WWE NXT’s Je’Von Evans has impressed plenty of people during his run so far, and now he has the backing of Sean ‘X-Pac’ Waltman. During the latest episode of WWE NXT, Waltman approached Evans and spoke about his 1-2-3 Kid victory over Razor Roman, which took place at the same age Evans is now. The two-time WWE Hall of Famer gave him a ton of kudos while proclaiming how much he believes in him.

Waltman is just the latest name to throw their support behind the Young OG. Last month, WWE NXT arrived in the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, where Rob Van Dam shared his support for Evans. The former WWE/ECW World Champion stood in Evans’ corner for his match with Wes Lee and raised his hand afterward.

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Evans signed with WWE in November 2023 after making a name for himself as Jay Malachi on the independent scene, and has received quite the push already. A video package hyping Evans debut would play at NXT Stand & Deliver, arguably the brand’s biggest event of the year, back in April.

Evans has already challenged for the NXT and NXT Tag Team Championships, as well as the NXT Heritage Cup. Not confined to the silver brand, Evans has also been in the hunt for the WWE Speed Championship, earning a spot in a tournament finals in August before losing to Pete Dunne.

Expectations are high for the 20-year-old Evans, who shared the ring with Randy Orton in October in only the Viper’s second match in NXT to date. Stay tuned to SEScoops for the latest on the Young OG who continues to impress each week in WWE NXT.

Few things excite wrestling fans more than when a WWE Superstar debuts a new theme song, often due to a dramatic change to their on-screen character. In 1998, Sean ‘X-Pac’ Waltman returned to WWE with a brand new theme that has held a secret for many fans of the two-time Hall of Famer until now.

The track, which borrows heavily from the D-Generation X theme, starts with some aggressive vocals that fans for years believed was the vocalist shouting ‘X-PAC!’ Thanks to Wrestling Bios though, fans are now learning, 26 years later, that the track instead starts with the phrase “Make Some Noise.”

This revelation has certainly taken many fans by surprise who believed that the opening line was X-Pac’s name.

X-Factor’s Theme Song

Make Some Noise isn’t the only notable theme that Waltman used during his time in WWE. After forming X-Factor, a group consisting of Waltman, Justin Credible, and Albert, the trio used What ‘Chu Lookin’ At? by Matthew ‘Uncle Kracker’ Shafer. The story goes that Shane McMahon approached Waltman and shared that the Red Hot Chilli Peppers would provide the X-Factor theme only for Waltman to refuse and request Uncle Kracker instead.

Whatever song he uses, Waltman continues to get an ovation anytime he appears for WWE. Stay tuned to SEScoops for all the latest on the DX/New World Order legend.

WWE Hall of Famer Sean ‘X-Pac’ Waltman won’t be competing in the upcoming Men’s Royal Rumble match, according to the man himself. 

The 2024 Royal Rumble will take place on January 27, from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The venue was once home to WWE’s Thunderdome. The show will be the 37th Royal Rumble event and the seventh to feature both a Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble match. 

Waltman Denies Royal Rumble Rumors

Earlier this month, it was rumored that Waltman would be competing in the Men’s Royal Rumble match. If so, the match will be Waltman’s first match in a WWE ring since a May 2002 edition of Monday Night Raw. On Twitter, however, the Hall of Famer downplayed the idea that he’ll be competing. 

I can still go at the drop of hat, at least for a few minutes. I can do all my kicks, except the one in the corner & I can do that again with a few weeks training. I'm at least month away from taking my shirt off in public, so zero chance I'll be in the Rumble.

— Sean Waltman (@TheRealXPac) January 12, 2024

Sean Waltman in the Royal Rumble

Waltman has competed in three Royal Rumble matches, with two being as X-Pac and one as the 1-2-3 Kid. Over these three appearances, Waltman has spent a total of 24:56 in the Royal Rumble match. His sole elimination came in the 2000 match where X-Pac, the #30 entrant, eliminated his former tag-team partner Kane. 

Waltman (as X-Pac) also competed in a special Corporation Vs. DX Royal Rumble on Raw in 1999. He lasted 4:10 before being eliminated by the Big Boss Man. 

Who’s In? 

While Waltman is denying involvement with this year’s Men’s Royal Rumble match, several names have been announced. Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre have been announced for the Men’s match. Bayley, Nia Jax, Becky Lynch, and Bianca Belair have declared for the Women’s Royal Rumble match.

Waltman has been rumored to make a return in the Men’s Royal Rumble match, but he’s not the only one… 

Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative Shawn Michaels recently spoke during a media call to promote NXT Deadline this Saturday night.

During the call, Michaels said he was open to having Sean Waltman (X-Pac) wrestle in NXT in the future. The Heartbreak Kid complimented Waltman on being in the best shape he has been in a long time.

Shawn added that the younger talent would benefit greatly from getting inside the squared circle with Waltman.

H/T: Ringside News

Shawn Michaels Announces New Match Type for NXT Deadline

NXT Deadline will air this Saturday night from the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE PC) in Orlando.

The premium live event will be headlined by Bron Breakker versus Apollo Crews for the NXT Championship. There will also be men’s and women’s Iron Survivor Challenge matches at the show.

Shawn Michaels appeared on a recent edition of NXT to explain the rules for the new match type.

• Five superstars will compete in the 25-minute match
• Two superstars will start the match, a new superstar will enter every five minutes
• The superstar with the most falls after 25 minutes wins
• Falls can be won via pinfall, submission or DQ
• One fall is worth one point
• When a superstar loses a fall, they must get out of the ring and sit in a penalty box for 90 seconds
• The superstar who wins the match will become the #1 contender for the men’s or women’s NXT Championship

WWE Hall of Famer and AfterBuzz TV podcast star Sean ‘X-Pac’ Waltman recently discussed the AEW debut of Sting.

The Icon Sting of course made his AEW debut this past week at the ‘Winter Is Coming’ episode of Dynamite. Whilst the appearance of Sting was shocking, fans are now wondering how the WCW legend will be used in All Elite Wrestling.

Sting’s last match took place in 2015, where he lost to Seth Rollins at WWE’s Night of Champions event. Sting suffered an injury during that match that meant his in-ring career was over…seemingly.

Sean Waltman on Sting

“We’re in the situation right now where there’s really not big crowds” Sean Waltman began on the 1-2-360 podcast. “Although it was kind of cool, they did have a bit of a crowd there. You could see the reaction on some of their faces when the Stinger came out, it was a big deal. It came off like a big deal.”

Waltman would then praise Sting personally, saying “it totally was a big deal for me. It made me happy. He’s [Sting] a great guy, he’s just the nicest classiest guy.”

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X-Pac would finish by saying that Sting was never going to get the right treatment during his past WWE run. “The thing is, is he was never going to get the treatment from WWE that his fans thought he deserved. And that he did deserve. He’s not a WWE icon.”

Do you agree with Sean Waltman? Do you think that Sting will get better treatment back on TNT with All Elite Wrestling? Let us know in the comments

Soon to be two-time WWE Hall of Famer Sean ‘X-Pac’ Waltman recently made some interesting comments with regards to current WWE Superstar Sonya Deville on the latest episode of his AfterBuzz TV podcast. The former ‘Syxx‘ in WCW will be joining the WWE Hall of Fame for the second time next year as part of the nWo faction along with Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.

At the start of this week’s ‘1-2-360’ Waltman discussed what he had been working on recently. Waltman confirmed that he had been working on a ‘top secret’ project with both Maria Menuonos and the aforementioned Deville.

“Top Secret”

“I brought Maria Menuonos our Executive Producer and benefactor here at AfterBuzz TV” Waltman said. “I brought her and Sonya Deville to Rikishi’s school here is Van Nuys [California]. I’m not allowed to disclose…top secret. So, anyways top secret what was going on.”

“I Ended Up Rolling With Sonya”

Waltman did however confirm that he got in the ring with Sonya Deville. “So, I got in the ring, and I didn’t plan on it but I ended up rolling with Sonya. It was alright but my knee is pretty swollen up. It’s been years and years, I don’t that anymore unless it is a show. I got in the ring, rolled around with Sonya, did a couple of basic spots.”

Waltman was then asked by his co-host how Sonya is getting on in her life and career, to which he mentioned she may be frustrated at her spot in WWE currently.

Sonya Deville Creatively Frustrated?

“She’s good, there are a lot of great things going on in her life” Waltman stated. “Total Divas, that’s an awesome gig. She may or may not be creatively frustrated like other people in WWE, I’m not sure. If they [creative] aren’t doing something with you currently like you have to do something to maintain a positive attitude. Otherwise you end up like one of those poisonous people. It’s really difficult maintain a positive attitude. I can’t say that I was like that myself, not everyone was politically plugged in like I was. They [creative] put up with way more sh*t with me than they would the average person.”

Waltman is quick to keep her feelings vague however it is interesting that he would bring it up in conversation.

Sonya Deville was last used on WWE television on the November 29th edition of SmackDown on FOX. Sonya lost in a singles bout against Nikki Cross.

WWE has recently released four Superstars from their main roster, Luke Harper, Sin Cara and tag team The Ascension. It’s worth noting that there are rumors circulating that there may well be more talent on their way out of WWE in the coming months. It is not yet confirmed if Deville is one of the names possibly looking for the exit.

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On a recent episode of his podcast, X-Pac 12360, WWE Hall of Famer Sean “X-Pac” Waltman addressed why he thinks some NXT Superstars are reticent in joining the RAW or SmackDown rosters. 

“There are people that have just started, that don’t have any experience. People that have been around forever. There’s older people, younger people, there are a few people that are pushing 40 on the NXT roster,” Waltman stated. “So there’s going to be different mentalities. And there are some people that have military backgrounds, that have a different mentality because of that. So it depends on who you talk too.”

He noted how there are certain Superstars that are doing really well on the black-and-gold brand. Despite their success, however, Waltman added how there are still some who are motivated in joining WWE’s main roster.

Waltman also spoke about how money isn’t necessarily the primary motivating factor for most younger talent. He confessed that his generation has difficulty understanding this mentality. 

“[…] we all like money, and it’s a big driving force but money doesn’t spend very well if you’re not fn happy. And the younger generations are realizing that there are more important things. And people my age are scratching our heads going ‘wtf’, we don’t know how to deal with that, because you can’t hold things over somebody’s head.”

Waltman’s take on this situation comes off the back of Tommaso Ciampa’s recent comments. The former NXT Champion allegedly told WWE management that he would rather retire than join either RAW or SmackDown. 

H/T to Wrestlezone for the quotes.

WWE Hall of Famer Sean ‘X-Pac’ Waltman recently spoke about making a name for himself in pro wrestling despite being smaller compared to the majority of his fellow Superstars at the time. He stressed the importance for smaller wrestlers to do something different in order to stand out and make an impact during an episode of his podcast, X-Pac 1,2, 360.

Referencing the recent discussion surrounding All Elite Wrestling’s Marko Stunt, Waltman highlighted how people used to laugh at him for being smaller and leaner compared to his muscular opponents.

“The first time I got in the ring, I wrestled Ricky Rice. He’s built very well, I mean not huge but f’n built well. And I was totally pale, skinny af, and so everyone laughed, they were all laughing at me as I come to the ring,” Waltman stated. “So it took about a minute and then they were on their feet because I German-suplexed them, wrestled them, and then I dove out of the ring. No one had ever seen that kind of s**t.

He continued, “So, it didn’t take long. They took to me really quick, it was something different. Everyone else were these big jacked up guys, and to be honest with you, a lot of them had this sense of entitlement. That they were from Minnesota and they were jacked up on the gas, and that they were gonna get a phone call.”

Waltman admitted he used to have a chip on his shoulder and wanted to go an extra mile to bring “believability” into his matches. He wanted fans to look at him and think that, although he was skinny, he was also a “buzzsaw.”

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

Rumors continue to leak out of WWE regarding talent asking to be released from their contract. Sean Waltman recently commented on what he believes is the best-case scenario for all involved on his podcast.

Waltman believes that in all cases, WWE should grant releases to anyone asking for them.

“Certain people that are going to want their release, I think it’s in the best interest of the company to let them go,” Waltman said.

Recent rumors have suggested the Revival, Mike & Maria Kanellis have asked for but been denied their releases. Hideo Itami and Tye Dillinger, however, have received their requested releases.

As to why WWE should grant the releases, Waltman says that unhappiness in the locker room can spread quickly.

“You do not want even one person that’s not content, that’s unhappy. It can really taint the water supply, or poison the well,” he continued. “And I’ve been that person at times. You’re unhappy and it spreads. It’s kind of contagious.”

Waltman says that is especially true in the cases of those who have been under-utilized on TV.

“If the decision-makers just don’t see them figuring in, it’s in their best interest to probably let them go.”

Do you agree with Waltman? 

It was announced earlier this week that X-Pac would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year as a member of D-Generation X. On his podcast, X-Pac 12360, the the star opens up on what it means to him to be inducted.

X-Pac also discusses his feelings on being inducted as part of a group rather than being honored individually. He also gave his take on the controversy surrounding Chyna and the Hall of Fame.

X-Pac Hall Of Fame Call

X-Pac says that he learned of his induction through a phone call from WWE’s head of talent relations, Mark Carrano.

He says that he recently renewed his WWE Legends contract, but did not see that as a hint that his induction was forthcoming.

“It kind of made me assume it was just because of everything going on with AEW,” X-Pac says of his contract renewal.

“I never really connected it to a Hall of Fame thing.”

X-Pac On Being Inducted As Part Of A Group

Although X-Pac made his feeling clear earlier this week on Twitter, he again says on his show that he is happy to go in as part of DX.

“I could give two sh-ts about going in on my own,” he says.

https://twitter.com/TheRealXPac/status/1097976050905038848

“If you ask me what my choice is, go in on my own, or go in with the people I had the greatest time in my life with, I’m going to pick going in with them every single time you ask me.”

X-Pac Calls Chyna Being Inducted “A Win”

Chyna’s inclusion with DX in this year’s induction was considered by some to be WWE doing the bare minimum in honoring her. There are many fans, and some in the industry, who believe that anything short of a solo induction for Chyna is not good enough.

X-Pac sees the matter differently.

“Obviously she is worthy of being inducted by herself,” says X-Pac. “For a lot of people, this wasn’t good enough.”

“I would encourage them to take the win. A win doesn’t always come exactly how you want it to, but it’s a win none the less,” X-Pac says.

X-Pac Says Chyna Getting In WWE Hall of Fame with DX 'Is a Win' https://t.co/pfwrk0Yq6B

— TMZ (@TMZ) February 19, 2019

X-Pac Hall Of Fame Worthy?

As to whether he feels worthy of induction, X-Pac allows that he understands his contributions to the wrestling industry, but was still caught off guard.

“It’s not that I don’t feel worthy, because I do understand the things I’ve done in the industry and in my career and all that, but I’m just blown away by all of it,” X-Pac says.

After a history of issues related to addiction, X-Pac says he is grateful to get to experience his induction.

“I’ve done things in my career, accomplishments, DX, nWo, being in The Kliq and all that. You go, okay, eventually that induction will happen, but I wasn’t sure I would still be around for it to be honest with you,” X-Pac says. “Not everyone is going to make it up to that stage.”

“My children are going to come see me inducted, and that’s really cool.”

You can hear X-Pac’s entire discussion on X-Pac 12360. The full episode can be found below.

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Sean Waltman is known for speaking his mind, and this week’s X-Pac 12360 illustrates that fact. The former WWE star took the company to task for a promo segment from Monday’s Raw show.

Raw this week featured a promo battle between Smackdown head writer Road Dogg and Elias, followed by a match between the latter and Jeff Jarrett.

In his promo, Elias made an insider reference to Road Dogg tanking Smackdown’s ratings, which was likely designed to get a reaction from fans aware of Road Dogg’s backstage role.

Waltman was critical of the scripting of Elias’s promo and held nothing back as he gave his take.

Sean Waltman On Elias’ Promo From RAW

“Speaking of the Elias, Road Dogg, Jeff Jarrett ting, the one thing I could have done without was them going ‘Oh, what are you doing here Road Dogg, shouldn’t you be tanking Smackdown’s ratings'”, said Waltman.

“How does that help anything? How is that anything other than inside baseball, let’s have a few little chuckles for the inside baseball team here?”

“It’s bulls–t.”

Much was made of Smackdown’s post-Royal Rumble episode’s flat rating, and Waltman explains why that might be.

“At Survivor Series, all the Smackdown vs. Raw matches, Smackdown got obliterated,” Waltman said.

“So Smackdown has to deal with that, with all their guys getting their asses handed to them. And then after the Royal Rumble, you take Smackdown’s post-Rumble ratings bump, by putting your top star, Becky Lynch, on f—ing Raw the night before.”

“Gee, I wonder why Smackdown didn’t get their post-Rumble bump? Because you took it and gave it to Raw,” explained Waltman.

You can hear Waltman’s thoughts in context below.

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Do you agree with X-Pac on the Raw promo segment? Do you agree with his take on Smackdown’s positioning? 

Sean Waltman believes that women’s wrestling is about to reach another milestone.

On this week’s X-Pac 12360, Waltman spoke about the upcoming women’s Royal Rumble match, and what is on the line.

“The stakes are really high for the women’s Rumble winner,” said Waltman. “I think the women’s Rumble winner is going to be in the main event at WrestleMania.”

The long-rumored main event for that show has been Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey taking on “The Man” Becky Lynch. Whether or not that match actually goes on last that night, though has been up for debate.

In Waltman’s mind, that debate is settled.

“Ronda will be in the main event at WrestleMania,” Waltman said.

As to whether Rousey will face Lynch as expected, or faces Charlotte Flair instead, or those three face off in a triple threat match, Waltman is not certain.

“I don’t know which way they want to go with it,” Waltman said. “As long as they do a good job building it up, I would be fine with either Charlotte or Becky if it’s just a singles match.”

Waltman also believes that the fact that Rousey is on Raw, while Flair and Lynch are on Smackdown, is not a serious obstacle.

“They could do title for title,” said Waltman.

Ultimately, Waltman says that he has high hopes for the Rumble match, regardless of where the storyline leads.

“The women might outdo the men, as far as quality of the Rumble.”

You can hear Waltman’s full comments below.

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Do you see the women’s Rumble winner main eventing WrestleMania?

Sean “X-Pac” Waltman revealed his choices for the best matches of 2018 on a recent episode of X-Pac 12360.

Waltman selected a match under the WWE banner, as well as a bout from the biggest independent show of the year, and his choices may raise eyebrows.

For his WWE choice, Waltman selected a contest from the most recent NXT TakeOver event, a show that Waltman watched the majority of from the gorilla position backstage.

“Maybe because it’s fresh on my mind, but Johnny Gargano vs. Aleister Black, in WWE.”

As for his non-WWE choice, Waltman went with an instant classic from “All In”.

“I can also tell you, Marty Scurll and Kazuchika Okada from All In,” Waltman said. “An amazing match.”

With most major promotions having their own streaming services, and with WWE churning out so much content, Waltman admits that his choices were just two of many valid selections that fans can readily access.

“In 2018, going into 2019, there are so many great matches out there, so many guys and ladies for people to like,” Waltman said.

Waltman went on to answer questions on a wide range of subjects on the special Q & A episode of X-Pac 12360. The entire episode is available below.

What are your picks for best matches of 2018?

Recently, former WWE Champion Kane joined ex-Tag Team partner Sean “X-Pac” Waltman’s podcast, “X-Pac 12360.” The pair reminisced about their days teaming together in the late ’90s, which included two WWE Tag Team Championship runs. Kane debuted in WWE back in October of 1997. He interfered in the first-ever Hell In A Cell (HIAC) match at the Badd Blood: In Your House pay-per-view (PPV).

Kane hit his storyline brother, The Undertaker, with a Tombstone, allowing Shawn Michaels to win the match. Over the next few years, Kane’s character was portrayed as a silent monster with little personality other than evil. However, that all began to change when he aligned himself with D-Generation X’s X-Pac in the late ’90s. Kane slowly started to come out of his shell and became more relatable to WWE audiences.

He even had an on-screen companion in Tori. Kane said that his run with X-Pac really “humanized” the Kane character:

“It was great. It helped me out tremendously. Because up until that point Kane had just been like a emotionless monster and what that did for me, our tag team, was it really helped round out my character because it showed that Kane has feelings and all that stuff which I never had before.

“It humanized me enough that people could relate much better, but all that stuff it really helped my character in, in my career. And all the stuff we got to do man, it was a blast, and like you said a lot of times when you have tag teams that are bookends having something that contrasted so much and was so unique and we can have great matches with anybody.”

What do you make of Kane’s comments regarding how teaming with X-Pac “humanized” his character?

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Sean Waltman has commented on his friend Justin Credible’s recent arrest for assault.

Credible, whose real name is PJ Polaco, has had a series of arrests this year, the latest coming last Tuesday. Polaco is facing numerous charges, including misdemeanor assault, all in connection with allegedly violating an order of protection.

Waltman, who has publicly supported Polaco during his battle with addiction, had this to say regarding his friend and former tag team partner on X-Pac 12360.

“My heart hurts for him, and I love the guy,” Waltman said. I really care a lot about him. We try not to give up on people, because when I was ready to fight [addiction], people were there for me.

Waltman made it clear, though, that he expects Polaco to hold up his end of the bargain.

“He’s got to do his part. You’ve got to do your part,” he said. “I work with a rehab center, and that guy was ready to go pick him up and he wouldn’t go.”

“It’s so frustrating. But I kinda get it too.”

Further complicating Polaco’s situation is a documentary that is being filmed on his life. Waltman says that the film will capture all of Polaco’s recent issues.

“A documentary is a documentary,” Waltman said. “It’s not scripted. You don’t get to write the finish of the documentary.”

You can hear Waltman’s full comments on this issue in context below.

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News broke on Monday of WWE signing WALTER to be a part of the NXT brand in some form, likely first in NXT UK, and later in the likelihood that NXT Germany is established.

On this week’s X-Pac 12360, Sean Waltman gave his take on WWE signing WALTER, and specifically what having him in the locker room will mean.

“Walter is a hell of a commodity, the type of guy you want in your locker room,” Waltman said. “Not a bunch of guys who act like Walter.”

Waltman is likely referring to someone with WALTER’s natural aura and presence, something I can attest to having seen him perform live at an EVOLVE show in 2017.

WALTER has reportedly expressed no interest in joining Raw or Smackdown. Waltman sees this as the true expression of an independent contractor.

“Apparently it sounds like he knows what he wants,” Waltman said. “It’s not like he was begging to go anywhere. The buyers were coming.”

“It’s like a seller’s market, sort of, when there’s something really good to sell,” Waltman continued.

The full episode of X-Pac 12360 can be found below. When referencing this transcript, please credit SEScoops.com. This transcript has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Sean Waltman praises Johnny Gargano for his performance at NXT TakeOver WarGames II, and talks about the behind the scenes atmosphere at the event, all on the latest episode of X-Pac 123660.

Sean Waltman Praises Johnny Gargano

Waltman, who sat backstage in the gorilla position for the bulk of the event, says that Gargano approached him for feedback and advice after his match with Aleister Black, but Waltman was at a loss for words.

“I said man, the shit you guys are doing now is so next-level, cutting edge, I’m just going to stand back and enjoy it,” Waltman said. “We can pick shit apart at a later date if there’s anything to pick apart.”

“It was just about as flawless of a match as it gets these days,” he said. “I watched that match and it was the one that I liked the most.”

Backstage At WarGames

Waltman also revealed some of the backstage discussion about Matt Riddle’s TakeOver debut.

“I was sitting there talking with Hunter before he went on. I was like, ‘Hey, have you ever seen Riddle and Kassius Ohno work before?’ because they’ve had matches before, and really good ones. He was like, ‘yeah, but they aren’t going to do a match tonight’ and he kind of told me the whole thing,” Waltman said.

“I liked that. I like where they’re going with that,” he said. “It’s going to give Ohno something to light a fire under his ass about, and turn it up a notch or two for him.”

Waltman also talks about his cameo on the WarGames show, the setting at the gorilla position, and breaks down each match on the event on this week’s show.

The full episode can be found below. When quoting this transcript, please credit SEScoops.com. This transcript has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Do you agree with X-Pac on Johnny Gargano’s match?

Sean Waltman discussed the return of D-Generation X and Triple H undergoing surgery this week on the the latest episode of his X-Pac 12360 podcast.

While the return of DX and Shawn Michaels’ return to the ring for the first time in eight years held promise of a nice bit of nostalgia, the match between DX and The Brothers of Destruction at Crown Jewel fell apart when Triple H tore his pectoral muscle, which required surgery. Waltman experienced a similar injury during his career and was impressed that his longtime friend finished the match.

“What a beast,” said Waltman. “I know what that feels like. They still finished the match. None of us could tell if they subtracted or anything,” he said. “It didn’t look like that much changed after the injury.”

Waltman also had high praise for Michaels, who stepped back in the ring at 53 years old.

“Shawn went out there like a boss and held that match together. He looked better than anyone in that match. The guy who hasn’t had a match in the better part of a decade. Not slighting Paul, because Paul always looks great out there, but Shawn was just a pleasure to watch,” Waltman said.

“Shawn Michaels does not go out there, even for that kind of money, and embarrass himself. And he covered some stuff out there. There were some botches.”

Waltman also discusses why wrestlers have long hair, the upcoming Survivor Series card, and interviews Kevin Sullivan, all on this week’s X-Pac 12360.

The full episode can be heard below.

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X-Pac discussed the NJPW talent morale situation on the latest edition of X-Pac 12360. The former WWF and WCW star salso gave his take on the recent controversial angle in Impact Wrestling involving Austin Aries.

Morale in NJPW

Reports that morale in the New Japan locker room took a hit recently with the addition of Michael Craven as a new head of talent relations caught X-Pac’s attention, and he offered a warning to New Japan.

“Let morale go down in your company and see how quickly that forward momentum comes to a halt. There can be a mass exodus to WWE in a second. WWE will cherry pick every single one of the guys you have.”

Craven, reportedly, does not have a background in the wrestling business, and X-Pac likened what he’s heard of Craven to when J.J. Dillon managed talent for WWE. “It was tough,” he said. X-Pac mentioned that later on, Jim Ross excelled in Dillon’s role. “He knew how to talk to the talent and make them feel good.”

X-Pac again stressed the importance of maintaining a happy locker room, and the consequences of not doing so. “Vince will take every one of their guys,” he said. “And the climate that wrestling is in right now, yeah. Keep talking down to your talent and see what happens.”

Impact

X-Pac also discussed the recent Johnny Impact and Austin Aries angle from Bound For Glory. While reportedly a work, X-Pac has a more philosophical stance on the storyline.

“I have my opinion. I’m not going to share my opinion. You just never know when it comes to Aries. To sit and go okay, this was a work, this wasn’t, how about we just enjoy it?”

The full episode can be found below.

When referencing this transcript, please credit SEScoops.com. This transcript has been edited for clarity. 

This past Monday on RAW, professional wrestling fans witnessed a rather disturbing moment. A Six-Woman Tag Team match took place between The Bella Twins and Natalya versus The Riott Squad. During the match, Brie Bella hit Liv Morgan with a series of YES! Kicks.

One of the kicks, however, hit Morgan square in the face. Morgan went limp and folded over, seemingly unconscious. Bella later dragged Morgan over to her corner and she was tagged out of the match. During the commercial break, Morgan was taken backstage to receive medical attention.

X-Pac’s Take

Former WWE star Sean “X-Pac” Waltman took to his podcast, X-Pac 12360, and offered his thoughts. Here’s what he had to say:

“The natural instinct when you get concussed, when you get knocked out, as soon as you come up is to get up and fight and keep going,” said Waltman. “It’s a really weird experience because you all of a sudden are laying on the ground and there’s this déjà vu thing. Happens every time I have a concussion. Even last year in the U.K, I got knocked out and it was the same thing all of a sudden I am on the ground on the mat having déjà vu going through my head.

“It’s a tough call in a situation like that on live TV and everyone is in the moment. I saw a clip of that and to me it just looks like the last one caught her because she was registering the kicks when she would get kicked. It was just their timing, it got messed up, it looked like to me. And as she was coming back down from registering the kick she got kicked with the last one. It looked like just the last one is what knocked her out to me.

“Sh-t happens, and no one means to do that… I am not gonna fault anyone for not doing anything if wasn’t part of protocol. However, this might be a good learning experience to start training the referees on what to do… That would be something I am pretty sure they’re already talking about.”

What do you make of Waltman’s comments regarding Morgan and Bella?

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Former WWE star Sean “X-Pac” Waltman has released a new episode of his podcast, X-Pac 12360. During the show, Waltman talked about several professional wrestling topics such as All In and The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels’ RAW segment.

Undertaker & Shawn Michaels

This past Monday, Undertaker and Michaels came face-to-face on RAW. The pair bickered about “The Deadman’s” chances against Triple H at the WWE Super Show-Down. Some fans have speculated it could be teasing a rematch between the pair at some point.

Waltman offered his thoughts on if he believes Undertaker and Michaels will run it back again:

“It was a magical moment. (RAW, HBK & Undertaker Segment) First Shawn {Michaels} comes out, he can carry something on his own just fine, he kills it on the mic everytime…Then Taker {Undertaker} comes out and it was the best Taker mic work I’ve ever seen.

“It was tremendous, very compelling between those two. I loved it. I’m pretty sure, I may be be going out on a limb here but I’m pretty sure this is planting a seed for some kind of Undertaker vs. Shawn, whether it’s a singles or some kind of a tag or triple-threat or something, I see that…

“It’s the history those two have… he {Shawn Michaels} can still go out there and do a lot of stuff but he doesn’t want the pressure I think; from talking to him; it’s not gonna be Undertaker vs. Shawn at Wrestlemania, where they had one of the greatest matches ever.”

Match Of The Night From All In

“X-Pac” then shifted his focus to All In. As for what he thinks was the match of the night, Waltman named Kenny Omega vs. Pentagon Jr. as his favorite:

“For me that was by far the best match on the show, however they bogarted time and I am little bummed that the Golden Elite versus {Rey} Mysterio, Bandido, {Rey} Fenix didn’t get the time they deserved.

“It was their show and they got screwed on the time, we have to stick to our time it’s inexcusable that that happened to those guys. It does take some points away from the match for me knowing that, but it was amazing and Marty Scurll is one of my favorites.

“They have amazing chemistry, told the best story and took their time on things. To me that was the match of the night.”

The passing of former WWE Tag Team Champion Brian Christopher (Grandmaster Sexay) has saddened the professional wrestling world.

Christopher passed away at a Tennessee hospital after an apparent suicide attempt in prison. He attempted to hang himself and subsequently passed after his family got the opportunity to say their final goodbyes.

Earlier that week Christopher was arrested for a DUI and attempting to evade police. The Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen revealed that, due to his notoriety, Christopher was placed in a cell by himself.

He also noted that Christopher wasn’t on suicide watch because the Sheriff’s Department “had no indication he was suicidal.” This has greatly upset former WWE star Sean “X-Pac” Waltman.

Waltman took to his podcast, X-Pac 12360, and expressed his frustration by the entire matter:

“I’m really pissed about this, really pissed,” Waltman said. “Because I’ve been in that situation in more than one way. And you don’t take someone that’s not done something violent or isn’t a danger to others.

“Even then, you don’t put somebody in solitary confinement. You don’t put people in solitary confinement for that long that didn’t do s–t and then go, ‘Oh, it wasn’t solitary confinement.’

“It’s f–king solitary confinement! I’ve been in it, if you’ve never actually been in it I don’t want to hear it from you at all. It’s torture.

“It drives you crazy, you don’t have to be suicidal, you become suicidal. You stay in there with no one to talk too staring at the walls for that long.”

Sharing Demons

He then dove into the similar issues he had to Christopher’s. Waltman revealed he once attempted to hang himself as well:

“I’ve been there and I’ve hung myself and so I know. I have a pretty good idea of where [Christopher] was and it’s just about the worst place you can ever imagine. Not only are you in the lowest possible place but you die that way.

“You never come up out of it… I love [Christopher], I was tight with Brian in WWE. He was crazy as f–k no doubt, but if you knew him like I did you would know he’s a real wonderful guy.”
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– In the latest edition of their “Fantasy Warfare” series WWE posted a video teasing a potential match-up between Rey Mysterio and current WWE Champion AJ Styles. Check it out here below:

What would happen if the #MasterOfThe619 @reymysterio went one-on-one with the PHENOMENAL @AJStylesOrg? pic.twitter.com/kTR9teun5S

— WWE (@WWE) February 16, 2018

– Former WWE Superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman took to Twitter and revealed that he’s related to one of the victims of this week’s Florida high school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Waltman revealed that one of the 14-year-old victims was the daughter of his mother’s niece:

Rest in peace, Gina Montalto pic.twitter.com/3DUEl6g0op

— VICE News (@VICENews) February 16, 2018

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Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sean “X-Pac” Waltman has released a new episode of his podcast, X-Pac12360. During the show Waltman reacted to Shelton Benjamin’s recent social media post in which he reveals that he found a loaded gun in his rental car:

“Here’s the thing, in all the years of traveling around and trying to rent cars like we do. There have been a few times when you find things leftover from the last person that rented the car, but come on man, a loaded gun?! Who freaking forgets something like that… Let’s just use our imaginations and think of all the bad scenarios that could come from something like that.”

He also explained why he didn’t want to win the now-defunct WWE light heavyweight title. It turns out winning the title would actually result in a pay cut for the former n.W.o member:

“I was the very last WWF Light Heavyweight champion. I fought a long time to not have to have that belt. One time, I got my payoff and I gave him [Jim Ross] a call. It was a SummerSlam payoff and I asked him if they were paying me by the pound? So that’s how I felt about the pay scale there. That you were paid by the pound sometimes, and it’s not really, but you can get that being in the WWE at times. I didn’t want that. There was no way I wanted that. That was a pay cut for me. So that was the issue.”

You can listen to X-Pac12360 by clicking this link here.

Former WWE European Champion Sean “X-Pac” Waltman recently released another episode of his X-Pac12360 podcast. Waltman had former WWE Superstar Ken Anderson on as his guest. During the show Waltman gave his thoughts on the NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia main event between NXT Champion Andrade “Cien” Almas and Johnny Gargano:

“It was heartbreaking when he (Johnny Gargano) didn’t win. It was. It sucked, but it was so good. And Hunter (Triple H) told me, I hit him up afterward and he was like, ‘Yeah Gargano is the last of the white meat babyfaces.’ And that’s pretty much true right now. Not that there can’t be any more you know? But as far as what we have to choose from right now he’s the guy that kind of fits that. I don’t really see anyone else.”

Waltman also offered his thoughts on the return of the XFL and said it’s not a good idea to bet against it working this time:

“Well, I knew it was going to happen when Vince (McMahon) sold a bunch of stock, couple hundred million dollars in stock and started an LLC. They’ve given themselves two years to get this off the ground and last time they had two months. And I don’t think it’s a good idea to bet against this working. We just have to wait and see what happens. I’m just saying there is an appetite for that right now.”

You can listen to X-Pac’s full episode of X-Pac12360 hereby clicking this link .