[WWE intro music plays]
[announcer] Then.
-[glass shatters] -[The Rock] If you smell…
-[gong sound] -[announcer] Now.
-♪ The King of Kings ♪ -♪ You can't see me ♪
[announcer] Forever.
[crowd cheering]
Together.
[music fades]
[announcer] Tonight on a historic edition of Friday Night SmackDown,
after weeks of anticipation, it's finally here.
The colossal showdown between the two most dominant tag teams in WWE.
On one side, the unlikely odd couple best friends.
They're going to be in the ring with the three most dangerous letters
-in sports entertainment, RK-Bro. -Bro!
Yeah, man!
[announcer] On the other, The Usos cementing their place
in a storied family history.
Because you the twos and We the Ones!
[announcer] Who is the best tag team in WWE?
Will The Bloodline tighten their iron grip?
[Jimmy] The Bloodline is about to be draped in all the gold, Uce.
Or will Randy Orton and Riddle triumph over the right-hands of The Tribal Chief?
RK-Bro 420 says we just smoked your asses.
[Cole] Winner Take All Tag Team Championship Unification Match!
Tonight on SmackDown.
[crowd cheers]
[rock music playing]
[Cole] There is a buzz in the Van Andel Arena
in Grand Rapids, Michigan, tonight
that happens only on the momentous of occasions.
This is Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
Sponsored tonight by Progressive,
a triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
And, Pat, history will be made tonight.
[McAfee] That's right.
When they tell the story of this historic company,
tonight will be in the documentary.
The Raw Tag Team Champions,
RK-Bro, take on the longest-reigning SmackDown Tag Team Champions,
The Usos, in a Tag Team Championship Unification Match.
What a night!
This isn't WrestleMania. It's not SummerSlam.
It's SmackDown!
And The Head of the Table is leading this night off.
[cheering]
["Head of the Table" by def rebel playing]
[blasting]
[crowd screaming]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Please welcome Paul Heyman,
the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Usos,
and the undisputed WWE Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns!
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Samantha Irvin…
doing our Tribal Chief justice.
[pyrotechnics blasting]
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Last week, RK-Bro, the Raw Tag Team Champions were here,
and had a challenge for The Bloodline.
I'm gonna say this real slow so you understand.
Riddle and I
want a Tag Team Title Match.
We accept.
There's gonna be two titles right here,
-two titles right here… -On me!
…and two titles right here.
[laughing]
Yeah.
[Cole] Hey, watch this. Riddle with a knee to the face
of the undisputed WWE Universal Champion
and Roman not pleased about that.
[McAfee] He's incensed by the disrespect on his show.
Riddle takes a cheap knee to our Tribal Chief's jaw.
[indistinct chatter]
[Cole] Listen to these two numbers, Pat.
Roman Reigns, 629 days as champion.
His cousins, The Usos, a record-setting 305 days
as SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
The Bloodline can indeed solidify themselves
as the greatest faction in sports entertainment history
if The Usos can knock off RK-Bro tonight.
[McAfee] Holding every unified title
in the biggest company on earth in this business
would put a stamp on their run of pure dominance.
[blasting]
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Grand Rapids…
understands what's standing in the ring right now
is historic.
Greatness on a different level.
[crowd screaming]
Grand Rapids!
[crowd cheering]
Acknowledge me.
[cheering]
You see, tonight's special.
Tonight is a special night because…
you're not only acknowledging your Tribal Chief.
No, no, no, no.
Tonight, you acknowledge my cousins, The Usos.
[crowd cheers]
Which means, tonight, you acknowledge The Bloodline!
[crowd screams]
-Wise Man. -Yes, my Tribal Chief?
Tell them why.
Yes, my Tribal Chief. It'd be an honor, sir.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the single biggest night
in the history of tag team wrestling.
[crowd cheering]
You see, what we have on the Island of Relevancy
is the moment of truth tonight.
Roman Reigns is the GOAT,
undisputed, the greatest of all time.
You can take your Bruno Sammartinos,
you can take your Hulk Hogans,
you can take your "Stone Cold" Steve Austins,
you can take your Dwayne "The Rock" Johnsons,
you can take your Brock Lesnars,
you can take your John Cenas,
you can stack them all up,
and that's what would happen if they all stepped into the ring
at the same time with "The Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns.
They would be stacked up, and smashed, and pinned
by the undisputed GOAT, the greatest of all time,
Roman Reigns.
[crowd booing]
And while you sit there with your insecure jeers,
here's something you have to acknowledge.
Each and every single night of his life,
Roman Reigns defends the position
of being the greatest of all time…
[indistinct chatter]
…because that's what it takes to be the Tribal Chief
on the Island of Relevancy.
So what… what does it take for The Usos
to be the greatest tag team of all time?
And I say that with a lot of nervousness in my voice
because I stand in the ring with the descendants,
the direct descendants of Afa and Sika.
So to claim "greatest tag team of all time"
would be pretty disrespectful
if you don't do something that not even Afa and Sika
The Wild Samoans, ever accomplished.
What is that accomplishment?
Unify the Tag Team Titles.
Don't just be the longest-reigning SmackDown Tag Team Champions of all time,
be the only tag team ever,
ever to be SmackDown Tag Team Champions
and Raw Tag Team Champions at the very same time.
And to do so,
The Usos have to defeat Randy Orton and Riddle, RK-Bro.
[crowd cheers]
Let's give credit where credit's due.
This is the best tag team in SmackDown against the best tag team on Raw,
perhaps the best tag team in the history of Monday Night Raw.
But The Usos have to earn their spot.
They have to be relevant.
They can't be yesterday's news.
It's not enough just to be the cousins of The Tribal Chief.
So tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
The Usos will come home
the undisputed Tag Team Champions
or they won't come home
to the Island of Relevancy at all.
Tonight, The Usos will beat RK-Bro.
Tonight, The Usos will become the greatest tag team of all time.
Tonight, The Usos will be the undisputed Tag Team Champions
of the world.
[crowd booing]
And that's not just a prediction,
that, ladies and gentlemen,
is a spoiler.
[crowd chanting: "RK-Bro"]
Usos!
Twins.
You know what I want…
and I expect you to deliver.
The only reason
I have these expectations
is because I love you.
[crowd shouts angrily]
[Cole] Look at this.
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] This is what it's all about.
["Head of the Table" by def rebel plays]
[Cole] High stakes. And now, Pat, high pressure
after the words of Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns,
because tonight The Usos are expected to deliver.
Winners Take All, Title-For-Title,
Tag Team Championship Unification.
[McAfee] They either win or don't go home to the Island of Relevancy.
[Cole] It's tonight.
That's right. That's right!
Yes. Yes!
That's right.
We're handling it. We are!
[thrilling music playing]
[McAfee] Who's we? What?
[Cole] Oh, look at the T-shirt.
Sami believes he's part of The Bloodline.
-[Cole] What the hell are you doing? -[McAfee] Don't worry about it, Cole.
-[Cole] What are you doing? -[McAfee] Don't worry about it, Cole.
[Cole] Shinsuke Nakamura set for action with Sami Zayn here tonight,
as long as the chair doesn't collapse here at ringside.
-[McAfee] Cole, hold it down, please. -[Cole] I'm trying.
-[bell rings] -This is amazing!
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Kyoto, Japan, weighing in at 220 pounds,
Shinsuke Nakamura!
[Cole] I feel like I'm at Space Mountain.
[McAfee] Yeah!
Oldest ride, longest line.
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next,
the self-proclaimed locker room leader, Sami Zayn,
looks to prove his value to The Bloodline
when he defends the family's honor against Shinsuke…
[Pat and Cole] Nakamura!
Issues with Shin and The Bloodline,
of course, after what they did to his partner, Boogs.
[McAfee] Don't beat him up, boys. Come on!
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] And tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance,
save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
Pat, you got your breath back after the scintillating entrance
of Shinsuke Nakamura.
[McAfee] Nobody saw it, but obviously, myself and Cole went bananas
because how could you not?
Speaking of bananas.
[upbeat music playing]
[announcer] And his opponent, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 212 pounds, Sami Zayn.
[Cole] So Sami Zayn doing…
or putting a lot of pressure on himself here tonight, Pat,
believing that he represents The Bloodline
against Shinsuke Nakamura.
Remember, Nakamura upset with Roman Reigns,
and company, The Usos, because of what happened to his partner, Boogs.
He's been out of action for a number of months with a torn quadricep.
He had successful surgery.
Nakamura blames The Bloodline.
Sami Zayn believes he's taking up the fight for Roman and company tonight.
[McAfee] Yeah, Roman and The Usos were just in the ring.
Immediately afterwards, Sami said, "Oui, oui, oui."
So, despite being a one-way relationship with The Bloodline--
[Cole] He is Canadian, maybe he was saying, "Yes, yes, yes."
[McAfee] I did not even think about it.
He probably was.
Why don't I just say, "Non, non, non," I believe it is in French.
For there's no way this guy represents The Bloodline,
the greatest faction in the history of WWE but…
[bell rings]
Nonetheless, here we are.
[Cole] Sami Zayn owns a count-out victory over Shinsuke Nakamura
a couple of weeks ago here on Friday Night SmackDown.
A side headlock to start things off against Nakamura.
Sami Zayn talking last week about how he, quote, "bravely…"
Cover now by Zayn. Hook of the leg and a kickout.
…stood up to RK-Bro, who was disrespecting the entire SmackDown locker room.
He said, "Bravery should be the headline on all of social media."
[McAfee] It was not. Instead, a lot of people were saying,
"Sami Zayn, tu es très despicable."
That's French as well, Cole.
-[Cole] What does it mean? -[McAfee] "You are very despicable."
Because that's kind of what he's been acting like.
Cowardly, running, dodging,
and Shinsuke has just been a consummate professional.
[Cole] A number of words I've heard in the last few days to describe Sami Zayn.
Confused, neurotic, delusional, pretentious. Just a few.
[McAfee] I've heard a few of those.
-I don't know about confused. -[Cole] Oh!
Might be confused after that kick by Nakamura.
Down goes Zayn.
Again, best wishes to Nakamura's buddy, Rick Boogs,
still recuperating after successful surgery
of the injury at WrestleMania.
[McAfee] We miss you, Boogs. You look good on social media.
And Shinsuke is representing greatly
here on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Cole] And punishing Sami Zayn.
[McAfee] I talked to a congressman the other day
about aliens and UFOs and stuff.
-[Cole] Yeah, saw that. Interesting. -[McAfee] Thank you.
I mean, it got me in the middle of quite a conversation but… Oh!
Shinsuke might be an alien.
[Cole] Cover by Nakamura. Hook of the leg.
And I know you mean that in the… with the best of intentions.
[McAfee] Absolutely. He's electrifying.
He seems to have been great for the last 20 years.
Hasn't lost a step, looks better than he's ever been.
He's not aging. Shinsuke is unbelievable.
It's outer-worldly how damn good he is.
[Cole] Let's not forget, he still has a score to settle
with Roman Reigns and company.
Sami Zayn yanking the hair and down goes Nakamura.
[referee] Come on!
[Cole] And Sami Zayn now unloading on Shin.
[McAfee] Pummeling Shinsuke.
[Cole] Make no mistake about it, we talk a lot about Sami Zayn
and his paranoia, and the conspiracy theories,
but he's a hell of an athlete.
Former multi-time champion.
[McAfee] Well, I think that's why it's all so damn annoying.
'Cause if he would cut the malarkey,
he'd probably be a good champion right now.
[Cole] Oh! And Sami with a wicked clothesline. Cover now.
For the win on Nakamura.
Two-count, kickout, near fall.
[McAfee] Instead he's getting body slammed by Wee Man.
Has all the skill in the world and the power.
Look at that lariat.
[Cole] Well, if Sami says he's not only trying to prove himself
to The Bloodline but he's trying to rebuild his reputation after the loss
to Johnny Knoxville back at WrestleMania.
…three, four…
[McAfee] Well, "Party Boy" Pontius certainly helped Johnny as did Wee Man
and the entire Jackass Forever crew.
[Cole] And Sami was embarrassed. He is yet to live that down.
[McAfee] He ended up in the wrong end of a rat trap.
So easy joke is he's a rat, but he acts like one as well.
-[Cole] And Sami-- -[McAfee] Shinsuke like a spider monkey!
[Cole] A little too much time getting to the top rope, and Nakamura capitalized.
[crowd cheers]
And now Shin with Sami in trouble.
The WWE fans anticipating what's coming,
but Zayn trying to block.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Sami saving himself for the moment.
[grunts]
[Cole] This crowd here tonight at Grand Rapids is hyped
because of the Tag Team Championship Unification main event still to come.
[McAfee] Each week I think the SmackDown crowd can't top itself
and here we are in Grand Rapids, and the…
Oh, Nakamura!
…electricity is palpable. How could it not be?
[Cole] And Sami Zayn in trouble.
Nakamura could be setting up for the Kinshasa
to put Zayn away, who ducks underneath.
Runs into an elbow by Shin.
[groaning]
And the King of Strong Style dumped outside the ring by Sami.
Can Nakamura get back in this? Sami's back in control.
[crowd boos]
[Cole] It has been all Sami Zayn during the commercial break,
and now these crossfaces, the blows to Shinsuke Nakamura.
Sami Zayn in, I guess many would call, his delusional state
believes that he is fighting this match on behalf of The Bloodline,
Roman Reigns and The Usos.
[indistinct chatter]
[McAfee] The Bloodline have a massive evening ahead of them.
I doubt they give a damn about Sami Zayn.
[Cole] But it will make Sami Zayn feel better
because he put a lot of pressure on himself in this matchup against Nakamura,
who's trying to fight back now.
Zayn owns a count-out victory over Shin a couple of weeks ago.
Nakamura trying to build momentum and perhaps that'll do it
-as Zayn goes down. -[crowd cheers]
Both men down, center of the ring. Critical moment here in this matchup.
[McAfee] Shin, high-speed impact.
-[Cole] Boom! A kick from Nakamura. -[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Hit the ropes four times, the amount of speed he was at.
[Cole] And now the King of Strong Style fighting back.
Scissors kick to the back of the neck.
Nakamura with a sliding kick to Zayn.
[McAfee] His legs are such weapons.
Sami Zayn in the middle of a buzzsaw from Shinsuke.
[Cole] Zayn trying to counter.
Oh, and a kick to the back of the neck. And I love this.
This right here is vintage Nakamura.
[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] Pick that thing clean.
[Cole] And now, Shin to the second rope. Sami no clue where he's at.
He does now! Knee to the back of the neck.
Nakamura for the victory.
-Hooks the leg on Zayn. -One, two…
Shoulders down and a kickout at two by Sami.
Two of the best athletes in the world going at it in this matchup here tonight
as we kick off in-ring action on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
[McAfee] Shinsuke all the way in his zone.
[Cole] Nakamura caught him on the other side. Zayn down again.
[McAfee] Sami throws a desperate right. Shinsuke sets him up with a big-time boot.
All of Grand Rapids is behind Shinsuke.
[Cole] Yeah. Nakamura believes he has Zayn where he wants him,
perhaps looking for a Kinshasa.
Sami Zayn, though, gonna retreat yet again.
-[crowd boos] -[McAfee] This is the most
reoccurring image
we have of Sami Zayn: running away from people.
[Cole] And Shinsuke Nakamura, though…
Sami Zayn with a Michinoku Driver on the floor right in front of the table.
Now Zayn is gonna try again to win via count-out.
-The official at five! -Six!
Sami Zayn looking for another count-out victory!
-Seven! -He's at seven!
[crows boos]
-Eight! -A count of eight.
-Nine! -Nakamura back to his feet
and he barely beats the count. Zayn can't believe it.
[McAfee] It was one second away from Sami stealing victory
from a man who deserves it.
Shinsuke, it's not a bad strategy. You can't blame Sami for that.
[crowd chants] Rusty! Rusty! Rusty!
[McAfee] Crowd calling Sami "Rusty" because of the color of his hair.
[Cole] That was the nickname given to him by RK-Bro last week.
And now Sami Zayn with Nakamura outside the ring.
Shin now driving Sami face-first into the ring post.
And now Sami Zayn, driven over into the timekeeper's area.
-Five! -Now at a count of five, it's Nakamura
back into the ring trying to beat Sami Zayn at his own game.
-Seven! -[McAfee] "Anything you can do,
I can do better," Shinsuke saying to Sami.
[Cole] Count of eight. Sami Zayn falling at a count of nine.
Barely beats the count!
[Pat and Cole] Kinshasa!
-One, two, three! -[Cole] Nakamura caught Zayn
as he beat the count.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Shinsuke Nakamura!
[Cole] Sami was so proud that he beat the count back to the ring.
Lo and behold, he got met by the Kinshasa.
-[McAfee] Shinsuke paying close-- -[Cole] Look at how happy Zayn was.
[McAfee] Beat the count, get back in, all a setup.
-[bell rings] -Kinshasa for the W!
[Cole] Well, Sami Zayn better be glad that The Bloodline has other things
on their mind tonight, right?
[McAfee] Apparently, The Bloodline had no idea that match existed,
or that Sami was representing them,
but a hell of a win
for the "King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura.
And that is because Roman Reigns calls this a special night.
He told The Usos, his cousins,
"I expect you to deliver in the main event."
That's right. Tonight, either The Usos or RK-Bro walk out of here
as the Unified Tag Team Champions of the world.
Let's take a look at the longest-reigning SmackDown Tag Team Champions,
The Usos.
[tense music playing]
[Jimmy] We let everybody know who The Bloodline is.
The Bloodline runs WWE.
We let everybody know who the best damn tag team in the world is.
♪ Don't try to test me Cause things will just get messy ♪
♪ My tank just doesn't empty ♪
♪ Truck you down like Derrick Henry ♪
♪ Man I just play to win ♪
♪ Don't care if you take me in ♪
♪ Cause I'm out with my team And we gon' take the ring ♪
-[Cole] Splash! -[bell rings]
[McAfee] Seven-time Tag Team Champions.
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos!
♪ Say my name ♪
♪ All these days I've been out Grinding in the rain ♪
♪ All the nights I've dedicated to the game ♪
[Cole] The longest-reigning SmackDown Tag Team Champions in history.
Over 300 days now.
There's gonna be two titles right here,
two titles right here, and two titles right here.
[Jey] Because everybody in the whole damn world knows
that you the twos and We the Ones!
♪ …till you know who I am So say my name ♪
♪ Are you ready ♪
[Cole] It is a mega-fight night on Friday Night SmackDown.
The Usos look to follow in their cousin Roman's footsteps
and unify the Tag Team Titles,
but RK-Bro, they have other ideas.
Winners Take All.
Tag Team Championship Unification Match live tonight.
[McAfee] And then there's this guy.
["The Good Life" by def rebel playing]
[McAfee] It's crazy, the sound of winning slot machines
should bring happiness to everybody,
but somehow it's been ruined.
[announcer] Please welcome the host of Happy Talk,
Happy Corbin!
[booing]
-[Cole] Happy Corbin-- -[fireworks blasts]
[McAfee] Still has pyro.
[crowd boos]
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
after his sadistic assault on Madcap last week,
Happy Corbin returns for an all-new edition of Happy Talk.
It's live, it's next on Friday Night SmackDown.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Happy Corbin out here with the Andre the Giant trophy.
-[McAfee] Which isn't his. -[crowd boos]
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to Happy Talk.
[crowd booing]
Now, I know I say this every week,
but this is the happiest I've ever been.
[Cole] He doesn't seem so happy.
None of you understand how good it feels to be me.
I'm tall, I'm handsome,
I'm wearing a $12,000 hat
and a $70,000 watch.
[crowd boos]
Best of all, I rid the WWE
of that mouth-breathing moron,
Madcap Moss.
[crowd booing]
And I got myself a souvenir,
and it's gonna look great in my trophy case
right next to the one I already have.
Now, let's look at how I acquired it.
It was tough, but I persevered,
and I beat the Big Bald Wolf.
-Woo! -[cheers]
-[woman shrieks] -[Cole] Corbin was not happy with that.
An ambush, an attack on Madcap with a steel chair.
And then this despicable act.
[McAfee] Set up Madcap, pound the leverage point of the chair,
chopping Madcap's neck in such a violent manner,
he got stretchered out of here.
[Cole] Suffering a cervical contusion.
[crowd booing]
Now, I got fined a whole hell of a lot of money for that.
Well…
a lot of money to most people,
but you can't put a price on art,
and that was a work of art.
And just like every amazing piece of art,
you appreciate it more the second time around.
Let's look at it again.
[McAfee] This is like, tough to watch, obviously.
[Corbin screams]
[crowd boos]
[McAfee] I'm getting sick of watching it.
[crowd booing]
You should all learn from that.
You should appreciate all the things you have.
You should show your boss total respect.
[crowd boos]
You should never try to improve your station in life.
Madcap Moss had it good.
He was my protégé,
he flew on private jets, he ate Wagyu beef,
and I paid for it all.
Now, if he wants to eat steak,
his nurse has got to chew it for him first.
He wanted to get out of my shadow.
He wanted to become a big star and rise to the top of WWE.
He was a big shot.
He didn't appreciate every great thing that I did for him.
He thought I could be the butt of all of his jokes.
He called me the Big Bald Wolf.
[crowd booing]
[crowd chants] Big Bald Wolf! Big Bald Wolf!
Well, who's laughing now?
Maybe, just maybe,
I am the Big Bald Wolf
because I huffed, and I puffed,
and I put Madcap Moss in an ambulance.
[booing]
[Cole] Pat, Happy Corbin likes to rewrite history,
blaming everyone but himself. He blamed Madcap for his loss at WrestleMania.
And then he lost the match to Madcap.
Upset over that, upset over the fact that Madcap won that trophy,
WrestleMania Week, the Andre the Giant Battle Royal trophy.
Corbin knows what that… what that's like.
He once won this trophy.
[McAfee] What the hell is he doing?
[crowd boos]
[McAfee] This…
rat bastard!
That's the Andre the Giant--
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] It's shattered.
No respect for anything.
This piece of trash!
[Cole] Pat, the Andre the Giant Battle Royal,
and the trophy that symbolizes it, is given to the winner.
It's so important.
It has jumpstarted so many careers here in WWE,
including the career of that man, Happy Corbin.
And to have done that, complete disrespect.
Yes, this moron spent $12,000 on a terrible hat,
then he comes out here and does this.
What a chomping of scumbaggary Baron Corbin is.
Madcap Moss is in the hospital, now his trophy's destroyed.
This dude's a piece of garbage. Face-ass Baron Corbin.
Well, switching gears now to another story.
We're gonna talk about Drew Gulak who claims that he's a changed man
after this conversation he had last week
with the Intercontinental Champion, Ricochet.
This version of me won't let Gunther chop me down to size.
-Yeah. -No.
As a matter of fact, next time I see Gunther,
-I'm gonna put him in his place. -That's right.
Thanks.
-You got it. -Thanks.
-[indistinct chatter] -[grunts]
[grunts, groans]
[suspenseful music playing]
[McAfee] Oh. Here we go.
[crowd cheering]
Ladies and gentlemen…
Die Matte ist heilig!
Show your utmost respect
and honor
to Der Ringgeneral.
Gunther!
[classical music playing]
["General" by def rebel playing]
[Cole] The stoic 6'4", 265-pound Ring General.
-[bell rings] -[McAfee] An intimidating presence.
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Ludwig Kaiser,
from Vienna, Austria… Gunther!
[Cole] Pat, I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing for Drew Gulak,
who gets another opportunity at Gunther.
[McAfee] One of the most monumental SmackDowns in the history of SmackDown,
and Drew Gulak's on the card.
He should be pumped,
but I fear this is gonna end terribly for Drew Gulak.
[Cole] And we are back live, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
Drew Gulak and Gunther, one-on-one,
and Gunther having his way with Gulak here in the early going.
All the way out now.
[Cole] Went for the chop. Gulak able to move out of harm's way
and deliver the right-hand.
Trying to fire up now against the 6'4", 265-pounder.
-[McAfee] Oh, chop from Drew. -[Cole] And I'm not sure that was wise.
I think he just ticked off Gunther as Ludwig looks on.
[McAfee] Gunther's right hand and Drew's sternum
have become the closest of friends as of late.
-[grunts] -Oh! Case in point.
[Cole] Echoing through the arena.
[McAfee] One of the greatest dap-ups in history.
-[McAfee] Oh! -[Cole] Oh, and again a chop.
[McAfee] Hanging onto him
as his lifeless body is getting chopped around Grand Rapids.
[Cole] Words by Ricochet, trying to fire up Gulak last week.
And, uh, Gulak ran into a buzzsaw once again.
[McAfee] That was a three-piece, massive Australian…
or Austrian hand to Gulak's chest.
And now… Oh! What a powerbomb to Gulak.
-Gunther will stack him up. -One, two, three.
-And another win for the Ring General. -[bell rings]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Gunther!
["General" by def rebel playing]
[Cole] I don't believe Gunther is done yet.
Gunther now… A Boston Crab applied to Gulak!
[crowd boos]
[Cole] Gulak's screaming, tapping.
Ludwig is smiling.
[Gulak screaming]
[McAfee] Just toying with him.
You already beat Drew.
[Gulak] Get off!
[Cole] Meanwhile, Gunther, uh, lets go of the Boston Crab
because here comes the Intercontinental Champion, Ricochet.
[McAfee] I love Ricochet coming out here to defend Drew Gulak.
[Cole] Gonna check on his friend, Gulak, after the assault by Gunther.
[McAfee] Look at Gunther leaving.
The courage on Ricochet.
[crowd chants] Ricochet! Ricochet!
[Cole] Gunther believing he has nothing left to accomplish tonight.
He made quick work of Gulak,
and then made him suffer after the matchup.
[McAfee] The "Submission Magician" Drew Gulak,
has been handled mightily by Gunther.
Who can stop Gunther?
I don't know.
[indistinct chatter]
-[knock on door] -Uh, come in.
[door opens]
Adam Pearce.
-Hi. -Hi.
My name is Max Du-pri,
-and I'm ready to get to work. -Really? Okay.
Pleasure to meet you.
Get to work?
That's right.
I am the CEO of the hottest new modeling agency,
Maximum Male Models.
And tonight, the discovery begins of a new generation of WWE Superstars
who can headline Paris Fashion Week
and also headline WrestleMania.
Okay, uh, so, I'm just hearing this for the first time.
-Really? -Yeah.
I-I was told you were really excited to have me here.
-And who told you that? -Well, the person who hired me
and that's WWE official Sonya Deville.
Ah. Okay, yeah, this is awkward.
So Sonya was relieved of her duties as official a couple of weeks ago,
and the circumstances surrounding the dismissal
probably make this going forward not a good idea.
You know, Adam, you're right about one thing.
-This is awkward. -Yeah.
Because, my agency and I, we have a signed contract.
Okay, so I… I guess I better reach out to my legal department.
-Yeah, you should. -Sorry, what was your name again?
-It's Max Du-pri. -All right.
Pleasure to meet you, Max Dupri.
No, no. Max Du-pri.
Okay, Max Dupri.
[clicks tongue] You're so close.
[McAfee] Stooge Pearce, it's Max Du-pri!
[Cole] And that's RK-Bro.
As we get set for the Championship Unification Match,
later on tonight,
RK-Bro joins us live with Kayla Braxton, next.
[Cole] Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive.
And it is an historic night here in Grand Rapids, Michigan,
because it is Winners Take All,
Title-For-Title, Tag Team Championship Unification Match.
The Usos versus RK-Bro!
We'll have one Tag Team Champion
when all is said and done
in our main event, live tonight.
[McAfee] Two historic teams enter,
one legendary team leaves as champion.
Let's go.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the Raw Tag Team Champions, RK-Bro.
[crowd cheers]
Now, Randy and Riddle,
earlier tonight, we heard from The Bloodline
who seemed extremely confident
heading to tonight's Tag Team Unification Match.
The Usos are convinced they're walking out tonight
as the undisputed Tag Team Champions.
Yeah, I heard The Usos.
The only thing they're convinced in is they're trying to convince themselves
or they're trying to convince the WWE Universe
that they can actually beat RK-Bro.
And let's be honest, dude.
I've been beating The Usos one by one, week after week,
and they can't beat RK-Bro.
You know why I'm going in tonight's main event
so confident, Kayla?
I… I think I have an idea.
Because RK-Bro 420 says we just smoked your asses, bro.
-Yeah. -That's what I'm talking about, man.
Now, Kayla, I heard you say
that The Usos were extremely confident earlier tonight.
Now, I disagree with you. I think The Usos were sweating bullets
and they were sweating bullets because tonight, after all the smoke clears,
and the dust settles,
Roman Reigns is gonna look down at The Usos in disappointment and shame.
And The Usos are gonna look back up at Roman without their titles,
and they're gonna tell him exactly what happened.
And they're gonna say that they got hit
with the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment, RK-Bro.
-Yeah. Let's get it, Randy. -Come on.
[crowd cheering]
Five letters, but, obviously, Randy Orton and Riddle
are insanely high on themselves
because of how damn good they are.
RK-Bro looking to make history here tonight
on Friday Night SmackDown.
Another woman who is looking to make history here
on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is a newcomer, Raquel Rodriguez,
who, last week, found herself an impromptu match
for the SmackDown Women's Championship.
Here is our Progressive Match Flo.
[announcer] Match Flo is sponsored by Progressive,
a triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
[announcer] Please welcome the new SmackDown Women's Champion,
Ronda Rousey!
[cheers]
You guys look like you want a fighting champion.
I am issuing an open challenge right now.
-[McAfee] Wow. -[Cole] Oh my!
Raquel Rodriguez.
I accept your challenge.
Tonight, I'm the one that's gonna be making history.
[Cole] What an opportunity for Rodriguez in just her second match.
Rodriguez will have the power advantage in this match.
Is Rodriguez gonna tap out to Rousey?
[McAfee] Are you kidding me?
[Cole] Ronda able to roll through, hooks the legs.
One, two, three.
-[bell rings] -Ronda picks up the win.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Pat, we almost had a new Women's Champion here tonight.
[McAfee] Congrats to Raquel Rodriguez on an incredible bout,
but Ronda Rousey remains a champion.
You know what that was?
Yeah.
That was my opportunity up until you decided to lock me
in the locker room last week.
Oh, stop your whining. You could never beat Ronda Rousey.
How are you gonna beat her?
You're gonna lock her in the locker room too?
-Maybe- -Hey, Chiquita.
Oh. And you, I'd be champion right now
if you hadn't shoved me out of the way and stolen my moment.
You could never beat Ronda, either,
because you have all the physical tools
and you don't know what to do with them.
You're weak. You're a choker.
You're soft.
You're too nice.
You are six feet of disappointment.
And I'm gonna make you pay for stealing my moment
in our match right now, you absurd Amazon.
[Cole] Geez.
[speaking Spanish] Estas muerta.
[rock music plays]
[McAfee] What'd she say?
[Cole] Uh, "You're dead."
Nonetheless, Shotzi, you gotta give her credit, I guess,
for standing up to Raquel Rodriguez. Right?
I mean, very confident heading into this matchup,
but I'm not sure that is the way you want to play with Raquel.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Rio Grande Valley, Texas,
Raquel Rodriguez!
[Cole] She… Shotzi called her an "absurd Amazon."
[McAfee] "Six feet of disappointment."
[Cole] This is the woman who took Ronda Rousey
to the limit last week.
On a number of occasions,
she's almost won the SmackDown Women's Championship.
[McAfee] Blue-chip Raquel Rodriguez
getting called out by Shotzi's personal shots along the way.
["Ball Pit" by def rebel playing]
[McAfee] Here we go.
She just said a lot.
[announcer] And her opponent, from Oakland, California,
Shotzi!
[Cole] Shotzi is fired up.
She had a lot of derogatory things to say about that woman,
Raquel Rodriguez.
[screams]
[McAfee] Look, she's ready to go, though.
She said she would have beaten Ronda Rousey last week
if it wasn't for Raquel Rodriguez. We're gonna find out.
[Cole] Yeah, we're gonna find out what Shotzi is made of.
An important matchup for two up-and-comers
in the SmackDown Women's Division.
Raquel Rodriguez versus Shotzi, one-on-one.
It's live next on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
[Cole] It is Labor Day weekend here in the States,
Saturday, September 3rd.
The first time in over 30 years, a stadium show comes
to the United Kingdom courtesy of WWE. Clash at the Castle,
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales.
Tickets are now available.
"The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre still on a promotional tour.
[McAfee] Not sure how much longer those tickets will be available.
Drew McIntyre announced over 40,000 tickets already sold
and "The SmackDown Warrior" Drew McIntyre,
will be back on SmackDown next week.
We miss you, big fellow. Great work in the UK.
[Cole] Here on Friday Night SmackDown, on the left, Raquel Rodriguez.
Her opponent tonight, Shotzi.
One-on-one, key matchup in the SmackDown Women's Division.
You have to believe SmackDown Women's Champion…
I should be champion!
…Ronda Rousey, watching this matchup tonight.
Rodriguez took her to limit last week.
And now, the power of Raquel Rodriguez.
-Let's go! [grunts] -Let's go, come on.
[McAfee] Raquel showed incredible power.
[Cole] Shotzi called her weak before the commercial break,
called her a choker.
[McAfee] Called her six-foot of disappointment.
A lot of terrible things were said, but Raquel won over--
[Cole] Oh, look at the power of Rodriguez with one arm.
[McAfee] The entire WWE Universe last week in a match against Ronda Rousey,
Oh! Shotzi has to experience the same thing
that Ronda was experiencing just one week ago.
[Cole] Well, Shotzi was also upset.
She believes that Rodriguez, quote, "stole her moment."
As you see, the SmackDown locker room looking on.
Everyone curious after the incredible performance last week
by Raquel Rodriguez.
Everyone wanting to know what Rodriguez is all about.
Oh! And Shotzi now driving Raquel to the corner.
[McAfee] Will Raquel be able to back up her performance from last week?
Everybody in the Universe is wondering.
[Cole] Oh, look at Raquel with Shotzi up and in trouble.
Oh! Dumps her into the corner.
[McAfee] Just throws another grown woman around.
[grunts]
[Cole] Shotzi trying to make a statement tonight
like Raquel did last week against Ronda Rousey.
[McAfee] Shotzi filled with innovative offenses.
-Let her go. -[McAfee] A lot of confidence.
[Cole] She has a five-count, though, Shotzi, to break this
before she'd be disqualified.
Oh, look at Rodriguez's smile on her face,
marching to the center of the ring.
[McAfee] Shotzi, able to get in a rear-naked choke.
[Cole] And Rodriguez, the six-footer trying somehow to get out of this,
and that's one way to do it.
Driving Shotzi into the turnbuckle.
[Shotzi grunts]
[Cole] Shotzi's spinning right-hand.
[grunts, groans]
And now a kick to the face of Rodriguez.
Shotzi again looking to knock off Raquel tonight.
Oh! And a headbutt.
[McAfee] The power from Raquel is something we haven't seen
in a long time in the Women's Division.
[grunts, yells]
-Uh-oh! -[Pat laughs]
[Cole] Raquel said, "Not quite."
[grunts]
[Cole] Has Shotzi up high.
-Catches Shotzi! -[Rodriguez yells]
-And a fallaway slam! -[crowd cheers]
Impressive is Raquel Rodriguez.
[McAfee] Hard to put into words how impressive that power was.
[Cole] Formidable and beautiful is how she describes herself
as she drives Shotzi into the corner.
[McAfee] Just asked the crowd, "You want one more?"
Grand Rapids said, "Yes." "Happy to oblige now."
[Cole] Oh! And a corkscrew splash from the second rope.
[screams]
Rodriguez all fired up.
[McAfee] Last week wasn't an anomaly.
[Cole] How can you not be impressed?
Shotzi up top.
-Chingona Bomb by Raquel Rodriguez. -One, two, three!
-Impressive again. -[bell rings]
[McAfee] Wow!
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Raquel Rodriguez!
[Cole] Pat, Raquel has all the tools,
another impressive performance tonight.
[McAfee] Her finisher is called what?
[Cole] Chingona Bomb.
[McAfee] So much agility. Look at her off the ropes.
-[yells] -[Cole] She's badass.
[McAfee] Chingona Bomb.
One hand up through another person's soul,
dunk through the canvas.
-One, two three! -[bell rings]
What a win.
[Cole] Well, Shotzi, so much for Raquel being a choker,
being weak, and being a disappointment.
I'm here to stay!
[Cole] Rodriguez just screamed, "I'm here to stay."
[McAfee] I hope so.
She's great for SmackDown.
Congratulations to Raquel Rodriguez
on an impressive victory here tonight on SmackDown.
But now, please welcome my guest, who's looking
for a victory of his own, Xavier Woods.
What's up, Kayla?
Xavier, your opponent tonight, Butch,
scored a huge victory over your partner Kofi Kingston last week.
Let's take a look.
[Cole] Yeah, Kofi Kingston was closing in on the victory here, Pat,
looking for trouble in paradise, when first Ridge Holland
would jump up on the apron, causing a distraction.
Xavier Woods got involved, ran into Sheamus.
And with all of this, Butch would hit The Bitter End.
One, two, three…
-It would be lights out for Kofi Kingston. -[bell rings]
[McAfee] Oh, Butch's Bitter End.
And then Butch would do what Butch does,
which is something incredibly unpredictable.
We're heading into the WWE Universe,
and then come back, obviously, and celebrate with the boys.
Yeah, yeah, that's obviously the biggest win
of Butch's career thus far.
But what I want to know, what I'm interested in is,
can he get it done by himself, Kayla?
Or… or does he always need Sheamus and Ridge there
to hold his leash because he's Butch-made?
So I'm flying solo tonight because Kofi's on official New Day business,
so I invite you, Butch, to come down to the ring
and face me one-on-one,
so the entire world can find out what kind of man you really are.
[scoffs]
["New Day, New Way" playing]
That's my music, Kayla.
I miss talking smack with you, girl. Come on. Come on.
-[McAfee] Xavier Woods. -[Cole] Yeah, throwing down the gauntlet.
Will Butch come alone here tonight?
-[McAfee] He said Butch was Butch-made. -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Atlanta, Georgia,
weighing in at 205 pounds,
Xavier Woods!
[Cole] Of course, Big E still out with an injury,
courtesy of Ridge Holland. The broken neck.
Big E on his way to recovery.
Kofi Kingston, as well, not here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown,
so Xavier Woods has challenged Butch to face him one-on-one here tonight.
[McAfee] He said, "Butch, are you Butch-made? Or are you a son of a Butch?
Are you a soft-ass Butch?
Or are you gonna come out here and go one-on-one
with Xavier Woods?"
[Cole] Will Sheamus's attack dog accept,
-or is Woods barking up the wrong tree? -Yeah. That's my guy.
-That's my guy right there, baby. -We'll find out live, next.
Let's go.
[announcer] It all started in Connecticut in 1995,
during the Special Olympics World Games.
Since then, WWE's partnership with Special Olympics
has become part of a global inclusion revolution
to help further ignite a movement
that unleashes the human spirit around the world.
It's all about inclusion,
and acceptance, and bringing people together,
and one of the best ways to do that
is through sport and athletics.
[announcer] Throughout the 26-year partnership,
Special Olympics athletes and WWE Superstars
have formed incredible bonds and lasting friendships.
Motivating and inspiring each other,
overcoming challenges, persevering, and staying connected despite obstacles.
Shining as one together.
Now we invite you to join us on the journey
to the 2022 USA Games.
[uplifting music playing]
[Cole] Xavier Woods getting ready for his matchup,
doing sit-ups in the middle of the ring.
He's set to go one-on-one, we presume,
-with Butch. -Let's go! Let's go!
Bring him. Bring him. Here we go. Let's go.
-Come on, you're ready. -Get your head in the game, lad.
Hey, you get out there, and you rattle his bloody teeth.
That's right, felly.
You drag his hair and dance all over his head.
-Yeah, Butch. Come on. -Yeah!
High-five, fella.
-[Butch growls] -[McAfee] Oh-uh…
[McAfee] These three are absurd,
but it is…
Fight Night!
[fireworks blast]
The Brawling Brutes are on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Cole] Or "Brawling Brute."
It looks like Butch is going to go this alone.
[announcer] And his opponent weighing in at 205 pounds,
Butch!
[Cole] Butch one-on-one with Xavier Woods.
The question is will he remain here after the match
or will he take off?
Maybe he's going to run to Little Rock, Arkansas,
where we are with Friday Night SmackDown next week.
Will Butch be there, and who will be the Unified Tag Team Champions
when we get to Little Rock next Friday night?
[McAfee] A lot to be figured out here in Grand Rapids
before we get to Little Rock,
-but Butch is obviously… -[bell rings]
-…a massive question mark. -[Cole] Yeah, Butch beat Kofi last week,
still has a score to settle with this man, Xavier Woods.
Oh, and Woods caught him.
That forearm knocking Butch out of the ring.
[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] Xavier Woods.
[Cole] A gnarly Butch finding himself in trouble early on.
Let's do it!
[Cole] Butch is a bit temperamental,
and Xavier Woods looking to play on that,
-and now grabbing the ear of Butch. -[Butch groans]
[McAfee] Xavier Woods just had some involuntary spasms
with the pec muscles there.
In incredible shape. Fantastic in the ring.
[Cole] Butch now stomping right on the hand of Xavier.
[groans]
[McAfee] That's the type of offense Butch loves.
[Cole] The frenzied, frantic, offense of Butch,
who now pounds away on Xavier Woods.
[crowd chants] New Day rocks! New Day rocks! New Day rocks!
[McAfee] Kofi, Big E watching on as Xavier Woods--
[Cole] Roll up now… Oh! And a kickout by Butch,
and Butch now looking to put Kofi away.
[grunts]
[groans]
[McAfee] Butch absolutely manipulating the hell out of Xavier Woods's body.
With this son of a Butch on the screen,
you know we're trending number one in the United States.
Join the conversation, #smackdone.
[Cole] You mentioned Kofi moments ago.
Kofi, of course, got beat by Butch last week.
Kofi not here tonight.
Xavier Woods one-on-one with Butch in this matchup.
[McAfee] Butch is always bringing conversation because you have no clue
what he's gonna do next.
Incredibly talented, ruthless.
[Cole] Remember, Butch had a bit of help last week from Ridge and Sheamus
as he knocked off Kofi, tonight, one-on-one.
[McAfee] The Brawling Brutes are always looking out for each other,
even if they're smacking each other in the face.
[crowd chants] New Day rocks!
[Cole] The "New Day rocks" chants trying to will Xavier on in the matchup.
Slap by Butch.
[McAfee] That's one of Butch's go-tos, just slapping somebody in the mouth.
[Cole] Always intense, Xavier Woods.
Oh, there's the Honor Roll.
Cover by Woods.
-Is it enough? -One, two…
Butch… Oh, just barely at two and a half.
[McAfee] Turned Butch inside out.
This Butch was seeing double for a little bit there.
[Cole] Watch the impact of Backwoods.
[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] The Honor Roll.
[Woods growls]
[McAfee] That was awesome.
[groans]
[McAfee] Xavier Woods gaining control over Butch.
[Cole] Now, Butch official Jessika Carr
did not see the rake of the eyes there by Butch.
She was behind the competitors.
Oh!
Oh! And a kick by Butch to Woods.
[McAfee] See him, he's trying to Joker Xavier Woods' mouth right there.
There is no stern unturned in Butch's arsenal.
[Cole] Yeah. Joint manipulation, part of Butch's offensive repertoire.
[McAfee] He'll do anything to win, including some punts to the head.
Sam Cook just retired, maybe this is an homage to that.
Punching himself in the face now.
This maniac.
[Cole] From the second rope.
Xavier Woods able to get out of harm's way
and now Woods with a kick.
Xavier Woods looking to rally.
Oh! And runs into a right-hand.
[McAfee] He might be out.
[grunting]
[Cole] Butch just pounding away on the back of the neck of Woods.
Two, three…
[Cole] Just a relentless attack by Butch.
[McAfee] So…
[Cole] Oh!
-Woods hooks the leg, Backwoods! -One, two, three!
-Woods wins again! -[bell rings]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Here's your winner,
Xavier Woods!
[McAfee] Butch couldn't handle the Backwoods.
The Backwoods has gotten the best of plenty of men,
and tonight it did it to the Butch.
[Cole] How is Butch going to react to this loss to Woods?
I don't like him looking at me like that. It's all right, thank you, Butch.
Oh, w-wait.
Butch, who tends to have these temper tantrums when he loses.
[McAfee] Where the hell is he going?
[Cole] Who knows?
[McAfee] Does he just have to poop after he does his thing?
Is that where he's headed to? A bathroom?
Why does he always leave through the crowd?
What is this guy's problem?
[Cole] Well, he acts like a petulant child when he loses.
First Xavier Woods caught the elbow from Butch.
[grunting]
But then Xavier Woods with a Backwoods…
One, two, three.
…to knock off Butch here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
[McAfee] I don't know how they do it overseas, but a quick roll-up here
can be all she wrote.
The Backwoods gets a dump for Xavier Woods.
[Cole] And Xavier Woods celebrating. Look out behind, Xavier.
[McAfee] Oh no, The Brawling Brutes!
[Cole] Holland on the left, Sheamus on the right.
Come on.
-Are they here to show respect? -Oh, from behind is Butch.
[McAfee] Where the hell did Butch come from?
[Cole] Butch assaulting Woods as Ridge and Sheamus again pull Butch away.
[McAfee] Yes, but they're laughing. They love it.
Butch wanted to put a little exclamation point on his thumb
like he always does.
The unpredictable Butch.
[Cole] Now, ladies and gentlemen,
coming up next on Friday Night SmackDown,
it's about the unification of the Tag Team Titles.
Let's take a look at the two-time Raw Tag Team Champions, RK-Bro.
-[thrilling music playing] -[crowd] One…
two, three.
[announcer] And the new Raw Tag Team Champions.
[Orton] I had never had this much fun
as I'm having right now with my partner, Riddle.
This man is my friend.
[Cole] Perhaps more importantly than being friends,
they are the Raw Tag Team Champions.
[McAfee] Randy, certified Hall of Famer, Riddle electrifying.
He and Randy Orton have brought out the absolute best
in each other.
[Cole] Chemistry on point, friendship on point.
Randy's my best friend.
[crowd chants] RK-Bro! RK-Bro!
[McAfee] Such good vibes when RK-Bro's in the arena.
We are the Raw Tag Team Champions,
but our sights are now set on maybe a little more.
RK-Bro demands to become
the undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions of the world
with the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment…
R… K… Bro!
[crowd chants] RK-Bro! RK-Bro!
[Cole] The excitement is building.
A big-time fight is upon us.
Winners Take All. Tag Team Championship Unification Match,
RK-Bro, The Usos clash live, next.
-Excuse me, Xavier, can I have a word? -Megan, Megan.
Let me cut you off.
I am sick and tired of this numbers game garbage,
so next week it ends.
Kofi's back, and because of Ridge Holland,
E's still on the mend, but I got somebody in mind
for a six-man tag team match that Sheamus, Ridge, and Butch
are not going to like.
Okay. Gonna be impossible to fill Big E's shoes,
but who's he thinking, Michael Cole?
Well, Pat, switching gears now,
I want to talk about what happened this past Monday night
when Sasha Banks and Naomi let us all down.
The WWE Women's Tag Team Champions walked off the show
and walked out of the building during Monday Night Raw.
They were supposed to take part in this,
the main event,
the six-pack challenge, where the winner would be next in line
to face Bianca Belair for the Raw Women's Championship.
However, Sasha and Naomi took the Tag Team Championships
into the office of our Head of Talent Relations,
and left them there, and then promptly walked out of the arena.
Their actions disappointed millions of WWE fans
and their fellow Superstars.
So because of what Sasha and Naomi did this past Monday night,
they have been suspended indefinitely.
And we will have a future tournament to crown
the new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
[McAfee] All right.
["Talk To Me" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Cole] And here come the Raw Tag Team Champions.
[McAfee] Now we go.
Now we go!
A WrestleMania-esque match.
SummerSlam-esque match.
A Sunday battle happening right here on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Cole] On the right, Randy Orton, a 14-time World Champion,
celebrating his 20th year in WWE.
On the left, his partner, Riddle,
a former United States Champion,
a man who had enough… last week
to deliver a knee to the face
of the undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns,
a man who knocked off Jimmy Uso on Raw this past Monday night.
[McAfee] Flying Fish for RK-Bro
on this historic night.
It has been…
an honor…
to have Randy Orton and Riddle on this show
for the last month or so.
[Cole] Well, you may have to get used to 'em on this show, Pat,
if RK-Bro wins tonight
and unifies the Raw and SmackDown Championships
for the first time ever.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Think about the resume that Randy Orton already has.
[Cole] A Money in the Bank to his name,
a two-time Royal Rumble winner,
and then a 14-time World Champion.
Randy Orton was quoted this week as saying,
"In my 20-year career, I don't believe I've had as much fun
as I've had over the last number of months
with my tag team partner, Riddle."
[McAfee] Riddle has brought a new litness
to the Apex Predator,
to the surefire Hall of Famer,
to the man who's been selling out arenas for 20 years…
looking to make history…
tonight here in Grand Rapids.
["Done With That" by CFO$ playing] ♪ Usos ♪
[McAfee] Speaking of history.
The longest-reigning
SmackDown Tag Team Champions of all time.
[Cole] 305 days The Usos have been at top of the blue brand.
Tonight, they want to be on top of all of WWE.
Let's go!
[Cole] And this big fight night on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
You can feel it. I got goosebumps.
It's to unify the Tag Team Titles.
[screaming]
[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] What a night!
The Usos have that look in their eye.
They know what tonight could be.
Oh, hello.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following is a winners-take-all,
title-for-title,
Tag Team Championship Unification Match!
[crowd cheers]
Introducing first, they are the Raw Tag Team Champions,
Riddle and Randy Orton,
RK-Bro!
[cheering]
[indistinct chatter]
[announcer] And their opponents,
they are the SmackDown Tag Team Champions,
-Jimmy and Jey, The Usos! -[crowd boos]
[Cole] A tremendous amount of pressure on The Usos tonight,
not only from their cousin,
the undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns,
but also the special counsel of The Bloodline,
Paul Heyman, who has joined us here at ringside, on commentary.
A lot to talk to Paul about, in this historic night.
Because for the first time ever, the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Titles
will be unified.
Will it be RK-Bro,
or will it be The Usos?
It's live, it's next, on Fox.
[crowd cheers]
-[Cole] Winners-take-all, -[bell rings]
title-for-title, Tag Team Championship Unification.
History to be made tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
The Raw Tag Team Champions, RK-Bro.
The SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Usos.
It is Riddle starting things off with Jimmy Uso
here tonight on SmackDown.
Cole, McAfee, ringside, joined by the special counsel
to The Bloodline, Paul Heyman. Welcome, Mr. Heyman, to ringside.
[Heyman] Yes, sir, and for now, you may refer to me
as the Warden of the Uso Penitentiary.
[Cole] Mr. Heyman, you actually put a lot of pressure on The Usos earlier tonight.
Basically said, they have to earn a spot to be relevant.
Win or don't come at all.
Don't come back at all to the Isle of Relevancy.
[Heyman] Hey, the Island of Relevancy is all about being relevant.
-Tag. -If you cannot be
the undisputed Tag Team Champions, you are irrelevant in WWE.
[Cole] The tag made to Randy Orton and here comes the Apex Predator.
Oh!
[McAfee] Wise Man, Warden of the Uso Penitentiary,
you've been around the "biz" forever.
[crowd chants] Randy!
RK-Bro have the support of Grand Rapids.
Will The Bloodline be able to do something historic this evening, Paul?
[Cole] And the Orton stomp. Tag. Here comes Riddle.
[Heyman] The Bloodline better do something historic
because if not, there will not be a Bloodline anymore.
[Cole] Double-team. Riddle, cover.
Hook of the leg, and a kickout. Do you care to expound on that statement?
You earn your spot on the Island of Relevancy
each and every single day.
No exceptions. No asterisks.
[Cole] Roman Reigns also said this is a special night.
"I expect you to deliver."
Those are the words from Reigns to his cousins.
[McAfee] Seems like Jimmy got the message just fine.
[Cole] Jimmy, who's got a score to settle after a loss to Riddle
on Raw, Monday night…
now, in control.
Paul, you mentioned one of the great tag teams of all time,
the Hall of Famers, the Wild Samoans, Afa, and of course, Sika,
Roman Reigns' father.
The importance of The Usos doing something that that great team never did,
unifying the Tag Titles.
[Heyman] How disrespectful would it be for us to claim
that The Usos are the greatest tag team of all time
if they didn't prove it.
That distinction goes to Afa and Sika.
And for The Usos to be the GOAT, the greatest tag team of all time,
they must surpass Afa and Sika
by being the undisputed Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] Riddle's in trouble. Referee Dan Engler checking on him.
Here comes the doctor now.
It's all about unifying the Tag Team Titles.
We'll be back on Fox.
[Cole] We're back live on Friday Night SmackDown.
Tag Team Unification Match.
The Usos, double-team on Riddle,
and Orton, RK-Bro.
And the trash talk by Jey Uso.
Focusing on the hip because this is what happened before the break,
whipped into the corner.
A bruised hip suffered, we understand,
the doctor telling us during the break, by Riddle.
Riddle appears to be doing better in this matchup,
but The Usos are attacking.
Special counsel to The Bloodline, Paul Heyman, joining us here at ringside.
Typical Usos, Paul, focusing on an injury.
[Heyman] Yeah, well, let's give credit where credit's due.
How about Riddle? What a stud.
-Oh! -What an athlete.
What a man not to give up, to continue on in the fight.
But The Usos have no mercy.
[Cole] And you see Randy Orton, he understands his partner's in trouble.
Randy needs to get into this matchup,
but The Usos, doing a great job isolating Riddle
from his partner, from his corner.
[McAfee] Think about the pressure on The Usos.
How many decades of dominance in this business, Wise Man?
[Heyman] Five, six, seven…
[Cole] Oh! A head butt again to the hip.
The injured hip of Riddle. The Usos now dissecting
-one-half of the Raw Tag Team Champions. -[cries out]
The Usos, so dangerous.
The reason they're the longest-reigning SmackDown Champs in history.
[indistinct chatter]
[McAfee] Could be a bone bruise for Riddle.
[Cole] And look at Jimmy, taunting Riddle
and again, as you take another look
at the cause of the original injury.
[Riddle moaning]
-[McAfee] Riddle… -[Cole] Oh!
[McAfee] …can't be anywhere near 100 percent.
[Cole] Paul, where is Roman Reigns?
Where is the undisputed WWE Universal Champion?
-Watching this? -[Heyman] Watching.
Preparing for a life without The Usos in The Bloodline,
-or life holding all the gold in WWE. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And the WWE fans trying to rally Riddle.
Fingertips away from Orton.
Can he get there? Not quite.
Oh! What a back suplex by Jimmy Uso.
And Jimmy, quietening the crowd,
and a tag made to Jey.
And here comes "Main Event" Jey Uso.
[Heyman] Silencing the critics.
[screams]
[Heyman] "Good point, Mr. Heyman." "Thank you, Mr. Cole."
"You're welcome, Mr. Cole."
We the Ones!
[Heyman] "You're welcome, Mr. Heyman."
[McAfee] Thank you, Mr. Cole and Mr. Heyman,
for allowing me to be here with both of you gentlemen, tonight.
[Cole] Like old times, Paul, huh?
And now, a miss by Jey, and Riddle trying to rally.
Oh! There's that back knee strike.
Jey is in trouble. Riddle's got a chance.
[McAfee] Riddle hit Roman Reigns with that same knee just one week ago.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Where is Riddle getting this from?
Digging down deep,
trying to make it to Randy Orton. Tag to Jimmy.
Here comes The Viper!
[crowd cheers]
The WWE's Apex Predator is in a zone!
Scoop slam with power!
[yelling]
Jey Uso suffers one of his own.
[Cole] Are you getting nervous, Mr. Heyman?
[McAfee] How could you not be with one of the GOATs.
[Cole] A long time!
Vintage Orton!
The Draping DDT!
Now Randy, going to the place where voices are in his head.
-[McAfee] Are we about to see… -[Cole] RKO!
Unifying the titles!
-Here comes Orton. Breaking things up. -[crowd cheers]
Jey Uso.
[McAfee] History was almost just made…
by RK-Bro.
[Cole] Jey Uso, the wherewithal to drag his brother to the corner
and make the tag.
There's a reason we're trending number one in the United States.
Randy went for the RKO.
Riddle made the tag.
Super kick by Jey.
Riddle, the legal man.
Ducks underneath. Caught him with a big roundhouse kick.
[McAfee] With a bruised hip. This dude!
[Cole] How is Riddle doing this?
Before the break, we didn't even know if he'd be able to continue the match.
What a Fisherman Suplex!
[McAfee] Might have stopped by a couple of the local…
-[Cole] Oh, the knees up. -[McAfee] …vitamin shops.
[Cole] Thwarting the senton.
Pop-up neck breaker!
-Cover by Jey to unify the titles. -One, two…
Kickout by Riddle.
[crowd cheering]
Mr. Heyman, awfully quiet as we take another look
at this incredible feat of athleticism by Jey Uso.
Paul, what's the matter?
Usually, you're out here spewing the greatness of The Bloodline.
A very tense time, obviously, for Mr. Heyman, Roman Reigns, and The Usos.
The Unification of the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Titles on the line.
[McAfee] What did you expect, Pauley?
What did you expect?
You think RK-Bro was just gonna roll over?
This is gonna be a night they talk about forever in the WWE.
[Cole] Oh! Riddle went up top,
and Jey Uso made him pay.
Riddle has absorbed a ton of punishment in this match.
[McAfee] The stakes are extreme.
[Cole] I guess Mr. Heyman is done with commentary,
He's taken his headset off. He looks very disappointed.
Meanwhile, Riddle, meeting Jey, top rope.
[crowd cheers]
Oh, he's gonna go for a super RKO.
Jey, trying to counter.
[grunting]
-What the hell is Heyman doing? -Paul is--
[Cole] Wait a minute! The Big Uce.
Roman Reigns.
That was Roman, saving his cousin,
saving Jey Uso.
-Splash! Cover to unify the gold. -One, two, three!
-The Usos have done it! -[bell rings]
The Usos have done it.
-The Usos are the Unified Champions. -[announcer] Here are your winners!
A new undisputed
WWE Tag Team Champion,
The Usos!
[Cole] Give an assist to Heyman,
give a bigger assist to the WWE Undisputed Universal Champion.
The Bloodline has all the damn gold.
-And now Reigns attacking Riddle. -[crowd boos]
Remember, Riddle with a knee to Reigns' face,
embarrassing Reigns last week.
[McAfee] Roman Reigns helping his cousins,
guaranteeing that The Bloodline will be chatted about
as the greatest of all time.
[Cole] Riddle here in front of us.
The Usos on the other side of the ring, attacking Randy Orton.
The Bloodline, Pat, I believe,
about to deliver a blood bath.
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] Forget about ratings, forget about who's in the main event,
just look at who has all the Unified Champions in this business.
[Cole] Guillotine, guillotine locked in.
Guillotine locked in, and now steps off the face of Randy Orton.
-[McAfee] The face of the A-show. -[Cole] Riddle's fading. Whoa!
[McAfee] Roman Reigns, out here with ill intent.
[crowd booing]
-What the hell? -[Cole] No, Jey, get down!
What the hell are you doing?
Jey, get down from there!
Riddle can't move!
Splash, through Riddle, through the table. Holy…
[McAfee] One-half of the Unified Tag Team Champions of the world
just flew through the sky.
-You are nothing! -That's enough!
[indistinct angry shouts]
[security] Come on!
Come on! What about now?
-What about now? [growls] -Stop!
Come on, Roman!
Let him go, Roman! Let him go!
[Reigns] Who are you touching, huh? Who are you touching?
I'll smash all of you!
[crowd shouting angrily]
[booing]
[Cole] Wreckage of humanity.
The Usos make history,
unifying the SmackDown and Raw Tag Team Titles.
[crowd booing]
The Bloodline has all the gold
and, Pat, all there is left to say
is "acknowledge The Bloodline!"
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] The greatest faction in the history of this business
just wrecked shop.
You thought we weren't gonna cash in on what we say!
[indistinct] e weren't gonna cash in on what we say!