Coach opens Story Time Friday by playing back Vince Russo's adults-only "pop" explanation from Wednesday, then Russo asks whether hated broadcasters are as valuable as beloved ones, from Howard Cosell to Stephen A. Smith. That leads to Russo's question of the week: why is Howard Stern's weekly show on HBO Max, and Coach's answer about the executive who signs off on a big name, Dave Meltzer doing AEW-on-HBO-Max math, and why ten-year deals kill motivation. Topic 1 is Netflix: about 1,000 layoffs, a stock down more than 40% in a year, the exit of content chief Bela Bajaria (whose tenure brought in the WWE deal) and Coach's comparison of Raw to Stranger Things. Russo walks through the soft Q4 guidance and the ad-revenue cut and says he expects Netflix to use the opt-out at year five of the Raw deal. Coach has WWE's back: live, exclusive programming is the new money, and must-watch TV and binge-watching prove cliffhangers still work. Then Saudi Arabia: TKO's Ari Emanuel told Fox News that Crown Jewel on Nov 7 in Riyadh is still set while other events, including the Future Investment Initiative, have been postponed. Russo rips a podcast thumbnail that pinned the decision on Triple H, Coach explains clippers paid per 1,000 views, and both hosts talk about crew safety, a volunteer-bonus hypothetical and what leaders owe their people. Super Chats cover Toni Storm's cassette tapes, titles as props, William Shatner's "Get a life" sketch, the WrestleMania after-party room, Tulsa King's cliffhanger, autograph-show personal space, Orlando Jordan in TNA and Zilla Fatu. Coach closes on Ric Flair's health, Jalen Hurts' blood clot and Christina Applegate's misdiagnosis, and Russo tells retiring wrestlers to try enjoying life. Housekeeping: Friday Coach and Bro-lette Wheel winner: PTS Demon. New contest: name the BTT community for a $50 merch gift card. Russo's Brand launches new shows Nov 1, including one with Coach (russosbrand.com). Coach and Bro is back Monday at 2 PM ET. Timestamps 00:00 Story Time Friday + Super Chats and the Brolette Wheel 02:29 Coach has an issue with Vince: the "pop" replay (adults only) 04:40 Are hated broadcasters as valuable as beloved ones? 06:51 Stephen A. Smith's comeback 07:54 HBO, HBO Max and Howard Stern's show 12:58 All you need is one executive to sign off 14:42 Meltzer's AEW-on-HBO-Max math 15:34 Long contracts and motivation 17:10 Topic 1: Netflix layoffs, stock and the WWE deal 19:27 Russo breaks down Netflix's Q4 guidance and ad revenue 23:01 The year-five opt-out: Russo says Netflix walks 24:15 Coach has WWE's back: live is the new money 25:36 Must-watch TV, the water cooler and binge-watching 28:35 Super Chats: Eddie vs. Benoit at ECW One Night Stand 30:31 Saudi Arabia: is Crown Jewel still on? 32:07 Russo: leave Triple H out of it 33:40 Clickbait and clippers paid per 1,000 views 34:36 Events postponed in Saudi 36:09 Lawsuits and the volunteer-paycheck hypothetical 38:19 Coach: leaders have to make the call 41:26 No U-Haul behind a hearse: Coach in Afghanistan 43:02 Super Chats: Toni Storm's cassette tapes 45:01 Ruthless Aggression, WrestleMania 13 and titles as props 46:30 Shatner's "Get a life" 48:02 WrestleMania was just another day 49:57 Cliffhangers: Tulsa King 51:09 BlueChew questions and Party Down 55:44 Tony Khan's scrum hugs 56:52 Autograph shows and personal space 59:17 Russo's mail: three of the same card 1:00:33 BlueChew sends a note: 36 hours explained 1:03:39 Super Chats: Orlando Jordan in TNA 1:05:06 What if Vince McMahon had gone to prison? 1:05:47 The Bloodline and Zilla Fatu 1:07:15 Ric Flair's health, Jalen Hurts and Christina Applegate 1:09:45 Flair on Tony Khan 1:10:30 Retirements: try enjoying life 1:11:54 Coach and Bro-lette Wheel + name our community 1:14:34 Russo's Brand Nov 1 + sign-off 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
