Hello everyone, I'm Matt Camp.
And welcome to the WWE's The Bump and
DraftKings partnered segment ahead of WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico.
Ryan Pappolla and I are going to take you through the questions, and
that's seven questions, in the Cody Rhodes-Brock Lesnar match for the pool.
Not only to help you make some decisions, but to take you through possible scenarios
as well so you can win your share of $10,000 in the free WWE Backlash pool.
And we just wanna remind everyone to download the DraftKings app and
use the code BUMP when you sign up.
As always, Ryan and I will do some four minutes, and
that stipulation puts a little extra pressure on us, Ryan.
>> Well Matti, as I always say, we love that pressure.
And you know who else loves that pressure?
Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar, and like you said, that's the match we're diving in on.
>> That's right, and before we get to the breakdown portion of this segment we wanna
remind our audience that although we will be expressing our personal views on
the matches and strategies in the pool,
they do not necessarily reflect the views of DraftKings.
I am not an employee of DraftKings and
do not have access to any non-public information.
Ryan and I, as WWE talent, are also not eligible to participate in the pool.
So how do you play, how do you get involved?
Well the good thing is my phone is connected to this monitor right here, so
let me bring up the app as you will be doing right now.
Of course, it's very easy to find on the DraftKings app.
Just click on it, find the free pools tab, open that.
Look for the Free $10K WWE Backlash free contest, open that up as well and
scroll a list to see all the questions in that particular pool.
When you fill it out, don't forget to submit your picks to be involved and
get in on $10,000 in this free DraftKings pool.
With that all being said, let's get into it all.
Seven questions for Brock Lesnar, Cody Rhodes, four minutes on the clock.
And we'll start, Ryan, with who will attempt the first pinfall.
>> For a variety of reasons, I think this is Cody Rhodes.
I just think a fast starter is what we're looking for.
Brock Lesnar does not get paid by the hour, as you often say.
But I think for a variety of reasons Cody Rhodes might be strategic in looking for
that first pinfall.
>> Is it about revenge for Cody or ending it quickly?
I know for Brock he would love to hit an F5 and walk out of there in ten seconds,
and that would mean a quick pinfall attempt, I'll take Brock Lesnar.
Let's move on to the next question here.
How many Cross Rhodes will Cody hit, less than two, exactly two, more than two?
I think of what it takes to take Brock Lesnar down, maybe a low blow but
that's not the question here,
I think it will take more than two Cross Rhodes to put down Brock Lesnar.
>> I will not argue that, but for
whatever reason all day I just think two is the number.
We expect Brock to kick out of a finisher in any match that he's in if he
reaches that point of a contest.
But two Cross Rhodes is a lot, Cody has been on such a streak, give me two,
I just feel like it's the right number.
>> Don't forget, he likes to roll those Cross Rhodes over to one, two, into three.
And even if he hits that it doesn't mean he's going to win the match,
you have to think about that when you make your call.
Next question, on the Brock side of things.
How many F5s will Brock Lesnar hit, less than three, exactly three, or
more than three?
>> I think it's less than three,
now that doesn't necessarily mean that Brock is going to dominate.
It's just we rarely see, for a variety of reasons, more than three F5s in a match,
two or less feels like the right number, I go less than three.
>> Here's why I'll say more than three.
>> Wow. >> Cuz I watched what Brock Leszer did to
Cody Rhodes the night after WrestleMania, and
he F5d him pretty much everywhere, and it was more than three of those.
I go more than three, how much punishment do you think Brock Lesnar will wanna dish
out, that'll help answer this question.
Next question up here though is will the match spill out into the crowd, yes or no?
I think it would be an advantage for Cody Rhodes,
of course his mother is Puerto Rican,
to go out into the Puerto Rican crowd at Backlash and maybe get a little help.
>> Totally valid.
I just wanna say historically speaking Brock Lesnar likes to get about as far as
the announcers' table, rarely does he go into the crowd.
For that reason I will say no, just a little bit of history.
>> I mean he goes to the table, sometimes he gets put through the table.
But that doesn't have anything to do with this one.
>> Has nothing to do with the people in attendance.
>> It's yes or no for you at home making your choice, that's our thoughts on this.
Let's go to the next question here.
Will there be outside interference in this match, yes or no?
>> I lean no, this has been a very hyper-specific one on one rivalry.
Hyper-personal, but hyper-specific to the two of them,
not a ton of current allies at the moment for either, I say no.
>> I have to lean towards no as well because it's not about Adam Pearce's
security force coming out there and stopping this.
>> [LAUGH], >> Now the match is actually going down,
Adam Pearce, all the security in the world, stay far away from this one.
Maybe someone from Cody Rhodes' past rivalries get involved,
I don't think it will happen, I agree with Ryan here on no.
To the next question we go.
Who will hit the last finishing move, Cody Rhodes or Brock Lesnar.
I lean Brock cuz I think Brock's gonna win the match, but we're not there yet.
>> We're not there yet, but maybe in a second.
I just will say for, I'm gonna say Cody.
Just one point of caution, it doesn't necessarily means whoever hits the last
finishing move is going to win the match, a variety of things could happen.
But when it comes to this specific question, give me Cody Rhodes.
>> All right, you go Cody, I go Brock.
Who do you think hits the last finishing move,
and maybe that helps answer this question right there.
Who will win, Brock Lesnar or Cody Rhodes?
I'm gonna say it right now, Cody just had to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania and
a month later he's gotta face Brock Lesnar.
He's not coming in 100%, I'm thinking the Beast Brock Lesnar and
that's because of Brock not Cody.
>> It's interesting that you say that and totally valid,
I look at it the other way though.
With the roll that Cody has been on I just find it hard to believe in back to back
months that he is going to lose two premier matches like this,
especially with all of the significance behind both and especially this one.
For all of that, I say Cody.
>> All right we broke it all down for you, we gave you our thoughts,
but how are you going to make your selections?
Seven questions to answer there as part of the entire WWE free
Backlash pool on DraftKings, so go check all of that out.
Ryan, we are just hours away from WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico.
For everyone out there, you can catch the kickoff show at 7PM Eastern, 4PM Pacific.
And WWE Backlash with this match and so many others,
including the San Juan Street Fight with Puerto Rican natives,
international musical superstar Bad Bunny, and The Judgment Day's Damian Priest.
Puerto Rico's own Zelina Vega, and Rhea Ripley for
the SmackDown Women's Championship, and many, many more great matches.
On Peacock in the United States and
WWE Network everywhere else at 8PM Eastern and 5PM Pacific.
>> And that is not all, Matt.
You are not going to want to miss our reactions from Puerto Rico on
WWE's The Bump tomorrow on demand on Peacock, YouTube, and
all of WWE's digital platforms starting at 10AM Eastern with you,
me, Sam Roberts, and Kayla Braxton on the ground.
We are also going to break down on how we did in some of these questions,
there may be some way that we wanna crown a winner here between you and I,
you guys are just gonna have to tune in to check it out and find out.
>> And just remember, with DraftKings and everything we just covered, you can play
for free in the $10,000 cash pool, sign up, use that code BUMP to get involved.
And don't forget, your picks will be in tonight's featured matches,
that's all going down.
But here from The Bump Studio for Ryan Pappolla, I'm Matt Camp,
enjoy WWE Backlash.