Jonathan Coachman and JD have weighed in on WWE’s handling of Oba Femi following Night of Champions, arguing that the situation has become more complicated than it needed to be.
Speaking on Two Count Tuesday, JD said WWE is too focused on trying to outsmart online fans, which he believes is leading to unnecessary confusion in its storytelling. He pointed out that fans often learn about creative plans in advance, and WWE then shifts direction just to avoid being predictable.
“You know what they did? They really made everything more confusing for themselves because they want so vehemently to go against what the internet thinks and knows. We know everything before it happens. And Triple H is trying so hard to sway us away in a different direction. Now he’s f****** himself over and now he’s made everything more confusing because he wants to keep it unpredictable for us because we know everything. But then they say, ‘Oh, the fans on social media are very critical of the product. Just have fun with it.’ Meanwhile, he’s the one listening to what the criticisms are online and trying to dictate the creative based on what we’re saying.”*
Coachman agreed and suggested WWE may have celebrated the surprise internally before realizing the storyline still needed to make sense.
“Boy, you know, they’re sitting on that jet just laughing. ‘Oh, we got them. We got them. We got them. Oh, wait… we’ve got to figure out why he doesn’t go after Roman Reigns.’”
Oba Femi SummerSlam Direction Questioned
The criticism stems from Oba Femi’s appearance on RAW after Night of Champions. As the 2026 King of the Ring winner, fans expected him to announce his SummerSlam title challenge. Instead, Brock Lesnar interrupted alongside Paul Heyman, attacked Femi, and accepted a Hell in a Cell match for SummerSlam.
JD returned to the topic later, saying WWE’s issue is not impatience but a desire to prove online fans wrong, even when the direction seems clear.
“Do I think they’re impatient, Coach? No, I don’t think they’re impatient. I just think, like I said before, they have a very serious problem of proving everybody wrong. Everybody on social media is critical of the WWE product. If you go to the fans and the audience and the people that buy tickets to these shows, they’re all having a good time… Triple H says, and Nick Khan says, those are the people that we pay attention to.”
He added that WWE often avoids the obvious path just to create doubt, even if it leads back to the same outcome.
“But when you go online and people are overly critical of what Triple H is doing creatively… then they try and sway you away from the decision that you know is right just to pretend like that’s not going to be the decision, but it’s going to end up being the decision anyway and we’re going to take you on this ride.”
JD also called WWE hypocritical for downplaying social media criticism while still relying heavily on online engagement.
“They are hypocritical. And WWE is trying desperately to get one over on the fans because we’re not supposed to know as much as we do. But these are the people that live and die by their social media numbers. Yet the people on social media don’t mean anything. Well, if we didn’t mean anything, then do what you’re supposed to do and try to give us the best show possible instead of trying to pull the wool over our eyes and pretend like we don’t know anything.”
Coachman added that WWE’s messaging toward fans suggests awareness of the criticism, while also stating that the company may have rushed Femi’s push.
“When he says fans need to have more fun, you are acknowledging that you know that they are not having fun on social media… To me, they got impatient with the Oba thing… They’re saying, ‘We’ve got this guy. We’ve got to have him win.’ I’d rather see a little turmoil, a little adversity. That’s where the storytelling comes in.”
Femi is now set for a major SummerSlam match against Lesnar, but the decision has left questions about why the King of the Ring winner did not immediately pursue a world title opportunity. Coachman and JD believe the swerve created intrigue, but also unnecessary confusion in the process.
Jonathan Coachman Criticizes WWE Booking Of Oba Femi SummerSlam Angle
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