Jonathan Hood

And Mason Rook is also part of that notable new NXT talent, but you got to get them over.

They just can't be on the CW and say, hey, we got some fresh talent.

They got to get over to the point where when you do get to this classic, this scene of classics, like, oh, man, this is a big match.

Welcome to the Busted Open Podcast.

I'm Jonathan Hood.

And on tonight's show for Busted Open After Dark, we talk about Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu, the contract signing.

It was wild.

Well, we're talking about it right here on the Busted Open Podcast.

This is the Busted Open Podcast.

I want to talk to you a little bit about the status, the state of WWE heading into Backlash.

So before we dive in, I do have some concerns.

The number one thing is WWE is leaning into smaller cards with more impact on storytelling.

However, this backlash card features only five matches with a one-hour broadcast window on ESPN, and the rest is going to be on ESPN and the plus platform for ESPN.

There's a lot of commercials.

There's a lot of ads, but not enough in-ring substance for me.

The men and women work hard to be able to get on these cards.

I know that everyone cannot be on a PLA for WWE, but here we are again with just five matches on this backlash card.

And I always think about you and I as fans, what we're paying for the tickets, the parking, the travel.

I think that we deserve a lot more than just long entrances and short matches.

I think what we want as fans is substance in the ring and not just presentation.