the last beacon of real
1:10.6	sports entertainment is the Intercontinental Championship record being held by a man called The Honky
1:15.3	Tongue Man. But I'm just, man, Gunter is probably my favorite wrestler of the last five years, man.
1:24.6	I can't even, everything about him is my favorite thing that any wrestler does.
1:29.2	I think he hits people harder. I think his trash talk is much more refined, which makes it
1:34.7	more entertaining to me. He's never really mean to people. He's very honest.
1:40.0	And he makes children cry. So it's like, he checks all the boxes for me.
1:45.7	So I'm sorry, Honky Tongue Man. The rightful man now holds your record in my opinion.
1:51.9	I'm okay with him wanting to have Gunter have the record. I think he's a better champion
1:58.7	in innumerable ways. It puts such a, it puts such a fucking respect on that Intercontinental title
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