Ilja Dragunov SCREWED OVER BY WWE, Kevin Owens Vs CM Punk, Solo Sikoa's Rise | The Two Count August 25th, 2026

Coach and JD react to WWE releasing Ilja Dragunov after failing to push him for over a year, break down the fast-tracked Kevin Owens versus CM Punk build heading into Toronto, and debate whether Solo Sikoa and LA Knight are the most entertaining duo on WWE television right now.

Coach and JD are back with the fastest show in wrestling, 10 topics covering both WWE and AEW, plus one of the more surprising roster moves of the year.

Topics covered on this episode of The Two Count:

Bron Breakker and Oba Femi's contract signing actually worked

Solo Sikoa and LA Knight are an unexpectedly great duo

OTM and Royce Keys debut, is Triple H trying to recreate The Shield

Kevin Owens gets a fast-tracked build to face CM Punk in Toronto

Cody Rhodes and Paul Heyman, is a heel turn coming

AEW's All In build without MJF in the main event picture

Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega's sit down segment felt clunky

The Lucha tournament for Roman Reigns' title is predictable, does it matter

WWE releases Ilja Dragunov after failing to push him all year

Zilla Fatu is already being fast-tracked to the NXT Championship

Plus, in the Kick Out segment, is there a real shift of power happening between Raw and SmackDown now that SmackDown is heading back to three hours.

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