OTM Makes WWE Raw Debut After Royce Keys Turns Against LA Knight and Solo Sikoa

By Jitu Jangir

August 25, 2026 at 6:19 AM IST

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OTM Makes WWE Raw Debut After Royce Keys Turns Against LA Knight and Solo Sikoa

OTM made its WWE main roster debut during the August 24, 2026 episode of Raw, joining forces with a returning Royce Keys to attack LA Knight, Solo Sikoa and The Usos during the closing moments of the show.

The episode took place at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main event featured Knight and Sikoa against Jimmy and Jey Uso after the two teams confronted each other during the opening segment.

The match ended without a proper conclusion when Keys suddenly returned and attacked the wrestlers involved. His actions were unexpected because he had previously worked alongside Knight and Sikoa during their rivalry with Roman Reigns’ Bloodline.

Keys was then joined by Bronco Nima and Lucien Price, collectively known as OTM. The three men continued the attack and left Knight and Sikoa down at ringside as Raw went off the air. Before his return, Keys had been working with Knight and Sikoa against The Bloodline.

Keys joined them at SummerSlam 2026 for a Six-Man Tag Team Match against Jacob Fatu and The Usos. Knight, Sikoa and Keys won the match after Knight pinned Jey Uso. Keys later faced Fatu in a Street Fight on the August 3 episode of Raw. Fatu won by technical submission and continued attacking Keys after the match. WWE officials placed Keys on a stretcher and removed him from the arena, writing him off television for several weeks.

His return in Ottawa showed that his relationship with Knight and Sikoa had ended. Rather than seeking revenge against Fatu or The Bloodline, Keys attacked the men who had previously fought beside him. WWE could use the turn to explain why Keys believed Knight and Solo abandoned him following the Street Fight. However, Keys did not deliver a promo during the segment, leaving his reason for the betrayal unexplained.

Bronco Nima and Lucien Price spent approximately three years developing as a tag team in NXT. The pair became known as Out The Mud and later shortened the name to OTM. Nima and Price previously worked alongside Scrypts before Jaida Parker joined the group. Their NXT presentation concentrated on their size, physical wrestling style and shared street background.

The pair did not win the NXT Tag Team Championship, but WWE kept them together and regularly featured them across NXT programming. Instead of introducing OTM through an unannounced match, WWE placed Nima and Price in the final segment of Raw. Their first main roster appearance immediately connected them with Keys, Knight, Solo and The Bloodline story. It has not been confirmed whether Jaida Parker will remain associated with OTM or whether the main roster version of the group will consist only of Keys, Nima and Price.