OTM, with Bronco Nima and Lucien Price, blew up Monday night’s Raw, showing up alongside Royce Keys and completely interrupting the main event featuring The Usos against LA Knight and Solo Sikoa. This wasn’t some quiet walk-out; they made their presence felt big time. According to False Finish, the internal reaction within WWE to Nima and Price’s main roster debut was “very positive,” which tells you everything about the kind of impact they’re already making.
Royce Keys Just Got the Backup He Needed
This wasn’t some spur-of-the-moment decision either. False Finish reported that WWE had been planning to put OTM in a stable with Keys for “a few weeks.” Nima and Price signed with WWE back in 2022 and quickly became a team, gaining serious momentum in NXT. They never snagged those NXT Tag Team Championships, though, and it felt like they still had a lot left to do down there. That’s why their Raw debut was such a huge surprise. Turns out, this main roster jump was brewing for a minute: Nima was doing double duty in NXT and AAA, even being part of the Perros del Mal stable in AAA since June. But he got kicked out last week, a move that apparently set the whole thing up for him and Price to move up. Keys has serious beef with The Bloodline after Jacob Fatu took him out, and with OTM now at his side, he looks absolutely poised to unleash chaos on the red brand. This is gonna get wild.
Monroe’s Main Event Debut Is Brewing
Meanwhile, Blake Monroe’s scheduled main roster debut match against Giulia on SmackDown last week never even started, but don’t count it out just yet. False Finish reported that WWE decision-makers are talking about adding Monroe vs. Giulia to the Sunday Night’s Main Event card on September 6. Nothing’s official, but come on, it makes perfect sense. Monroe’s arrival on SmackDown was hyped back in April after her run in NXT where she held the Women’s North American Championship once. They showed vignettes for weeks and had her in backstage segments, constantly holding off on her first actual main roster match. Last week on SmackDown, we thought it was finally happening, but The Glamour attacked Giulia before the bell even rang. With all this build-up, putting her debut on a show bigger than just an episode of SmackDown is the move, and Sunday Night’s Main Event definitely qualifies, especially with only three matches announced so far.
Bakusai Is Coming to Explode the Tag Division
And if that wasn’t enough, we might have a new tag team name for Shinsuke Nakamura and Kyoki: Bakusai. False Finish reports they’re expected to be known as Bakusai, which is Japanese for “explosion.” Mike Reichlin of SEScoops.com even reported in June that WWE filed to trademark the name, though many assumed it was for Hiromu Takahashi back then. Nakamura eventually revealed Takahashi as Kyoki after weeks of teasing. The name Bakusai totally fits Kyoki’s past, given he was known as “The Ticking Time Bomb” in New Japan. Get ready for some serious impact.
Sunday Night’s Main Event on September 6 is looking like it could be massive, especially if Monroe vs. Giulia gets added. The tag team division is about to get an “explosion” with Bakusai, and OTM is already making waves that’ll have Keys absolutely wrecking house. You really gotta tune in and see what’s next.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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