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00:00Welcome to the Monday Night Raw. I am Luke Owen, DAD, representing Monday Night Raw.
00:26I am Pete Quinnell, representing Monday Night Smackdown.
00:29I am Dan Layton, representing Monday Night NXT 2.0.
00:33And we are playing My GM Mode on WWE 2K24.
00:37And this video is sponsored by WWE 2K24. Get your copy of the game by clicking the link
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00:45This is episode 5 of season 4. We're about to go into hell in a cell.
00:50It's our first pay-per-view. The first cycle complete.
00:54I'm very nervous. I don't know why.
00:56Also, we need a bit of clarification from last week as well, because we figured out
01:00on the booking podcast that your power card that you played does apply to this week.
01:05Yes. Yes.
01:06It didn't apply to last week. Ergo, Pete was bad last week.
01:09Well, but this was what was curious, was Pete wasn't that bad last week.
01:13I mean, it's going to really create a gulf between us now, isn't it?
01:16I'd be embarrassed if I was Pete.
01:17We only came to two logical conclusions. Either your power card had applied, or Pete was bad.
01:22Oh, yeah. We figured this out afterwards. Yes.
01:23Because it wasn't this one, it just means that Pete was bad.
01:26And you're right. He's currently in third now, which means he might be further than that.
01:31He might look like me.
01:32It's a bit cringe, actually, isn't it? When you think about it, yeah.
01:36But I mean, hey, all the more reason to get the booking podcast.
01:38Come to patreon.com, pause that WrestleTalk.
01:39Absolutely, yeah.
01:41So how are you feeling about this week, Pete?
01:43Yeah, I'll be fine, I suppose. I'll do my best.
01:45That'll be a first.
01:46I've won three times, Dan.
01:55I think I've done quite well.
01:56On easy mode.
02:00That's like Dan bragging about winning. It doesn't actually mean anything.
02:06What are you doing there, Luke?
02:08Me? Yeah.
02:10Um, well, I did say on our last set of tapings that Delilah Bond's new song had not been released yet.
02:18We're now on a new taping day and it has been released.
02:22So I'm going to listen to Maverick by Delilah Bond.
02:25And then I think I might also listen to the new track by John Carpenter called My Name Is Death.
02:31How exciting. I know I listen to a lot of pop divas and I think it's time to sort of get serious with the pay-per-view cycle.
02:39It's time to have something, you know, really like sort of masculine.
02:43And what could be more masculine than like a gang of men like hanging out, ready to sort of, you know, do a group activity?
02:51The Backstreet Boys.
02:53Right. Let's see what happens here.
02:54I'm going to assume shenanigans.
02:56We already know about Dan's power card.
02:58And now I have a dilemma.
02:59Now I have a dilemma. Not while the time is going.
03:01Now I have a dilemma.
03:01I'm going to talk to you now because I've got a special promotion power card, which I can play and it will get me way more fans.
03:06But if I get way more fans, that means Dan gets way more fans because he's getting 10% of my fans.
03:12Do I play it? Do I save it for another pay-per-view?
03:14What do I do? I don't know.
03:15Let's find out. Seven minutes on the clock.
03:18Three, two, one.
03:19Let's go.
03:20OK, something's come up and I can't have Valhalla.
03:23Wonderful. Great.
03:26She was planned for a match.
03:27My contract is up at the end of the week.
03:30Another five weeks, 58k.
03:33I already have an authorization to extend your contract.
03:35I'll be playing the power card for that.
03:36That's fine.
03:38Cool, cool, cool.
03:38Jinder Mahal, Randy Cheat made the last match.
03:40I want a rematch.
03:41Yeah, because you're going to be on this show, in fact.
03:44Great.
03:44Shayna Baszler, just wanted to thank you for keeping your word.
03:46Means a lot to me.
03:47No worries, Shayna Baszler.
03:49Do not book your most popular cruiser.
03:50F*** you, Triple H.
03:52All right.
03:53Main event.
03:55Randy Orton, Jinder Mahal.
03:57Title match.
03:59Uh, match.
04:04Let's just do normal for now.
04:05I'll change that later because I've just remembered that there's logistics to buy.
04:10I have two assets, so I could just buy a permanent thing.
04:13I could get like the email campaign or I could get the Pay-Per-View bonus here
04:16because you get every PLE, you get a branded Pay-Per-View bonus.
04:20Costs one asset and 50k.
04:23I get plus 5% show quality, plus $2 on the ticket price and plus 2500 capacity for that.
04:29Let's do it.
04:32Let's purchase that for 50k.
04:34Wonderful.
04:34Got that.
04:36My opener, I want to have Braun and Umberto.
04:39Again, I'm just filling out the card right now and I will do the actual like stipulations of stuff later.
04:46Let's do a tag match.
04:49And this is going to be Chad and Ridge versus Drew and Screeds.
04:56In fact, I'm going to move them here and we're going to have Cora Jade and Shayna Baszler in the middle.
05:04And then I was going to have Nikki Cross and Valhalla, but obviously can't do that.
05:09So we're going to have a triple threat here with these three,
05:13which means I don't have literally any promos at all because everybody is busy.
05:20Um, do I want to do that?
05:22Probably not.
05:23Maybe I should just have a singles match and do Zoe Stark versus Christina Fury and have Nikki Cross at least do a promo.
05:30You know, maybe I should do that.
05:33No, I want Christina Fury and Zoe Stark.
05:37I'll do that.
05:38And then I can do at least I could do like a charity promo from Nikki Cross.
05:45Right.
05:46That's something I could try and sign someone potentially.
05:50OK, so I've got special promotion here.
05:53Uh, because I've got OK, so I've got the back alley crew.
05:59Pre-match physio I don't need.
06:00Get the tables.
06:00It's only 30k, not 50 this time.
06:02OK, interesting.
06:06I don't think that's worth it for the amount of money that I've got.
06:09Special promotion, I'm sure you'll retain most of your fans this week.
06:11I'm going to save that for next PLE.
06:15I don't want to benefit Dan.
06:17Stupid Dan.
06:19How much time have I got?
06:20Three and a half minutes.
06:23OK, let's put some stipulations on some matches.
06:26So you guys can battle in a TLC.
06:30Sure.
06:32I don't get any branded pay-per-view bonuses for anything, do I?
06:39I don't think so.
06:41Let's book you in a TLC.
06:43Let's book you guys in.
06:46I could just do a tables because you're good at that.
06:49Let's book you guys in.
06:52Let's book you guys in a TLC.
06:53And let's book you guys in.
06:58Extreme rules.
07:00Two normals, that makes sense to me.
07:03Now, I'm going to very quickly try and do some talent scouts here.
07:09Olaf Ostrovsky, he's back.
07:12Red Bonsu, Trixie Gambit.
07:14What's the promo skill?
07:18I didn't mean to do that.
07:20How do I check the...
07:22I don't want that either.
07:24I want that one.
07:25Thank you.
07:25OK.
07:26Promo skill of two, one, three, one.
07:30Trixie Gambit.
07:32Sign you for five weeks and you can do a...
07:39You could do a something, can't you?
07:42A charity...
07:43No, let's do advertising.
07:44Because again, the more fans I get, the more fans Dan gets.
07:48F*** Dan.
07:50Two minutes left.
07:52I think I'm done, honestly.
07:57That seems good.
07:57That's a level four.
07:58That's going to be a killer match.
08:00That's a level three.
08:01That will blow off.
08:02That's a level three.
08:02That will blow off.
08:05Stark and Fury are in a level one feud?
08:08OK.
08:09Cool.
08:09Sweet.
08:09Yeah, that works for me then.
08:10And then that's a level three.
08:11That will blow off.
08:13Great.
08:13OK.
08:15Logistics, I've got...
08:19Because I only have one asset, so I can't buy any others yet.
08:22But next week I will have two and hopefully money,
08:25so I can buy another one next week, which will be great.
08:31Who is my most popular cruiser and how can I not book them?
08:36That is...
08:38Umberto Carrillo.
08:40Self Triple H.
08:41I'm booking Umberto.
08:42He's the man.
08:43I don't know if you know, but he's a legend now.
08:50Umberto Carrillo at the pay-per-view.
08:54Great.
08:56Jinder Mahal in a rematch with Randy Orton,
08:57which he's getting this week.
08:59What other stuff have I got?
08:59Ten tag matches.
09:00There's another one done.
09:02Five rivalries with a title match.
09:03There's three of them on this show.
09:07Ten shows with a call-out promo I've not done.
09:10I could do a Nikki Cross call-out with Valhalla,
09:13but I've got time for that.
09:15Three superstars to a new rank.
09:17Ten shows with a charity promo.
09:18I've got one on this show.
09:19Ten shows with GM interference.
09:20I don't want to do.
09:22I think that's it.
09:22I think I'm done.
09:23I'm done, y'all.
09:25How much money have I got left?
09:26A bit.
09:27I'll get a pre-match physio just for later.
09:29I don't need it right now, but just in case in the future.
09:32And I'm done.
09:33Let's book it.
09:34Let's book the show.
09:36Backstreet's back.
09:38All right.
09:39Chills.
09:40Literal chills.
09:41Pete.
09:41First pay-per-view.
09:42How was it?
09:43Which one of you vetoed one of my people?
09:46Not guilty.
09:47That'd be me.
09:48OK, cool.
09:49I just stole 10% of your fans.
09:50Who was it?
09:51Yeah, you do.
09:52Valhalla, who was-
09:53It's not the worst, is it?
09:55It's not the worst.
09:55We're supposed to be on the show, though.
09:57We're supposed to have a matching Nikki Cross.
09:58So I had to pivot.
09:59But not the worst that could have happened.
10:01Yeah, OK.
10:01Well, I mean, I'm sorry, but I'm also, you know-
10:04Not.
10:05Not, yeah.
10:05Yeah, yeah, yeah.
10:06No, that makes sense.
10:06I mean, I'm more sorry for myself that it wasn't worse.
10:09Yeah, you know, that's fair.
10:10Yeah.
10:11Turns out, I don't actually have that many people on my roster,
10:13you know?
10:13Yeah.
10:14So when someone gets vetoed-
10:15Not even with scripts?
10:16Not even with scripts.
10:17So when someone gets vetoed, and I have to pivot, I'm like,
10:21oh, what about those four promo slots?
10:23And also, it's a pay-per-view week,
10:24so there are five matches there to vote.
10:26Yeah, man.
10:26There was someone in the comments on episode one,
10:29on the draft day, that was like, you guys
10:30drafted too many people.
10:31Oh, did we?
10:34I don't think that's right.
10:35You drafted more than us, and I do not think that we did.
10:37No, not at all.
10:38No.
10:41OK, so I left my notes at home, and I
10:43didn't realize until I was one step away from the office.
10:45I did think about turning around and going all the way back home,
10:48but no.
10:48So I've just got a bit of paper, and I'm trying to remember.
10:50So if I've got time at the end of my booking,
10:52I'm going to have to try and remember what my season goals
10:55were.
10:55But I'm not a heel, so I'm just using a board.
10:59It's because you're boring.
11:01Wow.
11:03What have you got, Pete?
11:04I'm going to listen to a cover of The Unseen Ones from Hades
11:10by Family Jewels, because it is insane, and I love it.
11:14I'm also going to go the cover route.
11:17Now, once I finish this John Carpenter track,
11:19I'm going to listen to Punk Rock Factory's cover of We
11:22Don't Talk About Bruno.
11:24And then I might follow that up with their cover of Eye
11:27to Eye from the greatest Disney Renaissance movie,
11:32A Goofy Movie.
11:32All right.
11:33Let's see.
11:34Here we go, music.
11:35Yep.
11:35Will my roosters come home to chicken?
11:38I don't actually know what the phrase is.
11:40Oh, I've got to do a timer.
11:41Christ.
11:42All right, here we go.
11:43Timer.
11:44Seven minutes of heaven in three, two, one.
11:49Let's a go.
11:50All right, Andrew Dawkins' contract
11:51is up at the end of the week.
11:53Five weeks for 91K.
11:55Oh.
11:58There's a Let's Talk Figures option,
12:00but I don't think I'm going to do it at this point.
12:02I'm not going to renew the contract.
12:03Let's hope he doesn't become champion.
12:05Fallon Henley.
12:05Hey, boss.
12:06I have a bit of a run.
12:06And a costume malfunction.
12:07Oh, no, the costume malfunction.
12:11You'll have to miss the show tonight.
12:13We can't have any slip ups in the ring.
12:14The network will find us big.
12:16I need all five of my feuds.
12:19Unless, OK, wait.
12:24How are, can I find out how you're doing?
12:30Because if I look ahead, so she's satisfied.
12:33If I look ahead, I don't want to do the rush job
12:37and potentially have a gender mobile situation.
12:40You got, you got lady balls.
12:42I know a local tailor who can do poke restoration.
12:44What's my budget?
12:45What money do I have at the moment?
12:47How do I know?
12:48Is there anyone that tells me?
12:49No, that's just my roster.
12:50I need to know how much money I've got.
12:53All right, you're going to have to miss the show.
12:54Maybe that was a bad choice.
12:55She's fine, though.
12:56It didn't do her morale or anything like that.
12:58Maxine Dupree hasn't had any matches in a while.
12:59Do you have room for me tonight on the card?
13:05Screw it.
13:06Yeah, I'll use you in the match instead.
13:08Liv Morgan, I'm not happy losing my strap last week
13:11as a former champion.
13:12You've got it.
13:13Don't you worry, Liv.
13:14You are going to be my main event star.
13:16Have at least one submission match this week.
13:18Well, I can't do that because I literally
13:19don't have that card.
13:21Our main event of the day is going to be Liv Morgan and Bailey.
13:26They have that level of stamina.
13:30Oh, I can do a submission match.
13:32Did I unlock that?
13:36Oh, and they've got us.
13:37OK, right, well, we'll do it.
13:40Fine.
13:41Fine.
13:43What do I get for that, by the way?
13:45Oh, yeah, that would have helped today, for instance.
13:48And our opener, we will have Cody Rhodes.
13:51We'll blow off this view.
13:53What level are they at rivalry-wise, does it say?
14:00OK, it doesn't.
14:01Oh, level three.
14:01What am I doing?
14:02I'm being foolish.
14:03I'll put the title on the line.
14:04And we'll make that a tables for now, see what happens.
14:10Tag team match, a normal tag team match for the tag team
14:14titles will blow off this feud as well.
14:16Although that's a hotter feud than that,
14:18so maybe I'll pop that there.
14:20And will I make that a tables match or an extreme rules
14:22match?
14:24Normal for now.
14:25Logistics-wise, I could probably afford to get something new.
14:32Although I've got, we'll save that
14:34for next week, we'll get some money first.
14:36Right, we're going to have Piper and Maxine.
14:41They're just having a match, it's to put them on the card.
14:45And then we're going to blow off this rival.
14:46Oh, if I want to blow off this rivalry,
14:49I have to put them in a steel cage.
14:50And how much is that, 45?
14:51So that's going to make Argo way.
14:53No, I'll be within budget.
14:55But if I have them go for one extra week,
15:02then I can always blow that off.
15:03Although I was going to maybe get rid of one of them.
15:07So I can either improve my show quality
15:10by having this feud blow off, or my match card quality,
15:14I suppose that would be.
15:15Or I could just have a normal match, save a bit of budget,
15:19and maybe get involved in a little trade.
15:27We'll do that.
15:29Two tables in a row is a no-go for me.
15:31So let's make them a tables, and let's make them a normal,
15:37maybe.
15:38And these guys can be in extreme rules.
15:43Does that work?
15:47He's literally whispering every single one of them.
15:50I can hear his mouth sounds, and that's really, like,
15:52genuinely quite unsettling.
15:55If I whack you in a tables as well,
15:58is that the worst thing anyone's ever done?
16:01I don't know.
16:04I give you the extreme rules, and I make you a tables match.
16:07And I have two tables matches on the show.
16:11I'll just keep you normal, maybe, then in that case.
16:15Because they've got the stamina for tables,
16:17they've got the stamina for extreme rules,
16:19and he's going away anyway.
16:21And then I've not got enough talent.
16:23How long have I got left?
16:25Two minutes and 25 seconds.
16:26That's OK.
16:27Because my lack of time, well, my lack of notes
16:33means I don't know what really I'm doing next.
16:35I'm trying to think one-eyed towards the trades next week.
16:38So if I look at my roster, I'm likely to go,
16:46oh, I should maybe have paid for fat.
16:49Because then, yeah, I got confused.
16:51I thought Uncle Howdy and Logan Paul were higher than that.
16:54That's really annoying.
16:58God, that's annoying, thinking about it.
17:00I could get rid of, I'm trying to think,
17:02who do I get rid of next week in the trade?
17:04So Karl Anderson, I'm probably going to put into a feud with.
17:09Oh, no.
17:10It would be, oh, I don't have a good guy bruiser,
17:14other than you.
17:15Oh, that's fine, though.
17:16I don't need to worry about that.
17:18I know what I'm saying.
17:19I know what I'm saying.
17:20My Cathy Kelly coffee hasn't really
17:22helped my brain get into gear now.
17:23So let's go over and look at the seasonal challenges.
17:26Use three power cards during a week.
17:27Oh, I haven't even looked at power cards this week.
17:30Too extreme, beginner's look, get schooled.
17:36That feels like a good thing to have, to do.
17:42Although I'm actually all right at the moment.
17:50I've got two of those.
17:51I've got one of those.
17:52I should immediately boost them.
17:54Is there anyone I want?
17:54No, I'll do that after the trade.
17:56See, because I don't want to, you know,
17:57I want to keep my cards close to my chest for the trades.
18:01But I'm not going to sign her immediately.
18:05But let's look at Sammy Vortex and see.
18:08Because that's not too bad, is it?
18:11Unlocking them for that long.
18:13This changes everything, the contact duration.
18:16Because I used to sign people on a permanent basis
18:18for that much money.
18:22And I'm getting less and less budget as we come through.
18:24So I'm going to have to wait a little bit.
18:2723 seconds left.
18:28Right, let's just double check the show.
18:31Sorry, this isn't the most dynamic of.
18:35Oh, you knobhead.
18:37I could have just had that be a triple threat match.
18:39I could have just paid.
18:41I could have completed the feud.
18:43I'm so angry with myself.
18:44I could have completed that feud.
18:46Because this card looks samey.
18:48Oh, fine.
18:50Fine.
18:51Fine.
18:53Seeing it eye to eye.
18:59You all right?
18:59No.
19:00Uh-oh.
19:02I could get some anger vibes at the end there.
19:06No.
19:06What happened?
19:07Like, it's a good show.
19:08I've booked a good show.
19:09But I realized I did something a little bit silly.
19:12I've got an email, finally.
19:16You got some capital D drama?
19:17I got some capital D drama.
19:18Do you want me to tell you about it now
19:19or should I tell you about it later?
19:20That's up to you.
19:21Fallon Henley had a wardrobe malfunction.
19:23Oh, no.
19:23Jindima balls.
19:24Jindima balls.
19:25Jindima balls happened.
19:26They're back again.
19:27I got a Jindima ball.
19:28So I, in my head, was like, oh, no.
19:31I don't want the same thing to happen to Pete.
19:33Yeah, yeah, yeah.
19:34So I just told him to have a week off.
19:36Oh, you didn't pay for the permanent fix.
19:38No, I just said, you know what?
19:39I also, Maxine also wanted a match.
19:42So I was like, right, well, I'll give Maxine the match this week.
19:45Forgetting that their rivalry was ready to be blown off.
19:47Yeah.
19:48And another rivalry that I thought was ready to be blown off wasn't.
19:51So I could have just, if I paid for it.
19:54Yeah.
19:54I could just made it a triple threat match.
19:56Yeah.
19:56And kill two birds with one stone.
19:57Yeah. Yeah.
19:58Didn't do that.
19:58You know what would have helped with that?
19:59What?
20:00Your notes.
20:00If you didn't forget them, you probably would have known
20:03that you would have had like certain rivalries
20:04that were ready to be blown off and not.
20:06Good point, actually. Yeah.
20:07I reckon if you'd have had those, you'd have been a bit more prepared.
20:10Do you want me to cry?
20:13Do you want me to cry?
20:15Do you know what else would have helped?
20:16Being better at the game.
20:17Oh, right.
20:21I'm listening to.
20:23I know everyone wants to know.
20:24I do.
20:25I'm going to listen to Battle Against the True Hero
20:29from Undertale, covered by Falco, Falcone, Falcone.
20:34I never had to say it out loud.
20:35I've only seen it written down.
20:36Is it Falcone or Falcone?
20:37I don't know, but it's them.
20:39Jennifer Lopez can be El Paso.
20:40Mm hmm.
20:41But by now.
20:42You're all in, your music's on.
20:43OK.
20:46It's pay-per-view week.
20:46It's a big one.
20:47Maybe believe in yourself.
20:50I know everyone believes in you, but do you believe in you?
20:53That's the question you've got to ask yourself.
20:55Got a plan.
20:56Execute the plan and maybe make some additional changes.
21:00Here we go.
21:01Three, two, one.
21:02Let's go.
21:05OK.
21:05Triple H. Results for the second week are in.
21:08Oh, that's 1K.
21:10Yeah, let's keep going for one more week.
21:12I'll push my luck on that one.
21:14I bet you it really backfires on me.
21:16It's OK.
21:17We need just another five week.
21:18Be 16K.
21:20Yeah, let's talk figures.
21:26If you want to extend your contract for 10 weeks,
21:30so for an extra 13 grand
21:33for 51K, I'll extend to the end of the season.
21:37Do you know what?
21:38Let's meet at that for now.
21:43Let's do 11K.
21:45Yeah, cool.
21:46That's fine.
21:47That's OK.
21:48What do you want now that Big E is down level for 40?
21:51Yeah, yeah, that's fine.
21:52That's OK.
21:52That's great.
21:53Beesh, what happened to my match with Shin?
21:55Oh, well, he's gone, bud.
21:57There's not much I can do about that, Big.
22:00What?
22:01I, what?
22:03No, what?
22:05I can't, I can't help that.
22:09He's not here anymore.
22:12Big E, you're welcome.
22:15You're welcome, Scarlet.
22:17Have your most popular available mail.
22:20Triple H, you do spoil me.
22:23Right. OK, so I want to get the pay-per-view bonus thing.
22:28That's what I'm going to spend some of this budget on today.
22:30Confirm.
22:32So I can get the pay-per-view branding.
22:35Fine. Book show.
22:36Main event is Beesh versus Damien Priest for the world title.
22:43Just make it a normal match for now.
22:44And then I'll go through all that stuff in a minute.
22:47Opener is going to be
22:50Kira Tozawa versus Joe Coffey with the title on the line.
22:53Then I've got a tag team match of
22:59Tiff Dav versus the Party Girls with the titles on the line.
23:04And then I've got a mid-card match of Al versus Higgs.
23:08No title.
23:09And then I've got a tag team match with
23:13British Strong Style versus The Lad with titles on the line.
23:17And then a call out promo of Flair calling out Scarlet.
23:21So that's that. That's kind of everything I wanted to book now.
23:24Four and a half minutes left. How did that happen?
23:26What? What? No.
23:30What? I can't.
23:32Social logistics are done.
23:35I'm sure you'll remain with your fans for this week.
23:37That's good.
23:40I'm going to use a pre-match physio now because I want to use that on Bij.
23:46Yeah, so pre-match physio on Bij.
23:51And I've got another one to use.
23:54Oh, OK. Fine, I won't use it this week then.
23:59See, I was thinking of using this on Dan.
24:03No, I don't want to do it on Dan because I think he's not next week.
24:06Next week's not the one.
24:08I'm going to save those for in the week.
24:12Select a superstar on your roster to immediately gain five xp.
24:15And I'm going to start with that.
24:16Yeah, great, great, great, great.
24:18I should check, actually, what do I get for this?
24:23Oh, that's great.
24:24Lovely stuff.
24:25OK, let's gimmick this up.
24:29So Big E is good at extreme rules and Damian's good at force count anywhere.
24:33I can do extreme rules.
24:34So let's do that for Big E.
24:38There is a risk of injury with that, but it's also pay-per-view week.
24:44Tazawa's force count anywhere or Ironman.
24:46I can't do either of those.
24:48So let's do a
24:52tables match, maybe?
24:56Yeah, tables.
24:59What do you use good at? Submission tables.
25:01Oh, maybe I should make yours a tables.
25:03Tables.
25:05Oops.
25:06Nope.
25:07Tables, save.
25:09So you might just actually make you normal and then I'll switch you and you.
25:17They're obviously not great at anything.
25:18And use no holds barred, submission backstage brawl, hell in a cell.
25:23What good are you two?
25:26Maybe I'll make this a TLC match then.
25:30Yeah, I know they're quite hurting as well, but it's pay-per-view week.
25:33Got to like, got to ramp it up, haven't you?
25:37OK, two and a half minutes to go.
25:39The show is booked.
25:40I now need to do some talent scouting.
25:42I need some giants, some women giants.
25:48Sassy molassy.
25:49That's great.
25:51Sensational styler.
25:53Oh, Chester, I don't like you much.
25:54And Psycho Sally.
25:56Bruiser cruiser.
25:59I need that giant heel, unfortunately.
26:01Sensational styler.
26:02But basically, I might just see if I need to get some people to fill out the rest of the card.
26:08I don't think it's like hugely necessary.
26:10I could do some advertising, get some money back or some charity stuff.
26:15But I would just be doing it for the sake of doing it.
26:19Because I'm going to talk this out with you all.
26:23It depends on who wins out a Bijan priest and which of them is not injured.
26:27Depends on what I'm doing next with regard to my title situation.
26:31Because I've got Bijan Joe possibly coming up.
26:33I can do Akira and Trick Williams.
26:35I can do Akira and Damien Priest.
26:38I can team up Higgs into Zawa.
26:40I can team up Trick or Priest with Al C.
26:43So my men's side of things is fine.
26:45My women's side is kind of lacking.
26:47So I might need to get.
26:52Let's do Renowned Star, who is a female,
26:58who is a heel cruiser.
27:10Search, search.
27:13Alexa Bliss, who I was only going to sign previously.
27:18I can't afford her.
27:24Bugger.
27:28No, I can reduce them.
27:29That's nice. No, that's not worth it.
27:31Absolutely not worth it.
27:32Right. In which case, I think I'm done then.
27:34I think I'm going to take this fairly easy.
27:38Road Crew is active.
27:40That's active.
27:41I think I'm, I think I'm done.
27:43Tables.
27:46Heelface, Heelface, Heelface, Heelface.
27:51Tables, normal, normal.
27:52TLC, extreme rules.
27:54Show logistics, Helm Nacelle.
27:56Yeah, I don't think I want to play any power cards
28:00or pick anything up because I actually haven't worked out the pricing.
28:02Confirm booking.
28:03You did that perfectly as my song ended.
28:05Oh, well done, you.
28:07It was my timer.
28:07Mine was almost exactly halfway through.
28:10Bad timing.
28:11Sorry, bud.
28:12How was your week?
28:13You know, it was actually OK.
28:14I got an email from Big E.
28:16Oh.
28:17And it said, hey, man,
28:19what happened to my rematch with Shinsuke Nakamura?
28:23Well, I fired him.
28:27I'm like, buddy's gone.
28:29That's like, what do you want from me?
28:31To not fire him.
28:32No, this is it.
28:33So Big E wanted a rematch.
28:34Like, what do you want from me?
28:35Like, that was not your choice.
28:37You fired him.
28:38Yeah, but it's Big E like walking into the locker room every week being like,
28:41f*** Shinsuke.
28:42Yeah, you haven't told anyone.
28:43So when Big E's like, hang on, you were going to give me a rematch with Nakamura
28:46and I'm on Big E's side.
28:47Yeah, right.
28:48You promised him something.
28:49How are you not on my side here?
28:51Like, listen, I'm going to walk you through it.
28:52Empathy. Put yourself in the shoes of Big E Langston, right?
28:55You're big shoes.
28:56You win things with a five count.
28:57You go around, you love your pancakes.
28:59And you go, oh, my manager promised me a rematch with Shinsuke Nakamura.
29:03I'm really excited for that.
29:05He's promised me that.
29:06He wouldn't let me down.
29:07Wait, you fired Shinsuke Nakamura?
29:09You didn't even let me get a rematch.
29:10And now I literally can't have a rematch.
29:12I'm cross with you.
29:14I think that's perfectly valid.
29:15I agree.
29:16Then it happened four weeks ago.
29:18Now he's angry about it.
29:20Did he wake up one of us?
29:21Like, hang on, he said I'd have a rematch with him.
29:24You were holding out hope that you'd rehire him.
29:26Could have done it, and you didn't.
29:30For SmackDown.
29:30For Hell in a Cell.
29:31Let's see what happened.
29:32Let's see what happened.
29:32I didn't have enough people for promos.
29:34But opener, my one and only level four rivalry
29:40between Braun Strowman and Humberto Carrillo in a tables match,
29:43because Humberto's good at those.
29:45He's your biggest guy.
29:46He's your big star.
29:47He's the guy.
29:48He's the MVP.
29:49Yeah, exactly.
29:50And he can't remember what I was going to say.
29:54Let's see if you like the match.
29:56For the IC title.
29:57Hey, new IC champion.
29:58Double champ Braun in the Fookster Classic match.
30:01Which is not what I wanted.
30:02He's a double champ now, because he's also the tag champ.
30:05Hey, rivalry complete.
30:07Oh, you're new here.
30:11It was supposed to be Nikki Cross and Valhalla.
30:13Valhalla got vetoed.
30:15So Nikki Cross is doing a charity promo.
30:16Thank you, Nikki Cross.
30:17I can't believe you have booked a full card with two.
30:20Who in the name of hell are you having to do advertising?
30:22Why didn't you tell me to do a call-out promo?
30:25You can blow that feud off later.
30:26There doesn't need to be a call-out.
30:27It was fine.
30:27Well, there are.
30:28More fans.
30:29Level two.
30:29Oh, yeah, you've got a whole season.
30:30I've got a whole pay-per-view.
30:31So I have to build it to the next one.
30:32It doesn't matter.
30:33Tag titles.
30:34Not tag titles.
30:35Just a tag match.
30:36No, but one of the tag champs is in it.
30:38One of the tag champs.
30:39And Braun is the other one, who's now also my IC champ.
30:41But regardless, these guys are in a level three rivalry.
30:45So this will be Rompley.
30:46Drew Gulak and Screeps win three and a half stars.
30:48Very good.
30:50Hello, Trixie Gambit.
30:52Thank you for a bit of money.
30:54That is a dreadful promo.
30:57I did get a for-the-promo skill.
30:59It's not dreadful.
31:00It's OK.
31:01In the middle of the mid-card, we
31:02have Cora Jade and Shayna Baszler
31:04in a TLC match for the women's title.
31:07Both of them been doing pretty well.
31:09Hopefully, this is a level three.
31:11This is great.
31:12Shayna Baszler.
31:14Yeah.
31:15Hell yes.
31:15OK.
31:16Baszler wins.
31:17Christina Fury and Zoe Stark.
31:19I was going to do a triple threat with Fury, Stark,
31:21and Nikki Cross.
31:22And I was like, oh, I literally have zero people for promos.
31:24So I'll make this a singles match.
31:26And then I'll have Nikki do a charity promo.
31:27And then I'll sign someone else.
31:28And at least get two promos in.
31:29That'll be fine.
31:30And then realized that Fury and Stark
31:32have a level one feud anyway.
31:33So it works out.
31:35So we'll have them on here.
31:37Hopefully, this will get to level two.
31:38Zoe Stark wins.
31:41Nope.
31:43One and a half stars?
31:44Disappointing.
31:46Ooh, no rivalry either.
31:47And in the main event in an Extreme Rules match,
31:49it's Orton and Jinder Mabalz for the world title.
31:53Come on, Jinder.
31:54You've got this.
31:54Don't hinder yourself.
31:55Bit of redemption.
31:56Jinder Mabalz!
31:57Yeah!
31:58And a four and a half star classic in the main event.
32:02He takes that picture of himself completely nude
32:04with the title.
32:05Love to see that.
32:06The underling of a little testicle just sticking out.
32:10That is three four and a half star matches.
32:12You've done that very well.
32:13And that is three rivalries blown up.
32:15Four rivalries blown off.
32:17Dan, you're welcome.
32:18I was about to say, as someone who is robbing 10% of your fans,
32:21I thank you very much.
32:23And for the charity promo as well.
32:24I made a choice on this show where
32:26I could have got more fans.
32:27And I said, I don't want more fans.
32:29Because that means Dan gets more fans.
32:30You have a special promotion card.
32:31I might.
32:32And I didn't play it.
32:34Because I was like, nah, I'll save that.
32:37I want Dan to get more fans.
32:39What's going on with NXT?
32:40Not a lot.
32:41Not a lot?
32:42Well, it's a fine show.
32:44It's a good show.
32:45We're kick ass.
32:45Did you do the logistics?
32:46Did you do the pay-per-view bonus?
32:47No.
32:48I'm trying to grow money.
32:49I'm trying to save money.
32:50Did you do it?
32:51I did.
32:51You did.
32:52I did it.
32:52Yeah.
32:53Just trying to save money.
32:53More fans for you, mate.
32:54That's it.
32:54Look, this is it.
32:55I'm getting 10% of yours.
32:56Cutting myself a little bit of slack.
32:58Opening with a tag team title match.
32:59See how this goes down.
33:01Will we have a tag team title change?
33:02No, we won't.
33:02No.
33:03That works.
33:04Retention.
33:04Four stars.
33:05Fine, fine, fine.
33:06Good stars.
33:06Nice.
33:07This is just there.
33:08Maxine won in a match.
33:09She's a tag champ.
33:11Stamina of 100.
33:12Yeah, she's not been doing anything.
33:14She's just been doing promos.
33:16But Piper is feuding with her tag partner.
33:18So in my internal logic, Fallon can't be there.
33:21So Maxine's going to have to step up to the plate.
33:23And probably Piper's going to absolutely destroy her.
33:25A giant versus a fighter.
33:26Great stuff.
33:27Can't wait for that Triple H email next week.
33:30Somehow better than my level one rivalry, though.
33:32Cody and Dawkins.
33:33Now, this was interesting.
33:34I don't know if you've had this, because you've signed people.
33:37But Dawkins' contract is up this week.
33:39And the two options were, thanks for your work,
33:41I won't be renewing the contract, which is what I went for.
33:43Because he's done a giant s**t.
33:45Nothing.
33:45Yeah, well, unless he wins the title, of course.
33:47Well, then that's why.
33:47That would be very funny.
33:48It would be also just my luck with this particular rivalry.
33:52It'd be really funny, though.
33:53The other option was, OK, let's talk figures.
33:56Yeah.
33:56He wanted 91,000.
33:58Frankly, I didn't have that much money.
34:00But if I pressed that, I wonder whether or not
34:02it would have been like.
34:03You do have another option.
34:04So within it was, that sounds fine.
34:08It's the lower offer.
34:09There's another one to extend it for 10 weeks.
34:12And then there's one to sign until the end of the season.
34:14And then your final option is, actually, no, I'm cutting it.
34:17Actually, no, thank you.
34:18I guess we'll find out how I feel about that
34:20when I've got more money and I care about the person.
34:22So let's stimulate this.
34:23Please be champ, please be champ, please be champ.
34:26Yes!
34:26Yes!
34:29In a four and a half star classic,
34:31he finally pulled it out.
34:32He pulled out the big one.
34:34It's what everyone wanted to see.
34:36I mean, it's fine, because the title's vacated.
34:38Four and a half stars.
34:40As a wrestling traditionalist.
34:42Yeah.
34:43Good God.
34:43He's gone into business for himself there.
34:45Vacant on the way out, I suppose.
34:47Vacant.
34:48These guys are the ones I thought
34:50had a rivalry that was going to be rompleted.
34:52But no, they're level two.
34:54Unfortunate.
34:55I also was like, do I put them in a tables match?
34:57Bit of variety, but no, that's not it.
34:58They're just going to have a normal match.
34:59See what happens.
35:00And I can blow that off at a later date.
35:01Howdy Retains.
35:02Yeah, fine.
35:03As a level three.
35:04Great match.
35:05Howdy, Paul Howdy.
35:07Nice.
35:08And then our main event, these are my top stars.
35:09So this is the one I'm hoping.
35:10I have contingency plans for either result here.
35:13Nice.
35:14So I'm looking forward to this.
35:15Let's see how we do.
35:16Three, two, one.
35:19Yeah, she retains.
35:21Good for you.
35:22Four and a half stars.
35:23No title changes on your show.
35:24You lied.
35:25Well, no.
35:25What happened to title changes on my show?
35:28Oh, yeah.
35:28And now I don't have a world champion.
35:29Yeah, yeah, yeah.
35:30Three title retentions on your show.
35:32Yeah, yeah, yeah.
35:33That thing happened.
35:34Obviously, I could have swapped the opener with the tables
35:39because I thought they weren't, I don't know,
35:41I just felt like the tag was going to do better.
35:43I mean, the order's fine, but it doesn't make a difference.
35:45So thank you, Maxine.
35:46You've come through as per.
35:48I actually don't remember how you're supposed
35:51to do the drama curve on.
35:53Opener and close.
35:54In a paper, it doesn't really matter.
35:56OK, that's fine then.
35:57Yeah, the middle mid-card match isn't linked to anything.
36:00You can have that be whatever.
36:01Few.
36:02But as long as that first mid-card
36:03doesn't outperform your opener and the third mid-card
36:06doesn't outperform your main event.
36:07Yeah.
36:07That's generally what happens.
36:08Unless they've changed it, of course, with 2K24.
36:09Few.
36:10Got the opening tag team title tables match
36:13of TIFFDAVV versus the Party Girls.
36:15Titles are, of course, on the line.
36:16Of course.
36:18TIFFDAVV retain in a classic four and a half star.
36:22Four and a half stars.
36:22Crikey.
36:22And Ron pleads for the rivalry.
36:24Four and a half.
36:25All over.
36:25So that's fine.
36:27I can figure that out.
36:29Call out promo because Scarlet wasn't on the show this week.
36:31Hey, well done.
36:32Wow.
36:33Level two.
36:34Finally.
36:34Wow.
36:35Two out of five weeks.
36:37Flare.
36:38Scar.
36:39Suddenly realized when I copied across my notes to my notepad,
36:43I didn't actually copy across any of my rivalries.
36:45So I went into the show not knowing who was in what.
36:48Yeah.
36:48I just knew what my views were.
36:49It would be hilarious if next shoot you forget your notebook.
36:52That would be very funny, but it won't happen.
36:54Tozawa versus Joe Coffey in a normal match for the United States Championship.
36:59Tozawa retains in a four star.
37:03Very good rivalry.
37:04Lovely stuff.
37:05I've got good plans for you.
37:06Doesn't outperform your opener.
37:08Very nice.
37:09It's what the fans all came to see.
37:11Higgs and Traz.
37:12Yeah, Higgs.
37:13Higgs wins.
37:14And it goes to three.
37:15Level three rivalry.
37:16And yet still over performed.
37:19Yeah, that's impressive.
37:21Honestly.
37:21Hey, Pete.
37:22Hello.
37:22Over the weekend, I went to visit a lovely bakery down in the Hackney Downs.
37:28It was called Butch and Bait.
37:30Here they are.
37:31So.
37:34Go on to the next bit, Luke.
37:36To do the joke.
37:37Well, I know, but I was going to back on from that.
37:39So I've updated, you know, I've copied my notes across.
37:42I made a mistake on this one because I wrote down specialist faced Tyler Bait.
37:47And then went to write my other specialist faced, Butch.
37:50But I started writing Tyler again.
37:52So I've now renamed him Tyler Butch.
37:54So it's Tyler Bait and Tyler Butch.
37:55Tyler Bait, Tyler Butch.
37:56Here they are.
37:57That is the lads.
37:59They are, in fact, lads.
38:01The lads reign.
38:02Four and a half stars.
38:04Oh, crikey.
38:06Well, you better hope you're going to perform.
38:08It might do.
38:09If it's the same.
38:10If it's a four and a half, it's fine.
38:12It's fine.
38:12And extreme rules is Big E's specialty.
38:16So yeah, you've got a good chance then.
38:17But the stamina worries me.
38:22Oh, goodness.
38:2338, 39.
38:24So Big E has had a pre-match physio.
38:26Okay, cool.
38:26I was going to do the same for Damien Priest.
38:28Turns out you can only do it once per week.
38:30Nice.
38:31Good stuff, mate.
38:32Yep.
38:32So this is big risk now.
38:35Damien Priest wins.
38:36That means he's probably injured.
38:37Four and a half stars.
38:39It's classic.
38:39It's a classic.
38:40It does not perform.
38:41No injuries.
38:43That's okay.
38:43Fine.
38:44Yeah, great.
38:44You're all good.
38:45All right.
38:45Not the worst thing that could ever happen.
38:46That's not the worst.
38:47Honestly, great shows all round.
38:49That's actually fine.
38:50Well done, everyone.
38:51No, I was going for the controller, but that's okay.
38:54Oh, no, I'll do it.
38:56No, sorry.
38:56Thanks, mate.
38:59Okay.
39:00I need to check stamina.
39:0247, 47.
39:03You're fine.
39:05You're all fine.
39:0738.
39:0738.
39:08Yeah, I need to rest.
39:08You're not a champion anymore.
39:09You're fine.
39:10And 26, 32.
39:12You guys need to rest.
39:14I thought Autumn was only in early 40s before the match.
39:18So that checks out.
39:20Man, look at that as a drama curve there.
39:24That one and a half star match from Raw.
39:27We all kicked it with the main event.
39:28Yep.
39:29Yeah.
39:29So each of us had like one not great match.
39:32We had the two stars on NXT 2.0, 1.5 on Raw and a 1.5 on SmackDown.
39:36Wild.
39:37Yeah.
39:38Okay.
39:38All right.
39:39I don't know if you go with your 33 stamina.
39:4133.
39:41And the title.
39:42Cody's going to get some promos.
39:43That's fine.
39:44They're all...
39:45Dijak, that's a surprise me.
39:4737.
39:4931.
39:51This is going to be a rough.
39:53Post pay-per-view.
39:55This is going to be rough, man.
39:5738, 47.
39:58Okay.
39:5943.
40:0226.
40:0225.
40:0328, 30, 43.
40:05None of those are great.
40:0720 and 21.
40:09Oh, none of those are great, Luke.
40:10None of those are great.
40:12Hang on.
40:13Match specialties, two stars.
40:15Big E's match specialties, extreme rules.
40:18Game.
40:21What the f***?
40:22Well, maybe he's like good at it.
40:23He's just not that special.
40:25Yeah.
40:26Maybe it's like...
40:27My specialty is brownies.
40:29Like that doesn't make...
40:30Your brownies are great.
40:31Yeah, that's a good point.
40:32Right. Okay.
40:32Shall we continue, Pete?
40:34Let's.
40:34Away you go.
40:34Let's see the fans.
40:35Come on.
40:36Oh, yeah.
40:36Come on.
40:36Come on, Smackdown.
40:37Come on.
40:39Oh, 31,000.
40:41Okay.
40:41Okay.
40:41Okay.
40:42That's pretty good.
40:42Except all the fan bonus minus 14.
40:44So what it did was it took away...
40:47So you would have been on 145.
40:49Yeah.
40:50Piss.
40:51Sorry.
40:52So you just got 14,000 fans.
40:56From one power card.
40:58Yeah.
40:58That helped.
40:58That helped.
40:59Let's have another one of those.
41:00That'd be nice.
41:01Well, I've still got money.
41:01That's nice.
41:02Considering I bought the extra logistics and stuff as well.
41:04Yes.
41:04I've still got money.
41:05That's nice.
41:06At this point in this version of the game,
41:08I'm like, if you're close to 100k, you're happy.
41:11You're all right.
41:11Yeah.
41:12Oh, wait.
41:12We'll wait until we buy logistics.
41:14Then we have to spend 200k on logistics.
41:16And then we won't.
41:17But right now it's fine.
41:18Rivalry between Mahal and Randy Orton finally got settled.
41:21Can't wait for the aftermath.
41:22Yeah, sure.
41:23Not sure if Trixie Gambit's ready for the big time.
41:25Me neither.
41:26What a killer show.
41:27Can't believe we just lost money on Mahal breaking the losing streak.
41:30Love watching Orton fight, but he's looking tired.
41:32Yeah, he's going to rest.
41:33He's going to rest.
41:33Chill out.
41:34Like what Nicky did in that promo.
41:36Nice way to start strong and end it strong.
41:37Chain of base match.
41:38My favorite part of tonight's show.
41:40Like every match in this week's Smackdown.
41:41Felt different from the last one.
41:42Love that for me.
41:44Cool stuff.
41:45All right.
41:46One, two, nine.
41:47One, two, one, eight.
41:48Let's see how this went.
41:51Can I get an extra bonus as well?
41:53Yeah.
41:54Oh, that's not bad.
41:56That's not bad.
41:57Good job.
41:58Good job.
41:59I did it then.
41:59Yeah.
42:00That's helped me in a big way.
42:01Because god damn, if you didn't get those 14,000.
42:03124,000.
42:04And I would have been on 144.
42:07I would have been 20,000 fans more than you.
42:09I'm very pleased with that choice.
42:11I'm not however pleased with the total profit loss margin.
42:13Although we're over the budget, so that's fine.
42:15Also, yeah, that's a good point.
42:17You got the logistics, didn't you?
42:19I did.
42:19The special logistics.
42:21I just didn't go there.
42:22Yeah.
42:23That's case in point.
42:24What happens when you don't take the options when you can get them.
42:26Exactly.
42:28Bailey's going to run to the ground carrying 2.0 every week.
42:30Definitely earned a break.
42:30Although you worry about Bailey.
42:31She's fine.
42:32She knows what she's doing.
42:34Uncle Howdy one's making me laugh.
42:35Where is he?
42:36Down, down.
42:36Next one down.
42:37Howdy defending the NXT North American Championship once again.
42:40It's starting to feel a bit stale.
42:41Yeah, come on, man.
42:42A bit stale, mate.
42:42It's a bit stale, isn't it?
42:43Sort it out.
42:44Howdy, Paul.
42:44Howdy and Logan Paul are the reason I watch NXT 2.0.
42:47Their rivalry is developing so much.
42:49Can't please everyone.
42:49Can't please them all.
42:50Really solid contest between Paul and Uncle Howdy.
42:54So look, listen, right?
42:55You know, NXT manager 81.
42:57I don't think.
42:59There you go.
42:59Well, by the sounds of that, they were born in 1981,
43:02which means they are like peak winching on social media age.
43:06Right.
43:06You are significantly.
43:07So you've got an extra 7,000 pounds on top of me.
43:10I am chuffed about that.
43:11Yeah.
43:11Okay, right.
43:12Here we go for Monday Night Raw.
43:14I think this is going to do well.
43:16122.
43:16Oh, I'm actually disappointed in that.
43:18Yeah, I am too.
43:19That's the weakest of the three.
43:20Well, that is.
43:22You would have been the same as Dan.
43:23If Dan didn't get his extra fat.
43:25But I had four title matches, four gimmick, three gimmick matches.
43:30And you did really well.
43:31I mean, the show could only had one, one and a half star match.
43:34I had all the logistics there with the pay-per-view bonus.
43:37Maybe if Big E had stepped up in his specialty.
43:40So did you have the arena of one of the other ones and the pay-per-view bonus?
43:44You don't have to book them yourself, do you?
43:46No, it just activates automatically.
43:47Maybe get good.
43:49Yeah.
43:49I'm disappointed in that.
43:51I thought I was going to be bigger.
43:52That's what she said.
43:54I'm going to watch back the footage after this.
43:55Yeah. Disappointed.
43:56Well, we'll talk about that on the booking podcast.
43:58Yeah, we'll talk about it on the booking podcast because I'm curious.
44:00Because maybe there's something I've missed.
44:02Yeah.
44:03Oh yeah, I did my contract negotiation.
44:05This would have come in handy this week.
44:06These contract negotiation power cards are so much better than they were back then.
44:11They were good in the last game.
44:12But now knowing how, you know, the contracts work and talent work.
44:16Which I had to play mine on scripts this week.
44:19Because his contract was going to be up this week.
44:20So now I want to keep him around.
44:21Which is interesting because the power card that I've got for completing my goal.
44:26I've got one of those.
44:27Oh, fun.
44:28Reduced timing.
44:29Do you know what my commissioner goal was?
44:30What?
44:31Book your most popular baby face against your most popular heel.
44:34Mine was make sure you don't book your most popular cruiser.
44:38I was like, obviously not.
44:39Speaking of commissioner goals, can I raise a point of order that we discussed yesterday?
44:43Well, in our history.
44:44Sure.
44:45Not directly yesterday for the people.
44:47You know how I've got that power card for you?
44:49Because you went over time.
44:50Sure.
44:50I do feel like maybe it's a little bit outsized.
44:53You went a couple of seconds over.
44:55And a whole minute off your time maybe feels a bit cruel.
44:59So what if we change that power card?
45:02And.
45:03If you're going to suggest what I think you're going to.
45:06Because you discussed this on the Raw podcast.
45:07I'm going to flip out.
45:09The power card should probably be that you're not a ****.
45:12No, absolutely **** not.
45:14Absolutely **** not.
45:17Depending on how much over time you go, you can't do your commissioner goal that week.
45:22One for each second.
45:25If you go like 10 seconds over, that's one week.
45:27If you go 20 seconds over, that's two.
45:29No one's really going to go 30 seconds over.
45:31But if you did, that would be three weeks.
45:32You can't do it.
45:33I just put the motion forward and I think it requires two thirds consent to go through.
45:39Well, I think we should discuss this on the booking podcast.
45:43We can have a firm decision come next week.
45:46But people probably agree.
45:47I heard you talk about this in the Raw podcast.
45:49I'm laying in bed sick with the flu and I jumped out of bed.
45:54Like your man in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
45:57You should have thought about that before you went over time.
46:00Anyway, still second.
46:02Well, number one.
46:02What a beautiful shot that is.
46:04And that is a lot of fans ahead of you.
46:07So thanks so much, babe.
46:0830,000.
46:09Yeah, that's a big gulf between first and second.
46:12But look, you have no champion.
46:15Just me and Bale.
46:16Just me and Bailey standing up there together.
46:18Love that.
46:19I must have done something wrong in mine.
46:21We'll go into the booking podcast.
46:22I must have done something wrong.
46:23Yeah.
46:26Oh, no.
46:27Oh, no.
46:28Oh, no.
46:29Oh, no.
46:29What have I done?
46:30What have I done?
46:32I've gone over time.
46:33He's still going.
46:34You're nowhere near.
46:38And you can go watch that episode right now over at patreon.com forward slash WrestleTalk.
46:44And not just that, you get an extra thing this time because it's after pay-per-views,
46:48which means it's trading time.
46:51You can see the full cut of us doing our trades over at patreon.com forward slash WrestleTalk,
46:56and we will have the highlights of what happened in the trades in the week six episode as well.
47:00And we mentioned it a few times in the show today, but if you go over to Patreon,
47:03you will also get the booking podcast where we discuss how the weeks went,
47:08various things that have come across for us, and how we're going to address those going forward.
47:13It's a good little podcast, I think.
47:14And a big thank you to this episode's sponsor, WWE2K24.
47:18Get your copy of WWE2K24 available on all gaming platforms using the link in the video description
47:25down below.
47:26We are having a very, very fun time with this new edition of My GM Mode.
47:32And Dan Layton, number one.
47:36Not just like outclassing Pete, but also me as well.
47:39I mean, that one's not a shocker.
47:4015 ahead of me.
47:42Second place?
47:43But I am currently second.
47:45Dan, if you hadn't played that power card, I'd have been like a thousand fans behind you.
47:54It would have been like a 28,000 fan swing, and you're currently 30,000 in front of me.
47:58It's a good job you didn't play that special promotion card then.
48:01Yeah, right?
48:03We'll see you next week.
48:04I've been Luke Owen, DAD, representing Monday Night Raw.
48:07I've been Pete Quinnell, representing Monday Night Smackdown.
48:09I've been Dan Layton, representing Monday Night NXT 2.0.
48:12Jam that jam.