[WWE signature intro playing]
[Cena] Then…
[Flair] Woo!
[Rock] If you smell!
[Cena] Now…
-♪ The king of kings ♪ -♪ You can't see me ♪
[Cena] Forever.
Together.
["Are You Ready" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] With SummerSlam looming tomorrow night,
we welcome you to a jam-packed State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia,
home tonight to Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
sponsored by Progressive.
A triple threat of protection with home, auto and more.
We are about to find out who will face the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion
at Clash at the Castle
in a good Old-Fashioned Donnybrook Match.
[McAfee] This thing is going to be hard-hitting.
It feels as if we're in a pub overseas.
The brews are normally there for a good time,
but these two lads, who know each other inside and out,
are going to try to destroy themselves
for an opportunity at the biggest thing in the WWE.
[Cole] No disqualifications, no count-outs.
You only win via pinfall or submission.
Here comes the Scottish Warrior.
["Gallantry" playing]
[crowd cheers]
What an ovation!
[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following is a Good Old-Fashioned Donnybrook!
[Cole] Hey, wait a minute. Sheamus exploding out of the entranceway
and attacking Drew McIntyre before this match even gets underway.
This is what it's about, an opportunity to face the champion
at Clash at the Castle, Labor Day Weekend in Cardiff, Wales.
McIntyre fighting back, driving Sheamus into the barricade.
[McAfee] Sheamus obviously trying to take advantage of Drew, and he does!
Into the ringpost before we've even started here.
[Cole] This match is going to be as physical as they come.
-Both men in the ring. Bell rings. -[bell rings]
Referee Dan Engler starts this off,
and Sheamus and McIntyre are in a fight, a Good Old-Fashioned Donnybrook.
[McAfee] Got to assume Sheamus and The Brawling Brutes
have been scheming this type of start to this type of fight for a while now.
[Cole] Sheamus and McIntyre know each other so well.
Twenty years in the making this match, with so much on the line tonight.
And a clothesline by McIntyre
as he explodes out of the corner and follows it up with a chop.
[McAfee] Two decades ago, these two men wrestled for the first time in a pub.
[Cole] And that was in Dublin, Ireland, The Spirit Nightclub on Abbey Street.
Sheamus was actually a bouncer there, Pat.
Oh, and the Michinoku Driver by McIntyre
to go to Clash at the Castle, and a kickout.
It was at that night that McIntyre and Sheamus
became the best of friends
and this relationship that would span 20 years would begin.
[McAfee] They earned each other's respect that night because of things like that.
These two knew they had an opportunity to climb the ladder of the WWE.
[Cole] Now shillelagh in hand, perfectly legal in this matchup.
Remember what's at stake, Pat.
For the first time in 30 years,
a stadium show for WWE in the United Kingdom in Cardiff, Wales,
an opportunity to battle for the championship.
[McAfee] Who will main event?
Who will put on for their clan? Who will put on for their country?
[Cole] McIntyre now, back suplex to Sheamus.
And now McIntyre with a shillelagh in hand.
[McAfee] Normally 'tis a sword. Tonight a shillelagh.
[Cole] Oh, and Sheamus with a kick right to the midsection,
and Sheamus taking control,
and now the fight will spill out here in front of us.
[McAfee] There's a lot of stuff scattered around the ring
as Drew McIntyre tries to pick himself up off the commentary table.
[Cole] Now the fight right here just a few feet away, the punches,
and now Sheamus sent right over the announce table.
[McAfee] Drew had that look at his eyes.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Take another look.
[McAfee] Sheamus, he threw you like a bag of trash.
-[Cole] The WWE fans here in Atlanta. -[crowd cheering]
And McIntyre giving them what they want.
[McAfee] This is--
[Cole] Sheamus, shot right to the kidney.
Now, once again, the Celtic Warrior back in control.
-Huh? Huh? -[crowd boos]
[Cole] Mocking the WWE fans here in Atlanta.
Now McIntyre driven shoulder-first into the steel steps.
You notice the pictures on the bar there, Pat.
Sheamus' great-great-grandmother
and great-great-grandfather, Amos and Lamos.
-[McAfee] Amos and Lamos? -[Cole] Yes.
[McAfee] And Sheamus is the great-great-grandson?
[Cole] Exactly.
[McAfee] Well, he's fighting for obviously, Amos and Lamos,
and he's fighting for all of Ireland right now.
[Cole] Sheamus in control.
Both of these men have been former World Champions,
both want to have the opportunity to win that title back
overseas in the United Kingdom.
[McAfee] Imagine their family, their friends, their lads, their pub mates,
I don't know any other of their local lingo to describe friends,
talking about their friend main eventing a stadium.
[Cole] Sheamus is-- Oh, look at that.
That's the shillelagh that Drew McIntyre cut in half
with the sword, Angela, last week here on SmackDown.
[McAfee] I thought it was a baby shillelagh.
Well, this was a shillelagh that have been passed down in Sheamus' family
for a number of generations much like the sword for McIntyre.
Now, this is perfectly legal, right into the eyeball of McIntyre.
[Drew groans]
Showing you the viciousness of "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus.
[McAfee] Loving every second of this.
On top of the world.
[Cole] One of the things we failed to mention at the top of the match, Pat,
completely forgot about it,
but Drew McIntyre's sword, Angela,
has been banned from being used in this match tonight.
The 10 Beats of Bodhrán, using the shillelagh for Sheamus.
[crowd] Ten, 11, 12, 13, 14…
[Cole] And even more than 10 beats!
Sheamus unloading on McIntyre.
[McAfee] An Irish donnybrook and all of Atlanta is loving it.
[Cole] It's electric here tonight at the State Farm Arena
in Atlanta on the eve of SummerSlam.
Sheamus and McIntyre doing battle tonight
to determine who will face either Roman Reigns or Brock Lesnar,
the Undisputed Champion on September 3 in Cardiff at Clash at the Castle.
[McAfee] There's something in the air tonight.
So much on the line, so close to SummerSlam.
[Cole] I'm glad you're out here with me tonight
despite the fact you have a big match tomorrow night with Happy Corbin.
And now, table set up. Sheamus looking to put McIntyre through.
McIntyre able to block.
McIntyre blocks again, and now a suplex of his own by McIntyre.
[McAfee] It's an honor to be here and watch this.
These two…
incredibly tough, incredibly talented,
incredibly deserving of the opportunity
that they're currently fighting for and willing to do whatever for.
[Cole] Bouncing off the steel post, and now into the steps.
McIntyre has taken control now of Sheamus.
[McAfee] Drew McIntyre in the donnybrook.
[Cole] Now right into those barrels. McIntyre in control.
Who's going to Clash at the Castle? The donnybrook continues.
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia,
home to Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
in this Good Old-Fashioned Donnybrook Match.
Sheamus, McIntyre, the winner to face the Undisputed Champion
at Clash at the Castle.
Anything goes. No disqualification, no count-out.
The ring is surrounded by many bar items.
[McAfee] The thing they are fighting over is a shillelagh.
It has been used a lot tonight.
[Cole] And legal. Now Sheamus.
Oh, planting McIntyre.
[McAfee] Actual shillelagh. Never seen one in real life.
That thing would hurt so bad
and these guys have just been banging it off each other.
[Cole] There was a whole table in the ring last week.
[McAfee] That's what I'm saying, though.
Nobody really knows what they look like till you see it.
A shillelagh is a very aggressive weapon.
[Cole] Now with a weapon as well.
Here is the steel chair for "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus,
completely legal, wearing McIntyre out with a blow to the spine.
We talked about the friendship that these two have had over the years, Pat,
and, of course, becoming fierce competitors.
As we take a look at what happened before the commercial break.
[McAfee] Before the commercial, Drew McIntyre sent Sheamus
through a 150-pound oak barrel.
[Cole] Whiskey barrel.
[McAfee] Irish whiskey barrel, to be exact.
Michael Cole was asking if he could put that in the overhead compartment.
[Cole] I feel at home here in this match at ringside tonight.
[McAfee] We got some brew-ha right over here.
We'd assume it'd be a little light Guinness or something.
There's chairs, there's bars, there's tables,
and there's a massive opportunity at stake.
[Cole] Sheamus now with McIntyre up on his shoulders,
perhaps looking for a bit of White Noise.
McIntyre with a couple of well-placed elbows to the jaw,
lands back on his feet.
Now McIntyre drives Sheamus into the corner.
Now, there was a chair there, remember.
That chair fell out of the ring moments ago,
but McIntyre's still using the corner to his advantage.
[McAfee] That chair did exactly like what I saw about five to six Irish lads do
at a pub when I was in Ireland, that's fall out of-- Boom!
Sheamus into the ringpost, but it could've been worse.
You know, 2009, Pat, back at the TLC Premium Live Event at the time,
both of these men won championships.
McIntyre became the Intercontinental Champion,
Sheamus won the World Championship, both on the same night.
Oh, and what a throw by McIntyre to Sheamus.
[McAfee] Signed to this company on the same day.
[Cole] Another great throw by McIntyre.
And McIntyre now rolling.
Sheamus into a neckbreaker.
-McIntyre, kip-up by the 275-pounder. -[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] These two road warriors…
fighting the biggest fight of their lives.
Move.
[Cole] McIntyre into the timekeeper's area.
Now it's Drew's turn, this time, to bring in a couple of chairs.
Actually, a trio.
[McAfee] That dude was just palming three chairs.
I mean, this guy is massive.
[Cole] Well, now, four and five.
Well, why not? Let's go for a half dozen.
-A half dozen steel chairs in the ring. -[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] Six one way, half a dozen the other. That's a lot of steel.
[Cole] Sheamus just-- Oh, my goodness!
Blasting that off the face of McIntyre.
It's a shot put of a steel chair.
-[Cole] Just listen to this. -[clangs]
Oh, goodness.
[McAfee] Just a metal bar across the teeth.
"How you doing? Keep it moving." Sheamus says with the chair.
Can he end this thing? Can he--
[Cole] Well, if Sheamus knocks off McIntyre,
he's heading to Clash at the Castle for an opportunity at the championship.
Now, with McIntyre on his shoulders--
-With a stack of chairs! -And steel chairs in the ring.
[Cole] Looking for some White Noise. McIntyre, however-- Oh!
Future Shock DDT, Sheamus face-first.
-Cover by McIntyre for the win! -[crowd] One, two…
And a kickout by Sheamus at two, and this brawl continues.
-[McAfee] White Noise, bad intentions, -[Cole] Bang! What a counter.
[McAfee] I think Drew landed on a few chairs as well, but it wasn't his head.
What a turning point potentially here for Drew McIntyre
as flags drape around the ring.
[Cole] Indeed, the flags of Scotland and Ireland and the royal banner
of the Royal Arms of Scotland all adorning the ringside area
here for this Old-Fashioned Donnybrook Match.
[McAfee] This is bigger than just these two men standing in the ring right now.
[Cole] Well, it's an opportunity at Roman Reigns or Brock Lesnar.
[McAfee] This is history.
Oh.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] My goodness, that's Ridge Holland of The Brawling Brutes,
and you had to wonder when he was going to show up,
and he just cracked a shillelagh across the spine of McIntyre.
[McAfee] It's like a bat breaking a baseball.
[Cole] Sheamus with a knee. Cover.
Just like that, Sheamus may be going to Cardiff.
-McIntyre at two. -Are you kidding me, ref?
Are you kidding me?
[McAfee] Ridge Holland sneaking up out of nowhere,
breaking a shillelagh over the back of Drew McIntyre.
[Cole] Then that.
Remember, no disqualifications in this type of matchup,
no count-outs either.
That's the reason Holland can get involved.
Now with McIntyre outside the ring, Holland still continues--
Wait a minute. Holland bounced off the post.
Ridge Holland-- Oh, my goodness! Through the table.
Can McIntyre keep it up? Who's going to Clash at the Castle?
SummerSlam live tomorrow night
where Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar battle in a Last Man Standing Match
for the Undisputed Championship.
The winner of this match, Sheamus or Drew,
will face the winner of that match at Clash at the Castle on September 3.
What a battle between Sheamus and McIntyre.
Good Old-Fashioned Donnybrook Match, Pat.
No disqualifications, no count-outs, must win via pinfall or submission.
[McAfee] Weapons have already been used.
These two have already beaten the hell out of each other,
and it looks like we're nowhere near ending.
[Cole] We have a jacked-up crowd here tonight in Atlanta
on the eve of SummerSlam.
-[McAfee] Holy-- -[Cole] McIntyre. That is incredible.
[McAfee] He's standing on his head, 270 pounds.
-[Cole] Seventy-five. -[McAfee] Sorry.
[Cole] Oh! Went for Claymore. Sheamus moved out of harm's way.
Now Sheamus with an Alabama Slam.
Cover now by Sheamus.
Hook of the leg to advance.
Drew kicks at two.
Well, Ridge, before the commercial break,
inserted himself in this no-disqualification matchup.
Watch this. Shillelagh broken across the spine of McIntyre.
-[McAfee] Looks like he used a polar bear… -[Cole] Oh!
[McAfee] Drew McIntyre ended up throwing his ass through a table.
[Cole] Now Sheamus trying to figure out,
"What do I need to do to put McIntyre away?"
[McAfee] McIntyre's thinking, "How the hell do I headline
the first stadium show in over three decades back in the UK?"
[Cole] Sheamus outside the ring.
You have to wonder what's going through his mind now.
McIntyre's in deep trouble.
You saw just the look of exasperation on the face of McIntyre moments ago.
[McAfee] What's he-- Is he…
What's Sheamus thinking?
[Cole] Sheamus, and now it's--
-Sheamus driven into the bar! -[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] With the pictures of his great-great-grandfather
and his great-great-grandmother.
[Cole] Guarantee you it's not the first time Sheamus has fallen down
in front of a bar, but nonetheless, McIntyre driving Sheamus
into the bar here and now taking over.
Sheamus again into the bar! And breaking--
He literally went through the door of the bar there.
-[Cole] Now look at this! -[McAfee] Butch!
[Cole] From out of nowhere, Butch, that rabid Butch
came jumping off the oak barrels here.
[McAfee] This psychopath took to the sky.
[Cole] Now Sheamus with a--
Oh, the barstool across the back of McIntyre!
[McAfee] Butch popped up on top of the oak barrels,
flying through the sky, through Drew McIntyre's chest.
Wow.
[Cole] Now Sheamus with the upper hand and an opportunity to win this match.
Again, Butch getting involved, completely legal.
No disqualifications here in this match tonight.
[McAfee] We should have known that son of a Butch
was going to pop out somewhere.
[Cole] Now Sheamus with McIntyre, 275 pounds on his shoulders,
as Sheamus is climbing now up to the second rope.
[McAfee] Think about the power and strength this late into the match.
[Cole] White Noise by Sheamus. Cover to go to Clash at the Castle.
McIntyre kicks out.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] I have no idea how.
[Cole] Neither does Sheamus.
This is how Butch got involved off the top of the barrel,
and that right there is the turning point of this matchup, Pat,
with a barstool to the back.
[McAfee] Now Sheamus corralling Butch.
Atlanta giving an accurate assessment of what's happening
in front of their faces right now.
[Cole] Look at the size of that shillelagh.
Throw it, Butchy!
[McAfee] I think they were saying this is awesome
before this big ass shillelagh just popped up.
-[Cole] Gotta be six feet long. -[McAfee] That thing is awesome.
[Cole] Now Sheamus. McIntyre ducks underneath-- Oh!
Glasgow Kiss.
[McAfee] Sheamus is wielding a big ass shillelagh.
[Cole] Oh, no! Butch!
Butch pays, and Sheamus does as well.
And now McIntyre…
[crowd] Three, two, one!
[Cole] Went for the Claymore, and he caught Butch.
Now Sheamus with a Brogue.
Sheamus with a Brogue for the win.
-Oh, and McIntyre kicked out! -[crowd cheers]
How the hell did he kick out? Look at the look on Sheamus' face!
[McAfee] Sheamus thought he had an opportunity at the title.
[Cole] He did. McIntyre kicked out of the Brogue.
[McAfee] Butch takes an actual…
[Cole] Well, Butch took a bullet for Sheamus.
Ran into the Claymore, Sheamus with a Brogue,
and somehow McIntyre was able to kick out.
The fans here in Atlanta tonight loving every second of this brawl.
[crowd chants] This is awesome!
[Cole] Indeed it is. Complete respect for these brawlers.
-Former friends turned bitter enemies. -[crowd boos]
[McAfee] Take it in, lads.
[Cole] So much at stake to become number one contender
for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
Sheamus is poised to deliver yet another Brogue Kick.
The first one knocked McIntyre loopy.
Now, went for the Brogue again.
McIntyre catches him in mid-air, and Sheamus is put through the table.
[crowd cheers]
McIntyre said last week,
"It's a damn shame it had to come to this,"
but these two fierce warriors, these two competitors,
who have traveled the world together.
You can see the look in McIntyre's face.
-He knows what has to be done. -[crowd cheers]
Off the Powerbomb through the table.
McIntyre now contemplating what to do, an opportunity of a lifetime.
[McAfee] These men have gone through all stages of life together.
It's only fitting that the biggest stage for both of them is happening right now.
[Cole] Sheamus with everything he has left,
grabbing onto the shillelagh for one last gasp attempt.
McIntyre, though, the expression changes, and a Claymore to Sheamus on his knees.
And just like that, Drew McIntyre is heading to Clash at the Castle.
[Irvin] Here is your winner, Drew McIntyre!
You saw what an emotional toll this match took on McIntyre
and everything that he and Sheamus had been through over the years
to come down to this in an opportunity for McIntyre
to now headline the first stadium show
in the United Kingdom for WWE in over 30 years,
to face either Roman Reigns or Brock Lesnar
for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
[McAfee] These two just put on an instant classic.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] What a war here tonight.
[McAfee] Getting a little choked up.
[Cole] Drew finally had to pull the trigger and deliver the Claymore.
And with that, McIntyre becomes the number one contender.
-Two, three! -[crowd cheers]
-[McAfee] Congratulations. -[bell rings]
-Drew McIntyre, congratulations. -[crowd cheers]
This victory means you are heading home
to face whoever is victorious tomorrow night at SummerSlam
in that Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match.
This has got to be feeling pretty good.
First of all, Hotlanta, you've been rocking all match.
[crowd cheers]
Sheamus, it didn't have to be this way, but I knew what I had to do
because somebody has to take that title off the part-time champions.
[Cole] Oh, my god! The briefcase off the face.
-Mr. Money in the Bank… -[crowd boos]
Atlanta's own Theory attacking McIntyre.
You had to believe that this assault stems from what happened
between these two back on Raw Monday night.
[crowd boos]
[McAfee] What the hell? Getting booed in his own town.
Stealing this moment from Drew right now.
What's this guy's deal?
You ain't doing nothing.
I'm going to have a title here, I'm going to have a title here,
and I will be the new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
-[Cole] Well, I guess-- -It's all right here.
[Cole] We forgot to mention that Drew maybe would face Theory
perhaps in Clash at the Castle if Theory cashes in.
Somebody has to take that title off the part-time champions.
[McAfee] That's why he did this, I guess?
[Cole] Just to send a message that Theory can do what he wants when he wants
and the fact that he controls the contract for a title opportunity
whenever he damn well pleases.
It could be tomorrow night at SummerSlam in the Last Man Standing Match
because Brock and Roman are going to beat the hell out of each other.
Neither man, whoever wins the championship,
they're not going to be in any mood to compete against Theory
if he decides to cash in.
[McAfee] I guess that makes sense, but there's no reason for this guy,
who holds this briefcase, that means he can cash in at any time,
to come out here and steal Drew's moment like that.
-It's just despicable. -Big night tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
Theory versus Lashley, for the United States Championship,
and then, of course, Theory looms in the background.
Will he cash in after the Brock-Roman Last Man Standing Match?
Also, tomorrow night, my partner, Pat McAfee,
back in the ring against Happy Corbin.
Let's show you what went down last week here at ringside
on Friday Night SmackDown.
[McAfee] I don't want to have to watch this again.
-What the hell? What are you doing? -[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] Michael Cole, I see you run for the hills quickly
as this man attacked me, once again, from a blindside angle.
Laughed out of the ring, and I had had enough of it, Cole.
[Cole] Well, Corbin knew what he was doing.
He had planted a trap because he had a steel chair in hand
and went right after you, Pat.
[McAfee] I saw the steel chair, I ducked the steel chair,
and we got into it a little bit.
He felt my power right there,
and I can't wait for tomorrow night. I cannot wait.
Well, tomorrow night, it's going to be you and Happy Corbin at SummerSlam.
I can't wait to see you back in the ring yet again
for what should be a tremendous matchup.
Remember what you did at WrestleMania. Hey, look.
-[crowd boos] -Are you kidding me?
[laughing]
[Cole] Corbin has a ticket, Pat.
Why don't you give me some? Give me some.
[laughs]
I got a ticket, you can't touch me.
I'm going to take my seat.
Who the hell sold this bum ass a ticket right behind me?
-I'm going to fight him. -[Cole] No, you're not.
Sit down and do your job.
-I have to fight this man. -You know what, you do your job.
-Here at ringside-- -Come on, Pat, do your job!
[Cole] That's Happy Corbin who actually bought a ticket.
[Corbin] Do your job!
This man is an embarrassment.
-Pat, we actually have to do our job. -This man is an embarrassment.
Just ignore him. You have him tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
I want to take you back to Raw this past Monday night,
in the huge six-man tag team main event
between The Bloodline and Riddle and the Street Profits.
Riddle went for the RKO, Roman Reigns, the Undisputed Champion, in action
would deliver the Spear, take out Riddle,
and The Bloodline would win the match,
building momentum for SummerSlam tomorrow night at Nissan Stadium
in Nashville, Tennessee.
Riddle was hurt, and who would take advantage?
None other than Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
who's had an issue with Riddle for weeks now.
He would assault the already injured Riddle,
dump him outside the ring, and then this, a stomp.
[McAfee] That wasn't just it.
The stomp outside,
which I wish Seth would do to Corbin, wasn't the only thing.
[laughs]
Devastating stomp onto the stairs to Riddle.
Because of that, Riddle suffered a brachial plexus injury.
-That resulted in-- Oh, God. -Let me hear. It's great stuff.
-You make all that money! -A significant weakness.
Riddle has been medically disqualified from competing until full strength,
so clearly a return to the match with Rollins and Riddle at SummerSlam
has been postponed.
-Hey, are you struggling? -We're trying to work here.
-And you spend all your time to learn? -This guy sucks so bad!
-Let me show you what's gonna happen-- -He's throwing popcorn.
-I should fight this man! -Tomorrow night--
-I can't fight! He bought a ticket! -Tomorrow--
That's what the rules are now? Who makes the rules?
-You suck, dude! -I do not suck!
[Corbin] You're the one that got fired…
[Cole] Tomorrow night, we've got the Undisputed Last Man Standing Match.
Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns.
You've got to incapacitate your opponent
until they can't get their feet by a count of 10.
Who will win the championship tomorrow night?
-[Cole] Also, Pat-- -[Corbin jeering]
[McAfee] Liv Morgan is incredibly proud
to represent her Women's Championship against the Baddest Woman on the Planet.
I wish both of them, all of them, would help me fight--
Come on. What are you doing?
Guys, can we get security to do something about this?
Also, tomorrow night, at SummerSlam, you've got Bianca Belair,
who is defending her Raw Women's Championship
against Becky Lynch.
[McAfee] I know there is new people in charge and stuff,
but there's no way this is the proper way to read these graphics with this--
Hey, this match deserves all the respect in the world.
[Cole] Well, it's got the Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett as the referee.
[McAfee] This match is gonna be awesome.
They're going to talk about it 100 years from now in the WWE,
and instead, the problem is this human has been talking over the entire thing.
There has to be somebody that can cut this, mute this,
kick him out of here.
Who let him buy a damn ticket?
[Cole] If there's one man that probably enjoys what Corbin's doing, it's Miz.
Miz is in action tomorrow night against Logan Paul.
Remember, Ciampa's been involved in this whole situation as well.
Also, tomorrow night, at SummerSlam, it's a No Disqualification Tag Team Match.
The Mysterios, father and son, Rey and Dominik,
against The Judgment Day, tomorrow night.
[McAfee] He hasn't stopped talking.
-[Cole] Bobby Lashley-- -[McAfee] The Mysterios, classic.
He hasn't stopped talking.
Lashley and Theory battle for the United States Championship.
We saw Theory in action attacking McIntyre.
-Finally, you guys. -[McAfee] There we go.
[Cole] You and Happy, tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] This is the one that everybody is looking for.
You are a loser. You lost in college.
You ended your entire collegiate career.
You're a loser. That's what you do, you lose.
I'm okay. It's all happening tomorrow.
-[Corbin jeering] -Why don't you just come over and--
-Hey, hey, hey. -[Cole] Finally. Oh, come on, now.
What an idiot. Pearce, do something about this guy.
You wanna go? You wanna go?
You are nothing.
[overlapping chatter]
[Cole] Oh, my god. What the hell's wrong with you?
[man] Get him back.
-[groans in pain] -[crowd booing]
-[laughs] -[McAfee groans]
Get out of here.
-Check on him. -[groans]
[crowd booing]
[Cole] It has been a chaotic night already here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
We are in Atlanta, home, of course, to the Atlanta Falcons,
who play right across the street.
The Braves second place in the National League East
and, of course, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks.
SmackDown here tonight at the State Farm Arena.
Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home or motorcycle insurance.
[crowd boos]
Excuse me, Theory. What was that about?
Let me guess. You're going to ask me, "Why did you attack Drew McIntyre?"
-Exactly. -Yeah, yeah.
Look, I'll save you the question.
I am sick and tired of everybody treating me like a punching bag.
I'm not a punching bag.
I am going to be a future two-time United States Champion
and I'm already the youngest Mr. Money in the Bank
in all of WWE history.
I can't help it that guys like Dolph Ziggler, Bobby Lashley, Madcap Moss,
just to name a few, are jealous of me.
But just because they're jealous of me, that's not going to stop me
from cashing in tomorrow night
and becoming the brand new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
Sure, Brock Lesnar this past Friday F5'd me.
But that's fine, because he won't stop me.
This past Monday on Raw, Roman Reigns and The Bloodline, they attacked me.
They won't stop me.
Matter of fact, nobody is going to stop me from becoming champion
and walking into Cardiff
and making Drew McIntyre my punching bag… again.
[laughs] Yeah.
[Cole] Theory not mincing any words.
[crowd cheers]
I see a future, young man.
[Cole] I can only imagine what Heyman is explaining to Theory,
but we're back out here at ringside.
My partner, Pat McAfee, who moments ago was assaulted,
attacked from behind with a low blow by Happy Corbin
going to attempt to tough it out here the rest of the night.
You okay? You want to go back to the locker room?
Thought I lost some kids. It's incredibly uncomfortable.
I feel like I'm going to puke. My mouth is watering.
And Baron Corbin has proved once again he's a scumbag.
Kicking me in?!
[Cole] You'll get him tomorrow night, 24 hours till your match at SummerSlam.
-[McAfee] From behind, Cole. -[Cole] I know.
[McAfee] I had to do a little bounce thing to make sure I saved 'em.
[Irvin] Making her way to the ring, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
Aliyah!
[Cole] Aliyah was supposed to compete against Lacey Evans tonight
but Lacey's not medically cleared to compete,
so she renews her rivalry with Shotzi.
It's Aliyah 3:17, baby!
[Cole] Little history, of course, between Shotzi and Aliyah,
things were petty in the beginning, they've now turned very serious.
Gossip in the locker room is that Shotzi despises everything that Aliyah is about.
We understand that the rumor is
is that Shotzi manipulated her way into this match,
talking Adam Pearce into this match against Aliyah.
Of course, WWE official Pearce with a lot more on his mind,
dealing with tonight and, of course, tomorrow's SummerSlam.
[McAfee] Yeah, we can't worry about backstage politics
and how Shotzi he got here,
but this is a massive moment for both of these ladies.
Aliyah held up an "Aliyah 3:17" sign.
She has the fastest recorded victory in WWE history.
[Cole] Shotzi's jealous of that,
jealous of a lot of things that Aliyah is made up of.
Shotzi told me earlier that Aliyah is just too bubbly for her liking.
Aliyah though with a Thesz Press and a couple of right hands to Shotzi.
[McAfee] Aliyah loving every moment, every opportunity, but Shotzi.
I'm your daddy!
-[Cole] Shotzi with a mean streak. -[McAfee] Absolutely.
[Cole] We've seen that in the past.
-[Shotzi grunting] -One, two…
[McAfee] Everybody wants to fight to the top. Everybody wants more TV time.
Everybody wants to make more money.
Everybody wants their legacy to be that they were an absolute great in the ring.
[Cole] Look at what Liv Morgan has done to become SmackDown Women's Champion.
That's the dream of everyone here, looking for that kind of opportunity
on Friday Night SmackDown.
Shotzi now to Aliyah.
Cover by Shotzi for the win, and Aliyah able to kickout.
Shotzi with perfect timing on that.
Well, Shotzi I think trying to take advantage while Aliyah
was so emotional and looking forward to the opportunity
to take out Lacey Evans who's embarrassed her over the past couple of weeks,
and, of course, had to change her game plan around
as Shotzi trying to get Aliyah to tap out.
[Aliyah groans]
[McAfee] Look at this from Shotzi.
[Cole] Version of the Boston Crab now
as Aliyah is trying to drag herself to the rope to force a break.
Can Aliyah make it there?
Fingertips away, finally forcing a break.
Shotzi, though, drags her back to the middle of the ring.
[McAfee] Aliyah might've used all of her energy to get there the first time.
[Cole] Able to turn over on her back, and now delivering offense with her feet.
[McAfee] Great defense here from Aliyah, able to withstand the pain.
[Cole] Oh, and a right hand and another one by Aliyah,
and Aliyah firing up now against Shotzi.
[McAfee] Delivering rights and lefts
like the Seahawks are delivering bags of money to DK Metcalf.
[Cole] Oh! Down goes Shotzi!
Aliyah for the win here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
And a kickout at two.
Aliyah believed she had Shotzi there.
[McAfee] I think Atlanta believed she did too.
A reversal there.
I think Shotzi thought she was about to take Aliyah out now.
[Cole] Oh, Thesz Press off the apron, and now Aliyah.
It's actually a Meteora as she takes out Shotzi,
and Aliyah fired up here.
Shotzi, though, driving Aliyah into the steel post.
[McAfee] Shotzi taking a lot of punishment,
still being able to reverse things quickly.
[Cole] You can feel the electricity here tonight, Pat,
on the eve of SummerSlam tomorrow night.
[McAfee] I could feel a lot of things a little bit ago.
-[McAfee] I got kicked right in the-- -[Cole] You feeling better?
-[McAfee] I'm still-- -[Cole] Better than Aliyah feels!
Cover now by Shotzi, hook of the leg,
and Shotzi with a Never Wake Up takes out Aliyah.
[Irvin] Here is your winner, Shotzi!
[McAfee] Wow.
[Cole] Shotzi worked her way into this matchup and it paid off
with a win over Aliyah tonight with the Never Wake Up.
[McAfee] Hey, that was devastating. Holy hell, properly named.
[Cole] Well, listen, as Shotzi celebrates,
I want to talk about a situation from last week
we didn't see here on Friday Night SmackDown.
This is the part we did see.
Sonya Deville running her mouth once again.
Adam Pearce put her in a match with Raquel Rodriguez,
who takes out Sonya with the Texana Bomb.
Sonya Deville none too happy at what happened.
You guys think this is funny?
You guys all sit out here and boo and cheer actually when I lose.
There's not a single person in that locker room
that's going to make me get out of this ring.
[Cole] This happened during the commercial break last week.
Ronda Rousey, who has been in a mood as of late,
would make sure that Sonya Deville got out of the ring.
[McAfee] When you make blanket statements like that
and you find out that the Baddest Woman on the Planet says, "What's that?"
I would like to give away a limb to a kid in the crowd.
That's a rough night for Sonya.
[crowd cheers]
Soak it all in, Liv.
Soak up every single second that you have these final hours as champion,
because tomorrow, Ronda is gonna destroy you in record time
at SummerSlam.
I don't think so.
And you should be taking a picture of me with that championship
because I'm the reason why you have that championship, Liv.
-I'm the one who destroyed Ronda. -Ladies.
Love you, Ronda.
Nattie, amazing points.
Now you're probably going to agree with me on this one.
Isn't it ironic that Ronda Rousey calls herself the Baddest Woman on the Planet,
yet last week, she came out to hurt me after Raquel already injured me?
Sonya, no offense, but it seems like you're being a little bit of a sore loser.
-We all lose. -You're gonna be a sore loser tomorrow.
[laughing maniacally] Aliyah!
-You're never-- -["Bad Reputation" playing]
[Cole] Why on earth would anyone like Sonya Deville just did moments ago
want to poke Ronda Rousey?
She's been in a terrible mood since losing the SmackDown Women's Title
when Liv cashed in the Money in the Bank contract
at Money in the Bank.
[McAfee] Shotzi got her win, she could have gone out here.
Instead, I guess, now…
she has to be standing in the ring with the Baddest Woman on the Planet.
[Cole] With a scowl on her face.
Oh, hey, Ronda.
[Cole] Shotzi went after Ronda, and she's going to pay for it.
Not a smart move by Shotzi.
Ronda Rousey--
Bye, Shotzi.
[crowd cheering]
There's a lot of chicks complaining that they should be in the title picture.
You shut up, and your mom failed you.
-[crowd cheers] -[McAfee laughs]
Liv, come out here and let's show these chicks
why we're fighting for the title tomorrow and not them.
Ronda is in a mood for a fight here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
[McAfee] She just buried a guy in Atlanta.
["Shakedown" by Kid Rock]
♪ 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, takedown, breakdown ♪
♪ It's in the air Can you feel it tonight? ♪
♪ Shakedown, takedown, breakdown ♪
♪ Somebody gon' get it tonight, come on ♪
♪ I'm the cold cash money kid Making mistakes ♪
♪ The taking the money troubadour Whacking the brakes ♪
♪ Slapping snowflakes straight Breaking the frauds ♪
♪ Fuck Superman, I'm a man of God ♪
♪ The never-bitten, hard-hitting Hair-splitting sprinter ♪
♪ The ever-loving sex kitten Colder than winter ♪
♪ The faster than a jet plane Can't you see? ♪
♪ 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 Ain't nobody stopping me ♪
♪ Shakedown, takedown, breakdown ♪
♪ It's in the air Can you feel it tonight? ♪
♪ Shakedown, takedown, breakdown ♪
♪ Somebody gon' get it tonight, come on ♪
[Cole] And there is Nissan Stadium,
the home in Nashville tomorrow night of SummerSlam,
but here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
on the eve of the Tribal Chief's Last Man Standing Match
against "The Beast" Brock Lesnar,
the special counsel, Paul Heyman, will offer a special address
to the WWE Universe live tonight.
Meanwhile, how about the mood Ronda Rousey's in?
[McAfee] Came out here, buried a guy in the crowd,
and then said, "Liv, let's show these ladies what happens tomorrow night."
[Cole] Tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive.
[McAfee] Look at Ronda. I mean--
["Liv Gone Mad" playing]
I'm happy I'm not Liv right now.
I think it'd be great to be Liv. She's our champ.
She's worked her ass off to be here, but…
motivated, pissed-off Ronda Rousey in the ring waits our champion right now.
[Cole] Well, listen, here's the deal.
Liv Morgan is actually going to team with Ronda Rousey tonight.
More on that in a moment.
-[McAfee] Oh, really? -[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following contest is a tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Making her way to the ring, from Elmwood Park, New Jersey,
she is the SmackDown Women's Champion,
Liv Morgan!
[Cole] Liv and Ronda team up tonight against Natalya and Sonya Deville
in a match made during the commercial break
by WWE official Adam Pearce.
Interesting because Liv and Ronda battle
for the SmackDown Women's Title in 24 hours at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] There was a great show of respect after the title
exchanged hands, and tonight they're going to have to coexist.
[Irvin] And their opponents,
first, from Shamong, New Jersey, Sonya Deville!
[Cole] She just won't stop running her mouth
and it keeps getting her in trouble every week.
[McAfee] I don't think she views it as trouble right now,
but it appears she's walking into it with this woman.
[Irvin] And her tag team partner, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
Natalya!
[Cole] Pat, Natalya does have a point.
Back at Money in the Bank, she had a match with Ronda Rousey,
Ronda tweaked her knee, Natalya attacked the knee throughout the matchup,
Finally got Natalya to tap out, but Ronda was clearly injured.
Liv Morgan took advantage of that injury
to cash in her contract to win the SmackDown Women's Title.
[McAfee] Opportunistic is what the person that holds the Money in the Bank briefcase
is always going to be.
It was very smart by Liv, and I understand why Natalya is taking credit,
but Natalya's very good at taking credit for things too.
[Cole] Here's the situation as well.
Remember, Liv Morgan surprised and injured Ronda Rousey
at Money in the Bank earlier this month.
Tomorrow night at SummerSlam, there's no surprise factor.
Both Liv and Ronda go one-on-one. Ronda is now 100%.
Will Liv Morgan be able to retain the championship?
She's clearly the underdog tomorrow night, Pat.
[McAfee] They're teammates tonight. There we go. Little fist bump. Here we go.
[Cole] It's Ronda and Natalya starting things off in this matchup,
this tag team matchup.
Nice takedown by Ronda.
[McAfee] Ronda gets the arm. Normally, that's all she wrote.
Natalya finds a way to escape.
I talked to Liv a little earlier today
about the differences between her and Ronda,
and Liv basically says, "Ronda goes home
to a beautiful girl and a husband each and every week,"
Liv says, "I go home to just think about wrestling and my championship."
"I don't have my attention and focus split."
And that's what Liv believes is going to be in her favor
tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] Liv's passion for the business since day one
is obviously apparent in her growth and how much she's put in
and how much better she's got week after a week
to become our champion, but Ronda.
[Cole] Again, there's no surprise factor tomorrow night.
Ronda's in a mood as we saw earlier on.
Baddest Woman on the Planet, not just a nickname, she truly is that.
[McAfee] Natalya.
[Cole] Natalya, takedown by Ronda. Into the cover.
Sweet move by Rousey and a kickout.
Ronda is now wrestling circles around Natalya.
Tag made, here comes the SmackDown Women's Champion.
[McAfee] Natalya, I mean--
[Cole] Now a double-team by champ and challenger
as Morgan sends Natalya flying.
Tag made, here's Deville.
[McAfee] I would not want to have a match against Natalya and Sonya Deville
the night before the biggest match of my life,
but both of these women are doing it together.
[Cole] Liv believes she has to prove herself each and every night, Pat.
Now Sonya Deville unloading on Liv Morgan.
Deville jealous as well as are many in the locker room
of the fact that Liv's the champion.
[McAfee] You do have to prove yourself night after night.
This is the WWE.
This is SmackDown. This is the top of the mountain.
[Cole] And Liv with that dropkick driving Sonya Deville into the corner.
[McAfee] That's a great message for everybody.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Liv Morgan, you'll never find a more hard worker in the locker room.
[McAfee] Sonya Deville also very dangerous.
[Cole] Into the corner. Morgan now with a Running Knee.
Tag made, Rousey's now legal.
I was tagged.
[McAfee] A little bit of a disagreement on who's tagged and who's not.
[Cole] Oh! Matrix situation.
[Cole] Again, working very well together.
[McAfee] That's because these two are the top two.
They're going into a match tomorrow. Look at this.
[Cole] Ronda was looking for the ankle lock.
Sonya Deville able to make her way out of the ring.
Tag was made.
[McAfee] Liv just tagged herself in.
She didn't have the rope in her hand, though.
They're not used to tag teaming. She is legal.
[Cole] Deville, because of the distraction,
the argument between Morgan and Rousey,
Deville the wily competitor able to take advantage
and drives the champion into the barricade.
[McAfee] Sonya Deville, cerebral, talented, very violent.
Capable in the ring. There it is on display right now.
[Cole] What you just saw, that slight mistake by Liv,
arguing with Ronda.
She makes a mistake like that tomorrow night, Pat, it's lights out.
Ronda's going to tap her and win the championship back.
[McAfee] Wise words were once said by a GOAT that said the ceiling is the roof.
But in all reality, Liv is nowhere near her ceiling
and that's why I think it's all so great that she's already our champion.
[Cole] What chance do you give Liv
heading into tomorrow night against a very healthy Ronda Rousey?
[McAfee] You can never doubt Liv Morgan.
I don't deal in chances. I don't deal in absolutes.
I know Liv is going to show up tomorrow if Natalya doesn't take her out.
[Cole] Natalya with the suplex outside the ring.
The champ's in trouble.
Natalya and Deville have taken over. Can Liv get back into this thing?
[McAfee] Natalya's loving it.
[Cole] The SmackDown Women's Champion is in trouble here
on Friday Night SmackDown.
Deville and Natalya beating the hell out to Liv Morgan.
Ronda Rousey, Morgan's partner
and the challenger for her championship tomorrow night at SummerSlam,
pacing around in the corner, trying to get into this match
[McAfee] Ronda. Ooh, geez.
-[Cole] Cover by Deville. -One, two…
-And a kickout. -[Sonya groans]
Can you imagine Morgan getting pinned here tonight in the eve of SummerSlam,
will not do well for her psyche heading into tomorrow night.
There's the Running Knee by Sonya Deville.
[McAfee] Knee to the face could certainly have ended this thing.
-[crowd chants] We want Ronda! -[McAfee] Atlanta chanting for Ronda.
[Cole] Double-team by Deville and Natalya.
Ronda trying to reach for a tag, can't quite get there.
Now, look at Natalya mocking Ronda and Morgan.
[McAfee] And Atlanta.
Natalya was telling us to shut up during the break.
We get paid to speak, that's difficult to do,
but they have been in control of the champ.
[Cole] Morgan trying to create some space,
but again, Natalya driving the champion to the mat.
[McAfee] Liv Morgan incredibly tough.
[Cole] No doubt about it.
Everything she's gone through over the years
to get to this point in her career will not let…
-[indistinct yelling] -Come on!
[Cole] …any type of adversity keep her down.
Natalya was going for the Sharpshooter. Liv able to get out of it.
Roll through, looking to get to Ronda, fingertips away.
Can't quite get there. Natalya intercepts.
And now Morgan with the Codebreaker!
And now-- Wait a minute.
Liv goes to the cover.
She could have made the tag, but Natalya kicks at two.
And Liv Morgan perhaps, Pat, telling Ronda,
"I can do this. I can get the win. I don't need your help."
"I can do it on my own like I will tomorrow night."
[McAfee] Think about the champ going to bed
before the biggest fight of her life at Nissan Stadium
with a dub over Natalya.
[Cole] Yes, but was that wise?
Liv Morgan can ill afford a loss here tonight.
Morgan into the corner.
Deville is there.
Morgan trying to fight out.
[grunts]
-[Cole] Natalya blasting Morgan again. -[McAfee] Oh! A smack in the mouth.
[Cole] I admire the courage and bravado of Morgan,
but she probably should have made the tag to Rousey.
-[Sonya grunts] -[McAfee] Look at Sonya…
Delivering a couple Damandyz Donutz right on the jaw of Liv Morgan.
[Cole] Now Deville, you saw her taunting Ronda again.
Again, I have to go back to the tag that could have been
and probably should have been made, Pat.
[McAfee] Ronda Rousey would be in the ring right now.
The champ wanted to get the dub.
[Cole] Hey, you're an athlete, right?
There's times when you cannot let your pride get in the way
of what you're trying to accomplish and trying to survive as well.
[McAfee] When you're young, you might not always realize that,
especially whenever you're the champ.
[Cole] Oh, and Liv trying to fight back.
Morgan with a couple of right hands.
Deville now was in trouble.
Oh, and that kick may take the champ out. No!
Morgan somehow with a step-up enzuigiri,
and now a moment again for Liv Morgan.
Can she capitalize?
[McAfee] After somehow answering a boot to the face.
[Cole] What a flurry that time.
Morgan now trying to drag herself to the corner, Deville as well.
Will Morgan make the tag to Rousey this time around?
Liv Morgan might not have wanted to look weak.
-[McAfee] Says champ, "I don't need you." -Liv!
Liv.
[Cole] Liv again does not make the tag, and this time nobody home.
Natalya trying to take advantage to Morgan.
And Liv able to roll up Natalya.
Shoulders down now for the win.
And a kickout by Natalya.
Oh! And a big Discus Clothesline!
Cover by Natalya to pin the champion.
And a kickout, and again, listen, I admire the heart, I admire the guts,
I admire the bravado of Morgan,
but make a damn tag and preserve yourself for tomorrow night
in the championship match.
[McAfee] Liv, you're the only member of your team getting your ass kicked.
Oh, and Natalya off the drop toehold into the corner.
Morgan, now once again going to head to the corner and Ronda Rousey.
[McAfee] Personal reasons, business reasons, make the tag.
-[Cole] Ronda tags herself in. -[crowd cheers]
And Ronda Rousey now the legal woman in this matchup.
-[McAfee] Ooh! -[Cole] Oh my goodness.
Ronda pulling out all the stops tonight, she's fired up.
Sonya Deville going to suffer Piper's Pit.
Now Ronda Rousey looking for the patented armbar.
[McAfee] Ronda is asking a kid in Atlanta if you want an arm.
Natalya from behind.
Liv Morgan back in the ring.
[McAfee] Clearing that.
-[Cole] Oblivion! -[crowd cheers]
Rousey and Deville legal.
-Ankle Lock by Rousey. -[crowd cheers]
Locked in. Deville taps.
[bell rings]
["Bad Reputation" playing]
[Irvin] Here are your winners by submission,
the team of "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey
and the SmackDown Women's Champion, Liv Morgan!
[Cole] Pat, there's so much to break down over what happened in the matchup
between the teammates tonight who will face off
for the SmackDown Women's Title tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
You saw the guts, you saw the heart of the champion, Liv Morgan.
You saw the tenacity of Ronda Rousey, "the Baddest Woman on the Planet."
Something has to give tomorrow night.
[McAfee] The entire world thinks Ronda is the outright favorite.
Liv didn't want to give her any more motivation, took a beating.
They end up on top, and tomorrow they battle.
[Cole] Also tomorrow, the Unified Tag Team Titles on the line.
The Usos defending against The Street Profits.
This is back at Money in the Bank.
The 1D, and a controversial ending
when Montez Ford's shoulder was clearly off the mat.
The official did not see it.
The Usos retain, but because of that,
there is a reason now we have a special guest referee
for the match tomorrow night.
[McAfee] there's also some more shenanigans on other finishes,
and nonetheless, tomorrow in Nashville, a probable classic coming.
-["Bring The Swag" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Irvin] Please welcome Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford,
The Street Profits!
[Cole] Is tomorrow night the night…
for the Street Profits to end the record-setting 375-day reign
of The Usos?
Look who the special guest referee is, Jeff Jarrett,
who in a matter of moments will be giving the referee instructions
for the Tag Team Title Match tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] J-E, double F J-A double R, E, double T, the ref…
referee for tomorrow will give his instructions next.
[Cole] SummerSlam tomorrow night is sponsored by Xfinity.
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Tomorrow night, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee.
Will The Street Profits win the tag team gold?
-[yelling indistinctly] -[McAfee] They've been champs before.
-They're better than they've ever been. -["Done With That" playing]
-But they have to take the titles from… -[crowd cheering]
…potentially the greatest of all time, right?
-[Cole] I believe. -[McAfee] At this point.
[Irvin] Please welcome the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos!
[McAfee] Not only is icon running through their blood, literally
and figuratively but it doesn't matter the era,
it doesn't matter the time,
what The Usos have accomplished in this run as champions
is forever legendary.
[Cole] Tomorrow night at SummerSlam, this is the match.
Jeff Jarrett's your referee, but the numbers, Pat,
are staggering for The Bloodline.
375 days, that's over a year The Usos have been Tag Champs.
How about Roman Reigns? 679 days as Undisputed Champion.
-Woo! -[McAfee] Yeah.
[Cole] The Usos and Roman Reigns have held titles for over 1,000 days.
It's incredible.
[McAfee] They write movies about what The Bloodline
has been up to the last few years.
["Double J" playing]
-[McAfee] And now Double J. -[Jarrett] Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Double J has got something to say.
[McAfee] Here we go. Here we go.
Street Profits, I got some words for you.
Let's get it.
And Usos, champs, I definitely have some words for you.
[McAfee] Oh, Double J.
Now, I thought it would be a good idea
for the four of us to get together out here
and get some things straight before SummerSlam.
[McAfee] Looks like Double J's trying to eat some chops.
I want each and every one of you guys to understand
just how serious I take my job of special guest referee.
Hold up! Hold up! Hold up, ATL!
Hold up, J-E, double F
J-A, double R, E, double T.
Is it a DQ if I punch Montez Ford right in his mouth
and his nose have him leaking on this canvas like we did on Monday?
-[laughs] -Huh?
Double J, is it a disqualification
if I grab both of these championships
and wrap it around Dawkins' head like them headbands he got on?
Hold up. Hold up.
Hey, Double J, is it a disqualification
if I hit Jimmy so hard he come back with his face paint on?
[taunting noises]
[crowd laughs]
♪ And Jeff Jarrett… ♪ [vocalizing]
Is it a disqualification if we do all of that and more
and they look on the mat at SummerSlam
and they see that the Street Profits did nothing but drop bodies.
-Bodies. -Bodies.
-Bodies! Bodies! Bodies! -Bodies! Bodies! Bodies!
And they announce us as the new WWE Undisputed Tag Team Champions
because the Street Profits are up, cuz,
and they've got the chains, [indistinct].
-And we want the smoke! -[crowd] Want the smoke!
Wow, wow! Wow, wow, wow!
The four of you certainly have…
some creative imagination now, don't we?
-Oh, yeah. -Yeah!
Now, listen.
I'm not here to contain you guys.
As a matter of fact, I'm here to let you run wild
because I only have one job tomorrow night.
And that's when two shoulders are on the mat, I count, one, two, three.
But that's tomorrow night.
As far as tonight goes,
it's very apparent that the four of you guys have some outstanding issues.
So, if one of you guys feel froggy…
why don't one of you jump?
Let's go.
-[McAfee] Stirring the pot. -Hey, Double J.
Ain't going to be no jumping, but I do got one more question.
What?
Is it a disqualification if I…
[Cole] Oh, here we go!
The Profits and The Usos going after one another.
Jeff Jarrett said, "Get it out of your system tonight." Here we go.
[McAfee] Jeff Jarrett was sitting up on the top rope.
He wanted this thing. He wanted to stir the pot.
Now The Usos and Profits less than 24 hours away
from fighting for the titles.
[Cole] Jeff trying to stay out of the fray as The Usos--
Oh, my goodness!
That's not good.
[McAfee] I just seen Jeff Jarrett standing on his head
from eating a boot.
[Cole] That's not good if you're the champs, The Usos.
You just knocked out your special guest referee.
[McAfee] Oh.
What are you doing, bro?
-Just get these two, not this dude. -Come on, man.
-[Cole] Say you're sorry. -Are you okay?
[McAfee] "Are you okay," they're saying.
I don't know if that's going to make up for the--
My bad, Uce. My bad. My bad. On me. On me.
[Cole] Oh, and Jeff's not happy.
[McAfee] Jeff Jarrett wearing a sleeveless officiating shirt obviously.
[Cole] Oh, now, Dawkins driving The Usos out of the ring.
-Montez Ford going to fly! -[crowd cheers]
["Bring The Swag" playing]
[McAfee] This is exactly what Jeff Jarrett asked for.
[Cole] Do you think the fact that The Usos superkicked the special guest referee
is going the hurt their chances tomorrow night?
[McAfee] I assume that's certainly not a good omen going into tomorrow
when it comes to favor with the ref.
-[Cole] Let's take another look. -[McAfee] It wasn't just a superkick.
It was a…
[Cole] It was a super-duper kick.
Jey Uso knocking the block off the special ref.
[McAfee] J-E double F was on his head from that.
[Cole] And then from the heavens, Montez Ford,
as The Street Profits get ready for tomorrow night
and the Undisputed Tag Team Championship.
[McAfee] Jey Uso has apologized a hundred times.
[Cole] Guess what's coming up next on Friday Night SmackDown?
Viking Raiders versus The New Day.
Here's our Progressive Match Flo.
My bad, Jeff.
[announcer] Match Flo is sponsored by Progressive.
A triple threat of protection with home, auto and more.
["Vicious" playing]
[Cole] From behind, the Viking Raiders.
[McAfee] Relentlessly attacking The New Day.
[Cole] The Viking Raiders are back.
We've been pushed to the side. We've been forgotten.
We are here to rip apart anyone who stands in our way.
[Cole] It's time to join the raid.
[tense music plays]
-[McAfee] That's The New Day! -[crowd cheering]
It feels like a millennium since we sailed our ships across the sea
to take over and destroy the SmackDown realm.
["Vicious" playing]
[Cole] I think fun and games are over.
[horn blowing]
[Cole] Shanky and Jinder Mahal attacking the Viking Raiders!
This is a trap.
The Viking Raiders continue their rampage against Jinder Mahal and Shanky.
The thing is, these guys don't know how to have fun anymore.
What you looking at, bro?
Oh.
[Cole] Oh my goodness. Jinder just sent into The New Day.
[McAfee] The new and vicious Viking Raiders have been dominant.
["New Day, New Way" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[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!
[Cole] Hey, the fun and games are over.
So much for all the pranks and ambushes, they stop tonight
because the Viking Raiders, new and vicious, take on The New Day
in tag team action.
It's live and it's next.
[notes playing]
Hi, I'm Maxxine Dupri.
I'm the director of talent from Maximum Male Models.
Welcome to the debut of the 2022 SummerSlam Beachwear Collection.
[upbeat music playing]
[McAfee] We've been waiting for this for a long time, Cole.
-[Cole] You haven't. -[Maxxine] This is Mace.
Mace is sporting the trendy SummerSlam-themed bathing shorts.
[McAfee] I think he's got a [indistinct] title.
[Maxxine] Perfectly accentuating the superbly symmetric quadriceps.
[McAfee] The quads on Mace!
[Maxxine] This is Mansoor.
Mansoor is styling the ultra model SummerSlam crop top,
perfectly displaying the awe-inspiring structure
of the abdominis.
-[McAfee] What?! -We…
We are still seeking clients who embody the essence,
the creed of Maximum Male Models.
To titillate the juices of your guilty pleasures. [chuckles]
[McAfee] Out of the cave, Max Dupri.
[Cole] Well, New Day's set for action.
-["Vicious" playing] -[McAfee] It's time for a raid!
[Irvin] And their opponents, at a combined weight of 590 pounds,
the New Vicious Viking Raiders!
[Cole] And here come Erik and Ivar.
[McAfee] You would assume that Vikings would be vicious to begin with,
and they were, then we didn't see them for a bit.
I think they got back on that wooden ship.
They've become outright violent.
[Cole] They're against one of the best tag teams of all time,
Atlanta's own Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston, The New Day.
[McAfee] State Farm Arena was going bananas for Xavier Woods.
Now…
two men that live as Vikings in 2022
will fight a certain Hall of Fame tag team.
[Cole] Here we go now. Matchup underway.
Of course, everyone jockeying for position in the tag team division,
trying to get a match with either The Usos or Street Profits,
whoever win tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
Xavier Woods unloading here on Erik.
The New Day loves to have fun and entertain.
Now, they realize they are in a fight.
Roll up by Woods, and a kickout by Erik. Just blasting through Xavier Woods.
[McAfee] I happened by one of the Vikings earlier.
They smelled
terrible.
But that's the Viking lifestyle. They told me about glima.
[Cole] Tag.
[McAfee] This Vikings martial arts that they practice.
[Cole] Oh, look at-- Kofi Kingston's the legal man.
Off the top rope, crossbody, lateral press for the win, and a kickout by Erik.
[McAfee] Kofi Kingston.
-[Cole] What was it called? -[McAfee] Glima.
Glima is Viking martial arts. I don't know if they're-- Oh!
[Cole] Kofi Kingston landed hard, but got enough to take Erik down.
Erik and Kofi collision.
Erik back to his feet.
[McAfee] I believe there was a…
[referee] Tag.
[McAfee] Almost front… bomb almost from the top rope from Kofi.
[Cole] Now the double-team by the Viking Raiders,
just beating down Kingston.
[McAfee] That's the thing about these Raiders.
They eat punishment.
Their lives are miserable. They don't shower. They live in the woods.
[Cole] Pat, I'm sure they shower.
[McAfee] They're Vikings, they don't. I smelled them earlier.
I would've guessed that there's never been running water on either of these two men,
but that adds to their grit.
[Cole] Erik now in the ring off the tag
as Kofi now tries to fight out of the corner.
[McAfee] You think these Vikings are bathed? You're wrong.
[Cole chuckles] Ivar makes the tag. Kofi trying to fight out of the corner.
-[Cole] Ivar, however, is the legal man. -[McAfee] Dragged him.
[Cole] And Ivar just dumped Kingston over the top rope to the floor.
-[McAfee] These Vikings are-- -[Cole] Oh!
Ivar just pancaking Kingston!
Viking Raiders in control.
[woman in crowd] Go Kofi!
[Cole] It's been all Viking Raiders during the commercial break
as it is Ivar now wearing down Kofi Kingston of The New Day.
This is what happened before the break. Watch this crossbody.
[McAfee] A cross big Viking body…
flattening Kofi against the barricade.
-[McAfee] This has been a brutal beatdown. -[Cole] Kofi trying to fight out of this.
We noticed during the commercial break
that Erik and Ivar seem to communicate by pointing at one another.
[McAfee] It's an interesting language. It doesn't sound too sophisticated.
But a lot of it revolves around punching Kofi in the face, it appears.
[grunting]
"Argh, argh," they said.
Maybe that's why we're the number one trend in the United States.
#SmackDown.
Everybody's talking about what tonight is.
[Cole] How are you feeling after the Low Blow by Corbin earlier tonight?
-[McAfee] Well, both are-- -[Cole] SOS by Kingston!
[McAfee] Both are back in the right place and I'm ready more than ever for tomorrow.
[Cole] So is Xavier Woods to get into this matchup.
[McAfee] Will Kofi be able to get
Xavier Woods into the ring?
[Cole] Tag. Here comes Erik. And here comes Xavier Woods.
-[McAfee] Shot out of a cannon. -[Cole] Woods picking up the pace now.
-[Cole] Down goes Erik. -[McAfee] Big forearm in his hometown.
[Cole] The New Day looking to thwart the threat
of the New Vicious Viking Raiders.
Oh, nice Russian leg sweep.
Let's go, baby!
[Cole] Uh, turn around, Xavier.
Ivar, Xavier Woods looking to turn the tables
on Ivar with a dropkick, knocking the big man out of the ring.
[McAfee] Xavier Woods' got it under control.
[Cole] Drop toehold to Erik.
[McAfee] Up, up, down, down.
[Cole] Oh, and Xavier Woods! Two-for-one there!
[McAfee] He goes through.
-[Cole] Woods fired up. -[McAfee] Slingshot Tornado DDT.
-[crowd] One, two… -[Cole] Cover for the win.
Erik kicks at two.
[McAfee] What an impeccable flurry
from Xavier Woods that ended with a picture-perfect Tornado DDT
that almost had a Viking laying on his back for three. Wow.
[Cole] Again, The New Day would love
to put away this New Vicious Viking Raiders,
jockeying for a possible tag team title opportunity down the road.
Big right hand, though, just about knocked Woods out.
[McAfee] We've seen so many lumbering shots this evening, it's dizzying.
[Cole] It's been a very physical night with SummerSlam looming tomorrow.
Kofi, tag.
[McAfee] One of the greatest tag teams in the history of the WWE, same page.
[Cole] Face-first goes Erik.
Kofi Kingston now top rope.
-[McAfee] Splash to the back. -[Cole] It could be over.
And Ivar breaking things up.
[McAfee] That big ass Viking got in there so quickly.
The nimbility of the ninja Viking!
[Cole] What a ridiculous heel kick.
[McAfee] Look at how big that Viking is.
[Cole] Now Standing Switch by Kingston.
Kofi with the shoulders down on Erik. For the win here.
Erik able to kick at two.
Now it's Erik. Kofi lands on his knees.
Oh, what a knee to the face!
Tag made. Here comes Ivar.
[McAfee] That knee.
[Cole] Double-team effort from the Vikings.
Sit Down!
[McAfee] Anytime you got two Viking thighs strapped across your chest,
you'd think you're in a bad place.
[Cole] I think it's gonna be even worse now. Double-team to Kingston.
-[Cole] Massive powerbomb. Cover. -One, two…
[Cole] And the Viking Raiders with a definitive victory.
[Irvin] Here are your winners, the New Vicious Viking Raiders!
[Cole] A force to be reckoned with in the tag team division.
[McAfee] That's a message to everyone.
[Cole] Nice.
[McAfee] Uh, I just made eye contact with a Viking
and I almost pooped my pants.
[Cole] Erik and Ivar have picked up chairs and their shields,
and one can only imagine what awaits Kofi Kingston
who is just out in the middle of the ring.
-[McAfee] What are they doing? -[Cole] Anything they want.
-[Cole] Who's going to stop them? -[McAfee] I guess a Viking security?
[Cole] Xavier Woods now back into the ring,
coming to the aid of his partner.
Viking Raiders have already won this match.
[yells]
[Cole] Walked right-- Oh, my goodness!
[McAfee] Viking shield.
[Cole] Dumping Kingston outside the ring
and now the Viking Raiders as brutal as they come,
they love to plunder and pillage.
And remember, Xavier Woods with a history of Achilles problems, Pat,
in his six months of his career.
Now with the torn Achilles' tendon
and the Viking Raiders now attacking the already injured leg.
-[cries in pain] -[crowd booing]
[McAfee] That Achilles is… [mumbles]
No, no! No! No!
[medic] Relax! Just relax!
-[cries in pain] -[McAfee] These Vikings…
[Cole] Xavier Woods, first that.
He just got swatted by a shield and then the shield to the chair.
[McAfee] They bent the chair with the shields.
That thing got wrapped around.
[Cole] What was the point, Pat? The Raiders won the match.
[McAfee] Plead.
[Cole] Trying to end a man's career now.
[cries, groans]
Woods is lucky that he came back
from the Achilles injury the first time around.
Coming up next, special counsel, Paul Heyman,
the special counsel for the champion, Roman Reigns,
will be here for an address before SummerSlam.
It's live next.
Atlanta the home tonight to Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
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Can you believe SummerSlam is tomorrow night?
The main event, Last Man Standing for the last time,
Reigns, Lesnar for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
You have to beat your opponent
till he can't get to his feet by the count of ten.
[Irvin] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the special counsel
to the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns,
Paul Heyman!
[crowd cheers, boos]
Ladies and gentlemen… [breathing heavily]
My name…
[crowd] Is Paul Heyman!
[McAfee] Atlanta knows.
-…is Paul Heyman. -[crowd] Paul Heyman!
I serve as special counsel
to your Tribal Chief.
[crowd cheering]
The one and only
Undisputed Heavyweight Champion,
not just all of WWE, but all of sports entertainment.
The GOAT, the greatest of all time,
the Head of the Table.
And tomorrow night, tomorrow night, tomorrow night at SummerSlam,
the Last Man Standing,
Roman Reigns.
[crowd cheers, boos]
Seven hundred days in the modern era
as the Heavyweight Champion,
an unheard-of accomplishment, not for a few years, not for a decade,
but for 35 years,
no one has gotten to 700 days
as the Heavyweight Champion,
and guess who's going to be the spoiler tomorrow night?
Brock Lesnar!
[crowd cheers]
Over my damn dead body.
[crowd cheers]
Tomorrow night, Roman Reigns will not pin Brock Lesnar.
Roman Reigns will not just smash Brock Lesnar.
Tomorrow night, Roman Reigns is going
to put Brock Lesnar down
for ten seconds,
stand over a defeated, humiliated,
embarrassed, victimized Brock Lesnar,
hold both titles up in the air,
be the Last Man Standing,
and we will all be done with Brock Lesnar
once and for all.
[crowd booing]
-["Next Big Thing" playing] -[Cole] Welp.
[crowd cheers]
That's tomorrow night, but this is Friday night.
This is SmackDown, and The Beast is here!
[McAfee] Look at how yoked that cowboy is.
What were you saying, Paul Heyman?
[Cole] A long and storied history between Lesnar and Heyman.
[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] Heyman rattled, and how could you not be?
[Cole] He's frozen in fear.
[McAfee] Look at Brock Lesnar.
Same size, more shredded, more focused.
Look at this guy.
[Cole] That sick-ass smile on his face.
[McAfee] I've said it once and I'll say it again.
If they traveled from another planet here
and said, "Let's fight for who keeps planet Earth,"
we're sending that cutoff, flannel-wearing,
alpha male of our species, badass cowboy right to their ship
and he's beating the hell out of all of them.
Look at him.
[crowd cheering]
[Heyman whimpering]
[Cole] Oh, my God, Theory!
Theory from behind with the Money in the Bank briefcase,
and that didn't work out too well.
[McAfee] I mean, what an absolute moron.
[Cole] Theory has run into Brock Lesnar on a number of occasions,
and now Brock Lesnar is just batting that briefcase
around Mr. Money in the Bank…
Uh-oh!
Brock Lesnar's turning Atlanta into…
[McAfee] Suplex City, bitch!
[Cole] Maybe Theory will think twice about cashing in tomorrow night
if Brock Lesnar wins, or if Roman Reigns wins for that matter.
-[McAfee] We have no idea what to-- -[Cole] Claymore!
[crowd cheers]
Payback for earlier tonight in the ambush on McIntyre.
Pat, this could be the scene Labor Day Weekend.
Clash at the Castle, will it be McIntyre and Lesnar for the title?
Will it be McIntyre and Reigns for the title?
We find out tomorrow night. Last Man Standing.
Lesnar, Reigns at SummerSlam.
["Gallantry" playing] erSlam.