Kevin Nash came away from WWE Raw on September 28 with high praise for the show’s overall construction, its push toward Money in the Bank, and especially its closing confrontation between The Bloodline and 946. On Kliq This, the WWE Hall of Famer said he had not watched Raw in approximately five weeks before sitting down with the episode, only to find a program that pulled him back in through clear storytelling and an explosive final segment.
For Nash, the centerpiece was the wild six-man fight involving The Bloodline and 946’s Royce Keys, Bronco Nima, and Lucien Price. The confrontation did not stay confined to the ring or even the usual ringside area. Instead, the groups battled throughout the building before Jacob Fatu was struck by a vehicle driven by Jaida Parker, who then revealed that she was aligned with 946.
Nash called it the best “schmozz” he has ever seen in professional wrestling, praising both the wrestlers’ physical execution and the way the production presented the escalating chaos.
“It’s the best schmozz I think I’ve ever seen in professional wrestling, both in execution by the six guys and production-wise and coverage,” Nash said.
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Nash Returns to Raw and Finds a Clear Money in the Bank Direction
Before discussing the final brawl, Nash explained that the September 28 edition of Raw was his first viewing of the weekly show in some time. He said the crowded premium live event calendar can make it difficult to keep up, but Money in the Bank has always stood out to him as a concept with exceptional storytelling possibilities.
Nash never competed in a Money in the Bank ladder match and never held the coveted briefcase. Even so, he has long appreciated the premise because of the options it creates for champions, challengers, opportunists, and long-running rivalries. A contract that can be cashed in at any time naturally adds tension to a championship picture, whether it is used immediately or held as a looming threat for months.
That appreciation was part of what led him to watch Raw again. In Nash’s view, the show made its objective easy to understand: build interest for the next episode of Raw and continue creating anticipation for Money in the Bank.
He pointed to the women’s championship scene as an example. The champion addressed the fact that both Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan wanted an opportunity, with a No. 1 contender’s match between Lynch and Morgan set for the following Raw. The eventual winner will challenge for the title at Money in the Bank.
Nash liked that the program did not overcomplicate the issue. Lynch and Morgan had an exchange later in the evening, but the situation did not immediately break down into a fight. Instead, WWE established the match, reinforced the stakes with a graphic, and gave viewers a straightforward reason to tune in the following week.
“Another little bow tied,” Nash said of the presentation. “I’m like, ‘Okay, nice. This is moving along.’”
The veteran said the show continually gave the audience tangible reasons to follow the next development, whether that meant the upcoming Raw or the premium live event. That approach mattered to Nash because he believes weekly television is most effective when its separate pieces are clearly driving toward bigger matches and bigger moments.
The SUV Became a Key Piece of the Night’s Story
The closing angle benefited from groundwork that had been laid earlier in the episode. The Bloodline encountered an SUV and believed that 946 could be inside. When they opened the door, however, they found Jaida Parker instead.
Parker questioned why they were in her business, then exited the vehicle. To Nash, that short scene accomplished more than it may initially have appeared to. The SUV had been shown to the audience, Parker had been connected to it, and the vehicle was placed in viewers’ minds well before it became central to the finish.
Later, 946 emerged in force. Nash said the group immediately looked the part, highlighting the imposing presence of Keys, Nima, and Price. While he had not previously seen 946 work in the ring and initially wanted to see exactly what they could do once the fight began, he was impressed by their presentation from the start.
He also made clear that The Bloodline were an ideal opposing force for the angle. Nash said he has been a fan of The Usos since their arrival in WWE and enjoys their work even more when they are together. His strongest praise among The Bloodline was reserved for Fatu, whom Nash views as a performer with the rare ability to carry a major story.
“I think Jacob Fatu has become a superstar,” Nash said. “He has such a presence, so much energy, so much charisma, and he can cut a promo. He can carry a storyline, and he can work his ass off.”
That made Nash’s initial fear of a conventional, underwhelming pull-apart brawl especially noteworthy. He felt the Raw episode had been strong to that point and worried that the final segment could become the kind of chaotic closing scene that lacked precision or payoff. Instead, he said the six men delivered an extended and highly controlled fight.
A Brawl That Changed Environments Without Losing Momentum
Nash estimated that the fight ran somewhere in the range of 12 to 14 minutes. What impressed him was not merely its length, but the consistency of its execution as it moved through multiple locations. He said he did not notice a bad punch or a bad sell during the melee.
The fight traveled through corridors and into the parking area, creating visual changes that helped the action feel as though it was genuinely spiraling beyond the arena floor. Nash specifically noted the contrast between a hallway painted in an olive tone and the white-painted parking bay. In his view, those shifts in setting prevented the fight from becoming visually repetitive.
Fatu and Royce Keys were at the center of that late-stage portion of the brawl. After fighting through the corridor, Keys got free and moved into the parking area, where the environment and the presence of people nearby made the scene feel more organic to Nash. He appreciated that there were enough bystanders to react and scatter, but not so many that the area looked artificially staged for television.
The combatants used props along the way, including a table, before arriving at the SUV that had been established earlier in the night. Keys slammed the vehicle’s door onto Fatu’s head, leading to what Nash described as a major bump. The scene then took its sharpest turn when a car struck Fatu, sending him over the hood.
At first, the driver’s response seemed accidental. Parker emerged and said, “I didn’t see him. I didn’t see him.” Nash said the moment worked because he was not familiar enough with her role in the situation to immediately expect the reveal. The twist came when Parker walked over to Keys, joined 946 in the SUV, and drove away as Raw went off the air.
“Then she walks over to Royce, and they get in the SUV they were fighting over and drive off, and the credits come up,” Nash said. “I was just like, ‘Motherf**ker, man.’”
The reveal gave 946 a new ally and created a major question around Parker’s place in the conflict with The Bloodline. Just as importantly, it left Fatu on the receiving end of a dramatic assault while ensuring that the group’s rivalry had an immediate next chapter to explore.
Why the Angle Changed Nash’s Viewing Plans
Nash said Raw’s closing sequence was not a case of a single entertaining scene carrying an otherwise unfocused show. In his assessment, the episode worked because the different stories consistently pointed toward the same near-term destinations. The women’s title picture advanced toward a No. 1 contender’s match and Money in the Bank, while the ladder match graphics kept the event’s signature stipulations in front of viewers.
He noted that the graphics appeared to show two briefcases over six ladders for the women’s and men’s ladder matches, though he said he did not know what that presentation meant. Regardless, he saw the ladder-match imagery as another effective reminder that the entire program was moving toward Money in the Bank.
The result is that Nash now intends to watch both the next Raw and Money in the Bank. For someone who had stepped away from the weekly program for more than a month, that is a significant endorsement of the September 28 episode’s ability to create investment.
He also reflected on how people who have spent years in wrestling can sometimes become too immersed in the business to appreciate an angle on its own terms. Familiarity, injuries, ongoing industry concerns, and the constant pace of programming can all affect how a viewer responds. On this night, however, Nash felt the pieces aligned.
The Bloodline and 946 did more than close Raw with a fight. They delivered a production-heavy, physical, narrative-driven brawl that advanced the feud, established Parker’s allegiance, elevated the stakes around Fatu, and left a returning viewer wanting to see what happens next. For Nash, that combination made the segment stand above the countless chaotic wrestling fights he has watched across his career.
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