Crown Jewel Moves Venues | Russo Addresses the Rumors — The Coach and Bro Wednesday 10/28/26

Breaking news hit during the show: Riyadh Season announced that WWE Crown Jewel is moving to a new venue, with refunds for ticket holders (reports say it stays in Riyadh on Nov. 7). Coach and Vince Russo react, Coach shares what he's hearing about talent who didn't want to make the trip, and Russo has a confession: he's a total mark for coffee names.

From Super Chats: could Kurt Angle have beaten Brock Lesnar in a shoot? Russo on finally watching Kurt's gold-medal run, and Coach on watching Shane McMahon's TitanTron dive and the King of the Ring 2001 glass spot from gorilla. Then dirt sheets that never pick up the phone, Bruce Prichard's health, and why creative should be held accountable. Russo breaks down Raw in Fresno: two downers to open the show, a Roman Reigns pre-tape after Sami Zayn said Roman wasn't there, and Johnny Gargano missing from Sami's side.

Plus Macho Man memories, John Cena's surprise near-hour match with Shawn Michaels in London, Cena and Cody Rhodes on NXT against Dynamite, Tony Khan's videos, Penta's briefcase, Sami's statement, and Russo setting the record straight on the rumors about him. Takes are the hosts' opinions.

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00:00 Open
01:03 Russo's confession: a mark for Smoky Vanilla
04:53 How to support the show
06:52 Breaking: Crown Jewel changes venues
12:37 Coach, Bruce Prichard and the reports
15:05 Russo's UK trip and his Liverpool dream
18:41 Super Chats: Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar in a shoot?
22:29 Shane McMahon's two can't-believe-it moments
23:50 Dirt sheets that never call
27:05 Can WWE change? The Jaguars comparison
28:05 Prichard, Michael Hayes and Bobby Roode
31:39 Raw's mistakes: Roman's pre-tape and Stephanie Vaquer
37:40 Burying Johnny Gargano
40:04 Super Chats: TKO and Saudi Arabia
44:18 Trick Williams vs. Sami Zayn?
45:17 Macho Man memories
46:26 Nicknames that don't fit
48:15 Is Vince McMahon waiting on Linda?
49:37 Razor vs. Michaels and Cena's surprise marathon
51:48 Cena and Cody on NXT vs. Dynamite
53:15 Tony Khan needs a writer
56:45 Super Chats: Tribute to the Troops and fan discourse
1:00:15 Ernie Johnson
1:01:03 Penta's briefcase and Sami's statement
1:07:18 Russo sets the record straight
1:11:04 Coach and Bro-lette wheel, name our audience and the BTT Roku channel

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