{"id":42173,"date":"2017-05-09T14:24:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T19:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=42173"},"modified":"2017-05-09T14:24:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T19:24:06","slug":"wwe-bring-table-58-source-finding-wwe-wants-feel-various-hot-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/05\/09\/wwe-bring-table-58-source-finding-wwe-wants-feel-various-hot-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE BRING IT TO THE TABLE 5\/8: Your source for finding out how WWE wants you to feel about various hot topics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-235721341\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>WWE BRING IT TO THE TABLE, EPISODE 4<br \/>\nMAY 8. 2017<br \/>\nAIRED ON WWE NETWORK<br \/>\nREPORT BY CRAIG ELBE (@CraigElbe on Twitter), PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p>Let the puppets commence their talking\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The show started with the camera on Peter Rosenberg. With a serious face, he said there has been some controversy regarding his comments on Roman Reigns. Cory Graves followed suit, that controversy surrounded his Shane McMahon comments. Sheepishly, JBL simply introduced himself as John Bradshaw Layfield and turned to his co-hosts. A few seconds of awkward silence and stares at each other later, JBL said he won $21 last week playing golf. Rosenberg broke the tension and introduced the show, smile and all. (The controversy has already begun and I hate this message)<\/p>\n<p>The opening package played, then Rosenberg identified himself as the host of Bring it to the Table. He introduced Graves and JBL, the latter still beaming from his golf winnings. Rosenberg briefly played into JBL\u2019s pride then went to the Hot Start.<\/p>\n<h3>Hot Start<\/h3>\n<p>Rosenberg brought up A.J. Styles\u2019s comments about Raw and Smackdown on last week\u2019s Talking Smack. A clip played of Styles passionately speaking of how Smackdown is the place to prove yourself and become a star, then how upset he is of how Smackdown makes stars and Raw takes them.<\/p>\n<p>Graves said he loves Smackdown. He gets to watch it live and in person every week before commentating on 205 Live, but Styles must realize he\u2019s a product of his environment. Being on the same show and rubbing elbows with two of the all-time best in John Cena and Randy Orton will obviously elevate everyone. But, Graves doesn\u2019t necessarily agree Smackdown is better than Raw.<\/p>\n<p>JBL was disappointed with the Superstar Shake-Up as he wanted to work with Cory Graves, or at least have Byron Saxton drafted to Southpaw Regional for Lance Catamaran. He agreed with Styles, Smackdown is the land of opportunity. He cited Alexa Bliss as an incredibly talented lady who flourished on Smackdown. JBL said Smackdown has always been the better show but curiously referenced the timeframe of 2004-2006, and it\u2019s the better show today. He guaranteed the Raw Women\u2019s division would flourish on Smackdown, or any Superstar for that matter.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg called JBL out on saying Smackdown reigned superior only during 2004-2006. He asked if Smackdown was better than Raw in 2009-2011. JBL said Smackdown went through an unexplainable huge slump and its mid-2000\u2019s heyday is back and is head and shoulders better than Raw. He doesn\u2019t think Smackdown has better talent, rather better opportunities are presented to them that they take.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg asked if Smackdown is more about in ring competition and Raw more about entertainment. Graves feels that\u2019s a fair assessment, that Smackdown\u2019s matches have more implications and duration and are in better in that regard. With Raw, there are faster paced segments that may not fit on Smackdown but doesn\u2019t know if it\u2019s a fair comparison, i.e. apples and oranges. JBL didn\u2019t comment.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2790073600\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Next up, also with a stain of controversy, the House of Horrors match at Payback. Rosenberg said WCW and WWE have long histories of interesting matches, naming the King of the Road match an example. (That match was from WCW\u2019s 1995 Uncensored Pay-Per-View, where Dustin Rhodes lost to the Black Top Bully. That PPV was covered in detail on the Tony Schiavone What Happened When podcast. There is also a written recap on PWPodcasts.com ) Rosenberg also referenced the Boiler Room Brawl, the first of which occurred at Summerslam 1996 with Undertaker long to Mankind.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg said there was a mixed reaction to the House of Horrors match. JBL thought it was great, but anytime a live crowd has to watch video of something they either get bored or boo. He understands the mixed reaction because they wanted to see the action in person. He said the King of the Road match was horrible despite featuring Dustin Rhodes, who can have a great match with anyone. Rhodes had a Backlot Brawl with Roddy Piper (at WrestleMania 12) and that turned out great, so those matches are unpredictable how they\u2019ll turn out. The original cage match in 1937 with Jack Bloomfield vs Count Petro Rossi was in chicken wire and through the years evolved and become a staple of wrestling. Sometimes those ideas work but they must be tried, and he thinks the House of Horrors part of the match was okay.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg pressed JBL if it worked or not. With some pauseful hesitation in his voice, JBL said it did work but it\u2019s hard to say. The live crowd didn\u2019t like it but the match came across better how he watched it, on TV and it was very good. Having the two best Superstars of all time and filming it like a movie was different but argued it had to be tried. Graves, who was in the arena calling the action, said also said the live crowd didn\u2019t like it. He said they weren\u2019t sure what to expect, nor did anybody with the only known details being the match would end in the arena. Or, perhaps whatever hopes and expectations they had weren\u2019t met. He thought it was cool and different, and at least it got payed off in the ring and likes that type of experimentation. Rosenberg asked if the crowd said yay or boo. Graves said they booed, then Rosenberg segued to the Yay or Boo segment.<\/p>\n<h3>Yay or Boo<\/h3>\n<p>The first subject was the Superstar Shake-Up. While aware his opinion isn\u2019t being solicited, Rosenberg gave this a Boo. He attended that Raw at the Nassau Coliseum and expected the excitement of a supplemental draft instead of people just showing up on the show that were from elsewhere. Overall, Graves liked the Shake-Up but gave a big-time Boo to Charlotte Flair going to Smackdown. His Queen was taken away and so was an eventual dream match with Alexa Bliss.<\/p>\n<p>JBL thought the Shake-Up is valuable to the company and provides a great opportunity for Superstars who may not receive any. Even though he is great and didn\u2019t need one, Kevin Owens got a fresh coat of paint. He now has an incredible gimmick as the new Face of America, like a French-Canadian John Wayne. Rosenberg asked if there was such a thing as a French-Canadian John Wayne. JBL said the new face of America is a thing and doubted if he has watched their product lately. Rosenberg said Owens got a fresh shave while JBL said he and Owens were speaking French to each other on commentary.<\/p>\n<p>Next up was the Welcoming Committee. Rosenberg detailed their targeting of Charlotte and attacking her and Naomi after their recent championship match. JBL gave them a Yay because the women in the group now have a meaningful purpose instead of just living on the card having matches. Graves gave them a Boo. They just seem thrown together and broadly titled, and targeting only Charlotte will make the Smackdown Women\u2019s division suffer. JBL countered, saying the Four Horsemen were thrown together and only aimed at Dusty.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg followed up and asked if JBL is comparing the Welcoming Committee to the Four Horsemen. JBL said he isn\u2019t, that the Welcoming Committee is much better! They all laugh and Rosenberg called JBL a bad man. JBL said he hopes Ric Flair and Arn Anderson are going to watch the show, but then he and Rosenberg realized they won\u2019t bother.<\/p>\n<p>Next up was Titus O\u2019Neil and his Brand, working with Apollo Crews as he transitions from in-ring competition to a manager\/mouthpiece role. Rosenberg is excited to see how that will develop. Graves said he\u2019s been the only proponent for Titus and that won\u2019t change. Titus is incredibly entertaining, and what he lacks in the ring he more than makes up for with his verbal ability. He added he could probably make a better pocket square for Rosenberg than the one he crafted for himself.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-703437462\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>JBL said Boo. Titus dwarfs Apollo Crews and looks like a million dollar, hall of fame athlete and is in fact a world class athlete. He wondered who Titus isn\u2019t going to dwarf, then told a story of Vince McMahon always taking shoes off to interview Andre the Giant, to make Andre look even bigger and shoot it from the waist up. JBL said Titus is simply too big and impressive looking in a suit to be a manager and will overshadow anybody he represents. Rosenberg remembered when Titus did commentary a couple years ago and surprised everybody with his verbal skills.<\/p>\n<p>Alexa Bliss was up next. Rosenberg said Bliss has taken the Raw Women\u2019s division by storm and defeated Baily for the Raw Women\u2019s Title. He added Bliss, while not part of the NXT Four Horsewomen, may now be bigger than all of them. JBL thinks she\u2019s bigger than both women\u2019s divisions and doesn\u2019t know how she picked up this business so quick. He compared Bliss to Kurt Angle, that some people have an innate ability to be incredible performers. Rosenberg said Angle was an Olympic amateur wrestler, while Bliss unbelievably came from a cheerleading background. Graves said Bliss came to NXT (in May 2013) from a fitness background and her first character was like a pixy, Disney Princess thing and nobody had high expectations for her. Whatever has clicked for her since has clicked in a big way. However, Graves isn\u2019t quite ready to say Bliss is better than the Four Horsewomen but loves having her on Raw as she is definitely carving out her own spot in WWE. Even though he doesn\u2019t have his Queen, at least he has his Goddess. JBL joked about Dolph Ziggler being a former cheerleader that became a former two-time world champion.<\/p>\n<p>A commercial aired, promoting new episodes of WWE 24, showing shots of Finn Balor, Bill Goldberg, and Kurt Angle. The rest of the ad showed there would be new episodes of WWE Story Time; featuring animated versions of (I\u2019m assuming) DDP, Ricky Steamboat, Ric Flair, and Enzo, finishing up touting new episodes of Table for 3 with shots of Eric Bischoff, Maryse, Kelly Kelly, and Eve Torres.<\/p>\n<h3>Bring it to the Table<\/h3>\n<p>Rosenberg didn\u2019t want to waste any time, and got to the Bring it to the Table segment. First up was, what Rosenberg called the biggest feud in WWE, Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman. Rosenberg felt the need to ponder potential celebrity names for the pair. He swung and missed as you would\u2019ve guessed. JBL said Sam Roberts wouldn\u2019t have done that. Rosenberg argued Roberts doesn\u2019t have the bravery he does! He brought up the incredible Reigns\/Strowman match from Payback, then mentioned he interviewed Reigns during WrestleMania week. In that interview, Reigns said Strowman never did anything incredible until he worked with him. Rosenberg asked if that is true and how special the two of them working together is. Graves said Reigns has definitely forced Strowman to step his game up, and they\u2019ve made magic together. This is one of his favorite rivalries currently, and in some time. He likes the aspect of it being a throwback to, as Jim Ross would say, hosses fighting. Their Fastlane and Payback matches were both awesome, and if it\u2019s not the end of the line yet for Reigns and Strowman, Graves won\u2019t be mad.<\/p>\n<p>JBL joked he wished JR was there. Graves made sure it was JR place of Rosenberg, with a JBL confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>JBL said Strowman had a great \u201cclash of giants\u201d match with Big Show (failing to mention which one he was referring to), and had a great match with Reigns as well (also failing to specify which match.) He agreed with Reigns\u2019s sentiment, that he has good match after good match and is the future of the company. For the people who want to continue to hate him, he encouraged them as it\u2019s within their rights. But, Reigns is being dislike for the wrong reasons, and puts out quality after quality every single night. Rosenberg feels Reigns should be disliked in a Rick Rude manner, where a fat slob man on the couch gets angry when his lady perks up when Reigns is on TV, not for what he does in the ring. JBL thought Rosenberg was comparing he and Graves to him in the fat slob realm, and said they are not like him.<\/p>\n<p>After that most likely scripted-cause-it-wasn\u2019t-edited-out part, Rosenberg pivoted to Backlash, which will feature the Smackdown in ring debut of Shinsuke Nakamura. He\u2019s a shirt toting big fan of Nakamura and has been annoyed at not seeing Nakamura in action yet, and asked if he\u2019s wrong for feeling that way. JBL yelled that he\u2019s 100% wrong and Nakamura is a special attraction worth the wait, comparable to UFC\u2019s Conor McGregor. Nakamura needs to be kept special as he is just that unique and good a performer. JBL added Nakamura should be utilized sparingly, like the Undertaker was, starting in the mid-2000\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg expects JBL to hate on his opinions, but asked if Graves understands him. Graves does understand him, but people need to understand the NXT familiar part of the WWE Universe is only a small fraction of the total WWE viewership. Those who know and have followed Nakamura will realize it was worth the wait when he and Ziggler steal the show at Backlash, and right now a buzz is being created. JBL said Rosenberg\u2019s opinions are just the wrong ones, and he has a lot of them, but they don\u2019t hate them.<\/p>\n<p>Happy to oblige hearing that from JBL, Rosenberg asked him if he knows Nakamura well and considers them friends. JBL said yes to both, then we are shown a clip where JBL called Nakamura \u201cShin,\u201d with voice effects for good measure. Rosenberg called back to JBL taking him to task for saying Taker instead of Undertaker, despite there being a shirt bearing the words \u201cThank You Taker.\u201d Rosenberg openly doubted JBL\u2019s friendship with Nakamura, and shamed him for calling him Shin! Graves backed JBL up, that he has been witness to many fascinating JBL\/Nakamura conversations. Rosenberg begged what they talk about. Graves mentioned politics, weather, rugby as some but not all their topics. JBL said he told Nakamura how the Japanese Sevens Team (for rugby) is getting better and better. Escalating in anger, JBL added he\u2019s been to Japan 50 times, he\u2019s been Nakamura\u2019s house, vacationed with his family, and known him since he was 12 years old!<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg, with a darn near literal wink and nod, used JBL\u2019s anger to segue to the next segment.<\/p>\n<h3>Don\u2019t Get Hot!<\/h3>\n<p>First up was a quote from a Sheamus interview. Rosenberg used a half Irish accent and quoted Sheamus, \u201cYou look back at the attitude Era and the level of entertainment we put in the ring now. The Attitude Era doesn\u2019t come close. I\u2019m not afraid to say that either.\u201d After JBL and Graves gave Rosenberg grief for his sad Irish accent attempt, JBL said Sheamus ought to have pride for his era and feel he\u2019s the best, but disagrees with the statement. He said back in the Attitude Era while competing with WCW they did an 8.1 rating one night, and JBL vs Ron Simmons was the highest rated regular quarter hour of all time with an 8.6 rating. Rosenberg wasn\u2019t shocked he remembered that metric. JBL said it is like Stephen Curry saying his Warriors are better than the 1996 Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n<p>JBL thinks the Attitude Era roster was the best of all time, and today it\u2019s in an evolution phase. He then listed Hall and Nash before the NWO, Isaac Yankem before he was Kane, the Ringmaster before he was Stone Cold Steve Austin, Hunter Hearst Helmsley before he was Triple H, and Rocky Maivia before The Rock as all on the WWF roster in 1995. He said it was the greatest roster of all time and before those guys transitioned to becoming what they did. This current roster is in the mid-stage of a similar evolution and doesn\u2019t know who will step forward out of it, but once it happens it could end up the greatest roster of all time, but it isn\u2019t right now.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg said he may be crazy but there could be a legitimate case this roster has better Superstars in the WWE than ever before. Graves warned Rosenberg on using the word \u201cbetter\u201d, but said there is more of a wealth of talent. He said he loves the Attitude Era as much as anyone else and grew up watching it, and that\u2019s part of the reason he works in WWE. With all the talent across the entire WWE, The Rock-like, Stone Cold-like next level transcendent star is there but hasn\u2019t emerged yet. He agreed with JBL on this being a transitional phase, and agreed with Sheamus to an extent. With WWE\u2019s revenue and everything they\u2019re doing right now, now is a better time than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg joked about only being five channels to compete for ratings with back in the Attitude Era, but nowadays there\u2019s Netflix, many cable channels, and social media and WWE still has great numbers. He listed Finn Balor, Roman Reigns, A.J. Styles, Randy Orton, John Cena, Undertaker at this year\u2019s WrestleMania, Attitude Era holdovers Hardy Boyz, and said today is a great time. JBL said the mere fact a comparison is being fostered is a great thing. He maintained the Attitude Era\u2019s superiority but shared his old-school bias of being there, but today\u2019s roster hasn\u2019t gotten there yet. Overall, that speaks well for WWE today. Rosenberg agreed 100%.<\/p>\n<p>Next topic was a Rusev tweet where he wrote, and Rosenberg offered his Russian accept to say \u201cCongrats @AlexaBliss_WWE. Let it be known she wasn\u2019t on the INDIES for 10 years.\u201d Graves hopes Rusev crushes him for the accent, and JBL said he sounded like Borat. Regarding Rusev crushing the indies a bit, Graves said he would have taken that to heart and been offended six or seven years ago. When he arrived in FCW they were stacked with the top indy guys who paid their dues for WWE stardom like Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Sami Zayn, and Kassius Ohno. When someone like Baron Corbin, a former NFL player, arrived, the indy guys looked down at him and used their indy time as a passion measuring stick. Corbin sticks out to Graves because he was always asking for car rides around the Florida shows they did. After many rejections from Graves, Corbin eventually ended up on a four-hour car ride with Graves. Graves said Corbin asked him every question he could think of during his time in the indies, etc. It was then Graves noticed he was developing his passion. Now, Corbin is one of the top Superstars on Smackdown and one of Graves\u2019s best friends. He initially didn\u2019t give Corbin the time of day to because of the stigma of not being on the indies. Corbin helped Graves open his eyes to there being another route to WWE success besides the indies.<\/p>\n<p>JBL chimed in, wondering why it\u2019s a badge of honor to for someone to spend 15 years in AA ball. There was an idea A.J. Styles was one of the best in the world but it wasn\u2019t realized till he was in WWE. Being in the last generation that went through the territories, JBL respects anyone that learns as much about the business as they can, in as many places as possible because it\u2019s different everywhere. He thinks it\u2019s insane to wear a badge of honor that says you can\u2019t make it to the major leagues. The point of getting in this business is to make a name for yourself and make money instead of having pride in being stuck in AA ball. Rosenberg used Kevin Owens as an example of someone who is proud of the years he put in the indies despite not having the typical body type, style and speaking with an accent. JBL said that Owens is another example of what he\u2019s talking about, that his talent was unknown till he got to WWE. He\u2019s not trying to hurt any long tenured indy person\u2019s feelings, but if they had a great time and made a living God bless them. They just weren\u2019t good enough to be in the major leagues to be considered one of the best.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg collaborated with Puma and WWE to design some Puma X Undertaker Limited Edition sneakers for WrestleMania and sold only at Foot Locker. There were only 23 pairs made, and someone has one of them on eBay for $10,000, $25.95 for shipping. Graves and JBL accused Rosenberg for being that eBay seller and he denied selling a pair of shoes he collaborated on creating. They both gave him blank stares, and he said with a slight smirk \u201chow dare you!\u201d to Graves and JBL for nor believing him. Graves said he\u2019s got a pair of Undertakers in his closet. Rosenberg asked if they were black, as the eBay pair were black. Graves said his are white and at his home and not on eBay. Rosenberg gave a face that either said he\u2019s guilty or Graves is lying. JBL told Rosenberg he\u2019d throw him a bowling ball if he was drowning. Rosenberg said that\u2019s just mean! (What was lost in all this was the seller\u2019s location is Orlando, FL and Rosenberg lives in New York. But, Rosenberg having a friend in Orlando sell the shoes for him to be conspicuous by location would not be the most riveting or surprising plan. I got curious and checked out eBay for myself. No such pair was listed, leading me to believe this was another scripted segment or it was taken down after the show aired. I doubt anyone will care enough to dig more than I have, but I\u2019ve been wrong before.)<\/p>\n<p>A commercial for NXT aired for their normal timeslot on Wednesday at 8\/7C.<\/p>\n<p>Then a brief clip is shown of Rosenberg, Graves, and JBL at the desk. We were lead to believe this was supposed to be a blooper or some something not meant for air as JBL said he\u2019d rather be waterboarded than to talk wrestling with Sami Zayn. He upped the ante and said he\u2019d rather be captured by ISIS than have to have dinner with Sami Zayn. (Rosenberg played up the shock value and Graves gave the hard laugh where is effort yielded more than the result. Another lame scripted pile of junk. Do they think we think it\u2019s live! It\u2019s not that hard to figure out it\u2019s taped and edited and produced to show us exactly what they want us to see. Another example of Vince being out of touch. It\u2019s worth mentioning JBL didn\u2019t look as eager to say those things than one would expect.)<\/p>\n<p>A commercial for Backlash aired with Shinsuke Nakamura and his music featured.<\/p>\n<p>More pretending to be live occurred when Rosenberg was drumming on the desk and had to be told they were back on. Now it\u2019s time for the next segment.<\/p>\n<h3>Dig It<\/h3>\n<p>Kane running for mayor of Knox County, Tennessee was the first topic. Rosenberg said his real name of Glenn Jacobs and then pitched to Jacobs\u2019s campaign video. (In poking around YouTube this was an abbreviated version. I also think he was standing in front of a green screen that had nature noises and background added later. I thought he could have done a better job for this serious job but came across too much like the authority figure branch of the Kane character tree.)<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg loved the slogan Lighting our Way to the Future for Jacob\u2019s campaign, while JBL thinks Jacobs is a brilliant man running for office for the right reasons. He said he and Kane were a tag team in Germany for promoters Otto Wanz and Peter Bingham in the early 90\u2019s and has known him well ever since. He hopes he becomes mayor and it\u2019s nice to see someone do this because they want to instead of having to and wants to make the world a better place Rosenberg joked JBL said that cause he is physically scared of Jacobs, JBL simply said he\u2019s huge.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Owens dad is a traitor! A friendly hockey Twitter exchange by Sami Zayn and Owens\u2019s dad, Terry Steen is shown, along with Owens\u2019s keeping-it-kayfabe response to his father. Graves understands fan loyalty but is happy Zayn\u2019s Montreal Canadians got eliminated from the NHL playoffs, unlike his Pittsburgh Penguins. He contended Zayn and Steen are bound together by fandom of the Canadiens but perhaps Steen didn\u2019t know his son was about to become the new Face of America and would\u2019ve sent a direct message instead. Clearly perturbed, JBL would rather stick needles in his eyeballs than watch a hockey game. (But rugby is more exciting to him?)<\/p>\n<p>Now on WWE Shop, there are official Luke Harper tank tops for sale. They appear to be plain black with no logo, as we were shown as Twitter picture someone put out there of the shirt. Graves said he may or may not already have a four-pack on the way for himself. JBL said he\u2019s \u201cexcited\u201d for the new apparel. Rosenberg said he should be a model for the tank top. JBL said 52-year-old men don\u2019t wear tank tops, then said Rosenberg should instead. Rosenberg said he does his cardio then does a fat man in a little coat impression. Speaking of the gym, he said he listens to WWE themes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of WWE themes, people in Orlando, FL were singing the Shinsuke Nakamura theme in the streets after the Smackdown after WrestleMania. Graves said favorite WWE theme music, while Nakamura\u2019s is up neat the top of his list, but his all-time favorite is Evolution by Motorhead. JBL\u2019s favorite isn\u2019t Sasha Banks as Rosenberg suggested, especially not the rendition Rosenberg demonstrated. JBL yearned again for Sam Roberts. Rosenberg said Roberts doesn\u2019t have his voice and JBL agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg showed and read the Vince McMahon Tweet to John Cena on his birthday on April 23rd. Vince wrote, \u201c\u201cHustle Loyalty Respect\u201d is not just an expression, it\u2019s the measure of a man. Happy birthday to the Babe Ruth of WWE, @JohnCena.\u201d JBL said Sam Roberts in the Babe Ruth of commentating, which got a big laugh from Rosenberg. Graves asked Rosenberg if he would have felt better if Vince said Micky Mantle instead of Babe Ruth regarding Cena. Rosenberg said maybe Vince changed his mind, and Cena is the Babe Ruth of WWE. Graves said maybe Vince has looked at all the numbers, then JBL jumped in and spewed off a conspiracy theory about the Oak Islands being true. Confused, Rosenberg asked Graves if he knew what JBL was talking about. JBL referenced the Lagina Brothers, and Graves said of course he does. He and JBL spend an inordinate amount of time talking about things.<\/p>\n<p>Next up was one of Rosenberg\u2019s favorite WWE things ever, the Intercontinental Championship. He said it has lore, history, and magic. Held by Tito Santana, Greg \u201cThe Hammer\u201d Valentine, Savage, Steamboat, Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, legends. Graves cleared his throat and pointed to JBL as Rosenberg played dumb but then acknowledged JBL as a former Intercontinental champion and said the amazing history of the IC Tile seems to have been restored on Raw. The camera stayed on an annoyed JBL as<\/p>\n<p>Graves said the IC Title was always his favorite, and when Dean Ambrose showed up on Raw it was exciting. The weeks that followed saw multiple people vie to be number 1 contended to the IC Title, which was not always known as there were just IC Title matches on pay per views. He looks forward to the luster being restores to the Intercontinental Championship. As a former IC champ, JBL said the title has had so much prominence and gave examples of Davey Boy\/Bret at Summerslam 92 at Wembley Stadium and Shawn\/Razor WrestleMania 10 of when it had been at a peak. He said it\u2019s great to see it back in prominence. Rosenberg agreed, but said now it\u2019s almost time to say good-bye to JBL.<\/p>\n<h3>Big Finish<\/h3>\n<p>Rosenberg thinks Jinder Mahal has a real chance to become Smackdown Champion. JBL said it a good thing Jinder has the chance and it\u2019s a positive result of the Superstar Shake-Up and both Raw and Smackdown are lands of opportunity now, and Jinder can either sink or swim. He said Eddie Guerrero needed an opponent in 2004, and Bradshaw became JBL in a few short weeks for their match at the Staples Center. JBL knew he had a one-shot deal and if he failed he was probably done in WWE and headed to Japan to finish his career. He thinks Jinder has a one-shot deal and the opportunity he has is that\u2019s all that is important right now. With a 1.3 billion population and television contracts in India, this is a marketer\u2019s dream. Jinder got himself in shape, earned this opportunity, and JBL said he is pulling for him to have a hell of a match with Randy Orton at Backlash. Graves said he\u2019s excited for Jinder as person, as he knows him well and thinks he\u2019s a fantastic human being. They go all the way back to NXT when he came close to becoming the first NXT Champion, losing to Seth Rollins in the finals. Being close was always the story to Jinder for his career. What Jinder does with this opportunity remains to be seen. Graves prefers the wait and see approach with Jinder based on his history, but isn\u2019t ruling out Jinder becoming the face of Smackdown. Jinder was released from WWE as a part of # Man Band, and Graves wouldn\u2019t have picked him to be the one who looks to be the breakout star of that group of guys that have all reinvented themselves. At Backlash we will see if that\u2019s meant to be.<\/p>\n<p>JBL quoted Gorilla Monsoon about not needing to look like that waiting on a bus, regarding something about Jinder\u2019s appearance, unless JBL mumbled his words too much for me to decipher. JBL believes Jinder is a future world champion at some point and has this opportunity to go against one of the best of all time in Orton, and he\u2019s done a fantastic job thus far. Rosenberg couldn\u2019t agree more, as no one can deny the shape Jinder is in, like no one can deny what kind of host he is and said it was a real treat to be on the show with Graves and JBL. They both stare silent non-reciprocation back as Rosenberg asked JBL about his golf game. JBL eagerly shared all the details of the $21 winnings and how the game went as the show went off the air.<\/p>\n<h3>Craig\u2019s Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>This was another propaganda piece fed to us, telling us what they want us to think. The first two episodes ticked me off, the third was okay but still got me boiled. This one didn\u2019t insult my wrestling IQ so much as it insulted my intelligence as a human with how fake and corporately packaged it was. Using Corey Graves is smart, but too much of this type of programming that turns him into a puppet can harm is image and credibility.<\/p>\n<p>The worst part were\u00a0the moments where JBL ripped into Sami Zayn. I don\u2019t know what he did to deserve it, but I hope he\u2019s in on the joke &#8211; but I doubt it. On a minor note, I\u2019m glad they decided to not use \u201cwife-beater\u201d to describe Luke Harper\u2019s tank top, but thhttp:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/01\/06\/rising-star-fading-star-week-heymans-performance-bring-table-heel-turn-ardent-long-time-fans-plus-ambrose-stromwan\/en why bring up such a sad source of human suffering as ISIS?<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this was a show rife with corporate buzzwords and subliminal positioning that wasn\u2019t as irritating as the past three, unless I\u2019m getting used to it. 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