Reaction to WWE Backlash
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Welcome to the Bust Open Podcast. Along with Justin Labar, I'm Jonathan Hood. And on today's show, we talk about the main event at Backlash. Roman Reigns defending the championship against Jacob Fatu.
What is the main event at WWE Backlash?
And the fallout afterwards. It's all part of the Bust Open Podcast. This is the Busted Open Podcast.
How did Roman Reigns retain his title against Jacob Fatu?
Overall, what would your letter grade be for Backlash based on what you saw?
Oh, I'd give it a... Give it a B, B minus. No, look, if you bought your ticket to Backlash... You knew exactly what you're getting into. WWE has been pretty consistent on their one-night PLEs, what you're going to get. Five, six matches at most, plus maybe a talking segment that's advertised. And you know there's going to be some breaks in time in between. It's been discussed. It's just the nature. They're on two different streaming platforms, ESPN domestically, Netflix internationally. It's just how they have to format things. but they started at 6 p.m. Eastern time.
What was the overall grade for WWE Backlash?
You were out of there by 9 p.m. Eastern time. If you're there with the family and the kids, you've got time to get home and get to bed at a reasonable hour, and the next day is Sunday. And if you're not there with the kids, if you're there with a few buddies and a few adults, you've still got time to head on out, and the nightlife really hasn't even kicked into full gear in Tampa by 9 p.m. Eastern. So I thought that it was a good – for, for what WWE is going to give you, we're not going to get 12 matches that are going to be, you know, AEW formatted per se. I thought for what it was, I don't think you can be disappointed if you're there live for what they, for what and how, and then the order of which they rolled it out.
Wrestling is supposed to be a commitment though. And so if I'm going to a wrestling show, I expect to have a full of a lag because they're a full card. Like, for instance, if we move away from the ESPN to two matches, I got three matches. Think about if you're watching on the app and you just watch the three matches, you got three matches for 30 bucks. That's good value for the WWE. That's a thing like that. Like to me, there has to be a happy medium between what is it? What are you confused by is three matches on the app? Well, I watched the entire show from the app, so I got five matches on the app. Well, what if you didn't have? If you watched ESPN 2, you had two matches. On the app, you got three.
Why would I do that, though? It just makes it easy. If I have the app, I'm just going to open it up there. To me, the ESPN is for... it's ESPN and ESPN two is a channel that's on every single sports bar in America. So that's there to maybe just get so-and-so who had, it wasn't planning on backlash tonight, but has eaten his chicken wings. All of a sudden I'm just, this Brom breaker guy's pretty damn intense. And so you just watch and maybe you don't go right over to the app because you're sitting there at the bar, but maybe, uh, You check something out on social later. To me, that's all the ESPN is. It's just, hey, try to maybe grab a laps fan, a new fan, whatever. Otherwise, everybody else who's planning to watch Backlash, everybody else who's planning to see what's the ending to Roman Reigns and Jacob Batu, everybody's watching on the app.
So you're opening the app up.
How do streaming platforms affect WWE's event format?
I see no reason to open up, to go to my TV to watch ESPN 2 and then have to go through. Now I got to go to my apps and sign into it. No, I got five matches on the app. I was moving around. Had to do it that way yesterday. I was moving around. I mean, I guess – let me put it this way. Yes. In my household, we cut the cord a couple years ago. So I have YouTube TV. And it's nice. It looks just like a channel guide, your traditional channel guide. And because YouTube TV is an app, I can watch YouTube TV from my phone. So, yes, if I was – let's say if I was traveling – I could go to YouTube TV on my phone no matter where I'm at, and I could watch ESPN for that first hour. But also, I could just open the ESPN app if I was traveling.
So, you know what I mean? To me, I got five matches on the ESPN app.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:10
2
What is the main event at WWE Backlash?
0:10–0:21
3
How did Roman Reigns retain his title against Jacob Fatu?
0:21–1:05
4
What was the overall grade for WWE Backlash?
1:05–3:12
5
How do streaming platforms affect WWE's event format?
3:12–16:07
6
What were the standout performances at Backlash?
16:07–23:20
7
Why does Jacob Fatu's character matter in WWE?
23:20–36:13
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