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Aikman hints at ESPN exit as Street Fighter reviews land

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On air: Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on Late Night BBN
Published 10:29 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026
Updated 1:45 AM ET · aired 4 times

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First reported by Rotten Tomatoes: “Street Fighter First Reviews: Colorful, Weird, Noisy Nonsense Affectionately Made for Fans”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports and /Film.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 10:29 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell; aired 4 times.

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Rotten TomatoesStreet Fighter First Reviews: Colorful, Weird, Noisy Nonsense Affectionately Made for Fans
Yahoo SportsTroy Aikman: It seems like ESPN is going to go in a different direction
/FilmStreet Fighter (2026)'s Tributes To Raul Julia's M. Bison, Explained

What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTroy Aikman, the Monday Night Football analyst, gave the clear impression he plans to leave ESPN when his contract ends after Super Bowl sixty-one.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe said it seems like ESPN is going in a different direction, which is what people say when they've already packed the car.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSixty-one is a long way off.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the longest notice anyone has ever given. Most of us leave by quietly muting the group chat.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe first Street Fighter reviews are in, and they call it colorful, weird, noisy nonsense, affectionately made for fans.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDavid Dastmalchian plays M. Bison and the film tips its hat to Raul Julia from the nineteen ninety-four version.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it's a movie that remembers the guest list.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWelcome to the desk bit, Top Three Things To Say When You're Leaving A Party. Number three: I have an early morning.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNumber two: it seems like the party is going in a different direction.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHa, Aikman.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNumber one: I gave twenty-five million dollars, so I'd like my coat back.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMy guest tonight is the competitive elevator etiquette champion and author of Please Hold The Door. Winston Abara, welcome.
Winston AbaraThank you. Please, let me wind this up first. It sets the mood for ascent.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat does an elevator champion actually win?
Winston AbaraRespect, mainly. I have entered the same contest for six years. There are three of us, and one is my aunt.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo you've won?
Winston AbaraI have placed. Repeatedly. Sorry, couch, that was a stretch.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat's the worst thing you've seen in an elevator?
Winston AbaraA man ate soup. Hot soup. In the corner, facing the wall, like it was normal. I still hear the music from that day.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSoup is a lot. I'd have taken the stairs and posted about it.
Winston AbaraStairs are a different sport. I'm sorry, stairs, I didn't mean it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the book is called Please Hold The Door, in stores now.
Winston AbaraYes, and I'm hoping a stairwell company sponsors the sequel. Down Is Also A Direction.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWinston Abara, everybody. He was great. Sorry, couch.
Winston AbaraThank you. And sorry, couch, again.

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