Paul Heyman:"Ladies and gentlemen my name is Paul Heyman and, I have something to get off my chest.
There's a so-called journalist out there, Phil Mushnick of the New York Post, who thinks he can talk shit on us.
Well, let me tell you something, Mushnick, you have no idea what you're talking about!"

Heyman: "You want to disrespect my company?
You want to belittle the blood, sweat, and tears we pour into every match?
Well, let me enlighten you, Mushnick. Our next tournament The "I Guess You Had to Be There" tournament is going to prove you wrong!"

Heyman: "So, Mushnick, next week watch the tournament unfold on Peacock! And see firsthand what you've been missing .
Because to quote Lorrie Morgan I guess you had to be there!
Oh and next week you'll listen to her words and next week, experience the "I Guess You Had to Be There" tournament!"

Mean Gene Okerlund's theme hits

Heyman: "Go ahead Mean Gene hype away!"
Mean Gene: "Here we go with your 'I Guess You Had to Be There' tournament report!"
Mean Gene Okerlund: "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, get ready for the most violent event of the year!"
Watch Them Die Live proudly presents the "I Guess You Had to Be There" tournament!"

Mean Gene: "Here's your bracket for the I guess you had to be there tournament!"

Mean Gene: "Here's the press release regarding our newest signee!"

Mean Gene: "Lots of big names on that the bracket!
Also next week country music legend Lorrie Morgan will kick off the show by preforming her hit song 'I Guess You Had to Be There'!"
Mean Gene: "Here we go with your pre tapes for next week's I guess you had to be there tournament!"

Mean Gene: "We have the one and only Brutus Beefcake!
Beefcake you are a fan favorite you neve fail to entertain!"
Brutus Beefcake: "Well, well, well! Looks like we got ourselves the "I Guess You Had to Be There" tournament, huh?
Let me tell you something, folks.
Brutus Beefcake is back, and I'm ready to strut and cut my way to victory!"

Mean Gene: "Now I've known you for years this isn't wrestling Brutus this is shoot fighting."
Beefcake: "I'm here to prove that I can fight, Gene!
I may have a few more miles on me, but let me tell you, my opponents will feel the power of the Barber's shears like never before, Mean Gene!
I'll be strutting and cutting my way through each and every one of them!"

Mean Gene: "Wow you seem confident."
Beefcake: "I sure am, Gene and Winning this tournament is just the beginning.
After I get the victory, I am going to take a little detour, Gene!
Yah Lorrie Morgan, you better watch out because the Barber is gonna take you out on a date!
S hes gonna know Brutus' Beefcake!"

Mean Gene: "Wow ok hold on Brutus.
Are you saying you are setting your sights on country music legend Lorrie Morgan?"
Beefcake: "The Barber is back, and I'm going to leave my mark on the "I Guess You Had to Be There" tournament!
So, opponents beware, Lorrie Morgan beware!
Yah when it's all said and done, the Barber will have strutting, cutting, and Lorrie on his mind, Mean Gene!"

Mean Gene: "Big Sexy Kevin Nash you are a part of the I guess you had to be there tournament!"
Nash: "You've got to be kidding me!
Paul expects me to step into the ring and face a beanie baby?
Is this some kind of sick joke?"

Nash: "I was talking with Scott Hall earlier and I told em that I've been in this business for decades!
And I faced some of the toughest opponents in the world.
And now, Paul wants me to lower myself to facing a beanie baby? This is an insult!"

Nash: "Myself and Scott Hall become dominant forces in professional wrestling we didn't take on stuffed animals.
We earned our reputation by going toe-to-toe with the very best inside a god damn ring. Not a damn pizza circle!"

Nash: "Beanie baby or not, I'll be there next week to make a statement.
I'm going to remind everyone why they should fear the power of Kevin Nash.
And when I'm done, nobody will ever dare to disrespect me again."

Mean Gene: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with a special guest, The Hot Dog!"
The Hot Dog: "Well, Mean Gene, let me tell you something.
I've been training day and night, mustard and relish flowing through my veins!
All for one reason and one reason only to face the one and only Ronda Rousey!"

Mean Gene: "Some say she isn't a fan of weiners. What do you say about that?"
The Hot Dog: "Mean Gene, I've got the buns of steel and the condiment filled heart of a champion.
Rousey better be ready for the greatest wiener fighting showdown of all time!"