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It's Story Time Friday, and the community finally has a name: the Turnbuckle Mafia. Coach and Vince Russo start with Crown Jewel in Riyadh, where the talent has landed safely, and Russo explains why WWE's habit of giving away the finish on Raw takes the heat out of a big show. Then the psychology lesson: Russo compares Mick Foley's Hell in a Cell bump with Darby Allin's fall off the cage at Blood & Guts ("you could have heard a pin drop"), Coach asks who is advising Darby, and they get into thumbtacks, leaf blowers, flaming cinder blocks and indie promoters working under AEW's booking rules. Russo's point: casual fans know it's a work and don't tune in to see people get hurt; they tune in for storylines and characters. Russo tells the story of selling appliances while freelancing for WWF Magazine before he was hired, and Coach tells his favorite story of all time: a poker night, a Zenith TV and Gary Teal. Coach and Russo also talk about why we haven't seen Vince McMahon (after reports that Bruce Prichard is stepping back), the two celebrities Vince ever popped for, how WWE should protect Chelsea Green, and why The 946 (Royce Keys, Carmelo Hayes, Jaida Parker, Cruz Montana and company) still needs a reason to exist before Survivor Series. Russo issues his second retraction in three weeks (on Jordynne Grace, and Shawn Michaels' 19 call-ups), and Coach says every talent should say what Blake Monroe said about her five months on SmackDown. Housekeeping: The community name is the Turnbuckle Mafia, with new merch dropping Monday. Premium members get a new members-only nighttime show on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 9 PM ET, plus Coach's new Substack. Catch Russo's shows at RussosBrand.com. Coach and Bro is back Monday at 2 PM ET. Behind The Turnbuckle delivers the best in pro wrestling coverage, news, and analysis. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@behindtheturnbuckle Instagram: @behindtheturnbuckle Twitter/X: @behindthebuckle #BehindTheTurnbuckle #ProWrestling #WWE #AEW #Podcast This episode is presented by Kalshi, the prediction market for sports, news and more. Try Kalshi today! Trade $25, get $25 when you sign up with code BLEAV at https://kalshi.com/r/BLEAV Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Coach opens with LeBron James' camp firing back at a new sports app whose ad stars a LeBron look-alike in a No. 23 "Bron" jersey; a James spokesperson told ESPN he is "in no way affiliated with this unauthorized use of his likeness," and his attorney sent a cease-and-desist. From the chat: should the Steelers go get Shedeur Sanders once Aaron Rodgers retires? Coach says Shedeur needs a team to himself. On Thursday Night Football, the 5-2 Jaguars, fresh off a 42-7 win over the Colts, visit a Ravens team starting undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano; Coach expects a Jaguars blowout. Then Monday night: the 6-1 Bills visit the 6-1 Vikings with Kyler Murray nursing a sore hamstring and Carson Wentz possibly starting. Coach says this season is about Josh Allen. A chat question brings up a round-two interview with Tony Khan. The back half is the Saudi money. Ahead of Crown Jewel in Riyadh on Saturday, TKO President Mark Shapiro told investors WWE has already been paid half up front for WrestleMania in Saudi Arabia. Coach asks whether that money is non-refundable, reacts to a WrestleVotes report of $3,000 hazard pay for crew ("please don't insult me"), and ties it to LIV Golf's move to liquidation and Fury vs. Joshua on Dec. 11 in Cardiff. He closes with Caitlin Clark's new Dick's Sporting Goods deal and the Lakers assigning Bronny James to the G League. Picks and predictions are Coach's opinion, and lines move. Housekeeping: Coach and Company weekdays 10 AM ET; The Coach and Bro Mon/Wed/Fri 2 PM ET; Afternoon Drive Tue/Thu 2 PM ET. BTT Studios is now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV — search "BTT Studios." BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment This episode is presented by Kalshi, the prediction market for sports, news and more. Try Kalshi today! Trade $25, get $25 when you sign up with code BLEAV at https://kalshi.com/r/BLEAV Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Coach opens Thursday's show with the BTT Studios app now on Roku and Fire TV (Google TV is coming), then brings in numbers guy Raphael Esparza. This episode is presented by Kalshi, and Raphael explains how a prediction market works before the pair turn to tonight's Jaguars at Ravens Thursday Night Football game. With Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley both hurt in the 36-10 loss to Buffalo, undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano starts for 4-4 Baltimore while the Ravens finalize a trade for Jacoby Brissett. Coach asks why anyone would back Baltimore right now, and the two debate whether 5-2 Jacksonville — fresh off a 42-7 rout of the Colts — is a real AFC contender behind Trevor Lawrence and Liam Coen. In Front Page News, Coach breaks down Miami losing Malachi Toney to a high ankle sprain that needs surgery, days before Saturday night's trip to Notre Dame, and argues it's all or nothing for the No. 11 Irish. Then the NBA: the Sixers beat the Pistons 112-106 to go 8-1 with a 4-0 road start, LeBron's teams that started 7-1 have all reached the Finals, and Coach names Jaylen Brown his "NBA Aaron Rodgers." Victor Wembanyama posted a career-high 52 points and 24 rebounds in a one-point win over Dallas, and Coach says this is Wemby's redemption year after last June's Finals. The show closes with Charles Barkley's Halloween complaint about trick-or-treaters bringing trading cards to sign, a look at the card-collecting boom, and what's next in the prediction markets as the College Football Playoff rankings roll out. Takes and picks are the hosts' opinions; numbers move. Housekeeping: Afternoon Drive with the Coach today at 2 PM ET (Tue/Thu) · The Coach and Bro Show Mon/Wed/Fri · The 2 Count on demand · BTT Studios app on Roku and Fire TV, Google TV coming · Name our community by Friday for a $50 merch-store gift card. BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment This episode is presented by Kalshi, the prediction market for sports, news and more. Try Kalshi today! Trade $25, get $25 when you sign up with code BLEAV at https://kalshi.com/r/BLEAV Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's a big night in wrestling with NXT on The CW head-to-head with AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts, and Coach and Vince Russo start with the John Cena Classic: Cody Rhodes as the first entrant, a new title, and fan voting that runs through Club WWE, WWE's $99-a-year membership. Coach asks how that rewards the loyal fan, and Russo asks why the first name in a tournament "for the up-and-comers" is one of WWE's biggest stars. Russo's big rant of the day is the 946: Jaida Parker, Carmelo Hayes and now Cruz Montana have joined Royce Keys' group with almost no explanation for the casual fan, and Russo lays out how Cruz Montana's Raw debut should have gone. That leads into Shawn Michaels' post about 19 NXT Superstars reaching Raw and SmackDown in the last 12 months. Russo compares it to a GM bragging about 19 Triple-A call-ups, Coach goes through the list (Oba Femi, Trick Williams, Jordynne Grace, Lash Legend and more), and Russo's pitch for a three-hour SmackDown is simple: give him the 19. He books Blake Monroe vs. Paige in three minutes and explains the one thing he never heard Vince McMahon say: "we can't." Plus: how Vic Venom was born on LiveWire, Tony Khan promoting Blood & Guts on the morning news, what Vince McMahon would do about Crown Jewel travel, why WWE's top stars feel like cameos, Steve Austin and Nash Bridges, Cena and Club WWE, "Genius of the Sky," Raw's lockup problem, Bruce Prichard, LA Knight, and Coach's Ottawa bus story. Coach and Russo also send their prayers to everyone traveling to Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel on Saturday. Housekeeping: BTT Studios is on the Roku and Amazon Fire TV apps (search "BTT Studios"). Name the community before Friday (the Turnbuckle Mafia leads), new merch drops Monday, and catch Russo's new shows, including the LiveWires call-in show, at RussosBrand.com. Coach and Bro is back Friday at 2 PM ET. Behind The Turnbuckle delivers the best in pro wrestling coverage, news, and analysis. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@behindtheturnbuckle Instagram: @behindtheturnbuckle   Twitter/X: @behindthebuckle #BehindTheTurnbuckle #ProWrestling #WWE #AEW #Podcast This episode is presented by Kalshi, the prediction market for sports, news and more. Try Kalshi today! Trade $25, get $25 when you sign up with code BLEAV at https://kalshi.com/r/BLEAV Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Rant Wednesday, and the first College Football Playoff rankings gave Coach plenty to rant about. Miami, Georgia, undefeated Utah and defending champion Indiana hold the four byes, and Coach thinks the committee threw the Hoosiers a bone. Coach and Mikey P dig into Notre Dame at No. 11 a year after the Irish skipped a bowl game, BYU ahead of them, Texas at No. 7 with three ranked wins, and Tennessee at No. 13 behind an Alabama team it beat head-to-head. Then the rants. Mikey P's is a call to action in the last year of the 12-team field (the playoff is reportedly headed to 24): embrace the chaos and make every game count. Coach's is about effort, after Ohio slept through three quarters before beating Akron 28-20 on Tuesday night MACtion: don't be too cool for school. After that it's Elimination Saturday: BYU at Utah and Devon Dampier, Alabama at LSU and Lane Kiffin's "Super Bowl," Kentucky at Tennessee, Georgia at Ole Miss, and Miami at Notre Dame, where Coach walks through the Irish schedule game by game. Picks and opinions are the hosts' own, and lines move. The show closes with NFL nuggets: Brandon Aiyuk's reinstatement, Deshaun Watson in the concussion protocol, and a Ravens team that has lost Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley and Joe Fagnano to injuries heading into Thursday night against Jacksonville, with ticket prices down by more than half. Housekeeping: The Coach and Bro Show with Vince Russo at 2 PM ET (WWE NXT vs. AEW Blood & Guts tonight); BTT Studios is on Roku and Amazon Fire TV (search "BTT Studios"), with Google TV coming soon; name the BTT community ("Turnbuckle Mafia" leads) for a $50 merch-store gift card; full Jaguars-Ravens breakdown tomorrow. BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports   Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment This episode is presented by Kalshi, the prediction market for sports, news and more. Try Kalshi today! Trade $25, get $25 when you sign up with code BLEAV at https://kalshi.com/r/BLEAV Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Coach opens Tuesday's Afternoon Drive with his Week 9 power rankings: the Steelers at No. 5 after a 27-6 win over Cleveland, the Bears at No. 4 after routing Seattle 34-17 on Monday night behind Jeffery Simmons' debut (PFT), the Jaguars at No. 3 after a 42-7 win over the Colts, the 49ers at No. 2 coming off their bye, and the Bills at No. 1 after a 36-10 win over Baltimore (Buffalo Bills). Then every game on the Week 9 slate in two minutes or less (NFL.com schedule): Jaguars at Ravens on Thursday night with Lamar Jackson sidelined (CBS Sports), Joe Burrow and the Bengals after their 43-36 overtime win over Tennessee (AP), the Browns after scoring six, the Cowboys after blowing a late lead in an overtime loss to Arizona (ESPN), the Broncos at Carolina after beating the Chiefs (ESPN), Lions-Dolphins, Rams-Commanders, Giants at Eagles and Saquon Barkley's wish to stay in Philadelphia (FOX Sports), Jets at Chiefs, Texans at Chargers, Raiders at 49ers, Cardinals at Seahawks, Packers at Patriots, the Bears hosting Tampa Bay on Sunday night and Bills at Vikings on Monday night. Coach calls Josh Allen the leader of a club of quarterbacks still chasing a ring. Picks and leans are Coach's opinion; lines move. The first NBA Beat: Luka Doncic's 42 against Miami puts him alongside Damian Lillard in the record book (NBA.com), LeBron James appears to take a sip of a fan's wine during the 76ers' win over the Bulls (ESPN), and Kevin Durant's exchange with a reporter after the Rockets beat the Celtics, where Coach takes KD's side (Bleacher Report). Plus Producer Man's face reveal, and Coach says the 76ers are the best team in the East. Housekeeping: name the BTT community in the chat or on X by Friday for a $50 BTT merch gift card ("Turnbuckle Mafia" leads); BTT Studios is on Roku and Amazon Fire TV, with Google TV coming; Coach plans TikTok Live Q&A shows; a poll on moving Coach and Company to a nighttime show; Coach and Company is live Wednesday at 10 AM ET for Rant Wednesday; catch The 2 Count on demand. BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports   Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment This episode is presented by Kalshi, the prediction market for sports, news and more. Try Kalshi today! Trade $25, get $25 when you sign up with code BLEAV at https://kalshi.com/r/BLEAV Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John Cena came out at Monday's Raw in Brooklyn to finally explain the John Cena Classic, six months after announcing it at Backlash. Cody Rhodes is the first entrant, the new title was unveiled, and the tournament lands on December 14, the day WWE runs two Raws: one in Perth and one at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World. JDFromNY calls it a walking advertisement, and both hosts take aim at fan voting going through Club WWE, a $99-a-year membership. Coach, who hosted the first Diva Search, has thoughts on how fan votes go. Then Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns' face-to-face ahead of their champion vs. champion match at Crown Jewel, Cruz Montana as the newest member of The 946, and who rounds out The Bloodline for WarGames: Jacob Fatu or Zilla Fatu. After the break, NXT moves to Wednesday head-to-head with AEW's Blood & Guts, with CM Punk challenging Grayson Waller, and Coach tells the story of arguing with one of Tony Khan's PR people. The guys break down WWE's Perth week and ask whether anything feels important anymore, whether Raw at Disney is ESPN's idea, and what Hollywood means for Roman, Cody, Drew McIntyre and the Street Fighter box office. The Kick Out: Crown Jewel is four days away, moved indoors and barely mentioned on Raw. Takes are the hosts' opinions. Housekeeping: BTT Studios is live 24/7 on Roku and Amazon Fire; The 2 Count is live every Tuesday at 11:30 AM ET. Presented by BlueChew Gold (promo code 2COUNT). Follow JDFromNY @JDfromNY206. Behind The Turnbuckle delivers the best in pro wrestling coverage, news, and analysis. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@behindtheturnbuckle Instagram: @behindtheturnbuckle Twitter/X: @behindthebuckle #BehindTheTurnbuckle #ProWrestling #WWE #AEW #Podcast This episode is presented by Kalshi, the prediction market for sports, news and more. Try Kalshi today! Trade $25, get $25 when you sign up with code BLEAV at https://kalshi.com/r/BLEAV Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Bears went into Seattle on Monday night and won 34-17, and Mikey P is still floating. Coach and Mikey break down the Monday night rout: Caleb Williams playing like a gunslinger, Ben Johnson's swagger and the debut of Jeffery Simmons, the defensive tackle Chicago landed from Tennessee for two first-round picks. On the other side, the defending champion Seahawks fall to 4-4, and both hosts argue Seattle isn't a playoff team right now. The show opens with News & Nuggets: Luka Dončić's scoring run, Draymond Green's ejection in the Warriors' comeback over the Suns, and the 7-1 Sixers. Tuesday means Gridiron Time. Coach and Mikey P look ahead to Week 9: the Jaguars at a Ravens team down to its third quarterback after Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley went down, the Rams at the Commanders, the Packers at the Patriots, Buccaneers-Bears on Sunday night and Bills-Vikings on Monday night, where Coach says the pressure is on Josh Allen. In between, Coach tells the story of meeting Johnny Unitas on the field with his old Kansas City colleague Len Dawson, and Mikey P has one about Gary Sheffield. Picks and opinions are the hosts' own. The final notes and nuggets: East Texas A&M's upset of Oklahoma and Porter Moser's apology to the fan base, ESPN's Marcus Spears watching his son make his Texas debut, and LeBron James crashing into a courtside fan and sipping his wine as the Sixers roll. Housekeeping: The 2 Count with Coach and JDFromNY at 11:30 AM ET; Afternoon Drive with the Coach at 2 PM ET; BTT Studios is on Roku and Amazon Fire TV (search "BTT Studios"); the George Barrios sit-down is out now; a Producer Man reveal is coming. Presented by BlueChew Gold: promo code COACH at BlueChew.com. BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports   Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment This episode is presented by Kalshi, the prediction market for sports, news and more. Try Kalshi today! Trade $25, get $25 when you sign up with code BLEAV at https://kalshi.com/r/BLEAV Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Coach and Vince Russo watched NXT Halloween Havoc so you don't have to, and Russo has a verdict: NXT is Double-A ball, no matter how big the production looks. That turns into Russo's double-dog dare to WWE: keep Raw a pure wrestling show, turn SmackDown into characters, storylines and five-minute matches for six months, and see which one draws casual fans. Plus why "The Demon" Finn Bálor's return against GUNTHER took so long, and why fans who can't buy face paint and magic would have to kill Batman too. Then the big one: CM Punk challenges Grayson Waller for the NXT Championship this Wednesday, with John Cena and Cody Rhodes also on the show opposite AEW. Russo asks why you'd send your top guy to Double-A, and Coach says just admit you're competing. Super chats cover merch-stand politics, Jake Roberts re-signing with WWE, Tony Khan's messaging, the Shawn Michaels creative reports and GUNTHER the "career killer." Coach also shares the No. 1 interview lesson he learned from a voice coach at ESPN. They close on Crown Jewel in Riyadh this Saturday and the tough spot Roman Reigns is in. Housekeeping: BTT Studios is now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV (search "BTT Studios"). Monday Night Grind tonight at 7 PM ET, The 2 Count Tuesday at 11:30 AM ET, Coach and Bro back Wednesday at 2 PM ET. This episode is sponsored by BlueChew: use promo code COACH at BlueChew.com. This episode is presented by Kalshi, the prediction market for sports, news and more. Try Kalshi today! Trade $25, get $25 when you sign up with code BLEAV at https://kalshi.com/r/BLEAV Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Coach opens Friday's show by dedicating it to legendary football coach June Jones and Star Trek icon Patrick Stewart, who both passed away this week. Then Mikey P joins for an NBA Cup trivia warm-up before the Packers' 27-19 Thursday Night Football win over Carolina. Neither host enjoyed the game, but both loved Christian Watson leaving in an ambulance and coming back with a broken rib to catch two more passes. Mikey says Bryce Young simply played without confidence behind six sacks, and the NFC South stays a mess. Next: the Bears' trade for Jeffery Simmons. Mikey calls him a three-time All-Pro every Sunday watcher knows; Coach says casual fans don't, and Producer Man splits the difference — plus Simmons' 2024 "nail polish" line about his new quarterback, Caleb Williams. Coach debuts Three Things, three questions into the weekend. Will the unbeaten Vikings survive Detroit? (Both say Lions.) Will Denver lead the AFC West after hosting the Chiefs? (Mikey: Chiefs; Coach: Broncos.) And who holds the fourth playoff seed before next week's Miami at Notre Dame showdown? The crew closes with best bets across college and the NFL, and Mikey's pick for WNBA Finals Game 7 on Saturday night. Picks are opinion only, and lines move. Housekeeping: BTT Studios is now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV — search "BTT Studios" in the app store and watch live or on demand anywhere in the world. No Coach and Bro today; it's back Monday at 2 PM ET. Saturday morning show, Sunday VOD, then Monday's Coach and Company, Coach and Bro and Monday Night Grind (7 PM ET). Timestamps 00:00 Cold open: dedicated to June Jones and Patrick Stewart 01:24 BTT Studios is now on Roku and Amazon Fire TV 02:09 News & nuggets: WNBA Finals go to Game 7 02:39 Mikey P joins + NBA Cup trivia 04:37 TNF recap: Packers 27, Panthers 19 06:00 Christian Watson's ambulance comeback 08:36 Bryce Young, the Panthers and the NFC South 10:06 Jeffery Simmons to the Bears: do casual fans know him? 13:45 Simmons, Caleb Williams and the "nail polish" walkthrough 14:22 Supi's Friday plays 16:24 New segment: Three Things 17:13 Can the Vikings stay undefeated at Detroit? 18:37 Chiefs at Broncos: who leads the AFC West? 20:30 College football: Indiana, Notre Dame and the top-four race 24:42 Bonus: Notre Dame with two losses — and a three-loss playoff team 26:01 Best bets: college football and NFL 33:41 Mikey's WNBA Finals Game 7 pick 37:02 Sign-off BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.