Can Drew McIntyre Survive Three Stages of Hell?
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What is the preview for the Three‑Stages‑of‑Hell match on SmackDown in Berlin?
Welcome to the Busted Open Podcast. This is Dave LaGrecka. On today's episode, myself and Bully Ray look ahead to SmackDown and Cody Rhodes versus Drew McIntyre. Do we see a new champion? Also, we look back with Lars Frederickson, our very special guest, at Wrestle Kingdom 20 and the last match for Tanahashi. All that right now on the Busted Open Podcast. Open podcast. This is the Busted Open Podcast. Let's get into the badge tonight. First of all, now, you know, listen, Raw is gonna be in Berlin On Monday. Right, I think it's Berlin. They're they're not gonna be back in the States, I don't believe, until after the rumble. I think the first raw in the States will be and this should be a big show In Philly.
right after the rumble bully. So I'm excited about it. I love when the WWE goes out to Europe. Those European crowds are always hot. They're always into it. So this is gonna be one hell of a run until we get to the Royal Rumble. And then knowing that when they come back to the States, you're going to one of the greatest cities in pro wrestling history and that's Philadelphia.
Obviously Philly is going to be quite lively show. It'll be interesting to see what goes on overseas. Big match tonight. Um Yeah, the whole nine, it's basically a wait and see. Tonight should be exciting because the whole world has been talking about Drew getting this victory.
Yes.
Drew's gotta win.
How do Dave and Bully assess Drew McIntyre’s chances against Cody Rhodes?
Drew's gotta win. Drew never wins. Drew's gotta win. His career's over if he doesn't win. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I understand that argument. I really, really do. It's it's valid. It's like, when does this guy eventually win? It's like, uh, we'll put the strap on 'em when there's nobody around during COVID, but yeah, when business is back to normal, not so much. It's like If not now, then when? And it seems like we've been here with Drew before. And as much as I understand that argument and you've and you've taken that side, I come back with something very, very simple. Is it the right time to take the shop off of Cody?
It's a it's a real, real difficult question to answer because I go back to what we saw with Braun Breaker and CM Punk in the main event on Monday Night Raw. At Barclay Center. We were all talking about, you know what? Shock and awe. We were all talking about, hey, maybe it's time to give the title to somebody new. Braun Breaker. God, he looks great with that championship. You know what? Why don't you pull the trigger? And g put the title on Braun Breaker. I would actually think that probably most people at the Barclay Center bully was expecting Braun Breaker to win the championship over CM Punk. CM Punk retains. And I said it and you and you agreed. We're getting on the road to WrestleMania. We got the rumble coming up at the end of this month.
I think the the WWE, and we've seen this recently. And it's not a bad thing. They're kind of playing it safe. They're aligning their stars, putting their stars in the right place. Who has the women tag team championships? It's now Eosky and Ripley. Who are the tag team champions? It's the Usos. Who's your world champion? It's CM Punk. And who's your undisputed champion? It's Cody Rhodes. I feel like when you get into this season, the WWE wants to make sure they have. have their top stars in top form in the main event for your biggest show of the year.
What the WWE is doing right now across the board to me isn't exactly exciting. But it's working just fine. It's not broke. So they're not fixing it. It's one oh one. I've been uh I last on on Monday and Tuesday, we talked about this.
Why might the WWE take the championship off Cody Rhodes right now?
Paint by numbers, 101, stay the course, it works. At the end of the day, that's the only thing that matters. Is it working? And you can have everybody and their mother on uh on you know social media saying, it's not working, it's horrible, this is wrong, this is wrong, this is wrong. The only time it's wrong is when it proves to be wrong in the numbers. And right now the numbers don't reflect that the WWE is doing anything wrong. Are they knocking us on their ass where we're coming on the air and we're like, oh my god, did you see that?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the preview for the Three‑Stages‑of‑Hell match on SmackDown in Berlin?
0:00–1:37
2
How do Dave and Bully assess Drew McIntyre’s chances against Cody Rhodes?
1:37–4:09
3
Why might the WWE take the championship off Cody Rhodes right now?
4:09–9:24
4
What are the business implications of a Drew‑McIntyre title win versus a Cody‑Rhodes win?
9:24–16:37
5
How could Randy Orton’s storyline affect the Cody‑Drew rivalry?
16:37–21:15
6
Who is Lars Frederiksen and why is he joining the show today?
21:15–23:32
7
What made Hiroshi Tanahashi’s Wrestle Kingdom 20 retirement match special?
23:32–26:50
8
What are the final takeaways and upcoming plans for the Three‑Stages‑of‑Hell match?
26:50–27:58