1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,437 [WWE intro music playing] 2 00:00:04,504 --> 00:00:05,572 [Cena] Then. 3 00:00:07,107 --> 00:00:08,041 [Flair] Woo! 4 00:00:08,108 --> 00:00:10,443 -[glass shatters] -[The Rock] If you smell… 5 00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:11,878 -[bell tolls] -[Cena] Now. 6 00:00:14,881 --> 00:00:15,982 ♪ The King of Kings ♪ 7 00:00:16,049 --> 00:00:17,250 ♪ You can't see me ♪ 8 00:00:17,317 --> 00:00:18,284 [Cena] Forever. 9 00:00:23,089 --> 00:00:24,224 Together. 10 00:00:26,626 --> 00:00:28,028 [music fades] 11 00:00:29,396 --> 00:00:32,565 -["Crazy Town" by Jason Aldean playing] -[Cole] It's Nashville, Tennessee, 12 00:00:32,632 --> 00:00:34,234 Music City, USA, 13 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:37,971 and the host tonight of SummerSlam! 14 00:00:40,006 --> 00:00:43,243 [crowd cheering] 15 00:00:44,377 --> 00:00:50,450 Forty-eight thousand, four hundred forty-nine fans in Nissan Stadium. 16 00:00:50,517 --> 00:00:53,353 ♪ Roll into town, step off the bus ♪ 17 00:00:53,420 --> 00:00:56,089 ♪ Shake off the where-you-came-from dust ♪ 18 00:00:56,156 --> 00:00:58,658 [Cole] What's he doing here? Riddle's here. 19 00:00:58,725 --> 00:01:01,761 [Riddle] Seth, get your ass out here, bro! 20 00:01:01,828 --> 00:01:04,898 ♪ But I have found ♪ 21 00:01:06,266 --> 00:01:09,169 ♪ It's a crazy town, full of neon dreams ♪ 22 00:01:09,235 --> 00:01:11,905 ♪ Everybody plays, everybody sings ♪ 23 00:01:11,971 --> 00:01:14,441 ♪ Hollywood with a touch of twang ♪ 24 00:01:14,507 --> 00:01:16,643 ♪ To be a star You gotta bang, bang, bang ♪ 25 00:01:16,709 --> 00:01:19,212 ♪ Bend those strings 'Til the Hank comes out ♪ 26 00:01:19,279 --> 00:01:21,114 ♪ Make all the drunk girls Scream and shout ♪ 27 00:01:21,181 --> 00:01:24,884 [Graves] It is about to go down at SummerSlam. 28 00:01:24,951 --> 00:01:26,886 [McIntyre] Music City. I love this place. 29 00:01:26,953 --> 00:01:29,756 ♪ In this crazy town ♪ 30 00:01:32,358 --> 00:01:33,660 [song ends] 31 00:01:36,129 --> 00:01:37,831 ["Shakedown" by Kid Rock playing] 32 00:01:37,897 --> 00:01:40,133 [Graves] Nissan Stadium is rockin'. 33 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:46,573 [Saxton] Another absolute classic for the Raw Women's Championship. 34 00:01:46,639 --> 00:01:48,708 ♪ I live my life on the edge ♪ 35 00:01:48,775 --> 00:01:51,177 ♪ Party like a rock star Pedal to the floor ♪ 36 00:01:51,244 --> 00:01:52,846 ♪ And it doesn't matter how far ♪ 37 00:01:52,912 --> 00:01:54,481 ♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪ 38 00:01:54,547 --> 00:01:56,049 [Saxton] K.O.D.! 39 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:58,451 ♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪ 40 00:01:58,518 --> 00:02:01,054 ["Deliverance" playing] 41 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:03,323 [Graves] It has been over a year! 42 00:02:03,389 --> 00:02:05,125 [Saxton] Bayley is back! 43 00:02:05,191 --> 00:02:06,593 ["Shakedown" resumes playing] 44 00:02:06,659 --> 00:02:10,130 [Graves] Bayley, Iyo Sky, and Dakota Kai. 45 00:02:10,997 --> 00:02:13,600 This is truly surreal! 46 00:02:13,666 --> 00:02:15,435 ♪ Somebody gon' get it tonight ♪ 47 00:02:15,502 --> 00:02:19,839 [Graves] The biggest party of the summer is about to become must-see. 48 00:02:19,906 --> 00:02:23,243 Logan Paul has taken to this business like a duck to water. 49 00:02:24,244 --> 00:02:26,713 ♪ Fuck Superman, I'm a man of God ♪ 50 00:02:26,779 --> 00:02:29,582 [Saxton] Logan Paul is about to risk it all! 51 00:02:29,649 --> 00:02:32,418 ♪ The ever-loving sex kitten Colder than winter ♪ 52 00:02:32,485 --> 00:02:33,853 ♪ The faster than a jet… ♪ 53 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:35,421 [Saxton] Skull-Crushing Finale! 54 00:02:35,488 --> 00:02:37,690 ♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪ 55 00:02:37,757 --> 00:02:39,926 ♪ I live my life on the edge ♪ 56 00:02:39,993 --> 00:02:42,362 ♪ Party like a rock star Pedal to the floor ♪ 57 00:02:42,428 --> 00:02:44,230 ♪ And it doesn't matter how far ♪ 58 00:02:44,297 --> 00:02:45,932 ♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪ 59 00:02:46,866 --> 00:02:49,369 ♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪ 60 00:02:49,435 --> 00:02:51,604 ♪ Shakedown, takedown… ♪ 61 00:02:51,671 --> 00:02:56,075 [Graves] The Rated-R Superstar has crashed the biggest party of the summer! 62 00:02:56,142 --> 00:02:58,344 ♪ …Takedown, breakdown ♪ 63 00:02:58,411 --> 00:03:01,414 ♪ Somebody gon' get it tonight, come on ♪ 64 00:03:01,481 --> 00:03:05,318 [Graves] Does Liv Morgan have the killer instinct to get past Ronda Rousey? 65 00:03:05,385 --> 00:03:06,819 ♪ Party like a rock star ♪ 66 00:03:06,886 --> 00:03:07,887 [Cole] Liv is in trouble. 67 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:10,523 -Armbar on Morgan. -[referee] One, two… 68 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:12,358 [Cole] Wait a minute. Ronda's shoulders are down! 69 00:03:12,425 --> 00:03:13,860 -[bell rings] -[crowd cheers] 70 00:03:13,927 --> 00:03:15,862 [Graves] Liv tapped! Liv tapped! 71 00:03:15,929 --> 00:03:17,730 [Cole] There's a tap before three. You're right. 72 00:03:17,797 --> 00:03:19,299 ♪ Slaying you suckers like a dragon ♪ 73 00:03:19,365 --> 00:03:20,633 [Cole] Rousey has snapped. 74 00:03:20,700 --> 00:03:23,269 ♪ Kicking y'all's ass Right off the bandwagon ♪ 75 00:03:23,336 --> 00:03:26,072 ♪ I ain't bragging It's a well-known fact ♪ 76 00:03:26,139 --> 00:03:28,675 ♪ I back-slap the wack And dollar bills I stack ♪ 77 00:03:28,741 --> 00:03:31,711 ♪ Don't take no flack from you wannabes ♪ 78 00:03:31,778 --> 00:03:34,814 -♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪ -Whoo-hoo! 79 00:03:34,881 --> 00:03:36,215 ♪ I live my life on the edge ♪ 80 00:03:36,282 --> 00:03:38,918 ♪ Party like a rock star Pedal to the floor ♪ 81 00:03:38,985 --> 00:03:40,220 [Cole] Referee's knocked down. 82 00:03:40,286 --> 00:03:41,321 Low blow! 83 00:03:41,387 --> 00:03:42,622 ♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪ 84 00:03:42,689 --> 00:03:44,190 [Cole] McAfee got him! 85 00:03:44,257 --> 00:03:45,525 McAfee got him! 86 00:03:45,592 --> 00:03:46,426 [song ends] 87 00:03:47,794 --> 00:03:51,064 -["Crazy Town" by Jason Aldean playing] -[Cole] It's the last time, last match. 88 00:03:51,130 --> 00:03:54,100 Last man standing! 89 00:03:54,167 --> 00:03:56,436 Lesnar driving a tractor. 90 00:03:56,502 --> 00:03:57,770 ♪ To be a star you gotta ♪ 91 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:01,541 [Graves] It's like a horror movie out here. 92 00:04:02,508 --> 00:04:03,843 Oh Jesus! 93 00:04:04,410 --> 00:04:07,180 This is one of the damnedest things I've ever seen in my life! 94 00:04:09,182 --> 00:04:10,850 ♪ We love it, we hate it ♪ 95 00:04:10,917 --> 00:04:11,985 [Cole] Mr. Money in the Bank. 96 00:04:12,051 --> 00:04:13,553 ♪ We're all just trying to make it ♪ 97 00:04:14,420 --> 00:04:15,655 ♪ We love it, we hate it ♪ 98 00:04:15,722 --> 00:04:17,957 ♪ We all came here to make it ♪ 99 00:04:18,024 --> 00:04:19,759 [Cole] Heyman F5'd through a table! 100 00:04:19,826 --> 00:04:22,262 ♪ In this crazy town ♪ 101 00:04:22,328 --> 00:04:23,596 Don't ever come back! 102 00:04:25,331 --> 00:04:29,335 [Graves] The Usos assisting Roman in burying The Beast! 103 00:04:31,838 --> 00:04:35,842 -[music fades] -[crowd cheers] 104 00:04:38,478 --> 00:04:40,413 [crowd cheering] 105 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,049 [Cole] And we are here live on Friday Night SmackDown, 106 00:04:43,116 --> 00:04:45,184 Greenville, South Carolina. 107 00:04:49,122 --> 00:04:50,189 -Woo! -[crowd cheering] 108 00:04:50,256 --> 00:04:51,424 [laughs] 109 00:04:51,491 --> 00:04:52,425 Here we go. 110 00:04:53,326 --> 00:04:55,995 Oh man. In the building. 111 00:04:56,062 --> 00:04:57,330 -What up, boy? -Ah! 112 00:04:57,397 --> 00:04:58,631 -Huh? -That's right. 113 00:04:59,365 --> 00:05:00,199 Where we at? 114 00:05:00,833 --> 00:05:03,036 -[McAfee] Ooh! -[crowd cheering] 115 00:05:03,102 --> 00:05:05,505 [indistinct] 116 00:05:05,571 --> 00:05:06,439 Man. 117 00:05:06,506 --> 00:05:07,940 -[McAfee] Whoa-oh! -This is sick. 118 00:05:09,542 --> 00:05:10,643 -Let's go. -Let's get it. 119 00:05:11,644 --> 00:05:15,315 [Cole] The Undisputed Champion, the Undisputed Tag Team Champions 120 00:05:15,381 --> 00:05:17,517 are here live tonight… 121 00:05:17,583 --> 00:05:18,818 ♪ Are you ready? ♪ 122 00:05:18,885 --> 00:05:21,954 …on the heels of an amazing SummerSlam 123 00:05:22,021 --> 00:05:25,558 where Roman Reigns is the last man standing. 124 00:05:26,292 --> 00:05:30,029 We welcome you tonight to Greenville, South Carolina. 125 00:05:30,096 --> 00:05:34,701 And Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive. 126 00:05:34,767 --> 00:05:39,472 A triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more. 127 00:05:39,539 --> 00:05:44,377 [McAfee] Tonight is a massive evening, 'cause as you have seen, 128 00:05:44,444 --> 00:05:47,246 Roman Reigns is in the building! 129 00:05:47,313 --> 00:05:50,550 The Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, 130 00:05:50,616 --> 00:05:54,921 the GOAT, the last man standing at SummerSlam 131 00:05:54,987 --> 00:05:57,256 will be addressing Drew McIntyre 132 00:05:57,323 --> 00:05:59,292 ahead of their clash at Clash at the Castle. 133 00:05:59,359 --> 00:06:03,696 SummerSlam was an amazing event last week in Nashville, Tennessee, 134 00:06:03,763 --> 00:06:06,132 and, Pat, you had quite the night at SummerSlam as well. 135 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:08,568 It was an absolute honor to be on that card 136 00:06:08,634 --> 00:06:13,840 in front of 48,449 members of the WWE Universe. 137 00:06:13,906 --> 00:06:18,478 I've kicked balls my whole life, but a ball-kicking I did on Saturday, 138 00:06:18,544 --> 00:06:20,747 I will remember for the rest of my life. 139 00:06:20,813 --> 00:06:24,150 Hey, truck, can you please run a replay 140 00:06:24,217 --> 00:06:26,419 of that beautiful bean-busting footage? 141 00:06:26,486 --> 00:06:28,588 Here you see a big right. 142 00:06:28,654 --> 00:06:32,425 Bum Ass Corbin knocks Charles Robinson onto the ground. 143 00:06:32,492 --> 00:06:35,461 Charles Robinson, obviously, Hall of Fame official, 144 00:06:35,528 --> 00:06:38,097 and this big dumbass got him out of the way. 145 00:06:38,164 --> 00:06:42,368 My eyes on Charles out of the way, and Bum Ass Corbin distracted, 146 00:06:42,435 --> 00:06:45,538 knew that I was in for something magical. 147 00:06:45,605 --> 00:06:48,941 The scene was set, the balls were kicked, Cole! 148 00:06:49,008 --> 00:06:51,344 Charles Robinson couldn't see it 'cause he was down, 149 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:53,913 'cause the big dummy got him knocked over. 150 00:06:54,947 --> 00:06:56,749 Bang to the beans! 151 00:06:56,816 --> 00:06:59,485 And then the quick "How you doing?" And "Suck it, sir." 152 00:06:59,552 --> 00:07:01,387 -[drum thuds] -Just a magical moment. 153 00:07:01,454 --> 00:07:02,855 -[drum roll] -The drums are banging 154 00:07:02,922 --> 00:07:05,691 and the balls are crying! 155 00:07:06,526 --> 00:07:08,795 Just Friday night, if you do recall, 156 00:07:08,861 --> 00:07:11,697 this man kicked me in the balls from behind, 157 00:07:11,764 --> 00:07:14,500 so just one day later, in Nashville, Tennessee, 158 00:07:14,567 --> 00:07:18,871 with this foot right here that has made millions… Say it, Cole. 159 00:07:18,938 --> 00:07:20,206 [Cole] Millions! 160 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:24,510 [McAfee] And millions of dollars, with my eyes on the prize, 161 00:07:24,577 --> 00:07:29,048 here, the tiny target spot, this big dumb face. 162 00:07:29,115 --> 00:07:32,819 I knew that this was all she wrote, 163 00:07:32,885 --> 00:07:36,656 because whenever the foot starts swinging… 164 00:07:36,722 --> 00:07:37,890 -[crowd cheers] -[clangs] 165 00:07:37,957 --> 00:07:39,392 -…the balls are ringing! -[groans] 166 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:42,795 -[explosion] -The balls start ringing, Cole! 167 00:07:42,862 --> 00:07:44,897 Look at his big dumb face! 168 00:07:44,964 --> 00:07:46,933 You can almost see it happening. 169 00:07:46,999 --> 00:07:50,102 "Ouch," he said. I heard him. 170 00:07:50,169 --> 00:07:51,838 His breath smelled terrible. 171 00:07:51,904 --> 00:07:55,808 He was saying, "Ouch. My balls hurt." 172 00:07:55,875 --> 00:07:57,009 You get it. 173 00:07:57,076 --> 00:07:59,645 A magical evening, and it's a… 174 00:08:00,546 --> 00:08:05,184 it's a storybook moment that'll go in the documentary of my life forever 175 00:08:05,251 --> 00:08:08,621 and… I've never been more proud of myself. 176 00:08:08,688 --> 00:08:10,556 I've never been more excited for something, 177 00:08:10,623 --> 00:08:13,759 but when that foot hit his balls, 178 00:08:14,427 --> 00:08:16,863 I was in pure euphoria. 179 00:08:17,597 --> 00:08:20,166 -And it was a magical night. -[laughter] 180 00:08:20,233 --> 00:08:22,635 Oh, look at the big dummy. [laughs] 181 00:08:22,702 --> 00:08:23,769 -Uh… -[laughter] 182 00:08:23,836 --> 00:08:25,838 You think this is funny? It's not funny. 183 00:08:27,907 --> 00:08:32,011 Karma is a beautiful thing, don't you think? 184 00:08:33,813 --> 00:08:37,650 How about I wipe that smile off your face? 185 00:08:38,384 --> 00:08:40,686 You know, I'd like to see you try. 186 00:08:40,753 --> 00:08:45,057 So as soon as you're done here pouting, how about we kick off SmackDown? 187 00:08:45,124 --> 00:08:46,158 Let me tell you what. 188 00:08:46,225 --> 00:08:50,129 I'm gonna go out to the ring, and this smile will be waiting for you. 189 00:08:50,930 --> 00:08:53,332 [McAfee laughs] Loser! 190 00:08:53,399 --> 00:08:54,934 Loser! 191 00:08:55,001 --> 00:08:56,202 That guy 192 00:08:56,269 --> 00:08:58,004 right there. 193 00:08:58,070 --> 00:09:00,072 Uh, sorry about it, sorry about it, sorry about it. 194 00:09:00,139 --> 00:09:01,207 I'm taking too much control. 195 00:09:01,274 --> 00:09:03,910 Pat, nonetheless, I mean, it's not Happy Corbin anymore. 196 00:09:03,976 --> 00:09:05,845 -It's Pouty Corbin… -Yeah. 197 00:09:06,412 --> 00:09:08,714 …according to Ricochet. You're having way too much fun. 198 00:09:08,781 --> 00:09:11,317 Ah, that was awesome. I can't believe I got a telestrator out here 199 00:09:11,384 --> 00:09:13,486 and I got a big win at SummerSlam over a bum, 200 00:09:13,553 --> 00:09:15,187 and now I get to watch 201 00:09:15,254 --> 00:09:18,291 just a one-of-one Ricochet do his thing. 202 00:09:18,858 --> 00:09:20,860 ♪ It's about to go down ♪ 203 00:09:20,927 --> 00:09:23,596 ["It's About to Go Down" playing] 204 00:09:23,663 --> 00:09:24,664 [explosion] 205 00:09:24,730 --> 00:09:25,898 [crowd cheering] 206 00:09:25,965 --> 00:09:26,799 [bell rings] 207 00:09:26,866 --> 00:09:29,869 [Samantha Irvin] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 208 00:09:29,936 --> 00:09:34,240 Introducing first, weighing in at 207 pounds, 209 00:09:34,307 --> 00:09:36,909 Ricochet! 210 00:09:36,976 --> 00:09:38,544 [Cole] Well, Ricochet said it right, Pat. 211 00:09:38,611 --> 00:09:41,981 You know, karma is an issue, especially for Mr. Corbin 212 00:09:42,048 --> 00:09:45,851 who is, uh, very, very embarrassed and humiliated 213 00:09:45,918 --> 00:09:48,321 after what went down over the past week. 214 00:09:48,387 --> 00:09:49,488 [McAfee] Yeah, he should be. 215 00:09:49,555 --> 00:09:52,558 Obviously, he's a ten-year vet, he's very talented, we're old friends, 216 00:09:52,625 --> 00:09:55,227 but it has to be tough to take an L at SummerSlam, 217 00:09:55,294 --> 00:09:58,197 and now he's gonna go one-on-one with that… 218 00:09:58,264 --> 00:10:01,634 -["The Good Life" playing] -…that special athlete. 219 00:10:01,701 --> 00:10:03,836 [crowd booing] 220 00:10:03,903 --> 00:10:06,105 Nobody likes him in South Carolina, it does appear. 221 00:10:06,739 --> 00:10:08,007 A little kid behind me said, 222 00:10:08,774 --> 00:10:11,444 -"This guy sucks." -[Irvin] And his opponent, 223 00:10:11,510 --> 00:10:14,513 weighing in at 285 pounds, 224 00:10:14,580 --> 00:10:17,783 Happy Corbin! 225 00:10:17,850 --> 00:10:19,719 [Cole] So, Pat, you've known Corbin for a while. 226 00:10:19,785 --> 00:10:21,654 He's now backed into a corner. 227 00:10:21,721 --> 00:10:24,090 He was made fun of by the entire locker room. 228 00:10:24,156 --> 00:10:25,958 You made fun of him at the top of the show tonight. 229 00:10:26,025 --> 00:10:28,127 Does that make Corbin even more dangerous? 230 00:10:28,194 --> 00:10:30,863 [McAfee] Oh, I-I think he's always very dangerous, 231 00:10:30,930 --> 00:10:33,232 but he has an issue with controlling his temper 232 00:10:33,299 --> 00:10:34,300 and stuff like that. 233 00:10:34,367 --> 00:10:36,669 Everybody laughing at him might be for his own good. 234 00:10:36,736 --> 00:10:38,804 Maybe he becomes a better human out of this, 235 00:10:38,871 --> 00:10:40,873 and that's what we're all hoping for. 236 00:10:40,940 --> 00:10:43,976 Do you think if Corbin hits rock bottom, it may be better off for his career? 237 00:10:44,043 --> 00:10:46,779 [McAfee] Yes. 'Cause think about how talented he could be. 238 00:10:46,846 --> 00:10:51,651 I mean, the screen in the back there on the jumbo-LED thingy says "winner," 239 00:10:51,717 --> 00:10:53,953 and I know there's new people in charge. He's gone. He lost, 240 00:10:54,020 --> 00:10:55,855 literally just a couple of days ago to me. 241 00:10:55,921 --> 00:10:57,923 [Cole] Yeah, but he won a lot of money in Vegas. 242 00:10:57,990 --> 00:11:00,059 [McAfee] That's… Hey. Inflation, pal. 243 00:11:00,126 --> 00:11:01,761 That money ain't worth a damn. 244 00:11:01,827 --> 00:11:04,463 [Cole] So, Corbin and Ricochet, one-on-one to kick us off here tonight 245 00:11:04,530 --> 00:11:06,399 on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox. 246 00:11:06,465 --> 00:11:09,468 Ricochet, of course, a former Intercontinental Champion 247 00:11:10,136 --> 00:11:12,938 and would love to get back in the hunt for that prestigious title, 248 00:11:13,005 --> 00:11:14,240 as Ricochet land-- 249 00:11:14,306 --> 00:11:17,510 lands on the apron and catches Corbin with a kick right to the face. 250 00:11:17,576 --> 00:11:21,981 [McAfee] I can't help but assume, uh, Ricochet watched me beat Corbin. Ooh! 251 00:11:22,048 --> 00:11:24,350 [Cole] Uh-oh, went for an End of Days, 252 00:11:24,417 --> 00:11:26,485 and Ricochet able to land on his feet, 253 00:11:26,552 --> 00:11:28,287 catch Corbin with a kick right to the face, 254 00:11:28,354 --> 00:11:31,424 and Ricochet has Corbin reeling in the early going. 255 00:11:31,490 --> 00:11:33,926 [McAfee] I have some bad news for Corbin. Ricochet appears to be in… 256 00:11:33,993 --> 00:11:35,361 [Cole] And Ricochet-- 257 00:11:35,428 --> 00:11:38,798 [McAfee] …much better shape than I was on Saturday, 258 00:11:38,864 --> 00:11:41,934 and he is absolutely dominating Corbin. 259 00:11:42,001 --> 00:11:44,236 [Cole] The exhilarating Ricochet 260 00:11:45,337 --> 00:11:47,606 had Corbin in his wheelhouse. 261 00:11:47,673 --> 00:11:51,644 [McAfee] I mean, Ricochet is a video game player. 262 00:11:51,711 --> 00:11:52,712 He can do everything. 263 00:11:52,778 --> 00:11:54,947 [Cole] Uh, nobody home as Corbin… 264 00:11:55,014 --> 00:11:56,449 That's vintage Corbin right there. 265 00:11:56,515 --> 00:11:59,418 Oh, and a big clothesline turns Ricochet inside out. 266 00:11:59,485 --> 00:12:01,087 -[crowd booing] -[McAfee] Very good. 267 00:12:01,153 --> 00:12:02,421 There you go. I'm proud of you. 268 00:12:03,322 --> 00:12:05,858 Take these boos, become a better-- Hey, way to go. 269 00:12:05,925 --> 00:12:07,059 Become a better person. 270 00:12:07,126 --> 00:12:10,396 [Cole] Corbin, uh, very quick, as we saw this here, Pat. 271 00:12:10,463 --> 00:12:11,997 Watch the impact of the clothesline. 272 00:12:12,064 --> 00:12:13,299 [McAfee] Turns him inside out. 273 00:12:13,365 --> 00:12:15,634 Corbin has that power. He has that ability. 274 00:12:15,701 --> 00:12:18,437 [crowd chanting "Bum Ass Corbin!"] 275 00:12:18,504 --> 00:12:21,340 [Cole] And of course, you're responsible for this chant, by the way, partner. 276 00:12:21,407 --> 00:12:24,777 [McAfee] I do have a sense of pride whenever this crowd started yelling that. 277 00:12:24,844 --> 00:12:26,545 -[grunts] -[Cole] But I was proud of you 278 00:12:26,612 --> 00:12:28,681 to be able to go into that match last week at SummerSlam 279 00:12:28,747 --> 00:12:33,385 against a world-class athlete like Corbin and actually pick up the win. 280 00:12:33,452 --> 00:12:36,956 Number one trend in the United States, #SmackDown. 281 00:12:37,022 --> 00:12:39,825 That's because we're getting a chance to watch Ricochet perform, 282 00:12:39,892 --> 00:12:42,528 not because the bald guy that is currently in there in control. 283 00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:44,897 [Cole] Well, Corbin as well. I mean, Corbin, mentioned before, 284 00:12:44,964 --> 00:12:48,567 a world-class athlete and former Money in the Bank contract winner, 285 00:12:48,634 --> 00:12:50,569 as he drives Ricochet into the corner. 286 00:12:52,071 --> 00:12:54,073 -[McAfee] He keeps side-eyeing me. -Well, the issue is, 287 00:12:54,140 --> 00:12:55,775 -as you watch again, the impact… -[groans] 288 00:12:55,841 --> 00:12:57,576 Corbin's gotta stop worrying about you out here 289 00:12:57,643 --> 00:13:00,813 and concentrate on the opponent in the ring, Ricochet. 290 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,716 [McAfee] My big thing is they gave me a telestrator. What do you want me to do? 291 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:05,184 I didn't mean to bury him. 292 00:13:05,251 --> 00:13:08,621 I just had to point out an obvious kick to the balls. 293 00:13:09,255 --> 00:13:10,523 [Cole] And now Ricochet. 294 00:13:10,589 --> 00:13:16,362 Oh, runs into a right hand by the former Golden Gloves boxing champion. 295 00:13:17,997 --> 00:13:21,600 [McAfee] I got a chance to feel those here on the commentary desk, Michael Cole. 296 00:13:21,667 --> 00:13:23,002 [crowd chanting "McAfee!"] 297 00:13:23,068 --> 00:13:26,105 -[Cole] Yeah, as he, uh… -[chanting continues] 298 00:13:26,172 --> 00:13:29,575 And this has got to really be getting under the skin of Corbin as well, 299 00:13:29,642 --> 00:13:33,512 the fact that the WWE fans are chanting your name. 300 00:13:33,579 --> 00:13:35,281 [McAfee] Oh, now he's telling them to shush. 301 00:13:36,348 --> 00:13:38,284 Nobody listens to you, Corbin. 302 00:13:38,350 --> 00:13:39,351 [grunts] 303 00:13:39,418 --> 00:13:41,453 -Oh, another. -[grunts] 304 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:43,255 [Cole] Oh, and Ricochet, right to the spine. 305 00:13:43,322 --> 00:13:46,058 [McAfee] See, that was some studying that I did as well. He does that often. 306 00:13:46,125 --> 00:13:48,327 [Cole] Oh, and a kick right to the face, 307 00:13:48,394 --> 00:13:51,697 and Ricochet now has Corbin reeling with yet another kick. 308 00:13:53,232 --> 00:13:54,466 [McAfee] Come on, Ric! 309 00:13:54,533 --> 00:13:57,069 [Cole] And Ricochet now off the apron. 310 00:13:57,136 --> 00:13:59,071 -[McAfee] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Cole] Nobody home, 311 00:13:59,138 --> 00:14:00,472 and Corbin… 312 00:14:00,539 --> 00:14:02,908 Oh, Ricochet face-first off the post. 313 00:14:02,975 --> 00:14:04,543 Corbin has taken control. 314 00:14:04,610 --> 00:14:06,345 Can Ricochet get back in this? 315 00:14:06,412 --> 00:14:07,413 Jeez. 316 00:14:09,982 --> 00:14:12,084 [Cole] Happy Corbin is back in control here 317 00:14:12,151 --> 00:14:13,752 on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox 318 00:14:13,819 --> 00:14:16,956 against a former Intercontinental Champion, Ricochet. 319 00:14:17,022 --> 00:14:18,891 Corbin, who was embarrassed and humiliated 320 00:14:18,958 --> 00:14:21,927 by Pat McAfee back at SummerSlam, and he took it out on Ricochet. 321 00:14:21,994 --> 00:14:23,729 This is before the break. Boom! 322 00:14:23,796 --> 00:14:25,831 Ricochet right off the ring post, 323 00:14:25,898 --> 00:14:27,967 and that's how Corbin has taken control. 324 00:14:28,033 --> 00:14:29,835 Corbin's a dangerous guy, Pat. 325 00:14:29,902 --> 00:14:31,337 You talked to a lot of people. They-- 326 00:14:31,403 --> 00:14:33,305 They say Corbin's just got to get out of his own head. 327 00:14:33,372 --> 00:14:35,274 [McAfee] Yeah, I think he just needs to become a… 328 00:14:35,341 --> 00:14:37,209 you know, a humble human again. 329 00:14:37,276 --> 00:14:40,279 He got kicked in the balatas there just a few days ago, 330 00:14:40,346 --> 00:14:41,814 and that's really where he's at. 331 00:14:41,881 --> 00:14:45,184 He's got an entire audience screaming "Bum Ass Corbin" at him right now. 332 00:14:45,251 --> 00:14:47,052 [Cole] You are sort of to blame for that. 333 00:14:47,119 --> 00:14:48,988 [McAfee] All I'm saying is, I'm a good friend of his. 334 00:14:49,054 --> 00:14:49,955 I need him to hit rock-- 335 00:14:50,022 --> 00:14:51,857 -[Cole] Oh my goodness! -[McAfee] Oh my! 336 00:14:51,924 --> 00:14:52,891 [groaning] 337 00:14:52,958 --> 00:14:55,361 [Cole] Corbin just about shot Ricochet out of the building. 338 00:14:55,427 --> 00:14:56,996 Cover now. Hook of the leg, 339 00:14:57,062 --> 00:14:59,431 and a kickout by Ricochet at two. 340 00:15:00,266 --> 00:15:02,701 -[McAfee] How did Ricochet-- -[Cole] Watch this. 341 00:15:02,768 --> 00:15:04,236 This is incredible. 342 00:15:04,303 --> 00:15:05,371 Look at the height. 343 00:15:05,437 --> 00:15:07,439 He almost goes out of your screen. 344 00:15:10,142 --> 00:15:10,976 [McAfee] Hey. 345 00:15:11,710 --> 00:15:13,112 That was some… 346 00:15:14,146 --> 00:15:15,981 [Cole] Well, again, this is the point, Pat, 347 00:15:16,048 --> 00:15:18,050 is that Corbin should be back on the attack, 348 00:15:18,117 --> 00:15:20,853 try to win this match and put Ricochet away. 349 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,455 -[McAfee] Yeah. -[Cole] Instead, he's talking trash, 350 00:15:23,522 --> 00:15:26,692 -yelling at the WWE fans. -[crowd chanting "You suck!"] 351 00:15:30,062 --> 00:15:32,131 [McAfee] They're talking to Corbin, not Ricochet. 352 00:15:32,197 --> 00:15:34,867 [Cole] And Ricochet able to land on his feet. 353 00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:36,702 Couple of right hands now to the midsection. 354 00:15:37,736 --> 00:15:40,506 -[both grunt] -Ricochet catches Corbin with a knee. 355 00:15:41,940 --> 00:15:44,209 -[McAfee] Ooh! -And the innovative Ricochet 356 00:15:44,276 --> 00:15:46,512 driving Corbin back into the corner. 357 00:15:46,578 --> 00:15:48,314 -[yells] -[groans] 358 00:15:48,380 --> 00:15:50,349 This man is breathtaking when he gets rolling. 359 00:15:50,416 --> 00:15:52,718 [McAfee] Absolutely. Exhilarating. Flawless. 360 00:15:52,785 --> 00:15:54,787 -[Cole] Off the top rope! -[crowd cheering] 361 00:15:54,853 --> 00:15:57,890 That flying clothesline takes Corbin down, 362 00:15:57,957 --> 00:16:00,225 and now Ricochet into the cover. 363 00:16:00,292 --> 00:16:02,795 Is it enough to put him away? And a kickout. 364 00:16:02,861 --> 00:16:05,397 That standing Shooting Star by Ricochet. 365 00:16:05,464 --> 00:16:10,502 [McAfee] I have never seen an arena bored when Ricochet is doing what Ricochet does. 366 00:16:10,569 --> 00:16:12,838 [Cole] Ah, he loves what he does as well. 367 00:16:12,905 --> 00:16:15,474 Very inspiring with moves like this. 368 00:16:15,541 --> 00:16:17,242 [crowd chanting "Ricochet!"] 369 00:16:17,309 --> 00:16:18,844 [Cole] That is incredible! 370 00:16:18,911 --> 00:16:20,813 [McAfee] Running Shooting Star Press. 371 00:16:21,380 --> 00:16:24,149 [Cole] Human highlight reel is Ricochet. 372 00:16:24,216 --> 00:16:26,385 Corbin, however, caught Ricochet. 373 00:16:26,452 --> 00:16:27,786 The power of Corbin. 374 00:16:28,687 --> 00:16:30,689 -[groans] -Boot right to the face. 375 00:16:30,756 --> 00:16:32,257 [McAfee] The quickness of Ricochet. 376 00:16:33,726 --> 00:16:35,394 [Cole] Well, Corbin caught him. 377 00:16:35,461 --> 00:16:37,563 -I think Ricochet is gonna pay here. -[McAfee] Oh! Oh no! 378 00:16:37,629 --> 00:16:39,498 One-armed Ricochet. 379 00:16:41,066 --> 00:16:43,602 [Cole] Oh, and off the neckbreaker! Planting Ricochet. 380 00:16:43,669 --> 00:16:45,804 -Cover now for the win by Corbin. -One, two… 381 00:16:45,871 --> 00:16:48,440 [Cole] Hook of the leg, almost had him, two and a half. 382 00:16:48,507 --> 00:16:50,776 -No! -[McAfee] Corbin's six-foot-seven? 383 00:16:50,843 --> 00:16:51,677 [Cole] Indeed. 384 00:16:52,644 --> 00:16:57,649 [McAfee] Just caught Ricochet one-handed, put him on his back, twisting neckbreaker. 385 00:16:57,716 --> 00:17:00,352 [crowd chanting "Bum Ass Corbin!"] 386 00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:03,522 [Cole] And the fans all over Corbin here tonight… 387 00:17:03,589 --> 00:17:06,158 -Bum Ass Corbin! -…on Friday Night SmackDown. 388 00:17:06,225 --> 00:17:07,993 [crowd chanting "Bum Ass Corbin!"] 389 00:17:09,762 --> 00:17:11,597 -[grunting] -Corbin was looking for a chokeslam, 390 00:17:11,663 --> 00:17:15,401 I believe. Ricochet, though, hooks the leg as he rolls through. 391 00:17:15,467 --> 00:17:17,870 Almost had him. Kick at two by Corbin. 392 00:17:17,936 --> 00:17:20,072 [McAfee] Quick run after Ricochet. 393 00:17:20,139 --> 00:17:21,173 -Oh! -[Cole] Ricochet again. 394 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,175 [McAfee] A version of what I did to finish this thing. 395 00:17:23,242 --> 00:17:24,510 [Cole] And a kickout at two. 396 00:17:25,144 --> 00:17:26,812 -[groans] -[Cole] Yeah, but you had the, uh, 397 00:17:26,879 --> 00:17:28,280 the help of a low blow. 398 00:17:28,347 --> 00:17:29,314 -Oh! -[McAfee] Of course. 399 00:17:29,982 --> 00:17:33,452 I'll take any help I can get, especially 'cause I'm nowhere near Ricochet's level. 400 00:17:33,519 --> 00:17:34,420 [Cole] Oh, and… Oh! 401 00:17:34,486 --> 00:17:36,555 Deep Six by Corbin. 402 00:17:36,622 --> 00:17:40,092 Into the cover to put Ricochet away. Is it enough by Corbin? 403 00:17:40,159 --> 00:17:44,830 And Corbin was staring at you when he had the cover on Ricochet. 404 00:17:44,897 --> 00:17:46,331 Ricochet kicked at two. 405 00:17:46,398 --> 00:17:48,834 [McAfee] I took this ride on Saturday night. 406 00:17:48,901 --> 00:17:52,104 It is longer and higher of a fall than you could ever imagine. 407 00:17:52,171 --> 00:17:54,106 -One, two… -[grunts] 408 00:17:54,173 --> 00:17:56,475 [McAfee] Ricochet somehow kicked out. 409 00:17:56,542 --> 00:18:00,446 -[crowd chanting "Corbin sucks!"] -[indistinct shouting] 410 00:18:00,512 --> 00:18:02,514 [McAfee] Corbin taking Ricochet up high. 411 00:18:03,782 --> 00:18:05,717 [Cole] Now Ricochet trying to fight out of this. 412 00:18:05,784 --> 00:18:06,652 Corbin now. 413 00:18:07,219 --> 00:18:09,188 Don't know what he was trying to do up on the top rope. 414 00:18:09,254 --> 00:18:10,656 Corbin doesn't go up there often. 415 00:18:10,722 --> 00:18:13,091 Ricochet looking for the Sunset Flip Powerbomb. 416 00:18:13,158 --> 00:18:15,194 [McAfee] Oh, Corbin set him up, it appears. 417 00:18:15,260 --> 00:18:16,462 [Cole] And Corbin able to block. 418 00:18:16,528 --> 00:18:19,698 [McAfee] Now he rips Ricochet up to the second rope. 419 00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:23,569 [Cole] Ricochet's still fighting back. That's the… the guts of this man. 420 00:18:24,670 --> 00:18:26,238 Top rope now for Ricochet. 421 00:18:26,305 --> 00:18:28,273 -[McAfee] Dangerous. -High-risk district. 422 00:18:28,340 --> 00:18:30,209 -[McAfee] Dangerous. -[Corbin grunts] 423 00:18:31,143 --> 00:18:33,178 [Cole] Corbin may be going for a chokeslam. 424 00:18:33,245 --> 00:18:35,214 Ricochet, oh, hit the top rope hard. 425 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:38,150 [McAfee] Just kinda throws Ricochet to the side. 426 00:18:38,917 --> 00:18:39,751 What's this? 427 00:18:44,256 --> 00:18:45,491 What, you want some? 428 00:18:45,557 --> 00:18:46,992 -You want some? -[indistinct] 429 00:18:47,059 --> 00:18:48,393 I'll come get you right now. 430 00:18:48,460 --> 00:18:51,129 Hey, I'll do Saturday again if you want it. 431 00:18:51,196 --> 00:18:53,665 -[McAfee laughs] -Meanwhile, Ricochet taking advantage. 432 00:18:53,732 --> 00:18:56,702 Again, Corbin is so obsessed with you out here, Pat, 433 00:18:56,768 --> 00:18:59,104 that he forgot to pay attention to his opponent, 434 00:18:59,171 --> 00:19:02,808 -and Ricochet able to take over. -[McAfee] I'm mesmerizing to Corbin. 435 00:19:02,875 --> 00:19:04,576 He can't help but pay attention to me. 436 00:19:04,643 --> 00:19:07,279 -[Cole] And little bit of Recoil! -[crowd cheering] 437 00:19:07,346 --> 00:19:09,181 -Corbin is down and out. -[McAfee] Go! 438 00:19:09,248 --> 00:19:12,351 Go! Now's the time, Ricochet! 439 00:19:12,417 --> 00:19:15,154 Do something that I was not able to do! 440 00:19:15,220 --> 00:19:19,024 Something smooth, something devastating off the top rope 441 00:19:19,091 --> 00:19:21,593 here in South Carolina! 442 00:19:21,660 --> 00:19:23,896 [crowd cheering] 443 00:19:23,962 --> 00:19:25,230 Shooting Star! 444 00:19:25,297 --> 00:19:28,066 [Cole] Connecting! Is it enough to put Corbin away? 445 00:19:28,133 --> 00:19:30,636 -[crowd] One, two, three! -Corbin continues… 446 00:19:30,702 --> 00:19:32,070 -[bell rings] -…to spiral! 447 00:19:32,137 --> 00:19:34,473 -["It's About to Go Down" plays] -[McAfee] Yeah, Ricochet! 448 00:19:34,540 --> 00:19:38,944 [Irvin] Here is your winner, Ricochet! 449 00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:40,512 [McAfee] My God, Ric! 450 00:19:41,146 --> 00:19:43,382 [Cole] Massive win by Ricochet here tonight. 451 00:19:43,448 --> 00:19:47,452 And again, the bum luck for Corbin continues. 452 00:19:48,053 --> 00:19:51,290 [McAfee] Ricochet with a picture-perfect, 453 00:19:51,356 --> 00:19:54,459 flawless Shooting Star Press 454 00:19:54,526 --> 00:19:57,863 -coming down from the clouds. -[crowd] One, two, three! 455 00:19:57,930 --> 00:19:59,298 -[crowd cheers] -[bell rings] 456 00:20:00,532 --> 00:20:02,234 I was pumped up, Cole, I'm sorry. 457 00:20:02,768 --> 00:20:03,769 I was pumped up. 458 00:20:03,835 --> 00:20:05,370 Hey, you know what I wanna do with Ric? 459 00:20:05,871 --> 00:20:07,105 I got a football here. 460 00:20:07,172 --> 00:20:10,142 [crowd cheering] 461 00:20:10,208 --> 00:20:11,977 Hey, Ric. Huh? Huh? 462 00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:13,679 -Ah, whoa, whoa, whoa. -Not bad. 463 00:20:13,745 --> 00:20:15,981 [McAfee] Huh? Whoa. Hey. 464 00:20:16,048 --> 00:20:17,649 Come on, bring that bad boy back. 465 00:20:20,385 --> 00:20:21,386 Yeah, baby. 466 00:20:23,922 --> 00:20:26,425 You think we send… Me and Ric are just boys. 467 00:20:26,491 --> 00:20:28,026 [Cole] Are you autographing that football? 468 00:20:28,093 --> 00:20:29,261 Yeah, my TO. 469 00:20:29,328 --> 00:20:30,862 Me and Ric played catch. 470 00:20:30,929 --> 00:20:32,431 We're in South Carolina! 471 00:20:33,599 --> 00:20:35,467 Kick that thing out into the crowd! 472 00:20:35,534 --> 00:20:36,902 [Cole] In cowboy boots. 473 00:20:38,236 --> 00:20:40,339 -I love you, Ric! -[Cole] The old GameDay punter. 474 00:20:40,405 --> 00:20:43,742 Well, as Pat celebrates with Ricochet, I wanna talk about the fact 475 00:20:43,809 --> 00:20:46,845 that Liv Morgan became the first woman in WWE history 476 00:20:46,912 --> 00:20:48,880 -to beat Ronda Rousey twice… -[both yelling] 477 00:20:48,947 --> 00:20:50,282 …but it was controversial. 478 00:20:50,349 --> 00:20:51,783 Rousey's shoulders were down, 479 00:20:51,850 --> 00:20:53,252 the official counted "one, two, three," 480 00:20:53,318 --> 00:20:56,421 but as you can see, Liv Morgan was tapping 481 00:20:56,488 --> 00:20:58,657 before the three-count happened. 482 00:20:58,724 --> 00:21:02,194 Tonight Liv Morgan is here live to address the controversy, 483 00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:06,498 and Ronda Rousey has now been suspended and fined for this week. 484 00:21:06,565 --> 00:21:09,234 So a new challenger has to be found for Liv Morgan 485 00:21:09,301 --> 00:21:10,969 and the SmackDown Women's Championship. 486 00:21:11,036 --> 00:21:12,004 Who will it be? 487 00:21:12,070 --> 00:21:14,039 We'll have a Gauntlet Match to figure out 488 00:21:14,106 --> 00:21:15,907 who faces Morgan for the title 489 00:21:15,974 --> 00:21:18,076 at Clash at the Castle 490 00:21:18,143 --> 00:21:19,611 four weeks from tomorrow. 491 00:21:20,145 --> 00:21:23,482 [McAfee] Oh, Sami Zayn, the Honorary Uce. 492 00:21:24,182 --> 00:21:25,851 [Cole] And Roman Reigns is here. 493 00:21:26,518 --> 00:21:28,920 [McAfee] Oh, what's Sami wanna say to the Tribal Chief? 494 00:21:28,987 --> 00:21:30,555 [Cole] Maybe congratulations? 495 00:21:30,622 --> 00:21:32,624 ["Are You Ready" by AC/DC playing] 496 00:21:34,559 --> 00:21:37,362 ♪ It's a crazy town, full of neon dreams ♪ 497 00:21:37,429 --> 00:21:40,098 ♪ Everybody plays, everybody sings ♪ 498 00:21:40,165 --> 00:21:42,734 ♪ Hollywood with a touch of twang ♪ 499 00:21:42,801 --> 00:21:45,404 ♪ To be a star You gotta bang, bang, bang ♪ 500 00:21:45,470 --> 00:21:48,040 ♪ Bend those strings 'Til the Hank comes out ♪ 501 00:21:48,106 --> 00:21:50,542 ♪ Make all the drunk girls Scream and shout ♪ 502 00:21:50,609 --> 00:21:54,479 ♪ We love it, we hate it We're all just trying to make it ♪ 503 00:21:55,380 --> 00:21:58,250 ♪ In this crazy town ♪ 504 00:21:58,317 --> 00:22:01,320 ["Crazy Town" by Jason Aldean playing] 505 00:22:06,625 --> 00:22:09,394 ♪ Pay your dues, and you play for free ♪ 506 00:22:09,461 --> 00:22:11,897 ♪ And you pray for a honky-tonk destiny ♪ 507 00:22:11,963 --> 00:22:13,265 ♪ You cut your teeth… ♪ 508 00:22:13,331 --> 00:22:14,933 [music fades] 509 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,302 Oh! [laughs] 510 00:22:17,369 --> 00:22:19,805 -Yeah! -Sami Zayn, Honorary Uce. 511 00:22:19,871 --> 00:22:22,040 -Honorary Uce in the house. -What's up, man? 512 00:22:22,841 --> 00:22:24,142 We'll get one. We'll get one. 513 00:22:24,209 --> 00:22:26,411 Hey, boys, I just had to tell you in person. 514 00:22:26,478 --> 00:22:28,914 What you guys did at SummerSlam, unbelievable. 515 00:22:28,980 --> 00:22:31,183 -Appreciate that. -Unbelievable. Mad respect. Mad respect. 516 00:22:31,249 --> 00:22:32,517 Speaking of SummerSlam, 517 00:22:32,584 --> 00:22:34,653 uh, how's Paul Heyman? How's The Wiseman? 518 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:38,290 Oh, he's good. He need a few days at home, 'cause, you know, the big F5 through-- 519 00:22:38,357 --> 00:22:40,792 -I-I saw. I saw. Okay, so he's at home. -Good. 520 00:22:40,859 --> 00:22:43,228 Okay, that might make some sense, 'cause he didn't answer my text. 521 00:22:43,295 --> 00:22:46,665 I was trying to let him know I was coming to talk to Roman. 522 00:22:46,732 --> 00:22:48,400 -Mmm. -Just wanted to congratulate him 523 00:22:48,467 --> 00:22:50,435 on everything. SummerSlam was unbelievable, 524 00:22:50,502 --> 00:22:52,704 so I'm just gonna pop in real quick 525 00:22:52,771 --> 00:22:54,506 and just-just give him my regards. 526 00:22:54,573 --> 00:22:56,074 Now's not a good time, Uce. 527 00:22:57,109 --> 00:22:58,110 My dawg. 528 00:22:58,744 --> 00:23:00,579 -W-what… -Hey, I'll shoot you a text. 529 00:23:01,313 --> 00:23:03,014 -Later? Okay, okay. -Yeah. I'll text you. 530 00:23:03,081 --> 00:23:04,716 -You-you text me. -Got you. 531 00:23:04,783 --> 00:23:05,617 -Okay? -I'm on it. 532 00:23:05,684 --> 00:23:06,852 -I'll come back later. -Peace. 533 00:23:07,452 --> 00:23:08,320 Peace. 534 00:23:09,388 --> 00:23:11,056 -One-- One hundred. -[door closes] 535 00:23:11,123 --> 00:23:12,824 ♪ Are you ready for a good time? ♪ 536 00:23:12,891 --> 00:23:15,093 One hundred. I don't think they're dawgs. 537 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,162 I think Sami Zayn is a bit confused, 538 00:23:17,229 --> 00:23:20,632 and he is nowhere near on the Tribal Chief's schedule. 539 00:23:20,699 --> 00:23:22,501 That's tough luck for Sami Zayn. Tough luck. 540 00:23:22,567 --> 00:23:25,437 Well, The Bloodline celebrating a big SummerSlam. 541 00:23:25,504 --> 00:23:27,939 Speaking of SummerSlam, it wasn't without controversy. 542 00:23:28,006 --> 00:23:30,408 Let's take you back to the SmackDown Women's Championship, 543 00:23:30,475 --> 00:23:33,145 Liv Morgan versus Ronda Rousey. 544 00:23:35,580 --> 00:23:40,252 [Graves] This is where we find out what Liv Morgan is made of as a champion. 545 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:45,123 Does Liv Morgan have the killer instinct required to get past 546 00:23:45,190 --> 00:23:47,459 "The Baddest Women on the Planet" Ronda Rousey? 547 00:23:47,526 --> 00:23:48,960 [dramatic music playing] 548 00:23:49,027 --> 00:23:50,862 [Cole] Rousey quickly goes right after Morgan. 549 00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:53,598 -[Graves] Oh! -[Cole] What a knee. 550 00:23:53,665 --> 00:23:54,933 Liv is in trouble. 551 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,001 [Graves] There it is. 552 00:23:56,067 --> 00:23:57,602 [Cole] Armbar now, center of the ring. 553 00:23:57,669 --> 00:23:59,838 Gets the foot there, and will force the break. 554 00:24:01,206 --> 00:24:03,208 A survival instinct from Morgan. 555 00:24:04,075 --> 00:24:05,844 [Graves] Liv's arm is gonna snap like a twig. 556 00:24:05,911 --> 00:24:08,480 -[screaming] -[Cole] Morgan is screaming in pain. 557 00:24:08,547 --> 00:24:10,348 Wait a minute, Ronda's shoulders were down! 558 00:24:10,415 --> 00:24:12,284 -[referee] One, two, three! -[Graves] Wait, Liv-- 559 00:24:12,350 --> 00:24:13,819 -Liv tapped! Liv tapped! -[bell rings] 560 00:24:13,885 --> 00:24:15,120 [crowd cheering] 561 00:24:15,187 --> 00:24:17,856 -[tense music plays] -[Cole] The referee counted three. 562 00:24:17,923 --> 00:24:19,491 Liv Morgan is still the champion. 563 00:24:20,192 --> 00:24:21,526 [Graves] Look at the replay. 564 00:24:22,394 --> 00:24:25,530 [Cole] There's a tap before three. You're right, Corey. You're exactly right. 565 00:24:26,031 --> 00:24:27,632 Well, the official blew that call. 566 00:24:28,366 --> 00:24:30,135 [Graves] Rousey is pissed. 567 00:24:33,705 --> 00:24:34,806 [tense music buildup] 568 00:24:34,873 --> 00:24:37,042 [Cole] And Ronda Rousey now from behind. 569 00:24:38,610 --> 00:24:40,846 She's gonna break the champion's arm. 570 00:24:40,912 --> 00:24:44,316 [screaming] 571 00:24:44,382 --> 00:24:45,884 Oh, and now she's attacking the referee! 572 00:24:46,718 --> 00:24:49,554 [Graves] Ronda Rousey is on a rampage. 573 00:24:49,621 --> 00:24:52,491 Morgan's arm might be severely damaged. 574 00:24:52,557 --> 00:24:55,327 [Cole] Rousey is gonna be fined or-or perhaps worse. 575 00:24:56,127 --> 00:24:58,096 Ronda Rousey has snapped. 576 00:25:01,833 --> 00:25:03,435 We'll hear from Liv in just a little bit. 577 00:25:03,502 --> 00:25:05,904 Ronda Rousey fined and suspended for this week, 578 00:25:05,971 --> 00:25:08,340 so we have to find a competitor for Liv Morgan 579 00:25:08,406 --> 00:25:11,710 at Clash at the Castle-- Gauntlet Match later on tonight here on SmackDown. 580 00:25:11,776 --> 00:25:13,078 Number One Contenders match. 581 00:25:13,144 --> 00:25:15,680 Who's gonna get an opportunity to become the champ? 582 00:25:15,747 --> 00:25:17,883 -Shinsuke now! -["The Rising Sun" playing] 583 00:25:17,949 --> 00:25:20,051 [Cole] We're gonna need oxygen out here tonight. 584 00:25:20,118 --> 00:25:22,387 [McAfee] I needed it on Saturday. Where the hell were you? 585 00:25:23,822 --> 00:25:24,923 [bell rings] 586 00:25:24,990 --> 00:25:27,392 [Irvin] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 587 00:25:27,459 --> 00:25:29,995 Introducing first, from Kyoto, Japan, 588 00:25:30,061 --> 00:25:36,668 weighing in at 220 pounds, Shinsuke Nakamura! 589 00:25:36,735 --> 00:25:38,336 [Cole] Will you stop? You're gonna-- 590 00:25:38,403 --> 00:25:40,572 -Hold it, hold it. -[McAfee mimics air guitar] 591 00:25:40,639 --> 00:25:42,274 -My goodness. -[mimics air guitar] 592 00:25:42,340 --> 00:25:45,443 [Cole] Well, as Pat plays air guitar, 593 00:25:45,510 --> 00:25:46,878 I wanna tell you that tonight, 594 00:25:46,945 --> 00:25:48,780 Friday Night SmackDown on Fox 595 00:25:48,847 --> 00:25:50,282 is sponsored by Progressive Insurance. 596 00:25:50,348 --> 00:25:54,753 Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance. 597 00:25:54,819 --> 00:25:56,321 Pat's gonna need Progressive 598 00:25:56,388 --> 00:25:58,690 if this night keeps up. You're gonna blow out a knee… 599 00:25:58,757 --> 00:25:59,958 -[explosion] -…or something worse. 600 00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:05,563 Shinsuke Nakamura, the King of Strong Style, 601 00:26:05,630 --> 00:26:09,301 can earn an opportunity at Gunther and the Intercontinental Championship, 602 00:26:09,367 --> 00:26:12,904 but he's gotta knock off Gunther's buddy, Ludwig Kaiser. 603 00:26:12,971 --> 00:26:17,375 Nakamura, Kaiser, live next on SmackDown. 604 00:26:17,442 --> 00:26:19,110 [McAfee] You're the man, Shinsuke! 605 00:26:23,949 --> 00:26:25,817 [narrator] Tonight's classic SmackDown Moment 606 00:26:25,884 --> 00:26:27,419 is delivered by Pizza Hut. 607 00:26:27,485 --> 00:26:28,787 No One OutPizzas the Hut. 608 00:26:28,853 --> 00:26:31,923 Order today at pizzahut.com or download the app. 609 00:26:32,691 --> 00:26:34,092 [electricity zapping] 610 00:26:35,493 --> 00:26:37,395 [Lawler] The DX Express! 611 00:26:37,462 --> 00:26:39,831 [Cole] What the hell will DX, the McMahon-Helmsley regime, 612 00:26:39,898 --> 00:26:40,999 have planned for tonight? 613 00:26:41,066 --> 00:26:42,867 I'm sick and tired of all these games. 614 00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:46,171 I'm tired of this Austin 3:16! 615 00:26:46,237 --> 00:26:49,207 So McMahon 3:16 says, "If you are here, 616 00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:51,610 why don't you come down in this ring right now?" 617 00:26:51,676 --> 00:26:53,044 [tense music playing] 618 00:26:53,111 --> 00:26:54,279 [glass shatters] 619 00:26:54,346 --> 00:26:56,748 I understand you jackasses have been looking for me. 620 00:26:57,315 --> 00:26:58,617 Hell, I'm out in the parking lot. 621 00:26:59,384 --> 00:27:02,087 What we've got here is my own little toy. 622 00:27:02,687 --> 00:27:03,521 [Lawler] Now what? 623 00:27:03,588 --> 00:27:05,390 [Cole] That's the DX Express bus! 624 00:27:05,890 --> 00:27:07,659 [crane whirring] 625 00:27:07,726 --> 00:27:09,394 [shattering] 626 00:27:10,795 --> 00:27:12,397 [explosions] 627 00:27:14,132 --> 00:27:16,134 [Cole] Austin 3:16 says, 628 00:27:16,201 --> 00:27:18,536 "I just wrecked your bus." 629 00:27:18,603 --> 00:27:20,305 And that's the bottom line, 630 00:27:20,372 --> 00:27:23,141 'cause Stone Cold said so. 631 00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:26,211 -["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" plays] -[flames crackling] 632 00:27:29,614 --> 00:27:31,182 [Cole] If my memory serves me correctly, 633 00:27:31,249 --> 00:27:34,185 that happened up the road at the old Charlotte Coliseum, I believe. 634 00:27:34,819 --> 00:27:36,688 [McAfee] That was 22 years ago. 635 00:27:37,288 --> 00:27:40,191 [Cole] Meanwhile, Shinsuke Nakamura, looking to earn an opportunity 636 00:27:40,258 --> 00:27:41,993 at the Intercontinental Championship. 637 00:27:42,060 --> 00:27:45,397 -["Prepare To Fight" playing] -Still doing it, Cole. Still doing it. 638 00:27:46,231 --> 00:27:47,232 Proud of you, man. 639 00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:50,835 And these two men are… 640 00:27:51,770 --> 00:27:55,740 -Depends-like intimidating. -[Irvin] And his opponent, 641 00:27:55,807 --> 00:28:00,145 accompanied to the ring by the Intercontinental Champion, Gunther, 642 00:28:00,211 --> 00:28:03,014 weighing in at 220 pounds, 643 00:28:03,081 --> 00:28:05,750 Ludwig Kaiser! 644 00:28:05,817 --> 00:28:11,322 [yelling in German] 645 00:28:11,389 --> 00:28:13,491 [Cole laughing] "Depends-like intimidating." 646 00:28:13,558 --> 00:28:15,527 [McAfee] You need a diaper when these guys come out, 647 00:28:15,593 --> 00:28:16,628 'cause everybody's pooping. 648 00:28:16,695 --> 00:28:18,963 ["Prepare To Fight" continues] 649 00:28:20,799 --> 00:28:21,933 ♪ Gunther! ♪ 650 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,735 ♪ Der Ringgeneral! ♪ 651 00:28:23,802 --> 00:28:25,136 ♪ Gunther! ♪ 652 00:28:25,203 --> 00:28:27,372 ♪ Das mächtigste! ♪ 653 00:28:30,775 --> 00:28:32,677 -[music fades] -[Cole] So, Ludwig, uh, 654 00:28:32,744 --> 00:28:34,546 -has to play roadblock tonight… -Ring the bell! 655 00:28:34,612 --> 00:28:36,181 -[bell rings] -…for Nakamura, and of course, 656 00:28:36,247 --> 00:28:38,049 his buddy Gunther, the Intercontinental Champion. 657 00:28:38,116 --> 00:28:41,186 Nakamura wins, he gets an opportunity next week here on SmackDown 658 00:28:41,252 --> 00:28:43,121 against Gunther for the Intercontinental Title. 659 00:28:43,188 --> 00:28:45,790 Kaiser owns a victory over Nakamura a couple of weeks ago 660 00:28:45,857 --> 00:28:47,792 with the help of, uh, Mr. Gunther. 661 00:28:47,859 --> 00:28:50,528 Nakamura knocked off Kaiser a few weeks before that. 662 00:28:50,595 --> 00:28:51,963 So here we go now. 663 00:28:52,030 --> 00:28:55,366 Rubber match, so to speak, with a lot on the line for Nakamura. 664 00:28:55,433 --> 00:28:58,136 [McAfee] Ludwig is a German gentleman. 665 00:28:58,736 --> 00:29:03,441 [Cole] Former two-time NXT Tag Team Champion, Mr. Kaiser. 666 00:29:03,508 --> 00:29:04,809 Nakamura, of course, 667 00:29:04,876 --> 00:29:06,978 a two-time Intercontinental Champion. 668 00:29:07,045 --> 00:29:09,214 -Two-time United States Champion. -[yelling in German] 669 00:29:10,148 --> 00:29:12,550 [Cole] Winner of the Royal Rumble Match as well. 670 00:29:12,617 --> 00:29:15,086 Speaking of the United States Championship, 671 00:29:15,153 --> 00:29:17,489 how about Ciampa winning on Raw 672 00:29:17,555 --> 00:29:20,225 for-for the opportunity to face Mr. Bobby Lashley 673 00:29:20,291 --> 00:29:21,826 for the United States Title? 674 00:29:22,827 --> 00:29:24,629 [McAfee] I know a lot about all of these men 675 00:29:24,696 --> 00:29:26,931 because I've been a fan of the business for so long. 676 00:29:26,998 --> 00:29:28,867 What we're looking at in the ring right now, 677 00:29:28,933 --> 00:29:31,903 although Ludwig is working for Gunther, 678 00:29:31,970 --> 00:29:34,739 we're talking about two of the most dangerous men 679 00:29:34,806 --> 00:29:36,708 to ever step foot in a ring. 680 00:29:36,774 --> 00:29:38,376 [Cole] Yeah, Kaiser has been very impressive… 681 00:29:38,443 --> 00:29:39,477 [yells] Nein! 682 00:29:39,544 --> 00:29:41,279 [Cole] …here on Friday Night SmackDown. 683 00:29:41,346 --> 00:29:44,716 [McAfee] He just said "no" in his native tongue, which is German. 684 00:29:44,783 --> 00:29:46,684 [yelling] 685 00:29:46,751 --> 00:29:48,253 -[Cole] Thanks. -[McAfee] That's "nein." 686 00:29:48,319 --> 00:29:49,954 -[yelling] -[Cole] Great. Kaiser… 687 00:29:50,021 --> 00:29:50,855 [speaks in German] 688 00:29:50,922 --> 00:29:54,526 [Cole] …continuing to pummel Nakamura in the corner as Gunther barks orders. 689 00:29:55,493 --> 00:29:57,729 -[grunts] -[McAfee chuckles] 690 00:29:57,795 --> 00:30:01,266 [Cole] Nakamura bounced face-first off the turnbuckle, 691 00:30:01,332 --> 00:30:04,903 -and Kaiser with a scowl on his face… -[grunting] 692 00:30:04,969 --> 00:30:07,372 …taking the fight to Nakamura here tonight. 693 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:10,508 -[grunts] -[groans] 694 00:30:10,575 --> 00:30:12,944 [McAfee] I don't know if the chant-- What… [laughs] 695 00:30:13,545 --> 00:30:15,880 [Cole] Nakamura now would love to win tonight. 696 00:30:15,947 --> 00:30:20,185 Put him in a spot next week to win his third Intercontinental Championship. 697 00:30:20,251 --> 00:30:22,987 -Oh, and Shinsuke Nakamura. -[yelling in German] 698 00:30:23,054 --> 00:30:26,858 -[crowd cheering] -[McAfee] So talented, so dangerous. 699 00:30:26,925 --> 00:30:30,995 He's a veteran. His in-ring IQ is high, and when he starts rolling… 700 00:30:31,062 --> 00:30:33,831 Come on! 701 00:30:33,898 --> 00:30:36,668 [Cole] Nakamura begging Kaiser to come on out of the corner 702 00:30:36,734 --> 00:30:38,069 and caught him with a knee. 703 00:30:38,136 --> 00:30:39,337 [McAfee] Tough to stop. 704 00:30:39,404 --> 00:30:42,574 [Cole] Gotta be a lot of pressure on Kaiser's shoulder tonight as well. 705 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,609 Gotta knock off Nakamura for Gunther. 706 00:30:44,676 --> 00:30:46,611 [McAfee] Not only that, he's getting a chance… 707 00:30:46,678 --> 00:30:47,745 -Oh! -…to have a match 708 00:30:47,812 --> 00:30:50,014 against one of the all-time greats on SmackDown. 709 00:30:50,081 --> 00:30:52,383 [Cole] Cover by Shin, and a kickout by Kaiser at one. 710 00:30:53,284 --> 00:30:55,053 [McAfee] Big moment here for Ludwig. 711 00:30:55,119 --> 00:30:57,622 He's either gonna disappoint Gunther and disappoint everybody 712 00:30:57,689 --> 00:31:01,025 or he gets a win and moves on to another day. 713 00:31:01,092 --> 00:31:03,628 [Cole] Well, disappoint everyone if you're a fan of Gunther and Ludwig. 714 00:31:03,695 --> 00:31:05,830 If you're a fan of Nakamura, it wouldn't be a disappointment. 715 00:31:05,897 --> 00:31:08,399 [McAfee] I'm just saying, you're talking about the pressure on Ludwig. 716 00:31:08,466 --> 00:31:10,501 But Shinsuke, I'd love to see him with the title 717 00:31:10,568 --> 00:31:12,937 -around his waist! -Running knee drives Kaiser. 718 00:31:13,938 --> 00:31:16,708 [McAfee] Shinsuke, who was a great champion for us for a long time, 719 00:31:16,774 --> 00:31:19,210 -looking to get back. -Look at the quickness of Kaiser 720 00:31:19,277 --> 00:31:21,713 -into the ring. Nakamura… -[yells] 721 00:31:22,313 --> 00:31:25,016 -…with a kick to the spine. -[both grunt] 722 00:31:25,083 --> 00:31:26,251 [Cole] Kaiser, oh! 723 00:31:26,317 --> 00:31:29,220 Flipping Nakamura over, face-first. Kaiser in control. 724 00:31:29,287 --> 00:31:32,690 Can Nakamura earn himself an Intercontinental Title opportunity? 725 00:31:32,757 --> 00:31:33,825 [indistinct shouting] 726 00:31:35,927 --> 00:31:38,029 [Cole] And we are back on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox. 727 00:31:38,096 --> 00:31:39,564 It is Nakamura versus Kaiser. 728 00:31:39,631 --> 00:31:42,066 Nakamura needs a victory tonight to earn himself 729 00:31:42,133 --> 00:31:43,868 an Intercontinental Championship opportunity 730 00:31:43,935 --> 00:31:45,470 against Kaiser's buddy, Gunther. 731 00:31:45,536 --> 00:31:47,438 There he is here at ringside. 732 00:31:49,707 --> 00:31:52,810 -And… -[McAfee] Nakamura turning this around. 733 00:31:54,612 --> 00:31:57,582 [Cole] And now Shin, right to the back of the neck of Kaiser. 734 00:32:00,285 --> 00:32:03,721 And, oh, the sliding Nakamura. 735 00:32:03,788 --> 00:32:05,890 [McAfee] His strikes are just so innovative. 736 00:32:05,957 --> 00:32:07,025 They come out of nowhere 737 00:32:07,091 --> 00:32:08,293 -and Ludwig is reeling. -Nein! 738 00:32:09,894 --> 00:32:12,096 [Cole] And now Kaiser-- Oh, and a chop by Nakamura. 739 00:32:12,163 --> 00:32:14,299 -[McAfee] This is awesome! -[yells] 740 00:32:14,365 --> 00:32:16,834 [Cole] And Nakamura slides through! There's the German suplex. 741 00:32:16,901 --> 00:32:17,869 [McAfee] Wow. 742 00:32:17,936 --> 00:32:19,037 On a German. 743 00:32:19,103 --> 00:32:21,306 -Hit me. Come on. Hit me. -[Gunther indistinct] 744 00:32:21,372 --> 00:32:24,108 [McAfee] Now Gunther and Shinsuke are eye-to-eye. 745 00:32:27,011 --> 00:32:30,181 [Cole] And Nakamura planted off the distraction. 746 00:32:30,682 --> 00:32:32,884 [McAfee] Gunther knew exactly what he was doing. 747 00:32:32,951 --> 00:32:36,120 Shinsuke had all the control after the slide-through German suplex 748 00:32:36,187 --> 00:32:37,855 -on the German man. -[groans] 749 00:32:37,922 --> 00:32:39,357 [referee] Come on. Let's stop. 750 00:32:39,424 --> 00:32:40,325 One! 751 00:32:40,391 --> 00:32:42,527 Let's go, Shin. Let's go. Two! 752 00:32:42,593 --> 00:32:44,228 [McAfee] Shin able to regain control 753 00:32:44,295 --> 00:32:46,531 -with a big knee! -Nakamura with a running knee to Kaiser. 754 00:32:46,597 --> 00:32:48,466 Nakamura could be closing in 755 00:32:48,533 --> 00:32:50,168 on a victory here tonight perhaps. 756 00:32:50,234 --> 00:32:52,070 [McAfee] Intercontinental shot next week. 757 00:32:52,136 --> 00:32:53,438 [indistinct shouting] 758 00:32:53,504 --> 00:32:56,007 [Cole] Setting him up perhaps for the Kinshasa, Pat. 759 00:32:57,041 --> 00:32:58,576 [McAfee] Will Shin be a champ again? 760 00:32:58,643 --> 00:33:00,411 [Cole] Oh, and Kaiser caught him with an uppercut. 761 00:33:00,478 --> 00:33:03,481 Cover now to put Nakamura away. Hook of the leg. Is it enough? 762 00:33:03,548 --> 00:33:05,316 -Almost had him. Kickout at two. -[crowd cheering] 763 00:33:05,383 --> 00:33:06,484 -[McAfee] Damn! -[yells] 764 00:33:07,251 --> 00:33:08,353 [McAfee] Did you see that? 765 00:33:09,020 --> 00:33:10,321 European uppercut. 766 00:33:10,388 --> 00:33:13,758 -[Cole] Bang! -[indistinct] to Shinsuke's jaw. 767 00:33:15,593 --> 00:33:17,195 Almost ended this thing. 768 00:33:17,261 --> 00:33:18,196 [both groan] 769 00:33:18,262 --> 00:33:21,799 [Cole] And Nakamura trying to fire back. Kaiser looking to put Nakamura away. 770 00:33:22,867 --> 00:33:25,269 [McAfee] Shinsuke understands what's on the line, 771 00:33:25,937 --> 00:33:27,405 -as does-- -[Cole] Oh, look at that! 772 00:33:27,472 --> 00:33:29,474 Dropping Nakamura, back of his neck. 773 00:33:29,540 --> 00:33:31,042 For the victory here tonight. 774 00:33:31,109 --> 00:33:32,377 Nakamura kicked at two! 775 00:33:32,443 --> 00:33:35,346 -[yells] -[McAfee] A German suplex. 776 00:33:35,413 --> 00:33:38,416 [Cole] Kaiser has been so impressive in this match. 777 00:33:39,717 --> 00:33:42,720 [McAfee] Look at how strong and powerful and innovative… 778 00:33:42,787 --> 00:33:44,288 Ludwig Kaiser. 779 00:33:45,456 --> 00:33:47,658 [Cole] And Gunther barking orders at ringside, 780 00:33:47,725 --> 00:33:49,527 telling him to put Nakamura away. 781 00:33:50,661 --> 00:33:51,829 [indistinct shouting] 782 00:33:52,964 --> 00:33:53,798 [yells in German] 783 00:33:54,565 --> 00:33:57,402 [Cole] Oh, Nakamura, though, catches him. Looking to-- 784 00:33:57,468 --> 00:33:59,837 -Will Kaiser tap? -[McAfee] Armbar. 785 00:33:59,904 --> 00:34:02,340 [Cole] Yeah, trying to lock the armbar in on Kaiser, 786 00:34:02,407 --> 00:34:04,075 who's able to stomp at the chest 787 00:34:04,142 --> 00:34:05,977 and almost pull off the victory. 788 00:34:06,043 --> 00:34:07,378 [yelling] 789 00:34:07,445 --> 00:34:08,813 Nakamura caught him on the backside. 790 00:34:10,081 --> 00:34:11,916 Ahh! 791 00:34:11,983 --> 00:34:14,085 [McAfee] We've seen this before. 792 00:34:14,152 --> 00:34:16,888 [Cole] Kinshasa by Nakamura! 793 00:34:16,954 --> 00:34:19,123 -The cover. Hook of the leg! -[crowd] One, two… 794 00:34:19,190 --> 00:34:21,826 Nakamura is gonna face Gunther for the title next week. 795 00:34:21,893 --> 00:34:22,860 ["The Rising Sun" plays] 796 00:34:22,927 --> 00:34:25,063 -[McAfee] Good luck, Gunther. -Here is your winner, 797 00:34:25,129 --> 00:34:30,568 Shinsuke Nakamura! 798 00:34:30,635 --> 00:34:31,969 [McAfee] Next week, 799 00:34:32,036 --> 00:34:35,940 Gunther has to face the most electric human 800 00:34:36,941 --> 00:34:40,011 -in South Carolina right now. -[crowd cheering] 801 00:34:40,078 --> 00:34:42,747 Shinsuke Nakamura earns himself a title shot. 802 00:34:42,814 --> 00:34:45,583 [Cole] The Kinshasa by Nakamura 803 00:34:45,650 --> 00:34:48,252 -to knock off Ludwig Kaiser… -[crowd] One, two, three! 804 00:34:48,319 --> 00:34:51,222 -[bell rings] -…and Gunther was not happy. 805 00:34:51,289 --> 00:34:53,558 -[Irvin] Here is your winner… -[McAfee] Livid with Ludwig. 806 00:34:53,624 --> 00:34:55,660 He's not supposed to protect 807 00:34:55,726 --> 00:34:57,228 and defend his title. 808 00:34:57,295 --> 00:34:59,697 Ludwig was supposed to get the win, and now… 809 00:34:59,764 --> 00:35:02,100 -[crowd cheering] -[music fades] 810 00:35:02,166 --> 00:35:05,369 We gotta see what Der Ringgeneral has 811 00:35:06,137 --> 00:35:09,507 with Shinsuke Nakamura next week, Gunther. 812 00:35:10,341 --> 00:35:12,844 -Come on! -[crowd cheering] 813 00:35:12,910 --> 00:35:15,446 -[McAfee] Oh my… Again. -["The Rising Sun" playing] 814 00:35:15,513 --> 00:35:17,515 [Cole] Nakamura is ready to go. 815 00:35:17,582 --> 00:35:22,653 And Nakamura looking to earn his third Intercontinental Championship next week 816 00:35:22,720 --> 00:35:26,090 right here on Friday Night SmackDown in Raleigh, North Carolina. 817 00:35:26,157 --> 00:35:27,658 And it is going to be a war. 818 00:35:27,725 --> 00:35:29,660 And speaking of a war, 819 00:35:29,727 --> 00:35:34,665 how about the new, vicious Viking Raiders who have been on a tear? 820 00:35:34,732 --> 00:35:36,834 Here's our Progressive Match Flo. 821 00:35:38,769 --> 00:35:41,405 [narrator] Match Flo is sponsored by Progressive. 822 00:35:41,472 --> 00:35:44,842 A triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more. 823 00:35:44,909 --> 00:35:47,145 -[tense music playing] -[Cole] The fun and games are over, 824 00:35:47,211 --> 00:35:52,383 because The Viking Raiders take on The New Day in tag team action. 825 00:35:53,851 --> 00:35:58,556 New Day looking to thwart the threat of the new, vicious Viking Raiders. 826 00:35:58,623 --> 00:36:00,224 -[grunts] -[crowd cheers] 827 00:36:01,192 --> 00:36:04,262 Off the top rope! It could be over! 828 00:36:04,328 --> 00:36:07,098 And Ivar breaking things up. 829 00:36:07,832 --> 00:36:09,634 Oh, what a knee to the face! 830 00:36:09,700 --> 00:36:12,270 -Now, double-team to Kingston! -[crowd cheering] 831 00:36:12,336 --> 00:36:13,171 Cover. 832 00:36:14,005 --> 00:36:15,673 -And The Viking Raiders… -[bell rings] 833 00:36:15,740 --> 00:36:17,675 …with a definitive victory. 834 00:36:17,742 --> 00:36:19,477 [crowd boos] 835 00:36:19,544 --> 00:36:20,645 [McAfee] What are they doing? 836 00:36:21,345 --> 00:36:23,514 [Cole] Viking Raiders have already won this match. 837 00:36:24,448 --> 00:36:26,651 Woods-- Oh my goodness! 838 00:36:26,717 --> 00:36:28,719 [tense music playing] 839 00:36:30,154 --> 00:36:32,757 -[both grunt] -[groans, yells] 840 00:36:32,823 --> 00:36:34,392 -[crowd boos] -[yells] 841 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:37,461 [indistinct shouting] 842 00:36:37,528 --> 00:36:40,097 -[booing] -[groaning] 843 00:36:46,637 --> 00:36:50,041 Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest, Kofi Kingston. 844 00:36:50,107 --> 00:36:51,442 [crowd cheering] 845 00:36:51,509 --> 00:36:54,645 We match! We match! Look at us! Wow! 846 00:36:54,712 --> 00:36:56,080 -We do match. -What's up? What's up? 847 00:36:56,147 --> 00:36:58,916 Well, we just saw The Viking Raiders' gruesome attack 848 00:36:58,983 --> 00:37:01,319 on your partner, Xavier Woods, from last week. 849 00:37:01,385 --> 00:37:03,120 How's Xavier doing? How's he holding up? 850 00:37:03,187 --> 00:37:04,422 Woods is holding up just fine. 851 00:37:04,488 --> 00:37:07,825 He's in high spirits right now, resting, recovering, recuperating. 852 00:37:07,892 --> 00:37:09,193 Look, it's gonna be a matter of time 853 00:37:09,260 --> 00:37:11,796 before he's right back on SmackDown with us. 854 00:37:11,862 --> 00:37:14,198 And that's the thing about us, is that no matter how many times 855 00:37:14,265 --> 00:37:19,904 these nasty, disgusting, gross, grotesque, crusty-ass Vikings wanna put us down, 856 00:37:19,971 --> 00:37:23,174 we're always gonna get back up, because to us it's not just a gimmick 857 00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:27,345 when we say that "Every day is a New Day." 858 00:37:28,079 --> 00:37:29,914 It's actually weird saying that by myself. 859 00:37:29,981 --> 00:37:31,382 No Woods, no E. 860 00:37:31,449 --> 00:37:33,718 I mean, it's just me on SmackDown by myself. 861 00:37:33,784 --> 00:37:35,553 It's been such a long time. 862 00:37:35,620 --> 00:37:36,854 And speaking of time, 863 00:37:37,688 --> 00:37:41,859 it's almost time for me to make The Vikings pay 864 00:37:41,926 --> 00:37:44,161 for what they did to Woodsy last week. 865 00:37:45,429 --> 00:37:47,598 And do you know why? 866 00:37:49,066 --> 00:37:52,436 [high-pitched] Because… 867 00:37:52,503 --> 00:37:56,540 -New Day rocks, New Day rocks! -[crowd chants along] 868 00:37:56,607 --> 00:37:58,743 -Yeah! New Day rocks! -[Cole] Kofi Kingston 869 00:37:58,809 --> 00:37:59,944 with revenge on his mind. 870 00:38:00,011 --> 00:38:01,646 -[screaming] -Meanwhile, coming up next. 871 00:38:01,712 --> 00:38:04,148 SmackDown Women's Champion, Liv Morgan, 872 00:38:04,215 --> 00:38:06,617 addresses her controversial victory 873 00:38:06,684 --> 00:38:08,886 over Ronda Rousey at SummerSlam. 874 00:38:08,953 --> 00:38:12,089 The champ is here live next on SmackDown. 875 00:38:16,260 --> 00:38:18,562 It was one of the most amazing SummerSlams in history. 876 00:38:18,629 --> 00:38:21,666 The entire world is talking about the chaotic main events 877 00:38:21,732 --> 00:38:23,701 and also your great match, Pat. 878 00:38:23,768 --> 00:38:26,337 [McAfee] Yeah, it was nice to get a little love in the press, 879 00:38:26,404 --> 00:38:28,172 but it wasn't just one place. 880 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:30,474 It was every place on Earth 881 00:38:30,541 --> 00:38:33,377 talking about how amazing and majestic 882 00:38:33,444 --> 00:38:36,113 and mesmerizing this SummerSlam was. 883 00:38:36,180 --> 00:38:39,450 [Cole] Indeed there were surprises from everywhere. 884 00:38:40,151 --> 00:38:42,353 -Bayley of course returning. -[McAfee] How about that surprise? 885 00:38:42,420 --> 00:38:44,388 How about Logan Paul flying, like, 40 feet? 886 00:38:44,455 --> 00:38:48,059 -[Cole] And how about this? -Roman Reigns outlasting Brock Lesnar 887 00:38:48,125 --> 00:38:51,662 in a Last Man Standing Match building for seven years. 888 00:38:51,729 --> 00:38:55,733 ["Shakedown" by Kid Rock playing] 889 00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:56,634 [song fades] 890 00:38:58,369 --> 00:38:59,737 Hey. Hey, hey, hey. 891 00:38:59,804 --> 00:39:03,140 Uh, sorry, I… I just-- I have terrible reception in the building. 892 00:39:03,207 --> 00:39:05,376 I don't know if you texted me or not. I didn't get anything. 893 00:39:05,443 --> 00:39:07,845 No. I was just about to text you. 894 00:39:07,912 --> 00:39:09,380 -Yeah. -Oh, perfect timing. 895 00:39:09,947 --> 00:39:12,383 -Want me to go in there? -Hey, we need a favor. 896 00:39:12,983 --> 00:39:15,286 Usually, when The Wiseman's here, he handles these things. 897 00:39:15,353 --> 00:39:18,122 He's in a production truck making sure the music's good, 898 00:39:18,189 --> 00:39:20,591 the graphics are good, the power was good. 899 00:39:20,658 --> 00:39:23,194 Making sure Roman's entrance is perfect. 900 00:39:23,260 --> 00:39:24,295 Uh-huh. Okay. 901 00:39:25,363 --> 00:39:27,064 Do you think you can do that for us tonight? 902 00:39:27,932 --> 00:39:29,333 [scoffs] Are you serious? 903 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:30,434 Yeah. 904 00:39:30,501 --> 00:39:31,335 I mean, it's… 905 00:39:31,869 --> 00:39:34,338 It's not really my job. [chuckles] 906 00:39:34,405 --> 00:39:36,107 I mean, I'm the Honorary Uce, I… 907 00:39:36,741 --> 00:39:37,808 It'd mean a lot 908 00:39:39,009 --> 00:39:39,844 to Roman. 909 00:39:42,146 --> 00:39:43,814 A-All right. Okay. 910 00:39:43,881 --> 00:39:44,749 -Yeah. -I'll do it. 911 00:39:44,815 --> 00:39:47,218 -Bet. -Bet. Absolutely. Bet. 912 00:39:47,284 --> 00:39:48,753 Okay. Tell him… 913 00:39:48,819 --> 00:39:50,454 Just tell him I'm-I'm taking care of it. 914 00:39:50,521 --> 00:39:51,756 -Got you. -Huge pyro tonight. 915 00:39:51,822 --> 00:39:52,823 Huge. Okay. 916 00:39:52,890 --> 00:39:54,425 -Boom. -I'm on it. I'm on it. I'm on it. 917 00:39:56,727 --> 00:39:58,696 [Cole] Marty, lock the door of the production truck. 918 00:39:58,763 --> 00:40:00,531 -Sami's on his way. -[McAfee] Yeet. 919 00:40:00,598 --> 00:40:03,334 If Sami messes up Roman's entrance tonight 920 00:40:03,401 --> 00:40:06,337 for when he addresses Drew McIntyre, 921 00:40:06,404 --> 00:40:11,442 if our Undisputed Universal Champion, GOAT, Tribal Chief 922 00:40:11,509 --> 00:40:15,546 doesn't get a proper entrance tonight because of that honorary idiot, 923 00:40:15,613 --> 00:40:18,215 I will be so bummed out. 924 00:40:18,282 --> 00:40:20,451 [Cole] Friday Night SmackDown on Fox tonight 925 00:40:20,518 --> 00:40:22,586 is sponsored by Progressive. 926 00:40:22,653 --> 00:40:25,689 Let's head up to the ring and our own Kayla Braxton. 927 00:40:25,756 --> 00:40:27,191 ["Are You Ready" by AC/DC fades] 928 00:40:27,258 --> 00:40:30,995 Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome 929 00:40:31,061 --> 00:40:35,499 your SmackDown Women's Champion, 930 00:40:35,566 --> 00:40:39,670 Liv Morgan! 931 00:40:39,737 --> 00:40:42,740 ["Liv Gone Mad" playing] 932 00:40:44,909 --> 00:40:46,977 ♪ Watch me ♪ 933 00:40:50,047 --> 00:40:52,082 [Cole] Liv Morgan, a very proud champion. 934 00:40:52,650 --> 00:40:55,986 Of course her left arm is, uh, bandaged up, braced up 935 00:40:56,053 --> 00:40:58,189 because of the damage done by the armbar 936 00:40:58,255 --> 00:41:01,358 by Ronda Rousey last Saturday night, 937 00:41:01,425 --> 00:41:03,327 but Liv does hold one thing 938 00:41:03,394 --> 00:41:05,663 that no one else in WWE does. 939 00:41:05,729 --> 00:41:08,165 She is the only woman in the history of WWE 940 00:41:08,232 --> 00:41:11,735 to have beaten Ronda Rousey on two different occasions. 941 00:41:11,802 --> 00:41:13,871 [McAfee] That's why she's our champion, Cole. 942 00:41:13,938 --> 00:41:15,105 [fan cheering] 943 00:41:15,172 --> 00:41:18,275 An American dream story come to life. 944 00:41:19,176 --> 00:41:21,045 Went into SummerSlam, 945 00:41:21,111 --> 00:41:22,713 beat a Hall of Famer, 946 00:41:23,314 --> 00:41:24,281 remained champion. 947 00:41:24,348 --> 00:41:27,017 Now, there are some question marks around it, but who cares? 948 00:41:27,084 --> 00:41:31,555 She walked into Nissan Stadium and out of Nissan Stadium the same way, 949 00:41:31,622 --> 00:41:33,457 and that's our SmackDown Champion. 950 00:41:33,524 --> 00:41:35,125 [crowd cheering] 951 00:41:39,797 --> 00:41:41,198 [music fades] 952 00:41:41,265 --> 00:41:43,467 Liv Morgan. 953 00:41:43,534 --> 00:41:44,935 [crowd cheering] 954 00:41:45,002 --> 00:41:49,273 Now, Liv, uh, this-this past Saturday, you were in the ring with a very vengeful, 955 00:41:49,340 --> 00:41:51,475 a very vicious Ronda Rousey, and… 956 00:41:51,542 --> 00:41:53,811 And Ronda thought that she won the match, 957 00:41:53,878 --> 00:41:55,546 and then she snapped 958 00:41:55,613 --> 00:41:58,916 when the referee held your arm up in victory, 959 00:41:58,983 --> 00:42:00,951 and now your arm is in a brace 960 00:42:01,018 --> 00:42:04,622 and Ronda has been suspended and fined for her actions. 961 00:42:04,688 --> 00:42:06,423 So, Liv, can you tell us 962 00:42:06,490 --> 00:42:08,993 what's been going on in your mind since SummerSlam? 963 00:42:09,827 --> 00:42:12,096 Yeah. Um, honestly, Kayla, 964 00:42:12,897 --> 00:42:17,034 I am feeling so many different emotions. 965 00:42:17,101 --> 00:42:18,402 [crowd yelling] 966 00:42:18,469 --> 00:42:19,970 But when I look at this… 967 00:42:20,037 --> 00:42:24,041 [crowd yelling, booing] 968 00:42:27,111 --> 00:42:28,579 Do you know what? It's okay. 969 00:42:28,646 --> 00:42:33,250 It's okay, because this is exactly why I wanted to come out here. 970 00:42:33,918 --> 00:42:37,821 I want to address the elephant in the room. 971 00:42:37,888 --> 00:42:42,960 [crowd chanting "You tapped out!"] 972 00:42:47,431 --> 00:42:48,632 [McAfee] Somewhat a rowdy bunch. 973 00:42:48,699 --> 00:42:49,934 It's okay. It's okay. 974 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:52,369 I appreciate y'all calling me out on my [muted]. 975 00:42:52,436 --> 00:42:55,706 -I get it. I understand. -[McAfee] Oh. Oh. [chuckles] 976 00:42:55,773 --> 00:42:58,776 [crowd booing] 977 00:42:58,842 --> 00:43:00,945 But what I want to say 978 00:43:01,779 --> 00:43:05,482 is that this championship means everything to me. 979 00:43:05,549 --> 00:43:10,754 It's why I was able to withstand armbar after armbar after armbar. 980 00:43:10,821 --> 00:43:13,824 [crowd booing] 981 00:43:17,661 --> 00:43:23,367 I survived three of Ronda Rousey's armbar, and, yes, you know what? 982 00:43:23,434 --> 00:43:26,637 I did tap, but I tapped only after I thought 983 00:43:26,704 --> 00:43:28,606 the referee had counted three. 984 00:43:28,672 --> 00:43:32,910 [crowd booing] 985 00:43:32,977 --> 00:43:36,814 So I know that when Ronda comes back-- 986 00:43:36,880 --> 00:43:38,415 ["Pride Fighter" playing] 987 00:43:38,482 --> 00:43:40,384 -[McAfee] Well… -[Cole] Now, Liv, of course, 988 00:43:40,451 --> 00:43:42,820 getting caught up in the emotions here tonight and… 989 00:43:43,487 --> 00:43:46,023 not surprised that, uh, this woman would interrupt her. 990 00:43:46,090 --> 00:43:48,425 ♪ I am a beast, I am a menace I am the storm ♪ 991 00:43:48,492 --> 00:43:51,629 Liv Morgan. Oh, this is sad to see. 992 00:43:51,695 --> 00:43:54,131 I think it's time for a hard dose of reality. 993 00:43:54,198 --> 00:43:55,332 You can stand up here and give 994 00:43:55,399 --> 00:43:59,436 your little innocent, noble Liv Morgan act to all these people, 995 00:43:59,503 --> 00:44:03,007 and some of them will buy it, because they're dumb. 996 00:44:04,141 --> 00:44:05,876 [crowd clamoring] 997 00:44:05,943 --> 00:44:08,746 Well, Liv, you and I both know 998 00:44:09,380 --> 00:44:11,815 that you shouldn't be the champion right now. 999 00:44:11,882 --> 00:44:13,117 Come on. 1000 00:44:14,318 --> 00:44:15,653 Come on. 1001 00:44:15,719 --> 00:44:16,920 It's pathetic. 1002 00:44:16,987 --> 00:44:19,923 Honestly, it disgusts me, but you know what made me happy? 1003 00:44:19,990 --> 00:44:21,392 You know what made me happy? 1004 00:44:21,458 --> 00:44:25,195 Watching Ronda Rousey get her hands on you after you screwed her over. 1005 00:44:25,262 --> 00:44:26,964 [crowd cheering] 1006 00:44:27,031 --> 00:44:29,733 But I-I will admit, I will admit, 1007 00:44:30,401 --> 00:44:34,004 it's also a testament to how bad Adam Pearce sucks at his job. 1008 00:44:34,071 --> 00:44:35,372 -Right? -[McAfee] Whoa. 1009 00:44:35,439 --> 00:44:36,807 -Pearce, ricochet. -[Sonya] Yeah. 1010 00:44:37,474 --> 00:44:38,375 Oh. 1011 00:44:39,510 --> 00:44:42,146 But, Liv, standing here face-to-face with you 1012 00:44:42,212 --> 00:44:43,113 -this close… -Yeah. 1013 00:44:43,180 --> 00:44:44,682 …looking you in the eyes, 1014 00:44:45,449 --> 00:44:46,617 I, uh… 1015 00:44:47,217 --> 00:44:49,453 I really, really love 1016 00:44:49,953 --> 00:44:51,488 -seeing you hurt. -Mm-hmm. 1017 00:44:51,555 --> 00:44:53,157 -[McAfee] Oh. -So here's what's gonna happen. 1018 00:44:53,223 --> 00:44:54,958 Tonight, I'm gonna win the Gauntlet Match… 1019 00:44:56,527 --> 00:44:59,963 and then I'm gonna beat you at Clash at the Castle. 1020 00:45:01,265 --> 00:45:02,966 And then I'm gonna break your heart, 1021 00:45:03,033 --> 00:45:05,636 because I'm gonna take away the one thing that matters to you most, 1022 00:45:05,703 --> 00:45:08,639 and it's the SmackDown Women's Championship. 1023 00:45:08,705 --> 00:45:10,040 Try me. 1024 00:45:10,107 --> 00:45:11,208 [mouthing] 1025 00:45:11,275 --> 00:45:13,577 -["Shining Like A Diamond" playing] -[McAfee] Wow. 1026 00:45:13,644 --> 00:45:15,646 [Cole] No doubt, Liv has a target on her back. 1027 00:45:15,712 --> 00:45:17,981 [McAfee] That's what life is like as a champion. 1028 00:45:19,249 --> 00:45:20,084 [bell rings] 1029 00:45:20,150 --> 00:45:22,519 [Irvin] The following contest is a Gauntlet Match 1030 00:45:22,586 --> 00:45:27,224 in which the winner earns a SmackDown Women's Championship opportunity 1031 00:45:27,291 --> 00:45:30,260 at Clash at the Castle! 1032 00:45:30,327 --> 00:45:33,997 Introducing first, Aliyah! 1033 00:45:34,064 --> 00:45:36,433 [Cole] So, Aliyah and Sonya will start this Gauntlet Match. 1034 00:45:36,500 --> 00:45:38,635 You win, you advance to take on the next competitor. 1035 00:45:38,702 --> 00:45:40,738 Meanwhile, the SmackDown Women's Champion, Liv Morgan, 1036 00:45:40,804 --> 00:45:43,640 will hang out here at ringside to watch this match. 1037 00:45:43,707 --> 00:45:46,610 Liv, very emotional tonight. It's been a rough week for Liv as well. 1038 00:45:47,411 --> 00:45:50,414 You-You heard Liv mention that she didn't tap 1039 00:45:50,481 --> 00:45:54,051 until after the three-count. That isn't exactly what happened, 1040 00:45:54,118 --> 00:45:56,787 and that was the reason that Ronda Rousey actually went off 1041 00:45:56,854 --> 00:45:59,623 and attacked the official and got herself suspended for this week. 1042 00:45:59,690 --> 00:46:00,524 [bell rings] 1043 00:46:00,591 --> 00:46:02,593 -Nonetheless, Liv-- -[McAfee] Liv said she thought. 1044 00:46:02,659 --> 00:46:04,895 [Cole] She's still the champion, Pat, nonetheless, 1045 00:46:04,962 --> 00:46:06,930 and she will face the winner of this Gauntlet Match, 1046 00:46:06,997 --> 00:46:09,767 four weeks from tomorrow, Clash at the Castle, Cardiff, 1047 00:46:09,833 --> 00:46:12,636 Saturday of Labor Day weekend here in the States. 1048 00:46:12,703 --> 00:46:15,539 And Aliyah now, oh, runs into an elbow from Sonya Deville. 1049 00:46:15,606 --> 00:46:18,142 [McAfee] Here we go. Lot of opportunity on the line here… 1050 00:46:18,208 --> 00:46:20,043 -[Cole] Oh! -…for a lot of women here in the WWE. 1051 00:46:20,110 --> 00:46:21,645 [Cole] Running knee by Sonya. 1052 00:46:22,779 --> 00:46:25,048 [McAfee] Sonya Deville says, "Hey, I'm gonna come out, 1053 00:46:25,115 --> 00:46:27,551 I'm gonna win this Gauntlet Match, and I'm taking your title." 1054 00:46:27,618 --> 00:46:29,853 [Cole] Well, she's been begging for opportunities, has Sonya, 1055 00:46:29,920 --> 00:46:31,622 and she has one here tonight. 1056 00:46:31,688 --> 00:46:33,257 [McAfee] She goes about things interestingly… 1057 00:46:33,323 --> 00:46:34,491 [Cole] Aliyah now, roll-up. 1058 00:46:34,558 --> 00:46:36,426 Is it enough now to advance? And a kickout. 1059 00:46:36,493 --> 00:46:38,829 [McAfee] She buries the official that can make the matches for her 1060 00:46:38,896 --> 00:46:42,733 and she is a constant unprofessional, but she is very dangerous. 1061 00:46:42,799 --> 00:46:47,271 [Cole] And she's also bitter over the fact that she no longer is a WWE official. 1062 00:46:47,337 --> 00:46:48,305 [McAfee] Had quite a run. 1063 00:46:48,372 --> 00:46:50,040 -[yells] -[Cole] And now Sonya, power, 1064 00:46:50,107 --> 00:46:52,810 as she delivers a spinebuster to Aliyah. 1065 00:46:52,876 --> 00:46:54,344 -One, two… -Cover now, hook of the leg, 1066 00:46:54,411 --> 00:46:55,245 and Aliyah kicks out. 1067 00:46:55,312 --> 00:46:59,483 Aliyah of course owning the fastest victory in the history of WWE. 1068 00:46:59,550 --> 00:47:03,220 [McAfee] 3.17 seconds. I'm not sure that's ever gonna be defeated, 1069 00:47:03,287 --> 00:47:05,923 but she's in a scrap right now with Sonya Deville. 1070 00:47:05,989 --> 00:47:07,958 [Cole] And Sonya now in control. 1071 00:47:08,025 --> 00:47:09,726 Sonya, dangerous in her own right. 1072 00:47:09,793 --> 00:47:13,197 [indistinct shouting] 1073 00:47:13,263 --> 00:47:15,799 [Cole] Submission specialist, MMA background. 1074 00:47:15,866 --> 00:47:16,733 [crowd cheering] 1075 00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:20,270 Aliyah now tries to make it back to her feet, create some space. 1076 00:47:20,337 --> 00:47:22,439 [McAfee] Aliyah's been dreaming about this forever, 1077 00:47:22,506 --> 00:47:24,074 -working forever. -[Cole] Oh! 1078 00:47:24,141 --> 00:47:25,475 And creates some separation. 1079 00:47:25,542 --> 00:47:27,778 And now Aliyah, looking to pull off a miracle 1080 00:47:27,845 --> 00:47:29,813 -and run the Gauntlet here tonight. -[grunts] 1081 00:47:29,880 --> 00:47:32,149 -[McAfee] This-- Oh! -[Cole] Oh! Down goes Sonya. 1082 00:47:34,618 --> 00:47:36,286 -[yells] -Now Aliyah with a Thesz press 1083 00:47:36,353 --> 00:47:37,988 to the right hands. 1084 00:47:38,055 --> 00:47:40,023 [McAfee] Aliyah, very explosive. 1085 00:47:40,090 --> 00:47:42,426 -[grunts] -Has an offense that is innovative and… 1086 00:47:42,492 --> 00:47:43,994 Off the second rope, crossbody. 1087 00:47:44,061 --> 00:47:45,362 -Lateral press now to… -One, two! 1088 00:47:45,429 --> 00:47:46,463 …advance in the Gauntlet. 1089 00:47:46,530 --> 00:47:48,799 -And Sonya, able to get the shoulder up. -[crowd booing] 1090 00:47:48,866 --> 00:47:52,502 [McAfee] Imagine Sonya, one, two, three out of this Gauntlet Match 1091 00:47:52,569 --> 00:47:53,837 after what she just said. 1092 00:47:54,438 --> 00:47:55,973 -Big, tough talk. -[indistinct] 1093 00:47:56,039 --> 00:47:59,042 [Cole] Yeah, go back and talk about Liv for just a moment. 1094 00:47:59,109 --> 00:48:03,080 I mean, if Liv's hearing the chirping of the WWE fans, a lot of people are… 1095 00:48:03,146 --> 00:48:04,581 [crowd chanting "Ronda Rousey!"] 1096 00:48:04,648 --> 00:48:06,416 …as you hear the "Ronda Rousey" chants now. 1097 00:48:06,483 --> 00:48:08,986 And Liv has got to try to block all that out. 1098 00:48:09,052 --> 00:48:11,388 She's got to continue to try to-- 1099 00:48:11,455 --> 00:48:12,589 Oh! And look at that! 1100 00:48:12,656 --> 00:48:14,124 Great move by Deville. 1101 00:48:14,191 --> 00:48:15,926 She calls it the "Deville's Advocate." 1102 00:48:15,993 --> 00:48:17,561 [McAfee] Oh, just like that. 1103 00:48:17,628 --> 00:48:20,631 [Irvin] Aliyah has been eliminated! 1104 00:48:20,697 --> 00:48:24,601 [Cole] And Sonya will advance now to take on Raquel Rodriguez 1105 00:48:24,668 --> 00:48:27,137 -in the next match in the Gauntlet. -["Trap Queen" playing] 1106 00:48:27,204 --> 00:48:29,973 [McAfee] I thought there was a chance Aliyah was gonna get Sonya, 1107 00:48:30,040 --> 00:48:33,110 but just too devastating at the end. And good luck. 1108 00:48:33,176 --> 00:48:36,847 Beat-up Sonya has to face Raquel Rodriguez. 1109 00:48:36,913 --> 00:48:39,049 And the powerhouse of Friday Night SmackDown, 1110 00:48:39,116 --> 00:48:40,450 -Raquel Rodriguez. -[grunting] 1111 00:48:40,517 --> 00:48:43,353 -Sonya knows what Raquel is all about. -[indistinct shouting] 1112 00:48:43,420 --> 00:48:46,556 Sonya ran into an angry Raquel a couple of weeks ago, 1113 00:48:46,623 --> 00:48:48,292 thanks to some punishment from Adam Pearce. 1114 00:48:48,358 --> 00:48:50,594 -[McAfee] Raquel has been very impressive. -[Cole] Oh! 1115 00:48:50,661 --> 00:48:54,264 Cover by Raquel. Hook of the leg. And Sonya, able to get the shoulder up. 1116 00:48:54,331 --> 00:48:55,866 Get back to Liv just for a moment. 1117 00:48:55,933 --> 00:48:57,267 You know, if you're the champion, 1118 00:48:57,334 --> 00:48:59,202 you've got to put all that out of your head, 1119 00:48:59,269 --> 00:49:01,071 focus on what comes your way now in four weeks, 1120 00:49:01,138 --> 00:49:04,074 which is your next title defense against the winner of this Gauntlet Match. 1121 00:49:04,141 --> 00:49:07,244 [McAfee] Absolutely. You're at the top. Everybody's trying to knock you off. 1122 00:49:07,311 --> 00:49:09,179 -That is what life is like as a champion. -Oh! 1123 00:49:09,246 --> 00:49:12,816 [McAfee] And right now, a Gauntlet Match means what, Michael Cole? 1124 00:49:12,883 --> 00:49:14,551 [Cole] You just continue to run the Gauntlet. 1125 00:49:14,618 --> 00:49:17,688 The last woman standing earns herself a title opportunity. 1126 00:49:17,754 --> 00:49:20,857 And Deville off the chop block to Rodriguez to take her off her feet. 1127 00:49:20,924 --> 00:49:21,992 Kickout at two. 1128 00:49:22,826 --> 00:49:24,294 Take another look at Deville and… 1129 00:49:24,361 --> 00:49:27,464 Oh, from behind, the nastiness of Sonya Deville. 1130 00:49:28,298 --> 00:49:30,200 [McAfee] She knows all the tricks in the book. 1131 00:49:30,901 --> 00:49:33,670 [Cole] And again, Pat, you've been on many successful teams… 1132 00:49:33,737 --> 00:49:36,173 you know, as a pro athlete, and when you're on top, 1133 00:49:36,239 --> 00:49:39,176 people cannot wait to knock you down a peg. 1134 00:49:39,242 --> 00:49:40,677 [crowd clapping] 1135 00:49:40,744 --> 00:49:43,313 [McAfee] People hate you just because you are successful. 1136 00:49:43,380 --> 00:49:45,682 You're in a spot that they yearn to be, 1137 00:49:45,749 --> 00:49:47,684 and fans can sometimes feel the same way. 1138 00:49:47,751 --> 00:49:51,655 And I think South Carolina is saying that to Liv tonight, but Liv is… 1139 00:49:51,722 --> 00:49:54,324 You know, her foundation's built on marble. 1140 00:49:54,391 --> 00:49:56,159 She's solid. She's built for this. 1141 00:49:56,226 --> 00:49:58,328 [Cole] Well, she's spent eight years of her life, uh, 1142 00:49:58,395 --> 00:49:59,730 earning this opportunity. 1143 00:49:59,796 --> 00:50:03,033 [crowd chanting "Liv Morgan!"] 1144 00:50:03,100 --> 00:50:07,504 [Cole] And now the "Liv Morgan" chants from the fans here tonight. 1145 00:50:07,571 --> 00:50:10,807 [McAfee] See that? The champ has supporters everywhere she goes. 1146 00:50:10,874 --> 00:50:13,910 [Cole] Oh! And Raquel Rodriguez off the side slam, 1147 00:50:13,977 --> 00:50:16,913 trying to take back over this match from Sonya Deville. 1148 00:50:17,781 --> 00:50:21,351 [McAfee] Sonya running the gauntlet on this would be wildly impressive. 1149 00:50:21,418 --> 00:50:24,454 [Cole] Ronda Rousey has been very mouthy on social media this week 1150 00:50:24,521 --> 00:50:25,889 -as well during her suspension. -Ahh! 1151 00:50:25,956 --> 00:50:27,057 [Cole] Oh! 1152 00:50:27,124 --> 00:50:28,859 [McAfee] I don't think Raquel caught all of that, 1153 00:50:28,925 --> 00:50:30,127 but she landed a boot. 1154 00:50:30,193 --> 00:50:32,229 [Cole] Raquel Rodriguez, second rope! 1155 00:50:32,295 --> 00:50:36,033 There is that spinning elbow splash by Rodriguez, 1156 00:50:36,099 --> 00:50:38,835 dragging Sonya Deville up now to her feet. 1157 00:50:38,902 --> 00:50:41,171 And Rodriguez with a Tejana Bomb, 1158 00:50:41,238 --> 00:50:43,206 and Raquel Rodriguez into the cover 1159 00:50:43,273 --> 00:50:44,941 -on Sonya Deville. -One, two, three! 1160 00:50:45,008 --> 00:50:47,177 And Raquel Rodriguez will advance to run the Gauntlet. 1161 00:50:47,244 --> 00:50:50,514 [Irvin] Sonya Deville has been eliminated! 1162 00:50:50,580 --> 00:50:51,982 ["I Am A Psycho" playing] 1163 00:50:52,049 --> 00:50:56,053 [McAfee] So, Sonya has told a lie this evening, but had an incredible start. 1164 00:50:57,087 --> 00:51:00,991 [Cole] Up next, Raquel takes on the unpredictable Shotzi. 1165 00:51:01,058 --> 00:51:02,325 The Gauntlet Match continues. 1166 00:51:02,392 --> 00:51:04,895 Who's gonna face Morgan at Clash at the Castle? 1167 00:51:08,432 --> 00:51:11,101 It is the Gauntlet Match to determine who faces Liv Morgan 1168 00:51:11,168 --> 00:51:12,669 for the SmackDown Women's Championship 1169 00:51:12,736 --> 00:51:15,272 four weeks from tomorrow night at Clash at the Castle. 1170 00:51:15,338 --> 00:51:19,342 Already, Sonya Deville has been eliminated in this matchup. 1171 00:51:19,843 --> 00:51:21,478 [McAfee] As has Aliyah. 1172 00:51:21,545 --> 00:51:23,814 Shotzi, the most recent entrant. 1173 00:51:25,148 --> 00:51:29,219 [Cole] And Shotzi, looking very impressive against Raquel Rodriguez. 1174 00:51:29,286 --> 00:51:31,922 [McAfee] Raquel Rodriguez eliminating Sonya Deville, 1175 00:51:31,988 --> 00:51:33,990 and Shotzi has been very impressive 1176 00:51:34,057 --> 00:51:35,659 since entering the Gauntlet. 1177 00:51:35,725 --> 00:51:38,195 [Cole] Indeed. Trying to take advantage of Raquel Rodriguez 1178 00:51:38,261 --> 00:51:40,730 who's been in this matchup for a while now. 1179 00:51:40,797 --> 00:51:43,567 The abdominal stretch applied to Raquel. 1180 00:51:43,633 --> 00:51:47,637 Shotzi has done a nice job trying to take the power game away from Rodriguez. 1181 00:51:48,505 --> 00:51:52,275 [McAfee] Still trending number one in the United States with a Gauntlet Match 1182 00:51:52,342 --> 00:51:56,546 with a massive opportunity on the line here in South Carolina. 1183 00:51:56,613 --> 00:51:59,916 [Cole] The SmackDown Women's Champion, Liv Morgan, watching on from ringside. 1184 00:51:59,983 --> 00:52:03,453 [McAfee] And the power of Raquel Rodriguez on display. 1185 00:52:03,520 --> 00:52:07,858 [Cole] Raquel turning it around now, and the fallaway slam by Raquel. 1186 00:52:07,924 --> 00:52:11,695 [McAfee] Unbelievable display of strength as Liv Morgan watches. 1187 00:52:11,761 --> 00:52:13,396 [Cole] And now Raquel up to the second rope. 1188 00:52:13,463 --> 00:52:16,800 There's that, oh, spinning, twisting elbow drop. 1189 00:52:16,867 --> 00:52:18,768 And now has Shotzi in position perhaps 1190 00:52:18,835 --> 00:52:21,538 to put her away much like she did Sonya Deville. 1191 00:52:21,605 --> 00:52:23,240 [McAfee] Little bit different this time. 1192 00:52:24,508 --> 00:52:27,944 -Up. -But still slamming Shotzi to the mat! 1193 00:52:28,011 --> 00:52:29,713 -Cover now by Rodriguez. -One, 1194 00:52:29,779 --> 00:52:31,715 -two, three! -Hook of the leg, is it enough? And it is. 1195 00:52:31,781 --> 00:52:35,952 -Raquel advances. -[Irvin] Shotzi has been eliminated! 1196 00:52:36,019 --> 00:52:38,755 -["Fighting Spirit" playing] -Raquel has knocked off Sonya and Shotzi. 1197 00:52:38,822 --> 00:52:42,158 Next up for the powerhouse, from Friday Night SmackDown, 1198 00:52:43,093 --> 00:52:44,094 Xia Li. 1199 00:52:45,829 --> 00:52:50,066 [McAfee] This is gonna get interesting quick. 1200 00:52:50,700 --> 00:52:52,435 [Cole] The longer the match goes, 1201 00:52:52,502 --> 00:52:54,504 the better off for the fresher competitor, of course. 1202 00:52:54,571 --> 00:52:58,608 Raquel now trying to knock off her third Superstar in this match, 1203 00:52:58,675 --> 00:53:02,145 and Xia Li takes the fight to Rodriguez with numerous kicks. 1204 00:53:02,212 --> 00:53:05,048 [McAfee] Xia Li, incre-- Incredibly explosive. 1205 00:53:06,683 --> 00:53:09,219 -Dangerous. -[Cole] Dropping Raquel to a knee. 1206 00:53:09,286 --> 00:53:10,420 Xia Li now! 1207 00:53:11,087 --> 00:53:13,089 -[Xia Li yells] -And Raquel's in trouble. 1208 00:53:13,156 --> 00:53:16,626 [McAfee] Just think about the opportunity that's on the line for these ladies, 1209 00:53:16,693 --> 00:53:17,894 -Michael Cole. -An opportunity 1210 00:53:17,961 --> 00:53:21,064 at the SmackDown Women's Championship currently held by Liv Morgan. 1211 00:53:21,131 --> 00:53:23,166 And Raquel trying to create some space. 1212 00:53:23,233 --> 00:53:26,069 Xia Li going right after the leg of Raquel Rodriguez, 1213 00:53:26,136 --> 00:53:28,738 and this is tremendous strategy by Li. 1214 00:53:28,805 --> 00:53:31,975 Take out the leg, take out the power advantage from Raquel. 1215 00:53:33,810 --> 00:53:37,314 [McAfee] This is right in Xia Li's wheelhouse too. 1216 00:53:37,380 --> 00:53:39,482 -Beat somebody down. -Into the cover now to advance. 1217 00:53:39,549 --> 00:53:41,151 Raquel's got to kick at two. 1218 00:53:43,119 --> 00:53:44,354 -[yells] -Again, the… 1219 00:53:45,021 --> 00:53:47,090 damage to the knee was first brought on 1220 00:53:47,157 --> 00:53:51,261 by a Sonya Deville chop block a couple of matches ago. 1221 00:53:51,861 --> 00:53:53,330 -And now a roll-up by Li. -Innovative. 1222 00:53:53,396 --> 00:53:54,731 [Cole] Shoulders down again. 1223 00:53:54,798 --> 00:53:56,900 Raquel Rodriguez trying to stay out of harm's way. 1224 00:53:56,967 --> 00:54:01,838 [McAfee] Innovative, good flow through, into a half crab. 1225 00:54:01,905 --> 00:54:04,140 [Cole] And Raquel, is she gonna tap out to Xia Li? 1226 00:54:04,207 --> 00:54:05,575 [McAfee] No way. 1227 00:54:05,642 --> 00:54:07,644 -Raquel-- -Raquel trying to fight to stay in this. 1228 00:54:07,711 --> 00:54:10,614 [McAfee] This is her third competitor here in this Gauntlet Match. 1229 00:54:10,680 --> 00:54:12,816 Who will get an opportunity 1230 00:54:12,882 --> 00:54:14,851 to fight for the championship 1231 00:54:14,918 --> 00:54:16,686 -in a stadium in Wales? -[Cole] Oh! 1232 00:54:16,753 --> 00:54:20,123 And Xia Li doing a great job, keeping Raquel grounded. 1233 00:54:20,190 --> 00:54:21,958 How much does Rodriguez have left? 1234 00:54:22,025 --> 00:54:25,662 Continuing to batter the left knee of Raquel Rodriguez. 1235 00:54:25,729 --> 00:54:27,897 [McAfee] You gotta think, Xia Li is incredibly intelligent 1236 00:54:27,964 --> 00:54:30,700 for trying to ground the powerful Raquel Rodriguez. 1237 00:54:30,767 --> 00:54:33,303 [Cole] It's been a systematic attack by Li. 1238 00:54:33,370 --> 00:54:36,906 [McAfee] As soon as she got in here, she just started chopping down Raquel. 1239 00:54:36,973 --> 00:54:40,310 [Cole] I'm not sure how wise this is, ticking Raquel off. 1240 00:54:40,377 --> 00:54:43,113 [McAfee] Second, third wind here from Raquel, you're thinking. 1241 00:54:43,179 --> 00:54:44,714 [Cole] And look at the size difference. 1242 00:54:44,781 --> 00:54:46,783 [McAfee] Yeah. Yeah. That's a problem. 1243 00:54:46,850 --> 00:54:47,984 [Cole] Oh, and Raquel… 1244 00:54:49,019 --> 00:54:50,520 -with a headbutt. -[groans] 1245 00:54:51,788 --> 00:54:54,391 And Xia Li back on the attack. 1246 00:54:54,457 --> 00:54:56,459 Raquel Rodriguez, though, with the power. 1247 00:54:56,526 --> 00:54:58,161 Fallaway slam to Li. 1248 00:54:58,228 --> 00:55:00,430 [crowd cheering] 1249 00:55:00,497 --> 00:55:03,233 [McAfee] Raquel has the ability to catch another adult, 1250 00:55:03,299 --> 00:55:06,770 -toss them-- -Third time, that spinning elbow drop. 1251 00:55:07,337 --> 00:55:12,409 [McAfee] Xia Li was in control. In one flip of the switch, and Raquel… 1252 00:55:12,475 --> 00:55:15,178 [Cole] And again, Raquel with the Tejana Bomb! 1253 00:55:16,446 --> 00:55:17,781 -And Raquel Rodriguez… -One, 1254 00:55:17,847 --> 00:55:19,749 -two, three! -…gonna knock off Xia Li. 1255 00:55:20,317 --> 00:55:23,720 [Irvin] Xia Li has been eliminated! 1256 00:55:23,787 --> 00:55:26,756 -["New Foundation" playing] -[McAfee] For those keeping score at home, 1257 00:55:26,823 --> 00:55:31,428 it is currently Raquel three, Gauntlet Match zero. 1258 00:55:31,494 --> 00:55:33,530 [Cole] But here comes the self-proclaimed BOAT, 1259 00:55:33,596 --> 00:55:35,932 Best of All Time, the veteran Natalya. 1260 00:55:36,499 --> 00:55:38,568 And Natalya wasted little time 1261 00:55:38,635 --> 00:55:40,770 going to work on the injured knee of Raquel Rodriguez. 1262 00:55:40,837 --> 00:55:43,106 [McAfee] Natalya, a member of the last graduating class 1263 00:55:43,173 --> 00:55:45,008 -of the Hart Foundation. -Went for the Sharpshooter. 1264 00:55:45,075 --> 00:55:46,142 That would've been smart, Pat. 1265 00:55:46,209 --> 00:55:49,312 [McAfee] Absolutely. She knows what Xia Li just did to Raquel. 1266 00:55:49,379 --> 00:55:50,580 [grunts] 1267 00:55:50,647 --> 00:55:53,283 [Cole] Raquel trying to hang on, Natalya rolling through. 1268 00:55:53,350 --> 00:55:55,585 -[groans] -Right back to the injured knee again. 1269 00:55:55,652 --> 00:55:58,588 [McAfee] Natalya knows, she's been watching behind, plotting, scheming. 1270 00:55:59,322 --> 00:56:01,124 -[grunting] -[Cole] Now Natalya 1271 00:56:01,191 --> 00:56:04,694 dragging Raquel Rodriguez to the center of the ring, weakening up the knee. 1272 00:56:04,761 --> 00:56:06,529 -[McAfee] Wow! -And continuing the assault. 1273 00:56:06,596 --> 00:56:08,832 Rodriguez screaming in pain. 1274 00:56:08,898 --> 00:56:11,801 [McAfee] Think about Natalya with the title opportunity in Wales. 1275 00:56:11,868 --> 00:56:15,538 [Cole] And Natalya now wrapping up the legs of Raquel Rodriguez. 1276 00:56:15,605 --> 00:56:18,041 [McAfee] Everybody on Earth would hear about it. 1277 00:56:18,108 --> 00:56:19,676 [Cole] Deathlock by Natalya applied. 1278 00:56:19,743 --> 00:56:23,146 [McAfee] Look at this, ripping the groin to pieces 1279 00:56:23,213 --> 00:56:25,382 while slapping Raquel. 1280 00:56:25,448 --> 00:56:28,952 [Cole] Is Rodriguez gonna tap out? Shoulders are down. 1281 00:56:29,018 --> 00:56:31,788 -[McAfee] This has to hurt so bad. -Yeah, Natalya, the veteran, 1282 00:56:31,855 --> 00:56:34,357 -knows exactly what she's doing. -One! 1283 00:56:34,424 --> 00:56:35,425 [Cole] Shoulders down. 1284 00:56:35,492 --> 00:56:37,727 -What are you gonna do, Raquel? -[Cole] Ref Jess Carr… 1285 00:56:37,794 --> 00:56:40,196 -[McAfee] Ooh! -[Cole] But a right hand by Raquel. 1286 00:56:40,263 --> 00:56:42,565 Trying to fight out of this. Caught Natalya with a… 1287 00:56:42,632 --> 00:56:44,834 -That straight right. -[McAfee] Solid. 1288 00:56:45,435 --> 00:56:47,504 [Cole] And now Raquel rolling through. 1289 00:56:47,570 --> 00:56:50,240 -[McAfee] What is she thinking? -[Cole] Power displayed 1290 00:56:50,306 --> 00:56:52,375 -by Rodriguez here. -[McAfee] Wow! 1291 00:56:52,442 --> 00:56:55,645 [Cole] Vertical suplex, incredible on a bad knee. 1292 00:56:55,712 --> 00:56:57,881 -Cover now by Rodriguez… -One, two… 1293 00:56:57,947 --> 00:57:00,417 …to put Natalya away, who kicks out at two. 1294 00:57:00,483 --> 00:57:04,788 [McAfee] I don't know where Raquel finds the strength to do what she just did. 1295 00:57:04,854 --> 00:57:07,123 And Natalya attacks the base yet again. 1296 00:57:08,458 --> 00:57:10,827 This is some performance here. 1297 00:57:10,894 --> 00:57:13,196 [Cole] Looking to step through into the Sharpshooter. 1298 00:57:13,263 --> 00:57:16,699 Natalya already taken advantage of the injured leg. 1299 00:57:16,766 --> 00:57:18,535 Raquel Rodriguez nowhere to go. 1300 00:57:18,601 --> 00:57:20,370 Natalya's got it locked in. 1301 00:57:20,437 --> 00:57:24,374 [McAfee] I mean, this is teach-tape Sharpshooter from Natalya. 1302 00:57:24,441 --> 00:57:26,009 [Cole] Is Rodriguez gonna tap out? 1303 00:57:26,075 --> 00:57:28,378 Trying to drag herself to the bottom rope and does. 1304 00:57:28,444 --> 00:57:29,979 That'll force a break. 1305 00:57:30,046 --> 00:57:32,649 -[crowd cheering] -Raquel is still in this. 1306 00:57:32,715 --> 00:57:38,021 [McAfee] Look at the wily vet Natalya attacking immediately afterwards. 1307 00:57:38,087 --> 00:57:39,122 Back it out. One! 1308 00:57:39,189 --> 00:57:41,591 -Two! Three! -[Cole] And Natalya just taking the fight. 1309 00:57:41,658 --> 00:57:44,627 Little wasted motion for Natalya in this match, 1310 00:57:44,694 --> 00:57:46,796 trying to wear down Raquel Rodriguez, 1311 00:57:46,863 --> 00:57:49,732 who's already had to face Sonya, Shotzi, Xia Li. 1312 00:57:49,799 --> 00:57:51,301 -[McAfee] Oh, Natalya! -Now Natalya… 1313 00:57:51,367 --> 00:57:53,236 Natalya may have made a mistake. 1314 00:57:53,303 --> 00:57:55,138 Slamming Natalya down! 1315 00:57:55,205 --> 00:57:58,007 -Center of the ring, cover by Rodriguez. -One, two… 1316 00:57:58,074 --> 00:57:59,943 -three! -[Cole] Raquel advances. 1317 00:58:00,009 --> 00:58:03,279 [Irvin] Natalya has been eliminated! 1318 00:58:03,346 --> 00:58:04,614 ["Limb By Limb" playing] 1319 00:58:04,681 --> 00:58:09,853 [Cole] Raquel has one more person to get through to run the Gauntlet, 1320 00:58:09,919 --> 00:58:12,922 but that person, The Submission Magician, 1321 00:58:12,989 --> 00:58:15,091 the dangerous Shayna Baszler. 1322 00:58:15,158 --> 00:58:19,262 Who's going to Clash at the Castle to face Morgan for the title? 1323 00:58:23,032 --> 00:58:25,134 Two women remain in the Gauntlet Match. 1324 00:58:25,201 --> 00:58:27,537 Either Raquel Rodriguez or Shayna Baszler 1325 00:58:27,604 --> 00:58:30,974 will advance to take on Liv Morgan for the SmackDown Women's Title 1326 00:58:31,040 --> 00:58:34,811 four weeks tomorrow, Clash at the Castle, Cardiff, Wales. 1327 00:58:34,878 --> 00:58:37,046 And Shayna Baszler, The Submission Magician, 1328 00:58:37,113 --> 00:58:39,782 who specializes in joint manipulation, Pat, 1329 00:58:39,849 --> 00:58:44,120 has been, uh, working on the already damaged leg of Raquel Rodriguez. 1330 00:58:44,187 --> 00:58:48,424 [McAfee] Raquel is putting together an incredible fight here tonight, 1331 00:58:48,491 --> 00:58:51,027 but Shayna is trying to end it all. 1332 00:58:51,094 --> 00:58:54,097 [Cole] Already, Raquel Rodriguez has knocked off Sonya Deville, 1333 00:58:54,163 --> 00:58:58,101 Shotzi, Xia Li, and Natalya, but the damage has been done. 1334 00:58:58,167 --> 00:59:01,271 Sonya Deville started working on the leg of Raquel Rodriguez… 1335 00:59:01,337 --> 00:59:02,572 [screaming] 1336 00:59:02,639 --> 00:59:04,107 …a number of minutes ago, 1337 00:59:04,173 --> 00:59:07,710 and Raquel has not been able to get back on her feet 1338 00:59:07,777 --> 00:59:11,147 to bring her power game into play here against Baszler in this matchup. 1339 00:59:11,214 --> 00:59:12,916 [McAfee] Who will get a championship opportunity 1340 00:59:12,982 --> 00:59:16,553 at the first stadium show in the UK in 30 years? 1341 00:59:16,619 --> 00:59:18,821 [Cole] Baszler talking trash. 1342 00:59:18,888 --> 00:59:22,558 You notice how Baszler was working the left arm of Raquel Rodriguez, 1343 00:59:22,625 --> 00:59:26,496 focusing and motioning down to Liv Morgan, who has a brace on her arm 1344 00:59:26,562 --> 00:59:29,766 after the attack by Ronda Rousey back at SummerSlam. 1345 00:59:30,500 --> 00:59:33,403 [McAfee] Shayna is so comfortable just with the… 1346 00:59:33,469 --> 00:59:35,271 the submissions and magicians. 1347 00:59:35,338 --> 00:59:38,207 [Cole] Well, two different Superstars went after Raquel's legs. 1348 00:59:38,274 --> 00:59:40,677 Sonya Deville did the first damage with the chop block. 1349 00:59:40,743 --> 00:59:43,479 Natalya would follow up on it a couple of matches later. 1350 00:59:43,546 --> 00:59:45,915 Xia Li, Shotzi, also working on the already 1351 00:59:45,982 --> 00:59:48,818 -damaged knee of Rodriguez. Nobody home. -[McAfee] Now Shayna… 1352 00:59:48,885 --> 00:59:51,287 [Cole] Shayna Baszler, a multi-time champion in NXT now, 1353 00:59:51,354 --> 00:59:54,057 rolling up Rodriguez, and a kick. 1354 00:59:54,123 --> 00:59:55,591 -[McAfee] Raquel… -Baszler with a knee! 1355 00:59:55,658 --> 00:59:57,293 …is a little bit slower here late in the end. 1356 00:59:57,360 --> 00:59:58,962 And Shayna is trying to take advantage. 1357 00:59:59,028 --> 01:00:02,065 [Cole] Oh, and a kickout by Raquel Rodriguez at two. 1358 01:00:02,966 --> 01:00:05,134 What an opportunity for Shayna Baszler. 1359 01:00:05,201 --> 01:00:08,471 She's been begging for one and she can earn it here tonight 1360 01:00:08,538 --> 01:00:12,875 if she can knock off Raquel Rodriguez in this Gauntlet Match finale. 1361 01:00:12,942 --> 01:00:15,211 [McAfee] What an opportunity for Raquel Rodriguez 1362 01:00:15,278 --> 01:00:19,282 who's been wanting an opportunity and a chance to be the champion. 1363 01:00:20,383 --> 01:00:22,418 Both these women have it right in front of them. 1364 01:00:22,485 --> 01:00:26,055 [Cole] Raquel, so much of her offense is based on the power game. 1365 01:00:26,122 --> 01:00:27,857 Hard to do that when you're on one leg. 1366 01:00:27,924 --> 01:00:31,160 And now Baszler just swung away by Rodriguez. 1367 01:00:31,828 --> 01:00:33,796 -[groans] -Raquel, splash in the corner, 1368 01:00:33,863 --> 01:00:35,064 and trying to rally now. 1369 01:00:35,131 --> 01:00:38,835 Does Raquel have enough left to knock off Shayna Baszler there? 1370 01:00:38,901 --> 01:00:40,336 -[McAfee] Oh! -Oh, Shayna caught her! 1371 01:00:40,403 --> 01:00:41,270 Kirifuda. 1372 01:00:41,337 --> 01:00:43,840 Shayna Baszler caught Raquel 1373 01:00:43,906 --> 01:00:45,842 trying to come off the second rope again 1374 01:00:45,908 --> 01:00:47,710 with that spinning elbow. 1375 01:00:47,777 --> 01:00:50,947 And Shayna Baszler able to catch Raquel Rodriguez. 1376 01:00:51,014 --> 01:00:54,050 Now the question is, does Raquel have enough to hang on? 1377 01:00:54,751 --> 01:00:57,053 [McAfee] Raquel getting back to her feet somehow. 1378 01:00:58,121 --> 01:01:00,023 [Cole] Trying to reach for the ropes to force a break. 1379 01:01:00,089 --> 01:01:01,591 Baszler trying to hang on. 1380 01:01:01,658 --> 01:01:03,960 Baszler dragging Raquel back, center of the ring. 1381 01:01:04,027 --> 01:01:06,696 Raquel able to shift her weight momentarily, 1382 01:01:06,763 --> 01:01:07,897 but is it enough? 1383 01:01:07,964 --> 01:01:10,767 And Raquel Rodriguez seems to be fading here, Pat. 1384 01:01:10,833 --> 01:01:14,904 Shayna Baszler could be closing in on a victory in the Gauntlet Match. 1385 01:01:17,840 --> 01:01:20,610 Rodriguez grabbing the ropes, and Baszler, though, 1386 01:01:20,676 --> 01:01:23,513 -dragging her back toward the center. -One, two… 1387 01:01:23,579 --> 01:01:25,214 [Cole] Baszler's shoulders were down. 1388 01:01:25,281 --> 01:01:26,582 Now Shayna Baszler, 1389 01:01:26,649 --> 01:01:28,651 with Raquel Rodriguez's shoulders down… 1390 01:01:28,718 --> 01:01:30,486 -[bell rings] -…wearing her out with the Kirifuda. 1391 01:01:30,553 --> 01:01:32,789 -Baszler picks up the pinfall victory. -["Limb By Limb" plays] 1392 01:01:32,855 --> 01:01:34,323 [Irvin] Here is your winner, 1393 01:01:34,390 --> 01:01:38,327 Shayna Baszler! 1394 01:01:38,394 --> 01:01:39,395 [McAfee] Wow! 1395 01:01:39,929 --> 01:01:43,966 [Cole] Shayna Baszler will now face Liv Morgan 1396 01:01:44,033 --> 01:01:48,738 four weeks from tomorrow at Clash at the Castle 1397 01:01:48,805 --> 01:01:52,141 in Cardiff, Wales, streaming on Peacock. 1398 01:01:52,208 --> 01:01:55,111 [McAfee] Shayna doesn't care at all that she came in last 1399 01:01:55,178 --> 01:01:57,313 and beat a beat-up Raquel Rodriguez. 1400 01:01:57,380 --> 01:01:59,282 [Cole] But here's the problem now for Liv Morgan. 1401 01:01:59,348 --> 01:02:02,285 She's got a bad left arm, the arm brace is on there. 1402 01:02:02,351 --> 01:02:06,189 Shayna Baszler, her submission prowess and the condition of Liv Morgan's arm 1403 01:02:06,255 --> 01:02:08,758 make Shayna probably the worst possible matchup 1404 01:02:08,825 --> 01:02:11,060 for Liv Morgan at Clash at the Castle. 1405 01:02:11,127 --> 01:02:12,729 [McAfee] Liv Morgan, you're the champ now. 1406 01:02:12,795 --> 01:02:14,764 This is what it's gonna be like forever. 1407 01:02:16,999 --> 01:02:18,501 Hey, it's all taken care of. 1408 01:02:18,568 --> 01:02:20,169 I went to the production truck. 1409 01:02:20,937 --> 01:02:22,238 Graphics are set, pyro is great. 1410 01:02:22,305 --> 01:02:24,140 I got into a fight with the guy. It's a whole thing. 1411 01:02:24,207 --> 01:02:25,408 -It's… it's not important. -Damn. 1412 01:02:25,475 --> 01:02:26,342 Listen. 1413 01:02:26,409 --> 01:02:29,512 I gotta go talk to Roman now before he's gotta go out there. Okay? 1414 01:02:29,579 --> 01:02:31,781 Look, Uce, it ain't gonna happen tonight. 1415 01:02:31,848 --> 01:02:33,916 -Oh my God, are you kidding me? -Like-- I'm just-- 1416 01:02:33,983 --> 01:02:35,418 -Come on, man. -I'm being real with you. 1417 01:02:35,485 --> 01:02:37,286 You're giving me the run-around all night. 1418 01:02:37,353 --> 01:02:38,521 [clicks tongue] Hey-- 1419 01:02:38,588 --> 01:02:40,723 Come on, man. Am I part of this group or not? 1420 01:02:40,790 --> 01:02:42,158 Am I not the Honorary Uce? 1421 01:02:42,225 --> 01:02:44,327 -[overlapping] -Hey, hey, hey, you want the truth? 1422 01:02:44,393 --> 01:02:48,364 The truth is, The Bloodline leveled up at SummerSlam, bruh. 1423 01:02:48,431 --> 01:02:51,634 Roman, two titles. Usos, four titles. 1424 01:02:51,701 --> 01:02:54,070 If you don't start pulling your weight around here, Uce, 1425 01:02:54,137 --> 01:02:57,640 we gonna make you take that shirt off real soon. 1426 01:02:59,709 --> 01:03:02,712 [crowd cheering] 1427 01:03:08,017 --> 01:03:10,052 [Cole] Sami a bit embarrassed, but we do know this. 1428 01:03:10,119 --> 01:03:11,854 Roman Reigns is here live. 1429 01:03:11,921 --> 01:03:15,958 [McAfee] Absolutely. The Last Man Standing at SummerSlam 1430 01:03:16,025 --> 01:03:19,462 after an epic battle with Brock Lesnar 1431 01:03:19,529 --> 01:03:21,898 will address Drew McIntyre 1432 01:03:21,964 --> 01:03:25,034 ahead of their clash at Clash at the Castle tonight. 1433 01:03:25,101 --> 01:03:26,435 Should be electric. 1434 01:03:26,502 --> 01:03:28,204 ["Are You Ready" by AC/DC playing] 1435 01:03:30,139 --> 01:03:32,775 ♪ It's a crazy town, full of neon dreams ♪ 1436 01:03:32,842 --> 01:03:35,578 ♪ Everybody plays, everybody sings ♪ 1437 01:03:35,645 --> 01:03:38,214 ♪ Hollywood with a touch of twang ♪ 1438 01:03:38,281 --> 01:03:40,850 ♪ To be a star You gotta bang, bang, bang ♪ 1439 01:03:40,917 --> 01:03:43,486 ♪ Bend those strings 'Til the Hank comes out ♪ 1440 01:03:43,553 --> 01:03:46,022 ♪ Make all the drunk girls Scream and shout ♪ 1441 01:03:46,088 --> 01:03:49,926 ♪ We love it, we hate it We're all just trying to make it ♪ 1442 01:03:50,793 --> 01:03:53,663 ♪ In this crazy town ♪ 1443 01:03:53,729 --> 01:03:56,566 ["Crazy Town" by Jason Aldean playing] 1444 01:04:02,138 --> 01:04:04,473 ♪ Pay your dues, and you play for free ♪ 1445 01:04:04,540 --> 01:04:06,309 ♪ And you pray for a honky-tonk… ♪ 1446 01:04:06,943 --> 01:04:08,744 [Cole] Back on Friday Night SmackDown. 1447 01:04:08,811 --> 01:04:12,081 I believe it's time to join the raid. 1448 01:04:12,148 --> 01:04:14,951 ["Vicious" playing] 1449 01:04:21,524 --> 01:04:22,358 [bell rings] 1450 01:04:22,425 --> 01:04:24,727 [Irvin] The following contest is a tag team match 1451 01:04:24,794 --> 01:04:26,262 scheduled for one fall. 1452 01:04:26,329 --> 01:04:27,563 Making their way to the ring, 1453 01:04:27,630 --> 01:04:31,300 at a combined weight of 590 pounds, 1454 01:04:31,367 --> 01:04:33,269 Erik and Ivar, 1455 01:04:33,336 --> 01:04:37,240 The Viking Raiders! 1456 01:04:37,306 --> 01:04:39,208 [McAfee] You can smell 'em before you can see 'em, 1457 01:04:39,275 --> 01:04:41,544 and once you see 'em, you can feel 'em and it's violent… 1458 01:04:41,611 --> 01:04:44,313 [Cole] And, Pat, I've got something to tell you about that in a moment. 1459 01:04:44,380 --> 01:04:48,084 But tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive Insurance. 1460 01:04:48,150 --> 01:04:51,587 Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance. 1461 01:04:51,654 --> 01:04:55,524 I actually had a Viking expert, an historian reach out to me, Pat, 1462 01:04:55,591 --> 01:04:58,694 who said that The Vikings were some of the cleanest individuals 1463 01:04:58,761 --> 01:05:00,663 -of-of modern times. -[McAfee] Yeah, I mean, 1464 01:05:00,730 --> 01:05:04,367 they weren't around when showers existed, but sounds good, 1465 01:05:04,433 --> 01:05:05,434 -Viking expert. -[bell rings] 1466 01:05:05,501 --> 01:05:07,603 All I know is they're battling against the best tag team… 1467 01:05:07,670 --> 01:05:09,605 -[Cole] Oh! -…in South Carolina. 1468 01:05:09,672 --> 01:05:12,108 [Cole] Well, this is Erik who just blasted Tommy Gibson 1469 01:05:12,174 --> 01:05:14,343 and "Mr. Bleach Blonde" Jim Mulkey. 1470 01:05:14,977 --> 01:05:16,479 -[grunts] -[McAfee] What are their names? 1471 01:05:16,545 --> 01:05:18,881 [Cole] Tommy Gibson and Jim Mulkey. 1472 01:05:18,948 --> 01:05:21,317 [McAfee] These two won a scratch-off to be here. 1473 01:05:21,384 --> 01:05:23,219 -[Cole] Oh! -[crowd clamors] 1474 01:05:23,286 --> 01:05:27,590 [Cole chuckles] And there is Ivar, and the double-team now by The Vikings. 1475 01:05:27,657 --> 01:05:29,825 [McAfee] Quick work of these humans, isn't it? 1476 01:05:29,892 --> 01:05:32,461 -I mean, look at The Vikings. -Look at this double-team! 1477 01:05:32,528 --> 01:05:35,665 [McAfee] Dominating these South Carolinians! 1478 01:05:36,399 --> 01:05:39,635 They will come into your town smelling terrible. 1479 01:05:39,702 --> 01:05:42,772 [Cole] I-I don't think this Tommy Gibson has any relation to Hoot, 1480 01:05:42,838 --> 01:05:46,475 but nonetheless, uh, Ivar is just unloading. 1481 01:05:46,542 --> 01:05:50,313 [McAfee] Elbows to the beautiful young face that has just signed up 1482 01:05:50,379 --> 01:05:52,548 for something they didn't know what was happening. 1483 01:05:52,615 --> 01:05:54,317 [Cole] Tag made. Here comes Erik. 1484 01:05:54,383 --> 01:05:56,686 [McAfee] See how cool they tag too, they do The Viking thing? 1485 01:05:56,752 --> 01:05:58,421 -[Cole] Oh! -[McAfee] Oh! 1486 01:05:58,988 --> 01:06:01,490 Big chest to blond hair. White hair. 1487 01:06:01,557 --> 01:06:03,592 [Cole] Oh my goodness! 1488 01:06:03,659 --> 01:06:04,827 Oh, it's… 1489 01:06:04,894 --> 01:06:06,495 What a slam. 1490 01:06:06,562 --> 01:06:07,997 Tag made. 1491 01:06:08,998 --> 01:06:11,500 [McAfee] As somebody that is here live and in person, 1492 01:06:12,702 --> 01:06:15,638 -these are adults, these are not children. -[Cole] Oh no. Not from up there. 1493 01:06:15,705 --> 01:06:18,007 From the second rope… 1494 01:06:18,074 --> 01:06:19,775 -Splat! -[McAfee grunts] 1495 01:06:23,179 --> 01:06:24,714 [Cole] And another tag. 1496 01:06:24,780 --> 01:06:29,118 [McAfee] "I wanna be a WWE Superstar," these two said. 1497 01:06:30,086 --> 01:06:31,087 Then they get 1498 01:06:31,821 --> 01:06:32,755 the chance… 1499 01:06:32,822 --> 01:06:36,258 -[Cole] Oh! -…to fight The Viking Raiders. 1500 01:06:36,325 --> 01:06:38,160 …two, three! [yells] 1501 01:06:38,227 --> 01:06:39,061 [bell rings] 1502 01:06:39,128 --> 01:06:41,030 ["Vicious" plays] 1503 01:06:41,097 --> 01:06:43,065 [Irvin] Here are your winners… 1504 01:06:43,132 --> 01:06:45,501 -[McAfee] And it's over. -…The Viking Raiders! 1505 01:06:45,568 --> 01:06:46,936 -[Cole] Now… -[McAfee] Jeez. 1506 01:06:47,436 --> 01:06:49,572 -Boys, boys. -[Cole] Thanks for coming, guys. 1507 01:06:49,638 --> 01:06:52,308 [McAfee] Maybe try, like, music or something, you know? 1508 01:06:52,375 --> 01:06:56,379 [Cole] Just watch this, this complete and total destruction 1509 01:06:57,413 --> 01:06:59,415 -from The Viking Raiders. -[McAfee] And obviously, 1510 01:06:59,482 --> 01:07:02,685 these two blond-haired locals are very good, 1511 01:07:02,752 --> 01:07:07,289 and The Viking Raiders are just a problem to anybody you put in front of 'em, 1512 01:07:07,356 --> 01:07:10,459 but these two might think about tonight being the last night 1513 01:07:10,526 --> 01:07:12,261 -they ever attempt… -One, two, 1514 01:07:12,328 --> 01:07:14,397 -three! -…to wrestle again. 1515 01:07:15,865 --> 01:07:19,402 What a bad nightmare that had to be for these two right here. 1516 01:07:19,468 --> 01:07:21,237 [Cole] Head back to the local high school gym 1517 01:07:21,303 --> 01:07:24,106 because The Viking Raiders, destructive here tonight. 1518 01:07:24,173 --> 01:07:25,941 -Oh! -[McAfee] Oh hell yeah! 1519 01:07:26,008 --> 01:07:29,044 [Cole] Kofi Kingston, Kendo stick in hand, 1520 01:07:29,111 --> 01:07:33,315 getting some payback to what The Raiders did to Xavier Woods last week! 1521 01:07:33,382 --> 01:07:34,984 Kendo sticks flying everywhere. 1522 01:07:35,051 --> 01:07:38,020 Kofi Kingston beating the hell out of The Raiders! 1523 01:07:38,087 --> 01:07:41,590 [crowd cheering] 1524 01:07:42,291 --> 01:07:44,460 [McAfee] Kofi said earlier, "It's a New Day." 1525 01:07:44,527 --> 01:07:47,830 Yes, it is. And The Viking Raiders felt all of it. 1526 01:07:47,897 --> 01:07:53,636 [crowd chanting "Kofi!"] 1527 01:07:53,702 --> 01:07:55,938 You're a dead man. You're a dead man. 1528 01:07:56,005 --> 01:07:57,473 You're a dead man. 1529 01:07:57,540 --> 01:07:58,774 -You're a dead man. -Come on. 1530 01:07:58,841 --> 01:07:59,842 You're a dead man. 1531 01:08:01,911 --> 01:08:04,146 [Cole] Kofi Kingston, Erik, one-on-one matchup made 1532 01:08:04,213 --> 01:08:05,481 during the commercial break, Pat. 1533 01:08:05,548 --> 01:08:08,851 And Kofi Kingston came out here on fire, wielding a Kendo stick, 1534 01:08:08,918 --> 01:08:12,221 trying to get some payback for the attack on his friend Xavier Woods last week. 1535 01:08:12,288 --> 01:08:15,691 [McAfee] Absolutely. Kofi said it feels weird screaming "New Day" all by himself, 1536 01:08:15,758 --> 01:08:19,095 -but he's representing for the whole crew. -Uh-oh. And Erik caught Kingston. 1537 01:08:19,161 --> 01:08:21,397 Oh, and what a kick! 1538 01:08:22,264 --> 01:08:25,034 -[McAfee] Damn! -Erik picked Kingston out of midair 1539 01:08:25,100 --> 01:08:27,970 and then delivered a thunderous kick. 1540 01:08:29,538 --> 01:08:33,342 I applaud Kofi and his bravado, but listen to this. 1541 01:08:33,409 --> 01:08:35,177 -[grunts] -Oh my God! 1542 01:08:36,512 --> 01:08:37,613 [McAfee] I… It's… 1543 01:08:37,680 --> 01:08:41,884 The Viking martial arts is called glima, 1544 01:08:42,518 --> 01:08:46,288 and I would assume that is the expert version of. 1545 01:08:46,355 --> 01:08:49,058 [Cole] Well, Kofi Kingston just pissed off The Raiders 1546 01:08:49,125 --> 01:08:51,961 when he attacked them with a Kendo stick from behind 1547 01:08:52,027 --> 01:08:53,462 after their tag team victory. 1548 01:08:53,529 --> 01:08:55,998 This, of course, payback for his friend Xavier Woods 1549 01:08:56,065 --> 01:08:57,466 who's out of action for a couple weeks 1550 01:08:57,533 --> 01:08:59,401 after the assault by The Raiders last week. 1551 01:08:59,468 --> 01:09:00,970 And I believe that just made Erik mad. 1552 01:09:02,204 --> 01:09:04,440 -[McAfee] Absolutely. -Look at the welts on the back of Ivar 1553 01:09:04,507 --> 01:09:07,643 from the Kendo stick attack from Kofi Kingston. 1554 01:09:07,710 --> 01:09:11,947 [McAfee] Kofi painting the back of Vikings like Bob Ross would paint a picture, 1555 01:09:12,014 --> 01:09:14,116 but now he has to answer for it. 1556 01:09:14,183 --> 01:09:17,686 [Cole] And here's a cover, and a kickout by Kingston. 1557 01:09:17,753 --> 01:09:22,625 Kofi full of bravado, tremendous heart, very brave and courageous man, 1558 01:09:22,691 --> 01:09:25,728 but may have bit off a bit more than he can chew here tonight 1559 01:09:25,794 --> 01:09:27,696 from the clubbing blows by Erik. 1560 01:09:27,763 --> 01:09:29,632 [indistinct shouting] 1561 01:09:29,698 --> 01:09:32,902 These are different Viking Raiders than we've seen before. 1562 01:09:32,968 --> 01:09:35,938 -[McAfee] Vicious, have zero empathy. -[crowd chanting "New Day rocks!"] 1563 01:09:36,005 --> 01:09:37,940 I mean, Vikings never had that, but… 1564 01:09:39,041 --> 01:09:41,944 this seems to be in a different gear now for these Viking Raiders. 1565 01:09:42,011 --> 01:09:45,648 [Cole] These WWE fans, uh, trying to get Kofi back into it. 1566 01:09:45,714 --> 01:09:49,385 Kofi looking to rally, the former WWE Champion. 1567 01:09:49,451 --> 01:09:51,620 [McAfee] Keeping an eye on one Viking while flying 1568 01:09:51,687 --> 01:09:53,656 -and hitting another one. -Whoa! What a crossbody. 1569 01:09:53,722 --> 01:09:55,124 Lateral press for the win, 1570 01:09:55,191 --> 01:09:56,759 almost had him, kickout. 1571 01:09:56,825 --> 01:09:58,360 [indistinct shouting] 1572 01:10:00,629 --> 01:10:03,766 A very angry Ivar looking on at ringside, at Erik. 1573 01:10:03,832 --> 01:10:07,736 Kofi Kingston now has him in position, looking for the SOS, Erik able to block. 1574 01:10:08,604 --> 01:10:11,140 -[both grunt] -And planting Kofi, 1575 01:10:11,206 --> 01:10:12,675 almost drove him through the ring. 1576 01:10:12,741 --> 01:10:14,243 Cover, hook of the leg for the win, 1577 01:10:14,310 --> 01:10:15,878 and a kickout by Kofi at two. 1578 01:10:15,945 --> 01:10:19,381 [McAfee] Some brutal moves here from The Viking Raiders. 1579 01:10:19,448 --> 01:10:22,585 [Cole] Yeah, nothing pretty, but The Raiders, just effective. 1580 01:10:22,651 --> 01:10:25,454 [McAfee] I mean, just spiking Kofi through the mat. 1581 01:10:25,521 --> 01:10:27,890 Kofi, former World Champion. 1582 01:10:30,259 --> 01:10:32,194 I mean, having at it right now. 1583 01:10:32,261 --> 01:10:33,929 [Cole] Raiders have been pillaging 1584 01:10:33,996 --> 01:10:36,632 and plundering the entire SmackDown roster. 1585 01:10:36,699 --> 01:10:38,400 [McAfee] Showing up whenever, however. 1586 01:10:38,467 --> 01:10:41,337 -Smelling bad. -[Cole] Oh! And full nelson into a knee. 1587 01:10:41,403 --> 01:10:43,005 The back of the head of Kingston 1588 01:10:43,072 --> 01:10:44,039 who kicks at two. 1589 01:10:44,807 --> 01:10:47,076 [McAfee] We've seen like four or five things here out of… 1590 01:10:47,142 --> 01:10:48,210 -[Cole] Erik. -…Erik 1591 01:10:48,877 --> 01:10:50,479 that, I mean, have… 1592 01:10:51,046 --> 01:10:52,681 -have looked absolutely devastating. -Yeah. 1593 01:10:52,748 --> 01:10:54,316 We've never seen The Raiders do before. 1594 01:10:54,383 --> 01:10:57,620 Watch this, full nelson into the knee to the back of the head. 1595 01:10:57,686 --> 01:11:00,356 -One, two! -[McAfee] The knee to the jaw, the little… 1596 01:11:00,422 --> 01:11:02,057 This thing, the spike through. 1597 01:11:02,124 --> 01:11:05,861 I mean, they are trying to damage Kofi right now. 1598 01:11:05,928 --> 01:11:07,463 [Cole] Kingston, now off the second rope. 1599 01:11:07,529 --> 01:11:10,399 A little bit of momentum as he knocks Erik down. 1600 01:11:10,466 --> 01:11:12,001 Can Kofi rally? 1601 01:11:12,501 --> 01:11:14,103 [grunting] 1602 01:11:14,169 --> 01:11:16,872 Erik sent through the ropes to the floor. 1603 01:11:16,939 --> 01:11:19,341 And here comes Kofi Kingston, trust fall, 1604 01:11:19,408 --> 01:11:21,477 over the top rope, takes Erik out. 1605 01:11:21,543 --> 01:11:23,579 Kofi Kingston's fired up. 1606 01:11:23,646 --> 01:11:25,748 -[McAfee] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! -Now Ivar… 1607 01:11:25,814 --> 01:11:28,317 trying to assault Kofi with a Kendo stick. 1608 01:11:29,118 --> 01:11:30,786 And Erik took advantage. 1609 01:11:30,853 --> 01:11:34,556 [McAfee] We had a wild Viking with a Kendo stick for a moment. 1610 01:11:34,623 --> 01:11:37,059 And now Erik, able to regain control. 1611 01:11:37,126 --> 01:11:39,895 [Cole] Yeah, Kofi rallied for a moment, but off the distraction. 1612 01:11:39,962 --> 01:11:41,764 Erik now, full nelson. Kofi Kingston, 1613 01:11:41,830 --> 01:11:43,399 though, from behind, gonna roll Erik up. 1614 01:11:43,465 --> 01:11:44,533 Shoulders are now down. 1615 01:11:44,600 --> 01:11:46,235 -And Kingston steals one! -[bell rings] 1616 01:11:46,302 --> 01:11:47,770 [''New Day, New Way'' plays] 1617 01:11:47,836 --> 01:11:53,175 [Irvin] Here is your winner, Kofi Kingston! 1618 01:11:53,776 --> 01:11:56,512 [McAfee] How good does that have to feel for Kofi Kingston? 1619 01:11:56,578 --> 01:12:00,115 [Cole] Kofi Kingston stealing one here tonight. 1620 01:12:00,683 --> 01:12:03,285 [McAfee] Earning one here tonight. 1621 01:12:03,352 --> 01:12:05,754 A little comeuppance for The Viking Raiders 1622 01:12:05,821 --> 01:12:09,158 for all they've done to The New Day here in South Carolina. 1623 01:12:09,224 --> 01:12:11,126 [Cole] Xavier Woods, Big E, both watching at home, 1624 01:12:11,193 --> 01:12:14,496 uh, cheering Kofi Kingston on in his victory here tonight. 1625 01:12:14,563 --> 01:12:17,199 Ladies and gentlemen, tonight on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox, 1626 01:12:17,266 --> 01:12:19,935 we have some breaking news. 1627 01:12:20,002 --> 01:12:21,537 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 1628 01:12:21,603 --> 01:12:25,774 You recall that the Women's Tag Team Championship is now vacant. 1629 01:12:25,841 --> 01:12:29,445 Well, starting Monday night on Raw, live from Cleveland, 1630 01:12:29,511 --> 01:12:32,181 we will start a tournament to crown 1631 01:12:32,247 --> 01:12:38,387 brand-new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. 1632 01:12:38,454 --> 01:12:39,288 [McAfee] Who… 1633 01:12:40,489 --> 01:12:44,960 will be able to battle their way to championship gold, 1634 01:12:45,027 --> 01:12:48,530 changing their careers, changing their legacy? 1635 01:12:48,597 --> 01:12:53,569 Who will be the new holders of the Women's Tag Team Championship? 1636 01:12:53,635 --> 01:12:56,205 [Cole] I can't wait to see the tag teams that are gonna be formed 1637 01:12:56,271 --> 01:12:58,140 and developed for this tournament. 1638 01:12:58,207 --> 01:13:01,543 -["Head of the Table" plays] -[McAfee] I can't wait to see… 1639 01:13:02,578 --> 01:13:05,080 The Last Man Standing. 1640 01:13:05,147 --> 01:13:09,885 [crowd cheering] 1641 01:13:09,952 --> 01:13:10,986 The GOAT. 1642 01:13:12,388 --> 01:13:14,223 [Cole] There's no arguing that point now. 1643 01:13:14,289 --> 01:13:16,525 Not after what Roman Reigns accomplished 1644 01:13:16,592 --> 01:13:19,728 in the Last Man Standing Match at SummerSlam. 1645 01:13:31,840 --> 01:13:35,511 For 705 days, 1646 01:13:35,577 --> 01:13:39,348 Roman Reigns has been a World Champion. 1647 01:13:40,082 --> 01:13:42,451 For 382 days, 1648 01:13:42,518 --> 01:13:45,854 The Usos have been Tag Team Champions. 1649 01:13:46,855 --> 01:13:48,624 They are The Bloodline, 1650 01:13:48,690 --> 01:13:53,429 the most dominant force in the history of WWE. 1651 01:14:12,080 --> 01:14:13,916 [crowd cheering] 1652 01:14:13,982 --> 01:14:20,189 [Irvin] Please welcome the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, 1653 01:14:20,255 --> 01:14:21,723 The Usos, 1654 01:14:21,790 --> 01:14:23,959 and the Undisputed 1655 01:14:24,026 --> 01:14:28,864 WWE Universal Champion, 1656 01:14:28,931 --> 01:14:35,170 Roman Reigns! 1657 01:14:35,237 --> 01:14:38,273 [Cole] I had wondered for weeks 1658 01:14:38,340 --> 01:14:40,843 how Roman Reigns was gonna be able to keep 1659 01:14:40,909 --> 01:14:44,246 "The Beast" Brock Lesnar down for a ten-count 1660 01:14:44,313 --> 01:14:46,014 in a Last Man Standing Match. 1661 01:14:46,081 --> 01:14:49,284 I was just a few feet away from this destruction. 1662 01:14:49,351 --> 01:14:51,453 It was the damnedest thing I'd ever witnessed. 1663 01:14:51,520 --> 01:14:56,892 It was the most chaotic scene I've ever seen in 25 years here at WWE, 1664 01:14:56,959 --> 01:15:00,762 as Roman Reigns and The Bloodline buried The Beast 1665 01:15:00,829 --> 01:15:04,233 under all kinds of equipment here at ringside. 1666 01:15:04,299 --> 01:15:06,235 -Brock Lesnar was kept down… -[bell rings] 1667 01:15:06,301 --> 01:15:07,569 …for a count of ten. 1668 01:15:07,636 --> 01:15:13,709 Romans Reigns rules the universe as the Last Man Standing. 1669 01:15:13,775 --> 01:15:17,779 ["Head of the Table" continues] 1670 01:15:22,351 --> 01:15:24,953 [McAfee] Alongside his cousins, 1671 01:15:25,721 --> 01:15:26,989 that man… 1672 01:15:28,423 --> 01:15:31,126 -has been on a run that this business… -[inaudible] 1673 01:15:31,827 --> 01:15:35,330 …has never seen before. 1674 01:15:35,397 --> 01:15:38,834 [Cole] No one in over 35 years 1675 01:15:38,901 --> 01:15:42,404 has held a World Title longer than Roman Reigns. 1676 01:15:42,971 --> 01:15:47,643 Up next, Roman Reigns squares off face-to-face 1677 01:15:47,709 --> 01:15:52,147 with the man he faces at Clash at the Castle, Drew McIntyre. 1678 01:15:52,214 --> 01:15:55,550 The Bloodline, Roman Reigns, live next. 1679 01:16:00,255 --> 01:16:01,456 [tense music playing] 1680 01:16:01,523 --> 01:16:05,794 Ladies and gentlemen… 1681 01:16:05,861 --> 01:16:08,697 [Cole] Six-foot-four, 265. 1682 01:16:08,764 --> 01:16:12,100 Der Ringgeneral. 1683 01:16:12,167 --> 01:16:14,670 [Cole] Commanding, imposing. 1684 01:16:15,304 --> 01:16:17,839 [Kaiser] Gunther! 1685 01:16:17,906 --> 01:16:19,975 [crowd booing] 1686 01:16:20,042 --> 01:16:22,778 [Cole] An impressive, incredible athlete. 1687 01:16:23,478 --> 01:16:26,648 [Patrick] He pulverizes every opponent. 1688 01:16:28,784 --> 01:16:32,387 [Cole] Gunther has arrived as the new Intercontinental Champion. 1689 01:16:32,454 --> 01:16:37,693 [Kaiser] Your winner, Gunther! 1690 01:16:38,994 --> 01:16:40,862 [Cole] Next week in Raleigh, North Carolina, 1691 01:16:40,929 --> 01:16:42,464 Friday Night SmackDown on Fox, 1692 01:16:42,531 --> 01:16:45,534 and that is what Shinsuke Nakamura is gonna go face-to-face with. 1693 01:16:45,601 --> 01:16:49,771 Nakamura knocked off Ludwig Kaiser earlier tonight to earn the opportunity. 1694 01:16:49,838 --> 01:16:54,176 It's Nakamura and Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship 1695 01:16:54,242 --> 01:16:56,211 live next week. 1696 01:16:56,278 --> 01:16:57,612 And look who's here. 1697 01:16:57,679 --> 01:17:00,182 The Bloodline led by the… 1698 01:17:01,183 --> 01:17:06,355 Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns… 1699 01:17:06,421 --> 01:17:08,056 ["Head of the Table" playing] 1700 01:17:10,792 --> 01:17:15,430 …who, Pat, four weeks from tomorrow, streaming live on Peacock, 1701 01:17:15,497 --> 01:17:20,002 Roman Reigns' next title defense against Drew McIntyre, 1702 01:17:21,003 --> 01:17:24,006 who last week here on SmackDown knocked off Sheamus. 1703 01:17:25,340 --> 01:17:27,175 Good Old Donnybrook street fight. 1704 01:17:27,242 --> 01:17:29,378 ["Head of the Table" continues] 1705 01:17:31,880 --> 01:17:33,482 [McAfee] That's gonna be epic. 1706 01:17:34,983 --> 01:17:40,088 But everything this dude does is epic, including catch a microphone. 1707 01:17:40,155 --> 01:17:43,025 -[music ends] -[crowd cheering] 1708 01:17:51,333 --> 01:17:54,002 [crowd whooping, cheering] 1709 01:18:07,349 --> 01:18:08,684 Jimmy with the handoff. 1710 01:18:09,551 --> 01:18:12,888 [cheering continues] 1711 01:18:25,600 --> 01:18:28,236 Greenville, South Carolina. 1712 01:18:28,303 --> 01:18:31,973 [crowd cheering] 1713 01:18:34,976 --> 01:18:37,045 Acknowledge me. 1714 01:18:37,112 --> 01:18:41,149 [crowd cheering] 1715 01:18:41,216 --> 01:18:42,350 [McAfee] They have to. 1716 01:18:43,151 --> 01:18:44,186 How could you not? 1717 01:18:48,323 --> 01:18:51,893 [crowd chanting, cheering] 1718 01:18:58,733 --> 01:18:59,968 Well, you know the deal. 1719 01:19:01,636 --> 01:19:04,473 We defend these titles, we win the big one, 1720 01:19:04,539 --> 01:19:06,775 and then we come back to SmackDown 1721 01:19:06,842 --> 01:19:10,112 and we brag about what we accomplished. [chuckles] 1722 01:19:10,178 --> 01:19:12,280 [crowd cheering] 1723 01:19:12,347 --> 01:19:13,281 [McAfee chuckles] 1724 01:19:14,916 --> 01:19:15,751 Yeah! 1725 01:19:19,454 --> 01:19:21,890 But there's a few things that need to be addressed 1726 01:19:21,957 --> 01:19:24,493 before we get into all that. You see, 1727 01:19:25,193 --> 01:19:26,228 number one… 1728 01:19:27,729 --> 01:19:29,598 let's talk about Brock Lesnar. 1729 01:19:30,232 --> 01:19:32,567 [crowd booing] 1730 01:19:35,270 --> 01:19:36,104 Hey. 1731 01:19:37,105 --> 01:19:38,507 I hate him too. 1732 01:19:41,309 --> 01:19:44,780 I hate Brock Lesnar, but… 1733 01:19:48,817 --> 01:19:50,685 But I respect that man. 1734 01:19:52,954 --> 01:19:56,091 But I still hate Brock Lesnar. 1735 01:19:56,158 --> 01:19:58,760 [crowd cheering] 1736 01:20:00,128 --> 01:20:02,230 And it's not why you think. 1737 01:20:02,297 --> 01:20:06,868 We hate Brock Lesnar because he tried to kill The Wiseman. 1738 01:20:11,206 --> 01:20:12,507 As you can see, we don't… 1739 01:20:13,108 --> 01:20:16,978 have our Special Counsel here, and we're not very sure 1740 01:20:17,045 --> 01:20:19,181 when he's gonna be back, so… 1741 01:20:20,248 --> 01:20:22,818 And that's-- At the end of the day, that's what happens. 1742 01:20:22,884 --> 01:20:25,954 You take an F5 through the announce table and you're gonna go to the hospital. 1743 01:20:26,021 --> 01:20:28,957 So right now, I just wanna send prayers up for The Wiseman. 1744 01:20:29,024 --> 01:20:32,894 -["Gallantry" playing] -[crowd cheering] 1745 01:20:32,961 --> 01:20:34,963 [McAfee] I don't know if that's what prayers sound like. 1746 01:20:35,030 --> 01:20:37,866 [Cole] Yeah, I don't think Roman Reigns was done either, 1747 01:20:37,933 --> 01:20:40,602 but here comes the man he faces at Clash at the Castle, 1748 01:20:40,669 --> 01:20:44,039 the Number One Contender for the championship, Drew McIntyre. 1749 01:20:46,141 --> 01:20:49,811 Roman, our "Tribal Queef." 1750 01:20:49,878 --> 01:20:55,050 I know if I didn't come out right now, you're gonna talk until we're off the air. 1751 01:20:55,116 --> 01:20:57,519 These people have heard enough. 1752 01:20:57,586 --> 01:21:00,889 All I want is to get my hands on you, 1753 01:21:00,956 --> 01:21:05,293 and I can't wait until Clash at the Castle. 1754 01:21:05,360 --> 01:21:06,928 [crowd cheering] 1755 01:21:07,495 --> 01:21:13,201 If you want Drew McIntyre to tear apart The Bloodline right now, 1756 01:21:13,268 --> 01:21:16,238 let me hear you scream. 1757 01:21:16,304 --> 01:21:18,440 -[crowd cheering] -[mic thuds] 1758 01:21:18,506 --> 01:21:20,842 [Cole] McIntyre looking for a fight. 1759 01:21:21,710 --> 01:21:24,412 -[indistinct] -[McAfee] South Carolina wants it. 1760 01:21:24,479 --> 01:21:28,483 ["Dead Silent" playing] 1761 01:21:28,550 --> 01:21:29,384 [McAfee] What? 1762 01:21:53,475 --> 01:21:57,279 [Cole] Oh my God, from behind, McIntyre attacked and-- 1763 01:21:57,345 --> 01:21:59,781 -What the-- Is that-- -[muttering] 1764 01:22:00,615 --> 01:22:02,851 [grunting] 1765 01:22:03,518 --> 01:22:04,519 [Cole] It isn't, is it? 1766 01:22:04,586 --> 01:22:07,622 -[loud thud] -McIntyre assaulted and ambushed and-- 1767 01:22:09,257 --> 01:22:11,026 Pat, that can't be-- Is that-- 1768 01:22:11,092 --> 01:22:12,460 [McAfee] Karrion Kross? 1769 01:22:13,228 --> 01:22:14,863 -[Cole] Was that-- -Ahh! 1770 01:22:14,929 --> 01:22:16,031 [McAfee] Yes? 1771 01:22:16,097 --> 01:22:18,266 [crowd cheering] 1772 01:22:18,333 --> 01:22:22,337 [Cole] Karrion Kross is back and he's attacked McIntyre. 1773 01:22:22,404 --> 01:22:25,907 Come on. Come on, Drew. Come on! 1774 01:22:27,142 --> 01:22:29,177 [McAfee] What the heck? Oh! 1775 01:22:29,244 --> 01:22:32,747 [Cole] Roman Reigns looking on, The Usos looking on. 1776 01:22:34,449 --> 01:22:40,155 Karrion Kross, a former NXT Champion, has returned, 1777 01:22:40,221 --> 01:22:41,623 and there's Scarlett… 1778 01:22:44,492 --> 01:22:46,027 with the hourglass. 1779 01:22:48,830 --> 01:22:51,099 [McAfee] What the hell does that mean, Cole? 1780 01:22:51,166 --> 01:22:54,769 [Cole] It means… tick-tock. 1781 01:22:56,471 --> 01:22:58,106 The clock is ticking. 1782 01:23:00,108 --> 01:23:00,942 [McAfee] So… 1783 01:23:03,278 --> 01:23:09,351 [Cole] Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre have issues from many different fronts. 1784 01:23:09,417 --> 01:23:13,021 [crowd cheering] 1785 01:23:13,755 --> 01:23:15,523 [McAfee] Roman doesn't look fazed, 1786 01:23:15,590 --> 01:23:19,361 but Drew McIntyre was taken out by one man. 1787 01:23:20,595 --> 01:23:22,664 [Cole] Pat, doomsday has arrived. 1788 01:23:22,731 --> 01:23:23,865 [mouthing] 1789 01:23:23,932 --> 01:23:26,267 [Cole] And the clock is ticking 1790 01:23:26,334 --> 01:23:27,936 on Friday Night SmackDown. 1791 01:23:28,003 --> 01:23:30,005 [crowd cheering] mackDown.