Joel Thomas Gonzalez Media TV interview on LA Knight

The Joel Thomas Gonzalez Media TV interview put LA Knight’s title chase at the center of the Money in the Bank discussion. Speaking with Jose on Wrestling Wednesday, Thomas said Roman Reigns beating Knight was the likeliest outcome, but argued that a loss could leave Knight’s story with nowhere to go. He also favored Roxanne Perez for the women’s ladder match and saw Bron Breakker as a strong men’s contender.

Where can fans find Joel Thomas’s podcasts, music and films?

Joel Thomas directed fans to Linktree under Joel Thomas Media for his podcasts, music and films. He said viewers looking specifically for his podcast could search YouTube for Free the Rabbits, which he described as the easiest way to find the show.

Before turning to WWE, Thomas offered one thought about his podcast audience. In his view, interest in conspiracy theories and professional wrestling often runs in parallel: wrestling stories can prompt people to look for patterns in current events. He presented that connection as his opinion, not as the premise for his Money in the Bank predictions.

What did Joel Thomas say about the LA Knight and Roman Reigns promo?

Joel Thomas thought LA Knight landed strong responses in his Monday Night Raw exchange with Roman Reigns, while Reigns performed well without saying anything new. Thomas argued that WWE limits what wrestlers can say and protects its top stars, a restriction he believes affects how fairly audiences can judge a promo battle.

What Knight could say to Reigns

Thomas understood why some fans compared Knight with the less restricted Shawn Ricker, but he did not treat the comparison as a simple test of speaking ability. Recalling a point he had heard Bully make, Thomas said wrestlers can only say what WWE permits. He suggested that the company’s choices shape exchanges involving stars such as Reigns and Cody Rhodes.

As another example, Thomas said he thought John Cena Jr. was held back during a promo battle with Rhodes rather than being allowed to say everything he could. He also argued that face-to-face exchanges bring out more than a wrestler speaking alone into a camera. In the Reigns confrontation, Knight had someone to answer, and Thomas believed his response hit hard.

Why Knight’s complaints made sense to Thomas

Reigns’s criticism of Knight for complaining did not persuade Thomas. As he put it, Knight had spent three years trying to reach the top without getting the opportunity he wanted, so complaining was understandable. Thomas also objected to commentators overlooking the flaws of wrestlers they favor while treating a small mistake by Knight as a reason not to push him.

What did Joel Thomas predict for LA Knight vs Roman Reigns at Money in the Bank?

Joel Thomas considered a Roman Reigns win over LA Knight the highest-probability result, even though he wanted Knight to take the title. He worried that another defeat would leave Knight’s title-chase story with no clear next step, while a victory could open several new directions for both wrestlers.

Thomas did not rule out a surprise. He discussed the possibility of outside interference, a disqualification or Knight winning under circumstances he did not entirely enjoy. Those were scenarios he imagined, not developments he claimed to know were planned. His concern was that a straightforward Reigns win would halt the momentum Knight had built during his pursuit.

Even a short reign would matter to Thomas. He suggested Knight could hold the title for a few months before Reigns regained it around Royal Rumble, giving Knight a championship run and changing Reigns’s position in the story. Thomas also considered how a Money in the Bank cash-in could take the title off Knight quickly while keeping his chase alive.

Thomas summed up why he wanted WWE to give Knight the opportunity:

“At least you could say that LA Knight was a world champion, had the title, had a run if it was three or four months, or even if it was a day, at least he got it.”

What did Joel Thomas think of Liv Morgan, Becky Lynch and Stephanie Vaquer?

Joel Thomas liked the prospect of Liv Morgan, Becky Lynch and Stephanie Vaquer meeting in a triple-threat match, calling all three strong in-ring performers. He enjoyed Morgan and Lynch’s match but thought its path to the triple threat was predictable and that some visible interference strained the finish.

The Morgan–Lynch finish

Thomas believed the triple threat could have been set up without the contenders’ match because he expected it to end without a decisive winner. He was particularly distracted by moments when, in his view, the referee appeared to see interference but did not respond as the story required. He thought the match could instead have used the referee’s history with Lynch to explain that reaction.

Jose backed Vaquer to retain against Morgan and Lynch. Thomas’s own emphasis was different: he was looking forward to the three-way match for its wrestling, even while questioning how WWE arrived there.

Why did Joel Thomas favor Bron Breakker for the men’s Money in the Bank case?

Joel Thomas saw Bron Breakker as a strong choice for the men’s Money in the Bank briefcase because a cash-in could advance an existing story. He also expected Bronson Reed to beat Oba Femi in a finish that protected Femi, allowing their issue with The Vision to continue.

Bronson Reed against Oba Femi

Thomas did not expect Reed to lose his first match back after a nine-month absence. He predicted a win that would not be clean, preserving Femi’s standing while extending the conflict. He also praised Paul’s backstage promo for selling the situation, though he wanted to see Paul become more directly involved.

A Breakker cash-in scenario

For Thomas, the briefcase works best as a device within a larger storyline, not simply a reward for whoever is popular. He imagined a future in which Femi beat Reigns for the title and Breakker cashed in on Femi at WrestleMania. That was a hypothetical, but it illustrated why Breakker appealed to him as a ladder-match winner.

How did Joel Thomas connect LA Knight, Kevin Owens and Crown Jewel?

Joel Thomas thought Kevin Owens winning a title from Sami Zayn could create an appealing match with LA Knight at Crown Jewel if Knight became champion. His point was not that those title changes would happen, but that they offered another route for WWE to keep Knight’s story moving beyond Money in the Bank.

Thomas contrasted a possible Reigns–Zayn match with a Knight–Owens pairing. He believed Knight and Owens could generate interest through their promos, even if their match was not the main event. He also thought Reigns could remain on the show in a separate story rather than having to hold the title.

Looking further ahead, Thomas pictured Zayn’s title changing hands more than once before WrestleMania and mentioned Finn Bálor as someone he would like to see win it. He also argued that Randy Orton could give a title the same sense of stature Reigns brings to his. These were Thomas’s preferences and booking ideas, not announced plans.

Why did Joel Thomas pick Roxanne Perez for women’s Money in the Bank?

Joel Thomas favored Roxanne Perez to win the women’s Money in the Bank ladder match and considered a same-day cash-in possible. He saw the briefcase as a way to move Perez beyond her current Judgment Day role and create an immediate conflict with Liv Morgan, Stephanie Vaquer or both.

Perez and the Judgment Day story

Thomas said he had followed Perez since NXT and was waiting for her to break out of what he called the Judgment Day “vortex.” A cash-in, he reasoned, could leave Perez and Morgan in the same group with a new source of tension. He also recalled seeing Perez and Charlotte as the final two in a Royal Rumble in Indianapolis, a moment that reinforced his confidence in her.

Lash Legend and Tiffany Stratton as alternatives

Lash Legend interested Thomas because of what WWE could do with her carrying the case. He also saw a route for Tiffany Stratton to win again through her story with Chelsea Green, but did not favor repeating a turn resembling Stratton’s earlier story with Nia. Perez remained his preferred choice because Thomas thought the briefcase would give her a story ready to develop at once.