Who's Hot Wednesday

Well Folks, it’s that time again: Who’s Hot Wednesday is upon us. As promised, today’s special guests are Kurt Warner and Seth Petruzelli. So without further adieu, let’s get this thing started.

Bob/Aidan: Kurt, thanks for taking the time out to join us. How are you feeling?

Kurt: You know, I’m feeling pretty good. We had a big win at home over Buffalo this week and we’re looking forward to Dallas.

Bob/Aidan: Yeah, that was a huge win over Buffalo. Arizona’s passing game looks good, but the same can’t be said about your rushing game.

Kurt: We’re still working on that part of our game. It’ll come. I know a lot of people are saying that Edge is past his prime and I know he’s definitely been looking like it this year, but I think the guy still has some juice left in him. Hell, look how old I am!

Bob/Aidan: Speaking of age, I heard you contemplated retirement after the hit on Anquan. That can’t make the team feel too secure in their leader if something like that can make you think of throwing in the towel and walking away.

Kurt: I care about my teammates. Anquan is a great player and an even greater friend. I had to take the blame for that hit since I threw it too high and led him right into Eric [Smith].

Bob/Aidan: That’s very noble of you, Kurt. Let’s switch gears a little bit and talk about Matt Leinart. Are there any harsh feelings about you having the starting job?

Kurt: No way. Matt and I are fine. He’s like a son to me. His time will come. He’s still young and he’s just beginning his career in the NFL. Plus, how could anyone have beef with him? The guy just wants to get girls and party.

Bob/Aidan: [Laughs] Do you ever party with him and Nick Lachey?

Kurt: I’ve tried, but it’s hard to keep up with those guys. Beer bongs, threesomes, foursomes. I even saw Matt go into a room with 5 girls once and only come out the next morning. I’m getting a little old and a little too unattractive to make that happen for myself.

Bob/Aidan: You might stand a chance with our next guest Seth Petruzelli. You should stick around after we’re done and see if you two hit it off.

Bob/Aidan: Seth, thanks for joining us.

Seth: Look man, let’s clear up one thing. We gotta talk about your blog this past week, Bob. Why are you calling me gay? I’m not gay. I’m married.

Bob: What’s funny is that I wrote that on Monday morning, well before your radio interview in Orlando. Did you read the Yahoo Sports article about you on Tuesday afternoon? (can be found here: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=AtOVjC9Ccx_ZDEV1aZzVgkc5nYcB?slug=dw-petruzelli100708&prov=yhoo&type=lgns) I think you have a lot of questions to answer.

Seth: Well, I’m not gay. The drag queen outfit was a Halloween costume. And my hair doesn’t look, as you said, homosexual.

Bob: Seth, it’s pink. And who dresses up as a woman in leather for Halloween? Furthermore, what self-respecting straight man owns a smoothie stand? Gay men own smoothie stands. Straight men own hot dog stands or pretzel stands or pizza by the slice stands.

[no response]

Bob/Aidan: Ok, let’s move on. Sorry to start off on the wrong foot, Seth. Before watching your fight with Kimbo, I made the comment ‘I wouldn’t be surprised if they paid this guy to stand with Kimbo.’

Seth: Look, I was misquoted. I was going for the knock-out bonus, that’s what I was meaning to say and I can see how that came out wrong.

Bob/Aidan: Well, isn’t it true that there was a submission bonus too? Why didn’t you go for that one? The whole deal kind of sounds fishy. After all, it would be in Elite XC’s best interest to create an environment that best suits Kimbo to win.

Seth: The knock-out bonus is bigger than the submission bonus. I just wanted to put on an exciting fight. I think I succeeded.

Bob/Aidan: Don’t you think by going public with your first remarks, you really hurt your chances for a future as a fighter? The UFC is already done with you because you failed on The Ultimate Fighter 2 series and lost in 2006 to Matt Hamill. And now I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Elite XC doesn’t ask you to come back. You’re a very hard guy to market.

Seth: I’m not worried about that. The whole world saw my skills on Saturday night. I’ve been training my whole life for this.

Bob/Aidan: You have to admit: that was a pretty lucky punch that knocked Kimbo to the ground, was it not? You were on your back foot and threw a short right.

Seth: No it wasn’t. I train for that. I’d love to have a rematch and do it all over again so that I don’t get asked stupid questions like this.

Bob/Aidan: You can’t seriously want a rematch with Kimbo. Everyone saw how scared you were standing in the ring before the fight. Thanks for joining us though. We look forward to seeing what comes next for you. If we ever have you back in the office for an interview, can you bring us some wheatgrass shots and berry smoothies?  

Thanks for joining us everybody. Make sure to read Aidan Hopkins’ blog later this week for an outlook of the weekend and read Bob Lalor’s blog on Monday to find out who will be the guests on next week’s addition of ‘Who’s Hot Wednesdays.’