X-Pac speaks about WWE’s Superstar Shakeup. He likes the new pairing of Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre, and he notes that McIntyre looked to be in tremendous shape. Initially he wondered if there was any former connection between Ziggler and McIntyre, but even if there’s not he doesn’t think that matters. He likes this pairing either way.
X-Pac liked Samoa Joe’s vicious promo on Smackdown which was directed at Roman Reigns, but he notes that this promo didn’t do anything for Reigns. He adds that with dual-branded PPVs perhaps WWE wants to continue to build the rivalry between Joe and Reigns, but he doesn’t think this was the good way to execute it.
Ember Moon made her main roster debut recently as well and it looks like she’ll be placed right into a prominent position in RAW’s women’s division. Apparently Moon struggled when she first arrived at the Performance Centre and X-Pac notes that he can picture Moon getting overlooked there at first. She continued to work and improve and soon garnered the attention of NXT officials, and now she’s made it all the way to the main roster and he’s happy for her.
X-Pac welcomes George Napolitano to the show to discuss the passing of WWE legend and Hall of Famer, Bruno Sammartino. X-Pac admits that it took him a while to realize just how impressive Sammartino’s career was, but as he spent more time in the business he began to understand the impact Sammartino had on the wrestling world.
He notes that Sammartino’s kicks and punches were unbelievable, and the fire he showed during his comebacks was something to behold. Napolitano mentions that Sammartino’s lengthy 7-year Title reign came to an end basically because he was tired and needed a break. He notes that Sammartino was always in shape, and even had great matches with guys like Randy Savage as his career was coming to an end.
