Gallows said “The OC” name was a “Hunter thing.” Anderson said he doesn’t think Vince remembers that they were called “The Club” and Triple H said that Vince wanted something besides “The Club.”
– Anderson talks about getting a text right after they were named “The OC.” The next week they were being squashed by Ricochet in 2 seconds.
– Anderson remembers having a great talk with Paul Heyman around this time and he thought that Heyman was a big fan of him. Gallows said, “Paul Heyman loves your work.” Gallows said Heyman is “100 percent full of bullsh*t.”
– Anderson said that Heyman wanted them to get heat but first they needed to make the babyfaces.
– Rocky Romero was on and he confirmed that New Japan made Gallows and Anderson a good offer in 2019. Gallows and Anderson wanted to work for both
NJPW and AEW but NJPW wanted to sign them to an exclusive deal but they ultimately agreed to let them also work for AEW.
– Romero said he got a text from The Young Bucks saying, “these motherfu**ers screwed us” when Gallows and Anderson turned down the AEW/NJPW deal so they could re-sign with WWE in 2019. Anderson and Gallows said they are good with The Bucks but not so much with the rest of AEW management.
– They talked about
Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia last October. They won the
Raw Tag Titles on that show and they lost them a month later. Anderson and Gallows said that the tag run was not something they asked for when they signed their WWE deals.
– Anderson says the first WWE show in Saudi Arabia was a brutally long flight but the food was good and the shows were good. He says they were treated well in the arena.
– They discussed the travel issues that happened during the November Saudi Arabia trip. Anderson remembers waiting to get on the plane and seeing Vince McMahon, Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar walking by to get on their own planes to leave. Around 1 am they were supposed to take off and then more time passes and they still haven’t left. Anderson said he heard that the guy who was supposed to fly the plane had to go home because he hadn’t gotten enough rest. They he heard about McMahon pulling the plug on the live feed and he heard this from someone on the WWE crew. Anderson then heard them say that everyone could get on the plane and they sat on the plane for another hour. Anderson says he asked Michael Hayes if they were in a hostage situation and Hayes said, “huh? I don’t know” before walking away. Anderson said that they got everyone off the plane and back to the hotel and the claim was that there was a mechanical issue. Anderson feels that something was done to the plane so that they couldn’t take off on time. Anderson said he feels that some “weird sh*t” went down due to politics. Anderson said there was a lot of tension amongst the wrestlers on the plane when they weren’t getting answers and people were very nervous.
