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You are locked in. 25 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:21,720 Look at what we have here, folks. 26 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:23,880 You're the only show that matters. 27 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,680 The queen of the crop, Duke, loves wrestling. 28 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,400 And there is no. One that does it better than 29 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,760 your house. I have come. 30 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,680 Here. To chew bubble gum and kick ass 31 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:36,640 the. Duke. 32 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:46,320 And I'm all out of bubble. Brothers and sisters, you know 33 00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:50,240 that we are rocking and rolling in 2024. 34 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:52,800 As you know 2023 was a great year. 35 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,760 It's always a great year here on Duke Club's wrestling and one of 36 00:01:55,760 --> 00:02:01,680 the main reasons why is because the folks that check in and come 37 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,880 back and and talk about their progress and things going on in 38 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,880 the world. You folks love it and you're 39 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,480 able to to watch their journey and and and really be with them, 40 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,760 be fans of them. And that's pretty cool. 41 00:02:13,920 --> 00:02:15,920 That's that's one of the best parts about this show. 42 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:23,520 And certainly no one is as beloved and no one is is as 43 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:27,000 welcome or any more welcome, I should say, than our guest this 44 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:31,840 week, the man himself, The world's greatest play thing 45 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:33,440 sticks. What's going on? 46 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,000 This sticks. What's going on, buddy? 47 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,760 At least you can get it right. It's the world's most famous 48 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,160 play thing. That's right. 49 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,360 Coming at you live large and in charge, right here on the Duke 50 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,240 Loves Wrestling podcast. First show of the new year. 51 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,200 Welcome back. And you're. 52 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:51,200 Welcome second show of the New Year. 53 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:57,000 Whatever doesn't count if it wasn't me. 54 00:02:57,920 --> 00:03:03,600 Sticks, Listen, I'm glad you're here because we ended 2023 with 55 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:08,000 all kinds of controversy. Your friends, your buddies there 56 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,840 that, your your brethren down there in Florida. 57 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:16,600 The never ending saga, The biggest ridiculous issue in all 58 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,920 of pro wrestling. Literally everyone talking about 59 00:03:18,920 --> 00:03:20,960 it. Generation Championship 60 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,760 Wrestling, in my opinion, the real GCW other than Georgia 61 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,320 Championship Wrestling. You guys got a lot of problems 62 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,080 down there and there's been a whole lot of mess. 63 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:33,240 Gomez, he, he's pissed at me and and you know, Gomez I'm sorry, 64 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,680 but I we got to take a break from you and and hear from other 65 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:38,360 people. I've. 66 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:39,760 I've been on the record about that. 67 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,920 That's the way it is. But he's pissed and good for 68 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:48,120 him. But you being somebody who is 69 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,480 actually on the mic and you've been in the company throughout 70 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,560 and you've been with the company, you kind of seen 71 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,120 everything. What the hell is going on Styx? 72 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,120 Like, legit. What is going on with all of 73 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,120 this mess bro? Listen man, I got to be real 74 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,400 careful. As per the Board of Directors, I 75 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,160 signed a non disclosure agreement. 76 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:11,960 There's not much I can really say, OK. 77 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:18,240 So we can find a way. Here's here's my issue with 78 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,360 that. Here's my issue with that. 79 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,200 Your guy who's come on the show throughout the years and of 80 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:26,680 course this, I'm not going to say anything to put you in a bad 81 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:33,320 spot but I'm not a fool. I know what ND as are and I and 82 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:38,960 I I know you know what generally can be saying and what cannot be 83 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:39,480 said. So. 84 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:44,200 So let me ask you this way. Are you surprised that Gomez was 85 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:50,160 removed from the company? Just out of respect for the 86 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,400 company and respect for myself, I'm I'm going to stay away from 87 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,400 this. It's better for me not to say 88 00:04:55,400 --> 00:05:00,000 anything, brother. You could board this show, you 89 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,320 know, why are you here this week if you're not going to talk 90 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,320 about the thing that everybody wants to talk about? 91 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,400 It's kind of weird. You think this is the only thing 92 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,400 going on in my life? You think you think GCW is the 93 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:16,120 only thing going on in my life? That's that's presumptuous of 94 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,520 you brother. And and honestly but I I just 95 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,600 told you I signed a non disclosure agreement. 96 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,640 What what part of that don't you understand? 97 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:25,560 We're we're we're friends. Yeah dude. 98 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:32,120 But this is a podcast and people hear this and I don't know if 99 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:35,960 you're in a position to pay my legal fees should I get sued. 100 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:38,400 OK. All right. 101 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,440 That's fine. I mean, so, So what, what are we 102 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,200 going to talk about this go around here, Styx, because I 103 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,040 literally brought you on the show to talk about what the 104 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:47,520 Hell's going on down there in Florida. 105 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,520 Can you can you talk about Florida at all or? 106 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,200 Yeah, there's plenty going on in Florida. 107 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,880 It doesn't all revolve around the GCW. 108 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:58,000 But I will say as the voice of GCW, you'll be pleasantly 109 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,800 surprised with what we got coming up as far as our shows, 110 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,000 our quality of entertainment. But other other than that, the 111 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:08,200 backstage drama, the the ballyhoo, the noise, I I've got 112 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:11,600 nothing to say about that. Well, I got plenty to say about 113 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,040 it. People are definitely going to 114 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:16,240 be paying attention to this, this chocolate fest or whatever 115 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:21,000 the hell it is you guys got coming up, because what's going 116 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:22,840 to happen? I mean, that's what. 117 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,400 You should come out and see on February 17th come. 118 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,960 I really should. Because everyone's in my inbox 119 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,600 talking about it. I got people in China hitting me 120 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:35,640 up about it and it's look, I I want to make sure I'm careful 121 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,720 because I did promise Michael Elray that I I would stop saying 122 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:43,600 Florida's a mess. So let me just real quick the 123 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:47,400 fact that you let me pull back the curtain a little bit, ladies 124 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,960 and gentlemen, Duke bumped me for Michael Elray and let me 125 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:55,120 just say something about the greatest manager of all time. 126 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:59,960 If you never leave your house and you only work for two 127 00:06:59,960 --> 00:07:03,760 companies, you can be the greatest manager of all time. 128 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,600 But if you're like me and you travel to Alabama and you travel 129 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:11,760 to Georgia, and you travel all over Florida, and you travel to 130 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,240 South Carolina, you're the greatest everywhere. 131 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:20,800 So I don't know what Michael Elray is smoking, drinking or 132 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,520 inhaling, but I don't see him anywhere I go, that's for sure. 133 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,560 Well, that that's not fair. First of all, I I think Michael 134 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,680 Elray is not such a bad guy. Sure, yeah. 135 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:35,680 No, 'cause he didn't disparage you live on your show, OK, 136 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,160 Right, 'cause we you don't remember all the things he said 137 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:40,520 about me when he was on your show? 138 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,320 I. I remember the first time. 139 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,920 Yeah, he definitely had some things to say about you running. 140 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,360 His mouth about me like he knew me, like he's been at my dinner 141 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:53,200 table. OK, Styx, I don't know where 142 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,360 this this serious attitude is coming from, this go around but. 143 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,800 Well, I mean, I come on your show, I said. 144 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,720 I had some things to promote that didn't have anything to do 145 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,880 with GCW. You ambushed me with a gotcha 146 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,280 question, I tell you. Hey, man, I can't talk about 147 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:07,120 that. You pressed me? 148 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:11,560 Then you bring up Michael Elray like he's some hot piece of shit 149 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:16,320 and he well, never mind. 'Cause I don't, I don't need you 150 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,240 having problems with him. That guy already talked about 151 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,520 slapping people and stuff like that, and I don't want any kind 152 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:23,560 of issues there. Next thing you know, I'm. 153 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,600 I'm in the legal mess I got, including the company that you 154 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,120 work for, putting me in their memo, whatever the hell that 155 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,240 was. Geez, I almost swore. 156 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,679 Look, I'm not going to say Florida's a mess, but Florida's 157 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:36,600 complicated, OK? That's that's the word I. 158 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,240 Was used, Man, it's the Wild West. 159 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,480 We do what we want. Florida's complicated. 160 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:44,720 OK, well, look, let's let's move on from being this tension. 161 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:49,000 I'm not used to you having this kind of tension with me is, you 162 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:50,640 know, we usually have a good time Mystics. 163 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:54,320 So. So what are you up to? 164 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:58,520 You know, of course we got GCW in that chocolate fest where, 165 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,240 you know, it'd be interesting to see what happens with with the 166 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,200 world title or whatever the hell they're talking about there. 167 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:08,000 What else do you have going on? Well, this coming weekend, this 168 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,360 Saturday at the Murray Hill Baptist Church, we've got the 169 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:16,320 Love Alive charity presents, the Duval Brawl put on of course, by 170 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:20,400 Elijah Burke, and the Love Alive Charity is the charity here in 171 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:23,040 in Jacksonville that helps the less fortunate, the homeless 172 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,360 population. We help feed and clothe them, 173 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:29,960 and Elijah Brooke puts on a a wrestling show twice a year to 174 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:35,160 help raise those funds to to provide much needed support for 175 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,200 the homeless community in Jacksonville, So I'm very 176 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,360 excited about that. It'll be at the Murray Hill 177 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:44,040 Baptist Church this coming Saturday and the following week 178 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:49,760 in Jacksonville as well. USWUSWA presents the Don Curtis 179 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:53,440 Memorial Cup at the Armory on Normandy Blvd. 180 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,440 So I'll be at those shows back-to-back. 181 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,720 It's going to be great. Couple weeks here in North 182 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:03,120 Florida for some great, great wrestling and the Duval Brawl 183 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:09,160 always brings out some big stars from N.W.A, from AW, some former 184 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,640 WWE star is going to be there as well. 185 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,560 So come on out and support a good cause and I will be the 186 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:18,080 voice of both shows. That's cool. 187 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,240 That's cool. So you you got a busy schedule 188 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:24,000 in 2024, which is always great to hear. 189 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:28,280 And then hopefully the following Friday, we've got the press 190 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,720 conference for River City Wrestling Con. 191 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:35,680 Oh yes, yes, of course. River City Wrestling Con, which 192 00:10:35,680 --> 00:10:37,920 is exciting. So are are you going to be at 193 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:39,560 the next River City Wrestling Con 'cause? 194 00:10:39,560 --> 00:10:42,360 You know I have been told I will be there, yes. 195 00:10:42,560 --> 00:10:44,840 OK, so this is official. We're we're breaking news here. 196 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:51,200 Yeah, we will. I don't exactly know what my 197 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:55,240 role will be, but I have been asked back, which I'm very 198 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:56,840 excited about. I love River City Wrestling. 199 00:10:56,840 --> 00:11:00,360 River City Wrestling Con is quick, quickly becoming one of 200 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:06,360 the best wrestling conventions, dare I say in the country, not 201 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:08,640 just the southeast, but it's going to be great. 202 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:11,440 This year it's going to be at the World Golf Village in Saint 203 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,920 Augustine. So the venue has changed, but 204 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,360 the show hopefully remains the same. 205 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,640 Now, did the venue change because you and August Artois 206 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:24,560 almost burned down the last venue or or you know, just I'm 207 00:11:24,560 --> 00:11:29,880 just asking. Maybe, but I heard that. 208 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,240 They were. I heard that they were closing 209 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,360 that particular venue, I bet. They are after what you guys 210 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,520 did. So I don't I don't know if that 211 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:41,840 was directly involved with me but you know that the World Golf 212 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,120 Village is a is a world class facility. 213 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,480 There's gonna there's a great hotel right there. 214 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,480 You've got Bill Murray's Caddyshack. 215 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:53,440 The bars is right there as well. So it's a really, really cool 216 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,720 spot and it's going to be a really cool two days in June. 217 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:03,760 Believe it's the 8th and 9th or 7th and 8th and if if you're in 218 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,080 Florida you're definitely want to go you're you're definitely 219 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:09,960 going to want to be there. Jeez, you got me flustered bro. 220 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,120 I can't even say words. Yeah. 221 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:15,360 I mean look man, I, and I'm not I'm not throwing this one out. 222 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:18,200 We're going to keep this as is because I I want people to hear 223 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,520 this. For the record, this is a new 224 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,520 sticks in 20. You know new year new you. 225 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:28,200 So new sticks in 2024, a lot more serious a lot more guarded. 226 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,640 And it's interesting. I don't. 227 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,600 I don't know what's going on in life that has driven you to the 228 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:38,000 point where you're you're treating me like I'm some kind 229 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,400 of, you know? It's it's not. 230 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,080 It's not. Well, OK, so you're a journalist 231 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,920 by nature, right? Your job is to get the dirt. 232 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,360 Your job is to dig. Your job is to push. 233 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,480 But when I tell you I can't, I just can't. 234 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:53,720 It's not 'cause I don't like you. 235 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,880 It's not 'cause I don't want you to have the scoop, brother. 236 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,320 But I can't. You're. 237 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,880 I'm not going to let you cost me money because you want to hear 238 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:07,080 some juicy details. Fair enough. 239 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:08,880 Fair enough. That's fair. 240 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:10,600 When it's time to hear, you'll hear. 241 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:12,480 Trust me. Well, and that's the other 242 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:13,320 thing. I will hope so. 243 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:17,840 I hope so because you guys down in Florida just like the folks 244 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:21,920 down in Texas, just like the folks in China you've utilized, 245 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:27,320 Duke loves wrestling as a place historically where we're the 1st 246 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:32,440 to know what the hell is going on and everybody is, is, is 247 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:36,040 absolutely wondering what the hell is going on down there. 248 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:39,160 There's no question about it. So yeah, I I definitely want to 249 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,240 know what's happening next and and what's happening currently 250 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,240 and what's going to happen in the future for sure. 251 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,040 Especially for somebody like yourself, because you're not 252 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:51,440 physically in the ring, but you are in a position where you're 253 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,440 you see everything and I'm sure you hear everything. 254 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:59,200 So if anyone you know can give a good perspective, it certainly 255 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,840 sticks. I think this year specifically 256 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:06,640 for me has been the end of last year and the beginning of this 257 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,040 year is is more about focus than anything else. 258 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:16,040 I I really want to reach a new apex. 259 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:20,040 You know I'm, I'm back on on the road as far as like traveling. 260 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,400 Like I said I just got back from South Carolina. 261 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:26,520 I just got back from Alabama. I'm working on getting booked in 262 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,640 Chicago. I'm trying to, you know, go as 263 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:35,640 far as I can and that takes tremendous obsession. 264 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:38,080 I think this is one of those things. 265 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:43,480 It's a passion pursuit, right? But you have to be obsessed if 266 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:48,400 you want to be great and I want to be great and and that's 267 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:52,040 that's really where I'm at. You see it on my Instagram, on 268 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:55,800 my gym photos, I'm in better shape than I was six months ago. 269 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:58,920 I'm pushing myself harder. I'm working harder. 270 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,240 I'm doing more. I'm, I'm trying to go further. 271 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:06,280 So all those things considered, it puts you in a different 272 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:09,760 mindset. You can't just go along to get 273 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:11,640 along, can't just be happy to be there. 274 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:18,000 And and one of the things I've learned about this business or I 275 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,080 guess entertainment in general, is you kind of have to be an 276 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:24,040 asshole to get over. Not in the sense of like, being 277 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:28,480 mean or rude, but you have to be able to stand your ground and 278 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,560 draw a line in the sand and say, no, I'm not going to take that 279 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:31,440 shit. I'm not going to. 280 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:37,000 This is not where I see myself. This is not my plateau. 281 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:43,160 This is not my ceiling, you know, And I have a lot of goals 282 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:48,240 for myself that I see myself reaching this year and I'm not 283 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:52,200 going to stop until I get there. Well, for everybody listening, 284 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:56,040 since you know Sticks is hitting the road, if they want to reach 285 00:15:56,040 --> 00:16:00,040 out to you and and bring you in, you know what's the best way 286 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:04,040 folks can get in touch with? You Well so Facebook is Ken 287 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:10,840 Sticks Ray Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok is All sticks Man 92ST 288 00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:18,640 IX, Man 92 Sticks 92@gmail.com all those great wonderful ways. 289 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,840 And then if you have my number, if you're lucky enough to have 290 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:25,360 it, send me a text, give me a call and we'll do business. 291 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:29,240 If the money's right, I'm going, you know, and that's really 292 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,360 where I'm at. I think this is the year for a 293 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:36,480 lot of people to to stand up and and make noise. 294 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:40,160 And then that's where I'm at. My brothers, my sisters, it is 295 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:44,480 your man the Duke host of the Duke Loves Wrestling Podcast, 296 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,320 and I want you to do me a favor. I want you to go to 297 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:54,400 www.strictlyfortheculture.ca. Strictly for the culture is one 298 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,920 of the hottest brands in sports and entertainment today. 299 00:16:58,240 --> 00:16:59,840 Come on, you've seen the T-shirts. 300 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:04,040 You've seen the hoodies on folks like Rodney Mack, the Reverend 301 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:08,960 Ron Hunt, Jeremy Prophet, MLW World Champion, Alex Kane, Mr. 302 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:14,560 PWI 500, J Bougie, even your man the Duke and a lot of other 303 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:18,160 podcasters and influencers. So I'll say once again, 304 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:24,760 www.strictlyfortheculture.ca. Do it for the love, do it for 305 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:26,359 the respect, do it for the honor. 306 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:30,280 But most of all, do it strictly for the culture. 307 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:38,800 So next time, be kind to yourselves and be kind to 308 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:44,720 others. Take it away, Tony Shivani, this 309 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:48,440 is Tony Shivani and we're definitely out of time on Duke 310 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:49,240 Love wrestling.