You, Me and Mania

obligatory third year anniversary show this Friday in Birmingham. And of course I'm so happy to be before you on this Wednesday evening, this wild out Wednesday where we are talking about WrestleMania. But thankfully I'm not alone. I am back with my co host with the most Bianca Addison. We are reunited and it feels so good. How are you, Bianca?

It's snuck up to us really fast. It was like yesterday that we were staying up all like for like an hour listening to Triple.

the both of us. And then of course because I started watching wrestling a little bit, you know, before you did, there's a lot of great moments that I did want to highlight and mention and just talk about and enjoy. Because Russellmania is also my favorite pl E slash pay per view. It became my favorite, I would say around

nineteen I did not watch Wressemania nineteen Live. I watched the DVD after the fact because my dad purchased it, and so just getting to watch the grandeur and spectacle of that one because it was in Safeco Field and Seattle, Washington, where I have relative shout out to them, my auntie and my cousins, you know, getting to see that grandeur and everything just really exposed me very early to how

amazing WrestleMania could be. So it's it's a very important event to me, and it's also important to the lifeblood of the Hardy Wrestling podcast as well, with being able to attend last year as media and just being able to attend various other ones as well that we will

get into. But to start the show off, I wanted us to share our top five with some honorable mention WrestleMania moments, because of course, if you were to have a top ten or top fifteen, we would be sitting here for hours and hours and hours, and you know, we don't necessarily have that type of time. But I wanted us to discuss, you know, just some moments that we hold very dear and near to our hearts when it comes to this time of the year, because it's

a spectacle. It's the show of shows, It's the showcase

of the immortals. You know, this is our super Bowl, And because it's wrestling fans in Super Bowl, there's so much love and so much passion that you know, bring all of us together, whether it be wrestling fans that are just casual who had not watched in a while but are still exposed to everything due to the nature of wrestling fans being all over the place, you can't really escape them this time of year, or the die hards like us who watch it all the time every week,

you know, day in day out. We're a part of the culture, or you know, just anybody who just want to be curious and just look at it. WrestleMania is a great uniter of various people of culture's backgrounds, fandoms, all the things, and it can be a very joyful, joyful experience. So I wanted us to discuss our top five moments first, and because this is Bianca's first maybe a season with me, we are gonna start with her

top fives first and then we'll go into mind. And of course, if you are watching us live, thank you guys so much for watching on all the platforms. And if you, you know, have any moments you want to share, you know, filth to comment and share your moments and it might wind up on the screen as we go along. So yeah, Bianca, I am so happy to start by talking about this moment, which is also very special to me as well and also the lifeblood of this show.

You said an honorable mention for you was Bianca Belair versus Mercedes Manet known then as Sasha Banks, in the main event of Night one of WrestleMania thirty seven in twenty twenty one. And this was of course the first

time that black women ever main invented WrestleMania. This was Bianca's not really her very first WrestleMania because she had been a part of the Women's Battle Royal at the one in New Orleans, the last one they had in New Orleans years ago, but this was her first solo match at WrestleMania, and you know, she won the world rumble got to face off against Mercedes Manet in this

historic moment. But specifically you mentioned one particular part of this match that you really loved as an honorable mention, So share, share, share that with everyone.

as it got louder, the tears just kept flowing. Oh my gosh, and they kept nodding at each other, Oh my god, like breaking character being themselves, just like saying like saying saying to themselves, tell connectically, we're making history. We we we're here, we did this, We are those girls,

we are that girl, and we we made it. And talk about representation, talking about opening doors because like this being this being the first that black women are main events in a pay per view p l E. A main an event that is viewed around the world globally, and black people are in the main event. And descent to stage, like what come on, like trying not to cry,

like laughing. I'm like a lot of promotion and and all the black biancas who have who had a dream, Oh my god, I remember tweeting when I was seventeen, I want to be a DVA so bad step and doing a step. Nie McMahon, I want to be a D. I want to be a WWD. That's been it's my biggest dreams I was I was, I was seventeen, and that dream of being in the ring, well this is still there in the form of reannouncing, so like I

can still be, I can still fulfill that dream. But like being an employee, seeing this woman, seeing this her skin color, sharing her saying this, sharing the same name as me, me sharing the same name as her, sharing.

love when we see authentic moments. I love when we see who they are as people like I love them, we see their families and love just being in the front row and just in her her dad or was it her dad or Mont has four shout out to you, we miss you. One of them was carrying them, carrying her okay, Mont has carried her on her on his shoulders with pride. Oh my gosh.

shoulders after she won the SmackDown Women's Championship. In this match, I felt like that was low key akin to win Macho man Randy Savage, uplifted a Miss Elizabeth, And of course I know their relationship was different, but at the same time, it's still a WrestleMania moment, and just the idea of the emotion, like you mentioned, the authenticity of all of that alone is what makes this moment great, aside from the match already being spectacular in and of itself,

because of how excellent these women were and how they performed the emotion surrounding the importance of it and the authenticity of that is something that rings true forever. It's just I'm so happy to have experienced this. I was a year and some change in to being a wrestling journalist, to a degree a podcaster, and to see this, I was a part of a watch along and to see

this happen, it was very beautiful. And I didn't cry until the very end, so like, I held it together on camera until Bianca one and I just started sobbing because I just could not believe, you know, what I had seen, and I had watched this match back so many times. But I love the moment between Beionca and Mercedes just looking at each other knowing that this was a glass ceiling that they were breaking. Yeah, and I

will always be grateful for that. There are black women who are new to the business who or who are at least fairly new to the public when it comes to wrestling, who you know, cite this match as their inspiration. And it's beautiful and it always will be beautiful. And I'm so happy that you chose as a part of your honorable mention. So yeah, yeah, and I can't leave it out.

witnessed as a wrestling fan. Oh my god, I didn't know that actually a couple.

So when you think about couples, you think about them too, and it's just looking at Montees and Bianca as a beautiful couple in that way and seeing him support her in that way. It was very important. Even though you didn't see an on screen, you saw the pictures later and it was just very beautiful. So there was a lot of authenticity, a lot of love all around for this moment, and it's something that Bianca continues to cite even as Mercedes has moved on to other great ventures elsewhere.

Bianca still cites this as one of the greatest moments of her career. And I love that. So we love it. Oh, yes, absolutely, because black history is something that's important to Bianca as well. So it was it was just all fantastic. So I'm happy you chose this. So moving on to the proper number five, this is this is one that's special to the both of us for various reasons. Your number five was WrestleMania twenty seven in Atlanta. So I'll talk about

how important this is for me. Even though this is your moment, it's important for me because even though critically a lot of people say online and this is one of the worst WrestleManias that's ever taken place. I don't like it either, because this was actually my very first one, because this one took place in Atlanta, Georgia. And of course, for those who are new to the Hardy Wrestling Podcast,

I am from Birmingham, Alabama. I'm from the South, and if you're from Birmingham, Atlanta is historically just two and a half hours away. So when they first announced that this was going to be in Atlanta, me and my dad and my sister were like, we were all in according and said we were going over there. That's the closest WrestleMania has been to us, next to Florida and also next to New Orleans. So we were just like, Okay, so we're gonna go. We're gonna go, We're gonna go.

And this was also the last pay per view and actually the last event I was able to go to before I graduated high school and went to college. So this was a huge deal to seventeen year old Stephanie. She this was huge for her. We had always talked about wanting to go to one, and this was the closest that it was gonna be. We it was there. We drove that Sunday, we went to church that Sunday and then drove over to Atlanta and this was in

the Georgia Dome and The Rock was hosting it. He was the host and John Cena and the miss were the main event for the w W Championship. Sadly, the Devas Championship was not on the card, even though Eve Torres was a champion and she was there. The Undertaker in Triple H fought one more time, even though they fought after that. The next year, they fought this first time and the Undertaker came out to that Johnny Cash.

made her in ring debut as well. Due to the fame of Jersey Shore so it was definitely a product of this time, and it's not one of the perfect WrestleManias, but at the same time, it's still one that I hold close to my heart simply because I was there with my dad and my sister and it was my very first resumator that I got to attend. So, Bianca, why did you choose this as you're number five?

the Undertaker. I've never seen tipple h I never knew of Triple H but until that video, until that moment, yeah, and then that everything about that was, Oh my god, it was so cool. I've never seen anything like that before. That face off was my loss girl with my wallpaper in nine Triple A just ponytail and just slick care of the Undertaker. Oh my god, I love that. It

was my wallpaper. I loved this so much, and that was and when I weren't and when that that countdown and the Undertaker, before the Undertaker came hearing Ain't No Grave, Yeah, I think that solidified my love and stand ship for Yeah. I mean that's a word, stand ship whatever, get into it for Johnny Cash because eight oh, Ain't No Grave was was I It was so cool that, oh that was.

was perfect. It was. It was a perfect choice in whoever made that decision eight because oh my god, I felt like, honestly, that really just should have been the Undertaker's theme song from that point on. But you know, money and yeah, no, it wasn't like they just used that for that pay per view. But then what's so funny is if you go back and watch WRESSEMINGA twenty seven on streaming, it's not I don't think it's that song is featured on there due to licensing and stuff

like that, so and it sucks. But you know, if you watch it in the moment and if you were there, you know that that was the song.

I'm done. Okay, I think I'm and then when I I lost my lost Chuck, I was still talking about the Undertaker into the light that but that match and oh when when the Undertaker walked out mm hmmm, and then Josh Roberts one of my favorite ring announcers of all time that I can't and his announcement of the Undertaker and then just oh my god, and I did. That was my first time. That was the first time I actually like got into the streak and then we get into this I think about this all the time,

the old girl, Oh my god. We talked, oh my god, oh my god.

Another favorite part that I loved about this pay per view, even though.

either a cosplay or a special gear. And that was the first time I'd ever heard about Captain America because of Ray Mysterio.

one of the worst WrestleMania's. But another reason why it's also you know, sort of looked at kind of funny is because you had John Cena fighting the Miss, but then at the same time he had this beef going on with The Rock, and The Rock was just hosting and every week I think me and my family were watching just to see if they were actually gonna fight in Atlanta. All for The Rock to just host the thing and then cross John Cena the match at the very end and helped the Miss retain, and it was

just so nuts. And then on top of that, we got played with because they went ahead and announced at the once in a lifetime match between The Rock and Johnson it would happen at the next one in Florida. I was so, like, I was excited that it was happening, but I was sad because it really could have happened for us.

But either way, that was an awesome entrance. John Cena did what need to be done the miss His entrance was like awesome balloons and then he came out to you can Hate Me Now by Nas and that person who shall not be named, But yeah, Skyler, Oh, actually really like that song what you can Hate Me Now?

But either way, here's hoping that Russemania finds its way back to the South or even to Birmingham because you just never know I'm manifesting that from my city whatever, Yes it will one day. So we moved to your number four moment, Biaka. This is another special one that I'm blessed to say that I got to be here for. So I'll let you talk about this one. This is CM Punk and his entrance at WrestleMania forty one last year. Yeah, I'll let you get into it.

the montage. There was there was this, the video of of IM Punk and Ring of Honor, his ole singing my name is ceym Punk and then cutting to him now besiding that whole entire h promo, seeing where he was and where he is right now, Oh my god, and its flight with kill Switch engaged, Oh this fire burns playing oh my goshness, gracious goodness, gracious, oh my gosh, and just seek hearing and just seeing videos of the crowds singing even the dark, this f.

my god. Ah, oh yeahmpunk does and any engine cm punk any and he can he can never go wrong there. I have never seen a boring punk eine.

Paul told him, look, it's right there. You know you are a rest Mania main eventor and just seeing Punk cry about it, like you can tell that even though you know he this is a person who has every right to be jaded because he's been through so much. We know his journey, you know, it's been spoken about constantly. But for him to have finally gotten to that point, I felt like it was a very beautiful moment to

experience as a fan and just as a person. You know, it just lets you know that your dreams are never far away, no matter how hard you have to work for them. They're they're never impossible. So to see him get to that point, and then I'm there sitting in Allegiant Stadium with everyone impressed, with all the fans and everything.

He comes out and the video starts, so I'm up top and I'm looking at the video up from up here and it starts and he's talking and then you see his journey and you see the old Indie ran and everything else. And then with him talking about, you know, my addiction is wrestling, and you see everything he's been through, and he talks about how you know this night is you know, my fire is always burning, This night is my night, you know, while the music is playing, and

I get chills even just thinking about it. Just sitting there and listening to the entire Vegas crowd sing this fire Burns. I didn't know that. I did not know all those people even still remembered that song, because Culture Personality has been this man's theme song for so long that I didn't even think that many people remembered this fire Burns. But sitting there and hearing everybody sing that song like that, it was just like, man, it was it.

It was crazy. Everybody was locked in in that moment that this really was CM Punk's big, big, big, big, big chance and big moment and big dream coming true. We were all locked in and on one accord, so

it was magical. It's that Mania magic. And then he comes out, you know, with Living Color, and of course they've performed with him at Mania before, at Mania twenty nine and that was wonderful, But this time for him to have both of his theme songs, you know, in that montage, and then of course with the band playing right there, it was wonderful. It was really, it was really awesome, and I count myself blessed to have seen a legendary black rock band perform that song and that

hit that is essentially going to feed them forever. Yeah, because because of you know, the relationship they have with Sampunk. It was a beautiful thing. And then you have Paul Hayman right there, you know, craziness aside that happened at that match. You have Paul Hayman right there, who believed in him from the very beginning. So it was very beautiful.

And I'm so happy that it came across that way with people watching and then you know, with me and then with you know, us being there and everything else like that. I'm so happy that it came across as very emotional and then watching unreal and seeing him cry about, you know, saying I F and did I F? And may evented WrestleMania, Like that's one of the things that he's ever wanted. This man started his ww career writing on writing with a Tommy gun dressed up as a gangster on johns Dena's car.

so happy to have witnessed this. So yeah.

to me in the moment. Because I wasn't singing, like I was just quiet and just listening to it because it was just so nuts. It was a roar, but it was a roaring echo. That's really That's really what it felt.

because this is a part of the WrestleMania. You could almost say the WrestleMania that time forgot, but not really, because this happened during the pandemic and this was the one where you know, it could have been in Florida, but then of course the pandemic happens were all shut down and this was where the concept of the Two Night Mania began. Yeah, this is the where the concept of the Two Night Mania began because they wanted to continue to create content for people to escape in during

that hard time. And you know, this is the Undertaker getting this is like his last hurrah, and aj Styles, you know, wanted to be the person to bury the Undertaker, but you know, the under Tricker was like, I think that if not like, you're not gonna destroy me in my last match, even if you do have the good brothers with you, forget that, you know. And this was a cinematic match, which here again it was very interactive.

It helped people get into the things and this is something that I will always appreciate WW four during this time. And of course here again this was at the start of my wrestling podcast because you know, this is I was. We weren't expecting any of this, but I do appreciate all of the effort that was put into giving us a great show even though things were absolutely different. So Bianca, why did you pick this moment as your number three? Oh?

Oh my god, there is nothing sexier than a man who can ride a motorcycle, more specifically a chopper. Oh girl, oh like a bad boy. Oh. And then he just rolled in and then he got off, and then you and then the camera pans kept him with that music. What who was playing? I forgot who was playing that rock? I forgot that I've got the band. But when the camera pans to him, It's like, oh, that.

It really was.

It was a really great cinematic match, and I really appreciated it during this time because there's one thing, if there's one thing, I I think I'll probably get to and when we talk about the next match that you put well, not the next one, but the very but

number one. But I really just love the effort that they put into it, and it was just a nice way for the Undertaker to kind of just say farewell to his enring career, because I do believe after that point he did officially retire and they did put him in the Hall of Fame afterwards. So this was a very nice way of just, you know, to cap off his career, and then to do it with aj Styles, who was one of the best in the business is really cool too.

wasn't just you know, one specific moment. It was a election of moments that happened within the span of five minutes at Russell Mania forty, which is highly acclaimed as one of the greatest Mania moments of all time. Is of course the five minutes where it was the Cody Avengers is what I've dubbed them. I think somebody else dubed them that as well, but it just found sound to cash you the Cody Avengers versus the Bloodline as Cody and Roman fought again for the undisputed WW Championship,

which he wound up winning in Philadelphia. I wasn't at this mania, but I was in town for it. So even though I did not get accepted for media at that point in time, I still wanted to go and be around the things because there were things that I did want to go to and things that I was invited to. So I was just like, no, I still want to go. So I still went and had a great time, and I went to a watch party the first night, and the second night I just stayed in

my room because transportation was hard. But either way, I'm still very happy with this WrestleMania. It was green everywhere. It was the start of the Paul Triple a Slovak era, and you felt it. You felt the change in the air for sure. And yeah, Cody Rose got to finish his story here, but not without some help from his friends, the Cody Avengers. So Bianca La, let you get into the happiness of the last five minutes of Cody versus Roman two M.

course during night one. Well actually during night one we saw him, you know, fight side by side with Cody and the tag team match with Roman in the Rock, and then we saw him at Night two defend the World heavyweight title against Drew McIntyre and all the things and stuff, and he wasn't and we thought, you know, we were finished seeing him, right, So when that shield music hit, I was not expecting to see Seth. I thought for sure that they had pulled some type of

Oakie dope. And John Moxley came back and I was I could not breathe. I could not breathe. I sware I couldn't breathe, and then this is not in order, so these pictures are not in order, so please bear with me. I know Seth came out last because this is what wound up Costume Roman in the end. But Baby, when that shield music hit, I thought for sure you could not tell me it wasn't John Moxley, but it was Seth, you know, being the shield that Cody needed. Yeah, because he because yeah, and uh.

my god, just I love moments like that. Yeah, it is so loud and they're whoa. I think that was the moment when I said a lot of that.

it was just incredible, you know, and yeah, that was just it was just yeah, I know CM punk has been railing against cinema, but this entire part was basically cinema. I'm sorry, like that pro wrestling is a combination of all of the arts and that includes cinema, and that's exactly what this was. It was Aura Farming, it was all the things, and it was just incredible. And then on top of that, you all, oh, sorry, I went too far. You also had Jimmy coming out to try

to help Roman. But then you also had j who he had fought previously that wee can too, coming out to even up the odds as well. Then you had the Undertaker. I'm sorry, I'm only saying this because I don't have the pictures Forgiffee, but you know, it's just it was just one of those amazing moments where you remember where you were and of course all of this, Oh my god, what is happening? Right? And he came

out and scared the rock is ishless. You would have thought it was in nineties again, and it all I was. I was about to say, you know, ain't that I mean beyond come on, but y'all, all of the Cody Venger battles led to Cody finally finishing his story and becoming the undisputed ww Champion and winning the title. That his father never properly got a chance to hold. And

it was beautiful. He got to win it in front of his gorgeous, gorgeous boss wife Brandy, and his mom and his father in spirit and so many other people who loved and cared about him. And you know, watching Samantha Irvian, even though I know she's not with the company anymore, please talk about that. Yeah we can just a little bit, just a little bit.

and she just bald and lost it. I lost it with her because I don't care if she says, oh, I'm not a real ring announcer. That was She is why I want to ring announce. She will always be my inspiration seeing the passion in her voice and just and letting out and losing it when she was crying as she was saying, here's you winner in the new that's when the world heavyweight champion, the American Nightmare pretty.

for Cody. And I hated how Samantha, how people tried to drag Samantha through the mud and tried to make it seem like she was making it about her, and I'm just like, absolutely not. If that moment was just about her, then she would not have cried the way she did. She she would have just announced it the way that she would have professionally announced any anything or

anybody else but her. She does she did her job so well throughout the whole night, and then when she got emotional at that one part, like she felt what everybody was feeling in that moment. And for that, I think, you know, the vulnerability that WrestleMania brings with dreams coming true, I mean, that's just what it is. It was authentic, like we were just talking about earlier with Bianca and Mercedes,

it was authentic emotion. And no matter what happens, no matter what she chooses to do with her future or whatever, you know, that is a moment that will stick with people, will stick with people like you, you know, and everyone

else for the rest of time. And yeah, this the last five minutes was incredible, but the emotion after he won will always resonate greatly because this was a man making his dream come true for himself, but also for his family name, for his dad, you know, who was instrumental in so many people's careers and also his And it was just a dream come true for someone who felt like he had to, you know, really prove himself, and he did it in ways that people didn't necessarily expect,

you know, But at the same time, he did it and he came back around and made his dream come true. So this was a very beautiful moment. I loved the

last five minutes of it. You know, it was incredible, and it's still one of those moments that you if you're scrolling through TikTok or if you're scrolling through any social media account or watching it back, it's like you know, you're watching something special that is that moment fully embodies the passion and the authenticity and the love of professional wrestling. Because even Michael Cole was like, damn it, I love professional wrestling. And after he said, I was like, yeah, me,

do you know, like this is real. It's it's very, very very real for us, like like that that old clip of that wrestling fan saying it's still real to be damn it. This was the embodiment of that right here. All of this was was literally the embodiment of that moment. It's real to us, damn it. And if it's not then to y'all, then that's fine, but it's real to us. And this was real to us right here. So I'm glad you mentioned this because it was incredible, absolutely incredible stuff.

But as we move forward, we moved to your number one moment, another emotional moment now, But this is another cinematic match from Rustlemania thirty six during the Pandemic, the Firefly Funhouse match between John Cena and the late Great Bray Wyatt. Why did you choose this one as your number one?

the scenes to make this all come to light. I learned like this was all him, This was all break White, This is all his vision. So for it to like come to life like like this, Oh my gosh, amazing, so good John Star and we saw a really we saw a side of John. Tina we probably have never seen before. It was I think a side of him that he's always wanted to unleash, like his goofy side, his his ah, we his a weird side his yeah, his, uh, I don't know what. I don't know any other words,

but that side of him. It was before he retired and doing it with someone he sees, he saw, he's he had seen such great potential in in bray Wyatt and the history they had in the WrestleMania years, years prior for and for all for but for Johnson to come back as the Doctor of Dagonomics and for us

to see the fiend h five five fun house. We saw, we saw my favorite, We saw my favorite bray White, which is uh, we saw Hillbilly bray White had just it was just yeah, it was just really and John Cena cutting some bars, spitting some spitting some bars in the middle of the ring and just really a freaky, amazing stuff that I really truly enjoyed it. It's a ten out of the well for it's a ten out of ten, like amazing, ah so good.

But I think the thing that I appreciate the most about it now is the fact that and even they alluded to this more so in the bray Wyatt documentary that came out a little bit after he passed. It's just the fact that bray Wyatt had a creative mind that even surpassed the people who were in charge back then.

I feel like back then there were It's like I feel like there could have been a power dynamic where it was sort of maybe limiting for him and his visions, because bray Wyatt had a creative mind that really could like enrapture you and bring you and like let and pull you in no pun and all puns intended. And it's just like his creativity just could not be limited in any way, shape or form. And this match is the living embodiment of that. There were so many layers

to it. It was more than just entring work rate type of stuff, like this was actually playing into a lot of things that people had mentioned about John Cena and his entire wrestling journey, and of course it came back to bite us once he actually did turn heel during his retirement run. But it asked a lot of questions that we, I guess, weren't really ready to answer or contend with at the time, because there was the notion of Bray Wyatt during their first match at WrestleMania

thirty of him asking John Cena, where is your dark side? Like, where is the part of you that wants to give up in all of this? And then this match right here sort of fed into that, Like what would have happened if you had have fed into your dark side?

If you had if you had have gone the way of as much as I don't like him anymore of a whole Cogan who was the good shining example and then he did turn heel and join nWo and all the things, what would have happened if John Cena was allowed to tap into his dark side before he ultimately did. I feel like this was subverting that and well, just showing a level of of it was just making us contend with things that or making at least John Cena's character at this point contend with things that he tried

to I guess suppress or ignore and the audience. And it challenged the audience in a way that I just don't think we were really fully ready for at the time. But then and then we thought we would never deal with it because John, They never thought they would ever pull the trigger on John Cena being bad offer them to do it. But this match was always It's special to me because it uses elements of the past to take us on that journey, and I will always appreciate that.

And I hate that Bray physically can't get his flowers for how good this was. But at the very least, the most we can do is, you know, talk about the brilliance of his creativity. And then also praised John Cena for his willingness to go along with the idea because this was right before he was really busting off

with his acting bag. And then now we're able to see how much how much he can really tap into more creativity as an actor with him doing stuff like this and then doing everything that he's done afterward too. So it was an artistic vision, and I'm so happy that it happened, and I'm glad that there were so many layers to it that even feeds into more recent wrestling history and it's perfect. And I'm so glad that

you chose this as you're number one. And I'm so happy that you included moments from that mania during the pandemic, because so many people try to make it seem like because it was during lockdown, it didn't matter. No, it does, it absolutely does, and I'm so I'm so happy that you mentioned that. So that's that's tends for you, Bianca. I'm so I'm so proud that you mentioned moments from that one.

It was it had a big screen. It was a it was a Mac, but the big screen. So I cherished it for that for the time, and it was amazing. It was great, and I needed all that that this could. I'm happy this happened, although I do wish I do wish that it didn't happen because I liked the crowd. I'm used to the crowd. I wish they did I wish they postponed it. But hey, they made a way. They found a way, and a lot of amazing moments happened.

that time. But I'm always grateful that wrestling was there, even though it was awkward, like you mentioned, with the crowds and everything. A lot of people are like oh, I don't think I can watch wrestling without the crowd. Honestly, I'm glad that a lot of us still continued with our love of pro wrestling because that was a part of something that we could look forward to in the midst of so much toughness and darkness and also trying

to work through and make it through certain things. And you know, I'm happy that they still found a way to safely give us something to look forward to in that way, and WrestleMania is definitely a part of that and it definitely does matter. So Bianca, thank you so much for sharing your top five, and I'm just so happy and so proud of you for mentioning, you know that WrestleMania in particular, because it does matter. It does

count in the wrestling in the WrestleMania pantheon. So let's not be weird because it looked different than the others. All WrestleManias matter.

us happy. It gave us something cool. So thank you for mentioning that.

his surprise appearance at WrestleMania. So this was amazing for me because here again, this is a moment I'm so blessed to have witness as a media member and just

as a fan in general. I love Joe Hendry because this last year I got to experience him surprise us at the Royal Rumble with his entrance, and at the time he wasn't TNA champion just yet, but then he wound up winning the TNA World title, and he was at Russell Khan in Las Vegas because of course when Russellmania is going going on all over the city, there's wrestling stuff everywhere, so he was at Russell Khan. He's

still with TNA at the time. Randy Orton, funny enough, last year did not did not necessarily he was supposed to fight against Kevin Owens, but sadly Kevin Owens was out due to a neck injury, and you know, Randy came out and cut a promo and said, look like, you know, this is my I think I forgot which what number of WrestleManias he had been to at that point, but he said look like whoever is gonna come out there and who want and whoever wants to face me

is gonna get the three most devastating letters r KO. So from my view, as you saw in that video, I was up top in the press part. You couldn't see who was coming out like the way you will if you were watching it, because I did go back and watch this wrestleman, or at least this moment, and you and they had the camera facing the stage where the doors opened, and you could see a silhouette. I couldn't see anything. None of us could see who it was gonna be, so or at least I couldn't see

from my angle. So I'm just sitting there freaking out, like, oh my god, Oh my god, who could be? Who could be? Who could be? And his music hits, Joe Hendry's music hits, and I lose every inch of cool that I was supposed to have. In that moment, Journalist Stephanie left the building. Fan Stephanie just kept screaming and low key in tears because Joe Hendry is coming out and everybody popping. Everybody was screaming and singing the song. I was singing the song like it was just a

moment of unbridled joy. Then I cherish you know that, I will always cherish because Joe Hendry is a great wrestler and I love crowd participation stuff. So getting to be a part of that at WrestleMania of all things, and then to witness him make history being the first ever TNA champion to wrestle at a WrestleMania like that was nuts. It was just so nuts, and I'll always cherish it because it was a surprise. I didn't see

it coming, you know, and I just screamed. And there were a couple of friends sitting further down from me, who hosts The Ringer Wrestling Show, who saw me screaming, saw me dancing, you know, and it was just it was just unbridled joy. And that's what Joe Hendry brings to me. He just brings me joy every time. I gotta sing, I gotta dance every time. That's just how I feel about him. I love him. So this was amazing.

life is too short. If Joe Hendry pops up somewhere near you, if you say his name and he appears, have fun with it, and that's what I was doing. I could I just couldn't. I couldn't bear it. It was just so much excitement running through my body. At that point, I regret nothing.

because of the iconic nature of their rivalry. They fought so much, and this was their third and final time fighting each other. And then this was after Stone Cold had dealt with some health issues involving I forgot what the health issues were, but I remember the lore that my dad was telling me about this match and how it almost didn't happen because Stone Cold was going through a lot health wise, but he decided to push through anyway and have the match regardless.

for sure. I believe this is actually my favorite of all of their matches they've had, So it was just really great and I hold it very near and dear to my heart. It was great. I love this match here and I love WrestleMania in nineteen, so I just

love it. And then I also just hold it dear because I'll just never forget how my dad was just telling me behind, you know, inside baseball stuff about this match, and it was just my first time hearing anything like that, and I was a kid, and I was just like, oh my god, like da, are you serious and he's just like yeah, and I'm just like, oh my god. So it was nuts. But I hold it very dear. So yeah, Stone Culver's the Rock. You never get tired of it.

you know, she's coming over to our side. So when she fought in that tag team match alongside Kurt Angle against Triple H and Stephanie, I was absolutely here for it. I have I still have her rowdy Ronda Rousey T shirt that was pattern aft for Roddy Piper and everything. But it was this moment, in particular her lifting up Triple H that popped me so hard in twenty eighteen. I was screaming my head off. I was at my boyfriend's house watching it. I was like, oh my god,

she just lifted a whole man. I said it out loud. I was like, she just lifted a whole man, and it was incredible. I could not breathe. I could not breathe. I was just like, she really lifted this big man up. Triple H is not a small person. So to watch this woman, who you know, was fairly new to wrestling at the time, to us and watch her lift him like it was nothing, was so badass, and I just could not deal, like I just roll up. I just I it just lifted something in my soul that just

empowered me so bad. I was just like, if I could just get strong enough to lift a man, I can do anything. It was just incredible. So this is this, This, this really got me together. This is my number four.

without sounding weird. I hope, But at the no, it's just that the no, it's not even just a matter of that, it's just the fact that there's a lot of moving parts to it that I hope will make sense. So at the time before, while this WrestleMania was being hyped up, WW did an interview contest on TikTok the same time, the same way they did a re announcer contest and Rain Rain Cruise one that re announcer contest for SummerSlam, And I actually had her on my show before,

so shout out to her. She still does re announcing on the West Coast. She they tick that WW and TikTok collaborated on an interview contest where you could make these videos pretending like you were interviewing a WW superstars side by side. And at the time I knew and I was still training and stuff, you know, in wrestling journalism with the people who I was working with and my show, and I wanted to win this contest so bad so I could go to WrestleMania and win the

chance to interview a star backstage. And they said that they would announce the winner like like the week, like a few days before that WrestleMania and everything, and I got my nails done in the blue and everything, and they never announced Huan because they wound up actually going with somebody completely different and not even winning, and not even having anybody win the contest. And when I tell you,

I was devastated, like I was crying and everything. But Emily May, someone who's out in Vegas right now, who is an interviewer and does broadcast work with various promotions all over Texas and everywhere else, you know, she encouraged me and gave me like the best pep talk and everything, and I felt better. So I stayed at home and

watched this WrestleMania with my boyfriend and his family. And there were rumors all that time about Cody Rhoades coming back, and I'm just like, I don't know, guys, because he had left ADW and like I just didn't know if he would ever come back. Fast forward, I'm sitting there with my blue nails, watching Seth Rollins talk about who's my opponent? Bring him out, don't make me wait, you know, and all this other stuff, and then the fireworks go off and then the music starts at It's Cody, and

I'm in deep shock. I'm in deep shock that Cody Roads really came back here. And not only did he come back, he had a heck of a match with Seth, which fed into a rivalry they had over the course of that year, three matches against each other, one of which in Hell and the Cell, all the things, and just that moment, I just sat there in shock and I couldn't believe it. Even as he was walking down

the ramp. I didn't believe it until the ring announcer announced his name and said the American Nightmare, Cody Roads. I didn't believe it. Mind you, this man is halfway to the ring, and I'm still just looking like is this even real? Like am I dreaming this? Like is this a fever dream? Am I high? Like what's going on? But no, Cody was really there, and it was just really nuts. So this is a This is like my

number three. And I'm so happy that he actually did return because of course he was able to go on his journey to prove that he could be a top guy, and he is a top guy, so it was It

was wonderful and I hold this moment very dear. But that WrestleMania in Texas was essentially the catalyst of my motivation to get to Mania as a media person, which I did, and I did wind up, you know, becoming a person who could interview ww stars, not backstage but other places, you know, the media junkets and everything, and that essentially was that and also working with the place I was working at was a part of my motivation to get there because I knew I could do it

because I worked really hard and I knew I could, so Yeah, and then of course that WrestleMania also had Bianca fighting Becky Lunch and coming out there with the Texas Southern Marching Band and everything. There were so many moments at that Mania that I really wanted to be there for, but you know, God saw another way, and his way is better than mine. So yeah, Cody coming back was special and I loved it.

I keep forgetting what's going I keep forgetting there was a surprise, and then hearing Kingdom helps me realize, oh, it's kind of now. But but yeah, and then you talk about Beionca's entrance that was on my WrestleMania moments.

motivation of the American Nightmare is all about. Because you saw him make his entrance, you saw him do the whall, and then you saw him you know, interact with the children and actually give you know, his belt to one of the kids in the front row, and they were sitting there in shock, like you know. It was just a wonderful moment and a wonderful introduction to this version of Cody that a lot of people who are who are probably just WWE fans, you know, you know, had

never seen before. So it was just really cool. So it was wonderful. I love this moment, and I love the match afterward. Him and Seth did a heck of a job. It's a wonderful match for sure. I think I ranked this match in one of my articles that I released last year about the greatest matches in my opinion of WrestleMania history, because it was so good and because of the moment of it all, so it was great. I loved it. So my number two it is a match that I feel like doesn't get enough credit at all.

This happened last year as well, was Tiffany Stratton versus Charlotte Flair for the Women's Championship. Of course, Tiffany had a banner beginner year as AWW champion, and this was sort of a dream match for women's wrestling fans who saw the similarities that Tiffany had to Charlotte and wanted to see this match happen. Now, of course, there was a lot of drama, with a lot of things that were said in promos about Charlotte's personal life and so

many other things. But when it came down to the match itself and also to the grandeur because Tiffany Stratton came out like a Barbie doll and then Charlotte came out with her corset and everything. It was just fantastic. Then on top of that, you had the monte played before and the song that they used was Lady Gotga's Perfect Celebrity. It was so amazing and it just fit

the both of them to a tea. And this match was a perfect mixture of brawling and hate for each other as rivals and also technical work as well, And I feel like it doesn't get enough credit for how good it was. So this was a great moment to have witnessed in women's wrestling history. Also on a personal level, I wanted to see Charlotte Flair win because my friend who I have mentioned on this show before, who has been on the show before or had been, was Nicky Bougie,

who was a wrestling journalist. Charlotte Flair was her favorite women's wrestler, favorite horsewoman, and she had passed earlier that year, and I wanted Charlotte to win in her honor so bad, and it wound up not going that way. Tiffany wound up winning, which was probably the better choice at the time, but emotion I wanted Charlotte to win so bad for my girl, Nikki. But it's okay because at least I know that this match was still really good in the midst of it all. So yeah, this is one of

my moments. It was really great.

When they came back at the WrestleMania in Florida, I wanted to die and I was screaming my head off because this was it was kind of the worst kept secret because people, the rumor mill was going off about them and everything. But I just didn't I try to wait and see what happens first, because rumors can be just that rumors. But when they came out and the New Day essentially said who could this thirteen possibly be? And then and then the Hardy Boys music hit, I did.

I could not stop screaming. This is also where my boyfriend's mother put to put together that me and the Hardy Boys have the same last name. So because she could not understand why I was screaming, Oh my god, my brothers, and she was just like what and I was just like and she was like, oh, yeah, your last name is Hardy and I'm like yeah. So everybody was popping. I was screaming, I could not breathe. It

was just a lot. But this moment, I would call this another honorable mention for sure, because it was just very special for me. I just could not stop screaming. A lot had already happened in that mania anyway, but it was just very special to see them come out and participate in WrestleMania in a ladder match for the tag ting titles and they won, so it was great. This is actually this is actually on some favorite Wrestlematia moments.

day and just walking down that ramp. Oh my gosh, like h I mean, and yeah, yeah, I think this was my first time actually seeing the Hardy Boys. I've heard of them, I've heard their name, the Hardy Boys, but actually seeing them, I think that's this was my introduction to the Hardy Boys and actually and seeing and getting to know them and seeing them. So I became a fan of them that night. I know I sound very.

So yeah, read the Hollywood. I've been trying. I've been trying for so long, But it'll happen even if I just even if I just meet them, it's fine.

regardless of how the championship reign ended. It happened just overshadows any negativity. It overshadows any doubt, the representation of it, the love of it, you know, the new day being the best positive, the most positive versions of themselves pushing Kofee to this moment, the fans pushing Kofee to this moment, the signs and everything. Honestly, this WrestleMania that year could have ended right here and I would have been satisfied. I would have been happier. But of course the women

had the main event and that was great. But you know, but yeah, this the paper you could have ended right here and I would have been happy because I was just so thrilled.

of my favorites, even from the SOS era. So watching him fight and then win all the titles that he did win because him and Cmpunk were even tag team champions at one point, you know, watching him win all the titles that he did win and then get to this point right here when nobody ever thought he would. You can't beat it, You really can't. So this is

my number one WrestleMania moment right here. I feel like Bianca and Mercedes probably would have been my number one, but you made that your honorable mention, so I just let you have that one. But they to me, the both of those moments right there just are equally as important. So yeah, this is the end of our top five WrestleMania moments. You know, I hope you guys enjoyed listening to us basking the joy of our favorite moments, or at least some of them anyway, because there's so many.

time to get down to brass tacks. We have to give our predictions for this year's Raia, which is of course taking place in Las Vegas again at the Allegiance Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders, my and my boyfriend's football team. Yeah, we love the Las Vegas Raiders. For better or for worse, we love them, And yeah, it was an honor to be there last year and to

actually see their Super Bowl trophies and everything. Like, I always get a kick out of going into larger stadiums like that where NFL teams and other teams you know, get to play, and also NBA teams and stuff. So I love being in places like that. It's it never gets old to me. So and then to have wrestling events in them, it's just like, yeah, like I loved it because I love being in the Sofi Stadium for

Mania and thirty nine, so stuff like that. You know, as a sports girl, you know, it just never leaves me the importance of it. So, WrestleMania will be happening in Vegas this weekend. The first matches or I don't know if the first hour really, the first matches will be on ESPN two and ESPN respectively for Night one and Night two, and then of course the rest of it will be on the ESPN app. So yeah, Bianka, so.

We were talking about WrestleMania twenty seven and how The Rock was hosting it, and now you fast forward and now you've got John Ceno, who's officially retired now but has not left the world of wrestling and has not left us behind completely and he's hosting Mania this year. So yeah, cool stuff. It will be good to see him mix it up with us. I don't know how our reacts when they hear the song.

Lynch for the Women's Intercontinental Championship. Becky Lynch, of course, has main evented WrestleMania, of course, being a part of the first women's main event. She as she said in that promo that she had with aj Lee, said that WrestleMania is her home. But at the same time she's overriding the fact or completely ignoring the fact that she doesn't have that moment without aj Lee breaking down those barriers and having the matches that she did have and

advocating for the women to have better. So you have a legend in aj going up against a person who is the representative of everything that she fought for in terms of the future of women's wrestling. So I'm pumped about this match. So Bianka, give your prediction. Who do you think is gonna win?

things even with Becky lynchin Adre. But I think my prediction is that aj Lee will retain simply because this is her first Mania back in so long, and also because on a very personal level, from a fan perspective, I'm not entirely interested in seeing Becky hold the icy

title anymore. I personally would like it better if aj were able, of course, her schedule permitting, I would have liked it better if aj had more time to fight with other competitors besides her, because I feel like Becky has done just about everything she could possibly do with that mid card title, and I do appreciate the fact that her big name being attached to this brand new title is good for it and the health of it.

But I kind of want to see aj Lee fight against or feud against someone else after wrestle Mania for that title, like maybe Raquel Rodriguez or maybe Roxanne Perez now that she's come back, Like that's something else that I would like to see. I want to see her fight more people, more women, and then, of course, you know, you never know, after Mania, there could be more call

ups from NXT. I want to see aj actually have a run with the title that's a little bit longer than that, and actually see her fight newer opponents who who have probably dreamed of facing off against aj their entire careers. I want to see. And then on top of that, like I don't know, I just want aj to win. So I'm predicting aj Lee will retain because I still feel like there are uncharted waters with her holding the title.

rolled in that one match. I'm excited for this because I'm always happy to see the women's tag team titles defended, and all of these women collectively have made the women's tag team titles seeing more and more exciting to watch

over the past couple of months. And I actually would have loved it if this were a ladder match, But honestly, it's okay that isn't I feel like the ladder match that is happening for the men's Intercontinental title could have gone to this, But then again, that's just me being crazy. I've loved seeing Lash and Nile hold the titles for now, but I think I'm gonna predict that the Bella's All Health the Bellas are going to win the tag titles.

I think the Bellas. It's the Bella's time, honestly, and if you really, you know, get down to the brass tags of it when it comes to just the history of women's wrestling as a whole in terms of modern in the past ten to fifteen years, they really were like the tag team that we've been the most familiar with who never had a chance at those titles because those ti did not exist during their initial runs. So

I am definitely a fan of them winning. So I'm predicting that the Bella Twins will win the women's tag team titles, and I'm also predicting that Bailey might crash out on Myra because of it. So that's my prediction. Beyoncle, what's yours?

I think, yeah, I'm with you. I think the Billetsuins will win. We've had the I I love Charlotte and Alexa, and I love Bailey and Lyra. Give someone a chance all allow the Forces to retain a little bit longer because they actually they actually look good with them, and they actually make good champions, and their storylines are funny and hilarious and they look good and I can I feel a crash out coming between if not with uh Alex,

Alexa and Charlotte, then definitely with Bailey and Lyra. Bailey has already started the crash outs in the past, but yeah, but.

I do love Chart and Alexa Bliss together. I never get tired of seeing them together. I almost never don't want them to break up at this point, but you know, you just never know. But my pick is the belichuins to winded things.

of hatred that has come from these women. You also have Lived doubling down on her privilege and also on the fact that she has the judgment day as bad. You have Stephanie Vikerra who is just not afraid to get in her face and beat her up and even break her face. Y'all saw what she did with Live backstage in their clubhouse and how she broke the TV with her like these women have just been bringing it throughout this entire feud, and also shout out to Live

in that music video. It's so funny because when I first saw the flashes of that video, I thought for sure it was going to be like a feature with the Raider Ats, who are the dance team of the Las Vegas Raiders. But then it wasn't and it turned out to be a music video and it was cute. But I'm gonna need for I'm predicting that Stephanie Vikare will retain simply because of the fact that this is

her first WrestleMania Number two. It was just last year where she was the NXT Women's Champion and she was a part of the announcement of the acquisition of Triple A by WWE, and for her to be a part of it is absolutely awesome. I just feel like there's here again, something more to her being champion that I feel like is I'm just not ready. Actually, on a personal level, I'm just not ready to see her lose

because I'm all for Stephanie's supremacy. I'm biased, I'm very biased, but you know, I'm predicting that Stephanie Vakobi retained simply because I feel like Live Morgan has too much dip on her chip and she feels like all of the outside things are going to intimidate Stephanie and it's not gonna be enough. So that's my prediction, Stephanie vakerb will retain beyond the I agree.

And this is all part of the storyline. That's amazing. That is whoever is the choreographer, whoever, whoever is the director and cinematographer for that music video deserves a raise because that is that that's amazing, Like Live Morgan gave main characters realness. She Wow, she gave popstar a she wow. If she ever, I don't know if she does music has any more songs, but if she ever decides to do this, like put out more music, like oh my god, the world is her, the world is her o' easter

as they say, it was really good. Wow, it was I I I actually enjoyed it. It was so Yeah.

something that I did appreciate about it. And then, of course, with all the interviews that she has been doing, and then with her all so being on the cover of Paper magazine to coincide with Dominic Mysterios cover as well, I just feel like there's a level of crossover appill that of course she does have. But at the same time, I feel like all of this is sort of feeding into the notion and she feels like she's bigger than life, and I feel like she's going to be humbled real

quick in that ring. So Stephanie ve Kerr is my pick to retain the championship. And that's just how I feel about the situation because Live has just been having too much dip on her chip. But eventually, when you put too much dip on your chip, the chip is gonna break. So yeah, it's gonna break Stephanie supremacy.

crash out of the WWA. I'm predicting that Jacob Fatu is gonna win because with this being an unsanctioned match and with there being really no rules here, I feel like Jacob fa Tu is gonna unleash a level of savagery that we haven't seen from him, and it's just gonna be crazy, considering Drew keeps trying to make fun of him being you know, a savage and also being a former, you know, convicted person. I think Jacob is gonna be like, oh you think I'm crazy bet and

then destore him. So I'm predicted Jacob Fatu is gonna win.

I think it's Jacob's time. Yah did I mean ya? Now, this match was very surprising in execution when they announced it because it was rumored that maybe Brin Breaker would be making his return, but he has yet to be seen. So when I saw Gunter attack Seth Rollins, I got scared and got PTSD. I thought Seth was gonna tell us that he was getting ready to retire, and I was gonna start crying and throwing up because I'm tired of these retirements. But Seth is back and cleared to compete,

So now he has this WrestleMania match against Gunter. Gunter essentially said he just wants to beat him because of their past history with the World Heavyweight Championship. You know, they got in each other's face. Seth Rollins unlocked a level of anger and passion, and we haven't seen from him since that one time he was fighting against Triple H at WrestleMania. It's the King player. So I'm hyped for this match, even though it was unexpected. I'm predicting

Seth to win. Yeah, yeah, I beat that fish, even though he did win last year in one of the craziest moments of life period. But I don't know Bert, I'm predicting Seth. It's gonna weird with no help from Paul Hammon. I feel like, if anything, Paul Hayman will try to like screw him over.

match whatsoever, will leave professional wrestling for good. But of course, if Randy does win, he'll win his fifteenth world title, which people do want for him. But I don't want it like this. I don't want it like this. I don't want it like this. I wish Pat McAfee would have just been left out of it. I know today Cody Rose went and got his championship back and tore up the set of the Pat McAfee show. That yeah, he did that early today and that was that was

interesting and very funny. But my thing is, I feel like Pat really has no place in this match. There was enough story and enough history that could have fed into this match happening to begin with without the added piece of Pat McAfee. Yeah, I'm predicting Cody Roads is going to retain because I'm manifesting of like him retaining it because watching Cody Roads lose at Russell Maynia two years in a row is something I do not want

in my life. And I just need Cody Roads to just do the right thing and kick Randy's butt and kick Pat McAfee's but so that we can go on and move on to things, to the things that we actually love and actually care about. Go Bianca.

him to finish his story. But then seeing how people see people's reactions with Pat McAfee definitely made me change my perspective because like, yeah, it's it wasn't necessary for it to be involved, and because I wanted it to be just those those two I was looking for it for I was looking for that, but this was before I realized that he's actually in the match, So that like kind of like I don't want to say bored me or turned me off, but I didn't turn me off,

but like it was just I do wish that it didn't happen like that. There's too many celebrities in our war right now. But I generally do like Pat McCree. I think he's hilarious. I love his commentary. I his re announcing of dream Ac and Tire and Finn Malor are our My brain would shout out to sub Yeah, I don't know, I just yeah, see see.

was not something that I was prepared for. And it just fell flat to me because over the course of the last couple of weeks, it was Randy sort of alluding by saying, oh, wrestling has more than one royal family, and that he could have been and that he could have been talking to somebody else, you know, who could have been a part of a wrestling royal family. But for it to be Pat just kind of caught me off. Guarden,

I just don't like a heel Pat McAfee. Like, mind you, he's been playing to heal the role of a heel perfectly, but I just don't like him as a heel because I would prefer him as a happy face guy like in all the above. And then also with him saying all the things that he said Friday about calling wrestling fans needy because you know, they were calling for lower ticket price and talking about how Cody has been leading WWE down the wrong path and how it's not what

he used to be. In all these things like those things were just very off putting and I didn't like it because ww IS has been relatively successful since Cody Roads has been you know, QB one, So all of that was just really annoying for me. So honestly, I feel like Pat really could have just they really could

have just left him out of this whole thing. Honestly, I have no problems with Pat being a fan of a product and everything else like that and being a babyface, but him as a heel was just really.

on Saturday than there are on Sunday. It's interesting that we were talking about Tiffany Stratton earlier being the Women's Champion last year offer her to not be on the card this year, and then you also have the added weirdness of Julia and the Women's United States Championship not being on the car too. It's just very there are I feel like there are just other and then you also have EO and Osca and their supposed few that had gotten started and now that's not being a part

of the Mania card either. Now mind you, I know they're gonna have the SmackDown before Wrestlemate, and you do have to have people there for that, but at the same time, it just feels very awkward to not have more than one women's match on both nights. But we move Jay Cargill versus Real Ripley. This is a match I'm very excited about because these are two of the biggest women's stars in ww battling against each other with pride ego and all of the looks and all of

the the everything for the w W Women's Championship. It's interesting because last year we saw Jade ballot out with Naomi and now here we are, and then you had Riha having a stellar triple threat match with Bianca and EO last year It's very interesting all the things that can happen within a year. But my prediction is that real Ripley is going to win. As much as I love Jay Cargill as a black woman, and I want to see her succeed and do all the great things

despite all of the haters. No matter what the haters say, I love Jay Cark, You'll love her down Rear Ripley is who I believe is going to win and become the new Women's World Women's Champion.

will win because I love them both. Yeah, I want oh, I want Jay to win, but I think something will or someone will come and distract I don't know or oh, but she has her but she has be Fab and mit Chen. I forgot about them. M I don't know talk to tell right now, but I do think a woman will win this.

So I don't think I'm not entirely sure we'll see an appearance from Naomi just yet, because it takes time to recover from that level of thing. I guess it just depends, But I don't I'm I'm just predicting that Rhea is gonna win, honestly, because Yeah, it just feels like that's just what's gonna happen for me. And I would love it if Jade retained, that would be really cool. But I just feel like, you just can't deny Rhea, right, Yeah,

you just can't deny Ria at this point. So and and even and then yeah, she does have EO who could come out and help even thinks up with the batties with Meetchen and be Fab but I she could, but you just never know.

be sad. I agree, if it doesn't win, the Nicel Penson wins, Yeah, at the very least. If Penca does retain, then I won't be mad about that at all. But Javon is just my heavy favorite to win, absolutely.

Carmelo Hayes's rights and wrongs. But if that doesn't happen, I'm predicting that Trick Williams is gonna win the United States Championship because I really, I mean, honestly, I feel like Carmelo Hayes should be in this match and this should be a triple threat, because it just doesn't make sense to me for Carmelo to have lost the way that he did and for him to not be at WrestleMania because he wasn't on the car last year when he could have been, and now he's not on the car,

and it just doesn't make sense to me. It's an injustice. Yeah, But if that, if nothing changes between now and Sunday, I'm predicting Trick Williams is gonna win the United States Championship.

and Kevin Owens. That would be interesting. But if that did happen that way, But.

Dominic has no clue. He's out of his death. I'm sorry to say that, but he's out of his death. I'm predicting Demon Fan is gonna win. Agreed, Yeah, agreed, Yeah, we can agree to that. But I'm very pumped to see dmon Fan because it's been a while.

swallowed that. So I think that's a pretty cool continuation of that of that tension along with the other tensions that they have had over the past few months. So I'm pumped about it. It's gonna be cool. But I've got demon Finn for the wig.

we want him to win. I'm predicting Obami will win and skyrocket his stardom and his overness into overdrive.

that far. I the the stars are too aligned for Oba Femi right now to have him lose at the Rumble and not win the Rumble and then also lose at Wrestleman and his first one at that when everybody is the the iron is just too hot. Yeah, it's just too hot. There are just certain things in life that are just simple, and Ova winning is simple. Sometimes all you have to do is keep it simple, stupid, keep it simple. Ova is winning, yes, And if he doesn't win, I will be drinking. We're grown, We're grown,

We're all grown. We're grown. Bianca. Right, I'm drinking and I'm turning my phone off. The phone is off.

I I don't know. I just feel like this really might be just a simple thing, and it really might just be them beating each other until one until somebody just can't get up anymore.

This has been fun. This has been a very special WrestleMania episode. So I hope everyone is having a great We'll have a great weekend and be safe and enjoy WrestleMania in the best ways possible and not be toxic and stuff. I hope everyone who's in Vegas will be safe, stay high drained because it's hot out there, and just have all the best fun and just remember why you love wrestling in the first place. And yeah, we've reached

in of our time together. So Bianca, thank you so much for joining me, and just tell everybody where they can find and follow you and what you've got going on.

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