Vince Russo believes WWE missed an opportunity to make The 946’s attack on Solo Sikoa feel more believable during the September 21 episode of Monday Night Raw.
Speaking alongside Bin Hamin in a clip posted to Russo’s YouTube channel, the former WWE writer clarified that his issue wasn’t with the abduction storyline itself. Instead, he questioned how WWE handled the warning signs surrounding The 946’s presence before the attack took place.
The angle ultimately prevented Sikoa from competing in his scheduled Money in the Bank qualifying match.
Russo argued that Raw General Manager Adam Pearce should have reacted to the situation much earlier, particularly after The 946’s presence became apparent.
“If this were real, Pearce would have seen that. And immediately the story is he’s all over that. They could have had Pentagon’s promo and then go right to freaking Pearce. You’ve got to write this as if this were real.”
In Russo’s view, having Pearce immediately respond would have helped carry the sense of danger into the next portion of the broadcast and made the storyline feel more grounded.
Bin Hamin also criticized the execution of the angle, taking particular issue with the later vehicle sequence and how an apparent abduction was carried out in full view.
He argued that the production details undermined the intended seriousness of the situation and questioned why there was no apparent police response within the storyline despite the incident being captured on camera.
“It’s silly, the lack of attention to detail and how to make things look real and cool. And then again, you’re also doing FBI, federal-level kidnapping on camera and there’s no police follow-up.”
Both Russo and Bin Hamin were discussing the internal logic and presentation of WWE’s scripted storyline rather than suggesting that an actual crime had occurred or claiming knowledge of WWE’s creative plans.
The 946 storyline has continued to develop on Raw, with Sikoa’s family becoming increasingly involved following his abduction.
