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Happy New Year Ariel and crew. This question is just for No Lactose Ric. After a tough 2024 where you unfortunately developed Gout, Sleep Apnea and a Lactose Intolerance, will 2025 be the year you get your medical issues under control?

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Ariel - WWE on Netflix. I disliked a lot about it. The biggest thing I hated was the advertisements all over the ring mats, same thing UFC did and it looks like shit all the time. You go back and rewatch the fights a year or two later and you think...there was a movie called Woman King? Looks like shit. Crypto bs everywhere. Wtf is Sweet Sweat? I don't want to know. I hate it. Obvious why they do it but c'mon. I'll get into more negatives next time. Thoughts? Love the show, love the crew, a lot of fun listening. Thank you

Ps - Frank's Golden Globes slap joke was great. You no sold it. Bad play.

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Fav segment of the week!!

Ariel, that Cain interview was amazing. When he was breaking down Aspinal, I couldn’t get enough. My question, prime Cain vs Aspinal, who wins and why? And for those new fans, enlighten them on just how good Cain was

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Hey GC, I’m interested in your thoughts on round robin parlay bets. I don’t think I’ve heard you bet one on the show? Do you hate them? Or just don’t take them on the show because they are too hard to explain?

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Sup Ariel,

Your thoughts on Justin Trudeau stepping down as PM?

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Hey Ariel and crew. I am a member and I missed GC and Rick's live chat last month. When are you guys doing another one so I can make plans to see it?? A cheeky request - tell Ant Evan to do a live members chat as well. He is a riot in the Chat every week.

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The way I see it, pro wrestling (WWE) is for kids. I used to be a huge fan when I was a kid, until I finally realized it was fake… for me that was much worse than finding out Santa Clause wasn’t real. I was such a big fan that one of my first fights in school was me doing the “Crippler Crossface” on a kid and making him cry. I don’t think I can ever get into it as an adult until I have a kid of my own who likes it. But am I right in assuming pro wrestlings demographic is children under the age of 18?

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Hello all and welcome back.

Couple of quick fire questions for you both different!

1. When is the first GFL fights going to be?

Location etc?

2. As I sit here feeding my second born son who is nearly 4 months old and was 2 months premature, I ponder do I have a different kind of bond with this child to his sibling who is turning 3 in a few weeks. Do you Ariel and I think Ric who i believe is the only other parent, have a different kind of bonds with each of your children?

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The first GFL event is April 4th, location: TBD.

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Happy New Year Ariel & Gang!

Let's keep the physical competition between GC and Ric going into the new year. Can we get a push-up and arm wrestling challenge next?

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Bonjour and Shalom Ariel,

Time to test your journalistic integrity once and for all... although as a 6 year weekly listener I have the utmost faith.

Agree or Disagree: Saying Josh Allen's start streak is still intact after simply one snap against the greatest football franchise of all time (New England) is a bit ridiculous, no?

Am I looking to tactically entrap you with this question just like Petesy entrapped NY Rick with his pre-tuxedo-prank phone call? Perhaps I may be doing just that. We learn from the best.

Sincerely,

Some Irish American dude from Boston

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Ariel,

Have you seen Dermot Kennedy’s Tiny Desk Concert? I know you expressed how much you love those. His is up there as one of the best in my opinion. Just an incredibly passionate performance.

Curious to hear Petesy’s take on Dermot, as he is an Irish singer/songwriter. Wondering how he is perceived over there in Ireland by the people and what Petesy thinks about him considering last show he said how artistic of an individual he was.

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Ariel can you please give a shout out to your biggest fan my friend, the pea. Ollie France.

Kudos too the team what you guys do here is incredible. Just mma coverage and journalism done right, no fat. Ask dallen

Over and gout.

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Personally my walkout of the year was Anthony Smith. Not at all for good reasons. The raw emotion pouring out got me like no other walkout this year. Any other walkouts where the backstory impacted how you felt watching it?

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Hey Ariel & the best crew on YouTube. I am a photographer from Cape Town, South Africa & I listen to you guys whilst editing. So grateful for the new format ... 5 days a week! Gone are the days of me having to find something on the JRE to listen to after I finished the old Monday & Wednesday episodes. Question for GC .. do you feel down when Ariel mentions the 'newer' fans? Thanks for all the entertainment & best of luck with the Gout NY Rick.

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Howzit Ariel and the gang 🤙🏾 (huge fan, grew up in Hawaii but living in the East Village now) Im a religious fan of both yalls shows and the pat mcafee show over the last couple years. Ive watched the few clips/interviews you have with each other( and AJ) . Can you go on his show on Fridays to help do a promo for ufc ppv’s? I think itd be great theater. All the best

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Glad to have you guys back.

Looking forwards to UFC London, Leon V JDM is, as yet, not confirmed and Paddy V whoever not confirmed. What if any news is there on who Paddy will be facing?

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