Edge and Christian open today’s show speaking about the WrestleKingdom match between Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega. They both thought it was a great match, and while they would have loved to see a traditional match between between these two men, they understand why it was necessary to go straight to a “No DQ” gimmick match.

Edge believes this was a one-off match, so they couldn’t build to a “No DQ” rematch. This stipulation also protected Jericho who has had quite a lot of time off recently. It’s amazing what Jericho can still do at 47-years old but his age is still a factor, so although Jericho is smart enough to put together a fantastic traditional match, this stipulation allowed them to pull out all the bells and whistles.

Edge and Christian welcome Beth Phoenix to the show.

Phoenix mentions that she just got home from meetings for the upcoming Mixed Match Challenge. She will be a part of the commentary team alongside Michael Cole and Corey Graves, and she points out that she’s very excited to learn this side of the business. After years away from the business she had forgotten how hard the travel is, and she admits that she’s exhausted right now.

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Ross informs that AXS TV is going to have a 3-hour WrestleKingdom 12 Special on Saturday, Jan. 6th. Ross mentions that the highly anticipated match between Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega will be one of the matches that will be presented during the 3-hour special. Ross says he’s really looking forward to calling these matches with Josh Barnett.

He was quite excited to see ‘Woken’ Matt Hardy make his debut on WWE programming this week. He says that this is a very original, compelling character and Hardy should be very proud of what he’s accomplished in creating this character and successfully brining it to Monday Night RAW. Ross says he’s very proud of what Hardy has accomplished in the business, and he compares Hardy to Chris Jericho in the sense that he continues to successfully redefine his character.

Ross says he has heard rumours that Alberto El Patron is planning to retire in the next couple of years. He points out that El Patron has had a very long, successful career and he’s made a lot of money so he should be able to retire comfortably. However, he adds that wrestlers say they’re planning to retire all the time only to continue working for another decade, so he’ll wait for the official news before believing that El Patron is actually hanging up his boots.

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X-Pac open’s today’s show speaking about Ric Flair’s 30 for 30 documentary. He says he was blown away by the film and the authenticity with which Flair approached the project. He says that the Flair we saw in that film is exactly the way Flair was, and still is in most ways. He says there is no such thing as Richard Fleer, or at least there hasn’t been for an awfully long time.

As a father, this film really hit close to home in a lot of ways for X-Pac. He says becoming a professional wrestler is a very selfish decision, due to the negative effect it has on you wife, your kids, and your family as a whole. He thought the film was ‘heartbreaking’ when it touched on Flair’s children, and it made him think a lot about the effect the business had on his own kids.

Speaking about the upcoming bout between Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho at WrestleKingdom, X-Pac says that he’s sure WWE wasn’t thrilled to hear about it and he really doubts Vince McMahon is behind this in any way. Reports of McMahon playing a role in all of this is simply people speculating in X-Pac’s opinion.

X-Pac touches on how tough Vince McMahon is, and recalls the time McMahon crashed his motorcycle. McMahon was apparently thrown 50 feet from his motorcycle when a driver cut in front of him and this resulted in him breaking his pelvis. Most performers safely assumed that McMahon wouldn’t make the next television tapings but they were wrong. McMahon showed up to the tapings and checked his wheelchair at the door because he wouldn’t let anyone see him in a wheelchair.

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