Raw recap & reactions (Aug. 24, 2026): Royce Keys is ready for the Bloodline war

In the Hood ROYCE KEYS AND OTM!!! 😱 WHAT IS HAPPENING!?!?! pic.twitter.com/DG5AXWPeLW — WWE (@WWE) August 25, 2026 Before I get to the meat of Raw’s main story thread that opened and closed the show, I have to address WWE through Michael Cole referencing “the hood.” Why did that happen? Well, Royce Keys got himself a pair of soldiers in the form of OTM. Bronco Nima & Lucien Price are now Raw wrestlers. More importantly, they’re taking orders from the man who saw himself on the wrong end of this ongoing Bloodline war. Royce and OTM interrupted the tag match featuring Solo Sikoa, LA Knight, and The Usos. And during said match, we heard from the announce table that there are stories about the three men from “the hood in Oakland.” Listen, I understand growing up in Oakland is part of their story. OTM’s NXT segments made that clear, as did Royce whenever he spoke about his past. But they never referred to it as “the hood.” Besides being stereotypical, those words feel wrong when comin