[WWE intro music plays]
[John Cena] Then…
-[glass smashes] -[The Rock] If you smell…
[Cena] Now…
-♪ The King of Kings ♪ -♪ You can't see me ♪
[Cena] Forever.
Together.
[music fades]
[Reigns] There's plenty to be excited about.
Tonight is a special night.
We're on the road to WrestleMania.
Tonight's the first night
that I get to see Brock Lesnar face-to-face
since I smashed him in Madison Square Garden
and made him bleed all over New York.
You better believe, once he shows his face,
I'm going to make him bleed all over Charlotte, North Carolina as well.
[crowd boos]
What's wrong, Wise Man?
Brock Lesnar has experienced a weather pattern in Saskatchewan.
Brock Lesnar
will not be here this evening.
[Reigns] Charlotte, I want Brock to be here as well.
I was about to smash him.
That man's scared of me.
Brock Lesnar is scared of his Tribal Chief.
He's scared of The Head of the Table.
There ain't a man that can touch me.
My Tribal Chief.
Enough now.
Don't interrupt me.
I have to tell you something.
What? What do you want? What?
He's landed, and he's on his way.
[crowd cheers]
On his way where?
He's on his way here!
You just told me he ain't coming here tonight.
He's on his way!
He landed!
What are we going to do?
I know what I'm going to do. You gonna wrap this up and take it home.
Hey, wait for me.
[ominous music playing]
[horns blaring]
Oh my--
Yeah!
-Wise Man, get out. -[cackling]
[intense music playing]
Woo!
[overlapping chatter]
Go! Go!
[tires screeching]
[screams]
[Lesnar] Roman Reigns, you done unleashed The Beast, son.
Roman, you can run, you can hide,
but in two weeks at WrestleMania,
I'm gonna do more than blow the doors off you.
Roman Reigns, I'm coming for blood.
[Cole] Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is live in Brooklyn tonight.
It's sponsored by Progressive,
a triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
And Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns will be here live tonight,
nine nights away from WrestleMania Sunday
in the biggest WrestleMania match of all time,
Winner Take All Championship Unification,
Brock Lesnar versus Roman Reigns.
["Are You Ready" by AC/DC playing]
[crowd cheers]
Excuse me, Brock.
How you've been?
Have you thought about the consequences of your actions from last week?
I've had a little time to think about it.
Paid some fines, bought a couple vehicles.
Oh, by the way,
I bought a real special vehicle for Roman.
I got him a new SUV, I did.
My favorite color too.
Blood red.
[laughs]
And upper management had a little talking with me.
They say that I'm not supposed to have any contact with Roman Reigns
unless I'm provoked.
So, I think, tonight,
I'm just going to hang out in Roman's locker room and
wait for a good provokin'.
Excuse me.
This is nice.
So this is what Roman gets, huh? Not bad.
Not as good as mine, but not bad.
Nice. What have we got here?
Hmm.
Ah.
[groans]
[Cole] Brock patiently waiting for Roman Reigns to arrive.
[McAfee] In the white and black lumberjack with the hat to match,
Brock is a one-man welcoming committee.
[Cole] Let's see what's on the menu, sponsored tonight by Papa John's.
It's not just stuffed crust, it's Papa John's crust, stuffed.
How about last week. SmackDown Women's Champion,
Charlotte Flair, and Ronda Rousey got into it.
Rousey is here live tonight.
[McAfee] That's also a Fatal Four-Way match
between Sasha Banks, Rhea Ripley, Queen Zelina, and Shayna Baszler.
[Cole] After Jimmy Uso broke the head-banging herald Rick Boogs' guitar
over his back,
Boogs' muse, Shinsuke Nakamura, will attempt to break Jimmy's spirit
ahead of their SmackDown Tag Team Championship match.
It happens right now.
[electric guitar plays]
[McAfee] Oh yes.
[electric guitar plays]
Hey-o!
[crowd yells] Hey-o!
Hey-o, hey-o.
[crowd yells] Hey-o, hey-o!
Hey-o, hey-o, hey!
[crowd yells] Hey-o, hey-o, hey!
Nice!
My name's Rick--
[crowd yells] Boogs!
Boogs.
And I came to rock with one-half
of the future SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
I'm talking about Shinsuke Nakamura.
[crowd cheers]
[electric guitar plays]
[McAfee] Oh! He hit the note, Cole.
He hit the note, Cole!
-[Cole] He does every week. -[McAfee] Yes, you're damn right.
["Shadows of a Setting Sun" plays]
[McAfee whooping]
Can you stop? I know you're in WrestleMania mode, but come on.
-[bell rings] -[McAfee] Oh baby.
[Irvin] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Rick Boogs,
from Kyoto, Japan, weighing in at 220 pounds,
Shinsuke Nakamura.
[Cole] Hey, take your moves over to that club on Flatbush Ave, will you?
[McAfee] I mean, it's it is electrifying!
Aah! Every time!
[Cole] A week from tomorrow at WrestleMania Saturday,
these two battle The Usos for the Tag Titles.
Let's show you how Boogs and Shinsuke earned it
in our Progressive Match Flo.
[announcer] Match Flo is sponsored by Progressive,
a triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
Two hundred and thirty-six days as your SmackDown Tag Team Champ.
But check it, WWE management ain't got no worthy opponent
for The Usos at WrestleMania.
[Cole] And here is Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs.
We are the next SmackDown Tag Team Champions!
Check this out, Peg Leg Pete.
If you can beat Jey Uso in a one-on-one match,
you can have your title shot at WrestleMania.
We got a deal!
[bell rings]
[McAfee] Boogs played a little trick on the Tag Team Champs.
Nakamura not allowing Jimmy to get involved.
[Cole] Boogs intercepted the superkick.
-[McAfee] The Boogs Cruise. -One, two, three.
[Cole] Boogs and Shinsuke are going to WrestleMania.
[McAfee] Celebration short-lived for Boogs and Shinsuke.
[Cole] Boogs and Nakamura will have a Tag Team Championship match
in WrestleMania, but what the cost?
[Cole] It was impressive
how Shinsuke and Boogs feigned their way
into this match for WrestleMania Saturday.
The Usos put their record-setting Tag Team Championship reign on the line
against Shinsuke and Boogs a week from tomorrow.
Streaming live, exclusively on Peacock.
["Shadows of a Setting Sun" plays]
["Done With That" plays]
[Irvin] And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Jey Uso.
He is one-half of the SmackDown Tag Team Champions,
Jimmy Uso.
[Cole] Hey, Pat, for 249 days The Usos have held
the SmackDown Tag Team Titles.
Nakamura and Boogs want to end that reign next Saturday night.
[McAfee] A lot of people have wanted to end that reign,
but what The Bloodline have been doing in the ring, out of the ring,
has been top of the line, and it's because of things like this.
[Cole] And the brawl getting underway early.
This is supposed to be a one-on-one match
with Nakamura and Jimmy Uso, but the teams going right at one another.
-[McAfee] Boogs picking up Jey Uso. -[Cole] And look at the power of Boogs.
We're gonna try to restore order.
When we come back, it's Shinsuke and Jimmy Uso one-on-one
live on SmackDown.
[Cole] WrestleMania is sponsored by Snickers.
Snickers satisfies.
And by WWE 2K22.
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featuring a redesigned GamePlay engine, stunning graphics, and new controls.
Get it today.
Pat, we got order restored,
now we're gonna have a one-on-one matchup,
Shinsuke Nakamura versus Jimmy Uso.
Both sides looking to build momentum
for their Tag Team Championship clash
a week from tomorrow at WrestleMania Saturday.
[McAfee] I'm torn because we're watching greatness versus greatness.
[Cole] You see Jey Uso, Jimmy's brother,
looking on at ringside with Boogs
out in support of his partner Shinsuke Nakamura.
The Usos said it's about time somebody else stepped up.
"Line them up. We're going to knock them down,
like we have for 249 days."
[McAfee] It's not like they're bored because being champions is fun,
but it does feel like they ran through everybody.
And when Shinsuke and Boogs said, "We're next,"
I think it reinvigorated The Bloodline a little bit, The Usos.
[Cole] Boogs saying earlier today that,
"Hey, Shinsuke Nakamura and I have developed incredible chemistry
over the past number of months."
"We hang out together, we do things together."
"We're becoming the best of friends."
Those are the words of Rick Boogs from earlier today.
[McAfee] Yeah, they were in a Toyota Tundra,
kayaking and such,
living life together on and off the road.
[Cole] Nakamura, The King of Strong Style, putting on a show right now.
It's Jimmy Uso into the side headlock.
[McAfee] We're seeing two incredible
ring generals trying to one-up each other.
"We the ones," is what Jimmy said.
[Cole] Shinsuke Nakamura misses with the kick.
Jimmy Uso ducks out of harm's way.
Who's all the pressure on next Saturday, Pat?
Is it on the champs, The Usos, who've held the title since last July,
or on the upstart tag team, Nakamura and Boogs?
[McAfee] I'll let Shinsuke say it.
Come on!
[McAfee] That's not even a question. All the pressure's on the champs.
Shinsuke has been an absolutely incredible singles competitor
here in the WWE.
[Cole] Former Intercontinental Champion,
won the Royal Rumble match a couple of years ago.
[McAfee] Boogs, same damn thing.
He's gonna to have an incredible singles career at some point
if he wants to, but the champs,
this is all they got.
The whole family's dripped in gold.
They are tag team royalty around here.
[Cole] You have to wonder, Pat, if The Usos do lose
on WrestleMania Saturday
to Nakamura and Boogs,
does that affect the Universal Champion Roman Reigns,
the other part of The Bloodline at all heading into the match on Sunday?
[McAfee] Man, with what we've seen Roman do
over the past couple of weeks to Brock Lesnar,
I think he has enough on his plate already, but yeah,
your family losing? Nobody wants to see that.
[Cole] Nakamura, oh, a running knee
to Jimmy Uso.
The King of Strong Style,
Shinsuke Nakamura,
is lethal with his hands and fists
as he is with his legs and feet.
A big knockdown by Jimmy Uso.
And there's the intensity of the brothers Uso.
[McAfee] Yeah.
The Bloodline runs thick in the WWE.
Being ruthless in the ring is one of the…
[Cole] Oh!
[McAfee] …traits of The Bloodline.
[Cole] Cover now by Jimmy Uso. Hook of the leg.
And speaking of The Bloodline, we're still awaiting
on the arrival of the Universal Champion
Roman Reigns here live tonight.
Meanwhile, the WWE Champion and his opponent at WrestleMania,
as we take another look,
Brock Lesnar has commandeered Roman Reigns' office, his locker room,
and he's waiting for the arrival of Reigns saying, Pat, that
he could use a good provokin' here tonight.
[McAfee] I mean, think about opening any door, just as any human.
You walk and you turn the corner,
and Brock Lesnar sitting on the couch, and he does not like you.
That'd be a nightmare. That's what Roman's staring down.
And let's not forget, Brock has been chasing Roman for weeks,
and Roman hasn't been hunted in a long time.
[Cole] Roman in a different mindset.
You ask the question, "Is Brock in Roman's head?"
And Nakamura able to land on the apron.
Jimmy Uso went for the kick and--
Oh, he caught Nakamura on the temple, dropping him to the floor.
[McAfee] That was flush across the jaw.
[Cole] Now, Boogs willing his partner on.
Jimmy Uso looking to fly,
and he runs into a kick by Shinsuke Nakamura.
Nakamura looking to rally.
[screams]
[Cole] We are back on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
One-on-one, it's Jimmy Uso versus Shinsuke Nakamura.
Meanwhile, at the start of Friday Night SmackDown tonight,
the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar arrived here at Barclays Center,
and he has now taken over Roman Reigns' locker room.
From what we're being told, Brock Lesnar is still there
awaiting the arrival of The Tribal Chief,
the Universal Champion.
And Brock says he's waiting for a good provoking
so he can put his hands on Roman tonight.
[McAfee] Brock Lesnar walked into Roman's office and broke his table.
What will happen when Roman walks into that damn room
with Paul Heyman in tow?
[Cole] Roman Reigns expected momentarily here on Friday Night SmackDown.
Meanwhile, Nakamura trying to build momentum
toward his tag team match at WrestleMania by knocking off The Usos.
[McAfee] That looked like a very--
[Cole] Cover by Nakamura, and a kickout.
Remember, The Usos and Roman Reigns, the Tag Champs, the Universal Champs.
The Bloodline has all the gold here on Friday Night SmackDown.
[McAfee] That's right. They run the WWE.
[Cole] That could change in an instant next weekend.
WrestleMania will shape the future of WWE.
A record 249 days The Usos have held the SmackDown Tag Team Titles.
Nakamura and Boogs looking to pull off the victory.
[McAfee] Nakamura and Boogs, a newer combination
that have already soared incredible heights
with Shinsuke becoming Intercontinental Champion
with Boogs in tow.
Now they're fighting together.
[Cole] Nakamura has Jimmy right where he wants him.
Meanwhile, outside, right in front of us, Jey Uso taking out Boogs.
And Shinsuke Nakamura turning his attention now to Uso.
[McAfee] Jey Uso was side-eyeing Boogs all match.
-You all right, Boogs? -[McAfee] I knew that was coming.
I don't know how Boogs didn't.
[Cole] Now Jimmy with a superkick for the win, off the distraction.
Hook of the leg.
And Nakamura kicks at two.
[McAfee] Brooklyn.
[Cole] Jey is upset.
The plan backfired.
Uce, get me that guitar.
[McAfee] Brooklyn thought that was it.
-[Cole] I thought that was it. -[McAfee] Shinsuke's too damn tough.
Oh, Jey Uso's grabbing the guitar.
[Cole] And now Rick Boogs in a tug-of-war with the Gibson.
[McAfee] That's a good guitar.
[Cole] And Jey into the ring post.
-[screams] -[Cole] Now, it's Nakamura's turn.
[screams]
Jimmy down and out.
Shinsuke Nakamura with a Kinshasa.
Cover by Shin.
-[crowd] One, two, three! -[Cole] Nakamura with the win.
[bell rings]
["Shadows of a Setting Sun" plays]
[Irvin] Here is your winner,
Shinsuke Nakamura.
[Cole] It is all about WrestleMania Saturday,
a week from tomorrow,
Nakamura and Boogs versus The Usos for the SmackDown gold.
Can Nakamura and Boogs do it?
[McAfee] They're riding high,
they're together, they're in sync, and they're winning.
Why not them, they're asking?
And it all takes place WrestleMania Saturday, AT&T Stadium
a week from tomorrow.
Also, on WrestleMania Saturday,
it is the return of The Texas Rattlesnake.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin will be a special guest of the KO,
The Kevin Owens Show.
And for Kevin Owens, he's really not endearing himself
-to the Rattlesnake, as of late. -I'd say.
["Glass Shatters" by Disturbed playing]
[crowd boos]
[Owens] Are y'all ready to see Kevin Owens open up a can of whoop-ass
on "Stone Cold" at WrestleMania?
Give me a "Hell yeah."
[booing]
What?
I heard all of the things Kevin Owens said about my home state of Texas,
so I figured I'll just do what I do best, and that's run my little mealy mouth.
[crowd chanting] We want Austin! We want Austin!
Y'all have got to be the stupidest sons of bitches I ever seen.
I'm right here!
["Glass Shatters" by Disturbed playing]
[crowd boos]
[Owens] Fool you once, shame on you.
Fool you twice, shame on…
well, you for being absolute idiots.
And that's the bottom line 'cause "Stone Cold" said so.
Now, throw me some damn beer.
[laughter]
Where did you stagehands learn to throw beer?
You suck.
Here, I'll make it easy for you.
Take a beer in your little hand,
get in the ring, and give me the beer. Come on.
Wow, good job.
Oh, wait.
[crowd clamoring]
[McAfee] Oh hell yeah.
They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery,
but not when you're dropping beers.
"Stone Cold" never dropped a damn beer in his life.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin back in a WWE ring.
Confrontation on deck on The KO Show,
WrestleMania Saturday, hell yeah.
[Cole] Now, Pat, we are being told this is footage
of what remains of Roman Reigns' locker room.
It's been commandeered by the WWE Champion,
"The Beast" Brock Lesnar,
who's waiting the imminent arrival of Roman Reigns.
[McAfee] Enjoying all the finest--
maybe not the finer things.
[Cole] I don't think he liked that vintage.
[McAfee] "This champagne tastes like poop." He says.
He spits that all over the place, throws the bottle off the wall.
Brock Lesnar blend couldn't even make this poop taste good.
[Cole] Roman's still coming here to the show.
["Rest in Peace" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Cole] Next Friday night, the Undertaker will be officially enshrined
into the WWE Hall of Fame.
[McAfee] The Phenom, the icon,
the living embodiment of what a WWE Superstar is,
thick and thin,
will be inducted by Vince McMahon.
What a magical tradition
the Hall of Fame has become of WrestleMania weekend.
The Undertaker and the rest of the Class of 2022
will be inducted immediately following SmackDown, next Friday night,
exclusively on Peacock.
Ladies and gentlemen, as first reported today by foxsports.com,
the late Shad Gaspard has been named
the recipient of the 2022 Warrior Award.
Shad passed away in May of 2020
when he and his son were caught in a strong current,
and Shad heroically instructed lifeguards to save his son.
Each year at the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremonies,
WWE honors someone who carry themselves with the courage
and compassion that embody the Ultimate Warrior.
Hello, everyone.
Welcome back to Friday Night SmackDown.
Please welcome my guest,
"The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre.
Kayla. How are ya?
I'm good.
Now, WrestleMania Saturday, one week from tomorrow,
you will go one-on-one with the undefeated Happy Corbin.
How does he compare to your previous WrestleMania--
Sorry, Kayla, I'm going to jump in there.
I know where this is going.
You can't compare the match with Corbin and my previous opponents,
quite frankly, because this one's personal.
He tried to end my damn career at Day 1,
but at the same time,
he wasn't successful, now, was he?
No.
Since I've returned,
I have loved every single second of making his life hell.
Watching Corbin duck and dive
and hide and live in constant fear of Drew McIntyre,
that makes me feel something deep inside.
It quite frankly makes me… happy.
The truth is I could've taken him out at any time.
I could take him out tonight, but no, no, no,
I want to do it on the grandest stage of them all.
I want the most eyeballs watching.
I want to do it at WrestleMania.
Ooh, at WrestleMania, I'm going to wipe that stupid, smug,
pathetic grin right off of Corbin's face,
permanently.
[crowd cheers]
I hope so, Drew.
You know, we'd all love to see that.
How about he's just waiting to beat the hell out of him?
-That's awesome. -Well, Pat, there is a reason, however,
that Corbin has that smug and pathetic grin.
Because he's gone from the bottom of the barrel--
Poop, like bum ass.
To the top of the world.
[somber music playing]
[Corbin] Can you believe that was me last summer?
2021 was the most challenging year of my life.
I lost investments.
My wife left. She took the kids.
[man] Your car's being towed.
Why?
Like many people, it was filled with hardships,
financial burden.
I was at rock bottom.
I have to work in there.
Work for what? What do you do?
-That's me on the truck, right there. -That is not you.
[screams in frustration]
I didn't have a can opener, so I just banged the can on the sidewalk
until it opened. And then I had some, but I spilled it.
[McAfee] Life crashing all around Corbin.
[Corbin] I got no family.
I got no friends.
[woman] Is this the last we'll see of you?
Yeah, it probably is.
-[hip-hop music playing] -♪ Are y'all feelin' it? ♪
♪ It's impossible not to… ♪
[Corbin] But unlike many sad, disgusting people,
I was able to turn nothing into millions.
More than you make in a year, pal. [laughs]
[hip-hop music continues playing]
Whoo!
Feels good! I'm back!
[engine revving]
There's a saying that money doesn't buy you happiness.
Well, only poor people say that because I'm the happiest man alive.
I have wealth, fame,
and the funniest friend a guy could ask for, Madcap Moss.
What do you call Drew McIntyre
when he leaves his sword behind?
The Glasgow Ditz.
[laughter]
Don't ask me, ask bargain basement Braveheart,
Who McIntyre.
[laughter]
[Corbin] I have everything. I can't lose.
[hip-hop music continues playing]
♪ I'm feeling like a million bucks ♪
[Cole] He's on quite the roll.
Corbin doesn't show any signs of slowing down.
[Corbin] I am the undefeated Happy Corbin,
but the most satisfying moment for me this year was at Day 1
when Drew McIntyre stuck his neck out for me.
Put the chair on his head!
[yelling]
[laughter]
-Give me some medical. -Go.
[Corbin] I have beaten down the Scottish psycho time and time again.
How do you think a guy like me
would fare in a match with you?
[mimicking McIntyre] Oh, you'd murder me.
I'd soil me kilt.
I'd smell just the same as I always do.
[laughter]
[Corbin] At WrestleMania, my happiness,
well, it'll turn into outright euphoria
when I finally end old Drew McIntyre's career.
[upbeat music fading]
-[laughter] -[crowd booing]
Great.
Undefeated, man.
My life is an inspiration.
They could do a movie about this.
-They could do a trilogy. -Oh.
I mean, part one, get rich.
Part two, destroy Drew McIntyre at Day 1.
And part three, embarrass him at WrestleMania Saturday.
[laughs]
They could give me an Academy Award for this,
for happiest man in a leading role
as I celebrate over his unconscious body.
Ooh, I have the perfect name for your movie.
What is it?
Baldfellas.
[laughs]
[crowd boos]
[chuckles]
No.
[Cole] Two weeks in a row, bad jokes from Madcap.
[McAfee] Hey, jokes aren't landing with the boss.
["Hellfire" by CFO$ playing]
[McAfee] Hey.
Hey, Cole.
[Cole] Yes?
["Hellfire" continues playing]
[McAfee] It's…
[fireworks booming]
…fight night, baby!
[Cole] With "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus,
and accompanied by his protégés Ridge Holland and Butch,
a very unholy trinity.
[bell rings]
[Irvin] the following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Sheamus and Butch,
weighing in at 253 pounds,
Ridge Holland.
[Cole] Well, coming up next, Kofi Kingston
will get yet another chance at vengeance
for not only his defeat last week against Ridge Holland
but the injury suffered at the hands of Ridge Holland
to Kofi's long-time teammate and friend, Big E.
Kofi, Holland, live, next on SmackDown.
It's the penultimate Friday Night SmackDown before WrestleMania,
and we are in Brooklyn tonight, at the home of the Nets.
This is Barclays Center.
Brock Lesnar's here.
We are awaiting the arrival of Roman Reigns.
Tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
Ridge Holland, Sheamus, and Butch in the ring.
Ridge Holland set for a rematch from last week against Kofi Kingston.
Now, remember, Pat, Ridge Holland caused Big E, Kofi's buddy,
to suffer a broken neck the week prior.
In this one-on-one matchup,
Butch and Sheamus would get involved,
they'd be tossed out of the arena.
[McAfee] And Kofi would be fighting for something much bigger than himself.
After the boys got tossed, he tossed a damn cane.
[Cole] And Butch dragged out of the ring by Sheamus.
Ridge Holland would take advantage and deliver Northern Grit
to Kofi Kingston,
taking advantage of the numbers game to knock off Kofi last week.
[McAfee] Butch attacking like a rabid dog after the match,
like he has been doing since arriving here at SmackDown.
These three right here are dangerous together.
They've been fighting in the streets for a long time.
["New Day, New Way" playing]
[Irvin] And his opponent, from Ghana, West Africa,
weighing in at 212 pounds,
Kofi Kingston.
Wait, wait, wait.
Hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up.
Hold up. Hold up, Ridge.
When we said that you were going to have a match
against The New Day,
we weren't talking about me. Oh, no.
But if not me, then who?
Who?
-Who? -[crowd] Who?
Him.
["Bow Down" plays]
[Cole] Xavier Woods is back.
Xavier Woods, long-time partner
of Kofi Kingston and Big E in The New Day
has been out of action for a number of months with an injury.
[McAfee] It is great to see Xavier Woods…
back.
[Cole] I guarantee you, Sheamus and company were not expecting this.
[indistinct chatter]
[McAfee] Xavier Woods, one of the most talented humans on Earth.
Can walk the walk, talk the talk, do the do.
He is back, baby.
["Bow Down" continues playing]
Yeah!
[Cole] Xavier Woods goes one-on-one with Ridge Holland tonight.
He's got some backup with Kofi Kingston.
[McAfee] Hey, this is really sweet.
I'm pumped Xavier Woods is back.
[indistinct chatter]
-Ring it. -[bell rings]
[Cole] Now, Sheamus and Butch will have to think twice
before trying to get involved with this matchup here tonight.
-[McAfee] Oh! -That's it, Ridge.
[Cole] Holland now with a big right hand to Woods.
Xavier Woods now,
back in action and looking to take out Mr. Holland.
Ooh!
[McAfee] Looking good early here.
No ring rust, flying around.
[Cole] Yeah, but there is the power
of Ridge Holland. Again, an Achilles injury.
[McAfee] Sheamus is asking me if I saw it. We all saw.
[Cole] Got Xavier out of action.
You always have to wonder with injuries,
whether Xavier may have come back too early.
Look at this now, rolling up Ridge Holland.
Shoulders are down.
-Xavier got him. -[bell rings]
[McAfee] Does that answer your question?
[Irvin] Here is your--
["Bow Down" playing]
[Cole] Sheamus and company are irate.
That's my best move.
[indistinct shouting]
-[McAfee] Xavier Woods-- -[Cole] Wait a minute, Pat.
Xavier won, but we're getting information now,
that apparently we've received a message from the Universal Champion Roman Reigns.
[McAfee] We have?
I'm back.
Ladies and gentlemen, my name is--
[crowd booing]
Gotcha.
Ladies and gentlemen,
your Tribal Chief.
[crowd booing]
Brooklyn, I know.
You're dying to acknowledge your Tribal Chief,
but that's going to have to hold for a minute.
You see, me and the Wise Man, we've been all over the city today.
We handled a little bit of business,
and then, after we're done taking care of that,
where do we--
Del Frisco's Steakhouse, my Tribal Chief.
Oh, Del Frisco's Steakhouse.
Oh, easily the best steak in the whole city.
And the sides, oh my God, the sides, at least five grand worth of sides.
It was unbelievable.
Then when we were done there…
[sighs]
…we stopped by Madison Square Garden,
you know,
the place that I busted Brock Lesnar open
and had him bleeding all over Manhattan.
How can anybody forget?
Since we're on the subject, Brock,
I'm gonna to warn you once.
You better get your ass out of my locker room
by the time I get to Barclays Center,
or I'm going to bust up in there and I'm going to crack your head open,
and you're going to bleed all over Brooklyn.
You understand me?
[Cole] Pat, Brock Lesnar is here.
He is in Roman's locker room.
What Roman just said, is that enough a provocation
for Brock Lesnar to try to get after Roman Reigns?
[McAfee] I think there is enough to attack for Brock at any reason,
but is he on his way here?
Roman said he's on his way here, but she's here,
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey.
["Bad Reputation" plays]
[Irvin] Please welcome the 2022 Royal Rumble winner,
The Baddest Woman on the Planet,
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey.
[Cole] Pat, you were sitting right here
last week when the SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair
slammed Rousey through this announce table,
after blindsiding her in the parking lot a week prior.
Now, Ronda Rousey is on the rampage,
and she wants payback live, next.
["Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts continues playing]
[Cole] Friday Night SmackDown on Fox in Brooklyn tonight,
is sponsored by Progressive.
I cannot believe that this is the penultimate Friday Night SmackDown
before WrestleMania, which begins a week from Saturday.
This road to WrestleMania has been absolutely special for me.
I am so excited for next weekend, Michael Cole.
Ronda Rousey is in the ring.
We will hear from her in a matter of moments.
She's looking for payback against Charlotte Flair,
the woman who has been very dominant in recent weeks.
[dramatic music playing]
No one has caused Ronda Rousey more pain than me.
I keep playing last week over and over…
The sound of that screaming pony Ronda.
She was seconds away from tapping.
Don't touch me!
They pulled me off of her.
That was just a taste of what's to come at WrestleMania.
Ronda, I am the mountain you have to climb to make a legacy here
because I'm Charlotte Flair,
and my legacy is bigger than yours.
["Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[McAfee] Ronda doesn't give a damn if it's a trap.
[Cole] Ronda Rousey will never ever back down from a fight.
[crowd cheers]
Rousey trying for the armbar.
[tense music playing]
[Cole] Rousey looking for the ankle lock.
[Cole] And now the submission move we saw Charlotte use last week.
Rousey is yet to tap.
Ronda Rousey vowed,
"You're going to have to destroy me before I tap."
And perhaps Charlotte did just that.
["Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts]
You know what, Charlotte, just for that,
I'm not going to take your title.
No. Next weekend at WrestleMania Saturday,
when you tap out, you're going to give it to me.
And then you can call me your new Women's SmackDown Champion.
SmackDown Women's Champion?
Why do we have to say "women" anyway?
You can call me the SmackDown Champion.
Now, come on, I'm not gonna wait all night for you to show your face.
Leave your heels and leave your excuses backstage,
and get your Barbie ass out here.
[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] Brooklyn wants it.
Uh, Ronda, up here.
[crowd booing]
That was a great speech.
Love the visuals.
But did you actually think I was going to be in Brooklyn tonight?
Did you actually think that I was going to step foot
in that low-rent city before WrestleMania?
[crowd boos]
I don't know who you think you are,
but I don't answer when you call.
You're the contender, I'm the champion.
Contender, champion.
Charlotte, I know exactly who I am.
I'm Ronda Rousey.
[scoffs] Did you know that when I was 14 years old,
I broke my first arm, and I liked it?
I was so proud of myself
I started keeping count
until I eventually lost count.
Ooh, I'm shaking in my boots.
I've actually run out of ways to hurt you.
If I was there tonight, I'd have
to throw you off the Brooklyn Bridge to get any kind of satisfaction,
but I guess I'll just have to wait till next week.
[laughs]
It's cute, Charlotte.
You really think you're the "me" of the WWE, don't you?
You're not, and here's why.
If you beat me at WrestleMania,
it will hands down be the biggest victory of your career,
whereas when I beat you at your own game,
you'll just be another one of the lost count.
[mic thuds]
["Bad Reputation" playing]
[Cole] Ronda is focused and ready.
Charlotte Flair, the SmackDown Women's Champion,
has to go face-to-face with "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey, Pat,
a week from tomorrow on WrestleMania Saturday
for the SmackDown Women's Championship.
[McAfee] The Baddest Woman on the Planet
has lost track of the number of arms that she has snapped.
She's an absolute weapon,
but Charlotte Flair is a generational talent around here.
Our champion and Ronda Rousey,
WrestleMania Saturday, let's go.
Excuse me, Brock.
Hey.
Okay. Um…
Welcome to Roman Reigns' locker room.
Thank you. Do you think maybe--
-Would you like some rotten grapes? -I'm okay.
Some cheap champagne maybe?
Do you think maybe you should leave Roman Reigns' locker room
before he arrives?
Leave? I'm having so much fun.
Why would I leave right now?
No. In fact, I think you should go find Roman
and tell him to get here ASAP
because I'm going to be running out of things to smash.
[shattering]
[chuckles]
[Cole] Roman Reigns is on his way here,
and he warned Brock Lesnar a few moments ago
to get out of his locker room before he arrives.
[McAfee] Brock Lesnar see lamps, and Brock Lesnar break lamp.
Brock Lesnar doesn't give a damn.
["It's About to Go Down" plays]
[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is a Championship Contender's match.
Introducing first, weighing in at 207 pounds,
he is the Intercontinental Champion,
Ricochet.
[Cole] Ricochet, the new Intercontinental Champion
knocked off Sami Zayn a few weeks ago.
Pat, we both talked to him earlier today.
Ricochet said, "I wanna be a fighting champion."
That's why he's going to give an opportunity for someone
to earn a championship match, here tonight.
[McAfee] He wants to represent
the Intercontinental Championship flawlessly.
He's a fighter.
He's electrifying.
He is special.
["Vamos" plays]
[Irvin] And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Humberto,
he is one-half of Los Lotharios, Angel.
[Cole] The Lethal Lovers.
[Irvin] And now, the Los Lotharios kiss cam.
[McAfee] Look at this, another edition.
Huh?
Here in Brooklyn?
Los Lotharios sandwich?
Taking a little bit to find somebody. I didn't expect that.
[Cole] Apparently, they gave up.
[McAfee] Oh, they didn't-- Was it their choosing, or the crowd's?
That's the big question.
Oh, they're back. They found somebody.
Look how happy she is.
Bye.
-[McAfee] Maybe that's you one week, Cole. -Mwah!
[McAfee] Like her on the kiss cam.
Here's the photo up on the big screen.
[Cole] The Champion Contender Match here tonight.
Ricochet against Angel of Los Lotharios.
He could earn himself a future championship opportunity.
It's next on SmackDown.
-Ring the bell. -[bell rings]
[Cole] Underway, Ricochet and Angel of Los Lotharios in this matchup.
So, what an opportunity now for Angel here, Pat.
If he can somehow knock off Ricochet,
could earn himself a championship opportunity.
[McAfee] He has all the skills to be a champion here, as does Humberto,
but Angel, no slouch.
These two are equally as talented as they are handsome.
Ooh!
[Cole] Oh, and Ricochet, back of his neck off the top turnbuckle.
There's that viciousness and aggressiveness
that Angel and Los Lotharios have, Pat.
It's why they're so dangerous.
Their style is so smooth in the ring
and I think sometimes you're not quite sure
that they can be this aggressive.
[McAfee] Angel and I were stuck in the elevator,
and he told me that he doesn't even know what a filter is,
but he understands how damn good he is
and he wants to get to the top.
He'll be as ruthless as he has to be,
but Ricochet…
[Cole] Can you imagine the kiss cams if Angel was walking around
with the Intercontinental Title?
Cover, nonchalant, and Ricochet kicks at two.
-[McAfee] Those would be golden. -[Cole laughs]
It's been quite the night here on Friday Night SmackDown,
the penultimate Friday Night SmackDown before WrestleMania,
a week from Saturday.
Let's not forget Brock Lesnar's here.
The WWE Champion has commandeered
the Universal Champion Roman Reigns' locker room.
Roman Reigns is on his way to Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
[McAfee] He needs to get here quick to watch what Ricochet's doing.
[Cole] Ricochet, out to the apron.
Bouncing Angel face-first off the turnbuckle
and then a big knee by Ricochet,
the high-flying, energetic, athletic Intercontinental Champion.
[McAfee] Just so smooth, so comfortable doing things that are impossible.
So damn flawless, this dude.
[Cole] That's Humberto now on the apron,
causing the distraction.
Angel rolling up Ricochet now.
Shoulders down and Angel with the win…
-[bell rings] -…thanks to the distraction by Humberto.
[Irvin] Here is your winner, Angel.
[whooping]
[McAfee] Maybe he's not flawless.
[Cole] Yeah, and Angel apparently lined up now
for an Intercontinental Championship opportunity somewhere down the road, Pat.
[McAfee] Man, I didn't see that coming.
-Here we go. -Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
No, no, no, no, no. No, see,
we're not going to do that tonight.
It's not going to happen like that.
I'm glad to see that you cousins like to stick together, huh?
That's cool, I like that.
But I'm going to have to break it to you,
I'm going to have to break up this family reunion real quick,
because it's not going to happen at my expense.
So, Humberto Carrillo, how about you bring your tail on down here right now
and you get in this ring,
and you come take this L like your cousin was about to get.
[Cole] You got to admire Ricochet.
[Ricochet] Come on down here, yes.
Come on down here and get this whooping right quick.
[Cole] Wanting another matchup right after the loss to Angel,
and now looking for some payback against Humberto
who helped Angel with the victory moments ago.
The question remains, what happens if Humberto wins?
[McAfee] Is this a Championship Contender's match as well?
[Cole] I would assume, right?
I mean, Humberto is taking on the Intercontinental Champion.
The incredibly attractive Angel saying it was too easy.
He did roll him up pretty quickly. We don't normally see that from Ricochet.
[Cole] But would that have happened if Humberto didn't get involved?
[McAfee] Certainly not, certainly not,
but that's why it's great to have a kiss cam segment together.
[Cole] Dropkick by Ricochet.
-Humberto-- -Where you going?
[Cole] Rolls out of the ring.
Looking for a breather.
[McAfee] Always have backup, these lethal lovers.
[crowd boos]
[Cole] And the WWE Universe here in Barclays Center
all over Los Lotharios.
[McAfee] A lot of, "This dude stinks."
Not me.
[Cole] Ooh, and Ricochet delivering a chop to Humberto
and Humberto with a right hand.
[McAfee] Angel is saying terrible things to the natives of Brooklyn here.
[Cole] And Ricochet with a dropkick,
Humberto out of the ring.
Ricochet looking to fly.
The Intercontinental Champion in control on Friday Night SmackDown.
We're back live on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
Now, this is Humberto of Los Lotharios
one-on-one with the Intercontinental Champion, Ricochet.
Moments ago, because of Humberto's distraction,
Angel beat Ricochet in a Championship Contender's Match
so Ricochet made the challenge to face Humberto right here, right now.
[McAfee] His anger got the best of him, now we're learning
that this is a Championship Contender's match for Humberto as well.
[Cole] Indeed, that was confirmed for us during the commercial break.
Ricochet!
Angel realizing his partner, his cousin, is in trouble.
Hey, come on, come on.
[McAfee] What you're watching is why Ricochet
is our Intercontinental Champion.
[Cole] This is just so impressive.
How in the world does a human being do that?
[McAfee] The balance, the grace, the explosion,
everything that that move takes.
[Cole] And now Ricochet into the corner
whips Humberto across the ring.
Big running uppercut by Ricochet.
[McAfee] Second fight of the night for Ricochet.
European uppercut train involved.
-[Cole] Springboard moonsault. -[crowd cheers]
Off the second rope.
[McAfee] To perfection.
If you're new to Ricochet, he's been doing this for a long time.
[Cole] Yeah, but he finally climbed to the top of that mountain
to win the Intercontinental Title, and just like earlier
this time Humberto trying to steal one off
the distraction but Ricochet able to kick out.
Ricochet, is it enough?
Floats through.
-Ricochet showing some power. -[crowd cheers]
Off the vertical suplex, cover now.
Is it enough to win?
And a kickout
by Humberto.
[McAfee] Ricochet has it all
and he almost lost to both of the Los Lotharios.
That's how talented SmackDown is.
[Cole] Ricochet now, the Intercontinental Champion
heading up to the top rope.
He's got Humberto in his sights
and Angel now dragging his partner out of the ring.
Ricochet perhaps looking for the 630
that won him the Intercontinental Championship
and now Ricochet takes out Angel.
[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] He just walked the ropes.
[referee] Two.
[McAfee] Shout-out to the Deadman, and took off.
-[Cole] Now, Humberto-- -Four.
[Cole] Ricochet using our desk for balance.
-[referee] Five. -[Cole] Tornado DDT.
-[McAfee] It's mesmerizing. -Six.
[Cole] Now, a count of six by the official.
-Seven. -Count of seven, Ricochet trying to…
-Eight. -…get Humberto back to the ring
and beat the count.
-Nine. -Meanwhile, look at this, look at this.
-Ten. -Angel's got Ricochet's foot.
The official Jessica Carr didn't see it but that's Angel under the ring.
We saw him go under the ring moments ago, he grabbed Ricochet's foot.
[Irvin] Here is your winner as a result of a count-out, Humberto.
-[Cole] So, Los Lotharios… -[McAfee] Oh my.
[Cole] …with two wins tonight over Ricochet.
Angel earlier, Humberto now.
[McAfee] Both of them helping each other out obviously.
Ricochet outsmarted by Los Lotharios.
Walking the ropes.
Spectacular crossbody.
[Cole] I noticed, after Angel pushed his cousin Humberto out of harm's way,
-Angel actually rolled under the ring. -Nine.
[Cole] And he was under the ring to grab Ricochet
to prevent him from beating the count back in,
giving the victory to Humberto via count-out.
[Irvin] As a result of a count-out, Humberto.
[McAfee] Look how happy he is, as he should be.
Why would you not?
You outsmarted the Intercontinental Champ.
Los Lotharios going home happy.
A pair of stunning victories by the Lethal Lovers, Los Lotharios
but now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest.
The man who will take on Johnny Knoxville
in an Anything Goes match at WrestleMania,
Sami Zayn.
[crowd boos]
Anything Goes.
You love it. You love to hear it.
I am feeling so good about things, but there's only one thing
that's really been blowing my mind about this whole thing.
It's the way people are talking like Johnny Knoxville
actually stands a chance against me.
If this was a normal match he wouldn't stand a chance
but now it's Anything Goes?
Are you kidding me?
[scoffs]
The man has no idea what he's in store for.
I can do anything I want out there,
so if I want to tap dance on his face
while drinking a cappuccino, I can.
It's Anything Goes.
And yes, he might have his pranks and his surprises that he's known for
and they might work on his brain-dead Jackass buddies,
but this is the Master Strategist we're talking about.
I am always two steps ahead and I've had nothing but time.
These past few months where all he's done is get under my skin,
I've had nothing but time
to dream up all these fantastic ways of hurting the man
and I promise, Megan, that is what's going to happen.
I promise you, I promise everybody,
I promise Johnny Knoxville because I know you're watching.
At WrestleMania Sami Zayn versus Johnny Knoxville, Anything Goes.
My friend, you are going to experience punishment
in a way that has never, ever, ever been seen
in a WWE ring before.
It happens in nine nights.
It's WrestleMania Sunday.
Anything Goes, Sami Zayn versus Johnny Knoxville.
Also, on WrestleMania Sunday,
the WrestleMania in-ring debut of my partner, Pat McAfee
-which is going-- -What the hell?
Austin Theory!
[crowd boos]
Pat, you get him at WrestleMania.
Oh no. Not again.
[crowd boos]
McAfee giving chase to his WrestleMania opponent,
Austin Theory.
Theory continues to try to punk out Pat McAfee
week after week.
No, no, no.
You son of a bitch.
[Cole] Now trying to get away.
How convenient.
This rat bastard!
Of course, running to your little daddy.
-[Cole] Theory is-- -Hey, hey.
[Cole] Theory, of course, the protégé of WWE chairman Mr. McMahon.
Hopefully, we'll get Pat out here in a moment
because it's Boss Time on Friday Night SmackDown.
["Sky's the Limit" playing]
♪ 'Cause I gon' gon' push 'em all Out the way ♪
[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is a Fatal Four-Way match.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Naomi,
Sasha Banks.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] And tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
I can guarantee you that bodies will fly,
limbs could shatter, and we might see something we've never seen before.
When four of the most spectacular Superstars from Raw and SmackDown
compete in a Fatal Four-Way match.
Rhea Ripley, Shayna Baszler,
Sasha Banks, Queen Zelina
square off live, next on SmackDown.
We're back live on Friday Night SmackDown.
Pat McAfee rejoining me here at the announce table after the situation.
You have Austin Theory a week from Sunday at WrestleMania.
He hit me in the head. I was told, if he hits me again,
I'm allowed to punch him in the face. That's what I was going to do.
At WrestleMania Sunday, we'll be back.
Okay, so, Pat, regain your composure
because we've got some very important business to talk about now
because this is breaking news
concerning a real WWE and WrestleMania legend.
Triple H today officially announced that he is retiring
from in-ring competition here in WWE.
It will be The Game no more inside the ring for Triple H.
[McAfee] The Cerebral Assassin
is a man that has done everything in this business
for so many decades,
putting his body, his mind, his entire being into the WWE.
He helped me and hundreds and hundreds of others get into this business.
I will forever be indebted to him, as will the WWE Universe.
[Cole] Pat, I will echo those remarks.
I would not be where I am today here in WWE
without Triple H being in my corner for so many years.
["Sky's the Limit" playing]
Meanwhile, back here on SmackDown
we have a Fatal Four-Way match here tonight.
The competitors have gathered in the ring.
Sasha Banks, Rhea Ripley, Shayna Baszler, and Queen Zelina.
["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
♪ This is my ♪
♪ This is my brutality ♪
[fireworks booming]
[Irvin] And their opponent, accompanied to the ring by Liv Morgan,
Rhea Ripley.
[Cole] They call themselves Liv for Brutality.
Rhea Ripley is in this match tonight, but at WrestleMania Sunday,
four teams all have their sights
on the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship in a Fatal Four-Way match.
So, Pat, in this singles match-up here tonight,
going back to the Fatal Four-Way, not tag team action.
Similar rules than what's going to happen at WrestleMania
because the first woman to gain pinfall or submission will win this match tonight.
At WrestleMania, the first team to gain pinfall or submission
will become the Women's Tag Team Champions.
[McAfee] A lot of eyes on every potential ending to a match though.
Fatal Four-Ways produce absolute bangers.
Especially when you have this much talent.
[bell rings]
[Cole] Baszler, Banks, Zelina, and Ripley,
the four competitors in this match here tonight.
Rhea Ripley.
[McAfee] Running Queen Zelina out of the ring.
[Cole] Liv Morgan losing to Natalya and Shayna
this past Monday night on Raw
as Natalya looks to help her partner.
[McAfee] Rhea and Sasha were about to open a can of whoop ass, what?
[Cole] Hey, Natalya just said, "Listen,
just call us the hit girls," talking about her and Shayna Baszler.
What about what Zelina did to Rhea Ripley, scepter--
[McAfee] What about what we have right here?
[Cole] To the back of Rhea Ripley
this past Monday night on Raw. Meanwhile, Sasha Banks, Rhea Ripley.
This is a Fatal Four-Way match, but only two women in the ring right now.
Two former Women's Champions.
Rhea Ripley with a leapfrog,
Sasha Banks able to roll through.
Oh, and a right hand by The Boss.
[McAfee] Two women that can do everything.
They can fly, they're powerful game-changers.
Sasha Banks, one of the GOATs.
[Cole] And Sasha with a nice deep arm drag
sending Rhea Ripley across the ring.
Back into the match, Shayna Baszler.
[McAfee] Sasha taking control here.
The Blueprint.
[Cole] Sasha Banks.
Oh!
Planting Rhea Ripley isn't enough to win the matchup.
-One-- -[Cole] Hook of the leg now, a kickout.
[McAfee] Such crafty leverage and momentum.
[Cole] It's interesting that-- Well, now Zelina gets involved.
She was just hanging out here at ringside with her partner Carmella.
Apparently, Carmella and Zelina have made up, Pat,
since the last time we saw them here.
[McAfee] Oh, Naomi just got involved and now all hell's breaking loose outside.
[Cole] There's no disqualification under Fatal Four-Way
and things have broken down here in this Fatal Four-Way match.
[McAfee] Everybody despises everybody!
[Cole] We are back live on Friday Night SmackDown.
This is a Fatal Four-Way match.
The four teammates of the women involved in this match,
who are in the match, were kicked out during the commercial break,
sent back to the locker room.
[McAfee] Well, there was zero chance this match was going to end
if everybody was out here.
It's Rhea, Shayna, Zelina, and Sasha Banks.
The first woman to gain pinfall or submission will win
and build momentum towards the Tag Team Championship match at WrestleMania.
Will it be Queen Zelina? Hook of the leg on Rhea, a kickout.
Remember, this past Monday on Raw-- There's Zelina again.
Now on Shayna Baszler, and a kickout.
Now going to try her fare with "The Boss" Sasha Banks,
and Sasha able to kick out.
[McAfee] Queen Zelina thought she had victory there
three different times, and she didn't.
It's almost like the New York Jets thought they had Tyreek Hill.
-They didn't. -[Cole] That's typical for the Jets.
Oh! Zelina with the double knees to Shayna Baszler.
This is the pace Zelina wants.
Nobody home though, as Sasha rolls out of the way.
[McAfee] Obviously, everybody looking to inflict damage
before WrestleMania.
Titles are on the line.
[Cole] Look at the Banks Statement is in
and meanwhile, Shayna Baszler looking to-- well, making sure
that Zelina Vega does not tap,
and now maybe trying to break the hand or the wrist of Zelina Vega.
[McAfee] This is like when Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett
had everybody locked up.
[Cole] Oh, a double, double--
-[crowd cheers] -On Shayna and Zelina.
Is Banks going to make them both tap out?
[McAfee] If either one of them tap, it's over.
[Cole] But Rhea Ripley making sure
that doesn't happen with a vicious dropkick.
[McAfee] Rhea Ripley dropkicking into a domino effect.
Wake up!
[Cole] Again, Fatal Four-Way match,
first woman to gain pinfall or submission wins.
No disqualification, no count-out.
All four women in the ring at the same time.
[McAfee] Rhea was slapping herself, waking herself up, saying,
"Now's the time."
[Cole] Looking for Riptide and now Baszler looking for the Kirifuda Clutch.
Sasha Banks with a backstabber.
[McAfee] Holy hell.
[Cole] You saw Sasha grab at her knee
after delivering the backstabber
as Baszler tries to roll out of harm's way.
Zelina now.
Oh, is it enough?
-One, two-- -[Cole] Almost had her.
Off a Code Red,
and now Baszler dragging Zelina out of the ring.
[McAfee] Shayna saved that thing.
Everybody wants to win,
everybody wants momentum going into WrestleMania.
[Cole] Tag Team Championship match a week from Sunday.
WrestleMania Sunday for the Women's Tag Team Titles.
[McAfee] Nine days away from new champions maybe being birthed.
[Cole] Oh, and Rhea Ripley!
And now Zelina Vega sending Ripley into the barricade.
Incredible action here on Friday Night SmackDown
and the queen celebrating.
[McAfee] Having her own parade.
Now Sasha Banks, able to draw in Queen Zelina.
Banks Statement! What's Zelina going to do?
-She's got to tap. -[bell rings]
["Sky's the Limit" plays]
[Irvin] Here is your winner by submission, Sasha Banks.
[Cole] Will it be Sasha Banks and Naomi
to win the Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania
or Rhea and Liv,
or Shayna and Natalya,
or the current champs, Carmella and Queen Zelina?
We find out a week from Sunday, WrestleMania Sunday.
[McAfee] Rhea Ripley taking to the sky and taking out Shayna Baszler,
then Queen Zelina with a hurricanrana.
She'd be very proud of herself, but boom.
Sasha Banks would flip the script.
[bell rings]
[Cole] The Boss and Glow celebrate.
[McAfee] The Blueprint, The Glow
looking to become champions at WrestleMania.
[crowd booing]
[crowd cheers]
Tribal Chief, I don't feel so well.
We'll be fine,
but Brock won't be.
[Cole] Roman's here. Brock's here as well.
[Cole] Next week on Fox from the American Airlines Center in Dallas
it is WrestleMania SmackDown.
The final SmackDown before WrestleMania.
In the traditional Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal,
Superstars from both Raw and SmackDown over the top ropes,
both feet hit the floor.
Last man standing wins the trophy.
And we understand that Ricochet,
Ricochet went to WWE official Adam Pearce and asked for this match.
A Triple Threat to defend his championship
against both members of Los Lotharios, Angel and Humberto,
live next week right here on Friday Night SmackDown.
Can you believe it is here a week from tomorrow?
WrestleMania, the first of a stupendous two nights--
I stole it from you-- of WrestleMania.
Let's show you what's gonna happen, on WrestleMania Saturday
at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas
where Drew McIntyre finally gets his opportunity
to shut up Happy Corbin and the Happy Folks once and for all.
McIntyre and Corbin on WrestleMania Saturday.
[McAfee] We've been dreaming of that for a long time.
How about this?
-[crowd cheers] -For the Raw Women's Championship,
Bianca Belair takes on "Big Time Becks,"
our champion, Becky Lynch.
[Cole] The SmackDown Women's Championship on the line as well.
It doesn't get much personal than this one.
Charlotte Flair defending the SmackDown Women's Championship
against "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey.
Who's going to make the other tap out at WrestleMania?
[McAfee] WrestleMania Saturday will have a glass-breaking
earth-shattering pop
when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is on The KO Show.
Oh hell yeah.
["Head of the Table" by def rebel playing]
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] And moments ago, we saw his arrival.
The Universal Champion,
The Head of the Table,
many call him "The Tribal Chief."
But for 572 days,
Roman Reigns has ruled Friday Night SmackDown.
[McAfee] This is his show,
this is his company,
and on WrestleMania Sunday--
[Cole] What mode is Roman Reigns in?
[McAfee] G.O.D. Mode.
[Cole] Greatness at a different level.
[McAfee] On a different level.
G.O.D., not G.A.D.
He's in G.O.D. Mode, Cole,
because all he has done has been dominant.
Let the pyro play for our…
[fireworks booming]
…Tribal Chief.
[Irvin] Please welcome, accompanied by Special Counsel Paul Heyman,
the Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns.
[McAfee] You're astute,
so please do not tell Roman Reigns that I messed that up.
[McAfee] I would never.
He's got other things to worry about anyway.
There's no reason for me to bring
any extra controversy or distraction
because what we get to witness
nine days from now
is a dream matchup.
[Cole] Let's not forget, his opponent, the WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar
is here in Brooklyn.
Let's talk about WrestleMania Sunday now.
Pat, you make your debut at WrestleMania.
[McAfee] In the WrestleMania Sunday,
a night I've been dreaming of forever!
I finally get a chance to beat the dog doo-doo
out of that thirst-trap-filter face, Austin Theory.
[Cole] You wanna talk about dreams?
How about this dream match?
Edge has pushed and pushed and pushed,
and finally, he goes one-on-one with AJ Styles
at WrestleMania Sunday.
[McAfee] American treasure Johnny Knoxville will take on Sami Zayn
in an Anything Goes match.
Johnny Knoxville has been trying to kill himself for decades
and on WrestleMania Sunday, Anything Goes with Sami Zayn.
[Cole] Also in WrestleMania Sunday,
RK-Bro defending the Raw Tag Team Titles
in a Triple Threat match against the Alpha Academy
and the high-flying Street Profits.
It happens at WrestleMania Sunday.
[McAfee] In a story in which its next chapter is about to be written,
the Biggest Match of All-Time.
Winner Take All, Championship Unification,
Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar,
WrestleMania Sunday.
Hey.
[fireworks booming]
I can't believe we get to watch this, Cole.
The alpha male of our species
and the "Head of the Table."
[crowd booing]
[crowd continues booing]
Brooklyn.
[crowd cheering]
Acknowledge me.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] They did.
Wise Man.
Yes, my Tribal Chief?
Is Brock still in my locker room?
I-I don't know where he is except I know he's here in Brooklyn
at the same time you are, my Tribal Chief.
And that's a bad thing! I'm afraid!
Don't be afraid, Wise Man.
It's only a bad thing for Brock.
Because if you're still in my locker room, Brock,
I'm going to personally come back there and put your head through the wall.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] I don't see him.
[Cole] He's not there. Brock's not there.
[McAfee] Carnages, broken tables,
lamps, champagne bottles,
but no Brock Lesnar.
Oh, I'm starting to get goose bumps.
-[crowd chanting] Suplex City! -[crowd chanting] Roman Reigns!
[chanting continues]
I told you idiots before, this ain't Suplex City.
This is the island of relevancy.
[crowd cheering]
It don't look like he's in the locker room anymore so where is he now?
I don't know where he is!
[crowd cheering]
[Reigns grumbles]
[laughter]
Come on!
The Tribal Chief has got, like, four Suburbans.
Small money. Let's get--
Wise Man,
I told you he's scared of me.
Hey, Brock.
Hey, idiot.
There ain't going to be no weapons allowed
at WrestleMania, dummy.
[chuckles] That's right.
[McAfee] Well,
"The Human Weapon" just dropped the weapon.
-Where is he going? -Let's go.
Please, let's go.
My Tribal Chief, I counsel you right now.
It's time for us to leave.
-He's coming out here? -He's coming here.
-[Cole] Oh, he is. -[McAfee] Yes, he is.
["Next Big Thing" playing]
[Cole] The expression changes on Roman Reigns' face…
because here comes the WWE Champion,
"The Beast" Brock Lesnar.
[McAfee] Through the crowd! And Roman Reigns doesn't realize it.
Roman's still looking at the entrance!
Brock Lesnar is right here next to us!
Brock's on the damn announce table!
Brock Lesnar hops on this commentary table
like it was a stair!
-Like a cat! -[Cole] Meanwhile, look at this.
Security rushing out into the arena.
And Brock Lesnar now with a steel chair in hand.
[indistinct yelling]
Get down!
[Cole] Security now between Roman in the ring and Brock Lesnar.
[McAfee] Roman's laughing, so is Brock.
That is not good news!
[indistinct yelling]
[Cole] Roman is just egging Lesnar up.
Brock Lesnar exploded off the table
and beat the hell out of the security guards
with a steel chair!
[McAfee] There he goes!
Six security guards!
[Cole] Now, The Usos, Jimmy and Jey,
rush into the aid of the Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns.
Reigns and The Bloodline retreating.
[McAfee] A jumping pop kick to the chest of security stooge
from the biggest Viking human on Earth,
then a clean house situation.
Now, Brock is doing more damage.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar is seething.
Brock Lesnar chomping at the bit.
Brock Lesnar cannot wait to get his hands on Roman Reigns.
Roman continues to taunt.
He continues to get in Brock's face.
He continues to retreat when The Beast is on the attack.
[McAfee] Another one.
-Hold on. -[Cole] Move out of the way, Pat.
[McAfee] Hold on, hold on, hold on.
[crowd cheering]
Hey, Brock.
At WrestleMania,
you'll acknowledge me as the Undisputed
WWE Universal Champion.
[crowd booing]
["Head of the Table" by def rebel playing]
[crowd cheering] le" by def rebel playing]