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It's a double-dip fight weekend: PFL in Dubai early and UFC 334 at Madison Square Garden at night. Mikey P and Lia D open with their best bets, Lia's Locks on the UFC card and Mikey P's PFL Dubai money-line parlay. Picks are opinion and lines move. The main event is Ciryl Gane defending the heavyweight title against unbeaten Josh Hokit. Lia says a Hokit win makes him the UFC's next big star, but she isn't a fan of his media persona ("it feels very LARPy"), as opposed to Conor McGregor, whose trash talk was real. Mikey P asks who the biggest star in the UFC even is right now, casts Hokit as a love-him-or-hate-him Floyd Mayweather/Colby Covington type and credits his war with Curtis Blaydes. With the UFC now on Paramount+ instead of pay-per-view, they weigh how marketable Hokit is, and both call the fight a coin flip between two big punchers. In the co-main, Kayla Harrison defends the women's bantamweight title against a returning Amanda Nunes. Harrison is back from neck surgery and Nunes from a long retirement, so the hosts ask how much rust both will carry and whether the former training partners' familiarity points to a decision. Both pick Harrison, and Mikey P calls it her legacy fight. Fight Time's new headlines segment covers Ryan Garcia, fresh off stopping Conor Benn, saying on Adin Ross's stream that he'll fight Floyd Mayweather on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas (the deal isn't finalized), and Elijah Smith telling Ariel Helwani the UFC isn't re-signing anyone outside the top 15. They close on the hotel-lobby confrontation in Abu Dhabi involving former PFL champion Usman Nurmagomedov's group and Merab Dvalishvili. Lia calls it disgraceful. Housekeeping: Fight Time with Mikey P, Wednesdays 9 PM ET · Follow Mikey P @mp2310 · Watch BTT Sports on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports · Watch BTT Studios on Roku and Amazon Fire TV (search "BTT Studios") · All links: bttstudios.tv 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 the big BTT news: BTT Studios is on the Roku and Amazon Fire TV app stores, BTT Radio runs 24/7 on TuneIn, the Turnbuckle Mafia shop is live, and premium members now get new badges plus BTT Primetime every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 PM ET. Then Coach and Vince Russo, calling in from an Airbnb in the mountains, get into Raw. Bronson Reed is still hospitalized after Oba Femi put him off the stage and through a table at Crown Jewel (per F4W/Fightful), and both hosts agree you can't blame Oba for the spot. Russo thinks Oba vs. Reed became Oba vs. Bron Breakker on Raw, asks why Penta didn't come out to save his brother Rey Fénix from The 946, and Coach wonders how Jacob Fatu came back from being run over looking like a million bucks. Russo calls two-segment women's matches "house show matches" (Bayley vs. Michin), says WWE has too many wrestlers to get anyone over, and lays out how he would have written Fatu's return. Then his "breaking news": the two silent members of The 946 are mimes. Coach asks whether a young star should finally pin Roman Reigns at Survivor Series: WarGames (Sat Nov 28, Houston); Russo says they're "not ready" in WWE's eyes and predicts at least two members of The 946 will be cut after WrestleMania. Coach pushes back, calls on the creative room to make a difference, and addresses the viral clip about Road Dogg. After Super Chats and a BlueChew Gold commercial starring Big Tommy C, Russo's connection drops and Producer Man joins Coach on camera. They talk Stone Cold as a one-of-one, how Coach wrote his own promos after his 2003 heel turn, The Rock and his longtime writer, Seth Rollins' L.A. Knight joke, Becky Lynch's line about Dirty Dom and Liv Morgan, and a new segment, "What Would Stone Cold Do?", on Kyle Fletcher's dance video and the AEW women's Blood & Guts before-and-after video. Russo finally gets back on by phone to blame Spectrum, and the merch wheel crowns a winner. Housekeeping: Search BTT Studios on Roku and Amazon Fire TV. BTT Radio is live 24/7 on TuneIn. Turnbuckle Mafia merch is on sale now. BTT Primetime for premium members is Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 PM ET. Afternoon Drive is Thursday at 2 PM ET, and Coach and Bro is back Friday at 2 PM ET for Story Time. 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 Wednesday's show with the new schedule (Coach and Company is now Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with Afternoon Drive on Tuesdays and Thursdays), the BTT Studios app on Roku and Amazon Fire TV, BTT Radio and the new Turnbuckle Mafia merch store. In news and notes: the Celtics' 123-101 rout of the 76ers in Philadelphia in Jaylen Brown's first game against his old team, the Raiders trading Kirk Cousins back to Minnesota so No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza takes over in Las Vegas, and Ryan Garcia saying he will fight Floyd Mayweather on Feb. 6. Raphael Esparza joins to relive Tuesday night's wild MACtion finish in Oxford, then the pair go through the new College Football Playoff rankings: Georgia back at No. 1, Alabama and UCLA into the top four, Notre Dame up from 11 to 5 and Miami down to 7. Coach can't believe Indiana fell from 4 to 9 while it was on a bye, and both men see Kentucky's closing stretch as trouble. On Rant Wednesday, Producer Man appears on camera for the first time on a free show and rants about the job; Raphael says college basketball shouldn't start until Thanksgiving; and Coach wants real rivalries back after the Tatum-Brown chill in Philadelphia. Then the five biggest games of the weekend: USC at Indiana, Missouri at Georgia, Utah at Arizona, Texas at LSU (and whether Arch Manning would ever play for Lane Kiffin) and Texas Tech at Oklahoma State. The show closes on the Garcia clip and what a Mayweather-Garcia fight would mean for Las Vegas the week before the Super Bowl. Takes and picks are opinion. Housekeeping: Coach and Company now Mon/Wed/Fri 10 AM ET · Afternoon Drive Tue/Thu 2 PM ET · The Coach and Bro Show today 2 PM ET · BTT Primetime (premium) Thursday 9 PM ET · Watch BTT Studios on Roku and Amazon Fire TV (search "BTT Studios") · BTT Radio on TuneIn · Turnbuckle Mafia merch store · New BTT Substack: bttstudios.substack.com · All links: bttstudios.tv 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.

Afternoon Drive is now BTT Studios' Tuesday and Thursday sports show (Coach and Company moves to Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 AM ET), and Coach opens with big news: BTT Studios is on Roku and Amazon Fire TV, the new 24/7 BTT Radio stream is live, the new merch store is open, and premium members get BTT Prime Time tonight at 9 PM ET. Then it's Monday night: the Bills beat the Vikings 23-6 as Carson Wentz went 8-of-25 for 81 yards with two interceptions, and James Cook ground Minnesota down with 31 carries for 107 yards. Coach's Week 10 power rankings: 49ers, Bills, Jaguars, Chiefs, Rams. Then every Week 10 game in two minutes or less: Commanders at Giants on Thursday night and Cam Skattebo's future in New York, Patriots vs. Lions in Munich (Coach eats crow on Dan Campbell), Chiefs at Falcons and why Patrick Mahomes is in his "Tom Brady era", Texans at Browns, Vikings at Packers, Jaguars at Titans, Dolphins at Colts (and why Jonathan Taylor deserves a contender), Panthers at Saints for first place in the NFC South, Bills at Jets (and Vince McMahon's "in the shadows of New York City"), Seahawks at Raiders, Rams at Cardinals, the Kalshi Featured Game of the Week, 49ers at Cowboys, and Steelers at Bengals on Sunday night. Picks are Coach's opinion; lines move. Mid-show the news breaks: the Vikings are trading for Kirk Cousins, sending Las Vegas a 2027 third-round pick. Coach calls it the smartest thing Minnesota could have done and says it's time for Carson Wentz to be a full-time backup. He closes with the new Futures Basketball League for under-18 players backed by LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose, and tonight's Champions Classic at the United Center (Duke vs. Michigan State, Kansas vs. Kentucky). Housekeeping: Afternoon Drive Tue/Thu 2 PM ET; Coach and Company Mon/Wed/Fri 10 AM ET; BTT Prime Time tonight 9 PM ET for premium members; BTT Studios on Roku and Amazon Fire TV (search "BTT Studios"); BTT Radio streaming live 24/7; new merch store open. All shows: bttstudios.tv 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.

Crown Jewel is in the books, and Coach and JDFromNY start with the main event: Roman Reigns beat Sami Zayn in their champion vs. champion match, then embraced him. JD calls it a very good match with one gripe, the Superman punches, and Coach thinks Roman was trying to give Sami the rub. Then Tiffany Stratton cashed in Money in the Bank on Chelsea Green to win the WWE Women's Championship (JD and Coach both wanted someone new, from Roxanne Perez to Blake Monroe), and Cody Rhodes beat Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing opener that JD says left him feeling nothing. Both hosts say Cody needs a change. After the break: Rey Mysterio's Team USA vs. Team Mexico match for Survivor Series and how far Dirty Dom has fallen in a year, and Gunther losing clean to Trick Williams in a dark match after Raw after he declined to travel to Crown Jewel. Both hosts think he's being punished; that's their opinion. Then Bron Breakker vs. Oba Femi on Raw, new tag champs Penta and Je'Von Evans, and The 946 laying out Rey Fenix, Chad Gable and Big Cass. Over in AEW, Dynamite: Blood & Guts out-drew NXT by about 240,000 viewers, and Coach calls it a wake-up call for NXT. JD compares Darby Allin's fall from the cage to Mick Foley at King of the Ring 1998, and Coach shares the Big Tommy C story from that night. On Raw, Jacob Fatu returned and Roman Reigns challenged The 946 to WarGames, and JD says The Bloodline needs to lose. The Kick Out: the John Cena Classic is now exhibition matches with Club WWE voting, and Coach doesn't like the paywall. Takes are the hosts' opinions. Housekeeping: The 2 Count is live every Tuesday at 11:30 AM ET, now also on BTT Radio. BTT Primetime (premium members) is tonight at 9 PM ET. Presented by BlueChew Gold (promo code 2COUNT). Follow JDFromNY @JDfromNY206. 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 Monday Night Grind goes to Minneapolis for Bills (6-1) at Vikings (6-1) on Monday Night Football. Coach, Mikey P, Raphael Esparza and Big Tommy C open on a big day for the network, the launch of BTT Radio and the new premium-only BTT Prime Time on Tuesday and Thursday nights, then react to the weekend: the Bears surviving five turnovers and four Caleb Williams interceptions to beat the Buccaneers 27-24, and the Giants winning 19-11 in Philadelphia. The main event is Josh Allen against Carson Wentz, who starts for Minnesota with Kyler Murray out with a hamstring injury. Coach and Mikey P don't buy the Wentz bump and say the Bills roll; Big Tommy C trusts Brian Flores' defense; Raphael makes the case for the home underdog. In Boom or Buster, Big Tommy C says nobody is talking about Joe Burrow's Bengals after their win in Madrid, Raphael backs the Jaguars, Coach eats some crow on the Packers after Christian Watson and Matthew Golden's huge day against the Patriots, and the busters include the winless Chargers, Lane Kiffin's LSU loss to Alabama and Nick Sirianni's late press conference. The Tale of the Tape compares the quarterbacks, running backs and receivers, Raphael shares trade-deadline chatter around Jonathan Taylor, and the panel sets a new Legends Lounge board before everyone's final take. Picks on this show are opinion and lines move. Housekeeping: BTT Radio is live (radio.bttstudios.tv); BTT Prime Time, premium-only, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 PM ET; The 2 Count Tuesday 11:30 AM ET and Afternoon Drive Tuesday 2 PM ET; BTT Studios on Roku and Amazon Fire TV; Turnbuckle Mafia merch at shop.bttstudios.tv. Not financial advice. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. 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.

Big day for the brand: Coach announces that BTT Radio is live 24/7 on TuneIn, the Turnbuckle Mafia shop is open, and premium members get a new live show every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 PM ET. Then Coach and Vince Russo get into Crown Jewel in Riyadh. Russo gives WWE credit for zipping in and zipping out with the money, but says Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton (Cody won the Last Man Standing match) was a story done to death, and wonders whether Triple H is too nice to be the guy who drops the hammer when top stars can come and go. Russo's big issue is Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn: a casual fan watching Sami survive a pile of Superman punches has to wonder how Roman beats Oba Femi at WrestleMania. Then the continuity problem: The 946 beat down Jimmy Uso on SmackDown while Sami watched, and the next day Roman told Sami he's an Uso. Russo explains why he called the Crown Jewel finishes a week early, tells the story of the Mike Tyson meeting at Vince's house that put Tyson with DX instead of Austin, and says Tiffany Stratton's cash-in on Chelsea Green put Chelsea right back where WWE wanted her. He also explains how he'd write Chelsea's promos, by asking the talent what they'd say. After the break: the John Cena Classic (Coach's take on Cena's description of a fan vote run like American Idol), Finn Bálor standing tall over GUNTHER, Russo's plan to put all 19 NXT call-ups on SmackDown, and the 20 SmackDown names Russo says aren't over (send your rebuttal to the Hot Take Hotline). Super Chats bring Coach's Taboo Tuesday dress, Russo on Cody and whether the Montreal Screwjob was a work ("what was the payoff?"), and Coach's story of Muhammad Hassan's $5,000 lesson in Tokyo. Housekeeping: BTT Radio is live 24/7. Turnbuckle Mafia merch is on sale now, with premium-only drops on the new Tuesday/Thursday 9 PM ET members' show. Catch Russo's shows at RussosBrand.com. Coach and Bro is back Wednesday at 2 PM ET. 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 Monday's show with BTT Studios 2.0: the BTT Studios channel on Roku and Amazon Fire TV, a brand-new Turnbuckle Mafia merch store, and Coach and Company moving to Monday, Wednesday and Friday. After a lap around the first-place teams, Mikey P and Brandon Combs join to dissect the Bears' 27-24 Sunday night win over Tampa Bay despite five giveaways and four Caleb Williams interceptions. Coach says Ben Johnson has to coach the turnovers out of him; Brandon credits Williams for the game-winning drive. In Inside Info, Raphael Esparza runs through Texas Tech's 53-48 shootout with West Virginia, the Giants' 19-11 win in Philadelphia (and Nick Sirianni's long wait to reach the podium, which Coach calls disrespectful to the media) and Jordan Love's 372-yard day. In the Weekend Rewind, Brandon calls Notre Dame's 31-24 win over No. 1 Miami a statement; Coach and Mikey point to the Irish schedule and the close finish. Mikey picks the Broncos' NFL-record 16th straight one-score win, and Coach marvels at Jordan Love, Christian Watson and Matthew Golden carving up the Patriots, arguing Love throws the best deep ball in the NFL. The disappointments: the 3-win NFC South (and Atlanta trading Jessie Bates to Jacksonville), Ole Miss in a 42-7 loss at Georgia, and Coach's pick, Lane Kiffin's LSU after a 31-13 home loss to Alabama that followed a celebrity Tiger Walk. Mikey says LSU has buyer's remorse, and Brandon floats Kiffin for Texas if that job opens (his take). The panel closes with Bills-Vikings Monday Night Football takes: Coach and Mikey like Buffalo, Brandon likes Minnesota at home. Takes and picks are opinion. Housekeeping: BTT Studios 2.0 schedule rollout today at 2 PM ET on The Coach and Bro Show · Coach and Company now Mon/Wed/Fri · Monday Night Grind tonight 7 PM ET with Raphael Esparza (Bills at Vikings) · Watch BTT Studios 24/7 on Roku and Amazon Fire TV (search "BTT Studios") · New Turnbuckle Mafia merch store · BTT Radio, our new radio network, live and 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.

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.