[WWE intro music playing]
[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.
[crowd cheers]
Together.
[music fades]
[Cole] For the first time ever on Friday Night SmackDown,
Roman Reigns defends the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
against an emotionally-charged Riddle.
[Riddle] I'm dedicating this match to my best friend, Randy Orton.
[tense music playing]
-[bell rings] -[Cole] Riddle taking the fight to Reigns.
Six hundred fifty-seven days Reigns has been champion.
Is it Riddle's night?
Can he pull the upset of the century?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd gasping]
Where you at, Randy?
Nurse that little back, Randy, I want it.
[Cole] Roman Reigns locked and loaded, looking to put Riddle away.
Superman Punch!
One! Two!
-[Cole] Oh no! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Riddle kicked out!
[crowd chanting] Randy! Randy! Randy!
[Cole] The Randy chants now,
trying to fuel and fire Riddle.
-[crowd cheering] -One! Two!
[Riddle] I'm dedicating this match
to my best friend, Randy Orton.
[Cole] RKO for the championship!
Riddle's going to do it!
Spear out of mid-air!
-One, two, three! -[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Roman Reigns retains the title. -[bell rings]
[Cole] Riddle arrived tonight,
but in the end, Roman Reigns remains
the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
[Reigns] There's no one left.
-Wiseman. -Yes, my Tribal Chief?
There is no one left.
No one left for you, my Tribal Chief. No one!
I told them over two years ago
that I'm here to wreck everyone and then I'm leaving.
[crowd cheering]
["Next Big Thing" plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh my God.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Roman Reigns has seen a ghost.
[McAfee] Brock Lesnar's back!
[tense music playing]
[Cole] Oh! Brock!
F-5 to the champion!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And a third from The Beast!
Shots are fired.
The Beast wants his title back!
[music fades]
♪ Are you ready? ♪
[Cole] And last week altered the entire landscape of WWE.
Welcome to Austin, Texas, the brand-new Moody Center.
And Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive,
a triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
And, Pat, we now have our SummerSlam main event.
[McAfee] A rivalry seven years in the making
reaches its epic conclusion next month.
Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns,
who will be the "Last Man Standing"?
We'll find out at SummerSlam
streaming live on WWE Peacock.
[Cole] But, Pat, before we get to SummerSlam,
a week from tomorrow, Money in the Bank in Las Vegas,
career-altering event.
Who will grab the briefcase, get the contract
and become Mr. And Mrs. Money in the Bank?
It could be this man.
["Gallantry" plays]
[Irvin] Please welcome Drew McIntyre!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] For the fifth time, Drew McIntyre will be involved
in the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
-[explosion pops] -[Cole] And, Pat, you mentioned
the Last Man Standing Match, Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns.
You have to believe, whoever wins
the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match
is going to have to cash in at SummerSlam.
Brock or Roman, they're going to be in no condition
to compete after that matchup.
[McAfee] That's why the Money in the Bank Match is so important.
Omos, Sheamus, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, and Drew McIntyre
are going to be competing in a match in which they can earn a contract
to challenge any champion, any time,
even after a Last Man Standing Match.
[Cole] Well, let's show you what went down between Drew McIntyre and Sheamus
two weeks ago here on SmackDown.
They had a qualifying match for the Money in the Bank
-Contract Ladder Match. -[bell rings]
That right there in this physical brawl would cause the double disqualification.
The fight was not over. Chaos would continue.
And last week, Adam Pearce would have to make a decision.
I have consulted with WWE management,
and we have made a decision.
Sheamus, you're in.
Yes! Yes!
[Cole] Drew McIntyre went nuts.
[Pearce] Drew, Drew, Drew!
Drew McIntyre is also
in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
[Cole] Sheamus was upset and this is what happened.
Sheamus ran into a Claymore
from a now happy Drew McIntyre.
[McAfee] I think Adam Pearce made the right decision.
These two lads deserve a shot to be in Money in the Bank.
Absolute champions here at WWE.
Austin, world,
welcome to Friday Night SmackDown.
[crowd cheers]
You know, when Drew McIntyre was first drafted to SmackDown,
I said I was willing to start at the bottom,
work my way to the top,
earn myself a title match.
Yet, no matter how many wins I seem to get,
no matter how many moments I make,
our Tribal Champion just keeps ducking me.
[crowd boos]
So…
it seems like I'm going to have to force his hand.
It seems like Drew McIntyre's gonna have to become
Mr. Money in the Bank.
[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] That's the way to do it around here.
Speaking of earning title matches,
Brock Lesnar showed up last week and already has one at SummerSlam.
[crowd boos]
That's all right. Good for him.
That's the Brock way.
I tend to do things the hard way.
I'll be watching that match closely.
And, lads, I hope you tear each other apart
in that Last Man Standing Match.
Use all the weapons in the building, destroy each other,
because whoever survives, Mr. Winner,
when you can finally get to your feet,
just expect Mr. Money in the Bank to Claymore your ass.
[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] To your point, Cole.
["Hellfire" plays]
[Cole] Well, here comes the other man
in the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
-[crowd booing] -[Cole] Sheamus.
Big bad Drew McIntyre.
I'm going to Claymore your ass.
-Get in the ring and I might just. -Yeah, yeah.
Why don't you cool your bleedin' jets there, McHaggis.
You know what I'm saying?
Now, you are right about one thing.
That Last Man Standing Match will be the perfect time
to cash in the Money in the Bank contract
after Brock and Roman completely destroy each other.
But let's be honest, fella.
You're off your bleedin' rocker
if you think you're going to be the one to do it.
And the truth is, fella,
you're only in this match because Adam Pearce felt sorry for you.
That's the truth, you know what I mean?
That's the only reason you're in this match.
The truth is, Drew,
you don't belong.
[crowd boos]
I mean…
you're probably a bigger bust than that Longhorn's newest recruit,
Arch Manning.
[crowd booing]
The truth hurts.
The truth hurts, you know what I mean?
Listen, let's be honest, Drew, yeah?
We go back a long way.
Your only experience with the Money in the Bank contract
is watching somebody else cash in on you
and take your title.
[Sheamus inhales deeply] Oh man.
That must have been hard to take, huh?
That must have been really hard to take.
But you see, old Sheamy here, old Sheamy here
is a former Money in the Bank winner.
I want you to know, everybody,
the man I cashed in on…
was none other than Roman bleedin' Reigns.
[man] Ladies and gentlemen!
-We were just talking. -That's not what Drew sounds like.
[man] Ladies and gentlemen…
-[crowd cheering] -[McAfee] It wasn't Drew, you see.
My name is Paul Heyman,
and I serve as special council
to your Tribal Chief,
the Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion,
Roman Reigns.
[crowd boos]
-[McAfee] Big boos. -The same Roman Reigns
as you two have so aptly described
will defend the Undisputed Title at SummerSlam
against Brock Lesnar…
[crowd cheering]
…in a Last Man Standing Match,
a Last Man Standing Match, I might add,
that will not be won
by Brock Lesnar.
No. The victor in that match
and still Undisputed Champion,
Roman Reigns.
[crowd booing]
But we have a problem here,
because even though Roman Reigns is the GOAT, the greatest of all time,
after a Last Man Standing Match against Brock Lesnar,
Roman Reigns will be vulnerable
to a cash-in of that Money in the Bank contract
by someone like Sheamus or Drew McIntyre.
[crowd cheering]
And that's not a knock on my Tribal Chief.
Either Brock Lesnar would be vulnerable,
not that Brock Lesnar has a chance of winning.
I'm making a point. The point is this.
The champion, which will be Roman Reigns,
will be vulnerable after a Last Man Standing Match.
And as Sheamus said,
it has happened before.
And I'm here tonight to ensure
that it won't happen again.
[crowd booing]
No booing! No booing!
[crowd booing loudly]
I think they want you to finally make your point.
That's why, my point is, this man,
this great man, this top executive,
this man whose reputation is beyond reproach
has a very special announcement to make,
don't you, Mr. Pearce?
[crowd booing]
Drew, Sheamus,
it has come to my attention that perhaps I was a bit hasty
in putting you both into the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
After all, neither of you lost a match
against each other two weeks ago to qualify,
yet neither of you won, either.
And after some, shall we say,
influence by Mr. Heyman,
it is my duty to inform you
that WWE management has chosen to overrule my decision.
Gentlemen, neither of you will be a part
of the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
-[Cole] What in the world? -[McAfee] What the hell is this?
Pearce, you're being spineless.
You're spineless!
-However, however… -You're a spineless bastard.
…there is a path forward.
The both of you can qualify if…
you can put your personal rivalry aside
and team together tonight…
and defeat The Bloodline's Undisputed
WWE Tag Team Champions,
The Usos.
[crowd cheering]
♪ Uso! ♪
[Cole] Wait a minute. Are you kidding me?
So you're going to ask Sheamus and Drew McIntyre to get along, Pat,
against the best tag team on the planet?
[McAfee] Best tag team of all time, you mean?
None of it makes sense to me.
Paul Heyman is clever with that silver tongue of his.
And Adam Pearce has been compromised.
And now Drew and Sheamus
are going to have to earn their way back into Money in the Bank.
[Cole] Yeah, they try to qualify later tonight
in our main event here on Friday Night SmackDown.
But coming up next, another qualifying match.
It'll be Shinsuke Nakamura and Sami Zayn,
pseudo Bloodline member, battling it out.
Who will qualify for Money in the Bank?
♪ Are you ready? ♪
[McAfee] It is official.
Drew McIntyre and Sheamus
must beat the greatest tag team of all time in The Usos
to get back into the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
That happens tonight.
[Cole] And, Pat, during the commercial break, we got some clarification.
The Usos' Undisputed Tag Team Titles will not be on the line in this match.
The Usos are not trying to qualify
for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match as well.
They are simply here to block McIntyre and Sheamus from getting in.
Is the Tribal Chief a bit scared perhaps that Drew and Sheamus
-able to retrieve the contract? -Scared? No.
They're playing chess, not checkers. They're thinking one step ahead.
You can't lose to a guy that isn't in the match.
Paul Heyman is Bill Belichick.
That's why Paul Heyman's with The Bloodline.
[Cole] We're about to qualify now either Shinsuke Nakamura or Sami Zayn
who's standing by with Kayla Braxton.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
honorary member of The Bloodline, Sami Zayn.
Sami, Shinsuke Nakamura is waiting for you out there in the ring.
You know, Kayla, can we just talk about
what a great night this is going to be for The Bloodline?
I mean, we just found out that The Usos
now have an opportunity to get rid of Drew McIntyre and Sheamus
and remove them from the Money in the Bank Ladder Match,
which they will. And do you want to know why?
Because they-- no, no, no.
We always do what's right for Roman Reigns.
And I can say "we" because I am an honorary member of The Bloodline.
I'm the Honorary Uce.
Which is why tonight, I am dedicating my match
to "The Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns.
In fact, no, no, I'm going to do one better.
I'm going to go out there, and I'm going to beat Shinsuke Nakamura.
And I'm going to go to Las Vegas and climb the ladder
and reach that briefcase, get that contract,
and become the new Mr. Money in the Bank and then--
And cash in on either Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns?
No, no, no. [chuckles]
Don't put words in my mouth, Kayla, that's not why I'm doing this.
I'm not going to cash in on Roman Reigns.
I'm doing this to protect Roman Reigns.
["Worlds Apart" plays]
Oh, that's me.
[McAfee] Win the Money in the Bank, lay down for Roman.
Sami Zayn, the Honorary Uce,
taking one for the team here.
[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following is a Men's Money in the Bank Qualifying Match!
Introducing first, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 212 pounds,
Sami Zayn!
[Cole] Do you honestly believe what you just said?
-[McAfee] What? -[Cole] If Sami Zayn
wins the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match
and has the contract,
which would allow him to cash in any place, any time,
probably at SummerSlam
after the Last Man Standing Match between Roman and Brock,
do you really think Sami Zayn would just lie down
and allow Roman Reigns to keep the championship
if Roman did indeed beat Brock Lesnar?
That's ridiculous.
Sami Zayn has never ever held the WWE Championship,
the major title or the Universal Title for that matter.
There's no way he would throw away that opportunity for Roman Reigns.
[McAfee] He's never had a friend in the locker room, either.
[Cole] Oh! Here we go, qualifying matchup.
One of these men going to go to Las Vegas
-next Saturday. -Roman Reigns as a friend
-would be great for Sami Zayn. -[Cole] Qualifying match.
Armbar by Nakamura as Sami Zayn looking to block.
Is he gonna tap out?
Nakamura was looking for the quick victory.
This is a rivalry, Pat,
that's been going on for quite some time between these two Superstars.
[McAfee] Now, Shinsuke has been a consummate professional
in beating Sami's ass for a long time.
-The thing about Sami, though… -[Cole] Oh!
[McAfee] He is an actual associate of The Bloodline.
We have seen them operating in the past together.
He calls himself the Honorary Uce.
[Cole] Yeah, he calls himself that
because I believe Sami's being used by Roman and company.
A kick right to the back of the neck by Nakamura.
And you got to love this vintage Shinsuke Nakamura
who's taken control of this qualifying match.
[McAfee] When Shinsuke's flying around, it's a beautiful thing to watch.
[Cole] Nakamura, former winner of the Royal Rumble Match.
Cover now on Sami Zayn to qualify for Las Vegas,
and a kickout, as we take another look at the one and only Shinsuke Nakamura.
[McAfee] Bomb.
[Cole] And Sami Zayn, this has become his tactic as of late, run away.
However, Sami can't afford to be counted out in this match tonight
because he will no longer have a chance to qualify
for Money in the Bank if that happens.
[McAfee] It has worked to his advantage in the past.
-And it seems like it's doing a-- -[Cole] Oh!
-[McAfee] Look. -Three!
-Count is at three. -[Cole] Sami trying to beat the count.
Four!
[Cole] Now, a count of four for the official.
It's Nakamura now who has to try to climb back into the ring.
WWE fans all over Sami Zayn.
Sami will take the count-out victory as he has in the past.
-Eight! -[Cole] You called this
Sami's finishing move, Pat.
We're at a count of nine now.
Nakamura barely beating the count much to the chagrin of Sami Zayn.
[McAfee] That was too close for comfort.
Shinsuke deserves this opportunity in the Money in the Bank Match.
[Cole] Small package. May have him here. Could be it. Almost had him!
Zayn at two!
And now, Sami Zayn taking down Shinsuke Nakamura.
[McAfee] Shinsuke lost his good friend Boogs at WrestleMania.
[Cole] At the hands of The Bloodline, The Usos.
One of these two men will qualify for the Money in the Bank
in Las Vegas a week from tomorrow.
[McAfee] Those type of tactics are so disgusting.
[Cole] He has to be careful, Pat. Sami cannot afford to be disqualified
or Shinsuke will be heading to Money in the Bank.
[McAfee] Sami will once again be left on an island
that isn't the island of relevancy.
[crowd chants] Nakamura!
[Cole] WWE fans clearly in the corner of Shinsuke
who looks to fight back against Sami Zayn.
And now, Sami dumping Shinsuke hard over the top rope.
Who's going to qualify for Money in the Bank?
It's all about qualifying for the Money in the Bank
Contract Ladder Match a week from tomorrow in Las Vegas
streaming live on Peacock.
Sami Zayn versus Shinsuke Nakamura…
Nakamura's got nothing on the Honorary Uce!
[Cole] Longtime rivalry renewed here tonight.
[McAfee] High stakes.
[Cole] Both of these men have been involved
in Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Matches before, unsuccessfully,
but they know what it takes to be involved in such a matchup,
as Sami Zayn hammers away on the back of the neck of Nakamura.
[crowd chanting]
[Cole] Sami Zayn-- Oh! Runs into a kick from Shin,
and now Nakamura with an opportunity to rally here.
Cover on Zayn to qualify for Las Vegas,
and a kickout by Sami Zayn.
[McAfee] It's 145 degrees here in Austin, Texas.
The heat would've blown off…
[Cole] The brand-new Moody Center.
-Thanks. Blowing the roof off. -That's where we're at.
-The heat's getting to you already. -Yeah.
-Want a glass of water? -I'm full of sweat now,
-and when Shinsuke does this-- -Take a look at Nakamura.
Right to the side of the face of Sami Zayn.
[McAfee] When he does something that spectacular, that sexy,
you can't help but lose your mind.
[Cole] Now Sami Zayn caught him! Michinoku Driver!
Cover now on Shin to win!
Oh, and a kickout by Nakamura at two!
You're kidding me!
[McAfee] Sami Zayn so resilient. This…
Some people call him a rat or a cockroach.
[Cole] There's no doubting his talent.
Call him what you want, Pat, but he's a tremendous in-ring performer.
Sami Zayn looking to qualify for Money in the Bank.
Inside the briefcase is a contract you can cash in any time over a full year
for a World Championship opportunity.
Oh, and Shinsuke Nakamura blocking Sami Zayn.
[McAfee] Meeting him at the top.
This thing was almost over and Shinsuke wants back in.
Second rope, Money in the Bank briefcases hanging high ahead.
[Cole] Sami Zayn able to fight out and counter.
Couple of well-placed elbows to the back of the neck of Nakamura.
[McAfee] Headbutt as well.
[Cole] Now, Sami Zayn, what's he going to do here?
Top rope now for Sami.
Nakamura, though, knocks him off.
And Sami pays and some momentum starting to build here for Shinsuke.
[McAfee] Shinsuke with a Double Shin Chop.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Now perhaps looking for the Kinshasa to put Sami Zayn away.
Sami, though, sidesteps.
Rollup on Nakamura to qualify, using the ropes for leverage,
and the official, Jason Ayers, caught him…
and waves off.
[McAfee] That's good officiating.
Jason Ayers said, "Uh-uh."
"This is for a Money in the Bank spot."
[indistinct chatter]
[McAfee] "Can't be cheating."
[Cole] Sami may want to turn around.
He's arguing with the official,
and Shinsuke Nakamura, knee to the back of the neck.
Nakamura to qualify for Money in the Bank.
Sami at two and a half!
[crowd clamoring]
[McAfee] Not sure if that was actually Stone Cold in the crowd, but…
This thing's been almost over three times.
[Cole] Caught him on the second side.
That round kick from Shinsuke Nakamura.
Take another look earlier on. Back of the neck knee from Nakamura.
-[McAfee] Perfectly placed. One, two… -[crowd] One, two…
[crowd roars]
[McAfee] Almost a three-count.
This has become epic quickly.
[Cole] Again, Nakamura looking for the Kinshasa
to somehow put Sami Zayn away.
Sami able to roll out of the ring,
in what has become Zayn's MO,
Sami Zayn rolling out of harm's way.
[McAfee] It's an incredibly intelligent move.
[Cole] Oh! And a knee right to the face.
Kinshasa by Nakamura,
but he's got to get Sami back in the ring here.
[referee] Two!
-Just leave him. -Three!
[Cole] He may have no choice. Sami's dead weight.
The Kinshasa from Nakamura.
-[McAfee] Full speed Shinsuke. -[Cole] Count of five.
Nakamura wants the pinfall victory here tonight
to qualify for Money in the Bank.
Shin into the-- Helluva Kick by Sami Zayn!
-A surprise Helluva Kick… -[crowd] One! Two!
-[Cole] …and Zayn qualifies. -[crowd] Three!
-[bell rings] -[McAfee] Come on.
[theme music plays]
[Irvin] Here is your winner, Sami Zayn!
[Cole] Pat, you got to applaud Shinsuke Nakamura.
He didn't want a count-out victory.
He wanted to pin Sami Zayn middle of the ring
and end this rivalry once and for all,
but the very shrewd and wily Sami Zayn
would take control and qualify for Money in the Bank,
the field now starting to take shape for a week from tomorrow in Las Vegas.
First, from Monday Night Raw,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins who's already won a Money in the Bank Match.
[McAfee] And a Nigerian giant from Monday Night Raw
standing at seven-foot, 403, Omos is in the Money in the Bank.
[Cole] And Sami Zayn will now enter
his third Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
And the question is, will Sheamus and Drew McIntyre
join the field in a main event
versus The Usos later tonight on SmackDown?
♪ It's a new day, yes it is! ♪
[New Day's theme music plays]
-[bell rings] -[Irvin] The following contest
is a Tag Team Match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Kofi Kingston
and Xavier Woods,
The New Day!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
[McAfee] Good bundles, good times.
Shout-out to Progressive and shout-out to The New Day.
The mood of everybody is lifted as soon as they enter the room.
[Cole] And a rematch from last week on Friday Night SmackDown.
However, can Jinder keep dancing Shanky focused on this match tonight?
[McAfee] I don't think so. Shanky's got soul in those bones.
[Cole] Match is next.
[Jinder Mahal's theme music plays]
[grunts]
[Cole] Jinder Mahal has a partner who likes to dance
and it cost him a match last week.
[McAfee] I don't know if it necessarily cost him the match.
Maybe Jinder Mahal could buy into the dancing Shanky,
but these two have not been on the same page
and it's because one of them,
the very tall "Skyscraping" Shanky, likes to dance
and Jinder Mahal's the most intense human of all time.
[Cole] So, rate his dancing
as Jinder continues to try to keep Shanky focused in this rematch here tonight.
-Did you ask me to rate him? -Yeah.
This isn't America's Got Talent, but I'd give it a ten.
Any time somebody likes to let loose a little
and let their body do what the body does with some songs in the back--
-Whoa, hold on, hold on, hold on. -Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.
-Hold on, hold on, hold on. -Hold it.
Now, last week,
-we beat the both of y'all clean as soap. -Yeah, man.
And you know who wants to see this match again?
[crowd cheering]
[gasps]
Who? Who?
[both] Nobody!
No one wants to see this again.
See, your boys, the…
[both] New Day!
Don't engage in rematch after rematch
after rematch after rematch after rematch,
-because that makes no sense. -No, no, no.
And more importantly, Jinder, we got a bone to pick with you,
because last week, you took something away from us
and the entire WWE Universe that we all really wanted to see.
The skyscraping, dancing machine,
Shanky!
[crowd cheering]
So we're going to give the good people of Austin, Texas…
[crowd cheers]
Good name, good name.
…where I live,
we're going to give y'all what y'all want.
Do you want to see a dancing Shanky?
[crowd] Yes!
I said, do you want to see a dancing Shanky?
[crowd] Yes!
[crowd chants] Yes! Yes! Yes!
So, Woods…
give them what they want, bro.
[plays upbeat melody]
Okay, give him some music. Yeah, yeah. Give him some music.
There he is! Yeah!
[McAfee] This is awesome, huh?
[Cole] Yeah, it's pretty incredible.
[McAfee] I'm happy we didn't see a rematch and we saw this.
Stop, Shanky! Stop that!
-[Cole] Jinder's not. -[crowd booing]
[McAfee] Well, seems to be the fun police. Whoop, whoop!
No! [indistinct dialogue]
No!
[Cole laughs]
[McAfee] "I can dance if I want to."
That's what Shanky just said.
[Cole] Jinder's had enough.
Go ahead, dance.
-Dance the night away. -That's okay.
He's walking out on you just like he walked out on 3MB.
Now hit that music, baby!
[McAfee] Is that a 3MB ref right there?
[Cole] Oh, skyscraping,
-dancing Shanky. -Go, Shanky!
[McAfee] Go, Shanky! Go, Shanky!
All right.
Go, Shanky! Go, Shanky! Go, Shanky!
[horn blares]
[McAfee] It is fascinating--
Is that a ship?
No, man. It's not mine.
You think--
[horn blares]
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] That's not a ship.
[Cole] I believe, Pat, it may be time to join the raid.
[McAfee] I believe.
-[explosion pops] -[McAfee] Holy.
[Cole] We promised The Viking Raiders would return this week on SmackDown,
and from behind,
The Viking Raiders going after Shanky and The New Day!
Erik and Ivar raising hell here on SmackDown.
[McAfee] Relentlessly attacking The New Day.
These ninja-like, nimble Vikings
attacked them from behind.
[Cole] I don't believe that they are done yet.
-[grunting, screaming] -[crowd boos]
[McAfee] Oh.
-Did you feel-- Oh! -[Cole] I felt that.
The Viking Raiders are back,
laying waste to Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods.
[McAfee] Boy, do they got their kilts in a bunch.
[grunting]
[Cole] Oh my goodness!
[McAfee] He almost hit his head off the Money in the Bank briefcases.
[Cole] And I don't believe the Raiders are done yet.
Xavier Woods the next target.
[grunts]
Oh no.
These are not the Raiders, Pat, that we're accustomed to.
-[McAfee] What did The New Day do? -[Cole] Ivar!
[groans]
[Cole] Driving Xavier Woods through the mat!
[Woods groaning]
Plundering, reigning, pillaging The New Day.
What a moment.
[McAfee] What a time.
Vikings and kicking ass.
[theme music plays, fades]
[crowd clamoring]
Sonya Deville, and how are you?
Adam Pearce, probably a lot better than you.
I watched you go out there
and take Sheamus and Drew out of the Money in the Bank Ladder Match
after literally just having put them in last week.
It kind of gave me like second-hand embarrassment, you know?
Not that I have to explain it to you,
but those decisions come from above my head.
-You know how this works. -It's so classic.
Adam Pearce making excuse after excuse.
You know, what is your excuse
for the way you're treating the women's division right now?
-Oh, you don't know, do you? -No.
You don't know what everyone's saying.
It's not my place. I shouldn't say.
[gasps] Although, if I were you,
I would want to know that people were saying I was…
in over my head and out of touch with reality,
maybe so I could do something about it, actually.
Is there a reason you're in here?
Yeah, actually, there's several reasons. Let me start with first and foremost.
I've been back on SmackDown for weeks and I haven't had not one match yet.
Yet, Raquel Rodriguez comes waltzing in off of some ranch in Texas, probably,
and immediately gets a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match,
and then crocodile tears, Lacey Evans,
disappears for a year, comes back
and gets a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match.
Yet, me?
Just nothing, Adam?
I'm asking as a competitor for a little respect around here,
and for you not to take it out on me
that your in-ring career was a failure.
Didn't I tell you?
You're in the ring tonight with Lacey Evans…
and Raquel.
You wanted competition, you're going to get it,
because you have a Handicap Match,
and, Sonya, that match…
is next.
Excuse me.
[crowd cheering]
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Two women who don't have to prequalify because they've already qualified
to the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match,
Lacey Evans, Raquel Rodriguez will team together here tonight.
[McAfee] What a formidable pair this will be.
And this is kind of what Sonya was asking for.
[Cole] Her mouth got her in trouble again.
[Irvin] And their opponent, from Shamong, New Jersey,
Sonya Deville!
["Made Me Stronger" plays]
[McAfee] I ran into Sonya in the back earlier and…
she told me that she was on a pontoon boat earlier this week.
Although it was a great time,
she's been completely focused on her return to the ring.
And tonight, she's going to have to--
Okay.
[Cole] Sonya Deville not coming out here alone.
This a two-on-one Handicap Match.
However, Sonya has back up,
Xia Li on the left, Shayna Baszler on the right.
And interesting enough, Pat,
these are the two competitors that Raquel and Lacey respectfully beat
to qualify for the Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
[McAfee] Sonya Deville is obviously incredibly clever
walking into a Handicap Match.
Let me reverse the odds in my favor outside the ring at least.
[Cole] And Sonya Deville called the WWE official
Adam Pearce an embarrassment,
said that she's heard rumors that he's in over his head,
that he's out of touch with reality,
even questioning Adam Pearce's in-ring performance in his career.
[McAfee] She did. She did bury him a little bit in there.
And this is what she got in return.
[Cole] So it's Lacey and Raquel
in a two-on-one Handicap Match with Sonya Deville.
Shayna and Xia Li will have to watch from ringside, so…
[McAfee] The Submission Magician and The Protector will look on
as Sonya locks up with Marine.
-Hoorah! -[Cole] Cover by Lacey, and a kickout.
What's interesting about this to me, Pat, is that, uh,
we know a lot of what's going on here. That's our jobs.
I had no idea that Sonya Deville was even back on the SmackDown roster.
Apparently, she's been here for a number of weeks
and this is the first time she's got competition,
-and she blamed Pearce for that. -I promise you that you know a lot more
-about what's going on here than me. -[Cole] Look at this now!
Lacey Evans almost got rolled up.
Oh! And a running flying elbow catching Sonya Deville.
Ask her if she's still okay!
She went to medical, huh?
-[McAfee] Why is Sh-- -She went to medical last week.
[McAfee] Shayna asked if Raquel Rodriguez went to medical last week or not.
[Cole] Well, physical battle between Shayna and Raquel last week.
And now, Xia Li tries to get involved.
From behind, Sonya Deville with a chop block to Lacey Evans.
[McAfee] I will say, Shayna Baszler is incredibly intimidating.
[Cole] Well, she's doing a great job. She has now distracted Raquel
and Lacey Evans has had to go it alone
in this what's supposed to be a two-on-one Handicap Match.
Cover now by Sonya Deville,
and Raquel Rodriguez barely breaks things up for her team.
You got to give Baszler credit distracting Raquel like that.
[McAfee] She's a magician.
Sleight of hand is her thing.
Getting Raquel out of the way
so Sonya can go one-on-one with Lacey Evans
was incredibly intelligent.
[Cole] And now, Sonya Deville
trying to prevent Lacey Evans from making a tag.
Liv Morgan, Alexa Bliss, Asuka from Raw
will join Lacey Evans, Raquel Rodriguez
at Money in the Bank a week from tomorrow night.
Oh! Both women down center of the ring.
[McAfee] The thing we can't forget about Sonya
because of how deplorable she was
as an executive here at WWE
is when she gets in the ring, she can go.
Come on! Get up!
[Cole] Raquel Rodriguez understands this is her moment to make a tag,
and try to put this match away.
[McAfee] Lacey Evans, badass human.
Been through it all.
[Cole] Inspirational Evans makes the tag to the up-and-coming Raquel Rodriguez
who's impressed so much since debuting here on SmackDown,
took the SmackDown Women's Champion, Ronda Rousey, to the limit.
Now-- Oh! Using her power to her advantage.
[McAfee] Just a shoulder tackle
from one of the strongest women walking the earth.
[Cole] One of the most powerful women here on WWE!
And she shows it off there as she slams Deville.
Raquel now looking to put Sonya Deville away.
-[grunts] -[McAfee] It's not Raquel's fault
that she got an advantage in this match, but she will take advantage.
[Cole] We mentioned taking Ronda Rousey to the limit.
Ronda found a new kind of respect for Raquel Rodriguez.
Looking for the Tejana Bomb.
Now, Shayna Baszler up on the apron causing the distraction.
[McAfee] This is from earlier.
-Sonya using the distraction. -[Cole] Oh!
Tag. Lacey Evans made the tag.
I don't believe Sonya realized the tag was made.
[McAfee] She's going for another big time right.
[Cole] Oh, and there is the Woman's Right by Lacey Evans.
-Cover on Deville and the win. -[bell rings]
["Bet On Me" plays]
[Irvin] Here are your winners, the team of Raquel…
[Cole] And now, Xia Li from behind.
Shayna Baszler getting involved as well.
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] They said, "We were brought out here for a reason."
[Cole] Well, Baszler and Xia Li
losing to Raquel and Lacey Evans in qualifying matches.
And now, Sonya Deville getting back involved in this.
-[McAfee] Xia Li! -[Cole] Look at Raquel Rodriguez!
With Sonya on her back, scooped up and slammed Li
much like she did to Sonya Deville.
And now, Lacey Evans taking out Shayna Baszler.
Come on!
[Cole] And Raquel and Lacey standing tall here tonight
as they get ready for Money in the Bank a week from tomorrow.
[McAfee] They obviously won't be on the same team then,
but tonight, they clear house.
[Cole] It's every woman for herself at Money in the Bank.
["Get Out The Way" plays]
That is for me.
[McAfee] What an impressive display from Raquel and Lacey.
[clapping] Yeah!
Next Saturday is Money in the Bank!
It's take-back season!
And while we're here, let's check out the future crib
-to see how we going to live. -Yeah.
You look so beautiful.
[both] Sheesh!
-Wow. -That's how we get down?
-That's what I'm talking about. -That's how we do it on…
SmackDown, SmackDown, SmackDown.
[McAfee] Is that Gulak?
-That's Gulak. -Hello, boys.
[both] Uncle Drew!
[all] What it do!
[overlapping chatter]
[vocalizes]
Whoo, whoo, whoo.
Does my eyes deceive me?
Oh, I know that ain't the man.
I know that ain't Madcap.
-Oh man. -Madcap Moss, baby.
-This dude don't need a burger! -What's up, dawg?
What's good, dawg?
Hey, man, look, dawg, what you did last week against Corbin,
that was off the chain, fam.
But yo, this ain't my expertise, but can I tell a joke?
Oh. Ah-ah-ah-ah.
Go ahead, let's see.
Why did the coach go to the bank?
I don't know.
To get his quarterback.
[laughs]
Yeah!
[Cole] Street Profits should concentrate on their Tag Title Match
with The Usos at Money in the Bank.
Meanwhile, the SmackDown Women's Champion is in the house.
["Bad Reputation" playing]
[McAfee] Here she comes.
[crowd boos]
-[McAfee] No, that's not-- -[Cole] No, that is not Ronda.
[crowd booing]
-[McAfee] That's Natalya. -[Cole] Yeah.
[McAfee] That's Natalya, Cole.
That is not "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey. That is not the baddest--
That is Natalya-- is that Natalya? That's Natalya.
[Cole] Ronda Rousey is here, though,
-I guarantee you that. -[McAfee] That's not-- is that--
-That's not her. -[Cole] No.
[McAfee] That's…
[Cole] Friday Night SmackDown is in Austin tonight, the home of UT.
[McAfee] That's right. And the Texas Longhorns,
the storied football pilgrim just landed,
the top recruit in the history of recruits,
Arch Manning, just a couple of days ago.
This city is electrifying.
My sources have told me that that is Natalya
and not "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey in the ring right now.
-My sources have confirmed. -[Cole] Great scoop, Pat.
Tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive.
And a week from tomorrow,
at the Money in the Bank Premium Live Event, Las Vegas, Nevada,
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
defends the SmackDown Women's Championship against Natalya.
[McAfee] Who is in the ring right now, that is not Ronda Rousey.
Once again, Shams Charania told me that.
Natalya is right there.
My name is Ronda Rousey.
-[McAfee] That's a lie. -[crowd boos]
And you probably know me as "The Baddest Woman on the Planet."
There's two reasons for that.
One, because I don't shut up about it,
and two, because just like my mommy, I never tapped out.
[crowd boos]
But two weeks ago, I almost tapped out
and I've got the footage to prove it.
[Cole] Now, Ronda Rousey had just gone through a grueling matchup
celebrating her victory, when from behind,
an ambush, a sneak attack by Natalya
who had put Ronda Rousey in the devastating Sharpshooter.
But, Pat, let's keep in mind,
Ronda Rousey did not tap out here to the Sharpshooter.
[McAfee] Absolutely not.
Ronda Rousey is a fighting champion. She's been fighting.
She was tired. She was beat up.
Natalya struck and Ronda couldn't tap.
She will never tap.
You can't forget that.
[crowd booing]
After the incredibly brave, strong, talented,
and courageous Natalya almost made me submit,
I realized two things,
the Sharpshooter is way more deadly than the armbar
and that I don't stand a chance
against Natalya at Money in the Bank.
So I'm going to just do this right now.
I'm just going to get down…
and tap out right now.
[crowd booing]
And I also just want to say I'm so sorry
to all of my fans around the world, my rowdy ones.
[sighs] Guys, I think the best thing to do right now
is for me to just hand over
my SmackDown Women's Championship to Natalya…
retire,
grab my diaper bag,
push my stroller…
[crowd booing]
…and leave while I can.
Because right now as a competitor,
I'm probably "The Saddest Woman on the Planet."
-[crowd boos] -[McAfee] Ronda wouldn't say that.
This isn't Ronda.
-["Bad Reputation" plays] -[McAfee] Oh!
But…
That is! That is!
It's The Baddest Woman on the Planet, Cole!
[crowd cheering]
Nattie.
Nattie, that's you. [chuckles]
I almost didn't recognize you without your rack out.
-[man] We love you, Ronda! -[crowd cheering]
You obviously can dress up like me,
but me and you couldn't be any more different.
But you're right,
I'm not going to pass up having kids
to not miss a day of wrestling in ten years.
I'm also not going to mutilate my body
chasing impossible industry beauty standards like you do.
[crowd gasping, cheering]
But that doesn't mean I'm going to just bend over
and hand you my title
because you think you earned it.
That's your problem, Nattie.
You think you're owed this title.
You've been here more time, taken more hits than anyone,
and by God, you're a Hart, we all owe it to you.
[crowd clamoring]
But the truth is…
you are so lacking in natural talent and absent of charisma
that despite your unrivaled pedigree and work ethic,
the closest you'll ever get to being a main attraction in this company
is dressing up like me.
-[crowd cheers] -[McAfee] Geez.
Nice jacket.
[Cole] Ronda's had enough.
I don't believe Natalya knew Ronda was here tonight, Pat,
but she knows now.
[McAfee] All the disrespectful things that she said.
[Cole] Oh!
And Natalya with that baby stroller
trying to shield herself or use it as a weapon,
driving Ronda into the corner.
And now, escaping or retreating.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] I'm not sure how wise this was for Natalya
because there's going to be hell to pay a week from tomorrow.
[McAfee] There's never a reason to poke the bear
when the bear is The Baddest Woman on the Planet.
[crowd chanting] Ronda! Ronda! Ronda!
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guests,
Drew McIntyre and Sheamus.
[crowd cheering]
Gentlemen, tonight, you'll have to put your differences aside
if you want to earn your way back in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
That's right, yeah, and I have this big, dirty, hairy haggis
dragging me down like an anchor as always.
Keep on resorting to name calling, I can do that too.
Oaf, idiot, buffoon, jackass!
I've got an idea. I've got an idea. How about you lads take the night off?
I'll fight The Usos two-on-one.
I'll do us both a favor, get the job done by myself.
-How about that? -Two-on-one?
There's nothing I'd love more than to bring the lads to the bar.
But the thing is, you egotistical maniac, you can't get that job done on your own.
And you're jealous that I'm on the cusp of winning that Money in the Bank contract
and becoming the new "WE" World Universal Champion.
Know what I'm saying? Your jealousy is eating you up.
It's my time. You bring your A-game tonight.
I'll see you out there.
-Hold on. Come here. -Come on, Butch.
He's been here for so long,
and it's "WWE," by the way.
-[McAfee] He did only say one "W." -[Irvin] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome Ludwig Kaiser!
[ominous theme music plays]
Ladies and gentlemen,
your Intercontinental Champion,
Der Ringgeneral…
Gunther!
["Prepare To Fight" plays]
[McAfee] Guten tag.
[Cole] The new Intercontinental Champion who claims,
and this is a quote, Pat,
he is going to restore honor to the sport
and to the Grand Prix of sports entertainment,
the Intercontinental Championship.
[McAfee] Gunther plays no games.
[Cole] Coming up next, Ricochet,
with an opportunity to win back the Intercontinental Title,
but Gunther stands in his way.
Intercontinental Championship rematch.
Gunther, Ricochet, live next on Fox.
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
[Cole] Pat, this is gonna be awesome.
The Undertaker 1 Dead Man Show
will debut Friday night, July 29th.
That's the night before SummerSlam in the home of SummerSlam,
Nashville, Tennessee, 10:00 Central,
right after SmackDown at the Wildhorse Saloon.
[McAfee] We all got a taste of it during his Hall of Fame speech.
Thirty years on the road, stories galore
and Q&A with the WWE Universe.
-I can't wait. -[Cole] That'd be questions and answers.
Tickets available this coming Tuesday.
[McAfee] People know what Q&A is.
[Cole] And there is the Intercontinental Champion,
-"The Ring General" Gunther. -[McAfee] Gunther.
[McAfee, in German accent] "The Ring General."
-I believe, in German. -[Cole] Nice try.
[bullet ricochet sound]
♪ One and only ♪
["It's About to Go Down" playing]
♪ It's about to go down ♪
-[explosion pops] -[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the Intercontinental Championship!
Introducing first, weighing in at 207 pounds,
Ricochet!
[Cole] Pat, Ricochet was a proud champion,
but he ran into a buzz saw a couple of weeks ago in Gunther.
[McAfee] Ricochet represented
the Intercontinental Championship very well.
A one of one, an anomaly.
A video game-like athlete come to life.
And tonight, he looks to get his…
Intercontinental Championship back.
Jessica Carr will be the official.
[Cole] The prestigious Intercontinental Title
held by over a dozen WWE Hall of Famers over the years.
Gunther defending tonight against Ricochet,
and Ricochet's going to try to strike fast and put this one away early.
Gunther undefeated since arriving on the scene here
on Friday Night SmackDown.
-[McAfee] Ooh. -[Cole] And Ricochet using his quickness,
trying to stun Gunther, but no luck so far,
and now got caught.
And Gunther, quickly, just like that slamming Ricochet to the mat.
[McAfee] Gunther stumbled out of the blocks a little bit.
Maybe Ricochet caught him by surprise, but Gunther will turn it around quick.
[Cole] All business, no messing around for Gunther.
Boot to the face as Ludwig Kaiser looks on at ringside.
-[speaks German] -[McAfee] Ludwig and Gunther
have been on a path of dismantling.
[Cole] I-I don't see any weaknesses,
-do you, Pat, in the game of Gunther? -[McAfee] I don't think so,
and Ludwig keeps him focused, dialed in.
-They want to restore-- -[speaks German]
They want to restore in the ring, they want to restore…
-[Cole] The prestige. -[McAfee] That's right.
That's quite a high thing to think about yourself.
[Cole] And honor as well.
[McAfee] I think it's fine in there.
-But… -[Cole] Ricochet trying to fight back
and look at Gunther.
-Just able to ground Ricochet… -[McAfee] Oh.
…and now a version of the half crab just manhandling Ricochet.
Half crab applied. Center of the ring,
you got to wonder if Ricochet's going to tap.
[McAfee] Gunther sitting all the way down on Ricochet's back.
[Cole] Two hundred fifty pounds as Ricochet screams out in agony.
-Huh? -[McAfee] How could you not? Oh!
[Cole] And look, quickly into a crossface for Gunther.
Showing some great mat technique here.
[McAfee] Looking to do a little attitude adjusting
to Ricochet who makes his way to the ring.
[Cole] And Ricochet…
to the rope, forces Gunther to break.
[speaks German]
[McAfee] Intercontinental Championship on the line.
Ricochet wants the gold back.
[Ludwig speaking German]
[McAfee] Gunther and Ludwig don't care about anybody's feelings or wants.
[Cole] Exactly. Completely focused. It's all business in the ring.
There's little wasted motion.
Everything Gunther does is with a purpose.
Ricochet, though, trying to fight back, trying to rally.
That one stunned Gunther.
Off the top rope now for Ricochet, caught!
It was a little, "Now you see me, now you don't."
[Cole] Ricochet lands on his feet. Tremendous balance by the former champion.
Step-up Enzuigiri stuns Gunther just a bit.
[McAfee] Ricochet was floating through the air.
[Cole] Ricochet with a running knee.
And that knee caught Gunther!
And the champ's in trouble! Was in trouble.
-Hey! -[McAfee] Just like that,
one swing of his Austrian arm.
-[thwacks] -[Cole] Oh my goodness.
[McAfee] And one chop of that massive hand.
[Cole] And then an uppercut and a chop again.
And now Gunther…
[McAfee] Those chops are echoing.
[Cole] This time, the German Suplex worked on Ricochet.
[McAfee] Across The Lone Star State.
[Cole] And Gunther with a-- Oh! That running dropkick.
That torpedo-like dropkick of Gunther.
-Setting up Ricochet… -[screams]
…for a massive Powerbomb.
-Stacks up Ricochet. -One, two…
-The reign of Gunther continues. -[bell rings]
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
[Irvin] Here is your winner
and still the Intercontinental Champion,
Gunther!
[Cole] Hey, good luck stopping that dude.
[McAfee] I thought Ricochet had something going, but silly me.
These two standing in the ring right now seem to be untouchable at this point.
[Cole] Well, this turned it around right here,
turning Ricochet inside out.
And then this impressive torpedo-like dropkick
by Gunther, to follow it up with a massive Powerbomb,
a ring-rattling Powerbomb, Pat.
[McAfee] The Ring General commands respect.
His presence is palpable.
And his nimbility doesn't make sense,
especially when he can make a welt like that on Ricochet's back.
[Cole] Gunther stands tall again.
["Prepare To Fight" continues playing]
Impressive victory for Gunther.
But now, please welcome my guest,
special counsel to Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman.
[crowd booing]
Paul, tonight you used your influence to perhaps alter the entrance,
Drew McIntyre and Sheamus in a Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Ironically, you could be doing Brock Lesnar
the greatest favor in the world.
-[sighs] -Paul, Paul, Paul.
No, no, no.
You don't have to answer any questions
this supposed "journalist" has to ask.
Yeah, you know what you did. You know what you did.
Earlier, she tried to twist my words around, didn't you?
She tried to imply that if I won the Money in the Bank Match--
uh, when I win the Money in the Bank Match,
she tried to infer that I would cash it in on Roman Reigns.
Wiseman…
the Honorary Uce would never,
never cash in on Roman Reigns.
I'd cash in on Brock Lesnar.
[chuckles]
[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] Why doesn't Sami just quit while he's ahead?
[McAfee] Honorary Uce with a "oops."
[Cole] Well, Sami Zayn already qualified
for the Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match tonight.
-Tamina, hoping to do the same. -[McAfee] Look who's back.
Tamina will take on Shotzi.
One of these two women will qualify
for the Women's Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match, next.
Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive insurance.
Save when you bundle, auto, home or motorcycle insurance.
Big opportunity for Tamina here tonight.
[McAfee] That's right. It was supposed to be Aliyah,
but Aliyah got hurt.
So now Tamina stepping in for an opportunity.
♪ Welcome to the ball pit You can get your ass kicked… ♪
-[bell rings] -[Irvin] The following
is a Women's Money in the Bank Qualifying Match!
Making her way to the ring, from Oakland, California,
Shotzi!
[Cole] A week from tomorrow,
it is the Money in the Bank Premium Live Event, Las Vegas, Nevada,
streaming live exclusively on Peacock.
Will it be Tamina or Shotzi to join the field
for the Women's Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match?
Already Raquel Rodriguez, Lacey Evans from Friday Night SmackDown.
Liv Morgan, Alexa Bliss, Asuka from over on Monday Night Raw.
An opportunity to climb the ladder, grab the briefcase.
Inside, a contract you can cash in any place, any time…
-[bell rings] -…for a World Championship opportunity,
and here we go.
Huge opportunity for both of these women here tonight.
[McAfee] The thing we love about Tamina is she's always ready.
Shotzi's going to have to do a lot more than that
to earn an opportunity at Money in the Bank.
[Cole] Yeah. Tamina. A powerhouse here in WWE.
Can you imagine putting Tamina and Raquel Rodriguez
in the same match at Money in the Bank?
Oh, and Shotzi sent across the ring by Tamina.
[McAfee] That's what the WWE can do.
That's what the Money in the Bank Match is.
[Cole] Hey, Shotzi's been complaining for months now
that she wants an opportunity.
Well, she's got a golden one here tonight.
Powerslam by Tamina.
Hook of the leg, and a kickout.
You can complain all you want for opportunities,
but when you get them, Pat, you have to take advantage.
[McAfee] Absolutely, and Tamina's looking to do the same damn thing.
[Cole] What do they say? "No one is meaner than Tamina"?
The powerhouse Tamina, looking to take out Shotzi,
and Shotzi trying to fight back.
-[McAfee] I just seen what you did there. -[Cole] Oh!
[Cole] Tamina, a former Tag Team Champion, but look at Shotzi.
A kick to the forearm of Tamina,
and now Shotzi's got a five-count here
-before she has to break… -Two! Three!
Four!
…but the damage may be done.
[McAfee] That's a great move by Shotzi,
and that's the thing that Tamina couldn't prepare for on short notice
as Shotzi will do anything.
Creative offense, just like that.
In all facets.
[Cole] Shotzi driving Tamina back toward the rope.
Follows it up with a discus-like right hand.
Can you imagine Shotzi's career
if she gets into Money in the Bank and wins it?
-Takes off… -[Cole] Oh!
…just like any other Superstar that wins Money in the Bank,
but you got to be in the match to do that.
[Cole] Eighty-five percent of the time, you cash in, you win a World Title.
[McAfee] You win a World Title, documentaries are made about you.
You're remembered forever.
Shotzi and Tamina looking to do that tonight.
[Cole] Tamina's going to turn this around, Pat, in just a moment.
The veteran Shotzi looking for a high-risk maneuver.
-And Tamina! -[crowd cheers]
[Cole] That should do it!
-Tamina dragging Shotzi out of the corner. -[referee] One! Two!
-Hooks the leg… -[referee] Three!
…and Shotzi barely got her foot under the bottom rope.
[McAfee] I thought he hit the three tap, though.
I thought he…
[Cole] Watch this. Boom!
[crowd gasps]
[McAfee] Jason Ayers, who caught the feet on the rope earlier,
almost thought this was over.
-Shotzi. -[Cole] It probably would've been, Pat,
if Shotzi wasn't able to get her foot under the bottom rope.
Tamina protesting,
but Shotzi taking advantage,
driving Tamina shoulder-first into the ring post.
[McAfee] Great ring IQ from Shotzi.
Now using Tamina's momentum against her.
[Cole] And Shotzi looking for an opportunity here.
And Shotzi driving Tamina face-first!
-Hook of the leg. -One! Two!
-Shotzi calls that the "Never Wake Up"… -[bell rings]
…and it allows her to qualify for Money in the Bank.
[Irvin] Here is your winner, Shotzi!
[McAfee] The "Never Wake Up," a form of the DDT.
Absolutely devastating for Tamina,
and sends Shotzi to the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
[Cole] Only one spot remains
for next Saturday night's Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Hey, Shotzi.
No one's more surprised than her that she won this thing.
[McAfee] Absolutely stacked Money in the Bank Ladder Match
-for the women right now. -[Cole] And talk about surprises,
let's show you what happened earlier tonight.
Shanky and The New Day dancing in the ring,
Jinder Mahal had taken a hike and…
-[horn blaring] -…then we heard what you thought
was a horn from a boat.
[McAfee] A ship, yeah, at least, but it was not a ship.
[Cole] No, it was The Viking Raiders, Erik and Ivar.
An attack from behind.
The Viking Raiders, Pat, like we've never seen them before.
[McAfee] A ruthless attack on the "Skyscraping" Shanky
and The New Day.
[Cole] The Viking Raiders, Erik and Ivar,
pillaging The New Day.
[McAfee] Eye black on their eyes.
[Cole] Plundering Kofi Kingston.
[McAfee] He hit the back of his head off the Money in the Bank briefcases.
[Cole] And decimating Xavier Woods.
[groaning]
[Cole] It may be time to join the raid.
[McAfee] They might be forced to.
[crowd roars]
The time for fun and games is over.
For far too long, we've been pushed to the side,
we've been forgotten.
We are here to rip apart anyone who stands in our way.
No one. I mean…
[both] …no one is safe.
[Cole] Now, Pat, I don't believe The Viking Raiders
are the male models that Max Dupri is quite looking for.
[McAfee] Max Dupri!
-Is he coming? -[Cole] Yeah.
[McAfee] Maybe I can get some new fashion tips.
Maybe I can see his model's handsomeness on the way.
[upbeat theme music plays]
[McAfee] Yes, it's happening!
[Cole] Maximum Male Models.
[McAfee] Max Dupri is here!
[upbeat theme music continues]
[Cole] Well, he would be where? Oh.
[McAfee] Maybe not.
What is it this time, Max?
Are you actually a WWE official, Adam?
Because I can't tell.
Based on your actions or really, your inaction,
you've prevented the debut of my Maximum Male Model clients.
I actually feel like a better title for you would be…
a WWE saboteur.
Think about it. Last week, it was the lighting.
This week, birthday boy,
maybe you were out there just celebrating a little too late,
a little too hard because you failed to provide
the dressing room accoutrements!
-Max, listen-- -Do not…
Do not interrupt Max Dupri!
I mean, how hard is it to provide a dressing room
specifically with a temperature of 68.3 degrees,
with a refrigerator stocked with the finest waters
locally sourced from the closest nearby crystal spring?
I mean, it's not like we're asking for a bowl of…
uh, green M&M's or something ridiculous.
We're models, not monsters.
If you can't handle dressing rooms or lighting,
then I can't, in the right mind,
go ahead and send my models out there tonight to debut.
You need to get this right.
Okay, next week it is.
-Next week. -Good. Good.
Because my models and I,
next week, we are ready to fulfill the Maximum Male Model mission,
to titillate the juices
of your guilty pleasures!
♪ Are you ready for a good time? ♪
♪ Then get ready for the night line ♪
What are you doing?
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Welcome.
One week ago,
a low-life scumbag
named Bum-Ass Corbin…
[crowd] Bum-Ass Corbin!
Stumbled his bitch-ass over to the commentary table
and let the world know that apparently,
he doesn't love the way I do my job.
[crowd boos]
[announcer] Match Flo is sponsored by Progressive,
a triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
[Cole] Months of brutal attacks have all come down to this.
Madcap and his former employer, Happy Corbin,
who will get the last laugh?
If you lose, you're embarrassed and actually laughed out of the arena.
Corbin bounced right off the announce table.
Back in the ring at a count of nine, and Moss with the Punchline!
One, two, three!
-[Cole] Madcap gets the last laugh! -[bell rings]
[McAfee] WWE Universe pumped to see Happy fail.
-Bum-Ass Corbin. -[laughing]
Pat, watch your mouth,
because if you don't, I'm going to drag you over this desk
and make you wish you were dead!
[crowd booing]
Bum-Ass Corbin said
that if we were to get into that ring together,
I would wish that I were dead.
That's not possible.
That will never happen.
I love my life.
I enjoy every single moment, so much so,
that when I walked into the WWE ThunderDome for the first time,
all I could think of was…
"I feel alive."
[crowd cheers]
When I get to put on the headset
and talk into the microphone for the millions…
[crowd] And millions!
Shout out to my man, The Rock,
members of the WWE Universe,
I feel alive!
[crowd cheers]
So, Bum-Ass, while you're catfishing on the Internet
acting like you're not an insufferable, arrogant douchebag,
why don't you ponder this for a moment?
SummerSlam, you and me,
Nashville, Tennessee!
[crowd cheers]
And when I kick your teeth down your throat,
the only thing I will think is,
I feel more alive
than I've ever felt in my entire life
right here at SummerSlam!
[crowd cheering]
Bum-Ass Corbin.
[crowd] Bum-Ass Corbin!
Don't be a coward, you punk!
♪ Are you ready? ♪
Are you sure you want to do this?
I mean, are you really sure you want to do this?
I mean, WrestleMania was one thing,
lightning, will it strike twice?
-Did you think about this? -I am lightning.
And I got lightning in both hands and my feet.
Happy Corbin is an insufferable douchebag,
and if I have to be the one to knock him down a few pegs
in Nashville at SummerSlam, I will do so.
[Cole] Well, let's worry about what Corbin has to say next week,
but here we go.
[McAfee] It's…
Fight Night, baby!
-[explosion pops] -[crowd cheering]
-[bell rings] -[Irvin] The following contest
is a Tag Team Match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, representing The Brawling Brutes,
Sheamus!
[Cole] Accompanied by Butch and Ridge Holland is Sheamus,
has to team with this man.
["Gallantry" playing]
[Irvin] And his tag team partner, from Ayr, Scotland,
weighing in at 265 pounds,
Drew McIntyre!
[Cole] Pat, how the hell are Drew and Sheamus
going to be able to get along in this Tag Team Match
to qualify for the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match?
[McAfee] The last things you said.
If they want to qualify for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match
and have a chance at maybe stealing a title here at the WWE,
they're going to have to figure it out.
[Cole] WWE official Adam Pearce
admitted that "he was a bit hasty"
putting both Sheamus and Drew McIntyre
into the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match
when they didn't qualify.
I think Paul Heyman and The Tribal Chief had something to do with that.
Nonetheless, coming up next,
Sheamus and McIntyre must win.
They must beat the Undisputed Tag Team Champions
to qualify for Money in the Bank.
♪ Are you ready? ♪
[Cole] Pat, next week, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is live in Phoenix the night before Money in the Bank.
And look at this. The cavalcade of all the participants
in the Men's and Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match
will join us live on SmackDown next week in Phoenix.
[McAfee] What a massive night in the desert.
[Cole] Massive night for these two men.
Sheamus, Drew, must qualify for Money in the Bank
if they beat The Usos, only way they can do it.
♪ Uso! ♪
["Done With That" playing]
[Irvin] And their opponents,
they are the Undisputed
WWE Tag Team Champions,
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos!
[Cole] Tonight, Pat, marks the 340th day
that The Usos have been Tag Team Champions,
a record here on Friday Night SmackDown.
But here's the situation.
The Usos will not be putting their titles on the line tonight.
They are not qualifying for Money in the Bank tonight.
They are just here simply to throw a roadblock
in the way of Sheamus and Drew McIntyre.
["Done With That" continues playing]
[Cole] And again, McIntyre, Sheamus must win
to qualify for the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
Ironically, The Usos,
in a way, could be helping Brock Lesnar.
I mean, if Brock Lesnar beats Roman Reigns and Drew and Sheamus don't qualify.
-Meanwhile-- -[McAfee] Not really ironic, it is--
[Cole] Look-- look who's here.
The team that will face The Usos for the Tag Team Titles
a week from tomorrow at Money in the Bank, The Street Profits.
[McAfee] Dawkins fresh off a terrible joke in the back.
Now they're coming out to watch.
[Cole] The Number One Contenders for The Usos' Tag Team Titles.
["Bring The Swag" playing]
♪ I bring the swag like nobody can ♪
♪ Don't mean to brag What about it? Yeah ♪
[McAfee] I believe Butch was barking at The Street Profits,
which would be par for the course for The Brawling Brutes, but…
now The Usos got to keep their eyes everywhere.
[Cole] This is our main event tonight
and already, you see some issues between these two men.
[indistinct chatter]
[McAfee] We want the smart man.
[Montez] What's good, dawg?
-[McAfee] Hey, what's up, guys? -[Dawkins] Yo.
[Cole] Butch is in the ring.
This match, it's getting out of control already.
Sheamus and Drew McIntyre trying to decide
who's going to start the match against The Usos.
And there we go. It's Jimmy Uso starting things off for his team.
Joining us here on commentary,
you heard their voices already,
Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins, The Street Profits,
Number One Contenders for the Tag Team Titles. Welcome, guys.
-What's good, fam? Thanks for having us. -Great to be back on SmackDown.
[McAfee] It's great to have you guys.
It's The Uso Show, but it's great to have you.
-[Dawkins] That's nice. -[Montez] Their show for now.
[Cole] Why do you start problems already?
-Why do you start problems already? -[McAfee] I miss The Street Profits.
[Cole] And here's the double-team now by McIntyre and Sheamus.
[Montez] We miss you too.
[Cole and Pat] Ooh!
[Cole] And Jimmy Uso in trouble early.
Again, The Usos' titles not on the line in this match.
But they will defend them a week from tomorrow,
next Saturday night, Las Vegas,
against The Street Profits who want the gold back.
-[Montez] Yuh! -[Dawkins] Absolutely.
-We just out here scouting. -[Montez] Oh yes.
-Getting a little scouting report. -Interesting.
You two walk out here and we are the number one trend
in the United States #SmackDown. Oh!
[Dawkins] Yes, sir.
[McAfee] Hashtag everybody wants the smoke, especially with The Usos,
been champs for 340 days over here for a reason.
Yeah, pretty impressive run. You guys are gonna have your work cut out for you
-to knock off The Usos. -[Montez] Say what?
[Dawkins] What's good, man? Look at you.
That's why your brother just fell off. Oh, look at that.
That's the problem. Focus on the match.
[Dawkins] Yeah, dawg. Don't focus on us.
-[Cole] Jimmy Uso-- -Uh-oh!
Moments ago, mouthing off to The Profits.
That's what you heard is the Ten Beats of the Bodhrán.
[crowd and Montez] …four, five, six, seven, eight,
nine, oh, ten!
[Montez] Oh my lord!
[Cole] And Ridge and Butch cheering Sheamus on.
-[McAfee] Sheamus… -[Cole] Now Sheamus with Rolling Senton.
And Sheamus right now dominating.
[Dawkins] Hey, man, that's crazy.
Come on, Jey. You ain't gonna let him do you like that.
[crowd] Two!
[Cole] And Sheamus mocking Drew McIntyre now.
[Montez] Oh! Ooh.
[Cole] And rolling out of harm's way, Jey Uso.
That's what McIntyre does before the Claymore.
And now McIntyre sends Sheamus' buddy Butch into the barricade.
[McAfee] You're on the same team.
[Dawkins] Come on, guys. Get on the same page.
That's my boy right there! What do you think you're playing at?
What are you doing, huh? What are you doing?
[McAfee] Ridgey the Fridgey now-- oh no!
[Cole] They're supposed to be partners.
[McAfee] Oh, come on.
[Cole] And The Usos taking advantage!
[crowd gasps, cheers]
[Cole] Are Drew and Sheamus going to be able to get back in this?
[indistinct shouting, chatter]
[Cole] We're back live on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
McIntyre and Sheamus, an unlikely tag team,
but they have to co-exist.
They have to beat The Usos to qualify for the Money in the Bank
Contract Ladder Match next Saturday night.
Meanwhile, here at ringside with us, The Street Profits,
who take on The Usos at Money in the Bank
for the Tag Team Titles a week from Saturday.
Sheamus with a big right hand now to Jey Uso.
It's an honor to have The Street Profits out here.
-Tag. -[Dawkins] Oh yeah.
That's the nicest thing you said all night.
-[Dawkins] Yeah, man. -[Cole] Oh!
Irish Curse Backbreaker!
But a kick right to the face by Jimmy.
Here's the cover. Hook of the leg now.
Will they put them away? Sheamus stays in the matchup.
Street Profits out here scouting The Usos
for the big Tag Title Match next Saturday night.
Uh-huh.
[McAfee] They want the smoke.
[Dawkins] What you looking at, man?
-Go focus on your match. -Focus on the match, young man.
[Montez] Hey. Don't worry about us.
Just focus on the match, young man.
[Cole] McIntyre pacing on the apron, needs to get into this matchup.
Sheamus is in all kinds of trouble.
[McAfee] Montez, as you watch The Usos here
and you take a sip out of your red cup,
I can't help but ask, what is in said cup?
[Montez] Everything.
♪ Everything ♪
[Cole] And look at now, Jimmy Uso in control,
stomping away on Sheamus in the corner.
The Usos, 340 days as Tag Team Champions,
going to be hard, Profits, to knock them off
the top of the mountain next week.
[McAfee] I honestly thought it was just protein in your cup.
You look fantastic,
as does Sheamus, trying to turn this around.
-[Cole] Yes, the Celtic-- -[Dawkins] All the proteins.
[Cole] The Celtic Warrior trying to fight back.
Enzuigiri caught Sheamus, dropped into the corner.
And things are looking very, very dire for Drew McIntyre and Sheamus
as they attempt to win and qualify for Money in the Bank.
[McAfee] And The Usos trying to do the whole Tonya Harding thing,
knock their competitors out of a match that could affect Roman.
[Cole] And The Usos "We The Ones,"
The Bloodline led, of course, by Roman Reigns-- Oh!
The Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
[Dawkins] Come on now, Shea. You got to move, fam.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] The Usos dominating as they have for…
the last year here in WWE.
[Montez] Do you think they need to change now, Dawks?
-[Dawkins] Yeah, they-- -Dominating for an entire year.
[Dawkins] Hold on, dawg. What you talking about?
-[Montez] Bloodline. -We see you.
We see you. It ain't happening next week.
That ain't happening next Saturday, dawg.
Uce!
[Cole] Sheamus in trouble in the corner
-but back to his feet and caught him! -[Dawkins] Oh! Oh!
Oh my Lord! Oh!
[Cole] Critical moment in this matchup.
-[overlapping chatter] -[Dawkins] Come on, bro!
[Dawkins] What happened to him? He knocked out.
Listen to this crowd.
Listen to this crowd. Listen to the crowd!
Do you feel the electricity in this building?
-Tag! -Here comes Drew McIntyre!
Oh my God! Here comes Drew!
-[Dawkins] Man on a mission! -[Montez] On a mission!
Oh, there we go, Drew.
[McAfee] Street Profits should be full-time commentators.
-[Montez] Here we go, man! -[Dawkins] Oh!
-Here comes big man Drew. -Look at you! Look at you!
-Drew is angry. -[Dawkins] Throw your one up!
-Throw your one up! Oh! -Oh!
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
-Yeah! -[Cole] McIntyre with an incredible throw.
Now, he has Jey Uso where he wants him.
Jey misses wildly.
McIntyre, though, driven shoulder-first to the post,
and just like that, The Usos,
masters at turning the tables.
-Superkick to McIntyre. Tag. -[Dawkins] No, no, no.
[Cole] Here comes Jimmy Uso.
Superkick to Sheamus
as Sheamus and McIntyre's dreams of going to Money in the Bank
could be about to go up in smoke.
[McAfee] We want the smoke here.
[Cole] Top rope Splash!
-For the win! Cover! -[crowd] One, two!
[Cole] And Sheamus saving the matchup for his partner.
-[Montez] He's locked in. -Let's go.
-[Montez] Sheamus is locked in! -[Dawkins] I need that.
[Cole] Now Sheamus sent out of the ring yet again by the Tag Team Champions.
-McIntyre ducks underneath. -[Montez] Oh!
[Cole] There is the Neckbreaker by Drew,
and McIntyre with another Neckbreaker.
[Montez] One for you, one for you,
-and then we out! Let's go! -Oh!
[Cole] And a kip-up by the former WWE Champion.
McIntyre's fired up. He wants in Money in the Bank.
[Montez] This man is on a mission. Get him up for the--
[Cole] And now, Jey saving his brother
as McIntyre was going to take him to Claymore Country.
-Superkick to McIntyre. -Oh!
[McAfee] Right in front of The Street Profits' face.
[Dawkins] You got to get up.
[Cole] And now Butch and Ridge,
they were ejected during the commercial break.
They're back into the arena now.
[Ridge] Move back!
[Cole] Ridge trying to keep Butch under control.
[McAfee] Oh, Sami Zayn is here! The Honorary Uce!
[Cole] Sami Zayn!
Oh, picked off by Dawkins!
Sami trying to do something right for his Bloodline brethren
and he paid for it.
[overlapping chatter]
We're ready!
[overlapping chatter]
We're ready! We're ready!
It's on! It's on, baby!
[Cole] Look out!
Incoming! McIntyre!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] McIntyre just launched himself over the top rope
and took out everybody.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] How big, how heavy?
[Cole] Drew McIntyre, six-foot-five, 260 pounds,
and now a Brogue by Sheamus!
And suddenly, Sheamus and McIntyre working as a team.
Sheamus saved Drew earlier from the pin.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Now they're decimating everybody, and it's countdown time.
[crowd] Three, two, one!
[Cole] Oh, and a Superkick.
[McAfee] I think Jimmy knew it was coming.
[Cole] Claymore!
McIntyre!
-Cover, hook of the leg! -[crowd] One, two, three!
[Cole] McIntyre and Sheamus are going to Money in the Bank.
-[crowd cheering] -[Irvin] Here are your winners,
the team of Sheamus
and Drew McIntyre!
[Cole] If you're Roman Reigns or Brock Lesnar for that matter,
things do not look good as you head into SummerSlam
in that Last Man Standing Championship Match,
because whoever wins the title, Pat, is going to be in no condition to defend.
If someone decides to cash in Money in the Bank on that night
and the field is stacked,
Rollins, Omos, Zayn, McIntyre, Sheamus,
with more to come.
Oh!
[Cole] And remember, next week here on Friday Night SmackDown live in Phoenix,
all of the men and women Superstars
who will be in the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Matches
are going to be with us the night before Money in the Bank.
[McAfee] A cavalcade of Superstars
whose careers could change the day after
next week in Phoenix.
Congrats to Drew and Sheamus.
What a SmackDown.
[screams] ckDown.