Russo Rips Raw's 946 Story | Gabby LaSpisa Needs Your Vote — The Coach and Bro Wednesday 10/7/26

Coach and Vince Russo open by bringing on Gabby LaSpisa, who is competing in Top Host, the RØDE and iHeartRadio host search that benefits the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. The winner gets $25,000, a six-episode iHeartRadio podcast and a guest spot with Ryan Seacrest (Inside Radio). Gabby says voting is free every day. Coach calls her the most talented broadcaster he has worked with, and Russo gives her his thumbnail-face career advice. Russo then defends his friend Sebastian Maniscalco over SiriusXM replacing Raw Comedy with a Maniscalco channel, and the guys read a fan's note about their friendship.

Coach lays out Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua as wrestling: Matchroom's Eddie Hearn as the babyface and Dana White as the heel, after White dismissed Hearn's talk of a meeting. Russo thinks it's a work. On Raw, Russo says WWE wasted the Jacob Fatu hit-and-run and the Jaida Parker reveal: no backstory, the Usos laughing a week later and Solo Sikoa strolling back in. Coach adds that it was a go-home show for Money in the Bank, where Roman Reigns defends against LA Knight. Russo also rips the Liv Morgan–Becky Lynch main event's referee, which led to the Stephanie Vaquer vs. Lynch vs. Morgan triple threat.

The Super Chats cover whether LA Knight should beat Roman, Austin and Angle's intensity, Will Ospreay's battered face at a recent media scrum, WWE's thin tag division, Cody Rhodes re-signing with WWE, WWE Main Event moving to Rumble, Jade Cargill, and well wishes for Jim Ross after his second brain procedure. Coach closes with the Coach and Bro-lette Wheel and his Boyfriend in a Box story.

Housekeeping: Friday's show has Story Time with the Coach (WrestleMania 19) and Cody Rhodes on talent pay. Leave the show a voice or video message through the "Get on the Show" link in the show bio. Russo and Coach's "Bro and Coach Show" launches Nov. 1 on RussosBrand.com (Wrestling Headlines).

Timestamps

00:00 Cold open: Coach's feed and "the Bro and Coach Show"
01:48 Gabby LaSpisa joins: vote for her in Top Host
06:20 Why hasn't Gabby gotten her break?
10:05 Russo's thumbnail-face career advice
13:21 Russo defends Sebastian Maniscalco and the SiriusXM comedy channel
16:36 How Super Chats and the wheel work
18:24 A fan's note on the Coach and Russo friendship
23:46 Russo's lifetime spot on Coach's YouTube TV plan
24:34 Fan mail and seeing the other side of an argument
25:56 New: "Get on the Show" voice and video messages
27:22 Fury vs. Joshua: is Dana White vs. Eddie Hearn a work?
39:15 Raw: Roman, the Usos, Jacob Fatu and Jaida Parker
48:49 Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch and the referee
54:46 Super Chats: Money in the Bank and JD McDonagh's big head
57:24 Roman Reigns vs. LA Knight: two babyfaces?
1:00:04 Should LA Knight beat Roman?
1:02:46 Odell Beckham Jr., Brock Lesnar and Sable
1:04:09 Intensity: Austin, Angle and Will Ospreay's bruised face
1:09:40 Where is WWE's tag team division?
1:11:00 Cody Rhodes re-signs with WWE
1:11:51 The 946 theories
1:13:14 Herb Dean, NXT and Main Event on Rumble
1:15:10 Jade Cargill
1:17:50 Roger Clemens and the Hall of Fame
1:19:00 LAX, Konnan and prayers for Jim Ross
1:20:15 Does Triple H play it too safe?
1:21:51 The wrestlers the boys were afraid of
1:23:22 WWE's PAC tribute video
1:25:11 Why casual fans don't know Jaida Parker
1:27:13 Where does Tyreek Hill go next?
1:30:17 The Coach and Bro-lette Wheel
1:32:05 Boyfriend in a Box and the Fox anchor reveal
1:37:38 Sign-off

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