Roman Reigns vs. LA Knight: Is It Time? | MITB Predictions — The 2 Count Tuesday 10/6/26

Money in the Bank is Saturday in New Orleans, streaming on ESPN (WWE.com), and Raw's go-home show didn't sell JDFromNY. Roman Reigns came back after three weeks for a short segment with LA Knight. JD says Knight did "99 percent of the legwork" and has to win the World Heavyweight Championship, because "what does he do from here" if he loses. Coach agrees. Reigns "does not need to be protected anymore," and he'd rather have the guy who shows up every week carrying the title. Both hosts hammer the Bloodline story on Raw (Slam Wrestling): a week after Jaida Parker hit Jacob Fatu with a car and joined 946 (Wrestling Inc), Solo Sikoa reappeared in sunglasses with no explanation. Coach explains how go-home shows push storytelling aside. Next, Cody Rhodes and Reigns promoting Street Fighter (Cody showed up as Guile at UFC 332) instead of Money in the Bank. Coach shares what he told The Rock 20 years ago about doing both. They also dig into the women's title triple threat: Stephanie Vaquer defends against Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan after a no-contest, and JD wonders why a champion would choose worse odds.

After the break: The Rock's tribute to PAC, who died Sept. 27 at 40, and the report that it surprised people in WWE (Sescoops). Coach and JD say it's no time for tribalism, and Coach remembers SmackDown after 9/11. JD ties Enzo Amore's frustration with Maven to the timing of an interview recorded in March 2025 (Fightful), and the hosts weigh whether Enzo is right that AEW fights leak. They're baffled by WrestleDream's Clockwork Carnage rules for the AEW World Championship (Wrestling Inc) and by the Cena Classic still having no details. The Kick Out has their Money in the Bank picks. JD takes Knight but expects Reigns, Bron Breakker in the men's ladder and Roxanne Perez in the women's. Coach wants Knight, Breakker and the new generation of women.

Housekeeping: This episode is sponsored by BlueChew GOLD (promo code 2COUNT). JD is live for AEW Dynamite Grand Slam France tonight, Tuesday Night Titans moves to Wednesday at 8:30, and House of Glory's HOG Salvation is Friday at NYC Arena in Queens, free on YouTube (Fightful). Coach is signing at Autumn Armageddon in Hicksville, NY on Oct. 17. Afternoon Drive with the Coach is at 2 PM ET.

Timestamps

00:00 Cold open: the go-home to Money in the Bank
00:44 JD and the Braves
01:43 Topic 1: Did Raw do enough for Reigns vs. Knight?
04:30 Topic 2: "The only megastar here"
08:07 Topic 3: Solo, the Usos and Jacob Fatu
11:38 Topic 4: Street Fighter over Money in the Bank?
15:43 Topic 5: Vaquer, Lynch and Morgan
20:01 BlueChew GOLD
21:15 Topic 6: The Rock's PAC tribute and the Meltzer report
26:18 Topic 7: Enzo vs. Maven
31:18 Topic 8: Is Enzo right about AEW fights leaking?
34:14 Topic 9: Clockwork Carnage
38:32 Topic 10: The Cena Classic
42:17 The Kick Out: Reigns vs. Knight picks
45:40 Men's Money in the Bank
48:07 Women's Money in the Bank
51:00 Super Chat: the lost art of the go-home show
53:26 JD's plugs and sign-off

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