Money in the Bank fallout. Roman Reigns kept the World Heavyweight Championship against LA Knight in New Orleans, and the title match opened the show after Triple H said Reigns demanded to go first. Coach says that killed any cash-in drama; Vince Russo gives WWE the benefit of the doubt but pitches the finish he would have run, a questionable count that gives Knight a real beef, and how he'd use Sami Zayn to get Knight to the next level. Triple H put Knight over after the show, and the guys react to Conrad Thompson calling Reigns overrated (Russo: "they never give Roman a story").
The men's ladder match: Penta won the briefcase, Je'Von Evans went through the roof of an ambulance, and Ben Hameen's theory that the spot sold Mattel's WWE Slambulance toy with its breakaway roof. Russo on protecting Trick Williams and Bron Breakker, and why Bronson Reed needed heat on Oba Femi. Then Tiffany Stratton's win in a women's ladder match full of dangerous spots, and Russo's "we have to dial this back."
Super Chats bring Coach's first-hand account of the Plane Ride From Hell, Russo on being erased from TNA history, and the Triple H, Stephanie and Chyna story. To close, Crown Jewel is still set for Riyadh on Nov. 7 after attacks on Saudi airports: Coach would let every talent say no, Russo doesn't see Triple H putting wrestlers in danger, and Coach tells his Afghanistan base story.
Housekeeping: The Coach and Bro is live Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2 PM ET; Monday Night Grind tonight at 7 PM ET; the world premiere of the new BlueChew commercial. All shows: https://bttstudios.tv
Timestamps
00:00 Welcome; Vince Russo joins
01:08 The NFL's craziest finishes
03:43 The Tony Khan celebration (from last year)
07:48 Tony Khan in London for the Jaguars
09:00 MITB: why did Reigns vs. LA Knight open the show?
16:29 LA Knight's reaction after the match
19:40 Russo: the "questionable call" finish WWE missed
22:12 Reigns' promo, Conrad Thompson and "overrated"
25:27 Fourth-quarter earnings vs. fans first
28:01 Men's MITB: Je'Von Evans and the ambulance
30:44 The Slambulance product-placement theory
35:18 Why Penta won Money in the Bank
37:55 Oba Femi vs. Bronson Reed: where was the heat?
41:00 Super Chats: The Bloodline and Roman's story
47:04 Super Chats: the Plane Ride From Hell, Bischoff and hives
49:13 TNA Bound for Glory and WWE's pay tiers
50:45 Russo: "I've been erased from TNA history"
52:03 Triple H, Stephanie and the Chyna story
56:00 Should Reigns have gone first? Triple H as a character
57:01 Women's MITB: Tiffany Stratton and the dangerous spots
1:04:51 Becky Lynch and protecting your head
1:05:42 Super Chats: a 1920s "dirt sheet" and Hall of Fame props
1:08:17 What really happened on the Plane Ride From Hell
1:13:09 Torrie Wilson, Lita and JTG
1:14:39 Crown Jewel in Riyadh: should WWE still go?
1:20:50 Max Caster and TNA
1:22:26 Coach's Afghanistan story
1:25:45 Final Super Chats
1:27:55 World premiere: the new BlueChew commercial
1:31:19 Sign-off
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