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Well, hey everybody, welcome to this edition of the Rich Eisen Show. And we say hello to those that are checking us out on ESPN2 all three hours today and tomorrow for the first time in the history of this program that's been around for 10 plus years. We're in our 11th season through so many different. Places for you to check us out, but in our new home, or hopefully, as I'd like to look at it, forever home here on Disney Plus and the ESPN app and ESPN Radio and SiriusXM Channel 80 for the first time ever. The Red Jison Show is officially Masters Counter Programming.
And we're proud of that fact. We're proud of that fact. We know what's going on there in Augusta National. We got an eye on it.
Now we have an eye on it. Chris Bronckman's wearing a master's sweater. Look at this. Look at Grandpa Chris showing up to work today. Looks great.
Good to see you over there, man. How are you? Oh, well, Rich Eisen. Look at you. Yeah, that's what you.
We're only allowed to talk in hush tone. Not creepy at all. I don't care. Good to see you over there, Jason Feller. What's going on, man?
I got the birds ready.
Okay, got the birds ready. Got that going on. What's up, TJ Jefferson? Candles lit. What's going on over there?
You know, I broke out an old Woods Creek candle that I had. It smells great. Ah!
Okay, and old woods. Is that not Tiger?
Well, it's Woods Creek.
Okay, very good. Good to know that. Yeah. How are you doing this? He's got candle.
Old Tiger Woods. How are you doing today? I got a lot going on today. We have a lot going on today. You are busy, bro.
Well, I mean, Rich Eisen Productions, as you know, brings this show to you every single day, 12 to 3 Eastern Time, on all those platforms. There's some news in hour number three. Got to sit on that because there are other outlets that are going to make this announcement. That's later on in hour three. Very excited about that.
But I do have an announcement to start today's program involving yours truly. Oh. Oh. So. As you know, last August in advance of this show.
Moving to Disney Plus and ESPN. I mean, going back. To my friends and family at Disney after a seven-year stint on Sports Center. Uh after 23 years I'm I hosted Sports Center from downtown Los Angeles. DTLA, as the kids like to say.
Actually, kids don't call it that. But I was in downtown LA, did Sports Center and the Folk City SPN, and they crackstaff. of Sports Center Kind enough to Um say yes when I'm like, you know. If I do it. When I do it, I like to do it the old school way with the music and the graphics and all that good stuff.
And um I had a blast. And knock on wood, well received, it appeared. And ever since then, um the folks who Put me back in that chair. We're like, how would you like to do one from Bristol? When are you going to go to Bristol?
How can you go to Bristol to do Sports Center. For the first time in Two plus decades there.
Well, the answer is that's uh It's got a date now. Oh. And it is this Sunday night. At Midnight Eastern, I will be back in the Sports Center studio in Bristol, Connecticut. Hosting a 90-minute midnight edition of the show.
That's happening this very Sunday. And very, very rarely lead the show with news of my own. And there's more news for Rich Eisen Productions and a fantastic show. to tell you about an hour three. Stay tuned for that kindly.
After Nate Berghetze leaves the studio. In hour three, right here on ESPN two. And shortly before Seth Rollins is about to sit in this chair, I just wanted to share this news. And it's going to be an amazing. day in sports.
The finale to the Masters, a tradition unlike any other. And it's the last day of the NBA regular season. We're going to find out. Who's Playing whom, who makes it and who doesn't, who's in the playing tournament. We pretty much do know all that for the most part right now, but there is still some maneuvering on the final day of the NBA.
campaign As the Lakers, without Luca and without Austin Reeves, are now teetering in between hosting the Rockets. in a first round series. We're not. And then you have the Nuggets that have taken advantage of the Lakers. Um dare I say injury marred swoon here Um they're now the three seed.
And as you can see, the play-in tournament is somewhat set. Um in the West.
So You know, there's that. On Saturday, on Sunday night prior to the sports center. And then in the east. You've got the Knicks and the Cavaliers so close, teetering between. hosting either the Hawks or the Raptors, or the Magic or the Sixers, Or even the hornets.
Mean. That's a lot up in the air on the eastern side of things between now and Sunday. It's also the final potential home. Game Alexander Ovechkin.
Alright. Ovi might be saying goodbye to the Washington Capitals fans. What a weekend. He hasn't committed. He's not saying anything.
He's playing a little coy. But we'll keep an eye on all of that on Sunday. And then there is the Sunday baseball slate. There's also NFL draft conversation. I will tell you, the folks at Sports center were like, who do you want to have for your NFL draft?
Guessed? And I'm like, you know what? It is a brave new world. I'm back in Bristol. Not only as a partner of ESPN's with The Rich Eisen Show.
But also as a full-time employee now because You're on NFL Network. I want Daniel Jeremiah. Hey. Guess who's going to be on Sunday Sports Center? No way.
DJ? That's awesome. Going to be zooming in. That's sick. Two.
Promote NFL Networks draft coverage on SportsCenter. Get out of here. That's cool. That's pretty cool. That's Sunday night.
And the reason why I'm on the East Coast is well, not just for that. On Saturday, might as well fold this in as well. I'm going to be. Yeah. Conducting my annual Run Rich Run campaign on behalf of St.
Hugh Children's Research Hospital. Last few years, I've run it out here in Southern California at our friends at the Rose Bowl. What's up, Deeden? Um and uh year at SoFi. Due to COVID, moving it out of Indianapolis.
Well, this year I'm not doing it. here in Southern California. On Saturday I will be suiting and booting. For my run on the campus of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Let's go. That's awesome. So I'm going to run and I'm going to see some lab coats. I want to see some stethoscopes flying. You know?
Yeah. I want to see that. I want to see some kids out there feeling good. I want to see some parents forgetting about. All their cares and troubles just for a split moment.
That's what and uh run rich run. Is going to be asking for your hard-earned American dollars in support of this. And um Saint Jude.org slash run rich run. That's my weekend. And we're going to be doing the show Monday and Tuesday from New York.
Yes, sir. And our guest list there is growing, and it's a lot of fun. TJ, you won't be in New York because you'll be back here getting ready for WrestleMania. Yeah. I'm kind of sad I'm missing that trip, but you know, no contest wrestling is going to be.
Hosting ESPN two's pre WrestleMania coverage on Friday. Yeah, man. A week from Friday in Las Vegas. What's going on around here? But then this week the reason I'm not going is we're we're at I think we could say it's we're going to shoot a little special On Tuesday, that should air on Thursday.
We got moving parts. Oh, it's all happening, like Penny Lane said. You know what we're doing? We're just providing content and just living our lives. And WOTJ, New World Order around here.
That's. I can't be more excited again to go back to Bristol, Connecticut, see maybe some wild friends. That is wild. I've had dreams, these dreams, you know, for 20-something years where I'm. Lake for Sports Center.
You know, maybe I can put these dreams to bed where I'm running from my cubicle down to the set. You know, maybe those dreams will stop. Plus, I've also. I can't find my BlackBerry charger. I might have left it there.
Jeez, really? What if it's still stuck in the wall at your old desk? It could be. It could be amazing. Maybe it'll be there.
So Congrats, man. It's going to be very fun. This is not going to be one and done. I plan on sticking around. Let's hope.
Not at Bristol. I mean, I'll be coming back here. Let's say. I would appreciate it if you came back. And then hour three, again, some big news as well.
I can't wait to get out there. But that's bigger news than the news you just gave us. Yes. I'd like to say quite a TV. 844-204-Rich is the number to dial on all of this.
Um The Masters is by the way. The Masters is going on. Oh, by the way, The Masters is going on. Yeah, I believe Patrick Reed has got the lead. But I don't want to take anything away from you, Chris.
I mean, you showed up. In your master's official sweater that you have here going on here. Very official. Oh, God. It does sound creepy when you do that.
Certainly without the music.
So, Jay. You have courtesy of our friends at ESPN a suite of music that they have provided, because we don't have the rights to play the actual master's music. Correct. What is the. Cache of music selections called.
What is the folder? That's entitled? I've made a folder called Golf Music Options.
Okay. And as great as this site is. The titles of the songs are very deceiving.
Okay. All right. I thought it was called mood, like some sort of mood music or something like that. Didn't Hoskins play what it was called? Piano instrumental mood.
Okay, piano, instrumental mood. Let's stroll us through our options. We'll choose our best option and we'll play that. For Brockman over the next two days, when he gives us updates of what's going on at Augusta Nationals, since we are for the first time ever on the Rich Island show Masters Counter Programming. Here on ESPN2.
What's our first option? Go with Joy of Life. Joy of Life. Love Life. Search this first.
You got that? Um This doesn't sound like it's very life-joyful. Hold on a minute, let's get anything. Just give a second. Um No, I kind of want to start drinking.
That's not very joyful. All right, give me another one. Let's go to Black Buddha. Black Buddha. Oh, hey.
Blam blam.
Sounds a little Billy Joel in a way, like that. I don't know. We don't need drums. There's no, okay, what else we got? Springtime romance.
Oh, this could be good. Springtime romance, everybody. This is a good one. This is the best one so far. I mean, thank you.
Hoskins is now putting up shots of Augusta National. Yeah. That's not bad. No, we place that aside. Let's place that aside.
Place that aside. I think we have, if you will, a clubhouse leader. Indeed.
Okay. What's next? Spraus, Romeo, and Juliet. Sprauss? Oh, Spraus.
Strauss. Strauss, Romeo. Hmm. A little too slow.
Okay. Well also things didn't spoiler alert work out for Romeo and Juliet. You know what I mean? Let's go with remembering home.
Okay, remembering home. No. No. All right. I mean, it's got.
It's got strings? With that string? Yeah, we can't have sprinklers. Those are sprinklers. I thought it was a sprinkler.
Porpoise Mouth. Porpoise Mouth? Excuse me, these titles are deceiving. Oh. Okay.
Wait. Porpoise mouth? Is that like a symbol in the back? Symbol in the back? All right, that's in second place right now.
Yeah, I think. All right, give me one more here, I'll tell you. Honesty. Honesty. Is this Billy Joel?
Right. Did my dad write this? No, no, you're gonna have an honest dad. No, honestly.
Okay, so let's go with the what was the clubhouse leader called again? Springtime romance. Springtime romance. All right, Chris Brockman with some springtime romance in the back. In the background, what's happening in the first round of Augusta National?
Rich. Patrick Reed. Has Eagles on two? And eight. Two and eight?
and is your leader right now at 5 under. As he tees off on the par 4-9th, right behind him two shots back, Kurt Kitiyama, Tommy Fleetwood, and Brian Campbell, all three under par. Sam Burns, Akshay Batia, Two under par, and a few others are at one under. Your clubhouse leader, right now, Hao Tung Li, has finished his round at one under par. Yeah, that's not 71.
Hope he enjoys his time in the clubhouse. That's not going to last. One under. I can't believe you passed up the chance to say Olaf Thoppel. To show off your castilian.
Jose Maria Olafabo got out super early with birdies on one and two. But has since given one back, he sits. One under through 14. Where's your guy, Rory? What's going on with this?
Some of the old face names. What do you got? Rory McElroy with. Birdie on one, Bogey on, excuse me, Birdie on two, Bogey on three. He sits even par through six holes.
DeShambeau, give me Deshambeau. Tyson DeChambeau has been all over the map today. Bogey's on two, Birdie on three. He is even par through seven holes.
Okay. Cameron Young, your players' champion is three over par today. Three over? Struggling with the map with the players' championship. I don't understand the cadence now.
I'm trying to do gymnastics. I understand what you're trying to do, but I want a Brockman. Give me Brockman. I gotta say, by the way, that was not something. What is it called?
Something what?
Something what?
Something something? Oh, Bruce. It's a romance. Oh, summer. Which one was this one?
Springtime romance. Okay, yeah, yeah. That's a springtime romance there. Aldrich Pockydir, the South African. I hope he had only a two-night stay in Augusta.
Uh-oh. He is 10 over through 14. Dude. With doubles on one, seven, eight, and twelve.
Okay. Let me ask you this question, and you could remove the summertime romance, whatever it is, and the birds and the birds short. How fast. No. Would you be ten over?
I would be 10 over. Let's see. Because he's 10 over through 14. He did just Bertie 13. Hey.
So he was 11 over. Oh, gosh. Let's see. How fast would you be 10 over? On this course?
From the tips. With the current conditions. Probably through five holes. They're probably double every hole. Yeah.
And again, I'm not a bad golfer, but it's like this course is impossible, especially with the way it's playing right here. Yeah, right, right, right. Fast. I mean, for anybody out there, like, this guy's 10 over through 14. Like, see you later.
By the way, he's one on first hole. He is a PGA Tour winner. He's one on tour. Unbelievable. He's 10 over through 15.
I would be 10 over. Again, because you it It's not like regular rules where it's just like, oh, I'll just take a seven. Yeah, my handicap says I can only take a seven. You're playing every shot. Correct.
And there's water everywhere. That's right. Yeah. So, first of all, you're walking the course. It's very hilly.
Very hilly. I really five is impressive. That you would you'd be it just double du doubles the whole way through yeah Well, you don't triple, you don't quad?
Well, there's a part five in there, there's a part three in there.
Okay. I don't know. It'd be it'd be rough. Mm. Fun stuff.
Hey, TJ, Seth Rollins is here. Oh, yeah. You want to throw it a break and tell us who's coming up next right here on the show? Ladies and gentlemen. Coming up next.
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Rich Eisen here. I've traveled all over for some of the biggest NFL moments you can imagine. Conference championships, Super Bowls, draft weekends, and everywhere I go, the city just feels different. buzzing, packed, electric.
Now take that energy. and multiply it by the entire world. That's what's coming this summer with the FIFA World Cup. Fans from every corner of the globe are going to be traveling to experience it live, and when that many people come to town, they're all looking for a place to stay. And that got me thinking.
If you live in or near a host city, this is one of those rare moments. You already have a space. This summer, you could list your space on Airbnb while fans are in town for the FIFA World Cup, not as a full-time thing. Not as some huge lifestyle change, just during an event when demand is naturally high. When I travel for big games, I just want a comfortable place in a real neighborhood, and that's exactly what so many visiting fans will be looking for.
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We're on ESPN 2 as well today. WWE superstar, fresh off of his stint on Good Morning Football today, getting set for WrestleMania 2 in a couple weekends from now in Las Vegas, Nevada. Seth Rollins is here. It is great to see you. How you been?
I've been great.
Okay. Yeah. I mean, I'm back, back on WWE television, fully healed, fully cleared, ready to have a match at WrestleMania, which means. Man, I'm telling you, the idea of missing WrestleMania, when I first got hurt in October, like that was the first thing I thought of. I'm like, I got to get back by WrestleMania.
Was that your goal? Like, as you're rehabbing? Yes. And I've been in the scenario way too many times to get hurt and then maybe miss WrestleMania. I missed one WrestleMania in my career, and it was one of my lowest moments.
And so I'm very happy to be back and be able to get in the ring, not just do like a run-in or anything like that, but actually have a contest. Wrestling, one of the best in the world, Gunther, in a match that's kind of come together over the last couple of weeks. And so I'm pretty excited for that one. Yeah, we had him on our show in New York, right, in December? Right before the Cena match.
Gunther, the Ring Generale. Right before the Cena match, yeah.
Okay. Oh, yeah, yeah. Where he told us exactly what he was doing. He did, too, and then he went out and did it. Is it correct?
I know. He's a real deal, that guy. Like, there's no joke there. He's legitimate. I mean, you watch his body work.
And this is a guy that I've known since he was Walter. Back in his WXW days in Germany, I crossed paths with him, and he's one of those guys that. You know, we have something very similar in that we came from kind of nowhere. No one really thought that we were going to be huge major stars in the industry when we were young cats. And now we're at a point where here we are at WrestleMania, the grandest stage, two of the most renowned in-ring performers the last two decades.
And this will be our first real go at it. We've had one in-ring encounter, which was like seven years ago. And this will be an interesting test, and especially for my first match back.
So, do you wish to utilize this stage? In the way that Gunther used this stage in December to describe what you're going to do to him and then speak it into existence. I I mean, I'm not going to make any predictions. What I as far as outcome is concerned, what I will predict is that I will put on a show. Because it's WrestleMania, and that's what I do.
And so, if anybody out there is wondering what version of Seth Rollins we're going to get, I promise you right now, I will look you dead in the eye. You are going to get the very best version. You are going to get the WrestleMania version of Seth Rollins that you are known, that you know, and are accustomed to. I will bring everything that I have got in Las Vegas.
Well, it's been six months since you've been in the ring, too.
So, you've been ready for this, you've been waiting for this. I've been jonesing for it, yeah. It's exciting. I mean, it's it's uh it's nerve-wracking anytime you come back and your first match is at WrestleMania. You don't even get like a couple of trial runs or anything like that.
You're just into the fire. But, I mean, this is not my first rodeo. And to make sure that you're as physically healthy as you possibly can be, you are spending the weekend before WrestleMania doing the least physical thing you can possibly do, correct? This weekend, that's, I mean, yes, there's some physical tax to it. What is what is physical about what you're going to say you're doing this week?
Uh, well, look, there's gonna be a lot of energy expended because my wife and I are launching our very own coffee brands this weekend in San Diego at the World of Coffee Festival. We're gonna be drinking a lot of coffee, okay? We're gonna be talking to a lot of people, okay. And as you know, someone that talks to a lot of people, there's an energy output with that. The caffeine could be flowing, and the caffeine could be definitely you speak to the wrong over-caffeinated person, yeah, and it's on, it's chaos.
So, you got to up your caffeine, and then it's a you know, that's a dangerous game. Look out!
So, I'm excited. Yeah, we're launching our coffee brand, Ammo. You can check it out on uh social right now at Enjoy Ammo on Instagram. Enjoy.amo, I think is the handle on enjoyamo.com. We got a little countdown for when the new coffee drops.
Okay, it's it's pretty exciting. All right, I have many follow-up questions here. Great, let's go. First of all, Yes. You've got the right beans?
Because I don't know if you ever saw the Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David. The spike story. You got to have the beans. Mocha Joe would be telling you, you got to have the right beans. I have heard.
So we partner with a local roaster here in Los Angeles called Dayglo. Daglo has a couple of brick and mortar shops here. I think four of them around the city, and they're fantastic. They're very spiteful. They're doing our roasting for us.
I don't know if there's spite mixed in with the roasting, but there could be.
Okay. There could be full body, like a big booming coffee. What do we got here?
So I like crazy flavors.
So we have one that I love that's like a watermelon flavor. What? It's a watermelon co-ferment.
So when they like kind of co-ferment the bean, they basically soak the beans in like before they roast them, in like this watermelon. Brine or something? Like a watermelon juice?
Something of the sort. But it's not what you think where you're like, oh, it's vanilla roasted and it's like this intense caramel or vanilla or whatever. It's a very simple. Subtle kind of touch to it.
So it's like, I like a bright coffee. I like an adventurous coffee. I like a coffee that's pretty surprising. My wife's the same way.
So we have a lot of this going on, but the flavor profiles are pretty awesome. And we have a range, too. We have like a chocolate strawberry. We have like a, and that's not a co-ferment, so it won't be as crazy. Understood.
We wanted to name it. Co-ferment just got dropped. Excuse me.
Sorry.
Sorry, me.
Sorry, sorry. Co-ferment. We drink a lot of coffee in this thing.
So I know you referred to her as Rebecca. Do I refer to her as Rebecca? No. So you and Rebecca, did you come to a relationship where you were both coffee drinkers? Because my wife was the coffee drinker.
I had never really had a drink. Oh, really? Yes. And she's just like, really? Are you out of your mind?
And then. She started making coffee in the morning, and I'm like, I'm all in. Like, what is it? Yeah, now I smell it in the house. Yeah.
So beautiful. You both come as coffee drinkers to the relationship? We did. We both did. She was like a little on the standard coffee, I guess you would say, like the Starbucks of the world situation.
And I, I had, when we started dating, I was long, I was way off that track. I was into, I was deep down the rabbit hole of craft coffee.
So you're like, come with me. I was like, come with me on the show. You're the Sherpa. Yeah. So we spent, I mean, with WWE, especially the first few years we dated, we started dating in 2019.
Like we were on the road that whole year. And then 21, once we got back from COVID, we were on the road. And we would all the time, this was like part of our ritual was just going to different cities, wherever we were at, seeking out the best coffee shops and just trying different beans. And so it kind of cultivated our relationship a little bit. And it was one of those things where we're like, we want to give this to people.
We want people to be able to experience this as well. And our fans are not necessarily accustomed. To these types of experiences.
So we are purveyors of craft coffee now. We're giving it to the people who've given us love. We want to show the love back and do that through coffee. Last question on. Yes.
Uh it may not be, but Where are you going? What's it called? Oh, World of Coffee. It's called the World of Coffee. World of Coffee.
Convention? It's in San Diego at the San Diego Expo Center, I think, like right down by Petco. Oh, yeah. It's right across the street there. And it's like a Comic-Con of Kraft Coffee.
That's what it is. I don't know that you're going to get as many cool costumes as you would at like a Comic-Con. The CC of CC. But yes. Comic-Con of Kraft Coffee.
Boom-boom, boom-boom. Yeah. So it's going to be a lot of fun. You got a stand? Rebecca, yes.
Rebecca and I, we have a booth there for Amo. It's like a split booth that dates. That's what you're doing before WrestleMania. We're pumping it out, man. No, I can't drop that bit of information.
We got some surprises for Amo coming up shortly. I can't drop them all.
So the next couple of weeks are pretty cool. This isn't our only event before WrestleMania. We've got something else in the works that we're going to be dropping soon, but I can't give you the full scoop. Can't give you the full scoop.
Well, it may be Las Vegas related. I'll just say, it's billed as America's premier. Premier Coffee Industry Event. Bada boom. How about them apples?
I had no idea it existed. Me neither.
Okay, just be careful. Again, you're going to be around a lot of people. I can't wait. We're drinking a lot of coffee. Overcaffeinated people.
We've got to get to WrestleMania nice and healthy. Yeah, I mean, we'll detox the adrenal glands after us now. I'm just going to live on caffeine for the next, what is it, Thursday, 10 days, and then we're set. And Gunther's going to be like, man, Rollins has really got a lot of pep in his step right now. I love that.
I can't get him. You know, do you drink coffee, Jay? You do. Right. Okay.
You do not, Chris, at all, right? I do not. I've never had a way waiting for you. You're not a coffee drinker? No.
Never had it? Never had it. Zero times? Not a drop. Oh, for God.
In your entire life. My entire life. Nobody's ever. You didn't even have the caffeitos in Miami? I did not.
When we were younger. I think he saw how hopped up we were after those cafe. Yeah. I mean, in hindsight, I guess maybe I wish I would have tried it, but no, I've never had it. Why?
What's wrong with you? You know, I think when I was a kid, it was like, oh, it'll stunt your growth. And I was like thinking I was going to get a lot of basketball players. Caffeine, a lot of caffeine while you're growing and you're bone, not good for you.
So I'm not talking about like when you're in grade school or whatever. Browen is done. No, he's still not done. Emotionally, spiritually, he's still a child. I think I've come a long way.
And I just missed it. It just doesn't interest me. I know. I'm sorry. I don't mean it's not a personal attack on you.
You said you missed it, like the coffee wave is over. Yeah. Like, I was there, but I missed it. Yeah, like you miss a movie, you miss a TV show. I just missed coffee.
My window, you know, for coffee is just, I just sure. Missed his coffee window. That's one way. You will never get to the world of coffee comic-connected craft coffee, sir. You'll never get there.
I'm looking at all the exhibitors down there. Forget him. It's stacked, bro. It's stacked. It's stacked.
Yeah, I can't wait. I can't wait to just walk around and get all the coffees from all the different roosters. Are there any colleagues of yours who are into this too? Anybody else? I mean, everybody drinks coffee.
That's one of the appeals of starting a coffee brand is everybody decides. No, I'm talking about WWE. Anybody else? Nobody that's selling coffee. No, no one's ever done anything like this.
I mean, the closest thing in the beverage space is probably Stone Cold Steve Austin and his broken skull IPAs. I don't know that anybody even touched the coffee world. No, we're breaking new ground. There you go. CTJ, don't be jealous.
No contest wrestling doesn't talk about caffeine like we're talking right now.
Well, the thing about Seth is, you know, when we had Cena on, Cena and Seth are really big into the coffee world. They have a group. John loves it. We got a group in it. And so I hit Seth up.
I'm like, yo, we got Cena coming in studio. Can you give me a recommendation for coffee? Seth's like, oh, absolutely. There's one right up the street, blah, blah, blah. We didn't have anyone to go get it.
So I went to go get it, you know, post-mated. I didn't even know this. And they're like, it's going to be 59 minutes. And I'm like, well. John's not staying here for 59 minutes, so he stayed for three hours.
And we didn't get coffee, and it was part of the, yeah, he called us the no-coffee wrestling. Proud of that many wrestlers. And then Seth texts me back. He was like, I'm so disappointed. I was disappointed.
He came to me for a suggestion. I gave it to you. It's so easy. It's offset roasters are right down the street. It's so easy, and he just didn't do it.
I hope John got his caffeine beforehand. Yeah, especially you can't order and get coffee for an hour. To be fair, that's right. You can't have that. You can't do that.
By the way, Seth, I heard something about you that really, man, bummed me out the other day. Oh, no. What's this? I heard that you've never seen Die Hart. Is that true?
Yes, yes. I have divulged on Good Morning Football. It was one of those things where it was like, name a movie that you're embarrassed to admit you've never seen. I've never seen. Die Hard.
That's correct. You got to rectify that, G. We're going to get on it. We're going to get on it. I'm going to download it and watch it.
I'm going to get it done. No, don't download it. You've got to watch it on the TV screen. Yeah, it's big. Oh, yeah.
Okay. It's got to be on Christmas Eve. Watch Die Hard. It's one of the best Christmas movies ever. Oh, God.
Absolutely.
Okay. All right. All right. But I'm in. I'm sorry to disappoint you.
Actually, this is an outstanding situation we have here. Because You are not a guy who's ever seen, you've never seen Die Hard. Nope.
So you are, are you aware of the debate about what type of movie it is? I've heard it.
Okay, great.
So you are a complete blank slate at an advanced age. Yes. You're a highly accomplished individual, personally and professionally. Thank you. You are a pop culture.
Keystone in the 21st century.
So, you are as plugged in as what we're talking about as anybody else. You got to watch it. And give us your opinion. All right. You're fresh.
Like, I'm not, he's not going to say what he thinks. I'm not going to say what I think. You are completely. An untainted jury box. That's right.
Yeah. Fantastic. I've never even, I know. This is great. I know the debate, but I've never heard the details or anything.
So I'm fairly wide. And I hate spoilers, so I won't. No, there'll be no spoilers. We're done talking about it. But you will have to come back on here and share your opinions here.
I will report anywhere else. That's a promise.
Okay. And before you leave here, are you ready to see the Bears right out of the box on the first night? Oh, I want the Seahawks game right now. It's going to happen. You think that's going to happen?
Well, I mean, if you take a look at their opponents that the NFL has an opportunity to put in the building. I mean, that's the one. It really is. There they are on the screen. We have the Australian flag over the Rams and Niners because they're playing the next day in Melbourne.
There's a lot of options here, though, I will say.
Well, I mean, the Cowboys have opened. They opened up last year. They're not going to do it then. They're not going to do it again. Right?
Uh the Chiefs in May when the schedule comes out It's a jump ball as to whether Mahomes is going to be there. The Patriots being in Seattle, you know. Having an The last time the first game of the season was a repeat of the previous year's Super Bowl was Panthers. And Broncos 10 years ago and a decade.
So they could do that again. They could, and they could put Harbaugh there. And they could put Harbaugh there. They could put either Harbaugh there as the Giants are on the docket, too. I can't imagine the Bears would not be there.
Like, that is just jumping off the page. It is right there. I mean, the Bears were last year's, you know, kind of sexy team. They were the one that everybody was looking at. And they were the, to be fair, and this is not personal bias.
They were the best story, in my opinion, in the playoffs just because of the way they won so many games during the season. You had the big play situation, the comeback of the Iceman. I mean, it was Ben Johnson, Matt LaFleur. You had all that there. I think you're right, and I hope you're right.
I'd love to do it. You want it. You want the story. I want the game right out of the gate. I want it right away.
I want to know. I want to know. Look at. The last time the Bears had an incredible winning season, After that, nothing but straight downhill, right? In the Matt Nagy era.
So I want to know: let's go. Is this Ben Johnson year two going to be legit or is it going to be a fluke? What are we walking into? Give it to me right away. I want to see Caleb tested against the best defense in the NFL.
I would get right to it. On the biggest night. Let's go. I think you know the answer whether it's a fluke or not. I think so.
I feel pretty strong. It's not. It feels different this time around. Yeah. I mean.
With all, I hate to constantly give this sort of stuff to, you know, Trubisky being the face of it all. But This is not that Trubisky Nagy era off of the double doink, an unfortunate way to lead the playoffs. Obviously, it was an unfortunate way for the playoffs to end for the Bears last year, but it was house money in a way, you know. A little bit. And then on top of it all, you know.
It makes sense to put the Bears in Seattle because that would have been the NFC Championship game had the Bears won that night against the Rams. I think it's I'd I'd be stunned if it was something else. I think if they want ratings, that's the game. They want ratings. They want ratings.
You want ratings? You want ratings night one? That's the name of the game.
So let's do it. WrestleMania. I'm all for it. WrestleMania 42 is right around the corner, everybody. Saturday, April 18th, Sunday, April 19th in the Allegiance Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Going to stream on the ESPN app exclusively for fans with the ESPN Unlimited plan beginning at 6 p.m. Eastern Time. And the first hour of night one and night two will broadcast live on ESPN2 and ESPN, respectively. Yeah, that's pretty sick. First time ever for that.
Yeah, you can get it for free for the first hour. That's right. That's amazing. And you know, who's going to be on hosting ESPN2 coverage on Friday? Is that correct?
TJ Jefferson? Yes, sir. Well, you just gave it away when you asked him. Wow. No contest wrestling.
You guys are in. Yeah, we're not a game anymore, Sam. Congratulations. It's not a game. They're moving us up, man.
That's pretty sick, dude. Yeah, I'm not taking this lightly, man. And I made a mention, like the amount of hours I've watched ESPN and wrestling combined can't be calculated. To be able to do this is for those sheaves that is incredible. Congratulations to you guys.
I'm happy to hear that. I'm happy for you guys. That's a nice hustle right there, man. And, you know, they've earned it, and we couldn't be more excited to have any more connection with the WWE. And we love it.
And I appreciate you taking the time to come in here. Anytime. You know it. All right. So if you're in San Diego, California this weekend, stop on by the Amo Booth.
Booth. Yes. Amo Deglo Booth, please.
Okay. The Amo Deglo booth, the Spike Booth. That's at the World. What is it? I can't get enough.
World of Coffee. The World of Coffee. The World of Coffee. Yeah. Okay.
There's a whole world of coffee out there. There's hundreds of vendors that are going to be. What are you surprised about? It's a Comic-Con of Kraft Coffee. I was looking at all of it.
The list is gigantic. From everywhere. Everywhere. From all corners of the earth. It's pretty impressive.
And there's definitely going to be people dressed like you guys. I don't know. Oh, there we'll be. I think we're the only like quasi-celebrities that are going to be there. You know, I think we're the only ones.
I'm very excited. Quasi-celebrities. I'm sort of nervous about it because we're walking into a space. I mean, this is a world that I'm not familiar with. It's brand new for me.
There's an excitement level that's very high. It was sort of like when I hosted the show for you, it was like the nerves are through the roof for me because I've never done anything like that.
So, same thing, walking into San Diego this weekend, never done anything like this. Excited to do it with my partner in life.
Now, my partner in coffee, my wife, the one and only the man, Becky Lynch.
So, it's love it. I love it.
So, if it's going to be anything like this show, you're going to walk in with a limp. Yeah. Bring your crudge completely. Yeah, you're going to walk in with tea. Oh, wait a minute.
Coffee. Still holds a grudge. Still holds a grudge. Oh, if you're out concerned about your mental health, we were never forget that. Oops.
A host of the Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire Edition of the Rich Eyes. There it is. There's the logo. I love that logo. That is a great logo.
It is great. The Bears title. That is great for me. I'm so excited for you. Everybody, get this man's coffee and then check out WrestleMania on the ESPN family of networks the following weekend.
Great to see you. Thank you guys. Seth Rollins here, everybody. We're back on the Rich Eisen Show in a moment. The Rich Eisen Show, the podcast.
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So Yeah. Yeah. Two of the more famous people in sports, Seth Rollins and Becky Lyncher, could just be standing there saying, You want a cup of coffee? Yes. You want a little taste?
They'll be standing with the beans. I love it.
What was that with? You now have a Mocha Joe drop? Yeah, here. Here's a long one. Good copy.
is all about I like the beans. If you don't have the beans, you don't have good coffee. Yeah, I told her. I just listen to Mocha Joe.
So, what are they going to have? Those little plastic, you know, plastic paper, those little paper. Hey, would you like some? Would you like some?
Someone that'll be holding the tray and just be samples.
Now, if you're another. Craft coffee maker. Do you want to be next to their booth? To get the foot traffic, or you just don't want to. You're like, of all, like, come on, of all the world of coffees for me to be trying to sell my stuff at.
And I want to put this out there. Obviously, no disrespect to Seth and Becky. Uh-oh. However, what a setup. Wow.
There is a chance. That nobody knows who they are. No, no, there's not. It's it's The world of coffee. Oh, who's famous in the world of coffee might not be who's famous in.
You know, sports entertainment.
So if you're saying that if you're holding a minute, let me just set this up, and you can come off the top rope.
Okay. There's a circle. of coffee. People, right? Coffee makers, the world of coffee, consumers, and then there's the world of wrestling.
Uh-huh. And entertainment. Right. And if there's a Venn diagram, you don't think there's a large meshing point? I don't think it's a large overlap there.
TJ? I mean, these are WWE superstars that run around the world. But they're not superstars of coffee, is his point. That's kind of what I'm saying. Yeah, but neither is Brad Pitt.
But if he shows up, you think people aren't going to know who he is? I'm not equating Brad Pitt's popularity to those two. You just did.
Well, actually, I will. Becky Lynch, also, you got to understand. She's gone on past wrestling. She's been in Happy Gilmore 2. She's been in Star Trek.
Seth Rollins has hosted. Remember the dude Alex who was climbing rocks? I'm sorry. Guys, let me handle this. Alex Donald?
Yeah, he hosted that for Netflix. Huh? Millions of people son understood. I'm just saying. You just didn't.
He hosted something that millions of people saw. You just didn't know that the guy was putting his life on the line. I understand. Listen, I'm going to say this. You, Jay, I think out of all four of us here.
Have a foot in each one of the circles more than anyone else. The coffee world and the wrestling world. Yeah. You, I turn you on. What do you think?
I think this will be the response. Uh-oh. And I gotta say, this coffee, Damn fine and hot. Yeah. How often does this man have an opportunity to play the Kyle McLaughlin?
Agent Cooper. Oh, yeah. Coffee drop. I want you to be like Bumblebee and only talk in drops. It goes better that way.
Seriously, there'll be a crush. There'll be a crush. I wouldn't want to be that but back to my point. You do want to be next to it. You want the foot traffic?
Yeah, you want the traffic.
Okay. Because just because if they don't have the beans, it doesn't matter if they've got the foot draft. They don't have the beans. But I know that this man travels the world. Like I said, he's in group chats with other wrestlers.
They travel the world and they discuss coffee.
So it's real serious for these guys. Not a game. It's not a game. Not a game. It's the coffee game.
Yeah, I mean, you get the long caffeinated guy from. You know, Colombia, look out. We don't have the beans. Seth Valdez. There you go, Seth Valdez.
That's it. Good one. The Rich Eisen Show Podcast. Mm-hmm.
