[WWE intro music plays]
[John Cena] Then…
-[glass shatters] -[The Rock] If you smell…
-[bell tolls] -[Cena] Now…
-♪ The King of Kings ♪ -♪ You can't see me ♪
[Cena] Forever.
Together.
[music fades]
["Sacrifice" by The Weeknd playing]
Welcome to WrestleMania!
[crowd cheering]
♪ I was born in a city… ♪
[Cole] K.O.D.
The EST!
Your new Raw Women's Champion.
♪ Always with me ♪
♪ The ice inside my veins Will never bleed ♪
♪ My, ooh ♪
[Cole] Oh no.
You're gonna get it now, Chad.
Gable Steveson!
♪ Your love for more of the night ♪
♪ I tried to put up a fight ♪
♪ Can't tie me down ♪
♪ I don't want to sacrifice… ♪
[Cole] The prodigal son has returned!
Cody Rhodes!
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin gets the last laugh!
-[fireworks popping] -[song ends]
♪ It feels good to see ♪
-♪ The world getting loose ♪ -♪ Mr. Worldwide ♪
♪ Feels good to see ♪
-♪ The world getting loose ♪ -♪ Let's ride ♪
♪ I don't know about you, Sak Noel ♪
♪ I don't know about you, Phenom ♪
♪ I don't know about you, White Shadow ♪
[Pat] Charles Robinson ate a spear.
[Cole] Charlotte's tapping out! The official is down!
And Flair retains the title!
[song continues]
[Taser crackling]
♪ I got a pocket full Of hundred dollar bills ♪
[whistles]
♪ Put on a jacket 'Cause these diamonds give you chills ♪
♪ Two shots, I'm running ♪
♪ Two and I'm stunning tonight… ♪
[Cole] Pat McAfee living his dream at WrestleMania.
McAfee wins!
Mr. McMahon has entered the ring.
♪ I'm losing track of keys Ooh, up to something… ♪
[glass shatters]
[Cole] Oh my god! Austin's here!
-♪ I'm drinking out the bottle ♪ -♪ Get loose ♪
[Cole] Austin stuns McMahon!
Austin stuns McAfee!
[crowd cheering]
["All Nightmare Long" playing]
[ring announcer] The following is the biggest WrestleMania match
of all time!
Winner Take All Championship Unification!
[bell rings]
♪ Luck runs out ♪
♪ Crawl from the wreckage one more… ♪
[Cole] Oh my god!
[groans]
♪ Dark, rutted, cold and hard to turn ♪
♪ Path of destruction, feel and burn ♪
♪ 'Cause we hunt you down without mercy ♪
♪ Hunt you down all nightmare long… ♪
[Cole] Roman Reigns is the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
♪ Hunt you down all nightmare long, yeah ♪
♪ Luck runs out ♪
♪ You crawl back in But your luck runs out ♪
-[song ends] -[fireworks popping]
[crowd cheering]
-[crowd cheering] -["Are You Ready" by AC/DC playing]
[Cole] As we continue to celebrate
the most stupendous two-night WrestleMania in history,
we are live tonight in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
with Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
sponsored by Progressive,
a triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
And, Pat, big night tonight.
[Pat] Huge night tonight.
For the first time since conquering "The Beast" Brock Lesnar,
Roman Reigns will address the beautiful SmackDown audience
and let us know what the next step is.
♪ Who all need it, who? ♪
[music fades out]
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown!
[crowd cheering]
And please welcome The Baddest Woman on the Planet,
Ronda Rousey!
["Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts plays]
[Cole] "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey,
the highlight of WrestleMania Saturday
in her SmackDown Women's Championship Match
against Charlotte Flair.
[Pat] I assume that "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey has some things to say.
She had that match won.
Charles Robinson obviously speared through the gates of hell
by our champion.
[Cole] Charles Robinson, of course, the official in that matchup.
[Pat] Little Naitch… Distraction happened, and Charlotte retained,
but that's why queens stay queens.
And now, we get to hear from Ronda for the first time since it all went down.
♪ And I'm only doin' good When I'm havin' fun ♪
♪ And I don't have to please no one ♪
[song fades out]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Ronda Rousey! Ronda Rousey! Ronda Rousey!
Well, Ronda, I think everyone can agree
that you were involved in a very physical match
on WrestleMania Saturday.
And you proved to be a woman of your word, and you made Charlotte tap out.
Let's take a quick look back.
[Cole] So, Pat, Charlotte was going for the Figure-Eight,
her finishing tap-out maneuver.
Ronda countered, and as you mentioned,
Charlotte right into the official, Charles Robinson.
Ronda Rousey would turn it into an armbar,
and Charlotte quickly taps out,
but the official had been knocked down.
[Pat] Yeah, the official was knocked out, obviously,
because he got speared by Charlotte,
but it is very clear, Ronda made Charlotte tap on Saturday.
[man in crowd] We love you, Ronda!
[crowd cheering]
Well, Charlotte definitely felt the pressure.
And like I said, it looks like you tapped her out.
I did, and I will again.
But what matters is I lost, and I didn't come here to make excuses.
My mom taught me that…
[sighs]
…to be the best in the world,
you have to be able to beat anyone twice on your worst day,
because you're not always going to fight on your best day,
and the referee is not always going to count it the first time.
[sighs deeply]
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
I beat Charlotte once but not twice.
I tapped her out but not when it counted, and that's on me.
[crowd cheers]
Listen, later on tonight,
the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns,
will reveal his next step.
So, Ronda, what's the next step for you?
I want a rematch.
[crowd cheering]
But not a regular match.
I don't want Charlotte to be able to get herself disqualified again
or counted out and escape with her title, no.
I want a rematch with no loopholes, no excuses, and no doubt.
At WrestleMania Backlash…
I challenge Charlotte Flair to an "I Quit" Match.
[Cole] Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Charlotte laughs]
Oh! [Charlotte laughs]
[crowd boos]
Oh, Ronda, Ronda, Ronda!
You couldn't beat me in checkers, let alone an "I Quit" Match.
[laughs]
I'm Charlotte Flair. I don't quit.
Quitting is not in my DNA.
But you know what is?
Winning!
[crowd boos]
[Charlotte] Ronda…
I felt your armbar, I felt the pressure,
but I didn't lose.
I didn't tap out.
I walked out the SmackDown Women's Champion.
And you want to know what I'm starting to think?
That The Baddest Woman on the Planet is not just a snappy catchphrase.
It's a myth.
[crowd boos]
[chuckles]
Because you can't win when it matters.
So the answer to your question is…
no.
[crowd boos]
So get in the back of the line, bitch.
-[crowd boos] -[Charlotte laughs]
[sighs]
[crowd booing]
Charlotte, I've got some news for you.
This fight is going to happen,
and you're not going to say "I quit."
You're going to scream it when I turn your elbow backward.
-[mic thuds] -[crowd cheering]
["Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts plays]
[Cole] Ronda Rousey claims she is going to get
the "I Quit" Match she wants for the SmackDown Women's Championship.
[Pat] And Charlotte Flair said, "Uh-uh. Go to the back of the line."
"Who is next?"
I hope we get a chance to see the "I Quit" Match
between the two baddest ladies on Earth.
[Cole] Also on WrestleMania this past Sunday,
it was Sheamus and Ridge versus Xavier and Kofi.
Sheamus would take out Kofi with the Brogue Kick.
And it looked like Xavier was going to rally
when Butch, distracting the official,
allowing Sheamus to deliver yet another Brogue.
[grunts]
[Cole] And then the Northern Grit from Ridge Holland.
But it's what happened after the match
-that had everybody talking, Pat. -[bell rings]
[Cole] The rabid animal Butch would just assault The New Day.
-[Pat] Like a rabid… -[crowd booing]
[groaning]
[Pat] …animal, Butch can't help but attack
after… The Fight Night Boys put some damage down.
[upbeat music playing]
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
after a successful WrestleMania debut for Sheamus and Ridge Holland,
the ferocious Butch makes his debut against Xavier Woods
in his first match on SmackDown,
and it's coming up next live on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
And you know what time it is, Pat?
[upbeat music continues]
What's it feel like to you, fella?
-It feels like Fight Night. -That's right.
Butchy, we're finally gonna let you off the leash tonight, you hear me?
I want you to go out, and I want you to treat that Woods fella
like a bleeding chew toy, yeah?
[chuckles] Are you ready for a bloody good bruising, Butch?
Are you ready for your first taste of blood, Butch, are you? Huh?
'Cause every night is Fight Night.
Fight Night, Fight Night, Fight Night.
-[laughing] -Let's go! Get out there!
[Sheamus' theme music plays]
[Pat] It's…
Fight Night, baby!
[explosion]
[Cole] The Unholy Trinity!
Sheamus and company.
[crowd booing]
[bell rings]
[Kayla] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
accompanied to the ring by Ridge Holland and Sheamus,
Butch!
[Cole] Butch is frantic, and he's set for action
in his SmackDown in-ring debut, live next.
[Sheamus' theme music continues]
[Pat] It's Fight Night, baby!
["Are You Ready" playing]
[Cole] Ahead of their upcoming Tag Team Championship Match
on Monday Night Raw,
"The Boss" Sasha Banks goes one-on-one
with Raw's irrepressible Liv Morgan.
It takes place live on SmackDown tonight.
Meanwhile, back in the arena here in Milwaukee, Pat,
the, uh, manic Butch set for his in-ring debut on SmackDown.
[Pat] Baseball, Tiger Woods, and that son of a bitch Butch is back.
["New Day, New Way" plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Kayla] And his opponent,
accompanied to the ring by Kofi Kingston,
weighing in at 205 pounds,
Xavier Woods!
Whoo!
Well, well, well, well, well!
Look at y'all.
Look at y'all in the ring, looking all happy,
what, coming off your first WrestleMania win.
Congratulations and welcome to the club.
Actually, one-one second.
Would you mind cutting the music real quick?
We got a few things to say.
-[music stops] -Thank you. There we go. There we go.
Well, to back that up, Kofi, they're in the winners' club for Mania.
I actually don't have a WrestleMania win.
Oh my god. Uh…
Wait-- No, hold up. Hold up.
-In 2019, when I won, like, we both won. -Oh!
-As a matter of fact, we all won! -Yeah!
-[crowd cheering] -But…
But y'all coming fresh off your first WrestleMania win.
-And everybody knows this. -Yeah, everybody.
Everybody knows this, but especially for these two young booties.
I'm talking about Ridge. I'm talking about Butch.
Let us go ahead and explain to you how things work around here.
Since WrestleMania is essentially our season finale…
Mm-hmm.
…that would make tonight's SmackDown our season opener.
-Uh-oh. -And that would mean that all records are…
[both] Reset!
[Pat] Okay.
We know it's fun to crowd participation, so you guys can say it with us.
We're gonna do it one more time. Ready?
All records are…
-[both] Reset! -[crowd] Reset!
That means that the score between us is 0-0!
So, Butch, let me tell you about myself.
I got off a red-eye flight from LA this morning.
G4, you know.
But then, I hit the gym.
Matter of fact, I bruised the weights.
But most importantly, most importantly,
I got your auntie on the other line in the back,
and she actually says she can't wait for me
to whip your rabies-infested ass.
Whoo!
Because…
-New Day rocks! -[crowd] New Day rocks!
[Cole] If everything's reset, that means
you didn't beat Austin Theory at WrestleMania.
[Pat] Or lose to Vince McMahon.
So everything is good, baby.
[Cole] More on that later on, but here we go.
Butch and Xavier Woods one-on-one here tonight
-on Friday Night SmackDown. -[bell rings]
[Cole] Pat, how do you prepare for someone like Butch
in what we've seen the past couple of weeks?
He's out of control.
[Pat] Just an unrelenting aggression from Butch.
[Cole] Oh, there's a clothesline knocking Xavier Woods down.
And quickly on the attack is Butch
with the right hands raining down on the face of Xavier Woods.
[Pat] Everybody who has seen Butch do his thing over the years knows
that he can be aggressive, and he can pinpoint and break you down.
But since regaining his boys by his side, he's kicked it up a whole new level.
[Cole] Of course Sheamus and Ridge Holland at ringside, cheering on Butch.
[Pat] Yeah, you know, Butch, Ridge, and Sheamus…
-Yeah! -[Pat] …these are the Eastie Boys.
-[Cole] The Eastie Boys? -[Pat] Yeah, the Eastie Boys.
You go up to Boston, you go due east,
boom! That's Ireland, the hometown of Sheamus.
You go east of that, it's the UK,
where Ridge and Pete-- Butch are from.
-They're the Eastie Boys, baby. -[overlapping chatter]
-[Pat] Look at Butch's face all busted up. -[Cole] Somebody's been on Apple Maps.
Oh! Now, Butch with a big kick to the face.
Oh! And a relentless attack here by Butch,
looking to take out the arm, dislocate the shoulder of Xavier Woods.
Joint manipulation is the game for Butch,
and Xavier finally puts his foot on the bottom rope
as it looked like Butch was gonna try to break Xavier's fingers.
And now right to the elbow.
[Pat] Legend has it that's how he began having the name Butch.
Like a butcher, he can break each piece of the body off, pal.
[Cole] You've been doing your research.
[Pat] I know the Eastie Boys pretty well.
[Cole] Oh! And Xavier Woods.
[crowd chanting] New Day rocks! New Day rocks!
[Cole] As the "New Day rocks" chant clearly…
Nice support here tonight in Milwaukee.
Xavier Woods!
Side… side Russian leg sweep,
follows it up with a basement dropkick.
[Pat] It is great to have Xavier Woods back.
I know we're talking about Butch and the Eastie Boys,
but Xavier Woods and The New Day bringing energy to every arena.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh! Xavier through the second rope.
Butch moved out of harm's way and caught him with a forearm.
[Pat] Butch isn't gonna let you breathe for much time.
If he could get a chance to hit you…
-[Cole] Oh! -[Pat] …he's going to.
[Cole] Butch in control.
Can Xavier climb back in this?
-[crowd booing] -[overlapping chatter]
[Cole] We are back live on Friday Night SmackDown.
Shades of his mentor, Sheamus, ten beats of the bodhran,
but doing it a bit differently there is Butch,
who's one-on-one with Xavier Woods here tonight.
[Pat] Milwaukee was saying terrible things
about Sheamus and the boys during the break,
but Butch has been handling his business in the ring.
[Cole] Sheamus talking some trash to Xavier Woods.
It has been a frantic pace set by Butch in this matchup thus far.
[Pat] He's attempted to rip off his fingers, his wrist, and his arm.
[Cole] Now trying to rip his head off his shoulders.
[Pat] Look… look at the blood rolling down the nose of Butch's face.
[crowd] New Day rocks!
[Cole] Kofi Kingston also at ringside cheering on his partner, Xavier Woods.
Of course, their partner, Big E,
is at home recuperating from the broken neck
caused by Ridge Holland of this group a number of weeks ago.
Oh, and a big forearm to the face!
[Pat] This is what you're gonna see from Butch.
[Cole] This has been a relentless assault by Butch.
[Pat] Butch is a pummeler, a bruiser,
a rabid animal.
[Cole] Cover and a kick out by Woods at two.
[Pat] He just loves it, you know. He's like a shark in the water.
Senses there's a little bit of blood out there, just attacks.
[Cole] This trio of Butch, Sheamus, and Ridge Holland…
so extremely dangerous.
[Pat] Yeah, they just… They're a group of lads
that just like fighting people and beating people up.
-It's perfect… -[Cole] Sheamus--
[Pat] …for Friday Night SmackDown. Terrible for Xavier Woods.
[Cole] And Sheamus taking those two young men under his wing.
They gained experience here in WWE
from one of the most experienced veterans on the roster
as Xavier Woods now looks to fight back against Butch,
trying to rally here.
[Pat] Xavier Woods, a veteran in his own right.
[Cole] And look at Xavier go.
The chops and punches forcing Butch into the ropes.
The official has to back Woods off.
Reversal. Butch misses with a clothesline.
[Pat] And another.
-[Cole] Great athleticism by Woods! -[Pat] Yeah!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Xavier fired up!
Heel kick to the face.
[Pat] Milwaukee is pleased with Xavier Woods.
[Cole] And Xavier…
Butch able to counter an attempted vertical suplex,
but not that.
Right to the ear.
[Pat] One of the most talented humans walking this earth.
Xavier Woods putting Butch through hell right now.
[Cole] Lands on the apron. Keeps his balance.
Oh! That stuns Butch again.
Oh! And a right by Butch drops Woods!
[Pat] I think he was going for that springboard tornado DDT.
[Cole] And stomping on the fingers of Woods,
and a kick to the back of the neck.
Butch cover again. May have him here, shoulders down,
kick out by Woods at two.
[Pat] Butch almost undefeated on SmackDown.
I have no idea how Xavier Woods was able to kick out of that.
[Cole] That just made Butch angrier. Watch this.
It-- Oh! Right to the back of the head.
[crowd chanting] New Day rocks!
[Pat] Big boot from Butch.
[crowd chanting] New Day rocks! New Day rocks!
[Cole] Looking back at Ridge and Sheamus for encouragement.
Butch continues the assault.
[Pat] The Eastie Boys will always tell one another
to keep kicking the hell out of someone.
-They get off on it. -Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
[Cole] And Butch…
Xavier able to sidestep.
Small Package, shoulders down. Does he have him?
-He does! -[bell rings]
-["New Day, New Way" plays] -[Pat] Whoa!
-[crowd cheering] -[Kayla] Here is your winner,
Xavier Woods!
[Pat] That's not a Small Package.
That quick rollup is the Backwoods!
Wow, Xavier Woods steals a win here over Butch.
[Cole] And Ridge Holland trying to calm Butch down,
and Butch was upset.
As you take a look, Butch was in control in the match.
I thought that right there would put it away.
Woods was able to kick out,
and just when Butch was going for the victory,
Xavier Woods delivers… What'd you call it? The…
[Pat] That's the Backwoods, baby. Just a quick rollup.
[bell rings]
[Pat] Xavier Woods explosive.
Nominated for Kids' Choice Award! Vote for me!
[Pat] Durable.
[Cole] And look at Butch just teeing off on Sheamus and Ridge Holland.
A temper tantrum being thrown by Butch here.
[Pat] He's headbutting Sheamus.
Shades of Zizou back in the day.
[Cole] Very upset about his loss here.
[indistinct shouting]
-[Pat] He's sitting in the corner there. -[Cole] Like a child.
["Sacrifice" playing]
[Pat] Ladies and gentlemen,
Sami Zayn had plans on walking into WrestleMania
and giving Johnny Knoxville a beating of a lifetime.
Instead, what had happened was,
he crawled out of the other side
with one of the most humiliating losses of his career.
[Cole] We relive the unforgettable match next.
♪ My, ohh ♪
♪ I don't know about you but I feel good ♪
♪ I'm two plus two, I'm fo' sho ♪
♪ You down, I'm down, baby, let's go ♪
♪ You stop, you drop, baby, then roll ♪
♪ You twerk, you pop, booty so swole ♪
♪ I'd hate me too if I were you ♪
♪ And when it comes to billions I'll take two ♪
♪ It's only one life, you don't get two So live life… ♪
[Cole] The new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns,
addresses SmackDown for the first time since conquering "The Beast" Brock Lesnar
in the biggest WrestleMania match of all time.
Roman will declare his next step.
Roman Reigns is here with us live tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
The energy is always palpable
whenever the Head of the Table is in the building.
Now, he's the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
Tonight is going to be magnificent.
Not everyone celebrating what happened to them at WrestleMania.
Take Sami Zayn, for instance.
Called it the most embarrassing moment of his career.
Let's show you what I'm talking about in our DoorDash Highlight of the Night.
[TV announcer] The Highlight of the Night is sponsored by DoorDash.
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[upbeat music playing]
[Cole] Johnny Knoxville from Jackass fame
takes on Sami Zayn in an Anything Goes Match.
There's no countouts, no disqualifications.
The only way to win is via pinfall or submission in the ring.
This may be well beyond Johnny Knoxville's depth
to be in the ring with a Superstar like Sami Zayn.
-What the hell happened? -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Wee Man! Wee Man's here.
Wee Man's taking it to Sami Zayn!
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Look at this!
Wee Man body slamming Sami Zayn!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And now, it's Johnny Knoxville in control.
[Taser crackles]
[thud]
[Cole] The high jinks from Knoxville!
[grunts]
[Cole] Sami's done playing games, I think.
[tense music playing]
[Cole] Sami Zayn from the top rope with a grin on his face.
-What the…? -[pops]
[Cole] Knoxville just set off pyro from the ring posts!
Oh! And now through the mousetrap table!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The entire Jackass crew is here,
and that is a gigantic mousetrap.
-[Taser crackles] -[groans]
[Cole] Zayn is down and out. You don't want to be there, Sami.
[Pat] Sami, that's where the cheese goes, Sami!
-[thwacks] -[Cole] Oh my god!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The rat is trapped. Cover.
[referee] Two! Three!
-[Cole] Knoxville with the win! -[bell rings]
[Pat] Johnny Knoxville delivered.
[Cole] And Sami Zayn, the poor guy is still trapped.
[music fades out]
You're not listening. 'Cause what I wanna know is
how do you let that happen to me at WrestleMania?
Sami, it was your idea.
No, my idea was an Anything Goes Match,
not an Everybody Is Welcome Match.
Did you see what I had to deal with out there?
I was supposed to get my revenge against Johnny Knoxville.
Instead, I had to deal with Party Boy and Wee Man.
-Yeah. -It's not funny.
And the giant hand, the stunts, the pranks.
Do you understand that I am one of the best in the world,
and I have been reduced now to a laughingstock?
-[scoffs] -No? You don't believe me? Look at this.
What is that?
That? That is cheese.
-Yeah. Why? -Why?
Because of the mousetrap.
-I was trapped in a giant mousetrap. -[chuckles]
You know, cheese is disgusting. By the way, look…
This is… Enough is enough, okay? I want my respect back.
The next person who walks through that door…
I want a match with the next person who walks through that door,
so that I can kick the crap out of them and get my respect back.
The next person that walks through that door?
-Next person that walks through that door. -I love it. I'm in. Let's go.
The next person that walks through the door is yours.
-Perfect. -Yeah.
-[Cole laughs] -[crowd cheering]
Lads.
All right. The person after that.
-What do you mean? -No. The next next person.
-No. -That's what I-- I didn't-- The next--
-This was your idea too. -Yes, I know but the next--
-Sami, the match is-- -Adam, it's--
No! The match is official.
-And it takes place tonight. -Okay.
Okay. You know what? Actually, actually, that's perfect,
because Drew McIntyre is the toughest guy on the whole roster.
So when I beat him, I'll get my respect back.
-There you go. -Right? All I have to do is…
is beat Drew McIntyre.
Okay. Okay.
Sorry, Mr. Pearce. I was directed to give you this note.
Okay. Thank you.
Uh, do me a favor, if you would.
Please tell Ronda I can't meet with her right now.
-Will do, sir. -Thank you.
[Pat] What is that all about?
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, Ludwig Kaiser.
[Pat] Ludwig?
[crowd shouting and booing]
Allow me to introduce you
to the man who is the epitome
of efficiency and elegance.
[speaking German]
Der Ringgeneral…
[in English] Gunther!
[crowd booing]
-[Gunther's theme music plays] -[Pat] Wow. Guten Tag…
to this specimen.
[Cole] The scowl from Gunther.
[Pat] I don't know if we pronounce "Ring General" differently
than what Ludwig said there, but…
Gunther is a problem.
He brutalizes people.
And I'm not sure he has a soul. I'm not sure.
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
one of the most decorated
international competitors of the last decade
and the most destructive heavyweight in all of Europe,
Gunther, brings his pulverizing style
to Friday Night SmackDown live next.
[Gunther's theme music continues]
[Gunther's theme music playing]
[Cole] Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is sponsored tonight by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
I hope that the gentleman in the ring, Joe Alonzo, has his insurance paid up
because he's gonna take on this man, Gunther,
in his SmackDown in-ring debut here tonight.
[Pat] I think he's gonna have to bundle all three of them.
Joe Alonzo was eating cheese curds last night,
eating sausages and drinking some beer.
Tonight, he's staring down…
Europe's meanest, biggest man.
-[Cole] Gunther goes 6'4", 265 pounds… -[bell rings]
…or 121 kilograms as he told us earlier tonight.
And now Gunther and Alonzo start this matchup off,
and a hip toss sends Alonzo across the ring.
[Pat] Joe Alonzo trying to run.
That ain't gonna help with Gunther. He's quick as well.
[Cole] Ooh. Trying to fight back, and it just made the Ring General angrier.
[Pat] Little bit of a wake up.
[Cole] Oh, what a chop!
[Pat] They can hear that in Appleton.
[Cole] What is Gunther planning to do here?
Making Alonzo suffer. He has a five-count.
[Pat] He just put his big-ass boot right into Joe Alonzo's mouth.
-[Cole] Gunther, an imposing individual. -[Pat] I'd say.
[Cole] Commanding with a big boot to the face.
[Pat] I mentioned the no soul thing. He…
I've never seen this dude with a smile on his face.
[Cole] That is Ludwig Kaiser at ringside.
As we take another look at the boot from Gunther,
collapsing the face of Mr. Alonzo.
-[Pat] Joe Alonzo-- -[smack]
[Cole] Oh! What a chop!
-[grunts] -[groans]
-[Cole] Did you hear that? -[Pat] Yeah, I felt that.
[Cole] And the scowl,
the never-changing expression on the face of Gunther…
-[groans] -Oh! …as he just continues to pound away.
[Pat] On Joe Alonzo's sternum.
Sorry about it, Joe Alonzo.
You're the first of many--
[Cole] Oh my goodness!
[Alonzo groaning]
[Pat] He caught him in the collarbone on that one.
Sounded like he hit a cymbal.
Milwaukee's calling for another one of their guy.
-[grunting] -[Cole] And Gunther-- Oh!
[Alonzo groaning]
[Pat] Joe Alonzo.
[speaking German]
[Pat] Did you hear what he said? What'd he say there?
Was that our language or no?
-[Cole] No idea. -[Pat] All right.
[Cole] You could ask Ludwig for a translation.
[crowd chanting] Gunther! Gunther! Gunther!
[groans]
-[Cole] And now… -[Pat] A Gunther chant starts.
[Cole] Gunther and the power,
and there's that wicked powerbomb.
-Stacking up Alonzo… -One! Two! Three!
-[Cole] Gunther with the victory. -[bell rings]
[Gunther's theme music plays]
-[Pat] Wiping the dust. -[Samantha] Here is your winner, Gunther!
[Cole] Gunther has put the locker room on notice,
I guarantee you that.
[Pat] Big Will Smith bombs to the chest…
boots to the mouth.
-Everybody, be quiet. -[grunts]
-[groans] -[Pat] Are you…
That dude's not gonna be able to take a damn shower for the next week
-'cause it's gonna burn so bad. -[Cole] What a powerbomb!
[Pat] And then he gets stacked up like some pancakes at IHOP.
[bell rings]
[Pat] Joe Alonzo had the worst night of his life.
SmackDown got introduced
to the next couple of great dominant days of our lives,
and that's Gunther.
Nailed it.
What a mean dude!
Wow! An impressive debut by Gunther.
But now, please welcome my guest.
A brand-new Superstar looking to make a similar impact,
Raquel Rodriguez.
-Hi, Kayla. -[crowd cheering]
-Raquel, welcome to SmackDown. -Thanks.
Now do you have a message for the SmackDown locker room?
Well… [chuckles]
Just a little, please.
Kayla, SmackDown has one of the most impressive female locker rooms
in the entire WWE.
But I can guarantee, they've never seen anything like me.
-Mírame… -[men speaking indistinctly]
Can I help you?
[indistinct] Hello.
[crowd booing]
Excuse me, Kayla.
Raquel Rodriguez.
Allow me to introduce ourselves.
-I am Humberto. -And I'm Angel.
Better known as "The Lethal Lovers," Los Lotharios.
-Welcome to SmackDown. -Gracias.
As a tradition, we would like to welcome you with…
a kiss.
[laughs]
[speaks Spanish]
-[in English] Not a chance. -Okay.
Your loss.
-Chao. -[Angel] Maybe next time.
[Humberto] See you around.
Are those guys always this annoying?
-["The Good Life" playing] -[Cole] Sorry, players.
[Pat] Hey, Raquel ain't here to get kisses.
She beats the living hell out of people.
Welcome to SmackDown.
[Cole] Here come the Happy folks or, well, maybe not so happy tonight.
[Pat] Oh yeah.
The whole Rolls-Royce and WrestleMania thing.
-[crowd booing] -[Pat] Madcap is pumped up.
[Samantha] Please welcome the winner of the 2022 André the Giant Battle Royal,
Madcap Moss,
and the host of "Happy Talk," Happy Corbin!
-[explosion] -[Cole] Happy looks extremely glum
here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown, and there is a reason for this.
Take you back to WrestleMania Saturday, Pat,
versus Drew McIntyre.
A little bit of miscommunication between Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss.
I'm just-- You're winning!
-Get down! -You're winning. Just--
[Cole] Drew McIntyre would take advantage of this.
The spinebuster first to Happy Corbin and then…
-[crowd] …three, two one! -…welcome to Claymore country!
-[crowd cheering] -One! Two! Three!
[Cole] Drew picks up the win.
-[bell rings] -But then this happened after the match.
Drew McIntyre with his sword, Angela, in hand.
Madcap Moss thought he was going to be, uh…
a bit tricky here. Didn't pay off.
[Pat] Yeah, little sneaky Madcap does not work,
because Drew catches him
and then slices through the top two ropes with his sword, Angela.
One of the scariest things I've ever seen in person.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] On WrestleMania SmackDown last Friday night, we had the annual
-André the Giant Battle Royal… -[laughing and cheering]
…named after the Eighth Wonder of the World,
the inaugural WWE Hall of Famer, André the Giant.
Raw and SmackDown Superstars filling the ring.
Remember, eliminated
when you go over the top rope and both feet hit the floor.
And it was a great event. It actually came down to four men.
Madcap almost eliminated all of them,
but only Roode and Ziggler at that point.
It came down now to Bálor and Madcap.
[Pat] The Prince and Madcap, both going for it.
Slingblade. Thought Finn Bálor had it.
-Madcap used that brain of his… -[bell rings]
…used Finn Bálor's momentum against him,
and gets a monumental win for Madcap's career.
Madcap Moss, the winner of The André the Giant Battle Royal.
Whoo! Yeah!
[Cole] The headline, of course, on WrestleMania Saturday
was the fact that McIntyre's win over Happy Corbin
ended Happy Corbin's undefeated streak.
[upbeat music playing]
[Cole] Happy Corbin returns for what could be, Pat,
the saddest "Happy Talk" of all time.
And it's next on SmackDown.
-Don't be so excited. -[Pat] Is bum-ass Corbin back?
["Are You Ready" by AC/DC playing]
[Cole] Well, he is the brand-new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
Roman Reigns is here live tonight on SmackDown
to discuss what is next.
Roman live tonight.
♪ Are you ready? ♪
["The Good Life" playing]
[Cole] And tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is presented by Progressive.
And it's time now for some "Happy Talk."
♪ Get ready, ready, get ready, ready ♪
[song fades out]
-Whoo! -[crowd booing]
This… this was supposed to be the happiest "Happy Talk" ever.
[crowd booing, shouting]
We're supposed to be reveling in my victory
over Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania right now.
[crowd booing]
[Pat] Does it say "Go rats" on those balloons?
Now… now, at these low points,
that's when you figure out what kind of man you are.
I've been doing a lot of self-reflecting.
This week when I was on my yacht, I looked out over the horizon,
and I had an honest conversation with myself.
I looked at what type of man I am and… what type of man I've become.
[Pat] Oh, this is good.
And I'm ready to admit that there is only one person to blame
for this loss to Drew.
[crowd shouting]
And that man…
is Madcap Moss.
-[Pat groans] -[crowd booing]
Never in a million years would I have lost to Drew
if you hadn't climbed on the apron and distracted me.
I… [sighs] I'm s- I'm so- I'm really sorry, man.
I was just-- I just felt so excited for you.
I don't care how you felt.
It's not about your feelings.
Look, somehow, you managed to take WrestleMania weekend
and make it all about you,
about you winning The André the Giant Battle Royal trophy.
[crowd cheering]
[Corbin] Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, "Look at me, look at me, look at me."
"I finally won something."
"Mwah, mwah, mwah. I'm kissing my trophy."
[crowd chanting] Madcap Moss! Madcap Moss! Madcap Moss!
See, this is the problem.
I think you're getting too big for your suspenders,
and you've forgotten your place.
[crowd booing]
It's to tell me a joke.
I'm-I'm sorry. I…
Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, no. I got one. I got one.
I got one. I got one.
What do you call me
when I'm such a bonehead that I cost you a match?
Madcap Loss. [laughs]
[crowd groans]
That's terrible. Tell me another one.
-Uh… -[crowd chanting] Madcap Moss!
Madcap Moss! Madcap Moss!
Okay. No, no, I got one. I got one. I got one. Just came to me.
Uh, what would you call Adam Pearce if he ran a brothel?
-Madam Pearce. [laughs] -[Cole chortles]
[crowd booing]
That one sucked too.
[Pat] Oh.
I can't believe this. You should be ashamed of yourself.
I bring you to SmackDown, I give you opportunities to make me laugh,
to tell me funny jokes.
And lately, all of your jokes, they've been terrible.
[crowd booing]
So I'm going to give you another chance.
Tell me a joke.
Tell me a funny joke.
Tell me a joke like your job depends on it,
because it does.
[man in audience] Madcap Moss! Madcap Moss! Madcap Moss!
Okay, yeah.
What do you call a guy
who treats his friends like garbage?
[crowd cheering]
Who thinks he's better than everybody else?
[crowd cheering]
A guy who dresses like he's going to a funeral
for Tommy Bahama?
[crowd cheering]
[Pat laughs]
You call him Happy Corbin! [laughs]
[Pat, Madcap, and crowd laughing]
-That one's not bad. -He's getting a standing ovation.
You think that's funny? You really think that's funny?
Do all of you in here think that is funny?
[crowd cheering raucously]
[Cole] Oh no!
Corbin attacking Moss from behind and now stomping Madcap Moss.
[Pat] Pure jealousy oozing through Unhappy Corbin's veins right now.
[Cole] And Moss fighting back.
Madcap Moss fighting back against his ex-boss.
And Corbin…
[Pat] Envious Corbin getting thrown around by the powerhouse.
[Cole] Oh, and Moss…
And Corbin trying to get out of there. Now, he's caught up in the… in the rope.
[grunting]
[Cole] And look at Moss go.
[Pat] Madcap a bouncer right now.
[groans]
-[Cole] And Corbin… -[Madcap] Whoo!
-…trying to get out of harm's way. -Whoo!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And here comes Moss.
[grunts]
[Cole] And Corbin fighting back as well.
Moss driven into the barricade.
[Pat] Right in front of the mayor over there.
[Cole] Oh, this is…
Look at me, not that trophy!
Remember where you came from.
[Cole] And now Corbin's driven off the announce table
as Moss turn things around.
And now Madcap Moss, anger in his eyes…
[Pat laughing] And very, very…
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Cole] This has gotta feel good for Madcap Moss,
Pat, you gotta believe.
He's been holding this inside for a long time…
[Pat] This feels good for all of us.
[Cole] …because of his treatment by Corbin.
[Pat] Madcap having to be a song and dance act for Happy Corbin.
[Cole] And Corbin now caught up in the congratulations balloons.
And Madcap Moss relentless in his attack.
-[grunts] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Corbin coming in here tonight looking to blame everyone else
for his failures…
-Whoo! -…including that man, Madcap Moss.
-And Madcap Moss has had enough. -Whoo!
[Pat] You gotta think Madcap screaming with jubilation
because he senses a little bit of freedom.
-[funky music playing] -[Pat] Oh.
[Pat] Just throwing the "Happy Talk" set out of the ring.
[Cole] Happy Corbin, he brought this upon himself.
There's no doubt about that.
[Pat] Madcap saying, "I'm done with this stupid stuff."
-[Cole] A free moment-- -[Pat] Oh, he stomped on his hat!
He stomped on his hat!
[Cole] Rather symbolic.
-[Pat] Damn right. -Whoo!
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] It's like a javelin there. Yup.
[Cole] Corbin can't believe what's happened to him
over the past seven days.
[Pat] Hold on, Hap.
-…I've done in the WWE. -I know. Listen.
Former WWE Champion, United States Champion.
Two nights of WrestleMania,
and the Modern Day Maharaja cannot get a match?
Listen, I told you, and I'll tell you again,
-it's nothing personal. -Oh, nothing personal.
-It's not. -It's nothing personal.
If it's nothing personal, get Ricochet out of witness protection,
tell him to put his Intercontinental Championship
on the line against me.
Listen, I'm not doubting you or your resume. No one is, Jinder.
But I can't even begin to consider putting you into a championship--
[door opens]
[Jinder] I wasn't finished.
[crowd cheering]
Ronda.
Well?
Do I get my "I Quit" Match?
It's not quite official yet,
but I'm told we should expect an answer some time tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
[Cole] Ronda better get what she wants.
Nonetheless, Monday night on Raw,
the new Tag Team Champions, Sasha Banks and Naomi,
defend against Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley.
Both look to build some momentum here tonight.
Later on, it's "The Boss" Sasha Banks one-on-one with Liv Morgan,
live on SmackDown.
[upbeat music playing]
[Drew McIntyre's theme music plays]
[Cole] You have to believe Drew McIntyre had to love seeing
what Madcap Moss did to Happy Corbin moments ago.
[Pat] Absolutely.
He's been waiting for those two schmucks to separate for some time.
But McIntyre isn't worried about that. It's behind him.
[Cole] Well, he almost separated Moss at WrestleMania with the sword, Angela.
-[bell rings] -[Samantha] The following contest
-is scheduled for one fall. -[explosion]
-[crowd cheering] -Introducing first, from Ayr, Scotland,
weighing in at 265 pounds,
Drew McIntyre!
-[explosion] -[Cole] Pat,
Sami Zayn can't get out of his own way.
First, he was embarrassed by Johnny Knoxville at WrestleMania,
then tonight, he stuck his foot in his mouth again,
and now has this matchup with Drew McIntyre.
[Pat] Sami Zayn said, "I want whoever walks out
of that locker room next in a fight tonight."
Well, The Scottish Warrior,
the man who wields a sword taller than Wee Man
and makes fire come out of the ring when he shows up,
is who you got, Sami Zayn.
[Cole] McIntyre versus Sami Zayn.
They go one-on-one.
It happens next live on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
[crowd cheering]
[Drew McIntyre's theme music continues]
[upbeat music playing]
♪ It's time to prepare ♪
♪ City of Angels Can you feel it in the air?
♪ It's time for the show! ♪
♪ So get ready, time for some action Be the biggest attraction ♪
♪ It's time for the show! ♪
♪ So get ready, everybody tuned in Got to feel… ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The biggest event in live entertainment…
[fireworks exploding]
[Cole] …under the bright lights of Hollywood.
♪ Lights and the cameras Make the world stand up ♪
[Cole] I can't wait.
♪ It's time for the show! So get ready ♪
♪ Time for some action Be the biggest attraction ♪
♪ It's time for the show! ♪
♪ So get ready, everybody tuned in Got to feel the movement ♪
-♪ Go! ♪ -♪ It's time to… ♪
[Cole] Los Angeles hosts…
♪ City of Angels Can you feel it in the air?
♪ It's time for the show! ♪
[Cole] …WrestleMania.
♪ Hollywood, we comin' ♪
[song ends]
["Sacrifice" by The Weeknd playing]
♪ I was born in a city ♪
♪ Where the winter nights Don't ever sleep ♪
♪ So this life's always with me… ♪
[Cole] One hundred fifty-six thousand three hundred fifty-two WWE fans
attended the two-night stupendous WrestleMania.
They came from all 50 states, 53 countries.
The highest grossing, most attended WWE event in history.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] What an honor to be a part of. It was absolutely stupendous.
And this man had a fantastic Saturday.
[Drew McIntyre's theme fades out]
["This Is It" plays]
[Pat] This man had a horrible Sunday.
-[Cole] We had fun calling the match. -[Pat] Great time.
[Samantha] And his opponent from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 212 pounds,
Sami Zayn!
[Cole] Sami Zayn has not been able
to get out of the way of himself in recent weeks,
and it happened again earlier tonight.
Sami Zayn in a shouting match
with how embarrassed he was at WrestleMania
with WWE official Adam Pearce.
Sami Zayn basically saying to Adam Pearce, "I'm so upset
that I will face whoever walks through that locker room door, the next person."
And who was the next person? Drew McIntyre.
[Pat] That's tough.
You know, Murphy's law says, "What can go wrong will go wrong."
That seems to be Sami Zayn's life.
He should know this by now.
He's been with him the longest.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, WrestleMania Backlash
is presented by the official WWE Credit One Visa card.
Get closer to the action with benefits like Superstar meet and greets,
sweepstakes, early ticket sales for select events, and more.
Visit UltimateWWEcard.com to see if you prequalify now.
-[bell rings] -[Cole] Terms apply.
And the bell rings, and Sami Zayn, no interest
in getting into it with Drew McIntyre, at least off of the top of the match.
[Pat] Sami Zayn got body slammed by Wee Man a few days ago.
Now, he says, "I need another moment to think about the Scottish Warrior."
Five! Six!
[Pat] Sami is gonna blame everybody but himself for all this.
-Eight! -[Cole] Sami Zayn also seems
scared to death of Drew McIntyre.
-And do you blame him? -[Pat] Absolutely not.
[Cole] From what Drew McIntyre did to Happy Corbin on WrestleMania Saturday.
-And again, Sami Zayn looking to regroup. -[crowd booing]
[Cole] It's been an embarrassing, humiliating week for Sami.
Oh, look now. Drew McIntyre.
Sami Zayn sent right into the barricade.
[Pat] Party Boy put his cheeks on Sami Zayn a couple of days ago.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Pat] Now, Sami's eating
the barricade from Drew McIntyre.
Five!
[Cole] Again, Sami Zayn has gotten…
His mouth got him in trouble tonight, and that's the reason he's in this match.
Ah, Sami trying to fight back.
[Pat] You gotta remember, this is the only state
you cannot say bad things about cheese. He did that earlier.
This crowd wants to see him…
-[Cole] McIntyre belly-to-belly throw! -[Pat] …get beaten to a pulp.
[Cole] Sami tried to think positively about this match
when he found out he had it.
He said, "Drew's the toughest guy. If I beat him,
then maybe I get my respect back after losing to Johnny Knoxville."
Things not going quite the way Sami planned, however.
[Pat] Drew just threw Sami Zayn from ring post to ring post.
[Cole] McIntyre went for the big boot. And Zayn once again takes a breather.
As we take another look at this tremendous belly-to-belly throw,
McIntyre now right here in front of us.
Sami Zayn bounced off the announce table.
-Sami asked for this, Pat. -[Pat] He did.
He said, "I want whoever's next out that door."
A Warrior--
[Cole] Dumping Sami right on the announce table cowl
as Sami bounces to the floor.
[Pat] Drew McIntyre, just a species.
[Cole] This has been a rough few weeks for Sami Zayn.
[Pat] I'd say. He was in the wrong end of a rat trap.
That's never good.
And now, he's on the other end of Drew McIntyre.
[Cole] Lost his Intercontinental Championship a few weeks ago.
[Pat] Just imagine happening upon Drew McIntyre somewhere
and pissing him off.
-Sami Zayn has to live that tonight. -Three! Four!
[Cole] The official now, Charles Robinson…
-Five! -…at a count of five.
And Sami Zayn going to take a walk.
And Drew McIntyre now in hot pursuit of Sami Zayn.
Not quite what Sami expected!
Drew runs him over.
[Pat] Clothesline on the ramp.
What's he thinking now? Drew McIntyre.
[Cole] Drew's gonna make sure he gets Sami back in the ring.
[Pat] Oh, this makes sense.
-"Let me carry your Canadian ass." -[Cole] Oh, that hurt.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] "Are you not entertained?" says Drew.
"I don't want this thing to end like that."
[Pat] "I want it to end with a countdown."
[crowd] Three, two, one!
[Cole] Sami Zayn could be headed to Claymore country,
and Sami scoots out of harm's way.
[Pat] I know we made a lot of rat jokes about him the other night
when he was on the wrong end of the mousetrap,
but he's running like a rat right now.
Four!
-Five! -[Cole] Sami is literally running away
-from Drew McIntyre. -Six!
[Pat] Drew McIntyre carried his ass
-back down the ramp earlier. -Eight!
[Pat] I'm not sure he's gonna go into the crowd.
Nine! Ten!
-[Cole] Sami Zayn has been counted out. -[bell rings]
-[Pat] That's it. -[crowd booing]
[Samantha] Here is your winner as a result of a countout,
Drew McIntyre!
[Drew McIntyre's theme music plays]
[Pat] Sami Zayn did himself zero favors tonight.
All he wanted to do was prove how tough he was
after losing to Johnny Knoxville,
and instead, he runs out of the arena with his Depends, pissing his pants.
[Cole] Maybe he should just keep his mouth shut.
[Pat] Well, there's a lot of things that he could've done differently
that led him to this point, I believe.
[Cole] We talked a lot about Sami's match WrestleMania Sunday.
-But my broadcast colleague, Pat McAfee… -[glass shatters]
…lived a childhood dream this past Sunday at WrestleMania.
Not only did he battle Mr. McMahon's protégé,
he battled Mr. McMahon and toasted some beers
with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, but that's only part of the story.
We revisit it all coming up next on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Pat] What?
♪ I don't know about you but I feel good ♪
♪ I'm two plus two, I'm fo' sho ♪
♪ You down, I'm down, baby, let's go ♪
♪ You stop, you drop, baby, then roll ♪
♪ You twerk, you pop, booty so swole ♪
♪ I'd hate me too if I were you ♪
♪ And when it comes to billions I'll take two ♪
♪ It's only one life, you don't get two ♪
♪ So live life, don't let it live you I got a pocket… ♪
[Pat] For the first time since conquering "The Beast" Brock Lesnar
in the biggest WrestleMania match of all time,
our Undisputed WWE Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns,
will address the SmackDown crowd
and reveal his next step.
[Cole] Of course, Roman Reigns versus Brock Lesnar,
the main event of WrestleMania Sunday,
which also included a match with my broadcast colleague, Pat McAfee.
Let's show you what went down in our Progressive Match Flo.
[TV announcer] Match Flo is sponsored by Progressive.
A triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
[Cole] Pat McAfee living his dream.
He's about to step into this ring at WrestleMania
and face Austin Theory.
With the chairman here,
you know Austin Theory is going to bring it.
[tense music playing]
[Cole] McAfee off to a great start at WrestleMania.
Right to the throat.
There's the experience we talked about with Austin Theory.
He just leaped to the top rope! You've got to be kidding me!
-[crowd cheering] -[announcer] Superplex!
Went for the punt!
-[crowd cheering] -[pounding on mat]
-[bell rings] -[Cole] Yes! McAfee wins! McAfee wins!
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Dreams come true!
Pat McAfee has earned himself a WrestleMania moment.
Oh no. My god.
[tense music playing]
[Cole] Pat, you gotta be careful.
Nobody's stopping him now.
He's all caught up in this.
Oh my god.
Mr. McMahon has entered the ring.
Hey, wait. What the hell's the referee doing in there?
[bell rings]
Do we got a match between McMahon and McAfee at WrestleMania?
Oh, look at Theory from behind!
McMahon with a clothesline!
[announcer] Mr. McMahon is having fun at the expense of Pat McAfee.
[Cole] Oh! Yeah. Add insult to injury.
-[referee] One! Two! Three! -[bell rings]
[Cole] That is one of the most disgusting displays
of sportsmanship that I've ever witnessed.
[glass shatters]
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] What?
Uh-oh.
-Oh my god! Austin's here! -[Steve Austin's theme music playing]
[Cole] "Stone Cold" Steve Austin marching to the ring!
Theory went after Austin,
and Stone Cold unloading on Theory!
Stunner!
[announcer] Might be a good idea for the chairman to exit.
Do you think, after all these years, they'll finally let bygones be bygones?
Oh!
Austin stuns McMahon!
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin gets the last laugh on the boss.
Now it's time to celebrate.
McAfee's wanted to drink beer with Stone Cold forever.
Oh no!
Austin stuns McAfee!
The Texas Rattlesnake with a Texas-sized celebration in Dallas.
[upbeat music playing]
So many different emotions in one night.
I'm still sore.
I'm certainly still hungover,
but a childhood dream come true,
and I'll think about that for the rest of my life.
Congratulations, Pat. It was an incredible WrestleMania Sunday.
Well, listen. Another Superstar whose childhood wasn't filled with dreams,
filled with harsh realities, fraught with strife,
and had to overcome adversity.
It's a story that the woman herself has to tell.
It's the first chapter of the story of Lacey Evans.
-[sighs deeply] Okay, here it goes. -[gentle music playing]
I was born in a small town in Fannin County, Georgia.
Um, my father worked construction,
and my mother was a young mom of five.
Life from the very beginning was a little bit rough,
um, because my father suffered from mental health
and addiction problems, drug and alcohol.
Um, and my mom got caught in the middle of it
trying to be the best mom that she could be.
But then, the physical abuse and the emotional abuse, the mental abuse,
it got too much for not only my mom to take
but for her to watch.
And, um, before I could even start elementary school,
I was taken away from everything that I knew.
My mother loaded all of our stuff up in, um, black trash bags.
Everything that we owned, threw them in a car,
and she picked us all up from school,
and we left without my dad knowing.
After which, um, we jumped around from state to state,
women's shelters and campgrounds pretty much
for the rest of my entire life.
However… [chuckles] Whew!
Moving around as much as I had to do,
it made me learn that either I could adapt and overcome,
I could accept the way that things were and learn to roll with it,
or completely give up.
And I refuse to give up.
You see, I may not have the same straight shot to stardom
that these other female Superstars have been blessed with.
But that's all right because that's what makes me different
from all the rest.
Because of what I've had go through my entire life
has made me the woman that I am today.
I'm motivated, ready for anything.
Confident, caring mother, wife, sister, daughter,
United States Marine,
and WWE Superstar.
Now, that doesn't make me any better than any of these other Superstars,
but they damn sure ain't better than me.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And the story of Lacey Evans continues next week.
-[crowd] Whoo! -["Sky's the Limit" playing]
[Cole] Wow. Meanwhile, back here in Milwaukee on Friday Night SmackDown,
it is Boss Time.
-[bell rings] -[Cole] And Glow Time as well.
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Naomi,
she is one half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Sasha Banks!
[Cole] Sasha Banks and Naomi
winning the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
this past WrestleMania Sunday in an incredible Fatal Four-Way Match.
♪ Hand's up, hand's up in the air ♪
♪ When I say "hell"… ♪
[Cole] And tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
♪ Da Big Boss Dogg Yeah, I had to do that… ♪
[Cole] Well, Monday night on Raw,
Sasha and Naomi had their first title defense
-against Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley. -[fireworks popping]
[Cole] Tonight, Sasha goes one-on-one with Liv Morgan, and it's next.
[Cole] This is Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
There's Sasha Banks, one half of the Tag Team Champions.
Naomi, her partner, joining us here on commentary.
Plenty to talk with Naomi about in just a few moments.
But first, I want to take you back to Monday Night Raw this past week.
It was Sasha and Naomi in a Championship Contenders' Match
against Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley.
The double-team there did not work, but a little bit later on,
this double-team would work for the brand-new Tag Team Champions.
-Sasha and Naomi picking up the victory. -One, two…
-And Rhea Ripley was not happy. -[bell rings]
Very upset, and her emotions got the best of her
after Liv Morgan took the loss to the Tag Team Champions.
-Never easy to lose, Pat. -[Pat] Never.
♪ Bring it to the floor ♪
You couldn't find me because I've been talking to Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville,
and I actually convinced them to give us a Tag Team Title Match next week.
-[chuckles] -Let's do it.
Watch us.
[crowd cheering]
Liv, what are you doing? Why are you on SmackDown
when you and your tag team partner, Rhea Ripley,
have a match with Sasha Banks and Naomi
for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships this Monday on Raw?
I came here to beat Sasha Banks.
[chuckles]
Megan, if I beat Sasha Banks tonight, the momentum from that victory
could help Rhea and I win those Tag Team Titles.
-Whew. -Is Rhea here with you tonight?
No. No. Um, Rhea's not here tonight,
but she will be with me on Monday,
and hopefully, you'll see brand-new Women's Tag Team Champions.
-["Liv Gone Mad" playing] -Gotta go.
[Cole] Liv Morgan putting a lot of pressure on herself tonight.
[Pat] Yeah, need to get that momentum. Saying, "Rhea's here in spirit."
"Don't you worry about that."
[Samantha] And her opponent, from Elmwood Park, New Jersey,
Liv Morgan!
[Cole] This coming Monday night on Raw, live from Detroit, Michigan,
Liv Morgan is going to team with Rhea Ripley
to take on Sasha Banks and Naomi for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
One-on-one tonight, Banks and Morgan. Naomi joining us here on commentary.
First off, congratulations, Naomi.
[Naomi] Why, thank you, Cole.
[Cole] You and Sasha Banks making history at WrestleMania.
The first Black WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
Say it one more time.
[Cole] First Black Women's WWE Tag Team Champions.
-All right now. Let 'em know. -[Cole and Naomi laugh]
[Pat] Little louder for the people in the back, Cole.
-[Cole and Naomi laugh] -[Pat] Hell of an accomplishment.
-We were excited to watch. -[bell rings]
[Pat] But Liv and Rhea,
they've got Tag Team Title aspirations, don't they?
[Naomi] They definitely got what it takes. However, it doesn't seem
like they're on the same page.
[Cole] Look at Liv now rolling up Sasha Banks, and a kick out.
And that's a good point you made.
Rhea looked extremely upset after Liv took the loss,
but they seem to have made things up,
and now they've got the championship opportunity Monday.
[Pat] Quick question, Naomi.
Would you ever let Sasha walk into SmackDown alone?
-[Naomi] Absolutely not. -[Cole] You know, Sasha Banks…
-[Naomi] Not if I can help it. -…I spoke with her earlier today, Naomi.
And she talks a lot about how you have been with her
since her start of her career here in WWE.
She credits you with a lot of her success.
[Naomi] Yeah, we had an instant friendship and bond from the beginning.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Naomi] She's a great friend.
And oh my god, she's one hell of a performer.
And I've always admired that about her.
[Cole] And Morgan fired up as well.
Liv Morgan perhaps one of the most improved Superstars in WWE.
With that backstabber, drops Morgan outside the ring.
Banks in control on SmackDown.
[crowd cheering]
[man] Yo!
[Cole] Sasha Banks in the midst of Three Amigos
to Liv Morgan one-on-one here tonight.
Sasha's tag team partner, one half of the Tag Team Champions, Naomi,
with us at ringside on commentary.
Sasha and Naomi defend the Tag Titles
against Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley Monday night on Raw.
Rhea not here tonight. Frog splash to Morgan!
Cover by Banks for the win.
-[Naomi] Oh! -[Cole] Morgan kicks at two.
Naomi, very emotional night this past WrestleMania Sunday
when you and Sasha won the Tag Team Titles.
-You guys were on the verge of tears. -[Naomi] Oh man.
It was hard to hold those tears back. Um…
-Even being here as long as I have-- -[Cole] Wait a minute, Naomi.
Another team that has been challenging,
part of that Fatal Four-Way this past Sunday,
Shayna Baszler and Natalya.
Oh! And a step-up enzuigiri.
[Pat] I wonder if Shayna and Natalya were watching to pay their respects
to The Boss and Naomi for becoming champs this week?
[Naomi] They ain't paying no respects. They plotting and scheming
on how they gonna get us, but that's okay, 'cause they can bring it. We ready.
[Cole] You're gonna have a challenge each and every week.
Oh! And Liv Morgan dropped.
Sasha Banks.
Roll-through, shoulders down. Is it enough to put Liv away?
-Liv able to counter. -One!
-[Pat] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Cole] Sasha as well. Liv Morgan as well.
Shoulders down. Sasha again into a pinning combination.
-One, two… -[Cole] Liv Morgan able to kick out.
This is going to be something if she's able to beat Sasha.
Sasha is the pinnacle of the women's division.
And if she beats her, man,
that's gonna set her on a whole nother level.
[Cole] What about the momentum, Naomi, going into the Tag Title Match?
Here we go. Jacknife cover. Liv Morgan!
-Able to power out. -[Pat] Holy hell.
[Cole] Very impressive.
[Pat] Liv Morgan been working at the Dungeon.
Getting better every week.
-[Cole] Oh! And a kick by Banks. -[Naomi] There you go, Sasha.
[Cole] Oh! Knees to the face. Both women down.
[Pat] Liv's going toe for toe with a GOAT right now.
[Cole] Baszler and Natalya continue to look on.
Critical part of this matchup.
[Pat] Did Shayna just cut those cards one-handed?
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] The Queen of Spades has to be befuddled.
I mean, the fact that Liv is hanging in there with Sasha,
showing that she is ready to compete on the top level in there with the best.
[Cole] You guys are gonna have your work cut out for you Monday night on Raw,
especially with Rhea Ripley on Liv Morgan's side.
[Naomi] Yeah, we are.
[Cole] And now Banks looking to rally.
Sasha looking for the backstabber.
Morgan able to counter with an elbow.
Now Liv with a kick.
-[Pat] Two of 'em. Three of 'em. -[Cole] Sasha down to a knee.
[Pat] Sasha reeling right now.
-Global Superstar Sasha Banks. -[Cole] Nobody home.
Morgan into the corner. Face-first into the turnbuckle.
[Pat] The Blueprint turning things around on Liv Morgan.
[Cole] Double knees by Sasha Banks. Look at Morgan, though,
quickly to the other corner with a running knee.
[Pat] Liv Morgan, five-star.
[Cole] Now Sasha meets Morgan with a knee of her own.
Now Banks…
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Morgan is up to the top rope.
Sasha Banks… superplex!
And Morgan… Morgan's got the legs!
-Morgan! Morgan got her! -[bell rings]
-[crowd cheering] -[Naomi groans]
[Liv Morgan's music plays]
[Samantha] Here is your winner,
-Liv Morgan! -[Naomi] It's all right.
[Naomi] It's all right, baby. It's all right. That don't mean nothing.
-[Cole] Massive win by Liv Morgan. -[Naomi] That don't mean nothing.
[Cole] You can make an argument. It maybe the biggest win of her career.
[Pat] I don't think it's an argument, sir. I think that's a fact.
[Cole] Monday night on Raw, Sasha and Naomi need to regroup quickly.
In Detroit, they defend the Tag Titles
against Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley.
[Pat] What a performance by Liv.
[Cole] I want to take you back, ladies and gentlemen,
to what happened at WrestleMania Saturday.
It was the match that kicked off WrestleMania weekend.
The Usos defending their SmackDown Tag Team Titles
against Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs,
and then, Pat, this happened.
[Pat] Yeah. Boogs had Jey Uso up. Then Jimmy hopped on top,
and his right knee gave out from underneath him.
[Cole] And Rick Boogs would have successful surgery this week.
Torn quadriceps and patella tendon.
Boogs, however, sent out a very optimistic quote on his Instagram.
[Pat] "From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows,
getting the incredible opportunity to open the show."
Rick Boogs, you absolutely crushed it, pal.
We miss you. Good luck with the rehab.
Can't wait to see you back here on SmackDown.
[rock music playing]
-["Head of the Table" plays] -[Pat] Oh yeah.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Ones to the sky all over Wisconsin right now.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] For a record-setting 587 days,
Roman Reigns has been Universal Champion.
He has now been the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion for five nights.
The Bloodline is here on SmackDown.
[Samantha] Please welcome, Paul Heyman,
the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Usos,
and the Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns!
[fireworks popping]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Meanwhile, The Usos have been SmackDown Tag Champs
for a record-setting 263 days.
Let's take you back to the main event of WrestleMania weekend,
Roman Reigns versus Brock Lesnar.
["All Nightmare Long" by Metallica playing]
[announcer] The following is the biggest
WrestleMania match
of all time!
[fireworks popping]
[announcer] Winner Take All Championship Unification!
[bell rings]
♪ Luck runs out ♪
♪ Crawl from the wreckage one more time ♪
Oh my god!
♪ Horrific memory twists the mind ♪
♪ Dark, rutted, cold and hard to turn ♪
♪ Path of destruction, feel and burn ♪
♪ 'Cause we hunt you down without mercy ♪
♪ Hunt you down all nightmare long ♪
[Cole] Roman Reigns is the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
♪ Hunt you down all nightmare long, yeah ♪
♪ Luck runs out ♪
♪ You crawl back in But your luck runs out ♪
-[song ends] -[fireworks popping]
[crowd cheering]
[foreboding music playing]
[Pat] The biggest WrestleMania match of all time lived up to the billing.
[music continues]
[fireworks popping]
[Cole] But what's next for Roman Reigns?
He lets us in on a secret, live next.
[music fades out]
[Cole] Next week, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox in Worcester, Massachusetts,
and Drew McIntyre gonna get another shot
at the man who ran away from him tonight and got counted out, Sami Zayn.
It takes place one-on-one next week.
[Pat] That's right, in Worcester.
Jinder Mahal asked for it, and it has been confirmed.
It will be Jinder Mahal
against our Intercontinental Champion, Ricochet,
for the championship on SmackDown.
[Cole] And The Bloodline, led by the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns, in the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[man from crowd] Roman sucks! Roman sucks! Roman sucks!
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
Milwaukee…
[crowd cheering]
…acknowledge me.
[crowd cheering]
So I want to let you all in.
I want to share something private that…
me and my Wiseman discussed…
rather frequently.
It pains me to say this, but…
SmackDown and the Universal Championship,
it wasn't enough.
So I went to WrestleMania,
and I smashed Cowboy Brock,
and I took Monday Night Raw,
and I took the WWE Championship.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] That's our champion.
So when we're talking about what's the next step for the Tribal Chief…
I don't really think I can do much more.
I done did it all, you know.
But there's still plenty left for The Bloodline to achieve.
You see, this week, there's so many videos,
so many historical pictures that were taken of The Bloodline,
and I couldn't help but to keep seeing one thing.
I saw my two titles,
but the only think that I really saw was…
my cousins only have two titles.
Hear me out.
I'm just one man with two titles.
Clearly, they're two men with two titles,
and that's not enough.
You see, Jey, what did I tell you a long time ago?
I said we was going to elevate you to heights that you never knew.
I told you we was gonna lift you up.
We was gonna show you greatness.
And there's only one way to do that.
It's time that we unify the Tag Team Championships as well.
Oh, what?
[cheers and applause]
I want y'all to go to Raw,
and I want y'all to bring me those Raw Tag Team Championships.
[indistinct]
[crowd cheering]
I want you to go and get those for yourselves,
because when you get them for yourselves, you will get them for our bloodline,
-you understand? -Yes, sir!
Is that a deal?
Say less, uce. Say less.
Well, there you have it.
The Bloodline's going to have all the gold soon.
[crowd cheering]
[Shinsuke Nakamura's theme music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Pat, laughing] Yes.
[Cole] Shinsuke Nakamura,
who we last saw at WrestleMania Saturday,
losing to The Usos in a Tag Team Title opportunity,
where his partner Rick Boogs, we showed you earlier, was injured.
Had to undergo surgery this week.
And Roman Reigns, Pat, looks annoyed
over the fact that Nakamura has interrupted him here tonight.
[Pat] We miss you, Boogs,
but it is great to see Shinsuke Nakamura!
[Cole] The Bloodline does not look happy.
[music continues]
[Pat] Milwaukee's happy, though.
-[crowd singing along] ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh! ♪ -[music stops]
[crowd] ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh! Oh, oh, oh! ♪
[Pat] Whoo!
[crowd] ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh! ♪
I--
[crowd groaning]
You don't have to say nothing.
The Tribal Chief understands how you feel, Shin.
You see,
Shin lost his partner.
You know the guy.
Rick…
[crowd] Boogs!
Boogs.
And I get that.
Jey, you understand that, right?
We lost Jimmy to a knee injury for well over a year.
[indistinct]
I'm a loving and compassionate Tribal Chief.
I completely understand where you're coming from,
and-and-and since we have all the gold now,
the Island of Relevancy, this is a place of love, man.
-[Pat] Oh. -What?
So please, let me help you.
Let me give you some of this Bloodline love, come on.
What?
[Pat] Oh, hugs.
[crowd cheering]
[inaudible]
-[Cole] Oh! -[crowd gasping]
[Pat] I don't think The Usos are feeling the same love…
-[crowd booing] -What's wrong with you?
[Pat] …as Roman wanted to feel.
[crowd cheering and booing]
[Cole] Reigns suckered Nakamura in, and The Usos struck.
-Do the same thing to RK-Bro. -We got you, uce!
-I guess we're going to Detroit, Michigan. -Oh yeah!
-Whoop RK-Bro's ass, boy. -Oh yeah!
-Bring back the Tag Team Championship. -Oh yeah!
[Cole] That's in Detroit, Michigan, Pat,
because that's where Monday Night Raw is Monday night,
and The Usos have their marching orders.
"Go after RK-Bro and the Raw Tag Team Titles."
Monday Night Raw, baby.
[Pat] Draped in gold,
The Bloodline's looking for more.
[Cole] Roman Reigns, the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And again, he just suckered Nakamura in.
[Pat] Shinsuke, so confused, befuddled,
and then Uso superkick party to the face.
[shouting indistinctly]
[dramatic music playing]
[Cole] The Bloodline is coming after all the gold.
Paul Heyman has called them
the most dominant faction in the history of WWE,
and who's gonna argue?
[Pat] Ain't nobody can say nothing,
especially after what they've accomplished,
the titles they hold, and the way they carry themselves.
Anybody can get it,
even a grieving Shinsuke Nakamura.
We miss you, Boogs,
and Shinsuke misses you more, especially in this exact moment.
[Cole] Up next for The Usos, Undisputed Tag Team gold
to follow in the footsteps of the Head of the Table,
Roman Reigns.
[music fades out] ootsteps of the Head of the Table,