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00:00Jacob Fatu's apology for his charity controversy, a rumour about Becky Lynch's WWE dispute,

00:06my review of Monday Night Raw and more.

00:10I'm Oli Davis, and this is the WrestleTalk News.

00:26Before Jacob Fatu debuted on WWE TV, there was reported concern over how he would fit

00:31into the Bloodline storyline.

00:33Even though he is a real-life Anoa'e family member, there was fear he would actually be

00:38too good, where he'd overshadow WWE's new Tribal Chief push Solo Sokoa.

00:43I'd like to say Bullet Dodged there, but it's kind of exactly what happened.

00:47But there was another concern hanging over Fatu before he joined the company.

00:51An incident from 2023 where he allegedly took money from a charity.

00:56This was for a wrestling show that was raising money for the charity Jake's Network of

01:00Hope.

01:01The non-profit paid Fatu $2,633 for his appearance, plane tickets and hotel accommodation, but

01:07he cancelled on the day of the show, citing a family emergency.

01:11Jimmy had probably just turned on J or something.

01:13The charity was understanding, and asked that Fatu pay back his appearance fee.

01:17But he allegedly didn't.

01:19A Reddit user claiming to have worked for the charity then alleged they had found out

01:23the reason Fatu cancelled his appearance was a lie, and that he had done this to multiple

01:28other promotions, not charities.

01:30Also in their post, the charity worker reveals 90s WWF star Tatanka hit on his fiancée.

01:36Go get em, Tatanka.

01:37The story was even aired on an NBC station.

01:40The Fatu charity thing not Tatanka hitting on fiancées, but it got lost in the news

01:44cycle.

01:45Until now.

01:46A new Reddit post asking whether Fatu ever paid back the money gained traction over the

01:51last few days, where the original poster alleged, no, unfortunately, he did not pay back the

01:57charity.

01:58The charity themselves then responded to Sports Illustrated with an update.

02:02Jacob Fatu and our organisation are addressing this matter privately, beginning with a phone

02:06call and heartfelt apology back in May.

02:09While the full amount owed hasn't yet been repaid, we appreciated Jacob's acknowledgement.

02:17It can be tough to face up to your wrongdoings, and we commend him for taking steps toward

02:21confronting his.

02:22So Jacob Fatu still hasn't fully repaid the charity after first reaching out five

02:28months ago.

02:29Fatu making contact back in May would've also been a month before his main roster debut

02:33on June 21st, perhaps meaning he felt he needed to smooth things out before more mainstream

02:38attention was on him.

02:39Thankfully, any Becky Lynch controversy can be more easily resolved.

02:43Former WWE talent Jonathan Coachman has claimed on his backstage past show that Lynch asked

02:48for over $2 million per year for a new contract, which WWE didn't agree to.

02:54This is why Becky has been away from WWE reportedly without a contract since May.

02:59Fightful Select have multiple sources who have shot down this rumour, though, reporting

03:03that Becky and WWE are still on good terms, and they respect her decision to take time

03:07off.

03:08Also, apparently WWE would've jumped at the chance to pay Becky $2 million because

03:12she's likely on much more than that based on the rest of the roster's pay scale.

03:17Which I'm pretty sure is just a fancy backstage report way of saying.

03:20Becky Lynch to AEW confirmed!

03:22Over in AEW, the Wrestling Observer is reporting the Young Bucks aren't scheduled to be at

03:26full gear and could be gone up until January.

03:29The idea, apparently, is for Jon Moxley's faction to cause so much chaos, the Bucks

03:34will return to save AEW as babyfaces.

03:37And joining them could be Kenny Omega, who appeared at New Japan's Power Struggle

03:42show hoping to wrestle at January 5th's WrestleDynasty event, to then have a brawl

03:47with Gabe Kidd backstage.

03:49The Wrestling Observer have reported AEW's plan for Kenny is to face Kazuchika Okada,

03:53so some Elite shuffling might have to go on, have the Bucks split from Okada to join Omega,

03:58and forming a faction to take on Moxley's.

04:01Speaking of factions, the Moustache Men grow stronger every day.

04:07Thank you so much to all of you who've donated so far, links in the video description below.

04:11Remember, if you send us proof of your donation and a photo of your own moustache to support

04:16at WrestleTalk.com, we will give you your own moustache break on the WrestleTalk News!

04:22But now it's time to break someone else.

04:26To finally give Luke Owen a moustache, which he most definitely haven't already seen

04:31when he had to do a breaking news video on Friday night because of all those WWE releases.

04:36No, this is absolutely the first time you've seen Luke have a moustache.

04:40Now get him.

05:06It's in the room!

05:07There is...

05:10Get away!

05:10Get away from me!

05:12No!

05:12Get away!

05:20Oh no!

05:23No!

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05:25No, please!

05:27Possibly not.

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05:37No!

05:54The WrestleTalk News just got 93% sexier.

05:57And the WrestleTalk Podcast.

05:58Watch Luke and I do our full review of Raw over there later today.

06:02But for now, here's my review of Monday Night Raw…

06:05in about 5 minutes.

06:06Coming from Riyadh, Canada, this episode of Raw was hosted by SmackDown's announced team

06:10of Michael Cole and Corey Graves.

06:12Thankfully not because being stuck in the country due to mechanical issues.

06:15It was just pre-planned logistics, being filmed the night after Crown Jewel.

06:19After Judgement Day, we're shown arriving backstage with Dominic Mysterio holding the

06:23cute little ginger cat that Liv Morgan adopted.

06:25How's that a heel move, by the way?

06:27Damian Priest should be entering with an armful of puppies.

06:30Calm down, Jerry Lawler!

06:32Morgan started the show proper with an in-ring promo.

06:34She's taken out Rhea Ripley for months, which is sadly a legitimate injury, but there

06:38is a silver lining.

06:40It's forced WWE to do something other than Ripley vs Morgan for the fifth month in a

06:44row.

06:44Speaking of things that have been going on way too long, maybe just break up a tag team

06:49once in a while, Lovec Segway.

06:50The women's tag team champions Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair interrupted to challenge

06:55Liv and Raquel to a fight.

06:56Morgan fired back, saying the tag belts are the only things keeping Cargill and Belair

07:00together, and that Bianca will stab Jade in the back.

07:04By this time, Adam Pearce had come out, not selling the RKO he took her all two nights

07:08before, announcing a Battle Royal right now, players, to decide the new women's title

07:12number one container.

07:13Cargill and Belair are long overdue, showing actual tension.

07:17They've occasionally miscommunicated or botched, but really, they've been totally

07:21on the same page all the time.

07:24So now was the time where the Battle Royal stipulation will eventually come down to one

07:28or the other to actually do something interesting.

07:31And Triple H saw that opportunity, and played it safe.

07:37The Battle Royal came down to the powerbuff gals Io Sky and Lyra Valkyria.

07:41It was only there so Sky didn't have to eliminate her own tag partner in the end to

07:44win.

07:44Cargill and Belair going face to face was teased, but only in a dumb, I guess we've

07:48got to do this kind of way.

07:50And Liv and Raquel pulled them over the top rope to eliminate them before anything could

07:54actually happen.

07:55Sky then won with a crazy high angle German onto Lyra onto the apron, and remained screaming

08:00in her bridge in celebration.

08:01At least we'll get some Io singles matches out of this.

08:04The New Day is a much better example of a slowly breaking up tag team storyline.

08:08Xavier Woods had gotten a rematch with the War Raiders after Chad Gable interfered last

08:12week, but Kofi Kingston disagreed that was the only reason the New Day lost.

08:16It was also because Woods didn't listen to Kofi.

08:19The actual match had more of the same.

08:20Kofi was on a fiery hot tag run, but just as Kingston was about to hit the Trouble in

08:25Paradise, Xavier tagged himself in.

08:27Yeah, that is a heel thing to do.

08:29But when a team is totally in sync, that spot can also be great tag wrestling.

08:34Your partner tags themselves in while you hit your finisher, lining them up to hit theirs

08:38right after, get the pin while you defend it.

08:41But because Kofi and Woods just aren't on that same page, the blind tag caused a flash

08:46of resentment.

08:47And that brief lapse in focus let the War Raiders get the win.

08:50Another great chapter in one of the best WWE storylines of the year.

08:54Maybe the potential brother turning on brother could make them a future target for the Wyatt

08:58Six.

08:58But before that, Uncle Howdy is going to murder The Miz.

09:03Interrupting the New Day's backstage interview, a VHS tape played of Bo Dallas interrogating

09:08Miz tied to a chair, who they kidnapped at the end of last week's show.

09:11He revealed they never cared about the Final Testament.

09:14They only ever wanted The Miz, flashing up a clip from 2018 where The Miz told Bo and

09:19Curtis Axel he was going to make them stars.

09:22Son of a bitch long term booking.

09:23Howdy said he would return Miz to the dust, and in a genuinely scary ending, Dexter Lumis,

09:28I think, appeared running out of the darkness to seemingly break Miz's neck.

09:33Yep, he's dead.

09:35The Miz is dead.

09:36The best part of the whole show, though, was Sami Zayn being back in the Bloodline saga.

09:41It's crazy to think that a ginger guy from Canada is what can really elevate the Samoan

09:45Family soap opera to the best it can be.

09:47After speaking Arabic to the Saudi crowd, I'm Carlito.

09:50No Carlito, don't make a racist joke.

09:52Jey Uso came out to thank him for saving, but 100% no cap, was Sami's boot to Roman

09:58really an accident?

09:59An important question.

10:00But not as important as why were you secretly talking to Solo Sakura at the end of last

10:04week's Raw?

10:05I was left unresolved.

10:06Jimmy came out to accuse Sami of doing it on purpose, and that he can't be trusted.

10:10To which Sami fired back, asking what about Jimmy's track record?

10:14He's literally turned on everyone here, even Roman.

10:18But he admitted that when they were all together again, it felt like old times.

10:22It felt special.

10:23But he just can't put himself through that again.

10:25Jey begged him to talk this out as a family on SmackDown.

10:28Jimmy said Sami isn't family.

10:30But to awesomely close the segment, Jey said he is.

10:34He's Sami Uso.

10:36Dragon Lee beat Shaq Gable in a really good match, thanks to Rey Mysterio helping Zelina

10:40Vega after she was attacked by Ivy Nile on the outside.

10:43While this is likely building to a Rey vs Chad payoff, they'll struggle to have a

10:46spectacular match as these two.

10:48Gunther seemed annoyed with Ludwig Kaiser backstage for not handling Sheamus, saying

10:52they both have to do better after his loss to Cody too.

10:55And the main event was our Fatal 4-Way No. 1 Containership match between Damian Priest,

11:00Seth Rollins, Dominic Mysterio and Sheamus, presented by The Rock's new Christmas movie,

11:05Red One.

11:06Because while Dwayne can feature on the Red One poster, he's nowhere to be seen on the

11:11WrestleMania one.

11:12This was your typical four-way fun, with everyone working together well and getting

11:15their chances to shine.

11:17I kind of felt like Sheamus was the most over.

11:19But then Bronson Reed interfered.

11:21Brilliantly, not just attacking the guy he's feuding with, Seth, but fitting with his chaotic

11:25lack of focus from the last few months, he just destroyed everyone.

11:29Hitting Death Valley Drivers and Tsunamis on both Priest and Sheamus, and then putting

11:33Seth through a table outside too.

11:35Throughout all of this, Dom was hiding, letting him sneak into the ring to pin Sheamus.

11:40That was a chance to do something funny and crazy.

11:42To book Dominic against Gunther in a World Heavyweight Championship match.

11:47And Triple H considered that opportunity, and again went for the safe option.

11:52Priest broke up the pin and countered Dom's splash into a Self of Heaven for the win.

11:56This was one of the best two hour Raws so far at 71%.

11:59But Raw might not look this way for long.

12:02Because a draft could be shaking up the rosters ahead of the Netflix debut.

12:06Click the video onscreen now to find out more.

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