In honour of Raw's longest match ever and Seth Rollins setting the record for longest time ever spent in a match, the #goodfriends are back with their longest episode ever! Unless you count the 2017 Best Of as two parts of one episode. Which I guess technically they are, but I don't really think of them that way, you know? We touch on the rumours that WWE wants to sign Rob Gronkowski off the hop before settling into the usual three rounds discussing the top 3 stories in the world of professional wrestling. And this week they are:
1. The end of split-brand PPVs. WWE announces that after the road to WrestleMania, brand specific PPV events will be no more, with one five-hour show per month shared by Raw and SmackDown. But is this a good idea? We discuss.
2. The Gauntlet Match. Though we try not to be a weekly recap show, this week it's hard not be. Raw tried something radically different this week, with nearly two hours straight of nothing but in-ring action that had some fans wondering "What's the point?" We break down the highs and lows of the longest match in Raw history.
3. WWE Elimination Chamber preview. Of course that long match was to set the stage for Sunday's PPV. We look over the card, make our predictions and gage our hype levels.
All that plus listener questions have us picking our dream Chamber math and making the case for why Asuka is important, and the triumphant return of Sunday Night Tweet! It's just what the world needed: another wrestling podcast.
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