Vince Russo opens with a retraction: after seeing new angles of Tiffany Stratton's ladder fall at Money in the Bank, he says nobody could have caught her. Coach announces a Coach and Bro combo night on Intro Live on Tuesday, Oct. 27 (six 10-minute one-on-one sessions).
Then it's all Roman Reigns. Reigns was at the Street Fighter premiere in Los Angeles while Raw ended with the Bloodline vs. the 946, and Russo's take is that, to TKO, Hollywood now supersedes the wrestling show. Coach asks what that does to the talent who are there every week, from LA Knight to the 946 and newcomer Carmelo Hayes. The guys react to two clips from Reigns' Club Shay Shay interview (house shows vs. TV money, and backstage politics), Russo pitches the "layers" he'd give Jaida Parker and Carmelo Hayes, and Coach compares Reigns' approach to The Rock's schedule.
Super Chats bring Russo's case that Reigns' October 2018 leukemia announcement changed how fans saw him, and the audible he'd have called at the 2015 Royal Rumble in Philadelphia. Coach asks whether there's a ceiling under Oba Femi, Gunther and Reigns (Coach's count of 2026 results; Femi's only loss came in his trilogy with Brock Lesnar), and why Bronson Reed was off Raw after losing to Femi again. Coach thinks Bron Breakker should have won the briefcase; Russo says follow the merch, as the Penta replica briefcase hits WWE Shop.
To close: WWE Main Event's move to Rumble on Wednesday nights, Michael Hayes in WWE's micro-drama Agent of Shadows (Russo: "Cocoon 3"), justice for Chelsea Green after her Raw loss to Roxanne Perez ahead of Crown Jewel, Leon Slater, the 946 and Carmelo Hayes, and the Coach and Bro-lette wheel.
Housekeeping: No Coach and Bro on Friday, Oct. 16 (Coach is traveling); back Monday at 2 PM ET. Intro Live combo night Tue Oct. 27, 8 PM ET. The Hot Take Hotline opens next week (60 seconds or less). Coach signs at K&S WrestleFest on Long Island, Fri (virtual) and Sat (in person). All shows: https://bttstudios.tv
Timestamps
00:00 Welcome; Vince Russo joins
01:20 Russo's retraction: Tiffany Stratton's ladder dive
04:05 Super Chats, the wheel and a merch store update
05:04 Announcement: Coach and Bro on Intro Live, Oct. 27
07:54 Roman at the Street Fighter premiere during Raw
09:09 Russo: to TKO, Hollywood supersedes the wrestling show
11:37 What about the talent who are there every week?
13:31 Where's AEW's answer? Crossover stars
16:12 Create more stars: the 946 and the Bloodline
18:32 Liv Morgan's missing title and Dirty Dom
19:25 Living the gimmick: Jey Uso and Jaida Parker
21:41 Russo: "It hurts the business"
23:49 Russo's Scott Steiner story
25:15 Getting the casuals back
26:36 Roman on Club Shay Shay: house shows and TV money
29:46 Russo: give the 946 layers
33:05 Roman on backstage politics; The Rock's schedule
36:12 Super Chats: David Arquette and the WCW title
37:10 Intro Live questions
37:55 Is the 946 stereotypical?
39:44 Russo on Stephen A. Smith
41:42 Was Roman force-fed? The leukemia turning point
44:46 Russo: the audible he'd have called in Philly
46:11 Casual fans and 15-minute matches
48:45 The Attitude Era rule: no match through a commercial
49:37 Is there a ceiling under Oba Femi, Gunther and Roman?
51:52 Oba Femi over Bronson Reed, three times
53:12 Bron Breakker, Penta and the Money in the Bank briefcase
56:07 Russo: "Write it like it's real"
58:06 How much is Penta's briefcase?
59:12 Conventions and Coach at K&S WrestleFest
1:00:57 WWE Main Event moves to Rumble
1:04:01 Michael Hayes, movie villain
1:07:03 Russo's Cocoon 3 theory
1:09:31 Justice for Chelsea Green; Russo's Matt Cardona idea
1:12:09 Russo's favorite Wack Pack member
1:13:25 Leon Slater and WWE
1:14:55 Carmelo Hayes and the 946
1:16:06 MVP, Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin
1:18:33 Coach's announcer gags on Raw
1:19:37 Breaking: Michael Hayes' next role
1:22:29 Coach's theme song; Dr. Chris Featherstone
1:23:06 Intro Live, Oct. 27; no show Friday
1:23:41 The Coach and Bro-lette wheel
1:25:26 The Hot Take Hotline
1:26:38 Sign-off
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