[WWE intro music playing]
[John Cena] Then.
[Flair] Woo!
-[glass shatters] -[The Rock] If ya smell…
-[bell tolls] -[Cena] Now.
-♪ The King of Kings ♪ -♪ You can't see me ♪
[Cena] Forever.
[crowd cheering]
Together.
[music fades]
-[cheering] -[thumping music plays]
[Cole] With SummerSlam looming two weeks from tomorrow,
we welcome you to the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida,
for Friday Night SmackDown on Fox, sponsored tonight by Progressive.
A triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
Welcome to Friday Night SmackDown.
[crowd cheering]
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce you to the man
who recently signed a multiyear contract extension
to remain in WWE
and to remain my partner on Friday nights here on Fox.
Please welcome Pat McAfee.
-["Are You Ready" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Are you ready? ♪
-[crowd cheering] -♪ Are you ready? ♪
♪ Are you ready? ♪
[Cole] And Pat McAfee will have his work cut out for him
two weeks from tomorrow at Nissan Stadium
in Nashville, Tennessee, at SummerSlam.
Two weeks from tomorrow, Pat McAfee takes on the man
who attacked him, assaulted him
after the Money in the Bank Premium Live Event,
Happy Corbin, at SummerSlam.
-♪ You all need it ♪ -♪ You ♪
♪ Who all need it ♪
♪ You all breathe it ♪
♪ We all need it ♪
♪ Are you ready for a good time? ♪
-[song continues indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Are you ready for a good time? ♪ [fading out]
Orlando, it is an honor to be inside of you tonight.
[crowd cheers]
I would like to take this moment to apologize.
[crowd chanting] Pat! Pat! Pat!
-[chanting continues] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd grows quiet]
I would like to take this moment to apologize
to the entire WWE Universe
because my absence last week forced all of you
to have to listen to Corey Graves for two hours… [shudders]
-[shudders dramatically] -[crowd boos]
And that Bum Ass Corbin…
[crowd] Bum Ass Corbin!
…for 17 minutes.
Let's take a look back at why I missed last Friday's epic SmackDown.
-[Cole] That was absolutely incredible. -I agree.
Wait a minute. What the hell are you doing? What are you doing?
-Agh! -[thud]
Challenge accepted.
Pat's not here.
I'm in the house and I'm gonna do it a hundred times better.
-[Shinsuke Nakamura's music plays] -[Corbin screams]
Yeah!
[imitates guitar notes]
[Graves] This is way better than what McAfee does.
[Cole] You guys are a bunch of damn fools.
-Whoo! -Whoo! Wow.
[continues imitating guitar notes]
Honestly, the best thing that Bum Ass Corbin has ever done
in his entire career here at the WWE is celebrate Shinsuke
the way that Shinsuke deserves to be celebrated.
[crowd cheering]
Now, turned out my neck was not fractured, it was merely bruised.
So I'm able to come back out here tonight for the next few years on a new contract,
and let you know that I knew Bum Ass Corbin
long before all of you did.
Bum Ass Corbin and I were actually roommates
as rookies together with the Indianapolis Colts.
He had hair, he had a bad body, he only had one bad tattoo.
He was humble, hardworking, willing to grind to do whatever.
And then as soon as his ugly dumb ass stepped foot in the WWE,
he became an insufferable douchebag that would do anything for a dollar.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
I'll-- You said it, not me. This ain't TV-14 yet.
But Douchebag Corbin is an accurate title for Bum Ass Corbin.
And I'm doing it as my job,
that at SummerSlam in Nashville, Tennessee,
I'm gonna smack him in the mouth.
I'm gonna beat the hell out of him.
And I'm gonna humble him back to being a good member of our society.
[crowd cheers]
I've been on an island, clanging and banging,
and working out and watching film,
getting ready to smack the bad tattoos
-off of Bum Ass Corbin's bad bum. -[Corbin] Hey! Hey, hey, Pat, hey, hey.
Stop! Stop, stop, stop and turn and take a look right up here.
[crowd booing]
Pat, buddy, I am glad that you are back,
but it is a shame that you're too stupid to stay in your own lane.
What you need to do is go take a seat
right back behind that commentating table where you belong.
Did you see how easy it was for me to drop you in Las Vegas?
Pat, that's because I'm a fighter,
and you, well, you just run your mouth and you used to punt footballs.
Now, I would, Pat… I would come out there right now and finish the job,
but it seems… it seems like I've contracted something nasty,
and I think it was from sitting in that disgusting chair of yours,
or it's from being too close to the WWE Universe.
-I mean, look at this. -[crowd booing]
What is this?
It's like it's… it's monkey pox or something.
But lucky for you, I'm staying far away…
for now.
I'll see you at SummerSlam.
[chuckles]
[crowd chattering]
[intermittent booing]
That's not monkey pox.
That's the fact that Bum Ass Corbin is allergic to being great.
Bum Ass Corbin is allergic
to being in front of the electrifying
WWE Universe,
-right here in the Sunshine State. -[crowd cheering]
And since that coward faked money pox so he couldn't come out here,
I think the time is now to move this show along.
And is there a better person, a better star to introduce,
than the woman that went into Las Vegas
and changed the entire trajectory of her career and her family,
Miss Money in the Bank,
the new SmackDown Women's Champion,
-Liv Morgan! -[crowd cheering]
["Watch Me" playing]
-♪ Watch me! Watch me! ♪ -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Great introduction for the woman
who shocked the world back at Money in the Bank,
first winning the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match,
and then cashing in, on the same night, on Ronda Rousey,
to win her first championship here in WWE,
"The Miracle Kid," Liv Morgan.
Ladies and gentleman, big main event here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
The Usos' controversial win at Money in the Bank
has caused quite the ruckus,
and tonight, one man from each team goes one-on-one.
And also, the special guest referee for their match at SummerSlam
will be revealed live tonight on SmackDown.
But coming up next, it is the championship contenders match.
Natalya says she's the reason Liv Morgan
was able to beat Rousey to win the title.
Natalya seems jealous.
She's gonna take out that on Liv Morgan, the new champion.
Live, next.
[Cole] And SummerSlam is sponsored by Xfinity.
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Liv Morgan, the SmackDown Women's Champion, is in the ring.
She has her work cut out for her, Pat, two weeks from tomorrow, at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] Absolutely. Liv Morgan has been living a dream.
Worked her ass off to get here, and in two weeks,
she's got the baddest woman on the planet in a rematch.
["New Foundation" plays]
[McAfee] Can't look that far ahead, pal. The BOAT's here.
[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is a championship contenders match.
Making her way to the ring, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
Natalya!
[Cole] Natalya's set to go one-on-one with Liv Morgan.
Uh, you're trending number two in the world right now
after what you said moments ago about Happy Corbin.
Somehow Ricky Martin is trending ahead of you.
[McAfee] Well, he's "Livin' la Vida Loca." Cup of life is strong here in Orlando.
But I had to say what I had to say
'cause I'm honored to be back, I'm thankful to be back,
and it's because Superstars like Natalya and Liv here on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Cole] So here we go. Liv Morgan really now
on her first couple of weeks as champion.
And, Pat, let's start with the easy question.
It's harder, right, to keep the title once you finally win it?
[McAfee] They say the work only begins once you get to the top of the mountain.
All eyes are on you.
You were once the hunter, now you're the hunted.
Liv's ready for it, though.
-[Cole] Well, Liv claims that… -[bell rings]
…there's no greater love story than her and her championship,
but Natalya takes the fight now to Liv Morgan.
Natalya with a lot on the line in this matchup.
You beat Liv, maybe you earn a championship opportunity.
Morgan fires out of the corner.
Also, for Natalya, there's some jealousy there.
She believes that she injured Ronda Rousey
to the point where Liv could cash in, and there is some truth to that.
[McAfee] Definitely truth to that,
but that's what happens whenever you win the Money in the Bank match.
-[Cole] Now Liv Morgan in control. -[McAfee] Nice kip-up there.
[Cole] Morgan back into a side headlock takedown of Natalya.
[McAfee] This is what Liv has worked on tirelessly the last couple of years.
In between the ropes, becoming an absolute Superstar,
being our champion.
Natalya, though, she has Guinness Book of World Records records.
[Cole] What's interesting now about his match tonight is remember…
[McAfee] Good kip-up there. Anything you can do, I can do better.
[Cole] On SmackDown last week,
Natalya and Ronda Rousey went one-on-one.
Ronda made short work of Natalya.
Let's see how Liv handles the situation here tonight.
[McAfee] Quite a slap there on the mouth.
Natalya up over the top. Liv Morgan quickly back there.
Natalya rolling through.
[McAfee] It's too soon to know a lot about each other here early.
Oh.
[Cole] Liv, oh, with a nice dropkick, driving Natalya out to the apron.
And Liv gonna go for the cover and look to put Natalya away.
Hook of the leg and a kickout.
Let's talk about SummerSlam too, Pat,
because, make no bones about it, Ronda was hurt.
-Oh! Liv landing hard. -Oh.
Shoulders down and a kickout. Ronda was injured.
-Liv Morgan, as we take another look. -Missile dropkick.
[Cole] Took advantage as she rolls up Natalya now.
Shoulders down and another kickout.
In two weeks, it's SummerSlam.
Ronda Rousey is going to be 100%, Pat.
There's going to be no surprises.
Morgan's going to run into the baddest woman on the planet.
[McAfee] Yeah, Ronda Rousey is always going to be intimidating,
no matter who you are.
Now she has her eyes set on Liv for a couple of weeks.
Definitely gonna be in there a lot better shape
than she was after fighting Natalya.
[Cole] Oh, Morgan sent down, center of the ring.
Natalya right to the back of the neck.
Basement dropkick, nobody home.
Morgan, jackknife cover now on Natalya. Shoulders down.
Now, Natalya goes into the cover and a kickout by the champ.
[McAfee] I've seen on the Internet, these two have been getting into it.
[Cole] Yeah, there's been some tension between Natalya and Liv Morgan
ever since SummerSlam.
I should say, Money in the Bank
as we head into SummerSlam.
[McAfee] Money in the Bank felt so big, it was almost like it was SummerSlam,
but it could never compare to Nissan Stadium
-in Nashville in two weeks. -[Cole] Oh!
Down on the apron.
Natalya tried to do this to Ronda during their championship match,
the sharpshooter on the apron.
Liv went for oblivion.
Natalya was able to counter, and now Liv sent into the post
and the champ's in trouble.
Can Morgan get back in this?
[McAfee] Jeez.
[Cole] And we're back live on Friday Night SmackDown,
and the champ's in trouble.
Natalya's been dominating Liv Morgan.
Morgan trying to fight back here tonight in Orlando.
And Liv may have Natalya here. Kickout by Natalya.
What's concerning, though, for Liv Morgan
is Ronda Rousey made very quick work of Natalya last week on SmackDown.
Liv's struggling to put Natalya away.
That does not bode well heading into the Ronda-Liv match at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] Maybe. Natalya might just have had a bad night last week,
and maybe she's having a much better one because she's facing the champ.
[Cole] Missile dropkick. Morgan with an opportunity.
[McAfee] Liv has hit three or four of those missile dropkicks
that seem to be devastating.
If I'm Liv, I'm going back to that barrel every time I can.
-[Cole] Looking from… -Hits it perfectly.
[Cole] …high above the Amway Center.
Home of the original ThunderDome here in Orlando, Florida.
This is Friday Night SmackDown on Fox, championship contenders match.
There's the champ, Liv Morgan, right into the challenger, Natalya.
[McAfee] Pinpoint precision on those kicks and a kip-up from Liv.
[Cole] And Liv is fired up, and here comes the champion.
Natalya trying to cover up from the assault by Morgan.
[McAfee] Big rights from Liv. Oh, little bicycle kick.
[Cole] Very interesting with the step-up enzuigiri.
[McAfee] Liv Morgan has added so many weapons to her arsenal.
[Cole] Well, she understands that she has to adapt,
she has to evolve, she has to change.
She's champion now.
You mentioned it earlier, Morgan is the hunted.
Roll through, unique pinning combination, and a kickout by Natalya at two.
Thing about being a champion
is you gotta be able to beat all types of fighters,
whether they're ready for ground and pound or high-flying action.
Liv's gotta take them all on.
[Cole] Went for the discus clothesline. Morgan able to duck underneath.
-Oh! -[McAfee] Oh-oh. No.
[Cole] Natalya, right to the small of the back.
[McAfee] You see that. The foot through the spine…
-Oh! -…with a splash roll through.
Liv's flying.
[Cole] Uh-oh, but Natalya intercepting Morgan into a German suplex released,
and an opportunity to pin the champion
and maybe earn a championship opportunity,
and a kickout by Morgan at two.
[McAfee] See how quickly "The BOAT," Natalya, flipped that thing around.
We thought she was done for, her spine might have been cracked.
Instead she catches Liv, German suplex, almost ends this thing.
[Cole] Morgan has made a career of resilience and guts,
heart and soul.
Does she have enough of that to overcome the veteran Natalya tonight?
[McAfee] Liv has wanted this her entire life.
Oh, this is what it's like to be champ, Liv.
You gotta fight. She loves it.
[Cole] Natalya up to the second rope.
Liv trying somehow to counter here, trying to block,
but Natalya now heading up to the top rope, Morgan as well.
[McAfee] Gonna have to hang onto that top rope.
Teetering. Liv slips out.
[Cole] Natalya bounced face-first off the turnbuckle.
[McAfee] Liv with some survival moves, it feels like.
-Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. -[Cole] Natalya able to catch Liv Morgan.
Oh, goodness, sit-down powerbomb for the victory.
Morgan able to kick out at two.
[shrieks]
[McAfee] Look at this. Ankle lock from Natalya.
[Cole] Yes, this is what Ronda Rousey had Morgan in
as Morgan tried to cash in,
but Ronda had a bad knee, remember, that Morgan took advantage of.
[McAfee] Couldn't lock the ankle all the way, and neither could Natalya.
[Cole] Natalya into the second turnbuckle.
[McAfee] Liv Morgan has been so damn impressive.
[Cole] Yeah, but can she capitalize here? She does.
Morgan nailing Natalya, and now the oblivion by Morgan.
Cover, hook of the leg.
-Morgan knocks off Natalya. -[bell rings]
[Liv Morgan's music plays]
[Irvin] Here is your winner, the SmackDown Women's Champion,
Liv Morgan!
[McAfee] Our champion, leading off this glorious SmackDown
with the dub over "The BOAT," Natalya.
[Cole] Hard-earned victory for Liv Morgan here tonight
as she heads to SummerSlam and Ronda Rousey.
This was Natalya's best chance of the match, the sit-out powerbomb,
but somehow the resilient champion able to kick out.
[McAfee] Natalya would try to break Liv's ankle and Liv would flip it,
sending Natalya's face off the second turnbuckle.
The recoil.
[Cole] And then this, the oblivion.
-And if Morgan hits that on Rousey… -One! Two!
-…two weeks from tomorrow at SummerSlam… -Three!
-[bell rings] -…Morgan will keep her championship.
Liv Morgan, congratulations on that victory.
[crowd cheers]
But I couldn't help but notice that your victory over Natalya
wasn't quite as dominant as last week's victory by Ronda Rousey.
-Okay. -[crowd booing]
[breathes heavily]
I fully understand what you're insinuating there, Kayla,
and let me tell you, I am fully aware
that I'm walking into my own championship match
at SummerSlam, the underdog.
But let me tell you something,
I have been the underdog my whole entire life.
[crowd cheering]
So call me what you want,
but at SummerSlam,
you can still call me your SmackDown Women's Champion.
-[crowd cheers] -[laughs]
[Liv Morgan's music plays]
[McAfee] That's right, Liv. That's right.
Nothing that anybody else says about you matters,
and Liv needs to remember that.
She's champ, and that's all we need to talk about.
Well, it's clear that the SmackDown Women's Champion, Liv Morgan,
is confident heading into SummerSlam.
Speaking of confidence, ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome my guest, Mr. Money in the Bank, Theory.
-[crowd booing] -Actually, you did that wrong.
It's the youngest Mr. Money in the Bank of all time,
including the youngest United States Champion in WWE history.
And look, I know, I get it.
It's so hard to be me, but I'm making it happen.
Because with great power comes great responsibility,
and I got a lot of enemies on Raw and on SmackDown.
I got "The All Mighty" Bobby Lashley waiting on me at SummerSlam.
Then I got Dolph Ziggler just lurking around the corner.
And then tonight…
Hi.
-[crowd cheers] -You're doing a great job.
Better than Kayla.
Would you, uh, give me a, uh, a moment with, uh…
Mr. Theory?
Huh? Huh? Hi.
-How are you? -Oh, um…
I'm all the better just standing next to you, sir.
You know, you know that I know
that you know that I'm responsible for the biggest break of your career.
And you know that I know that you know, deep down,
this whole "theory" of cashing in the Money in the Bank contract
against Roman Reigns at SummerSlam makes no business sense at all.
I mean, where's the box office and how about the 15% that fail?
You don't want to expose yourself to those odds.
No.
What you want to do is work with me
so I can work with The Tribal Chief,
and we can set up a scheduled title match on a major event.
Think of it… "Theory versus Reigns for the Undisputed title."
Think of the prestige, think of the spotlight on you,
think of the box office, think of the money that's involved.
All you have to do is not cash in at SummerSlam
and let me handle everything for you.
Huh? Huh?
Mr. Heyman, thank you, and you seem to always have good advice.
But I'm either gonna cash in on Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns
and become the brand-new youngest Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
And then, maybe I'll need some advice when I'm champion.
Maybe, uh… Maybe I'll need a special counsel of my own when I hire you.
Huh? Huh? Huh?
Huh? Huh?
-Huh? -[McAfee] Heyman's expensive.
[Cole] [indistinct] Never gonna change.
[McAfee] Why would he? He's Mr. Money in the Bank.
-[Cole] Hey. -[McAfee] Lost at WrestleMania.
["Vicious" playing]
[McAfee] That's not a ship horn.
[Cole] It's time to join the raid.
[drumming music plays]
[McAfee] Yes.
[Cole] Now, I… I don't believe that is, uh, Erik or Ivar.
[McAfee] Are you sure?
[Cole] I'm pretty sure, Pat.
[Irvin] Please welcome The New Day.
-[crowd cheering] -[McAfee] Oh, that's The New Day.
[yelling]
[McAfee] Oh, that's not the Viking Raid… That's The New Day.
-That's The New Day. -[Cole] You know…
These Vikings look a little more new and--
-[McAfee] Oh, it's the new raid! -[Cole] A little less vicious.
I think The New Day could be tempting fate however,
with this Viking masquerade.
[McAfee] Oh, look, they got swords and axes and shields and guts.
[Cole] And even war paint.
[McAfee] And Yeezy sandals.
[Cole] Fresh off the controversy at Money in the Bank,
tonight Jimmy Uso goes one-on-one with Angelo Dawkins.
And we're also going to find out
who the special guest referee will be for their Tag Team Championship match
at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] Who will be in charge of making sure
no shenanigans happen, like what happened
at Money in the Bank?
A shoulder was up, a three-count was given.
[Cole] Speaking of shenanigans,
uh, The New Day Viking Raiders are in the ring.
Let's show you what's going on between these teams.
Last week here on SmackDown,
the Raiders had knocked off Jinder Mahal and Shanky,
then they were beating the hell out of "The Modern Day" Maharaja
and "The Skyscraping" Shanky after the matchup
before The New Day came out to settle a score.
But things did not go too well for Kofi and Xavier.
[McAfee] Yeah. The New Day was ready to handle some business with the Vikings
-that have been in their nightmares… -[thud]
…but instead, oh… the Vikings ended up on top yet again
with the demolishing of The New Day.
And I love Kofi and Xavier Woods, and we miss Big E,
but what these big-ass bearded Vikings have been doing to them
has not been fantastic at all.
[growling, panting]
-[McAfee] They know the mics are on? -It is I, Erik, The Gross.
And it is I, Ivar, The Ugly.
Just… Just kidding. Just kidding.
-It's your boys, The New Day. -New Day!
[pirate accent] And it feels like a millennium
since we sailed our ships across the seven seas.
Hold up, hold up, hold up, bro.
Wait, wha… I thought we were supposed to be Vikings.
-That's what I'm doing. -Why you sound like a pirate, bro?
Every time, you know I'm not good at accents.
-Okay, well, Viking up, bro. Come on. -[low grunting]
[clears throat, deep voice] It feels like a millennium
since we sailed our ships across the sea
to take over and destroy the SmackDown realm.
Unfortunately, we were not very good.
You see, instead of reverting to tactics like honor and respect…
…we played a lot of Assassin's Creed Valhalla on PlayStation 5.
[crowd laughs]
And… And we actually watched all of the Thor movies.
-Yes, even the new one. -Okay.
However, we did resort to shoddy tactics, underhanded tactics,
like this shoddy face paint, to try to scare our opponents.
-Agh! Agh! -[McAfee] Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
-And guess what? It worked. -It worked.
Just like our Viking family members who came before us,
-our-- -["Vicious" plays]
[Cole] I think fun and games are over.
[McAfee] I was excited to hear the Viking family list.
[Cole] You might have been scared by the face paint and all,
but I don't believe, uh, these two men will be.
[drumming music playing]
Impostors!
-Impostors! -Seize them!
Boo those impostors.
[crowd boos]
We are new and vicious.
And once we get to that ring, the only words left to describe you
will be "mangled."
And "broken."
[McAfee] Oh. Jeez.
I mean… I mean, to be rude,
are those the only two words you guys know?
'Cause we can teach you more. We both went to college. We're smart.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. How about this word? How about… How about "disgusting"? Huh?
How about that? How about "detestable"? How about "deplorable"?
-How about those words? -Ooh. Ooh. I got one. I got one.
You guys can come with me. What about "U-G-L-Y"?
You ain't got no alibi.
-You ugly. Yeah, yeah. -[McAfee] What? What?
[crowd chanting] You ugly!
-Y'all ugly, bro. -It worked.
Y'all ugly.
[mic drops]
[Cole] I told you. Enough. They pushed too many buttons did The New Day,
and here come Erik and Ivar, marching to the ring,
shields in hand.
-[horn blares] -[McAfee] He's got a horn.
[Cole] It's a powder horn.
Don't know what that means. Probably did well in Miami back in the day,
but I will say that if you call the Viking Raiders ugly,
they get pissed off.
[Cole] Oh my goodness.
Shanky and Jinder Mahal attacking the Viking Raiders
in the entranceway.
And Xavier Woods and Kofi now climbing to the top rope
and taking out Erik and Ivar.
Pat, this is a trap.
A well-planned setup by New Day, Mahal, and Shanky.
[McAfee] Both these teams have had to suffer
at the hands of the Viking Raiders.
Here in Orlando,
they're coming together to shut those Vikings.
[dance music playing]
[Cole] Well, there's some celebrating going on in the ring right now,
but all you have to do is look at the scowls
on the face of the Viking Raiders to know this is far, far from over.
[horn blaring]
It's great to see that The New Day's game plan has finally come through,
but my next guest may need a game plan of their own, Ludwig Kaiser
and the Intercontinental Champion, Gunther.
-[McAfee] Guten tag, boys. -[crowd booing]
Gentlemen, last week after declaring
that there would not be an open challenge for the Intercontinental Championship,
Shinsuke Nakamura challenged Ludwig to a match.
Let's take a look.
[Cole] So Shin wanted an Intercontinental Championship match.
Gunther said, "Earn it. Beat Ludwig."
And Shinsuke Nakamura would do just that with a Kinshasa.
And one thing we learned about Gunther last week, Pat,
is he does not take losing lightly.
[McAfee] He's very stern. Punished Ludwig for the L.
Not just ein… zwei…
-Huh! -[McAfee] …drei
-chops to the sternum. -Huh?
[McAfee] "I send you out there to work,
you better come back with a dub," Gunther said.
Gunther, after your counterpart Ludwig lost,
why did you physically attack him?
Because there's no room for failure.
We will never lose.
Losing is unacceptable.
Losing has consequences.
[Kayla] I understand that next week
there will be a rematch between Ludwig and Shin.
I'm sorry.
[speaking earnestly in German]
[shouts in German]
Pull it down.
Pull it down, I said.
Huh.
-[loud slap] -[McAfee] Jeez.
[shouting in German]
[McAfee] Need to get on a flugzeug to understand more German,
but I don't think Gunther's necessarily thrilled with Ludwig.
[Cole] No, not at all.
And Ludwig has a rematch with Shinsuke next week.
[Irvin] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
Aliyah!
[Cole] So last week, Aliyah was supposed to tag up with Lacey Evans.
Lacey demanded respect from the WWE fans, wanted a warmer welcome,
didn't get it, so what did she do?
She popped Aliyah in the mouth with a woman's right for no reason.
Tonight, Aliyah has an opportunity at retribution and revenge.
It's next on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Cole] Friday Night SmackDown on Fox tonight
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
Aliyah is in the ring here tonight in Orlando.
Her opponent, the inspirational, I think, Lacey Evans.
[soft piano music plays]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Lacey Evans.
[soft piano music continues]
[Lacey] Don't y'all know who I am?
Don't you know what I've been through?
Nah, I know you know what I've been through
because I poured my entire heart and soul out on live TV.
By the time I was 15 years old,
I started competing in amateur wrestling.
I was undefeated, ranked first in the state of Florida
and ninth in the nation.
I got kicked out of my home at age 17, but I was still the first in my family
to not only graduate high school,
but I decided to join the military
and I became a United States Marine at the age of 19.
And I also became the only female on the Marine Corps SWAT team
out of Parris Island, South Carolina.
I graduated out of boot camp as my company's highest shooter,
and I graduated out of Military Police School as top of my class,
the honor graduate.
Disgusted I am from all of you guys.
That's the response I get?
[crowd boos]
You know all the struggles I've been through,
and deep down in your soul,
you know you can't go through half of them
and be half the woman that I am.
When Lacey Evans comes out and gets in this ring,
she gets a standing ovation.
I'm an American hero.
I have sacrificed and have put my life on the line for the likes of you.
Until I get the respect that I know I deserve,
as far as I'm concerned…
every single one of you can go to hell.
["Bet On Me" plays]
[McAfee] You heard her.
[Cole] I don't think you actually have to stand up and cheer.
[McAfee] Was she talking to everybody or…?
[Irvin] And her opponent, from Parris Island, South Carolina,
Lacey Evans!
-[inaudible] -[cheering, booing]
[McAfee] I don't think everybody's doing what she wants them to do.
[Cole] Yeah. Very few, actually.
[McAfee] What happened?
[Cole] Well, she feels like she's being disrespected by the WWE fans.
-Cut it. Shut up. Cut it. Start it again. -[music stops]
-[McAfee] What? -Start it again.
-[crowd boos] -Shut up. Shut up.
["Bet On Me" plays]
[McAfee] Okay, here we go, back to the top.
[McAfee] There is no more people clapping for her this time.
[Cole] Well, actually you are.
[McAfee] Well, I didn't know.
She did yell at us to clap.
Oorah!
I don't think she heard me.
I feel like we'd like to support her, wouldn't we?
[Cole] I don't know. Maybe change her attitude a little bit.
[McAfee] Well, that's what I'm saying. She kinda…
You gotta… You gotta be willing to accept our praise.
[Cole] Well, Aliyah can't wait to get this match started
after she suffered the woman's right last week.
-[McAfee] What, she just shoo away…? -[Cole] She was shooing you down.
[McAfee] Oh, seems like she's got a little bit of an attitude.
Little bit of an entitlement.
[crowd boos]
Now, I may not be better than anybody in this arena…
but y'all damn sure ain't better than me.
[crowd booing, jeering]
Now, just like I explained last week, I served my country.
[crowd chants] You suck!
I… I put my life on the line for all of you.
[crowd chants] You suck! You suck! You suck!
[chanting continues]
I overcame obstacles
that would completely crush the average American, and--
and I admitted that I'm slightly disgusted at the lack of appreciation
that you people deserve to give me.
[crowd shouts] What?
-[Cole] Well, there you go. -[crowd booing, jeering]
Now all of that, everything that you listened to
and everything that you just saw was 100% true.
[crowd shouts] What?
In fact, I could add quite a few accolades to it
because I'm an American hero.
[crowd shouts] What?
I'm the prime example of everything you nasties should be
and everything you can't be, and you… and you hate it.
[crowd shouts] What?
Okay, you know what?
I know that I've offended a few of you. It's obvious.
[crowd shouts] What?
And the vocal minority of you feel like the truth that I say
are just a little bit too hard to handle.
[crowd shouts] What?
[McAfee] What?
So I'm going to take a minute,
and… and honestly, from the bottom of my heart…
[crowd shouts] What?
…apologize to anybody that I've offended.
-[crowd shouts] What? -[McAfee] Oh, here we go. This is nice.
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] I don't think Orlando thinks that's genuine.
So you're not going to accept my apology?
[crowd shouts] No!
Then just like I said last week…
[crowd shouts] What?
-Go. -[crowd shouts] What?
-To. -[crowd shouts] What?
-Hell. -[crowd shouts] What?
-[McAfee] "Go to hell"? [laughs] -[crowd boos]
-What's that all about? -[Cole] That worked out well.
-So, Lacey, uh, where are you going? -[booing continues]
Lacey's supposed to have a match here tonight with Aliyah.
[McAfee] What the hell is going on?
[Cole] Last week she walked out on a tag team match,
this week on this one-on-one match with Aliyah.
Just… I've been to a couple thousand events.
I've never heard a vet say, "I proudly served this country,"
and then the entire arena say, "You suck."
Lacey is a certain specimen out here.
-I don't understand any of this. -We're back.
And I also don't understand any of this.
Here's the Progressive Match Flo.
[McAfee] Love it.
[narrator] Match Flo is sponsored by Progressive.
A triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
[Cole] It is time for our main event.
McIntyre, Sheamus. Winner faces the Undisputed Champion
at Clash at the Castle.
Drew, it's you and me.
[coughs]
-It's a bit of a tickle in me throat here. -[crowd boos]
Don't worry, I have a backup plan in mind.
Go get him, Butchey.
[Cole] Drew has got to be careful of the numbers game.
Uh-oh.
Drew said, "The time to play is through."
Claymore. Hook of the leg.
-McIntyre with the win. -[crowd cheers]
[Graves] And Ridge Holland from behind.
McIntyre's brandishing Angela.
[Cole] Look out, Sheamus.
-[Graves] Oh my God. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Drew McIntyre standing tall with Angela here
on Friday Night SmackDown.
[inaudible]
-[Drew McIntyre's music plays] -[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Here comes The Scottish Warrior.
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Ayr, Scotland,
weighing in at 265 pounds,
-Drew McIntyre! -[effects popping]
[Cole] So obviously, as you saw, Sheamus had this trap set up last week,
wanting Butch to wear Drew McIntyre down
to make it easy pickings for Sheamus this week.
A lot on the line in this matchup between McIntyre and Sheamus,
because the winner is going to earn an opportunity
at the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship,
Labor Day weekend at Clash at the Castle in Cardiff.
[McAfee] The first stadium Premium Live Event overseas.
Who will be fighting Roman Reigns?
-[Cole] Or Brock Lesnar? -[McAfee] Oh.
Legend status.
Who's got it? Next.
-[yelling] -[crowd cheers]
[McIntyre's theme music continues]
-[Cole] Drew McIntyre-- -[effects pop]
-[McAfee] Jeez. -[Cole] Takes on Sheamus one-on-one.
The winner to get an opportunity
at the WWE Universal Undisputed Championship
at Clash at the Castle.
[McAfee] I completely forgot about the flames
that come out from the post when Drew McIntyre is here.
What a massive opportunity on the line right now.
And it's…
Fight Night,
-baby! -[effects popping]
[Sheamus' music plays]
[Cole] The Brawling Brutes.
[cheers, boos]
[Irvin] And his opponent, representing The Brawling Brutes,
weighing in at 253 pounds,
Ridge Holland!
[McAfee] What?
[Cole] Not quite sure, uh, what's happening here.
Uh, it was supposed to be Sheamus in this, uh…
-[McAfee] Graphic said Sheamus. -[Cole] …in this match tonight.
[McAfee] Samantha Irvin, who's very good at her job, said Ridge Holland.
[Cole] Perhaps another bait and switch from Sheamus and company tonight?
Maybe trying to throw Drew McIntyre off his game.
He was ready for Sheamus, he hears Ridge Holland's name.
Now he's trying to figure out what is going on.
And Sheamus with a big smile on his face,
perhaps trying to set another trap here tonight, Pat.
[McAfee] And this son of a Butch is still a wild man.
Hey, hey, hey!
[McAfee] What the hell is this? He's got a hammer.
-Hey! -[Cole] And a bell.
[McAfee] Yeah, but more specifically the hammer.
-This man should not have a hammer. -Give me that.
-No! -[McAfee] That's not a flat surf--
[bell rings]
[Cole] Oh, so the bell's underway
and, uh, the match is gonna begin, I'm assuming.
Drew said, "Why not?" He goes right after Ridge Holland.
So I guess the match is gonna be Drew McIntyre
and Ridge Holland here tonight.
And Drew was ready for it.
It seemed Sheamus wanted to do another bait and switch
as we talked earlier on, but McIntyre was ready.
-[McAfee] Hell, yeah. -[thud]
I still have no idea what just happened, but I'm happy I get to see Drew McIntyre.
[Cole] Oh. What a throw by McIntyre, "The Scottish Warrior."
And listen, at some point, Pat, he's gonna be done with these…
these fun and games that Sheamus is trying to do.
Last week, Sheamus came out here, said he had COVID,
then he threw Butch into the match.
Tonight, they tried to do it again with Holland,
and McIntyre with a smile on his face, gonna make Holland pay.
[McAfee] This might look familiar, Sheamus.
[crowd counts]
[Cole] The Ten Beats of the Bodhrán. That is what Sheamus uses,
and I think McIntyre may do it better.
[crowd] Oh!
[Cole] You know, at some point, Sheamus, you're gonna have to face McIntyre.
[McAfee] The Brawling Brutes with the shenanigans.
I can't take it anymore.
Who's fighting Roman or Brock?
Or I guess Theory, if he cashes in.
[Cole] And Butch now, again.
[indistinct shouts]
[Cole] And now, Ridge Holland driving McIntyre into the post and…
Sheamus loving what he sees.
[McAfee] There's so many accents… [laughs]
…with the four of these gentlemen here.
[Cole] I… I told you, even the Progressive Match Flo earlier
couldn't clean up this mess for us.
[McAfee] Lacey Evans just walked out of here. We got no match there.
I thought Sheamus was having a match. Butch rings the bell, now Ridge Holland--
[Cole] So what happens if Ridge wins this match tonight?
-[McAfee] A chance at the title? -[Cole] I don't think so.
I just think he softens up McIntyre.
Oh, goodness.
For the win on McIntyre, and a kickout at one.
Sheamus, you do realize, at some point you gotta face the man, right?
[McAfee] Is that what this is?
You think this is Sheamus running and hiding from Drew McIntyre?
[Cole] I think it's that.
I think it's wanting to wear McIntyre down
so when they finally have to face each other,
McIntyre's not at 100%.
I mean, this could be good strategy by Sheamus.
[McAfee] An opportunity to fight for the Undisputed Title
at Clash at the Castle is huge.
-Seventy thousand in that stadium? -[Cole] It's gonna be incredible.
-Drew McIntyre in his homeland. -[grunts]
-Get to do it in front of the lads. -[Cole] Heading over to Wales.
[McAfee] Headbutt to the gut from Ridge Holland.
They call him "Ridgey the Fridgey" because he's built like a spark plug.
[Cole] I think actually you started calling him that… Oh! A big clothesline.
And Sheamus and company picked up on it. Are you crazy?
Sheamus just threw his stupid shillelagh, almost took our head off out here.
[McAfee] I snagged it. I got your back. With a kip-up from Drew McIntyre.
[Cole] Gonna have to face him.
You know you are. That's why you're all ticked off.
[McAfee] 700 degrees out here,
Sheamus has got a jacket on and Butch is out of control.
[Cole] Drew was going for the Claymore, and Butch trying to run interference.
Paid for it. Now, Ridge with a headbutt.
That's why Sheamus is all mad and nervous,
'cause he knows one day, he's gonna have to face McIntyre.
Oh, Glasgow Kiss. To "Ridgey the Fridgey."
Oh, look at Sheamus. This looks familiar, doesn't it?
This looks familiar, right?
[indistinct shouts]
[Cole] Little white noise delivered to Ridge.
And I think McIntyre might have done it better.
That's for you, Sheamus.
[crowd] Three! Two! One!
[Cole] Welcome to Claymore Country, Ridge Holland!
-[crowd] Two! Three! -[bell rings]
[crowd cheering]
[Irvin] Here is your winner, Drew McIntyre!
[Cole] So Drew McIntyre's staring at Sheamus
because he knows he's finally going to get his hands on The Celtic Warrior.
Yeah, don't go in there, Butch. Angela…
[McAfee] He's got a sword, Butch, you psychopath.
[Cole] Yeah, Angela just cut the ropes in half last week.
-[McIntyre's music plays] -[inaudible]
[McAfee] Butch doesn't care.
Sheamus has to, because will it--
-[crowd cheering] -[thud]
[McAfee] White noise from Drew McIntyre. Then it was Claymore--
[Cole] Could this be the fate of Sheamus when these two finally meet, Pat?
Will it be McIntyre heading to Clash at the Castle
or will Sheamus be able to pull off a quick one?
You can't delay the inevitable! You and I…
[Cole] Still to come tonight is our main event here
on Friday Night SmackDown.
It's Jimmy Uso versus Angelo Dawkins,
and we're also going to find out, for the big tag match at SummerSlam,
who's going to be the special guest referee?
[McAfee] Who could it be?
-[Cole] I'm not sure! -Me neither.
[Cole] But we're gonna find out tonight.
-[McAfee] Right now? -[Cole] No, later on in our main event.
[McAfee] Oh, let's go. Awesome.
["A-Town Down" plays]
[McAfee] Ah, jeez.
[Cole] Now, things go from bad to worse.
-Here comes Mr. Money in the Bank. -[crowd booing]
[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, he is the youngest Mr. Money in the Bank
in WWE history,
Theory!
[Cole] I am really looking forward to this next matchup, Pat,
because two of the brightest stars in all of WWE today
are gonna go one-on-one.
We got Theory, who you know so well, Mr. Money in the Bank,
taking on Madcap Moss, who freed himself from the man
that you have to face at SummerSlam, Happy Corbin.
[McAfee] Yeah, we're all happy for Madcap Moss,
but this is a glimpse into the next ten years of this company.
What an honor to be here, even though that guy is performing next.
[laughing]
["Light It Up" playing]
♪ Let's light it up tonight ♪
♪ We're gonna do this right ♪
♪ Have the time of our lives ♪
♪ I know you love this place ♪
♪ We're here to set it ablaze ♪
♪ Let's light it up ♪
♪ Have the time of our lives ♪
♪ If it's wrong, it's right tonight ♪
♪ Light it up ♪
♪ As it starts to ignite ♪
♪ Light it up Burn to the ground ♪
♪ Let's light it up ♪
[Cole] We welcome you to the biggest party of the summer.
♪ I live my life on the edge ♪
♪ Party like a rock star ♪
♪ Pedal to the floor And it doesn't matter how far ♪
♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪
[Cole] We welcome you to SummerSlam.
♪ Shakedown, takedown, breakdown ♪
♪ Somebody gon' get it tonight ♪
♪ I'm the cold cash money kid Making mistakes ♪
♪ The taking the money troubadour Whacking the brakes ♪
♪ Slapping snowflakes Straight breaking the frauds ♪
♪ Superman, I'm a man of God ♪
♪ Don't take no flack from you wannabes ♪
♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪
♪ I live my life on the edge ♪
♪ Party like a rock star ♪
♪ Pedal to the floor And it doesn't matter how far ♪
♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪
♪ Shakedown ♪
♪ Oh, shakedown ♪
[Cole] Two weeks from tomorrow is SummerSlam
at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
[Cole] And Mr. Money in the Bank, Theory, is in the ring.
And the question is, will Theory cash in on Roman Reigns or Brock Lesnar
at SummerSlam after their Last Man Standing match?
Well, after what happened on Raw Monday night,
Theory may want to think twice.
-["Next Big Thing" plays] -[crowd cheering]
[Graves] A standing ovation here tonight in San Antonio.
Brock Lesnar has arrived to kick off Monday Night Raw.
Well, God bless Texas.
[crowd cheers]
You see, since WrestleMania,
Roman's been living high on the hog.
I think there's an old saying,
"Pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered."
[cheers and applause]
Roman Reigns…
-[effects popping] -…at SummerSlam,
the tribal hog is gonna get a country [bleep] kicking
to the likes he's never seen.
-[Heyman] Ladies and gentlemen… -[crowd boos]
[Graves] Oh, what an unpleasant surprise for Lesnar.
Speaking of hogs…
[crowd chants] You suck!
We are approaching 700 days of Roman Reigns as the champion.
And, Brock Lesnar,
this is one streak
you will not conquer.
["A-Town Down" plays]
-Oh, wow. -Oh!
[commentator] Mr. Money in the Bank in the house.
You know what, Brock, it doesn't matter if you win or Roman Reigns wins,
SummerSlam is going to be one of the greatest nights in WWE history.
I'm gonna walk down to the ring, cashing in my contract,
and the new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion…
Theory!
[crowd boos]
[Lesnar] Well, what do we have here?
Brock Lesnar comes to town and all the cockroaches show up.
[Graves] Lesnar is smiling at "The Tree Trunk" Otis.
Oh! Two-on-one. Lesnar's still on his feet.
[dramatic music plays]
[thud]
[Graves] Lesnar's not finished just yet.
[grunts]
[Graves] Oh my God.
[commentator] Oh my God.
[Graves] Roman Reigns, beware.
Come SummerSlam, it will be the last time, the last match,
Last Man Standing.
[Cole] So, Pat, in a Last Man Standing match,
you have to incapacitate your opponent
so they can't make it to their feet at a count of ten.
Do you think Brock Lesnar just proved to us
that he can do that to Roman Reigns in two weeks at SummerSlam?
[McAfee] I understand that Roman Reigns has been champ for 685 days,
but have you ever seen Brock Lesnar laid out for ten seconds?
-Never. -[Cole] If you're Theory,
he's pretty cocky tonight,
-but will he cash in at SummerSlam? -[inaudible]
[McAfee] Did you see Brock?
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest, Madcap Moss.
[crowd cheers]
Madcap, what's your strategy going into your match up next against Theory?
Well, Theory's got a really big head,
and I'm going to see if I can flatten it like a pancake.
[Heyman] Hi.
-Still better than Kayla. -[crowd booing]
Would you give us a moment alone?
Thank you so very…
Hi.
-Hi. -Now, you know that I know
that you know that I'm responsible
for the biggest break in your career.
And you know that I know that you know
that what Theory has in mind,
cashing in the Money in the Bank contract
against Roman Reigns at SummerSlam,
it doesn't make a lot of business sense.
Now, you gave Corbin a beating
that was so severe
that Corbin wasn't seen for weeks.
And if the same thing happened to Theory,
well, that would give me the ammunition to go to our Tribal Chief.
Can you imagine it now,
Roman Reigns versus Madcap Moss,
the main event of a huge show?
Think of the spotlight.
Think of the money.
Think of the prestige.
Think of what it will do for your career to main event
a scheduled Universal Undisputed Title match
against Roman Reigns.
[tongue clicks]
Well, Paul,
it sounds to me
like you are really worried
about Theory cashing in at SummerSlam.
["Ready For Business" plays]
[Cole] Madcap has a point. Paul seems very worried.
[crowd cheering]
[Irvin] And his opponent, from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing in at 245 pounds,
Madcap Moss!
[Cole] Well, Pat, you know you can experience SummerSlam like never before
with a priority pass powered by On Location.
Enjoy unparalleled access to the biggest party of the summer,
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You don't need a priority pass because you're gonna have a match at SummerSlam
against Happy Corbin, the man who Madcap beat the hell out of
a number of weeks ago.
[McAfee] I can't wait for SummerSlam.
And I'm also pumped that Madcap said, "No deal, Heyman."
"I'm gonna go handle business myself."
[Cole] Madcap-Theory, live, next.
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[cameras clicking]
[McAfee] I almost vomited
because I was so sick from missing the Tennis Collection with Max Dupri,
but next week, the 2022 beachwear collection will be debuted
with Max Dupri
and Max Dupri's sister, Maxxine Dupri.
[Cole] You know that they've had over 8,000 applications
at MaximumMaleModels.com.
People want to be a part of the group. 8,000.
[McAfee] I, uh, I applied. I won't lie. I'd like to titillate the… the juices.
[Cole] That why you got your hair cut and beard trimmed?
[McAfee] Yeah, and a little tan. Trying to titillate juices all over the place.
But right now you know what's titillating me?
[Cole] Two of the rising young superstars in WWE today,
Theory, Mr. Money in the Bank, and Madcap Moss.
You kicked off SmackDown tonight. Look where we are.
[McAfee] Number-one trend in the United States,
and, right now, we're staring at the future of this company.
[crowd chants indistinctly]
[Cole] A lot has transpired here tonight, uh, surrounding Theory
and the fact that he is the Money in the Bank contract holder.
Remember what's in his briefcase, Pat.
It's a contract he can cash in any time,
any place, for a world championship opportunity.
Liv Morgan did it at Money in the Bank,
cashed in on Ronda to become the SmackDown Women's Champion.
And the whole world thinks that Theory is gonna cash in two weeks from tomorrow
at SummerSlam, after Brock and Roman beat the hell out of each other
-in the Last Man Standing match. -[inaudible]
[McAfee] Heyman was obviously attempting to make deals with everybody this evening,
including Theory and Madcap Moss.
Madcap shook them off. So did Theory.
[Cole] Oh, nice waistlock takedown by Madcap.
-So impressive. -Come on, pretty boy!
[Cole] Madcap finally separated himself from his former mentor, Happy Corbin,
a man that you will face at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] Yeah, Bum Ass Corbin was holding down Madcap.
Now he's getting a chance to be like a peacock and let his feathers fly.
[Cole] You know Theory better than anybody, Pat.
You actually had a match with him at WrestleMania.
-How good is Theory? Ooh. -[McAfee] Theory's unbelievable.
-He's incredibly talented. He knows it. -[crowd boos]
He's incredibly attractive. He knows it.
[booing continues]
[McAfee] He's loved this business since he was a kid.
[Cole] In fact, it's interesting because you and Theory…
Oh, look at Madcap picking Theory up onto the shoulders.
[McAfee] Actually beat the name off of that.
[Cole] So Theory and you could actually win an ESPY together
because the fact that you and Theory and Mr. McMahon
were stunned by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in WrestleMania, one of the final four…
for the WWE Moment of the Year at the ESPYs.
And look at Madcap, somehow able to grab Theory,
keep him on his shoulders.
-How impressive was that? -[McAfee] Unbelievable.
[Cole] The power of Madcap into the fallaway slam,
that was absolutely incredible.
[McAfee] Caught Theory on his back with one leg, basically,
because he was off balance.
Smooth transition into the throw.
Madcap is something to behold.
[Cole] Again, the fallaway…
Look at just the power and then the fallaway slam by Madcap.
[McAfee] It's not just power. It's explosivity. He's explosive.
He hits the ropes hard. He throws hard. He's an explosive athlete.
[Cole] The cocky and confident Theory. Chin lock applied to Madcap.
What do you think? Is Theory gonna cash in after Last Man Standing? Your thoughts?
[McAfee] You'd think that'd be a great time to do such a thing,
as we look here in Orlando with the WWE Universe.
Loving the future of the company.
I… You… Last Man Standing match means they're both gonna be beat to hell.
So if you have the Money in the Bank contract,
why would that not be a time you'd cash in?
But Theory has done some very dumb things throughout his life.
-[grunts] -He's really hitting his prime, though.
Former United States Champion. Now Mr. Money in the Bank.
Seems like he has a rocket ship attached to that incredibly handsome body of his.
[Cole] Also an opportunity to win back the United States title
in a match against Lashley at SummerSlam.
Could be a very fruitful night for Mr. Theory in two weeks.
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck!
[McAfee] Orlando's letting Theory know that he does in fact suck.
[Cole] And Madcap driving Theory over the top rope.
And Madcap, what potential, what a future he has.
Blocks the right hand by Theory.
[McAfee] Madcap's got a ten-pack and he's got Theory over his shoulder.
[Cole] Now, Theory, though, able to slip out underneath,
and a leap frog, and Moss shoulder-first into the steel steps.
Theory's in control.
Can Moss finally somehow get back into this match?
That's all day.
[Cole] And we are back live on Friday Night SmackDown
at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
Nice to have WWE fans here,
because this was the site of the first ThunderDome.
And it's Mr. Money in the Bank, Theory, in control right now of Madcap.
Theory. Oh, nice dropkick of the uber athletic Theory.
Into the cover, hook of the leg, now on Madcap, and a kickout.
But right now, Pat, we are really watching the future of WWE in these two.
[McAfee] Both these dudes have it all.
The passion, the charisma, the athletic ability, the toughness.
One just so happens to be much more insufferable than the other.
And there's a reason why that man with the headlock on the other man
is Mr. Money in the Bank.
There's a reason he co-headlined day two of WrestleMania.
[Cole] Of course, with my broadcast colleague, Pat McAfee.
Gonna be also co-headlining SummerSlam in a couple of weeks.
[McAfee] We shall see. Was an honor to be in there,
and I definitely beat him, but he is incredible at what he does.
And somehow, everywhere we go, everybody hates him.
And that's because of how damn good he is.
[Cole] Well, it's also because he tells everybody about it.
He's constantly trash-talking, explains to the world how good he is.
I mean, he's got an argument too, right?
Youngest United States Champion ever. He won the Money in the Bank contract.
[McAfee] Youngest Money in the Bank contract winner of all time.
-He's something like a phenom around here. -[Cole] Oh, Madcap.
What a shoulder tackle.
And the explosiveness of Madcap almost knocked Theory out of the ring.
[McAfee] That's what Madcap can do, though.
He's like TNT. Dynamite.
Boom. Explosive.
Shoulder tackle sending Theory flying.
[groans]
[Cole] Theory now fighting back against Madcap, center of the ring.
And Madcap getting the upper hand now on Mr. Money in the Bank.
-[McAfee] Throwing palms at each other. -[Cole] Oh.
I'll tell you, this Madcap has some impact, doesn't he?
So impressed with both of these young men.
[McAfee] Just smooth with his power too, Madcap.
[Cole] Madcap looking to put Theory away. Theory ducks underneath, though.
And Madcap… Oh, what a spinebuster.
Cover for the win over Theory, and a kickout at two.
These two can go.
[McAfee] Hell, yes, they can.
Madcap, powerful pickup, drop-down spinebuster.
Almost ending this.
Almost making Mr. Money in the Bank walk out of this arena a loser.
Theory talked about he's got enemies all over the place,
and now he's gotta be seeing triple with the way Madcap's putting the heat on.
[Cole] But look at how Theory went down to try to pick the leg.
[McAfee] Look at that big shot to the jaw.
[Cole] And now, Madcap.
-Theory just stomped on his leg. -[McAfee] Smart.
-[thud] -[Cole] Oh. It could be over.
Cover now by Theory.
Hook of the leg on Madcap at two.
[McAfee] Incredibly… clever.
Stomping the boot of the explosive Madcap,
picking him up, and dropping him.
Theory is talented.
-Theory is Mr. Money in the Bank. -[crowd chants] Theory sucks!
Theory is not a fan favorite here in Orlando.
[Cole] WWE fans all over Theory.
Theory looking to put Madcap away. Little A-Town Down.
But Madcap is able to spin out of it,
send Theory over the top rope to the apron.
Theory, now, hanging Madcap up.
Look at the quickness and the explosiveness of Madcap.
-[crowd cheers] -[McAfee] That shoulder tackle.
[Cole] Oh my God.
Theory knocked off the apron and right into the desk.
Whoo!
[Cole] Man, the intensity of Madcap is infectious.
[McAfee] I'm not even sure what he just did has a name.
Just pure… pure power.
[Cole] Meanwhile, Theory's just trying to crawl away from Madcap out here.
Madcap is, uh, stalking after Theory.
Theory using the Money in the Bank briefcase
-to the face of Madcap. -[bell rings]
[Cole] He'll be disqualified. He continues the assault.
[McAfee] Why's he gotta be like this?
-[crowd booing] -[Cole] Because he can?
He's got the golden ticket.
85% of the time, Pat, the contract, when it's cashed in,
that's in that briefcase, will crown a new champion.
[McAfee] Yeah, but these two were having an epic match.
[Cole] Theory doesn't care about any of that.
He cares about being champion.
First, United States Champion at SummerSlam,
and then perhaps becoming the Undisputed Champion.
[McAfee] He's just a petulant child.
Starting to get beatdown by Madcap, grabs the suitcase,
and hits Madcap in the face with it. Gets DQ'd immediately.
[Cole] That's a briefcase.
[Irvin] The winner of this match as a result of a disqualification,
-Madcap Moss! -[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] I had to travel by land, air, and sea to get here. I--
No one cares.
[McAfee] Oh, jeez.
-And still Mr. Money in the Bank… -[crowd boos]
…and soon to be the new Undisputed
WWE Universal Champion,
-Theory! [laughs] -[crowd boos]
-[McAfee] This guy stinks. Though I see-- -[Sami] Oh, uh, excuse me.
Excuse me. Hang on. [chuckling]
-[Cole] Oh, no. -[McAfee] Oh, jeez.
[crowd cheering]
Did I… Did I just hear that right?
Did I just hear you say that you think
you are going to be the next Undisputed Universal WWE Champion?
That's what you said, right?
-Duh! -Yeah. So when you say that,
what you're doing is you are disrespecting The Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.
[crowd cheers]
And when you disrespect The Bloodline, there are consequences.
So as a representative of The Bloodline,
as the Honorary Uce,
I am strongly, strongly recommending
that you apologize right now.
What… What is this? What are you, The… The Bloodline's suck-up?
I mean, you're out here with one arm. What are you gonna do, really?
What are you gonna do with one arm?
-Come on. -["Main Event Ish" plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, Theory, Sami may not be able to do anything with one arm, but…
the rest of The Bloodline might.
What a reaction for the Tag Team Champions,
who've held the titles for 361 days.
And Madcap Moss gonna get himself a Theory.
Into the post goes Mr. Money in the Bank.
[McAfee] That was awesome.
Hit your head? Get up there, son.
Get the hell out of here.
[Cole] Well, do you blame Madcap for acting that way?
[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Jey Uso,
he is one half of the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
Jimmy Uso!
[Cole] Jimmy Uso and Angelo Dawkins,
and who will be the special guest referee at SummerSlam?
We find out live, next on SmackDown.
["Are You Ready?" plays]
[McAfee] Breaking news.
Brock Lesnar is returning to SmackDown next week,
eight days before his Last Man Standing
Undisputed Title Match at SummerSlam.
I can't wait to see The Beast.
[Cole] Also, in Boston next week, face-to-face,
the SmackDown Women's Champion, Liv Morgan, and Ronda Rousey,
just a week from their championship match
at SummerSlam.
["Are You Ready" continues]
[Cole] And Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
Jimmy Uso set for one-on-one action here tonight.
And someone who's probably upset the fact
that Brock's coming back to SmackDown next week
is joining us on commentary
because he's had some run-ins with The Beast, Mr. Sami Zayn.
I personally don't see why he needs to be here,
but that's… that's not why I'm here right now.
I'm here to offer moral support to my brethren, The Usos.
[McAfee] It did appear as if they were on your side there, right?
[Sami] For sure. How's that even a question?
[Cole] They were scheduled for a match. They had to come out here.
-[McAfee] You just came out-- -[Sami] Okay, you don't think
that's coincidental timing that they came out to have my back
at that exact moment when that… when that pompous,
vain Money in the Bank holder, Mr. Money in the Bank, Austin Theory--
He had the nerve to bow up to me.
Look, now we got The Street Profits coming out.
There's a lack of respect.
[Irvin] And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Montez Ford,
he is one half of The Street Profits, Angelo Dawkins!
[Cole] So, by the time we get to Boston next week
for Friday Night SmackDown,
we are gonna learn who's the guest referee
for the Usos-Street Profits match at SummerSlam for the WWE,
the Undisputed Tag Team Titles.
I do want to get back, Sami…
Perhaps you were just trying to, um, well, get some shine for The Usos,
so you came out just before them knowing that they had a match?
[McAfee] Bought the merch, came out?
[Sami] No, no, no, it's nothing like that.
You know, I don't know why people, Michael, yourself,
even Pat to an extent have such a hard time believing
and just understanding that I am a respected member,
honorary member of The Bloodline.
[Cole] So do you believe that the ending of the Money in the Bank
Tag Team Championship match between The Profits and The Usos,
do you believe that that was controversial, number one?
And then number two,
do you believe that a special guest referee needs to be assigned
to the SummerSlam match
between The Usos and Street Profits two weeks from tomorrow in Nashville?
[Sami] Here's what I think. I can't get into all of it, okay,
but I've been the victim of a lot of bad officiating in my day.
I'm not gonna open that can of worms now.
But hey, a win was a win. It should have been settled right there,
but now if they want to bring, uh, a mystery referee,
a guest referee into the mix,
I actually think that could be a very good thing for The Usos.
[McAfee] So have you given any thought maybe
that perhaps you could lobby for the job,
-as referee? -[Sami] I'm not gonna say anything,
but, uh… [laughs]
Whatever. I'm… I'm not at liberty to really discuss it, but… but…
-[Cole] Oh! -[Sami] Look at that, what is that?
-What is that? A bit illegal. -[Cole] Angelo Dawkins in control now,
-waist lock on Jimmy Uso. -Wasn't that illegal?
[Cole] Well, you're the referee, right? You think you ought to be, so tell us.
[Sami] I can't get into details, but there has been discussions,
-obviously there've been discussions. -[Cole] Heyman's here tonight.
Surprised you haven't been sucking up
-to try to get the job. -[Sami] Why you insulting me like this?
-[Cole] I'm not. -[Sami] You are sucking up.
I'm not sucking up. He is my business associate.
[McAfee] He said you put your nose so far up his butt…
-[Sami] Stop it. Stop it right there. -[Cole] Oh, my.
[Sami] Samoan drop, representing the lineage.
[Cole] So about this whole Bloodline thing, Sami, right?
-[Sami] Well done, Uce. -[Cole] You're Honorary Uce.
Supposedly part of The Bloodline.
So how's Roman Reigns taking the fact
that you promised to win the Money in the Bank contract
so you could protect him for a year if he was champion,
yet you didn't win?
So what's the Big Uce think about that?
-[Sami] I would go easy… Nice kick. -[Cole] Oh!
[Sami] I would go easy on the use of the word "promise" there, okay?
Let's back off that.
[McAfee] You were saying you were gonna win.
[Cole] You did. Oh!
[Sami] And as you can see, I suffered an injury in the match.
Okay? An unforeseen injury.
What… What… What The Tribal Chief respects more than anything is initiative.
[Cole] So have you reached out to The Tribal Chief
to see what he thinks about you, what you did at Money in the Bank?
[Sami] Uh, we've conferenced, but it's been a minute.
[Cole] Oh, and Dawkins driving Jimmy Uso into the timekeeper--
[Sami] How is that legal?
[Cole] I'm gonna press you on that in a moment.
We gotta take a break, but, right now, Angelo Dawkins is rolling on SmackDown.
-[McAfee] What? -[Sami] Illegal.
[Cole] During the commercial break,
Jimmy Uso has taken control of this match over Angelo Dawkins.
Now, The Street Profits and Usos meet in two weeks at SummerSlam
for the Undisputed Tag Team Titles.
Later on tonight, we will learn who the special guest referee
for that match will be.
Meanwhile, someone who's lobbying for it?
The guy with us at ringside, Sami Zayn.
[Sami] What dominance.
Oh, there you go.
-Let's get back to the-- -[Cole] Oh, what a right hand.
[Sami] How was that even possible?
-[McAfee] Well… -[Cole] Jimmy Uso may be down and out.
So, Sami, let's get back to this discussion of Roman Reigns.
Have you been in touch with him since you failed
at winning the Money in the Bank contract?
Again, failure is an abstract term, you know? It's not…
-[McAfee] You either succeed or you fail. -[Sami] No, that's not how life works.
-That's such a myopic way of looking-- -[Cole] Have you talked to Roman?
[Sami] We, um, we have talked in the past.
-Uh… -[Cole] Oh, the corkscrew elbow.
[McAfee] Does the Big Uce have any idea that you're wearing his shirt?
[Sami] He knows. He knows what goes on all the time.
-[Cole] Does he even know you exist? -[Sami] Yeah, he… Oh my God.
-So disrespectful. -[Cole] Oh!
Look at this. Dawkins, cover.
Dawkins, cover for the win. Hook of the leg on Jimmy.
-Kick at two and a half. -[Sami] Look at that resilience.
Roman Reigns sees everything. He saw that neckbreaker and he saw the resilience
that Jimmy Uso just displayed there as well.
[Cole] Did you wear the sling tonight
'cause you thought maybe Roman Reigns would be here
-so you might get some pity from him? -[Sami] Michael, I can't deal with this.
-I can't deal with you. -[Cole] Oh. I'm just asking
as a journalist because that's the rumor.
[Sami] This isn't journalism. This is junk.
This is junk journalism, what you're doing.
[Cole] Oh, Jimmy, right into referee Charles Robinson.
[Sami] Bad officiating.
My boys, The Usos, keep getting victimized by bad officiating.
[Cole] Meanwhile, Dawkins… There's no official, though.
The official's been knocked down.
Dawkins has this matchup won.
But official Charles Robinson was taken out.
[McAfee] That was a six or seven.
[Sami] Well, I mean, no.
-[Cole] Oh, superkick. -[Sami laughs] Oh, yeah!
-[Cole] Cover now by Jimmy. -[Sami] Ref!
-[Cole] Official still down. -Don't get up.
[Cole] Jimmy should have won this match.
[Sami] Ref, wake up, for the love of God.
[McAfee] Charles took a big shot there.
[Sami] Oh, yeah, convenient timing, I would say.
I'm starting to think they might have it out for The Usos a little bit.
[Cole] Well, Jimmy trying to wake Charles up.
-Meanwhile, Dawkins is back to his feet. -[Sami] Watch out, Uce. Watch out.
-Watch out. Oh, no. -[Cole] Oh, look out.
Off the sky-high. Is it enough to put him away?
Shoulders down again. Charles has come through.
Here's one. There's two. There's three.
-Wait a minute. -[bell rings]
-Wait a minute. -[Sami] His shoulder is up.
-[Cole] You're right. -[Irvin] Here is your winner,
-Angelo Dawkins! -Shoulder is up, that didn't count. Ref!
[Cole] I actually think you're right, Sami.
[Sami] I'm always right, Michael, that his shoulder was not…
-This is ridiculous. -[Cole] Not always. Sometimes.
[McAfee] His shoulder was down. Not down, it was up.
[Cole] Yeah, you're all flustered out here too.
You know what? You know what we need?
We need a good officiator.
We need to ensure at SummerSlam
we have a proper official who can get the job done.
[McAfee] This does seem to be a bit alarming.
Now there's two shoulders up at three counts
in this particular rivalry.
I know people--
[Cole] Let's not jump to conclusions, but I do believe the…
As we see Charles get knocked down,
I do believe the camera angle we saw on screen was pretty definitive
-of what happened. -[McAfee] No, no, no. Watch this.
-[Cole] Dawkins had the win right there. -[McAfee] Dawkins won by a six-count here.
-[Cole] Dawkins already had the match won. -[Sami] No, he didn't.
[Cole] And now, look at this.
Off the sky-high.
[Sami] Look at that… look at that… Look at that right arm.
Look at that right arm. Come on. It's way up, ref.
-[McAfee] Does appear his shoulder's up. -[Sami] It's way up.
-[Cole] This is the definitive look there. -[Sami] Come on.
[Cole] Yeah, the shoulder's
-nowhere near the mat, guys. -[bell rings]
[Sami] His entire scapula is raised.
[McAfee] I've seen the NFL refs mess some things up,
but this is too much right now.
[Sami] I… I'm going to make a bold statement.
I think I should be the ref. I should be the ref at SummerSlam.
I'm just going to come right out and say it.
[Cole] There. Look at the shoulder.
-The shoulder's clearly up. -[McAfee] Look how up that is.
You even see the lion on the tattoo.
[Sami] I have history of shoulder injuries.
I know a lot about shoulders.
That's scapula is about a foot off the ground, okay?
I'm just going to come right out and say it.
I've been trying to be secretive about it. I think I should be the ref.
[Adam] Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen, please,
-before this gets out of hand. -[Sami] Here we go. Here we go.
Listen, I understand. Angelo,
Montez, you're upset about how things went down
at Money in the Bank, and tonight, The Usos are the one that are upset.
Believe me, I understand that, as an athlete,
there's nothing worse than losing due to a questionable call,
which highlights exactly why we need a special guest referee at SummerSlam.
-[Cole] Thank you. -[McAfee] Yes, we do.
Gentlemen, I'm here to let you know
that I have officially found the perfect man for the job.
[Sami] Make it official, Adam.
[guitar with drum beat]
[announcer] "Double J" Jeff Jarrett.
[Jarrett] Put that spotlight on me, baby. Double J's ready.
Ain't I great?
[commentator 1] Double J is the ultimate entertainer.
[commentator 2] Everybody's here to see Double J.
The world's greatest singer,
the world's greatest entertainer.
[Cole] He's a WWE Hall of Famer and six-time Intercontinental Champion.
That's how the world's greatest guns look like.
[Cole] Jarrett with the guitar!
Now, that's a smash hit.
Now, don't you forget,
that's J-E-double-F
J-A-double-R-E-double-T.
That's "Double J" Jeff Jarrett.
-[laughs] -[crowd cheers]
-[McAfee] Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett? -[Cole] Yes.
[McAfee] Senior Vice President of Live Events Jeff Jarrett?
[Cole] Jeff Jarrett's gonna have to deal with this. Look!
The Street Profits and The Usos all brawl here on SmackDown.
They're gonna face each other two weeks away at SummerSlam.
[Sami] It should be me.
-It should be me. -[McAfee] It's not you. It's J-E-double-F
Y-E-double-S.
Yes! Jeff Jarrett's gonna be the guy in between these four.
[Cole] Yeah, good luck, because it's taken at least four officials here…
-[Sami] Huge mistake. -[Cole] …to separate these teams.
[Sami] Huge mistake. It should be me. I would call it right down the middle.
-[McAfee] Everybody is losing their minds… -[Sami] Look at this.
…that Jeff Jarrett is gonna be the guest ref.
-Nobody thought it would be Jeff Jarrett. -[Cole] No, they didn't.
[McAfee] There wasn't one person that woke up this morning
and thought Jeff Jarrett was gonna be the special guest referee.
And here we are.
Fifteen days out from SummerSlam in Nashville.
-[Sami] No, don't touch me. -[McAfee] J-E-double-F
-J-A-double-R-E-double-T… -[Sami] Listen to me.
-…is the special guest ref-E-R-double-E. -[Sami] Reconsider, Adam.
Adam, reconsider.
[McAfee] These boys are gonna beat the hell out of each other.
-Jeff Jarrett is gonna be in stripes. -[Sami] It could be Sami. Reconsider!
[McAfee] What a time in Nashville. Can't wait for it.