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Speaker 1: Nobody safe is right. The 9-4-6 just changed up the game, surprising everybody with Miss Parker. Obafemi's got a match at the Money in the Bank PLE with Bronson Reed, a number one contender for the Women's World Championship is around the corner and so much more. This is the Raw Recap on WWE Now at WWE and Fanatic's original production. Oh, Megan. Megan. Clock it, baby. Oh, my God, dude. So we knew something was up. Yeah. It's actually really interesting, right? Welcome, by the way, to the Raw Recap. Sam Roberts, Megan Morant, here coming at you immediately after watching Monday Night Raw live on Netflix. And, you know, I was actually just talking about it this morning on Not Sam Wrestling and on Not Sam Wrestling Live on Sirius XM on WWE Radio, Channel 93 as of Thursday, by the way. And there was a question that came up in, I think it was in the email segment of the Not Sam Wrestling podcast. It was. I listened. Oh, you. You know. You're too good to me. I try. But they said, is there somebody else driving the 946? Should we be looking into this? And like when you looked at where everybody was positioned, there were multiple times where cars were moving, but Royce was getting into the passenger seat or when there'd be video taken from the inside of the car and, and Bronco and Lucien were in the back seat and Royce was in the passenger seat. But I said that I hadn't seen enough sort of clues to make me go, okay, this is, this is something that we have to discover. Yeah.
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Speaker 2: And you justified it so well that I said, yeah, I can't see it either.
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Speaker 1: Yeah.
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Speaker 2: But I also wasn't thinking of it in the way that the nine four six operates. Right. Because everything the nine four six has done is, has been completely different than anything else we've seen. From the way that they capture their videos, right? We see them come up on social media. I'm used to the other standard way of operating where a lot of times there's a driver or a belt boy if you're Roman Reigns.
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Speaker 1: Not for the 9-4-6.
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Speaker 2: Oh, meaning that— They're not letting people in on what they're doing unless they're part of that group. So it would make sense that they'd have— an additional person.
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Speaker 1: But like a wrestler would have a driver and it's like, well, who's the driver? It's their driver. It doesn't matter. It's their driver. I was watching, I think on the, uh, I think Becky Lynch was doing a podcast somewhere, and she was talking about Cody's bus driver. Yeah. Who's Cody's bus driver? He's a bus driver. That's what he does for a living. He drives his bus, yeah. Right. So you're sitting there going by traditional metrics. Yeah, of course somebody is- Is driving it, but.
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Speaker 2: Do we really need to overanalyze that? Do we really need to look into that? But then I forgot the 946 operates- on a totally different playing field than everybody else.
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Speaker 1: Yeah, they're doing crimes. Yes. They're doing crimes. They're kidnapping. You don't just have, hey, I'm going to hire you to drive me to my crime.
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Speaker 2: Right.
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Speaker 1: No, you couldn't be like, well, there's no amount of money you can give me. That's illegal. Yes. I don't want to be involved in this. And then that's why they assault, you know, building staff.
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Speaker 2: Yes.
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Speaker 1: Security, the whole deal. So, I mean, dude, you know, we start the show with the bloodline coming out. The Usos and Jacob Fatu. And in this moment, it appears that they are on the same page. It appears that they have a similar goal. And this was the question that I wrote down as soon as the show started. Because I think, and they brought forward the social media video that Royce Keys had put out after Monday Night Raw last week, which was not just that they had kidnapped Solo Sokoa. And not just that they had said, just keep walking until you touch grass, which is what I say to the people who reply to me on Twitter. But it means something completely different when Royce Keyes says it to you and you're out in the middle of nowhere. But he has Solo and he says, I told you it was loyalty over family. Look at what your brothers did. They left you out here to die. And you're going, okay. So from that perspective, I go, Well, that's a lot for Solo Sokoa to chew on while he's on that long walk home. But at the same time, I'm looking at Jacob Fatu and I'm looking at Jimmy and Jay Uso who haven't been getting along great. And now all of a sudden, because Royce Keys and Lucian Price and Bronco Nima have put their family in danger. Now they're all coming together. It goes beyond a group called the Bloodline. It goes family. Like whether or not Solo has said, I acknowledge you, whether or not Solo is part of this wrestling faction. No, that's our real life cousin. That's our real life brother. And you put hands on him. Now we're being brought together because of it. So the question that I had as I was watching the Bloodline come out at the beginning of the show was at that point, is the 9-4-6... dividing this family or bringing them together. Right now, it kind of looks like they're bringing them together. Right. Although we don't know where Solo is. We didn't see him all night.
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Speaker 2: And this is what we talked about a little bit last week after Solo was initially kidnapped and wondering, you know, how the Usos were going to respond to it, how Roman would respond to it, specifically.
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Speaker 1: Even though Roman wasn't around.
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: That's still blood. That's still family. Yes. And Roman is big on, you know, if one of our family members gets disrespected, the whole family is being disrespected. And that's what we can't have. The purpose of the bloodline is generational dominance. The purpose of the bloodline is not just to get everything that they're entitled to right now. It's to collect on everything that they've been entitled to going all the way back to Afa and Sika. and collect on it enough where we make sure that that doesn't happen again and that the generation that comes after us is protected. It's a wide-ranging plan here. And so, yeah, to see Solo get taken like that, that's something that the bloodline can't have. So the Usos and Jacob are in the ring together, and Jacob talks about the fact that he's been saying for weeks now, Don't make the first move. Lay low, play it slow. That's it. First move's not going to be the best move. Just lay low, lay low. And he goes, well, that's done. Sorry, I was wrong. Not tonight, he says, because tonight we're going to light it up. He says, we're going to be dog walking tonight. Okay? Five, two, tonight's dog walking night. Okay? And they go, tonight we fight. Tonight we will fight. the 9-4-6. And this is the Jacob that we've been waiting for. This is almost like this Jacob that they have brought back to life. We're starting to see that Jacob that Paul Heyman told us about when Jacob first showed up after WrestleMania 40. When this guy who was not fit for polite society, when this guy who we all knew about Jacob, but we didn't bring him in because he's too much of a risk. I think the 9-4-6 is almost that like, triggering group that is like, no, this is who you are. This is where you came from. And now that they've put their hands on Jacob's family, he goes, Jimmy J I'm with you. You're right. Let's go.
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Speaker 2: And while before Paul Heyman often talked about Jacob, where he's too dangerous to be in the bloodline, he's too dangerous to be in WWE right now, the nine, four, six, And what they're doing to the bloodline, I think Jacob is the only bloodline member who's equipped to handle the 946.
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Speaker 1: Because he's lived it. Yeah. He's the one who knows. He's the one who's saying, look, you think I'm a problem. You don't know this Royce Keyes.
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: You don't know this version of Royce. This is not the version of Royce that's telling his story of conquering his demon.
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Speaker 2: No.
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Speaker 1: No, I haven't overcome anything, as a matter of fact. No, I'm right back to where I started. So then this truck pulls up, and they go, okay, it's on like Donkey Kong. And they go back there, and there's a worker, a guy. Push him out of the way. Who's there? Push him. They punch him right in the head. They clocked him. They got him. I mean, excuse the pun. Yeah. They clocked him, though, knocked him down, opened the door. And who gets out of that truck but Jada Parker. That's right. Jada Parker. From NXT, who has been making waves for a long time. You know she's been a favorite of mine for a long time. I know she's been a favorite of yours for a long time. Always been a fan of Miss Parker. This is a discussion that we've had for a long time. And she pops out of that car and listen. I don't know anything about anything.
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Speaker 2: Me either.
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Speaker 1: Nothing. But I got the internet. I also have the internet. I got the dial up. I got 56K and I make sure my mom doesn't pick up the phone so I can stay online and I can read all the rags. You know what I mean? I get all the info. I know everything that's going on. Every sheet you could think of, I've read it. And I'm just saying, there was a look. Between Jey Uso and Jada Parker, where Jey said, what are you doing here? Or, hey, don't I know you from NXT? What are you doing here? There was something personal. Very personal. What are you doing here? And everybody who has the internet, who reads all of those. sheets that you speak of. The rags, yeah. Those rags that you speak of. I love them. We all had that moment where, you held your breath a little bit. A little bit. A little bit, because it looked like Jay was thrown off his game for a minute. He did. But Jada Parker said she was just there to see Adam Pearce. I'm just here to see Adam Pearce. That's all I'm here to do, is here to see Adam Pearce. By the way, like, And maybe this is because I don't come from the same place that, like, Jacob and Royce Keys come from. But I would really by now have gone to Adam Pearce and go, how can you allow this type of activity to be happening on your show? I feel like management should be stepping in in terms of being liable for some of this stuff. But I guess that's not really. What do you mean? Like lighting cars on fire? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Speaker 2: Stuff like that.
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Speaker 1: Like, don't you. Isn't there some kind of kidnapping? Like, I'd be bringing up. I'd be using words like indemnity.
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Speaker 2: Mm.
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Speaker 1: You know, but I guess that's not, that's just, we come from two separate, we handle things differently. I think theirs is probably a little bit more effective. You think? I think so. Okay. I think, I think in this case, probably, probably when dealing with the nine, four, six.
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Speaker 2: Yes.
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Speaker 1: So she says, Hey, relax. Why'd you punch that guy in the side of the head? I'm just here to see Adam Pierce. And everybody goes, okay. And like, listen, it's not a bad excuse. We know, Talent has been getting signed from NXT. Lola Weiss is on Monday Night Raw now.
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Speaker 2: Sure.
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Speaker 1: Dana Paxley is on SmackDown. We've been waiting for Jada Parker. For a long time. To come to Monday Night Raw or SmackDown. She's one that we've watched her a while and said she's ready. She's ready. She's ready. And it's like, okay. And maybe that's just a coincidence. Huh. On all nights for Jada Parker to be here.
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Speaker 2: The timing for her to roll up. To have a conversation with Adam Pearce just so happened to be the same time that the bloodline, you know, clocks this guy in the head and mistakes her for the 9-4-6.
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Speaker 1: I'm looking for Adam Pearce, she says. And it's like, okay, you know, Adam Pearce has a lot on his plate. Adam Pearce has to talk to Lyra Valkyria, EO Sky, got to figure out the money in the bank.
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Speaker 2: I don't know what the relationship is or if there is any relationship. But the look between her and Jey Uso, it almost seemed like there was a little miscommunication between the two.
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Speaker 1: But that was Jada Parker. Hands up. Hey, I don't know. I'm just here. I'm at work. I'm at work. I don't know anything about anything. I'm at work. And you go, okay. I don't know. Milwaukee's a long way away from Orlando. But that's where Adam Pearce is. It's true. Adam Pearce doesn't like to talk on the phone, I guess.
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Speaker 2: I don't know.
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Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't get involved in that business. I have a lot of questions for Adam Pearce. But then we hear from And so the 946 is nowhere to be found. Then later on in the show, the 946, they send in one of their cell phone videos and they're outside the building. And they go, we called, we knew this was the place you were going to call. They said, we weren't going to show up. We knew what you were going to do, Bloodline. We knew that this was going to be the night that you were going to do this. We knew how far we pushed you. We're one step ahead of you every single time. And so far, man, so far, that has proven to be true. And then more of Raw happens, and then we go backstage again. And Jacob and the Usos are making their plan. And Jacob talks to Jimmy, and they dap up in a brace. And then he says, punk-ass Jay. And you know what? It was the first time punk-ass Jay had been said. He didn't say, punk-ass. It was endearing. It was endearing. It was like, come on, man. I still kind of think you're a punk-ass, but like. But I love you. Same team. Same team. Get over here, you punk ass. And Jay wasn't thrilled.
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Speaker 2: No, who would be thrilled to be called a punk ass? He's made it clear he doesn't like that name. But he goes, okay, Jake, all right, all right. Now, all throughout the night, were you thinking, because we knew Jada Parker was there to see Adam Pearce, and throughout Raw, we did see Adam Pearce. He was talking to EOS Sky. He was talking a lot about Valkyria. Were you wondering, when's he.
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Speaker 1: Going to talk to Jada?
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Speaker 2: Or did you personally kind of write off Jada?
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Speaker 1: I don't ever write off anything because everything counts. Everything counts. But also there is this world where it's just like, Oh, that's just a little red herring over here. Sure. Like who's to say maybe next week we get a Jada Parker debut and it's completely unrelated to anything that we saw, you know? I mean, it was, it stuck in my head, but it didn't. I also took account of the fact that we had not seen solo Sakawa. I said, where's Solo? There's so much. L.A. Knight, like, we see him pop in. Yep. We see him kind of get involved. We know he's focused on Roman Reigns, but also he's been involved in this thing. Like, there's just so many moving parts to this. Yeah. That it's almost like you just have to kind of sit back tense, like a Safdie Brothers movie.
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: And just watch this thing like play out like, whoa, what is going to go on next type of thing. For sure. Yeah.
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Speaker 2: I was looking for, I thought maybe Jada would interfere in the Io Sky or Lyra Valkyria match. I thought maybe she would interfere in the Roxanne Perez, Lola Vice match.
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Speaker 1: Right, maybe she's there to make a name for herself. Yeah. To try to jump in. Yeah, maybe Jada wants to figure out like, look, how do I get involved in this Money in the Bank match? How do I get involved in this division? I don't know. But yeah, that was just, sure. That's just as likely as I don't know what the story is.
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: With Jada Parker. So LA Knight, like I said, does at one point come in and kind of confront the bloodline. But he's not, you know, he says Solo is his guy. But he's almost gloating. Well, he's got a World Heavyweight Championship match with the OTC. I know. And I think that he probably is enjoying it. That the bloodline have so much on their plate right now. That for the first time, usually the bloodline being in numbers makes things more complicated for the opponent of Roman Reigns. Because he's got to fight all of them. Right, but I would argue that this time, because LA Knight knows that Roman is not using bloodline interference. And he even said it last week on Raw.
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Speaker 2: Right.
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Speaker 1: That now he looks at everything going on and going, all these complications and all these numbers are only going to distract Roman Reigns. Let me not be distracted. Let me maintain my goal of being the world heavyweight champion. And I'm sure that'll play out more next week when Roman Reigns is back. Unless Roman Reigns is stuck on what happened to end this show tonight. Because the 9-4-6 shows up. They show up in the arena.
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: And they walked down those stairs. The first time we've seen them in the arena since they debuted. I think that's right, when they interfered in that match. Yeah, yeah, I think you're 100% right. They show up in the arena, and security is there, and they're going, come on, guys. And I love Joe Tess on commentary. He goes, it looks like security has this situation handled. Yeah, Joe Tess. One of the all-time worst calls that Joe Tess... Joe Tess is usually right on the money. Joe Tess, one of my favorite voices in the sport. But yes, it is historically. And I don't think a lot of people are picking up on that because so much happened. Yeah. But it is worth noting. Not his best call. He said it looks like they have it handled.
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Speaker 2: And right when he said that, Royce Keys just knocks out one of the security guards.
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Speaker 1: And Wade's like, they don't have it handled. I don't think so, Tess. Just totally wrong. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Unfortunately, completely wrong as they are. And Tess said it too. They're just here to make sure everything's cool. It's all good. Just make sure that everything's calm. And I'm like, Jacob Fatu literally said he was showing up to dog walk people's asses. Okay? Like, that's not the words where it's going to just stay cool, calm, and collected. So you're right. The first thing that 946 does is they just lay out all of security. Just punches and kicks and everything. Then we get the bloodline. And the bloodline approaches slowly. They roll up, right? And then boom, the fight begins. Let me tell you something that I noticed early on. When Jacob was talking to the Usos and he's dapping them up and he was like, come on, punk ass Jay. Do you remember what Jacob's plan was? I don't. You don't have to. This is not a pop quiz. His plan was to stay together. And that's been his plan the whole time, right? Don't, because they're going to try to stay together. Because they're going to pick us one by one apart.
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Speaker 2: Right.
00:18:37
Speaker 1: What's the first thing, if you really look at it, the first thing the 9-4-6 did.
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Speaker 2: They separated them. Bronco Nima and Lucian Pricer over here. They handled the Usos. And Royce Keyes handled Jacob.
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Speaker 1: They're separated. Completely separated. Immediately separated.
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Speaker 2: And Bronco Nima and Lucian Bryce had the Usos into the crowd.
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Speaker 1: Whereas Royce Keyes. Two different directions. Had Jacob over by the announce desk. Right.
00:19:03
Speaker 2: Right.
00:19:04
Speaker 1: They end up in two different directions to the point where they're fighting in the crowd. And by the way, Bronco Nima and Lucian. are also punching people in the face in the crowd i don't care who you are people over i don't care you know why ain't nobody safe nobody even if you bought a ticket ain't nobody safe so they're going through the crowd and the fight's going on with the usos and bronco and lucian meanwhile in the ring now you've got jacob and royce keys and for a second for a second I go, maybe this was a strategic mistake because you forgot that's Jacob Fatu. And Jacob Fatu starts, I mean, he picks up, he starts coming at him like a storm. You know, he brings the chair, he does the Samoan shuffle. and strut and everything. He's getting out that inner boogeyman in him, the whole deal. And I love that in a fight that's as serious as this, Jacob still has time to remember to do all that. He has to. That's Jacob. Fatu. Don't ever forget that. And he's nailing him with the chair, and he's hitting him with that big hip thrust where he throws his hips at him into that corner. And, I mean, even the way Jacob, like, when he slams himself into the opposite corner just so he can pick up the momentum to run at the downed Royce Keys, the impact with which he hits that opposite turnbuckle, he's just in a different space entirely.
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Speaker 2: I mean, he smashed his head into that turnbuckle. Boom.
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Speaker 1: Royce Keyes tries to escape and he's heading towards the exit, right? Where the entrance is. Yes. And Jacob is following him with that chair. And at first you think, oh, he's just trying to escape. But inevitably, Jacob ends up in one direction while the Usos and Lucian and Bronco are over in the other direction. They've separated. Separated. This did not go according to Jacob's plan whatsoever. No. And it's, you're sitting there going like, well, they are separated, but still it's not one sided. You know, Jacob's getting his licks in the Usos are getting their licks in. Maybe it's okay. As long as the numbers are even, but it's not okay. It's not okay. As long as the numbers are even, because now they're in the upper parking area, you know, wherever they were different spot than the Usos and, And they're fighting through the metal detector and everything. Which, by the way, I don't know. Did the 946 ever end up coming through that metal detector? I don't think so. I feel like that. You're just sitting there looking at the 946 and then that metal detector and going, you haven't. I think they're sort of above security. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Like Remy Ma said in Lean Back, we walk around the metal detectors. Anybody remember that? Yeah, yeah. So... So.
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Speaker 1: They're in this parking lot. And then all of a sudden, and this I did notice. Royce Keys gets in the truck. And I told you when we were watching. That's the truck Jada Parker. I was like, that's Jada's truck. Yeah, that silver, looked like a suburban truck. Yeah, like he jumped in the truck that Jada was in. Now I did say two to myself. To add Grand Theft Auto to the list of charges, it feels like it's possible. But it was the truck that Jada arrived in.
00:22:30
Speaker 2: Right.
00:22:31
Speaker 1: But it would be just as likely to be like, no, we stole her truck.
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Speaker 2: Yeah.
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Speaker 1: I'd be like, okay, yeah, that kind of checks out. Yes. That's in character, right? So... Jacob is down. He gets hit by the door of the truck while it looks like Royce Keyes is trying to escape. He dives into the window trying to hit that Tongan death grip while Royce Keyes is putting his thumbs in his eyes trying to get him away. And as soon as he pushes him away, a Maserati comes out of nowhere going about 80 miles an hour, it felt like, and just, I mean, just hit Royce. A Samoan werewolf with such impact that it became airborne. Thud. I mean, over the car. Like, we're sitting there going, like, what? Like, we just saw this dude get hit by a car.
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Speaker 2: Yes.
00:23:19
Speaker 1: Like, what are we doing? And it's a Maserati. And then who gets out of the Maserati but Jada Parker. And at first, Jada Parker is very apologetic. Like, oh, my gosh, I didn't see you there. Oh, my gosh. And at first, she had me. I was like, wow.
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Speaker 2: Comes up from NXT. She has a meeting with Adam Pearce. And all of a sudden she gets into the bloodline business. This has got to be a mistake. She has her hands over her mouth.
00:23:45
Speaker 1: And I was sitting there quietly because I'm still going like, what's with these automobiles? Where'd this Maserati come from? And you've got to process all of this. But she is. She's showing such remorse. I can't believe I've done this. I'm so sorry. And she's looking at Royce going, I didn't mean to do this. But whether it was the Fielder method or Stanislavski or whoever it was, somebody taught this lady how to act.
00:24:05
Speaker 2: Okay. Okay.
00:24:07
Speaker 1: Because all of a sudden, she just turns it off and looks down and says, ain't nobody safe. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. I mean, incredible. Royce Keys looking down and the reality being that once again, the 9-4-6 is We think they're one step in front of the bloodline. Oh, no, no, no, no. Who knows how many steps in front of the bloodline this group is? And when have we ever seen that before in the entire history? And I don't mean in the last, you know, in the 2026 bloodline. You mean ever? The whole run of the bloodline. When has there ever been a group that was like around every corner we have your number? I don't think ever. To the point where- I don't think ever.
00:24:59
Speaker 2: Right. Right.
00:25:01
Speaker 1: To the point that I'm looking at this and going, if I'm Roman, am I getting involved at all? You know what I mean? Do I even want this smoke? I don't need this. It's a good point. Right? But it's family. And we know how Roman feels about family. We know how he feels about family, but I also know how he feels about winning.
00:25:19
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:25:21
Speaker 1: And he's sitting there looking at a group that has had their number throughout. And a group that does not care. Not one bit. Cause ain't nobody safe. And now they have to figure out like, and at the end of the day, why did they separate Jacob and the Usos? Cause it's a lot harder to hit three guys with a car than it is to hit one guy with a car. I do wonder what J Usos reaction to all this is going to be. Like what the hell? I mean, talk about surprised that Jada Parker was there at all. Let alone she's working with the 946. And now to find out that this is why?
00:26:01
Speaker 2: And she took out Jacob Fauci. How long has she been working with the 946?
00:26:05
Speaker 1: Maybe Adam Pearce could have said something two and a half hours before this. Hey, Jay, I don't know why she said that. I don't have a meeting on the calendar. Not a single meeting. But he's busy with Lyra Valkyria and everybody else. Trying to put together money in the bank batches. Trying to figure out what to do between Joe Hendry and his Funko Pops.
00:26:27
Speaker 2: It is interesting to think about the way Roman Reigns will approach all of this, right? Because we've seen him sort of delegate tasks.
00:26:35
Speaker 1: Yes, great.
00:26:37
Speaker 2: Where he says, LA Knight, that's my problem. The rest is your problem. Yes. And so I do wonder if this is something that Roman can delegate or if this is something that requires the tribal chief's attention.
00:26:50
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's the thing, right? When you set up your systems in a certain way, it's... When most effective, you delegate tasks so that you can completely take them off your plate. If you delegate, and this goes for any profession, when you get to a place where you are delegating tasks, if you are sitting there, this is why micromanaging doesn't work. Because if you're sitting there consciously thinking about whether or not this thing is getting done, You might as well have not delegated it. That's a good point. Right? The idea is not just so that the work itself is not on your plate. The idea is so that then you may use your big tribal chief brain and focus it on what your big tribal chief brain needs to focus on, which is the challenger in two weeks for the World Heavyweight Championship LA night. Because I'll tell you right now, LA Knight didn't wonder at all where Solo was.
00:27:48
Speaker 2: Nope.
00:27:48
Speaker 1: That's my friend. He wasn't curious about Jada Parker at all. He doesn't care. It's not his business.
00:27:53
Speaker 2: No.
00:27:54
Speaker 1: Solo is LA Knight's friend. But LA Knight has made it this far without any friends. He's worked too hard and too long to worry about any outside factors in that World Heavyweight Championship. This couldn't be coming at a worse time for Roman Reigns because now Roman Reigns has to go like, listen... Like, you guys... Because I would argue that the bloodline is in a worse spot now than they were when Roman left two weeks ago. Without a doubt.
00:28:20
Speaker 2: It's way worse than when Roman left two weeks ago.
00:28:23
Speaker 1: They got a car lit on fire. Yeah.
00:28:27
Speaker 2: And now Jada Parker hit Jacob Fatu with a car.
00:28:31
Speaker 1: And Solo got kidnapped. And Solo got kidnapped. There hasn't been one week where the 9-4-6 has been anything but outrageously successful. Like... When have we seen that before with this group? I think Roman's going to have to step in. I don't know if this is a problem. A week before Money in the Bank? I don't think this is a problem that Roman Reigns can delegate. Next week is the last week before Money in the Bank, right?
00:28:55
Speaker 2: Of course.
00:28:56
Speaker 1: So you think on the last Monday Night Raw, before his match with LA Knight, Roman's going to have to concern himself with what's going on with Jacob and the Usos? I think he has to. How is he?
00:29:07
Speaker 2: How?
00:29:07
Speaker 1: How?
00:29:08
Speaker 2: He has no other choice than to deal with the 9-4-6 and what's going on with the Usos.
00:29:13
Speaker 1: This is his family. Understood. But he needs to be the champion in order to do this correctly. I agree with you. Wouldn't it make more sense for him to go like, look, I don't know what the hell is going to happen. This thing has escalated to an outrageous extent. But if Roman says, listen, I will take care of all of this.
00:29:32
Speaker 2: After I beat LA Knight for the World Heavyweight Championship and retain my title. Yes.
00:29:37
Speaker 1: What's going to be left of his family after Money in the Bank? You're saying that then this has escalated so quickly that within two weeks, this thing could be rubble. Yes. Under his fingers. Yes. But then what does that say to Roman's vision for the way that he allocates responsibilities within the family? That the minute he steps away, this whole thing is crumbling. I don't think he factored in the 9-4-6. Do you think that that's going to be Roman's perspective? That the 9-4-6 is a unique challenge? Or do you think he's going to go, I got to do everything myself? I think he's going to say yes to do everything himself.
00:30:16
Speaker 2: I do.
00:30:18
Speaker 1: I mean, them being a unique challenge is a valid....
00:30:23
Speaker 2: Look, the bloodline has never seen anything like the 9-4-6. And not, again, you brought it up, not just the 2026 bloodline.
00:30:31
Speaker 1: And the fact that it's like still we don't even know. Like, first of all, we haven't seen, they haven't had a match. No. They haven't had an entrance. We haven't seen them actually do wrestling stuff. You know? We don't know who or what they are. All of a sudden, Jada Parker is with them. going, ain't nobody safe. And when they say, and they specifically say that, ain't nobody safe, ain't nobody safe, ain't nobody safe. They're not saying, Jacob, you're not safe. Jimmy and Jay, you're not safe. They're saying, ain't nobody safe. Who knows how far the tentacles of this squid-like 946 reach, spewing that ink everywhere that they go. And who's going to be, I mean, did Captain Ahab ever have to fight a squid or just the whale? Because if he had to fight a squid, I would say, who's going to be that Captain Ahab? But I'm not sure. I didn't read the whole Moby Dick book. But point is, somebody has to stop this multi-headed Hydra, okay? It's got to be Roman. Fine, it's got to be Roman, but he's got an LA Knight problem to deal with. He's got the world heavyweight title. He's been out here having incredible matches. Some, I would argue the best of his entire career. He's locked into this zone where he has these matches that exist almost in a vacuum, meaning the stories exist in a vacuum. It's almost like a time capsule. Every match that he's had in this run is a forever match.
00:32:07
Speaker 2: The CM Punk match, the Penta match, the two Jacob Fatu matches.
00:32:12
Speaker 1: And LA Knight one is headed down the same path. Again, has to exist in a vacuum.
00:32:17
Speaker 2: But there's a lot of other things going on that need the tribal chief's attention.
00:32:20
Speaker 1: The only way this works is if Roman figures out a way to just push it aside. And I'm not even saying you guys solve the problem. Just hold it off for one week.
00:32:35
Speaker 2: I don't know if, I think his family might be gone if he holds it.
00:32:38
Speaker 1: Out for one week. By the way, there was no squid in Moby Dick. It was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is what I was thinking. Sometimes I'm so well-read, I get my references crossed. That's all that is. I hate when that happens.
00:32:51
Speaker 2: Yeah, me too.
00:32:52
Speaker 1: It's the worst. Me too. The very, very educated complain about it all the time. You know, they say I'm too well-read. That's what a lot of people say about me. That's what they say about me. I care too much. I'm too well-read. If there was one flaw, I would say... Yeah, yeah. I think that that's the way... That's the only way that it works, and you... figure out a way i think roman has to stay lasered in on la night for another two weeks from right now and then immediately after that has to strap on the the gear and and and and put the fatigues on and go to battle i just don't know if that's going to be an option i just don't know i mean it's you're not wrong The 9-4-6 hasn't exactly been cooperative. It was in an ideal world. That's what he would do.
00:33:39
Speaker 2: Yeah. Just hold on for another week, get through LA night, and then handle this 9-4-6 problem.
00:33:46
Speaker 1: I just don't know if that's going to be an option. No, I mean, it's a good call. Listen, we saw on the WWE's YouTube channel what was going on at Worlds Collide. Yeah. Of course, that entrance, that classic entrance from CM Punk. Wow. You can bring back CM Punk's straight edge society era with a retro tee and a new lucha mask available now at WWE shop and fanatics. I'm very, very excited about that straight edge society mask because that mask was first brought in by CM Punk to hide the fact that he had lost a hair versus hair match. So nobody knew he was bald. I'm thinking that would be great for me. A lot of people know you're bald, though. That's the thing. A lot of people know that about you. That's tough. Maybe once I put the mask on, they'll forget. Also, it's fall, so you can layer up like a champion with fall favorites. Get those sleeves up. Sleeves covered. No more tank tops. I was tank tops all summer. All summer. No more tank tops. Layer up like a champion with fall favorites. Available now at WWE Shop and Fanatic's. Speaking of Money in the Bank and speaking of battles, Obathemi comes to the ring tonight on Monday Night Raw, and he says that he's spoken to the powers that be, the Triple Hs of the world, and he has a contract for a one-on-one singles match at the Money in the Bank PLE. And he invites, he acknowledges that he's got a vision problem right now.
00:35:24
Speaker 2: Mm-hmm.
00:35:24
Speaker 1: And I don't mean the type of vision problem that requires LASIK. He wants to put somebody else through surgery. That was Boris, dude. That was awesome what I just said. I just thought of it just now. But... I like that you compliment yourself. Well, it's just so great. I heard it. Well, when you said vision, I almost jumped into LASIK, but you just... I just nailed it. Well, I'm... You said it right away. Very well read. But he says... He says that, you know, this is an issue and he wants to solve the issue. So. You read one book this week. All of.
00:35:57
Speaker 2: A sudden.
00:35:57
Speaker 1: I'm super. Every week I've known you. Have you ever read a book? No, I don't read. I read infographics. Infographics. I dig it a lot. This weekend you read a book and all of a sudden we're well read. I live in the present. I can't speak to what my past was, but I can speak to who I am now. Big reader. So anyway, I didn't hear you with a Moby Dick reference. Correct or incorrect? That is correct. It's still a reference. That's correct. Yeah. So he says, I got something for Bronson Reed to read, and that's a contract. Okay? He invites Bronson. Yeah, that was a good one. They're laughing. That was a good segue. He invites Bronson Reed. That was a good segue. He invites Bronson Reed to come out. And sign his name on the dotted line for a match against Oba Femi. And this is really interesting because, you know, we were talking about the 9-4-6, not seeing them in action. We have not seen Bronson Reed in a— we' ve seen him involved in matches. We haven't seen Bronson Reed strap the gear on and have a televised match since he returned at Sunday night's main event. And now— Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, technically, you're right, because it was before, yeah, from the whole injury, you're right.
00:37:12
Speaker 2: Yeah, and Oba called him out for that, and he was like, I understand that you've been away, so you weren't around for everything that I did. You weren't around for when I became King of the Ring. You weren't around for when I beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. You weren't around for when I beat Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
00:37:31
Speaker 1: And then he even.
00:37:31
Speaker 2: Said that he doesn't understand that, and.
00:37:35
Speaker 1: A wise man taught him. Did you find that interesting? I did find it very, very interesting. Did you find that interesting? I found it interesting. When Oba said about how much a wise man had taught him? That a wise man had taught him what he knew about business and putting contracts together.
00:37:53
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:37:53
Speaker 1: Yeah, because I only know, I mean, there's a very noteworthy wise man in this world of sports entertainment, of pro wrestling. And that's a wise man that's been accused of maybe being a little too interested in in Obafemi by clients, current clients, former clients, who's to say? You don't really even know.
00:38:14
Speaker 2: Yes.
00:38:15
Speaker 1: But I was. I found that very, very intriguing when he said a wise man. I also found it very intriguing when he said, I'm the captain now. You know, I like that. I got that as a sick reference. Obafemi, also very well read. That's from the book Captain Phillips. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, it was, and then so Bronson Reed comes out, Yeah, Oba said, get your fat legs out here. He did. I think it's a fat leg. I didn't think that was fair. I don't know if it's fair or not. I haven't seen the legs. I mean, I've seen him on Instagram. He looks pretty shredded to me. Okay, but everybody, the AI, the filters. I've seen him on Instagram with an orange background singing Migos with different people. You know, who knows what we're seeing on Instagram these days. You know, it's crazy. But Bronson, Bronson Reed signs the dotted line. He's a big step forward. But I tell you this. And we had him here on the Raw Recap on WWE Now, and go back and watch that interview if you haven't, because it's a great interview. He's not done a lot of interviews since returning, and it's a great insight into the real-life human being and where he's at right now after returning. But when he talked to us a few weeks back, this was a guy who realized that, like, now it's time to take it all, that there's no more tomorrow. There's no more, okay, we're in a building phase right now. We'll get there. No, we're here now. Because there's a lot of conversation about the future of this and the future of that. And there's a lot of conversation about who's up next. The main event scene is crowded as it is, and there is already a scene that is building. The conversation is happening. We have these conversations all the time about who is in that pool of who's next when they're talking about Obas, but they're also talking about Braun Breakers, and they're talking about Trick Williams, and they're talking about Javon Evans. You know, Bronson Reed wants to be in the conversation of right now. He wants to be on the top of that list of people that are going, I may not be in the main event scene at this exact moment, but I'm here to take it. Because now is the time. Now is the time to apply everything that I've worked for in this business for as long as I've been a part of it. And I think that that's a great attitude to have. And I've got to tell you that when Bronson Reed walks in, he feels... Like as big a star as he's ever felt. I agree completely.
00:40:47
Speaker 2: The way he's walking to the ring, the look that he has, and just the confidence the way that he speaks to Oba.
00:40:55
Speaker 1: Yes, yes. And the confidence that he has in owning the moment. You know what I mean? In taking that moment and making it his. Now, as we look at this in real time, we'll get right back to that. But this is footage they just put out Of Jacob Fatu, Triple H posted this. Of Jacob Fatu getting loaded up into the ambulance. He's got oxygen on and everything. The Uso's riding with him. This is coming from the WWE Twitter account and WWE Instagram account. So if you want to see this video of the South Milwaukee ambulance. taking jacob out adam pierce trying to figure out what to do next so yeah there you have uh jacob fatu gets taken out uh uh in that ambulance crazy crazy crazy scene to end monday night raw uh and i i yeah i'm very interested to find out where that all goes but not surprising after you get hit by the car yeah i.
00:42:06
Speaker 2: Wonder if the 946 will put out a instagram video i'm sure maybe tomorrow.
00:42:11
Speaker 1: Maybe, although they were pretty substantial in what they said on the show. So I don't know. But as you're just talking about Obafemi and Bronson Reed, once Bronson Reed signs that contract, Obafemi looks at him. And this time there's no sort of, ooh, who's he talking about? Wise man. He says straight up, Paul Heyman is playing games with you. He says, Paul Heyman keeps bringing up that I'm a problem because I'm still breathing. But the only reason he's bringing this up is because he knows I can't be stopped. Obafemi in that moment is asserting to Bronson Reed and he's speaking, I'm sure, past Bronson Reed, out to Braun Breaker, out to anybody Paul Heyman is saying this to. He's playing with you guys. He knows you're not going to stop me. He knows I'm not going to stop breathing. And he's putting you in a position where you're going to be unsuccessful. And that's not what Braun Breaker wants to hear. That's not what Bronson Reed wants to hear. But do you feel like, I don't know if he's playing both sides of the fence, but do you feel like there's truth to that? Or do you feel like that's just Oba being his normal confident self?
00:43:34
Speaker 2: I do feel like there is some truth to that. Given what we've seen, And the dynamic between Paul Heyman and the vision as of late.
00:43:43
Speaker 1: I think, I don't think, I wouldn't like to think that Paul Heyman is purposefully sending somebody like Bronson Reed out on a fool's mission. And I do think that to underestimate Bronson Reed would be a silly thing to do. But I also feel like ever since the buildup to Sunday night's main event, Instead of Paul Heyman going, okay, I'm going to share with you exactly what you need to do, Paul Heyman is just making observations and pointing things out and then allowing nature to take its course. And this is very atypical for Paul Heyman. He appears to just be an observer of what's happening.
00:44:27
Speaker 2: He doesn't seem committed to the vision as a group, right? Where typically when we see Paul Heyman working with someone, whether it be— you know, as the wise man to the tribal chief or when he was working with the vision when Seth was in the vision. Like Paul Heyman is a very integral part. He has his finger on the pulse at all times. He knows what's going on.
00:44:49
Speaker 1: Yes. And he's not only does he know what's going on. He's calling the play for the most part. He's low key dictating it. Correct.
00:44:55
Speaker 2: Yeah. Now he seems like with the vision currently, whether it's Brown Breaker or Bronson Reed seemed more of a loving relationship from the on-screen interactions that we've seen.
00:45:06
Speaker 1: But it seems like Heyman has one foot in, one foot out. I'm just going to step back here. And is he in a loving relationship with Bronson Reed because he loves Bronson Reed or is it because he wants to make it hurt for Braun Breaker? That's a good question as well. Paul Heyman is a maniac, dude.
00:45:21
Speaker 2: Yes.
00:45:21
Speaker 1: Paul Heyman will do that stuff.
00:45:23
Speaker 2: But I also think Oba Femi can see with clear vision, for lack of a better term, everything that Paul Heyman is doing, and he can say, hey, listen, he's playing games with you.
00:45:35
Speaker 1: And that's what.
00:45:36
Speaker 2: I don't think that Paul Heyman is sending Bronson Reed out there for a failed mission, but Paul Heyman.
00:45:44
Speaker 1: But what if Paul Heyman is telling Obafemi, hey, you know I'm just playing games with them. I know you're going to beat them. I wouldn't trust him. You wouldn't trust Paul Heyman? The situation he's in right now? Mm-hmm. He's, for a captain without a ship, he's oddly controlled. You'd expect that this would be the red-eyed Paul Heyman, the gray coming out in the hair Paul Heyman, the stubbled Paul Heyman. Where he's looking for someone to latch onto and he seems in panic, right? But he doesn't seem in panic at all. At all. At all. He knows what he's doing. I just don't know what it is. You see what I'm saying? Well, I'll tell you what. Topps Universe WWE 2026. It returns for year two and it's available right now at Topps.com. Inspired by the larger than life personalities that make the WWE unforgettable. Universe WWE blends bold, cosmic inspired artwork with immersive storytelling that celebrates legends, current champions. and the next generation of talent. This year builds on everything fans loved about the debut set, expanded new inserts, the return of fan favorite designs like tag team relic autographs, and an incredible mix of talent spanning every era of WWE. Collectors can chase premium autographs, authentic relics, vibrant parallels, and... eye-catching inserts, making every single pack feel like a celebration of WWE's biggest moments and most iconic superstars. Whether you're ripping your first pack or you've been collecting for years, Topps Universe WWE 2026 has something worth chasing. Available now on Topps.com, which, by the way, I got a blaster from of universe over the weekend. And not only was there a numbered card, there was a numbered Bray Wyatt. What? And blasters, no guarantees, a numbered Bray Wyatt. And I got an autographed card of stacks.
00:47:55
Speaker 2: Ooh.
00:47:56
Speaker 1: From NXT, right there on card. So I had real good luck this weekend with my universe. Hopefully you guys all do as well. And we're going to need luck passed all over the place because it was announced tonight as the card shapes up for Money in the Bank. We've got our two ladder matches, of course.
00:48:14
Speaker 2: Yes.
00:48:15
Speaker 1: Which we're going to, it's on SmackDown. We're going to figure out the sixth participant in the women's and the sixth participant in the men's ladder matches. We've got Obafemi. Versus Bronson Reed.
00:48:25
Speaker 2: Yes.
00:48:25
Speaker 1: We've got Roman Reigns versus LA Knight. And we find out tonight that Stephanie Vaquer will be defending the Women's World Championship. Now, she said she was willing to defend it against both Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan last week. This week, we find out that there will be a number one contenders match next week on Monday Night Raw. Liv Morgan versus Becky Lynch. Years.
00:48:53
Speaker 2: Years.
00:48:54
Speaker 1: Since Becky Lynch has been in the Women's World Championship contender space. But this is big. This is a one-way ticket to that Women's World Championship match at Money in the Bank. And I'm going to add just straight up, Megan. Do you have a prediction? You think it's going to be Liv? No, I think it's going to be Becky. Really? Yep. You can't even say it. Little frog. in my throat there. That's because Megan's allergic to lying. No. She's allergic to lying. She does not believe in Becky Lynn. You can't even speak. That's fake news. You can't talk. I believe in Becky Lynch. I don't know. You don't sound like you believe in Becky Lynch. A little frog in my throat. Oh, if you are on the witness stand right now, you'd be. Oh, yeah, right. A little frog in my throat. Right. It's a frog in your throat. I believe in Becky Lynch. It's the angel on your shoulder saying, why would you say this? You know it's not going to go well for Becky. But Liv Morgan doesn't believe that she can beat Becky Lynch. Liv Morgan doesn't believe that she can beat Becky Lynch? By herself. Becky called her out and said that tonight. Oh, you can't win by yourself. Okay. Can I win or not? That's. That's Liv Morgan's MO. She doesn't care how she wins. No, but that's just my point. That's why you got a whole thing of frogs in it. Do you have any frog begone or anything like that? Look at this. This is great service right here. What's that, water? Water, yeah. The frog's going to be super happy. Frogs love water. So let's get a lily pad while we're at it. Do I think my prediction? Listen. If you are already qualifying, well, you can't beat me this way. You can't beat me. Okay, whatever. I just got to figure out some way to beat you. I feel like Becky Lynch is already kind of making excuses. Well, I do think.
00:50:37
Speaker 2: Becky Lynch realistically needs to factor in the judgment day.
00:50:41
Speaker 1: Okay.
00:50:42
Speaker 2: If we're being completely honest. And that's part of preparing for Liv Morgan.
00:50:46
Speaker 1: And Becky knows that.
00:50:48
Speaker 2: She doesn't have any friends though, Becky Lynch. Maybe she doesn't need them. Maybe she can overcome the whole Judgment Day.
00:50:55
Speaker 1: Okay, well, guess what? If anyone can do it. Lola Weiss got the victory tonight against Roxanne Perez. And then Raquel Rodriguez came out. Oh, boy. And then Sol Ruka was like, don't worry, I'll come out to help. And Raquel was like, no, you won't. No, you won't. And then Roxanne has pop rocks. Yeah, and they stood tall at the end of that match. Now, look. Lola Vice still got that dub, and that's all Becky Lynch needs to do. Who was the music they played when they walked out? The Judgment Day. That's right. The Judgment Day. And that wasn't even Liv getting involved. That was two-thirds of the ladies of the Judgment Day.
00:51:28
Speaker 2: Yeah, there was no Liv, there was no J.D., there was no Dom, and Becky already embarrassed J.D. McDonnell last week, calling him by his full name and bringing up his.
00:51:36
Speaker 1: Mom in front of everybody. He hated that.
00:51:38
Speaker 2: I mean, at school, did anybody ever come out and use your full government name, Samuel McDonnell?
00:51:45
Speaker 1: No, I would never have that. And then talk about your mom. Mrs.
00:51:49
Speaker 2: Roberts?
00:51:49
Speaker 1: Yeah, bring up her name. Patricia. Patricia Roberts? Patricia McDonough. That's what Becky did last week, right? I know she did.
00:51:56
Speaker 2: So JD in the Judgment Day, Dom coming after her, Liv Morgan.
00:52:01
Speaker 1: I mean.
00:52:03
Speaker 1: She's got it coming. She's got one coming. I still think Becky's going to win. Okay, but who do you think wants it more? It's one thing to go like, ooh, it's been a while since I was here. This is kind of fun. And it's another thing to be like... I lost the title. I had a singular mission, to be the longest reigning and greatest women's WWE world champion of all time. And the reason that I lost it is because I went in to Stephanie Fekir's hometown because some goof made Becky Lynch the referee of that match. Some goof? Some goof. I think it was Adam Pearce. Come on.
00:52:41
Speaker 2: And....
00:52:43
Speaker 1: When I had Stephanie Viqueur pinned, the referee put her two double middle fingers up at me. And Liv didn't have an answer. But don't you think that that's the type of hatred and venom that can fuel a victory? The hatred and venom for? For Becky, for what Becky did to her, for the Santiago screw job is what they're calling it. I do love that.
00:53:08
Speaker 2: That's taken a life of its own, the Santiago screw job.
00:53:12
Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, I think that once again, listen.
00:53:14
Speaker 2: But Becky hates the idea of Liv Morgan being the Women's World Champion so much that she was willing to go to those lengths to make sure that Liv no longer holds on to the championship.
00:53:27
Speaker 1: Right. So that's a hate that's deep. It's deep, but it's coming from a negative place. It's not wanting something. It's not wanting something. I want her to not. Not, I want me to. Liv Morgan doesn't care about anybody else.
00:53:42
Speaker 2: Is Becky so worried about Liv becoming the champion that it could interfere with her getting the opportunity?
00:53:49
Speaker 1: I think so. Becky's out here going like, I don't think Liv Morgan should be champion. I think that the championship deserves to have the lineage respected and this and that. Like all these things as opposed to just being like, I want the belt. It's real simple sometimes. Liv wants the belt. She got screwed out of it. She wants it back. They said she wasn't going to be EO at SummerSlam. She beat EO at SummerSlam. They said she wasn't going to beat Stephanie on Raw. She beat Stephanie on Raw. Now they're saying she's not going to beat Becky Lynch. If history tells us anything, I think that this is, this is not going to be terribly cut and dry for Becky Lynch. I think she's definitely in an interesting spot, right? Yep.
00:54:38
Speaker 2: But, This is Becky Lynch that we're talking about. It's been two years since she's held that Women's World Championship, or since she's been in a match for the Women's World Championship. Right.
00:54:50
Speaker 1: I think Becky's ready to take what's hers. If Becky does not win this match next week, if Becky does not end up the number one contender, is she Jordan on the Wizards?
00:55:00
Speaker 2: Oh.
00:55:00
Speaker 1: Is she past her prime? Oh, don't say that.
00:55:03
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:55:04
Speaker 1: Don't say that. Maybe the world title is a thing of Becky's past.
00:55:07
Speaker 2: What?
00:55:07
Speaker 1: It's possible. No, it's not. Not this Becky. You still wanted to go see him? That's Jordan. He might be playing for the Wizards.
00:55:15
Speaker 2: No.
00:55:16
Speaker 1: But it's still, you're seeing him. That's still fun. No, this is not Jordan. That's terrible. She already put the book out. This is all bonus. This is all, you know, post script. Terrible. Yeah. You don't think so?
00:55:28
Speaker 2: No.
00:55:29
Speaker 1: All right. Absolutely not.
00:55:31
Speaker 2: Okay.
00:55:32
Speaker 1: This is Tom Brady on the box. Come on. I thought it was Tom Brady in the booth. All those piss missiles. If they can say it on TV, we can say it on the podcast. That, I think, is the rule. That's broadcasting broadcasting, so I feel like it's fine. It's fine to say. All right, well, we'll see. I think there's a lot on the line in this match, and I think that Becky being out of that championship scene for two years, I think it's going to be very interesting to see if it's as easy to slip back in as she thinks it's going to be. No, she's Tom Brady on the box. She's winning another title. That's what's happening. And I'm just Belichick over here going, he did it without me. I can't believe it. Hey, at least you got Jordan. That's true. That's a good point. That's a good point. We got a prelude, I feel like, of the Money in the Bank men's ladder match. Speaking of the Judgment Day, we saw Penta and Javon Evans versus Dominic Mysterio and JD McDonough. Great match. Amazing match. It's amazing to see. The response that Penta has changed since the Roman match. Without question, he's changed. The response that he gets, the presence that he has in the ring, I feel like it's gone up even higher. You know what I mean? It feels now like, okay, this is a guy who is in that conversation. This is a main event world title guy that we're seeing. And I think we saw that in the match. There was that one miscommunication where Javon hit Penta with the OG cutter. Dominic Mysterio tried to take advantage of it. Javon kicked out of the frog splash. And then, and leave it, just a horrible injustice happens. The Judgment Day are just trying to win another right down the middle clean match. And Penta and Javon Evans have to use the numbers advantage. Joe Hendry comes out. He's not, he's not part of. They're obviously in cahoots.
00:57:35
Speaker 2: Well.
00:57:36
Speaker 1: Because they came out. And helped Penta and Javon. And there was, and I believe that that's somebody dressed up as a Funko Pop. No, it looks like J.D. 's dad. That's not J.D.'s.
00:57:46
Speaker 2: That's J.D.
00:57:47
Speaker 1: McDonough's dad. Right there. Yeah, it's a Funko Pop. I don't think. His mother fell in love with a Funko Pop. I heard about it in a song. I heard the song. I just don't think it's a work of pure nonfiction. What are you talking about? I don't think. Have you seen J.D.? Yeah, I see the resemblance. But, I mean, I don't know why they have to point out when people have a big head. You know, I mean, it is big. But a lot of people think that, like, if you have a really big head, it's like a very handsome trait.
00:58:13
Speaker 2: Do you feel like you're speaking from experience?
00:58:16
Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. But the point is that JD is such a talent and does so much with that big head of his. That to have it mocked the way it's being mocked is not cool at all. You know? Funko Pops are cool. You have a bunch of them. I have a bunch of a lot of stuff, okay?
00:58:37
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:58:38
Speaker 1: I don't want my mom to marry one. That'd be crazy. And I think that, you know, maybe Joe Hendry just has a small head. You know? Anybody ever think of that?
00:58:48
Speaker 2: No.
00:58:49
Speaker 1: No. J.D. 's is standard. Bigger than most. Pretty large. I mean, look, it's a big head. It's a big head. Big noggin, yeah. But we know that, okay? Let's get past it. Let's get on to some of the more positive traits. You know? He's good at head-butting, for example. That's a good thing. But so.
00:59:04
Speaker 2: Not as good as a Samoan, but, you know.
00:59:06
Speaker 1: I mean, but who is? He's also very bright. J.D. Got a lot of information stored up there.
00:59:12
Speaker 2: Mm-hmm.
00:59:13
Speaker 1: You know? References, you know. All kinds. Well-read. Well, it's super well-read. You could tell. It grows. So Joe Hendry and this Funko Pop are in the entryway. It distracts J.D. McDonough. While the distraction is happening, Penta and Javon Evans take advantage of it. Javon Evans hits that leap. And while Dominic is going, wait, what's going on? And what is Penta and a Funko Pop doing? I mean, what is Joe Hendry and a Funko Pop doing out here? Penta hits a Mexican destroyer and pins Dominic Mysterio one, two, three, just like that. He can't feel good about that victory. No, he can't.
00:59:54
Speaker 2: Well, one, because the Funko Pop is what distracted everybody. But two, you get hit with a Mexican Destroyer, game over.
00:59:59
Speaker 1: No, I meant Penta can't feel good about that victory. Penta's got to feel great. Come on, he capitalized on an opportunity.
01:00:05
Speaker 2: Well, I don't think it was very fair, but... What do you mean it wasn't fair? Dominic was sitting there. He hit the Mexican Destroyer.
01:00:11
Speaker 1: He's distracted by the big Funko Pop and the song about the Funko Pop. They got to get their... They gotta get their heads in the game, you know? It's so big, okay? There might not be room for it. It's difficult, okay? It's not, there's sometimes those games, like when you go to a lids, you know, and you're like, none of these hats are the right size for a head. And everybody else, it fits them perfectly. But some people go and it's like, no, you need larger hats. In a special order. Yeah. And they're like, well, we can, it'll be here in three weeks. And you're like, I wanted to walk out with a hat today. Can't do it. And then they say, get your head in the game. I go, it's cold. There's no hat on it. They didn't have the size in the way you get it. So anyway, Ron Breaker makes his presence known at that point. and takes out Penta, and takes out Javon Evans. And I do want to say this. Saws them in half. Saws them in half, especially Javon Evans. Javon was trying to use his tricks. Javon has a lot of speed himself. But, I mean, Braun Breaker just was going boom, boom, one side of the ring, the next, the next, the next, until boom, just like a missile goes through Javon Evans. And I think that the point of this was that a lot of people are talking about, oh, it'd be so cool. Trick Williams might win money in the bank. Javon Evans might win money in the bank. Penta is a shoo-in, they say, a shoo-in to win money in the bank. And they're not thinking about the fact that you have just a captain of destruction in Braun Breaker.
01:01:38
Speaker 2: All it's going to take is one spear and Braun Breaker could put someone out of the match.
01:01:42
Speaker 1: That's right. So technically five total if he needs them.
01:01:46
Speaker 2: Yeah.
01:01:46
Speaker 1: Like, Braun Breaker is a difference maker. But based on seeing tonight, he could hit five.
01:01:50
Speaker 2: Right.
01:01:51
Speaker 1: And to count Braun Breaker out of this match is an incredibly, incredibly foolish mistake. We'll find out next week who's getting that women's championship match. It's going to be Becky. At Money in the Bank. Well, we'll see. As well as so much more, we'll know who's in these Money in the Bank ladder matches, and we'll recap it all after Monday Night Raw here on WWE Now. Subscribe across all audio platforms. Like and comment on YouTube. Listen on SiriusXM Channel 93 starting on Thursday on WWE Radio. And we'll see you next week. Have a good one, everybody.
Speaker 1: Nobody safe is right. The 9-4-6 just changed up the game, surprising everybody with Miss Parker. Obafemi's got a match at the Money in the Bank PLE with Bronson Reed, a number one contender for the Women's World Championship is around the corner and so much more. This is the Raw Recap on WWE Now at WWE and Fanatic's original production. Oh, Megan. Megan. Clock it, baby. Oh, my God, dude. So we knew something was up. Yeah. It's actually really interesting, right? Welcome, by the way, to the Raw Recap. Sam Roberts, Megan Morant, here coming at you immediately after watching Monday Night Raw live on Netflix. And, you know, I was actually just talking about it this morning on Not Sam Wrestling and on Not Sam Wrestling Live on Sirius XM on WWE Radio, Channel 93 as of Thursday, by the way. And there was a question that came up in, I think it was in the email segment of the Not Sam Wrestling podcast. It was. I listened. Oh, you. You know. You're too good to me. I try. But they said, is there somebody else driving the 946? Should we be looking into this? And like when you looked at where everybody was positioned, there were multiple times where cars were moving, but Royce was getting into the passenger seat or when there'd be video taken from the inside of the car and, and Bronco and Lucien were in the back seat and Royce was in the passenger seat. But I said that I hadn't seen enough sort of clues to make me go, okay, this is, this is something that we have to discover. Yeah.
00:01:57
Speaker 2: And you justified it so well that I said, yeah, I can't see it either.
00:02:01
Speaker 1: Yeah.
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Speaker 2: But I also wasn't thinking of it in the way that the nine four six operates. Right. Because everything the nine four six has done is, has been completely different than anything else we've seen. From the way that they capture their videos, right? We see them come up on social media. I'm used to the other standard way of operating where a lot of times there's a driver or a belt boy if you're Roman Reigns.
00:02:23
Speaker 1: Not for the 9-4-6.
00:02:23
Speaker 2: Oh, meaning that— They're not letting people in on what they're doing unless they're part of that group. So it would make sense that they'd have— an additional person.
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Speaker 1: But like a wrestler would have a driver and it's like, well, who's the driver? It's their driver. It doesn't matter. It's their driver. I was watching, I think on the, uh, I think Becky Lynch was doing a podcast somewhere, and she was talking about Cody's bus driver. Yeah. Who's Cody's bus driver? He's a bus driver. That's what he does for a living. He drives his bus, yeah. Right. So you're sitting there going by traditional metrics. Yeah, of course somebody is- Is driving it, but.
00:02:57
Speaker 2: Do we really need to overanalyze that? Do we really need to look into that? But then I forgot the 946 operates- on a totally different playing field than everybody else.
00:03:06
Speaker 1: Yeah, they're doing crimes. Yes. They're doing crimes. They're kidnapping. You don't just have, hey, I'm going to hire you to drive me to my crime.
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Speaker 2: Right.
00:03:13
Speaker 1: No, you couldn't be like, well, there's no amount of money you can give me. That's illegal. Yes. I don't want to be involved in this. And then that's why they assault, you know, building staff.
00:03:22
Speaker 2: Yes.
00:03:23
Speaker 1: Security, the whole deal. So, I mean, dude, you know, we start the show with the bloodline coming out. The Usos and Jacob Fatu. And in this moment, it appears that they are on the same page. It appears that they have a similar goal. And this was the question that I wrote down as soon as the show started. Because I think, and they brought forward the social media video that Royce Keys had put out after Monday Night Raw last week, which was not just that they had kidnapped Solo Sokoa. And not just that they had said, just keep walking until you touch grass, which is what I say to the people who reply to me on Twitter. But it means something completely different when Royce Keyes says it to you and you're out in the middle of nowhere. But he has Solo and he says, I told you it was loyalty over family. Look at what your brothers did. They left you out here to die. And you're going, okay. So from that perspective, I go, Well, that's a lot for Solo Sokoa to chew on while he's on that long walk home. But at the same time, I'm looking at Jacob Fatu and I'm looking at Jimmy and Jay Uso who haven't been getting along great. And now all of a sudden, because Royce Keys and Lucian Price and Bronco Nima have put their family in danger. Now they're all coming together. It goes beyond a group called the Bloodline. It goes family. Like whether or not Solo has said, I acknowledge you, whether or not Solo is part of this wrestling faction. No, that's our real life cousin. That's our real life brother. And you put hands on him. Now we're being brought together because of it. So the question that I had as I was watching the Bloodline come out at the beginning of the show was at that point, is the 9-4-6... dividing this family or bringing them together. Right now, it kind of looks like they're bringing them together. Right. Although we don't know where Solo is. We didn't see him all night.
00:05:33
Speaker 2: And this is what we talked about a little bit last week after Solo was initially kidnapped and wondering, you know, how the Usos were going to respond to it, how Roman would respond to it, specifically.
00:05:43
Speaker 1: Even though Roman wasn't around.
00:05:44
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:05:45
Speaker 1: That's still blood. That's still family. Yes. And Roman is big on, you know, if one of our family members gets disrespected, the whole family is being disrespected. And that's what we can't have. The purpose of the bloodline is generational dominance. The purpose of the bloodline is not just to get everything that they're entitled to right now. It's to collect on everything that they've been entitled to going all the way back to Afa and Sika. and collect on it enough where we make sure that that doesn't happen again and that the generation that comes after us is protected. It's a wide-ranging plan here. And so, yeah, to see Solo get taken like that, that's something that the bloodline can't have. So the Usos and Jacob are in the ring together, and Jacob talks about the fact that he's been saying for weeks now, Don't make the first move. Lay low, play it slow. That's it. First move's not going to be the best move. Just lay low, lay low. And he goes, well, that's done. Sorry, I was wrong. Not tonight, he says, because tonight we're going to light it up. He says, we're going to be dog walking tonight. Okay? Five, two, tonight's dog walking night. Okay? And they go, tonight we fight. Tonight we will fight. the 9-4-6. And this is the Jacob that we've been waiting for. This is almost like this Jacob that they have brought back to life. We're starting to see that Jacob that Paul Heyman told us about when Jacob first showed up after WrestleMania 40. When this guy who was not fit for polite society, when this guy who we all knew about Jacob, but we didn't bring him in because he's too much of a risk. I think the 9-4-6 is almost that like, triggering group that is like, no, this is who you are. This is where you came from. And now that they've put their hands on Jacob's family, he goes, Jimmy J I'm with you. You're right. Let's go.
00:07:52
Speaker 2: And while before Paul Heyman often talked about Jacob, where he's too dangerous to be in the bloodline, he's too dangerous to be in WWE right now, the nine, four, six, And what they're doing to the bloodline, I think Jacob is the only bloodline member who's equipped to handle the 946.
00:08:09
Speaker 1: Because he's lived it. Yeah. He's the one who knows. He's the one who's saying, look, you think I'm a problem. You don't know this Royce Keyes.
00:08:15
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:08:15
Speaker 1: You don't know this version of Royce. This is not the version of Royce that's telling his story of conquering his demon.
00:08:23
Speaker 2: No.
00:08:24
Speaker 1: No, I haven't overcome anything, as a matter of fact. No, I'm right back to where I started. So then this truck pulls up, and they go, okay, it's on like Donkey Kong. And they go back there, and there's a worker, a guy. Push him out of the way. Who's there? Push him. They punch him right in the head. They clocked him. They got him. I mean, excuse the pun. Yeah. They clocked him, though, knocked him down, opened the door. And who gets out of that truck but Jada Parker. That's right. Jada Parker. From NXT, who has been making waves for a long time. You know she's been a favorite of mine for a long time. I know she's been a favorite of yours for a long time. Always been a fan of Miss Parker. This is a discussion that we've had for a long time. And she pops out of that car and listen. I don't know anything about anything.
00:09:21
Speaker 2: Me either.
00:09:21
Speaker 1: Nothing. But I got the internet. I also have the internet. I got the dial up. I got 56K and I make sure my mom doesn't pick up the phone so I can stay online and I can read all the rags. You know what I mean? I get all the info. I know everything that's going on. Every sheet you could think of, I've read it. And I'm just saying, there was a look. Between Jey Uso and Jada Parker, where Jey said, what are you doing here? Or, hey, don't I know you from NXT? What are you doing here? There was something personal. Very personal. What are you doing here? And everybody who has the internet, who reads all of those. sheets that you speak of. The rags, yeah. Those rags that you speak of. I love them. We all had that moment where, you held your breath a little bit. A little bit. A little bit, because it looked like Jay was thrown off his game for a minute. He did. But Jada Parker said she was just there to see Adam Pearce. I'm just here to see Adam Pearce. That's all I'm here to do, is here to see Adam Pearce. By the way, like, And maybe this is because I don't come from the same place that, like, Jacob and Royce Keys come from. But I would really by now have gone to Adam Pearce and go, how can you allow this type of activity to be happening on your show? I feel like management should be stepping in in terms of being liable for some of this stuff. But I guess that's not really. What do you mean? Like lighting cars on fire? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:10:43
Speaker 2: Stuff like that.
00:10:43
Speaker 1: Like, don't you. Isn't there some kind of kidnapping? Like, I'd be bringing up. I'd be using words like indemnity.
00:10:49
Speaker 2: Mm.
00:10:50
Speaker 1: You know, but I guess that's not, that's just, we come from two separate, we handle things differently. I think theirs is probably a little bit more effective. You think? I think so. Okay. I think, I think in this case, probably, probably when dealing with the nine, four, six.
00:11:02
Speaker 2: Yes.
00:11:02
Speaker 1: So she says, Hey, relax. Why'd you punch that guy in the side of the head? I'm just here to see Adam Pierce. And everybody goes, okay. And like, listen, it's not a bad excuse. We know, Talent has been getting signed from NXT. Lola Weiss is on Monday Night Raw now.
00:11:18
Speaker 2: Sure.
00:11:19
Speaker 1: Dana Paxley is on SmackDown. We've been waiting for Jada Parker. For a long time. To come to Monday Night Raw or SmackDown. She's one that we've watched her a while and said she's ready. She's ready. She's ready. And it's like, okay. And maybe that's just a coincidence. Huh. On all nights for Jada Parker to be here.
00:11:37
Speaker 2: The timing for her to roll up. To have a conversation with Adam Pearce just so happened to be the same time that the bloodline, you know, clocks this guy in the head and mistakes her for the 9-4-6.
00:11:50
Speaker 1: I'm looking for Adam Pearce, she says. And it's like, okay, you know, Adam Pearce has a lot on his plate. Adam Pearce has to talk to Lyra Valkyria, EO Sky, got to figure out the money in the bank.
00:12:01
Speaker 2: I don't know what the relationship is or if there is any relationship. But the look between her and Jey Uso, it almost seemed like there was a little miscommunication between the two.
00:12:12
Speaker 1: But that was Jada Parker. Hands up. Hey, I don't know. I'm just here. I'm at work. I'm at work. I don't know anything about anything. I'm at work. And you go, okay. I don't know. Milwaukee's a long way away from Orlando. But that's where Adam Pearce is. It's true. Adam Pearce doesn't like to talk on the phone, I guess.
00:12:28
Speaker 2: I don't know.
00:12:29
Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't get involved in that business. I have a lot of questions for Adam Pearce. But then we hear from And so the 946 is nowhere to be found. Then later on in the show, the 946, they send in one of their cell phone videos and they're outside the building. And they go, we called, we knew this was the place you were going to call. They said, we weren't going to show up. We knew what you were going to do, Bloodline. We knew that this was going to be the night that you were going to do this. We knew how far we pushed you. We're one step ahead of you every single time. And so far, man, so far, that has proven to be true. And then more of Raw happens, and then we go backstage again. And Jacob and the Usos are making their plan. And Jacob talks to Jimmy, and they dap up in a brace. And then he says, punk-ass Jay. And you know what? It was the first time punk-ass Jay had been said. He didn't say, punk-ass. It was endearing. It was endearing. It was like, come on, man. I still kind of think you're a punk-ass, but like. But I love you. Same team. Same team. Get over here, you punk ass. And Jay wasn't thrilled.
00:13:39
Speaker 2: No, who would be thrilled to be called a punk ass? He's made it clear he doesn't like that name. But he goes, okay, Jake, all right, all right. Now, all throughout the night, were you thinking, because we knew Jada Parker was there to see Adam Pearce, and throughout Raw, we did see Adam Pearce. He was talking to EOS Sky. He was talking a lot about Valkyria. Were you wondering, when's he.
00:13:58
Speaker 1: Going to talk to Jada?
00:13:59
Speaker 2: Or did you personally kind of write off Jada?
00:14:03
Speaker 1: I don't ever write off anything because everything counts. Everything counts. But also there is this world where it's just like, Oh, that's just a little red herring over here. Sure. Like who's to say maybe next week we get a Jada Parker debut and it's completely unrelated to anything that we saw, you know? I mean, it was, it stuck in my head, but it didn't. I also took account of the fact that we had not seen solo Sakawa. I said, where's Solo? There's so much. L.A. Knight, like, we see him pop in. Yep. We see him kind of get involved. We know he's focused on Roman Reigns, but also he's been involved in this thing. Like, there's just so many moving parts to this. Yeah. That it's almost like you just have to kind of sit back tense, like a Safdie Brothers movie.
00:14:48
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:14:49
Speaker 1: And just watch this thing like play out like, whoa, what is going to go on next type of thing. For sure. Yeah.
00:14:55
Speaker 2: I was looking for, I thought maybe Jada would interfere in the Io Sky or Lyra Valkyria match. I thought maybe she would interfere in the Roxanne Perez, Lola Vice match.
00:15:03
Speaker 1: Right, maybe she's there to make a name for herself. Yeah. To try to jump in. Yeah, maybe Jada wants to figure out like, look, how do I get involved in this Money in the Bank match? How do I get involved in this division? I don't know. But yeah, that was just, sure. That's just as likely as I don't know what the story is.
00:15:19
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:15:20
Speaker 1: With Jada Parker. So LA Knight, like I said, does at one point come in and kind of confront the bloodline. But he's not, you know, he says Solo is his guy. But he's almost gloating. Well, he's got a World Heavyweight Championship match with the OTC. I know. And I think that he probably is enjoying it. That the bloodline have so much on their plate right now. That for the first time, usually the bloodline being in numbers makes things more complicated for the opponent of Roman Reigns. Because he's got to fight all of them. Right, but I would argue that this time, because LA Knight knows that Roman is not using bloodline interference. And he even said it last week on Raw.
00:16:06
Speaker 2: Right.
00:16:07
Speaker 1: That now he looks at everything going on and going, all these complications and all these numbers are only going to distract Roman Reigns. Let me not be distracted. Let me maintain my goal of being the world heavyweight champion. And I'm sure that'll play out more next week when Roman Reigns is back. Unless Roman Reigns is stuck on what happened to end this show tonight. Because the 9-4-6 shows up. They show up in the arena.
00:16:32
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:16:33
Speaker 1: And they walked down those stairs. The first time we've seen them in the arena since they debuted. I think that's right, when they interfered in that match. Yeah, yeah, I think you're 100% right. They show up in the arena, and security is there, and they're going, come on, guys. And I love Joe Tess on commentary. He goes, it looks like security has this situation handled. Yeah, Joe Tess. One of the all-time worst calls that Joe Tess... Joe Tess is usually right on the money. Joe Tess, one of my favorite voices in the sport. But yes, it is historically. And I don't think a lot of people are picking up on that because so much happened. Yeah. But it is worth noting. Not his best call. He said it looks like they have it handled.
00:17:12
Speaker 2: And right when he said that, Royce Keys just knocks out one of the security guards.
00:17:17
Speaker 1: And Wade's like, they don't have it handled. I don't think so, Tess. Just totally wrong. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Unfortunately, completely wrong as they are. And Tess said it too. They're just here to make sure everything's cool. It's all good. Just make sure that everything's calm. And I'm like, Jacob Fatu literally said he was showing up to dog walk people's asses. Okay? Like, that's not the words where it's going to just stay cool, calm, and collected. So you're right. The first thing that 946 does is they just lay out all of security. Just punches and kicks and everything. Then we get the bloodline. And the bloodline approaches slowly. They roll up, right? And then boom, the fight begins. Let me tell you something that I noticed early on. When Jacob was talking to the Usos and he's dapping them up and he was like, come on, punk ass Jay. Do you remember what Jacob's plan was? I don't. You don't have to. This is not a pop quiz. His plan was to stay together. And that's been his plan the whole time, right? Don't, because they're going to try to stay together. Because they're going to pick us one by one apart.
00:18:35
Speaker 2: Right.
00:18:37
Speaker 1: What's the first thing, if you really look at it, the first thing the 9-4-6 did.
00:18:42
Speaker 2: They separated them. Bronco Nima and Lucian Pricer over here. They handled the Usos. And Royce Keyes handled Jacob.
00:18:50
Speaker 1: They're separated. Completely separated. Immediately separated.
00:18:54
Speaker 2: And Bronco Nima and Lucian Bryce had the Usos into the crowd.
00:18:58
Speaker 1: Whereas Royce Keyes. Two different directions. Had Jacob over by the announce desk. Right.
00:19:03
Speaker 2: Right.
00:19:04
Speaker 1: They end up in two different directions to the point where they're fighting in the crowd. And by the way, Bronco Nima and Lucian. are also punching people in the face in the crowd i don't care who you are people over i don't care you know why ain't nobody safe nobody even if you bought a ticket ain't nobody safe so they're going through the crowd and the fight's going on with the usos and bronco and lucian meanwhile in the ring now you've got jacob and royce keys and for a second for a second I go, maybe this was a strategic mistake because you forgot that's Jacob Fatu. And Jacob Fatu starts, I mean, he picks up, he starts coming at him like a storm. You know, he brings the chair, he does the Samoan shuffle. and strut and everything. He's getting out that inner boogeyman in him, the whole deal. And I love that in a fight that's as serious as this, Jacob still has time to remember to do all that. He has to. That's Jacob. Fatu. Don't ever forget that. And he's nailing him with the chair, and he's hitting him with that big hip thrust where he throws his hips at him into that corner. And, I mean, even the way Jacob, like, when he slams himself into the opposite corner just so he can pick up the momentum to run at the downed Royce Keys, the impact with which he hits that opposite turnbuckle, he's just in a different space entirely.
00:20:32
Speaker 2: I mean, he smashed his head into that turnbuckle. Boom.
00:20:36
Speaker 1: Royce Keyes tries to escape and he's heading towards the exit, right? Where the entrance is. Yes. And Jacob is following him with that chair. And at first you think, oh, he's just trying to escape. But inevitably, Jacob ends up in one direction while the Usos and Lucian and Bronco are over in the other direction. They've separated. Separated. This did not go according to Jacob's plan whatsoever. No. And it's, you're sitting there going like, well, they are separated, but still it's not one sided. You know, Jacob's getting his licks in the Usos are getting their licks in. Maybe it's okay. As long as the numbers are even, but it's not okay. It's not okay. As long as the numbers are even, because now they're in the upper parking area, you know, wherever they were different spot than the Usos and, And they're fighting through the metal detector and everything. Which, by the way, I don't know. Did the 946 ever end up coming through that metal detector? I don't think so. I feel like that. You're just sitting there looking at the 946 and then that metal detector and going, you haven't. I think they're sort of above security. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Like Remy Ma said in Lean Back, we walk around the metal detectors. Anybody remember that? Yeah, yeah. So... So.
00:22:02
Speaker 1: They're in this parking lot. And then all of a sudden, and this I did notice. Royce Keys gets in the truck. And I told you when we were watching. That's the truck Jada Parker. I was like, that's Jada's truck. Yeah, that silver, looked like a suburban truck. Yeah, like he jumped in the truck that Jada was in. Now I did say two to myself. To add Grand Theft Auto to the list of charges, it feels like it's possible. But it was the truck that Jada arrived in.
00:22:30
Speaker 2: Right.
00:22:31
Speaker 1: But it would be just as likely to be like, no, we stole her truck.
00:22:33
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:22:34
Speaker 1: I'd be like, okay, yeah, that kind of checks out. Yes. That's in character, right? So... Jacob is down. He gets hit by the door of the truck while it looks like Royce Keyes is trying to escape. He dives into the window trying to hit that Tongan death grip while Royce Keyes is putting his thumbs in his eyes trying to get him away. And as soon as he pushes him away, a Maserati comes out of nowhere going about 80 miles an hour, it felt like, and just, I mean, just hit Royce. A Samoan werewolf with such impact that it became airborne. Thud. I mean, over the car. Like, we're sitting there going, like, what? Like, we just saw this dude get hit by a car.
00:23:18
Speaker 2: Yes.
00:23:19
Speaker 1: Like, what are we doing? And it's a Maserati. And then who gets out of the Maserati but Jada Parker. And at first, Jada Parker is very apologetic. Like, oh, my gosh, I didn't see you there. Oh, my gosh. And at first, she had me. I was like, wow.
00:23:33
Speaker 2: Comes up from NXT. She has a meeting with Adam Pearce. And all of a sudden she gets into the bloodline business. This has got to be a mistake. She has her hands over her mouth.
00:23:45
Speaker 1: And I was sitting there quietly because I'm still going like, what's with these automobiles? Where'd this Maserati come from? And you've got to process all of this. But she is. She's showing such remorse. I can't believe I've done this. I'm so sorry. And she's looking at Royce going, I didn't mean to do this. But whether it was the Fielder method or Stanislavski or whoever it was, somebody taught this lady how to act.
00:24:05
Speaker 2: Okay. Okay.
00:24:07
Speaker 1: Because all of a sudden, she just turns it off and looks down and says, ain't nobody safe. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. I mean, incredible. Royce Keys looking down and the reality being that once again, the 9-4-6 is We think they're one step in front of the bloodline. Oh, no, no, no, no. Who knows how many steps in front of the bloodline this group is? And when have we ever seen that before in the entire history? And I don't mean in the last, you know, in the 2026 bloodline. You mean ever? The whole run of the bloodline. When has there ever been a group that was like around every corner we have your number? I don't think ever. To the point where- I don't think ever.
00:24:59
Speaker 2: Right. Right.
00:25:01
Speaker 1: To the point that I'm looking at this and going, if I'm Roman, am I getting involved at all? You know what I mean? Do I even want this smoke? I don't need this. It's a good point. Right? But it's family. And we know how Roman feels about family. We know how he feels about family, but I also know how he feels about winning.
00:25:19
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:25:21
Speaker 1: And he's sitting there looking at a group that has had their number throughout. And a group that does not care. Not one bit. Cause ain't nobody safe. And now they have to figure out like, and at the end of the day, why did they separate Jacob and the Usos? Cause it's a lot harder to hit three guys with a car than it is to hit one guy with a car. I do wonder what J Usos reaction to all this is going to be. Like what the hell? I mean, talk about surprised that Jada Parker was there at all. Let alone she's working with the 946. And now to find out that this is why?
00:26:01
Speaker 2: And she took out Jacob Fauci. How long has she been working with the 946?
00:26:05
Speaker 1: Maybe Adam Pearce could have said something two and a half hours before this. Hey, Jay, I don't know why she said that. I don't have a meeting on the calendar. Not a single meeting. But he's busy with Lyra Valkyria and everybody else. Trying to put together money in the bank batches. Trying to figure out what to do between Joe Hendry and his Funko Pops.
00:26:27
Speaker 2: It is interesting to think about the way Roman Reigns will approach all of this, right? Because we've seen him sort of delegate tasks.
00:26:35
Speaker 1: Yes, great.
00:26:37
Speaker 2: Where he says, LA Knight, that's my problem. The rest is your problem. Yes. And so I do wonder if this is something that Roman can delegate or if this is something that requires the tribal chief's attention.
00:26:50
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's the thing, right? When you set up your systems in a certain way, it's... When most effective, you delegate tasks so that you can completely take them off your plate. If you delegate, and this goes for any profession, when you get to a place where you are delegating tasks, if you are sitting there, this is why micromanaging doesn't work. Because if you're sitting there consciously thinking about whether or not this thing is getting done, You might as well have not delegated it. That's a good point. Right? The idea is not just so that the work itself is not on your plate. The idea is so that then you may use your big tribal chief brain and focus it on what your big tribal chief brain needs to focus on, which is the challenger in two weeks for the World Heavyweight Championship LA night. Because I'll tell you right now, LA Knight didn't wonder at all where Solo was.
00:27:48
Speaker 2: Nope.
00:27:48
Speaker 1: That's my friend. He wasn't curious about Jada Parker at all. He doesn't care. It's not his business.
00:27:53
Speaker 2: No.
00:27:54
Speaker 1: Solo is LA Knight's friend. But LA Knight has made it this far without any friends. He's worked too hard and too long to worry about any outside factors in that World Heavyweight Championship. This couldn't be coming at a worse time for Roman Reigns because now Roman Reigns has to go like, listen... Like, you guys... Because I would argue that the bloodline is in a worse spot now than they were when Roman left two weeks ago. Without a doubt.
00:28:20
Speaker 2: It's way worse than when Roman left two weeks ago.
00:28:23
Speaker 1: They got a car lit on fire. Yeah.
00:28:27
Speaker 2: And now Jada Parker hit Jacob Fatu with a car.
00:28:31
Speaker 1: And Solo got kidnapped. And Solo got kidnapped. There hasn't been one week where the 9-4-6 has been anything but outrageously successful. Like... When have we seen that before with this group? I think Roman's going to have to step in. I don't know if this is a problem. A week before Money in the Bank? I don't think this is a problem that Roman Reigns can delegate. Next week is the last week before Money in the Bank, right?
00:28:55
Speaker 2: Of course.
00:28:56
Speaker 1: So you think on the last Monday Night Raw, before his match with LA Knight, Roman's going to have to concern himself with what's going on with Jacob and the Usos? I think he has to. How is he?
00:29:07
Speaker 2: How?
00:29:07
Speaker 1: How?
00:29:08
Speaker 2: He has no other choice than to deal with the 9-4-6 and what's going on with the Usos.
00:29:13
Speaker 1: This is his family. Understood. But he needs to be the champion in order to do this correctly. I agree with you. Wouldn't it make more sense for him to go like, look, I don't know what the hell is going to happen. This thing has escalated to an outrageous extent. But if Roman says, listen, I will take care of all of this.
00:29:32
Speaker 2: After I beat LA Knight for the World Heavyweight Championship and retain my title. Yes.
00:29:37
Speaker 1: What's going to be left of his family after Money in the Bank? You're saying that then this has escalated so quickly that within two weeks, this thing could be rubble. Yes. Under his fingers. Yes. But then what does that say to Roman's vision for the way that he allocates responsibilities within the family? That the minute he steps away, this whole thing is crumbling. I don't think he factored in the 9-4-6. Do you think that that's going to be Roman's perspective? That the 9-4-6 is a unique challenge? Or do you think he's going to go, I got to do everything myself? I think he's going to say yes to do everything himself.
00:30:16
Speaker 2: I do.
00:30:18
Speaker 1: I mean, them being a unique challenge is a valid....
00:30:23
Speaker 2: Look, the bloodline has never seen anything like the 9-4-6. And not, again, you brought it up, not just the 2026 bloodline.
00:30:31
Speaker 1: And the fact that it's like still we don't even know. Like, first of all, we haven't seen, they haven't had a match. No. They haven't had an entrance. We haven't seen them actually do wrestling stuff. You know? We don't know who or what they are. All of a sudden, Jada Parker is with them. going, ain't nobody safe. And when they say, and they specifically say that, ain't nobody safe, ain't nobody safe, ain't nobody safe. They're not saying, Jacob, you're not safe. Jimmy and Jay, you're not safe. They're saying, ain't nobody safe. Who knows how far the tentacles of this squid-like 946 reach, spewing that ink everywhere that they go. And who's going to be, I mean, did Captain Ahab ever have to fight a squid or just the whale? Because if he had to fight a squid, I would say, who's going to be that Captain Ahab? But I'm not sure. I didn't read the whole Moby Dick book. But point is, somebody has to stop this multi-headed Hydra, okay? It's got to be Roman. Fine, it's got to be Roman, but he's got an LA Knight problem to deal with. He's got the world heavyweight title. He's been out here having incredible matches. Some, I would argue the best of his entire career. He's locked into this zone where he has these matches that exist almost in a vacuum, meaning the stories exist in a vacuum. It's almost like a time capsule. Every match that he's had in this run is a forever match.
00:32:07
Speaker 2: The CM Punk match, the Penta match, the two Jacob Fatu matches.
00:32:12
Speaker 1: And LA Knight one is headed down the same path. Again, has to exist in a vacuum.
00:32:17
Speaker 2: But there's a lot of other things going on that need the tribal chief's attention.
00:32:20
Speaker 1: The only way this works is if Roman figures out a way to just push it aside. And I'm not even saying you guys solve the problem. Just hold it off for one week.
00:32:35
Speaker 2: I don't know if, I think his family might be gone if he holds it.
00:32:38
Speaker 1: Out for one week. By the way, there was no squid in Moby Dick. It was 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is what I was thinking. Sometimes I'm so well-read, I get my references crossed. That's all that is. I hate when that happens.
00:32:51
Speaker 2: Yeah, me too.
00:32:52
Speaker 1: It's the worst. Me too. The very, very educated complain about it all the time. You know, they say I'm too well-read. That's what a lot of people say about me. That's what they say about me. I care too much. I'm too well-read. If there was one flaw, I would say... Yeah, yeah. I think that that's the way... That's the only way that it works, and you... figure out a way i think roman has to stay lasered in on la night for another two weeks from right now and then immediately after that has to strap on the the gear and and and and put the fatigues on and go to battle i just don't know if that's going to be an option i just don't know i mean it's you're not wrong The 9-4-6 hasn't exactly been cooperative. It was in an ideal world. That's what he would do.
00:33:39
Speaker 2: Yeah. Just hold on for another week, get through LA night, and then handle this 9-4-6 problem.
00:33:46
Speaker 1: I just don't know if that's going to be an option. No, I mean, it's a good call. Listen, we saw on the WWE's YouTube channel what was going on at Worlds Collide. Yeah. Of course, that entrance, that classic entrance from CM Punk. Wow. You can bring back CM Punk's straight edge society era with a retro tee and a new lucha mask available now at WWE shop and fanatics. I'm very, very excited about that straight edge society mask because that mask was first brought in by CM Punk to hide the fact that he had lost a hair versus hair match. So nobody knew he was bald. I'm thinking that would be great for me. A lot of people know you're bald, though. That's the thing. A lot of people know that about you. That's tough. Maybe once I put the mask on, they'll forget. Also, it's fall, so you can layer up like a champion with fall favorites. Get those sleeves up. Sleeves covered. No more tank tops. I was tank tops all summer. All summer. No more tank tops. Layer up like a champion with fall favorites. Available now at WWE Shop and Fanatic's. Speaking of Money in the Bank and speaking of battles, Obathemi comes to the ring tonight on Monday Night Raw, and he says that he's spoken to the powers that be, the Triple Hs of the world, and he has a contract for a one-on-one singles match at the Money in the Bank PLE. And he invites, he acknowledges that he's got a vision problem right now.
00:35:24
Speaker 2: Mm-hmm.
00:35:24
Speaker 1: And I don't mean the type of vision problem that requires LASIK. He wants to put somebody else through surgery. That was Boris, dude. That was awesome what I just said. I just thought of it just now. But... I like that you compliment yourself. Well, it's just so great. I heard it. Well, when you said vision, I almost jumped into LASIK, but you just... I just nailed it. Well, I'm... You said it right away. Very well read. But he says... He says that, you know, this is an issue and he wants to solve the issue. So. You read one book this week. All of.
00:35:57
Speaker 2: A sudden.
00:35:57
Speaker 1: I'm super. Every week I've known you. Have you ever read a book? No, I don't read. I read infographics. Infographics. I dig it a lot. This weekend you read a book and all of a sudden we're well read. I live in the present. I can't speak to what my past was, but I can speak to who I am now. Big reader. So anyway, I didn't hear you with a Moby Dick reference. Correct or incorrect? That is correct. It's still a reference. That's correct. Yeah. So he says, I got something for Bronson Reed to read, and that's a contract. Okay? He invites Bronson. Yeah, that was a good one. They're laughing. That was a good segue. He invites Bronson Reed. That was a good segue. He invites Bronson Reed to come out. And sign his name on the dotted line for a match against Oba Femi. And this is really interesting because, you know, we were talking about the 9-4-6, not seeing them in action. We have not seen Bronson Reed in a— we' ve seen him involved in matches. We haven't seen Bronson Reed strap the gear on and have a televised match since he returned at Sunday night's main event. And now— Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, technically, you're right, because it was before, yeah, from the whole injury, you're right.
00:37:12
Speaker 2: Yeah, and Oba called him out for that, and he was like, I understand that you've been away, so you weren't around for everything that I did. You weren't around for when I became King of the Ring. You weren't around for when I beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. You weren't around for when I beat Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
00:37:31
Speaker 1: And then he even.
00:37:31
Speaker 2: Said that he doesn't understand that, and.
00:37:35
Speaker 1: A wise man taught him. Did you find that interesting? I did find it very, very interesting. Did you find that interesting? I found it interesting. When Oba said about how much a wise man had taught him? That a wise man had taught him what he knew about business and putting contracts together.
00:37:53
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:37:53
Speaker 1: Yeah, because I only know, I mean, there's a very noteworthy wise man in this world of sports entertainment, of pro wrestling. And that's a wise man that's been accused of maybe being a little too interested in in Obafemi by clients, current clients, former clients, who's to say? You don't really even know.
00:38:14
Speaker 2: Yes.
00:38:15
Speaker 1: But I was. I found that very, very intriguing when he said a wise man. I also found it very intriguing when he said, I'm the captain now. You know, I like that. I got that as a sick reference. Obafemi, also very well read. That's from the book Captain Phillips. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, it was, and then so Bronson Reed comes out, Yeah, Oba said, get your fat legs out here. He did. I think it's a fat leg. I didn't think that was fair. I don't know if it's fair or not. I haven't seen the legs. I mean, I've seen him on Instagram. He looks pretty shredded to me. Okay, but everybody, the AI, the filters. I've seen him on Instagram with an orange background singing Migos with different people. You know, who knows what we're seeing on Instagram these days. You know, it's crazy. But Bronson, Bronson Reed signs the dotted line. He's a big step forward. But I tell you this. And we had him here on the Raw Recap on WWE Now, and go back and watch that interview if you haven't, because it's a great interview. He's not done a lot of interviews since returning, and it's a great insight into the real-life human being and where he's at right now after returning. But when he talked to us a few weeks back, this was a guy who realized that, like, now it's time to take it all, that there's no more tomorrow. There's no more, okay, we're in a building phase right now. We'll get there. No, we're here now. Because there's a lot of conversation about the future of this and the future of that. And there's a lot of conversation about who's up next. The main event scene is crowded as it is, and there is already a scene that is building. The conversation is happening. We have these conversations all the time about who is in that pool of who's next when they're talking about Obas, but they're also talking about Braun Breakers, and they're talking about Trick Williams, and they're talking about Javon Evans. You know, Bronson Reed wants to be in the conversation of right now. He wants to be on the top of that list of people that are going, I may not be in the main event scene at this exact moment, but I'm here to take it. Because now is the time. Now is the time to apply everything that I've worked for in this business for as long as I've been a part of it. And I think that that's a great attitude to have. And I've got to tell you that when Bronson Reed walks in, he feels... Like as big a star as he's ever felt. I agree completely.
00:40:47
Speaker 2: The way he's walking to the ring, the look that he has, and just the confidence the way that he speaks to Oba.
00:40:55
Speaker 1: Yes, yes. And the confidence that he has in owning the moment. You know what I mean? In taking that moment and making it his. Now, as we look at this in real time, we'll get right back to that. But this is footage they just put out Of Jacob Fatu, Triple H posted this. Of Jacob Fatu getting loaded up into the ambulance. He's got oxygen on and everything. The Uso's riding with him. This is coming from the WWE Twitter account and WWE Instagram account. So if you want to see this video of the South Milwaukee ambulance. taking jacob out adam pierce trying to figure out what to do next so yeah there you have uh jacob fatu gets taken out uh uh in that ambulance crazy crazy crazy scene to end monday night raw uh and i i yeah i'm very interested to find out where that all goes but not surprising after you get hit by the car yeah i.
00:42:06
Speaker 2: Wonder if the 946 will put out a instagram video i'm sure maybe tomorrow.
00:42:11
Speaker 1: Maybe, although they were pretty substantial in what they said on the show. So I don't know. But as you're just talking about Obafemi and Bronson Reed, once Bronson Reed signs that contract, Obafemi looks at him. And this time there's no sort of, ooh, who's he talking about? Wise man. He says straight up, Paul Heyman is playing games with you. He says, Paul Heyman keeps bringing up that I'm a problem because I'm still breathing. But the only reason he's bringing this up is because he knows I can't be stopped. Obafemi in that moment is asserting to Bronson Reed and he's speaking, I'm sure, past Bronson Reed, out to Braun Breaker, out to anybody Paul Heyman is saying this to. He's playing with you guys. He knows you're not going to stop me. He knows I'm not going to stop breathing. And he's putting you in a position where you're going to be unsuccessful. And that's not what Braun Breaker wants to hear. That's not what Bronson Reed wants to hear. But do you feel like, I don't know if he's playing both sides of the fence, but do you feel like there's truth to that? Or do you feel like that's just Oba being his normal confident self?
00:43:34
Speaker 2: I do feel like there is some truth to that. Given what we've seen, And the dynamic between Paul Heyman and the vision as of late.
00:43:43
Speaker 1: I think, I don't think, I wouldn't like to think that Paul Heyman is purposefully sending somebody like Bronson Reed out on a fool's mission. And I do think that to underestimate Bronson Reed would be a silly thing to do. But I also feel like ever since the buildup to Sunday night's main event, Instead of Paul Heyman going, okay, I'm going to share with you exactly what you need to do, Paul Heyman is just making observations and pointing things out and then allowing nature to take its course. And this is very atypical for Paul Heyman. He appears to just be an observer of what's happening.
00:44:27
Speaker 2: He doesn't seem committed to the vision as a group, right? Where typically when we see Paul Heyman working with someone, whether it be— you know, as the wise man to the tribal chief or when he was working with the vision when Seth was in the vision. Like Paul Heyman is a very integral part. He has his finger on the pulse at all times. He knows what's going on.
00:44:49
Speaker 1: Yes. And he's not only does he know what's going on. He's calling the play for the most part. He's low key dictating it. Correct.
00:44:55
Speaker 2: Yeah. Now he seems like with the vision currently, whether it's Brown Breaker or Bronson Reed seemed more of a loving relationship from the on-screen interactions that we've seen.
00:45:06
Speaker 1: But it seems like Heyman has one foot in, one foot out. I'm just going to step back here. And is he in a loving relationship with Bronson Reed because he loves Bronson Reed or is it because he wants to make it hurt for Braun Breaker? That's a good question as well. Paul Heyman is a maniac, dude.
00:45:21
Speaker 2: Yes.
00:45:21
Speaker 1: Paul Heyman will do that stuff.
00:45:23
Speaker 2: But I also think Oba Femi can see with clear vision, for lack of a better term, everything that Paul Heyman is doing, and he can say, hey, listen, he's playing games with you.
00:45:35
Speaker 1: And that's what.
00:45:36
Speaker 2: I don't think that Paul Heyman is sending Bronson Reed out there for a failed mission, but Paul Heyman.
00:45:44
Speaker 1: But what if Paul Heyman is telling Obafemi, hey, you know I'm just playing games with them. I know you're going to beat them. I wouldn't trust him. You wouldn't trust Paul Heyman? The situation he's in right now? Mm-hmm. He's, for a captain without a ship, he's oddly controlled. You'd expect that this would be the red-eyed Paul Heyman, the gray coming out in the hair Paul Heyman, the stubbled Paul Heyman. Where he's looking for someone to latch onto and he seems in panic, right? But he doesn't seem in panic at all. At all. At all. He knows what he's doing. I just don't know what it is. You see what I'm saying? Well, I'll tell you what. Topps Universe WWE 2026. It returns for year two and it's available right now at Topps.com. Inspired by the larger than life personalities that make the WWE unforgettable. Universe WWE blends bold, cosmic inspired artwork with immersive storytelling that celebrates legends, current champions. and the next generation of talent. This year builds on everything fans loved about the debut set, expanded new inserts, the return of fan favorite designs like tag team relic autographs, and an incredible mix of talent spanning every era of WWE. Collectors can chase premium autographs, authentic relics, vibrant parallels, and... eye-catching inserts, making every single pack feel like a celebration of WWE's biggest moments and most iconic superstars. Whether you're ripping your first pack or you've been collecting for years, Topps Universe WWE 2026 has something worth chasing. Available now on Topps.com, which, by the way, I got a blaster from of universe over the weekend. And not only was there a numbered card, there was a numbered Bray Wyatt. What? And blasters, no guarantees, a numbered Bray Wyatt. And I got an autographed card of stacks.
00:47:55
Speaker 2: Ooh.
00:47:56
Speaker 1: From NXT, right there on card. So I had real good luck this weekend with my universe. Hopefully you guys all do as well. And we're going to need luck passed all over the place because it was announced tonight as the card shapes up for Money in the Bank. We've got our two ladder matches, of course.
00:48:14
Speaker 2: Yes.
00:48:15
Speaker 1: Which we're going to, it's on SmackDown. We're going to figure out the sixth participant in the women's and the sixth participant in the men's ladder matches. We've got Obafemi. Versus Bronson Reed.
00:48:25
Speaker 2: Yes.
00:48:25
Speaker 1: We've got Roman Reigns versus LA Knight. And we find out tonight that Stephanie Vaquer will be defending the Women's World Championship. Now, she said she was willing to defend it against both Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan last week. This week, we find out that there will be a number one contenders match next week on Monday Night Raw. Liv Morgan versus Becky Lynch. Years.
00:48:53
Speaker 2: Years.
00:48:54
Speaker 1: Since Becky Lynch has been in the Women's World Championship contender space. But this is big. This is a one-way ticket to that Women's World Championship match at Money in the Bank. And I'm going to add just straight up, Megan. Do you have a prediction? You think it's going to be Liv? No, I think it's going to be Becky. Really? Yep. You can't even say it. Little frog. in my throat there. That's because Megan's allergic to lying. No. She's allergic to lying. She does not believe in Becky Lynn. You can't even speak. That's fake news. You can't talk. I believe in Becky Lynch. I don't know. You don't sound like you believe in Becky Lynch. A little frog in my throat. Oh, if you are on the witness stand right now, you'd be. Oh, yeah, right. A little frog in my throat. Right. It's a frog in your throat. I believe in Becky Lynch. It's the angel on your shoulder saying, why would you say this? You know it's not going to go well for Becky. But Liv Morgan doesn't believe that she can beat Becky Lynch. Liv Morgan doesn't believe that she can beat Becky Lynch? By herself. Becky called her out and said that tonight. Oh, you can't win by yourself. Okay. Can I win or not? That's. That's Liv Morgan's MO. She doesn't care how she wins. No, but that's just my point. That's why you got a whole thing of frogs in it. Do you have any frog begone or anything like that? Look at this. This is great service right here. What's that, water? Water, yeah. The frog's going to be super happy. Frogs love water. So let's get a lily pad while we're at it. Do I think my prediction? Listen. If you are already qualifying, well, you can't beat me this way. You can't beat me. Okay, whatever. I just got to figure out some way to beat you. I feel like Becky Lynch is already kind of making excuses. Well, I do think.
00:50:37
Speaker 2: Becky Lynch realistically needs to factor in the judgment day.
00:50:41
Speaker 1: Okay.
00:50:42
Speaker 2: If we're being completely honest. And that's part of preparing for Liv Morgan.
00:50:46
Speaker 1: And Becky knows that.
00:50:48
Speaker 2: She doesn't have any friends though, Becky Lynch. Maybe she doesn't need them. Maybe she can overcome the whole Judgment Day.
00:50:55
Speaker 1: Okay, well, guess what? If anyone can do it. Lola Weiss got the victory tonight against Roxanne Perez. And then Raquel Rodriguez came out. Oh, boy. And then Sol Ruka was like, don't worry, I'll come out to help. And Raquel was like, no, you won't. No, you won't. And then Roxanne has pop rocks. Yeah, and they stood tall at the end of that match. Now, look. Lola Vice still got that dub, and that's all Becky Lynch needs to do. Who was the music they played when they walked out? The Judgment Day. That's right. The Judgment Day. And that wasn't even Liv getting involved. That was two-thirds of the ladies of the Judgment Day.
00:51:28
Speaker 2: Yeah, there was no Liv, there was no J.D., there was no Dom, and Becky already embarrassed J.D. McDonnell last week, calling him by his full name and bringing up his.
00:51:36
Speaker 1: Mom in front of everybody. He hated that.
00:51:38
Speaker 2: I mean, at school, did anybody ever come out and use your full government name, Samuel McDonnell?
00:51:45
Speaker 1: No, I would never have that. And then talk about your mom. Mrs.
00:51:49
Speaker 2: Roberts?
00:51:49
Speaker 1: Yeah, bring up her name. Patricia. Patricia Roberts? Patricia McDonough. That's what Becky did last week, right? I know she did.
00:51:56
Speaker 2: So JD in the Judgment Day, Dom coming after her, Liv Morgan.
00:52:01
Speaker 1: I mean.
00:52:03
Speaker 1: She's got it coming. She's got one coming. I still think Becky's going to win. Okay, but who do you think wants it more? It's one thing to go like, ooh, it's been a while since I was here. This is kind of fun. And it's another thing to be like... I lost the title. I had a singular mission, to be the longest reigning and greatest women's WWE world champion of all time. And the reason that I lost it is because I went in to Stephanie Fekir's hometown because some goof made Becky Lynch the referee of that match. Some goof? Some goof. I think it was Adam Pearce. Come on.
00:52:41
Speaker 2: And....
00:52:43
Speaker 1: When I had Stephanie Viqueur pinned, the referee put her two double middle fingers up at me. And Liv didn't have an answer. But don't you think that that's the type of hatred and venom that can fuel a victory? The hatred and venom for? For Becky, for what Becky did to her, for the Santiago screw job is what they're calling it. I do love that.
00:53:08
Speaker 2: That's taken a life of its own, the Santiago screw job.
00:53:12
Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, I think that once again, listen.
00:53:14
Speaker 2: But Becky hates the idea of Liv Morgan being the Women's World Champion so much that she was willing to go to those lengths to make sure that Liv no longer holds on to the championship.
00:53:27
Speaker 1: Right. So that's a hate that's deep. It's deep, but it's coming from a negative place. It's not wanting something. It's not wanting something. I want her to not. Not, I want me to. Liv Morgan doesn't care about anybody else.
00:53:42
Speaker 2: Is Becky so worried about Liv becoming the champion that it could interfere with her getting the opportunity?
00:53:49
Speaker 1: I think so. Becky's out here going like, I don't think Liv Morgan should be champion. I think that the championship deserves to have the lineage respected and this and that. Like all these things as opposed to just being like, I want the belt. It's real simple sometimes. Liv wants the belt. She got screwed out of it. She wants it back. They said she wasn't going to be EO at SummerSlam. She beat EO at SummerSlam. They said she wasn't going to beat Stephanie on Raw. She beat Stephanie on Raw. Now they're saying she's not going to beat Becky Lynch. If history tells us anything, I think that this is, this is not going to be terribly cut and dry for Becky Lynch. I think she's definitely in an interesting spot, right? Yep.
00:54:38
Speaker 2: But, This is Becky Lynch that we're talking about. It's been two years since she's held that Women's World Championship, or since she's been in a match for the Women's World Championship. Right.
00:54:50
Speaker 1: I think Becky's ready to take what's hers. If Becky does not win this match next week, if Becky does not end up the number one contender, is she Jordan on the Wizards?
00:55:00
Speaker 2: Oh.
00:55:00
Speaker 1: Is she past her prime? Oh, don't say that.
00:55:03
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:55:04
Speaker 1: Don't say that. Maybe the world title is a thing of Becky's past.
00:55:07
Speaker 2: What?
00:55:07
Speaker 1: It's possible. No, it's not. Not this Becky. You still wanted to go see him? That's Jordan. He might be playing for the Wizards.
00:55:15
Speaker 2: No.
00:55:16
Speaker 1: But it's still, you're seeing him. That's still fun. No, this is not Jordan. That's terrible. She already put the book out. This is all bonus. This is all, you know, post script. Terrible. Yeah. You don't think so?
00:55:28
Speaker 2: No.
00:55:29
Speaker 1: All right. Absolutely not.
00:55:31
Speaker 2: Okay.
00:55:32
Speaker 1: This is Tom Brady on the box. Come on. I thought it was Tom Brady in the booth. All those piss missiles. If they can say it on TV, we can say it on the podcast. That, I think, is the rule. That's broadcasting broadcasting, so I feel like it's fine. It's fine to say. All right, well, we'll see. I think there's a lot on the line in this match, and I think that Becky being out of that championship scene for two years, I think it's going to be very interesting to see if it's as easy to slip back in as she thinks it's going to be. No, she's Tom Brady on the box. She's winning another title. That's what's happening. And I'm just Belichick over here going, he did it without me. I can't believe it. Hey, at least you got Jordan. That's true. That's a good point. That's a good point. We got a prelude, I feel like, of the Money in the Bank men's ladder match. Speaking of the Judgment Day, we saw Penta and Javon Evans versus Dominic Mysterio and JD McDonough. Great match. Amazing match. It's amazing to see. The response that Penta has changed since the Roman match. Without question, he's changed. The response that he gets, the presence that he has in the ring, I feel like it's gone up even higher. You know what I mean? It feels now like, okay, this is a guy who is in that conversation. This is a main event world title guy that we're seeing. And I think we saw that in the match. There was that one miscommunication where Javon hit Penta with the OG cutter. Dominic Mysterio tried to take advantage of it. Javon kicked out of the frog splash. And then, and leave it, just a horrible injustice happens. The Judgment Day are just trying to win another right down the middle clean match. And Penta and Javon Evans have to use the numbers advantage. Joe Hendry comes out. He's not, he's not part of. They're obviously in cahoots.
00:57:35
Speaker 2: Well.
00:57:36
Speaker 1: Because they came out. And helped Penta and Javon. And there was, and I believe that that's somebody dressed up as a Funko Pop. No, it looks like J.D. 's dad. That's not J.D.'s.
00:57:46
Speaker 2: That's J.D.
00:57:47
Speaker 1: McDonough's dad. Right there. Yeah, it's a Funko Pop. I don't think. His mother fell in love with a Funko Pop. I heard about it in a song. I heard the song. I just don't think it's a work of pure nonfiction. What are you talking about? I don't think. Have you seen J.D.? Yeah, I see the resemblance. But, I mean, I don't know why they have to point out when people have a big head. You know, I mean, it is big. But a lot of people think that, like, if you have a really big head, it's like a very handsome trait.
00:58:13
Speaker 2: Do you feel like you're speaking from experience?
00:58:16
Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. But the point is that JD is such a talent and does so much with that big head of his. That to have it mocked the way it's being mocked is not cool at all. You know? Funko Pops are cool. You have a bunch of them. I have a bunch of a lot of stuff, okay?
00:58:37
Speaker 2: Yeah.
00:58:38
Speaker 1: I don't want my mom to marry one. That'd be crazy. And I think that, you know, maybe Joe Hendry just has a small head. You know? Anybody ever think of that?
00:58:48
Speaker 2: No.
00:58:49
Speaker 1: No. J.D. 's is standard. Bigger than most. Pretty large. I mean, look, it's a big head. It's a big head. Big noggin, yeah. But we know that, okay? Let's get past it. Let's get on to some of the more positive traits. You know? He's good at head-butting, for example. That's a good thing. But so.
00:59:04
Speaker 2: Not as good as a Samoan, but, you know.
00:59:06
Speaker 1: I mean, but who is? He's also very bright. J.D. Got a lot of information stored up there.
00:59:12
Speaker 2: Mm-hmm.
00:59:13
Speaker 1: You know? References, you know. All kinds. Well-read. Well, it's super well-read. You could tell. It grows. So Joe Hendry and this Funko Pop are in the entryway. It distracts J.D. McDonough. While the distraction is happening, Penta and Javon Evans take advantage of it. Javon Evans hits that leap. And while Dominic is going, wait, what's going on? And what is Penta and a Funko Pop doing? I mean, what is Joe Hendry and a Funko Pop doing out here? Penta hits a Mexican destroyer and pins Dominic Mysterio one, two, three, just like that. He can't feel good about that victory. No, he can't.
00:59:54
Speaker 2: Well, one, because the Funko Pop is what distracted everybody. But two, you get hit with a Mexican Destroyer, game over.
00:59:59
Speaker 1: No, I meant Penta can't feel good about that victory. Penta's got to feel great. Come on, he capitalized on an opportunity.
01:00:05
Speaker 2: Well, I don't think it was very fair, but... What do you mean it wasn't fair? Dominic was sitting there. He hit the Mexican Destroyer.
01:00:11
Speaker 1: He's distracted by the big Funko Pop and the song about the Funko Pop. They got to get their... They gotta get their heads in the game, you know? It's so big, okay? There might not be room for it. It's difficult, okay? It's not, there's sometimes those games, like when you go to a lids, you know, and you're like, none of these hats are the right size for a head. And everybody else, it fits them perfectly. But some people go and it's like, no, you need larger hats. In a special order. Yeah. And they're like, well, we can, it'll be here in three weeks. And you're like, I wanted to walk out with a hat today. Can't do it. And then they say, get your head in the game. I go, it's cold. There's no hat on it. They didn't have the size in the way you get it. So anyway, Ron Breaker makes his presence known at that point. and takes out Penta, and takes out Javon Evans. And I do want to say this. Saws them in half. Saws them in half, especially Javon Evans. Javon was trying to use his tricks. Javon has a lot of speed himself. But, I mean, Braun Breaker just was going boom, boom, one side of the ring, the next, the next, the next, until boom, just like a missile goes through Javon Evans. And I think that the point of this was that a lot of people are talking about, oh, it'd be so cool. Trick Williams might win money in the bank. Javon Evans might win money in the bank. Penta is a shoo-in, they say, a shoo-in to win money in the bank. And they're not thinking about the fact that you have just a captain of destruction in Braun Breaker.
01:01:38
Speaker 2: All it's going to take is one spear and Braun Breaker could put someone out of the match.
01:01:42
Speaker 1: That's right. So technically five total if he needs them.
01:01:46
Speaker 2: Yeah.
01:01:46
Speaker 1: Like, Braun Breaker is a difference maker. But based on seeing tonight, he could hit five.
01:01:50
Speaker 2: Right.
01:01:51
Speaker 1: And to count Braun Breaker out of this match is an incredibly, incredibly foolish mistake. We'll find out next week who's getting that women's championship match. It's going to be Becky. At Money in the Bank. Well, we'll see. As well as so much more, we'll know who's in these Money in the Bank ladder matches, and we'll recap it all after Monday Night Raw here on WWE Now. Subscribe across all audio platforms. Like and comment on YouTube. Listen on SiriusXM Channel 93 starting on Thursday on WWE Radio. And we'll see you next week. Have a good one, everybody.
