Select Portions: WWE Backlash, AEW odds, Indy talent notes

-There was a study by World Sports Network that indicated a loyal WWE viewer watches over 278,400 minutes of ads in their lifetimes tied to the show.

- If you couldn't tell, WWE higher ups were extremely happy about the WWE Backlash reaction in Puerto Rico and the numbers associated with it. We're told to expect more specialized and localized events when they make sense.

Matt Brannigan recap from In The Weeds

- Started teaming with Megabyte Ronnie because people on Twitter compared them and Black Label Pro put them together. Doesn’t think Ronnie needs to ever tag him in because he’s so good at tossing guys.

- Ronnie, who is a competitive eater, hooks him up with snacks and has gotten him into gummies.

- Is cool with White Chocolate Reese’s.

- Says AEW reached out for him to appear on Dark and Dark: Elevation. “He gets beat up well.”

- Praises AEW’s backstage atmosphere as being relaxed and chill.

- Says it’s a bummer that Dark and Dark: Elevation is ending because it has become a staple for indepent wrestlers.

- Gets mistaken for Chris Jericho all the time. Would do Jericho moves when he first started and Jericho was away from wrestling, but stopped once Jericho returned and became a top guy in AEW.

- Thinks Nick Aldis has crazy nipples.

- Feels everyone has accepted that he has an OnlyFans.

- Started OnlyFans because “as an Independent wrestler, it basically means I lose money. So it started so I could keep wrestling as often as I wanted to.”

- Wants to wrestle in Japan.

- Would have jumped SRS if he knew who he was and how he ruined Shazza’s moment.

Tre Lamar interview notes:

- Tre' LaMar cites Shawn Michaels, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Hardy, John Cena, and The Rock as some of his favorite wrestlers from WWE. He also says he watched TNA Wrestling specifically for AJ Styles and the Motor City Machine Guns

- As far as wrestling for IMPACT, LaMar credits Alex Shelley with helping him get an opportunity. Lamar recalls picking Alex Shelley's brain and Alex taking a liking to him because Johnny Gargano had trained him.

- Tre' says he learned a lot from Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae. Says he trained with Johnny for about 7 months and considers Johnny to be a cool guy.

- Dominic Garrini took over for training once Johnny and Candice left. LaMar says he was very knowledgeable

- As far as linking up with the Big Starkz Brand, Tre' says he's proud of how far Billie Starkz has come.

- LaMar credits Cody Rhodes with giving him his first shot in AEW. Says he enjoyed wrestling The Blade.

- LaMar says he thinks it was a nice swerve to have Roman Reigns beat Cody at WrestleMania because everyone expected Cody to win.

- LaMar says he's a huge Roman Reigns fan. Says he bonded with Rich Swann over being a fan of Roman Reigns.

- LaMar says he mostly pays attention to NXT to support his friends.

- LaMar loves the vibe at Battle Slam.

- LaMar says he's always been a fan of the Brainbuster. He says he takes pride in how he delivers it, noting it's all about how you build towards whatever your finishing move is going to be.

- Naming some of his favorite matches, LaMar enjoys the 2020 match he had with Alex Shelley in AIW and a Black Label Pro match he had against Trey Miguel.

- He reflected on teaming with 2 Cold Scorpio at BLP 2 Cold 2 Hold, saying that Scorpio was kind enough to allow him to get the pinfall during the six-man tag match.

- LaMar credits Jordan Oliver as being very professional.

- LaMar wants to wrestle Speedball Mike Bailey. Says he had brief discussions with Johnny Gargano about having a match after he got released but Johnny never wrestled on the independents.

- LaMar says the end goal for him is WWE and that matches with AJ Styles, Finn Balor, and Johnny Gargano are matches that he needs to have.

- He wants to travel and go to Japan before ending up in WWE.

AEW World Championship Match Winner Betting Odds.

MJF (c)

1/50

(-5000)

Darby Allin

5/1

(+500)

Sammy Guevara

6/1

(+600)

Jack Perry

8/1

(+800)