Impact thread for June 12, 2025 - So, how about those surprises?

[Ricky Smarks]

You gotta love a good old-fashioned Stratusfaction.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

The moment Kelly showed up at against all odds I knew not only was she going to challenge Masha for the belt at the next pay-per-view, but she is going to take the belt because it is the era of the killer.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Their history just makes it a perfect match for the second biggest pay-per-view of the year and be where the title reign finally comes to an end. Masha is right on that line where if it ends right it could be considered a good run, but if it man is too much longer, it’s gonna be kind of hit or miss like Joe’s was in the end.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

the OG version or the version that kept Downstait from breaking up?

Probably the first because I don’t remember the distinction.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

 

[R-Troop]

Probably the first because I don’t remember the distinction.

From what I recall Cardona saying, Downstait (the guys who do Miz, Cody, Cardona, and like 19872934872 other rasslers entrance music) were on the verge of breaking up when WWE asked them to re-do Radio for Ryder. They did it and stayed together. then they blew up. When Cardona got released they supposedly told them they'd do the song for free cause of it. Don't know the validity of the claim.

 

[R-Troop]

this is the good version of the song

 

[O-Blaze]

So what's the champions challenge thingy?

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Macklemore is the only international champion that is going nowhere.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

From what I recall Cardona saying, Downstait (the guys who do Miz, Cody, Cardona, and like 19872934872 other rasslers entrance music) were on the verge of breaking up when WWE asked them to re-do Radio for Ryder. They did it and stayed together. then they blew up. When Cardona got released they supposedly told them they'd do the song for free cause of it. Don't know the validity of the claim.

If there is any truth that I’m glad they didn’t break up because they are very good at making themes, but yeah, the original is better.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I honestly could’ve racked my brain on if the AEW or TNA had a better international championship belt but now that AEW is foolishly, getting rid of their best looking belt they’ve ever designed TNA has the greatest mid card championship design of all time in their version of the International Championship.

 

[R-Troop]

If there is any truth that I’m glad they didn’t break up because they are very good at making themes, but yeah, the original is better.

yeah it was a bad fit. But Downstait does awesome work with rasslin themes, hence why they do like eleventy billion of them.

 

[O-Blaze]

They did Zigglers didn't they?

 

[R-Troop]

They did Zigglers didn't they?

and Nic Nemeth

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I’ll be honest if it was anyone else I would not want to see dreamer come out of retirement but as long as it’s a one off for slam, Mance and dreamer could have a killer program.